Border Cook

Chapter 45 Too bad
"You're already like this, what do I need this broken body for? The sooner you die, the sooner you can be reborn!"

"Mom, please don't say that." Wu Xiong was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. He could only kneel on the ground and said, "I made Mom angry. It's all my fault."

Seeing this, Han became even angrier.

Every Hui people is like this. When they scold him, they know they are wrong.

But once you step out of this door, you will still be the same and do the same things.

It really proves the saying that if you admit your mistakes humbly, you will never learn from them even after repeated admonitions!

Han was too lazy to look at his troublesome son and simply turned away angrily.

"Mom, I have actually changed a lot now." Wu Xiong explained in a low voice, "I also discipline those people under me every day, and I will never let them bully the elderly or children..."

Seeing that Han still didn't want to pay attention to him, Wu Xiong shrank his neck and changed the subject, "By the way, mother just said that someone brought her back. Who was that person? Should I go to their house to thank them?"

"Looking like this, I'm afraid you'll come over and scare the young lady!" Han refused without hesitation, "I'll come over to thank you when my foot is healed, so you don't have to worry about it!"

"Yes." Wu Xiong responded obediently, then reached out and touched his cheek.

How could he scare anyone?

Isn't it just a beard?

But the people below said that he looked most heroic and handsome with his full beard!
Maybe my mother is too old to keep up with the aesthetic preferences of young people...

Wu Xiong was thinking, but Han shouted again, "Get out now, don't stay here, it's an eyesore!"

"Yes..." Wu Xiong stood up, "If mother needs to call me again, I will be outside the courtyard gate and won't go far."

After saying that, seeing that Han didn't even sneer at him, he could only leave the house angrily and go out to the yard.

Two followers were waiting outside the courtyard gate. When they saw Wu Xiong coming out, they hurried over to him and said, "Brother, is Auntie okay?"

"Nothing happened. I've already seen the doctor. But my mother refused to tell me the kindhearted person who sent her back home, so I couldn't go to her house to thank her."

Wu Xiong looked around as he spoke, "Where's Gousheng? Where did that kid go?"

"He just said he felt sick, so he probably went to the toilet." One of them answered, "Brother, will you come with us when we go to collect the debt?"

"You two go first." Wu Xiong glanced into the yard. "My mother is in a bad mood today. I'm afraid of offending her again. You two should do your job well and don't make a scene so that those people in the government office can find fault with you."

"If there are women, children, or elderly people at home, have them stay away. Young and strong men should take action if necessary. Be careful not to kill anyone."

"Don't worry, brother. We know what's going on."

The two men responded, "Brother, take us two brothers to say hello to Auntie. When Auntie feels better, we will come to see her again."

"Yeah." Wu Xiong raised his hand, "It's getting late, you should go earlier, the sooner you go, the sooner you can come back."

"Yes."

After watching the two people walk away, Wu Xiong returned to the yard.

He didn't dare sit in the yard openly, for fear that Han would see what he said through the window and get upset. So he just took a stool and sat behind the jujube tree in the yard.

When Xia Mingyue returned, Xia Ji had already closed the stall, so she went straight back.

There were many stalls selling goods on the street, and Xia Mingyue saw someone selling rice dumplings.

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming. Xia Mingyue felt that time was passing quickly, and saw someone selling zongzi leaves not far away.

Most of the leaves used for the rice dumplings here are reed leaves, freshly picked, with a unique fragrance.

Seeing Xia Mingyue stop by, the young man selling zongzi leaves hurriedly solicited customers, "Give me some zongzi leaves. My zongzi leaves are all fresh and washed very cleanly."

Xia Mingyue took a look and found that the rice dumpling leaves were all thick, complete and quite clean.

but……

"Are there any bamboo leaves?" Xia Mingyue prefers the fragrance of bamboo to reeds.

"No..." The young man paused, and then said, "If you want, I can pick some, but the bamboo leaves are very small, I'm afraid they won't be suitable for making zongzi."

Jinqiu County is located in the north. Although there is no shortage of bamboo, the temperature difference does not allow for large areas of bamboo forests. Most of the bamboo that can grow are thin and have short leaves.

It is indeed not suitable for making rice dumplings.

"Do you sell fresh bamboo poles here?" Xia Mingyue asked again.

"I... can sell it."

There is no owner for the wild bamboo forest, so you can just cut a few bamboos and make money. You can sell them as rice dumpling leaves or bamboo poles, there is no difference.

The young man immediately decided to take over this business, "How many bamboo poles does this lady want?"

"First, you need three or four roots, about this thickness." Xia Mingyue put her thumb and index finger together and roughly measured the size. "But they have to be clean and complete, with uniform size. Remove the branches and only need the middle part."

"Okay." The young man agreed, "But we have to make it clear in advance. The bamboo has to be cut and transported here. One bamboo will cost at least ten cents. If it's less, it won't be worth it."

He now sells rice dumpling leaves and earns dozens of cents a day.

Cutting bamboo is more difficult.

"Okay." Xia Mingyue did not bargain. "If the bamboo is suitable, I will order more later."

"Okay." Seeing that it was a big job, the young man agreed quickly.

The two agreed to deliver the bamboo to their home at 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. Xia Mingyue bought some rice dumpling leaves for the time being, and then went to the grain store to buy glutinous rice and other things.

When Xia Mingyue arrived home, Jiang Zhuguo and Lu had already washed the dishes and were preparing things for the next day.

"Your sister-in-law is finally back." Mrs. Lu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Xia Mingyue. "I hadn't seen you for a long time, so I thought you had encountered something. I was just about to ask Dahu and Erhu to look for you."

"I met an old lady who sprained her ankle on the way, and it took me some effort to send her back." Xia Mingyue explained, "On the way back, I went to the grain store and bought some glutinous rice, red beans and candied dates."

"Sister Xia, are you planning to make rice dumplings?" Jiang Zhuguo asked with a smile.

"That's right." Xia Mingyue nodded, "But I haven't made zongzi for a long time, so I have to try it first. I don't know if it will taste good."

"It must be delicious." Mrs. Lu added, "Speaking of the Dragon Boat Festival, I have to find some cloth and some flower thread. Yes, I also have to buy some spices."

During the Dragon Boat Festival, people hang sachets, wear colorful bracelets on their wrists, hang moxa leaves at the door, eat rice dumplings, whole steamed eggs, and whole steamed garlic.

Mrs. Lu counted on her fingers and said, "I will go to the street to look for mugwort leaves when I have time tomorrow. It just so happens that my sister-in-law doesn't have much garlic left, so I'll take a look at them all."

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