After dinner, Tu Yao took a walk in the courtyard to eat. Looking at such a large courtyard, there was only one sycamore tree, with weeds growing wantonly and no one pruning it. She was not interested and said in confusion: "It's so good." Why don’t you build a landscape in your yard, plant some flowers, or dig a small pond to raise fish or something? Wouldn’t it be a pity to let it fall into disuse?”
Su Xiaolou didn't have the time to spare, not to mention the money and fish. The three grown men had no intention of taking care of these flowers and plants. Su Xiaolou held a dogtail grass in his mouth and moved a stool to knock on it. Sitting on two legs in the yard, he said, "Isn't it good to have weeds? That little dog likes it so much. It rolls around in the hay every day and eats weeds when it's hungry."
Overflowing with motherly love, Tu Yao stood angrily in front of Su Xiaolou and accused fiercely: "This is how you abuse Tangyuan. You don't even feed it and let it eat weeds because of hunger. You are a black-hearted master."
"Am I evil-hearted? If I were evil-hearted, you would have already peeled off your skin in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. How could you still eat and drink enough here to watch the moon?" Seeing the little dynamite bag pouting and not speaking, Su Xiao looked very unconvinced. Lou continued: "Everything has its own way of growing. A dog's sense of smell is very sensitive and can identify plants that are beneficial to it. When it eats meat and bones, it will eat some dogtail grass to help digestion."
Su Xiaolou picked off the grass stems in his mouth and said: "Hey! That's it. The purple leaves over there are perilla, which can dispel cold and promote qi and stomach. The one you are stepping on is called Tou Gu Grass, when a dog hurts himself, he will chew it. It can relax the muscles and activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling, and detoxify. The dog food will not be missing from the little dog in one meal. It can eat as much as you do, and it will support you two. I will go bankrupt sooner or later."
"I'm sorry, I...I blamed you wrongly." Tu Yao was a little embarrassed.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. You two are so good at eating. If this continues, I won't be able to support you two soon. Then you can discuss it with that little bastard and see who goes."
Tu Yao also moved a chair to sit next to Su Xiaolou and said: "I know you are a good person, but you are hard-spoken and soft-hearted. Seeing how you are so careless, how do you know the medicinal effects of those weeds? Is anyone in the family a doctor?"
"I also saw that little shabby dog sniffing here and there looking for weeds to eat just after eating. I was very curious and only found out after asking a doctor on the street."
"oh!"
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Early next morning.
For their hard work in suppressing the bandits, the Jinyiwei Yamen gave them three days of rest as a reward. At the breakfast table, Su Xiaolou asked: "Think about what you are missing. I will take you to the West Market later to make up for your household expenses. Buy something you girls like.”
When Tu Yao heard that he was going to take her to go shopping, her eyes turned into two crescent moons and she said happily: "Really? Uncle Qian prepared everything last night. He didn't lack anything. He just wanted to go shopping and experience something. Nanjing has become prosperous."
"Let's go after dinner. The West Market sells a lot of exotic items from foreigners."
"I can't wait, I'm ready to eat."
Since ancient times, women have never lost when shopping. Those lipsticks that look the same color no matter how you look at them, and the colorful clothes hanging in the shops seem to have a kind of magic that can make people forget about fatigue, and this kind of magic is immune to men. Su Xiaolou followed Tu Yao around for more than an hour, and her legs were sore. This little girl felt like she had been given chicken blood. When she saw the blacksmith shop, she wanted to go in and see how the blacksmith worked.
Su Xiaolou concluded that when women go shopping, it doesn’t matter whether the thing is practical or not, and it doesn’t matter whether you buy it or not. It’s just the word “shopping” and you still have to ask, “Does this look good?”
Su Xiaolou was helpless: "Is there any difference between this Zhu Chai and the one you just bought?"
"How can it be the same? This is a hairpin, with only one long needle to fix the hair. The one just now is a Zhu hairpin, with two long needles, and the patterns on it are different."
"..."
"There seem to be a lot of people in that ready-to-wear store, let's go take a look too."
"That shop is not good."
"Why?"
"There are no chairs in there."
"..."
"They are selling candied haws on a stick. They cost five cents each. They are sweet but not greasy. If they are not delicious, you will not be charged. Hey! The young man is taking his wife out for shopping! Would you like a bunch of freshly baked candied haws on a stick?"
When Tu Yao heard the word "ma'am", her little face turned red. Looking at it again, her face was full of shame. She shyly and stubbornly scolded: "You old man, what's the look in your eyes? Who is his wife? I clearly... ...She's obviously his sister."
"I'm sorry, you two. Old man, my eyes are dim and I misunderstood. I misunderstood."
Su Xiaolou saw that this little dynamite contained a shy and timid look that could not hide her greedy nature. She was almost salivating, so she happily bought four skewers, not because he wanted to eat them.
