Be a little landlord

Chapter 16 The Village

 The business of selling tofu flowers in the county is gradually on the right track. Every morning at Lin's house, there is the sound of stone mills turning. Before the stars in the sky fade away, a small figure knocks on the door quietly and comes to Lin's house. Oda Yang who has been learning to read for a while.

Lin Lixuan also did not expect this little boy with thin hands and feet to have such great perseverance. He was not keen on literacy for a while, but could persist for a long time. This Tian Yang has a resolute personality. When the little boy came to the Lin's house, besides begging his elder brother to teach him how to read and write, he recently learned that the Lin's family was making tofu, and sometimes he would come to help grind the beans early in the morning.

Tian Yang was wearing simple or even too long clothes. The wide sleeves were tattered and didn't fit well. I don't know who changed the clothes. The gray cloth on his body seemed to be hanging on him. It was a bit windy in the morning. , Zhao Liniang asked him if he was cold, and the tiger-headed little boy smirked and shook his head: "Not cold...hehe...not cold."

Although Tian Yang is thin and small, he is still in his teens, and he may often help his widowed mother with things at home. , I have a lot of strength to work, and I push the millstone like a flutter, and I don't lose to adults at all. Tian Yang didn't wear much clothes, and it was really cold when he first came to Lin's house, but after pushing the millstone for a few rounds, his bones warmed up, and the child himself was very angry, so he quickly became hot.

"Boy Tian, ​​let's have a bowl of soy milk."

"Thank you, auntie." Tian Yang hugged the soy milk and frowned with a smile.

Tian Yang was drinking soy milk while squatting on the ground holding a branch to write and draw. When Lin Lixuan walked past him, he glanced casually, pointed to a word on the ground and said: "This word, there is a horizontal line missing here." After speaking, he picked up a stone and wrote the correct word in the open space beside it.

"Oh, thank you Brother Lin." The thick-eyed little boy nodded hurriedly.

Brother Yan also saw this scene, he blushed a little, because he taught Tian Yang the word, and he wrote the word wrong himself, he was so stupid...

So, Ji Yan pulled Lin Lixuan over and said to him: "Brother Lin, you can teach Tian Yang yourself, I...I can't do it."

Ji Yan himself doesn't know many words, although he has been studying hard, but... ... There will always be mistakes. He himself has written the wrong words, so how can he teach others, let alone teach his own brother, Brother Yu. The kid from other people's family is not a misleading child.

Lin Lixuan rubbed his face with a smile: "Ask that boy Tian Yang, ask him if you taught him well." According to him, Brother Yan taught Xiao Tianyang very well, and Brother Yan's level is a little higher than that of the other party. Well, the two of them are learning from each other, and after Yan Geer was asked to teach these two children, his learning progress was much faster than before.

"Brother Yan teaches very well." Tian Yang also agreed from the side, he knows good and bad, for no reason.

Ji Yan is a little embarrassed. He is not a confident person. He used to walk and do things with his head down habitually when he was in Ji's house. The other party's eyes, after coming to Lin's house, Lin Lixuan discovered his problems, and asked him to look into his eyes when talking to him, so he slowly changed his original habit...

but not much.

He is still timid and unconfident in many things.

Tian Yang took the initiative to come to their house to work in the morning without wages. The Lin family originally wanted to give it to him, but he refused. Besides, he can drink a bowl of soy milk and eat a bowl of tofu flower in the Lin's house in the morning, which is already very good for him. Zhao Liniang also asks him to bring a piece of bean curd back to his mother from time to time. He is really grateful to the Lin family.

After making tofu in the morning, he then took it to the county to buy and sell. Now Lin Lixuan's tofu stand in the county sells not only sweet tofu but also salty tofu. The salted tofu is also made in a simple way. Add a small spoonful of soy sauce, sprinkle with a handful of coriander or shallots at the end, and a simple bowl of salted tofu flower is ready.

As soon as the salty bean curd was released, it was loved by many people in Quanshui County.

In the eyes of some people, the original sweet bean curd is still a child's food. Generally, those who buy it are parents with children, or for the elderly who have bad teeth, and then it has not been sweet for a long time. If you want to eat some candy, let's smash it, my lord, the salty bean curd is different now, some people just like to eat salty ones, and some people just buy a bowl or two and add it to the dinner table of the day , it can be counted as a fresh dish.

Lin Lixuan dragged his chin and looked at the current situation. He would be able to come to the county town to sell tofu in a short time. If his family can open a shop in the county town—then don't have to stick to the current simple street stalls. Try more fresh tricks, there are so many soy products, and slowly exploring is enough to support a shop.

The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is - no money!

