Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 407 Growing a brain

Jiang's mother had never expected to find something like this inside such an exquisite lacquer box. "What does their family mean by this? Does Jiulang know about this?"

"I heard that the Liu family is particularly superstitious about Feng Shui, and this thing seems to be a family heirloom..." Jiang Shangxian had to explain it randomly. She herself didn't understand the meaning of this gift.

Hearing the word "heirloom," Jiang's mother immediately became happy: "Although their family heirloom is a bit strange, it's not strange according to what you said."

Although it is rare for a whole family to be feudal and superstitious, people who are feudal and superstitious are indeed different from normal people. Jiang's mother thinks this is understandable!

Old Lady Xia's expression also eased a little. At this time, any family heirlooms would generally not be given to outsiders, but to sons and daughters-in-law. Even married daughters would not have any. After all, if they were given to daughters-in-law, the things would still be in their own family and would be passed on to their own children in the future.

"If it's really a family heirloom, then keep it well and don't lose it."

"Hey, Mom, please buy more meat and tofu tomorrow." She didn't understand the matter, and the most important thing right now was to prepare New Year's goods.

Glutinous rice meatballs, cooked glutinous rice with pork filling, add ginger, salt, and green onion glutinous rice flour to make sticky rice noodles, roll them into balls and fry them in rapeseed oil, then make a three-fresh filling of tofu, meat, egg and green onion, wrap them in tofu skin and cut them into sections to make fried three fresh dishes.

These things are fried during the Chinese New Year in southern Anhui. They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside when they are fresh out of the pan. Some are sent everywhere to be eaten fresh the next day, and the rest are frozen outside. When you want to eat them, you can steam them directly or stir-fry them with cabbage and vegetables.

Jiang's mother agreed without hesitation. Now that they had opened a store, they could just tell someone the amount they wanted to buy something and they would deliver it to their door. It was very convenient.

But when it comes to the New Year, Jiang's mother counted on her fingers: "Zhou Sanniang's brother should be back soon, right? He seemed to have returned around this time last year."

Jiang Shangxian and Old Madam Xia looked at each other. Xiao Jiang had already informed his grandmother about Zhou Chaogui's matter, but he didn't tell his mother because he was afraid that she would go out and tell others nonsense, and then people would blame her.

"How can a traveling merchant set a specific time to return?"

Old Madam Xia gave her granddaughter a soothing look, indicating that she would handle the matter. "As for our noodle shop, we do have a fixed opening time every day, but doesn't the closing time depend on the situation? Merchants buy and sell along the way, and if the weather is not favorable, the journey will be even more difficult."

This made a lot of sense, and Jiang's mother agreed with it. She immediately changed her expression to a gossip-filled emoji: "Mother is right. I ran into a few old neighbors recently, and they said that Zhou Sanniang's place has been visited by quite a lot lately."

Jiang Shangxian silently warmed his hands and pricked up his ears, thinking that if the people still haven't returned by the New Year, he's afraid that even more people will leave.

Old Lady Xia advised her silly daughter, "It's almost the end of the year. Who wouldn't want to have a good year with the money? Since our family didn't invest any money in this matter, you shouldn't get involved."

Jiang's mother, accustomed to being scolded by her mother, had become a mature fried dough stick. She automatically ignored what she didn't want to hear: "I don't know how much money we can make this time. If we make a lot, can our family invest some money next year?"

She hasn't given up completely yet. It doesn't matter if she can't catch up with the first wave. If she can really make money, she will shamelessly go find Zhou Sanniang during the second wave...

Jiang Shangxian, who was named, responded readily: "As long as they come back this time and make a lot of money, that's fine."

Anyway, they can't come back, everyone is dead, and her mother will definitely be scared when she finds out about this.

"I'm telling you, we can't just assume everyone we see is bad, just like our neighbors..."

Jiang's mother didn't expect her to agree so readily. She didn't react for a moment and was still trying to persuade her daughter. Suddenly she realized that she actually agreed!

"You agreed?!"

Little Jiang nodded innocently and thoughtfully: "Yes, if they make money and come back, I'll give it a try."

There was no chance of her making money or coming back anyway, so let her mother's ambition float in the air for a while.

Jiang's mother jumped up and ran back to her room. She crawled under the bed and found the wooden box where she had kept her money. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was still there. But then she felt a little strange. She had almost died of anger over this matter before, so why was it so strange this time...

She used her brain for once, put the money box back and ran out again, bringing a cold wind with her as she went in and out. Old Madam Xia felt itchy - it's never too late to beat a child!

"Nian Nu! Did something happen to the caravan?!"

Jiang Shangxian: Holy shit! How did she know that?!

Madam Xia: Oh my god, is this silly girl finally starting to grow some brains?!

The two exchanged a quick glance. Xiao Jiang tilted his head, blinked, and asked, "What happened? What does mother mean?"

Jiang's mother just couldn't understand the twists and turns, but her experience of listening to gossip by the Yong'an Canal was longer than that of the old fishmonger at RT-Mart. She saw the eye contact between the two of them just now!

There must be something here that I don’t know!

One is her biological mother, and the other is her biological daughter, but they actually teamed up to deceive her. Mother Jiang was angry!

"Mother, you've always disliked Zhou Sanniang, and now her brother hasn't come back yet. If it were any other time, you would have told me this business wasn't reliable. Why would you speak up for them?"

Jiang's mother's analysis was clear and logical: "After that, you'll definitely give me a lecture, and maybe even hit me in the end!"

The mentioned Old Lady Xia: ...

Damn it! This is the first time in my life that I’ve fallen flat on my face because of my daughter!

The shivering Xiao Jiang pressed his legs together tightly, and kept his head erect, not wanting to show any fear - "My dead friend is not my friend, so if there is any hardship, you will bear it first, grandma!"

Jiang's mother's mind suddenly raced. Seeing Old Lady Xia's muffled tone, she knew she had hit the nail on the head. Suddenly, she was filled with passion, exuding an air of intelligence. She aimed her fire squarely at Jiang Shangxian.

"And you, Nian Nu!"

"What's the matter?" Xiao Jiang tapped her neck again. She didn't feel guilty at all!

Jiang's mother narrowed her eyes, her face full of wisdom: "You were so bold as to steal the money box to prevent me from putting money in! And now you agreed so easily!"

"I didn't agree to that!"

Who is Jiang Shangxian? But he's a master of whining at heart, so small questions like this are easy to answer!

"I didn't agree to this lightly. I'm saying that if the caravan can really make money, if you want to get a share..."

"Go on!"

Jiang's mother raised her threatening face.

If she can’t hit her mother, can she not hit her daughter?