PFC Chapter 175: Was there also a pig-killing scam in ancient times?
Chapter 175: Was there also a pig-killing scam in ancient times?
Old Mrs. Lin was pissed off by the old man.
She glared at him and said, "Da He finally came back, just be quiet."
After saying that, he turned and walked in without giving the old man a chance to speak.
"Third brother, you must be tired recently. You have become thinner and haggard."
"Mom, I'm not afraid of hard work, as long as I can make money. You and Dad are following me, so shouldn't I make more money?"
Lin Dahe's speech was very logical and made Old Mrs. Lin very happy.
The third child has really made great progress.
How filial!
Even so, the old man is still suspicious. He must be mentally ill!
Old Mrs. Lin said with a smile, "Eat slowly and don't choke. Your father and I don't care how much money you make. What matters most is that you and Zhou Mei give us a big fat grandson!"
"Mother, there's no rush. Let's talk about having a baby next year. Mother, think about it, when the baby is born, he has to go to school like me, right? I started learning late, and according to the teacher, I should have started learning at the age of five. Going to school costs money, and I have to go out with my boss in a few days. While my boss is willing to take me to make money now, wouldn't I be a fool if I don't make money?"
Mrs. Lin thought that the third child was going out again, so she asked cautiously, "How much can you earn this time?"
Lin Dahe pretended to be in deep thought, "It will definitely be no problem to turn five taels of silver into seven or eight taels. Mother, if you are worried, you can keep the money. Five taels of silver is not a small amount anyway."
Old Mrs. Lin was still hesitant, but she became unhappy when she heard what her son said.
Five taels of silver can be turned into eight taels by going around outside, so why not do it? Besides, with the third brother here, you will definitely not lose money.
"I have nothing to worry about with you around."
Lin Dahe looked embarrassed, but mustered up the courage to say, "Mom, the boss said this time that we shouldn't bring any small things. I was planning to get together with Zhou Mei to make up the fifty taels."
Old Mrs. Lin gasped in surprise and asked tremblingly, "Fifty taels? Third Brother, this...isn't it too much?"
Lin Dahe curled his lips uncomfortably and said casually, "Mom, think about it, after one trip, fifty taels becomes eighty taels."
Lin Dahe's voice seemed to carry a fatal temptation. Old Lady Lin's mind was filled with silver ingots weighing five taels each. A dozen or so silver ingots flew in front of her, flew, flew, and soon flew away...
"Then how much do you need? I'll give you the whole five taels."
Lin Dahe was in an awkward position again, with a bitter face, "Mom, I'm still short of more than twenty taels of silver. Zhou Mei and I will try to get it together when we get back. If we can't get it together, then forget it. I'm not destined to make money!"
"This..." Old Mrs. Lin slapped her thigh in pain and felt the duck in her hand flapping its wings and flying away.
"Mom." Lin Dahe said at the right time, "How about mom help me find my eldest brother to help me get some money? Isn't he making a lot of money?"
"Your brother! You may not know this, but I think your brother can't do this any longer. He has offended someone and can't even protect Boss Gu."
Can’t even protect Boss Gu?
Upon hearing this, Lin Dahe became interested.
"Mom, who did I offend?"
Lin Dahe chased after Old Lady Lin and asked with excitement in his tone.
"Hey."
Old Mrs. Lin sighed. Although she hoped that the third child would be successful the most, the eldest and second child were also her flesh and blood. She would be happy if they were doing well.
The third brother's little thoughts at this moment made Grandma Lin a little uncomfortable, but she still told him what had happened.
Lin Dahe felt relieved, because it turned out that his elder brother had offended the official.
Mr. Gu will not go against the officials, and there will be no one to protect Big Brother in the future!
That's great! It makes it easier for him to do his job...
"Mom, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. My brother must have some money saved." Lin Dahe leaned close to Old Lady Lin's ear and muttered a lot.
Old Mrs. Lin was full of doubts, "Old Third, will this work?"
"Mom, didn't my elder brother run into trouble? Aren't you helping him through this?"
"Okay, let me try."
After Lin Dahe had eaten and drunk his fill and achieved his goal, he patted his butt and left.
When I reached the entrance of the village, I remembered what my mother said and turned around and walked towards the end of the village.
Li Taohua watched her daughter walk out with a basin of water, "Xiao Man, what are you doing?"
"Mom, pour the water for washing feet."
"Our girl is really particular." Li Taohua smiled and chatted with Lin Dajiang.
Lin Xiaoman chuckled, she didn't really pour the foot washing water.
There's someone outside!
In such freezing weather, there are still people hunched over and hiding outside the wall. I don’t know what the other party’s purpose is.
A few days ago, the space was upgraded again.
