Farming with Taobao - C73

Chapter 73 – Nameless Dining Hall (23)

In the end, not only did Du Mumei dig out all the silver ingots from her purse, she even gave Li Yannian all the jewelry that she was wearing.

She probably thought that Li Yannian would say something polite, that it would be fine if she was willing to take some silver, or at least give the jewelry back to her. Who would have thought that Li Yannian, who was grinning from ear to ear as she gathered all the things into her own bag, would not feel embarrassed at all and even intentionally give Du Mumei a tall hat to wear.

“That’s right, true gold and silver, only then will you be worthy of your Miss Du’s name. As for your family’s coachman and that horse, even if we were to conveniently save them, we would not even bother to be careful with you. ”

Du Mumei fainted again with a clang, causing Auntie Li to jump in fright. “Eh, this girl, how can she be so young and have such an imposing manner, and not listen to even a word or two?”

Li Yannian was not worried at all, even the carriage had flipped from the road to the fields, and the carriage driver had knocked his head. Du Mu Mei was just biting her tongue, how could she be angered by his few words? From her point of view, she should have passed out from hunger. After all, he had been lying in the mud for most of the day. Not only had he not eaten the water, he had not eaten the grains of rice, and his face was covered in blood.

It just so happened that Mao Dou returned with Widow Hu. When it came to medical skills, Widow Hu did not know anything else. He was very good at some minor ailments, such as looking at herbs that could calm one’s mind. Entering the house, the Widow Hu first pretended to probe his pulse, and started to dictate a few common herbs in the village. As though wishing to hear that Li Yannian was willing to give her some copper coins, she grabbed the ingredients and prepared to send it over.

These two bowls of medicine earned him the price of two chickens. To Widow Hu, the Li family’s young miss looked more like her family’s rich god.

It was getting late to send the Widow Hu away. Li Yannian invited Auntie Li to stay for dinner. Auntie Li first evaded the offer, but after Li Yannian tried to persuade him, she reluctantly agreed. The two of them waited for Black Bean and Uncle Li to return, and made a simple dinner. The three dishes and the soup were all things Li Yannian had left outside, so no matter how much she tried, she wouldn’t be able to make them.

Fortunately, there were still pastries, cakes and other snacks at home. If they were hungry, they could still eat a few pieces of them.

Li Yannian hurriedly went to open the door, followed by Auntie Li who had a face full of blame. Before the two could even speak, she had already complained, “Why did you go out for so long? The children are waiting for you to have dinner, they’re all starving! ”

These words were said to the Uncle Li.

Black Bean laughed awkwardly: “Aunt, you can’t blame this on Uncle. I saw that the horse was pitiful, with a broken leg, I lied on the ground and couldn’t get up. Uncle said the horse couldn’t be saved, so I wanted to give it a try. Uncle helped straighten the bones and slowly brought the horse back. ”

Only then did the two saw that the Uncle Li behind them was indeed leading a horse, and had even helped to make a temporary support with a piece of cloth and a branch.

The Uncle Li didn’t have as much confidence as Black Bean and he didn’t dare guarantee anything. “If I just happened to break the bone when I fall, I would be like a human being when I take care of myself for one or two months, I would be able to recover very quickly. However, this horse has been stuck under the carriage for a long time, and has been struggling for a long time. Even if I raise it well, I won’t be able to be a horse driving a carriage. ”

He could not afford to keep the horse in a hurry, but his mouth would not be idle. A horse would require a lot of good nourishment, and no matter how rich the Du Family was, they would not pay much attention to a pony that could not be in a hurry.

No one present cared too much about whether the Du Family’s horses could be pulled around in the future. Auntie Li kept urging the Uncle Li to quickly tie the horses up and wait for them to start eating.

The two families had not eaten together for a long time, so the atmosphere at the table was very lively. As they chatted and laughed, Du Mumei was woken up. She woke up in a daze. Her waist was sore and her back was aching. The room was still so dark that she couldn’t see anything. Her brain took a long time before she realized that she had fallen to the Lee family. Her mouth was dry and her stomach was making noises. It was rather lively outside and when Du Mu Mei thought about the silver and jewelry she gave Li Yannian, she felt like she suffered a huge loss. With this money, he would be able to live comfortably in the Eastroad Inn for more than half a year.

“Someone, someone come!” She shouted for a long time, but no one heard her. She could only struggle out of her bed and fumble around for a long time. She should still be wearing her clothes. When she was able to go out to meet people, she slowly came out of the guest room.

As soon as Du Mumei arrived outside, she smelled the alluring aroma of food. She muttered to herself that there was nothing delicious in the countryside, so she stretched her neck and looked at the table. To her disappointment, the remaining plates on the table were empty.

Pui, even if I was so full, I wouldn’t be able to eat at the same table as these lowly people.

From where Auntie Li was sitting, she could still see the guest room. Seeing Du Mumei walk towards them timidly, he hurriedly pushed Li Yannian away: “Hong Dou, that girl has woken up. She is definitely hungry now, are there still any food left in the pot?”

Li Yannian nodded her head, and directly said to Du Mumei: “Miss Du, I will leave a portion of the food for you, it is still warm on the stove, I think Widow Hu will send the medicine soon too. If you eat empty stomach medicine, it will hurt your stomach, do you want to eat now?”

