Chapter 3 Datang man, don’t eat free food (thanks to ‘Justin_yu’ for the reward from the Silver League)
After breakfast, Jia Pingan strolled around the house.
This house... There are seven houses, it seems that there are still some family assets.
"At the beginning, my uncle and aunt sent you to study in the rural school, and bought those books. After a few years, the family became poor."
Yang Deli talked about the events of the year very sadly.
Reading these days really costs money, because the printing industry is underdeveloped, so most of the textbooks are copied, so books have become a major obstacle for ordinary children to study, plus the various costs of reading, it is really not like the old Jia's family what farmers can afford.
Jia Pingan said hello, walked to the wing, and reached out to push the door.
"Don't…"
Yang Deli just wanted to dissuade him, but it was too late.
The door of the room fell straight out, and Jia Pingan quickly avoided it.
Boom!
The door panel fell down, and the dust splashed up Jia Pingan's head and face.
But the door panel fell down tightly against Yang Deli's face, but he was happy and unafraid.
Jia Ping'an felt that he would pee in fear, but how could his cousin be so strong?
"Cousin..."
Yang Deli said flatly: "After my aunt left, I often encountered such things. The kitchen knife suddenly fell, and the tiles fell off the roof when I went out... They almost hit me. There are too many things, and I don't care."
This is... hard life!
It turned out that the family of the grandfather was completely destroyed, and the reason why Yang Deli was lucky enough to survive was because of his fate.
Jia Pingan stood there blankly, feeling that he must have offended God to travel to this place.
It’s nothing more than a shabby family, but what the **** is a broom star, plus the name of a scumbag, how do you live these days?
He looked up at the eaves and felt that he was just unlucky.
God, why don't you give me a good place!
The son of a farmer, he only had a cousin who looked very wretched, plus the vigilant eyes of a whole village, and Baiqi who might have come from Chang'an City at some time, chopped him up with a knife.
Yang Deli was holding the money bag, squatting on the side and slowly counting the money.
Jia Pingan was waiting for the tofu to be formed. In just half an hour, Yang Deli counted more than 30 copper coins, with a nervous expression on his face.
The thirty-sixth time the money started, Jia Pingan said helplessly: "Cousin, just five Wen."
What's so good about five cents? It was clear at a glance, but Yang Deli counted tirelessly. Could it be that he has obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Compulsive-compulsive disorder is more troublesome. For example, I will always check to see if the gas stove is turned off, and I always check to see if the door is closed.
Yang Deli raised his head and said seriously: "One bucket of rice for five cents, this money can buy a bucket of rice..."
A bucket of rice weighs about ten catties. According to the appetites of Jia Pingan and Yang Deli, they are not far from starving to death. In other words, Lao Jia's family is not far from being wiped out.
What a pity!
Jia Pingan guessed that it was almost time, so he went to make tofu.
Remove stones, uncover wooden covers, uncover cloth...
White and tender tofu, juicy tofu...
He roughly grabbed a piece of tofu with his hands and put it into his mouth, savoring it carefully.
Maybe the beans are better now, he thinks they are sweeter and smoother than the tofu he ate in his previous life.
"Ping An, what is this?" Yang Deli also got a small piece and tried to eat it.
His eyes lit up instantly.
Even if it has not been cooked, the sweet and smooth taste of tender tofu defeated this dark cook at once.
"This is..." Yang Deli made another piece, and this time he tasted it slowly, "Delicious! It smells delicious! After eating for so many years, I have never eaten such delicious food. Ping An, where did this come from? "
Well…
Jia Pingan thought about this question, and said calmly: "Cousin, there are thousands of benefits in the book, and the benefits are endless after enlightenment!"
Yang Deli was stunned, frowned and said: "Back then, Mr. said that you read...what...you went to Niu piyan, and it was a waste of money. A certain quarreled with him and almost got into a fight. But at that time you looked dumbfounded, It's just like... a certain one was worried that you were stupid when you read books."