The front yard of the villa is unlocked.
In addition, she found that her ears and eyes became sharper, and she could hear clearly the subtle sounds that others could not hear.
The man outside accidentally stepped on a dead branch, and the "crunch" sound was quickly drowned out by the darkness, but Lin Xiaoman heard it.
That's why this happened.
Lin Xiaoman grinned and splashed the water outside accurately. With a "splash" sound, she heard the person outside covering his mouth and shouting.
After doing all this, Lin Xiaoman squatted by the gate and quietly opened it a crack.
I saw the man outside taking off his outer coat and shrinking his body with gnashing teeth.
Seeing that there was no movement inside, he trotted away cursing.
In the darkness, a pair of eyes stared at the direction where the figure left.
It turned out to be Uncle San!
Why was he squatting outside?
Lin Xiaoman's impression of Lin Dahe has always been that he accepts his parents' favoritism with peace of mind, is selfish, has no great ambitions, and is not a wicked person.
There isn't much description of him in the original book; he's just a passerby.
Besides, isn't Third Uncle an accountant in town? Why did he come here to eavesdrop in such a cold weather?
Lin Xiaoman was still doubtful and told this to his parents and Lin Jingzhe the next day.
Lin Dajiang hadn't seen the third brother for a long time and had no idea what he was planning.
"We don't know what your Third Uncle is planning, but it's definitely not a good thing. We can't go out alone these few days, especially Xiaoman."
Li Taohua had seen how the third brother could make her mother-in-law willingly give out the money saved for buying grain just by talking. She knew that he was smart and eloquent, and if he wanted to think of something crooked, she really didn't know what trick he would come up with.
After thinking about it, he felt uneasy, so he picked up Lidong and said, "I'll take care of this kid and Guyu."
After that, he called out to Guyu who was playing in the mud at the door: "Guyu, the New Year is coming soon, so follow me these few days."
"Mom, I understand. I will keep an eye on my brother and won't take him out for a walk."
Lin Xiaoman was very curious about what his uncle wanted to do.
According to the character of the Third Uncle in the original book, he would never do bad things himself, but this time he was hiding outside and was caught by her.
When Lin Dajiang and his wife took their two children to town on the donkey cart, Lin Xiaoman also went out.
She wants to go check out the old house.
Uncle San will definitely inform Old Lady Lin in advance before doing this.
"You don't know, Da He is doing business with his boss. Look, this five taels of silver is what he brought me. In just half a month, three taels turned into five taels!"
As soon as Lin Xiaoman walked into the old house, he heard the powerful voice of Old Lady Lin.
She hid in the corner and heard another woman's slightly flattering voice.
"Sister Lin, is this really how much money you can make?"
"Why would I lie to you? I'm telling you, I'm going to Dahe again in a couple of days. This is the only trip I'll make before the New Year."
Lin Xiaoman curled her lips. Was there fraud in ancient times?
If you do nothing, three taels of milk will become five taels of milk in half a month?
Isn’t this a complete scam?
Lin Xiaoman listened for a while, and when she left, several women surrounded Old Lady Lin to ask questions.
When Lin Dajiang and Li Taohua came back from selling breakfast in town, Lin Xiaoman told them everything he had seen and heard.
"Dad, I think this is weird. Three taels of silver became five taels. Two taels of silver were added in half a month. It's not like pie fell from the sky."
"Yes, Taohua, do you think my third brother won't be cheated?" Lin Dajiang said worriedly.
"Hey! Third brother is so smart, how could he be fooled! I think it might be him who came up with this good thing!" Li Taohua said sarcastically.
In the early years, Lin Dahe took advantage of the family, and Old Mrs. Lin had to save money from the food rations of the younger generations in the family to spend on him!
With such a mind, how could one be deceived?
Li Taohua didn't believe anything he said.
Lin Dajiang stood up and said, "Whether Third Brother was deceived or not, this matter is not right."
"Dad, if there is such a good thing, it won't be our turn. Look, Uncle Gu is very wealthy, and he just uses all the money to do this kind of business. He doesn't have to do anything, and he can just make nearly half of the money he invested. It's so great!"
Lin Dajiang shook his head and sighed, "Hey, look, even a child like you can understand this principle, why are mother and the villagers so confused!"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
If the villagers were cheated, they would not point the finger at them later, right?
No no no.
He needs to ask about this matter clearly.
At least we should go to the village head to remind him, so that the whole village won’t be deceived.
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The next morning, Lin Dajiang and his wife took their two children to town, and Lin Xiaoman became the idlest person in the family.
After the front yard of the villa in the space was unlocked last time, she was busy digging the soil and planting magnolia saplings at night.
