Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 167

Zhong Ruyi had already taken Jiang Qin to see the chicken farm run by Aunt Wu's eldest daughter and her son-in-law.

The price was also agreed upon. The price of a chicken on the market was about thirty cents, but Aunt Wu's eldest daughter offered a price of twenty-eight cents. They also agreed that if the order was large, they could deliver it, but if the order was small, there was no way around it.

The chicken farm is not far from the town, so Jiang Qin can deliver the rabbits and chickens to the town every morning. It is not troublesome. However, for convenience, Zhong Ruyi thinks he still needs to buy a means of transportation - a donkey cart.

Previously, my second brother asked the owner of the pork shop to help him keep an eye out for a good donkey to buy, but there has been no movement in these days.

Zhong Ruyi was also unwilling to let Jiang Qin pull a small cart back and forth between the town and the village every day, as he would be exhausted sooner or later relying on his own strength.

I still have to find a way to buy a mule, which would be more convenient.

Zhong Ruyi wanted Jiang Qin to stay at the Zhong family while she went back to the town, but Zhong's father was worried about her traveling alone because the eldest son, the youngest son and Chen Dongzhi had gone hunting and had not returned yet.

So the matter of returning to town was put on hold until the three of them returned four days later.

Shitou hurried back home, followed by Xiaohe. Their faces flushed with excitement. As soon as they entered the door, they shouted, "Grandpa! Aunt! Mom! Dad and the others are back!"

Zhong Ruyi came out of the house first. "You're back? Where are you now?"

Shitou said excitedly, "Aunt, my dad and his friends are at the entrance of the village now. They caught two deer! Shall we go and take a look?"

Li Guihua and Liu Yu Niang also followed out. Mr. Zhong was not at home now and no one knew where he had gone to visit.

Several people hurried to the village entrance. When they arrived, Zhong's father was already there, and he also looked excited.

There were a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the village, all of them came out to watch the fun.

When Zhong Ruyi went over, she heard Aunt Tian and Father Zhong talking loudly, "Old Zhong, why are you so stingy? Your two sons have caught so many pheasants, why can't you sell one to me at a lower price? They have to be sold anyway, so why can't you sell it to me?"

Mr. Zhong's happy face fell, "If you say it's cheap, then why don't you go hunting in the mountains, and then sell the hard-earned prey to us at a low price?"

"How can they be the same? I don't know how to hunt!" Aunt Tian curled her lips. She had already set her eyes on the fattest pheasant and she must catch it today and buy it back to nourish her family.

Zhong Ruyi walked over and said with a smile, "Aunt, I heard that Brother Tian is very hardworking and capable. Why don't you let Brother Tian go hunting in the mountains, so that you don't have to talk nonsense here for a few cents."

Auntie Tian choked and then looked unconvinced, "Old Zhong, why are you becoming more and more stingy? We are all from the same village, can't you even give me this little bit of kindness?"

Father Zhong wanted to say something, but Chen Dongzhi waved his hand and said, "Aunt, this pheasant was hunted by the three of us with great effort. If you want it, it's the same price as on the market, fifty cents per pheasant. If you want it, pay the money and we'll give it to you."

He had no mood to argue with the women in the village. He had been hiding in the mountains for so many days without even having a bath. The weather was getting warmer and he smelled bad.

When Ruyi came over just now, he took a few steps back to avoid suffocating her.

But Zhong Ruyi didn't notice his little action at all and even moved forward.

"Let's go, Brother Dongzhi, let's go back first." Zhong Ruyi looked at the faces of the three of them. Because they were in the mountains, there was no place to rest, so they just found a place to lie down and rest for a while, so the three of them looked very haggard.

Especially for Boss Zhong, it was his first time to go hunting and he was still not used to it.

Aunt Tian wanted to say something, but seeing that no one paid attention to her, she could only stomp her feet and catch up.

The fattest pheasant that she had her eyes on couldn’t be picked up by anyone else, so she had to hurry and grab it.

Chen Dongzhi and Zhong Laosan were walking in front, each leading a deer, while Zhong Laoda was holding a few pheasants in one hand and there were also a few in the basket on his back.

