Border Cook

Chapter 27 Back

"Where, where..."

Shopkeeper Qian laughed it off and made up an excuse to go back to the shop.

Shopkeeper Wang stayed at the door for a while and looked carefully at the entrance of his jewelry shop.

The layout of his shop is actually similar to that of Manager Qian's shop. There is also an empty wall, but it is not as big as Manager Qian's.

If he had known this earlier, he would have gone to find Madam Xia to talk about this first.

But they are not far away. If there are many people in front of Madam Xia’s food stall, she will be able to benefit from it.

Shopkeeper Wang returned to the shop with his eyes narrowed.

The last iron pot was delivered to Xia Mingyue's home early in the morning.

The iron pan was heated as usual, and Xia Mingyue also made an egg pancake to try the feel.

Shopkeeper Guo has been a blacksmith for twenty years and has his own set of experience in making iron pans. The iron pans he makes are thick and durable, and can achieve a non-stick effect.

Xia Mingyue was very satisfied with this.

The government office is still collecting grain, and there are still many people coming and going in the county town in the past two days.

There was a crowd of people in front of the pancake stall.

"Five meat patties, please." someone said.

The voice sounded quite familiar.

Xia Mingyue looked up and saw Lu Qiyan rummaging through his purse.

"Brother Lu?" Xia Mingyue was a little surprised.

Lu Qiyan was also startled when he saw this. After taking a closer look, he realized that the young lady selling cakes in front of him was not someone else, but his "wife".

It was just a little different from what he had remembered before.

Yes, Xia Mingyue had just arrived here. She had been fleeing famine and had little food and drink, so she was pale and thin. Now her face had a lot more flesh than before.

But overall, she still looks a little thin compared to women in the north.

Lu Qiyan nodded, "Yeah."

"Qi Yan is back?" Mrs. Lu also raised her head. "What about You Cai? Is he back?"

"He's back too. He said he was going to buy some things and went over there." Lu Qiyan pointed to the front.

Lu stood on tiptoe.

There were many people on the street, and Zhao Youcai was not very tall, so he could not see any of them.

But since I was back, I went home after buying things.

Mrs. Lu didn't care, but smiled and nudged Xia Mingyue with her elbow, "Since Qi Yan is back, I will take care of this. You should go home with Qi Yan."

Lu Qiyan left just over a day after they got married. Newlyweds should spend the most time together.

Lu is an experienced person and naturally understands this.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue did not refuse Lu's kindness and agreed with a smile.

Remembering that Lu Qiyan wanted to buy meat patties just now, and probably wanting to eat some, she took a few from the basket and walked back with Lu Qiyan.

The two walked side by side, and no one spoke.

The atmosphere seemed a little strange.

Xia Mingyue was wondering whether she should find a topic to talk about.

"Your business seems to be good." Lu Qiyan spoke first.

"It's okay, everyone's just showing support." Xia Mingyue did not hide it, "The Qian couple, the owner of the cosmetics shop, invited my sister-in-law and me to set up a stall in front of their shop. We have already bought the things for some time, and we are just waiting to open tomorrow." Lu Qiyan has been in the army for only a little over a month this time.

During this period of time, Xia Mingyue not only ran a cake-selling business and gained some weight, but also expanded her business.

He is a capable person.

He is also a person of strong character, able to survive without relying on others.

Lu Qiyan felt relieved, "Yeah."

"Why are Brother Lu and Brother Zhao back today?" Xia Mingyue was a little surprised.

I heard from Lu before that people in the army often take several months to come back.

This time the interval was not long.

"We just won a battle a few days ago, and the commander was happy, so he asked the soldiers to take turns to come back to visit their families." Lu Qiyan said, "We will leave tomorrow."

After a pause, he added, "This time, it will probably take a little longer to come back."

Xia Mingyue pursed her lips.

It’s not that the time is longer, but I don’t know how long it will take to come back this time.

It turned out that a big battle was about to begin.

This visit was not to reward the soldiers for winning a small battle, but to prevent the soldiers from dying in the next war, so they were specially asked to come back and see their families.

Xia Mingyue sighed a little, but suppressed her sadness. "It's getting late. Brother Lu, why don't you go back and rest for a while? I'll go buy some food so we can cook for lunch."

"Okay." Lu Qiyan stuffed his purse into Xia Mingyue's pocket. "This month's military pay, the reward money given by the captain for killing the enemy, and some of it is won when playing with other people. You can use it to buy food."

Xia Mingyue weighed it.

There were small silver bars and copper coins in it. A rough calculation showed that there were about seven or eight taels of silver.

The captain's salary was not much, only one thousand coins a month. With so many people in the army, the reward for killing the enemy should be limited, and most of it should have been won by Lu Qiyan.

Looks like a good luck?
Xia Mingyue did not refuse and took it first. She gave the pancake to Lu Qiyan and asked him to take it back while she went to the street to look for suitable ingredients.

Lu Qiyan took the pancake and walked back.

Just as I reached the entrance of Xinghua Lane, someone caught up with me.

"Lu...Captain." Zhang almost gritted her teeth and refused to say the word "big".

Lu Qiyan stopped and looked at Zhang, who was a little out of breath. He thought for a moment and asked, "Is it Captain Zheng's family?"

"Yes, my last name is Zhang." Zhang moved closer to Lu Qiyan and said, "Sister-in-law has been thinking about it and feels that I have to talk to Brother Lu about this, so that if something goes wrong, Brother Lu will blame me for not speaking up in advance."

"Ms. Zhang, please speak if you have anything to say." Lu Qiyan stepped back slightly without making a sound.

He was not used to people talking so close to him.

Especially women.

"That's your wife, Xia!" Zhang said, "You don't know, she has been in a lot of trouble since she married you, Brother Lu. Let's not talk about the dirty money she made from setting up stalls. The most important thing is that she spends money too lavishly."

"Look at the dress she's wearing. It's new. She only wears it every now and then. She goes to the cloth shop every few days to make new clothes or shoes. She even buys new cloth for her aprons."

"This money didn't come from the wind. Every household lives a tight life. Why would they need new fabrics for this apron? That's fine. They don't care about food and drink either. They buy all the delicious fish and meat for their family."

"I saw the swill bucket at the door of your house before. It was full of oil. You can use it to cook two dishes. You said you are not at home. Why should a young lady eat such delicious food every day? Isn't it a waste?"

"Yes, Xia would hire people to do work at home from time to time. Each job would cost four or five hundred yuan. They really don't take money seriously and spend money like water..."

Lu Qiyan frowned as he heard this.

Is Zhang here to file a complaint against Xia Mingyue?

(End of this chapter)