Started to get rich after exile

Chapter 5

In the early morning, the sky was slightly bright, and the countryside was covered with mist. Ye Juelu got up early and went out quietly.

Ming Lanying heard him go out in a daze, and wanted to get busy at first, but it was too early, sleepiness overcame her reason, and she fell asleep again.

In the blacksmith's shop, an oil lamp was burning faintly, and the burning stove lit up a corner. Ye Juelu was beating as usual, and there were almost inaudible whispers between beatings.

"Okay, that's it for now."

"Yeah." Ye Juelu kept moving his hands, and in a short while a kitchen knife took shape.

"How are you doing recently? I think you are much better than last time. Now you are a little more energetic and have new clothes to wear. Your lady is... normal now?" After finishing the business, the visitor's tone was much more relaxed. It's too late, hanging on the beam of the house carelessly, "Boss, do you still want to protect her now?"

Ye Juelu gave him a cold look, and the person on the beam immediately retracted the corner of the beam, "I know, I know, that's the one who means that she would rather kill by mistake than let it go, after all, she is from the Ming family, even if she was born Ning'er, but she's like that..."

Ye Juelu dropped the hammer heavily, the edge of the kitchen knife became much thinner, and the people on the beams trembled.

"Boss, boss, don't be angry! The above is just saying, it's not up to you to arrange it yourself, you can do whatever you want... I'm just angry, that woman has no idea, she looks ugly, she has no ink, and she has nothing to do with her." How can she drive you at will!"

"This is my business. She has changed a lot now. Without my permission, don't touch her, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face."

"Yes, yes, I will tell them when I get back!"

"If it's okay, get out."

"Yes."

Everyone touched the eaves, and Ye Juelv called back, "Don't go to Song's house."

"Hey? Don't want to! I'll come all the way here, how can I feel at ease if I don't see Shanshan, Shanshan rejects me thousands of times, I treat Shanshan like first love~ Boss, take care, I'll go away first!"

Ye Juelu had no choice but to put the beaten kitchen knife into the sink to cool it down for observation, but he still cursed inwardly, "It's worthless."

After Ming Lanying got enough sleep, she finally remembered what she was going to do today. After washing up, she danced in the yard for an hour, made breakfast and waited for Ning'er to wake up.

Grab the chaff and sprinkle it in the yard, the little sparrows who chattered yesterday just flew over, Ming Lanying held her chin and watched six or seven sparrows eating the chaff bit by bit, "Hey, you know wild ducks Where are you now?"

"I know that you, a woman, have no good intentions, and tricked us into coming here with food!"

"It's just that!"

There are not many animals that can only communicate directly in the frontier fortress. Of course, Ming Lanying will not be polite. She picks up the broom next to her and says, "Cannibals have short mouths, don't you understand? If you don't talk, just use a broom handle." Get out!"

"Hmph! You're so cruel." A bigger little sparrow jumped out, "Wild ducks have to go to a warm place to spend the winter. They are all preparing now. What do you want them to do?"

"What can I do, I don't eat them, I just want to order their eggs." Ming Lanying sighed in disappointment. Winter in the frontier fortress comes quickly and is long, and wild ducks are ready to migrate at the end of autumn. Forget this, stupid!It's a pity that the nest built yesterday may not be available until next year.

Ming Lanying was sitting in the courtyard in a low mood, choosing vegetables. After breakfast, Ning'er saw her depressed appearance, stepped forward to smooth her frowning eyebrows, and hugged her.

Ming Lanying's emotions were mostly eliminated by being hugged, anyway, the money is enough for the time being, so it's not a big problem.

"What would Ning'er want for lunch? Mother will make it for you!"

People here only eat two meals a day, Ming Lanying made up her mind to only eat one meal a day, but Ning'er was fed three or four meals a day.Ning'er was too thin and weak, and Ming Lanying didn't treat him badly after he came here. She ate less and more meals every day, and gradually regained her composure.

Ning'er pointed to the most potatoes on the ground, and Ming Lanying understood, "How about hand-rolled noodles for lunch? Mother will fry potato chips for you in the afternoon."

Ning'er nodded obediently, and smiled happily, she was very obedient and cute.

The four catties of pork belly that I bought last time were shared with Dongxia and soon finished eating. Ming Lanying went to Butcher Chen to buy three catties of pork, chopped some to make meat sauce, and ordered dumplings for the rest at night. It's been a long time, and now I finally have the conditions to eat.

Ye Juelu came back when he was frying French fries for Ning'er in the afternoon, and Ning'er rushed over in surprise.

