Rebirth of the Forbidden City: The Troublemaker in the Courtyard

Ning Yuan parked his bicycle outside the Pigeon Market, locked it tightly, wrapped himself in his officer's woolen coat, and walked into the small market with his head down.

It was dark, but there was still some light. This period of time was when the Pigeon Market had the largest flow of people and the most complete range of goods in the day.

Ning Yuan walked calmly through the crowd, looking left and right, but he couldn't find a suitable stall that sold this kind of silver tableware.

After a round of walking, I found that most of the stall owners were selling food, drinks, clothing and other daily necessities.

Just as he was about to turn back, a middle-aged man in a worker's uniform came up to him and asked in a low voice, "Young man, are you planning to buy something, or do you have something to sell?"

Ning Yuan turned his head to look at the middle-aged man, then looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he continued, "I have something good to sell!"

"Take it out and let me see it. As long as it's a good thing, I can definitely help you find a good buyer!"

As soon as the middle-aged man said this, Ning Yuan knew who he was. Wasn't he the earliest broker, who acted as a matchmaker between buyers and sellers and collected commissions!

Ning Yuan put his right hand into his arms, pulled out a set of silver cutlery from the space, and placed it in front of the middle-aged man.

"Hey, boy, judging from the situation, this is Lao Mo's, right?" The middle-aged man laughed out loud when he saw it.

"What do you care where I come from? Accept it or not?" Ning Yuan didn't give this man a good look.

In the later period, these people either became smugglers, international traders, or simply scammers.

In the TV series, his younger brother Ning Wei was eventually sent to jail because he was cheated out of 500,000 yuan by this kind of person (Hammer), and then he embarked on a path of no return.

"Hold on, hold on, young man, such a generous man!" The middle-aged man looked at Ning Yuan's physique, and noticed that he was wearing a military uniform. He didn't dare to tease him anymore and said quickly.

"How did you come up with the price?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Silver cutlery, two dollars for a set. If you can make four sets, I'll give you ten dollars. You can ask around about this price, it's absolutely fair!" the middle-aged man said casually.

"The price is acceptable. Would you like to buy the large silver tray?" Ning Yuan thought that he had put five large silver plates into his consciousness space, so he asked again.

"Can you get the tray too? There are not many people who can get this thing from Lao Mo. Take it, of course, the tray is four dollars each!" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up when he heard it and he said quickly.

"Five dollars, five dollars a piece. I'll get you five tomorrow morning. Let's go to Taoranting to trade. I already have six sets of silver cutlery on me. Just give me fifteen dollars. We'll keep doing business!"

Ning Yuan raised the price and said to the middle-aged man.

The big tray was indeed quite large, and it would be ridiculous to take such a large tray out of his arms, so Ning Yuan simply decided to go to Taoranting to trade early tomorrow morning.

"Okay, come often! Fifteen is fifteen."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he took out a ten-yuan bill of Great Unity that was just issued this year from his pocket, two two-yuan bills and one one-yuan bill!

Ning Yuan also pretended to search in his arms for a long time, but in fact he took out six sets of knives and forks from the space and handed them to the middle-aged man in two batches.

After the two men finished the exchange, they made an appointment to go to the entrance of Taoranting at 9:30 the next morning to trade the silver tray.

After they separated, Ning Yuan put the fifteen dollars he had exchanged into his coat pocket.

It’s not that he didn’t think of putting it in the space, but he just thought that he would have to go to the Pigeon Market next, so he wanted to save himself some trouble.

So, Ning Yuan first bought five sesame cakes for fifty cents from a rural uncle, and then bought two strings of candied haws from an old man carrying a candied haws fork.

Ning Yuan didn't like many other things. Just before leaving the market, he saw a pork seller in a corner. He went over and bought five pounds of pork for seven yuan.

There was a man squatting next to him selling white sugar, brown sugar and rock sugar, and Ning Yuan weighed some for each of them.

All this spending only cost less than nine dollars.

Holding sesame cakes, white sugar, rock sugar and candied haws in his left hand and five pounds of meat in his right hand, Ning Yuan staggered out of the market.

