The Soul Reborn

13. Prepare to Return the Money

Zhu Haimei continued cooking until late at night. After boiling zhuxiahuo, he had just returned to the house he had left with Shen Dongyuan.

Zhu Haimei is walking in the moonlight tonight. 'Life is endless from generation to generation, just not in the same river year after year'.

Not that he saw now was still the same month as he had seen in his old life, it was just that the people and surroundings were different. This life is truly magical. If not for him being reborn, would Zhu Haimei be able to see instead of the present one?

If he had more money, Zhu Haimei would buy two books to read so as not to be lonely.

After arriving home. Zhu Haimei first saved the money from selling it, then he took a piece of zhudachang (large intestine of pork) that had been boiled and some pieces of zhugan (pork liver) for Brother Huang.

This time it was Wu Tianlei who opened the door.

"Sister Wu is also at home huh."

"Come in, your Huang brother is also home." Wu Tianlei said.

Zhu Haimei quickly said, "No need. I just want to deliver this, zhudachang and zhugan (large intestine). Zhugan is good for children, because it nourishes the eyes. I also don't know if Brother Wu can eat it." Zhu Haimei said as he extended the food he brought to Brother Wu and hurried down.

Wu Tianlei called out, but Zhu Haimei did not stop his footsteps at all. Wu Tianlei then closed the door and brought in Zhu Haimei's food. The fragrant aroma struck the lives of Wu Tianlei and his wife as they opened the food wrapping oil paper from Zhu Haimei. The couple then threw each other a glance. The aroma of this dish was so fragrant, that Qiang Qiang ran over to them and said, "Meats, meat. My mother wants to eat meat."

Brother Huang also responded quickly and took a little zhugan (pork liver) to taste first. I didn't think it tasted super good. Then Brother Huang also tweeted a little for Qiang Qiang and her husband. In the end, they agreed that the food was delicious.

"What's wrong with Zhu Haimei? Why does he send something to our house every day?" Brother Huang asked in surprise. "Who knows. If we receive goods from him it is also not good. We have to pay back the gift." Wu Tianlei said.

Brother Huang then sighed "In addition to dry food, there are only vegetables at home. And it's not good enough to give to others." Said Brother Huang.

"Whatever it is, give it a little." Reply Wu Tianlei.

The next day, Brother Huang brought a bag of mushroom and some fresh cucumbers, then went to Captain Shen's house. After a long while knocking on the door, but no one showed up. As a result, Brother Huang must go home. Where is Zhu Haimei? Why isn't he home? Think brother Huang.

After Zhu Haimei arrived home last night, he thought, Shen Dongyuan should already be home. He then knocked on the door of his room and from inside the room came a voice. "What's wrong?"

"In the kitchen there is zhufei and zhudachang (lungs and large intestine of pigs) boiled soy sauce seasoning. You can eat it tomorrow." Zhu Haimei. Although he was still angry that Shen Dongyuan had already thrown the bowl at him, but he also had to take Shen Dongyuan's heart. Zhu Haimei really did not want to go back to his hometown. He does not cut vegetables every day to feed pigs. In addition, he also did not want to tread the land filled with chicken manure in his yard. Zhu Haimei did not wait for a response from Shen Dongyuan and chose to rush a bath, as his body was already smelly with sweat after a long day of activity.

The next day, Zhu Haimei woke up early in the morning and went to his little house in Shangshui Village. He was busy as before. Yesterday the soup left over from the zhuxiahuo sauce stew was still plentiful. He then washed the fresh lotus root and cut it into thick sheets, then put it in a pot containing the remaining soup of the zhuxiahuo soy sauce stew. After that he lit a fire and boiled it with a small fire. Teratainha root he had prepared yesterday, so today he just boil it to be used as an additional bonus when selling later.

This time just like yesterday, people came to buy food at 12 p.m. The difference is, today is more crowded than yesterday. Fortunately, today Zhu Haimei cooked two large basins of rice.

