Liu Dashi said: "Xinghua is very reasonable and won't get angry. If she is unhappy, then I will... take a few days off to accompany her and apologize to her."
"Hahaha, Dashi really loves his wife."
Liu Dashi said: "Of course, I finally got my daughter-in-law back, so of course I have to treat her well."
A young man nearby said with envy, "Brother Dashi, you are so lucky. The wedding banquet for you and Sister Xinghua was provided by the immortals. The two of you have been blessed by the immortals and will surely grow old together and love each other for the rest of your lives."
Liu Dashi smiled and said, "One day in the future, you will marry the girl of your dreams. As long as you treat her sincerely, you will be happy for the rest of your life even without the blessing of others."
Luo Mingyue originally wanted to look at Tianliu Village for a while, but she vaguely heard Jiang Yanfeng's call, so she came to the sky above Mojia Village and asked, "Yanfeng, what's wrong?"
Jiang Yanfeng said: "Fairy, there are three families in the village who are willing to go to the town to sell food. Grandpa Song plans to steam buns, Grandma Chen plans to sell flower rolls, and Widow Yan plans to make red bean paste buns..."
These dry foods are easy to sell and easy to pack up and leave. If you sell soups, there is no stall and you can't let customers sit down to eat. It's more troublesome to sell. You can't let customers take their bowls away, right?
Luo Mingyue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll provide you with the ingredients."
As for the food given by Luo Mingyue, it cannot be sold because it is too big. For example, the spiritual rice is about the size of a palm. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that there is something wrong with it.
However, many things can be sold as long as they are cut into small enough pieces so that their original size cannot be seen. But Luo Mingyue wanted the villagers of Mojia Village to make money through their own labor and sweat. After all, there are still many children in the village. If the children are used to eating and drinking for free, and they can get food, clothes, gold and silver by praying to the gods every day, who would be willing to work hard? By then, they will all be spoiled.
Therefore, Luo Mingyue asked the little people to make their own food to sell. When providing ingredients, in addition to flour, minced meat, vegetables, and seasonings, she also provided some braised meat and chopped boiled eggs. She suggested that the little people could try to make meat patties and egg pancakes. By the way, she also put down dinner for the little people in the village in advance.
Soon, these little people who were going out to sell food began to work busily.
Most of the little people in the village don't want to go out to sell food. After all, they think that their lives are fulfilling if they grow crops every day. Some people are inherently inferior and feel timid when they think about going to the town to sell things.
The Grandpa Song mentioned by Jiang Yanfeng originally had a son, but during the drought, his son took his two grandsons out to escape, leaving Grandpa Song and his granddaughter behind. Grandpa Song thought that he and his granddaughter could only wait to die in the village, and he planned to take poisonous flowers with his granddaughter, so that they could die painlessly and be relieved. Who would have thought that the gods would bless him and let him and his granddaughter survive.
People in Lilliput Kingdom get married and have children early. Although Grandpa Song is already a grandfather, he is actually only 45 years old this year, and his granddaughter is three years old this year.
Grandpa Song wanted to save more money for his granddaughter, so he was willing to go to town—
Only a fool would not go. The ingredients are provided by immortals. You only need to spend time and energy to make money. It is a completely cost-free business. The seeds in the ground need time to grow and germinate. So, it is more profitable to go out and sell steamed buns.
Grandpa Song was full of energy and wished he had eight hands to work. He steamed pot after pot of steamed buns until Jiang Yanfeng knocked on his door and said it was time to set off.
Grandpa Song entrusted his three-year-old granddaughter to the care of his neighbors, and stood in the uncovered wooden box with Grandma Chen and Widow Yan.
Since it was the first time for the three of them to go out to sell things, and they were not familiar with the town and were nervous, Jiang Yanfeng accompanied them so that they could be taken care of even if something unexpected happened.
Luo Mingyue put the wooden box down in advance, and the four of them walked into Hulu Town, heading east, avoiding shops and coming to an area with many residential areas.
Grandpa Song took his backpack and summoned up the courage to shout, "Selling steamed buns!"
No one paid any attention to him.
Occasionally, a few pedestrians on the road looked over here and saw that he didn't even have a table here, just a pitiful backpack covered by a cloth. Grandpa Song was dressed simply and had a nervous expression, and he didn't look like a serious vendor.
Widow Yan was a young woman, shy and too embarrassed to shout. She carried a large basket and lifted the cloth on the basket to reveal the buns.
