Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 103 November, Unintentional
Yuan Shi kept his promise, and when Chunqiu came back from Dr. Zhou the next day, Yuan Shi had already stewed the bones he bought in the kitchen in the backyard.

Yang’s restaurant has two kitchens, the front and the back. The kitchen in the shop is used to cook for the diners in the shop, and the kitchen in the backyard is used for their daily meals. Because there is a lot of business in the shop, so The shop's kitchen, Yuan's, is generally not used, and the big bones bought by Yuan's are directly stewed in the kitchen in the backyard.

When Chunqiu entered the yard, he could smell the fragrance of bones, and sniffing hard, Chunqiu walked to the kitchen following the smell.

Looking at the pot that was emitting a strong aroma, Chunqiu swallowed hard, touched his stomach that hadn't eaten lunch yet, finally he couldn't resist the temptation of bone broth, Chunqiu took out a clean white bowl from the kitchen , carefully lifted the lid of the pot, and waited until the white breath dissipated, then picked up the iron spoon on the side and scooped a full bowl into the bowl.

Green onion leaves were still floating on the milky white bone broth, Chunqiu put the lid on the pot again, then patted it on the stove, picked up the white bowl beside it, took a few sips carefully, and then impatiently drank it.

The bone soup is a bit hot, but the delicious taste still attracts the taste buds of this spring and autumn. Chunqiu drank it very quickly, and there is still something to say after drinking it.Just about to drink a bowl, but her mother called her in the front yard, Chunqiu responded, then looked at the cauldron reluctantly, and went out with a hard heart.

"Mother, what's the matter?" Chunqiu walked into the kitchen, looking at Yuan Shi who was busy, a little curious.

"Huh? Niuniu is here? There's nothing to do in the shop. Go to the backyard and scoop out some bone broth. We'll have lunch soon." Yuan quickly glanced at Chunqiu beside her, and got busy again.

When Chunqiu heard it, it turned out that this was the case. Thinking about yesterday's Malatang, he asked directly, "Mother, do you still have vermicelli at home? There are too many meatballs, and it's a bit greasy." It's good to put some vermicelli in Malatang, Chunqiu agreed nod.

"Noodles? Let me think about it." Upon hearing Chunqiu's words, Yuan Shi immediately put down his hands, then walked around the kitchen, and finally took out a bundle of thin vermicelli from the small cloth bag behind the rice noodle bag, "No, it's this one." Yuan directly reached out and handed the vermicelli to Chunqiu.

"Well, mother, then I'm going to the backyard with my things." Chunqiu took the vermicelli and looked at it seriously.

"Go, let's go, I'll send the things in my hand to others." After Yuan Shi finished speaking, she lifted the kitchen curtain with one hand, then turned and walked out.

After watching her mother leave, Chunqiu picked up the small basin at the side, picked up some meatballs, green vegetables and bean sprouts in the basin, and then left with the basin.

At noon today, her father and Huzi were also there, so Chunqiu put some more, for fear that there would not be enough food for them.

There are two stoves in the kitchen, one of which has been used by her mother to make bone soup.The remaining one happened to be used by Chunqiu to make Malatang.

Chunqiu first turned on the stove, and then followed the steps of last night, except that the boiling water was replaced with bone broth. The pot has already filled the house with fragrance.

Chunqiu still divided the Malatang in the pot into four parts.It's just that she put a lot of vermicelli today, and after filling four white bowls, there was still one bowl left in the pot. Chunqiu was worried that if it was left in the pot for a long time, the vermicelli would melt, so she took out another white bowl , and took out the rest of Malatang.

Before Chunqiu left, he put some cold water into the bone broth, because Chunqiu had scooped out a small half of the bone broth before, and Chunqiu worried that there was too little bone broth left, so he put some more in it. After adding some more firewood, he walked out with a white bowl.

Chunqiu put the filled mala tang on the table, then stretched out his hand to greet Hu Zi who was sitting at the door, when Hu Zi heard his sister call him to eat, he hurriedly stood up from the threshold, and then thumped Running over, "Third Sister, Third Sister, is this still the one from yesterday?" Huzi rested his hands on the edge of the table, stretched his neck and kept looking at Chunqiu.

"Yeah, go to the backyard and wash your hands. You've done a lot this time, so I'll eat more." Chunqiu arranged all the bowls and chopsticks in front of him, and then teased the greedy tiger.

"Hey, I'll be right here." After hearing this, Huzi ran away in a hurry, Chunqiu didn't care, put the extra bowl aside, and then went to the counter to call her parents.

