Crossing the Homeland

Chapter 75

"Not yet. When I came in, I saw the big shopkeeper talking about business, so he asked me to go back to the backyard first."

"The building is going to hire a new chef. We need to discuss this matter with uncle. Axia, are you interested?"

"Me?" Xia Junyan quickly waved her hand, "I don't have the ability, I just rely on a few novel dishes and three tricks. The chef in the building must be a skilled chef, so as not to smash it The signboard of Jufulou!"

Sun Ze also made a joke casually, seeing Xia Junyan's serious face, he just thought it was very funny.I don't know when the shopkeeper Sun came over, and Sun Ze immediately returned to his previous appearance.

Shopkeeper Sun narrowed his eyes - this kid has something on his mind!He glanced at Xia Junyan who was standing stupidly by the side again, could it be...

"Uncle." Sun Ze called out honestly, "I seem to be out of salt, I'm going to buy salt." After finishing speaking, he ran away.

Shopkeeper Sun covered his face and coughed, and after hearing what Xia Junyan said about the county government office, he said, "You have worked hard all day, go and rest in the house. Mrs. Zheng brought all the supplies for you. In the past few days Stay here temporarily. You also know that a new chef will be hired, and I will help you with the details when the time comes."

Xia Junyan dared not even say it.

There is a row of huts in the backyard of Jufu Building, the middle one is the warehouse, and there is a counting room separated from the warehouse.There are two large water tanks in front of the warehouse to prevent water and fire from getting out.There are several small side rooms on both sides. The ones next to the corner door are the two rooms where Mrs. Zheng and Xia Junyan live, and the other side is the firewood room.

The room that Shopkeeper Sun arranged for her to live in was small but practical.

Sure enough, Mrs. Zheng had arranged all the bedding and other supplies. Xia Junyan hurried to the next door to thank her. The layout of the two rooms is the same.

"Okay, that's what my old lady does." Mrs. Zheng took out another pile of clothes, "This is what my daughter wore before she got married. If you don't mind, I will change it in a few days."

Xia Junyan quickly took it: "Thank you, Aunt Zheng."

Mrs. Zheng didn't talk much. After finishing what the shopkeeper had ordered before, she began to put on the soles of the shoes.Xia Junyan saw that she didn't like to deal with people, and she didn't want to disturb her too much. After thanking her repeatedly, she went back to her hut with her clothes in her arms.

After paying off the more than 100 taels of gambling debt owed by Dad Xia and buying a lot of daily necessities, there are less than ten taels left.

Ten taels of silver was a lot of money for ancient farmers, because people at that time had fields to cultivate and were basically self-sufficient, and there were not many places where money was needed.But Xia Junyan didn't know anything about farm work, so she had to buy rice and vegetables for her food, plus the clothes for the four seasons, it would cost almost a penny in two months.In addition, she also needs to renovate the Xia family's house in the countryside, which is another big expense.

Before Liu Wu stuffed her with 300 taels of silver bills in order to survive, Xia Junyan felt that she didn't have to worry about money for the time being, but she couldn't be empty.Now she claims to be the cook of Jufulou, but this is just a way for her to save face from Shopkeeper Sun.

She sold the cookbook to Shopkeeper Sun, and Shopkeeper Sun paid in full at that time, and the two parties have long since owed each other.Now that Chef Li has also been dealt with, Sun Ze is becoming more and more familiar with the business of Jufulou. Regarding the business of ten jars of miso sauce every month, it is estimated that shopkeeper Sun will also take it back. By then, all Xia Junyan’s Money is basically cut off.

There was one other thing that concerned her very much.

Liu Wu said before that father Xia's money was actually the Cheng family's game with him.

Cheng family!

(End of this chapter)