Jia Ping'an was very speechless. According to his calculations, the original body was indeed stupid in reading and reading. In addition, he was regarded as an unlucky person since he was a child, so he probably closed himself out long ago.
He said indifferently: "A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Cousin, back then, everyone said that XX was unlucky. If XX showed a smart appearance, what would happen?"
This was an excuse he had thought up a long time ago, otherwise a scumbag who made such a change would be considered a monster and be burned to death sooner or later.
This village is very evil! Thinking that he was almost buried alive when he came, Jia Pingan couldn't help feeling a little pained.
Yang Deli suddenly burst into tears, "I promised my aunt to take good care of you, but I didn't find out that those people bullied you. I'm sorry for my aunt!"
Jia Pingan just wanted to find an excuse so that no one would find out about his transformation. I didn't expect Yang Deli to be so good at making up brains, and he made up everything in one go.
Yang Deli cried for a while, then suddenly froze.
"Ping An, this thing...is worth a lot!"
It's only now that I realize that tofu is worth a lot. This cousin is probably not very smart.
However, it’s better not to be smart!
Otherwise, if he finds any clues, he will shout: My family is safe and possessed by a ghost, so Lao Jia can die for nothing.
Lao Jia was proud of himself, then cut the tofu into pieces, and made the best plate at home to take with him. Yang Deli carried a table with crooked legs, and the two brothers set off just like that.
"The broom star came out." The village was still in chaos, many people went home to hide, and the rest stayed away. A child refused to go home, and was rewarded with fifty cents on the **** by his mother, and ran home crying.
The rest of the people saw their two brothers' arrogance and arrogance, and someone asked, "Yang Deli, what are you doing?"
Yang Deli was very proud, Jia Pingan frowned and said, "Don't be shy."
Yang Deli immediately changed his words: "Let's go shit."
Who doesn't have a hut? Who takes a **** with furniture?
The two went all the way to the official road. Yang Deli's physical strength was really good, and he said as he walked, "Ping An, when the tofu earns money, I will find a matchmaker to tell you a lady. At least I want... my aunt said back then that you must have three children." , then you have to find a woman with a big butt, those unmarried girls in the village don’t have a big butt.”
Jia Ping'an was speechless, feeling that in Yang Deli's eyes he was the stallion of the old Jia's family.
Early law!
There was a long hiss of a war horse, and then a small group of cavalry appeared in front. People on the official road avoided him one after another.
This group of cavalry wore armor and galloped in the direction of Chang'an.
"It's Mingguang Armor!" Jia Pingan said happily, "Is this the Fubing?"
He saw the restored Mingguang armor in later generations, and he was very dazzled. But after seeing the living soldiers of the Tang Dynasty at this moment, he couldn't help being stunned by the visual impact of the man and horse like a dragon.
Yang Deli was carrying the table, looked over with his body tilted, and said proudly: "Peace, this is Yue Qi."
Yueqi is the name of the cavalry in Fubing.
"We have soldiers from 20 prefectures in Huazhou, and these Yueqi can often be seen."
Yang Deli took it for granted, and...Jia Pingan was proud of it.
"A few years ago, the Turkic people were proud and were wiped out by the first emperor. Later, they fought against Tuyuhun. Until now, we don't have to worry about foreign enemies coming."
Yang Deli set the table while talking, Jia Pingan put the tofu on the plate with a wooden spoon beside it, and then said to the passers-by on the official road: "White jade tofu, white jade tofu!"
Why is it called Baiyu Tofu? Because China regards jade as its beauty, a gentleman is like jade, and gentleness is like jade...
For example, to praise a woman, one sentence: the skin is like jade, which can make people yearn for it.
Huazhou is 180 miles away from Chang'an City, with Tongguan on the left and Lantian Pass on the right. It can be called the existence of the green dragon on the left and the white tiger on the right.
The passers-by heard the sound and looked over. Jia Pingan scooped up a spoonful of tofu and put it into his mouth with a look of intoxication.
