The distance from Luoshui River to Xiaoniu Village outside Xinping City was not close at all. In order to find out the reason as soon as possible, Song Jinggong had no choice but to take the carriage. The journey was bumpy, and he only climbed out of the carriage when it was almost noon.
With a pale face, he looked back and found that the fool's stalker had also gotten a carriage. Song Jinggong finally understood. They were not following him, but monitoring him. They were afraid that he would run away.
Song Jinggong didn't have time to pay any more attention to him. He and the person who led the way quickened their pace and walked into the village. After turning left and right for about a quarter of an hour, the person stopped in front of a very small courtyard.
There was a small wooden door in the middle of the fence, which was half the height of a person. It wasn't locked, and when the wind blew, it swung from inside to outside. There was another person standing in the courtyard. Song Jinggong had seen him before. He used to stay by Songrignigan's side. Since he was here, Songrignigan must be in the house.
"If there really are chicks in the eggs, when I go back, I will buy ten thousand of them." Before Song Jinggong could step into the house, he heard the familiar voice of Sonri Nigan. From his words, it was clear that the chick had not yet hatched, which further proved that the chick was a hoax.
With a plan in mind, Song Jinggong straightened his clothes and walked in with a smile. As soon as he entered, he said, "Who sells chicks for two coins? I will buy as many as you have."
When he stood still, he saw an old man, two young men, and a woman facing Sonri Nigan. The woman's face was half covered with a cloth. From the part that was slightly exposed, he could see a green birthmark. No wonder she had to cover it.
The two young men were standing. The old man was sitting on something that he did not know what to call. That thing took up part of the whole room. The other end was connected to the wall.
"Great Scholar Song, you are also here. Look, this is called a kang. It is a place that they use to replace the hen's nest. This woman said that in two or three days, chicks will come out of the eggs. I am going to stay here and wait for the chicks to come out. When the time comes, I will buy ten thousand of them and raise them at home."
A sturdy man in the room said stiffly when he saw the people coming in. This man was Sonrinigan, a Japanese.
Song Jinggong replied with a smile, "Sonri did it. Why would you believe such a thing? If this thing called a kang can help a hen build a nest, doesn't that mean that in the future, only hens can lay eggs? Let's go back and sort out our goods. "
When Sonri Nigan heard Song Jinggong's words, he shook his head and insisted, "No, I have to see if they can really make chicks. There are 200 chicks on the bed. I have already paid the deposit. If there are no chicks, they will have to compensate me tenfold. We will know in two days."
Song Jinggong looked at the Kang bed. It was covered with a mattress. He guessed that the egg was underneath it. Could it really hatch?
When Song Jinggong entered the courtyard just now, he had already looked around. There were no chickens in the courtyard. If he could really use this method to hatch chicks, then wouldn't he just need to get more of these kang beds and go elsewhere to buy eggs? A chicken for two copper coins was indeed too cheap. Even if it was sold for three copper coins, people would rush to buy it. He would really make a fortune.
After thinking for a while, Song Jinggong said to the old man, "Sir, can you let me take a look at these eggs?"
The old man looked at Song Jinggong and then at the woman. He said, "You have to ask my daughter-in-law about this. She is the one who is making these eggs."
Song Jinggong followed the old man's gaze and looked at the woman again. The woman was easy to talk to. She nodded and walked to the Kang bed. She gently lifted the mattress. There were indeed many eggs inside.
"Sonrinigan, since you want to take a look, I will accompany you for two days." A thought flashed through Song Jinggong's mind. He also wanted to stay and accompany them.
As for the place to live, it was also simple. Now that the weather was hot, they could just find a place to stay. They could eat in this house and give some money for food. He thought that this family would not refuse. Song Jinggong had been used to the hardships these past few days, so he did not mind persevering for another two days. He wanted to see if this family could make chickens.
The old man didn't refuse. Not only did he promise to cook for Song Jinggong and the others, he also promised to leave a room for them to live in. He didn't ask for much money, six copper coins per person per day. He only asked for some vegetables. If they wanted to eat meat, they could buy it themselves and the old man would cook for them.
Immediately, the three of them prepared to stay. Song Jinggong thought of the person who was watching him. He went to the door and looked outside. As expected, that person didn't leave. He was standing outside the courtyard, staring at the door.
Song Jinggong saw this and didn't get angry. If they wanted to stay, then so be it. He took out some money and gave it to the old man. He asked him to buy some wine and food. They would eat here for lunch.
*****
"Don't cut the skin together. First, remove the skin, cut the strips, oil, and continue."
Tuqiao Village, Zhangjia Zhuangzi's kitchen. Zhang Xiaobao was instructing two people who specialized in cooking. If it wasn't because Zhang Xiaobao felt that he couldn't pick up the kitchen knife, he didn't need others to do it. He believed that his skills were better.
