Be a little landlord

Early in the morning, the Lin family got up in the dark, grinding beans, busy cooking soy milk, and finally finished a large vat of bean curd at dawn. Put it into an earthen jar, and then put the earthen jar into a basket, so that Geer Yan and Lin Lixuan can easily take it to the county seat.

This crock full of tofu flowers is really not as good as the wild vegetables full of bamboo baskets. It is very heavy, and I feel a brute force pressing hard on my shoulders when I put it on my back. I can bear it, and the crock is fragile, and it is full of tofu, so be careful, if it falls down and breaks, it will be over.

Zhao Liniang didn't go to the county with them anymore. She was old and weak and couldn't stand up to it. Zhao Liniang looked at Brother Yan and Lin Lixuan with a smile on her face, and happily sprinkled bean dregs to feed the hens. I went to the chicken coop to have a look, and I didn't expect a hen to lay two eggs, usually only one a day, and now these two eggs are not a happy event.

"Come, come, eat more."

The gray-brown old hen moved its paws and flapped its wings, shaking off the yellow rice grains and bean dregs on its body, and lowered its head to eat obediently.

It was a bit cold in the autumn morning, the wind blowing through the forest was chilly, and the dewy white crystals formed on the grass leaves seemed to hold strings of pure white pearls. Lin Lixuan and Brother Yan drank it when they went out. A cup of hot soy milk, when I walked out the door, the soy milk in my stomach was still warm.

Compared with Brother Yan when he first came to Lin's house, he is much smoother now, he is no longer as thin as a bone, the sallowness on his face has faded a lot, he looks fair and well-behaved.

After arriving in the county seat, I had to rely on Brother Yan to set up a stall and hawk.

"Fresh tofu flower! Come and drink a bowl!"

"Tofu flower? What is that?"

"It's hot, let's have a bowl."

"How much is a bowl?"

"Three pennies."

Scoop a spoonful of white and tender tofu flower, pour a spoonful of sweet warm sugar water, and a simple bowl of sweet tofu flower is ready. First, after a worker on the dock bought a few steamed buns, he happened to When I went to their bean curd stall, I couldn't help but want a bowl of sweet bean curd after seeing the honey-yellow and sweet syrup.

The worker was thirsty at first, and asked for tofu flowers for the sugar water, but was surprised to find that the porcelain-white "white cake" in the sugar water was tender, delicious, and extremely soft. He had never tasted such a delicate food before. , The worker thought of his mother who lost all her teeth in her 80s, and decided to buy another bean curd for her to taste.

"Mother, I want to eat candied haws." A little girl in red with two soaring ponytails tugged on her mother's clothes and said loudly her demands.

The mother squatted down and stroked her face: "Good boy, I ate the candied haws last time, I'll buy them next time..."

The little girl was dissatisfied: "No... I'm hungry."

"Sweet tofu flower, sweet tofu flower..."

"Mom, can I eat that." The girl pointed.

As Lin Lixuan expected, tofu flower is very popular in the county, and the price is not expensive, no matter how poor people can afford it, more or less people come to try it, and it is such a fresh and rare food, It's no surprise that they didn't sell well. Lin Lixuan and Yan Geer sold more than 70 bowls in one day, and a bowl cost three Wen, and they received 220 Wen. 180 five texts.

Most of the sugar cubes I bought are left unused. Due to the poor filtering technology and the rough sugar making process, there are few white crystal white sugars like modern ones. They are all yellowish with many impurities. The red-yellow cube sugar, the sugar water soaked out is also colored, but the brown sugar water with white bean curd flower is quite beautiful.

Holding a bowl of bean curd in his arms, Huang Yuan rejected the copper coin that Lin Lixuan handed over: "No need, I'll have enough for a bowl of bean curd."

Speaking of which, Lin Lixuan and his tofu flower stand can be set up thanks to Huang Yuan, an unlucky scholar. This ordinary-looking scholar is not only acquainted, but also enthusiastic. , The pot and firewood used for boiling sugar water are also kindly sponsored by this kid.

Lin Lixuan wanted to share some of the store's profits with him, but he refused.

But Lin Lixuan's attitude was very firm, and he couldn't tolerate his refusal, so he finally accepted the hard work fee of [-] Wen.

Huang Yuan held his face together: "In the future, I might as well sell bean curd with you. I can make more money than selling word stalls, and I can eat delicious food for free."

Lin Lixuan raised his eyebrows: "Yes."

Huang Yuan giggled, and he was just joking, how could he set up a stall with them with a stern face, the tofu was made by others, so how could he take advantage of it for nothing.