"Why did you come back so early today?" Ming Lanying glanced at the sky and came back two hours earlier than usual.

In one hand, Ye Juelu held a hollowed-out wooden frame with three kitchen knives inserted into it. Ming Lanying asked him to carve the wooden frame. Last time he saw that his self-made weapons were well cut, so he asked him to chisel a hollowed-out wooden frame to put it on. Kitchen knife, more convenient.

"It's all right in the shop, the kitchen knife is ready."

"It's just right, let's make some dumplings tonight, and I'll help out together when you come back." Just as the last pot of French fries was out of the pot, Ming Lanying extinguished the stove and put a large plate of French fries on the table, "Eat some first Potato fries, chop meat and knead noodles for me later."

Ning'er has been waiting by the side, and Ye Juelu just came back, so she took Ye Juelu to the water tank to wash hands together, Ming Lanying fried French fries for four people, and made a pot of herbal tea, herbal tea herbs I'm looking for Dongxia. The sweet herbal tea with French fries is just enough for the father and son to have a comfortable afternoon tea.

Divided a portion out and put it aside to dry, and sent it to Dongxia later, Ming Lanying washed the three kitchen knives, gestured with her hand, it was much easier to use than the broken kitchen knife now.

The birds that ate in the morning came again, and Ming Lanying saw that the two of them were eating happily in the house, so she walked quietly to the small woods next to the yard.

"Why are you here again?"

A row of little sparrows spoke in a hurry, and she got dizzy listening, "Send a bird to come out and say."

"Don't call us nonsense, we also have a name, the name given by the Golden Eagle King!"

Ming Lanying looked at a row of sparrows of different sizes and colors with a smile, "Then tell me what they are called, and I will see who I can remember."

"Our name sounds nice! My name is Maichi"

"My name is Ma Er, it is Ma San..."

Ming Lanying: "...a good name, I remember it."

"That's about the same, woman, you're smart."

"Okay, tell me, Ma Yi, what do you want me for?"

Ma Yi puffed out her big chest, and said proudly: "The Golden Eagle King knows about you looking for wild ducks. His Excellency the Golden Eagle King thinks highly of you, and he has let dozens of excellent wild ducks stay to listen to your orders."

Is she already an important subordinate of a bird...

Ming Lanying: "Thank you adults for me..."

Ma Er fluttered his wings twice, "Master Jin Diao Wang said that you are capable of doing things, and this small matter can still satisfy you, but you have to step up your practice, otherwise how can you dominate the world with adults in your current body? How can you dominate the world? !"

Ming Lanying supported her forehead speechlessly, "Forget it, how is your lord's injury?"

Ma San: "It's much better than before. Human medicine is really easy to use. Do you still have it?"

Ming Lanying: "I'll ask, but you have to take care of my son for me, so be serious. If something happens to my son, I'll fry the sparrow!"

The sparrows: "Oh!"

Ming Lanying didn't see Ye Juelu when she returned to the room, Ning'er pointed outside to signal him to go out, Ming Lanying glanced at the few French fries left on the plate, and was speechless about his appetite.

"Ning'er, I'm going to deliver something to sister Dongxia, can you play with the lamb at home?"

Ning'er nodded obediently, and hugged Ming Lanying's hand, her big wet eyes begged timidly, wanting her to come back soon, her heart melted when she saw it.

"Mother, come back early, don't run around at home."

Ming Lanying took the bowl of French fries, picked some potatoes and sweet potatoes, and took them to Imperial Doctor Zhao's house.

"Dongxia, I'll bring you delicious food!"

Ming Lanying yelled outside the courtyard, but no one answered, and the courtyard door was half-closed, she pushed the door open in doubt and walked in quickly, fearing that something might happen to the grandparents and grandson.

Before knocking on the door, I heard the arguing between the grandparents and grandchildren in the room.

"Dongxia, be obedient, if something happens to your grandfather, follow Ye Juelu, he will treat you well, no matter whether you adopt him as a righteous sister or—"

Dongxia said in a crying voice: "Grandfather! Don't talk anymore, you will be fine, and I will not follow Brother Ye! Don't say such things in the future, if you do this again, I will have no face to see Mrs. Ming in the future." , Brother Ye is a very nice person, but Mrs. Ming has become better now, and I don’t have to humiliate myself, let Mrs. Ming know, what will she think of me!"

Ming Lanying withdrew her hand, and sighed helplessly in her heart, she is a good girl, so why did Imperial Physician Zhao talk about it so well.