There is only a small entrance and exit to Pigeon City. It was crowded at this time. Ning Yuan, holding things in both hands, pushed and shoved for a while before he got out.

Walking to his bicycle, Ning Yuan put the pork on the back seat, hung a few sesame cakes and two strings of candied haws directly on the handlebars, and then began to look for the key to the bicycle lock.

He searched both coat pockets but couldn't find it, so he fumbled in his trouser pockets for a long time before he found the key.

Ning Yuan was about to use the key to unlock the door when he suddenly realized something and quickly reached into his coat pocket again.

It's broken! My money is gone. I just bought these things and the remaining 6.2 yuan is gone.

Damn, I was careless! I should have put the change in the space just now!

Ning Yuan felt regretful and quickly looked back at the small gate of Pigeon City. There was still a huge crowd of people there, so it was impossible to find out who stole it.

After thinking about it, I decided to give up. The monk can run away but the temple cannot. These Buddhas (another name for thieves) are really looking for death by lighting a lamp in the toilet!

They didn't even bother to consider the age when picking eggplants, and dared to steal from the naughty guy wearing a military officer's coat. Ning Yuan decided that he would let these Buddhist masters see what a fucking surprise is tomorrow!

After stopping worrying about it, Ning Yuan rode his bicycle and hurried back home with his things.

As soon as little Ningwei saw the string of bright red candied haws, his mouth was watering.

The rock sugar on the outside is crystal clear, wrapped in the red hawthorn fruit, which makes people's mouths water just by looking at it.

Thinking of the sour and sweet taste, little Ning Wei couldn't help but grab a bunch and took a big bite.

"Hmm, it's delicious. Brother, have a bite!" Little Ning Wei ate while calling Ning Yuan who was sitting next to him and watching him.

"You little bastard, you're just talking big but not doing anything. Why don't you just reach out and give it to me?"

Ning Yuan looked at the kid's fake politeness and scolded him angrily with a smile.

"Brother, what did you say? If you don't like it, I ate the other skewer too. Thanks, brother!"

The little boy Ning Wei was shaking his head while eating, pretending not to hear and even thinking about getting another string of candied haws.

Ning Yuan smiled and slapped the little bastard on the back of the head. He ignored him and turned to the stove to start cleaning the piece of fat and lean pork belly.

He skillfully cut off a piece of meat and saved the remaining half to eat in two days. Good things cannot be eaten all at once.

Ning Yuan decided to make a sweet braised pork dish. He had been craving it for a long time. He almost lost his throat from eating whole grain pancakes every day.

The method of making braised pork is also simple. First, fry the sugar color. Add some white sugar and put it in a wok and simmer until it changes color and becomes thick. Then pour the pork belly cut into small pieces into the wok and stir-fry repeatedly until the oil comes out.

By this time, the aroma of meat was already filling the air, and little Ningwei had already finished a string of candied haws in a flash of light, and slipped to the stove with his mouth watering.

Ning Yuan urged Xiao Ningwei to stay away and not get in the way, then added star anise, cinnamon, onion, ginger and other spices into the pot. With the pouring of soy sauce, the pork belly in the pot already had a translucent texture.

Pour in boiling water, add salt, MSG and rock sugar, and simmer for more than ten to twenty minutes until the sauce is reduced. Then this delicious braised pork is ready.

Little Ning Wei sat at the dinner table early and waited. This kid would never treat himself badly. While Ning Yuan was making the braised pork, he had already put some sesame cakes on the boiler to heat them up.

The saying that the little brat is eating his father out of money is absolutely true. Ning Wei ate a big piece of braised pork with a sesame seed bun, and his mouth was full of oil.

Ning Yuan also sat down and picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

Hmm~!

It tastes sweet and fresh, without any greasy taste of fat. The sauce is added just right, and the fat and lean meat bursts with tender flavor in your mouth.

Little Ningwei ate most of the braised pork made from two pounds of pork belly by himself. He also ate two sesame seed buns and finally lay on the sofa rubbing his stomach and groaning.