sbdcsierra Chapter 47: I'm not selling this because my arm is sore.
Chapter 47: I'm not selling this because my arm is sore.
"Are Mother and Uncle back?" Gao Mengli's voice rang out behind Lin Xi.
"Okay!" Lin Xi nodded.
He's back, but his uncle seems a little "unwilling" to come into their house.
Seeing Jiang Yuandao's reaction, Lin Xi twitched his lips. He suddenly realized that the original owner must have also hit his uncle.
He mentally muttered "weirdos" about the original owner of this body, then gave Jiang Daoyuan a bright smile, "Uncle, come in and sit down!"
But Jiang Yuandao remained unmoved, unable to take a step forward, his eyes fixed warily on Lin Xi, without saying a word.
Jiang was secretly anxious, but she couldn't budge the person in front of her.
She glanced at Lin Xi out of the corner of her eye and, seeing that her eldest son wasn't angry, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Gao Mengli set out the bowls and chopsticks, and seeing Lin Xi still standing at the door, she walked over.
Seeing the two people locked in a stalemate at the door, and Jiang Yuandao watching her and Lin Xi with a wary expression, her lips twitched. It seemed she would have to give this man a "hard" meal. "Uncle, one or two invitations are polite, but a third invitation is..."
Jiang Yuandao saw Gao Mengli give him a sinister smile, and he instantly cowered, shrinking his head back.
He can run away now, but he's afraid these two will get into trouble and attack his house, which could harm his wife and children.
He glanced at his older sister, who had vouched for him, before following closely behind Jiang into their courtyard.
"Grandpa, you're finally here! We've been waiting for you to eat!" Da Niu ran over to greet him as soon as he saw him come in.
Jiang Yuandao was a little taken aback by Da Niu's enthusiasm, and awkwardly forced a smile in response: "Hey, Da Niu, good boy."
Da Niu is also unfortunate, having such unreliable parents.
He quickly put the basket off his back. "There are 147 eggs here..."
The meaning is clear: hurry up and give me the money, he wants to go home, he can't stay here for another second.
As for the meal that Da Niu mentioned, he didn't even dare to think about it, so he automatically ignored it.
"Uncle, the food is all ready. We've been waiting for you to come so we can all eat together!" Lin Xi tried to pull her uncle to sit at the table, but Jiang Yuandao quickly dodged her.
"No... I'm not eating anymore, I'm in a hurry to get back!"
He just wants the money and to get out of here.
Gao Mengli covered her mouth and chuckled, "You won't get paid if you don't eat!"
Mother, come sit down and eat.
"Da Niu, go to the old house next door and call your third aunt over for dinner."
Jiang Yuandao pointed excitedly at the two men; he knew they had ill intentions.
He was foolish enough to believe his sister's lies and followed her with eggs on his back.
It was truly like throwing a hot bun to a dog—it was a one-way trip.
He looked at his sister with a wronged expression, accusing her of lying and deceiving him.
Jiang looked bewildered and embarrassed. She thought the two had reconciled and wouldn't renege on their debts, so why were they still like this?!
That was a miscalculation.
As for meals, she automatically ignored them.
Upon hearing the mention of money, Gao Mengli gave Lin Xi a look, and Lin Xi immediately understood.
He immediately took out a string of coins from his money pouch, took out two, and handed the remaining 98 coins to Jiang Yuandao, saying, "Uncle, this is 98 coins, the money for the eggs. If you're worried, just take it."
Jiang Yuandao stared at the money handed to him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take the money. Seeing that the two people didn't do anything else, he confidently accepted it and carefully counted it. It was indeed 98 coins.
He looked up at Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, his wariness easing slightly. "This...you really gave me money?"
Once the money is given, it can't be taken back!
Gao Mengli smiled and said, "Uncle, of course we keep our word. We were just joking with you earlier, please don't take it to heart. You've come all this way, how could we leave without letting you have a meal? The food is all prepared, please stay and have a meal, and try our cooking."
