Traveling through the famine years, the best old woman, I was gnawed into the richest man by my children and grandchildren Chapter 193 Xu Deren once again surprised her
Gong Jiazhai has not been so lively for a long time.
Under the big tree in the middle of the village, there are five large pots on five mud stoves.
Each family brought a bundle of hay to lay a bedding and cover on the wild boar.
The only ones missing from the crowd were members of Gong Xiaoliu's family and the Ersha brothers.
It seemed that this boy kept his promise and said he would not show up in front of her, but he really didn't even come to kill the pig for rice.
"It's done! Uncle, please light the fire." Someone handed Gong Chengliang the torch.
Gong Chengliang invited Li San over and handed the torch in his hand to Li San.
Li San didn't understand: "What do you mean?"
"This! It's called the head fire! When our tribe eats pig-killing rice in a good harvest year, they will only invite respected people to light the head fire and pray for success in the coming year."
"Yes! Village Chief Li, you are a blessed man. Let us all benefit from your blessing. In the coming year, we will all live a good life."
The villagers booed.
However, Li San did not light it, but turned around and went to his mother and handed the torch over.
He even said loudly: "When it comes to blessings, my mother is the one who brings the blessings."
"Yes! Aunt Lin is here! Without Aunt Lin, we would have frozen to death long ago, let alone eating meat to make money!"
"That's right!"
"Aunt Lin! Please share some of your blessings with everyone!"
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Lin Tao was pushed in front of the wild boar by her four stupid sons.
Why not just light a fire? There is so much metaphysics!
The torch was thrown onto the pile of dead grass, and the fire broke out fiercely. The villagers clapped their hands and cheered.
Amid the crackling of hay, the smell of burnt hair was followed by the aroma of meat.
The fire burned for a long time, and after it was extinguished, several women who had already rolled up their sleeves and tied up their skirts went up to the fire, scraped away the ashes, and began to use knives to scrape off the burnt layer on the wild boar.
The dark, burnt outer layer was scraped off, and the golden fleshy skin was slowly exposed.
The men moved the kitchen knives in their hands, cut off the gold skin, and began to eat.
The fourth child handed her a piece.
His cheeks bulged and he said, "This rawhide is so fragrant."
Rawhide, Lin Tao ate it in Yunnan in her previous life.
Rawhide is called rawhide because it is really raw.
The golden layer of fat under the skin is only medium rare at most.
But the entrance is soft and waxy, the meat is rich in aroma, and the fat meat is smooth but not greasy.
Two wild boars were burnt, and their skins were completely cut off in three strokes.
Then there was disembowelment.
The men were busy carrying snow and turning it into water, and the women were busy cleaning up.
Even though it is just boiled in water, for the villagers, this is a rare delicacy.
A meal of pig-killing rice was eaten happily by everyone until it was dark, and they were still not satisfied.
Lin Tao returned home early and had to prepare things for the town.
Seven wild boars, large and small, were brought back from the mountain.
In order to thank the villagers for their efforts, I took out two of them and ate pig-killing rice, and the remaining meat was cut into strips and distributed to everyone.
After all, he is willing to go into the mountains at night to look for the dolls. This love is owed to him.
Another little pig was left and stuffed into the "refrigerator" to be eaten later.
The remaining four are just for sale.
So in Lin Tao's car, in addition to fifteen baskets of charcoal, there were four more wild boars.
Just like last time, Lin Tao set off with Zhu.
Before leaving, she handed the old weapons she bought last time to Li San.
"You have time to polish it and keep it safe! If someone is really unreasonable and enters the village, distribute it to everyone. After all, the village is our family's last line of defense."
"Don't worry, mother, my son will protect our home and village."
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It took Lin Tao a whole day to reach Qingyuan Town and went directly to Xu Deren's grocery store.
Xiao Lizi, who was about to close the shop, shouted as if he had seen a ghost: "Shopkeeper, come on, come on!"
Xu Deren rushed out and when he saw her, he clapped his hands and shouted.
"Auntie! You finally showed up! I thought..."
"What? You think I won't return your house deed?"
Lin Tao actually understood in her heart, after all, four hundred dendrobium refined salt was only fifty-six taels!
Let alone buying a small courtyard with a shop like Xu Deren's, just renting a shop like this is not enough.
But when others hear this, it doesn’t sound like this.
Xiao Lizi kept muttering next to him: "Why don't you recognize good people's hearts? My shopkeeper is always worried that something happened on the road. There is no issue about the house deed at all! Humph!"
"Okay! Go get the charcoal off my wife's car. Don't mutter here!"
After saying that, Xu Deren invited her into the shop. He couldn't wait to go to the counter and brought a small wooden box over.
"Mom, just click, the number is correct!"
Inside the box are five large silver ingots and six silver dimes.
"Mom, please take it easy! The world is getting more difficult now, and things are not peaceful outside the town recently. I heard that something happened in Wangjiawan, and the village was looted."
"Wangjiawan?" Lin Tao thought of Wang Laifu.
Xu Deren nodded: "Yes! It's just because there are many hunters over there. All those refugees went there. You don't know, those people who are called refugees include everyone among them! They can do anything.
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"Thank you, shopkeeper Xu, for your kind reminder. If you don't say anything else, I brought the charcoal for you to take a look at." She was not interested in caring about Wang Laifu's life and death.
A heartless man like that is a waste of resources.
Xu Deren went to see it and came back with a smile on his face.
"Auntie! Your charcoal is really good! It's well-proportioned in thickness, the fire core is clear, and it's of good quality. The price must not be low. How do you plan to sell it?"
Lin Tao's brows knitted into a straight line.
This Xu Deren is really sincere!!
When other people are doing business, even if it is a good product, it has to be suppressed in order to negotiate the price.
Since ancient times, it is reasonable for businessmen to value profits.
Seeing that the old lady was silent and her brows were still knotted, Xu Deren thought to himself that the old lady had decided to do business for the first time and did not know what was good or bad.
Just put it on a plate and take it out.
"How about this! How about putting your charcoal on consignment in my little shop? Your stuff is great, but I don't have the money to buy it all. So, consignment is appropriate."
"But don't worry, I will definitely try my best to sell it! I will never leave your things gathering dust in the store!"
The sincere look on her face almost made Lin Tao laugh.
"Shopkeeper Xu, where are your interests? I have never seen a shopkeeper who does business without profit!"
"Look at what you said! I'm not big-hearted. How about you giving me a basket of charcoal and giving me 20 taels of bonus?"
Fifteen baskets of charcoal per kiln cost one hundred and fifty copper plates, plus the labor of the family and the baskets made by the old man.
Sold ninety taels and gave thirty taels to Xu Deren.
It was exactly as she expected.
"Sure! Then sell it as shopkeeper Xu said!"
With that said, she handed over Xu Deren's house deed.
Unexpectedly, Xu Deren pushed him back again.
"My aunt is so straightforward, I have to reassure my aunt, right? You are sending me a steady stream of charcoal, and I have to make you feel at ease! This house deed, I will give it to you first, to give you peace of mind!"
Needless to say, Xu Deren once again did something she didn't expect.
"Auntie! It's snowing heavily right now, and all the masters in the town are in need! Just send it to me directly, and leave the rest to me. As soon as you send us this money, I'll pay you a debt
The money back. When I have enough money, I can pay for the goods in person, and then you can return the house deed to me."
Xu Deren made the decision without waiting for Lin Tao to respond.
"This matter is settled! Don't look at me as a shopkeeper. I have been doing business over the years. Every year is worse than the previous year. After you sold me the salt, I made some money! Yes.
If it weren't for you, my shop would probably no longer be able to open." This chapter has been completed!