The Devil Emperor's Crazy Concubine

Chapter 290: A Heart Is Made of Meat (4)
The shopkeeper and the proprietress actually don’t eat very well at ordinary times. They only have one child, and they are sent to the school in the county. Because Mr. Na is famous for being a scholar, the price of Xiujin is six taels of silver a year. , This does not include money for children's pens, ink, paper and inkstones and food money.

In Ganshan Town, there are only three households that send their children to study in the county, and shopkeeper Li, who occupies one household, has gained a good reputation as a scholar in his family and owns an inn. It can be regarded as half a big family, but Zhang Xiaowan has come and gone so many times, I have seen them eat several times, and most of them are leftovers, fresh ones are rare, I am afraid that these are all from the mouths of diners Saved by the side.

This time, Zhang Xiaowan cut a full three catties of meat, boiled it first, and then returned it to the pot to stir-fry it with chili peppers. That pot of meat was enough to fill two large plates.

While the vegetables were being fried, the proprietress came and was startled when she saw the meat, and shouted, "What's going on?"

As he spoke, he poked his head straight into the pot because of the strong meaty aroma.

Auntie, the cook, swallowed her saliva and said, "Little girl is filial to you. I want to thank you. I specially fry the meat that I haven't sold out for you. I think she cooks very well."

The proprietress opened her mouth wide when she heard this, and then she slapped her thigh, and said in pain, "This is worth dozens of dollars, how can you fry it for us?"

Zhang Xiaowan first pursed his lips and did not speak. When the meat was almost cooked, he picked up the pot and filled two bowls. Then he whispered to the proprietress who came back unexpectedly, "The shopkeeper and you Eat a few more meals, you can save a lot of food, and it’s hot recently, so you can’t cook very well, and you can eat this in the well for two days after eating ice.”

"What's the matter?" The proprietress said no.

Zhang Xiaowan smiled, picked up his back basket, opened the leaves on it, and said to her, "I still have half a pig's head and a few catties of meat left here, which is enough to eat when I go home. The shopkeeper bought me twenty catties of meat." , I gave you one hundred large copper coins, and I said I would pay you back the eighty, but it’s not yet time, please allow me to delay for a few days, and I will pay you back when I get the money later.”

When she said this, the proprietress felt distressed immediately, and said again and again, "How can you pay it back when you have time, and it's the same when you have more money. Let alone a few days, it is feasible to delay it for a while."

Zhang Xiaowan shook his head, he didn't think she was right, but he didn't say anything, he just looked at the proprietress with his eyes.

The proprietress knew what was going on at a glance, so she hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Zhang Xiaowan smiled embarrassedly, "You know my family just had a little girl, my mother's milk is not enough, she is thin, I thought, can I get some goat's milk for her..."

"You want that goat's milk?" The proprietress came to her senses immediately, quickly packed up her clothes, and said, "I'll take you there right away, I know that person well, I'll take you to meet someone..."

"Okay, Aunt Li, please take me there for a ride." Zhang Xiaowan couldn't help but said gratefully, she also had the same idea, having an acquaintance take her there, compared to her stupidly coming to the door, I don't know how much more convenient and trouble-free .

The proprietress didn't care what she said, she just looked at the two bowls of meat with pain in her face and salivation.

After thinking about it for a short time, she took out a small bowl, carefully picked up ten pieces of meat, counted it again, and counted it again, then took out a cake, and said to the cook, "Sister, your name is Xiao Er." Brother sent it to the shopkeeper, and said that the meat was from the small bowl as a tribute to him, and there was still plenty in the kitchen, so he could eat it with confidence."

After finishing speaking, he wiped his body with his hands, swallowed again, and said to Zhang Xiaowan, "Let's go now, my aunt will take you there."

After walking two steps, he came to his senses again and asked, "Have you eaten?"

Zhang Xiaowan smiled quickly and said, "I just ate it, I ate four big pancakes, I'm full."

The proprietress smiled gratifiedly, "It's good to hold on, you have to do so much work, how can you get the strength if you don't eat enough?"

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With the help of the proprietress, I met the owner and agreed that one copper plate can get three big bowls of milk. Zhang Xiaowan really didn’t expect there to be so many. The owner saw that she didn’t bring anything to hold the goat milk, and took a bamboo tube Let her pretend.

Zhang Xiaowan took a big bowl first, thanked the host and the proprietress, fearing that the weather would be too hot in the afternoon and spoil the milk, so he rushed home all the way.

After arriving home, he didn't wait to say anything to Zhang Afu who came in to meet her at the door, but just took out the bamboo tube and asked Liu Sanniang to feed it to Zhang Xiaomei.

Seeing the goat's milk, Liu Sanniang seemed so anxious that she didn't bother to ask Zhang Xiaowan what to say, so she patted the sleeping Zhang Xiaomei awake, and fed her to drink milk.

Goat milk has a strong smell, Zhang Xiaowan thought that the little girl might not like it, but the sleeping girl Zhang was woken up crying, but when she touched the milk, she drank a few sips and didn't even want to cry , gulping down the goat milk.

Seeing the little child's embarrassed appearance, Liu Sanniang shed tears.

Zhang Xiaowan's eyes flashed across Liu Sanniang's teary face, but she was relieved.

It is good to be able to eat, it is a blessing to be able to eat, and she will survive.

Just when Zhang Xiaowan took a deep breath, stewed the pig's brain, and planned to let the family have a good meal, Aunt Zhang came.

What she advanced was not the thatched cottage, but the stove. She didn't know where she got the letter. As soon as she saw the stove, she rushed towards Zhang Xiaowan, and said loudly, "Your grandpa is sick and not in good health. Eat Bubu, I heard that you cooked it well, let me get some..."

As he said that, he stretched out his hand towards the whole stove, wanting to pick it up and take it away.

(End of this chapter)