Since he was kind to her, and it was impossible for her to repay him with her own life, she should find a way to help him financially and let him earn some money, which could be regarded as a kind of repayment to him!
After making up her mind, she put down her chopsticks and said to Zhang Eryong seriously: "Brother Zhang, I do have a way to make money, but I'm too weak to do it, so it's a waste to keep that way, why don't I teach you how to do it?" Do it, if you succeed, you will earn much more money than hunting, and it will be much safer.”
"What did you say?" Zhang Eryong raised his head, with a look of surprise on his face: "Miss Shen, you are not kidding me."
Shen Ruolan coughed, and sat upright: "Look at me, do I seem to be joking with you?"
Zhang Eryong is a sincere gentleman, hearing what Shen Ruolan said, he really stared at her carefully.
The little girl is still skinny, but she is wearing a new light pink padded jacket today, the color and style are very beautiful, it makes her face not as yellow as before, and it looks better than before, especially Those big sparkling eyes, black and white, bright like the stars in the sky, are dazzling to look at, and her nose is very straight and upturned, and the shape of her mouth is also very beautiful, like petals. The color of the lips is a little pale, obviously lack of energy and blood, if she puts on makeup like a young lady in the city, she must be much more beautiful.
"Huh? What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"
Seeing him looking straight at her, Shen Ruolan thought there was something dirty stuck on her face, so she couldn't help reaching out to touch it.
"No... no."
Zhang Eryong blushed again, realizing that he was thinking blindly, he couldn't help scolding himself a few words in his heart, and quickly turned his head to the side, not daring to look at Shen Ruolan anymore.
Shen Ruolan only understood Zhang Eryong's blushing as his restraint, and didn't care much, and said to him solemnly: "Brother Zhang, I'm telling you the truth, I can make spiced peanuts, if you want to learn If so, I can teach you."
"Spiced peanuts? What's that?"
Zhang Eryong came back to his senses and asked, his face was still flushed, as if he had drunk too much wine.
Shen Ruolan explained: "It is to process peanuts into snacks with spiced flavors, just like sauced beef and marinated duck, food that has undergone secondary processing!"
As he said that, he told him carefully how to make five-spice peanuts and the materials needed.
Zhang Eryong listened very carefully, his eyes became brighter the more he listened, with an air of admiration, and when she finished speaking, Zhang Eryong had already made a decision: "Miss Shen, I will do it, you can teach me."
Shen Ruolan said: "I have all the seasonings for making five-spice peanuts at home, but I don't have any peanuts. How about this? I'll go to the county seat in ten days, and I'll buy more peanuts when I come back. I'll teach you when I come back, okay?"
"Okay, I'll just pay for the peanuts and seasonings. If it succeeds in the future, I'll be a part of Miss Shen." Zhang Eryong is a caring person, and he doesn't want to take advantage of others for teaching him such a good recipe.
Although Shen Ruolan was quite moved by his decision, she didn't think too much about his commission at all. She has many ways to make money, and she doesn't want to take his hard-earned money. Besides, she just wants to help repay him for saving his life. Well, I just taught him the recipe of five-spice peanuts, so how could I want his share.
"Well, let's talk about it later. It's just that only you know this recipe. You must not tell others. Once it gets out, your business will be more successful."
"Well, I know this, Miss Shen, don't worry." Zhang Eryong solemnly agreed.
With spiced peanuts as the intermediary, Zhang Eryong obviously relaxed a lot, and his spirit relaxed, so he naturally talked more. The two of them chatted and talked about Zhang Eryong's family affairs.
This time Zhang Eryong didn't keep silent anymore, and told her everything about his family's situation.
It turned out that Zhang Eryong's father was a well-known joiner in ten miles and eight villages. The so-called joiner is a carpenter who makes exquisite objects for wealthy families. In other words, joinery is all carpenters with superb craftsmanship and ingenuity, and the customers are all wealthy people, who earn much more than rough woodwork.
Zhang Eryong's father, Lao Zhangtou, is well-known in ten miles and eight townships and even in the entire Nong'an County because of his good craftsmanship and many years in this industry. There are also many people looking for him to do work. Very rich.
Three years ago, Mr. Duan, the richest man in Nong'an County, wanted to marry a daughter, so he asked Mr. Zhangtou to help with the dowry. At that time, Mr. Zhangtou was suffering from rheumatism and could not walk. Mr. Duan just fell in love with Mr. Zhangtou's craftsmanship. So he asked the housekeeper to take a cart of rosewood for the dowry to Taohua Village, and let Lao Zhangtou sit at home and do it.
The old Zhangtou led Zhang Dayong and Zhang Eryong, and worked from dawn to dusk for three months, and the work was about to be completed. Unexpectedly, when the old lady accidentally cooked, a spark jumped out of the stove and ignited the pile of firewood. Then there was a big fire, and the family house and the rosewood dowry that had been laid were burned down.
Those sour branches and wood are worth two hundred taels of silver, and they are used as a dowry for his daughter. When this happened, Master Duan was furious. , Sue Lao Zhangtou to the government.
The county magistrate and Mr. Duan are old friends, so naturally they are towards Mr. Duan, so he immediately ordered the arrest of Mr. Zhang and put him in prison.
Fortunately, Lao Zhangtou knows how to be a man, and he has a close personal relationship with those wealthy customers on weekdays. Now when it comes time to employ people, he has to ask his grandpa to sue his grandma and ask people to intercede everywhere. In the end, Master Duan couldn't save face, so he agreed to let him go I don't want to pursue it anymore, I just asked the old Zhang family to pay him three hundred taels of silver before giving up.
The old Zhang’s family had a bit of wealth before, but after the fire, they were burned to nothing. Where can I find three hundred taels of silver to pay back
In desperation, he had no choice but to change the family's ten-acre field and the carriage, scrape together a hundred and fifty taels, and borrow another one hundred and fifty taels from the bank to make up the money.
The old Zhangtou was released, but after this incident, no one came to work with them anymore, because the big family had many taboos, so the old Zhangtou burned their dowry and sat in prison for several days. Everyone thinks he is unlucky, no matter how good his workmanship is, he will not be able to get a job.
The whole family, old and young, needed food and clothing, and they had to repay the one hundred and fifty taels of silver they borrowed from the bank with interest. The old man had no choice but to take his two sons into the mountains and start a hunter.