Chapter 43 Roll up Cheng Huai’s sleeves

Author: Mu Shenghua

Chapter 43 Roll up Cheng Huai’s sleeves

The hot temperature came from the palm of her hand. Jiang Miao closed her eyes and fell asleep soon.

The sound of even breathing came from beside him, and Cheng Huai couldn't help but frown and look at her, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes.

But he didn't grab her hand anymore, and fell asleep quietly.

Jiang Miao slept soundly that night. When she woke up, she found that she was still holding Cheng Huai's hand, and nodded with certainty.

Sure enough, the reason she couldn't sleep well the day before yesterday was because there was someone missing next to her.

However, the big bed is really comfortable to sleep in, not crowded at all.

She got out of bed, and Yu Ying was already lighting the fire behind her.

Jiang Miao glanced at the kitchen, "Mom, do you want to make steamed buns today?"

"Let's do it. Go to town tomorrow and sell the steamed buns. You and Cheng Huai will buy some meat and come back. Mom wants to try making meat buns."

Now that the bun business is booming, she has to seize this opportunity to make more money.

"Is Aunt Cheng home?" someone shouted outside.

"At home!" Yu Ying put down the tongs and pointed at the stove, "Miao Yatou, help my mother watch the fire."

Jiang Miao nodded, and Yu Ying patted the dust on his hands and went out.

After a while, Cheng Huai came in to help Jiang Miao light the fire and asked her to wash up first.

Jiang Miao handed him the poker and ran to wash up. After washing, she quickly ran back and asked curiously: "Cheng Huai, did you sleep well last night?"

The man's eyes flashed quickly, and then he looked at her with a slightly condensed expression, unable to guess what she was thinking.

"Yeah." He turned around and continued to light the fire.

Jiang Miao felt relieved and said with a smile: "I slept well too." She quickly looked at his loose hair and said, "You go wash your face, I'll take care of it here."

Cheng Huai stood up and went outside to wash up. Yu Ying also came over with Dabao and Xiaobao who had woken up, and asked Cheng Huai to wash their faces before entering the kitchen.

Jiang Miao turned around and said, "Mom, who is looking for you?"

Yu Ying added a piece of firewood, "Dagui came to see him and said that he was getting married at the end of the year. Now his family is planning to build a new house. He asked Cheng Huai to help when the time comes, and others in the village will also go."

Jiang Miao nodded. Dagui helped Cheng Huai go up the mountain to cut down trees a few days ago. Now that he is building a new house, he naturally wants to help.

After breakfast, Cheng Huai went to the village chief's house to help.

The most important things to build a house are wood and soil, so the helpers were divided into two groups. One group went to the mountain to cut trees, and the other group stayed to pick up soil and mix it.

Cheng Huai was among the group who went to the mountain to cut down trees. He went home and took an ax and a kettle.

Jiang Miao helped Yu Ying knead the dough at home and looked after the two children. Yu Ying took her clothes and went to the river to wash them. When she came back, she saw Aunt Zhang standing at the door cursing people, saying that her chickens had been stolen.

Yu Ying asked kindly and concernedly: "What's going on? Did you count it wrong?"

Aunt Zhang was so angry: "There are twenty chickens in total. I counted them several times and they were all nineteen. You damn thief, you'd better not let me catch him, or I'll tear his mouth apart!"

"Look around again, maybe it's in some nook and cranny."

Without saying another word, Yu Ying walked away holding the wooden basin.

After returning home, Yu Ying hung up her clothes to dry, turned over the dates in the dustpan, and moved a low stool to sit next to the ginger seedlings.

"Girl Miao, I went out to walk around Aunt Zhang's house recently." Yu Ying reminded her.

Jiang Miao raised her head in confusion: "What's wrong, mother?"

Yu Ying shook her head and said calmly: "It's okay, her chickens were stolen. I guess it will take a few days for her to stop scolding her. You should go around a bit to avoid hearing her dirty words."

