I am Fugui

Chapter 18 Buying Roast Duck for Jiazhen

Chapter 18 Buying Roast Duck for Jiazhen
For the next half month, Xu Fugui deliberately kept himself busy, first went to Long Er's house to pick up manure and water to fertilize the fields.

Then a small courtyard was surrounded by bamboo in front of the thatched house, and Laishun built a chicken coop inside the small courtyard.

After the yard was fenced, he and Laishun took the hatchet and went to the mountains to find firewood, preparing to build a pile of firewood in the chicken shed.

Xujia Village is located in the south. It seldom snows in winter, but the temperature is very low. Usually, a fire is burned for heating, and a lot of firewood needs to be stored.

After some busy work, every night after eating, I wash up a little, and then I fall asleep.

But in the middle of the night, he always woke up, lying on the cold bamboo bed, his heart was always empty, and the faint fragrance was missing from the tip of his nose.

Unable to fall asleep, he stared at the pitch-black roof with his eyes open in the dark, thinking of Jiazhen's every frown and smile in his heart.

After thinking too much, he wondered if he would find some chance to go to the city to see if Jiazhen was doing well.

Maybe it's good, although the old man doesn't like him, but he loves Jiazhen very much.

"Boom"

That night, Lei Gong roared suddenly, lightning flashed across the night sky, and after a while, it rained cats and dogs.

Rainwater seeped through the thatch and dripped from the roof, just onto the bamboo bed.

Xu Fugui, who was sleeping, was awakened by the rain, and quickly got up to find a wooden basin to catch the rain.

However, as the rain became heavier and heavier, not only the bamboo bed, but also other places in the house began to leak.

There was only one wooden basin and three wooden barrels at home, and Xu's father's house and kitchen were also leaking, so Xu Fugui only got one wooden basin, which barely caught the rainwater above the bamboo bed.

"It's a good thing Jiazhen and Fengxia have returned to their mother's house, otherwise they would suffer this crime with me." Hearing the sound of rain outside, he couldn't help but rejoice in his heart.

Lying halfway on the bamboo bed, with his hands resting on his head, he was completely sleepless, eager to change the conditions at home.

You can't wait for Fengxia to come back, and still sleep with him on the bamboo bed and eat sweet potatoes, right?
Even if Jiazhen didn't dislike it, he felt sorry for it himself.

After thinking about it for a long time, he smacked his mouth in distress, but still had no idea.

The next morning, the rain was still dripping down, and the dirt floor of the thatched cottage had long been soaked by the rain, and every step on it was like a footprint.

Father Xu burped loudly after eating sweet potatoes, wiped his nose with his hands, walked out of the house, saw his son sitting under the eaves in a daze, paused, and turned back to the house.

When he came out, he held two silver dollars in his hand, "Fugui, go to the city to buy a catty of salt and come back, and by the way, go to Wang's Restaurant to buy a roast duck. Jiazhen likes to eat it."

Xu Fugui was stunned for a moment, then took the silver dollar, "Father, it's raining outside."

Xu's father kicked him, "It's raining, anyway, if it's raining, being idle at home is also idle."

Xu Fugui grinned, suddenly gained strength, went into the room and changed into the only clean and decent clothes.

The cut cut by the pickpocket's knife has been mended by Jiazhen, and there is no trace of the cut at all.

There was also an inner bag sewn under the armpit of the clothes. Xu Fugui put two silver dollars in it, but quietly put it in the space, put on a straw hat, talked to Xu's mother, and rushed directly into the rain curtain.

"This child..." Mrs. Xu shook her head amusedly, holding a needle and thread in her hand and continuing to tie the thousand-layer cloth shoes.

As soon as he left the yard, he looked at the muddy path, took off his cloth shoes, rolled up his trousers, and stepped barefoot on the dirt path.

Thick fog shrouded the mountains and forests, and Xu Fugui left Xujia Village in a short while. His steps were brisk and the cold wind howled, but his heart was hot.

When I came outside the county seat, I didn't rush into the city. I walked down the dirt road, washed my feet in the Yunxi River, shook off the water stains vigorously, put on cloth shoes, and then walked into the city.

Probably because of the rain, there were no people on the bluestone streets. The shop owner looked at the rain outside with a sad face, and occasionally yelled, hoping to have a customer.

He went straight to Wang's restaurant and bought half a roast duck for half a silver dollar, or five silver dimes, which made his heart bleed.

When he was a young master, he never asked the price when he went out to buy things, and he just threw a few silver dollars at random, and he didn't pay attention to silver corners and copper coins at all.

Now I really want to give my former self a good beating, I don’t know how much it’s cheaper for others.

Although the roast duck at Wang's Restaurant is expensive, it tastes really good. Xu Fugui wrapped it in oily paper, and the aroma went straight into his nose.

It's been almost a month since I traveled here, and I haven't tasted any meaty taste. Now I can't wait to bite off a large piece of barbecue meat and chew it!
People in the 21st century are still comfortable. They often talk about eating too much meat and like to eat vegetarian dishes.

But once they try it, if they don't eat meat for two days, they will definitely be very greedy.

"No, this is for Jiazhen and Fengxia."

Xu Fugui swallowed his saliva, wrapped the roast duck in parchment paper, and was about to leave when a familiar voice stopped him.

"Master Xu's family."

Looking back, Wang Wenchang came down the stairs leisurely with a folding fan in his hand.

"Young Master Wang." Xu Fugui greeted respectfully.

Wang Wenchang shook his head, "Don't be so polite, you don't come to me when you come to my place, and you bought roast duck? Why are these servants so blind that they even charge money from my friends."

The shopkeeper of Wang's restaurant heard this, and hurriedly returned a silver dollar, saying sorry repeatedly.

Xu Fugui happily accepted the silver dollar, which was good, not only got half a roast duck for nothing, but also earned five silver corners.

Young master of the Wang family, you can really deal with it!
"Fugui." Wang Wenchang put away his folding fan and wanted to hook his shoulders, but when he found that his clothes were soaked, he withdrew his hand in disgust.

"How about what I told you last time? Brother, you mean enough to you. You can still think of you when you are in trouble. If something happens to me in the future, you can't just ignore it." He joked.

"Master Wang was just joking. What will happen to your family in this county? Which rickshaw won't listen to your orders?"

After finishing speaking, Xu Fugui thumped in his heart, no, in his impression, the time of the Wang family's glory is only these two years.

When the new Rabbit Kingdom is established and the reforms are carried out, the Wang family will be branded as exploitative capitalists, and all their property will be confiscated.

Wang Wenchang didn't know what he was thinking, and nodded with a big smile, he suddenly burst into pride, "That's right, in the territory of Yunxi, no one can take away my Wang family's business."

Xu's mother forced a smile, let's talk about the future, he pondered, "Master Wang, I want to start a business to make a little money, but I don't know anything, and I will lose your money for nothing. Oh no."

Wang Wenchang was not disappointed when he heard this, "Okay, it's up to you, I won't talk to you anymore, I will go to the brothel for a walk, and I invite you?"

Xu Fugui shook his head like a rattle, "I'm not going to the brothel either, Young Master Wang is having fun."

(End of this chapter)

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