"Ah Man, wake up."
"Hmm?" Ah Man, who was sleeping on the table with drool flowing, woke up dazedly and saw the girl standing in front of him. He stood up and said, "Girl!"
Xue Huan nodded and handed over a handkerchief, "Wipe the corners of your mouth."
Ah Man wiped the corner of his mouth and smiled embarrassedly.
"Go wash up, I'll take you out to eat."
"Okay." Ah Man ran out excitedly.
When she came back, Xue Huan threw her a brocade bag the size of a pillow, which was filled with chili peppers. Not much, only ten pounds.
After all, she labeled the peppers "rare", so it would be bad to take out too many at once.
Ah Man took the bag without asking what was inside. He happily held it and followed Xue Huan out.
When she arrived at the front yard, she happened to meet the housekeeper. Ah Man suddenly remembered what the housekeeper had told her yesterday, that she should notify him as soon as the girl appeared, but she forgot.
I suddenly felt guilty.
The housekeeper didn't argue with her and bowed to Xue Huan. "Miss, a thief broke in yesterday. I don't know what happened, but he kept yelling 'Don't eat me' as if he was possessed by a demon. I had him tied up and locked in the woodshed. What do you think we should do with him?"
Xue Huan smiled. What was he talking about? The man must have inhaled the scent of the magic fruit and fallen into a hallucination. "Send him to the government office. It's like getting rid of this evil for the people."
"yes."
As Ah Man passed by the housekeeper, he whispered to him, "Housekeeper, I forgot what you told me yesterday. You can punish me when I get back. Now I'm going out with the girl."
Chen Tian looked at the backs of the master and servant as they left, shook his head and laughed.
Xue Huan and Ah Man stopped in front of a wonton stall.
This wonton stall doesn't even have a proper shopfront and only has two tables, but there is a constant stream of customers. Some even order a second bowl after finishing one. If there is no seat, they will find a place to squat with their bowls and eat with relish.
The stall was run by a middle-aged couple and their daughter. The woman was in charge of making wontons, and she was incredibly fast, making one in less than a second. To be more precise, she pinched it, wrapping the thin dumpling skin with the prepared filling, and then pinched one with her fingers together, which she threw on a tray beside her.
The husband was in charge of cooking the wontons. There were two pots in front of him, one filled with boiling water and the other filled with broth. White steam was curling up and the aroma was fragrant.
Their daughter was responsible for clearing the table and collecting money.
Although the stall is small, it is kept very clean and the tabletop is wiped clean without a trace of grease.
Moreover, there are so many people coming to eat that they squat to eat even if there are no seats. This shows how delicious the wontons in this restaurant are.
Xue Huan walked over and said, "Boss, give me ten bowls."
As soon as she said this, the customers who were chowing down on wontons, the stall owner's daughter who was clearing the dishes, passers-by, and the stall owner and his wife all stopped what they were doing and looked at her.
The stall owner said, "Girl, my wontons are really good. I guarantee you'll be full with just one bowl. If you order ten bowls, you definitely won't be able to finish them all."
Xue Huan smiled and said, "It's okay, just go ahead. I have a big appetite, and I'm afraid ten bowls won't be enough."
Ah Man behind her gave the stall owner a silly smile.
So the stall owner didn’t say anything and just focused on making wontons.
The wonton filling in this restaurant is pure meat, and the meat tendons have been picked out, so it tastes particularly elastic and smooth, and the skin is also thin. In addition, the soup is made with large bones, whole chicken and whole duck, which makes it particularly fragrant.
After serving, sprinkle some green chopped green onions in the bowl, scoop up a full spoonful of wontons and soup and put it into your mouth. It is a little hot, but it is so delicious that you can't stop eating it.
There was a stall selling scallion pancakes next to the wonton stall. Xue Huan thought that wontons were soupy food after all, and Ah Man might not be full, so she went to buy five more scallion pancakes.
The scallion pancakes at this time are very solid, as big as half a pot, and one piece is enough to make you feel full.
Xue Huan only ate half of it with wonton soup, and the rest was eaten by Ah Man.
Ah Man felt that since she followed the girl, she seemed to have fallen into a blessed nest. She ate well and slept well every day, and lived like a god.
She ate happily, and Xue Huan felt a sense of satisfaction in her heart as if she was feeding her.
Of course, Ah Man's eating manners are not elegant, and are even a bit rough, but they smell delicious at first glance. Some people have the magic to move people when they eat. If it were in modern times, someone like Ah Man would be a natural food broadcaster.
After a hearty meal, Ah Man wiped his mouth, untied the brocade bag tied to his chest, and still held it in his arms.
The Zhao Mansion was only two streets away from Yingxian Tower, so Xue Huan did not take a carriage this time. After leaving the wonton stall, she walked for about ten minutes to arrive.
The waiter had received instructions from the shopkeeper long ago, and as soon as he saw Xue Huan, he warmly welcomed her in.
The shopkeeper received her personally and sent someone to invite the eldest son.
Before Xue Huan could finish her cup of tea, Ye Diao arrived.
"Miss Zhao, I miss you so much every day I haven't seen you."
Xue Huan chuckled, "Mr. Ye, it's not me that he's thinking about, it's the chili peppers. Ah Man, pass the things to Mr. Ye."
Ah Man handed over the brocade bag in her arms. The bag had become warm from being held in her arms.
Ye Diao couldn't wait to open it, but the spicy smell made him sneeze loudly. He quickly put the brocade bag on the table and covered his nose with a handkerchief.
After he calmed down for a while, he looked at the peppers in the bag.
These are all dried, bright red, like a ball of fire.
Just as Ye Diao was about to reach in and grab a handful to examine, Xue Huan stopped him, "Don't, these peppers are very spicy. If you touch them directly, it will burn you like a scorch."
She asked the shopkeeper, "Do you have a dustpan? Please go get one."
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll get it right away."
Soon the shopkeeper brought a dustpan, and Xue Huan poured all the peppers into it. She took out a hairpin from her head and flattened the peppers that had piled up into a small mountain.
Ye Diao and the shopkeeper gathered in front of the winnowing basket and carefully examined the peppers as if they were looking at something exotic.
In fact, to someone seeing it for the first time, chili peppers can seem quite bizarre.
Ye Diao asked, "How many kilograms does this weigh in total?"
Xue Huan: "Ten pounds, please ask the shopkeeper to bring a scale to weigh it."
Ye Diao quickly made a gesture to stop him: "Since Miss Zhao said it was ten kilograms, then it must be ten kilograms. Don't I believe Miss Zhao?"
Xue Huan shook her head. "It's better to weigh it in person. This way we can avoid disputes later."
Seeing her insistence, Ye Diao had no choice but to ask the shopkeeper to get it and weigh it. In the end, of course, it was exactly one or two taels less.
Xue Huan also gave Ye Diao a bottle of chili sauce as a gift. "I made this myself. It's great whether you use it to mix with noodles or stir-fry vegetables."
Ye Diao was pleasantly surprised and said, "Thank you very much, Miss Zhao."
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