mtl008 Chapter 132 Going to Zhuangzi
Chapter 132 Going to Zhuangzi
"Miss An, I saw that you were very busy today, so I didn't disturb you. I guess it's not a bother to come now." It had been a long time since Gu Qingyun suddenly visited in the middle of the night. Now he appeared at the door of the restaurant, and An Qiao was stunned.
"You don't have to be so polite. With your tone, I doubt you have something to ask me." An Qiao didn't hesitate and replied nonchalantly.
Gu Qingyun was indeed stunned. Is it so obvious?
An Qiao seemed to know what he was thinking without saying anything. She nodded and said, "Yes, it's obvious."
"Tell me, what's the matter?" An Qiao drank the tea at hand and said with ease.
"Well, it's just, um... I want to borrow a mastiff from you." Gu Qingyun looked at An Qiao, as if he was afraid that An Qiao would disagree.
An Qiao was puzzled and asked, "What do you want a mastiff for?"
You know, although these people in the Dali Temple look thin and weak when they are dressed, it seems that they can easily knock down a cow.
"I'm tracking something down, what if I find something?" Gu Qingyun interrogated Zhou Laizi for the entire day, but the man's mouth was as hard as a rock and he refused to say anything.
But after several people from the Dali Temple took turns to speak, they still said some irrelevant things, such as that he was only under the jurisdiction of General Zheng there.
There is an account book for the children who were sold, but it is not in his possession. He is only responsible for collecting the money. He does not check who he negotiated with or whether the other party used a fake identity.
After signing, it will be thrown into a shop, but he refuses to remember which shop it is.
He also said that he had taken away more than seventy children in the past few years, but he couldn't remember the exact number.
He also said that if the Dali Temple did not let him go and General Zheng found out, it would bring disaster to Kyoto Prefecture.
It's so much nonsense, I don't know which one is true and which one is false. Apart from the last sentence, which indirectly proves that Zheng's army has rebellious intentions, it feels like nothing else has been said.
"That's fine, but they basically only listen to me now. See if you can take them away." An Qiao shouted inside, and the two mastiffs came out. "Who among you is willing to help this brother find something? Come out if you are willing."
The two mastiffs looked at each other, seemingly waiting for the other to step out. An Qiao was speechless, "Wangcai, come out, don't dilly-dally."
The dog named Wangcai whined and looked reluctant. If you didn’t know, you would think they were being sold.
An Qiao took out the chest and back bra she made and put it on Wangcai. "You have to hold the leash tightly when you go out. If he doesn't want to go with you, he will probably come back to the restaurant to look for me."
Gu Qingyun nodded, "Thank you very much, young lady. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have any clues about many things."
Gu Qingyun was telling the truth. Ever since the two sides began exchanging information and helping with paperwork, An Qiao began to pay attention to the people who came to the restaurant to eat and their conversations.
We did find a lot of clues.
But at the same time, with the relationship with the Dali Temple, there are fewer troublemakers and getting things done is not that difficult, so it can be considered a mutual benefit.
"It's not a big deal. You helped me a lot." An Qiao was not the kind of person who pretended to know nothing. She handed Wangcai the dog leash and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
Gu Qingyun was in a hurry to leave, so he shook his head and said, "No, I wish you a prosperous business, I'll come and eat next time."
An Qiao shook her head. For some reason, every time a big case came to an end, Gu Qingyun seemed extremely tired. It seemed that there was always something between his brows that could not be resolved...
Seeing that there was no one in the restaurant, An Qiao closed the door and prepared to go out of business. Lai Fu saw that it was Wangcai who was taken away, and wagged his tail excitedly, always feeling that he was the unique dog who was pampered.
Then I heard An Qiao say, "Don't show off. I just called Wangcai because it's easier to say. Wangcai is a bit more obedient than you. You are just a stubborn person. You know what I mean."
Lai Fu didn't care and continued to circle around An Qiao.
The next morning, An Qiao got up at daybreak and called Jingzhe and Dahan to get ready to go out.
Originally, An Qiao was thinking of asking the farm to deliver the vegetables, but it snowed heavily a few days ago and the roads were difficult to travel on. An Qiao was worried about safety issues, so she didn't ask them to come.
After a few days, I was afraid that a carriage could not carry so many things. I had to hire people from the village to deliver them. Some of the expenses of the farm should also be sent over.
An Qiao decided to go there in person and explain what to do if a natural disaster really happened.
"My dear, I have counted the animals in the backyard. There are eight chickens, six ducks, and thirteen rabbits." Qi Tao shouted to An Qiao at the door.
An Qiao thought about it and realized that it was difficult for any animal to survive in winter, and it would not be easy to make them reproduce. She could only bring two breeding rabbits to the farm.
Rabbits reproduce quickly, and the more they reproduce, the more they grow. You can bring two of them over and they will have a litter.
After the winter is over, you can start making cold rabbit.
Spicy rabbit heads, spicy rabbit shreds, rabbit ears... they are all delicious snacks. An Qiao felt a little greedy just thinking about them.
The three of them got on a carriage and rushed to the farm. An Qiao was going to bring back all the soaps today. Whether the store could be opened was one thing. If it could be opened, they were afraid that the road would be blocked by snow and they wouldn't even be able to get the goods.
When they arrived at the farm, it was noon and several aunts were cooking. Aunt Tong saw An Qiao coming and immediately stood up to greet her, "My dear, you are finally here. It's so cold. I was afraid that these radishes and cabbages would have to spend the winter with us."
An Qiao immediately smiled and said, "Yes, I just can't take all of them. There should be a lot left in the fields. I'll leave them for you to use during the winter."
When the cooking aunts heard that the boss had arrived, they all said to An Qiao with gratitude, "Miss An is here. You have worked hard on the journey."
In the past few months, Anqiao not only went to the village to collect vegetables and eggs, but also bought chickens, ducks and piglets.
Many people thought that An Qiao was really kind-hearted. After all, even if they saved some of the vegetables and eggs they grew and sold them in the county town, they would only earn a dozen cents a day.
In addition to the round-trip transportation fee and the city entry fee, sometimes you even have to pay a stall setting fee.
No matter how you add it up, it's a loss.
But since Anqiao started collecting these things, life has become much better. Anqiao even wants the sour fruits and mushrooms on the mountain. They have plenty of these things, and they don't cost money, just a little manpower.
Every household would give whatever they found to Anqiao, and Anqiao would accept it all.
Although everyone didn't know what the young lady was going to do with it, everyone thought she was a good person.
Anqiao also solved a lot of supply problems. Those sour fruits that no one wanted were cooked into cans and tasted very good. Those that looked good were sold in grocery stores, and those that were not good were also popular in restaurants.
Bamboo shoots, tree flowers, and summer mushrooms can all be used in cooking to make delicious dishes, and Anqiao naturally likes them all.