Song Lin hesitantly looked at the dishes in the bowl, dishes he had never seen before, emitting a tempting aroma that tempted him to almost gulp in disgrace, but he also knew that the price of the meal was not cheap, and if it was really the owner’s treat it would be okay, if Gu Yi had paid for it behind his back, it would be even more difficult to tell later.
“Eat up, father, it will get cold in a while.”
Seeing him hesitate, Song Wangyue knew what was on his mind and gave him another chopstick.
Looking at her daughter’s brittle little face, she thought of how the family could not even afford to eat the 15-penny cold skins, and how her daughter had suffered a lot, so it was time to make up for it.
Song Lin gritted his teeth and gave up, so what if it was hired by Gu Yi? So what if Gu Yi hired them? In the future, when the herbal tea earns money, he will give it to them.
“Yue’er also eat.”
After eating a bowl of rice and some dishes, Gu Yi was full and put down his chopsticks, Song Wan Yue didn’t eat much either, only Song Lin, who ate three big bowls of rice, the dishes on the plate in front of him didn’t even go down half of the plate.
Song Lin looked at the dishes that were still mostly left, and his lips moved, wanting to say something, but hesitating, holding his face a little red.
“Boss, do you think you can pack these dishes for me, I’ll take them home when I leave.”
Song Wangyue said.
The shopkeeper froze.
Gu Yi looked at her incredulously, “This is leftover food.”
In their house, it was only possible for the underlings to eat leftovers.
Song Wangyue looked at ease and said without the slightest hint of embarrassment, “You can eat leftovers too, our family hasn’t eaten such good dishes.”
Heartache floated to Gu Yi’s face, “Boss, order the kitchen to make a few more dishes exactly the same and bring them back to the little girl.”
“No need.”
Before the shopkeeper could answer, Song Wangyue stopped, “These leftovers will do.”
The shopkeeper looked towards Gu Yi.
“Little girl ……”
Gu Yi wanted to say that the restaurant was his family’s, and Song Wangyue could eat whatever dishes she wanted and take away as much as she wanted to pack away.
“I like to eat leftovers.”
His daughter had already asked, and Song Lin pulled down his face, these leftovers were poured anyway, so he might as well take them back for the family to try.
Gu Yi jerked his head around and looked at him incredulously.
Song Lin nodded solemnly, “Young Master Gu heard right, I just love leftovers.”
Gu Yi turned his head to look at Song Wan Yue again in confusion, Song Wan Yue knew that Song Lin didn’t love leftovers, he wanted to take them back to his family for a taste, and said with deliberation, “My father …… is just a figure of speech.”
Gu Yi didn’t understand and was just about to ask, but the shopkeeper understood Song Lin’s meaning and spoke up one step ahead of him, “Since Mr. Song likes it, I’ll order someone to pack it.”
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When all the customers in the restaurant dispersed and took a short break, Song Wan Yue asked Xiao Si to go buy herbs again and boil two big pots of herbal tea before she rode home in Gu Yi’s carriage.
On the way, Gu Yi did not try to talk back to Song Lin, nor did he try to lean on Song Wan Yue’s side, except that after the carriage had entered the Song family village, he opened his mouth and asked, “Little girl, when are you going to make me a snack?”
Originally, he had planned to abduct the little girl to his house after he came out of the restaurant today, but who would have thought that Song Lin would follow him, so he could only send her back and ask honestly.
“You can have some milk prepared tomorrow, I will go over and make it for you tomorrow afternoon.”
Gu Yi was happy and waited until he reached the entrance of the Song family, when Song Lin and Song Wan Yue got off the carriage, he waved towards the two, “Goodbye uncle, see you tomorrow little girl.”
Song Lin, ……
……
Xu is the only one in the house, drying mint leaves picked by Song Ming’s daughter-in-law.
Song Lin entered with a food box and a smile on his face, “Her mother, Yue’er and I have brought back some vegetables.”
“Put them in the well cellar quickly, don’t let them spoil.”
Song Lin answered and limped over.
“Yue’er go and get your clothes, Mother will get you some bath water.”
It was such a hot day, and making herbal tea in the kitchen must have made her sweaty.
Song Wan Yue smiled and answered, going inside to get a change of clothes and coming out, Xu had already made her bath water, Song Wan Yue took a shower and came out, Xu was still drying mint leaves.
“Your aunt sends a lot of them over every day, I’m keeping a record of it, I’ll give her the money for the work together at the end, I’m thinking of adding a small piece of material for her to make a garment for Erma.”
The material must not be too big, otherwise Song Gua’s will take it.
“All according to Mother.”
“By the way, have you brought back much food? She is still in the field with Erma at this hour, send some over to her so that the two of them can improve as well.”
Everyone in the Song family knew that Song Ming’s daughter-in-law and her two daughters did not have enough to eat all year round, and sometimes when the children were hungry, they would grab wild vegetables from the ground and eat them raw.
Xu and Grandma Song used to help them out, but they would only give them a couple of steamed buns, but today they had brought back something delicious from the restaurant that she had probably never seen before.
“More, I’ll go and bring them some after I’ve finished washing.”
“Then I’ll take some out and warm it up for them.”
Song Lin had just gotten his clothes out of the house and was preparing to take a bath, when he heard him say, “I’ll go get them, you light the fire first.”
Xu didn’t argue with him, she took the firewood and lit the fire, Song Lin went to the kitchen and got a plate, plucked some of each dish, got half a plate and showed it to Xu, “Her mother, look, they are all dishes we have never seen before, they are especially delicious, I almost didn’t even eat my own tongue along with them.”
Xu pursed her lips and smiled, gesturing for him to put the plate into the pot, and just as she was about to squat down to burn the fire, she was pulled back by Song Lin, “I’ll do it, I’ll take a bath later.”
Xu moved aside and Song Lin added wood to the stove, while Xu went to the kitchen to get two more steamed buns and put them in.
By the time Song Wangyue had finished washing her clothes, the dishes and steamed buns were also warmed up.
Song Lin got up and went to the kitchen, took a bamboo basket and three pairs of chopsticks out, lifted the pot, carefully took the plates out and put them in the basket, carried them over to Xu, took one of the chopsticks and handed it to her, “Her mother, you try it first.”
Her daughter was still here, and Xu gave him a pout.
Song Lin giggled and whispered, “I’m in the way, she can’t see.”
Xu opened her mouth and just ate, when Song Wangyue’s laughing voice rang out, “My father is right, he’s in the way, I can’t see anything.”
Xu’s face reddened, Song Lin turned around and glared at Song Wan Yue with little anger, then turned his head and hemmed and hawed at Xu, “You can try a little of each dish.”
Xu couldn’t eat any more and pushed him, “Quickly ask Yue’er to send it over, it will get cold again later.”
Song Lin didn’t want to, he had already made some more, so he turned back to Song Wan Yue and said, “Wait outside, I’ll send it out to you later.”
Song Wan Yue sighed as she walked out, “I’m really redundant.”
Song Lin, ……
Xu, ……
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