The splendid life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 50 The Old Man

I have to say that Manchuan Inn really has everyone's demeanor. This shot, clams have not yet been put on the shelves, and almost everyone in Hehua Town knows that Manchuan Inn is going to launch new dishes, and after three days, everyone who passes by can Try it for free on the street, limited to a hundred copies.

Walking on the road, you can hear such conversations everywhere.

"Have you heard? Manchuan Inn is going to launch a new product."

"The important thing is that you can try it for free after three days!"

"Yes, there are one hundred copies."

"Go and see then."

"Call me too."

Yao Yu felt a little helpless. When she first launched clams, no one dared to eat them even if they were free. When Manchuan Inn said it was free, everyone wanted to queue up.Sure enough, three days later, the entrance of the Manchuan Inn was crowded with people, each of them received a small bag of clams, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the [-]% free tasting clams were all gone. The evaluations of the new dishes also flooded out instantly.

"This thing seems to be a clam in the river."

"Isn't it, but it is worthy of being a big inn to be able to make such a taste."

"When will this go on sale?"

"I know, I know, from tomorrow."

"Then I'm going to eat tomorrow."

"I want it too. My acquaintance snatched a pack of clams today. Tsk tsk, the taste is beyond words. It's a pity that I only ate one, and it didn't satisfy my hunger at all."

"I just don't know if there will be a limited number of fish cakes every day like the fish cakes at Bafang Inn."

"Go and have a look tomorrow and you'll know."

Yao Yu couldn't help sighing when he heard many people's comments on clams. It seems that the correct answer is to make himself bigger and stronger, otherwise it would be more difficult to introduce dishes that people have never eaten.

"Let's go, we're going back." Yao Yu and the others were about to close the shop when they saw shopkeeper Nie running over.

"Sister Yao, I found you." After this dish was launched, the effect was better than what shopkeeper Nie expected, so after meeting Yao Yu, shopkeeper Nie couldn't help but call Yao Yu his sister.

Yao Yu didn't care about this, it was just a title anyway, "What's the matter with Shopkeeper Nie?"

"About the sauce, I'm afraid there won't be enough sauce tomorrow, so I came here to buy it."

Yao Yu made three jars of soy sauce before, and one jar has been used up half. "I still have two and a half jars. Is it enough to sell two jars first?"

Shopkeeper Nie didn't expect that there were only so many, "Can't they all be sold?"

Yao Yu said, "This jar is a big one, not the small one before. The two jars weigh about a hundred catties."

Shopkeeper Nie nodded again and again, "That's a good relationship."

According to the agreed price with shopkeeper Nie, the deal was at [-] Wen per catty, and [-] taels of silver per [-] catties.Yao Yu didn't expect the soybean paste to be sold out so quickly, so he immediately bought ten large jars and two hundred catties of soybeans for making soybean paste.

Many people in Hehua Town have eaten multi-grain cakes, and many people have eaten the clams from Manchuan Inn, but no one has discovered that the sauce in the clams and the multi-grain cakes taste the same.

What made Yao Yu happy was that the clams at Manchuan Inn were completely on par with fish cakes, and even had a faint tendency to surpass fish cakes. Shopkeeper Wen was forced to switch to thin noodles and fresh fish, but it was too late. Now, people are more willing to eat a plate of fried clams and drink two jugs of wine.

Wang Fengzhen and Aunt Wu finally found out that Yao Yu was the one who provided the solution to the Manchuan Inn. No wonder Yao Yu knew that he could go there to sell clams, but they were also very grateful. If you sell it on the second day, you can earn a few taels of silver every month.

After knowing that it was Yao Yu who wanted to support them, Wang Fengzhen and Aunt Wu returned home and strictly explained to their family that the clams they salvage must be fresh, and all the small ones are not allowed. The clams collected by the Manchuan Inn are good. The taste is good, and a virtuous circle is formed for a while, so that people continue to praise it.

"I'm done with today's work, you go back first, I'll prepare the sauce in the store." Yao Yu said.

"Okay." Wang Fengzhen originally wanted to ask if she wanted to help, but she knew that Yao Yu's sauce was a secret recipe, and she definitely didn't want to reveal it. If she wanted to help, she would definitely see it, but Yao Yu has treated them like this, what do they say? It shouldn't be difficult for Yao Yu either.

Aunt Wu also had the same idea, so after the two of them packed up the shop, they went back to Shuangshui Village first.By the time Yao Yu put all the soybean paste into the jar, the sun was almost setting.Yao Yu rubbed her sore waist, and had to go back quickly, otherwise Nuo'er would be anxious if she couldn't find her when she got home.

Out of Hehua Town, there were basically few pedestrians on the road. Yao Yu walked halfway, and saw a person lying on the road. Yao Yu, who didn't want to be nosy, was about to leave when he suddenly found the person on the ground moving. .

Yao Yu stopped the bullock cart and looked around. There was not even a human hair. Now the sun had almost completely set. Drenched in sweat, curled up all over.

Yao Yu stepped forward and patted the old man, "Uncle?"

no respond.

