Chapter 241 I've Got the Wrong Dog
Xia Mingyue was caught off guard and staggered. Fortunately, she was able to hold onto the counter of a curtain stall next to her and stabilize herself.

When the sturdy man realized that he had bumped into someone, he hurriedly stopped and bowed to Xia Mingyue, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't notice this lady..."

"It's okay." Xia Mingyue stood firm and waved her hands repeatedly.

When the sturdy man saw Xia Mingyue's face clearly, he was immediately surprised and said, "It's you."

Xia Mingyue was stunned when she heard this. After carefully looking at the sturdy man in front of her, she finally remembered, "Have you bought meat patties from me before?"

It was Xia Mingyue's first day setting up the stall, and this sturdy man bought nine meat patties at once, which was very generous.

And when he set up the stall the next day, he came again to buy, and laughed non-stop, as if his funny point was hit, so Xia Mingyue was quite impressed by him.

The sturdy man saw Xia Mingyue remembered and grinned, "Why didn't this lady sell meat patties today?"

"Not only do I not sell meat patties here, but even Xia Ji's in other places have stopped selling meat patties recently." Xia Mingyue patiently explained the current situation of Xia Ji and the types of food they sell.

"Is that so?" The sturdy man scratched his ear. "Does that mean I can't buy this meat pie no matter what?"

"You can say that..." There was a hint of apology in Xia Mingyue's smile.

"That's it." The sturdy man suddenly let out a long sigh.

It was the master who specifically asked him to buy the meat patties. If he failed to buy the meat patties, the master would think that he had eaten them all behind his back.

if that is the case……

The strong man shuddered.

He really didn't want to endure the pain of laughing uncontrollably anymore.

You have to buy the meat pie!
The sturdy man scratched his head anxiously, and finally set his eyes on Xia Mingyue, "Madam, can you do me a favor?"

"Can you help make some meat patties? I don't mind paying more. The main thing is that my father at home really wants to eat these meat patties. He has been in poor health and has been paralyzed in bed all day. He doesn't want to eat anything else during the New Year, but some meat patties, so he asked me to buy them."

"If I can't buy the meat pies, I'm afraid my father won't have a good year. My father is old and it's rare for him to have a wish. If I can't satisfy his wish, it would be unfilial of me as a son. I hope this lady can have pity on my father and me, and take the trouble to make some meat pies for me."

"money is not a problem……"

The sturdy man took out his purse while speaking in a sad tone.

The bulging purse looks quite heavy, which shows his sincerity.

Xia Mingyue pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded, "Okay, I'll make some for you."

In the afternoon, we will steam some steamed buns and dumplings at home to prepare for eating during the New Year, so we have some leavened dough.

The meat filling is also ready-made. You just need to adjust the seasoning, knead the dough and make pancakes directly. It doesn’t take too much effort.

At most it will be a little harder.

However, if it can help a father and son spend a comfortable New Year, it would be a good deal.

What's more, this person had come to her for two consecutive days, and each time he came in large numbers. For her, who had just set up a stall to do business at that time, it gave her a lot of confidence and was also very helpful to her business.

The strong man was overjoyed to see Xia Mingyue agreed to this matter, and smiled, "Thank you, lady. Thank you, lady."

"I just don't know how many meat patties you want?" Xia Mingyue asked.

"Ten..." The sturdy man hurriedly changed his words, "No, no, no, I want twenty." Since he had finally begged for the meat patties, they should at least be enough for two meals. He hoped that the young lady could understand his greed.

"Twenty meat patties." Xia Mingyue muttered as she counted out the corresponding silver from the sturdy man's purse, "Eight coins each, a total of one hundred and sixty coins."

Returning the money bag to the strong man, Xia Mingyue said, "It won't take long to make twenty meat patties. Come with me to my house, and you can take them away when they are done."

Seeing that Xia Mingyue didn't charge much money, the strong man was even more grateful and bowed to Xia Mingyue repeatedly, "Thank you, thank you, this lady is really a kind person!"

After that, he took the bamboo basket from Xia Mingyue's hand and said, "For this kind of thing, let me, a rough man, help my wife do it."

Seeing his honest and warm smile, Xia Mingyue smiled and walked home with the strong man.

On the way, the two chatted for a while.

Xia Mingyue learned that the other person's name was Mao Sanli, and the father he mentioned was not his biological father, but his adoptive father and also his master. The two depended on each other and traveled everywhere.

Mao Sanli knew that Xia Mingyue's surname was Xia, and understood that Xia's food was now sold in a wide variety and that the number of stores was increasing.

"I told you, Madam Xia's meat patties are so delicious, so other things she makes must be delicious too. It's only natural that her business is growing."

Mao Sanli laughed, but also felt a little regretful.

If he had known that he could buy so many delicious foods in the county town now, he should not have stayed in the mountains with his master for two more days. He should have returned early and enjoyed a feast.

But it’s okay now, at least I have meat patties to eat.

Mao Sanli felt that he should be content and laughed again.

The two walked along the street all the way to Xinghua Lane, turned in, and walked into the house.

Wu Jin rushed forward, barking around Xia Mingyue and wagging his tail rapidly, trying to get a touch from Xia Mingyue.

Seeing Wu Jin's enthusiasm, Xia Mingyue smiled and rubbed his big head. "You must be hungry. I'm going to make two meat patties for you."

"Woof woof." Wu Jin barked twice happily again.

Mao Sanli, who was standing by, looked at Wu Jin carefully and called out tentatively, "Xiao Hei?"

Xiaohei?

The black gold dog's body shook, and then it looked at the person following Xia Mingyue.

He was of sturdy build, tall, with a square face, big eyes, thick eyebrows, a bulbous nose, thick lips, a chin slightly to the right, and a black mole the size of a fingernail...

This, this, this, isn’t this that person?
I was so busy acting coquettishly and trying to please my master that I didn't notice this guy was here.

Besides, why is he here?

Wu Jin quickly closed his grinning mouth and turned around to walk back into the nest.

Seeing this, Mao Sanli was more certain that the dog in front of him was Xiao Hei, and hurriedly called out, "Xiao Hei!"

I'm not Xiao Hei.

You got the wrong dog!
Wu Jin ran faster and faster, and got into his nest almost in the blink of an eye, and then stretched his head to bite the tarpaulin covering the nest.

The tarpaulin was originally prepared by Xia Mingyue and used as a curtain in the cold winter. It can block the wind and cold and make Wu Jin warmer.