Imperial Physician Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, "Grandfather doesn't want to do this either, but there is nothing Grandfather can do now."

"grandfather!"

Ming Lanying knocked on the door at the right time, "Dongxia, I'll bring you delicious food!"

"Miss Ming!"

Dongxia hurried to open the door, Ming Lanying saw the little girl's eyes were red and moist, and touched her face pityingly, "What's the matter?"

When Dongxia saw her, she choked up again, "Miss Ming... I, I'm sorry for you!"

Ming Lanying hugged her distressedly, "Okay, okay, what a big deal, I didn't mean to hear it just now, but since I heard it, let's settle this matter, it's okay, it's okay, don't cry. "

Doctor Zhao stroked his beard in embarrassment, and Ming Lanying calmed down Dongxia's mood, and handed her the basket, "I know you are not a fool, don't worry, I will just make it clear to your grandfather, I came to ask you for the last time trauma medicine, let’s eat potato chips first, Ning’er thinks it’s delicious.”

"Okay... I'll get you some medicine."

Dongxia carried the basket and went to the next room. Ming Lanying reluctantly moved a stool and sat in front of Imperial Doctor Zhao, "Old Doctor Zhao, look at your bad idea, you almost ruined two families, you know? Let me tell you , if there is something wrong with you, please see that Dongxia followed you, and said that Ye Juelu came to save people."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Doctor Zhao's beard almost straightened in anger, pointing at her and cursing, "It's a pity that I thought you changed it, and you are still so vicious!"

"You should take a break. You are still a famous doctor from the Taiyuan Hospital. You can't read people's hearts when you are cured." Ming Lanying picked out her ears, "People's hearts are unpredictable. You have something good and bad, so you can't control what others think about winter and summer. Without your protection, an innocent and good girl in winter and summer will be called a bad woman by others, and life would be worse than death by then!"

Doctor Zhao sighed and did not speak, Ming Lanying was also helpless, and she suddenly explained the funeral, maybe something happened to him, the former prince, that gave him the idea of ​​dying to show his ambition, but she remembered correctly , the prince has successfully become the emperor, what else is there?

"Senior Zhao, it's okay if you want to devote yourself to your master, but if you don't mind your precious granddaughter going with you, you can let it go without worry. Don't say that you might not be able to help your master now, if When your master really needs you later, if you are not here, it will be a waste of time."

Doctor Zhao gave her a sideways look, and shook his beard angrily, "What do you know, woman."

"Yeah, I just don't understand, but I know that there is hope in life, and you have to treat everyone who cares about you seriously." Ming Lanying put her hands in her hands and looked fearless, "You think Ye Juelu is someone who can be entrusted to you for life?" But now he has a wife and son, and there is a Song Shanshan who stares at him covetously, how many times do you think Dongxia is enough for Song Shanshan to tear up? The frontier is the lowest class of people, Dongxia is so beautiful, in a place where Ye Juelu can't take care of, do you think Dongxia will be bullied?"

"There is no one in the world who treats Dongxia better than you. If you really have a problem, then no one will really care about your precious granddaughter."

Imperial Physician Zhao opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a while, there was Dong Xia's low sobs at the door, Ming Lanying got up and patted her legs.

"Dongxia, don't be sad. If your grandfather really doesn't care about you, you can become a medical girl. You have all the medical skills, and you won't starve to death wherever you sell yourself."

"You are talking nonsense! How could my granddaughter sell herself!"

"You've closed your eyes, how can you be so wide?"

Ming Lanying happily went back with the wound medicine. She had said so much to Imperial Physician Zhao, but she also told herself part of it. Only by living well can there be hope. She must not only live well, but also take good care of Ning'er. That is her only treasure in this world.

Before they got home, seven or eight little sparrows flew over, "Ma Yi, aren't you looking at Ning'er!"

Ma Er slammed into her arms, "Your husband is back! Your husband is back!"

Ma Yi: "Give me the medicine quickly, we have to go back first."

"Okay." Ming Lanying breathed a sigh of relief, and tied the hemp rope on the medicine jar to Ma Yi's two little feet, "Let's go."

Ming Lanying walked home quickly, and as soon as she entered the yard, she saw Ye Juelu and Ning'er tidying up the sheds for the lambs and chickens. Ming Lanying saw that she could still see in the evening, so she asked Ye Juelu to help her set up a few sheds for the lambs and chickens. duck nest.

"You still want to do it?"

"Of course, if it doesn't work this year, there will be next year. Just help me, hurry up."

