C8

Outside, the sky quickly darkened. After eating dinner, Wang Plum Blossom took the egg to the river bank to dig earthworms and chop them up to feed the chickens. The servant girl tidied up the bowls and chopsticks, vaguely hearing the sounds of cooking from the kitchen next door.

The little girl was holding a bowl of ribs that she had specially scooped out. She stood by the fence, hesitating for a long time, not knowing what to say.

"Thank you for the fish?" Or "Thank you for helping me yesterday?"

He wasn't sure that Ye Xuan had given that fish to him. If he were to say thanks, how could a bowl of ribs suffice?

How about we just not send him off? The little miss' heart began to beat like a drum.

"Isn't she a lady? Have you eaten? "

"Ah?" I just ate it. " The lady abruptly turned her head and saw a woman standing outside the door. She was delicate and pretty, with a moderate build. Her hair was tied up in a simple wooden hairpin, causing her to look very attractive.

The young woman was shocked when she saw the little girl. She laughed heartily and asked, "Are you feeling better?" As he spoke, he moved closer and looked around, lowering his voice. "I heard about your mother-in-law from someone. Don't look too hard at it, you still have no children. You're too young, if there's anything suitable, I can tell you from my mother."

He then handed the cloth bag to Ye Zichen, "I don't think you have much rice left at home, so I'll give you some first. I'll come back and find you to be a beauty when you're better."

Not waiting for her to refuse, she shoved the cloth bag into her mother's arms. Only then did she see the bowl of soup in her hands. Looking at Ye Xuan's courtyard, she remembered that her daughter had been standing there in a daze for a moment. Alright, I'll go home and cook. My mother-in-law will be back soon. "

Only when Chen Liu'er had gone far away did the lady remember from the original owner's broken memories that this person was a close friend of hers. The two of them had married into the same village and had come to Lin Village together, and the lady in red would often chat and play with her. In the dispute yesterday, she had gone back to her mother's house and probably listened to her mother-in-law as well before coming over to comfort her.

As she thought about it, she picked up the cloth bag and prepared to return to the woodshed.

However, just as she turned around, she saw a tall figure standing behind her. She was so shocked that she nearly threw the bowl in her hands.

The cute girl's heart skipped a beat, "Why are you standing here without saying a word? "This is so scary."

Ye Xuan was silent. He raised the fish basket in his hand, indicating that he was about to go out.

"You're still going to the river at this late hour?"

Ye Xuan continued to be silent. Normally, he would go to the river and bathe, and also go down to the fish basket to catch some fish to eat. However, bathing was something he didn't need to explain to the girl so clearly.

Seeing him not say a word, the lady was angered and stretched out the bowl of soup in her hands. "This soup can be considered as exchange for your fish."

"Where did you get that soup?" Ye Xuan's voice was low and low, sounding like a thunderclap that struck at the hearts of others.

"I made it myself. Here, take it! My hands are hurting! "

Ye Xuan followed her words and looked at that hand. His fingers were slender, his skin was white, and his nails were light pink.

Ye Xuan indifferently raised his hand to finish the bowl of ribs. After gulping down the soup, he used his hand to scoop out the ribs and gnawed on them once more. He spat the bones to the side before placing the bowl in the hands of the delicate girl, leaving behind a sentence, "In the future, you don't have to give it to me" before leaving in a hurry.

Why was this person so much like a log? It was one thing for him to not say thank you, but he even told her not to send him any more, as though someone wanted to send him a gift!

I won't send you off, I definitely won't send you off in the future!

Returning to the house, the lady still felt a bit uncomfortable. The feeling of being rejected after doing something good was really too unbearable. Forget it, at worst, she would pester him and stop talking to him, saving herself from being despised by others.

It was more important to earn money as soon as possible. No matter what, he had to repair the house before winter arrived.

As she thought about what she was going to do next, she found a rag and covered the basket of chickens with it before bringing it into the room. It was still a little cold at night at this time of the year.

After Wang Plum Blossom returned and fed the chicks, the family of three laid down on the bed. The cute girl told them what she had been thinking for a long time, "Mother, why don't you stay here with Iron Egg. Our family of three also have someone to take care of him."

"That won't do. In the end, Iron Egg is still a man of the Chen Family Village. He will need the support of his clan in the future. Mother wants to be by your side too, but Iron Egg, he … "

Although she was prepared in her heart, when she heard Wang Plum Blossom's rejection, she was still a bit depressed. They were the only family she had in this world. If they were not by her side, what was the point of fighting alone?

After walking around in circles, she felt like she was going to live by herself again.

In her previous life, she had always been this way. Every time she came home from work, her house would be empty and devoid of people. She thought it would improve a little, sigh.

"My dear mother, mother knows that you have a hard time, your father has been gone for so many years, and this is how your mother has lived. You are not like your mother, you are still young, if you can find more, then find more. If that recipe of yours is profitable, then you can save more money and marry more after leaving the city …"

She understood this logic. No matter how reluctant she was to part with her life, she had to continue living it.

Wang Plum Blossom gave her boss leave of absence for three days. In the blink of an eye, it was the third day. The lady then gave the remaining money to Wang Plum Blossom for one hundred gold coins before going to the town to buy a cart of rice noodles to take them home.

Wang Plum held the iron egg in his arms and cried out, "Sister, sister, come back with me!"

The little girl's heart ached from being called, but she could only wave her sleeve and send them away.

Watching the ox-cart disappear, the lady did not return to the village and instead went to the Qiao Family Restaurant. Today, she would make another serving of Red Braised Meat for Qiao Ke to see.

Just as he reached the entrance of the restaurant, Qiao Ke came out to welcome him. "My sister is finally here. I have a bunch of people here waiting to eat the Red Braised Meat you made!"

Opening the curtain, the hall was filled with people.

"Why are there so many people?" The little girl was shocked.

Qiao Ke laughed complacently. "Wasn't it because my little sister cooked so well yesterday? When they returned, word spread. Some people didn't believe that pork could be so delicious, so they came to watch."

The moment she said this, the little girl understood. It seemed that there were more rich and idle people in the town than in the village.

He rolled up his sleeves and started to do the cooking. The streaky pork that he had bought in the kitchen was already in place. He ordered the waiter to look after the door, and then Qiao Ke entered the kitchen. Not only was she the shopkeeper, she was also the shop's chef.

Qiao Ke looked at it seriously. Anyone who didn't understand what was going on would take the initiative to ask the servant girl, who was also happy to teach her. When the first jar of Red Braised Meat came out, the waiter quickly ran over and shouted, "A total of ten cans of Red Braised Meat in the main hall. Shopkeeper, are we really going to sell one pot for twenty dollars?"