Chapter 34: Meeting Young Master Rong Again
Baoya ran over happily and smiled at Rong He: "Brother Rong, I brought you some tofu!"
Last time Rong He treated her to some snacks, grandma said she wanted to return the favor, but they had nothing to give except the tofu they made themselves.
So just now when she was at Ke Lai Xiang, she left a few pieces to bring to Rong He.
"What's so delicious about tofu? I'll take you to see the medicinal herbs I dry." Rong He was not interested in the Yun family's tofu at all. He jumped off the stool and wanted to pull Bao Ya to play together.
But after walking around the half-person-high counter, I found that there were two unfamiliar little girls and a grandmother in her fifties or sixties standing next to Baoya.
"These are my two sisters, and this is my grandma." Baoya introduced them to him very considerately.
Rong He smiled at Zhao Zhilan, Yunhua, and Yunyue: "Hello, grandma, hello, my two little sisters."
"You are all Baoya's relatives. Baoya is my friend, so you are also my friends."
He said generously, "Yan Fei, you treat them well. I'm going to take Baoya to the front yard to play. If anyone comes to get medicine, just call me."
At the side, a young man in a black narrow-sleeved shirt who had been standing silently in the corner came out.
"Yes, young master." Yan Fei replied.
Bao Ya looked at Yan Fei in surprise, then looked at Rong He, who was standing in front of her and was only half a head taller than her.
Surprised, "Brother Rong, are you running the store by yourself?"
She thought that the person in black, Yan Fei, was the one watching the store, and Rong He was just sitting behind the counter playing.
As if noticing Baoya's surprise, Rong He was quite proud: "Yes, my grandfather said that one should start learning to run a shop, dispense medicine, and learn medical skills from a young age. I already know a lot of medicinal herbs now. Come on, I'll teach you how to recognize them."
Baoya was dragged by Rong He to the front yard, but she was not interested in the medicinal herbs at all.
What’s the point of identifying medicinal herbs? Those herbs smell terrible and can’t be eaten. It’s not fun at all.
But Rong He obviously didn't know what Bao Ya was thinking, and pulled her to the front yard to introduce the treasures he had hung out to dry.
However, Baoya did not forget the important matter and told Ronghe about her mother's leg disease.
Rong He squatted on the ground, picking up the dried Rehmannia roots while saying, "Well, your mother's leg disease should not be difficult to cure. It's just that I have just started learning medicine and have not treated anyone yet. When Grandpa Sun comes back, I will ask him for you."
"Okay," Baoya was very happy. "Thank you very much, Brother Rong. I'll bring you some tofu made at home next time."
Rong He: ...
Although he didn't know why Baoya was so obsessed with the tofu made by their family, he really didn't like eating tofu. Or rather, he had been sick since he was a child and had a poor appetite, so he had no interest in anything to eat.
The two of them looked around the yard. Rong He pointed out all the herbs drying in the yard to Bao Ya one by one, and introduced the effects of each herb like he was presenting a treasure. Bao Ya yawned as she listened.
It was not until Zhao Zhilan came to call her back that Rong He reluctantly said goodbye to her.
"Next time you come to Ping'an Town, you must come and play with me!" Rong He waved to Bao Ya at the door.
Baoya also waved at him: "Sure!"
When they found Qian Dacai in the East Market, Yun Dalang had already bought things and was waiting there.
Zhao Zhilan took a look and was surprised to find that he had bought quite a lot.
A donkey, five big bags of soybeans, five rolls of dense cotton, and ten pounds of pork.
Seeing Zhao Zhilan and the others coming back, Yun Dalang scratched the back of his head, his eyes a little wandering: "Mother, all the money has been spent, there is nothing left."
Zhao Zhilan glanced at the things he bought and said nothing. She took out five taels of silver from her pocket and gave it to him: "Go buy a cart. Next time we come to town, we won't have to bother the rich man."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Yun Dalang responded and turned around and left in a hurry.
Zhao Zhilan looked at his receding back and shook her head. Dalang was still easily influenced and would follow the advice of her.
Fifteen taels of silver is definitely not enough to buy so many things.
It must be her eldest daughter-in-law who has many evil intentions. She secretly said something to Dalang yesterday.
After a while, Dalang came back with the cart and handed the remaining money to Zhao Zhilan: "Mother, here, the rest."
Zhao Zhilan counted the money and found it was three taels of silver and five hundred coins, which seemed about right. She said, "Let's go. Hitch up the donkey cart and go home."
When they went back, they had a donkey cart and no longer rode Qian Dacai's ox cart.
Yun Dalang drove the carriage, and Zhao Zhilan sat in the back with three maids, holding things.
When they returned to Feishui Village, it was already late. From a distance, they saw a man standing at the door of the Yun family, looking outside.
When she got closer, Baoya recognized that it was her aunt.
When Wang Cailian saw them coming back, still riding in a donkey cart, she was as happy as if it were New Year's Day.
"Mom, did our family buy this car?!"
She walked around the donkey cart, touching this and looking at that, looking extremely curious.
Zhao Zhilan still remembered the silver and rolled her eyes at her. "If it's so rare, you can get the donkey's feed tomorrow."
"Oh, I can't do this. It's always my second brother and his wife who do the work of feeding the animals." Wang Cailian quickly hid back, fearing that this job would fall on her.
Zhao Zhilan ignored her and asked her other two sons and daughters-in-law to move their things into the house.
The Yun family returned with a full load again and closed the door to count their belongings and settle their accounts.
However, the Yaoxian Hall in Ping'an Town was in an uproar.
Young Master Rong, who always worries about mealtime, ate two big bowls of lunch today for the first time.
The thing is, the Rong family's chef didn't take the tofu sent by Baoya and the others seriously at first.
However, Sun Pu, the owner of Yaoxiantang, who had just returned from a medical visit, suddenly wanted to eat tofu, so he asked the kitchen to make a dish of minced meat tofu.
Unexpectedly, not only he loved this dish, but their young master loved it even more. He ate two large bowls of rice with the minced meat and tofu.
Sun Pu was so excited that he ran to write a letter to the old master of their Yaoxian Pavilion to announce the good news without even finishing his meal.
What the fortune teller said was really accurate. If the young master stays in Ping'an Town, he will meet a noble person who can cure his anorexia!
After he finished writing the letter to the old Pavilion Master, he ran back to the dining room and asked Rong He with a smile, "He'er, please tell Grandpa Sun where you bought this tofu."
He had to hurry and buy some more, because this tofu was Rong He's starter for dinner, so he couldn't stop!
Rong He was putting a large piece of minced meat tofu into his mouth and chewing it with a "wuwu" sound.
At that time, he thought that Baoya’s tofu was not tasty, but he didn’t expect that this tofu was so delicious.
When Sun Pu asked, she puffed up her cheeks and said, "I didn't buy it. My sister Baoya gave it to me."
"Bao...Bao Ya sister?" Sun Pu was confused. Who was this Bao Ya sister? The tofu seller?
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