"Father, mother, dinner is ready, come and eat." Chunqiu was as tall as the counter, and when he called her father and mother, he always raised his head.

Yuan Shi and Yang Weibo were calculating the profit of the shop today, when they heard someone calling her, they looked down and saw that it was a girl, "Oh, Niuniu, what's the matter?" Yuan Shi didn't hear what Chunqiu said before, so she asked again again.

"Mother, the meal is ready," Chunqiu said again, covering up and pointing to the steaming white bowl on the table not far away.

"Okay, then let's go eat first, and we'll do the math after we finish eating." Yuan looked up, then said to Yang Weibo who was at the side, and walked out directly, bypassing the handle of the counter.

"Father, when will you go home next time?" Chunqiu asked casually while walking in front.The goji berry wine she had at home should be brought back to drink.

Hearing what his daughter said, Yang Weibo thought about the day, and then said in a simple and honest tone, "The day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the firewood at home is not enough, dad will go home and get some back." Knowing that there is a lot of charcoal for hot pot every day, and there are also ordinary fires for cooking, heating at night, etc., Yang Weibo plans to bring more charcoal from home this time, and try to use it for more time.

"Father, I'll go back when the time comes," Chunqiu sat on the stool and said to Yang Weibo.

"Okay, what's the matter?" Yang Weibo nodded with a smile, it's not a big deal.

"Okay, you father and daughter don't talk anymore, look at the tiger cubs, they are all eaten, you eat quickly, after eating, you have to continue working."

Yuan shi directly interrupted the conversation between the father and daughter. Now that there is no one in the shop, it is only serious to finish eating quickly.

After Chunqiu heard this, he glanced at her mother, then directly blew on some leftover Mala Tang, blew on it twice, and put it directly into his mouth.

It's just that before Chunqiu had a bite to eat, another person came at the door. Seeing the person, Yuan Shi hurriedly put down the Malatang she hadn't eaten, then got up and walked quickly to the person, and asked with a smile "This guest, what do you want to eat?"

"Huh? I came here to eat your pot before. It tastes good. I just happened to be free today, so I came over to have a look. Ma'am, do you have any fresh food at your house?" After talking with the proprietress, he looked around curiously from time to time, put Chunqiu on the chopsticks, and looked at the other party secretly, seeing the other party's appearance, Chunqiu felt that he was more like a young master who sneaked out.

"I don't have any fresh food, only the pot. I wonder if the guest officer wants to eat it?" Yuan shook her head directly and smiled.

"Oh, that's it, then well, since there is nothing else, let's have a pot." The young man was obviously disappointed after hearing Yuan's answer, his thick and black eyebrows drooped, and he looked at him with an aggrieved expression. Looking at Yuan Shi, his movements and expressions are the same as those of a little milk dog without milk.

Chunqiu couldn't help covering the corner of his mouth with his hands after seeing it, hahaha, this man is really funny.

"Guests, please do it here, and the woman will get you the pot." Yuan directly led the young man to an empty table beside him, then called Yang Weibo, and the two turned and went to the kitchen.

Chunqiu was almost happy, she turned her head and was about to eat Malatang, but just after she finished a bite, she found that the previous guest went directly to her side.

"Pfft...cough cough cough...cough cough cough" Chunqiu choked on his food, put down his chopsticks, leaned on the table beside him and coughed heart-rendingly.

Chunqiu's reaction caught the young man off guard, and he quickly took out a silk handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Chunqiu, then looked at Chunqiu with an apologetic face, and apologized carefully, "Little sister, I'm really sorry Ah, brother, I didn't do it on purpose, are you okay?" The young man looked very embarrassed, and his ears were slightly red.

Chunqiu took the other party's handkerchief, felt the silky texture in his hand, and knew at a glance that the value of this handkerchief should be worth more than her clothes. Chunqiu just wanted to wipe his mouth, and returned the handkerchief Go back, "Big Brother, put it away. This handkerchief is very expensive. I have a handkerchief." After Chunqiu finished speaking, he took out the handkerchief Yuan Shi prepared for Chunqiu from his bosom, and after wiping the corners of his mouth clean, Chunqiu lifted the Looking at the other party, he asked with a smile, "Big brother, what's the matter with you?" I thought that if there was nothing, this big brother might not come over.

The other party seemed to be poked into his mind by Chunqiu, so the young man simply stopped circling around, showing what he thought was a pure and kind expression, and said to Chunqiu, "Little sister, what are you eating? Is this the new food from the shop? "The young man looked at the food on the table that was still emitting aroma, and felt a little anxious. This food smells much better than the pot. You must know that he has eaten it many times at home, and finally came out once. Naturally, he wanted to eat something different, so the things on Chunqiu's table directly attracted his attention, and there was a scene where he came to ask directly.

