Chapter 33: Braised Pork Intestine Noodles. His scar finally came to light.
Zong Xiao was obviously startled and even forgot to close the door.
Seeing him like this, Qiu Xuan became more certain of what she was thinking.
But she didn't understand. It was just a scar. Why did Zong Xiao care so much about it? Others could look down on her, but she couldn't.
"No." Zong Xiao denied it flatly.
Qiu Xuan nodded, but her face was full of disbelief.
Zong Xiao was a little anxious. He wanted to explain, but he swallowed the words back.
After all, he just didn't want Qiu Xuan to see the scar on his face.
Qiu Xuan looked at him intently. "That scar isn't ugly at all, really. People often say scars are a testament to one's achievements. It was so big. Did it hurt a lot?"
Zong Xiao didn't expect her to say such words, words of concern and comfort to him.
"It doesn't hurt." Zong Xiao closed the door and walked to the end of the kang. "It's been a long time. I don't remember it."
How could it not hurt if it could leave such a deep scar? Qiu Xuan didn't believe him.
However, she didn't ask directly. Instead, she brought up what Zong Xiao had said to her before and asked him, "Do you still remember what you said to me on the day you returned home?"
Zong Xiao sat on the edge of the kang, turned sideways to look into her clear eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "You and I are husband and wife. If you have anything on your mind, just tell me. There's no need to hide it."
After Zong Xiao said this, he completely understood what she meant.
He didn't try to hide it anymore and spoke frankly, "This scar was caused by a wolf scratching me in front of my house when I was little. It's been so many years, I've really forgotten if it hurt at the time."
"When you were a child?" Qiu Xuan sat up straight in an instant and looked at him in disbelief.
How painful it must have been for a child of just a few years old to have such a scar on his face!
She looked at Zong Xiao distressedly and pointed outside the door, "Right in front of our house?"
“Yeah.” Zong Xiao didn’t remember that memory very clearly, but since then no children in the village were willing to play with him. They would only throw pebbles at him and call him ugly.
This is also why he didn't want Qiu Xuan to see his scar. He remembered that when he lifted the veil on the day of his wedding, she... was obviously afraid.
However, there is no need to tell Qiu Xuan about such unimportant matters.
Zong Xiao: "There aren't many fields in our village. The villagers rely on the mountains for their livelihood. In winter, not only are there wild beasts in the mountains, but even the villagers can only eat the food they stored in the summer."
Qiu Xuan remembered that he mentioned this, saying that his eldest brother went into the mountains in winter because there was too little food.
Zong Xiao was afraid that she would worry, so he stood up and moved closer to her. "But things have gotten much better over the years. We have some money in our pockets now. We can buy some more rice and flour in town when the time comes. We won't starve during the winter."
Seeing Qiu Yun still staring at his face, Zong Xiao couldn't help but tilt his head again.
"Don't move." Qiu Xuan raised her hand and turned his face back. She had never looked at the scar carefully before, but now that she looked closer, she saw that the edge of the scar was indeed uneven, and it was not a knife wound as she had initially thought.
The two were very close, so close that Zong Xiao could see her eyelashes blinking.
"Now you can see clearly. You don't have to hide from me anymore, afraid that I'll see you." Qiu Xuan said as she reached out and touched his left cheek. "You're not ugly at all. You must have been very brave when you were little."
The scar, which had been hidden from the light by its owner for a long time, finally saw the light of day.
That scar is no longer something that cannot be looked at directly. It is the medal in Qiu Xuan's mouth, and it is the future that young Zong Xiao has gained after escaping from the wolf's claws.
It turns out she wasn't afraid at all.
Zong Xiao took a deep breath, and the fingers hanging by his side couldn't help but curl up. He said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
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In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, and the braised meat shop in town has recently launched a new dish, namely large intestine buns.
There are only thirty available every day, on a first-come, first-served basis, and no reservations can be made one day in advance. This news quickly spread throughout Yuan Town, and many people found it incredible when they heard it.
Some people were curious about what the large intestine bun tasted like, but when they went to ask, they found out that one bun cost six cents, which was equivalent to two meat buns!
"Boss, this is too expensive." Although he had been selling it for a while, the clerk still felt that the price was too high. "Our braised large intestine is only ten copper coins for a small plate."
The shopkeeper smiled and pointed at the line outside, "Look, we've been selling for so many days, and there are still so many people lining up every day."
The shopkeeper is a smart man, which can be seen from the fact that he opened this braised meat shop. Who among ordinary people would buy braised offal? Wouldn't it be better to buy meat with that money?
But after it opened, the business was endless. What does this mean? It means that there are people who like it and have plenty of money.
Since you have money, then six cents for each braised large intestine bun is not expensive.
