Chapter 66: A Good Meal Makes You Feel Good
Ye Beixiu, leaning on a wooden stick, killed the chicken. Zhang Juexia then brought him a large chair from the main hall. "The sun is shining brightly today. Sit on the chair and bask in the sun."
After Ye Beixiu sat down, Zhang Juexia went into the room and brought him a quilt and covered him with it.
She then went into the kitchen to cook.
The reason why she kills chickens and makes pancakes.
Because she could see that Ye Beixiu was in a bad mood.
In order to keep his family in the old house, he left home and tolerated everything.
In the end, the family was divided because of his own mother.
He didn't say it, but he must have felt bad inside.
Zhang Juexia knew in his heart that no matter how others advised him, it would not be as good as figuring it out himself.
In the past, when she was in a bad mood, she would have a good meal, and then all her worries would disappear.
It was the same today, she asked Ye Beixiu to have a good meal so that he could forget all his worries.
When the fragrant chicken soup and the scallion pancakes with rich scallion aroma, freshness, and crispiness were served, Ye Beixiu couldn't help but walk forward and said, "Madam, why does this meal smell so good!"
"That must be delicious, come and eat it."
Ye Beixiu began to eat with relish.
Zhang Juexia watched him eat so happily that she couldn't help but eat too.
The two of them touched their round bellies and burst into laughter.
"Come on, I'm definitely going to skip dinner again. My stomach is so full, how can I even have dinner?"
"Thank you, my lady!"
Ye Beixiu's sincere eyes are like the warm sun in winter, warm and bright, as if they can shine directly into people's hearts, making people feel his sincerity and honesty.
Zhang Juexia reached out and ruffled his hair. "I hope you will be happy every day from now on."
Seeing that the weather was getting colder day by day, she calculated that it would only be a few days before Ye Beixiu needed to change the medicine, so she decided to go to the town.
There were many things to do in the old house, and she didn't want to ask Li Yiqun out, so she decided to drive the carriage to town alone.
She picked some vegetables grown on the mountain and planned to take them to the town to sell them.
There were only two kinds of vegetables grown on the mountain, cabbage and radish. She moved the big and juicy ones to the carriage, and put the small and ugly ones in the west wing for herself to eat.
There was still some space in the carriage, so she went to the backyard and caught a few wild rabbits to sell to the restaurant.
Following Ye Beixiu's repeated instructions, Zhang Juexia drove the carriage to the town.
There were not many pedestrians on the road, but every time they saw that the person chasing the car was a woman, Zhang Juexia could hear their discussions. Some praised her, while others said that she was immoral and detrimental.
Zhang Juexia sat in the carriage and looked at them with contempt.
Humph, little guy, it’s no use saying anything. I’m still sitting in the carriage and you’re running below.
She swung her whip into the air, and those people were frightened again. She laughed out loud, "Little guys, let's show our respect and go faster, okay?"
The mule seemed to really understand what she said. She lifted all four hooves off the ground, leaned forward, and rushed forward quickly with her tail fluttering in the air and graceful movements.
The people behind instantly became small black dots.
When he arrived at the gate of Jinshui Town, Zhang Juexia paid the city entrance tax and entered the town.
She went straight to Manfu Restaurant, where the shopkeeper Wanxi happened to be. He was surprised to see Zhang Juexia driving a carriage, but then he thought he seemed to have seen this man somewhere before.
Zhang Juexia got off the carriage and bowed to Wan Xi, "Hello, Manager Wan!"
"I remember now, you are Miss Ye, where is your husband?"
"My husband had his leg healed in the county town a while ago, but he needs to rest at home for a while, so I came here."
"That's good, that's good. Your husband is a good young man! My dear lady, what good things did he bring today?"
Zhang Juexia lifted the carriage curtain and said, "A few wild rabbits and fresh vegetables, Manager Wan, would you like them?"
Wan Xi came over to the carriage to take a look. "The things are all good, and our restaurant happens to need them, so let's keep them!"
"Manager Wan, what you said a while ago about needing wild rabbits is still true."
"It counts, of course it counts. As for wild game, as long as you give it to us, we'll take it."
Zhang Juexia drove the carriage to the back kitchen, and Wang Dong checked the things. The wild rabbits were still bought at 25 cents per catty, and the cabbages and radishes were bought at 5 cents per catty.
"My dear, the cabbages and radishes you brought are all very large. We have been charging four cents per pound these days, but today we will raise the price by one cent."
Zhang Juexia tried to bargain with Wang Dong, but Wang Dong insisted on five cents. "My dear lady, your husband has been cooperating with our restaurant for many years. If you don't believe me, you can drive a horse-drawn carriage to the street and try selling it. Forget five cents. Even if you want four cents, someone will bargain with you."
Zhang Juexia thought about it and felt that what Wang Dong said was right. She didn’t want to waste time selling them one by one, so she nodded in agreement.
The boy helped her carry it down and weigh it.
The cabbage and radish were 100 jin each, and there were eight wild rabbits, weighing a total of 36 jin.
"My dear lady, the total is 1,900 coins. Please count them and see if they are correct."
Zhang Juexia took the copper coin handed over by Wang Dong and counted out a hundred coins from it. "Brother Wang, you have worked hard. You and the others can use this money to buy some wine."
Wang Dong declined after a little hesitation and accepted it, and told Zhang Juexia that if he had any items at home, he could sell them to their restaurant at a fair price.
After leaving the restaurant, Zhang Juexia went to Yaoji Cloth Shop.
Shopkeeper Yao was very enthusiastic when he saw her. "You haven't been here for a while. Do you have anything good to sell?"
Zhang Juexia handed a large bag to her and said, "Please count them, Manager Yao."
While Manager Yao was counting, Zhang Juexia was choosing colored threads. She was thinking that winter was approaching and the New Year would be approaching.
Everyone likes festive occasions during the Chinese New Year, so the main color is red. The knot with auspicious meaning is a necklace, so it is sure to sell out quickly.
She had chosen the colored threads, and Shopkeeper Yao had counted them. "It's clear you put a lot of thought into it. There are many more styles than last time. How about this? I'll give you three taels of silver for all of them."
"Four ounces."
"Don't tell me, little lady. I won't charge you for the colored thread this time. Is that okay?"
"Then three taels and eight hundred wen."
Shopkeeper Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Deal."
After leaving Yaoji Cloth Shop, Zhang Juexia saw a familiar figure and hurriedly trotted a few steps to catch up, "Doctor Liu, Doctor Liu."
Liu Mingda turned around and saw that it was Zhang Juexia. "I was just thinking of going to your village. Why are you here?"
"My husband needs to change his medicine. I'm just worried that you'll forget about it again."
Liu Mingda's face showed displeasure. "A doctor is like a parent. How could I forget such an important thing?"
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