Chapter 229: Mugwort Delicacy (Part 2)

The woman really looked very thin.

But Lin Zhuzhu has a chubby body and looks very cute.

But the woman in front of the meat stall was indeed very thin.

Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, let's go over and take a look."

As they spoke, they drove the ox cart past.

Looking closely, Jiang Zhiluo was sure that this was Lin Zhuzhu.

But she didn't expect that she had lost so much weight.

She was cutting ribs for someone at the moment. Her hands moved the knife quickly and it looked like she was very strong.

It seems that he has lost weight, but his strength has not decreased.

After the customer left, Lin Zhuzhu noticed that there were still customers. She looked up and was about to speak when she saw Jiang Zhiluo and Mrs. Cui.

She almost dropped the kitchen knife in her hand.

"Zhiluo, auntie!"

Lin Zhuzhu was smiling at the customer just now, but when she saw Jiang Zhiluo, her eyes turned red and tears gathered in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

Jiang Zhiluo stepped forward and said, "Zhuzhu, it really is you."

"Why have you lost so much weight?"

Lin Zhuzhu wiped her tears and choked up, saying, "It's a long story. I couldn't eat before, so I lost weight."

"I'm so happy to see you again, Zhiluo."

"And thanks to you, I haven't thanked you properly."

Jiang Zhiluo said, "I was worried about you. I'm relieved to see that you're okay."

Jiang Zhiluo was afraid that Lin Zhuzhu would be depressed.

She also wanted to go see Lin Zhuzhu, but she felt that Lin Zhuzhu had to get over this matter on her own.

It's not good for her to interfere too much.

After all, it's someone else's family affair.

Lin Zhuzhu put down the knife, hurried forward to hold Jiang Zhiluo's hand, and also invited Mrs. Cui to sit in the yard.

"I wanted to find you and thank you, but with my reputation, I was afraid I would bring trouble to you."

This incident gave her a bad reputation and the villagers gossiped about her behind her back.

The girls didn't dare to contact her or talk to her.

Even her parents didn't dare to go to other people's homes.

When she was most depressed, she even had trouble thinking straight.

But seeing how worried her parents were, even her younger brother took a leave of absence from the academy to come back and see her.

She thought that for the sake of her family, she couldn't be so depressed. It was not easy for her parents to raise her.

So she talked herself into it.

During that time, she couldn't eat anything at all.

In the past, she thought food was delicious and would get hungry easily. But now she just couldn’t eat and she didn’t know how she became thinner.

She just came out to set up her stall again yesterday.

I just thought that maybe I could see Zhiluo again.

Madam Cui looked at Lin Zhuzhu distressedly and said, "Child, everyone has walked the path before. There is no obstacle that cannot be overcome. Just walk through it and everything will be fine."

Mrs. Cui looked at Lin Zhuzhu and couldn't help but think of her daughter.

She doesn't know how her daughter is doing now.

If it were like this with Lin Zhuzhu, she would be heartbroken.

When Lin Zhuzhu looked at Mrs. Cui, she felt that her eyes were so gentle and warm.

This sentence in particular brought warmth to her heart.

Yeah, just hold on.

She is in a much better mood now.

Jiang Zhiluo said, "As the saying goes, there is always a way out when you reach the mountain."

“When you're surrounded by mountains and rivers and think there's no way out, you'll find another village just out of the shadows.”

"Don't let your imagination run wild. We don't care about these empty things at all."

"There will be people who don't care about these things about you and think you are very good."

"So don't belittle yourself. Besides, this isn't your fault."

"So don't punish yourself for the mistakes of others."

"That would only make the loved ones sad and the enemies happy, wouldn't it?"

Lin Zhuzhu's younger brother can read and write, so Lin Zhuzhu also knows some words.

So she could understand what Jiang Zhiluo said.

Her originally confused brain was suddenly impacted by these words, and she felt as if she had been enlightened.

She seemed to have figured it out all of a sudden. She excitedly held Jiang Zhiluo's hand tightly and said, "Zhiluo, thank you."

"You're right. I should cheer up and live a good life. Those who gossip will find it boring."

She shouldn't care what others say.

"Zhiluo, it's great to know you. I have a friend like you."

At this time, Mrs. Cui was still in shock. Her daughter-in-law was so talented.

The words I just said are not something that an ordinary woman can say.

Even an educated woman might not be able to say it.

There is a sentence that is a poem, it makes so much sense.

Jiang Zhiluo and Old Madam Cui chatted with Lin Zhuzhu.

When they were about to leave, Lin Zhuzhu insisted on giving them lots of pork, pork legs and ribs.

There were so many, but Jiang Zhiluo just didn’t want them.

In fact, Lin Zhuzhu wished she could give all the pork ribs on the stall to Jiang Zhiluo.

But she also knew Zhiluo's personality and was afraid that doing so would scare Zhiluo.

She has been very restrained.

She wanted to be nice to Zhiluo.

In her heart, this is her benefactor.

"Zhuzhu, you're treating me like an outsider. If you give us so much, it will go bad if we can't finish it."

Lin Zhuzhu looked at Jiang Zhiluo with pitiful eyes.

Since she insisted on giving it to him, Jiang Zhiluo had no choice but to take a little.

Although it was just a little, Lin Zhuzhu still stuffed a lot in.

A large piece of pork ribs, more than ten pounds of pork belly, and a large piece of pork leg.

On the way back, Jiang Zhiluo looked at these things and felt a little embarrassed because she had taken them for free.

Madam Cui said, "Zhuzhu is a very honest child. I'll make some delicious food and bring it back to her. There's always a long way to go."

Mrs. Cui also admired this girl very much.

In the village, facing such a thing, Lin Zhuzhu was able to cheer up, which is not something that ordinary women can do.

Many girls value their reputation more than their lives.

This also shows that she has sensible parents.

On the way back, Jiang Zhiluo saw mugwort in the distance halfway up the hillside.

"Mom, that's mugwort, I'll go cut some."

Madam Cui said, "Mugwort is only used during the Qingming Festival to worship ancestors. People take some and hang them up. Do we still need to cut mugwort now?"

Jiang Zhiluo had never noticed mugwort before.

It was all arranged by Mrs. Cui, and it was taken away after that day.

So Jiang Zhiluo didn't notice.

Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, mugwort is edible. It can be used to make many delicious foods, such as mugwort green balls, mugwort loquats, mugwort jelly, mugwort steamed buns, mugwort dumplings, and mugwort glutinous rice balls, etc."

Yes, at this moment, when Jiang Zhiluo saw mugwort, all kinds of mugwort delicacies came to her mind.

Especially the food that is the color of mugwort, it makes people hungry just by looking at it.

Mrs. Cui was surprised, as she had always thought mugwort was just a kind of grass.

I didn't expect it could be eaten.

Without thinking, she knew that the food Zhiluo made with mugwort must be delicious.

"Okay, Mom will help you cut some, so we can make more food."

Mrs. Cui was curious about what the mugwort buns tasted like.

Anyway, she knows what kudzu root buns taste like.

There was still some kudzu root powder left at home that she hadn't eaten.

Sometimes I brew a cup of kudzu root powder and add some sugar, it tastes great.

"Mom, mugwort is also a traditional Chinese medicine. It's good for your health and you can even make mugwort tea."

Madam Cui said, "I know this. People in our village also use mugwort to make pillows and soak their feet in mugwort."

These villagers knew about it, but no one used mugwort to make food.