Chapter 12 Congee
Early the next morning, Du Zhongxiao still came to Han Jiajiajiajiao Store and went to buy wine lees with Han Lian.
When he arrived at the door of the foot shop, Han Lian was waiting there early. When he saw Du Zhongxiao coming, Han Lian pointed to a board lane beside him: "I borrowed this car specifically today. We bought more lees and made more wine. The reputation has spread in the past two days. Many people who went to the store to buy wine were loaded back in a few pounds. Then dozens of pounds a day, but it was a little too small to sell."
After thinking about it all night last night, Du Zhongxiao became much cheerful and looked at the car and smiled: "It's so best. After a few days, we can buy a car and a donkey, so we don't have to work so hard."
Han Lian couldn't help laughing: "This is the best. Since my nephew has such a wonderful method, he should do it naturally. Dozens of kilograms of wine every day are just a life. What can you do? If you do it big and make money, we will also open a restaurant."
"Okay, that's it!" Du Zhongxiao said as he went to pull the cart.
The cars of this era are all wooden wheels, and it is extremely difficult to pull them up. Han Lian took a flash and hung them up next to them to help Du Zhongxiao.
When he arrived at the door of the "Yaojiazheng Store", Director Tang was waiting there early. Seeing Han Lian and Du Zhongxiao pulling a car, Director Tang smiled and said, "You have the wonderful method of making wine from wine lees, and you will get it in a few days. Today I have the car to pull it up. Brother Han, I have free time these two days, so I will also come to your store to have a glass of wine. I heard that the wine you made from wine lees is particularly strong."
Han Lian smiled and said, "It should be, it should be. The supervisor comes, let's not talk about anything else, there is everything from wine and meat."
While talking, Han Lian complained in his heart. The fewer people knew about making wine from wine lees, the better, but they didn't expect that it would be known to everyone in just a few days. It was impossible to hide this matter. There is no way to hide it. There is no way to keep it there. I don't know how many people are staring at the people selling wine. If you sell wine here, if you don't tell the source, how can you continue to do your business?
Manager Tang called two servants out, weighed the lees for Han Lian and Du Zhongxiao, and put them in the car.
Just as the money was counting, two middle-aged men and women came from a distance. When they saw the car that was pretending to be lees, they cursed: "These thieves who make bad money have dragged their car to pull the lees today. Have their conscience been eaten by dogs? We poor families all rely on the lees poured out of the restaurant to make a living by you. What are we eating? How can you make this money safe?"
After hearing this, Director Tang couldn't help but frown and ordered the servant to drive the person away.
Du Zhongxiao saw the two of them being driven into the thick fog in the morning and felt a pain in his heart and frown.
A few days ago, my father was also one of the people who snatched wine lees in the morning. He survived by the wine lees poured out from the restaurant. These days, he only focused on making money from the wine lees, but he forgot about them.
These two people may be a couple. Although they are a bit ugly, they are afraid they have to do so. Perhaps, they have hungry children at home, waiting for them to take two handfuls of wine lees to make a living. Perhaps, there are elderly people at home...
Du Zhongxiao didn't dare to think about it anymore. Will this business be cut off many people's livelihoods?
While thinking about it, Han Lian and Director Tang calculated the money there, and the two dragged the car back to Du Zhongxiao's house one after another.
After Han Lian left, Du Zhongxiao put the lees into the steamer. After thinking about it, he felt uneasy, so he asked his parents to look at the steamer and go out by himself.
After these days, my parents have been able to take care of the steaming wine. There is nothing difficult at all. Just look at the fire under the stove and change the barrel when the wine is filled. Steaming wine from the lees, the most complicated brewing process is gone, and the process is extremely simple.
After strolling outside for a while, Du Zhongxiao came to the front of the Hanjiajiajiao store without realizing it.
There were no guests at this time, the servant Shun'er was packing the tables and stools, while Han Yueniang was lying on the counter to sort out the accounts.
Seeing Du Zhongxiao enter the store, Han Yueniang raised her head and said, "Brother is here. Have you had breakfast? If not, I'll bring you to use it."
Du Zhongxiao looked worried and said casually: "I've used it."
While talking, he went to the counter and watched Han Yueniang pick up the account book.
Han Yueniang looked around for a while and then raised her head: "My brother is worried. If you have any worries, you might as well tell me. As the saying goes, one person is short-sighted, two people are the best, and I will also help you come up with ideas."
Du Zhongxiao sighed: "It's nothing. It's just that when I went to the 'Yaojiazheng Store' to buy lees today, I happened to meet two poor people. Because we bought lees, they had less food and were insulting them there. I think although we were not at fault for buying lees, it was also true that they lacked lees from those lees, so they were troubled."
Han Yueniang thought for a while, Zhan Yan smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? In the future, I will buy wine lees and take out some from the money I sold them, buy rice and cook porridge to send them. We buy wine lees and make wine, and give them porridge there to others. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
Du Zhongxiao clapped his hands: "Sister is a good method! In this way, we have done business and helped the poor!"
