Chapter 45

The next day, Lin Yan told Father Lin about going to the county, but he didn't mention the twists and turns, only that people in the county were short of ice, and they could sell barbecue along the way.

Then everyone started to pack their luggage. The county is not far away, so they can bring all the barbecue pits there.

There is no need to worry about where to live, since they are using the name of the county magistrate, Ji Gaochi will naturally help them arrange it.

Lin Yan simply got another ox cart, which happened to be used to deliver salted duck eggs when he came back.

He made a trip by himself, greeted regular customers in several villages and towns, and told him about his going to the county.

What he and Zhang Moyuan negotiated was that County Magistrate Ji bought a batch of ice cubes from him for a sum of money and asked them to send them to the county.

By the way, he sent another ice cube to the guests. He didn't know when he would come back, so everyone stocked up a lot, and Lin Yan naturally gave some more.

Zhang Moyuan also made arrangements for the seaside affairs, and temporarily handed over the baton to the village chief.

After five days, everyone set off.

Big Brother Lin and Second Brother Lin went well, this time they didn't have to deal with people, and went straight to the saltpeter mine when they went to Yinzhou.

In order to come back as soon as possible, they hated having to eat or drink, and rushed day and night, shortening the journey that originally took half a month to ten days.

Different from them, in order to take care of the pregnant Lin Yan, Aunt Lin and the others walked slowly along the way, staying for two nights on the way, and it took nearly three days to reach the county.

After a night's rest, Lin Yan, Lin's sister-in-law, Lin Adie, went out to shop and compare which shops it is cost-effective to buy ingredients.

Brother Linsan was worried, and followed them to protect them, and helped carry things along the way.

Zhang Moyuan went to the county government.

Mrs. Lin could hardly see her eyes, "This county is a county, much bigger than our town."

This is the first time for Father Lin to go far away, and he even walks a lot more cautiously, "Not only is the place big, but there are also many people."

Following his line of sight, Lin Yan also looked over, and then he realized that the place full of people was actually Qiu's ice cube shop.

Judging from the appearance, this should be the main store.

There was ice in the Qiu's shop, and when passing by the door, one could feel a bit of cool air. The people at the door might have come to catch the cool air.

Suddenly a steward came out from inside, holding a whip in his hand, and swearing while waving: "If you can't afford it, get out, don't delay our business, get out."

The people around outside immediately spread out with their heads in their arms, and then cautiously rubbed past after the steward entered.

so repeatedly.

Brother Linsan, who is always smiling on weekdays, lowered his face, "Sooner or later, the Qiu family will have retribution."

Lin Yan glanced at him and said firmly, "There will be one soon."

Brother Linsan nodded, he didn't think much about it, he just thought that Lin Yan was talking cruelly.

In the book, the Qiu family was taken away by Zhang Moyuan three years later. When Lin Yan was at home, he wondered why it was so long before now, but now he can't care about it anymore. He only wished that the Qiu family would be taken away tomorrow..

Zhang Moyuan must have seen it when he came to the county before, so he advanced the plan.

After all, in the book, he went directly to the provincial capital to take the township exam, and never stayed in the county.

Although Lin Yan also brought some frozen seafood in the car, but the quantity was limited, so he planned to focus on meat and fruit tea.

Mainly fruit tea.

The weather was too hot, the business in the butcher shop was extremely poor, flies were flying everywhere, and there was only the butcher in it.

The butcher sat there shirtless, sweat dripping down his body like rain, he looked very weak, he didn't even lift his head when Lin Yan and the others entered.

Brother Linsan took a step forward and called tentatively: "Big Brother?"

Only then did the butcher come to his senses. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his brow, and said listlessly, "Ask Qiu's shop, it's right up front."

Probably because there are too many people asking for directions, Big Brother has conditioned reflexes.

Lin Yan shook his head, "No, we are here to buy meat."

The butcher froze for a moment.

The weather is too hot, and the business of his butcher shop is getting worse and worse. First, everyone can't eat meat now, and second, his meat can't be kept, and it is easy to buy spoiled meat.

So the butcher doesn't bother to care about it. In winter, killing a pig is not enough to sell in a day. Now killing a pig can't wait to sell it for ten and a half months, and most of it will spoil in the end.

He originally planned to take his family back to the countryside to live for a while tomorrow, and come back when the weather is cooler.

Otherwise they couldn't stand it anymore.

Unexpectedly, just after thinking about it, a fairy-like brother came and said he wanted to buy meat.

The butcher instinctively picked up the knife on the side and was about to cut the meat, but when he looked down, he was embarrassed. Where could this meat be eaten?

Either it stinks or was bitten by a fly.

Lin Yan took the initiative and said, "Brother, I don't want it today, I want to order a batch of fresh ones with you, and I will ask you to deliver them to Cuiyanju next to the county government office tomorrow."

"You kill a pig, and give me all the pork belly, tenderloin and plum meat."

In fact, other parts can also be used for barbecue, but Lin Yan has no time to study, and the focus is not on the meat.

Thinking of the current situation, the butcher may not be able to keep the other parts of the pig after killing it, so he changed his mind and said, "Forget it, I'd better buy a whole pig, please, Big Brother, take care of it for me."

