Chapter 50 Awesome
The bailiff was patrolling the street when he heard someone shouting "thief". He hurried over to see what was going on and ran into Ding Zhuang. After learning what was going on, he followed him and ran in that direction.
When he saw several money bags on the ground, his face turned dark.
When he saw the man on the ground clearly, he was shocked.
"Black thief, it's actually you!"
"I really caught you."
It turned out that this person was wanted by the county magistrate.
This man had been hiding for a while. He learned that the county magistrate had gone out on an urgent matter and was not in the county town, so he dared to come out and steal money.
He wanted to steal more so that he could run away.
I never thought I would be caught like this.
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After Jiang Zhiluo returned, people at the morning market were still concerned and asked, "How is it? Did you catch the thief?"
Ding Zhuang and his wife came back and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that everything on the stall was still there.
"Oh, don't worry, we are all here to watch over the stall for you."
"Nothing is missing. Everyone is watching. I didn't expect there would be thieves in our market. It was really scary just now."
The scene just now made everyone reflexively touch their wallets and cover them tightly.
People who set up stalls at the morning market all year round are very vigilant.
Ding Zhuang and his wife have been setting up stalls for the past two months and don’t know the situation in the town.
The two were very moved and bowed to everyone with their hands clasped together, "Thank you, everyone. Thank you."
They are still frightened. Although they were shocked, they are still very touched by everyone's kindness.
"Thanks to Miss Jiang, it was Miss Jiang who helped us catch the man."
"Miss Jiang is a good person. If it weren't for Miss Jiang, that man would have run away long ago, and he even took a knife to stab people."
"That thief is a habitual thief, nicknamed the Black Thief. He's stolen a lot of people's purses... If anyone loses a purse later, you can go to the government office and ask about it."
At this time, there was an old lady looking for her purse. When she heard this, she hurriedly thanked him and went to the yamen.
Everyone's face changed when they heard this.
"I didn't expect that this person was watching us at the morning market. He's so vicious."
"Fortunately, Miss Jiang helped just now."
"Miss Jiang has solved a problem for us."
"Thank you, Miss Jiang."
"Oh, the little girl was so quick just now that even an old lady like me was stunned. The little girl is both powerful and kind. She is great."
"Yes, yes, we just bought some malt sugar for the little girl. She said it would stimulate her appetite. It definitely stimulates her appetite."
"Yes, Miss Jiang is such a nice person, the things she sells must be good."
Because of this episode, everyone suddenly had a good impression of Jiang Zhiluo, and couldn't help but trust her and become close to her.
And if their purses were stolen at the market, they would also hope to have a capable girl like Miss Jiang to help them.
Besides, if they were asked to chase the thief, they wouldn't be able to run away. If they saw the other party holding a knife, they might not dare to go forward.
Thinking of this, everyone felt that Jiang Zhiluo was even more amazing.
Of course, because Jiang Zhiluo had just gone to help someone do a good deed, everyone gathered in front of her stall and no one took or stole anything.
Seeing Jiang Zhiluo coming back, everyone rushed over to buy malt sugar.
In this way, Jiang Zhiluo quickly sold out all the malt sugar.
Jiang Zhiluo was very happy to have an extra seven hundred coins in her hand.
Unexpectedly, they were sold out in the morning.
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After Jiang Zhiluo packed up her stall, she bought some tofu.
Tofu was not expensive in that era, costing eight cents per pound.
Jiang Zhiluo bought some tofu.
Ding Zhuang and his wife also packed a basket of mountain products for Jiang Zhiluo.
Jiang Zhiluo didn't want it at first, but they insisted on giving it to her, saying they would feel guilty if she didn't, so Jiang Zhiluo didn't refuse.
There are a lot of wood ears in it, which are big and fresh.
The mushrooms were fresh too.
He said he picked them on the mountain yesterday afternoon.
Jiang Zhiluo was still thinking about what dishes to eat with the cornmeal buns that Mrs. Cui would steam for lunch.
It’s just right for making a plate of Mu Shu pork. I also have cabbage at home, so I can make a plate of cabbage and tofu.
Two dishes for three people, or more should be enough.
Save the mushrooms for dinner.
Jiang Zhiluo thought of her dream last night and passed by the Graphite Academy. She climbed over the wall and quietly went to the back kitchen.
The appearance and arrangement of things in the back kitchen were just like in the dream.
And if you look closely, you can see that the house is very old and has been in disrepair for a long time.
In order to prevent anyone from entering at noon, Jiang Zhiluo locked the kitchen first.
Then she quickly went home.
Mrs. Cui had already fermented the dough and then went to work in the fields.
Jiang Zhiluo went home and looked at the dough rising on the stove. It was almost ready, so she started making cornmeal buns.
After steaming the cornmeal buns, Jiang Zhiluo began to wash and cut vegetables.
She wanted to prepare the meal early and call Cui Hejin out to eat at home before he finished his get out of class at noon, so that he could avoid going to the back kitchen.
If he didn't go to the kitchen, the students would naturally not go there either, and they could avoid danger.
When Mrs. Cui came back from the fields, she passed by the alley entrance and was stopped by her neighbor, Niu. She said, "Hey, Miss Cui, what delicious food do you make every day? Why does it smell so good?"
The Niu family's house is next to the Cui family's, but there is a piece of abandoned land in between.
But even so, Niu could often smell the fragrance, which was very tempting.
Sometimes the children at home would cry and ask for food when they smell something delicious.
Madam Cui smiled and said, "How could it be delicious? You know how poor our family is. We bought some pig's offal, and my daughter-in-law skillfully fried it with oil until it was fragrant."
When she heard the word "pig offal", Mrs. Niu showed a look of disgust.
No one really eats this.
"Your immortal son eats this stuff, and your daughter-in-law is really..."
Mrs. Cui's expression changed. "My daughter Zhiluo is the best. Before Zhiluo came, we couldn't even get enough to eat. Ever since Zhiluo came, I've felt much more relaxed. This child is considerate, sensible, filial, and capable of cooking..."
Mrs. Cui couldn't stand seeing others say bad things about Zhiluo.
When it comes to praising Jiang Zhiluo, he is eloquent and never stops.
Niu felt embarrassed and said nothing, but when she heard Cui praising her daughter-in-law like that, the corners of her mouth twitched.
Isn't this a compliment to your daughter? Even your daughter wouldn't be praised like this, right?
Everyone knows that the girl from the Jiang family is a fool with not much brains!
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Old Madam Cui returned home proudly carrying the basket. How could others know how good her daughter-in-law was?
She knew that the villagers were not bad people, but Niu was a gossipy person who liked to pry into other people's affairs.
But even so, she would not allow others to say anything bad about her daughter-in-law.
As soon as Mrs. Cui returned home and saw Jiang Zhiluo, her mood instantly improved.
"Zhiluo is back?"
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Well, mother, I just steamed some buns. I'll cook the dishes soon. I'll go to the school and ask my husband to come back for dinner."
"Isn't he having lunch in the school?"
Jiang Zhiluo said, "I just happened to have steamed buns for lunch, so I thought of asking him to come home for dinner."
"I sold all the maltose and earned 720 coins. I used a lottery to promote some of the maltose..."
Jiang Zhiluo chattered and took the initiative to share with Mrs. Cui the joy of selling all the malt sugar.
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