coobybook Chapter 260: Set off to rescue people in the next county
Chapter 260: Set off to rescue people in the next county
Shen Nanzhi guessed correctly. These wealthy families were all quite wealthy, and the sales of vegetables were quickly opened up.
Liao Baojia and Zhu Xiaomei have now confirmed their relationship. The sudden snowstorm delayed their engagement, but the Zhu family has already taken care of him as their future son-in-law.
If there are any unsold dishes, they will all be sent to Mr. Zhu's restaurant. Although the business is not as good as before, there are still customers.
Originally, Mr. Zhu wanted to help his son-in-law, but these dishes ended up boosting the restaurant's business. Mung bean sprouts with vinegar, pork belly with bean sprouts, and bean sprouts with mashed garlic have all become signature dishes.
Stir-fried vegetables are the most expensive and are not ordered unless you are entertaining important guests.
Mr. Zhu is worthy of being a restaurant business owner. He sells vegetables in plates and makes them into vegetable chicken noodle soup with a few green vegetables. The price of a bowl of noodles is doubled, but it still sells well.
The restaurant's business was picking up, indicating that the county's disaster relief efforts were beginning to show results and the streets were gradually becoming more crowded.
Shen Nanzhi also returned to the village to help the villagers grow vegetables. With such a good opportunity, every family can make money, and the whole village will build new houses next year.
By the way, I will also build a mushroom house and take this opportunity to make more money.
The vegetables in the village are now just the right size to supply the county town. If Shen Nanzhi takes out the vegetables from the space, the whole county will suffer from indigestion. She temporarily gave up the idea.
Occasionally, when the quantity needed is large, Shen Nanzhi will take it out and earn some pocket money.
The mushroom house was temporarily handed over to Xu Li, and Shen Bo Niang and a few other families were responsible for raising the mushrooms. This required certain skills, and the villagers were unable to do it well, so their time was wasted.
Xu Li devoted herself to the mushroom house, and even her children joined in the fun. The whole family devoted themselves to growing mushrooms.
The little mushrooms grew out, and Xu Li cried with joy. She finally had her own value and could help make money for her family.
Shen Nanzhi reminded her of some details. The baby hasn't grown up yet. Isn't it too early for her to get excited?
The vegetable business was on track and she no longer needed to keep an eye on the mushroom house. She felt a little bored and seemed to have forgotten something.
Shen Qingshan came to see her, looking worried, "I wonder how Desheng's children are doing? Our village has been hit by a disaster, and the county next door must be having a hard time too. I can't even sleep well without a letter."
Shen Nanzhi's eyes flickered, revealing a bit of guilt. She thought that she had forgotten something. Shen Desheng and Ding Xiangrong went to other counties to develop branches, and there seemed to be no news from them recently.
Damn it, she forgot about him.
Just as Shen Qingshan finished speaking, another guest came. It was Mayor Ding, Ding Xiangrong's father.
Shen Nanzhi immediately said, "Chief Ding, you are here for Xiangrong, right? Sit down and warm yourself up first. We are discussing this matter. Don't worry, I will personally bring people to find them and will definitely return your son intact."
Mayor Ding smiled innocently: "Miss Shen, of course I believe you, but I am not here today just for that rebellious son, there are other things."
As long as it's not about asking for money, it's fine. Shen Nanzhi said with a good temper: "You tell me, I will definitely help you if I can do it."
"I'm going to borrow some food from your village. To be honest, many families in this town can't make it any longer. The price of food in the county has gone up again. I have no choice but to ask you to come up with a solution."
Shen Nanzhi looked embarrassed, "Mayor Ding, this is really difficult to handle. You know I helped the county magistrate with disaster relief in the county and donated more than 20,000 kilograms of grain. We really don't have any surplus grain.
Our village has also donated a lot of food, and every household is in trouble. It's not that we don't want to help you, but we really don't have the ability to do so.
But I can promise that next year, if anyone in the town wants to plant new crops, I can sell them seeds at a low price. How about we hold out this year and wait for a good harvest next year?"
This is just empty talk, and Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but give him some help, after all, he had said so much confidence just now.
Mayor Ding had expected this. This was asking for food from others, and no one was willing to give it away for free. What Miss Shen said was also the truth. He continued, "I also know that it's not easy for you, Miss Shen. I heard that the vegetables grown in your village are selling well. Can you bring the people in the town to sell them together?"
Shen Nanzhi sneered in his heart, what an old fox! Mayor Ding was as cunning as ever. She was almost fooled by his honest face. Borrowing food was a test, and his real purpose was to learn the vegetable growing technology and sales.
