Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The preserved vegetable and pork buns they ate were...
At home, the eldest brother was sitting at the dining table, fiddling with his watch. Several parts were scattered around. It was broken during the fight just now. The eldest brother must be in a bad mood to see such an expensive watch broken into pieces.
She asked timidly, "Brother, can you repair this watch?"
Jiang Yunzhong looked up, then lowered his head to fiddle with the parts and said, "Try to fix it. If you can't fix it, you'll just have to consider yourself unlucky."
Jiang Xiaoci put the disinfectant alcohol on the table, sat down and looked up at her brother's expression. She could see that he was unhappy at the moment, but she was still cautious: "Brother, let me disinfect the back of your hand."
Jiang Yunzhong didn't care about the minor injury and said three words nonchalantly: "No need."
Jiang Xiaoci knew that her eldest brother was not so easy to please. Today was the first day they met and she left a bad impression on him. She didn't expect him to treat her as a younger sister as her second brother did.
She pushed the alcohol over and said, "Brother, then you wipe it yourself."
Jiang Yunzhong learned the causes and consequences of the fight from his younger brother. This little sister, who was not related to him by blood, was very loyal. When the second brother was outnumbered, she actually rushed forward and bit Han Cong's neck.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yunzhong felt embarrassed to disappoint her. He took the alcohol and applied a little to the broken skin. Seeing the joy in her eyes, he knew he had never seen such an easy-to-please girl. Fortunately, she was in his house. If she was outside, she would have been deceived to death.
He couldn't be less generous than a little girl, so he asked, "Do you really want your family to be harmonious?"
When Jiang Xiaoci heard that her elder brother was willing to get along well with her, she nodded quickly: "Of course I do!"
Jiang Yunzhong spoke directly: "Your second brother and I are older than each other, so we won't compete with you for things. Whether you want the love of your parents or want to have a sense of presence in this family, as long as it's not excessive, I can tolerate it. But there is one thing, you have to stay away from that guy named Han Cong. Han Jingyuan who lives next door is Han Cong's cousin, so you don't have to pay attention to him either."
It was just a small matter, so Jiang Xiaoci agreed. She agreed immediately: "Brother, I'll listen to you."
"You agreed so readily?" Jiang Yunzhong couldn't help but wonder if she said it casually, and asked, "Don't you even ask why?"
Jiang Xiaoci said: "It must be because of those two people. There is a reason why we can't get close to each other. I have dealt with Han Cong before. He is unreasonable. Even if my eldest brother didn't say anything, I would not get close to him."
“I still have some ability to distinguish.”
Jiang Yunzhong said, "It's good that you think so. I didn't ask you to stay away from those two people for no reason. Your second brother hated a girl before and drove her away. Han Cong liked that girl, but that girl liked your second brother and didn't like Han Cong. Han Cong picked a fight with your second brother and started a fight."
Jiang Xiaoci understood immediately: "I understand. The two of them had a fight, and the second brother was injured physically, and Han Cong was injured psychologically, and was driven back to the countryside, right?"
Jiang Yun nodded: "Almost. The most infuriating thing is that the two of them fought until they were bleeding, but the girl ended up running away to the capital and was admitted to university last year. When I think of this result, I can really get angry to death. Don't you think it's infuriating?"
"That's really infuriating!"
Jiang Xiaoci assured: "Brother, I will definitely ignore Han Cong. Even if he comes to see me, I will ignore him. Don't worry, brother."
Jiang Yunzhong reminded: "There is also Han Jingyuan next door, ignore him."
"Is he as self-righteous as Han Cong?" Jiang Xiaoci asked.
"That's not the case." Jiang Yunzhong lowered his voice and said, "I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone. I'm the only one in the family who knows that he once wanted my dad to be his dad. Don't you think it's infuriating?"
That’s incredible. Jiang Xiaoci decided to see Aunt Feng’s marriage line next time she meets her.
She asked, "Brother, when did that happen? Does he not think that way now?"
"It happened in elementary school." Jiang Yunzhong said, "But he is very persistent and will hardly change his mind once he makes up his mind. We still have to be careful."
Jiang Xiaoci nodded in agreement and thought to herself, I have looked at Aunt Feng's marriage line and I will help her find a good marriage.
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Jiang Xiaoci chatted with her eldest brother for a while at home in the afternoon. The eldest brother was about to go out to look for the second brother. She could see that the eldest brother had tried very hard to cooperate and did not show any impatience. She originally wanted to go with the eldest brother, but when she saw that the eldest brother finally frowned, she knew that his patience had come to an end, so she had to stay at home.
