My courtyard shelter

Going to Langfang to buy a house was faster than expected. After completing the formalities, Xu Dong and the other two began to return to Beijing. Reading

On the way, Xu Dong took the opportunity to ask: "Sister, do you have enough money? If not, I can support you with one or two million."

After all, they still have to make a living. Xu Dong hopes that his sister's family will have more money. It's okay for the adults to suffer a little, but the children can't be wronged.

"No need." Xu Ting waved her hand, "The more than 6 million from the sale of the house, plus the savings, we have enough money in our hands."

Even the one million given by Xu's mother, Xu Ting was ready to return it intact. Anyway, the couple had jobs, and the family would definitely not starve.

If you really need money, just ask your mother when the time comes.

"Okay then!" Xu Dong didn't force it, "You can tell me anytime when you need it. Your brother really doesn't need this little money."

Before dealing with expired food, in addition to exchanging more than 2,000 kilograms of dried seafood, Xu Dong also recovered more than 10 million funds, so he really didn't lack money.

"We know you are a rich man, don't worry, when we are really short of money, we will not be polite to you."

Ma Jie took out a cigarette and handed it to his brother-in-law: "Xu Dong, I really want to thank you this time."

This cigarette was given to him by his mother-in-law in the morning, saying that it was convenient for socializing.

Xu Dong opened the car window a crack, then took out a lighter, first lit a cigarette for his brother-in-law, and then his own.

"Brother-in-law, what about your work? Can you be transferred here?"

"It should be no problem here." Ma Jie blew a smoke ring and then said:

"A lot of big projects have been launched around Yanjing in the past year. The company has already transferred several batches of employees to support it. I will go back and write an application report, and it will probably be done soon."

"Sister, what about you here?" Xu Dong flicked the ash into the ashtray.

"Let's go back and see first. I think it should be OK. If it doesn't work, let your brother-in-law support me."

If Langfang is not a bit far away and inconvenient to go to get off work, it's actually not bad to work at Changming Company. At least they are all family members and don't have to suffer injustice.

Xu Dong joked: "Then the pressure on my brother-in-law will be great. Aren't you afraid of scaring him away?"

"If he runs away, then he will run away. When the time comes, I will take Lingling and Xiaoxu to live directly in your courtyard house, which can be regarded as returning to my mother's home."

"Haha, I'm kidding!" Xu Dong said embarrassedly.

Don't say it, if he really encounters this situation, it's really hard for him to drive people away. After all, they are orphans and widows, so they can only accept it with a pinch of the nose.

After a while, seeing that the two had finished smoking, Xu Ting took out the rice ball prepared by her mother and asked:

"Third brother, are you hungry? Do you want to eat a rice ball?"

Xu Dong looked at the navigation map and then said: "Sister, don't eat the cold rice balls. I'll take you to a big meal with meat. I'll treat you at noon."

"Is there still a place to eat meat now?" Xu Ting said in surprise.

"Of course there is. As long as you look carefully, you can always find it." Xu Dong deliberately kept it a secret.

Xu Ting immediately put away the rice ball and smiled: "Okay, your brother-in-law and I will take advantage of you today to see what the big meal you mentioned is like."

"Don't worry, I will never let you down."

...

Twenty minutes later, the three of them came to a store selling roasted rats, which was also a store he often visited.

Xu Ting's eyes widened, and she said in confusion: "Old Third, the meat you are talking about is not rat meat, right?"

"That's right, sister, have you never eaten it?"

"No, why would I eat such a thing." Xu Ting looked disgusted.

Xu Dong smiled.

In his previous life, his elder sister specially invited him to eat roasted rats. At that time, she was not as pretentious as she is now. She ate it more deliciously than him. It seems that it was too greasy.

"Brother-in-law, what about you?"

Ma Jie is from Dianzhou. He has eaten everything. Of course, he will not refuse: "Give me two whole ones, let me taste them first."

It was just a little after eleven o'clock, and there were not many customers in the store. Xu Dong shouted directly to the boss:

"Boss Qian, give us five roasted rats first."

Boss Qian looked to be in his early forties and was very fat. It was obvious that he had eaten a lot of rat meat.