"This is random cooking. It's not a new food. It's just cooked together." Chunqiu looked at Malatang and explained.

"Oh? Then can you give me a taste? I can give you money, but it should feel good," the young man asked directly.

Chunqiu tilted his head and said, "Okay, big brother, this is the leftover bowl from before, you can try it" Chunqiu handed the extra bowl to the young man.

"Thank you little sister. By the way, my surname is Zhang, my name is Ting, and I live in the east of the city. In the future, my little sister can find me if she has a chance." The young man naturally smiled happily when he got the food he wanted, and then directly Tell Chunqiu his name.

Chunqiu shook his head amusedly in his heart, and didn't say anything else, so he directly asked the young man to take Malatang home and eat it, Chengdong?It's the residence of the children of rich families, although the clothes that remind of young people are simple.But wearing an extraordinary appearance, Chunqiu can conclude that this must be the son of the old man's family.

When Yuan Shi came out with the ingredients and Yang Weibo came out with the pot, Zhang Ting had already started eating Malatang. Yuan Shi directly put the food on the table without asking, and then took Yang Weibo back to the front seat.

Seeing the four white bowls on the table, Yuan Shi just raised an eyebrow at Chunqiu, Chunqiu stretched out his hand helplessly, Yuan Shi patted it funny, "Okay, don't be wronged, it's not worth anything, eat quickly Bar"

After Chunqiu and the others finished their lunch, Zhang Ting was still eating, and Yuan Shi didn't care about him, and took the bowls and chopsticks directly to the kitchen. Yang Weibo went to the counter to count the previous bills, Chunqiu also went to help, Huzi Picked up the rag and started working.

After Chunqiu and his daughter finished working on the account books in the shop, Zhang Ting, who was eating at the side, had already left. Chunqiu went directly to pick up the things on the table, only to see a piece of silver on the corner of the table , Chunqiu directly put the silver in his cuffs, and went back to the kitchen with the bowls and chopsticks.

Mrs. Yuan was washing vegetables in the kitchen. After Chunqiu put down his things, he handed over a tael of silver in his cuff to Mrs. Yuan, "Mother, this is the silver left by that big brother just now."

"Huh? It's too much." Yuan looked back, and then frowned. The total cost of holding the things was less than 30 copper coins. Yuan was a little surprised that there were so many extra.

"I went out to take a look, but I didn't find the figure of the big brother, and the pot on the table was already cold, it must have been gone for a long time." Chunqiu looked at Yuan Shi and said. Touching the bottom of the pot, he found that it was already icy cold. Although the weather is cold now, it is not so cold, so Chunqiu is sure that Zhang Ting has been away for a long time.

After listening to Chunqiu's words, Yuan's wrinkles became deeper for no reason, and then she asked directly, "Niu Niu, do you know where his family is? This money is really too much, we can't take it" Yuan's heart was thinking Send this silver back.

"I'm afraid not." Chunqiu shook his head, and then said seriously, "Mother, big brother told me that his family is the Zhang family in the east of the city, his name is Zhang Ting, and he said that Yongkong asked me to go and play with him?" Chunqiu truthfully She told Yuan Shi all the information Zhang Ting told her.

"Chengdong...Zhang's family" Yuan said in amazement, and then directly sighed, "Then the money should not be repaid. The Zhang's in the east of the city is a rich family."

"Mother" Chunqiu looked at Yuan Shi in puzzlement.

"Hehe, mother is fine." Yuan smiled, rubbed Chunqiu's little head, and then directly reached out to take the silver in Chunqiu's hand and put it in her arms, "Since you are the young master of the Zhang family, how about this tael of silver?" We don't have to pay it back either, hehe, our family has made money today, okay, what do you want to eat today? After a while, mother will go to the alley to buy some?" Yuan Shi asked directly with a smile.

"Want to eat pork ribs?" Chunqiu stretched out her hand with a smile, she just finished drinking bone soup today, and now she is craving braised pork ribs.

"Sparse ribs? No problem, when mother buys them back, we will have braised pork ribs at that time." Yuan Shi nodded and said.

The mother and daughter decided on dinner, and when the shop was empty, Yuan went directly to the pork jerky shop at the entrance of the alley and bought 5 catties of pork ribs. In the evening, Yuan made a big pot of braised pork ribs, which made Chunqiu's life full. After slipping for an hour, it is considered as the end of slipping!
(End of this chapter)