Chapter 186： Busy and busy opening business

Chapter 186: Rushing to start business

"Of course, otherwise how can we be called a miracle doctor." Mrs. Li had been saved twice by Divine Doctor Zhang, and she highly respected the old man.

But thinking of the Guo family, she asked again, "How did Guo Qing get sentenced? Mr. Guo is also paralyzed. What should we do if he has a little grandson?"

Jiayin touched the little wooden horse stuffed in her purse, also thinking about Guo Wenhao.

Li Laosi responded, "Guo Qing has been sentenced to death, and those Jianghu people are also arresting him. The Guo family is not short of money, and Mr. Guo also has a few friends. I think he will not be too bad in the future, and at least he can raise his children." But I don’t know how many years Mr. Guo can persist.”

Everyone sighed, "The most pitiable ones are the children."

“Yes, it’s a sin.”

“This Guo Qing is really wicked. Although he has received retribution, he has done a lot of harm to others, and the Guo family will not be able to survive.”

Old Mrs. Li suddenly thought of her eldest grandson and became worried again, "Something happened to the Guo family and they can no longer open the academy. Where will Jiaren go to study?"

Mrs. Cui smiled and consoled her, "Don't worry, aunt. The literary style in Jiangnan is flourishing, and there are many academies. There will be no shortage of places for Jiaren to study. Besides, there is a senior brother, and he will definitely make arrangements for Jiaren."

Mrs. Li was relieved now, but Zhao Yuru mentioned another matter, "Will those Jianghu people who are being traced come to retaliate against our village?"

Li Laosi nodded, "Don't worry, third sister-in-law. Mr. Wen also thought of this and hid us in the village when we were in the government office. Outsiders only know that we happened to meet the murdered Guo family and helped bury them. They don't know to expose Guo Qing." It's us.

"That's it. Mr. Guo suspected that we were killing people and robbing money, so naturally he couldn't say it openly, but he helped him indirectly. However, our village is safer. Liu Biaotou and I went to see the village chief. There are so many things in the village. It’s better to be more careful, just in case.”

“Okay, the same goes for our family. The children should be told not to run around and let others take advantage of the situation.”

“Tomorrow, when we receive guests in the valley, we need to be more thoughtful.”

Everyone discussed it for a few words until they had a clear idea.

Early on the next morning, before it got dark, the whole village got up.

Clean the courtyard, sweep the roads, boil water for dinner, and then go to the valley to welcome the guests.

Of course, it is impossible for more than a hundred people to crowd into the valley to work. Most of the people should go to the fields, and those who should go to the orchards should go to the orchards.

In the valley, only Li Laoer took the lead, bringing with him a dozen and a half-year-olds including An Jiaxi, plus seven or eight neatly dressed women.

At three o'clock in the morning, the first wave of guests arrived.

The couple brought a little girl and four slaves with them.

Seven people were led in after giving grain as tickets.

They booked a small wooden house. It was said to be a small wooden house, but in fact it was quite spacious, with three rooms.

There is a stone pool for bathing, an inner room for resting, and a living room for guests.

Mr. Yan didn’t know where he found the craftsmen, and they were extremely skillful.

The bathing room has a window, which is covered with a specially woven straw curtain. It is very clear from the inside to the outside, and the water vapor can escape, but not a trace of the inside can be seen from the outside.

As long as a maid is posted to guard the window, the hostess inside can take a bath, enjoy the scenery, and watch the excitement without worrying about being exposed.

The bathing pool is paved with bluestone, and the water is always flowing, ensuring warmth and cleanliness at all times.

As soon as you enter, half of the room is filled with fairy mist, and the pool is full of hot spring water, which makes people want to jump in immediately.

Men are not afraid of being exposed and rude, and prefer to be spacious and comfortable, so they took the gauze clothes and went to the waterhole.

There are a lot of big stones placed on one side of the pool. When you sit on them, the spring water soaks right up to your chest.

It is so relaxing to drink tea, chat, and bask in the sun, surrounded by mountain flowers and ponds.

There are several small canoes on the other side, ready for children to play. Because they are tied with ropes, they can only paddle a few feet away, so they are not afraid of running into deep water and causing accidents.

While the family of four was wandering in the valley, other guests came one after another.

Soon, all the small courtyards and wooden houses had guests. Some people bring many slaves, and some people come quietly as a master and a servant.

There are also people who have not booked the wooden house or small courtyard, but just want to come in and see what's new.

Li Laoer only received more than thirty individual customers and closed the gate.

It’s not that we don’t want to harvest food or make money, but if there are too many people, it’s easy to cause trouble.

Especially the core of the whole valley is bathing. Once something goes wrong, either a woman's reputation will be ruined or a man's reputation will be ruined.

Fortunately, the more than thirty individual guests who were let in will come out at dusk. Those who do not stay overnight and have reserved cabins and small courtyards can walk around the valley more comfortably.

With more people, there will naturally be more things to do.

This cabin needs mosquito coils, that small courtyard needs clear water, and the pond needs tea.

Jia An Jiaxi and other naughty boys were promoted from a melon farmer to an errand boy, and they became even busier.

Jiaren helped his father keep accounts, and Jiayi and Liu Yang became the leaders of the naughty boys.

The women are responsible for boiling tea and taking care of the female guests.

Although it was their first time to work, they were a little hesitant, but fortunately everyone was here to relax and no one was particularly impatient.

Tea is served a little late or the wrong things are delivered, but we don’t complain.

By the pool of water, the men were sitting side by side, taking off their coats. Everyone seemed to have become the same, and there was no distinction between high and low.

Share a pot of tea when you are thirsty, and gossip when you are bored. There is a strange closeness between them.

Seeing it was noon, someone called the boy, "We don't have a cook or a female family member. Can you provide food here?"

Before the young man could speak, someone else responded, "Yes, I want to ask about this too. I was chatting with some friends over tea the day before yesterday. I heard that there is a descendant of the royal chef in Broken Gold Beach, and his craftsmanship is quite good. I I’m just looking forward to trying it!”

“Really, there are still descendants of the royal chef here? Then we are in great luck!”

Everyone was very happy and asked the young man to inquire.

This little guy is Jia'an. Of course he was happy when someone praised his mother. He almost flew to the hut at the mouth of the valley to report the news.

Li Laoer had a headache. He thought that the guests would bring their own snacks and food, but it was a bit difficult to make arrangements to suddenly have to eat here.

He thought for a moment, then called the village chief and Tao Hongying over.

The good news was boring at home, so she asked her mother to go to the valley to watch the fun. Tao Hongying was busy with something, so she carried her daughter behind her back and coaxed her while working.

At this time, Li Laoer asked Tao Hongying to be a cook, but he was very happy about the good news.

Tao Hongying was helpless. She patted her daughter angrily, said something to Mrs. Li, and went to the valley.

The village chief is an activist and has already led his people to build an earthen stove, while Li Laosan drove a mule cart to Xiaowang Village to buy ingredients.

Fortunately, there was some pork and leftovers from the pig slaughter the day before yesterday, which can be used in emergencies at this time.

Tao Hongying made a menu at that time, which was simple to make, delicious and easy to cook.

After all, this place is too simple to make too complicated dishes...

Minced meat tofu, scrambled eggs with wild leeks, stewed chicken with mushrooms, stir-fried cabbage with fungus, and radish ball soup.

 Today we have tentatively decided on these five dishes. The ingredients are easy to buy and include both meat and vegetables. They can also be paired with four set meals.

(End of this chapter)