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Chapter 141 Returning to the Village to Collect Fish
In late March, Runze came to the county alone, and slept in the shop with Uncle Baozhu and Datou for the first few days, until he found a job as a teacher in an academy, and then moved out.

In addition to the county school, there are some clan schools or private schools run by some clans in the county. The academy run by Runzexun is the clan school set up by the Liu family. Father Linglong took the thread from it and wrote to the patriarch of the Liu clan to recommend Runze to teach. .

Runze was selected as a scholar at a young age, and his reputation was higher than that of the old gentlemen who studied the family. But most of those who were selected as scholars, except those who had no hope at home, went to the provincial capital. It is rare that there are such talents in the county. Invite such a talented man, and the salary is considered generous. Not only did he specially arrange a residence for him in the county, but also three meals a day were delivered by a special person. The three teachers took turns. So I read in the house, and sometimes I went to the orb shop to have a look.

Baozhu knew that scholars in this era would not easily go to the kitchen, so he didn't bother him when he came, and didn't let him do any work, just chatting with him.

Brother Si Pei is very close now, so he would come to see her when he has free time, always bringing some snacks with him.Coke spoiled Zhaodi, and most of the snacks she brought went into her stomach. Every time she saw Wei Sipei, she would first stare at the paper bag in his hand, and once she couldn't help but wink to persuade him, "Sipei Brother, don’t buy peanuts all the time, can you change the flavor? I love dried fruit!”

Baozhu thinks that he earns [-] yuan a month now, so she doesn't talk about him.In the past years, he lived on the few acres of land in the house and the money from selling some herbs. Wei Bo was kind-hearted, and he would often see a doctor without receiving a penny, and he would even give away medicinal materials for free. What to eat, I saved up money to buy snacks for myself.

Smiling and sighing, the situation is better now, not only brother Sipei has made money, but even the eldest brother has found a job that he wants, the life of the big guy is getting better every day.

In the early morning of this day, Uncle Baozhu and Zhaodi bought vegetables and went back to the shop. As soon as Zhaodi entered the door, she carried the basket to the kitchen, sighed and said, "I didn't buy grass carp and purple shrimp today."

Baozhu wondered: "There are four or five aquatic product shops in the county, but none of them are bought?"

Wang Fulai also couldn't figure it out, those few aquatic products shops were all booked by coincidence, "I asked each one, and I only said that someone paid for it."

Baozhu nodded, feeling an ominous premonition in her heart, and tried to comfort herself, but now that this happened by chance, she smiled at Wang Fulai, "It's okay, the rest is enough for today's mission!"

Chen Cuixi found out about this, and went to discuss it with Baozhu after thinking about it. The aunt and nephew always felt that this matter was not that simple. After doing business in the county for so long, it was the first time that aquatic products were ordered. They met, so she couldn't sit still that afternoon, and took time to go to the market, and then asked about Zhang's fishery shop where Chen Ji often went, and the answer she got was the same as Wa'er and her uncle's. Something went wrong, so he took out some money from his pocket and asked to book the fish and shrimp for tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, the old Zhangtou waved his hand and told her not to come again for a few days. They were all booked for these few days. Chen Cuixi asked him which company had booked so many fish and shrimp. He hesitated for a while before sighing. : "Little sister-in-law, don't ask any more questions, we small merchants can't afford to offend you!"

Seeing what he said, Chen Cuixi knew that she couldn't find out why, so she simply went to ask the other three houses. Not surprisingly, the other three houses were also booked by the mysterious person.

There are only a few aquatic products shops in the county, and they can't buy the goods today, and judging by the situation, I'm afraid they won't be able to buy them tomorrow.Her heart was heavy, she walked back with a dark face, and entered the door, Baozhu knew from her expression that things were not going well.

He smiled and went to pour her a cup of tea before asking, "What happened?"

Chen Cuixi took the tea, frowning, worried, "I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it tomorrow, and I wanted to pay to make a reservation, but the old man refused to accept it, so I told my aunt not to go again these days, and said to book that person and them Can't afford to offend."

Baozhu nodded, stared at the ground thoughtfully in a daze, and heard her say, "The rest of the houses are also unwilling to sell!"

Zhaodi rushed out from the outside, "Go back to the house, and bring a message to mother and uncle, and collect some fish in the village!"

Baozhu nodded, "Brother Liangdong will also go back to the house later, and let my mother go to collect fish in the village. It's just the shrimp, but it's difficult!" She sighed, "I'm afraid it's for our signature dish this time."

Chen Cuixi was shocked, "This is really the case, it must be a good thing for Kou Fu Lou! Our fried radish fish, tofu and shrimp balls, many of our signature dishes use fish and shrimp as ingredients, there will be no fish and shrimp to eat." What are you doing?!"

Baozhu pursed her lips, "Let's go around and think of a solution for now, and I will have to deal with it for a day. If uncle and mother can collect some fish in the village, it will be an emergency."

Wang Fulai greeted Liangdong to go out, "This matter cannot be delayed, Liangdong and I will part ways."

After closing in the evening, Baozhu went to Runze's residence with Zhaodi, and told him the whole story, saying that brother Liangdong and uncle had gone back to the house separately, and they would bring some fish from the village tomorrow.

He thought for a while, then frowned and said: "If you go to the village to harvest, at most you can only collect some grass carp and crucian carp, but you can only buy shrimp from the aquatic product shop."

Baozhu pouted, and she didn't hide it in front of her brother, her voice was a little impatient, "If you don't want to sell it, why don't you steal it!"

Runze touched her head, and said in relief: "Baozhu, don't be too anxious, let me think about it slowly." He pondered for a moment, "If you buy from Xiatou Village in the future, the cost will be too high, besides..." He sighed , "I'm afraid that parents will also worry about it."

Baozhu sighed, knowing that this matter could not be resolved with a few words, she jumped off the kang and bid farewell to him, saying that she would go back to the house to discuss the dishes for tomorrow with her aunts.

The aunt and nephew discussed until midnight, and decided to close the business for half a day after breakfast in the morning, and her uncle and her brother would be able to come to the county at noon, and the ingredients were ready before going to open.As for the purple prawns, they had to replace the dishes that could be used with purple prawns with other spare dishes. As for the style of the spare dishes, the two discussed for a long time, and they didn't go back to sleep until late at night.

Baozhu went out, Chen Cuixi heard some faint movements in Jide's room, sighed, stepped forward and pushed the door open, saw him sitting on the chair in his underwear, he couldn't help sighing: "What time is it? Why are you still here?" Don't sleep!"

He didn't answer, but turned around and asked, "Why can't I buy fish?"

An angry Chen Cuixi yelled again, "Oh, you don't sleep most of the night, just sit and listen to me talking with your sister outside! Tell me, what does it have to do with you, huh? I just read your book all day long. That’s it, you don’t have to worry about the rest!”

He stood up suddenly, went to the kang, pulled the quilt, and slipped in, "Sleeping!"

Chen Cuixi sighed, walked to the front of his kang and stood there for a while, then sat down on the edge of the kang, "Mother knows you care about your sister... this time, hey, it's just because of Koufulou," suddenly After a pause, just as he was about to continue, seeing that he was still covering his head and pretending to be asleep, now he really showed his ears and listened attentively.Thinking of Baozhuwa's resolute attitude, and looking at her son's stubbornness, an unspeakable feeling surged in her heart, she sighed, and stood up hard, "It's not your business, hurry up!" I'm so attached to your sister!" Before leaving the house, he babbled a few more words at him, "Just put your mind on the courtyard exam in early April, and you will become a high-ranking official in the future, what kind of woman is there?!"

(End of this chapter)