Power to the government and the public: Qian engaged in business in ancient times

Chapter 23 Trouble is coming
Wen Yu, who was burning the fire, asked Wen Qian excitedly: "Brother, it smells so good! You are really capable!"

Huang Weibao, who was cleaning the hares in the yard, smelled the aroma, and swallowed secretly: "Is the stewed meat done, uncle? The smell has come to the yard."

This uncle is also amazing, he thought he was fooling himself, but he didn't expect this gentleman to be so impatient!
The fragrance wafted out in bursts, making Huang Weibao's action of cleaning the rabbit much faster.

Fortunately, the Wen family was the first in the village, and it was far away from the neighbors on the left and right of the village, otherwise they would have to attract people to ask.

Huang Weibao sniffled, carried the skinned hare and walked towards the kitchen, opened his mouth and asked, "Uncle, your stewed meat is ready? How do you make this rabbit meat?"

Wen Qian could hear the excitement and anticipation in Huang Weibao's words, without even thinking about it, she blurted out: "It's stewed."

After hearing this, Huang Weibao didn't need Wen Qian to do anything, he took the initiative to put the rabbit on the cutting board, and chopped it into pieces with a few clicks.

Wen Qian saw that the stewed meat in the pot was also suitable for picking up, so she brought a wooden basin and asked Jiang to put the pig offal into the basin with chopsticks, and put the stewed meat in the pot in a separate crock pot.

Then he asked Huang Weibao to cut all the stewed pork into slices and put them in a bowl. The tenderness in the process couldn't hold back his craving, so he asked Jiang to steal a few chopsticks and try the pork tongue.

Wen Qian pretended not to notice this, put the chopped rabbit meat into the pot, added a little soy sauce and salt, waited until the rabbit meat was almost cooked, and then put the whole ginseng in.

This stuff is a great tonic, and ordinary people can't bear it at all, so Wen Qian didn't cut it, and chose to put the whole root in the pot, and let others taste it.

At dinner, before Wen Qian could speak, Jiang ordered her eldest daughter, Wen Yu, to take a large pot of stewed meat and a bowl of rabbit meat to Wen's old house.

Wen Qian remembered that these things were all given by Butcher Gou, so she took a separate wooden basin and filled a little bit of pig tongue, pig heart, pig lung, pig intestines, and planned to give it to his family after the meal.

This meal of stewed pork convinced everyone in the Wen family to be convinced by what Wen Qian said in the book that there are gourmet recipes.

As a half-guest, Huang Weibao didn't even eat the rabbit meat stewed with ginseng, but kept eating the pig's large intestine, calling it the best thing he had ever eaten.

After the meal, Huang Weibao proposed to bid farewell, and Wen Qian asked him if he was free tomorrow, so he would go to Bashan Mountain with him.

Huang Weibao agreed without even thinking about it.

In the past, the cold uncle made him have no place to talk when he wanted to strike up a conversation, but now looking at the still cold and cold but much more talkative uncle, Huang Weibao naturally wanted to establish a good relationship.

After getting along for a long time, Wen Qian had a good impression of Huang Weibao, so she took the initiative to let Rou Rou send him off.

Mrs. Jiang took Wen Yu to wash up in the kitchen, and Wen Qian left the house with the pot of stewed meat left over.

Just met Wen Wen, who sent Huang Weibao away from home, and came over with a cute face, his eyes fell on the stewed meat in the basin.

"Brother, where are you sending it?"

Wen Qian said with a smile: "Uncle Gou gave me these stewed pig offal today, so naturally I have to send it over to let his family have a taste."

Rourou rolled her eyes and said worriedly: "Brother, if you send it away and someone asks you how you did it, how would you answer?"

Wen Qian said: "I will naturally answer truthfully."

Rou Rou held her mouth: "Brother, I think you are stupid in reading and reading. This braised pork is a food that has never appeared before, and you have worked so hard to figure it out from the book. Why don't we make the braised pork ourselves, and then take Go to the owner of the restaurant in the town who sells it, our family just..."

Wen Qian gently tapped Gentle's forehead, interrupting her unfinished sentence, "I didn't expect you to be so smart, and you have so many thoughts in just a short while. But you forgot, elder brother is going to take the imperial examination Yes, the law of this dynasty stipulates that merchants are not allowed to be officials."

The smile on Wen Rou's face faded away, and Chong Wenqian slumped: "Then... Didn't our family miss the opportunity to make a fortune?"

A gleam of light flashed in Wen Qian's eyes, and he said lightly: "Don't worry, your elder brother has my own opinion in my heart, let's go home!"