As the two were talking, another waiter came running in from the backyard, "Boss, Miss Qiu is here with the buns."
"Well, let's go take a look." The shopkeeper nodded to the clerk, "Tell the people outside that we'll start selling large intestine buns after one stick of incense."
In the backyard of the braised meat shop, Qiu Xuan and Zong Xiao were drinking hot tea. The weather was getting colder and hot tea was the only way to feel comfortable.
"Excuse me for waiting." The shopkeeper sat down opposite them and asked someone to bring copper coins. They were a small business, and their daily payments were made in cash.
Seeing two jars behind them, the shopkeeper was quite curious. "I wonder what's behind you two? Do you want to sell it too?"
Qiu Xuan took a sip of tea and said, "This jar contains braised large intestines."
The shop assistant behind the shopkeeper's eyes widened! Could it be that these two people from the mountain village were trying to steal their business?! They were also selling braised large intestines?!
"The other jar contains meat sauce." There was no need to hide such a small matter. Qiu Xuan said softly, "The weather is getting colder, so I thought of selling some hot food."
The shopkeeper retracted his gaze and asked, "But you want to sell noodles?"
After all, noodles with meat sauce is a very popular food in the town and is sold at every noodle stall.
"Exactly." Qiu Xuan had originally wanted to let people try it, and now that she had the chance, she quickly took advantage of it to promote it. "Boss, why don't you try it? This is my first time selling noodles, so I don't know how it tastes."
"Then I'll take advantage of you." Although the shopkeeper had already eaten breakfast, he still asked the servants to go to the kitchen to cook some noodles. These were common items in the shopkeeper's home, and two bowls of noodles were served in less than an incense stick of time.
Qiu Xuan took half a spoonful of sauce from each of the two jars and poured it over the noodles.
Qiu Yu: "Try it."
The shopkeeper didn't hesitate and picked up the bamboo chopsticks to mix the two bowls of noodles evenly. He tried the braised large intestine noodles first, and the taste was indeed good. The braised large intestine was very elastic and soft, and a little spicier than the large intestine they had. The braised sauce wrapped around the noodles was very flavorful.
After eating a few bites, the shopkeeper went to try the bowl of meat sauce noodles. Because there was a restaurant in the town that served delicious meat sauce noodles, the shopkeeper didn't have high expectations for this one at first.
But when I tasted it, it was wrong! This meat sauce tasted different!
The sauce flavor is stronger. Although the diced meat is not big, it is small and plentiful. When you take a bite, the noodles are covered with sauce, and there are crispy things in it, which taste like lard.
"What do you think, shopkeeper?" Qiu Xuan actually knew what was going on. After all, this noodle had been praised by the whole family. Now she was being polite to the shopkeeper because she also wanted to use his mouth to promote her noodles.
The shopkeeper wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and praised Qiu Xuan, "This meat sauce is made with great care. If we sell it in town, it will definitely do great business."
"However," the shopkeeper paused for a moment, "there's quite a bit of meat in this sauce, so it shouldn't be cheap."
The reason why Qiu Xuan calls this noodle meat sauce noodles is because there is more meat than sauce, but the cost is not that scary.
"The diced meat is a little small." Qiu Xuan smiled, "As the shopkeeper urged, let's go and try selling some today."
Qiu Xuan asked Zong Xiao to put away the copper coins and placed another jar of meat sauce she had prepared on the table. "It's just a little token of my appreciation."
The shopkeeper laughed twice and happily accepted the jar of meat sauce.
Before leaving, he personally escorted them both out of the hospital.
The clerk was a little confused. He scratched his head and asked, "Boss, what does Miss Qiu mean? Isn't she trying to steal our business? Why is she giving you meat sauce?"
Stealing business? The shopkeeper slapped his wooden head. "What do you mean by stealing business? They're just giving us meat sauce. I have to say, this meat sauce is really good. Go to the kitchen and cook two more bowls of noodles for everyone to taste."
The shopkeeper looked at the jar of meat sauce, then changed his mind and stopped the person, saying, "Forget it, go to their stall and buy two bowls. You can eat them in the shop later while there are more people."
Outside the courtyard, Qiu Xuan walked on the left side of Zong Xiao. She smiled and touched the jar.
This is her treasure. With this meat sauce, she can make more money.
Winter is coming in just over a month, so they need to save more money while the weather is not too cold.
"Does this method really work?" Zong Xiao lowered his eyes and looked at her, his eyes full of smiles.
"It should work." Qiu Xuan wasn't entirely sure. "We'll find out when we go to the stall and take a look."
Qiu Xuan seemed to have thought of something and looked up at him and asked, "By the way, is Third Brother's wedding coming soon?"
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