reborn as a brother

After Yao Da and Yao Lang left, Ji Anyi and the others didn't leave right away. They were so angry that they didn't even want to eat dinner, let alone cook dinner.

Sitting around the fire pit, everyone was silent.

The atmosphere was gloomy, without any celebration of the New Year.

I don't know if I feel that the atmosphere is not right. The little fat man who loves to laugh the most on weekdays is now nestling in Wang Bao'er's arms obediently, with a pair of big round eyes, wandering around the room indiscriminately.

Wang Baoer played with the little fat man's fleshy hands, warm and soft, the little fat man turned his head sideways, raised his head, blinked at Ah Mo with his bright black eyes, and showed a toothless smile on his mouth, silly Huhu is so cute.

A sigh echoed softly in her heart, Wang Baoer wiped the drool from the corner of the little fat man's mouth with her bib, raised her head and swept around the people around the fire pit, and said. "Let's spend this year well."

It's already night, and in a few hours, it will be the new year...

"The food at home is all ready-made. In the past, we had a reunion dinner together, and the next year will be prosperous." The mood calmed down, and Ji Anyi stood up with a smile.

What's the matter, let's talk about it after this year.There is ample time.

The atmosphere finally eased up.Brother Zhang San breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and answered with a smile. "Yes. Have a lively reunion dinner."

As soon as the word "reunion dinner" was pronounced, the figures of Ah Dae, Ah Mo, and the two older brothers flashed in his mind. Brother Zhang San suppressed the smile on his face and lowered his head to hide his gloomy expression.

Xie Qi kept staring at Brother Zhang San from the corner of his eyes, seeing his expression in his eyes.

Thinking of what Wang Xiaoer told him about the past of Brother Zhang San, he suddenly felt uncomfortable, especially uncomfortable. He was bitten on his thigh that day, and stepped on the edge of death. The pain is pain, but he can bear it He felt uncomfortable all over, but this time, he couldn't help it, and wanted to hold brother Zhang's hand and say something to him.

It's just thinking about it, Ji Ge'er is right, you can't rush this matter, you have to take your time.

Although he didn't say anything about the wooden hairpin he gave him, he didn't return the wooden hairpin because of the emergency just now.

Thinking about it, he shouldn't hate him in his heart.

No matter what, if you take his wooden hairpin, she will be Xie Qi's wife.Sooner or later it will be.

Thinking of this, Xie Qi couldn't hold back, and smiled silently, very happily.

Wang Xiaoer watched from the side, and pushed him with his elbow.

Laugh if you want, don't smirk at Brother Zhang, it's too silly.Obviously, he completely forgot that when he was facing his wife, he was not much better.

Ji Aqiang entered the room, took out a cloak, and wrapped the little fat man in his aunt's arms properly.

The little fat man thought that his father was playing with him, stretched out his hand to pull off the cloak, and grinned cheerfully, perhaps because he was so happy, and kicked his two little fat legs a few times. Fortunately, Wang Baoer has good hands and is always there Working in the field, I can hold him steady.

Seeing the little fat man's smiling face, the gloomy and heavy mood dissipated quite a bit in an instant. Ji Aqiang teased him for a while before he tied up the cloak, smiled and put the little fat man's hand into the cloak, gently clapped. "Be good, be good and lie in Ah Mo's arms, we are going out."

The little fat man kicked his legs, arched his head, and stretched out his hand in a blink of an eye, wanting to grab Dad's hand, the smile on that little face, don't mention how bright it is, he is still working as Dad and his father. He is playing.

"It's only a few steps away, let's go." Wang Baoer walked out of the room after adjusting her posture holding the little fat man slightly.

Ji Aqiang followed closely behind, closed the door tightly, and held an oil lamp to open the way for his wife and children.

In the deep winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and it is only the beginning of the unitary hour, and the sky is already pitch black, with a cold wind blowing, and there are small snow particles in the wind.

A gust of cold wind came, and the little fat man immediately retracted his head into Ah Mo's arms like a little turtle in danger, and retracted his restless hand.

"He knows he's afraid of the cold." Wang Bao'er looked at it, smiled cheerfully, hugged her hands tighter, and quickened her pace.

Ji Aqiang smiled and turned his face sideways. Under the dim light, he could only vaguely see the little fat man's black hair, and the smile on his face deepened a little. "Brother Wang cleared the road very clean." Walking was effortless.

Under the eaves, several red lanterns were hung, swaying gently in the cold wind.

The door of the kitchen was open, Wang Xiaoer was lighting the stove, Ji Anyi was in charge of the cooking, Brother Zhang San was beside him as a helper, and Xie Qi was wiping the table to prepare the dishes.

The delicious aroma of vegetables drifts in the cold wind, and the cold wind doesn't seem to be so bitingly cold anymore, bringing a little warmth.

