Chapter 5
A masked man fainted from hunger in front of the door
The style of the skirt is simple and gentle, with small cuffs and a waist that is gathered, which makes the figure of the woman in the mirror look even more slender, and the color is like a touch of broken snow left in late spring.
Looking up again, the coldness of Xiao Yue's eyebrows and eyes just echoed the orchid embroidery on the collar, with a natural laziness and indifference, calm and relaxed.
The original body looked 80% similar to Xiao Yue before he traveled through time, with the same thin eyelids, upturned nose, and a bit of heroic spirit if you looked closely at his facial features.
She is not stunningly beautiful, but she is still a real beauty.
However, the original body was already twenty-one years old, which was considered an old leftover woman in ancient times. Not only was Liu Mei always complaining about her not being able to get married, but even her neighbors had complaints about her, thinking that she should have married and raised children long ago.
Xiao Yue disagreed.
Life is long, and it is something a woman must experience. There are many things they can do.
And twenty-one?
This is too young for a modern person, there is plenty of time to work hard!
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue's face in the mirror became even brighter. Under the boss's admiring gaze, she readily paid more than four hundred copper coins and also picked out a wooden hairpin with good texture and a piece of cloth that was resistant to dirt and easy to wash.
Xiao Yue bought a lot of things on this trip, so after coming out, he couldn't go shopping anymore and could only turn around and go back to the store.
When passing by a small alley, Xiao Yue stopped to rest, glanced inside unintentionally, and stopped completely.
It was the back door of a restaurant. A sturdy man was carrying boxes of fishy-smelling things from inside and putting them on a cart outside the door.
A closer look revealed four large baskets full of chicken feet, chicken heads, chicken viscera, etc.!
Xiao Yue couldn't help being surprised.
These should have been collected from many restaurants, but looking at this... it seems like they all don’t want them?
Could it be that the people of Liuyun City don’t eat these things?
Xiao Yue thought for a moment, took a few steps forward, and asked politely, "Big brother, excuse me, do you not want these things?"
The sturdy man who was carrying the basket stopped, turned his head and saw a beautiful woman. He was stunned.
But he quickly came to his senses, and said, "Hey," to stop her, "Young lady, please don't come over here. This place is dirty!"
Xiao Yue then noticed that the ground was covered with blood that had flowed out of the basket. He smiled nonchalantly and continued to walk forward and said, "Big brother, where are you going to take these things?"
The sturdy man originally thought that this was a young lady who had taken the wrong road, but he didn't expect her to come up to him and ask questions so casually.
He scratched his head and said, "Where else can we take them? These are what the restaurant doesn't want. There's not much meat in them and they smell fishy. We have to transport them away and throw them away quickly."
What!
Hearing this, Xiao Yue almost dropped the thing in his hand.
Such a good thing, are you really going to throw it away?
To redeem individual items such as chicken feet, chicken wings, chicken breasts, etc. in the system food mall, you need a full 500 points!
Originally, Xiao Yue was thinking of exchanging these things slowly after exchanging the dishwasher, but now he unexpectedly discovered that these things are not worth anything here at all? ?
Just when the strong man was confused, he heard a decisive and crisp word in his ears.
"Brother, sell me the chicken feet!"
After a moment.
The burly man pushed the cart to the back door of a small restaurant in a daze, put down the basket of chicken feet in a daze, and left with the dozens of copper coins he had earned inexplicably in a daze.
Xiao Yue put down the daily necessities he had bought and started a new round of busyness.
Make cold boneless chicken feet!
Due to the influence of the times, Xiao Yue did not dare to buy all of it. He bought relatively small amounts and planned to sell a small amount tomorrow to test the waters. If he could not sell them, he would keep them for himself.
But thinking back to what the sturdy man had just said about "it tastes fishy", Xiao Yue felt that it was probably because the people here didn't handle it well.
Otherwise, why would chicken feet taste so bad?
In addition to cold-boiled boneless chicken feet, there are also pickled pepper chicken feet, tiger skin chicken feet, chicken feet stew and other cooking methods, all of which require you to remove all the bones!
Xiao Yue swallowed his saliva, washed the chicken feet, put them into the pot with cold water, and added enough rice wine, ginger slices, and scallion knots to remove the fishy smell.
When the water boils, skim off the blood foam, cook for a while longer, then remove from the water and cool.
There is no ice at the moment, so the chicken feet can only be put into cold water. Fortunately, the water is well water and is particularly cool. Then the chicken feet meat will be tightened.
Xiao Yue picked up the knife and began to cut the skin along the external joints with the chicken claws, then took out the bones bit by bit...
This process was the longest and most laborious. It was almost dark when she finally finished processing the entire basin.
Xiao Yue's fingers were so stiff and numb that he thought they were no different from boneless chicken feet. Fortunately, he was impatient at the moment.
Because the chicken feet with onions, garlic, chili peppers, salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and other simple seasonings are already tempting enough to make people drool, not to mention a handful of coriander at the end, the aroma goes straight to the top of your head!
It was slightly cool during the day and at night in late spring, so Xiao Yue was not afraid that the food would go bad, so he set aside a small bowl to be eaten later and put most of it aside to marinate.
There was a faint aroma of rice in the kitchen. Xiao Yue had re-steamed the rice before deboning the chicken feet, and it was now cooked.
She opened the lid and scooped out a bowl of steaming hot rice, along with a small bowl of cold boneless chicken feet, and brought them to the stone table under the tree in the front yard.
