SFS Chapter 134 Recognizing the Door
Chapter 134 Recognizing the Door
After lunch, the whole family went to the roast duck restaurant to pick up Gong Qi, and left the mobile cart and other items there.
Moving the cart was easy enough, but the dishes needed to be washed. Qin Huiyin discussed it with Li Taohua and gave Gong Qi ten coins, asking him to find a kitchen helper to wash them.
Gong Qi confiscated the money and pointed at two people at random and said, "This work will be assigned to you two. It will be done every three days, and the wages will increase by thirty cents every month."
When the two heard this, they were overjoyed and agreed very readily.
Gong Qi said, "You give them ten coins for each wash. If you forget to pay them, or if they become greedy, it will be difficult to deal with them. It is better to explain the benefits clearly from the beginning. They know this is their job. With this job, they can earn an extra thirty coins every month."
"Brother Gong Qi, you are so awesome. I still have a lot to learn from you." Qin Huiyin looked at him with admiration.
Gong Qi grinned and said, "It's okay. It's mainly because I've seen a lot of things with my uncle."
"Two people will pay sixty cents. I'll pay for the sixty cents."
"We are in a cooperative relationship. How can you be so fussy over sixty cents? You don't have to pay this money, and I won't take it even if you give it to me."
"Okay, then I'll give you a jar of crab roe sauce." Crab roe sauce was exactly sixty cents a jar.
This time Gong Qi didn't refuse. They were after the sauces, and since the girl was worldly-wise and willing to use the sauces to cover her labor costs, he had no reason to refuse.
Gong Qi drove a horse-drawn carriage following their ox cart.
It was almost dark when we arrived at the village. The villagers were resting in their homes and waiting for their wives to prepare dinner.
The sound of the ox cart was particularly clear. When the villagers heard the sound, they curiously opened the gate and looked out.
Now everyone knew that Tang Dafu's family was wealthy, and every time they came back from the city, they would buy a lot of things. With Wang's experience, no one dared to offend him again, but that didn't mean they weren't curious about what business Tang Dafu's family was doing and how profitable it was.
Qin Huiyin didn't buy anything this time. After all, the house was almost fully furnished and there was nothing more to buy.
However, this time she brought back a man named Gong Qi who was driving a horse-drawn carriage. When the villagers saw Gong Qi, they all wondered curiously about his identity.
"A young man driving a carriage, could he be coming to their house to propose marriage?"
"Are there any girls of the right age in their family? Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu are both only twelve years old."
"Then we can get engaged first and then get married when we're fifteen!"
Gong Qi felt uncomfortable and shouted, "Boss, so you live here! Now I know where to pick up the goods."
Qin Huiyin smiled and said, "If you were driving a carriage, it wouldn't take so long. Today, it's mainly because you're following behind our ox cart that it's a bit of a burden for you. However, we've only taken you for a walk once. Can you remember the way?"
"Don't underestimate the brains of us waiters. If we don't have a good memory, we will be in trouble with the customers. Don't worry, I have memorized the route. Next time the boss asks me to come find you, I will definitely be able to find you."
The villagers listened to the conversation between the two and suddenly found it boring.
It turns out that they were not talking about marriage, but discussing business.
Tang Dafu was really lucky to marry a golden hen that laid golden eggs.
When Gong Qi came, he knew that he would stay here today, but the Tang family has a beautiful mother and two beautiful daughters, and it would be inconvenient for him, an adult man, to stay here.
Mr. Tang San said with a smile: "Young man, if you don't mind, why don't you stay with this old man tonight?"
"Old man, I couldn't ask for more. Thank you very much."
"We have distinguished guests today, so I'll make a few more delicious dishes for you to go with your wine."
Qin Huiyin first changed into clothes suitable for work, then put her hair up and secured it with a headband.
"I want to eat pickled fish." Tang Yi said with a smile, "Second sister, if I catch fish, can I eat pickled fish?"
"Sure, go give it a try." Qin Huiyin said, "I'll go prepare the other ingredients first."
Gong Qi rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile, "I'll go with you."
Qin Huiyin arranged the dishes for tonight and then prepared various ingredients according to the dishes.
Tang Luwu and Li Taohua assisted him as Third Master Tang followed the two boys, one large and one small, to the river.
The excited laughter could be heard from far away.
Tang Luwu glanced outside and smiled gently, "It looks like they caught some fish."
"I think Xiao'er's health is no different from that of an ordinary person. He doesn't need any treatment from that fame-seeking doctor. He even wants to trick people into studying medicine. Who knows what he's up to?"
Li Taohua was obviously very disgusted with the doctor.
Qin Huiyin said: "If mother doesn't like him, we will just ignore him when Uncle Tang's leg is healed and he comes back."
"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Li Taohua's expression softened.
Tang Yi came back with two big fish in his hands and said, "Mom, big sister and second sister, look at the fish we caught."
Qin Huiyin saw the two big fish and said with a smile, "How about one pickled fish and one grilled fish?"
"Okay, these are all my favorites." Tang Yi smiled excitedly.
"What's there to not like about you, you greedy cat?" Li Taohua said unhappily. "Look at all the mud you're covered in! Go wash yourself! Don't you know your own body?"
Tang Luwu walked over nervously, took the fish from Tang Yixiao's hand and threw it into the bucket beside him, then pulled him outside: "Go to the bathing shed at the back and wash it."
"Bring some hot water over." Qin Huiyin chased out and reminded.
"Yes, look how stupid I am." Tang Luwu ran back, took the bucket to scoop the hot water from the small pot, then added cold water to make it warm water, and walked outside with the water.
Gong Qi took the bucket she was carrying: "Let me do it, I'll take him to wash it."
"Thank you, Brother Gong Qi." Tang Luwu said with blushing cheeks.
She is timid by nature. Although she has changed a lot recently, she still feels shy when talking to a stranger at such a close distance.
Gong Qi came out with hot water and asked Tang Yixiao where their bathroom was. Tang Yixiao took Gong Qi there.
At this time, Tang Luwu stood not far away and shouted to Tang Yi with a smile: "Little brother, your change of clothes."
Tang Yi smiled and took the clothes from Tang Luwu, smiling brightly: "Thank you, big sister."
After Tang Luwu left, Gong Qi said, "Go wash!"
"Brother Gong Qi, your clothes are dirty too. Let's wash them later! You are about the same height as my brother. I will go to my brother's closet to find something you can wear." Tang Yi said with a smile.
"You wash first. This little bit of mud on me is nothing. Just wipe it off."
How could Gong Qi have the nerve to wear the host's clothes? He was just a guest in the first place, and it was already bad enough to disturb others, so he didn't want to cause any more trouble.