To buy a small shop in the county, it costs at least one hundred taels of silver. If the location is good, the one with a spacious location costs five to six hundred taels. Lin Lixuan also inquired about the rental price of the shop, and at least one month would be required. Three taels of silver, they only earn two or three hundred wen a day, after deducting daily expenses, it will take a long time to afford the rent—after all, they have to buy a livestock first.

Lin Lixuan no longer wanted to take the ox cart of Old Uncle Liu's house.

Ever since people in the village knew that Lin Lixuan, the former stupid scholar, brought his new daughter-in-law Yan Geer to the county to sell tofu flowers every day, there were all kinds of gossip. At first, they laughed at Lin Lixuan's depravity. Don't be a peddler who just went to sell things, making them laugh secretly whether the Lin family can't lift the lid.

Later, according to people who often went to the county, their small stall was very popular in the county. Someone counted with his fingers and made a number to the crowd, saying that the Lin family could earn several hundred yuan a day. Hundreds of pennies! ! When they heard this number, the eyes of many people in Bixi Village lit up. How could they earn so much money? Although it is impossible to guess that the Lin family can earn several hundred yuan a day, for a peasant family, earning dozens of yuan a day is already very powerful, and these hundreds of yuan are not jaw-dropping.

You know, the workers who work hard on the wharf in the county town only earn thirty or forty Wen a day.

There are not many villagers who are close to their Lin family, or even none. Now the only one who can be regarded as a good friend is Tian Yang's family. Of course, since he started making tofu, Zhao Liniang also sent the tofu nao made by himself. The villagers and neighbors tasted it, and they also accepted the food brought by Zhao Liniang with a smile on their faces.

Later, after knowing that this thing can make money, gossip began to spread. The woman who used to help Zhao Liniang get needlework from the county said some sour words to Zhao Liniang, saying, "You can make money by selling tofu now, just look at it." I don't have to do these rough jobs anymore, and my hands have become precious."

There were also some people gathered around the Lin family to inquire about the recipe for making tofu, wanting to follow along and get a share of the action.

Liu Shu is one of them.

"Lin Xiucai? How is your bean curd made?"

"..."

"Is it ground from soybeans ?" "

... " "Get a

bowl out and let me have a taste..."

Facing the villager They can still avoid other people's prying eyes, but the owner of the bullock cart really can't avoid it. On the way to the county seat, Lin Lixuan was very upset when he heard it. He told Brother Yan to be like himself. Pretend to be deaf and dumb, don't talk to Uncle Liu, but he doesn't care if you talk to him or not, they keep harassing you.

Sitting in a car can also make a belly full of fire.

"Brother, the bean curd flower is delicious." Xiao Shuang'er's eyes were shining, and there were still some bean stains on the corners of his mouth. Brother Yu slipped out of Ji's house and Lin's house to play today.

Because something happened to Ji's family, his parents had no time to take care of him.

"Would you like another bowl of soy milk?" Brother Yan couldn't help pinching his thin face, which was bulging when he drank soy milk.

However, Brother Yu said that since his elder brother Ji Qian married Song Qiaoer, the daughter of Orion's family, their family can eat some wild game from time to time. It's a big family, everyone can't share much, but Qingsu's food in their family has improved.

Brother Yu can also eat a little better, but he is still thin.

Ji Yu said that his sister-in-law, Song Qiaoer, had a bad relationship with her grandma and her elder brother. Her elder brother disliked Song Qiaoer's vulgar behavior, strong appearance and unfeminine appearance, so she was not good enough for him; Ji's grandma wanted to sell the wild game that Song Qiaoer brought back to the county for exchange. Cheng Yinzi left it to his grandson Ji Shu, but Song Qiaoer refused to follow him. Song Qiaoer couldn't bear the bland diet of Ji's family. Why should she give up the benefits to Ji's family for the animals she hunted with her own skills? This prey has to be eaten by herself.

Fortunately, Song Qiao'er has a wild skill, so she can stand firmly in Ji's house.

Ji's family always quarrels three days a day, and two days a little. Song Qiaoer is such a hot-tempered woman. She not only dares to fight against her husband, but also chokes with her mean grandma. After all, Mrs. Ji is too old to choke her. And even though that handsome little boy Ji Qian disliked her, he was still afraid of this woman. Song Qiaoer felt complacent when she saw that her husband was under her control.

However, something that happened in Ji's house recently made Song Qiao'er's position not so stable. Zhao Qingqing, who entered Ji's house on the same day as her, was pregnant. A twin was pregnant before her, so Ji Qian laughed at her when she got annoyed It's a hen that doesn't lay eggs, and for some reason, Boss Ji and his wife started to prefer Zhao Qingqing.

Of course, Brother Yan knew the inside story. At the beginning, Ji's family promised to adopt Ji Ya and Zhao Qingqing's first child to Ji Qian.

"Brother, I won't drink anymore, I'm full."