The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 69

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed slightly, and smiled consolingly, but it was just a dish, and the little girl cried like this, "Okay, it's just my dish, don't take it too seriously, don't worry, I won't be with you Father said. Are you okay?"

The little cook shook her head slightly, and pointed to the chicken coop beside her. "Miss Nine, do you know how to kill chickens? Dad told me to kill those two chickens, so he can cook when he comes back, but... I dare not."

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head lightly. After all, she is a child, and she can be forgiven for not having the courage to kill a chicken. Even she, who has grown up to this age, is the first time to kill a chicken.But when Suo Xing went to the farmer's market before, he saw others killing chickens, bit his lip slightly, and once he passed the situation in his mind, he had an idea. "Go and boil a pot of hot water first, and Miss Jiu will teach you how to kill a chicken later."

The little cook nodded cheerfully, and ran to the side to start a fire.Qiao Jiuxiu stopped in front of the chicken coop and took a deep breath.Recall the fragments about killing chickens in my mind.

Grab it, wipe your neck, throw it into boiling water, and then fish it out.

The steps are very simple, but Qiao Jiuxiu was still a little worried during the actual operation.The water was almost ready, the little cook jumped in front of Qiao Jiuxiu, "Miss Jiu, we can start now."

Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip and let out a sigh.Taking a big rooster out of the cage, the rooster seemed to have guessed its own fate, and struggled hard. Qiao Jiuxiu could only hold on to its wings, knowing that if he let go, the rooster would The chicken ran away, and it would be quite troublesome to catch it back.He had no choice but to force himself to hold on.

The little cook stood aside, with a very anxious expression on her face.But seeing that Qiao Jiuxiu had already picked up the knife, he gritted his teeth and slashed at the chicken's neck, and within a moment, blood flowed out, probably because he felt pain, and the chicken writhed even more happily in Qiao Jiuxiu's hands. I almost couldn't catch it.Finally, I managed to walk to the boiler, threw the chicken into it, and quickly closed the lid.

She pressed the lid of the pot tightly, for fear of being overturned by the chicken.The little cook was watching worriedly, her face was full of anxiety.It was not until a long time later that the pot completely quieted down.

Qiao Jiuxiu let out a sigh of relief, and almost sat on the ground paralyzed. I have to say that killing chickens is really physical work, which consumes too much energy.

"Xiao Xiao, what happened?" The second chef came in, and the little cook rushed over, "Father, just now Miss Jiu taught me how to kill a chicken. I saw it, Miss Jiu is really brave. When I was young, I wanted to be such a woman."

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly and smiled helplessly.Seeing that the second chef looked at him nervously, he could only smile, "I heard something going on in the kitchen, so I came over to take a look. Why is there only Xiaoxiao in the kitchen? She's just a doll, how could that be possible?" You can handle it. And you asked her to kill a chicken."

"I never asked her to kill the chicken." The second chef complained, went to the boiler and picked up the chicken, and then plucked the chicken very skillfully, "Miss Nine, remember next time, be more ruthless when bleeding, its The blood flows quickly, so there is no strength to struggle. Also, don’t soak in boiling water for too long, or the meat will be old.”

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded in embarrassment, that, there should be no next time.She's not good enough to kill chickens at all, so it's better not to join in the fun.After the second chef finished speaking briefly, he suddenly realized that he had a very important news to tell Miss Jiu.So he changed his expression, "Miss Jiu, do you still remember that you arranged for a vegetable vendor to supply us with fresh vegetables?"

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, this matter was arranged by her, maybe something happened.So he looked anxiously at the second chef, eating is also a very important part of the year, and there must be no such thing as anything.

"Did something happen?" There was no one in the kitchen, only a child was left to take care of it. Something must have happened.

"That person is at the door right now, but he raised the prices of many dishes by [-]%. The chef is arguing with him, but he just refuses to back down." The second chef said worriedly.

Qiao Jiuxiu felt that she had a headache, what happened today, the situation appeared one after another, which made her confused, and she didn't know what to do.But now is not the time to panic, so I asked the second chef seriously, "Have you encountered this before? How did you deal with it then?"

"How could it be possible to encounter such a situation before." The second chef was also a little anxious, "In the past, the wife and the young lady were in charge. No matter how ruthless that person is, he would not dare to challenge the wife. He is very obedient."

Qiao Jiuxiu let out a sigh, well, it seems that he felt that he was easy to bully, so he wanted to raise the price?Well, it seems that this matter can only be resolved by myself.

