Chapter 263 The Woman Who Does Not Want to Be Constrained

Chapter 263 The Woman Who Does Not Want to Be Constrained

"Mom, it's time for dinner."

Gu Dahan knocked on the door and interrupted Tong Huaqiong's thoughts.

Tong Huaqiong raised her voice and said, "I'm coming right now."

Dinner was prepared by the brothers Gu Dahan and Gu Jingzhe.

Hong returned to the town in the evening, and Gu Dashu went to the provincial capital to run a pesticide and seed shop.

Therefore, for dinner, Tong Huaqiong brought not only Gu Dashu's Daizhu, but also Han's Lu Zhaozhao and Liu Yanhong.

"Have you delivered all the pork to each household?" Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Dahan after sitting down.

Gu Dahan nodded and said, "Mr. Huang, Mr. Qian, and my eldest sister's family have all been sent."

Tong Huaqiong nodded.

She is going to sell pork next year, and Mr. Huang and Boss Qian are important figures in helping her open up the pork market.

Mr. Huang is the weather vane of food, clothing, housing and transportation in Yanguan Town, while Boss Qian's Fengle Building is a major consumer of pork.

As for County Magistrate Liu and the Lu family, their family members have all arrived at their home and are already eating.

Tong Huaqiong planned to have Maner put the remaining pork into the refrigerator in the space so that she could eat it slowly.

It must be said that she could buy pork in the space, but the pork of that era was not as delicious as the one she raised here.

After all, the environment here is greener and pollution-free.

"Are these the pigs we slaughtered today?" Gu Taohua pointed at the table full of meat dishes, sniffed, and said, "They smell so good."

Chen Sufen and Liu Yue'e, who had never eaten their own pork, were very curious about the taste of castrated pork.

Ever since my mother-in-law changed her personality, she always said that pork has a pungent smell. At first, they couldn't tell the difference, but as the family's living standards improved, and they ate chicken, fish, beef and mutton in turn every day, they also began to feel that pork has a subtle pungent smell.

They also wonder if they have become pampered.

Gu Taohua picked up a piece of pork ribs, took a bite and said incoherently: "It's delicious, so fragrant, it's the most delicious pork I've ever eaten."

When Chen Sufen and Liu Yue'e heard this, one picked up the braised pork and the other picked up the twice-cooked pork.

“This pork is delicious!”

Liu Yue'e's eyes lit up. This was the most delicious pork she had ever eaten, and it was definitely not because she was hungry.

"It's really delicious. I think it tastes better than the braised lamb at Fenglelou."

In the past, Chen Sufen loved to eat pork with alternating fat and lean meat. After eating a piece of braised pork, Chen Sufen felt that it was the most delicious pork she had ever eaten in her life.

My mother-in-law is really smart. She knew to castrate the pigs and raise them.

"Mom, the pork in our family is still delicious. You used to say that the pork outside has a smell, and I thought you were being pretentious. Now that I compare it, the pork outside is indeed smelly." Liu Yue'e said.

Liu Yue'e originally wanted to praise Tong Huaqiong's idea of ​​castrating pigs as a genius act, but when she saw Han drinking pork rib soup, she realized that there was another outsider at the table.

But we can't tell anyone. If this secret gets out to others, how can we develop our pig farm and monopolize the pork market?

Han said, "Sister Tong, I am the same as you. I don't like pork because I think it smells fishy. Your pork is good. If you want to sell it, I really want to buy some."

Han had already eaten lunch at noon, and continued to eat pork at night and still felt that the pork from Tong Huaqiong's family was delicious.

Tong Huaqiong saw Han open her mouth and said, "Leave some for you and Magistrate Liu. Take it with you when you go back, and let Magistrate Liu and Yan Hong's mother have a taste. As for whether to sell it or not, I'll tell you that my family raises more than 20 pigs in the dilapidated temple at the west end of the village just to sell pork, which will be ready by the end of the year. I thought that if I could open up sales, I would also open a pork shop in Pingchuan County, and then we'd have as much as you want to eat."

