HLnovel Chapter 134 An Encounter with the Xue Brothers
Chapter 134 An Encounter with the Xue Brothers
Lin Xiaotang urged again, "Dad, Boss Zhu is dishonest for money, but since he hinted at it, he's not completely awful. Let's ignore him for now and hurry to Pingding County to buy it."
“Yes, it’s getting late today. We need to finish buying and hurry back to braise them. Starting tomorrow, we’ll get up earlier and take the goods to Pingding County to buy raw pig trotters. Then we’ll bring the extra ones to Wanhe Restaurant to store in the ice cellar. We’ll bring more money with us recently. We’ll buy as much as we have and try to store as much as possible. We can’t let things like today’s empty trip happen again.”
Lin Qingchuan felt sorry that Yunlai Restaurant didn't have an ice cellar; otherwise, they wouldn't have had to make such a round trip.
However, you can't blame the restaurant for not having an ice cellar; it's their business, they should have built their own ice cellar.
It's still my fault for not having enough money to build an ice cellar. Manager Su is kind-hearted; he was already being very kind and considerate by letting them put the raw pig's trotters in the Wanhe Restaurant's ice cellar.
Lin Xiaotang, however, had a different kind of annoyance.
If she had known that Wanhe Restaurant had an ice cellar, she wouldn't have been so eager to persuade her father to buy the small house in town. They could have rented Manager Su's house for a while longer, or gritted their teeth and bought the small house on the outskirts of the county town. Wouldn't that have been more convenient?
That way, you don't have to worry about the braised pig's trotters spoiling in the hot summer.
Ugh!
Miscalculation!
The father and daughter arrived in Pingding County with sighs and groans, and bought all the raw pig trotters from every butcher shop in the county before they could buy enough to double the quantity of their additional order.
Lin Xiaotang felt that this was not a solution.
Even if the butcher shop slaughters more pigs during the Lunar New Year, the quantity of live pig trotters can only meet the daily demand. There won't be enough live pig trotters to store. What will happen when fewer pigs are slaughtered after the Lunar New Year?
To stock up enough for the New Year, I'll have to go to another county to buy it.
However, with just this half-grown mule and a small mule cart, with her father walking to drive the mule and her riding in the cart, it was impossible for them to travel to so many places in a day.
This is so worrying!
But now she really can't think of a good solution.
Lin Qingchuan looked even more worried. "Tang'er, we've already promised Manager Su, but we can't buy more live pig trotters to store. What are we going to do after the New Year?"
Who can argue with that? She's worried about it too!
Suddenly, she had a great idea.
"Father, why don't we ask Uncle Shuisheng for help? We'll pay him his wages and ask around to see if we can hire a carriage so you two can go to another county to buy the goods. After you buy them, go to Dushui County immediately and store them all in the ice cellar of Wanhe Restaurant."
That way we can slowly save enough for the New Year. As for the mule cart, let Mom take me and Xiaoyu, and the three of us will go to Dushui County to deliver braised pig trotters and get the frozen ones from the ice cellar to braise at home. This way there will be no conflict at all.
In this way, Uncle Shuisheng has helped us a lot. We've also found work for him, so he has more income and can have a good New Year.
"Yes, yes, that's a really good idea. Your Uncle Shuisheng is capable, patient, and not afraid of hardship. Asking him for help is definitely the right thing to do."
Besides, if we spend a little more money, the problem will be solved, and we can even make a good profit. It's better than not being able to store the raw pig trotters, breaking our promise to Manager Su, causing his restaurant to be unable to sell braised pig trotters, and letting those malicious competitors get away with it.
However, he still needed to go back to the village first to ask Shuisheng what he thought. The New Year was approaching, and Aunt Xiangqin's health was not good. Shuisheng must be worried about his mother.
If Shui Sheng is unwilling, we'll have to think of another way!
