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Although he had changed his mind about the fierce Wang Dalang, Bai Chunsheng had no intention of dealing with such a person. After pulling a sack full of hay, Bai Chunsheng hurried back.

Old man Hu had already fetched water from the well, and stirred the yellow mud he had dug on the ground again. When he saw that he had pulled the hay back, he didn't show any kindness to him, and asked Bai Chunsheng to help spread the hay evenly on the mud , After stirring evenly, he started to fiddle with his tools.

Bai Chunsheng watched for a while, and felt that he couldn't help, so he simply washed his hands, went back to the house, took the few packets of candy he bought just now, and went to meet the new neighbors one by one.

Shang Qiulu worked at the pier during the day, and Bai Chunsheng kept his part alone. There were five families including him in the small courtyard. The two largest houses facing the gate were widows. The widowed woman took her two children with her. It is said that the eldest son worked in a bookstore in the town. During the day, the widowed woman took her youngest daughter to do housework at home.

"Hello, auntie. I just moved here yesterday. My name is Bai Chunsheng. I am new here. I have done something wrong. Auntie, please forgive me. Give this bag of candy to my sister." Bai Chunsheng put the bag of candy on the table with a smile. superior.

Perhaps it was Bai Chunsheng's immature and harmless face that made the widowed woman relax her vigilance. The woman put down the embroidery frame and stood up somewhat restrainedly: "The little lady's husband's family name is Zhou. Bai Xiaolang can call me Aunt Zhou. It's my little girl, she works at a calligraphy and ink bookstore in the town, I don't know where Bai Xiaolang comes from? His accent doesn't sound like a local."

"Oh, I just landed, um, I'm a water demon." Bai Chunsheng introduced with some embarrassment.

"I can see that some of my husband's students are also monsters in the water. It's a pity that they went home after finishing their studies. You sit down, Young Qing, and go and pour a bowl of water for brother."

"No need for Aunt Zhou, I have to go to the other two." Bai Chunsheng hastily declined, although he was very curious about how these people saw that he was a demon, but it would not be too late to inquire about these things after everyone became familiar with them. , now he has to hurry up to give gifts to the other two.

"Xie Dalang must still be working at the dock at this time. You can go there at night. He and Shang Xiaolang are not at home during the day, but Mrs. Zeng who is across the door. Forget it, let me go with you, you go alone She will definitely not open the door." Aunt Zhou stood up and explained to Bai Chunsheng in a low voice as she walked, "Miss Zeng used to be a good concubine of a rich family. The mistress was kicked out, alas! It was also a crime. She suffered for many years in the courtyard of the deep house. She's a good embroiderer, I'm afraid she'll starve to death. Miss Zeng is a kind person, and she is the most cautious person. She will definitely not open the door if a stranger knocks on it."

"Thank you, Aunt Zhou, for your advice!" Bai Chunsheng nodded. There are many disputes in front of the widow's door, so it is right to be cautious.

Sure enough, as Aunt Zhou said, when Miss Zeng heard the knock on the door, she didn't open the door immediately, but asked cautiously at the door, "Who is it?" When she heard Aunt Zhou's voice, she opened the door. Open it, and saw the strange man following Aunt Zhou, but shrank into the room like a bunny, looking at Bai Chunsheng vigilantly with a pair of black eyes hidden under his bangs.

"Well, Miss Zeng, I am a tenant who just moved in yesterday. My name is Bai Chunsheng. We will all be neighbors in the future. Let me identify the door. This bag of candy is for you to eat." Said, Bai Chunsheng wrapped it up hand over the maltose.

Miss Zeng didn't reach out to take it, but glanced at Aunt Zhou, and found that Aunt Zhou nodded slightly, then took the bag of sugar, and thanked her as thinly as a mosquito.

"Miss Zeng, the weather is warm today, you should come out and relax, don't stay in the house all the time, the people in our yard are all good people, they won't go out and talk nonsense." Aunt Zhou looked at Madam Zeng with pity, This girl is really miserable. Her mother left early and left her to live with her stepmother. At the age of 15, a landlord who went to the countryside to collect rent fell in love with her and wanted to take her back as a concubine. With 50 taels of betrothal gift, Mrs. Zeng was sent to the landlord's house without hesitation.

Unexpectedly, the old lady of the landlord's house was cruel and vicious, and she arranged the only servant girl beside Mrs Zeng. The landlord saw that she couldn't bear children, her mouth was stupid, and she couldn't coax people. After two years, she got tired of it and went to the little lady in the bouquet building. When the landlord died, Mrs. Zeng and several others were killed The maidservants that the landlord had touched were all sent out by the mistress of the house.

Although Mrs. Zeng was timid, she was not stupid. Knowing that she might be sold to a worse family by her stepmother when she returned home like this, she simply took the money and quietly rented a house in the town. Relying on doing embroidery work for others, although it is poor, it is also comfortable.

"No, no, I promised the shopkeeper of the embroidery house the day before yesterday to rush to make a batch of embroidered handkerchiefs for people. Once they are done, I won't have to worry about eating and using them next month." Madam Zeng's thin white and thin face showed a hint of indifference. With a smile, after seeing them off, he quickly closed the door.

