Chapter 43: Standing Up
In order to make it taste better, they did not braise it at night, but waited until the next morning to braise it. Since there was swallow agarwood in the water tank, Chen Afu was afraid that the braised meat would change its taste, so he picked up a bucket of water and put it aside.
He got up early in the morning to braise the meat and large intestine, ate some for breakfast, and left a little for Chen Ming to eat at noon, taking most of it 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 out. Although his health was better, he still couldn't be tired. So he said that he would take the golden swallow with him, and he was relieved. He also asked Chen Afu to go to Xile Restaurant. Although it was the second largest restaurant in Sanqing County, the price was fair and it didn't bully ordinary people.
Qiqi and Huihui saw that the golden swallow was going, so they had to follow. Chen Afu had to let them stay in the basket and not fly around. He also told them not to talk, so as not to worry about it.
Put them in the basket and put a cloth on it. Chen Afu, wearing a bamboo hat, carried a basket of braised meat, and Chen Dabao carried a basket of birds, and went to the village to sit on the donkey cart of Old Man Gao.
It was market day today, and many people were carrying things to sell in the county town.
The braised meat was very fragrant, and the people on the cart did not dare to ask Chen Afu, but asked Chen Dabao, "What is in your basket that smells so good?"
Chen Dabao said, "It's the meat braised by my mother, and we took it to the county town to sell."
Old Man Gao, who was driving the cart, smiled and said, "It tastes so good, it will definitely sell for a good price."
Dabao smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Gao, for your good words, I think so too."
When we arrived at Sanqing County, Old Man Gao said that the donkey cart would wait at the city gate in the afternoon, and would not wait after that time.
After entering the county town, Chen Afu lowered her bamboo hat a little more, and lowered her head, so that others could not see her face clearly. The original owner was bullied to death here, so she dared not be careless.
Jin Yanzi knew that she was not good-looking, so she flew out boldly and stuck to Chen Afu's lapel to look at the scenery. The other two little things just poked their heads out and looked around at the prosperity and noise of the world.
They asked for the direction of the Xile Restaurant and walked there. On the way, they saw a dry goods store. Chen Afu asked what the marinade ingredients were. The shopkeeper pointed and said that they were still the same few. She felt more confident.
Unexpectedly, they saw Jinyun Embroidery Shop, so Chen Afu led Chen Dabao in. Jinyun Embroidery Shop is very large, with three floors, and it is decorated with a variety of things. 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 did not sell embroidery, and they did not seem to be able to afford the things here, so he did not greet them again, but did not chase them away.
Chen Afu saw that all the buttons of the ready-made clothes were straight buttons and abacus knots, thinking that if the beauty managed well, she could really make a lot of money.
Even if the ancients were smart and created plum blossom and lotus flower buttons based on chrysanthemum buttons, they would definitely not come up with double-layer buttons and lucky buttons in a short period of time. Chen Afu knew all this.
But she still didn't dare to sell these button designs to compete with that beauty. Jin Yanzi said that those people were the families of the governor, and she was not a commoner who could afford to offend. Let's talk about it a year later.
After visiting these two places, it was almost noon, and they hurried to the 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 eat a bite himself and then feed them a bite.
Suddenly, several men stopped them, and one pointed at the basket in Chen Dabao's hand and said, "This bird is really handsome, I want it."
The man who spoke looked like a young master from a wealthy family, about 20 years old, 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 eating happily and her whole body came out. The beautiful feathers were even more bright and eye-catching under the sunlight. In addition, she stretched her little head to eat, which made her look very funny.
Chen Dabao took a step back and said, "Masters, we don't sell this bird."
"Oh, 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 or not." The man said domineeringly.
Is this a forced purchase? No, it should be said that it was robbed. One tael of silver was only enough to buy a hair of Qiqi.
Chen Afu did not speak, she was afraid of attracting the attention of those people to herself. With the golden swallow, she was not afraid that Qiqi would be bullied.
The golden swallow flew up all of a sudden, hovering over Chen Afu's head and chirping. It was saying, "Fu Ma, let Dabao sell it to them. These people are too hateful. Aren't they going to force the purchase? Let's 'let them go' and let them lose everything." It called Qiqi a few more times.
Chen Ahfu was shocked. Even knowing about "letting them go", Jin Yanzi was really a well-informed bird.
She really couldn't afford to offend these men. Since Jin Yanzi had come up with this good idea, she had no choice but to do it. She said to Dabao, "Son, if these gentlemen like it, sell it to them."
Those men laughed, "That's right." Then they threw a tael of silver into Chen Dabao's basket, hitting it so hard that Huihui cried "Gaga", and then caught Qiqi in their hands. They laughed, "Let's go, I'll take you home to live a rich life."
Qiqi probably understood what Jin Yanzi said, and didn't resist, so she was caught by those men. Jin Yanzi also flew up and hovered in the sky.
As soon as those people left, Dabao burst into tears, "Qiqi, my Qiqi, I won't sell it..."
Chen Afu bent down to wipe Dabao's tears and whispered in his ear, "Don't cry, Dabao, with Jinbao here, Qiqi will go home."
Chen Dabao stopped crying after hearing this. With tears in his eyes, he asked Chen Afu, "Can Qiqi really go home?"
Chen Afu nodded and said, "Jinbao is so powerful, he will definitely be able to bring it home."
She put the small silver ingot in her arms, humming in her heart, she didn't expect someone to come up with money.
The Xile Restaurant is also a three-story building with red doors and carved windows. It is very impressive and the business inside is also very good. The waiter did not look down on them because of their shabby clothes, and still warmly invited them to a small table.
Chen Afu first looked at the menu, such as braised pork elbow, rouge roast goose, honey-brewed mantis shrimp, steamed shad, oven-roasted chicken, sugar-steamed eggplant, five-spice braised meat, shrimp rolls, etc. There are dozens of dishes in total, many of which Chen Afu has never heard of.
She ordered a five-spice braised pork, a relatively cheap Kung Pao pork cube, a vegetable soup, and two bowls of rice, for a total of 120 coins.
The waiter did not leave, but stood aside politely. Chen Ahfu realized that the waiter saw that the two of them were wearing shabby clothes and was afraid that they would eat and dine for free. He quickly took out a string of money and 20 coins from his bag.
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