With a sullen little face, Brother Yan turned over the pile of copper coins over and over again, his bright black eyes were filled with square copper coins, he was so surprised that he could earn so much money.

"Still counting, is the money low?" Lin Lixuan really didn't understand the joy of counting money for this little Shuang'er, but brother Yan's appearance of being a money fan was really cute.

Brother Yan smiled, and the dimples on his cheeks showed like flowers blooming: "No, no less."

"Put it away if there is nothing missing, so as not to be robbed." Lin Lixuan threatened him.

will be robbed!

Brother Yan quickly stuffed the bunch of money into his breast pocket, patted it carefully, it was bulging, will someone come to snatch it?He bit his lip, took out the money again, and put it in Lin Lixuan's hands: "You should keep it, Brother Lin, I'm afraid."

Lin Lixuan laughed loudly. He picked up the bunch of copper coins and said to the young man beside him, "Let's go, I'll take you shopping."

First, I bought a catty of pork and a catty of pork ribs, and bought a few chickens and ducks. Brother Yan didn't think much of it at first. After less and less, his heart was cold... Zhao Liniang was still at home waiting to ask how much money they made, "Brother Lin, don't buy any more..."

Lin Lixuan stroked the fluffy little yellow chicken: "Look at this little chicken, how cute, just like you..."

Brother Yan is not as ignorant as Lin Lixuan. He has seen Xiaoji Duckling a lot in the village since he was a child, and he can't attract his attention at all. If you run out of money, you can earn it tomorrow. Look, don’t many people come to buy tofu flowers when we sell them today? Be good, brother will take you to eat some wontons.”

Although I know that money can be earned later, but—the large pile of copper coins in my hand flowed out without warming them up. The melancholy of gaining and losing suddenly swept through the heart of Ji Yan, a country boy. , even a small wonton can't save it.

"Two bowls of wontons, one big and one small."

"okay."

Lin Lixuan pulled Brother Yan to sit down, the chickens and ducklings were chattering lively in the cage, before Brother Yan could get out of his complicated heart, the old man selling wontons brought two bowls of wontons to the table, everyone The bowl of wonton was placed in front of Lin Lixuan, and the small bowl of wonton was placed in front of the beautiful little pair.

"Young couple come to play in the county town? Look strange"

"Yes, thank you sir."

There are eight wontons in the small bowl and twelve wontons in the big bowl. The wonton skins are thin and full of stuffing, and the white and fat ones are piled up in the bowl. There are a few green onions floating on the clear soup, which looks very attractive.

Under the shocked gaze of the old man, Lin Lixuan exchanged his big bowl of wontons with Brother Yan's small bowl of wontons. Brother Yan didn't feel sorry for the money at this time, his face flushed red, he said shyly and reservedly : "I can't eat so much, a small bowl is fine."

Lin Lixuan patted his head, thinking that he was still worried about money, and waved his hand: "Don't worry about eating, I made money today, if I'm not full, I'll order another bowl for you."

The old man selling wontons: "..."

Brother Yan: "..."

When the two of them returned to Lin's house, they only had 180 Wen left in their hands. After Zhao Liniang heard that they had earned [-] Wen today, she was so happy from ear to ear, and when she took the pork Lin Lixuan bought, she couldn't help but scolded Blaming him for wasting money, Lin Lixuan put the bought chickens and ducklings into the yard to live with the old hens, and Brother Yan brought a plate of bean dregs to feed them.

Lin Lixuan had never raised chickens and ducklings before, and he was quite curious about these fluffy little things, so he kept wandering around them. Brother Yan looked at them for a while, then turned to the kitchen to wash vegetables and cook, because Lin Lixuan bought them. With the two catties of meat back, they can have a good meal of fresh pork.

For several days, Lin Lixuan and Yan Geer went to the county town to sell tofu flowers, and gradually saved a lot of money, which also attracted the attention of the villagers.

"Why does Lin Xiucai go to the county with Brother Yan every day?"

"do not know……"

"Could it be to study in the county?"

"Why do you bring brother Yan with you when you go to study?"

"It's not reading, what are you going to do?"

"Don't guess, they went to the county to sell food. I heard from my nephew who works in the county that they sell something called 'tofu flower' in the county. Didn't you see that they brought it every day? With that jar?"

"I've heard it too."

At this time, Lin Lixuan and Brother Yan didn't need to carry the tofu into the county town long ago, but used a water tank to carry the tofu. After these few days of grinding and training, their physical fitness has improved a lot. The two of them Lifting a large knee-high tank is naturally a no-brainer.

Uncle Liu Shu, who was driving the ox cart, only charged the two of them ten cents per head at first, but later they even asked them to pay five cents for the tank.