Border Cook

Chapter 77 Your whole family is stupid

It seemed as if the two of them were willing to work just for the delicious roast chicken.

Zhao Erhu responded the fastest, "Even if we don't have the braised chicken to eat, we will still do a good job for Aunt Xia."

"Yes, yes." Zhao Dahu echoed, "We two brothers are not greedy people!"

But the one who can do the most!
Everyone, "..."

I really didn't notice.

At least when you speak, swallow the chicken in your mouth first, so that it will seem more realistic.

But then again, so what if you’re greedy?

The purpose of human life in this world is nothing more than to have enough food and clothing and to live happily. Let's not talk about the fact that having enough food is the first priority. As long as people can eat delicious food, won't they be happy?

What's more, Xia Mingyue's cooking skills are so good that not only the two children, but even the adults would like to stuff all the food into their stomachs.

So, being greedy is not something shameful.

When Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu woke up the next morning, they began to carry out the task assigned to them by Xia Mingyue.

First, go to Nancheng District to inquire whether there is a person named Ding Quan, and whether he is a peddler walking around the streets as he said.

Secondly, find out about Ding Quan’s character and reputation, and whether his family is harmonious.

Both of them were children, and when they were asking questions they specifically looked for children to ask. The children spoke without restraint and told everything they knew clearly.

"Thank you." After listening to a little girl who was about the same age as the two brothers talking about Ding Quan, Zhao Dahu opened his handkerchief and gave the girl a small piece of maltose.

Children don’t usually have many snacks, and they can’t eat maltose every day. Now that they have candy, they put it in their mouths immediately and run away happily.

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu then went to look for other children.

"Second brother, I don't quite understand." Zhao Dahu scratched the back of his head.

"What's not clear?"

"Aunt Xia asked us to find out about Ding Quan because she didn't know his background. Since we are doing business, we should just find out if he is capable. Why do we also want to know if his family is harmonious?"

Zhao Dahu didn't quite understand, "Don't we ask about the other party's family background when we are planning to get married?"

He remembered that this was only the case when the matchmaker was arranging matches.

"You are so silly." Zhao Erhu curled his lips. "Didn't my parents always say that a harmonious family brings prosperity? If the Ding Quan family is harmonious, they will definitely be able to do business well in the future. If there are quarrels and fights at home all day long, even if they do business, it will be a mess."

"Who knows, they might even quarrel over the money they made. If Aunt Xia's Xia Ji gets involved, wouldn't that be a huge trouble?"

"That's right..." Zhao Dahu thought about it and nodded, "There is some truth in that."

But after a moment, he glared and said, "You are stupid, your whole family is stupid!"

Zhao Erhu: "..." He was wrong, brother, you are not stupid at all...

Just when the brothers Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu were busy in Nancheng District, someone came to Xia Mingyue's house in the afternoon.

The person who came was Zhang Lai Fu.

Xia Mingyue narrowed her eyes when she saw him.

Ever since she started selling cakes and later when she started Xia Ji, she could see the attitudes of many of the vendors around her towards her.

Many words spoken by many people also drifted into my ears with the wind.

This Zhang Lai Fu is not a good guy. It is probably not a good thing that he comes to visit you today for no reason.

But Xia Mingyue still said politely, "Manager Zhang."

"Mrs. Xia, you are embarrassing me." Zhang Laifu said with a warm smile, "You are just a bun seller, how can you be called the shopkeeper? If you are talking about it, Mrs. Xia deserves the title of Shopkeeper Xia."

Being courteous for nothing...

Xia Mingyue raised her eyebrows, "What's the matter with Manager Zhang today?"

The sense of alienation is very obvious.

This made Zhang Lai Fu feel depressed.

Sure enough, Jiang Erniu said a lot of bad things about him.

"Yes, there is something wrong. But it's not a big deal. I just want to talk to you about something so that you can be a wise person and not be deceived by some people."

Zhang Laifu lowered his voice a little, "Ms. Xia probably doesn't know that Jiang Erniu is actually a worthless person!"

"What do you mean?" Xia Mingyue said.

"Before Madam Xia came here, Jiang Erniu used to sell sesame cakes on the street, and his business was pretty good. But since Madam Xia started selling meat and vegetarian cakes, Jiang Erniu's business has fallen to the ground, and it has become difficult for his family to even have food."

Zhang Laifu described it vividly, "Jiang Erniu was so angry that he felt that it was Madam Xia who stole his business. He was very resentful and kept nagging me more than once, saying that it would be better if Madam Xia didn't exist and that it was Madam Xia who caused his business to fail. He kept saying this over and over again, and my ears were almost callused from hearing it."

"I advised him to be more open-minded, saying that business is all about ability. Those with strong abilities can make money, while those without abilities can only suffer and be poor. Even if the food is not delicious, you can't force others to buy it, right? What I said was fair, but Jiang Erniu didn't listen at all. He even scolded me, saying that I was meddling in other people's business and speaking for others."

"Jiang Erniu and I have known each other for many years, and I don't want to break up our relationship because of a small matter, so I don't say it in front of him anymore, but I still try to persuade him when I get the chance. But Jiang Erniu doesn't say anything on the surface, but in his heart he hates Madam Xia to death."

"Before the Dragon Boat Festival, Madam Xia went to the grain store to buy grain one afternoon. The clerk of the grain store was late in delivering the grain to Madam Xia. When the clerk was distributing the goods in the store, Jiang Erniu and I went to the grain store to buy some flour."

"As a result, when Jiang Erniu knew that Madam Xia also wanted flour and the waiter had basically weighed it and piled it there, Jiang Erniu actually thought of mixing the glutinous rice flour next door into the flour that Madam Xia wanted! Madam Xia bought flour to make cakes, but if glutinous rice flour was mixed in, the flour would definitely not rise well, and naturally the business the next day would not be able to be done."

"Jiang Erniu is also a biscuit maker, so he must understand this principle. But even though he knows this, he still wants to do this. Isn't this immoral? I was so angry at the time that I had a quarrel with Jiang Erniu. Jiang Erniu probably thought that I had seen what happened, and it would be easy for you to find out that he did it, so he stopped. Madam Xia was also spared a lot of trouble."

"I originally thought that this matter was over, and it didn't matter whether I talked about it or not, but now Jiang Erniu has started doing business with Madam Xia. I feel uneasy. I'm afraid that Jiang Erniu will do something bad to harm Madam Xia. After thinking it over, I think it's better to tell Madam Xia..."

(End of this chapter)