Grandma Chen was also carrying a basket. She called out, "If you're passing by, come and have a look. These are fresh steamed buns, still hot!"
Jiang Yanfeng was standing not far away.
The people turned their heads to look at this strange combination, but no one even asked the price.
Grandma Chen was frustrated.
Jiang Yanfeng had no choice but to bite the bullet and stop a passerby and said, "Brother, have you eaten tonight? Do you want to buy some steamed buns to bring back to your family?"
The people who were stopped looked at him with vigilance and said, "You are all strangers. You are not residents here, right? Are you here to take pictures?"
"What?" Jiang Yanfeng was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he was mistaken for a child trafficker. He pointed at himself and said in disbelief: "Do I look like a bad guy?"
He was very confident about his appearance. Before the drought, many girls in the village were attracted to him. He also had a gentle temperament and was obviously a scholar.
The passerby snorted and said, "What I hate most in my life is good-looking men like you. It's hard to know a person's heart even if you know his face. Who knows if you have any bad intentions?"
Jiang Yanfeng: "..."
The passerby shook his sleeves and walked away, because he had a childhood sweetheart in the past, and he thought that he and his childhood sweetheart would definitely get married, live in harmony, and create a beautiful story. But who would have thought that a handsome man would intercept and marry his childhood sweetheart. He was not convinced and once went to find his childhood sweetheart, but his childhood sweetheart said that she only regarded him as a brother. From then on, he hated handsome men and therefore never gave Jiang Yanfeng a good face.
Jiang Yanfeng sighed quietly, but when he thought that this was an order from an immortal, he perked up his energy and continued to stop a passerby.
This time, Jiang Yanfeng stopped a middle-aged woman with a friendly face.
Jiang Yanfeng said, "Sister, have you eaten yet? Do you want to buy some dry food for us?"
The middle-aged woman reached out and touched her face. "Why are you calling me sister? I'm already forty."
Jiang Yanfeng was surprised and asked, "Really? You look only about twenty years old."
The middle-aged woman smiled and asked, "What were you selling? Dry food, right? How much?"
Grandpa Song said, "I have three steamed buns for one penny."
Grandma Chen said, "Two flower rolls for one penny."
Widow Yan said, "Red bean paste buns are also one penny for two."
"How much?" The middle-aged woman widened her eyes, because no matter whether it was steamed buns, flower rolls or dumplings, they were all made of white flour. Now that prices have risen, it costs three cents to buy a steamed bun, but here, one cent can buy three steamed buns?
This is too cheap!
The middle-aged woman was so excited that she quickly took out three cents and said, "One for each."
Grandpa Song said awkwardly, "We don't have oil paper to wrap the buns, so you can only take them back with your hands. How about you go home and get a basin?"
"Okay, okay, no problem!"
The middle-aged woman's home was nearby. She ran back quickly and brought out a basin.
Someone who happened to know her on the road called out in surprise: "Aunt Qian, is there any happy event in your family today? You actually bought white flour buns..."
Aunt Qian smiled and said, "I would not normally be willing to spend this, but this price is really too cheap."
"Cheap? How cheap can it be? My family is already lucky enough to have steamed bread to eat..."
Aunt Qian said, "You can buy three of these white flour buns for one penny!"
"What? Three? Did I hear you wrong? Three cents each?"
"You heard me right. You know my family situation. Normally, would I be willing to buy steamed buns? I must buy them because they are cheap."
"I'll buy it too!"
Both of these ladies had loud voices, and people on the street came over after hearing them.
In a short while, all the dry food the three brought was sold out.
The people who didn't buy it all looked regretful, "Why didn't I get it?"
Grandpa Song said with a simple and honest face: "Don't worry, we will come here to sell it tomorrow."
A passerby asked, "What time tomorrow?"
Grandpa Song scratched his head. "It's hard to say. After all, steaming buns is very laborious. I only have one pot at home, so it takes a long time to steam them..."
Moreover, they needed an immortal to escort them over. Even if he had finished steaming the buns, he had to wait until the immortal was free.
After the sale, the sun was about to set below the horizon. Jiang Yanfeng and the others didn't want to keep the immortal waiting for long, so they hurried out without having time to go shopping.
…
Heaven.
Luo Mingyue touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
She murmured to herself, "No, the little people are too slow to cook. There are not many villagers in Mojia Village, and the food delivered each time is limited. The most important thing is that it is very inconvenient to run around like this..."
Luo Mingyue looked at Hulu Town and gradually came up with an idea in his mind.
