101, Choice (3 more updates)
Xie Zhinuan smiled and gave a Routuan to Dahuang, along with two corn cobs.
A bowl of green vegetable soup, a crab roe bun, fried crabs, sitting under the eaves in this afternoon, taking bites, feeling content and at ease.
Xie Zhinuan nibbled slowly, glancing at the two animals beside her, her lips pursed in a gentle smile.
Li Hengyi felt somewhat restless inside, especially since Yuanbao was nowhere to be found and he couldn’t give orders or ask questions.
But then he saw Yuanbao running over with a basket, “Master, master, the pastries Miss Xie made have arrived!”
Li Hengyi heard this and his expression didn’t change, even showing a bit of indifference.
But he had already quickly gone to wash his hands and then sat at the table where Yuanbao was placing the food.
The five buns were not big, the green vegetable soup contained only a few leaves, and a dish of fried something or other.
“…”
Li Hengyi grabbed a pair of chopsticks, quickly picked up a bun, and took a bite of the familiar taste, his frown vanished in an instant.
His mood improved quite a bit.
The crab roe bun tasted really good, so did the green vegetable soup, not to mention the fried crabs were delicious beyond words.
Li Hengyi ate with focus while Yuanbao stood by, swallowing his saliva.
“Master…” he called out softly.
Li Hengyi looked up, his eyes on Yuanbao, hesitated for a moment, “Go get a pair of chopsticks!”
He could spare one bun for him, drink the green vegetable soup himself, and as for the fried crabs, since his body had just recovered and hadn’t fully healed, it was better to eat less of the cooling crab. He decided to give another bun to Yuanbao.
Yuanbao immediately burst out laughing, “Thank you, master!”
Overjoyed, he went to get chopsticks, grabbed a bun, and took a big bite, “Mmm, so tasty!”
It was fragrant and flavorful, particularly the rich taste of crab roe, and the bun skin was thin.
Miss Xie’s culinary skills were as good as ever; anything she made tasted so nice.
The fried crabs were exquisite. “Master, may I have some wine?” Yuanbao asked quietly.
Li Hengyi looked at him with a cold gaze.
Instantly feeling weak, Yuanbao said, “Just asking, just casually asking!” and lowered his head to hastily eat the fried crabs.
Duobao snorted coldly from outside the window.
So far, he hadn’t noticed that his younger brother had made rapid progress in Inner Strength, the same for the guards. He still despised these people for being so food-crazy that they didn’t care about their image.
Xie Zhinuan had another bowl of green vegetable soup and felt quite full.
The silly girl was still eating the fried crabs.
“…”
Xie Zhinuan thought that if she could get some vegetable oil, she could make some preserved crabs, or even sell them…
Most importantly, she wanted to sell to the guards across the way.
As Yuanbao said, they had money, didn’t lack money, and were extravagant with their spending…
When evening came, the girls brought over Kalimeris Indica and Xie Zhinuan told them not to pick wild vegetables anymore.
“…”
The girls were stunned, their faces turning pale with fear.
Although it was only ten or eight wen a day, it was still a significant amount of money. Their families could eat well because the girls could earn money.
“Don’t worry, I’ll tell you in a moment a way to make money!” Xie Zhinuan said with a gentle smile.
It wasn’t until the boys who chopped wood arrived that Xie Zhinuan said, “I don’t want your firewood anymore!”
Outside, several sheds were already piled up. No matter how much she burned, there was enough to last a long while.
“But you can go catch crabs for me, the ones from the creek. I want both big and small ones. For a bucket, you get fifty wen, both males and females!” While saying this, Xie Zhinuan persuaded them further, “If you still want to sell firewood, I can talk to the steward across the street, let you chop and sell the wood to them. But I can’t guarantee it will work out!”
The price she offered these children was much higher than the market rate.
Whether Yuanbao’s side wanted it or not, she couldn’t be sure.
Chapter 103