After a thousand years of dreams, the soul came to this world of a thousand years. Du Zhongxiao's thoughts about some things were different from what he thought in his previous life. He only wanted to be at peace when doing things. He couldn't figure out whether there are ghosts and gods in the world and whether there were reincarnations. He didn't know whether there were ghosts and gods in the world and did not think about it, but it was always right to do more good deeds. When buying wine lees and making wine, what was the mouth food of poor people. How could Du Zhongxiao feel at ease?
If you buy wine lees and take a little from the profit of selling wine, buy rice and go to serve porridge, you will have the best of both worlds. You can make money by making your own wine, and the people who rely on wine lees to make a living will not lose their food source, and it will be safer. There is wine in the wine lees, and the people who are greedy for wine lees to fill their stomachs. If you eat too much, you can't afford to drink and lose your life.
After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao thought this method was excellent and said to Han Yueniang: "That's the matter. We will buy wine lees tomorrow and bring two buckets of porridge. You will follow us to donate porridge to the lees. It is a good thing for us to make money, but don't cut off other people's life."
Before dawn the next day, Han Yueniang cooked two large buckets of white porridge in the store, put them in the car, and pulled them with her father and Du Zhongxiao.
A waning moon hung in the sky, looming, everything looked hazy. Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian were pulling the car, and Han Yueniang followed closely and headed to the "Yao Family Store" together.
The car was filled with two large buckets of white porridge, and it was steaming. The porridge was cooked by Han Yueniang early, and Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian drank this porridge like the breakfast. Han Yueniang was kind-hearted, and although it was for giving alms, the porridge was still cooked strongly.
After leaving, Han Yueniang walked to Du Zhongxiao and whispered: "This is the first time I have eaten porridge when I grow up. Speaking of which, this is the first good deed I have done, and I feel a little nervous for no reason."
Du Zhongxiao said: "Since you are doing good deeds, why are you worried? We will put on the lees in the future. Don't mess up the porridge."
"How could it be? I naturally know it!" Han Yueniang said, walking aside.
When Director Tang saw Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian arrive, he smiled and said, "This morning was a little cold, but I didn't expect it to arrive earlier than before." He saw Han Yueniang following him and said, "Why did even Mrs. Han come today? How could he buy it?'
Han Yueniang said, "No! I heard from my father that I bought wine lees yesterday, and some people complained that they had less food, so I cooked two buckets of porridge today. We used wine lees to make some livelihoods. It would be unfair to cut off other people's livelihoods. I would like to give them some porridge to seek peace of mind."
Manager Tang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Miss is a good person! Do more good deeds and will definitely be rich in the future."
Du Zhongxiao put down the car and watched Manager Tang help Han Lian lift the porridge bucket downwards, which was a little dazzled. Buddhism is popular among the people in this era, and the idea of karma and retribution is deeply rooted in people's hearts. The kindness of porridge consumption is very popular.
These days Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian come to buy wine lees every day. The people who are looking for food here have found the rules and come earlier and earlier.
Not long after a while, a sick couple brought a child of five or six years old.
When they saw the visitor, Director Tang hurriedly greeted: "Brother Cai, Mrs. Cai, it's a coincidence that you came here today. This is the shopkeeper Han of the Hanjiajiajiao Store and the small officials in the family of Du Juren. In the past, they bought wine lees here and went back to make wine. They bought wine lees and lacked your food. Today, they specially cooked two large buckets of porridge to fill your stomach. The porridge is still hot, come and eat two bowls."
The three of them heard it and almost didn't believe their ears. Yesterday, they cursed the Han family and Du family like others. They bought wine lees and made wine and stopped eating, and they would definitely not be rewarded. Unexpectedly, they came to serve porridge in one day.
When he rushed forward, Han Yueniang was about to serve the porridge, she suddenly said, "Oh, it's not good. How can you drink porridge if you don't have a bowl of bowl?"
After hearing this, the woman hurriedly said, "It's okay, my family is here to guard me. I'll go home to get the bowl, but fortunately it's not far away!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran away, which made Han Yueniang stunned.
Du Zhongxiao, who was filling the lees on the side, listened and said, "But I forgot this section, I need a bowl of porridge. Otherwise, we won't cook porridge tomorrow, but steam some steamed buns, which will save a lot of effort."
Han Lian said vaguely: "After today, people who come here know that they will bring bowls of porridge. The porridge and rice are full, which is not comparable to steamed buns."
The porridge, rice and water, can be a little full if you put it in a big bowl? If you steamed buns, it would be like these people who haven’t had a full meal for many days. I don’t know how many of them can I feel. At that time, one steamed bun will not satisfy your hunger, and it will consume a lot of money, so the donation is not that good.
Du Zhongxiao also understood after a while. It is better to stop the so-called "supreme" to fight against rice hatred and giving alms."
Chapter completed!