Chapter 55 First Holiday after Together

"It is indeed a bit expensive." Lei Xiangren's face was full of agreement, "A few pieces of thin streaky pork would also cost two coins."

Chen Si stood a few steps away to serve the hot pot guests. He looked at the two of them with disdain and was speechless. What kind of person is this? Don't eat if it's too expensive. Also, the meatballs on each skewer were about the same size. Was it necessary to pick them?

Qin Mian did not even raise his head as he leisurely said, "Go out and walk to the right. There is a steamed bun seller here, and if you continue going forward there are noodles and sesame seed cakes."

Mrs Zhao did not speak.

Lei Xianglee blushed on behalf of his Second Brother and Second Aunt and purposely said loudly, "Another guest has come. Quick, pick the first one to cook."

Mrs Zhao and Lei Xiangren did not speak anymore, and quickly picked their dishes.

Madam Qian had already picked the dishes she wanted to eat a long time ago. In any case, she would give all the money she earned today to Madam Du.

Seeing that her husband had chosen all the vegetarian dishes, she gouged out his eyes and helped him choose a few more meat dishes.

Lei Xiangyi chuckled.

Madam Qian blushed.

Lei Xiangren and Mrs Zhao glanced at the small basket in their hands and unwillingly chose all the meat dishes.

The first payment was sixty-two cents, and a twenty percent discount was fifty cents. Lei Xiangren and Madame Zhao frowned, they thought that the money was from the Madam Du, and felt comfortable.

After eating, they drove the car home.

Outside of town, the road was quiet except for the jingling of the donkeys' bells.

Lei Xiangren coughed lightly, which caught both Lei Xiangyi's and Lei Xianglee's attention.

"Second Brother, what's the matter?" Lei Xiangyi asked.

Lei Xiangren deliberated as he said, "Ol 'Three, Lao Si, I have an idea. "Listen to me."

Mrs Zhao and Madam Qian both looked over.

"If Second Brother wants to say it, then say it." Lei Xiangyi said.

Lei Xiangren said: "Today, we earn one hundred and sixty gold. Excluding the fifty that we earn from eating, we still have a hundred and one gold left. I thought about the three of us losing twenty cents each and giving the rest to my mother. What do you two think? Look, I have two kids, and I don't even have the money to buy them a snack. "

Lei Xiangyi snorted, "Who would believe what you say? I don't believe that all the money you earned from working in the past has been given to Mother. "

Lei Xiangren glared, "If you must say that, you must be the same. Otherwise, how would you know that I've done so?"

Lei Xiangyi did not speak.

Lei Xianglee was secretly depressed, could it be that he was the only one who was honest enough to hand over all the money he earned to his mother?

Lei Xiangren slowed his tone, "Who doesn't have their own selfish motives? Didn't you always say that you didn't have the money to buy snacks for Xin Xin? Besides, Lao Si, it's time to kiss. You want to save more money? At that time, if your new daughter-in-law wants to buy your daughter-in-law a flower, you won't even have the money to do so. "

Lei Xianglee's face heated up, and said quickly: "Just say what's on your mind, don't spout nonsense."

"Yo, Fourth Younger Brother is so shy." Mrs Zhao laughed.

Lei Xiangyi and Madam Qian exchanged glances.

"I have no objections," Lei Xiangyi laughed bitterly, "You all know that Mother does not like us, Xin Xin. Until now, other than during the New Year, the number of times she has eaten a snack can be counted with one hand."

After he and Lei Xiangren reached an agreement, they looked at Lei Xianglee.

Although Lei Xianglee felt that it would be bad to lie to the Madam Du, he did not object, "I ?? "No objections."

The few of them tacitly smiled. They each took 20 coins and put it away as they began to talk about other topics.

That night, after they finished their work, Qin Mian gave Chen Si and five pieces of money, telling him to deliver the snacks to Zheng Liu and Zheng Liu, and to offer his and Lei Tia's condolences to Zheng Liu and.

Qin Mian had prepared dishes and rice for him and Lei Tia, and made fried flowers and rice to fill their stomachs while the stove was still burning. Only then did the two drive back home.

It was dark now, and the moon was almost full. The moonlight was light and soft, with white clouds floating silently around it, making the night even darker.

Qin Mian turned around and looked, "Was it my imagination? Why do I feel like there's someone behind us? "

Needless to say, he and Lei Tia were the only two people on the mountain road.

"There's someone." Lei Tia said calmly.

Qin Mian was shocked, "Who? The person who was coveting the formula? "

"Don't worry." Lei Tia pressed his hand down and lightly pulled the reins.

The sound of the ox's hooves and the rolling of the wheels faded away, and the night became even quieter. A gust of wind blew over, causing Qin Mian to uncontrollably shiver.

Lei Tia indicated for him to sit in the carriage and not to move. He silently jumped off the carriage and walked to the center of the road, then calmly looked behind the carriage.

Qin Mian inexplicably thought of the scene in the Wuxia novels where a Martial Arts Expert was about to face him.

Lei Tia appeared to be very calm, and he wasn't nervous anymore. He turned around in the car and looked into the distance curiously.

The four sturdy men quickly approached with sturdy sticks in their hands.

Seeing a black shadow standing in the middle of the road and not ru

ing away, the four of them looked at each other and vaguely felt that something was wrong. After hesitating for a moment, they raised their sticks and quickly approached him, stopping 20 feet away.

