PDLP Chapter 212: Dinner in the Courtyard
Chapter 212: Dinner in the Courtyard
Shopkeeper Qian raised his hands and begged for mercy:
"No, no, no, no, don't kill me. I can make you another mace. It's hot, why get so angry? Don't you agree?"
The man glared at Shopkeeper Qian coldly and then pulled the knife back from his neck.
Shopkeeper Qian was so frightened at seeing this that his legs went limp and he sat down on the ground, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
The man snorted coldly when he saw this.
"Humph, I'll give you three days. If you don't see the mace again, I'll use you to test the knife!"
After saying this, the man kicked away the shopkeeper Qian who was slumped on the ground and strode out the door.
At this time, in Moxiangzhai, the fool was checking the weapons that Jiang Yuwei brought back one by one, nodding from time to time:
"It's okay."
Jiang Yuwei looked at the idiot and shook her head helplessly. She couldn't remember anything else, but she remembered clearly the things related to Kung Fu weapons.
Jiang Yuwei thought that everyone had not eaten well these days because they were worried, so she might as well make more delicious food in the evening to reward everyone, and also invite Uncle Cai and Uncle Zhang to come to the courtyard for a gathering.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuwei drove the ox cart to the vegetable market to buy some. As soon as she arrived at the market, she happened to meet someone selling wild fruits.
Jiang Yuwei went forward and saw that they were actually nectarines and plums, so she hurriedly bought some and put them on the ox cart.
I went to the butcher's shop and bought some ribs, pork belly and shanks. As soon as I walked out of the butcher's door, I saw a stall selling seasonings, so I bought some more seasonings to store in the space.
After going around and buying everything, Jiang Yuwei drove the ox cart to the shop.
After parking the ox cart, Jiang Yuwei began to take inventory of the goods in the shop. At present, all the paperweights and hand-held ornaments made by Uncle Zhang and Ning Huaizhi were sold out.
There are only three sheets of gold-powder paper left, and they must be delivered to the second young master of the Xu family tomorrow.
There were ten dollars left on the floral paper, a lot of the yellow packaging paper designed by Jiang Yuwei was left, and only one series of the new sticky notes was left.
Most of the notebooks have been sold out, and only the samples are left on the counter.
Jiang Yuwei has been arranging everyone to make mechanisms in her yard and set traps on the mountain roads these days, so the papermaking work has been suspended for several days since the mulberry bark collected last time was used up.
The current situation is turbulent, and Jiang Yuwei dare not produce too many things, for fear that the people will run away before the things are sold out.
We can only wait and see and clear out the inventory before making a decision. If we encounter ambushes by bandits every time we enter the city in the future, I’m afraid we won’t be able to come to this city often.
After Jiang Yuwei counted the inventory, she asked everyone to clean up, fed Xiao Hei some bones, closed the shop, and led everyone to Ningjia Village.
Along the way, everyone held tightly onto the weapons Jiang Yuwei had given them, fearing that any further trouble might occur.
Fortunately, they returned to Ningjia Village safely. Jiang Yuwei thought that it was probably because they caught the bandits off guard last time.
So they were afraid and dared not to stop the car again. It was good this way, as they could live in peace for a few days. If they sold all the things in the shop as soon as possible, they could stay at home with peace of mind.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the courtyard, she said to Aunt Zhou:
"Aunt Zhou, please go back quickly and call Uncle Youcai to come to the courtyard for dinner. I will cook a few more dishes today so that we can have a good meal."
Jiang Yuwei turned around and grabbed Aunt Zhang and said:
"Aunt Zhang, please go back and call Uncle Zhang and Xiaoyun to the courtyard. I'll ask Daya to help me cook, and we'll start eating soon!"
Seeing this, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang smiled at each other, neither refused, and went home to call people.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei hurriedly ordered Ning Wan and Ning Zhao to help wash the vegetables, Ning Huaizhi to help cut the vegetables, and Ning Daya to help Jiang Yuwei and help cook.
Jiang Yuwei thought that there were many people here today, so she simply steamed two pots of rice for everyone to eat.
So he called Shazi and Tianhe to help light the fire and steam the rice.
Jiang Yuwei prepared a dish of sweet and sour pork ribs, a dish of stir-fried green beans, stir-fried shredded potatoes and a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, all of which are good dishes to go with rice.
Jiang Yuwei was thinking about today's dinner. There were many elderly people there, so she just steamed two carps and made a light dish for them to eat.
Jiang Yuwei looked at the people busy in the yard, and a warm feeling arose in her heart. She hadn't relaxed like this for a long time.
Ever since she learned that the bandits were heading south, Jiang Yuwei has been busy taking precautions. She is on edge every day, fearing that something might go wrong.
Especially after the bandits stopped the car on the village road, Jiang Yuwei felt as if she had returned to the doomsday she experienced in her previous life.
We have had enough of the days of fighting and killing, and now these peaceful and warm days are particularly precious.
Although Jiang Yuwei has experienced many unpleasant things since she married into Ningjia Village, most of the time they are heartwarming experiences.
Jiang Yuwei looked at the smiling faces in front of her and silently made up her mind to protect them.
With everyone working together, the six dishes and one soup were quickly ready. Jiang Yuwei sprinkled some secret thirteen spices into the bone soup and served it to everyone.
If these people want to save their lives now, they must improve their physical fitness. Exercise is one aspect, but diet must also keep up.
Ning Qiu was busy helping Jiang Yuwei serve the bone soup, swallowing her saliva as she served it.
"Sister Yuwei, your bone soup is really delicious. The color is milky white, and the taste is different too. It smells delicious! I'm going to drink two bowls later!"
Jiang Yuwei poured the soup while looking at Ning Qiu and said with a smile:
"You can drink as many bowls as you want, just don't drool in the soup!"
Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.
Ning Qiu blushed immediately upon seeing this. She stopped helping Jiang Yuwei to serve the soup and just sat down at the table, turning away and sulking.
Ning Wu saw this and quickly put down his work to comfort Ning Qiu.
"Sister Qiu, don't be angry, Sister Yuwei was just joking with you."
Ning Qiu turned her head to look at Ning Wu, then lowered her head with a red face.
"I'm not angry with Sister Yuwei!"
Ning Wu scratched his head in confusion and asked:
"Then, who are you angry with?"
Ning Qiu saw that Ning Wu was a fool, so he raised his head and glared at him fiercely, then stood up and was about to walk out, muttering:
"Brother Ning Wu! I'm mad at you!"
Ning Wu was at a loss when he heard Ning Qiu say this and stood up, saying anxiously:
"How did I make you angry? Sister Qiu, please don't be angry, okay?"
Ning Qiu saw Ning Wu's helpless look and burst out laughing.
"Brother Ning Wu, I'm mad at you for being so stupid! My dad has already arranged a marriage for me! And you didn't even know! Humph!"
Ning Wu got anxious when he heard this, and ran to Ning Qiu, grabbed her hand and asked:
"What did you say, Sister Qiu? Your father is going to arrange a marriage for you? Is this true?"