HLnovel Chapter 892 A Surprising Gift
Chapter 892 A Surprising Gift
Her hands trembled slightly as she untied the bundle.
After finally opening it, I was taken aback by the sight of the bundle full of food.
Heavens have come! Is this a huge bundle of food they've given us?
Moreover, what they gave us wasn't the coarse grains like bran cakes that we usually eat.
This gift is far too expensive!
Xu Erniu carefully picked up a cloth bag soaked in oil, opened it, and saw that it was full of spicy dried meat.
The jerky was glistening with oil, and its aroma, besides the spicy and numbing flavor, also had a hint of sweetness.
Xu Erniu swallowed hard, resisting the urge to pick up a piece and taste it.
She carefully put the cloth bag away and returned it to her bundle.
Then he picked up another cloth bag from below, this time containing fried dough sticks.
The deep-fried fruits, golden and shiny, are glistening with oil and exude a rich, crispy aroma.
As I was looking, I heard footsteps approaching.
She quickly put the cloth bag away, and before she could even tie the bundle, the person came in.
As soon as Bai Song entered, he smelled that familiar spicy aroma.
Looking at the two bundles on the edge of the kang, he only glanced at the dark blue bundle containing the chamber pot and other items before turning his attention to the red bundle.
He stepped forward in a few strides and opened the red envelope.
I took out the top pocket, opened it, and looked inside.
Hey, isn't this the jerky that Old Zhuang made?
After putting it down, pick up the second bag.
Old Zhuang had lied to him and said there were no more fried dough sticks left!
There's no way there's nothing left; there's still such a big bag of it.
He flipped through them one by one, until he reached the very bottom.
To his surprise, he found two snacks that he had never tried before.
I picked it up casually and popped it into my mouth to taste it.
Wow, this has a unique flavor!
That old man Zhuang is so dishonest!
They have such delicious food, yet they don't bring it out.
What a waste of all that grain he sent over!
Those calls of "Uncle Zhuang" were all in vain.
While eating, Bai Song complained about Old Man Zhuang.
He completely forgot that he came here to see the congratulatory gifts from his fifth uncle and the others.
Seeing that he couldn't stop eating, Chen Lao Er was afraid that if he finished eating, his wife wouldn't get a single bite.
He mustered his courage and walked up to Bai Song.
"Boss, look at these congratulatory gifts from Uncle Wu and the others. Can we accept them?"
Bai Song, interrupted, glanced at the contents of the bundle and said indifferently:
"Alright, take it. It's nothing valuable."
Consider this a small token of their apology to your wife.
That matter from before is now in the past.
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Lao Er.
"Take a look at these things, see if you can make them."
Old Zhuang, that old fellow, has excellent cooking skills.
They're just hiding it from me, refusing to do it for me.
It's always a struggle to get something good to eat from him.
If you can make these things, I promise you'll be treated well!
Upon hearing this, Chen Lao Er no longer cared about the food that had been eaten.
He went over and looked through them one by one, finally saying with a worried expression:
"Boss, it's not that I don't want to do it."
We don't have any of these foods!
Look at this spicy rabbit jerky.
Let's not even talk about spices like Sichuan peppercorns; we don't even have rabbit meat!
The last rabbit we had was eaten by stewed radish a long time ago!
And these fried dough sticks, just smell them, they're clearly fried in lard.
To get that sizzling, oily look, you'd have to use so much lard!
If we used the little bit of lard we had to fry these kinds of pastries...
It's estimated that even this whole bag won't explode.
And that…”
Hearing that he was going to continue, Bai Song raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Stop, stop, stop! Just say you can't do it!"
Sigh, looks like I'll have to go there more often in the future!
Seeing him like this, Chen Lao Er stood obediently to one side.
I felt a pang of heartache watching him stuff meat into his mouth.
Although it was the eldest brother who introduced him to Brother Lu and his group.
But the friendship was something he built up himself.
Is it a bit too much for the eldest to eat so much?
Look how thin his wife is; her face is almost bloodless.
Look at the boss's oily face!
Hey!
Perhaps it was because his gaze was too resentful that Bai Song couldn't eat.
"Hey kid, why are you staring at me like that!"
I ate some of your food, and you're so upset about it.
Alright, I'm not the kind of person who would take advantage of you.
I took everything with me except for that bag of candied plums.
"I'll have Yan Xu bring you a 100-jin bag of flour later!"
When Chen Lao Er heard about the 100 jin of flour, his eyes practically lit up.
"Thank you, boss! You really are the most generous person!"
The best thing I, Chen Lao Er, have ever done in my life is to follow you!
With you.......”
He showered Bai Song with flattery until his ears were practically calloused.
This kid is really honest; I wonder where he learned such a set of words.
I say it whenever I'm happy!
But they just keep repeating the same thing over and over!
He must have listened to it at least dozens of times.
But seeing Xu Erniu looking at Chen Lao Er with such admiration, he couldn't bring himself to expose him.
After all, they were newly married, and he couldn't undermine his brother's happiness.
Despite his discomfort, Bai Song picked up his bundle and headed out.
"Alright, you don't need to see me off anymore, just stay inside!"
After carrying his bundle out the door, Bai Song went straight to his room.
On the way, he didn't forget to instruct someone to send a 100-jin bag of flour to Chen Lao Er's house.
Back in the room, finding Yan Xu not there, he leaned against the quilt and began to eat heartily.
On the other side, Chen Lao Er and Xu Er Niu were overjoyed when they saw the large bag of flour that had been delivered.
Although those foods tasted good and were quite oily.
But in their current situation, having more food means having a better chance of survival.
Moreover, the flour that Boss Bai gave us was the best he could get.
Under normal circumstances, one pound of this white flour can be exchanged for several pounds of coarse flour.
Besides, they could also eat the dry rations distributed by the team on a regular basis.
This bag of flour is their family's grain reserve.
Chen Lao Er and Xu Er Niu looked at the pile of things in the room and felt completely satisfied.
With these things, they felt hopeful about their lives!
Meanwhile, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang were unaware of this.
The bundle of wedding gifts they packed resulted in the newlyweds receiving a large bag of flour in return.