Chapter 17 - Is This the Young Bride? (2/2)
“Let’s hurry up then, and our brown sugar is running out as well. We have to buy more and we’ll make two more buckets of cold jelly tomorrow.” Ye Xiaoxian smiled.
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“Ma, sister-in-law, you are back? Is it that you didn’t sell any cold jelly?”
Baozhu had been stayed at the gate of their house for an hour. Seeing that they came home with heavy buckets, Baozhu thought that the cold jelly didn’t get sold.
Li Hongmei shushed her and whispered, “Go inside first.”
On the other side of the brick and tile house, w.a.n.g Mudan saw that they had come back with heavy buckets. w.a.n.g Mudan couldn’t help spitting on the ground. “Bah! Those things daydream all day and want to do business to make a fortune. Dream the h.e.l.l on! Sooner or later, they will starve to death. Don’t ask to join us for dinner again by then. Our family won’t support these idle people! ”
Ye Xiaoxian and Li Hongmei carried the bucket inside of the house, and then lifted the wooden board lid to let Baozhu and Baofeng see what was inside.
When Baozhu and Baofeng saw the stuff inside, their jaws were nearly popping out.
“Ma, this is…rice!” Baozhu covered her mouth to control herself not to cry. Thirty jin of rice was sufficient for their family to eat for a month.
Baofeng lowered his voice as well. “And dried fis.h.!.+”
“And brown sugar…and peanut oil!” asked baozhu, “So, you’ve sold out all the cold jelly?”
“How would we buy dried fish if we didn’t sell out the cold jelly?” Li Hongmei smiled and then she asked Baozhu to make a fire and get ready to cook dinner.
Li Hongmei’s original intention was to let Baozhu and Baofeng cook. After all, she and Ye Xiaoxian had been busy in the town for a day, and they were nearly exhausted just by taking the burden back.
But Ye Xiaoxian said, “It’s okay that Baozhu just make a fire and cook the rice. I’ll cook the dishes. Ma, go and take a rest.”
“Xiaoxian, don’t you want to take a rest for a while?”
“I’m not tired. Besides, I’m good at cooking. I’m sure I can make the dried fish delicious.” Ye Xiaoxian said with a smile, and then went back to work.
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