Chapter 205 Partnering up
"Grandma Yang, I'm eating."
"Tiedan, come here, sit down first." Grandma Yang was very polite and stood up to pour water for Wang Tiedan.
"Grandma Yang, stop busying yourself. I want to discuss something with you." Wang Tiedan said as he pulled Grandma Yang to sit at the table.
"You tell me, Grandma Yang, I will definitely help you if I can."
"Well, it's settled then!"
Wang Tiedan smiled and said, "I came here just to let you and my second master live together. Come on, take Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang with you, and let's go to the front yard."
"Isn't this bad?" Grandma Yang immediately understood what Wang Tiedan meant. If they went there, they would be trying to get something for free, which was not good.
"There's nothing wrong with it, Grandma Yang. You don't know that my Second Master and Old Master Li live together. The two old men drink wine and eat pickles. They are used to being frugal. It makes me feel bad when I see them.
I can't go there often, so I thought of you going there, and bringing Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang with you. With these two little ones around, the two old men will be happy and won't be reluctant to eat, right?
Besides, we have already acknowledged each other as godparents, so we are all family members anyway."
As Wang Tiedan spoke, he pulled up Dazhuang and Erzhuang.
"Come on, come with me to Grandpa's house for dinner."
The two boys were still holding their chopsticks, staring at Grandma Yang, a little at a loss.
"Grandma Yang, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the two children. Don't think you've gotten an advantage. The two children have already recognized each other as godparents, and no one can say anything about it.
It would be reasonable for you to help with the cooking and eat with us, since you can’t eat much anyway. Let’s go!”
Without waiting for Grandma Yang to say anything, Wang Tiedan picked up the two children and walked out the door.
Grandma Yang sighed and could only follow with the food.
As soon as they arrived at Xu Damao's door, Wang Tiedan put the two children down, brought out two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, from Xu Damao's house, and went to the front yard together.
When Ni Ye saw Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang following Wang Tiedan, he immediately became happy.
"Hey, our two grandsons are here, come, give grandpa a hug."
"grandfather."
Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang were also well behaved and they all gathered around Uncle Ni.
Wang Tiedan put down the dishes, went out and brought Grandma Yang in.
"Second Master, from now on, Grandma Yang will be your partner in the family. The meals will be prepared by Grandma Yang. That's it."
After saying that, he pulled Grandma Yang into the kitchen and showed her the salted fish and dried meat.
"Grandma Yang, please don't be stingy. Eat meat when you should eat meat, and eat fish when you should eat fish. Just don't waste it.
You know, I have bait. Fishing is like buying goods. I still buy them. There is no shortage of meat and food. Don't be afraid of eating me out of money. If you don't have any at home, just tell me. I will buy a few more laying hens later and strive for freedom to eat eggs."
Uncle Ni knew that Wang Tiedan was doing this for his own good, so he didn't interrupt. He just decided to live together, and it would be nice to have a lively home.
Grandma Yang didn't expect things to progress so quickly. Looking at so much meat and food, it was impossible not to be envious.
After the matter was settled, Wang Tiedan did not stay at Ni Ye's house for long and went directly to Xu Damao's house.
Xu Damao had already started cleaning the fish. When he saw Wang Tiedan come in, he pointed at the table.
"Tiedan, the money for the fish and the medicine are all on the table, count them."
"how much?"
Wang Tiedan sat down at the table, where there was a clay stove with coal burning brightly. Next to it was a thick envelope with some change next to it.
"I didn't count them, they're all here anyway. I won't hide the money from you, Li Huaide helped sell the medicine, and everyone was rushing to buy it. Because of these medicines, Director Li and I both got a lot of benefits.
The group of people were not short of money, so each person was given an envelope containing both money and bills, no more and no less.
To tell you the truth, Director Li Huaide has already told me that after the Chinese New Year, I will be the deputy director of the Propaganda Department. I will be promoted to a higher level in the next two years, which is very stable. "
"Hey, if you became an official, Liu Haizhong would be so pissed off that he would die!" Wang Tiedan said with a smile.
Xu Damao didn't expect Wang Tiedan to say this. He was stunned for a moment and then laughed out loud.
"Haha, you nevermind, it's really possible."
"Then congratulations in advance, Brother Damao!"
"you are welcome."
Wang Tiedan opened the big envelope and poured out a stack of bulging small envelopes, exactly fourteen in total. After a quick look, he found that they were filled with money and bills, quite rich.
The cash in each envelope was over three hundred dollars, and the bills were all good quality.
In fact, five of the small envelopes were filled by Xu Damao himself. He paid for them himself, and the bills were taken from other envelopes. Only he knew about this.
Wang Tiedan was too lazy to count them, so he packed them all up and put them aside.
"Tiedan, I also asked about the hundred-year-old wild ginseng you mentioned. It is available, but it may be a little expensive."
"It's okay. How much is it? I'll buy one first."
"There are eight thousand roots and 150 years old, and there are six thousand roots and 120 years old."
"So expensive?"
Wang Tiedan was shocked.
"These are all heirlooms, life-saving items. I can't help it, Tiedan. Director Yang asked me to ask you something."
"You said."
"Director Yang said that the factory can buy you a hundred-year-old wild ginseng, but you have to give him ten doses of medicine."
"sure!"
Wang Tiedan agreed without even thinking about it.
Apart from the spiritual spring, he only paid for the medicinal materials, which was considered a great bargain. It would be a waste not to make some money.
"Okay, I'll tell Director Yang later."
Xu Damao put the casserole on the table, poured some oil in it, and started frying the fish bones with considerable skill.
Then boil the soup, slice the fish, sprinkle the fish slices on top when the pot boils, and you can start eating directly.
After doing all this, Xu Damao continued to ask: "Tiedan, how long will it take for you to have new medicine?"
"If we get the ginseng now, it will take time to ferment. Plus the Chinese New Year, it will take at least until after the 15th."
"So long, a month in total?"
"What do you think? Some things need to ferment. You can't be impatient."
"Okay, I get it. Tiedan, you really don't want to be famous. To be honest, many people are asking about you. With this prescription, I think you have a better future than me."
Xu Damao asked tentatively. He was really worried that Wang Tiedan would change his mind.
Wang Tiedan waved his hand.
"Forget it. I don't want anyone to disturb my current life. I'll just keep quiet and make a fortune. And you mustn't tell anyone else."
"I made up an old Chinese doctor. When someone asked me about it, I said I went into the mountains to collect herbs."
"That's fine. As long as it doesn't leak that it's me, anything is fine."
"Don't worry, I'm tight-lipped."
As they talked, the fish soup began to boil, the lid of the casserole made a clacking sound, and the aroma filled the room even more intense.
Xu Damao slowly sprinkled the fish fillets, and a simple hot pot fish fillet was perfectly cooked.
While drinking and eating, Wang Tiedan also asked about the chicken theft.
"This chicken was really stolen by a fool, why am I so unconvinced?"
Xu Damao shook his head.
"I'm not blind. I can't tell a rooster from a hen. I can't tell a chicken from half a chicken. Shazhu is just taking the blame for Qin Huairu. It's either Banggeng or Jia Zhangshi. There's no one else in the yard."