Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Chapter 123: Someone Arrives Just Before Dinner

When Xia Shengsheng came back from the factory, Ercheng and Ye Chao had already arrived home.

The two children were not in a hurry to practice martial arts, but helped Xia Shengsheng cook.

Sicheng was still circling around Xia Shengsheng.

"Don't worry, I'll make you some twice-cooked pork in a minute, and I'll pour you some sweet water when you eat."

The sweet water that Sicheng was talking about is lemon water. Because it contains a lot of honey, Sicheng likes to call it sweet water.

As he was saying this, there was another knock on the door.

"Who could come at this time?" Ye Chao was a little surprised. It was dinner time and villagers usually wouldn't visit each other during dinner time. He didn't know who was knocking on the door.

Xia Shengsheng calculated the days and found that several days had passed since she last wrote to Tao Wuji.

If we count the back and forth, it is probably Tao Wuji and his group.

"I'll go watch the door." Ercheng ran out.

Xia Shengsheng looked at the prepared dishes and sighed.

"Ye Chao, prepare to kill the chickens and rabbits!"

Ye Chao was a little confused by what he said.

Didn't we say we were going to eat twice-cooked pork? Why did we kill chickens and rabbits again?

When I heard the hearty laughter outside, I realized that there must be guests at home.

"it is good!"

So he took the kitchen knife and went to the chicken coop and rabbit cage obediently.

Xia Shengsheng also went out to greet him.

When he went out, he saw Tao Wuji drooling over the warehouse full of peppers.

"Sister Xia, you are out, you didn't know that. After receiving your letter, I rushed here with my men.

The little bit of chili you gave me last time wasn’t enough to sell. I didn’t even dare to take it to the market before it was snapped up by people I knew.

As for the vermicelli, I didn't have time to load it some time ago because I was so busy with business. I could only hand it over to the manager below and ask them to pull the vermicelli and hurry back to replenish my stock.

I didn’t get to eat the delicious food you cooked, Sister Xia. It’s such a big loss.”

Tao Wuji's voice could be heard all over the yard.

"Then I will prepare some good wine and delicious food this time so that Mr. Tao can enjoy his meal to his heart's content.

Ercheng, please invite Master Tao into the house first and brew the tea that Master Tao asked someone to bring last time."

Ercheng acted like a little adult and invited Tao Wuji to walk into the inner courtyard.

"Hahaha! Well, I'm in for a treat today.

Chu Wei, take them to set up the tent outside and don't disturb the villagers."

The man named Chu Wei replied yes, and then took a large group of people to an open space not far from Xia Shengsheng's home and began to set up tents.

They often spent the night on the road, so they prepared many things very well. Tao Wuji learned how to set up the tent from a Donghu man when he was doing business outside.

After I came back, I taught it to the people below me.

In this way, they could spend the night in a tent when traveling on the road, without having to use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed as before.

"Sister Xia, you don't have to worry about their food. We've brought food and all the pots and pans are ready. You just need to cook for us, hahahaha..."

Tao Wuji was also not polite at all. Since they met twice and became familiar with each other, Xia Shengsheng no longer saw that kind of elegant temperament in Tao Wuji. Instead, he seemed a bit greasy.

"I see, Master Tao, it's really not easy to do business with you.

I have to provide you with food and drink, and cook for you like a housewife." Xia Shengsheng didn't think much of it, she was just joking.

Tao Wuji didn't take it seriously, but smiled and continued, "I didn't think it through. I'll bring you a few servants next time, and let them do this kind of thing! You just need to teach them your cooking skills."

"After that, they learn my skills and come back to cook for you, right? I don't want that. It's like they have planted a few spies in my place.

Even if I use servants, I bought it myself and I have the capital to do so.

Mr. Tao, please don't interfere."

Tao Wuji laughed out loud, and the two of them talked for a few more words before changing the subject.

Tao Wuji followed Ercheng to the main room.

Xia Shengsheng went to help Ye Chao with the dinner preparations.

Sicheng was responsible for boiling water there and plucking the chickens later.

Two chickens and two rabbits were killed. While the two children were away, Xia Shengsheng went to Qiqi's place and bought two big carps weighing seven or eight kilograms.

Sicheng and Ye Chao did not find the sudden appearance of the big carp strange, as if they were used to it.

"Ye Chao, help me wash the vegetables."

"Sicheng, keep an eye on the fires in those pots!"

"Got it, mother."

Xia Shengsheng killed two chickens and made a big plate of chicken.

Some potatoes and corn were added in.

Made with a slightly spicy taste.

The two rabbits were made into spicy rabbit meat, which is very spicy.

When frying the peppers, Ye Chao and Si Cheng choked and coughed several times.

The pungent smell attracted Tao Wuji, who was sitting in the main room drinking tea.

"The fragrance is coming out, Ercheng, go help your mother.

I am not an outsider, so I don’t need to accompany you.”

Ercheng had been getting restless for a long time. He really didn't know what to talk about with Tao Wuji.

After hearing what Tao Wuji said, he said hello and went out to help Xia Shengsheng cook.

Xia Shengsheng stewed both dishes in the pot.

When he saw Ercheng coming out, he didn't ask him what was going on and just assigned him a job.

It's easy to imagine that Ercheng and Tang Tao Wuji would have nothing to talk about when they sat together. It would have been better if Tao Siyuan had come along.

I don’t know why Tao Siyuan didn’t come along this time.

At this time, Tao Siyuan, who was being missed, was buried among a pile of account books.

There were five or six shopkeepers beside him, telling him about their business.

Tao Siyuan's head felt like it was going to explode and he felt like crying but had no tears.

In his heart, he kept blaming his father: "Why didn't you take me with you to Aunt Xia's place? Doing business is too difficult, and looking at the account books is too difficult. I don't want to do business anymore, and I don't want to look at the account books anymore. Is there anyone who can save me?"

Tao Wuji has been training Tao Siyuan recently. He only has one son, Tao Siyuan, and he is not young anymore. He will have to take over the family business, so it is just right to start now.

Xia Shengsheng braised the two big carps directly. He first sautéed the fat in the pan, then added the onions, ginger and garlic until fragrant, then added the farmer's soybean paste to let the flavor of the sauce fully spread, and then added boiling water.

Add other seasonings, pour in a little aged vinegar, and finally put in the cleaned fish.

Xia Shengsheng learned this stewing method from an older sister in the team. There are no special techniques, but the stewed carp is particularly fragrant.

Xia Shengsheng loves to eat.

Finally, with the help of several people, a large table of dishes was prepared.

Big plate chicken, spicy stewed rabbit meat, braised carp, Maoxuewang, preserved egg with tofu, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried squid with leeks, and lettuce with oyster sauce.

After the meal was ready, Xia Shengsheng asked Ye Chao to deliver a fish to the people brought by Master Tao.

Let Ercheng send some food to Chen Siyao as well.

We only started eating after the two of them came back.

Tao Wuji couldn't resist the aroma for a long time, and finally the meal started to start, so he could eat with hearty mouthfuls.