I am Fugui

Chapter 44 Difficult Times

"Lo mei, delicious lo mei, you can eat it when you take it home, it's convenient and quick, and if you buy it at a special price today, you will lose ten copper coins."

On the street, Xu Fugui and Laishun shouted happily, and the happy event was visible to the naked eye on their faces.

Kang Baozi wiped his hands and closed the lid of the steamer, "Fugui, why do you feel so happy? What good things happened?"

Xu Fugui chuckled and said triumphantly, "Brother Kang, I have a son."

Kang Baozi stretched out his finger and pointed at him, "No wonder, your face is red, it's a great thing, what's your name?"

"Youqing, Xu Youqing."

"Good name, it doesn't sound like a farmer at first glance, maybe I will go to the martial arts hall in the future."

Xu Fugui laughed loudly, "Bullshit lectures on martial arts, when my son grows up, there will definitely be no wars, and he doesn't need to go to military academy, it's almost the same to go to Peking University."

"What kind of school is Peking University?"

"BJ University, you don't know that, the best university used to be called Jingshi University."

Kang Baozi smacked his mouth twice, "Tsk, you are ambitious. If your family Youqing can really go to the best university, I will marry my daughter to him in the future."

"Hahaha, it's settled." Of course, both of them were joking. Xu Fugui has no requirements for his two children, as long as they live happily and don't die halfway.

After living a new life, he is easy to be content now, it is enough for the family to be together safely, there is no need to pursue his own career.

After all, the world is too chaotic, and the gun hits the head. In his previous life, he has seen many important people being crushed by the wheel of history, and there is nothing he can do if he is wronged.

Not much gossip, maybe because of the price cut, today's business is a little better, and there are several waves of customers at one time.

After finishing his work, he rubbed his palms, looked to the right, and asked, "Brother Kang, why didn't Brother Li come today?"

Kang Baozi shook his head and passed the steamed buns in his hand to the guest, "Who knows, those who are frowning recently may have encountered something."

The two were talking, but Li Tofu pushed his tofu stand and walked over with haggard eyes.

"Brother Li." Xu Fugui walked over to help him set up the tofu stand, and then said with a smile: "I have a son, and my Xu Ji Braised Food will also be a time-honored brand in the future."

Li Tofu forced a smile, "Congratulations, you have a precious son."

Xu Fugui put away his smile, "Brother Li, what's wrong with you, you look sad."

Li Tofu shook his head and said, "Fugui, Kang Baozi, I won't come to the county to sell tofu in the future."

The two looked at him in surprise, "Why?"

Li Doufu smiled self-deprecatingly, and pointed at the scattered pedestrians on the street, "Why can't I stop doing this? My business is not as good as yours, and I don't make much money."

"I finally made some money. I asked the army and the magistrate to take it away from me. Those green-skinned gangsters will come to collect a share. I can't even get back the cost."

"So, it's meaningless to stay in this county, and I won't come here in the future."

Xu Fugui and Kang Baozi were silent, what Li Tofu said was the truth, and the two of them could clearly feel that business has become more and more difficult recently.

The two of them are okay, the price of lo mei is expensive, and the customers are not poor peasants, most of them are locals in the county, and their families are at least well-to-do, so the fluctuations are not very big, just affected by the seasons.

And Kang Baozi's steamed stuffed bun shop has a wide audience of customers. Even the poor people will bite their teeth and buy one to satisfy their cravings when they think of their children.

Rich people also eat steamed stuffed buns, so the business of the two of them was affected to some extent, but it was not a big problem.

But the tofu business, relatively speaking, is not so lucky. The selling price cannot be too expensive, and it is squeezed too much, so naturally it cannot survive.

"Brother Li, then you will stop selling tofu in the future? The tofu you make is so delicious." Lai Shun regretted.

Li Doufu waved his hand, "That's not true, I just won't sell it in the county, and I'll go to other villages to sell it."

"I'm tired, I'm tired, and I earn less money, but at least no one comes to make me pay taxes and protection fees."

Laishun murmured: "What kind of world do you say this is? Didn't you mean that peace has come? Life is getting worse and worse. Every month, he has to bring out thirty catties of rice. Why doesn't he just grab it?"

Everyone was silent, no one wanted to answer this question, otherwise if someone listened to it, maybe the whole family would be imprisoned.

This world is too difficult.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, Fugui, Kang Baozi, I will bring you two pieces of tofu when you leave, don't forget me when you get rich in the future."

Xu Fugui smiled, "Brother Li, do you want to come to our Xujia Village to sell tofu? When you come to the village, you can inquire casually. Remember to come and sit at home."

"Xujia Village, I've never been there, it's too far away, I don't know if I have a chance to come, let's talk about it later."

At noon, the lo mei was sold out, leaving only two or three catties of heart and lungs and a few braised eggs.

In addition, there were a catty of pork head meat, ten marinated eggs, and five or six pieces of kelp, which he specially left for Jiazhen Fengxia, and they were packed in two oily paper bags.

After packing the lo mei, the remaining oil paper and seasonings were put in the cabinet, and the two of them carried the stall to the back kitchen of Wang's Restaurant.

"Master, are you going to see your young mistress?"

Xu Fugui put his hands into his sleeves, "Of course we have to go, let's go, let's go and see if the old man is in Mihang."

When I came to the largest rice store in the county, I sneaked a look inside for a while, but I didn't see Chen Liping.

"Master, Master Chen doesn't seem to be inside, do you think he is at home?"

Xu Fu licked his lips, sniffed his nose, turned and walked towards Chen's house, "Damn it, I'm going to see my own woman, and I'm afraid he won't make it, so I'll fight at worst!"

Laishun's eyelids twitched, and he followed excitedly, "Master, wait for me."

On the way, Xu Fugui bought an old hen. After thinking about it, he reluctantly bought half a catty of expensive tea. The money he earned today was not enough for the half catty of tea just now.

Striding to the front of the Chen Mansion, Xu Fugui hid behind the stone lion, swallowed, and looked inside tentatively.

"Master, you are not afraid, go and fight with Master Chen." Lai Shun excitedly said.

Xu Fugui patted his bald head, "You stupid bastard, if you get married in the future, would you dare to have a fight with your old man?"

Laishun said in a low voice, "If my father-in-law is unreasonable in the future, I will have to fight him."

Xu Fugui rolled his eyes, poked his head out to look at the Chen Mansion with the wooden door wide open, and kept thinking about what to say when he met the old man.

"Master." Laishun shouted again, and carefully patted him on the shoulder.

Xu Fugui turned his head impatiently, and when he opened his eyes, he froze in place. Chen Liping looked at him expressionlessly with his hands behind his back.

"father"

(End of this chapter)