When Qiao Jiuxiu rushed to the backyard, she found that the chef was arguing with a peddler. She had seen this peddler before. You must know that Qiao’s food and beverage ingredients were always supplied by him during the New Year’s Eve, but only during the New Year’s Eve. I prefer to buy directly from vegetable farmers, because the price can be cheaper.It's just because of the New Year's Eve, the vegetable farmers have no way to supply the Qiao family's big needs, and the wife has no way to find a vendor to ensure the supply during the New Year's Eve.

He has never encountered the matter of sitting on the ground and raising the price. He did not expect that this time, he would open his mouth like a lion.But Qiao Jiuxiu knew that this matter should be aimed at herself.The merchant must have seen that it was the first time he came out to be in charge of the year-end affairs, and he was also a young girl, and she was also a concubine who was not favored by the Qiao family, so he didn't take himself seriously at all.

Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip and glanced at the vendor.He had already delivered the food, and if the Qiao family didn't buy it, he could only take it back.So he has bargaining chips, and she also has bargaining chips. In short, raising prices on the ground will not work with her.Qiao Jiuxiu snorted softly, "I heard that you don't want to sell vegetables to me. I want to know the reason. It's because you don't want to continue to cooperate with us because you don't think it's easy to do business with Qiao's family?"

"Of course not." The man shook his head hastily. Everyone knows that the Qiao family's business is the best. The big family not only has a large demand, but also never bargains, and the prices they offer are very high and reasonable.Of course, the members of the Qiao family are also smart, so they didn't take too much advantage.This vegetable vendor also saw that other vegetable vendors had raised the price of their vegetables, so he wanted to make more money for himself.

He just wanted a small amount of money. Qiao's family is a big family, so it doesn't make sense to even care about this little money.

"Miss, I think you have really misunderstood. It's just that money is a little tight recently, and it's the Chinese New Year now. You have to spend some money all year round. You said that you should also be considerate of poor people like me. Besides, the people outside The prices of the dishes have all gone up, so it's not too much for me to charge a little more." The man spoke very sincerely, as if he had a reason for raising prices.

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly. If she is buying grain with farmers now, she will suffer losses, and it doesn’t matter if she makes up some money. But this person in front of him is just a vegetable seller. It's so annoying.So he raised his eyebrows, "It's not impossible, it's just that the Qiao family is a big family, and when a big family handles affairs, it's not just one person who has the final say. There must be a rule for everything, and we have to follow the rules."

"Yes, yes, yes." As soon as the vegetable vendor heard that there was hope for this matter, he leaned over and asked humbly, his eyes full of expectation.

"According to the rules, you can't pay more than a penny." Qiao Jiuxiu took the contract handed over by the chef. It was written in black and white when he would supply those vegetables, how many catties each vegetable would cost, and the standard on it. The clear price, whether it is a total price or the unit price of each box of these vegetables, is written very clearly.The vegetable vendor's face turned red all of a sudden, but he should be angry, not ashamed.

"Miss Nine, what do you mean by showing me this?" The vegetable vendor asked bitterly, "Yes, we signed the paperwork before, but now I say that it doesn't count. Anyway, you should pay more now. One-tenth of my vegetable money, or I will take my vegetables and leave, but today Qiao's family will drink northwest wind."

Qiao Jiuxiu calculated in her mind that although these vegetables were cheap, they were plentiful.It should be worth more than 30 taels. If you give one-tenth more, it will be three taels of silver, not to mention where she got the three taels of silver, but his appetite is really big.

But having said that, 30 taels is almost half a year's income for a family without food or drink.He can earn three or five taels of silver this trip, so logically speaking, he should be content.

If people are not satisfied, disasters will come soon.

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, she hoped to solve this problem in a very gentle way, but if the vegetable vendor was so shameless, she would have no choice but to turn her face. "Take your vegetables and leave. I will tell the tenants now to let them deliver the food. Maybe it will be a little troublesome, but I don't want your expensive vegetables."

As soon as Qiao Jiuxiu's words came out, everyone looked at her in amazement.Especially Jinxiu, who took her hand carefully, "Miss, this is not good. If there is no fresh vegetables, my wife will definitely blame me. If it is more expensive, it will be more expensive. I have some jewelry, I can help."

Qiao Jiuxiu glanced at Jinxiu lightly, knowing that she was talking about her dowry.How could she be willing to use the beautiful dowry?And she can handle it well.Otherwise, I wouldn't have talked to that person like this.

The vegetable vendor was very proud of what Jinxiu said just now, "Hehe, I really didn't expect that this time the wife would actually send a girl who hasn't grown up to take care of it. Look at how uneasy this matter is. Hurry up." Give me the rest of the money, don't be scolded by your wife and cry, it will be ridiculous and generous."

(End of this chapter)