The quarrel reached the Chen family's yard. Chen's mother was very excited to see her son who had gone hunting in the mountains and had not returned for several days. She quickly asked Xiaoxue to boil water, and she rushed into the kitchen to cook.

"No need, auntie, I've brought it. Just let Dongzhi take a bath." Li Guihua's voice came.

She had just hurried back home to cook a pot of white rice, and brought over the remaining bowl of braised food she had sold in the morning, and also stir-fried some vegetables.

He quickly put it in the basket and carried it over, feeling very grateful to Chen Dongzhi for being willing to take Boss Zhong and the other two to the mountains to hunt.

A few days ago, my younger sister gave me a bunch of green grapes, which she said were grapes. She still had one bunch left to eat, and she also put it in.

"Aunt, when Dongzhi comes out of the bath, you can let him eat. I'll ask my wife and my brother-in-law to go back and take a bath first."

Mother Chen no longer had to go to the kitchen to cook, which saved her a lot of trouble. She smiled and said thank you.

Li Guihua waved her hand and said, "Aunt, I'm leaving first. Dongzhi and the others have worked hard going up the mountain. Please let him eat well and have a good rest."

After releasing the two deer and the wild pheasant into the Chen family's yard, the eldest and third Zhong also went back. These past few days were really hard. They could not sleep well or eat well. The only thing they were thankful for was that their efforts were rewarded.

When Chen Dongzhi came out of the shower, there was no one in the yard except two deer and a dozen wild pheasants.

Oh, there were also a few aunts in the village arguing with his mother. When they saw him come out, they all laughed so hard that their teeth were showing.

"His aunt, your Dongzhi is really amazing. He killed two deer this time!"

"Yes, Dongzhi's mother, Dongzhi is really capable. He is in his early twenties this year, right? It's time for him to get married!" This is the voice of Aunt Wu.

Aunt Wu was very satisfied. This kid from the Chen family was so capable that he brought back two deer at once. With such ability, was she still worried that he couldn't support his wife and children?

Since he hasn't settled down yet, Aunt Wu wants to take the initiative.

It happened that Chen Dongzhi had just come out of the shower at this time. The hot water made him a little red, his lips were bright red and moist, and he looked very handsome.

He looks like his father but is taller and bigger than his father. He was very popular among young girls before Chen's father got married.

Although Aunt Wu is married, she still likes handsome young men. She now looks at her son-in-law from the perspective of a mother-in-law, and the more she looks at Chen Dongzhi, the more satisfied she is.

Mother Chen just smiled and didn't respond. Seeing her son coming out, she said, "Dongzhi, your aunts said they want to buy pheasants. How much do you think they'll cost?"

Auntie Tian came forward with a flattering smile on her face, "Dongzhi, you have caught so many wild pheasants, why not sell them to the aunties at a lower price? You are going to sell them anyway, right?"

Chen Dongzhi had been tired after so many days. He didn't come here to sell the prey he had hunted as a favor. Because of his tiredness, his already expressionless face became even colder.

Aunt Tian felt a little uneasy after seeing this. Could it be that he knew about the bad things she said about Chen Dongzhi last time?

Several aunts who came with them also wanted to bargain while there were many people around, but seeing the boy from the Chen family not saying anything, they felt a little uneasy.

Chen Dongzhi glanced at the person who came, thought for a moment and said, "Aunt, the price of this wild pheasant can't be low. The fifty cents I just mentioned is the lowest. If I take it to the town to sell, the price those restaurants will charge is more than this."

Except for Aunt Tian, ​​all the other aunts nodded in agreement. Only Aunt Tian pouted her lips unwillingly and whispered to the aunt standing next to her, "The Chen family is living a good life now, but they are not willing to give us this little advantage! How stingy!"

The aunt rolled her eyes and said in a normal voice, "It's from the Old Tian family. If you want to buy it, buy it. No one is forcing you!"

Everyone in the yard looked over here. Aunt Tian remained silent. Someone else went to the market to sell pheasants, and the price was a little higher than what the boy from the Chen family had quoted.

She thought that since so many people wanted to buy it, the Chen family boy would at least give them a lower price because they were from the same village.