At dusk, the three carriages returned to Su's house. Su Xiaolou limped out of the carriage, holding on to his waist. He looked at Qian and said, "Come and give me a hand."
"Hey! What's wrong, young master? Is it a bad waist or a bad leg? Why is it like this after going out?"
Su Xiaolou rolled his eyes at Lai Qian and said angrily: "Young Master, I am going shopping with her for a whole day! There is no rest. The donkeys who work the mills still have a rest. This girl is better than an animal." Return the livestock.”
"It's really time for the young master to exercise." Laiqian looked at the four delivery guys coming and going, carrying things one after another, and said with a click of his tongue: "Miss Yaoyao, my sister-in-law's fighting ability is quite amazing. ."
Su Xiaolou covered his heart and said heartbrokenly: "Isn't it amazing? It cost me five hundred taels of silver."
"It's normal for a little girl to like to buy some things." Su Xiaolou was very surprised. When did this diligent and thrifty old man become so generous?
"BAA Baa baa……"
"Hey! Master, why is there a sheep here?"
"Oh! The little dynamite bag said that he would eat roasted whole lamb tonight, and it would be fresh."
Lai Qian cried and said, "Master, aren't you making things difficult for us? I don't dare to kill you."
"The little dynamite bag said she would take care of it, so we don't need to worry about it."
Tu Yao directed the shop assistants to move things in, and her bossy look was like the mistress of the family. In addition to buying some hairpin jewelry and seasonal clothes for her own use, she also bought some flowers and plants to decorate and hang pictures. Such things are used to decorate this bare house. Girls love to throw around these things.
The waiter tied the sheep under the big tree in the yard. Tu Yao picked a handy knife from the kitchen, rolled up her sleeves, sharpened it for a while, and walked towards the bleating lamb.
Seeing this, Laiqian smiled kindly and said: "Miss Yaoyao, if you can't do it, forget it. Don't show off. We have several grown men here, so we can't let you do this job. This butchering is a very technical job, and you need to be able to do it." He is strong enough to know all the parts of the sheep, and his knife skills must be fast, accurate and ruthless. The butchers at the market need to practice for a long time to master them. Just leave it alone while I call Yu Sheng out."
Tu Yao touched the sheep's head and smiled: "Uncle Qian, don't worry, this job only takes a few minutes, I can do it."
When I came to the money, I thought that the little girl couldn't put down her dignity and had to show off her talents. Those girls in the south of the Yangtze River who were the same age as Tu Yao were embroidery workers who stayed in their boudoirs all day without leaving the door. They would be scared when they saw a bug and would be frightened by the wind. Tu Yao became more lively and ate a little bit more after catching a cold, but she was still a little girl after all.
Lai Qian said obediently: "Okay, okay! You did it. I'll call Yu Sheng to come over and help you." Lai Qian turned around and went to the kitchen.
Su Xiaolou also expressed doubts. She knew that the little explosive bag was born with supernatural powers, but it was a bit difficult for Su Xiaolou to do such a bloody and violent slaughter. Seeing the little explosive bag carrying a sheep as big as herself onto the stone table, she asked To: "Is that okay?"
Tu Yao said disdainfully: "Is that okay? Don't forget that I'm from the Western Regions. Your words are simply an insult to us Western Regions people."
This killing of sheep is not something that happens in a short period of time. Su Xiaolou was a little thirsty and said: "Hey! Something is flying in the sky, it seems to be your boast. I will go in and have a sip of tea, and then I will see how you make a fool of yourself. Wait Don’t be scared and cry when you meet.”
Su Xiaolou couldn't wait to see the embarrassed little dynamite bag. He went in and brought a tea cup and came out. Yu Sheng and Lai Qian also came from the kitchen to help.
"Amitabha, my mother."
"Good Fortune Boy, my father."
The three of them exploded on the spot, their eyes almost popped out, Desert Butcher! What a sheep girl! This is really killing a sheep in ten steps and leaving no sheep in a thousand miles.
In just a short while, a whole piece of sheepskin had been completely peeled off, without any blood on it, and hung on a tree branch. The sheep had been cut open from the chest to the abdomen, and the internal organs had been removed. It was spicy. Such a big sheep has been packed away. It would be a pity not to go into the butcher business!
After that, several people listened to the desert butcher's instructions with conviction, prepared a marinade unique to the Western Regions, marinated the sheep, brushed it with oil, then set up a bonfire and roasted the sheep on the fire.
Perhaps due to the secret marinade from the Western Regions, the mutton smell that Su Xiaolou hates is no longer so strong, and it is quite acceptable. This meal is delicious!
After dinner, Tu Yao taught everyone the bonfire dance of the Western Regions and led them to dance around the bonfire.