"Sorry, Captain Xu, the rats have been sold out. Now there are only the last three left." Boss Qian came over and said apologetically.

"Why are there so few today?" Xu Dong asked in confusion.

Boss Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Rats are in great shortage right now. I guess my store will have to close soon."

"Where did all the rats go?" Xu Ting asked curiously.

"They were all eaten up." Boss Qian sighed, "There are probably thousands of stores like mine in Yanjing. No matter how many rats there are, there are not enough to eat!"

"Is rat meat so popular?" Xu Ting asked in surprise.

Boss Qian nodded, "There is a shortage of meat in the market now. Rat meat is still meat after all, and it is cheap. Of course it is popular, otherwise there would not be so many stores."

"Three is three!"

Xu Dong sighed. This day has finally come.

"Just this price?"

"Price increase?" Xu Dong asked.

Boss Qian said helplessly, "There is no way. The supplier took the lead in raising the price."

"What is the price now?"

Boss Qian pointed to the price list on the wall and said, "Now it is sold by two, 300 yuan per two."

"It's just the New Year, why is it so much higher?" Xu Dong frowned.

"After all, things are valuable because they are rare!"

"Okay, hurry up and bake." Xu Dong waved his hand gently.

"Okay, wait a minute, you three."

"Wait a minute." Xu Ting stopped Boss Qian who was about to leave, "Boss Qian, can you help us heat up the rice balls?"

"Of course, no problem." Boss Qian took the rice ball and left.

Ten minutes later, roasted mice and rice balls were delivered. The aroma of meat mixed with the aroma of rice made people want to eat.

Xu Dong picked up a roasted mouse and handed it to the elder sister: "Do you really not want it? One is just right for each of the three of us."

"Forget it, I'll just eat my rice balls!"

Xu Ting waved her hands quickly, looking at the intact mouse head and tail, she really couldn't eat it.

"Brother-in-law, one is enough for me. I'll give you the remaining two."

Xu Dong took a roasted rat and took a big bite, biting off the head of the rat. Rich people are so generous and never eat the head of a roasted rat.

Seeing the rat head spit out from her brother's mouth, Xu Ting was really fed up, so she took the rice ball and simply moved to another table.

After finishing the meal, Xu Dong felt refreshed and Ma Jie was still unsatisfied, thinking about the delicious food just now.

When it came time to check out, Ma Jie rushed to pay.

"Captain Xu, does it taste good?"

"It's still as good as ever, Boss Qian, do you really not plan to open this store?" Xu Dong said regretfully.

"There is no other way, how can we open a store if we can't find mice?" Boss Qian looked lonely.

Xu Dong thought for a while and said, "I have a method here that can ensure that you will never be short of rat meat."

"Captain Xu, please stop joking. I've searched all the suppliers and I really can't find any supply."

"I said, Boss Qian, I didn't ask you to find the source of the goods. I meant to let you breed rats directly. Breeding rats is much easier than catching rats." Xu Dong gave the answer directly.

"What, farmed rats?"

"Yes, I heard that there is a special rat farm over there in Lingnan, which can raise hundreds of thousands of rats every year!"

Boss Qian shook his head: "There is not enough food for people to eat now, how can there be food to feed the rats?"

"Didn't you say you have to use food?"

Xu Dong actually didn't know much. The few things he knew were from chatting with the owner of a roasted rat shop.

"What else can we feed without food?" Boss Qian looked confused.

"Straw, rice bran, processed feces, I don't know the specifics. If you are really interested, you can ask someone who is engaged in professional breeding." Xu Dong suggested.

Boss Qian felt like he had opened a door to a new world, and the bright money scene seemed to be right in front of him.

"Captain Xu, thank you so much. I will seriously consider your suggestion."

"It's okay. Your roasted mouse tastes amazing. It's a shame to close it." Xu Dong said with a smile.

“It is also an honor for our family to have you as a loyal fan.”

In the end, Boss Qian just refunded the money for the meal, and also promised that if Xu Dong comes to eat in the future, all meals will be free of charge if the rat farm is completed.

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