Yao Yu saw that the old man seemed to be suffering from hypoglycemia. She searched the cart for a while, and finally found a sweet potato candy in her pocket. The reason why she kept the sweet potato candy was because she was afraid Sometimes I am busy and forget to eat, so I eat some candy to replenish my energy.

Yao Yu quickly fed the sugar into the old man's mouth. Fortunately, the old man still knew how to swallow. After another quarter of an hour, the sweat on the old man's body finally stopped, and he slowly opened his eyes.

What kind of eyes were those, which made Yao Yu feel as if he had met a wise man who could attract everything to him, and Yao Yu could not help but respect the old man in front of him. The old man sat up with difficulty, and Yao Yu quickly helped him "Are you okay?"

"Girl, you saved me?" the old man said.

Yao Yu was a little embarrassed, "I just fed you a piece of candy, how do you feel now?"

The old man said, "I'm suffering from starvation, so it's the girl who saved me, thank you."

Yao Yu shook his head, "Where do you live, I'll take you back?" Seeing that it was getting dark, there was still a long way to Shangyao Village and Hehua Town, so what if the old man suffered from hunger again?
The old man's eyes darkened, "I'm homeless."

Seeing that the old man's face was not bad, Yao Yu said, "If you don't mind, come and stay at my house for one night." Anyway, Xie Zhimo's room is still empty, so it doesn't matter if there is one more person.

The old man said, "Is it inconvenient?"

"It's nothing inconvenient." Yao Yu helped the old man into the bullock cart, and then drove all the way back to Shuangshui Village.

Nuo'er was waiting for Yao Yu at the door, and when she saw her ox cart approaching, she hurried to greet her, "Mother, you're back."

Yao Yu stopped the bullock cart, and Nuo'er saw the old man sitting behind him, looked at him suspiciously, Yao Yu said, "This is my son, Xie Nuo, this is..."

Yao Yu suddenly realized that he still didn't know the name of the old man in front of him.

When the old man saw Nuo'er, he couldn't help but want to get close to him, so he said, "My surname is Ji, if you don't mind my friend, you can call me Grandpa Ji."

Nuo'er said obediently, "Hello, Grandpa Ji."

Mr. Ji's eyes narrowed with a smile, "Okay, okay, okay."

"Help Grandpa Ji into the house quickly, and I'll make dinner." Yao Yu arranged for Nuo'er to take care of the old man, and then he was relieved to make dinner. Since it was because of low blood sugar, it must have been a while since he hadn't eaten, so he had some porridge at this time , It is best to eat some green vegetables, and it is easy to digest in the stomach.

Yao Yu made shredded pork porridge, and fried a plate of green vegetables. The old and the young sat in the main room and chatted happily.
Yao Yu put the rice on the table, "I don't know if you are used to it."

The old man nodded repeatedly, "It is enough to have a bowl of porridge and a stack of side dishes."

Nuo'er hurriedly said, "Grandpa Ji, you don't even know that my mother's cooking is delicious. If you don't believe me, try it."

Old Man Ji smiled and nodded, he has eaten everything, but when he ate the porridge, Old Man Ji had to agree with Nuo Er's words, this porridge put meat, it is supposed to have a fishy smell, but not only did it not, on the contrary the meat The strong fragrance and the fragrance of rice are mixed together, and I can only feel the fragrance between my mouth and mouth. Mr. Ji couldn't help but take another sip, "What my friend said is that your mother's cooking skills are really amazing."

Nuo'er smiled happily. It was more fun for others to praise his mother than to praise himself. Mr. Ji nodded. Unexpectedly, this child was well-bred. It seems that the village women should not be underestimated.

After dinner, Yao Yu arranged for Mr. Ji to sleep in Xie Zhimo's room, "My husband went to work in the city, so you can sleep here at night."

Mr. Ji thanked you again and again.

"You don't need to be so polite. We may have to get up early tomorrow morning. I'll put the steamed buns and buns on the stove. You can eat them when you get up," Yao Yu said.

Old Man Ji sighed a little, he didn't expect the people in the village to be so simple, "It's already enough to bother you, if you have something to do, go and do it, don't worry about me."

On the second day, Yao Yu got up early in the morning, as usual, and sent Nuoer to the village school first. Nuoer was in high spirits along the way, as if she had a good chat with Mr. Ji yesterday, waiting for Nuoer to go After the village school, Yao Yu went to the store with Wang Fengzhen and Aunt Wu, and now the store's income has stabilized.

When he was free, Yao Yu would be in a daze. When Xie Zhimo left, he said he would be back in half a year at most, but in a blink of an eye, it had been almost half a year, and he hadn’t come back. Sometimes Yao Yu was a little worried, wondering if something happened to Xie Zhimo, but Zhang Dehou, who was with him There is no news, isn't there a saying that no news is good news, so Xie Zhimo is definitely fine.Next time he goes this far again, he will definitely let him write a letter, Yao Yu thought in his heart, even she didn't realize that somewhere in his heart, Xie Zhimo had already taken root there.

(End of this chapter)