The next morning, Xie Yunjiao took a piece of konjac tofu, cut it into thin strips, blanched it in water, added chopped chili peppers and minced garlic, poured in hot oil to stir-fry, then poured in soy sauce and a little sugar to enhance the flavor.
She made a big pot and fried an egg. Each person had a bowl of cold konjac noodles and a fried egg, and a bowl of white porridge.
When she delivered the cold konjac noodles to Aunt Tian's house, Aunt Tian didn't want it at first because she was really afraid it was poisonous.
But Niu Niu smelled the fragrance and insisted on eating it, crying and making a fuss.
Aunt Tian usually loves her granddaughter the most and can't stand seeing her cry. Now she is crying so hard that she is about to roll on the ground, but Aunt Tian ignores her.
It seems that he is afraid of the konjac.
"Auntie Tian, don't worry. I've already removed the toxicity from the konjac. It'll be fine if you eat it now. I just ate it before I sent it to you. If you still have any konjac, you can give it all to me."
Aunt Tian looked at the konjac noodles in Xie Yunjiao's hand with doubt. To be honest, if Xie Yunjiao hadn't told her, she really wouldn't have known that these were made of konjac.
"Is the food made from this konjac really edible?"
It’s not that Aunt Tian is timid, but anyone who has eaten konjac will be poisoned, with unbearable numbness all over the body, and some people have even died, so it got the name "ghost konjac".
It's normal for her to be afraid.
"If you are really worried, why don't I send it over in two days? We still have some at home. One konjac can make a lot of konjac tofu." Xie Yunjiao said.
Aunt Tian smiled awkwardly: "Then let's talk about it in a few days."
I'm sorry, she is really afraid of death.
But Niu Niu cried so hard that Xie Yunjiao went back and brought her some fried eggs, and only then did Niu Niu stop crying.
This made Aunt Tian's family feel embarrassed. If she hadn't refused Xie Yunjiao's konjac, Xie Yunjiao wouldn't have sent her fried eggs again.
Eggs are a rare commodity these days and can be exchanged for money.
"You don't have to be so polite to me. If Aunt Tian hadn't been helping me when I first came here, I would be so clumsy that I wouldn't know how to make a living.
There is an old saying that goes, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor." We are all good neighbors, so we should take care of each other.
You guys have been bringing us food a lot, and you've been taking care of Doudou when we're not home. If you're embarrassed to accept a few eggs from me after doing so much, then shouldn't I be even more embarrassed to accept anything you give me? "
Aunt Tian and the others felt a little embarrassed by Xie Yunjiao's words and had no choice but to accept Xie Yunjiao's fried eggs.
But Aunt Tian was thinking that although Xie Yunjiao said she was clumsy, she couldn't see it at all.
When Xie Yunjiao first got married, she was really annoying and made a lot of trouble. But later on, she became very good at living. She was smart and capable. She cured Gu Huai's leg injury and made Doudou grow fat. If anyone dared to say that Xie Yunjiao was clumsy, she would be the first to disagree.
"I'm taking Doudou to the academy to study first. The child started mumbling as soon as he finished breakfast. We can talk again when we have time."
Xie Yunjiao left in a hurry without even taking the plate of fried eggs.
After a while, they saw Xie Yunjiao coming out with Doudou and Lian Jin.
They knew that Xie Yunjiao and her friends had saved a child, but they didn’t know that the child could also go to school with them. How lucky he was.
If the Gu family knew about this, there would be another commotion.
Seeing Aunt Tian standing at the doorway looking at Lian Jin with curiosity, Xie Yunjiao said to Aunt Tian, "This child's name is Lian Jin, and he works as Doudou's servant."
"So you're a servant." Aunt Tian smiled and thought Doudou was really lucky. Not only could he eat meat every day, but now he could also go out with a servant following him like rich people.
At the beginning, some people said that Doudou had a tough life and that his mother died when he was born. They also said that Doudou was an unlucky star and very weird.
She thinks Doudou is a lucky star, otherwise how could she live such a good life.
Xie Yunjiao was afraid that the two children were too tired from walking and would not be able to concentrate on studying at the academy, so she took them to ride in an ox cart.
They came early, and this is the first bus.
Uncle Niu waited for a while, but few people came. He was afraid of delaying Doudou's school time, so he hurriedly got in the car and left.
Xie Yunjiao said there was no rush, but Uncle Niu hurried even faster.
We arrived in town faster than usual. Uncle Niu said that the children had to go to school and we couldn't be late.
Xie Yunjiao was very grateful. Although she had a bad relationship with the greedy people in the old Gu family, many villagers in Hexi Village were simple, honest and warm-hearted.
She felt a lot of warmth from those people.
However, she also knew that some things are reciprocal. If others treat her well, she should also treat others well.
"Uncle Niu, here's a sesame cake, have it."
Xie Yunjiao knew that many people in the village did not have the habit of eating breakfast. They would eat breakfast and lunch together, which was called eating breakfast.
Everyone lived a tight life, and most people did not have enough food to eat. They usually only had two meals a day.
"No, no, save it for the two kids." Uncle Niu glanced at the pancake in Xie Yunjiao's hand, and although he said no, he couldn't help swallowing.
It smells so good just by smelling it, it must be delicious!
"I originally wanted to give it to my two children, but they said they were very full and couldn't eat any more, so I'll give it to you. It's homemade anyway, so it doesn't cost much."
Uncle Niu was really hungry. After thinking about it, he took the pancake and thanked Xie Yunjiao.
He thought that he would just charge Xie Yunjiao a little less for the fare next time.
Xie Yunjiao brought her two children to Yingtian Academy. As soon as she arrived at the door, she heard the sound of someone sweeping the floor.
Xie Yunjiao thought that the Yingtian Academy was in such a dilapidated state that they couldn't afford to hire people to work there.
Sure enough, as soon as I opened the door, I saw Wu Mingde in white clothes sweeping the floor.
"Senior Brother Zixu." Doudou and Lian Jin called sweetly.
Although Lian Jin is Doudou's nominal servant, he does not have the awareness of being a servant. In his self-consciousness, he feels that he is here just to study.
Xie Yunjiao didn't remind him. Anyway, she didn't really want Lian Jin to do anything.
She is already very satisfied as long as he and Doudou can help each other and prevent others from bullying Doudou.
"Do you usually clean the house yourself? If these trivial tasks are done by students, will they have time to study?" Xie Yunjiao asked.
"Yes, Master said, this is also part of learning. When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it will first test his mind and will, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, deprive him of all want, and make his actions frustrated. This is to stimulate his heart and strengthen his nature, and increase his ability to do what he cannot do."
Xie Yunjiao: “…”
Why did she feel that the old man was simply a master of PUA? He asked Wu Mingde to do work, and Wu Mingde thanked him gratefully, thinking that he was training himself.
It’s high, really high.
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