Lu Zhixia then served several more customers and sold more than 30 steamed buns in the blink of an eye. Business felt pretty good today.
It's like when the director comes back from having dinner with someone.
Lu Zhixia had just bought eggs and rice from the supply and marketing cooperative and was about to leave on her bike when she saw them coming back and said with a smile,
"Uncle, how does my stewed pork bones taste?"
Director Yu gave a thumbs up, "Absolutely amazing! Even the chef from that restaurant tasted it and said it was authentic and wanted to ask you for the recipe!"
Lu Zhixia smiled happily, "Then if you want to eat it again next time, just give me the bones and I'll stew it for you."
"Sure! There will be pork for sale in a couple of days. I'll tell the chef to leave some extra meat, don't trim it too clean, there won't be enough for us!" Director Yu stroked his mustache. "You said you can cook other dishes, what else can you do?"
"I can also make sweet and sour pork, boiled fish, shredded pork with garlic sauce, twice-cooked pork, boiled sliced pork, basically any dish we have here, I can make a little bit, it just depends on what you want to eat."
"Okay, I understand. We'll talk about everything once we have meat."
"I'm riding my bike back now, see you next time!"
"Be careful on the road, there are a lot of cars lately, don't get hit!"
"Okay, I got it!"
Lu Zhixia rode away on her bicycle, leaving about 20 steamed buns in her box for her grandfather and Gu Lingxiao.
When I arrived at the place where my grandfather had set up his stall, I didn't see him, so I rode my bike to the courtyard.
She rode her bike into the alley and saw that the door was open, which meant her grandfather was inside, so she pushed her bike in.
I saw Grandpa Bai watering the scallions in the corner with a ladle.
"Grandpa! Why aren't you at your stall?"
"I was coming back from setting up my stall when I ran into a medicine vendor who bought most of my medicinal herbs."
Have you had lunch yet?
"I haven't eaten yet!"
"That's perfect, I brought some steamed buns, I'll heat them up for you." After parking the car, Lu Zhixia took the things out of the box.
When Grandpa Bai saw that there were still eggs and rice,
"You silly child, I have everything I need, why are you bringing all this stuff?"
"As long as you stay in the courtyard, I'll come over whenever I have time."
Lu Zhixia carried the things into the house and put the rice and eggs in the cupboard.
As for the steamed buns, just put them in a steamer basket and steam them. They'll be ready to eat after heating them up a little.
It's too oily, and it's not good for an elderly person's stomach to eat it cold.
Looking at the plump, white buns in the pot, Grandpa Bai nodded.
"Your cooking skills are superb!"
"Let me tell you, I didn't even make these buns. I can make them look even better. But I did make the filling; it's my secret recipe."
Lu Zhixia put the pot lid on, then turned around and went out, took out the bag containing the bones, opened it, and put it in the basin.
Old Master Bai took a stool and sat down to the side, fanning himself with a fan.
"Let's leave the bones for now. It's so hot and humid, I can't eat right now. By the way, did you look for Xiao Gu?"
“I went there, and he said he didn’t have time to come during the day, only after 5 p.m. I arranged with him that he would come to my house and I would bring him over.”
Seeing that the stove was finally lit, Lu Zhixia put the pot on it. She only needed to heat up the buns and put some twigs in the stove to burn.
I took a stool and sat next to my grandfather. "I've finally seen the whole picture of the military. It's so big, and the people there are so energetic."
Old Master Bai smiled; he thought of his youth, and his spirits immediately lifted.
"That's for sure. When I was young, I also spent time with soldiers, and they were all the best people!"
Lu Zhixia thought of her grandfather's era, which was several decades ago, during the War of Resistance against Japan.
The soldiers back then faced even tougher conditions and could easily lose their lives. So the wonderful life we enjoy today is all thanks to those heroes who shed their blood!
Seeing the steam rising from the pot, she went to the restroom. When she came back, the buns were ready. She opened the lid, used chopsticks to take them out, and put them on a plate.
"Let it cool down before eating."
"I know your little mouth is just like your breast, otherwise you'd burn your tongue."
Grandpa Bai waited patiently for a while, and when he felt it was about time, he picked up a bun with his chopsticks, took a bite, and found that the soft and fragrant taste was exactly what he liked.
As he gets older, his wife doesn't allow him to eat too much meat, but this time he's going to eat his fill.
Of course, he wouldn't eat too much, as his digestive system was indeed deteriorating. He was a doctor, and he knew his own body well.
She ate two steamed buns and then stopped eating. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.
"You're really generous with the ingredients, kid. How much do you sell these buns for?"
“If you have grain coupons, it’s 15 cents; if you don’t, it’s 18 cents. It’s one or two cents cheaper than the state-run restaurant. That’s how I can make money.” Lu Zhixia looked down at her watch. She had to go back now, so she told her grandfather, “I’m going back now. I can bring Gu Lingxiao over around 5 o’clock.”
"Then you two come over here, but don't buy anything else. We'll just have bones and steamed buns for dinner. I can't finish all this by myself, it'll spoil in this heat!"
Grandpa Bai gave his instructions with concern, worried that the girl might squander money.
"Okay, I understand."
Lu Zhixia left with her bag, and when she got on her bike, she found that the tires were low, so she had to push it along the path. She remembered that there was a bicycle repair stall not far ahead.
In the attic.
Song Lingling stood by the window, her brows furrowed. She was trying hard to recall what had happened last night, but her memory was fragmented.
The bruises on her body told her that something had happened, but she couldn't remember what it was.
Just then, she saw Lu Zhixia pushing a cart out of the alley.
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