"Good job, Xiao Bao. You're good at talking on paper. You're so logical." Wang Juan saw that Zhang Xiaobao was so busy that she 'sincerely praised' him.
"I don't think these words should come out of your mouth, General Wang. Do all the people who learn to command in the Military Academy hold a gun and rush to the front to arrange the formation? I'm a little worried now. If I really find some people to let you teach tactics, the biggest possibility is that the general won't be at the back. Instead, he will be riding a horse and charging while calling for the messengers. "
Zhang Xiaobao didn't care at all. When he was instructing others on how to cook, he still had time to talk back with his lips.
"You're right. Now that you mention it, I just remembered that there's no on-site information display system here. I don't even have a map. The firepower distribution is also different. I have to think about it again.
In that case, the most important thing now is to study individual or group combat. We need to have a strong long-range attack ability to effectively intersperse and surround the enemy. Comrade Xiao Bao, do you know how to draw a map? "
Unexpectedly, Wang Juan didn't refute. She nodded and admitted that she was lacking.
"No, I don't know. When did I learn this?" Zhang Xiaobao felt that something was wrong with this situation based on his years of experience in swindling people.
"You really don't know? Did you forget to learn? Maybe you'll know after a few more times. It's okay if you don't know. I'll teach you. I know. "
Wang Juan put her face in front of Zhang Xiaobao and threatened him.
"Okay, don't wait for the oil to boil before adding the sugar. It will burn. Put the eggplant. Okay, the last dish is done. Prepare the cold water and leave."
Zhang Xiaobao chose to forget Wang Juan's existence. After giving the last order, he turned around and left. When he passed by the threshold, he tripped and almost fell. Fortunately, Wang Juan supported him.
"Look, this is the result of not being familiar with the terrain." Wang Juan smiled and pulled Zhang Xiaobao.
Lunch could be said to be extremely sumptuous. There were eight dishes, a soup, and a main dish.
When all the dishes were served, except for Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao, the four adults were dumbfounded. They weren't dumbfounded because all the dishes had eggplant, but because they didn't know how Xiao Bao could make so many patterns of eggplant.
"Mom, you eat. Wang Juan and I can eat by ourselves. Except for the fried eggplant and the dry fried eggplant, everything else is fine."
Zhang Xiaobao directly picked up an eggplant and put it on his mother's plate.
Jang Wong Clan looked at the eggplants on the table and nodded. She praised, "My son is amazing. Which child can make such a dazzling array of eggplants?"
Zhang Xiaobao's grandfather and grandmother also smiled and agreed with Jang Wong Clan's words. In the end, the four adults and two children ate more than half of the dishes on the table.
Zhang Xiaobao saw that there were still leftovers and immediately regretted. He didn't want to waste things. After all, he was afraid of starvation during those years of wandering.
"Let's stew them together tonight. We'll eat together." Wang Juan knew Zhang Xiaobao very well.
"Forget it. I'll be more careful in the future and try not to waste things. Let's do it like we did before." Zhang Xiaobao replied helplessly.
According to the previous method, they would throw away these dishes and feed them to the pigs. Some of them would be eaten by the servants. This was something that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't want to see. The servants were also people.
"We can eat this kind of food. It's better than the previous training." Wang Juan continued to persuade.
"I know. I used to hide from the wanted people and ran deep into the mountains. I also ate grass roots and tree barks to satisfy my hunger. But who would let us eat like that?" Zhang Xiaobao didn't want to think more. He stood up, said goodbye to his relatives and walked out.
*****
Two days were neither too long nor too short. When the first chick broke its eggshell on the Kang in the room in Xiaoniu Village and came out wet, it was acceptable no matter how long the wait was.
Song Jinggong could hardly believe his eyes. Could this thing called Kang really replace the hen's nest? For a moment, the chick became a golden chick in his eyes. He didn't care how much the chick was worth. What he cared about was the method to hatch the chick.
He understood that this process was not as simple as what he saw. There must be some tricks. Imagining the days when he would have a lot of money in the future, Song Jinggong looked at the woman with the birthmark on her face and felt that this woman had a special kind of beauty.
Songrignigan also stared blankly at the chick's body drying bit by bit. He would be happy even if there were only 200 of them. There were 10,000 of them. It seemed that there was hope.
Just when they were all looking at the chick, someone's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Is this the place? We can use this thing called Kang to replace the hen's nest? "
"Boss, you're right. This is the place." A voice that seemed to be a servant's sounded.
Song Jinggong was stunned and immediately reacted. He said to the old man who was still sitting there with a serene look, "Sir, please don't tell anyone about this. I'll give you money."
"That's not good. Great talent Song, everyone who enters is a guest. Oh, the second chick also came out." The old man narrowed his eyes and just replied to Song Jinggong. Then another chick's head came out from the eggs on the Kang.
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