People in Datang, start with a golden hoe

Chapter 25 025: Brothers Fighting Against the Wall
The two brothers Shuangquan and Changcai just heard that stewed meat can make a lot of money, but the two daughter-in-laws who have been busy outside the house really watched the people coming and going.

Especially an old man who bought [-] yuan worth of stewed pork alone.

"Mr. Wang, are you friends here again today?" Cai Xiaolan was very curious. In recent days, Mr. Wang has been buying a lot of meat, especially today, when he bought enough for four people.

Youdao is poor in the busy city and no one cares about him, and rich in the mountains with distant relatives. It seems that Mr. Wang is really not an ordinary person.

"It's not because of your stewed meat, many friends think of me because of it!" Mr. Wang was very helpless, he didn't live in the city, but admired the quietness of the countryside.Unexpectedly, a poem broke the tranquility of the hermitage.

"Would you like some bitter bamboo drink or bamboo leaf tea?"

"Okay, two jars of bamboo leaf tea and one jar of bitter bamboo drink. I brought the jars myself!" Wang Ji was fascinated by the taste of bitter bamboo drink the first time he drank it, but he knew it was poisonous, so he couldn't drink more.Bamboo leaf tea does not have this concern, and it is just right to relieve the greasiness when it is served with braised pork.

"to make!"

Mr. Wang insisted on paying for the cold drink, but Cai Xiaolan didn't ask for it, only saying that it was a gift.

The cold drink is not worth much, but there are many people buying it. He pays two yuan and you pay two yuan. After a while, I have saved a small pile.

Cui Lu's depression didn't last long. Later, she went to the vegetable garden behind the house to pick fresh vegetables.The various vegetables in the fields are growing just right. If you come to the countryside at this time, you will definitely taste the freshest flavors.

……

It's nice to live in the mountains in summer, and the water cakes on the thatched eaves are fragrant.The poems of previous generations have revealed the delicacies of the summer countryside.

The thatched eaves of the main house of the Cui family were extended, leaving a large shade in front of the door.The lunch table is placed at the door, and the various seasonal vegetables on the table have been steamed for a short time, and they have almost kept their original colors. They are colorful and very attractive.Two plates of thinly sliced ​​stewed pork, oily and lustrous, are also rare items judging from the extent of everyone swallowing their saliva.There are two large plates of water cakes on the corner, which are white and full of the power of carbohydrates.

"Everyone, let's eat!" Cui Lushi was stunned for a long time before taking the lead and moving her chopsticks.Needless to say, she must have recalled the life scenes of the past.

The bowls and chopsticks are staggered, and the wind is blowing away.

After a while, there were only sporadic meat and vegetables left on the table.

Cuiniang was half-sitting on the straw mat, her tight-fitting skirt bulged out a small bump on her abdomen, "This stewed pork is really delicious!"

"Xiaolan, when the eldest and second brothers go back later, you cut two plates of meat and let them take them away!" Cui Boyan thought he understood the tone of his sister-in-law's words, and gave the order with a wave of his hand.

"Okay!" Cai Xiaolan nodded in agreement.

"Auntie, your life in the country is easy, you can eat meat every day. You don't know, Shuangquan doesn't do anything all day long, and even goes out to gamble every now and then. There are three of us, and our lives are not good. Worry about the evening..." Cui Niang wept again sadly.

"Did you eat or drink?" Cui Shuangquan's eyebrows were ferocious, and his voice rose eight degrees at once, as if he was about to make a move.

Cui Shuangquan is a gambler, and everyone at the table knows it.

"Auntie!" Cui Niang called out to Cui Lu and didn't dare to continue.

"Have you learned to hit and scold people when you haven't behaved yourself all day long?" Cui's mother scolded her eldest son.The second daughter-in-law, Xiangniang, also burst into tears at the right time.

"Er Niang, why are you crying again?" Cui's mother just coaxed one, and the other cried again.

"The salary of the official family has not been paid for several days. The family is tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. After listening to the sister-in-law's words, I feel the same for a while!" Xiangniang cried like a kitten, which aroused pity.

Changcai's mood is much calmer than Shuangquan's, "Didn't I tell you at home? It's all temporary. The imperial court is going to use troops recently, and I can't bear to collect food and salaries from the people, so..."

Cai Xiaolan and Cui Changcai were just across the table, and they could clearly see his expression when he spoke. It would not be an exaggeration to praise him as a compassionate "saint".

Sacrifice the small self to achieve the big self. For the sake of the country, you can go to work without wages; for the sake of the people, you can let the whole family starve to death.

The four of them said one sentence to you, and one sentence to him, and the images of two poor families with the same disease and sympathy for each other vividly appeared on the paper.

Cai Xiaolan was stunned by the performances of the two families.If she hadn't heard what Cui Dongping said about her two sisters-in-law, she would have been deceived by the two families. She couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't this an idea to steal our braised pork?"