The broken watch of her eldest brother was scattered on the coffee table. Jiang Xiaoci tried to put it together but couldn't, so she had to put the parts back in place.
After a while, Dad, Mom, and my older brother and second brother all came back. Dad looked very happy, and my second brother couldn't hide his joy on his face either.
Jiang Xiaoci quickly asked, "Second brother, how was your physical examination at the hospital?"
Jiang Yunyi couldn't suppress his joy: "The doctor said that my current health will be fine if I go for a military physical examination."
"That's great!" Jiang Xiaoci was very proud. It was all her credit.
Gu Wenying met the father and his two sons on the road. She was very grateful that the second son was able to protect Jiang Xiaoci outside. She stopped by to buy some vegetables and said with a smile, "Today, everyone in the family is here. I'll cook some delicious dishes to celebrate."
Jiang Xiaoci saw the fish. She liked eating fish and could cook fish. She wanted her eldest brother to taste her specialty, so she followed him into the kitchen and said, "Mom, I'll cook the fish."
After she cooked the fish, her father asked her to come out and rest. Her father went into the kitchen and helped her mother pass the bowls and seasonings. The two of them talked and laughed, and got along very harmoniously. Seeing this scene, Jiang Yunzhong turned his head away.
He used to think that his biological mother divorced his father because she didn’t love him. Now he knows that his father doesn’t seem to love his biological mother much either, at least not as much as he loves Aunt Gu.
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The second child's physical examination was fine, and the eldest child was no longer so resistant to Xiaoci. Jiang Weihai finally felt relieved. He followed him to the kitchen and asked Gu Wenying: "Don't you want to open a tailor shop? How is the storefront?"
Gu Wenying had been looking for a storefront for several days and had already booked one, but after the fight happened today, she asked Jiang Weihai for his opinion.
"Sister Shen across the street has a storefront that I like and she's willing to rent it to me, but now there's something wrong with our children fighting. Do you think it's still possible to rent it to me?"
Having been neighbors for more than ten years, Jiang Weihai naturally knew what kind of person Shen Qiaozhen was.
He said, "It's not a problem. She is a reasonable person just like you. When Han Cong and the second child had a fight, you saw that the first and second children were still polite to her. Children fighting is their own business. It won't affect the lease you agreed on."
Gu Wenying was relieved. She said, "Then I will rent it."
Today, my eldest brother came back, and the dinner was much more sumptuous than usual. Jiang Xiaoci's chopsticks were clean and she hadn't used them yet. She picked up a piece of fish for her eldest brother first: "Brother, the braised fish I make is the best."
Jiang Yunzhong quickly blocked it with his hand: "There are too many fish bones. It's too troublesome. Eat it yourself."
Jiang Xiaoci's chopsticks stopped in mid-air. Seeing the disappointed look on the little girl's face was heartbreaking. Jiang Weihai hurriedly explained, "Your elder brother really doesn't eat fish that much."
Jiang Yunyi was afraid that Jiang Xiaoci would be sad, so she told him about Jiang Yunzhong's embarrassing story: "He was once stuck by a fish bone in the police academy and was sent to the infirmary for emergency treatment. Since then, he has stopped eating fish."
Jiang Yunzhong was very proud and glared at his brother: "Why do you tell everything to others?"
Gu Wenying apologized, "When we bought the fish, your dad didn't even tell me about this. If he had, I wouldn't have bought the fish."
Jiang Weihai said with a smile: "We can't stop cooking something just because he doesn't eat it. If he doesn't eat it, we will eat it. Xiaoci's fish is really good."
Jiang Yunyi took the initiative to pass the bowl over: "Give me this one."
Jiang Xiaoci was delighted, thinking that her second brother was the best. He gave her a way out and quickly gave the fish on the chopsticks to her second brother.
She wiped the chopsticks with a tissue and picked up a piece of braised pork for her eldest brother: "Brother, my mother makes the best braised pork. I bought it especially for you."
This time Jiang Yun ate it again, put the meat into his mouth, and said, "It tastes sweet. It's Han Jingyuan's favorite across from me."
Jiang Xiaoci asked hurriedly: "Brother, don't you like sweet food?"
Jiang Yunzhong was about to say that he didn't like sweet food, but someone stepped on his instep fiercely, so he changed his words and said, "I like it. This is how braised pork tastes good."
