Chapter 70: Growing Vegetables (1)
The next morning
The news that Mu Xiucai's family and Zhou's family moved to the town spread like wildfire in the village. Beside the old well, a villager was describing it to other villagers who were fetching water with great joy.
"I saw it for real. There were two carriages with boxes. One was carrying the scholar's family, and the other was carrying Zhou Laowu and his wife. Jiujin drove his own ox cart behind them. The ox cart was full of wild boars he picked up the day before yesterday..."
"Wow! I heard that the two families each received a reward of 100 taels of silver the day before yesterday. They are so rich that they don't want to live in our shabby little village anymore..."
"What's so strange about this? The scholar's wife has been treated very well by the eldest wife in the village. She finally got some money. If she doesn't run away quickly, will she be robbed by the eldest wife?"
Everyone gathered around the well, forgetting to fetch water, and started talking about it.
When Mu Zhongli heard the news, he was about to go out to find the clan leader, preparing to provoke Du about the man who fought with Zhang the butcher yesterday. Women value their reputation, and when such a thing happens, whether it is true or not, she will be submissive and hand over the 100 taels of silver. Who would have thought that before he could make any move, the man moved away quietly without even saying hello. Now, even if the clan leader is willing to help him provoke Du, it is too far away to do anything!
"Ah! What a pity for the 100 taels of silver!" Mu Zhongli's heart was trembling with pain.
The daughter Cai Ping comforted him, saying, "Dad, why are you in such a hurry? One hundred taels is not a small sum. Second Aunt has always been careful with her money and is reluctant to spend a few coins. When Second Uncle comes back, we will discuss it carefully. That silver is still ours!"
"Ping'er is right!"
Mu Bai raised her slack eyelids and glanced at her eldest son: "You are a man in your forties, but you are not as scheming as a little girl. When the second son comes back and sees that his wife and children left quietly, won't he be suspicious? ? At that time, of course, what we say is what we decide, and we are not afraid that she will run to the sky! "
"Yes, mother is right!"
Although Mu Zhongli was unwilling, he had no choice but to suppress his greed and look forward to the return of the second son...
In the town
Just after the Si hour, two ordinary two-wheeled carriages stopped at the door of the Bafu Restaurant. The curtains were lifted, and a girl in a pink slanted-collar jacket jumped out of the car, turned around and took a three or four-year-old child from the car.
The child was wearing a brand new blue cotton jacket and a pair of newly made tiger-head shoes. He leaned tightly in the girl's arms, looking at the magnificent restaurant in front of him nervously, with a pair of clear eyes that were both excited and nervous.
"Eldest sister, is this the restaurant that our family has invested in?" Caifei got out of the car and looked at the spectacular scene in front of her, feeling a little unbelievable.
"That's right!" Mrs. Du also got off the carriage, holding Wen'er, and smiled knowingly: "Let's go in and take a look..."
In the carriage behind, Zhou Laowu and his wife had already gotten off, and followed Mrs. Du and her group, and entered the restaurant in a mighty manner.
It was not yet time for dinner, and Shopkeeper Cui was sitting at the counter, chatting with the accountant. When he saw Caiwei and her group coming in, he hurriedly got up to greet them.
Caiwei smiled and said: "Sorry to bother Shopkeeper Cui, I brought my family to get to know the family, and I will move here today."
Shopkeeper Cui said politely: "Why bother, I was just wanting the girl to meet the guys in the store, and the girl came by chance." After that, he called all the employees in the restaurant.
Bafu Restaurant has two waiters, a chef, an accountant and a dishwasher, a total of five people.