Chapter 185 Unwelcome Request
Mother Zhao and Bai Shuang served them a big bowl of beef dumpling soup.
"No, I don't know why, but our house is much warmer than outside."
Su Ying, who was sitting aside, took a sip of the dumpling soup. Of course, she would not tell them that the reason why the main room was hotter than other rooms was that she secretly placed a solar heater on the roof. After the solar panels absorbed the light and heat during the day, they would transfer the heat down through the radiator in the house. This was why the house was warm even without a heater.
Meng Jiang was young after all, and when the dumpling soup was served, he took a big sip and couldn't stop drinking it. He had never tasted such delicious dumpling soup in his life, and soon the whole bowl was empty.
"Uncle Meng, you guys should try it too. Uncle He and Uncle Murong's cooking skills are incredible."
The Mengzi couple could not refuse the hospitality, so they each picked up their bowl and started eating. After taking a bite, their eyes lit up.
Although this dumpling soup doesn’t look amazing at first glance, it is silky smooth when eaten and the beef flavor is particularly rich, making you unable to stop eating it.
“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”
After they finished eating, Baishuang served them each another bowl.
After two bowls of big dumpling soup, the family of three felt extremely satisfied.
"Look at me, I was so focused on eating that I almost forgot about serious matters." Mengzi put down the bowl a little embarrassedly.
Su Ying was also full, "What's the matter?"
Mengzi looked at Su Ying and said with some embarrassment: "It's really hard to tell Madam Su about this, but for the sake of everyone, I have to say it shamelessly. Recently, I saw people in the West District burning charcoal on the back mountain, so I wondered if I could teach people in our North District too?"
As if afraid that Su Ying would disagree, Meng Zi added: "Don't misunderstand, Madam Su, we are definitely not trying to take advantage of you. We can learn the charcoal-making technology by spending money, and we can also share the profits with you if you want to sell the charcoal in the future."
Tian Niu also said, "Yes, Madam Su, you don't know how cold the winter is in this northern wilderness. It's wet and cold, and it's really hard on people. Many people freeze to death every winter. We thought that if we learned how to make it, we could let everyone have charcoal to burn in winter, so that they can have a better life."
Su Ying thought it was no big deal and agreed without giving it much thought. She was still thinking about finding more people to make charcoal when Mengzi and the others came to her.
"Okay, no problem. Let's do it tomorrow. Tomorrow I will take people to the North District. Uncle Meng will see if there is a place suitable for charcoal making in the North District. If not, we will have to look for it. After all, it is not far from winter now."
Mengzi didn't expect Su Ying to agree so readily. He was so happy that wrinkles on his face deepened. "Yes, yes. There is a half-slope behind the north area. There are trees on the slope. We can burn it there when the time comes."
It would be easy if we had the place and the materials. "Okay, I'll take people there tomorrow."
"Thank you so much, Madam Su." Mengzi said gratefully, "It's getting late, we won't disturb you from resting, Madam Su, we should go back."
Tian Niu also stood up and said, "Yeah, I'm sorry to bother you tonight."
"If you need anything, just come over. Anytime is fine."
"well."
The couple helped Meng Jiang to stand up. Before leaving, Mother Zhao packed some beef jerky for them to take back.
The three of them couldn't refuse and had to accept it.
Su Ying stood outside the courtyard gate and watched their ox cart slowly leave before she turned around and went into the courtyard and closed the gate.
Mengzi drove the ox cart, and Tianniu held an oil lamp with a faint flickering light to illuminate the road ahead.
"I didn't expect Madam Su to be so generous. That's a skill for making a fortune. She said let others learn it, so they can learn it." Tian Niu couldn't help but sigh while sitting in the car.
Mengzi said, "When she set up a school and allowed all the children in the camp to study for three years for free, you should have known that she was making long-term plans for the Tiger Camp."
"Mother, this Madam Su is so strong. She just lifted my hand and I couldn't move. Her kung fu is really amazing."
Mengzi and Tianniu smiled at each other, "Of course she is amazing, otherwise those rats from the Gu tribe wouldn't have fallen into her hands."
"Hey! Be careful, boss!" Tian Niu suddenly exclaimed.
Mengzi subconsciously stopped the ox cart.
Meng Jiang almost fell off the car due to a bump, but fortunately Meng Zi reacted quickly and stopped him.
"What's wrong? Why are you making so much noise?" Mengzi looked at Tian Niu.
Tian Niu frowned as she looked ahead, "I just saw a man fall to the ground. If you hadn't stopped, would we have run over him?"
"People?" Mengzi immediately became alert, pulled out a wooden stick from the car and jumped down.
Tian Niu also got out of the car and looked around vigilantly.
"Come and see, it's a girl." Mengzi, who walked to the front to check, suddenly spoke.
When Tian Niu heard this, she walked over with a lamp in her hand. When the dim light illuminated the person on the ground, she was also very surprised.
She reached out and felt the man's pulse. "He must have fainted from hunger."
It was dark in a place like this and no one knew what would happen if he fainted from hunger. Mengzi thought about it and decided to take the person back first.
Tian Niu was not a cruel person and had the same idea as Mengzi. She let Mengzi hold the oil lamp, then picked up the person on the ground and put him on the ox cart.
"Mom, do we really have to take her back?"
Tian Niu took the blanket from the car and covered her with it. "Take her back first and wait until she wakes up."
After saying that, the couple jumped back into the car and continued on their way to the North District.
The next morning, Su Ying heard Erbao crying as soon as she woke up.
"I don't want to go to school, Daddy, Ling'er doesn't want to go to school today..."
Su Ying got up, put on her clothes and walked out, and saw Erbao hugging Xiao Jin's thighs and crying miserably.
It's not just her. Xiao Jin has never experienced such a thing. For a moment, he didn't know how to coax the child, because he said all the good and bad words, but the child who was in a bad mood wouldn't listen. What should he do?
Su Ying felt a little overwhelmed and went to the kitchen, carrying a plate of sweet cakes to Erbao.
"Ling'er, look, what is this?"
When Erbao heard Su Ying's voice, he turned around and saw that the little guy's nose and eyes were red from crying.
"Yes, it's rice cake, sweet and sticky rice cake."
Su Ying picked up a piece of rice cake and shook it in front of her, "Do you want to eat it, my dear?"
Erbao swallowed and said, "I want to eat."
"You should go to school with your two brothers and Mr. Chu. I will bring these to you, okay?"
When Erbao heard that he still had to go to school, he pouted his little mouth, ready to go.
Unexpectedly, before she could cry out, Su Ying took a piece of rice cake and ate it. "Forget it, it seems that Ling'er doesn't like rice cake very much. Since you don't want to take it to school, then mother will eat it all."
(End of this chapter)
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