Han was amazed at the various business skills that Tong Huaqiong had developed.

She even wants to do the pork business.

What is even more rare is that they do not do business by trial and error, but after careful planning.

Otherwise, why are the pigs she raises so delicious?

I must have put a lot of effort into it.

Han smiled and said, "It's hard for you to raise pigs so deliciously. If this pork shop were opened in Pingchuan County, I guess every household would be willing to buy from it."

This is exactly the effect Tong Huaqiong wants.

She wants to make pork replace beef and mutton and become the mainstream meat of this era, so that every household will be able to eat cheap and delicious pork in the future.

From now on, eating meat will no longer be the privilege of the wealthy.

After dinner, Tong Huaqiong and Han sat in the yard drinking tea to help digest their food.

The autumn is cool as water, and the surroundings are bathed in bright moonlight.

When the autumn wind blows, there is no feeling of desolation, but instead it seems extremely peaceful and harmonious.

It had been a long time since Han had sat leisurely under the moonlight like today.

"Sister Han, I have something to ask you but I'm not sure if I should or not." Tong Huaqiong had always wanted to ask why Han encouraged Lu Zhaozhao to go out of the inner house to do business, but she was too embarrassed to ask. Now she couldn't hold back after trying again and again.

"Forget it. Let me ask you directly, why do you want Zhao Zhao to learn business?"

Han took a sip of tea and smiled, then asked, "Didn't you encourage her to learn business? Why did you do that?"

Tong Huaqiong wanted to say that she was doing this to make up for the mistakes Tong Dajiao made in her previous life and to reverse Lu Zhaozhao's tragic fate in her previous life.

Also, because she has the soul of a modern person, she is different from the pure ancient people like Han. She has the soul of freedom and equality, and she wants the girls around her to break free from their shackles and walk out of the inner house.

But she couldn't tell.

Even if I told Han, he wouldn't understand.

Without waiting for Tong Huaqiong to reply, Han suppressed her smile and said solemnly, "You must think that I have some intentions towards Zhaozhao or the Lu family. I can honestly say that I don't! I used to be stubborn and didn't want to be looked down upon. I would rather go to wash clothes than accept my cousin's help. My cousin secretly asked someone to help me and help my son go to Wanliu Academy. When my cousin was seriously ill, I went to visit her. She said that it was difficult for us women. We were trapped in our parents' home and in our husband's home after getting married. My cousin was a very straightforward person in the boudoir. She followed her father to do business since she was a child. Later, her father went to the capital to deliver a batch of goods. After returning, he asked my cousin to learn needlework and etiquette from the ladies in the capital. Until she got married, she was forced to stay at home to take care of her husband and children, and never went out again."

"As a result of taking care of her husband and children, her world was reduced to a small area in the inner house. So when Zhao Zhao's parents passed away, she couldn't bear it and followed them. It's just a pity for Zhao Zhao. Zhao Zhao learned how to use an abacus and count from my aunt. I think the reason why my aunt taught Zhao Zhao these things was that she didn't want Zhao Zhao to be trapped in the inner house."

"I have received kindness from my cousin aunt, but she has passed away. The best way to repay her kindness is to make Zhaozhao's life better."

Han choked up as she spoke.

Tong Huaqiong instantly dispelled her doubts about Han.

Han really cared deeply about Zhaozhao.

Tong Huaqiong felt a little ashamed. She always looked down on ancient women like Han with the noble and free soul of a modern person.

Little do people know that in every era, there are women who do not want to be constrained.

There are women who are wholeheartedly devoted to others.

"I had this idea before, but I never said it out loud because I didn't know how to say it. Today I saw Taohua and your two daughters-in-law follow you in doing business, and they are doing quite well, so I wondered if Zhaozhao could do the same."

"So, this is all thanks to you."

Under Han's eager gaze, Tong Huaqiong felt quite embarrassed.

However, what makes Tong Huaqiong happy is that with the joint efforts of Han and Tong Huaqiong, Lu Zhaozhao's destiny in this life will get better and better.