"Brother, you are here. Dinner will be served soon." Ji Anyi saw the two of them, and raised his voice with a smile.

A soup should be cooking in the cauldron, and the steam like white mist was bubbling vigorously, blurring his face and the smile on his face.

Wang Baoer looked at the scene while walking, and for some reason, her eyes became sour, and a tear fell into the cloak.

At that moment, the deep exhaustion and powerlessness in his heart were replaced by a kind of strength.

He felt that no matter how hard life was, they could still get over it.

After entering the house, the door was closed, and three oil lamps were placed in the house. Although it was not as bright as daytime, the light was sufficient.

Wang Baoer took off the cloak.

The little fat man curled up in Ah Mo's arms immediately stretched out his head, his round eyes looked around curiously.

After the winter, he hadn't been here, and after a while, he had no memory of it at all.

"I don't know you anymore." Ji Anyi watched from the side and said with a smile.

Wang Baoer hugged the little fat man in her arms and held him firmly. "That's right."

For dinner, there are dishes left over from noon, and a few new dishes have been added. A large group of tables is full, and the aroma is so craving.

Everyone was eating while talking, and there were small wine glasses in front of them. They were all very happy, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Only the little fat man was not happy at all, he could smell the aroma, but he couldn’t eat it, he was staring at all kinds of dishes on the table, his big round eyes were staring at him, and he would sip his little mouth from time to time , I saw Ahma's chopsticks, and I stretched out my chubby hand to grab them, but it made a fuss.

With his intervention, the atmosphere at the dinner table will be even better.

After dinner, it was already the end of the unitary hour, and the whole table was eaten up, and the wine was also drunk, and everyone was a little drunk.

The deep and heavy emotions in my heart were washed away by this reunion dinner, and they were temporarily thrown away.

No matter what, this year has been a happy one.

At least at the moment when the old year is over and the new year is ushering in, everyone is excited.

The sound of crackling firecrackers sounded, and the whole village began to boil.

"Happy New Year." Ji Anyi said with a smile on his face, held the little fat man's hand, and teased him. "Little fat man, happy new year."

The little fat man was a little sluggish, he stared blankly at him, nodded his head, and continued to fall asleep.

"Happy New Year." "Happy New Year." "Happy New Year."

After a burst of joyous laughter, everyone brought out the already wrapped dumplings.

Start making dumplings.

The hot dumplings come out of the pan, and the mouth-watering aroma hits the nostrils.

Even if they had a good dinner, they ate a lot. Smelling the aroma, they all slammed their mouths, still feeling greedy.

Even the little fat man who was about to fall asleep was woken up, his big black eyes rolled and turned, and then, without any warning, he opened his mouth and burst into tears.

"Yo, I'm hungry." Wang Baoer coaxed him skillfully, and said with a smile.

Ji Aqiang made the fruit powder in a hurry and brought it over.

He was eating the fruit powder with his mouth chattering, but his eyes were staring at the white, fat and steaming dumplings on the dining table. The little fat man said that he was not happy.

After the dumplings are eaten, there seems to be no custom of keeping the year old here.

After tidying up the kitchen, Wang Baoer picked up the little fat man who was already full and fell asleep, and was about to go home and sleep.

After they left, the rest of the house packed up and went back to their respective houses.

On the first day of the new year, we had to go to the village. Fortunately, the weather was fine. Although it was windy, there was no snow.

Brother Zhang San and Xie Qi guarded the house, their situation is a bit special, it is not easy to escape the door.

Ji Anyi and Wang Xiaoer went out, and Ji Aqiang came over to make a company with them. Wang Baoer wanted to stay with Fatty at home, and besides, he had to leave someone to guard the house.

In the next few days, I will be away from relatives. Your family cooks a meal, and my family cooks a meal, and we eat around.

Ji Anyi's room is very relaxed, and it seems a little deserted.However, this is not important, they have more important things to do.

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, the town gradually became lively, and all the shops opened.

The four packed up and drove the ox cart into the town.After entering the town, the bullock carts were set up, divided into two groups, and began to inquire about news.

Make an appointment to gather at Xiangrui Restaurant at noon.

There are three rich families in Jingyang Town, and the Wei family is one of them.

It turns out that Wei in Jingyang Town can only be regarded as a relatively wealthy businessman, but in June last year, it was rumored that the Wei family had made a lot of money outside, and few people believed this.

Later, the Wei family bought a store with great fanfare and bought fertile land. As the end of the year approached, Brother Wei said he wanted to live in a new house for the New Year. Wei Dao hurriedly started building the new house, which really made him finish the new house at the end of the year.

The human, financial and material resources spent in it can be seen by the whole Jingyang Town.

Only then did I believe that the Wei family was really about to get up.

Due to the various actions of last year, the Wei family has become the richest man in Jingyang Town this year.

Of course, this is just the ranking in the eyes of the people.

