Border Cook

Chapter 43 Sprained Ankle

"If Dad knows, I'll go and tell him." Jiang Erniu said, "Besides, this silver lock was sent to the pawnshop, not pawned. It won't hurt to redeem it after I make some money."

"As for Second Uncle, I'll talk to Second Aunt first. Second Aunt is the most sensible. I'm not doing anything inappropriate. When I pay back the money, I'll give her more interest. I think Second Aunt will agree."

The Feng family, especially his brother-in-law Feng Dali, were not satisfied with the situation of his family. If Feng went back and spoke up for it, he would definitely be criticized for a long time.

Jiang Erniu felt that as a man, he should take responsibility for this kind of thing.

Feng understood Jiang Erniu's thoughts and felt warmed in her heart. She also felt that what Jiang Erniu said made some sense.

Redeem it when you make money and pretend nothing ever happened, getting the best of both worlds.

But what if...

As soon as Feng thought of this, she shook her head quickly.

Bah, bah, bah, the business hasn’t even started yet and you’re already saying such discouraging things?

This is food made by our franchisee, Ms. Xia. It will definitely sell well.

Besides, my man is a down-to-earth man who is not afraid of hard work. If he works hard in business, how can he not succeed?
Feng nodded when she thought of this, "I'll do as you say."

Seeing that his wife was always willing to support him wholeheartedly, Jiang Erniu felt very warm in his heart, and he secretly made up his mind to do a good job in joining Lady Xia's business.

Apart from anything else, just for the trust of my wife...

The next day, when Xia Mingyue went to the county school to deliver the cold noodles, she did it personally. After delivering it, she did not hand it to the doorman, but waited at the door.

At noon, the county school was dismissed. The students living in the county school all went to the small canteen of the county school to find food to fill their stomachs. Some students whose families lived in the county school also chose to go home for dinner, and they went out of the gate in twos and threes.

Zhang Mingyi and Fan Pingyang came to the gatehouse to get food as usual.

When he learned that it was Xia Mingyue who personally delivered it today, he hurried out and said, "Hello, Madam Xia."

"Hello, gentlemen." Xia Mingyue bowed and handed over the bamboo basket filled with cold noodles and pancakes. "Here are the food you ordered, cold noodles and pancakes. Please count them."

"Madam Xia, there is plenty of food here, no need to count." Zhang Mingyi handed over the prepared money bag and reported the amount of food he wanted for tomorrow.

The amount of cold skin wrappers is increased by half, while the amount of pancakes is reduced accordingly.

After all, although pancakes are delicious, you can’t eat them every day. The new products taste better and are more suitable for the increasingly hot weather. It is understandable that they are popular.

Xia Mingyue had already expected this, and she checked the quantity with Zhang Mingyi again and took careful notes.

"It would be even better if Madam Xia could make some other food in the future." Fan Pingyang looked around and made sure that there was no one else nearby before lowering his voice. "The taste of the food cooked by Chef Wei in the county school canteen is really indescribable. Most people who have enough money buy food from outside."

"That's right." Zhang Mingyi also nodded. "Nowadays, all of us students are secretly pooling money to buy food from Madam Xia, but because of Chef Wei's face, we dare not make it public. Although the food here is delicious, it is a bit monotonous, and the quantity we buy each time is limited. If Madam Xia can provide more types of food, we can make a lot more money every day."

"I understand what you two gentlemen mean. During this period of time, I will try to make some delicious food that is convenient to send here."

Xia Mingyue readily agreed and took the opportunity to say, "But I have something I would like to trouble you two gentlemen for, and I wonder which one of you has the time to do it."

"Madam Xia, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly." Zhang Mingyi said.

"I want to start a business with someone recently and sign a written agreement. Unfortunately, I can't recognize many words, and I can write even less. The other party can't read much either. Neither of us knows any scholar who can write for us, so I would like to trouble a gentleman to write for me."

Xia Mingyue said, "I will pay for the writing expenses as usual, so that you won't waste your efforts."

The two men had seen Xia Mingyue speaking in a serious tone and thought it was a big deal. Now that they knew it was just a ghostwriter, they hurriedly agreed, "It's just a small matter. When do you want the receipt, Madam Xia?" "In the next two days, it's not urgent. You can find some time when you are free."

Zhang Mingyi thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Shen will take a leave tomorrow. We are not very busy tomorrow afternoon. Madam Xia can come at 3 p.m. tomorrow."

"Then I'll trouble you two."

"Ms. Xia, you're welcome."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Zhang Mingyi and Fan Pingyang took all the food back, while Xia Mingyue walked back.

The streets today are as busy as usual, with people coming and going and the sounds of hawking.

Walking west along the main street from Dongcheng District, Xia Mingyue quickened her pace as she watched the sun rise to the zenith.

A horse-drawn carriage was coming towards them, and the driver was hurriedly swinging the whip in his hand.

Seeing this, the people around them all made way, and Xia Mingyue also hurriedly stood aside.

An old woman nearby also stepped back, but because of her panic, she lost her balance and fell to one side.

"Ouch……"

Seeing that she was about to hit a tofu stall next to her, the old woman screamed in fright.

Xia Mingyue was quick to reach out and hold the old woman's arm to help her steady her body.

"Auntie, are you okay?" Xia Mingyue asked with concern.

"Thank you, young lady." The old woman came back to her senses and thanked Xia Mingyue repeatedly, "I'm fine, I'm fine, thank you so much, young lady, otherwise I would have damaged the tofu stall, and I'm afraid I can't afford the compensation."

"Thank you so much, young lady." The old woman expressed her gratitude to Xia Mingyue again.

"You are too polite, madam." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "When you walk later, please walk along the side to avoid any more carriages."

"Okay, okay." The old woman nodded repeatedly and was about to leave.

But before he could take a step, he cried "Ouch" again and almost fell to his knees.

"Auntie, what's wrong?" Xia Mingyue hadn't left yet, and seeing this, she supported her again.

"My ankle hurts a lot." The old woman's forehead was covered with sweat, and her voice was trembling. "I think I sprained it just now."

Xia Mingyue squatted down and took a look.

The old woman's left ankle was noticeably red and visibly swollen, and she obviously could no longer walk.

Xia Mingyue looked around and saw a clinic not far away.

Spraining an ankle in the elderly is not a trivial matter and it is best to seek medical attention as soon as possible.

"There is a clinic ahead. Shall I take you to see the doctor first?" Xia Mingyue asked while supporting the old woman.

"I have some money with me, so I'll go see the doctor first." The old woman nodded, "I'll have to trouble you, young lady."

"Auntie, you don't have to be so polite." Xia Mingyue supported the old woman with all her strength, trying to put her weight on herself so that she would not overuse her ankles.

(End of this chapter)