CH 35.1

The rooster just crowed, and Xu He got up in the dark.

It was still dark outside the yard, and the dawn was getting earlier and earlier in late spring and early summer, and those who wanted to get out early had to race against the morning light.

Xu He went to the stove with an oil lamp in his hand. He was going to make breakfast and lunch for the two of them to take to the city. Zhang Fangyuan lit the fire under the stove, threw two big pieces of firewood into the stove, and then went to the backyard to feed the horse. Xiao Hei needed to drink enough water and eat enough horse grass before he could run fast.

When it was not dawn, Jijiu Village seemed to be unclear. There was a faint light in the sky that indicated the dawn, and the wilderness was quiet, and the slightest sound could be heard far away. The bamboo pole in the stove burned and exploded, and the bang sound could be heard by everyone in the corner of the village, so they knew that someone in the village had already woken up.

Not long after, Zhang Fangyuan, who was loading the whole cart, smelled the aroma of fried meat, which was particularly tempting in the pure morning wind. Zhang Fangyuan searched for the scent and found it. Xu He had already packed the fried meat into a food box.

"So delicious?"

Xu He glanced at the person who was staring at him with his hips akimbo, his eyes almost fell into the food box. He took the last meat with chopsticks without putting it in the food box, and handed it over to "feed the dog".

"The little celery at home is fried, you try it."

Zhang Fangyuan rubbed his hands, and quickly turned his head to take away the meat. The pork tenderloin was not sandwiched with fat, and the meat was firm, which was very suitable for stir-fry. But because there was no fat, you had to add oil to fry it yourself, so even if it tasted delicious, it was not considered a home-cooked dish among rural households, but the dishes from the restaurants in the city.

Xu He stir-fried the meat very tender, it didn’t look like lean meat at all. After eating it, the aroma of lean meat and ingredients remained, making him very greedy.

"It's delicious! Next time I go back from slaughtering the pig I will keep it for myself."

Xu He said, "Let's save some, it's a waste of firewood and oil." His heart bled after doing it.

Zhang Fangyuan took the initiative to close the lid of the food box: "Since you are a butcher, you have to take advantage of being a butcher, otherwise you will be at a disadvantage."

Xu He shook his head helplessly, but his eyes were gentle.

The two had a simple breakfast, drank some porridge, ate two steamed buns, and closed the door when the dawn broke.

The wild vegetables and pork were moved to the carriage together, and the couple sat on the front of the cart and shook the reins and set off for the city. Today was the day to go to the market in the city, and there were many more villagers going to the city than usual. In order to go early and return early, and saved money on the cart, they set off as early as those who went to the city to do business.

Zhang Fangyuan didn't pull anyone, the carriage couldn't carry it anymore.

It was only the beginning of the morning when the two arrived at the meat market.

"I haven't been to the stall for two days."

The butcher at the nearby stall looked the same, squatting on the stone pier, sucking noodles, watching the couple came to say hello today.

Zhang Fangyuan said with a smile, "I went to run some errands at home."

The butcher smiled. After Xu He helped Zhang Fangyuan cleaned up the stall, he pulled out his basket for wild vegetables, and took out two bundles of wild onions and two spring bamboo shoots, he heard from Zhang Fangyuan that the butcher at the stall next door was from the city, so he came back very early every time, and his fulang came to deliver meals at noon.

He carried a young spring bamboo shoot and small wild onion over there: "Some wild vegetables dug in the village were fresh, brother, take some back to taste."

The butcher quickly jumped off the stone pier, somewhat flattered, and quickly thanked Xu He.

This wild vegetable was not worth a lot of money, but for people who lived in the city and didn’t farm, they had to spend money to buy food. Even the wild vegetables that were commonly seen in the mountains had to go to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy them, people sent it directly, it was really precious.

Besides, everyone was a butcher who set up a stall to sell meat, and whoever could climb up to whoever couldn’t succeed, it was all about making friends.

"My wife said that she is going to buy some wild onions to make dumplings, so I can save myself from going to the vegetable market."

Xu He smiled slightly and nodded. He turned around and explained to Zhang Fangyuan, he asked him to send the remaining bamboo shoots and wild onions to the person in charge of the market, who was also from the city, and since he accepted his favor and paid less for the stall fee, he should also come and give him something.

Zhang Fangyuan frowned and agreed.

"Then I'm going out."

Zhang Fangyuan lifted Xu He's back basket: "Come back early."

"Okay."

The butcher next to him watched Xu He walked away, and he picked up his noodle bowl again: " Your fulang looks like a loner, but he was quite enthusiastic."

Zhang Fangyuan smiled and said: "He just doesn't like to talk, but he has a good heart."

While answering, he also put out the mountain goods.

"Hey, do you still sell products from the mountains?"

"The hunters in the village entrusted me to sell them."

Xu He went out with a basket on his back and didn't go to the vegetable market, but to set up a stall at the place where the bamboo shoots were sold before. In the west market, where people could come to set up stalls without paying fee, and there were many people here.

He spread out the stall swiftly, his heart was quite happy, he had been looking forward to sell vegetables like this, and now he finally did it.

Yesterday the wild vegetables were placed in a cool place, and they were sprinkled with water, so they looked fresh. Moreover, he was not like the old fritters of the villagers who sold vegetables all the year round. The wild vegetables they picked were very old, and the buyers had to pick them again when they bought them back.

Soon, women and fulangs came to look at the wild vegetables in front of the stall.

"It's tender and fresh, and it's freshly picked."

Fulang saw that the heads of the wild onions were rinsed clean, and carefully selected them: "Look at these wild onions, which are more comfortable to look at than the muddy ones."

"Yes, it will save you some troubles when you go back." Xu He took out a cut banana leaf from the basket: "Fu Lang, take two back, fry it with meat and make some dumplings are delicious."

Fulang nodded, picked two bundles and handed them to Xu He, who took them and quickly wrapped them in banana leaves, tied it with a palm leaf outside, and carefully put them into the vegetable buyer's basket.

Fu Lang nodded, picked two and tied them up Handed it to Xu He, who took it and quickly wrapped it in banana leaves, tied a palm leaf outside, and carefully put it into the vegetable buyer's basket.