Chapter 32: Help
After flipping through the recipe, Lin Xi decided to make dim sum, not too fancy, the taste is better, and it should be able to sell. There are also people selling things in the town, of course, they are secretly traded, and Lin Xi didn't find anyone in charge, so she wanted to give it a try.
Thinking of the jujube paste yam cake made today, it should be able to please children, and the bean paste roll made last time was also good, Lin Xi decided to use these two to test the water first.
Early the next morning, Chu Sheng went to school, and Lin Xi went out with a basket. She didn't know where to sell things, just wandering around the town, when she walked to the entrance of the hospital, she saw two sneaky looks in a small alley on the side, and soon the two left separately, Lin Xi wondered if it would be a "black market", she walked over there, and sure enough, someone stopped her and asked her in a low voice: "What are you selling?" Lin Xi also whispered: "Dim Sum, do you want bean paste rolls?" The man waved his hand and left directly.
It's not good to be out of school, Lin Xi didn't have an idea for a while, and she swayed back and forth in the alley, so that her legs were sore, and she didn't open it. Later, a lady who sold eggs grabbed her, knowing that she was selling dim sum, and kindly pointed out: "Now the family is not rich, who spends this money, you can change something practical to sell!" Lin Xi didn't understand, this is not practical, what is practical to eat.
Lin Xi didn't give up, waited for a long time, and finally met a well-dressed woman, sold two bean paste rolls and a jujube paste yam cake, a total of three cents, and then deducted the fare for the tractor, if it weren't for this, Lin Xi would have done it in vain. The cruel reality shattered Lin Xi's illusion, and Lin Xi returned home dejected.
As soon as Chu Sheng came back, he saw the listless Lin Xi sitting in the courtyard in a daze, and noticed that his sister was in a bad mood, Chu Sheng asked in a low voice: "Sister, is something happening?" Lin Xi let out a long sigh and said the things that didn't go well, Chu Sheng was young and didn't have any good ideas, so he only persuaded Lin Xi: "Those people don't know how delicious the dim sum made by my sister is, sister, don't think too much, let's not go buy dim sum, if you are caught, it will be a big deal." Lin Xi watched the child try to phrase words, wanted to comfort himself, felt better, cheered up again and said: "Those snacks are for you to eat, if you can't sell them, you can cheapen yourself, it's nothing." In order to show that these snacks were really delicious, Chu Sheng wiped out half of them, and as a result, he couldn't eat dinner. Lin Xi was comforted, and the previous frustration dissipated.
Lin Xi took a break from his mind for a while, cheered up and prepared to go to Dr. Song's house to be a cook. Doctor Song is really this time, a piece of pork belly, a fish, six eggs, and three vegetables, Doctor Song pointed to these dishes and said, "I'll trouble you today, it's up to you to cook it." Lin Xi rolled up his sleeves and began to show his skills.
Towards noon, the guests arrived. Doctor Song politely led people into the door, little Doctor Song went into the kitchen to make tea, Lin Xi suppressed his curiosity, and when the dishes were ready, when she entered the house to call Doctor Song, she quickly glanced into the room, a girl in a blue cloth jacket lowered her head, and next to her was a woman in her forties, talking to Little Doctor Song, with a smile on her face and emotion. Dr. Xiao Song's face was slightly red, and he smiled and nodded vigorously.
Doctor Song wanted to stay with Lin Xi for dinner, but Lin Xi felt that he was embarrassed here, so he still declined.
The next afternoon, Lin Xi saw Dr. Song with a lost face, Lin Xi looked at his face, and asked tentatively, "What's wrong?" Dr. Song put the water cup on the table, and said angrily: "That girl didn't take a fancy to me, and disliked me for being short." "Doctor Xiao Song's height will not exceed 1.7 meters, it is indeed lacking, but the person is good, and the medical skills are also good, Lin Xi feels a little pity, that girl has no vision! Lin Xi had to comfort him: "Forget it, this kind of thing still depends on fate, your age is not too old, look for it again, you will definitely find a good one." Doctor Xiao Song glanced at Lin Xi: "When I was introduced, the matchmaker said that the girl was quite satisfied with my conditions, and that the flowers and rice were good, and I thought this thing could basically be done." If she hadn't fooled around, I wouldn't have prepared such a good dish, but unfortunately my piece of meat and that fish. "Lin Xi came back to his senses, this one is reluctant to eat those dishes!
After this incident, Dr. Song was more active in showing Dr. Song the object, but Lin Xi was ready to go to work. Chu Sheng was really not at ease, and his brows had not been loosened in the past few days. Lin Xi patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "I'm going to work, not to be punished, what are you worried about?" Chu Sheng looked at his sister's confident appearance and became even more worried, and said: "Sister, if you go to work, it is estimated that it is not much different from being punished." ”
The little boy said a prophecy, Lin Xi worked for a long time, and he felt that his waist was about to break, and he kept his head down and bent over all morning, who could stand it, seeing that it was almost noon, she had only done less than a quarter. She was also embarrassed to rest, and the people who had done more than her hadn't rested yet, so she naturally had to carry it.
