Chapter 313: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 313: Wu Shi Jumps into the River, Xiao Ruiyuan Comes Searching (8)
Tie Tou would never disdain such kindness, let alone burn them. With tears in his eyes, he took off his old coat and put on the soft and thick new cotton jacket, then wore the new coat on top.
It didn't take long for him to feel warm all over, and his frozen hands gradually regained warmth. Sitting in front of the stove, Tie Tou lovingly touched the sleeve of his new cotton jacket. This was the first time he had worn such a warm new cotton jacket!
As the family gathered around the table for breakfast and learned that Old Mo's family didn't eat breakfast, Mo Yan quickly invited Tie Tou to join them.
"N-no, I-I'm not hungry!" Tie Tou mumbled uncomfortably, but the aroma of the steaming corn porridge and meat buns on the table kept wafting into his nose, and his stomach couldn't help but growl.
Just as Zhen'er was about to stifle a laugh, she was stopped by a stern look from Mo Yan.
"Eldest cousin, even if you're not hungry, you should eat a little. Otherwise, you might not have the strength to move the grains in the shop." Mo Yan naturally pulled him to sit at the table, and Li Xiu had already gone to the kitchen to ladle a large bowl of corn porridge for him.
Tie Tou felt uncomfortable sitting at the table. His mother had reminded him to work hard and not be lazy just because his cousin owned the shop. But now, before he even started working, he had put on a new cotton jacket and was being offered food. What should he do!
Seeing him hesitate, Zhen'er quickly grabbed a pair of chopsticks and placed them in his right hand, then grabbed a big meat bun from the steaming basket and put it in his left hand, saying somewhat bossily, "Eldest Cousin, these are my big sister's corn porridge and buns. They're delicious! Hurry up and eat. If you don't, it's disrespectful."
Tie Tou was simple-minded and thought that not eating would indeed be disrespectful. He quickly took a bite of the bun. The bun had a thin skin, a lot of filling, and was filled with chicken soup. With one bite, his mouth was filled with the aroma of meat.
He had never eaten such delicious meat buns before, not even when his family was well-off.
Unconsciously, he finished one bun, and Tie Tou felt even hungrier. Zhen'er quickly handed him two more buns, pushed his bowl, and gestured for him to eat and drink.
Mo Yan bit into her bun, giving Zhen'er an approving look, and the little boy smiled triumphantly.
After a while, Tie Tou had eaten four large buns and finished a bowl of corn porridge. Zhen'er wanted to give him a fifth bun, but Mo Yan stopped him with a look.
Almost full, Tie Tou felt embarrassed to take more.
Seeing him unconsciously eyeing the remaining meat buns in the basket, Mo Yan took a piece of oil paper and wrapped up the remaining buns, telling him to take them to the shop to eat.
After breakfast, Pang Tou also arrived. Li Zhong took them all to the city, with the flatbed cart as transportation. With the cart, Li Zhong refused to use the carriage back and forth.
Time flew by, and half a month passed. The rice shop's business improved day by day. Although it still couldn't match the first three days after opening, they were selling nearly twenty taels of silver every day. However, with the border situation becoming tense, it was said that the Ba people had sent another fifty thousand troops, breaking through the Shanhai city and two other nearby cities.
In order to prevent the Ba people's army from advancing further into the hinterland, the court was planning to send a hundred thousand troops to reinforce the area. Recently, a large amount of grain and grass was being mobilized, and some rice shops were having trouble supplying enough, causing the price of grain to rise.
Just as Mo Yan was considering whether to raise prices to avoid arousing suspicion from other shops, Xiao Ruiyuan suddenly showed up at the door...
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