Border Cook

Chapter 19 Zhizi Moruomu

"Wang Wang."

Ugin responded, wagging his tail again.

Obviously very happy with the name.

"Then you should rest early after eating. I'll go to bed first." Xia Mingyue touched Wu Jin's forehead and returned to the house contentedly.

After Wu Jin licked the earthen jar clean, he licked his mouth again and again before lying down.

But his eyes were rolling around, looking at the earthenware jars in front of him, then at the window of the house where Xia Mingyue slept, and then at the yard.

After making sure that the surroundings were very quiet and there was nothing wrong, Wu Jin put his head completely on his front paws and closed his eyes with peace of mind.

Early in the morning, Xia Mingyue woke up early.

The stove was not working, and she still needed to go to Lu's house to have breakfast and make cakes there, so she simply took Wu Jin with her and got to know people at the same time.

When Wu Jin went there, he took his own earthenware jar and basin with him.

The earthenware pot was quite heavy, but Wu Jin bit it with ease, as if it didn't take any effort at all.

Amazing bite force!
Xia Mingyue sighed, reaching out to touch Wu Jin's head, "I hope he's a good housekeeper."

It is!
Wu Jin was holding a clay pot in his mouth and couldn't make any "woof woof" sounds, but could only make low "woof woof" sounds.

The gate to the Lu family's yard was open, and Xia Mingyue walked straight in.

"Aunt Xia, come quickly. Dinner is about to start."

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu greeted them warmly, and when they saw the black gold that Xia Mingyue was carrying, their eyes widened and shone brightly.

What a big dog! Even though it’s a little thin, it looks really majestic!

"Where did Aunt Xia get the dog?"

"I picked it up." Xia Mingyue answered truthfully, "It came to look for food last night. It looked quite docile, so I wanted to let it stay to look after the house. It seemed to agree, so it stayed. I named it Wujin."

Black gold?

Good name!
The two brothers were so curious that they kept circling around Wu Jin.

In the past, they both wanted to have a dog, thinking it would be very impressive to take the dog with them when going out, but their mother had said that they could either keep the people but not the dog, or keep the dog but not the people.

Based on the principle that the dog must not be thrown away, the two brothers had to give up the idea of ​​raising a dog.

But at this moment, when looking at the majestic Wu Jin, his thoughts were like grass sprouts in spring, sprouting out.

"Mom, mom, look, Aunt Xia picked up a dog to raise." Zhao Dahu went first to report the news.

Zhao Erhu echoed, "His name is Wu Jin."

Mrs. Lu was serving rice in the kitchen. She heard the noise and came out with the bowl. When she saw Wu Jin following Xia Mingyue, she laughed, "It's good to have a dog. Qi Yan is not at home most of the time, so my sister-in-law lives alone. She is also doing business, so it's inevitable that someone will miss her. With Wu Jin around, my sister-in-law can sleep peacefully at night."

"There are still some fried rolls left from last night. I'll take one and pour some hot soup over it. It will be enough for Wu Jin to have a meal."

Wu Jin obviously understood what was said. He walked up to Lu and put the earthenware jar in his mouth on the ground.

Mrs. Lu was slightly stunned, then understood and laughed, "Well, he is a person who understands human nature. My sister-in-law is lucky."

As he spoke, he took out a black earthenware pot, broke off the oil rolls, scooped a spoonful of rice soup into it, and put it aside.

The rice soup was still too hot to eat, so Wu Jin squatted aside and waited.

Xia Mingyue and others were having breakfast in the yard.

There was a sticky rice soup made by mixing rice, millet and some white flour, hot scallion oil rolls, a boiled egg per person, and a side dish of shredded mustard greens that Lu had pickled with mustard knots last winter.

The dried pickled mustard greens were sealed tightly during pickling, and they are still crispy even from early winter. Add a little sugar, vinegar, green onions and sesame oil to mix them, and the fragrance of the mustard greens is fully stimulated, which is especially delicious with rice. Everyone ate it with relish, and the rice soup in the black gold earthenware pot was slightly cooled, and they started their own unique breakfast.

Although Wu Jin ate with big mouthfuls, he did not eat voraciously. Instead, he ate in a very gentle manner. Not only was there no food residue at the corners of his mouth, not even a drop of rice soup came out.

After finishing his meal, Wu Jin licked the earthenware pot and basin clean, leaving no trace, as if they had been washed with water.

This action made Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu love Wu Jin even more, and they were even more eager to raise a dog.

"Mom, Wu Jin is very obedient."

"Wu Jin is a dog. Dogs are obedient and understand human nature. They won't cause any trouble."

After the two brothers sang in unison, they both rolled their eyes and looked at Lu.

Mrs. Lu knew what the two brothers were planning at the moment, so she didn't even say anything. She just said, "You two should clean up the dishes and wash them in the jar."

"it is good……"

The two did as they were told, but they still didn't give up. "Mom, I heard that Gao Da's big yellow dog is about to give birth. The big yellow dog is famous for its human nature, and the dog it gives birth to must be smart!"

"That's right, I want one that's all yellow, the color of gold, maybe it can even bring wealth!"

Now that I have started doing business, my mother likes it the most, as I make money.

In this respect, you are absolutely right.

Mrs. Lu rolled up her sleeves, scooped some water from the basin and asked Xia Mingyue to wash her hands. "Sister-in-law, I just bought some pig pancreas, would you like to try it? It smells pretty good..."

Zhao Dahu, "..."

Zhao Erhu, "..."

Yes, oil and salt are not allowed to enter.

The two brothers knew that there was no hope at all, so they hung their heads and their faces became wrinkled like buns.

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu raised her eyebrows slightly, and Xia Mingyue couldn't help laughing.

It is true to say that a child is better known than his mother.

After a busy period, Xia Mingyue and Lu went to the street to set up a stall as usual.

Business is still booming, making others envious.

Especially those who used to sell buns and sesame cakes on the street, when they saw people coming and going at their stalls, and everyone left with something in their hands, and some even had a stack of cakes in their hands, they sighed one after another.

Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry!

"Hey, Brother Erniu, why do you think the business at this stall is so good?" Zhang Laifu, who was selling buns, couldn't help but mutter to Jiang Erniu next to him.

"Who knows." Jiang Erniu dimmed the fire in the stove a little.

The sesame seed bun stall has been doing bad business recently. It takes a long time to sell out all the sesame seed buns I make. If I make more, I won’t be able to sell them and I can only eat them myself.

But his family was not well-off and had many people, so they could not afford to eat refined white flour pancakes every day. He simply made less and saved some charcoal.

After a moment, he continued, "It is said that the cakes from Xia's and Lu's are delicious, but I have never eaten them, so I don't know how delicious they are."

It's amazing that so many people come to buy it.

"That's what I mean." Zhang Laifu also scratched the back of his head. "I think this person is just a cheapskate. He thinks expensive things are good, regardless of the actual situation."

"Brother Erniu, I don't mean to say that, but I think the biscuits there are not as delicious as the sesame seed biscuits sold here by Brother Erniu. But they have taken away Brother Erniu's business, which is really unbearable."

(End of this chapter)