Chapter 52: Rice Dumplings
But during this short half-day, he did not encounter any trouble at all. Instead, he was treated kindly by Xia Mingyue and others, who taught him everything they knew.

Nowadays, Xia Mingyue is helping him to attract business without reservation. She is not worried at all that her business will be affected. Instead, she is afraid that his business will not be able to succeed.

His joining this time is definitely the most correct thing he has done in his life besides marrying Feng!
Jiang Erniu wiped his eyes behind everyone's back, took a deep breath, and started working harder.

Xia Mingyue and others had meat dumplings for lunch.

The meat in the rice dumplings is soft, tender and delicious, with a very fragrant aroma, and plenty of ingredients. Every bite is meaty and fragrant, and extremely delicious.

Not only the meat, but also the glutinous rice wrapped around the meat has absorbed the marinade and the aroma of the meat. Even if you eat the glutinous rice in the rice dumplings, you will feel the rich fragrance, as if you are eating meat.

All in all, it’s delicious!

Jiang Erniu, who was invited by Xia Mingyue to eat two meat dumplings, had his eyes lit up after eating them.

He had never heard of salty rice dumplings before, nor had he thought that meat could be made into rice dumplings, let alone that meat rice dumplings could be so delicious.

Madam Xia's craftsmanship truly exceeded his imagination.

No wonder Madam Xia is not afraid of others stealing her skills, nor is she afraid of the so-called apprentice starving herself to death.

As her master, she will never starve to death!
Doing business with such people and learning skills will definitely bring you many benefits in the future and you will never suffer any loss.

In just one day, Jiang Erniu's determination to follow Xia Mingyue in business until death was stronger than the stone lions in front of the county government office in Jinqiu County.

Xia Mingyue's first attempt at making bamboo tube rice dumplings was a success, and her confidence grew. In the afternoon, she began to busy herself with organizing the various materials needed to supply the bamboo tube rice dumplings to the county school the next day.

The bamboo was delivered at 4 p.m.

Ten bamboos, of the same good quality as last time.

After Xia Mingyue took a look, she paid the young man some copper coins.

In order to make it easier to carry, Xia Mingyue specially found a rope and strung all the copper coins together.

The young man was so happy when he received the heavy string of copper coins that he couldn't see his eyes. "If you need it in the future, Madam Xia, just find me. My surname is He, and my name is Shunzi. I live in Hejiazhuang in the south of the city, not far from the county town. I can guarantee that the goods are beautiful..."

Before he finished speaking, He Shunzi sniffed, "What a nice smell, like the smell of meat?"

Wu Jin, who was eating a piece of meat, heard the noise and quickly turned around to cover the earthenware pot tightly.

This piece of meat is specially given to it, no one can take it away.

"It probably tastes like a meat dumpling." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "My little brother has been working hard to provide bamboo for our family these days, so I will give you a meat dumpling to taste."

There were still a few rice dumplings left from the lunch break. They were made when there was not enough meat and too much glutinous rice in the bamboo tubes, so there was not much meat in each bamboo tube.

"Thank you, Madam Xia, thank you so much." He Shunzi did not expect Xia Mingyue to be so generous. He bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude and took the long rice dumpling on a thick bamboo stick that Xia Mingyue handed over.

"This zongzi looks really rare. It's the first time I've seen a zongzi made with meat." He Shunzi sighed and took a bite.

The rich, fragrant and delicious taste immediately spread in the mouth.

He Shunzi's eyes almost lit up like stars, and he took out the string of copper coins that Xia Mingyue had just given him, "Madam Xia, do you have any rice dumplings left? I want to buy some." Xia Mingyue, "..."

Is it popular now that business can’t wait to come to your door?
But she had originally intended to eat this rice dumpling in the evening, and the amount of meat in it was less than what she normally would have sold.

"This rice dumpling is so delicious, Madam Xia, please be kind and sell it to me. Not many, just a few will do." He Shunzi saw Xia Mingyue hesitate and begged hurriedly, "It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher."

Seeing that He Shunzi wanted to buy them so much, Xia Mingyue did not refuse and took out five zongzi that had not been unpacked. "Since you live far away, it is not easy to use them without unpacking the bamboo tubes. Just take them like this. Normally, a meat zongzi costs ten coins. These ones were not made with enough meat, so there is less meat inside. I will charge you eight coins each."

"Thank you, Madam Xia." He Shunzi counted out the copper coins and handed them to Xia Mingyue. "It's not good for me to take advantage of Madam Xia for this meal, but I will give you five cents as a favor."

After saying that, without waiting for Xia Mingyue to make any move, he took the five bamboo tube rice dumplings, still biting one in his mouth, and left in a hurry.

Xia Mingyue stood there for a moment, shook her head and smiled.

He Shunzi is still an honest person.

The bamboo was delivered and needed to be processed. Xia Mingyue started working without stopping.

He Shunzi took the bamboo tube rice dumplings and quickly walked out of the city gate.

We headed south, but not towards Hejiazhuang. Instead, we turned west and arrived at the gate of a manor.

This house covers a large area, with high walls painted snow-white, and waterproof eaves on top of the walls. The gate is also wide and imposing, with a plaque hanging high, with the three words "De Xin Yuan" written in a flamboyant style and painted in gold, showing that the person living here is of noble status.

He Shunzi didn't dare go to the main gate, but walked along the wall to the corner door and knocked gently a few times.

The door creaked open, and a round-faced servant appeared. When he saw that it was He Shunzi, he narrowed his eyes and said, "It's you."

"It's me." He Shunzi bowed, "I wonder if Manager Fu is here today?"

"Butler Fu is here, but he is busy leading people to clean and tidy up, preparing to welcome our old lady. I'm afraid he won't have time to see you." The servant replied.

With the arrival of the old lady, Steward Fu will definitely be even busier in the future.

He Shunzi secretly complained, but still had a smile on his face, "Then I won't bother Manager Fu. This is the bamboo tube meat dumplings I saw when I went to the county town today. They taste good and look fresh, so I bought a few specially to honor Manager Fu."

"This is for you. Please give the rest to Steward Fu for me. Tell him that I have been here and came to bring him some rare food."

Seeing that He Shunzi was very clever and knew that his hard work was not in vain, the servant felt respected and his face was bright. He smiled and agreed, "Don't worry, I will definitely bring it to you and talk to you nicely. But I have to tell you, kid, if you really take this job, you have to think about us in the future."

He Shunzi was trying to curry favor in order to get the job of delivering vegetables and eggs here.

I buy fresh eggs and vegetables from farmers and deliver them here. I can make a lot of money in the process, but it's a bit hard and trivial.

But as long as he can make money, He Shunzi is not afraid of hard work.

He doesn't want to live a life where he has nothing to do but no money to eat.

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