Goldfield
Chapter 160: Deliberately Making Things Hard

Under the amazed gaze of his adopted daughter, Fang Zizhen said in a somewhat arrogant manner, “I came back last night. It was too late, so I took a break in the city. I went to the dock this morning and felt hungry for kissing your boiled family dishes. After I hurriedly listened to his report, I hurriedly rushed over. During these past few days when I was in the capital, I really missed my daughter's cooking! ”

Yu Xiaocao pretended with an agitated expression and sighed, “Godfather, I had no idea that you would return early, so I did not prepare enough materials. What should I do?”

Fang Zizhen could not bear to see his goddaughter unhappy, so he quickly said, “Good son, Godfather likes to eat whatever you make! Like lettuce with oyster sauce ah, boiled eggplant ah, sauteed eggs and tomatoes ah. Just by taking vegetables from the fields, and my daughter can make the most delicious dishes. ”

Yu Hai's heart felt a little sour as he looked at the appearance of their kind-hearted father and daughter, as if his most beloved treasure had been robbed from him. Actually, it was pretty good also that Brother Fang became the godfather of his daughter. There will be others who love and protect you. It seems her daughter rarely enjoys a happy day with her. She was completely useless; she could not even protect her own daughter!

Xiaocao seemed to feel his father's depressed mood. He turned around, smiled brightly at her, and said, “Dad, why did you come home late today? Does boiled food not work today? ”

Yu Hai hurriedly sorted out his emotions and smiled at his daughter, “Boiled food sold very quickly. Didn't I happen to meet Brother Fang at the pier? Considering there was nothing good to eat at home, I went to the market to buy some pork belly catties, as well as your favorite ribs. ”

In this era, people usually choose fatter areas when buying pork. The ribs are mostly bone and do not have much meat. If it wasn't for Yu Xiaocao, who liked ribs, Yu Hai wouldn't have bought them. Fortunately, ribs are not expensive. With the money for one catties of meat, he could get more than two catties of ribs!

“There's ribs ah! Great, we can eat spoon worm soup and ribs for lunch! The delicious soup will definitely make you want a second portion! ” Yu Xiaocao pretended to be very happy to lift her father's sad mood.

Yu Hai's expression relaxed slightly and he asked in a soft voice, “Worm spoon? Oh right, you guys went to dig out the spoon worm today. How's it? Xiaocao had never dug out a spoon worm before. It's not easy, is it? ”

Xiaolian, who was beside him, laughed, “Dad, you underestimated Brother. He dug more than me. We dug the most in the entire village and got more than two taels from selling it! We get more from you, who have been working all morning at the pier! ”

Yu Hai looked at his two daughters in agreement and said with a smile, “My daughter is really capable!”

“One stays! Just look at whose daughter I am !! ” Yu Xiaocao raised his head with his nose pointed towards the sky as if invincible.

Fang Zizhen laughed out loud and said, “Yes, that's right! You definitely deserve to be Fang Zizhen's daughter! You take after me! ”

Yu Xiaocao deliberately pretended to be insulting. He looked at the face filled with beards and said with a sullen face, “Godfather, why do I have the feeling that you are not praising me? If I follow you, will I stay neat? ” As he spoke, he touched his own face with a worried expression.

His funny expression and funny words kept everyone entertained. Fang Zizhen laughed out loud and refused to acknowledge, “Daughter! Do you know why your godfather, me, grew a beard? When I was young, I was also a very handsome man, and had the nickname ‘Young General Jade’ Face on the battlefield. I felt it was too feminine, and my face did not look intimidating enough, so I grew a beard. After your godfather, I, shave my beard, I will definitely not look inferior to your Uncle Zhao! ”

“I can't believe you! You just say it and there is no evidence. You can only prove it by shaving your beard! ” Yu Xiaocao's incredulous expression about ‘you bluff’ caused Fang Zizhen to almost have the urge to shave his beard on the spot!

They laughed and chatted all the way back to the Yu House. Yu Hang who had just finished watering the melon field, put down the bearer pole in his hand and heard the sound of laughter coming from behind him. He said with a gentle smile, “Uncle Fang is back ah! Sit down and drink. ”

Xiaocao brought a basket of sandworms to a well in the backyard and prepared to make lunch after cleaning it. Madam Liu, who was washing clothes beside the well, saw the fatty and fleshy worms in the basket, and the fine hair on her body almost stood up. He chided in a low voice, “What are you digging for these worms? That looks so creepy! ”

Xiaocao stirred up a basket of writhing sandworms, as if it was a treasure, and excitedly said, “Mother, this sandworm may look disgusting, but it tastes really good. In addition to cooking, it can also be dried and ground into a powder, which can improve the taste of food! I'll go find some bamboo sticks and teach you how to clean sandworms! ”

Yu Xiaocao ran back to the front yard and asked his father to cut some bamboo stalks that were only half the thickness of the chopsticks. Then he pulled Xiaolian and ran back to the backyard. Yu Hai cried behind him, “Do you want me to help?”

“Not needed! You should go and have some tea with the Godfather! ” Yu Xiaoao's sharp voice could be heard from the backyard.