The butcher blinked, suspecting that he had heard wrong.

Brother Linsan waved and said with a smile, "Big brother, how much deposit is required, you can tell me the number."

He didn't wake up until he saw the silver handed over by Brother Linsan.

The butcher couldn't help reminding: "Little brother, if you buy a whole pig, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep it."

Lin Yan smiled, "Don't worry, I have ice at home."

The butcher immediately showed envy.

In fact, every household in the county lived well, and they usually had meat and wine to eat, but this year was so hot that the ice cubes in Qiu's house rose to the sky.

In order to survive, some people have to go bankrupt to buy some ice cubes. Butchers have also bought them, and they want to use them to store meat, but they can't bear it after buying them once.

People who bought ice cubes fell into a vicious circle, those who didn’t buy ice cubes were forced to suffer, the younger ones were able to survive, but the elderly and children could only be tortured to the brink of death.

Elderly people with weaker health were directly burned to death.

Thinking of this, the butcher sighed.

Lin Yan said with a smile: "Brother, don't sigh, the county magistrate bought a large amount of ice cubes from our shopkeeper, and we are here to deliver ice cubes to you this time."

The butcher's eyes widened, "Little brother, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it is true, we are from Haihe Town."

In the past, the butcher had never heard of the name Haihe Town. After all, there were at least a dozen such towns in Yanhai County, and Haihe Town was really not outstanding.

But at the end of last month, he began to hear the name Haihe Town frequently, and without exception, there was an ice seller there.

It is said that his craftsmanship is so good that no matter how much food he makes, he can sell it all at once.

People who eat don't care much about it, only ice cubes.

Someone went to Haihe Town with a tentative attitude, but no one came back after half a month, and the Qiu family was still trying to keep people from going out, so everyone naturally had no choice but to give up their thoughts.

The butcher wondered, "Is there really an ice seller in Haihe Town? Old Zhang has been away for so many days and still hasn't come back."

Lin Yan recalled it for a while, and it seemed that there really was a regular customer surnamed Zhang who claimed to be from Yanhai County, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

"I've seen the old Zhang you mentioned. He should have lived in our town."

The butcher looked at Lin Yan carefully, "Are you that brother with a particularly good handicraft?"

Lin Yan smiled and didn't answer directly, but said: "If the craftsmanship is good, you'll know if you've eaten here."

After buying the meat, Lin Yan went to the melon and fruit shop. The situation here is better than that of the pork shop. After all, many fruits have a longer shelf life than pork.

Lin Yan also ordered a batch of fresh ones and asked someone to deliver them to him.

As for the lemon, he drew a blueprint to the shopkeeper and asked him to help him find it.

He brought three large ice mirrors himself, which should be able to last for a few days.

After shopping, Lin Yan and the others wandered around the street for a while, and when they came to a shop selling jewelry, Lin Yan dragged Father Lin and Sister Lin in, and bought a jade hairpin for each of them.

Sister-in-law Lin’s is a younger pink color, and Aunt Lin’s is blue.

"Yan'er, why don't you buy it yourself?"

Lin Yan shook his head, he still didn't regard himself as a brother in his bones, and always felt that these jewelry were not something he could wear.

Lin Yan thought for a while, and chose three more Hetian jade pendants, two for Hai Bei's sea shells, and one for the cub in his belly.

Mrs. Lin was very embarrassed, after all, he had received three gifts in this way.

Before leaving, Lin Yan glanced at it inadvertently, and suddenly his eyes lit up. It was a lion seal carved from white jade.

At first glance, the whole body is white and moist, but the belly of the lion below is engraved with wishful patterns.

The pattern without ink pad is black.

He immediately thought of Zhang Moyuan.

The shopkeeper said that this seal is all the best.

Father Lin held it in his hand and looked at it for a while, then said with a smile: "The workmanship is good, and the name is also auspicious, so it's perfect to buy for Xiao Zhang."

Lin Yan smiled, then paid the money and left.

In the evening, he took out the seal and gave it to Zhang Moyuan.

Zhang Moyuan looked at it with interest for a while, and seemed to like it very much.

"Do you ever feel that this lion is somewhat like you?"

Zhang Moyuan hooked his lips and smiled, "Where does it look like?"

He thought that Lin Yan would say words such as bravery and wit, but Lin Yan smiled and said, "Look, his belly is also black."

Zhang Moyuan: "?"

Lin Yan explained without fear of death, "It means a stomach full of bad water."

Zhang Moyuan: "..."

Lin Yan ran away after speaking, but Zhang Moyuan's reaction was faster than he expected. By the time he realized it, he was already sitting on Zhang Moyuan's lap.

"I'm full of bad water?"

Lin Yan immediately begged for mercy, "No, I'm joking, I'm full of bad water."

Zhang Moyuan snorted lightly, "I'll let you see what's in my belly."

After speaking, he began to undress.

Lin Yan immediately began to struggle, "I don't want to see what's inside my stomach."

"Then I will send myself into your belly for you to see?"

Lin Yan: "..."

What kind of tiger-wolf word is this?

The author has something to say:

Zai Zai: Daddy, there is no bad water in your stomach, only me!