Wang Xiaozhen, who was standing not far away, wiped the sweat on her head, looked at Lin Xi with a look of disdain, and said to Yu Linlin, who was drinking water beside her: "Look at it, this person will definitely be criticized today, and he has only done so much now, and the centimeters will be deducted." ”
Yu Linlin looked at the listless Lin Xi, put down the kettle, and said, "Hurry up, we still have a lot of work." I'll go to dinner in a little longer. ”
Looking at a large area of uncultivated land, Lin Xi was desperate. Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in front of Lin Xi's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that it was Chu Sheng, the little boy was panting, Lin Xi was startled, thinking that something had happened, why did he come back at this time? Chu Sheng took the farm tool in Lin Xi's hand and said to Lin Xi: "Sister, go to the meeting, I'll come." After speaking, he pushed Lin Xi away without saying anything and lowered his head to work. Lin Xi was a little stunned by this child, and when she came back to her senses, Chu Sheng had already done it, Lin Xi really had no strength, her palms hurt, and she simply stopped. Although Chu Sheng is a half-sized child, he still has some strength, and he has done a lot of work in half an hour. Lin Xi stopped him and asked him if he had eaten, Chu Sheng nodded and waved his hoe again. Lin Xi was hungry, so he took out his lunch box and began to eat.
Wang Xiaozhen stopped, beckoned Yu Linlin to eat, looked at Lin Xi, felt uncomfortable again, she pulled Yu Linlin to Chu Sheng's side, Yu Linlin was afraid that she would make trouble, and wanted to persuade her, Wang Xiaozhen said: "I'll just say a few words, it's okay." ”
Standing in front of Chu Sheng, Wang Xiaozhen gave the young man a smile and said: "Are you tired, you have to help with farm work at such a young age, Lin Xi treats you as a child laborer, if you can't do it, just say it, I'll help you talk to the branch secretary." Chu Sheng was still waving his hoe and ignored her. Wang Xiaozhen lowered her voice again and said, "Don't be afraid, this job is what she should do, and directing you as a child to work is like this? Chu Sheng finally stopped the hoe in his hand and coldly spit out four words: "your!"
Wang Xiaozhen was angry: "Why are you so vulgar and why do you speak so ugly? Chu Sheng gave a cold look, and what Wang Xiaozhen wanted to say choked in his throat. Yu Linlin saw Lin Xi who was walking this way, and quickly pulled Wang Xiaozhen away.
Lin Xi looked at the backs of the two of them leaving in a hurry, and asked Chu Sheng, "What's wrong?" Chu Sheng just smiled and said, "It's okay." Sister, let's go to dinner. Lin Xi was really embarrassed to let Chu Sheng work anymore, so he grabbed the farm tools and said, "You still have to go to class in the afternoon, go back early to rest, and I'll do the rest by myself." ”
Lin Xi insisted, Chu Sheng couldn't help it, and he had to rush back to class, so he had to put down his farm tools and hurriedly go back to school, hurriedly picking up a few mouthfuls of food, and the class bell rang.
In fact, Lin Xi couldn't do it anymore, his palms were grinding painfully, his shoulders were sore, and he was physically and mentally exhausted. However, Chu Sheng came back in time to help and appeased her grievances, the little boy was really caring and sensible. Looking at Lin Xi standing in a daze on the ground, someone let out a chuckle. Lin Xi turned around and saw Yuan He.
Yuan He asked with concern: "Is it a pain in your hand?" Why don't you wear a glove?" Lin Xi muttered: "How do I know, I have no experience." Yuan He chuckled again, reached out to take the hoe, and said, "Go aside, if you go at this speed, you won't be able to finish it in the dark." So saying, he took the hoe and swung it vigorously, and a pit appeared on the ground, and with his swing it was quickly turned over. Lin Xi knew that he owed a favor again this time.
In the end, there was a little bit of land left to plough, Yuan He returned the hoe to Lin Xi, pointed to the remaining place and said: "Dry slowly, grind until the end of the work, understand?" Lin Xi nodded clearly, Yuan He was about to leave, and heard a soft voice from behind: "Thank you!" He turned around and smiled at Lin Xi, revealing a few white teeth.
Wang Xiaozhen in the distance pinched the hoe, hating the root of her teeth. Secretly scolded: It's really shameless, hooking up with a man to work for her.
When a round of red sun was about to disappear, Lin Xi heard a sentence: "It's over." She shook her sore arm and said secretly, "Finally liberated." When she walked on the ridge with a hoe, Chu Sheng came to Lin Xi again out of breath, the ground that Lin Xi was responsible for had been turned over, and the ground was empty at this time, Chu Sheng was looking for Lin Xi around, and Wang Xiaozhen on the side snorted coldly: "Don't look for it, your sister has already left, someone has helped to do the work in the field, if you want to work, come early next time, the people who help with the work are coming in line, you come late, you can't even get the work" After speaking, he snorted coldly again, turned his head and left.
Chu Sheng clenched his fists, suppressed the anger in his heart, and hurriedly ran home. Before he got home, Chu Sheng caught up with Lin Xi. Lin Xi looked at him anxiously and asked him, "What's the matter?" Chu Sheng saw Lin Xi alone, smiled, and asked, "Sister, are you tired today?" I went to see the land you were responsible for just now, and it was all plowed. Lin Xi said: "Yuan Zhiqing came to help in the afternoon, if I rely on myself, I will definitely not be able to finish it, and I don't know what work will be arranged for me tomorrow?" After speaking, Lin Xi's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Chu Sheng lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and said, "Sister, I'll help you work at noon tomorrow, and we will leave school early in the afternoon, I can also come over and work for a while, don't worry." Lin Xi directly refused: "You are still young, these jobs are too heavy, don't come again at noon." Chu Sheng pursed his lips and did not agree. Lin Xi knew that his stubborn temper had been committed again, so he patted him and said, "Remember, don't run to me again." ”
Chu Sheng still didn't speak, Lin Xi still wanted to say something, and he got home. There was a person standing at the gate of the courtyard, it was the Tang branch secretary.