Ye Juelu looked at her in surprise, and went to work silently. Ming Lanying looked at his busy back, and felt that there was no reason why this man was so attractive to others. Playing around with her.

Ye Juelu made a duck nest, Ming Lanying did not forget to eat dumplings tonight, cornmeal and white flour were mixed to make dumpling wrappers, minced meat was mixed with chopped vegetables and some seasonings were added to make dumpling fillings.

"Come here, Ning'er, mother will teach you how to make dumplings."

Ming Lanying's hands are not very dexterous, and the few tricks she knows to make dumplings are only firm, but after teaching Ning'er, she finds that Ning'er's hands are dexterous, and the dumplings are beautiful and strong.

"Why is Ning'er so good!" Ming Lanying rubbed his little head curiously, and Ning'er also rubbed his head with her with a smile.

When Ye Juelu came back from setting up the duck nest, he saw Ning'er's bright eyes and a smile that was not letting go at the corners of his mouth. It seemed that after this woman changed, Ning'er also became fond of laughing and acting like a baby.

"Ye Juelu, wash your hands quickly and come over to make dumplings together."

Ye Juelu feels that she has achieved some results from not eating or drinking these few days, her eyes have become a little bigger, and there are some lines on her body. He can see the light in her eyes like stars.

"Ah."

After a while, Ming Lanying saw that the buns in Ye Juelu's hands didn't look like buns, and the dumplings didn't look like lumps of dumplings, so she angrily drove him to boil the water, "Ye Juelu! Go boil the water!"

Ye Juelu: "..."

Ning'er smiled even more happily as she saw Ye Juelu being chased to boil water in despair.

In the end, the whole family ate hot dumplings before sunset. Ming Lanying restrained herself and only ate three. Seeing that Ning'er ate deliciously, she was satisfied.

Extravagantly made sixty dumplings, Ming Lanying three, Ning'er seventeen, Ye Juelu forty, Ming Lanying once again lamented his appetite.Ning'er swollen stomach after eating and digested food with her in the yard, but Ye Juelu went to wash the dishes with a normal face, his stomach didn't look swollen at all, it seems that the conditions will improve in the future, and he eats more...

As night fell, Ming Lanying went to the nearby forest to have a look, and was surprised to find that there were more than a dozen wild ducks.

"You are all here?"

A wild duck shrugged, "There are still a batch coming tomorrow. I thought your condition was poor, but I didn't expect it to be good. We contracted the eggs you want."

Ming Lanying excitedly found Ye Juelu, and Ye Juelu was also very surprised to see the wild ducks that had nested in the tree.

Ming Lanying proudly said: "How about it? After the batch of their eggs come out, you can accompany me to the city and sell this batch of duck eggs to restaurants for three pennies each!"

Ye Juelu: "A duck egg costs two renminbi outside, how can you convince him to buy your duck egg for three renminbi?"

Ming Lanying: "I'm kind. Where do I get the wild duck eggs in the autumn and winter in the frontier? Not only do I have them, but I also have a lot of them, and they only cost three pennies. The stable supply is already very rare."

Ye Juelu didn't say anything, and helped Ming Lanying come to check the duck nest the next day to collect duck eggs.

Ming Lanying thought there were not many, but when she counted them together, there were eleven. "Let's eat duck eggs this morning! Boiled duck eggs, and I'm spreading some duck egg pancakes!"

Ye Juelu looked at her, "How did you do it?"

Ming Lanying: "I said I was born with it, do you believe it?"

Of course Ye Juelu didn't believe it, "Your mother gave birth to you and died of dystocia, there is no proof of death."

"..." Ming Lanying: "I didn't say that my mother gave it to me."

Ye Juelu frowned and left, Ming Lanying was happy.

The next day Ming Lanying couldn't be happier. The second batch of wild ducks came last night, and she harvested another thirteen eggs, but there was also a lot of wild duck droppings all over the place.

Ming Lanying has never kept pets, and the wild duck farm was just a whim, so she didn't take this into consideration, and now she's getting a little dizzy with the dirt all over the place.

It happened that Ye Juelu hadn't left the house yet, "Ye Juelu, help me tidy up together? I'll spread out two more duck egg pancakes for you today!"

Ye Juelu hummed, picked up the shovel and started working.

Ming Lanying tidied up the remaining duck eggs, and planned to try to sell them after collecting a wave of eggs tomorrow. To be on the safe side, she also prepared a new recipe. If the duck eggs can’t be sold, it’s okay to sell another recipe. At least not bad.

"Ye Juelu, are you free tomorrow? I want to go to the city to sell duck eggs. If you are free, we will go together."

