Jiaren smiled and nodded his sister's nose, "Don't worry, the eldest brother is still going to take the first prize, and then he will marry you in glory."
Jiayin hugged the eldest brother's neck and said coquettishly, "No, no, Fu Niu will stay at home. "
Okay, okay, at home! If Fu Niu doesn't want to get married, just stay at home. Big brother will support you forever!"
Jiaren smiled and patted his sister. He walked all the way to the entrance of the college, and then reluctantly handed her to his grandma.
The old lady asked, "Tomorrow our shop will open, and Fu Niu'er and I can stay for one day. Don't worry about it and study hard."
Jiaren then entered the academy with peace of mind. Some students in the same class saw the old lady and her husband from a distance. Jiayin stepped forward and asked, "Junior brother Li, is this a member of your family?"
Jiaren smiled and replied, "Yes, my family didn't trust me, so they opened a small shop nearby."
The student was a little surprised, The academic style of the academy is liberal, and family background is rarely shown, so the family backgrounds of the students are uneven, including rich and poor families.
Relatively speaking, there are still more small households from poor families.
Seeing that Jiaren's food and supplies were just average, he didn't expect his family to have such strength and intention, so he actually opened a shop in the shopping street just to take care of him nearby.
So, he smiled and said, "After studying, go back to the dormitory. Let's go together. I brought a lantern."
"Okay." Jiaren did not refuse his kindness, and they went to the school dormitory laughing together.
On the way, he always felt a little nervous in his arms. When he reached out and touched it, he was startled. It turned out to be two fifty-tael silver coins!
Thinking about it carefully, he felt more complicated. My sister must have just slipped it in secretly!
He thought it was good to hide his thoughts, but he didn't expect to be discovered by this little girl.
In fact, he regretted it when he entered the academy. It was not just as simple as practicing twelve beams a month. Eating, buying pens and ink, buying flutes, buying long swords, it can be said that everything costs money.
I still have pen and ink for the time being, and I can choose the cheapest meal, or even eat three meals a day instead of two.
But the flute cost two taels, and the long sword cost eight taels of silver. He wanted to regret and stop learning, but his husband couldn't.
When he came to study, his family brought him more than five taels of change. He spent more than one tael these days, and there was not enough left to buy a sword and flute.
He has been feeling worried these past few days, and even wanted to find a calligraphy and painting shop to get a job copying books, but water from afar could not quench his thirst for nearness.
I don't want my family to suddenly come here to open a shop. I don't have to worry about food in the future, and I also have relatives around me, which is like having a backer.
Now my sister has given me money to solve the problem of buying swords and flutes.
The things that once embarrassed him were like icebergs meeting the sun, melting in an instant.
His heart felt sour and warm, and he took several deep breaths to suppress his choking.
What reason does he have for not studying well?
Mrs. Li hugged her granddaughter and walked back. The smile disappeared from her face and she whispered to her granddaughter.
"Fu Niu, is your eldest brother too tired from studying? Although he only picked the good ones to talk about, I can see that this child is not doing well. What should I do? I can't ask him, for fear that he will be worried even more. Heavy."
Jiayin thought about it for a while, then she leaned into her grandma's ear and said something. The old lady was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand and patted her granddaughter gently.
"You girl, you use money as candy balls and give it away casually?"
Jiayin smiled and acted coquettishly, "The money is easy to use, give it to the elder brother, the elder brother can buy anything!"
The old lady sighed, and finally kissed her granddaughter, "Grandma is I'm so confused. I didn't expect so much. Money is easy to use. No matter what your brother is worried about, money can solve it."
"Grandma is not old! Grandma has never read a book, so of course she doesn't know." Jiayin comforted the old lady, provoking The old lady laughed.
"Okay, grandma is not old. But remember, you can't do this anymore. I will tell your third uncle that if your eldest brother wants money, just get it from the shop."
"I know." Jiayin jumped to the ground and ran to the backyard first. , for fear that grandma would catch her and nag her again and again.