After a few years, when magnolia jelly is developed, if she can't sell magnolia jelly, she can still sell magnolia fruit, or even magnolia seedlings and magnolia trees.
Nice to think about.
If I work at night, I won’t have energy during the day.
Her father told her not to be alone, so she simply stayed at home and thought about what to eat. Anyway, her aunt, the eldest daughter-in-law of the head of the village, and the eldest daughter-in-law of Uncle Wang were all wrapping eggs in the yard, so if someone really came in, there would be no danger.
The chickens and ducks raised in the back mountain have grown up.
Zhou Quan is diligent. When he has free time, he takes his sister to dig earthworms to feed the chickens and ducks.
In addition, the chicken and duck coops are close to the back mountain and the area is large, so the chickens and ducks are basically free-range. In modern terms, they are commonly known as free-range chickens and ducks.
I made chicken soup a few days ago and the meat was delicious. I drank half of the remaining chicken soup on the spot and used the other half to cook noodles the next day. The whole family had an unforgettable meal.
The two little ones in the family wanted to eat, and Li Taohua didn't want to let the children down. Plus, too many chickens and ducks would waste food, so she asked Lin Dajiang to catch two roosters and kill them. She planned to send one to her parents in the old house and keep the other for herself.
When Lin Xiaoman saw the chicken covered with a basin in the pot, the image of the fragrant beggar's chicken with thin skin and thick meat popped into his mind.
The taste is simply amazing.
When she was tidying up her space a few days ago, she found the dried lotus leaves she bought when she was a food blogger. At that time, she had already been dreaming of beggar's chicken.
There is a ready-made chicken here. Lin Xiaoman grinned and planned to make beggar's chicken.
She runs a breakfast shop at home and has all the necessary seasonings, plus the seasonings in her space, so it is not difficult to make beggar's chicken.
After Lin Xiaoman simply prepared the chicken, he made a marinade with salt, ginger, garlic and several sauces, and spread it evenly on the chicken inside and out.
Because I had some free time, I also massaged the chicken for half an hour.
While pickling, she took out six lotus leaves from the space and went to the backyard to pick some green onions planted by her mother.
He also used local materials in the backyard, dug a small basin of yellow mud, added water and stirred it into a thicker yellow mud paste.
Li Shan's wife happened to go to the toilet in the backyard. She saw Lin Xiaoman holding a laundry basin to hold mud, adding water and stirring it with a bamboo stick. She asked curiously, "Xiaoman, what are you doing? Are you making fresh food again?"
Xiaoman is a child who loves to tinker with food, and the things he makes are novel and delicious.
So when I saw her playing in the mud, I didn't feel that Xiaoman was playing at all.
But can yellow mud be made into food?
Li Shan's wife wondered if she had gone crazy because of the mud.
But if you think about it, it's not impossible. Isn't preserved eggs made of yellow mud and rice husk crumbs?
Thinking of this, she began to look forward to it again.
When we got to the front yard, before we even sat down on the bench, we couldn't wait to chat with the people who were wrapping eggs together. "I just saw Xiaoman making something to eat again! There was a basin full of yellow mud, and I don't know what to make."
Linda's wife smiled and replied, "Really? That's good. Xiaoman is still in the mood to cook. Things are not too bad."
Lin Xiaoman could hear the lively chatter outside clearly, but at the moment her mind was full of the delicious and tender beggar's chicken, so she ignored it.
She dug a hole in the backyard, put dry firewood and dead leaves in it, lit it, and fanned it a few times. When the fire was burning well, it was almost time to marinate the chicken.
Lin Xiaoman returned to the kitchen, stuffed knotted chopped green onions and ginger slices into the chicken's stomach, wrapped the two chickens in lotus leaves, and tied them tightly with hemp rope.
He wrapped the lotus leaf with a thick layer of yellow mud, wrapped it tightly, took it to the backyard, and put it into the fire.
Put some dry firewood into the fire to make it burn more vigorously.
Once the dry firewood is burned, the beggar's chicken is ready. Open it after an hour and a half, and you will know whether it tastes good or not.
After doing all this, Lin Xiaoman went to the front yard to help.
It was cold in winter, and everyone was not as quick as before. Plus, the young master wanted more preserved eggs than before, so the Lin family had to help out when they were free.
The women kept moving their hands and talking.
At this moment, I heard them saying that many people in the village were pooling money together, and then they let Lin Dahe take the money to do business and make money.
The incident happened suddenly, and Lin Xiaoman knew that his father had not yet told the village head about it. Unexpectedly, after just one day, someone in the village had already raised money.
Lin Xiaoman pretended to be casual and said, "Aunt, there is no such thing as money making money. It's okay if you have some spare money, but if you use the few taels of silver you saved by tightening your belt to gamble, if you lose, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"