Chapter 699 - Chapter 699: Longevity Noodles
Chapter 699: Longevity Noodles
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“Yes, sir.” Ah Zhong agreed.
“The wealthy merchant, Qin, has a big ship going to Changyu tomorrow morning. Hurry up and pack your things. Go to the county and board the ship now. Tell the people on the ship that you are my servant. No one will make things difficult for you. They will arrange for you to stay on the ship.”
“Yes, sir.”
Then, Ah Zhong quickly packed a bag and brought enough money to go to the county overnight.
Mister Zhang was still sitting in front of the desk, stroking his beard.
It was very slow to take a boat. It would take at least a month to reach Changyu. However, his servants did not know how to ride a horse. They could drive a carriage, but they had to ask for directions along the way. Moreover, in this month, the days were short and the nights were long. They had to travel during the day and rest at night. If he really counted the days needed, it was not much faster than a boat.
The next day, Jiang Yue woke up early in the morning.
Because it was her birthday today, Liu Guixia and the others had also woken up very early. They were already busy in the kitchen, saying that they wanted to make longevity noodles for her.
After Jiang Yue washed up, she went to the kitchen and brought a small stool over. She stood on the small stool and looked at Liu Guixia’s noodles.
Longevity noodles were actually made from a single strand of noodles. Liu Guixia had already stretched it out very long, but she was still pulling it, wanting to pull it even thinner.
Yu Hongyan and the others stood at the side. They wanted to help, but they didn’t dare to. They were afraid that the noodles would break. It was considered an unlucky feat if broken.
“Am I the only one eating?” Jiang Yue asked. Looking at Liu Guixia and the others, it seemed that they only made a bowl of noodles for her.
Liu Guixia kept pulling the noodles with both hands and smiled. “You’re the birthday girl today, so the noodles you’re having has to be one strand. We can’t break them. We’ll eat noodles too, but we won’t have to worry about the noodles breaking, we’ll just make them as usual.
Jiang Yue knew that it was the custom here and nodded.
After Liu Guixia pulled out the long noodle for Jiang Yue, she put it aside. Then, she opened the lid and took out the dough from the basin, intending to pull out the noodles for the rest of the family.
Only then did Yu Hongyan and Zi Cui dare to help.
Li Hehua, who was pregnant, was also there. She bent down as usual, afraid that she would scare Jiang Yue. She asked softly, “Jiang Yue, how many poached eggs do you want to eat later?”
“One.”
“I was going to fry two for you,” Liu Guixia immediately said with a smile.
Yu Hongyan smiled as she helped with the noodles. “Jiang Yue’s stomach is only so big, so she can’t eat that much. Longevity noodles and a poached egg will probably fill her up quickly.”
“Yes.” Jiang Yue nodded.
“Alright, alright.” Liu Guixia chuckled. “Then I’ll fry a poached egg for you. I’ll make some ribs for you at noon. Sifu will be back today. He said long ago that he would celebrate your birthday and will definitely buy you a lot of things. He definitely won’t forget this.”
At this moment, Xia Han came in with a tray in her hands. On the tray, there was a small red satin cloak made of white fox skin.
It was so small and obviously a gift for Jiang Yue.
“Jiang Yue, you’re four years old today. This is a birthday gift from our master.” Xia Han smiled.
“Why did you spend money again?” Liu Guixia immediately became anxious. Ever since Xiao came, she had been giving the two precious children gifts. She could not keep track of the amount of things the kids received.
Zi Cui smiled and said, “This isn’t spending money. This is our master’s kind intention. Our master really likes Jiang Yue. Fortunately, it was done before today. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to make it in time. She even made a cloak for Xue Yan. It’s just that she hasn’t finished it yet, and we don’t know when Xue Yan’s birthday is..”