CH 15.1

After the Guang's family became defendant, when the villagers saw Zhang Fangyuan they warmed up again, and started to greet him again, and even praised Zhang Fangyuan for holding down the thief, but they didn't say a word about the previous incident.

Zhang Fangyuan didn't bother to talk to them, but his eldest uncle, for the first time after the lawsuit, even asked his fourth uncle to bring a piece of pork, which meant to thank him for helping him recover the lost things.

He was not polite and accepted the gift. And he also told his fourth uncle that if he wanted to thank him in the future, let his eldest uncle come by himself, and the fourth uncle shouldn’t act as a peacemaker and spoil the eldest uncle.

After two days, he went to the city.

"The best winter bamboo shoots, fresh winter bamboo shoots!"

"The shells are thin and the bamboo shoots are big, and they are sold at a reasonable price!"

Zhang Fangyuan folded his hands under the tea shed by the west market and looked at Xu He who was selling in the market. This guy didn't have a lot of words in the village, he kept his head down and just did his job, but he sold things without stage fright, and greeted people quickly, and soon a woman came over with a basket vegetables on her arm and twisted her waist to inquire.

"The one with the shells are five copper coins a catty."

The woman asked: "What about the one without the shell?"

Xu He took the scale and said to the woman: "

The one without the shell are expensive, Madam, it's better to buy them with the shells. If you think it's troublesome to take them home and remove the shells, wouldn't it be easier for me to remove the shell for you and you can bring them back?”

“You’re really sincere, little brother.” The woman laughed, squatting down to pick up the bamboo shoots, the round bamboo shoots were still bright in color, it seemed that they hadn’t been dug for a long time. She picked four bamboo shoots that weighed one catty: "That's all."

Xu He hurriedly put on the scales: "Four catties, it's a good deal for madam, I'll give you the price twenty-two copper coins."

The woman was very satisfied, and took the money from her waist, and Xu He immediately removed the shell of the bamboo shoots. Swiped the knife straight on the fat round bamboo shoots, and skimmed the sides to cut off the hard bamboo shoots. With a fresh fragrance of bamboo shoots, the winter bamboo shoots came out completely.

Bright and tender yellow, the woman's fingernails were lightly pinched the bamboo shoot, it was very brittle.

"Stew the chicken or trotter soup with fresh bamboo shoots are crispy, like eating spring vegetables."

The woman gave the money with a smile: "This is the best in winter."

People around saw that the cut bamboo shoots were really fresh, so they picked and bought them. Winter bamboo shoots were much more expensive than ordinary vegetables. Buying one or two looked big, but in fact, there was not much left after removing the shell, but it was not eaten as a main dish. It was mainly used for cooking with meat. One or two was enough for a pot of delicious food.

Xu He was busy collecting money and introducing them, peeling the shells in an orderly manner, but he didn't sell for a long time. The cook of the restaurant came out to buy, inquired about the price of winter bamboo shoots, and negotiated with Xu He. The cook bought all of the bamboo shoots, a total of thirty catties.

These winter bamboo shoots looked really good and sold well. Xu He thought they would sell well, but he didn't expect that they would be sold out so soon. He packed his things, looked up at Zhang Fangyuan who was guarding in the distance, and then looked around, only to go forward when he saw no familiar faces.

"A total of two hundred and twenty copper coins."

Zhang Fangyuan lowered his eyes and looked at the person with a smile.

"Did you listen to me?"

"You don't talk so much on weekdays. Is it because you said everything when you are selling in the city."

Xu He rolled his eyes at him: "

Who would come to buy things if you put on a face only when doing business?"

"You also know that you always put on a face in the village."

“Why do you talk so much?”

Zhang Fangyuan grinned two rows of big white teeth: “Okay, don’t be angry, I won’t talk anymore”

Xu He ignored him, counted half of the money out, and allocated another sixty-five copper coins to Zhang Fangyuan, and he had forty-five copper coins left:"The account is settled."

Although he thought that Zhang Fangyuan should take the more share of the money he earned this time, after careful calculation, he also put in a lot of effort even if he didn’t dig the bamboo shoots. Selling was also called effort, and the money should be taken.

Zhang Fangyuan took the money: "It's better to sell winter bamboo shoots to make money. I can only get twenty-five copper coins to slaughter a pig."

Xu He said: "Winter bamboo shoots only grow once a year, and it's not a business that can be done all the time."

"That's right." Zhang Fangyuan said: "Where are you going next?"

Xu He pursed his lips when he heard this, and turned his head away, as if he didn't want to tell him what he was going to do, and walked to the front with his empty back basket on his back. 

Zhang Fangyuan followed: "Did you eat the bamboo shoots you brought home last time?"

"Yeah."

"How did you do it?"

"Stew with the bacon."

Zhang Fangyuan thought about the taste: "It must be delicious if you made it."

Xu He paused when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Fangyuan suspiciously : "How do you know?"

"I just know that your second sister can't cook, but you usually do it. Your eccentric old lady leads everyone to guess that your sister did it."

Xu He didn't feel aggrieved when he knew the truth, but worried: "Don't talk nonsense."

Zhang Fangyuan looked at the people who warned himself, his brows slightly folded, and he sighed slightly: "I'm not a gossiper in the village. "

Xu He felt relieved, walked briskly, walked to the front and waved to Zhang Fangyuan without looking back: "Go back."

Zhang Fangyuan didn't catch up this time, and watched Xu He's figure disappeared at the end of the street with a smile. He turned to go about his business.

"Brother Zhang! It's been a while since I saw you. Where did you get rich recently?"

Zhang Fangyuan went to the meat market and went straight to find the person in charge of the stall.

"Where can I go? The same way."

Zhang Fangyuan didn't want to talk about his own affairs, and said directly: "I came to you this time to rent a stall."

The man was a little shocked when he heard the words, and said: "Brother Zhang, didn't you follow Young Master Qin?"

Zhang Fangyuan shook his head, the young master Qin the man said was called Qin Zhong, and he was the one who he followed when he was messing around in the city. He could do things quickly, and he got noticed not long after he got into Qin Zhong's hands by chance. Outsiders felt that Qin Zhong valued him very much, and even gave him a few brothers to take care of him.

In the past, Zhang Fangyuan was also very high-spirited, thinking that following the right person would have a great future, so he worked hard for Qin Zhong, but later he was regarded as a gunman and sent to prison.

"Do some serious business."

The man knew that Zhang Fangyuan was fierce, so he didn't dare to inquire more about his personal affairs, so he said: "I only take care of the stalls in the meat market. Brother Zhang chooses the one that is suitable for use."

Zhang Fangyuan said: "Just give me a decent stall, and I'll pay at the market price."

"Brother Zhang is being polite when he says this. What kind of money do you need for a stall to do business? You can look after this meat market."

When Zhang Fangyuan heard this, he was also a little helpless, he used to have fun, but now looking for acquaintances made people felt like he wanted to play as a bully. He emphasized: "Nowadays I don't follow Qin Zhong anymore, I'm doing some decent small business to support my family."

The man's eyebrows moved, and he accepted it: "Brother Zhang is far-sighted, it's good to start a down-to-earth business, and I'm also tired of fighting and killing. You see, just give me half of the market price, we are all acquaintances, and this is a chance for younger brother to sell favors."

Zhang Fangyuan didn't say any more, and gave the man one hundred and twenty copper coins.