Now some families in the town have learned how to build kangs. They heard that vegetables grown on the kangs are sold at sky-high prices, so they are jealous and want to sell their own vegetables as well, so they went to see Mayor Ding.
Mayor Ding thought this was feasible, and thinking about his son who had not been heard from for a long time, he came to test Shen Nanzhi.
Shen Nanzhi's half-smile made Mayor Ding nervous. This girl had guessed what he was thinking. She was really too smart. It made him nervous to think he was playing tricks in front of her.
"Miss Shen, you have lived in this town for many years, and the villagers are also your relatives. We cannot favor one over the other. If you have anything to do in the future, everyone in this town will listen to your orders. If anyone dares not to listen, I will be the first one to not forgive them."
At this point, Shen Nanzhi couldn't refuse and said, "I have to discuss this with my partners. Mayor, you should know that the price of green vegetables is high, but only a few people can afford to eat them. If everyone grows them, the supply will exceed the demand, the price will go down, and no one will make any money."
"Of course, Miss Shen has worked hard, and everyone will remember your kindness."
Shen Nanzhi didn't respond. What's the point of remembering her kindness?
But Mayor Ding was right in one thing. The people in the town did help her. She grew up in the town and was familiar with every household on the street.
Alas, it’s not easy to make money these days, who wouldn’t be jealous?
She made note of this.
But she still had to look for Shen Desheng and Ding Xiangrong, hoping nothing would really happen. Otherwise, she would feel sorry for Uncle Shen and Mayor Ding, both of whom were her friends.
When Shen Huai'en came back from Mr. Yuan's place, he saw that there were more than a dozen young men in the house. They were all tall, strong, efficient and smart guys who worked. A sense of crisis arose in his heart. What were the purpose of finding so many young people?
Shen Nanzhi walked out of the house, dressed in men's clothes, which made Shen Huai'en even more nervous: "What happened?"
"Something happened to Shen Desheng and his friends. I plan to leave tomorrow to look for them. I'll leave the house to you."
Shen Huai'en said: "I'll go look for it, you stay at home, it's so cold outside, don't freeze to death."
Shen Nanzhi has made up her mind, "I'm not cold, I'm in good health. I've decided to go find them myself, not only to find them, but also to establish local businesses.
You, don't always think of me as a weak girl who can't take care of myself. I am more capable than you."
The young men laughed and said, "That's right, Brother Huai En, don't worry, we will be fine as long as we follow Sister Nan Zhi."
Shen Huai'en pursed his thin lips tightly. It's because of you that I'm worried.
"It's settled. Go home and prepare some dry food and clothes. Meet at my house early tomorrow morning. We'll set off early."
"okay."
The young men dispersed. Shen Nanzhi looked at Huai En's gloomy face and could only coax him: "Are you unhappy?"
"I didn't. How could I dare to? I'm just your housekeeper and your servant. How could I be angry?"
Yo, you're still angry.
Shen Nanzhi pulled him into the house, but Shen Huai'en awkwardly shook him off and walked in by himself.
"Haha, you won't let me hold your hand. Okay, it's my fault, Shen Huai'en. I'm doing this for your own good. You're studying hard with Mr. Yuan, and I don't want to hold you back. What's wrong with that?"
Shen Huai'en didn't know where his anger came from, he just felt depressed and uncomfortable and didn't want her to go on a long journey.
But Shen Huai'en also knew that Shen Nanzhi was not an ordinary girl who stayed in the inner house and never went out of the house. She had more powerful abilities and wisdom than men. She would not stay in the inner house like a bird in a cage.
"Thank you for your consideration. Be careful on the road. I will help you pack your luggage."
Shen Huai'en didn't continue to be angry and stopped trying to persuade her, but his expression was still very ugly, which made Shen Nanzhi soften her heart. "I will prepare the luggage myself, so you don't have to worry about it. I'm sorry for delaying your studies."
"No, I will take Mr. Yuan over, and there will be no delay. I have enough knowledge in these few days, so I will have no problem taking the exam for the scholar degree."
"That's a solution. Since you're not angry, go to bed early."
Shen Huai'en wanted to say something, but seeing that she didn't care, he just turned around and left.
Shen Nanzhi smiled secretly, "You little brat, I can't cure you?"
Men can't coax them all the time, or they'll get mad at you. Who isn't a baby? She still wants someone to coax her!
Shen Huai'en's habit of going into the cold war is not good. He needs to be taught a lesson and let him know who is the master.
Shen Nanzhi slept well that night, not knowing that Shen Huai'en, who had kept candles lit in his room all night, had actually not slept the whole night.