She sent Grandpa Song and the others back to Mojia Village, and then brought Jiang Yanfeng to the Xianjuan Terrace alone and discussed with him, "Yanfeng, I will give you some silver bracelets. You can sell them and buy a large house in the town in your own name."
Jiang Yanfeng didn't ask why, but nodded and said, "Okay."
Luo Mingyue added: "Buy a few more carts and put them in the yard, so that next time you can push the carts to sell things."
Jiang Yanfeng smiled and said, "The immortal is still very thoughtful."
Luo Mingyue said: "Also, I will put some food in the house at night... You can eat when you are hungry, and I see that many people can't buy dry food, which is really pitiful... Yanfeng, do you have any good ideas?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yanfeng was surprised. He thought that the immortal was kind-hearted and was prepared to provide a large amount of food for them to sell, but that was actually not a good idea. Maybe Grandpa Song worked hard to steam buns for a year, but the amount he steamed would not be as much as the immortal provided at one time. This would definitely dampen Grandpa Song's enthusiasm. He was already selling very cheaply and earned money through hard work. Who would have thought that the immortal did not do that, but asked for advice.
Jiang Yanfeng said: "There are many people in Tianliu Village. Maybe we can ask Tianliu Village to cook and sell it to us at a low price, and then we can increase the price a little bit and sell it to us... Or we can directly ask the villagers of Tianliu Village to join in?"
Luo Mingyue shook her head. "They have too many people. I don't want to send too many people to the town at once. You will definitely be scattered by then. If anyone is in danger, I may not be able to rescue them in time."
After all, she only has a pair of eyes, so she can only focus on one place, and pay attention to the rest of the area with her peripheral vision.
After hearing this, Jiang Yanfeng blamed himself internally. After all, it was because they were unable to protect themselves.
Jiang Yanfeng said: "How about letting Mo Jin accompany you next time? He is very strong and has martial arts skills."
Luo Mingyue looked strange and asked, "Do you know what the Mo brothers are doing?"
Jiang Yanfeng was puzzled, "I don't know, what happened?"
Luo Mingyue said: "Now they are either farming, practicing boxing, or staying in the earth pit... The two brothers haven't slept yet, they are staying in the earth pit. I think you don't need to accompany them tomorrow. I will send the three of them to the town and then send them back. No need for others to help."
Jiang Yanfeng said, "I'm afraid this won't work. If the immortal in the sky sees the yamen runners approaching, he can notify us to leave in advance, but Grandpa Song and the others can't hear the immortal's voice and will stand there... So, I think it's better for me to accompany them a few more times."
At this time, Chen Qi ran out of the room and said, "Brother Yanfeng, you still need to teach the children to read. How about this, I will go tomorrow?"
Jiang Yanfeng's first reaction was to refuse, "You? You are too young, still a child..."
Chen Qi said unhappily: "What's wrong with the child? I am a [Prophet], not an ordinary child."
Jiang Yanfeng said, "Wait, I remember you said that the [Prophet] lost his freedom and was imprisoned in the same place for his entire life, and could not leave. Why were you able to go to the mountain to watch the fun last time, but this time you proposed to go to Hulu Town? Aren't you restricted to staying in the village?"
Chen Qi explained: "I did say these words, but there are exceptions to everything. For example, my land deed covers Mojia Village, but as the villagers' lives get better and better, their daily moods are very positive and will provide me with positive energy. Then, I can leave the village for a short time, but not too far..."
Luo Mingyue said, "Isn't Hulu Town not too far away? And there is a [Prophet] in the town. If I remember correctly, you once said that if you enter the area where the [Land Deed] has an owner, you will be restricted by the owner of the land deed, and even your life will be in the hands of that person. Wouldn't it be very dangerous then?"
Chen Qi blinked his eyes and said, "The information I told you at the beginning was actually the key points. There are still many details I didn't tell you. For example, if the prophet is relatively young, he is in a protection period. During this period, as long as he accumulates enough merits, he can visit other villages and towns without being killed... I am only five years old this year. As the lives of the villagers have improved, my merits have increased day by day... Of course, I have benefited from the immortals and have accumulated a lot of merits. Now I can leave Mojia Village during the day, but I can't stay out overnight. I can only go out to play for the past two years. When I am seven years old, it is equivalent to passing the protection period. At that time, even if I want to go out, I can't go out."
Jiang Yanfeng nodded, "So that's how it is."
"So," Chen Qi looked up at the sky eagerly, "Can I go out and play tomorrow?"