Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

In order to taste better, I did not marinate it at night, but waited until early the next morning to marinate it. Since there was agarwood wood in the water tank, Chen Afu was afraid that the stewed meat would change its flavor, so he specially picked a bucket of water and kept it separately.

I woke up early in the morning and braised the meat and large intestines. I ate some for breakfast and left some for Chen Ming to eat at noon, taking most of them with him.

Chen Ming also got up early in the morning. He was worried and wanted to accompany Chen Afu. Chen Afu didn't dare to tire him. Although his health was better, he still couldn't tire himself. Then he said that he would take Jin Yanzi with him, and he felt relieved. He also asked Chen Afu to go to Xile Restaurant. Although it is the second largest restaurant in Sanqing County, the prices are fair and it does not bully ordinary people.

Qiqi and Huihui saw that Jin Yanzi was going, so they had to follow. Chen Afu had no choice but to let them stay in the basket and not allow them to fly around. He also told them not to talk, so as not to worry anyone.

Put them in the basket and put the cloth over them. Chen Afu, who was wearing a bamboo hat, was carrying a basket of braised meat, and Chen Dabao was carrying a basket of birds, and they went to the village to take Old Man Gao's donkey cart.

At the market today, many people went to the county town carrying their goods to sell.

The braised pork was so fragrant that people in the car didn't dare to ask Chen Afu. They all asked Chen Dabao, What is in your basket that is so fragrant?

Chen Dabao said, My mother braised the meat, and we took it to the county town to sell it.

Old Man Gao, who was driving the car, smiled and said, It tastes so good, it will definitely sell for a good price.

Dabao narrowed his eyes with a smile and said, Grandpa Chenggao said good things, I think so too.

When we arrived at Sanqing County, Old Man Gao said that he would wait at the city gate at noon when the donkey cart came off, and would not wait until it was too late.

After entering the county town, Chen Afu lowered her bamboo hat further and lowered her head so that others could not see her face clearly. The original owner was bullied to death here, and she didn't dare to be careless.

Jin Yanzi knew that she was not very good-looking, so she flew out generously and clung to Chen Afu's lapel to look at the scenery. The other two little things only got their little heads out and looked around at the bustling and noisy world.

They asked for the direction of Xile Restaurant and walked there. Seeing a grocery store on the road, Chen Afu asked what kind of marinade there was. The shopkeeper pointed out that it was still the same, and she felt more confident.

Unexpectedly, he saw Jinyun Embroidery Workshop, so Chen Afu led Chen Dabao inside. Jinyun Embroidery Square is very large, with three floors and dazzling decorations. There are embroidered screens, embroidered fans, head flowers, pendants and other decorations, as well as cloth and ready-made clothes. The waiter heard that they didn't sell embroidery and saw that they didn't seem to be able to afford the things here, so he didn't greet them anymore, but he didn't chase them away either.

Chen Afu saw that all the buttons on the ready-made clothes were one-piece buttons and abacus knots, and thought that if that beauty managed the business well, she could really make a lot of money.

Even if the ancients were smart and invented plum blossom buckles and lotus buckles based on chrysanthemum buckles, they would definitely not come up with double-layer buckles and auspicious character buckles in a short period of time. Chen Afu knew these.

But she still didn't dare to sell these buckle designs to compete with that beauty. Jin Yanzi said that those people were the family members of the government patrol, and they were not something ordinary people like her could afford. Let’s wait until a year later.

After visiting these two places, it was almost noon, and they hurried towards Xile Restaurant.

On the way, Chen Afu bought a piece of jujube cake for Chen Dabao to eat. As a result, Qiqi and Huihui also clamored for food, so Chen Dabao had to take a bite himself and then feed them another bite.

Suddenly, several men stopped them. One of them pointed at the basket in Chen Dabao's hand and said, This bird is so handsome. I want it.

The man who spoke looked like a young master from a wealthy family. He was about twenty years old. He was wearing brocade clothes and holding a big fan in his hand. The other two were servants.

As soon as the man finished speaking, a servant took out a tael of silver.

It turned out that Qiqi was so happy that her whole body came out. The beautiful feathers are even more dazzling under the sunlight. Coupled with the fact that it stretches its little head to eat, it looks extremely funny.

Chen Dabao took a step back and said, Masters, we don't want to sell this bird.

Hey, little mud-leg, I want to buy this bird because I think highly of you. You have to sell it today whether you want to sell it or not, the man said domineeringly.

Is this a forced purchase? No, it should be said to be robbery. One tael of silver is only enough to buy a hair from Qiqi.

Chen Afu didn't speak. She was afraid of attracting the attention of those people to herself. With Jin Yanzi here, he is not afraid that Qiqi will be bullied.

The golden swallow suddenly flew up, hovering above Chen Afu's head and chirping. It was saying, Fu Ma, let Dabao sell it to them. These people are so abominable. Aren't they going to force me to buy it? Let's just let them fly and let them fly. It barked at Qiqi a few more times.

Chen Afu was shocked. He even knew about flying pigeons. Golden Swallow was really a bird with comprehensive knowledge.

She really couldn't afford to offend these men. Since Jin Yanzi had this good idea, she had no choice but to do it. Then he said to Dabao, Son, if these uncles like it, just sell it to them.

Those people laughed and said, That's right. Then they threw a tael of silver into Chen Dabao's basket, which made Huihui scream quacking, and then grabbed Qiqi into his hand. He smiled and said, Let's go, I will take you home to live a prosperous life.

Qiqi probably understood what Jin Yanzi said and didn't resist, so he was taken away by those people. The golden swallow also flew up and hovered high in the sky.

As soon as those people left, Dabao grinned and cried loudly, Qiqi, my Qiqi, I won't sell it...

Chen Afu lowered himself to wipe Dabao's tears and whispered in his ear, Don't cry, Dabao. As long as Jinbao is here, Qiqi will go home.

Chen Dabao stopped crying after hearing this. With tears in her eyes, she asked Chen Afu, Can Qiqi really go home?

Chen Afu nodded and said, Jinbao is so powerful, I can definitely take it home.

She put the small silver ingot into her arms and hummed in her heart. She didn't expect someone to come up to the pole to give money.

Xile Restaurant is also a three-story restaurant with red doors and carved windows, which is very elegant. The business inside is also very good. The waiter did not look down upon them because of their shabby clothes, but still enthusiastically invited them to a small table.

Chen Afu first read the menu. There were dozens of dishes in total, such as braised pork ribs in sauce, roasted goose with rouge, honey-stuffed clams, steamed anchovies, oven-roasted chicken, steamed eggplant with sugar, five-spice braised pork, shrimp rolls, etc. Chen Afu has never heard of it.

She ordered a five-spice braised pork, a relatively cheap kung pao diced pork, a vegetable soup, and two bowls of rice, a total of 120 yuan.

The waiter did not leave, but stood aside politely. Only then did Chen Afu realize that they were worried that they would eat the King's meal because they were wearing shabby clothes. He quickly took out a bunch of money and twenty coins from his bag.

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Thank you Jane and Rose and Hera @Qianlin for your wallet.