Jiang then realized that her eldest son's family had really invited them to dinner! She had been craving her eldest son's food for a long time. After all, the feeling of being tempted by the aroma every day but unable to eat it was unbearable, and only she could understand the burning pain in her heart.
Jiang, drooling, quickly chimed in, "Yes, little brother, you should stay. Mengli and Linxi have really changed for the better, don't worry."
The last sentence was whispered in Jiang Yuandao's ear.
Jiang Yuandao scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly; he had just suspected the other party of trying to renege on their debt.
Now, if someone invites him to dinner, it would be impolite for him to refuse.
"Well... alright then, I'll stay and have a meal."
The main thing was that as soon as he entered the courtyard, there was a wonderful aroma, a delicious smell he had never encountered before.
However, my attention had been focused on the two men from the Lin family's eldest branch, so I hadn't paid much attention to them before.
Now that he was officially staying for dinner, the aroma was so irresistible that it filled his nostrils and made him dizzy with its fragrance!
The group sat down around the table. Jiang Yuandao looked at the meat, white rice, and cornbread on the table.
He stared wide-eyed at his sister, his face filled with shock.
Is this the last meal? Why are you eating so well?
Jiang knew that the two of them had always been extravagant spenders, and she knew that they had always eaten very well, but she did not know that they ate this well.
As for their wasteful spending, she dared not say it to their faces.
Regardless of whether she says it or not, these two are stubborn and will never eat black cornbread.
As long as you know how to make money, every day is like Chinese New Year.
Da Niu ran back from next door, "Dad, Mom, Auntie isn't coming..."
His third aunt refused to come over for dinner no matter how much she pleaded, saying she felt bad.
There was nothing he could do.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi nodded, indicating that they understood.
Lin Xi turned and went to the kitchen, scooped out half a bowl of rice, added some vegetables, two egg pancakes, and four elm seed steamed buns.
Then he handed it to Da Niu, saying, "Take it over to your third aunt and the others to eat, and call your grandfather over for dinner."
Da Niu took the food and ran out in a flurry.
When Lin Yong heard that he was being invited to dinner, he was furious and quickly grabbed Da Niu and ran to the next restaurant.
I was afraid that if I was slow, I wouldn't get to eat!
"Brother-in-law!" Jiang Yuandao felt more at ease when he saw Lin Yong coming over.
Several people carried the rice, staring at the dishes on the table. Although it smelled delicious, they dared not pick it up.
Because it contains medicinal herbs, chili peppers, ginger, and other things.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, along with Da Niu, were showing off their food like crazy. The more work they did, the hungrier they got, and the more delicious the food tasted!
Who can resist those mouthwatering "mukbang" videos?
This made the other three exchange glances, and they quickly tried picking up a piece of green pepper and shredded pork with their chopsticks and putting it in their mouths.
Instantly, I was amazed by the taste of shredded pork with green peppers.
The unique spiciness and aroma blend together, stimulating the taste buds—it's incredibly delicious!
So the three of them stopped being so reserved and started showing off their food like crazy!
Even the oil and grease at the bottom of the plate were wiped clean by Jiang Yuandao and Lin Yong with cornbread and put in their mouths!
Jiang was also very fond of it, and turned to look at Lin Xi and his companion, "Eldest son, your elm seed steamed buns are really delicious, why aren't you selling them anymore?"
She heard from Da Niu that his parents now only sell locust flower egg pancakes.
It would be a shame not to sell these elm seed steamed buns.
"Oh, Mom, we don't want to sell elm seed steamed buns. Although it's profitable, our arms ache from kneading the dough." Lin Xi complained. Kneading 40 jin of white flour every day makes her hands very sore and it's exhausting. She kneads them silently, so she doesn't want to sell them.
Jiang was secretly shocked and muttered to herself, "These elm seed steamed buns are so profitable, why are you saying you're not selling them because your arms are sore?"
This is better than carrying heavy loads at the dock all day, suffering from back pain, for only 22 coins.
Jiang: ...
Lin Yong: ...
Jiang Yuandao...