She only stayed in the space for an hour, taking care of the animals' eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, picking cotton with her mind, and she didn't have to harvest the grain, saving some energy.
She came out to sleep, and for some reason, she felt it was better to stay in the space as little as possible. It was just an intuition.
The next morning, Shen Nanzhi got up early, washed, changed into men's clothes, and put on specially made high-soled boots, which made him look much taller. He put on brown foundation cream on his face, and his eyebrows and eyes were energetic and his facial features were delicate. He was a handsome young man.
She looked at herself in the mirror narcissistically, admiring her figure. After almost a year of hard work, she finally had a slim waist and a well-proportioned figure, neither fat nor thin. She was in near-perfect condition, which made her very satisfied.
"Girl, can I come in?"
Shen Huai'en knocked on the door, and the door opened. Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "How is it? Is it hard to tell whether he is male or female? I am fascinated by myself. How can there be such a handsome young man? How many girls' hearts will he win?"
Shen Huai'en poured cold water on him: "I owe you an emotional debt, let's see how you can pay it back? How can I feel at ease with you like this?"
Shen Nanzhi immediately became serious, "That's true, but I'm even more worried about you going out. You have a more handsome face, and I'm afraid someone will snatch you away and force you to be my son-in-law."
Shen Huai'en's heart moved: "No, I will say that I have a family, a virtuous and capable wife, and a warm home. I will not be a son-in-law."
"What if she wants to be your concubine?"
This was an era when concubines were legal. Women were driven by love and some became slaves or maids, and it was not uncommon for them to become concubines.
With her Huai En's face, this is entirely possible.
Even with Shen Nanzhi's makeup on, it couldn't conceal his excellence. Just his eyes, indifferent and aloof, were very attractive.
"I only love my wife. I don't take concubines or maids. She is the only one in my heart."
Shen Huai'en stared into her eyes seriously and said, Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but look away. Why are you talking so sentimentally?
My heart beat uncontrollably, it's true that a handsome man is the root of all trouble.
"Let's eat. I was just kidding. I won't get into any emotional debt. There aren't that many love-brained girls out there!"
The breakfast was very rich, with egg dumpling soup, green onions and vegetables, drizzled with sesame oil, big buns stuffed with meat, a dish of fried sauerkraut and shredded potatoes. It was a very good breakfast.
The young men in the village gathered at home carrying packages. Shen Nanzhi quickly finished his breakfast and prepared to leave.
The journey was too long to be pulled by dog sleds, so they made two large sleds and used two strong mules and two horses to pull the sleds.
It’s only because Dadan is not here, otherwise he would definitely not be willing to do that. Master, have you forgotten the dog you raised?
It is so happy to be the leader dog now, and is almost becoming Shen Yanli's dog.
Shen Huai'en sent them out of the village without saying a word along the way. Everyone could see his worry.
Shen Nanzhi was happy. It was boring to stay in the village. Who would want to stay at home when they can go out and have fun?
There are countless opportunities in the vast world outside. Deep down, Shen Nanzhi is not a person who is content with what he has. He likes to expand territory rather than maintain it.
"set off!"
Shen Nanzhi was like a general going to war, leading his soldiers to conquer new territories. She even forgot to comfort her good housekeeper and didn't even give her an extra glance.
Shen Huai'en's face turned dark. She was really looking forward to going out!
Everything is an excuse, she just wants to go out and have fun.
Shen Nanzhi's carriage disappeared quickly. Shen Qingshan asked everyone to go back. "Nanzhi went to look for someone. She has been strong and smart since she was a child. Don't worry. Do your own thing and work hard to earn money. Don't be lazy. Others will build new houses in the spring, but your family hasn't saved enough money. Don't be jealous."
The villagers dispersed immediately because they still had a lot of work to do at home. They could make a lot of money by growing more bean sprouts and selling them.
Bean sprouts have the largest sales volume. After all, they are cheap. People with a little money can buy a few pounds to improve their lives.
Seeing that Shen Huai'en didn't want to go back, Shen Qingshan said with a gloomy face, "Huai'en, go back. Nanzhi will be back soon."
"Are you sure? I don't think she'll come back."
Shen Qingshan was not sure, "She should come back, right? Otherwise, what would she do?"
"Haha, a hawk that's been sent out won't come back unless it's had enough fun. She can come back during the New Year because she has a conscience."
Shen Huai'en swung his sleeves and left, leaving Shen Qingshan speechless. "You still understand Nan Zhi, but the housekeeper is a bit too lenient."
Shen Qingshan's eyes flickered. What was the origin of Shen Huai'en? He had a good relationship with Nan Zhi, so it seemed like it would be nice for him to stay and become a son-in-law.