Chapter 31 - Chapter 31: Chapter 031: Do Me a Favor (1/2)

Chapter 31: Chapter 031: Do Me a Favor

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“All right then.” Bai San nodded his head and smiled, “1’11 come back to buy more tomorrow, actually, I’ll do all my shopping here from now on. You don’t need to reserve anything for me anymore, 1’11 come early tomorrow.”

It would save people from waiting around for so long.

“Alright,” Zhuang Qingning also smiled.

After Bai San left, Zhuang Qingning packed up the bamboo baskets and the cloche fabric, bid farewell to Mrs. Liu, and led Zhuang Qingsui to go shopping for necessities.

Besides buying a fixed amount of soybeans and a few packets of rice flour, she kept a surplus for emergency use and led Zhuang Qingsui to look for fabric.

The spring clothes they got from the system were the only ones available. Many farmers used to dismantle winter padded clothes, remove the cotton and sew them into spring clothes, but their winter clothes were too worn-out and there was no need to bother with them anymore.

The ordinary coarse cloth was usually woven by skillful and industrious girls and daughters-in-law at home. Only families with clumsy mothers-in-law or no housewives bought fabric outside. Therefore, coarse cloth was not in high demand and it was sold at a low price.

Counting everything, the sisters bought enough fabric for two sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes which only cost a total of twelve coins. They paid the money, took the cloth, put it in the bamboo basket, and then, as per Mrs. Wen’s instructions, went to buy a pound of pork belly.

Zhuang Qingning decided to buy half a pound of pork belly for herself, planning to make a meat sauce for zhajiang noodles for lunch when she returned.

They also went to the winery mentioned by Mrs. Wen to pick up some wine. Then, the sisters started their journey back home.

After arriving home, they put away their purchases. Zhuang Qingning asked Zhuang Qingsui to wash the meat and knead the dough at home while Zhuang Qingning delivered the meat and wine to Mrs. Wen.

“Why are you back so late?” By the time Zhuang Qingning arrived, Mrs. Wen had already finished her lunch.

She enjoyed a meal of rice, scrambled eggs with spring onions, and mixed spinach.

“There was a bit of a delay,” Zhuang Qingning smiled, “Shall I place the pork belly and wine in the kitchen?”

Just leave it there. I’ll clean it up and put it away later.” Mrs. Wen didn’t even lift her head as she replied.

“All right, I’ll be going then.” After storing things in the kitchen, Zhuang Qingning left.

“Go ahead.” Mrs. Wen continued to eat without looking up.

Zhuang Qingning paused in her tracks for a moment.

In the past, Mrs. Wen would huff in a cold tone when she left, but now she was speaking instead. Her voice even sounded less harsh than before.

Maybe she was in a good mood?

Must be, why else would she buy wine and meat? Perhaps she had something joyful to celebrate.

While Zhuang Qingning was pondering this, she went into the courtyard, where Zhuang Qingsui was already adding water to the dough.

The pork belly was cut into small pieces and stir-fried in an iron pot with ginger, garlic, and green onion until it was turned into a meat sauce. The dough was then rolled thin with a large rolling pin, folded, and cut into thin noodles. After adding the noodles to the boiling pot of water to cook, the noodles were drained and rinsed, topped with the delicious meat sauce, and voila, a mouthwatering bowl of black bean noodles was ready.

Served with noodle soup, the sisters chatted and laughed while enjoying their lunch.