Border Cook

Chapter 16 How Abominable

The mixed noodles need to be put back into the steamer with all the vegetables and steamed for a cup of tea.

When the lid of the steamer is opened again, an even richer aroma will fill the entire kitchen, and the braised noodles will be completely ready.

Remove from the pot, serve in a bowl and serve.

Peel off two cloves of garlic that have sprouted slightly due to the warmth of spring, take a bite of fragrant braised noodles, a bite of spicy garlic cloves, and occasionally a sip of warm and moderately hot soup...

Excellent enjoyment!

After eating a bowl and a half of braised noodles and taking a short rest, Xia Mingyue asked Lu to go shopping together.

Most of the residents in the Beicheng District where Beida Street is located are peddlers, various craftsmen, and many people doing odd jobs.

On the streets, you can see many laborers gathering in groups of three or four, holding shoulder poles or masonry knives in their hands, waiting for employers to come.

Seeing Xia Mingyue and Lu, two young ladies, walking down the street, looking around with an inquiring look, some experienced people immediately surrounded them, "Are you two ladies looking for someone to do some work for you? I can carry bags and goods, or I can be a bricklayer, anything is fine!"

"I can do it, ladies, please hire me. I want a low price!"

"I do my job carefully!"

"..."

Several people volunteered, and each of them looked dark-skinned, strong and powerful, and seemed to be very experienced in their work.

In this case, it would be most appropriate to let them compete for bids on their own.

Xia Mingyue cleared her throat and asked, "How much would it cost to build a stove for a two-foot-tall pot, including the labor and materials?"

The blue bricks used for building stoves do not need to be whole, half of them will do. If the workers who often build houses and demolish walls for others have some of these things on hand, it is much cheaper to buy them from them than to buy a whole blue brick.

As for yellow mud, if you do this kind of work often, you will know where the yellow mud is the best, and you can even save the trouble of hiring people to dig the soil.

"Four hundred dollars is enough. They are definitely top-quality blue bricks." Someone quoted the price.

"Four hundred coins? Why don't you go and rob? Ladies, don't listen to this brat yelling. My three hundred and fifty coins are enough. I'll bring you the bricks and the clay, and I'll make sure the job is done beautifully for you ladies."

"Three hundred and forty bucks, let me do it!"

"Three hundred and thirty-five!"

"..."

"Five hundred dollars." someone shouted.

As soon as this price was spoken, everyone around was stunned, even Xia Mingyue and Lu looked at each other.

Reverse bidding?

And he shouted so confidently.

Xia Mingyue looked at the other person.

He was about twenty-two or twenty-three years old, tall and strong, as if he had been doing physical work for many years. He had a square face and big eyes, and looked quite honest. He was wiping the tiles in his hands with a handful of wheat straw, making the tiles sparkle in the sunlight.

Seeing Xia Mingyue looking at him, Liu Caisheng said, "Five hundred dollars, no bargaining, I will build you a stove and a chimney together. The stove pipe must not break or crack. If it breaks or cracks, it will be my fault, Liu Caisheng."

It is not difficult to build an object like a stove, but the difficulty lies in the fact that the layer of yellow mud on the outside of the stove must be able to withstand the burning when the fire is burning, without collapsing or cracking.

Some experienced bricklayers didn't dare to make this guarantee, but the man in front of him dared to do it.

Maybe he did a good job?
Xia Mingyue raised her eyebrows and said, "If you are not in Jinqiu County in the future, even if the death is yours, where can I find you?"

"I'm afraid this lady doesn't come to Taipei very often." An old man who was doing carpentry work nearby laughed, "Caisheng is well-known in our area for his good craftsmanship. His price is reasonable. You won't go wrong asking him to do the work." So that's it.

No wonder as soon as Liu Caisheng opened his mouth, those who had previously competed to bid low prices stopped talking.

Xia Mingyue and Lu suddenly realized what was going on and decided to hire Liu Caisheng to do the job. "There is a large apricot tree in the yard of Xinghua Lane on West Street and a walnut tree at the door."

"Go early tomorrow morning, and we can finish the work for you in one day." Liu Caisheng said, "But let's make it clear first, the money will be paid immediately after the work is done, no delays, no delays."

"No problem." Xia Mingyue agreed readily.

As long as the life is done beautifully.

After deciding to build the stove, Xia Mingyue and Lu went back first to prepare the ingredients for making cakes tomorrow.

Liu Caisheng also packed up his stuff and went back to clean up the pile of half-broken blue bricks in the yard, and then go dig some loess and get some wheat straw or something.

Zeng Liu came over and said, "This job is not big or small. It's a bit tight for you to do it alone tomorrow. Why don't I go and help you? Just give me thirty dollars!"

"No." Liu Caisheng didn't hesitate at all.

"What's wrong?" Zeng Liu was a little anxious. "Next time I have a good job and need help, can't I call on you?"

Some jobs like repairing roofs and building walls are usually time-sensitive and slow to complete by one person, so usually some familiar people are called upon to help.

Most of the people here gather in groups for the purpose of helping each other and achieving mutual benefit.

"You're not good at work." Liu Caisheng said bluntly, "You're not a good person either. I won't work with you."

Bad character.

These four words hurt Zeng Liu's face. "I didn't know that thing had an owner before. I just thought that the owner didn't want it, so I took it back. Who knew that it was so valuable? I sent the things back to the owner, and the owner didn't ask any more questions. Why are you still holding on to it?"

It is said that you should not hit someone in the face and should not expose their shortcomings when scolding them. But this Liu Caisheng was a good person. He actually said that he accidentally took something from the master's house when he went to work there before.

How abominable!
Liu Caisheng glanced at Zeng Liu and said, "You can't take what's not yours. Even a three-year-old child knows this, but you don't understand."

"Forget it. Since you have such thoughts, it's useless to tell you."

Liu Caisheng packed up his stuff and didn't want to waste any more words with Zeng Liuduo, so he just took all his things and strode away.

Zeng Liu was so angry that he stomped his feet several times and spat at Liu Caisheng several times.

WTF!

Are you thinking of teaching him a lesson just because you have good skills?
Don’t you even look at what you are?
I'll make you look good sooner or later!

Zeng Liu cursed for a long time before finally leaving with his head down.

After working until the evening, Xia Mingyue was hungry and prepared dinner.

There was some leftover braised noodles from the lunch, so Xia Mingyue put it in the pan and fried it again.

Braised noodles and braised food are generally the same. The longer they are left, the more flavorful they will taste. Especially when fried in hot oil, the braised noodles will become more mellow and have a rich aftertaste.

Xia Mingyue ate another bowl and a half.

but……

There was still half a bowl left in the pot.

As expected, when I’m hungry, I always feel like I can eat a whole cow, and it’s very easy to make mistakes when cooking portions!

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