"Lei Tia, Qin Mian, I believe you know why we have come. If you know what's good for you, hand over the recipe! " One of them threatened with a stick.

Lei Tia's figure flashed, and before Qin Mian could even see his movements, he heard a blood-curdling scream. Focusing and looking, the person who spoke just now kneeled down weakly, his arms reaching to his back in a strange way. He was shivering non-stop, and the muscles on his face were contorted ugly. The stick in his hand had gone off somewhere.

The remaining three people turned pale with fright, not daring to step forward for a moment. If even Qin Mian who had drank from the Spirit Spring Water before could not see Lei Tia's movements clearly, it was even more impossible for them to see it.

Qin Mian smirked and raised his voice: "Lei Tia, I didn't see clearly. To deal with the next person slowly, let me learn."

The three of them shuddered at the same time.

"Alright." Lei Tia's right foot pushed off the ground, then he dodged and stood behind the second person. His right hand rapidly hit a spot on the second person's back and arms a few times.

The second person had the same reaction as the first person. He cried out in pain and fell to the ground, unable to stand up no matter how hard he tried. He stared at Lei Tia in fear and said with a trembling voice, "You, you ?? What did you do to me? "

Lei Tia said: "This is just a small lesson. From today onwards, none of you will be able to move for three days. Go back and tell your boss that if he dares to be so impudent, I will make his entire body as soft as dough and he will be unable to take care of himself for the rest of his life. If he doesn't believe it, he can come and try at any time. " His voice was slow and flat, but that was what made it even more frightening.

Qin Mian couldn't help but laugh out loud. Had this fellow been smothered by the smell of smoke and fire in the restaurant for too long? He could even think of using an analogy to get a "dough".

The remaining two didn't have the courage to attack anymore. They carried the injured two on their backs and fled in a sorry state.

"Let's go." Qin Mian told Lei Tia to get on the car quickly, "It's so cold."

Lei Tia got on the car to continue his journey, "Get another accountant, there's no need to go to the shop everyday." He had long since discovered that his daughter-in-law was afraid of the cold. She would sleep at night and burrow into his embrace with all her might.

Qin Mian hesitated, but it was not that he could not bear to hire such a person, "Please hire an accountant ?? What if he's greedy? "

"A death contract." Lei Tia said indifferently.

Qin Mian was startled. The indenture contract is one of the special products of feudal society. It was a little hard for a modern man like him to accept. But he only hesitated for a moment before accepting it. As the saying goes, entering the country is as common as the custom. To live in a society like this and pay attention to human rights was too unreasonable.

"Buying an account is good as well. In the future, if you want to go to the store, go. If you don't want to go, then stay at home, cat Dong."

The two of them went to the Dental Hall to buy a person called Yue Dong. He could write and calculate, had a mild temperament, and was twenty years old. Anyone who could read was expensive, Yue Dong spent 15 silver coins to buy it. With the payment of the silver, Yue Dong's indenture contract was also in Qin Mian's hands.

The shop was too small and had nowhere to stay. Since Qin Mian did not want others to stay at home, he made a bed for Yue Dong in the i

. Although it was not convenient, he could only wait until the new year.

The workers in the restaurant divided their work more clearly. In front of the shop, Zheng Liu, Stone and Wang Shun were in charge of washing and string vegetables; Yue Dong and Chen Si were in charge of preparing the stew and meat balls. When the meat balls were ready, the two of them would also help to wash the vegetables and string vegetables. After the shop opened, Chen Si was in charge of barbeque, Stone was in charge of barbeque, Zheng Liu and Wang Shun were in charge of entertaining customers and serving dishes. Yue Dong was only responsible for collecting money.

Qin Mian observed Yue Dong for a few days and discovered that he was calm and meticulous. He simply gave him the key to the shop and asked him to take over the job.

Yue Dong did not expect that the two bosses would think so highly of him after arriving not too long ago, and from then on, they worked even more seriously and responsibly.

After the shop was let go, Qin Mian and Lei Tia only needed to send enough seasonings to the shop every few days as well as occasionally come over to check the account books.

When he didn't go to the shop, Qin Mian would stay at home and write a plan to get rich in the new year. Lei Tia would go up the mountain every two days, and each time, he would have a great harvest.

Qin Mian realized that compared to going to the shop and doing things everyday, Lei Tia liked his current life more. These days, he had more than enough prey for them to hunt for the new year. A portion of it was sent to the store, leaving the rest to be marinated and hung on the house beams to dry.

"Don't go up the mountain today, it's the Winter Solstice." Qin Mian smiled as he watched Lei Tia wash the ingredients needed for breakfast. It was unknown when it started, but every time he cooked, this man would take the initiative to pick rice, pick vegetables, wash vegetables, and even cut the vegetables. The only thing Qin Mian wanted to do was the last step.

"Winter Solstice." Lei Tia thought that it was no wonder that he smelled all sorts of fragrance drifting around the village early in the morning.

The ancients believed that from the winter solstice onwards, the yang energy of heaven and earth began to grow stronger and stronger, representing the begi

ing of the next cycle, which was the auspicious day. Therefore, the Winter Solstice is a very important traditional festival. On this day, the commoners would make delicious food to celebrate, and to predict a better day for the future. The stingy and the poor must also make good food. Otherwise it would be considered unlucky.