Border Cook

Chapter 53 Difficult things
Seeing the other party say this, He Shunzi smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I will. If I can really take this job, I will do it well. Manager Fu and the others are very hard-working every day. Apart from other things, this family raises a lot of chickens, so I can still take care of the eggs and chickens."

I don’t know whether this family really has one, but it sounds reassuring to hear it here.

The servant liked He Shunzi very much because he was smart and capable. He smiled and patted his shoulder. "But I'm waiting. I won't talk to you much now. You have to find a chance to send it to Steward Fu. The old lady's carriage may arrive in the evening. If you are late, you will miss the chance."

"Then you get busy first."

He Shunzi bowed and waited until the corner door was closed. Then he stood up and walked home.

I hope this rice dumpling can help me a lot today. If I can really take on this job, I will definitely thank Madam Xia very much!
The servant who brought the rice dumplings brought by He Shunzi kept one for himself and went to find Manager Fu to explain that He Shunzi had been there.

Manager Fu laughed when he heard this, "This He Shunzi is actually a smart guy who knows how to do things."

"Yes, I think so too." The servant smiled. "Uncle Fu used to complain that the person who delivered vegetables to us was dull and incompetent. Now a smart person happened to come. Why don't you give it a try, Uncle Fu?"

"Yes." Steward Fu nodded, "When the old lady arrives and settles down, we'll talk about this matter..."

Before he could finish his words, a servant came running over in a hurry, "Uncle Fu, someone came to report that the old lady and her group's carriage is already five miles away, and Madam Gui, who is accompanying them, has asked us to prepare to welcome the old lady."

"Quick, quick!" Manager Fu's expression suddenly became tense, and he hurriedly called a few people over, "Hurry up and open the door, tell everyone to go to the door to welcome her, and prepare the sedan chair! Also call a few smart people to wait at the door in case the old lady asks for other things."

The reason why Manager Fu was so nervous was that this was the first time someone had lived in the house since it was built.

Moreover, this old lady was the former head of the He family. Now that she is old and in poor health, and also feels that there are too many people at home and too much trouble to keep her quiet, she came here to recuperate this time. I heard that she brought no less than fifty or sixty servants and more than ten carts of personal belongings with her.

Even though Manager Fu had never met such an old lady, he guessed that she was probably very majestic but not very gentle.

Manager Fu did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. A layer of fine beads of sweat had already appeared on his nervous forehead, and even his inner clothes were soaked and stuck to his body.

Seeing that Manager Fu was so busy, the servant didn't dare to disturb him anymore. He just put the rice dumplings in the small kitchen, ready to heat them up in the evening before delivering them to Manager Fu.
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With the experience of handling bamboo last time, Xia Mingyue and the other two were quite familiar with the process this time. They sawed and split all ten bamboos in almost the same time as last time.

Wash, soak glutinous rice, marinate meat, grind bean paste, cut candied dates...

At noon on the second day, Xia Mingyue and Zhao Dahu went together to deliver the bamboo tube rice dumplings, as well as the daily necessities of vegetarian meals and cold skin wrappers.

There were a lot of things, and the distance from West Street to the county school in Dongcheng District was not short, so Xia Mingyue borrowed a flatbed truck and transported them in one trip.

When they reached the door, the gatekeeper, Old Li, trotted out and said, "Ms. Xia, please go over there quickly."

Seeing his panic-stricken face, Xia Mingyue was puzzled, "What happened?"

"Madam Xia, don't ask yet. Just push the car to the corner over there. When I signal you later, you can come over."

As Old Li was talking, he helped Xia Mingyue push the car over, and reminded her, "Remember, wait until I make a gesture before you come over. If I don't make a gesture, you must not show your head. Remember, remember."

Seeing that Old Li was speaking so seriously, Xia Mingyue did not dare to neglect it, "Okay, I'll make a note of it."

Then he took Zhao Dahu and waited obediently at the corner.

But out of curiosity, Xia Mingyue still poked her head out from time to time to see what was going on.

It was noon soon, but no students came out of the gate of the county school today. The gate was still closed. After another cup of tea, the gate of the county school opened and several people who were obviously teachers walked out of the gate. Dai Changnian and Shen Yongan walked side by side.

When he saw that there was no one else at the door, Dai Changnian smiled and nodded, "It seems that the admonition I gave to the students yesterday has had some effect."

Finally, I don’t have to think about making those messy foods all day long.

"Yeah." Shen Yongan nodded, looked around, and sighed slightly.

It’s probably time to eat rice dumplings that are so delicious.

As he could not forget the taste of the rice dumplings he had eaten that day, he took a careful walk along the street after school yesterday and even bought a lot of rice dumplings to take back.

But no other place has rice dumplings as delicious as the one I ate that day.

Besides, he couldn't ask Zhang Mingyi and Fan Pingyang, so he could only think in his heart that when they went to make some more such dumplings, he would take the opportunity to "ask" for a few.

just now……

Whatever, I will never get to eat that zongzi.

Shen Yongan felt disappointed and couldn't help but sigh again.

"Master Shen has looked worried these past two days, as if he has something very worrying about him. What difficulties have he encountered?" Dai Changnian asked with concern.

"It's nothing difficult. I'm sorry to have worried Master Dai." Shen Yongan bowed his hands slightly. "It's probably because the weather is getting hotter and the climate is getting warmer. It makes people feel depressed."

"Then Master Shen, it would be better for you to go see a doctor as soon as possible." Dai Changnian reminded.

Since Mr. Shen took up his post at the county school, he has been working diligently and conscientiously. Dai Changnian felt that his health discomfort was mostly due to overwork.

"I'll go take a look when I have time." Shen Yongan agreed casually.

I just mentioned this matter of seeing a doctor...

Shen Yongan clenched his empty sleeves and stopped. "I left in a hurry just now and left my purse in the room. Master Dai, please wait for a moment. I will be back soon."

"That's fine." Dai Changnian waved his hand, "I'll pay for Master Shen."

"Since it has been agreed that I will treat Master Dai to tea, Master Dai should not spend any money. I will be back soon, Master Dai can wait for me in the teahouse for a while."

After saying this, without waiting for Dai Changnian to speak, Shen Yongan bowed and turned back.

At this time, at the gate of the county school, Old Li saw that the teachers had all walked so far away that even their shadows could not be seen, so he called Xia Mingyue over.

Then, he shouted twice into the county school.

Zhang Mingyi, Fan Pingyang and the two scholars who went to Xia Mingyue's stall to buy rice dumplings yesterday tiptoed out.

　In the new week, I hope to get the continued support of the little cuties~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)