eurekapd Chapter 302: Rotten Peach Blossom
Chapter 302: Rotten Peach Blossom
Compared with the comfortable life in the village, Lin Weizhong and his friends' days in the county town are much more exciting.
It has been several months since the store was first opened, and a lot of things have happened in their store, but these were not big things. Recently, Lin Weizhong felt that he was in big trouble.
A gorgeously dressed woman came to the store to eat spicy hot pot every day. As soon as she entered the store, she went to the counter and spoke to Lin Weizhong in a pretentious manner: "Boss, do you have any new dishes recently?"
"Dear guest, we have new willow leaf vegetables recently. They are very tender and fresh after blanching!"
Lin Weizhong now spoke to customers in an official tone, not wanting to offend any of the customers who came to the store to consume. When Widow Cao heard this, she immediately shouted happily: "Oh, the little willow leaves are on the menu. I love them. Give me some more today!"
"Okay, here is your number plate, please take it!"
Lin Weizhong collected the money and handed out the number tags, preparing to receive the next customer. He saw Widow Cao walk inside. The customer behind her could place an order, and she could stand closer to Lin Weizhong.
Lin Weizhong had a smile on his face, but he was cursing in his heart, "Sir, this is your number plate, please take it."
"Oh, Manager Lin, you said it's not easy for a grown man like you to live with a son. There's not even anyone to take care of the housework at home. You can't even bring your son with you."
"My son is doing well in the village. Thank you for your concern."
"What's good about it? How can the conditions in the village compare to those in the county? Any academy in the county is better than the one in the village. Let me tell you, the Dongcheng Academy my son attends is very good. How about I ask my son to help you get your son transferred to the county to study. There will be someone to take care of him, and my son can even vouch for him when he takes exams."
"My uncle has already arranged all these things. I just need to take care of this store, and I don't have to worry about anything else." Lin Weizhong remained calm and absent-minded, occasionally answering politely.
"How can it be the same? Your uncle is your uncle after all, so you should take everything into your own hands. You have such a big store, and you have already given him face by inviting your uncle's cousin to manage the kitchen. You should have some sense in mind, and think about your son at least. Your son still has a long way to go in his studies!"
Lin Weizhong rolled his eyes in his heart. This woman was really shameless. She talked to him about these things every day. It was really annoying, but he didn't want to break up with her.
"Yes, yes, I'll consider it. Your spicy hotpot is ready, please find a seat and sit down."
When Widow Cao heard that the spicy hot pot was ready, she stopped pestering and simply picked up her basket and went to wait at the kitchen door.
Sure enough, after a while, she poured the spicy hot pot, vegetables and soup into the bowl she brought, put it in the basket, and then covered it with a floral cloth.
She walked to the counter with the basket in her hand and said, "Boss Lin, I'm leaving now. You should be more careful and take what I told you to heart. If you have any problems, you can come to my house to find me. I'm at home every day."
"Sir, please take care!"
Lin Weizhong really didn't want to pay any attention to her.
After all this, rumors actually spread on their street, which made Lin Weizhong laugh and cry. He and his wife were introduced by their family, and the rumor that they were together sounded a little too fake, but they definitely got married because they liked each other.
After getting married, the two of them tolerated and supported each other and lived an ordinary life. For Lin Weizhong, his responsibility after marriage was to support the family, take care of his wife and son, and be filial to his parents.
After his wife died, he was sad for a while, but he was not desperate. After all, he still had a son, and he survived with his son.
After coming here, he never thought about finding another one, especially in this era. Men always have bad habits, but he has always had strong self-control and is not the kind of scumbag who can't control himself and is irresponsible.
Widow Cao lived with a son and two daughters. Her son passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, so they lived a relatively comfortable life. There was a reason why she set her sights on Lin Weizhong. The first was that he looked good, with regular facial features and an upright posture. He made people feel safe just by standing there.
The second reason was that although her son passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he wanted to continue his studies, and as a woman, she simply did not have the ability to support his future high expenses.
She also thought that the spicy hot pot shop belonged to Lin Weizhong and that it had good business every day. If she could marry him as his second wife, she would have the confidence that she could control this man.
At first, widow Cao ran into Lin Weizhong on the street, but Lin Weizhong didn't even look at her. That's why she did what she did later. She went to the store every day to order a spicy hot pot, but she didn't eat it there. She packed it up and took it home, cooked some vegetables in it, and steamed a pot of brown rice, which was enough for the family to eat at noon.
This is more cost-effective than buying vegetables outside and cooking them herself, and the most important thing is that the spicy hot pot tastes really good.
Later, Lin Weizhong was really annoyed. When he saw Widow Cao coming, he immediately asked Zhang Hu to stand in front of the counter while he went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.
In fact, when they first arrived, many neighbors thought that Lin Weizhong and Liu Caixia were a couple, so no one came over.
After a long time, the news that the two were not husband and wife spread. Everyone thought that Lin Weizhong was the boss and Liu Caixia was just a relative he hired to manage the kitchen.
This gradually attracted the attention of some people, including Widow Cao.
However, the widow Cao's behavior was the most obvious. She was also lucky. Her husband was a constable in the county government, and he received a monthly salary of three taels of silver. In addition to the money he received from visiting the streets, their family lived a very good life in the county. In addition, he was a constable in the county government, so few neighbors dared to mess with widow Cao.
Over the past ten years or so, Widow Cao's temper has become more aggressive.
Widow Cao’s highlight moment reached its peak when her eldest son passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at the age of fourteen.
That year she was really arrogant among her relatives, friends and neighbors. All she got was flattery and adulation. No one really wanted to be her friend. Those women were only attracted by her family's reputation.
So Widow Cao felt that she had maintained herself well and looked pretty good, and was more than enough to match Lin Weizhong. In addition, she had developed a personality over a long period of time, and she was more direct and arrogant in doing things.
Widow Cao even dealt with other widows who were ready to make a move. These people were basically widows whose husbands had died. They finally found a man with good conditions whose original wife had died. Aren’t they all thinking about finding a support for themselves!
After Widow Cao released the information that she also liked Lin Weizhong, those women who were not as qualified as her all dispelled the news.