As the buyers grew more and more, Zhu Haimei said, "Don't cram, don't cram. How about you all make a queue, it'll be faster."

The buyers then consciously began to make a queue. Zhu Haimei was again busy serving the workers who bought lunch. Today he will give an extra piece of zhudachang or zhugan to anyone who buys a side dish of vegetables. And it will also provide additional in the form of a few pieces of terro root or for anyone who buys meat dishes. Zhu Haimei did just that to make everyone eat a balanced diet.

The workers ate very happily, but those who arrived late and could not buy anything could only leave disappointed.

As Zhu Haimei saw the many lotus roots left in the basin, he immediately shouted at them and said that he would add one more piece of lotus root to each person. After that, everyone left happily. Looks like he'll have to cook more rice and more side dishes for tomorrow.

Immediately after returning to his small house, Zhu Haimei could not wait to take out the money in the box and started counting it little by little.

All the cost to buy vegetables yesterday was only 10 yuan. His income today turned out to be over 25 yuan. Moreover, there was still half the zhuxiahuo he had hung near the well and half the pot of lotus roots inside the pot left. He can sell it tomorrow. Tomorrow there's a 'market day' here, so he doesn't have to go from house to house to buy vegetables. He would arrive early to shop and he would have to prepare more rice. Looks like two rice basins aren't enough to sell tomorrow. It is necessary to buy one more basin for rice and two basins for vegetables.

Zhu Haimei then took out a five yuan note and stuffed it into his small bag. If tomorrow he had more income, he would be able to return Shen Dongyuan's money immediately. He really did not like to have debt with Shen Dongyuan.

When the 'market day' arrived, Zhu Haimei bought 50 kilograms of rice and 25 kilograms of flour. He then told people to send him to his small house. Then he started buying vegetables. When he saw the seller knew, he immediately bought more than 5 kilograms of tofu because the price was cheap. Zhu Haimei could use that tofu to make doufudundachang (tofu cooking and pork colon boiled soy sauce seasoning) which was a well-known food in his previous life.

Sure enough, today everyone was praising the doufudundachang. They suggested that tomorrow Zhu Haimei cook the dish again. Moreover, the dish was only 0.2 yuan per portion, really cheap and nutritious.

Unfortunately, Zhu Haimei did not plan to cook that dish anymore. That's based on a few reasons. First, because he had to go too far to buy zhuxiahuo. Second, cleaning that zhuxiahuo was time-consuming and too exhausting. Today Zhu Haimei decided to buy a lot of big bones. If he has time in the afternoon, he can separate the meat from the bones and cook the bones into bone soup. Then tomorrow he will put it in the bucket and the buyers can take it for free.

Tomorrow Zhu Haimei would have to fight another day in order to return the money to Shen Dongyuan. From the beginning until five days after he opened his business, his business was very successful. On the fifth day, he earned over fifty yuan. A turnover of that size, was even more than enough to return the one that belonged to Shen Dongyuan. However, every day he could not get more than fifty yuan because the number of people at the construction site was limited and the number of people who came to eat every day was also limited. One day, he once tried to cook more rice, but it did not sell out.

The next day, before peegi Zhu Haimei knocked on Shen Dongyuan's door and said, "Let's go home later. If you can, go home for dinner!" Today Zhu Haimei plans to return Shen Dongyuan's money. That way, Zhu Haimei could feel relieved.

Zhu Haimei did not hear Shen Dongyuan's reply and said to himself, "If there is no answer, it means that he agrees."

After hearing that, Shen Dongyuan just replied. "I understand." Shen Dongyuan actually wanted to refuse, but upon hearing Zhu Haimei's sincere tone, he did not reject her. Organs in pigs that day given to him, he brought to his team because unfortunately if left at home and then discarded. And unexpectedly, all of his army friends or soldiers praised the taste of the cuisine, even going on to say that the food was delicious. Shen Dongyuan then recalled something. The noodles that Zhu Haimei made a few days ago were also very delicious, only he ate them a little.

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