Cai Xiaolan rolled her big eyes, and a good idea came to her mind. She covered her face with her sleeve and cried, "Auntie, they are so pitiful."

"Oh, it's all our fault. Otherwise, you two daughters would not have come to our house to suffer." Cui Lu could faintly see tears again in his eyes.

A golden light flashed in Cuiniang's eyes, and she knew that the opportunity she had been waiting for had arrived: "Auntie, how about you make the braised pork..."

Before Cuiniang could finish speaking, Cai Xiaolan interrupted her, "Elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, life is so miserable in the city, why don't you sell the house in Yangzhou City, and go to the countryside to buy a house, and then Buy a few acres of land."

"what?"

"what?"

The three families were stunned!
Xiao Dongping jumped up happily, clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay, I have friends to play with again!"

"At the beginning we didn't make a living in the city, so we came to the countryside! Only then did we realize that the countryside is really good!" Cui Boyan's speeches always fit his age, immature and innocent.

Neither of these two brothers would give up their life in the city, so the conversation was blocked by Cai Xiaolan's words.

Cuiniang and Xiangniang's complexions turned red for a while, then turned blue for a while, and they couldn't say anything about the recipe for braised pork.The harmonious and beautiful atmosphere on the table instantly became freezing point.

Cui Shuangquan looked around, swallowed three fat intestines stacked together, and thought to himself: "A group of unreliable people, this villain, you still want me to do it!"

"Auntie, I want a copy of this braised pork technique. I can sell it in the city. It won't affect your sales in the countryside!" Cui Shuangquan said nothing, but he was astonished.

"Since big brother wants the technique of braised pork, I want the recipe of cold drink!" Cui Changcai was not far behind.

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"I'm afraid this can't be done!" Cai Xiaolan wiped away tears that may not have existed.

"Men talk, women don't interrupt!"

If eyes could kill, Cui Shuangquan would have been charged with murder at this moment.

Cai Xiaolan didn't want to have a meaningless argument and looked at Cui Lushi aside, but saw that she had a troubled expression on her face, as if she was hesitating.I can't help but feel bitter, "Loving mothers in ancient and modern times have often failed, and Adou can't help them all!"

Cai Xiaolan immediately opened the light curtain and accepted the ordinary task.According to her understanding of the Yi Bu Ping system, this task must be related to the scene in front of her. She will offend people anyway, so why not offend people and still complete the task at the same time:

Boil the beans and burn the beans, and fight in the same room.Since ancient times, there is little friendship among wealthy families, and it is common for wealthy families to fight against each other.Cui Shuangquan and Cui Changcai worked hand in hand, planning the stewed meat and cold drinks that his younger brother depended on for his livelihood.

I feel unhappy!There is food in the pot, why do you still look at other people's bowls and drool?Go back and let them go away empty-handed.

Reward: Self-Defense Device (Dagger)
Cui Lu's eyebrows were tightly locked, and it took a long time before he spoke again, "If these two items belonged to me, I would like to share them with you, but they were indeed brought by Xiaolan."

Cai Xiaolan heard a hint of evasion in Cui Zi's tone, but it was not strong.

"Then third brother, do you agree?" Cui Shuangquan asked Cui Boyan again commandingly.

Third brother Cui was stunned, he couldn't answer this question.He only remembered that his mother said that these two things can feed a family, and the importance of stewed meat and cold drinks is self-evident.I had no choice but to look at Miss Cai.

"Can I speak now?" Cai Xiaolan was very satisfied with the behavior of Cui's mother and Cui Boyan. Being able to give herself a chance to speak proved that they trusted her very much.

"Hmph!" The boss was noncommittal.

Cai Xiaolan asked, but she was just being polite, and she didn't stop talking: "There are two recipes, the eldest brother wants stewed meat, and the second brother wants cold drinks. Naturally, there is no problem. I am afraid that when I go out, the eldest brother will get cold drinks, and the second brother will also get cold drinks." Braised pork. We are all a family, and it doesn’t matter if we all get it, so will the eldest brother and the second brother sell the recipe to others?”

"Of course not—" Cui Niang answered immediately.

"Are you in charge? How can you guarantee it?" Cai Xiaolan asked twice in a row, stopping Cuiniang.

"If you're just afraid that we will sell the formula, then I can guarantee..." Cui Shuangquan said the word "guarantee", but was interrupted by Cui's mother.

"How many times have you promised me? There was no time when you didn't gamble!" Cui Lu knew her son well and knew that his promise was useless.

"Then what if I promise not to sell?" Cui Changcai knew that he only had one chance and could not back down.

"Hehe, no matter how cheap a house in the city is, can it be exchanged for a house in the country?" Cai Xiaolan had wanted to say this for a long time.How could it be possible to buy a small country courtyard and four acres of land for five hundred guan?
"Let's go home!" The two Cui brothers threw away their chopsticks and took the young boy outside to set up the car.

Going on, the last bit of face will be gone.

(End of this chapter)