Gu Lingxiao: "Didn't you say you were selling steamed buns during the day? How come there's so much leftover meat filling!"
Lu Zhixia put the plastic bag into the cloth bag. "I'll tell you when we get on the bus. Now, let's each take a basin and carry the things downstairs."
Gu Lingxiao put a lid on the basin, then placed another basin on top, covered it with a curtain, and then carried it downstairs with both hands.
Lu Zhixia locked the door of her house and then followed Liu Yue'e downstairs. When they passed Liu Yue'e's house, she slipped the toothpick in her hand into the crack of the door.
If the toothpicks are gone, it means someone has gone in. Logically, people on the same floor wouldn't go in, and the room is messy and there's not much money inside.
If the door is touched, it means Liu Yue'e has returned.
That woman is so irrational, who knows what she might do?
When Xiao Zhang and Ma Chao saw their captain carrying the basin down, they quickly got out of the car to take it from him.
Ma Chao curiously lifted the lid and saw a bowl of minced meat, glistening with oil, containing only a little bit of onion, pure minced meat.
Then I looked at another bowl and saw that it contained kneaded dough.
Would you like some steamed buns?
Gu Lingxiao glanced at him. Wasn't this obvious? Why ask?
Ma Chao didn't dare ask a second question, but instead got into the carriage and held the basin in both hands.
Xiao Zhang then placed the basin on him as well, but he didn't care; he wouldn't mind carrying as many of these things as he wanted.
For meat lovers, sometimes the craving is so strong that they want to sleep with meat in their arms.
Soon the car arrived at the alley. Now they were quite familiar with the area, and Xiao Zhang parked the car at the spot where they always parked.
Then a group of people got out of the car and walked towards the courtyard.
Knowing they were going to eat steamed buns today, they walked exceptionally fast, but they gripped the bowls tightly in their hands, unlike yesterday when they were playfully fighting.
Lu Zhixia then realized that she had forgotten to tell Gu Lingxiao what happened that morning. After getting on the bus, she listened to the two guys in front of her talking and completely forgot what she wanted to say.
"Sister Lan's daughter had an accident this morning; she was locked in a camphor wood chest."
"Is the person alright?"
"It's quite serious. The child has lost his sight and we can only wait for the doctor to provide further treatment."
"Has the person been caught?"
"In the chaos, she ran away, but I have already reported the case to the law enforcement agency and helped them find her photo. The arrest warrant should be issued soon."
"This kind of person is despicable, actually harming a child."
"Isn't that right? This person's mentality is twisted; he can't stand seeing others doing well."
Gu Lingxiao remembered the little girl; she was incredibly cute and would call him "uncle."
When he saw the child, he thought how wonderful it would be if he had a daughter someday.
It would be such a tragedy if such a child could not see the light. He thought of the principles of acupuncture and pharmacology, and so he said...
"If Western medicine can't cure it, you might as well consider acupuncture."
Lu Zhixia's eyes lit up. "That's right! We can definitely give it a try, but I definitely can't do it. We'll have to wait for Grandpa to make a move."
As they were talking, they entered the courtyard. Lu Zhixia rolled up her sleeves to wash her hands. When she returned to the house, she saw that they were already sitting around the table.
Two basins were placed on the table, ready for her to make steamed buns.
"I'll be in charge of rolling out the dough!" Xiao Zhang raised his hand and said.
"I can wrap them, but they don't look very good," Ma Chao said with a smile. "But if whoever wraps them eats them, then it doesn't matter."
Lu Zhixia found the two lovable characters in front of her quite amusing, so she sat down on the edge of the kang (heated brick bed).
"I can wrap them myself, Xiao Zhang will be in charge of rolling out the dough."
"Okay!" Xiao Zhang replied happily.
Lu Zhixia then asked Ma Chao, "Do you know how to start a fire?"
"Yes, I definitely will!"
"Then go down and light the fire in the stove, then add a little water to the pot, and once the buns are wrapped, they can be steamed."
"Okay, I'll go right away!" Ma Chao jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) quickly, then put on his shoes and went to the outer room to light the stove.
Gu Lingxiao: "Then what should I do?"
Lu Zhixia looked at him and said, "You can make dumplings, so you must be able to make steamed buns too. Make steamed buns with me."
Gu Lingxiao smiled, he liked the feeling of being dominated like this.
Lu Zhixia kneaded the dough into a long strip, then pinched it into small pieces with her hands, while Xiao Zhang frantically rolled out the dough.
It's much faster for several people to make steamed buns together than for her to make them alone; she finished making them without much effort.
Then, when she took the steamed buns from the outer room, Lu Zhixia felt that this kind of life was really good.
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Liu Yue'e was sitting on a park bench at this moment. When she escaped, she could think of nothing, but now, facing hunger, she was terrified and afraid that she would starve to death.
Looking at the people coming and going from the park, they all have families.
Why don't I have it?
Tears welled up in my eyes and dripped onto the back of my hand.
"How about two yuan?"
An aged voice came from the doorway. Liu Yue'e looked up and saw a man in front of her, wearing patched clothes, who was scrutinizing her with a sly look.
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