Jiang Xiaoci believed it and gave him two more pieces.
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After dinner, Jiang Xiaoci felt that her elder brother at least didn’t hate her anymore. If they continued to get along with each other, her elder brother would definitely be able to accept having a younger sister in the family, and the family could live happily in harmony.
Now the school only has one day off a week. The next morning, when Jiang Xiaoci got up, her elder brother had already gone back to school.
Jiang Xiaoci had gotten up very early and was very regretful: "Brother left so early, I wanted to take him to eat tofu pudding and fried dough sticks."
Jiang Weihai was already eating the breakfast that Gu Wenying prepared for him. He smiled and said, "We are about to graduate. In order to leave a good impression on the instructor, he dare not delay."
Jiang Xiaoci understood, so she would have to wait until next week to see her elder brother again.
Gu Wenying was going to sign a contract with Feng Qiaoying, who lived next door, today. She took the key to the storefront and asked Jiang Xiaoci, "Are you going with your mother today?"
Jiang Xiaoci had another important thing to do. She shook her head and said, "Mom, I won't go. I want to go to grandma's house."
Gu Wenying followed her: "You can go, but don't cause trouble for grandpa and grandma."
Jiang Xiaoci nodded repeatedly, with a cunning look in her eyes, which was seen by Jiang Yunyi.
After his father and stepmother left, Jiang Yunyi took the initiative to say to Jiang Xiaoci: "I'll accompany you to your grandparents' house."
Jiang Xiaoci planned to tell her grandparents about this matter. She smiled and said, "Second brother, you stay at home. I will go by myself."
Jiang Yunyi was very curious and didn't ask much. He just told her to be careful on the road.
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Jiang Xiaoci came to her grandparents' house by car. Jiang Peizhong had breakfast and was about to go for a walk in the park. As soon as he went out, he saw Jiang Xiaoci running towards him. He was very happy and joked, "You and your grandma are thinking the same thing. If you don't come, she will go to your house right away because she misses you."
Jiang Xiaoci pulled Grandpa home and said, "Grandpa, come here. I have something to discuss with you and Grandma."
He Suwen heard the voice and came out with a big smile on her face. Seeing that there was no one else behind her, she asked, "Xiaoci, why are you here alone? Where is your second brother?"
Jiang Xiaoci said, "My second brother wanted to come, but I had something to talk to grandpa and grandma alone, so I didn't ask him to come."
The child did not consult his parents or his second brother, who he had a good relationship with, but came to them instead. This surprised and delighted He Suwen: "Good child, if you have anything to say, just speak up."
Jiang Xiaoci didn’t know what her grandparents thought of her idea, but she needed their support for it.
She said, "Grandma, I want you to teach me how to make dumplings."
He Suwen agreed immediately: "Sure, grandma's hands are already healed. If you want to eat it, I'll make it for you. Why do you have to learn it yourself?"
Jiang Xiaoci said: "I didn't want to eat it myself. I went out for breakfast these few days and saw that the roadside stalls were doing good business, so I wanted to sell buns."
Jiang Peizhong smiled and said, "You are still so young, and your family doesn't need you to earn money. Did you hear someone say something unpleasant? Ignore them."
Jiang Xiaoci explained the reason for making money: "My eldest brother's watch was broken during a fight yesterday and it couldn't be repaired. I wanted to buy him a watch as a birthday present. I have some pocket money, but watches are too expensive. I'm still short of 100 yuan, so I wanted to sell buns to earn the money."
It turned out that it was for this matter. There was no need for the child to earn money by himself. Jiang Peizhong said, "Grandpa will give it to you."
Jiang Xiaoci hastily refused: "Grandpa, if I want to give my eldest brother a birthday gift, it must be sincere and I have to earn money to buy it."
This child is so thoughtful. Jiang Peizhong looked at his wife and smiled, "Do you think this child's personality is similar to yours?"
He Suwen was so excited that her eyes were sore: "Of course, you are my granddaughter. Come on, grandma will teach you how to steam buns."
He Suwen sent her husband to buy pork belly, pickled pickled mustard greens herself, and taught Jiang Xiaoci how to make dough and how to prepare the fillings. She also told her how much filling to put in a bun so that the buns would be soft and delicious and she could make more.