"Ah."

Ming Lanying excitedly rubbed Ning'er's little face, "Ning'er, will my mother buy you candy tomorrow?"

Ning'er nodded happily, and stared at her, as if she was saying how amazing she is!

After breakfast the next day, a family of three brought a basket of duck eggs into the city. Ming Lanying quickly found the restaurant from last time. What was a little different was that there was a long queue at the entrance of the restaurant.

"Isn't it free to eat in the restaurant today?"

An enthusiastic young man who lined up next to him took the initiative to explain to her, "This lady doesn't know something. This restaurant has recently released several new dishes, spicy fish slices, spicy pork slices, spicy lamb, spicy beef, all delicious, spicy and refreshing! Eat! Those who have eaten often come here to eat, and those who have never eaten are more curious to try it, it is still early and there are not many people, you will know what is hard to find when you wait and see!"

"So hot?"

"Of course!"

Ming Lanying took a deep breath, this shopkeeper Li is excellent, she only sold a recipe of spicy fish slices, but she mentioned spicy pork slices to him, but he didn't expect that he would directly buy fish, sheep, pigs and cattle, and the profit would be multiplied directly. With four times, the profit is doubled!

But Ming Lanying was quite happy, the better he sold, the better the prescription she gave, and the smoother her follow-up cooperation. Sure enough, she still likes counting money behind the scenes!

She asked Ye Juelu to take Ning'er to order some side dishes outside and wait for her, and went to shopkeeper Li by herself.

Shopkeeper Li was even happier to see her. Hearing that she was here to sell duck eggs, he pinched his mustache and thought for a while.

"Ms. Ming's conditions are very good, but let me tell you the truth. Although duck eggs are not often eaten in autumn and winter, duck eggs can still be bought. Please tell me, Mrs. Ming, that duck eggs are not easy for our restaurants to accept... "

Ming Lanying waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's nothing, I just want to try it, if it doesn't work, then forget it, but I have a new recipe here, and I wanted to sell it together with this recipe."

Shopkeeper Li's eyes lit up, "Wait a minute, Mrs. Ming, we can still talk about this matter."

Compared with the increasingly rich recipes, a few duck eggs are nothing to worry about. Shopkeeper Li is an experienced person, and the recipes prepared by Mrs. Ming must be the best of the best!

"It's easy to talk about." Ming Lanying had to admit that although her method was somewhat shameful, it was harmless.

"This new recipe is a dessert, steamed milk cake..."

Ming Lanying made a demonstration for Shopkeeper Li, and after it came out of the pot, Shopkeeper Li was captivated by the milky and soft steamed cake.

"This, how can there be such a soft pastry?"

Ming Lanying secretly rubbed her sore arm. The ingredients are simple and need to use eggs, and the novelty cake. At present, she can only make a steamed cake. Seeing the reaction of shopkeeper Li, she really chose the right one.

Shopkeeper Li happily held the sweet steamed cake, "As expected of Mrs. Ming, from now on, we want all of your eggs, so we will pay you three pennies!"

"Then thank you, Shopkeeper Li."

Shopkeeper Li stopped her saluting hand, "I want to thank Mrs. Xie Ming. The egg is the egg, and the recipe is the recipe. I still have to give the money for the pastry recipe."

Of course Ming Lanying knew that he wanted to buy out, which was exactly what she wanted, "Shopkeeper Li is straightforward, I won't shirk it."

"I'll pay 180 taels for this pastry recipe, how about it?" Shopkeeper Li took out his abacus and crackled, "Including duck eggs every month, thirty duck eggs a day is [-] taels, and a month is [-] taels Left and right, when Lady Ming stops doing this duck egg business, we will terminate it, how about it?"

Ming Lanying thought that there was no way out of selling duck eggs, but she didn't expect him to buy all of them by the way, so she naturally thanked, "Then thank you, shopkeeper Li, for a happy cooperation."

Shopkeeper Li wanted to keep Mrs. Ming for a meal, but Ming Lanying refused, "Don't bother Shopkeeper Li, there are so many people waiting outside, so shopkeeper Li can go to work first, we'll pack two drawers of buns and go back."

Shopkeeper Li didn't force it, "Then I'm bringing some sauced beef for Mrs. Ming? The chef just made it. Mrs. Ming will bring some back to taste."

"Then I'm welcome."

Ming Lanying was waiting for the steamed stuffed bun at the side door, and when shopkeeper Li went to the backyard, there was a sound of scolding, and Ming Lanying could hear it clearly at the side door.

(End of this chapter)