I’ll just stir-fry two quick dishes later and then I can eat dinner while enjoying the cool breeze.
Xiao Yue was thinking happily, but unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the stone table, he stepped on something soft and hard.
Her heart skipped a beat and she looked down, only to see a piece of black cloth and a pale hand.
The joy between Xiao Yue's brows suddenly disappeared, and he held his breath and looked in the direction.
When she saw it clearly, her heart almost stopped.
——Why is there a person lying here!
At this moment, the sun was about to set, and the sky was not completely dark yet. The man was lying motionless on the other side of the stone table, with only one hand stretched out on this side. It was impossible to see unless you got close.
What's going on?
Xiao Yue's mind went blank for a few seconds, and then he thought furiously, even thinking about the murder case -
It's no wonder she thought so. The public security in ancient times was not as stable as it is today. This person died so quietly that he looks as good as dead.
"Um……"
But in the next second, Xiao Yue heard a low groan of pain coming from the man on the ground, indicating that he was still conscious.
She breathed a sigh of relief and tentatively walked to the other side of the stone table.
Now I could see more clearly that there was indeed a man on the ground. He was wearing a jet-black robe and a mask of the same color on his face, which made his skin look even paler.
The good news is that there was no blood or wounds on his body, so it shouldn't be a murder case.
Xiao Yue's heartbeat became more stable.
Fortunately, no one had an accident in front of his newly opened store, otherwise it would be too unlucky.
But the bad news is, what's the point of lying at her door?
Xiao Yue put the rice and chicken feet in his hand on the table and kicked the man.
No movement.
Xiao Yue tried a little harder, but found there was still no response. He couldn't help but frown and squatted down hesitantly.
Half a quarter of an hour later.
Xiao Yue took great pains to help the long-armed and long-legged man up, and leaned him against the stone table beside him, panting and complaining in his heart -
He doesn't look strong, but why is he so heavy?
Xiao Yue calmed her breathing and carefully observed the man's condition.
His figure was already exposed in the light and shadow, his head tilted to this side, and because of the mask he was wearing, his facial features could not be seen clearly. All that could be seen was his pale skin, thin jaw, and bloodless, tightly pursed lips. He looked extremely fragile.
But if you look more closely, you can find that although the clothes the man wears are low-key, they are not made of ordinary fabrics, but are of very textured texture, not to mention that he is wearing a high-quality jade pendant around his waist.
I guess it must be some rich young man, how could he faint here...
“Gu——”
Just as Xiao Yue was thinking about reporting to the police, she suddenly heard a gurgling sound in her ears and she was stunned for a moment.
Not for anything else, because this is definitely the sound of hunger, and the source is...
The man leaning against the stone table groaned, and it was obvious that he was weak. Along with the sound, his stomach began to growl.
Xiao Yue: “…”
Good job.
Could it be that this person fainted from hunger at her door? !
Xiao Yue, who had even thought about the murder case, fell silent as he looked at the pale man with slightly sunken cheeks.
After a long while, Xiao Yue stood up again and let out a long sigh.
What can I do?
After all, he is a living person. He just fainted from hunger at the door of his own restaurant. Can you just watch him die without helping him?
It was a convenient thing, as she was also preparing to eat.
Xiao Yue turned and went to the kitchen, unaware that the next second, the man's eyelids under the mask moved, and then a pair of dark brown eyes opened.
With confusion in his eyes, the man sat up with difficulty and shook his head. Before he could look around, he smelled a strong sour and spicy smell and the fragrance of rice.
The man was stunned for a moment, then looked up and found two bowls on the stone table next to him. It was the aroma coming from the bowls that aroused his appetite.
But the man stared at the bowl as if he saw something incredible. Even though he was wearing a mask on his face, one could tell from his stiff movements that he was even more confused.
In the kitchen.
Xiao Yue did not exchange for new ingredients, but made two simple dishes using what was left in the kitchen.
A dish of crispy fried potatoes, cut into square pieces, one bite at a time; a dish of lightly stir-fried cabbage, which is light in color but not tasteless, and the soup is perfect for mixing with rice.
The whole process took less than a quarter of an hour, and Xiao Yue put the dishes on the plate and took them out. As he walked, he thought silently -
I don’t know if this guy can be woken up, and if he can eat even if he is woken up?
It is really rare for Xiao Yue, a modern person, to faint from hunger.
But she just thought about it and didn't care what would happen to the man later, nor did she intend to ask in detail what happened.
The food is now at his mouth. It is his business whether he eats it or not and whether he can eat it.
She was tired after a day's work and couldn't care less.
Xiao Yue walked through the curtain and slowly came to the front yard, but stopped when he looked up.
The stone table that was there just now was now completely empty. Not even a hair could be seen, let alone a human figure.
Xiao Yue was stunned for a few seconds, and glanced around. He only saw a few people passing by, a child running with a candied haws in his hand, and an old farmer driving a bullock cart home...
No matter how hard I looked, I couldn't see the man there. It was like an illusion.
Confusion appeared in Xiao Yue's eyes. She walked over and put the dish in her hand on the table. Then she looked down and found two empty bowls on the table.
It was originally filled with food, but now there is nothing inside. The rice is nowhere to be seen, and only juice is left from the cold boneless chicken feet.
Xiao Yue: “……???”
What's the matter?
Pretending to faint from hunger?
Or did he just wake up, eat without saying a word and then ran away?
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