In the eyes of insiders, the so-called richest man in Jingyang Town is just a clown.

"I found out that the Wei family got an ancient recipe for making lo-mei. They first opened a shop in Ning'an County, and the business was booming. They opened another shop in half a month, and within two months, they made a lot of money. They opened two shops successively in Wanjing, Dadu, Qingxiang, etc. I heard that they are going to enter Shengjing this year." Xie Qi told what he found out.After a pause, he said again. "I just don't know why, but the Wei family didn't open a shop in the town. Otherwise, we could buy some braised meat and try it. Is it really that delicious?"

"I heard from that boy that the Wei family is going to move to Shengjing this year." Speaking of this, Ji Anyi couldn't help laughing.

He really thought it would be great to have a little money, and if he moved to Shengjing, if the Yao family hadn't done too much, he would be willing to watch them make a fool of himself, but now, he couldn't calm down if he didn't take action to vent his anger.

"No." Brother Zhang San hesitated for a moment and said. "How did I hear that Brother Wei didn't want to go to Shengjing, and said that the newly built house moved to Shengjing like this. What should we do with this house? It seems that he wants Wei Da to move the house out. Let the Yao family live in."

"That's what it means." Wang Xiaoer also inquired about this matter. "Wei Er disagrees."

Wei Er is a playboy, flirtatious, relying on his good looks, he loves to gamble and hook up with good-looking younger brothers. Not only does the Wei family suffer from headaches, but those who have brothers are tense all day long to guard against him. I was afraid that my brother would be seduced by him, and wished to kick him out of Jingyang Town, so I felt at ease.It's just that Wei Er, who is romantic, is not confused, and has never done anything too outrageous, and there is nothing he can do about it.

Brother Wei gave birth to a younger brother just after entering the house. He has a high status in the Wei family. He has always looked down on this second uncle, so he knows to take money from the family. The money is all earned by his man.This second uncle knows how to spend money to have fun if he doesn't help at all.

Every time Wei Er wants to take money, Brother Wei will always stab him a few words, and the words are quite ugly.

Wei Da didn't like his younger brother very much either, he worked desperately to earn some money, and his younger brother would spend a lot of money as soon as he reached out to hold it, and thinking about it made him feel aggrieved.If it wasn't for the pressure of the two elders of the Wei family, he wouldn't want to raise this trash brother.When his daughter-in-law talked about his younger brother, he never chimed in and just watched coldly.Sometimes I will say a few words with great sincerity.

This is what Ji Anyi inquired about. He frowned and thought about it. After a while, he said. "Ordinarily, Wei Er's words are not taken seriously in the Wei family at all, but this time, when he said he disagreed, no one in the Wei family came out to object, and it seemed that they all acquiesced to his words."

"I don't know if it's true or not, but I vaguely heard something. It seems that Wei Er got this ancient formula." Xie Qi whispered the news.

The four of them looked at each other in dismay, and the first feeling was that there was a ghost in here.

"There's something going on here." Ji Anyi muttered in an affirmative tone.

Xie Qi answered. "I also feel that there is something tricky in it. I thought, I will visit Wei's house tonight and see if I can find any useful news."

"We should find out about Wei Er's whereabouts. Maybe we can find some clues." Wang Xiaoer said his thoughts.

Ji Anyi nodded and said. "Yes. We have to find a breakthrough in Wei Er."

"Could it be that Wei Er hooked up with a certain little brother and got the ancient formula?" Brother Zhang San, who hadn't spoken much, spoke out his thoughts. "Just Wei Er, that's the only way."

"It's very likely to be like this." Xie Qi answered seriously. "I'm looking for news."

"Can you just grab Wei Er and ask him?" Ji Anyi asked in a strange way.

Xie Qi immediately shook his head and denied this. "No. It is against the law to arrest people. Even if Wei Er is guilty, we will be dragged into the water. This method cannot be used."

"Yes." Brother Zhang San held Ji Anyi's hand, looked at him and said seriously. "Ji Geer, let's not act recklessly."

The laws here are so strict?Ji Anyi muttered something in his heart, but said with a smile on his face. "I'm just thinking too."

If the law is so strict, then Wei Er will be caught. Let's see how he escapes. The Wei family is ruined, and the Yao family... hmph.At that time, he will have good fruit to eat.

The four of them were talking vigorously when there was a knock on the door.

"It should be the food." Ji Anyi said, stood up and opened the door, unexpectedly, he saw Su Jinming standing in front of him all in red, with a brilliant smile. "Happy New Year, Boss Su."

"Happy New Year." Su Jinming entered the room with a smile. "If Xiaomu doesn't tell me, are you planning to come here quietly for a meal and then go back quietly?"

Before waiting for the people in the room to say anything, Su Jinming said to himself again. "I heard that you are inquiring about the Wei family? Is there something wrong?"