Bai Chunsheng smiled helplessly, and borrowed their chopping board and kitchen knife from Aunt Zhou, hurried back to the house, took out a piece of pork that he had just bought, quickly chopped it into minced meat, and chopped a bowl of local green vegetables and mixed it with minced meat Evenly, add seasoning, and make more than 30 big meat buns with noodles. It’s so hard for Mr. Hu to help him build the stove, so he can’t just leave it alone for a meal, right?

His current condition is that he cannot cook, but it is still possible to make a few buns.

There was no stove, so Bai Chunsheng had the cheek to find Aunt Zhou again, borrowed their stove, and steamed the buns.I took out a small bamboo basket by myself and filled six big buns for Aunt Zhou's family of three to taste.The steamed stuffed buns he makes are huge, one is as big as the mouth of a bowl, and an ordinary person will be full after eating two in one meal.

After thinking about it, Bai Chunsheng cut the remaining green vegetables into sections, cracked two eggs, and made a simple vegetable and egg soup. Over there, Old Man Hu's stove was almost ready, so he came to him and said that he needed to cook first. I went home and waited for Bai Chunsheng to buy the iron pot tomorrow and then come to help with it.

"Uncle Hu, if you don't dislike it, stay and have a meal before leaving? I steamed some steamed buns with vegetables and meat. I just moved here, and the conditions are simple, so don't dislike it."

"No, there is an old woman waiting for me to go back to eat." Old man Hu declined.

"That's it, then wait a moment." Bai Chunsheng told old man Hu to wait a moment, he hurried back to the house, took a piece of clean cloth, wrapped six big buns and gave them to old man Hu, "Old man Hu, I made this myself The steamed stuffed bun is still hot, take it home and taste it with your aunt."

"Thank you!" The old man Hu probably didn't expect that Bai Chunsheng, who seemed to know nothing, could actually make steamed buns, and the steamed stuffed buns smelled good, and his expressionless face loosened a bit, and he squeezed A grateful smile appeared, probably because he hadn't smiled for a long time, it looked a little strange.

Old man Hu left, and there was a lot of vegetable and egg soup left. Bai Chunsheng thought about it, divided the vegetable and egg soup in the pot into four stoneware bowls, kept a bowl for himself, and gave the rest to Aunt Zhou Sent it over.

"Why is this so embarrassing? You gave us so many buns." Aunt Zhou took the pottery bowl with some embarrassment. They usually don't want to eat eggs. Only when someone in the family is sick will they buy a few eggs to nourish their bodies. Well, when Bai Chunsheng brought over steamed buns with vegetables and meat, she felt very sorry. They borrowed their own pot and stove and sent so many buns, and now they even brought soup.

"Aunt Zhou, please do me a favor and eat this soup. It was originally intended for Uncle Hu. He was in a hurry to go home. I made too much soup. I put vegetables in it and reheated it overnight The vegetables will be rotten and won't taste good." Bai Chunsheng explained with a smile.

"Then you're welcome, aunt. You haven't set up the pot yet, so don't bother yourself tomorrow morning. I'll put two more handfuls of rice tomorrow. You come to eat two bowls of rice porridge in the morning, and then try the pickles made by auntie." Mantou." The more Aunt Zhou looked at it, the more she felt that Bai Chunsheng, the water monster, was really a good monster, warm and sensible, much more pleasing than her stuffy gourd-like son.

Aunt Zhou's eldest son, Zhou Maoqing, was brought up by his late biological father. He is old-fashioned like his father. He has a straight face all day long at a young age, and he is not at all lively and mischievous as a young boy should be.

"Then you're welcome, I'll come over tomorrow morning for dinner." Bai Chunsheng exchanged a few words and hurried back to eat.

He has been busy all day long and has never eaten a serious meal. Now he sat down, his calves were trembling, he picked up the big hot meat bun and took a bite, delicious pork stuffing, mixed The fragrance of green vegetables permeated between the lips and teeth, and tears of happiness almost flowed down immediately.

With the vegetable and egg soup at a suitable temperature, Bai Chunsheng ate three big meat buns in one go. He couldn't eat any more, so he could only reluctantly put the remaining buns in the newly bought cupboard. At the sound of being opened, Bai Chunsheng ran to the door to see that it was Shang Qiulu who had returned.

"Qiu Lu, I made steamed buns with vegetables and meat, and I bought you a bag of sugar. Hurry up and eat while it's hot." Bai Chunsheng enthusiastically packed two steamed buns with vegetables and meat on a clean plate, and handed them along with the bag of maltose Shang Qiulu.

Shang Qiulu probably rarely met such an enthusiastic person, and was a little dazed for a while, until the smell of vegetable and meat buns came from the tip of his nose, and his stomach gurgled unsatisfactorily.

He lives here alone, and the three meals a day are casual. He is a little tired today. He originally bought two pancakes on the way, and he planned to have a meal with hot water when he came back. Now he smells delicious food. The smell of meat buns made the pancakes in his arms feel dull.

"Thank you! I'll bring you some fish to eat tomorrow." Shang Qiulu took the buns, picked up one and gnawed on it. The bag of candy was casually stuffed into his arms, with a bulge on his stomach, which looked a little funny.