Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 177 Just Close the Business

"Sister, these Chinese medicinal herbs can be combined to create such a delicious taste!"

"Of course, some herbs can actually be used as seasonings."

At this time, the four Xuyuan siblings were enjoying today's delicious food at the table.

"Big sister, is this really pig offal? Pig offal is so dirty, but it tastes so good when cooked."

"These eggs are also delicious when boiled, much better than hard-boiled eggs."

There were many fruits and they ate while praising them.

Xu Yuan laughed: "Don't you even look at whose craftsmanship it is?"

"Indeed, anything edible tastes good in Sister's hands."

"Besides, we can do another deal." Xu Zhi looked happy.

"Braised pork offal?" Guozi asked curiously after swallowing a piece of pig intestine that he had been chewing for a long time.

"of course not."

"These pig offal are so troublesome to handle, even more troublesome than handling fish. Why would I waste my time? I can just eat them myself."

If I hadn't seen the pig offal being almost cleaned by the butcher, I definitely wouldn't have bought it.

Many people wonder: "If you don't buy pig offal, should you buy braised eggs?"

"But now is the time to hibernate. Who would sell eggs? After all, they are food for the winter." Guozi picked up the bowl, picked up a piece of pig intestine covered with soup, mixed it with rice, and finished the rice in the bowl in two or three gulps.

Make a wish: "Guess again?"

"Oh, I see." Many people patted the table excitedly, "Is that the thing wrapped in gauze?"

"Yeah." Xu Zhi nodded, confirming many issues.

"So in the next few days, I will prepare the dosage of Chinese medicinal materials, and you two will be responsible for putting them into gauze bags, and Xiaozhi, you will be responsible for sewing the gauze bags."

"The quantity you need is quite large. As for the gauze bags, Xiaozhi, you can ask Juanhua and the others for help. I won't ask them for help in vain. I'll charge one penny for ten gauze bags."

After making a wish, he immediately thought of what everyone was going to do.

Xu Zhi nodded happily.

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Lin'an County

Unlike the peaceful Hsinchu Village, it was snowing heavily here. There were no pedestrians walking on the streets and all the shops on the street were closed.

The only shop that has not closed yet is Fumanlou.

"Old Hu, why don't you just close the store? No one is coming into the shop." Gao Zhenghai was sitting at a table, picking up peanuts with chopsticks and chewing them until they were crunchy, with a fire basket at his feet.

"Lao Gao, what are you talking about? Just because there's no one here at this time doesn't mean no one will come all day. Let me tell you, recently all the young masters from the academy have been here to patronize us."

"Don't people in the academy go out in the afternoon? Then you might as well open the door later so you can stay in bed and warm up for a while."

Shopkeeper Hu shook his head: "No, that won't work. I can't get up even though it's warm. Speaking of this earthen kang, it's really warm. I have to say that you really know what's good. I almost missed out on such a good thing."

"Of course, my vision is first-rate."

Two people sat at the table, chatting and watching the wind and snow outside.

"Why do I feel that the snow is getting heavier?" Hu Zhanggui looked out the window and couldn't help but ask, then stood up and walked towards the door.

Gao Zhenghai followed closely behind.

"I think so too. It's snowing a lot harder than when I first came here. Look at the steps. Just now the snow was on the second step, but now there are only three steps left."

"No, I have to go back. I'm afraid it will rain heavily and the road will be difficult to walk on." Gao Zhenghai picked up the umbrella that was placed aside and gathered his cotton coat. "Lao Hu, I'm leaving first. We'll talk next time."

Gao Zhenghai opened his umbrella and walked down the stairs carefully.

"Snapped"

"Ouch."

In the blink of an eye, Gao Zhenghai was lying in the snow, and by the time he came to his senses, he was done.

"Hey, here's my umbrella."

The umbrella fell to the side and was blown away by the wind.

Seeing this, Hu Zhanggui quickly put a piece of rag on his shoes, carefully walked down the stairs, and helped Gao Zhenghai who had fallen to the ground.

"Old Gao, did you fall anywhere?" Hu Zhanggui reached out and brushed off the snow on Gao Zhenghai's body.

"Fortunately, the clothes are thick, so I don't feel any pain."

After being helped up, Gao Zhenghai stood up and held Hu Zhanggui's arm tightly. The snow had already reached their calves.

"By the way, wait a moment, I'll get you an umbrella."

Hu Zhanggui entered the shop, went to the counter, and took out an umbrella.

"Thanks, Lao Hu. I'm leaving now."

"Walk slower."

Hu Zhanggui stood in front of the door and watched a figure holding an umbrella walking slowly through the snow pile. He didn't see the figure until he disappeared. Then he turned around and went back to the shop.

There was only Hu Zhanggui in the store, and only Chef Wang was left in the kitchen. The others had all gone home, and there were not many customers, so there were not many people left in the store.

Hu Zhanggui was bored and saw the storybook on the counter. It was the storybook Gao Zhenghai brought when he came over just now. He said it was for his own entertainment and that it was a very popular storybook recently and many people were scrambling to read it.

"There are no customers coming anyway, so just take a look." Hu Zhanggui picked up the storybook and started flipping through it.

Time passed gradually.

Chef Wang, who was in the kitchen, was also free. He prepared some vegetables, meat, ginger, garlic and other portions for three or four people. Then he went to the stove that was used to cook for the waiters and cooked himself a bowl of noodles with plenty of ingredients.

He ate contentedly. As for the shopkeeper, he would come in and call him if he was hungry. The food was still a little hot, so he sat on the threshold of the back kitchen door, enjoying the wind and snow outside while eating noodles.

"The snow is still falling heavily. It's a bit cold." He carried the noodles into the kitchen.

After finishing the noodles and washing the bowl, I heard the bell of the academy.

I got up, stretched my body, and prepared to take on the work.

But after waiting for a long time, the shopkeeper never came in to announce the dishes.

It shouldn't be.

It’s been so long.

After thinking for a while, Chef Wang stood up and walked towards the front hall.

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"The shopkeeper's!"

"Clap" sound.

It immediately woke up Hu Zhanggui who was sleeping on the table.

"What, what happened?" Hu Zhanggui raised his head in fright, and subconsciously wiped his mouth with his hand. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly put it down.

"Hey!" Seeing Chef Wang almost hit him in the face, his mind, which was not fully awake yet, suddenly became clear.

"Are you going to die?" Hu Zhanggui quickly moved his chair back, away from the big face.

"Boss! Close the shop and go back."

"What the hell! Ouch!" Hu Zhanggui thought he was hallucinating, pinched his thigh with his hand and cried out in surprise.

"I say, close the shop and go home. No one will come. If it's any later, we won't even be able to go home. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to go home first. There's some cooked noodles in the pot for you. Eat them. You should go home early too."

"Old Wang, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I can't explain it to you clearly. Go outside and take a look."

After saying that, Chef Wang ran out of the door without even looking back, without even opening an umbrella.