noffsinger Chapter 24 Yellow urine, spit it out.
Chapter 24 Yellow urine, spit it out.
The next morning, Lin Xi took out the white flour.
They added water to the flour to knead the dough and made steamed buns. Today they needed to make 23.5 jin of white flour, so the two of them got up half an hour early to get busy.
There were 705 steamed buns. If each person ate two for breakfast, there would be 699 elm seed steamed buns left.
Lin Xi boiled the three eggs left over from yesterday, one for each person, and the family ate their fill.
After all, I didn't eat much yesterday and almost starved to death when I got back. We're all living in ancient times where food and drink are plentiful; there's no reason for me to starve myself.
If there's food, you have to eat it first to fill your stomach!
The whole family, carrying large and small bags, set off for Pingyao County.
Zhao Chen had eaten an elm seed steamed bun yesterday and couldn't stop thinking about it. When Lin Xi and the others came to ride in the oxcart, he asked for another one to offset the oxcart fare.
However, this time he resisted the urge to eat it. Instead, he asked Gao Mengli to wrap it in banana leaves for him, and he planned to take it home for his family to try as well.
"They're here! They're here!!!" A customer who was squatting on the ground idly drawing circles saw the oxcart that Gao Mengli and the others were riding in from afar, dropped the wooden stick in his hand, and shouted.
Upon hearing this, all the surrounding customers ran over from the ground.
The dark mass left Gao Mengli and Lin Xi dumbfounded. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was a zombie outbreak, which was terrifying.
A group of people ran to the oxcart, some carrying buckets, some fetching water, and some carrying steamers.
If Gao Mengli and Lin Xi hadn't been holding onto the gauze wrapping the elm seed steamed buns tightly, these customers would have almost snatched them away as well. What's the difference between that and throwing hot buns at a dog!
The two quickly went to the spot from yesterday, and the customer who helped them quickly showed his face!
"Boss, look at me! I helped carry the water, so sell me one more!"
"Boss, look at me! I helped with the fire, so sell me one more!"
"Boss, look at me!..."
For some reason, Gao Mengli suddenly remembered the song "Ant Teeth Hey," and while her mind was replaying the customer's words, the melody of the song kept playing in her head...
Hello, look at me, what are you afraid of...?
The customers were more enthusiastic than the owner, which was almost overwhelming.
Gao Mengli quickly waved her hand to reassure the customers who had shown their faces, "Okay, okay, we've all remembered. Line up quickly, and each person who helps can buy three."
Instantly, the chaotic queue straightened into a neat and orderly line!
They started buying the cornbread one by one in an orderly fashion.
Customers who had come from the city stomped their feet angrily when they saw the queue.
I only need to use the restroom once I wake up in the morning, and by the time I get there, the boss has already arrived, and the line is incredibly long.
I quickly ran to the back of the line, hoping that I could buy something today like I did yesterday.
After selling out one basket of steamed buns, Gao Mengli quickly filled the bottom layer of the steamer with the cooled buns to ensure that they would be heated long enough so that everyone could get a warm elm seed bun.
Just as the cornbread was half sold, two men carrying stomachs ran out of the city.
The two of them didn't wait in line. Suddenly, they lay down in front of the elm seed steamed bun stall and began their performance.
"Oh dear, we got sick after eating your elm seed steamed buns yesterday! You're not only robbing us of our money, you're also taking our lives!"
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise and confusion in each other's eyes. Could their acting be any worse?!
The customers queuing around them started discussing it.
"What's going on? I bought some cornbread yesterday and there was nothing wrong with it."
"Exactly, these two don't look like good people. Could they be trying to scam us?"
Gao Mengli frowned, walked forward, looked at the two people lying on the ground, and questioned them in a deep voice: "You two, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Our cornbread is clean and hygienic, how could you get sick from eating it?"
One of the men clutched his stomach and shouted, "We're in terrible stomach pain because we ate your cornbread! Look at my brother, he's fainted from the pain! It must be because of your food that he's like this."
Gao Mengli stood up and looked at the fat man pretending to be dead next to her with a half-smile. His eyelids were moving like that. If he wanted to pretend to be dead, he should at least be more professional. He had already been exposed, but he was still indulging in his acting skills.
Da Niu was frantic with worry. How could his parents be so calm, just standing there motionless? The man had fainted! What were they going to do?
Not only did Da Niu want to know what to do, but the two people lying on the ground performing also wanted to know what to do when Gao Mengli and Lin Xi remained unmoved.
These two bosses are a bit dense. Shouldn't they pay them compensation to avoid further trouble?
The surrounding customers also stood around them in silence.
Suddenly, a burly man with a full beard pushed aside the "encirclement," his rough voice unusually loud in the otherwise silent environment, "Get out of the way, my urine is yellow, let me wake him up!"
After saying that, he was about to take off his pants.
Gao Mengli quickly pulled Lin Xi back two steps and covered Lin Xi's eyes with her hands.
Da Niu stared blankly at his mother's actions, completely bewildered.
His heart was screaming, "My God, this is outrageous! This is outrageous! What you should be covering up is your own eyes!"
The man on the ground, hearing someone about to stab him, stopped pretending, quickly opened his eyes, and pulled his brother to his feet. This man had no sense of martial ethics.
After the two men who had tried to extort money stood up, they looked embarrassed, and the people around them burst into laughter.
The bearded man pointed at them and yelled, "You two scoundrels, you were doing just fine selling your 'sex buns' in the city, what kind of despicable things are you doing here? Even if we actually ate the elm seed buns and got a 'shrimp jelly combo', we'd be happy. Get lost, don't delay us from buying the elm seed buns."
Seeing the bearded man's menacing face, which seemed to say "I'm not someone to mess with," the two men dared not utter a word.
They grabbed each other and ran into the city as if their lives depended on it; they couldn't afford to mess with them.
"Hey boss, do you think I did a good job? I was late today and couldn't help with the opening. Can I buy one more?" The bearded man said expectantly.
Gao Mengli raised an eyebrow. "Big brother, you're so righteous. Just don't look at them with that affectionate gaze."
"Alright, thanks for your generosity, brother. I'll sell you five today, and it'll be the same in the future!"
Gao Mengli's words made the bearded big man beam with joy, and he thanked her repeatedly.
The other customers in line were kicking themselves; they should have "stepped in to help."
Miscalculation, miscalculation.
Seeing the bearded man carrying five elm seed buns, they beat their chests in regret.
If we're talking about yellow urine, theirs is definitely yellower than a full beard.
Next time, if anyone dares to cause trouble again, they will definitely be the first to attack them.
They would rather die than miss such a good opportunity.