Du Mumei was afraid of starvation, and the little backbone she had earlier had been completely obliterated by the rumbling in her stomach. She did not make a sound and followed Li Yannian into the kitchen by default.

Li Yannian left some vegetables for her and fried a lotus egg for her. Fried to half yellow poached egg on the taste of the very fresh, that taste, the meal can’t be better.

At this moment, Du Mumei no longer cared about the simple and crude food. She carried a small bowl in her hands and found an empty place to sit down to eat.

“You …” Seeing the lard disappear into the bowl as soon as it got heated up, not even being able to get it out, Du Mumei felt even more wronged.

At home, she ate very little meat oil, even the soup had to be taken away by the kitchen maid. People said that to look after a girl was to look after a mother, and her mother was extremely thin at her age, so once she had them, she couldn’t go back. When she made new clothes to measure her waist area, the ruler would slowly relax as she looked at it. Ever since Du Mumei learned the meaning of ‘seeing a girl wants to see a mother’, she refused to let go of her belly and continued to eat sweet foods and dirty oil.

“What do you mean, ‘you, you, you’? It’s so fragrant to mix it up like this. If you don’t want to eat it, you’ll have to eat it. It’s already pretty good that the poor people are willing to give you oil. How about you try pouring the rice?” Li Yannian snatched the chopsticks from her hands and quickly stirred them. The top-grade lard mixed rice that could be said to be a delicious memory from her childhood was born.

Du Mumei was afraid that Li Yannian would force her out again, so since the sky was already completely dark, she could only endure the grievances and accept the bowl of food with a look of a young wife.

The first mouthful still endured the disgusting appearance before his eyes lit up, accompanied by a little bit of disbelief and doubt. Then, the second mouthful, the third mouthful … Du Mumei did not even bother to move the dishes, she only ate and finished the whole bowl.

“Delicious? You haven’t eaten, have you? ” Li Yannian laughed.

The dishes scattered on the table. Auntie Li helped Li Yannian clean the table, and just happened to be passing by while carrying a bowl. Seeing Du Mumei’s expression, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Du Mumei was embarrassed to say that she hadn’t had enough to eat. She wanted to wipe her mouth with a handkerchief, but found that her clothes were full of dirty ideas. Even the handkerchief in her arms was not spared. She had been hungry before, and the room was dark, so she hadn’t seen it at all. He noticed now that it was as if fleas had grown on his body, and his entire body was itching.

“Is there hot water and change of clothes? I want to take a bath. It’s too dirty. I gave you so much money, you can always take a bath, right? ”

Well, the one who gave the money was the boss. Li Yannian laughed: There is hot water, but there is no new bathtub, so you have to make do and use mine. “I’m afraid you won’t be able to wear my clothes, we’re just too different in size …”

Auntie Li suddenly interrupted: “I actually made myself a new set of clothes for the materials you gave me earlier. It’s completely new and I haven’t put them on yet, why don’t we dress her up first. I’ll wash the dirty clothes tonight, squeeze them dry, and put them on the roof for the night. The wind will probably dry them in the morning, and then I’ll change my clothes and give them back to me. “My wife isn’t that particular, it’s just that little miss shouldn’t be bothered by this old woman’s old clothes.”

As matters stood, what else did Du Mumei have to despise? With Li Yannian’s glare, she reacted quickly and thanked Auntie Li while holding back her anger.

Not long after everyone had their dinner, they busied themselves with the baths again. The whole family needed to shower, so Li Yannian boiled five pots of hot water in order to treat the whole family.

Du Mumei had also eaten and showered, so she finally stopped eating. The medicine sent by the Widow Hu really had some effect. They went up the third floor into the room, laid on the bed and fell asleep like a piglet. Even worse, she even knew how to snore.

Li Yannian was so noisy that she did not sleep the whole night. At night, she heard Black Bean getting up from bed and leading the coachman to the courtyard to settle a huge matter in her life. Her own family’s bathroom, which had the “Flushing Water” toilet, was locked up, preventing strangers from entering.

It was not until dawn when the roosters began to crow again did Li Yannian finally wake up from her daze.

“Eh, what kind of book is this? Why are there only so few? What’s the rest? ”

Hearing that, Li Yannian was shocked, and all the sleepiness in her body immediately disappeared. She opened her eyes and looked over. Du Mumei was holding the half-copied copy in her hand.

Du Mumei’s face was currently flushed red, just like a young lady who just saw her lover. She lovingly grabbed Li Yannian’s collar and asked, “What’s after, hurry up and write the rest, it’s too touching. Princess New Moon really isn’t easy, wuu … Wu Luohai is too infatuated! ”

What Du Mumei had said was precisely the copy of《 New Moon Griddle》 that Li Yannian had bought from the system. He had made necessary changes to the character and the time and background, and copied out the《 Moon Lovers in Love》. She had read in this era in the Gu family’s Bookstore. Although their frames are different and their words are not as melodious as those of the future generations, the tone and tenor of their words are pretty much the same. Li Yannian was not sure if she could sell the out. If this idea could work, then the system would have a lot of romance novels that could be used.