"It's something." Ji Anyi replied, climbed up the pole, and asked. "How much do you know about the situation of the Wei family? Let's hear it, so we don't have to bother to find out."

After what happened last time, he knew clearly in his heart, and set his position upright. He and Su Jinming could only be friends, friends who were closely connected with the word Shang.

This time, it was his own private matter, so he didn't look for Su Jinming.However, he resorted to a little trick, and purposely invited the place to Xiangrui Restaurant. If Su Jinming wanted to, he would come over by himself, and he would just climb up the pole when the time came.

Living up to his expectations, Su Jinming really came over.

No matter what position this person places him in his heart, Ji Anyi himself wants to treat him as a true friend.

He will return this love in the future.

"What did you find out? Also, what did the Wei family do? It's rare to see you being so serious." Su Jinming asked with a smile, and when he saw Wang Xiaoer who was obviously staring, his smile became more enthusiastic Yes, she raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said. "Brother Wang, I haven't seen you for a while, your eyes are getting better and better."

A row of black lines fell on Ji Anyi's forehead. "Su Jinming, be serious. After staying in the evening scene for a long time, this whole person... tsk tsk tsk."

"It's called suave." He handsomely opened the peach blossom fan in his hand, and Su Jinming smiled brighter.

"This is called mental illness." Ji Anyi replied without hesitation, paused, and said again. "Let me explain the situation briefly."

After listening to the cause and effect, Su Jinming straightened his face and stopped playing around. "Actually, if you don't come, I'm planning to go to Hexi Village in a few days."

These words... Ji Anyi looked at Su Jinming, first he was puzzled, and then he showed a clear expression.

The Wei family opened two shops successively in Wanjing, Dadu and Qingxiang.

"What kind of ancient recipe is that? Is the taste really that good?"

Su Jinming closed his fan and said. "I won't say anything, Xiaomu will serve the food after a while, you guys have a taste."

Not long after, Xiao Mu came in with the food.

The moment he opened the door and walked in, a strong fragrance hit his nostrils. The fragrance was so fragrant that even Ji Anyi couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

After looking back, the whole person was stunned.

Braised pork?No, it looks more like sauced pork.

"The taste is so mellow, it's so delicious." Brother Zhang San took a piece of cut pork first, tasted it carefully, and his eyes lit up immediately. "It's the first time I've eaten such delicious pork. It's fat but not greasy, and the taste is particularly mellow and thick. This is the real endless aftertaste and lingering fragrance."

Good authentic braised pork.How much seasoning do I need here?

Ji Anyi thought about it while eating.

The stewed pork he made was not as rich and mellow as this stewed pork. Moreover, the stewed pork he made belonged to that kind, and it was very delicious at that time.And this stewed pork has a rich and mellow taste, and after eating it, it will last for a long time.

The old recipe is just different.Sophisticated.

"My family's cook said that this stewed pork doesn't look very good, but it is really rare and delicious. There are at least a dozen kinds of medicinal materials in it, and the mixture is very good, so that it can form this unique taste. " Speaking of this, Su Jinming looked at Ji Anyi expectantly. "Brother Ji is watching you this time."

Ji Anyi put down his chopsticks, feeling a little confused. "I don't have such advanced skills. Did something happen to you?"

"The Wei family is going to join forces with my hostile merchants." Su Jinming said lightly.

With just one sentence, Ji Anyi understood the twists and turns.

Before he could say anything, Su Jinming said again. "You are going to inquire about Wei Er. I have been inquiring from all sides since October last year. However, the Wei family hitched up with the Pang family. Wei Er's traces are wiped clean. I believe no matter how clean it is, it will stay. There are clues, if there is progress in this matter, I will tell you as soon as possible." Speaking of this, he stopped and continued. "Brother Ji, you should put more thought into it. I also know that it is basically impossible for you to surpass this dish. As long as you can figure out a similar dish, you will be fine. It is hard to open the situation. The business is booming. Once you do it, if you don’t come up with some tricks, you have to go back to the original shape.”

No wonder the Yao family can be so arrogant... There was still such a level in the first place.

Ji Anyi never expected that this matter would be so deeply involved.

He thought it was just his own private matter, and went around, but unexpectedly, the two of them became grasshoppers on the same rope again.

Really, things are unpredictable.

"Success. I'll try my best. I'm idle for a while, I'll think about it, but don't expect too much, after all, the pork tastes so good, and you also let your cooks work hard." Ji Anyi was really a little stressed.

Su Jinming clearly saw his emotions, and returned to his carefree appearance, and said with a smile. "Don't be too stressed. Tell me any medicinal materials or ingredients or seasonings you want, and I'll ask Xiaomu to bring them over. Your advantage is that the food you think about is not the best but novel."

"It's my fault." Having said that, Ji Anyi immediately realized that there was a slight problem with his mentality.