The next day, the family got up early. Li Laosan and Jia Huan went to the nearby market and bought a large strip of pork belly and some simple supplies.
At three o'clock in the morning, a large bucket of mung bean porridge was cooked in the shop and placed under the eaves to cool.
Zhao Yuru made four side dishes, spinach with nuts, cowpeas with garlic paste, stir-fried minced pork with salted cucumber, and a radish with old vinegar.
Jia Huan prepared two kinds of fillings, one vegetarian stuffing made of radish and dried shrimps, and one meat stuffing made of pork and cabbage.
After the dough is ready, the whole family gathers together to make dumplings.
Li Laosan placed a charcoal stove at the door of the shop. There was a small iron pot on the stove and seven or eight layers of bamboo baskets.
There are exactly eight steamed dumplings in one basket, along with a bowl of porridge and two plates of side dishes, which is just enough to feed one person.
A new shop opened today. A basket of vegetarian dumplings sells for ten cents, and a basket of meat dumplings sells for fifteen cents.
Mung bean porridge and side dishes are both given as gifts, which will increase your popularity.
After three days, the mung bean porridge and side dishes were worth five cents, and the most expensive meal together was only twenty cents.
Presumably the students can afford it, and it will retain repeat customers.
After finally waiting until noon, the students took a lunch break, and as soon as they came out of the gate, they were still "looking for food" everywhere.
Suddenly, I saw that the door of the most deserted food shop actually smelled delicious. The charcoal stove was steaming hot, and the white steamed dumplings were plump and piping hot. They looked really good.
Someone was impatient to crowd with others, so he walked in.
The students will feel more relieved when they see a new boss.
Soon, the first batch of steamed dumplings were put on the table, and the second batch was also put on the charcoal stove.
The students drank mung bean porridge to relieve the heat and took a bite of sweet and sour or salty side dishes, and they all felt that their hot appetites were soothed.
It was also a surprise to eat steamed dumplings. The vegetarian dumplings did not have the spiciness of radish, but had a hint of sweetness. The meat dumplings are not greasy, and the refreshing taste of the cabbage is more obvious.
Before I knew it, the porridge was all gone, the dumplings were gone, and even the side dishes were all gone.
It cost ten or fifteen cents per person, which was simply too cheap.
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Boss, do you still sell dumplings at night?"
Li Laosan was responsible for greeting the guests at the front, and now he smiled and said, "Mr., we sell stir-fry set meals and a bowl of rice here at night. Adding one meat and one vegetable is fifteen cents, which ensures a full meal. The most expensive set meal is two meat and two vegetarian dishes, which is only thirty cents. My chef learned the craft from the heirs of the imperial chefs, so if it's not delicious, it's free of charge. "
The students were all interested in what they heard, and they all clamored to come and try it in the evening.
Jiaren came a little late because he went to meet his husband to pay money.
I was originally worried that the shop was not doing well, but my uncle was so busy that he started sweating on his forehead. He stood at the door and laughed...
Not to mention how busy the Li family was here, I just said that in the courtyard of the Wang family in the south of Xindu City, the company was busy. After having lunch with his wife and children, Wang Yuanwai went to the study as usual.
Wang Fu brought tea, stepped forward and whispered, "Master, the uncle Zhong who served the old man earlier has been found."
"Oh?" Wang Yuanwai's eyes flashed with confusion and he asked, "Is he in good health?"
"Uncle Zhong is still there ? He is considered tough, but his family is not too worry-free." Wang Fu responded, "His son was obsessed with gambling, owed more than one hundred taels of gambling debt, and had his leg broken."
Wang Yuanwai frowned, thought for a while and motioned to Wang Fu to come up In front of him, he whispered a few instructions.
There was surprise in Wang Fu's eyes, and he asked tentatively, "Master, are you really going to do this?"
Wang Yuanwai nodded, "You heard me right, redeem the note signed by Uncle Zhong's son at the casino. Then you take Uncle Zhong in person Go to the small courtyard in the west of the city, I want to ask some questions."