Chapter 49 - 49 Xie Heng Dislike Buns
The Chief Minister s Ferocious Wife
49 Xie Heng Dislike Buns
Guangqing Province was located in the south, and the staple food of the people here was rice.
Occasionally, steamed buns and such could be purchased from the markets or bazaar to satisfy their cravings, but they are not usually consumed on a daily basis.
When they saw Zhao Chuchu bring out the steaming buns, white and fluffy, the people who came to work couldnât help but swallow hard as they felt the pangs of hunger.
âVillage Chief, come and help me. I made these with quite some effort, so if you guys donât eat them, we wonât be able to finish all this food.â Zhao Chuchu appeared as if she was struggling to bring the plates out
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Niu Tongsheng quickly put down what he was working on and stepped forward to help.
âDidnât you say you donât have enough money? Why did you buy so much then?â Niu Tongsheng chided her in a low voice. âOther people will think you are deliberately shorting them on labor!â
âI have a way to earn more money. You guys worked hard, and you have to have enough to eat, am I right?â Zhao Chuchu said with a smile. âThere are more in the kitchen. Help me bring them out. Iâm not that good at cooking, and this is all I can manage for now. I hope they are adequate.â
âGirl, youâ¦â
When Niu Tongsheng saw that Zhao Chuchu was so straightforward, the remaining grudges in his heart also disappeared.
The family she came from was far from ideal, and her husbandâs family was too poor. If she didnât find a way to stand up for herself, there really was indeed no way for her to live!
âEveryone, come over to eat first. Iâll go find Junjun.â With these words, Zhao Chuchu left to find Xie Jun, who was still playing outside.
When everyone saw this, they turned to look at each other.
Finally, Niu Tongsheng said, âChuchu means well, come and eat. We will build the wall early tomorrow morning.â
This time everyone put down what they were doing and went to help bring Xie Heng out of his room.
Xie Heng couldnât help but sigh when he saw those white steamed buns.
He really didnât like to eat them.
The way Zhao Chuchu cooked now would starve him to death.
On the other hand, Xie Jun was quite happy to see that those steamed buns were on the table again.
On the one hand, everyone heard that Zhao Chuchu had broken the legs of the people from the Zhao clan, so they did not dare to take the food for fear that Zhao Chuchu would not be pleased. On the other hand, most of them wanted to save some to take back for their children to eat at home, so they became very awkward and restrained.
Zhao Chuchu figured out what they were thinking and proceeded to divide the steamed buns equally according to the number of people around the table.
Everyone was surprised.
âAlright, now itâs up to you to eat it or not.â Zhao Chuchu said. âBut donât worry, although Iâm not very good at cooking, I promise you wonât be poisoned by eating the food I made.â
Niu Tongsheng sighed. âThere is no one who acts like you in this village.â
Most people would prefer the help without having to feed them so as to save food for themselves.
Zhao Chuchu was different. If the help didnât dare to eat her food, she just went ahead and divided them up anyway.
Zhao Chuchu winked. âAfter eating my food, you wonât dare to be lazy when you work.â
Everyone laughed.
âItâs late. Please return to your homes. I still have some chores to do, and the work will not be done for a while. See you tomorrow.â
âAlright, weâll take our leave then.â
All of them wanted to take the food back to their children while it was hot, so Zhao Chuchuâs suggestion was music to their ears.
After everyone left, Zhao Chuchu cleaned up a bit and went inside the kitchen.
Xie Jun saw that Xie Heng was eating a steamed bun very slowly, and there was still more than half of it left, so he asked, âBrother, canât you eat anymore? Do you want me to help you eat it?â
Xie Heng immediately handed the steamed bun to Xie Jun as if it was some kind of poison.
Xie Jun was so happy he finished eating the bun in three bites.
Zhao Chuchu heard the sound from inside the kitchen and couldnât help but chuckle.
She realized that Xie Heng really didnât like anything that was not rice.
This was a difficult thing for her. Besides steamed buns, there were also noodles!
After all, under the circumstances, only these items would not cause too many suspicions.
As for meat, she was a little sorry that she could only eat them alone!