She didn't intend to run the business herself, but she could secretly control the people who did it.

Shang is another country, such an important force, how could she miss it!

It was only three or forty feet away, and Wen Qian walked half a cup of tea before reaching the house of Butcher Gou, who was closest to the mountain.

From the outside, the Gou's yard is similar to the Wen's.

The difference is that the walls of Gou’s house are made of mud and stone, and pieces of pork are hung on the wall on the west side of the door eaves.

Thinking that tomorrow is the market day, no wonder Butcher Gou will kill pigs today.

Wen Qian exhaled, reached out and knocked on the door.

The door opened, revealing a fat face beyond Wen Qian's imagination.

The girl's eyes were narrowed, her face was flat, her mouth was red and big because of the squeeze of her flesh, her waist was like a bucket, and she was astonishingly fat, at least three hundred catties.

Thinking that Butcher Gou is the only pig butcher in the village, every year the New Year pigs in the village are invited to Butcher Gou to kill.

There are three sons and one daughter in his family, and all three sons are married. The old Gou family raises the youngest daughter well. As the saying goes, they are willing to give her meat. If they are not careful, they become a lucky baby/auspicious in the eyes of the villagers. things.

Wen Qian looked at the fat girl who was only 14 years old in front of her, and asked, "Miss Gou, is Uncle Gou at home?"

"Ah, you are... Wen Xiucai, Brother Wen." Miss Yan Konggou was very surprised by Wen Qian's arrival, she couldn't see her eyes from her smile.

Immediately warmly greeted Wen Qian to come in: "My parents, brothers and sisters-in-law are all at home, come in quickly!"

Looking at the enthusiastic girl Gou, Wen Qian felt a bad premonition in her heart, and hurriedly stepped back half a step to bow, "Miss Gou, I won't go in, these are some pig offal that your father gave me, I made it If you have stewed pork, you just have to try it out.”

After all, without waiting for Miss Gou to react, she put the wooden basin on the stone pier at the door, turned around and strode away.

After walking a few steps, Wen Qian could still hear Miss Gou's footsteps and voices chasing after her: "Brother Wen, I haven't spoken to you yet, why did I leave?"

"I'm a lucky star in the village. You might be lucky enough to pass the imperial examination this year. Hey! Wait for me!"

Hearing this, Wen Qian buried her head and walked faster. She seriously suspected that her physique was a bit attractive to girls.

Girl Gou behind her finally failed to catch up with Wen Qian's pace, her face was flushed with anger, so she turned around and picked up the wooden basin on the stone pier and entered the door.

Wen Qian got rid of Miss Gou, and just took a deep breath when she looked up and met Ma Ya, a girl from the Ma family.

I saw Ma Ya wearing a red dress, holding a silk handkerchief in both hands, standing pretty on the side of the road with a smile and looking at Wen Qian, with a hint of charm in her eyes.

"Wen Xiucai."

"Girl Ma." Wen Qian nodded indifferently and ignored her.

"Wen Xiucai, is it that you don't like me that much? Turn your head away when you see me?" Ma Ya's face suddenly became very ugly.

Hearing this, Wen Qian had to stop, and looked at her indifferently: "Why did Miss Ma say that?"

"Then why did you leave when you saw me?" Maya bit her red lips lightly, looking at Wen Qian aggrievedly.

"Naturally to avoid suspicion. I am not related to Miss Ma, so it is better to keep a distance, so as not to attract criticism and confuse Miss Ma's innocence." Wen Qian wondered if Ma Ya was spying on her, otherwise, how could something happen? It's a headache to meet her at the door.

"Puff!" Maya chuckled lightly and winked: "I'm not afraid."

"You..." Wen Qian gasped.

"Oh, don't be angry! Actually..." Ma Ya hesitated for a while, and nervously stirred the silk handkerchief in her hand, explaining: "Actually, I want to help Wen Xiucai solve the upcoming trouble, which is very serious. oh!"

Wen Qian twisted her expression and looked at her coldly: "Oh? I don't know what kind of trouble it is? How did you know?"

"How do I know, just leave it alone."

Ma Ya took a step forward and said calmly: "Soon your family's Wen Kun will be charged with murder and robbery, and will be wanted by the county magistrate as a criminal, and people from the bodyguard bureau and yamen will come to your house to inquire about Wen Kun's status soon. Whereabouts. If this matter is not handled properly, it will have an impact on your next Qiu Wei exam."

When Ma Ya saw the plot here, she was quite surprised. She thought that the author wanted to experience the hero and give him some trouble.

The result was just a false alarm, and a big reversal came.

(End of this chapter)