Chapter 65: What do you want to do?
Originally, a group of people wanted to follow, but they were afraid of what Aunt He San would say, so they stopped and started talking about Mei Xue.
Is this important?
No, that's not important.
Uncle Shi looked at his fellow villagers with an angry face. He also came from the countryside and knew that it was impossible for everyone in a village to be harmonious with each other.
But seeing these people, he still felt very uncomfortable. They were all a bunch of people who couldn't stand others doing well.
None of them have much ability, but their conjunctivitis is quite serious.
The way up the mountain was not far, and soon we arrived at Mei Xue's yard.
As soon as I got closer, the aroma of wine came out.
Uncle Shi's eyes lit up and he ran into the yard ahead of everyone else.
When he saw the five large vats in the yard, he was so excited that he wanted to go forward, but unfortunately, he was stopped by someone.
"Hey, who is this? What's going on? Are you trying to steal some wine?" Grandma He knew they were coming up, so she had been waiting in the yard early.
But this person acted as if he didn't see him and ran straight towards the wine jar.
"Aunt He." Boss Zhao called people as soon as he entered the yard.
The person who led the way also saw the large wine vat in the yard. He didn't expect that they actually brewed so much wine.
Grandma He first sent the villagers away and then closed the gate.
"You're here just in time. Are you here on purpose to rush me out of lunch?" As soon as Grandma He saw the man, she thought of the five dollars and fifty cents.
No matter how I think about it, I feel unhappy.
"I'm sorry to have let Aunt He spend the money." Boss Zhao said in a flattering manner. As long as he liked this wine, it didn't matter if he suffered a little.
"Xiao Li, quickly bring over the gift I bought for my aunt. Haha, this is what I carefully selected for my aunt and Xiaoxue." He waved to one of his servants.
Uncle Shi couldn't bear it any longer. "Hurry up, there's also mine. It's a gift I bought for the elder sister. Bring it over here."
Mei Xue was cooking in the kitchen. With so many people coming at once, she couldn't just not give them any food.
She couldn't bear to eat meat, so she just fried some vegetables and eggs, but it took some time to cook.
She was busy cooking two pots at the same time and had no time to pay attention to the people outside.
After seeing three or four large and small packages, Grandma He put away the "harsh" look on her face and said, "Oh, you're here, so why bring a gift? My family doesn't have anything to give back."
After saying that, he quickly took it.
I took a quick look at the things inside. Hmm, they were pretty good. There were canned food, some pastries, meat, and a few packets of fruit candy.
These things are very precious, you have to collect them.
"Find a place to sit. Lunch will be ready soon. I'll go in to help Xiaoxue. You guys treat it like your own home." There is a huge difference between before and after receiving a gift.
"You're busy, you're busy."
So, Boss Zhao asked the four people who came up to rest on the benches under the osmanthus tree, while he and Uncle Shi started to smell the wine.
"Uncle Shi, this wine is good. It's really worth the price." After smelling it, Boss Zhao was so happy.
Uncle Shi also looked happy and said, "I tell you, you have to give me half of this jar of wine." Uncle Shi was a connoisseur of good things, and he was referring to the jar of wine brewed by Mei Xue.
"That won't do." Who is Boss Zhao? He knows his Uncle Shi very well.
"It's okay to leave some for you to taste, but if you take half, what will happen to Zeyang's store?" Who doesn't like good things?
"Oh, I only need half of this jar. Isn't there another jar here? If you think it's too little, you can just ask Xiaoxue to brew two more jars."
Uncle Shi was not willing to do it at all. Half was his limit.
He was willing to give up so much because he was the son of his old comrade-in-arms.
Upon hearing this, Boss Zhao was delighted, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that."
Mei Xue came out at this time and was about to ask them if they wanted to eat in the yard when she heard what Uncle Shi said.
"Uncle Zhao, Uncle Shi, the plums are gone, what can I use to make wine?" No one knew whether An Liang and the others had picked any plums today.
Logically speaking, the plums on the mountain should have been gone long ago, so she asked them to go up the mountain to look for them just to hold out for the third hope.
"Xiaoxue is here. You've worked so hard today." Boss Zhao looked at the plum blossoms with a smile. "How could the plums be gone? There are still plums in September."
Mei Xue really didn't know about this, but she didn't dare to agree, "Let's wait and see."
"By the way, the food is ready. Why don't you eat something first?" Since guests are here, just eat some vegetables.
"Okay, Xiaoxue, what delicious food have you made?" Mr. Shi reluctantly walked out from the wine jar. "Do you have any snacks to go with the wine?"
Mei Xue glared at Grandpa Shi and shook her head, "No, my family is poor, and we have some vegetables grown at home. If you don't like them, you can pack some wine and go to town to eat." Don't even think about eating her meat.
Hearing this, Mr. Shi was unhappy, "Fried greens can also be eaten with wine. Xiaoxue, let's eat outside. It's windy and cool."
"Oh, well, sit down. I'll get you some cups. Have a drink of water. I guess you haven't had any since you came here."
It's rare for Mei Xue to say a few more words, it's all for the money.
"Xiaoxue is still sensible." Uncle Shi had an expression on his face that said you are sensible.
I don't know how many years this sweet-scented osmanthus tree is, but it is growing very lush. After the light snow came, I gave it a lot of space water to drink. Now it is growing even more lush, and two tables can be placed under the tree.
There are flower buds hanging on the tree, which makes eating under the tree a special experience.
After entering the kitchen, Mei Xue took out a few plastic cups. These were bought after she arrived. She was afraid that others would use her cups to drink water, which she would dislike.
"The water in the well is drinkable, you can pump it yourself." After saying that, he turned and went into the kitchen.
After a while, the aroma of the food reached everyone's nostrils. Everyone had arrived early in the morning and had been hungry for a long time. Now when they smelled the aroma of the food, even if it was just vegetables, everyone was very greedy.
The rice was cooked in the pot first. It wasn't much, but it was enough for them to eat. While cooking, Grandma He was thinking about something.
I just didn't expect so many people would come.
Including Boss Zhao and Uncle Shi, there are seven people in total. They really want to eat their family out of money.
There were eggplants, beans, and a big bowl of fried chili peppers on the table, which went very well with rice.
I also fried some leeks and eggs and made some loofah soup.
Apart from the fact that there is no meat, the dish is very greasy and makes people's appetite increase at the first sight.
"Mr. Shi, would you like something to drink?" Mei Xue is not a stingy person.
She had taken some out earlier to save for grandma, and now it was just right to give it to them to drink.
"Yes, of course."
After asking them to sit down, Mei Xue took out some plum wine and gave it directly to Uncle Shi.
Then she went into the kitchen.
Why are you going to the kitchen?
Of course it’s eating meat.
Good things have to be kept for home. If she comes out to entertain them, it won't be enough. Mei Xue can't bear to give away the extra, so she'd better just hide it for herself.
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