The father and daughter had been busy all day, and it was almost sunset. They still hadn't eaten. They finally managed to buy enough raw pig trotters and came up with the idea of asking Shuisheng for help before starting work. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tang'er, you must be starving! Come on, Daddy will take you to eat. What do you want to eat? Let's eat our fill today!"
Tearing it apart to eat?
That can't be done!
When you're really hungry, the worst thing you can do is overeat. What if you overeat and ruin your stomach?
In modern times, there are also stomach-strengthening and digestive pills and oral liquids, with a wide variety of brands. In ancient times, when only traditional Chinese medicine existed, if you got an upset stomach, you could only drink strong, bitter medicinal juices.
She doesn't want to drink bitter medicine!
"Dad, just eat as much as you can. As long as you're full, that's fine. If you eat too much and get a stomachache, you'll make a fool of yourself."
Lin Qingchuan didn't pay much attention, thinking that his daughter was just reluctant to spend money.
When the two arrived at the wonton stall, the woman selling wontons had already closed up shop.
There weren't many food stalls on the street anymore, just snacks. The two of them had been hungry for so long, it wouldn't be appropriate to just eat snacks.
Finally, Lin Qingchuan took a deep breath and made up his mind, saying, "Tang'er, how about we splurge this once? Dad will take you to a restaurant for dinner, and we'll pack a couple of dishes for your mother and Yu'er later, just to treat ourselves a little?"
The food at the restaurant is so expensive!
Lin Xiaotang was a little reluctant, but then she thought, after working hard for half a year, if she couldn't even bear to go to a restaurant, how could she accomplish great things in the future?
I'll go to the restaurant and see how the food is in Pingding County. If possible, I might open a branch here when I open a braised pig's trotters shop in the future.
She gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and immediately agreed.
"Alright, let's splurge today!"
The father and daughter parked the mule cart and went into the restaurant. They ordered only one meat dish and one vegetable dish, along with two servings of rice, which still cost them nearly half a tael of silver.
The father and daughter sighed deeply; the cost of living in this county was really high!
Outside the restaurant.
Xue Ruifeng, the second young master of the Xue family, led his elder brother all the way to the restaurant.
Xue Hanxing had a stern face and her tone was somewhat impatient.
“Brother Feng, what kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging in the street? Have you forgotten what our teacher taught us?”
At eight or nine years old, and having always been well-behaved and moderate in his eating and drinking, he had long since lost his baby fat. He had also studied martial arts with a master for two months, which made his small body very thin. He would complain, but his body would let his younger brother pull him forward.
Xue Ruifeng ate until he was round and full, his face beaming with smiles, and he was in an extremely happy mood.
"Hey, brother, we finally got out to get some fresh air, why are you being such a spoilsport? I'm dragging you into a restaurant, not a brothel, why are you resisting?"
Ever since he was kidnapped and escaped from danger several months ago, his parents have forbidden him from going out and have also ordered the servants not to let him go out to play. He is going crazy from being cooped up.
His parents went out to a banquet early this morning. Since he and his older brother had to go to the clan school, they didn't take them with them. If he didn't go out to play before his parents came back, he would miss the chance.
Xue Hanxing frowned, his brows furrowing so deeply they could have crushed a fly. He was immediately displeased to hear the word "brothel" coming from his younger brother's mouth.
"Where did you learn such inappropriate words at such a young age? If I hear them again, I'll make sure your father gives you a good scolding..."
As soon as the two brothers entered the restaurant, Xue Hanxing's words, which he was about to finish, came to an abrupt halt.
He recognized Lin Xiaotang immediately when he saw her sitting quietly eating in the restaurant.
He wanted to apologize sincerely, but she berated him and then rode off with her father in a mule cart, giving him no chance to explain. That scene is still vivid in his mind, as if it happened just yesterday.
Xue Ruifeng's eyes lit up, and he grinned excitedly, "Xiao Tang, Uncle Qingchuan, is it really you?"