"I understand."

People in the village would curse for a long time if they lost an egg, let alone a chicken.

Jiang Miao didn't think much, she took the dough and made a rabbit. It wasn't delicate, but you could tell it was a rabbit. "Mom, look at the little rabbit I made."

"It looks good, but it's not easy to stuff stuffing inside." Yu Ying replied with a smile.

Jiang Miao couldn't help but laugh: "And it's not delicious." After saying that, she flattened the rabbit with a slap and started pinching the buns carefully.

Yu Ying's eyelids twitched. When he saw the beaten rabbit, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the hare eating vegetables behind him.

Jiang Miao and Yu Ying spent the whole morning making steamed buns, but Cheng Huai didn't come back during lunch. They heard that the village chief's family provided the food, and they were paid ten cents for helping with a day's work, so many people in the village went.

Yu Ying wanted to take care of the baby, and Jiang Miao helped make and steam buns at home, but she didn't plan to go.

This time, we made 70 steamed buns with spicy filling and pickled vegetable filling, 60 buns with cabbage filling, and 20 new flavors with cabbage and vermicelli filling.

She didn't dare to make too much, lest she wouldn't be able to sell it and wouldn't be able to finish it herself.

In the evening, Cheng Huai came back with an ax and a bucket of courgettes and cowpeas.

The rough man had his trousers and sleeves rolled up, and his strong and muscular arms were exposed. His face was slightly dark and red. He must have been in the sun for a long time while cutting down trees during the day.

Seeing Jiang Miao, his dark eyes brightened slightly, and he quickly pursed his lower lip and restrained his expression.

Jiang Miao walked over and wanted to help him carry the bucket, but Cheng Huai moved it to the side and said, "No, it's very heavy."

After saying that, he strode into the house, took everything to the backyard, put it down, and went to wash his hands.

Hearing the noise, the two cubs who were looking at the rabbit turned their heads, stood up and ran towards Cheng Huai: "Dad, Daddy!" They were extremely excited.

Jiang Miao stopped them with a smile and patted their butts, "Go find grandma and have dinner."

Yu Ying put down the bowls and chopsticks, and waved to Dabao and Xiaobao outside, saying in a loud voice: "Come over and eat, there is custard to eat."

Dabao and Xiaobao then turned around and slowly headed towards the house.

Seeing them sitting down to eat obediently, Jiang Miao looked away and walked over to get a wooden ladle to scoop water for Cheng Huai to wash his hands.

The woman's head was slightly lowered, with a few strands of hair falling to her cheeks. Her eyes were looking at his hands intently, and her eyelashes flickered slowly, looking very gentle.

Cheng Huai paused in washing his hands and met her gaze, then he quickly bent down to wash his hands and straightened up.

Jiang Miao put the wooden ladle into the water vat. Seeing that he was waiting for her, she walked over and helped him roll up his loose sleeves, "Cheng Huai, are you tired of going up the mountain to cut trees today? Are there many people going to the mountain?"

"I'm not tired, many people have gone." The man replied in a low voice, looking down at the hand rolling up his sleeve, his eyes flashing slightly.

After rolling up her sleeves, Jiang Miao retracted her hand and asked as she walked: "Then are you going to help tomorrow?"

"Well, I'll go in the afternoon and I'll have to help for a while." He answered patiently.

Building a house is a long-term job that can't be completed in ten and a half days. Fortunately, we can help out in the village and it can be done faster.

When Jiang Miao heard this, her eyes were bright and she smiled: "Then you and I will go to the town to buy meat tomorrow morning. Mom said she wanted to make meat buns."

Cheng Huai nodded, that was his original plan.

For dinner, Cheng Huai and Yu Ying tasted the cabbage vermicelli buns and both thought they were good. Jiang Miao also thought they tasted okay.

She tried three other kinds of steamed buns, and they were all delicious, but she couldn't finish them all, so she broke off half of them for Cheng Huai to eat.
Chapter completed!