For the next two days, Jiang Xiaoci went to her grandmother's house and concentrated on learning how to make buns. On the third day, she felt that the buns she made were no different from those made by her grandmother. She brought ten buns stuffed with preserved vegetable and braised pork home and gave two each to her father, mother and second brother, asking them to try them and see if they could tell the difference.
Everyone tasted the same thing and said, "It's hard to tell which of these two buns was made by you and which was made by your grandmother. Xiaoci, you have made it."
When Jiang Yunyi heard her say that she would start selling buns tomorrow, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you in such a hurry to save money? If the money you need is not much, I can give it to you."
Jiang Xiaoci smiled and said, "Second brother, this is my secret, don't ask."
Gu Wenying understood her daughter: "That's just her personality. You can't get the answer from her. Just let her be."
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Fortunately, the economy is starting to relax now, otherwise it would be hard to buy meat without tickets. Jiang Peizhong is responsible for buying the pork belly needed every day. If there is not enough pickled mustard greens at home, He Suwen will go to the neighbors to pick out the best ones.
Jiang Xiaoci's steamed bun stall was set up on the fourth day. She had just set up the stall and the first basket of buns was still steaming. Unexpectedly, the first customer was Han Cong.
It was a coincidence that Han Cong didn't want to eat breakfast made at home today, so he ran out to buy some. When he saw Jiang Xiaoci selling steamed buns at a stall, his neck immediately started to ache, and he couldn't help but run over to mock her: "Your family still lets you work outside to earn money? It seems like you're not doing well in your new home either."
Even if her elder brother didn't say it, Jiang Xiaoci still thought Han Cong was annoying.
Jiang Xiaoci said, "I am obviously not what you said, but you insist on thinking according to your own ideas and try to force me to admit it. Do you know that this is annoying?"
Han Cong asked back: "If your family treats you well, why do they let you sell buns at a stall?"
Jiang Xiaoci said: "I didn't even tell my parents. I didn't tell my second brother when he asked me. I won't tell you even if you ask me again."
Han Cong couldn't help but say, "Although you are not a biological child, your personality is really similar to your eldest brother's. Both of you are annoying."
Jiang Xiaoci: "Go away and don't disturb me from selling buns."
Han Cong refused to leave: "How much do you sell these buns for?"
"One cent each." Jiang Xiaoci quoted the price.
Han Cong took out two yuan and said, "I'll buy twenty. Now I'm a customer. Can I ask you how much you can earn by selling twenty buns?"
I can tell him this. Jiang Xiaoci said, "Twenty buns require two kilograms of flour, one kilogram of pork belly, and two kilograms of pickled mustard greens. Buying the flour, pork belly, and pickled mustard greens costs 1.3 yuan. Calculate how much you can earn."
Han Cong calculated and said disdainfully: "I can only earn three or four yuan from selling a hundred buns, and I have to get up early. It's not worth it."
Jiang Xiaoci felt that Han Cong had definitely never worried about money. Even if he earned three yuan a day, that would be thirty yuan in ten days, and eighty or ninety yuan a month. Is that a small amount of money?
After collecting the money and packing the buns, Jiang Xiaoci didn't say a word to Han Cong.
Han Cong was left out. Seeing that more and more customers came to the bun stall, Jiang Xiaoci was indeed too busy to talk, so he reluctantly carried the buns and left.
Han Cong couldn't finish twenty big meat buns by himself, so he carried them to the entrance of the police academy, called his cousin out, and gave him most of them: "Brother, take them and eat with your brothers."
Han Jingyuan tasted the buns and realized that they were not available near his home or school, so he asked, "Where did you buy them?"
Han Cong said, "Near my home, Jiang Yunzhong's half-sister suddenly started selling steamed buns. Does her family need the money she makes from selling steamed buns?"
Han Jingyuan said: "That's not the case. Her parents don't care. Don't say anything about her outside."
After returning to the classroom, several brothers who were on good terms with Han Jingyuan grabbed all the buns and started asking where to buy such delicious preserved vegetable and pork buns.
Qi Jiayue and Jiang Yunzhong had a good relationship, so he naturally wouldn't try to snatch the buns sent by Han Cong. He just smelled a familiar aroma and couldn't help asking about it. Then he ran to Jiang Yunzhong and said, "Brother, the preserved vegetable and pork buns they were eating were sold by our sister. Why don't you skip class and go take a look?"
Jiang Xiaoci sells buns? Jiang Yunzhong replied with doubt, "Don't worry about it. I'll go check it out later."
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