Chapter 68: Dinner

After sending Wang Yating and Qian Junsheng away, Daqiang came over with some things.

There were too many things, and they were divided into several packages.

Uncle Gu looked at the bundles of herbs on the ground and asked curiously, "Xiaoxiao, what are you buying these herbs for?"

Yuanxiao put down the mushrooms in his hand and smiled, "These herbs are dried and ground into powder. I want to make insect repellent powder to repel mosquitoes."

Chu Jiangping raised his eyebrows, "You also know this?"

He always felt that Yuanxiao was like a treasure, always able to surprise people.

"I've seen it in a book before, so I'll try it."

Even Uncle Gu and Chu Jiangping got involved, and more than 20 kinds of herbs were soon spread out in the yard, exuding a herbal fragrance.

Yuan Xiao used to like to make some warm and nourishing soups with some medicinal herbs, and he also liked this light medicinal smell.

The medicinal herbs only need to be dried, and then the ingredients will be processed.

Uncle Gu was rummaging through the medicinal herbs, and when he saw Yuan Xiao pouring out a basket of round fruits, his eyes lit up, "Xiao Xiao, what did you buy tung oil for?"

"I bought it to press oil."

Uncle Gu had just found some Chinese herbal medicines such as borneol among the medicinal herbs, and now seeing the tung oil, he was even more itchy.

"Give some of these herbs to grandpa, and grandpa will buy from you."

Yuan Xiao was stunned for a moment, "What to buy, grandpa, just take whatever you want."

Uncle Gu smiled and picked a few medicinal herbs. The rest of the ingredients should be available in the department store.

"Uncle Gu, you want to make ink?" Chu Jiangping asked.

Uncle Gu smiled and nodded, "It just so happens that the girl has several kinds of materials here, and my hands are a little itchy. The ink that the old man used before was all made by me. Now that the old man's eyes are almost healed, I will make it now, and when your eyes are completely healed, it will be just in time for you to use it."

Yuan Xiao was not a cultured person, but he knew the importance of pen, ink, paper and inkstone to literati.

"Grandpa, you are so amazing. You can even make ink."

Grandpa Gu sighed, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes. "Grandpa's hometown is in Anhui Province. The ink there is very famous. When Grandpa was very young, he moved his family to Beijing. Although he doesn't make a living from this, he has never lost the skill of making ink. It just so happens that your uncle Chu loves calligraphy and painting, so I make some from time to time."

Uncle Gu never married and had no children.

Seeing that Yuan Xiao was fascinated by what he heard, he asked, "Why, Xiaoxiao, do you want to learn? Grandpa will teach you."

Yuan Xiao waved her hands, "My hands are fine for cooking, but if you ask me to learn to make ink, I can't do it."

It is said that making ink requires a process of pounding, and her little arms and legs can't do it.

"Grandpa, show me what you have done, I'll see if I can sell it."

Uncle Gu laughed happily, "You little money-grubber! Okay, Grandpa will show you what he has done."

Calligraphy is still very popular in later generations, and parents like to send their children to learn it.

This is the national cultural heritage, and it cannot be lost. It's a pity that this area of ​​culture has not been fully developed yet, otherwise it would be great if schools could offer a calligraphy class.

Don't say it, with Chu Jiangping's level, it is not a problem to be a calligraphy teacher in school.

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"Your sister?"

Wang Yating clapped her hands and laughed so hard that her body shook. "That's right! Director He, my sister was a famous beauty in the area. You haven't seen her yet. If you see her, you will definitely like her."

Director He took a puff of cigarette, smoke overflowed from his nostrils, and his eyelids drooped.

"Okay, if I am satisfied, the position of accountant will be given to your man."

Wang Yating smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, as if she had seen the good days of Qian Junsheng after becoming an accountant.

She and Qian Junsheng entered Director He's house with a lot of bags and walked out empty-handed. As soon as she walked out of the door, Wang Yating couldn't help but complain about Director He's rummaging.

"Junsheng, how do you think we can get my sister out?"

Qian Junsheng put out the cigarette in his hand and said in a deep voice: "We will go to the county again tomorrow."

"My sister beat us out yesterday, can she see us tomorrow?"

Wang Yating thought of the last time, and her butt still hurt.

Qian Junsheng snorted coldly, "So tomorrow, we will go to your sister's house to apologize and invite her to the state-owned hotel for dinner." Qian Junsheng

is a person who will do anything to achieve his goals. What he wants is to satisfy Director He.

Send Wang Yazhi directly to Director He to finalize the marriage. The process is not important, as long as the goal is achieved.

Wang Yating was a little flustered, but seeing Qian Junsheng's determined look, she held back her words.

Thinking that Wang Yazhi might be pushed into a pit by her, she tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well. She woke up in the morning with a haggard face and two panda eyes.

She and Qian Junsheng ran to Wang Yazhi's house again.

Wang Yazhi almost wanted to sweep them out with a broom. Wang Yating had no choice but to bend her knees and kneel down with a thump.

Qian Junsheng claimed to be a scholar with gold under his knees, so it was impossible for him to kneel down.

But he also looked ashamed and apologized to Wang Yazhi.

Wang Yazhi was a soft-hearted person. Wang Yating knelt down crying, so she couldn't continue to make things difficult for her.

She dropped the broom in her hand and said, "No need to apologize, just don't come to my house in the future."

Wang Yating stopped crying and hugged Wang Yazhi's thighs tightly, "Sister, you and mom are my only relatives in the world. If you don't recognize me, then you want me to die, right?"

Wang Yazhi couldn't move and said impatiently, "Don't cry, you're making a fool of yourself!"

Qian Junsheng was also blushing at this time and stepped forward: " "Sister, we have reserved a table at the state-owned hotel, and we specially came to treat you to a meal to make amends."

Wang Yazhi paused, "You don't need to eat, just go."

Wang Yating choked, "Sister, it's just the time of a meal! One... no! Half an hour is enough. If you don't go, it means you haven't forgiven me yet."

Wang Yazhi glanced inside. Yuan Xiao had gone out to check the weaving and hadn't come back yet. Uncle Gu took Chu Jiangping to the hospital, and Yang Zhen was frying tea in the kitchen.

She hesitated, met Wang Yating's sincere eyes, and softened her heart.

"Okay, let go first, I'll go have dinner with you guys."

After Wang Yating let go, Wang Yazhi walked to the kitchen, "Zhen'er, I'm going out to have dinner, just at the state-owned hotel, tell Xiaoxiao when she comes back."

Yang Zhen was stunned for a moment, "Auntie, are you going alone?"

Wang Yating came up, "I'll go with my sister, don't worry, I'll send my sister back after dinner."

Wang Yazhi had just left with Wang Yating and the others when Yuan Xiao returned home.

She came here with Old Lady Yang, and it was decided that they would move today, so she would live here first, and someone would move the things in when the time came.

"Xiao'er, Auntie and your auntie went out, saying they were going to a state-owned hotel for dinner."

Yuan Xiao was shocked, "How could my mother go out for dinner with them?"

Yang Zhen also felt a little puzzled, "I was frying tea inside and didn't come out to see. It seems that your auntie wants to make amends for Auntie and said she would treat her to dinner."

Yuan Xiao thought this was simply the biggest joke of the century. Wang Yating and Qian Junsheng were snakes and scorpions. How could they sincerely apologize to Wang Yazhi?

She even forgot to put down the silk in her hand and hurried out the door again. Before leaving, she shouted, "If my mother and I don't come back in an hour, go to the police!"