"Scent!"
A passerby came over and asked, "What kind of food is it? How much is it?"
Yang Deli sniffed and touched the money bag at his waist, which contained five cents, the last property of the old Jia family.
"This is fate." Jia Pingan said seriously: "Try it first."
"Don't want money?" The passerby frowned, "Man of the Tang Dynasty, he never eats for nothing."
The pedestrians took it for granted, Jia Ping'an said with a smile: "It's fate, just eat."
He took a spoonful of tofu, the passer-by took a look at him, and then ate it in one bite.
"How?" Jia Ping'an had absolute confidence in tofu, but Yang Deli was confused, thinking that his cousin smoked again, and he didn't want money. If it weren't for the fact that there were outsiders present, he would have started crying again, reporting to his aunt that his cousin was unreliable.
The pedestrian raised his head slowly, moved his throat a few times, and praised: "Tender and sweet...delicious! So delicious!"
There are many words used to praise food, but no matter how many and gorgeous words are, they are not as straightforward as these words.
Pedestrians on the side stopped, and Jia Pingan shouted: "Fate, today is fate, anyone who is willing to try it, come, I don't charge money!"
Someone said: "What if you go back on your word?"
Didn’t it mean that the people in Datang are all bold, why is there an extra stick!
Jia Pingan took a look at the shrewd man and said, "Men from the Tang Dynasty, you must keep your word!"
"good!"
People flocked to taste the tofu with a wooden spoon, and they didn't have any opinions.
Jia Ping'an was a little guilty, thinking that everyone would share the same spoon, and whether it was clean or not was another matter, as long as there were no infectious diseases.
"tasty!"
"Tender and smooth, I have never eaten such tender and smooth food."
"This product melts in the mouth, tender and sweet!"
"..."
Two catties of tofu were eaten up in an instant, and those who had eaten it were full of praise. Those who haven't eaten it are a little itchy, and some people directly said: "Is there any more? I just pay for it."
Jia Ping'an smiled: "This is difficult to make, and the price is quite high. That's all for today."
Everyone was waiting for his offer, and seeing him go straight away, they couldn't help being a little confused.
Yang Deli chased after carrying the table, and whispered: "Ping An, why don't you sell it?"
He felt that his cousin must have been blinded by the broom star, so he was confused.
Jia Pingan whispered: "If you want to sell at a high price, you have to be more reserved."
In order to raise the value of their products, those merchants in later generations used various methods, such as...exquisite outer packaging, various high-end names, and then all kinds of publicity, and reluctance to sell, etc.
And tofu is the first time that tofu has bubbled up in Datang. Is it going to be sold like a rotten street? That Jia Ping'an can hit his head to death.
I remember those women in the supermarkets in later generations brought small portions of food and let you taste it for free. If you like it, you will naturally buy it. Jia Pingan made a move according to this idea. First, he tasted the tofu for free to know how delicious it was, and then he waited for smart businessmen to come and buy it.
"Be more reserved?" Yang Deli didn't even know what being reserved was.
Jia Pingan heard footsteps chasing after him, so he said: "Tell them, we are in Yangjiawu, don't say that someone said it."
You have to have a full set to pretend to be reserved, so don't bow your head.
Yang Deli pretended to be tired, so he slowed down and fell behind.
A businessman caught up and asked, "May I ask you two gentlemen, where is your home?"
Jia Pingan in front said: "Don't say it, don't say it."
The businessman was stunned, and Yang Deli, who was behind, said: "My home is in Yangjiawu in front, and most people don't say it." After he finished speaking, he carried the table and ran away, weeping all the way, feeling that his cousin was really stupid for not accepting money.
Several men smiled, and then looked at each other, all smiling.
That stick didn’t even charge money, so it’s obvious that he’s a fool. He turned around and coaxed him, saying that he might be able to get the formula. By then...wouldn’t he be prosperous?
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(end of this chapter)