“No! Sandworms have sand and sand bags in their stomachs. If it is not cleaned properly, you cannot eat it. I know one of the easiest ways to clean sandworms. Look, first put the sandworm in the water, insert the bamboo rod from one end, and stir it from the middle. Then, gently turn over half of the sandworm. After that, insert another stick into the other end and prick the stick from the same place, then turn the inside out. Look, here's the guts and sand inside the sandworm. You just need to wash it with water! ” Yu Xiaocao demonstrates while explaining. He worked skillfully with his small hands, and quickly cleaned the sandworm.

Xiaolian had already taken one in his hand and followed Xiaocao as he demonstrated. Although his movements were a bit awkward, he still completed the task of removing the internal organs of the sandworm and washing them carefully in the water.

Madam Liu was also not an unreasonable person, so she quickly overcame the obstacles in her heart and skillfully flipped the sandworm from the inside out. The three were fast workers, so they immediately completed the cleaning of the three catties of sandworms. Yu Xiaocao was afraid that the sand inside had not been completely cleaned, and rinsed it several times with clean water.

When he appeared on the front page again, he noticed there was an additional person in the courtyard. Upon taking a closer look, he realized that it was Zhou Zixu, Third Young Master Zhou, whom he had not seen for a long time. For the past month or so, he has been living at the port construction site, and even getting a shady tanner. However, his hard work and efforts were not in vain as the construction of the oyster sauce factory was finally completed. Once only equipped, it will be ready for use next month.

“Third Young Master, very rare guest! What kind of wind blew you today? ” Yu Xiaocao joked with him.

As if he was guarding as a thief, Fang Zizhen examined Third Young Master Zhou from head to toe. What kind of relationship does this young man have with his goddaughter? Why does his daughter sound so familiar to him?

Third Young Master Zhou chuckled and said with a smile, “A authentic northwest wind! I just got back from the dock. Our factory should be able to operate soon. I'll have to share this good news with you as soon as possible. What good food did you make today? I specially came this time ah! ”

‘Bad brat stinks! Speaking so familiarly with my daughter, she wouldn't have inappropriate intentions, would she? Nah! Good daughter, I have to watch her! ‘

General Fang, you think too much. Xiaocao was only ten years old. What kind of inappropriate thoughts would a child like him awaken to? He's not a pedophile!

Fang Zizhen lifted his composure as a government official, coughed twice, and said, “You are the third young master of the Zhou Family, who built the factory on the dock? Have you been approved to build a factory on the pier? The port is being rebuilt now, so everything should be set up correctly. ”.

Third Young Master Zhou was able to obtain his current achievements in the business industry at such a young age, so he naturally had his own connections. Knowing that the person in front of him is the person in charge of the construction of the port, he hurriedly bowed and greeted him, “Location of this young man's factory is still a bit far from the port, so it will not interfere with the construction of the port.”

“Oh? How do you know that your factory will not interfere with the planning of the new port? ” Fang Zizhen disliked this weak-looking young man and decided to make things difficult for him.

Third Young Master Zhou was perplexed when he had offended this master, the imperial envoy. He seemed to be deliberately teasing her. He continues to speak humbly and respectfully, “Before this youngster prepares to build the factory, I have made some confirmations with the district magistrate, so ..”

Fang Zizhen frowned and said, “You're starting to prepare for the construction of your factory in a few months, right? At that time, the details of the port construction regulation had not come out. So, who gives you confidence that your factory will not affect the construction of the port? ”

Just as Third Young Master Zhou was drenched from being interrogated by the imperial envoy, Yu Xiaocao, who had heard a few words in the kitchen, stuck out his head and asked, “Godfather, our factory affects the planning of the port construction ? What are we supposed to do? It's not easy to build it. Do we have to wait a few months and rebuild the factory? ”

‘Our factory? What means?’ This is a sign that his daughter is helping ah outsider! No, he had to stop that thought from the start!

Fang Zizhen approached and whispered to Yu Xiaocao, “Daughter, what is the relationship of the other people who built the factory with us? You don't have to worry about this! ”

“How can this not be my business? I own a twenty percent stake in an oyster sauce factory! Delaying operations one day means I will get dividends a day later! Godfather, quickly think of the solution! ” Yu Xiaocao is actually not short of money today. The sale of the Zhenxiu Restaurant's osmanthus duck was in high demand, so he received at least a thousand taels each month. But who doesn't like to earn more money? Of course, it would be better to get more ah shiny white silver!

Fang Zizhen widened his eyes in anger, ‘This good brat gave my daughter twenty percent dividends for no reason at all. Who would believe that he had no evil intentions ?! He wanted to cheat my precious daughter with just a twenty percent bonus! Don't even think about it [1]! Not only is there no door, there won't even be a window !! ‘

Fang Zizhen stared intently at Third Young Master Zhou, then bowed and did his best to advise, “Princess, we must not take the part that random freaks give you for free! If you need money, godfather has it ah! When the construction of the port is complete, Godfather will buy you some shops in the best locations. It's up to you whether you want to open your own store or rent it out. Don't take that part, okay? ”