Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 679 - Chapter 679 679. Two slices of pork belly_1

Chapter 679: 679. Two slices of pork belly_1 Chapter 679: 679. Two slices of pork belly_1 Zhai Xiao’e really did have the look of an honest person from head to toe, and now, finding herself without a job, she didn’t make any further fuss, but rather walked out with a disappointed and disheartened air, carrying her luggage.

Watching her retreating figure, Song Tan kicked at the pile of rubble with her foot–

What a coincidence!

A small stone “smack” hit the handle of the plastic bag Zhai Xiao’e was carrying. Suddenly there was a “rustling” sound, and everything inside the black plastic bag scattered across the ground.

The most eye-catching among them was a couple of slices of pork belly, fat and lean interlaced.

This made Song Tan both angry and amused– What was this all about? Isn’t the salary of four thousand yuan worth more than these two slices of pork belly?

Wu Lan was even more furious!

In her whole life, she hated people with sticky fingers the most. Seeing what had happened, she strode forward, grabbed Zhai Xiao’e by the hair, and dragged her to the side:

“Wow! And here I thought you were so eager to save money for me. Never did I imagine you’d been saving it in your own wallet. Look at you, Zhai Xiao’e, I took you in because I thought you were honest and looked pitiful, not to mention Zhang Hong’s recommendation. If you didn’t want to work, nobody was begging you to come!”

“And now, at your age, you aren’t even ashamed of yourself!”

“What’s the matter? Is your family so poor that you can’t even afford meat? I should really give your son a call and ask how he’s taking care of his mother!”

Her rapid-fire questions and scolding made Zhai Xiao’e’s miserable expression falter. She was suddenly so flustered that she couldn’t maintain her composure, which actually made Old Xu, who was brimming with anger and in charge of the situation, burst into a suppressed chuckle.

How should I put it? This elder sister Wu Lan hasn’t changed a bit after all this time, still so energetic!

How come they had never come across such a formidable person at their construction site? If only they had, arguing would be so much more advantageous!

But as far as Wu Lan was concerned, what she had said wasn’t nearly enough. She didn’t feel relieved at all!

Those two pieces of meat that fell to the ground were clearly meant to slap her in the face!

At this moment, shaking her head at Zhai Xiao’e, Wu Lan twisted the hair in her hand again, causing Zhai Xiao’e to grunt in pain and be dragged closer once more.

She said with a sneer:

“You, living your life with such scheming, you’re so set on saving a few pennies you don’t even care about losing face. How come you’re still not rich? Could it be that you blame your hard luck?”

Song Tan: …Impressive!

The last time Old Lady Zhou brazenly extorted Qiaoqiao right in the courtyard, her mother hadn’t even uttered such a colorful scolding. Now, looking at the scene, she was afraid Wu Lan might be about to deliver a couple of slaps as well.

Zhai Xiao’e, whose hair Wu Lan had pulled without mercy, was now in so much pain that tears spun in her eyes before she suddenly burst into crying.

But Wu Lan’s words came so fast and furiously, like a sudden violent storm, that Zhai Xiao’e’s pitiful and pained expression mixed together, leaving her no chance to utter any words in her defense.

It wasn’t until Wu Lan took a breath that Zhai Xiao’e saw her opportunity and hurriedly pleaded for mercy:

“Sister … ow, it hurts … oh, it hurts … Sister, I did you wrong! I just thought, since your family is wealthy and mine is poor, and we haven’t had meat in a while, I just lost my senses for a moment … I really didn’t mean it!”

“Who are you calling sister?”

Wu Lan let go of her hair and pushed her away: “Look at that wrinkled face of yours, do you think you’re fit to call me sister? I don’t have a sister who’s a thief!”

After that, she extended her hand: “Pay up!”

Zhai Xiao’e was stunned.

Though she hadn’t done well, she had indeed worked hard for two days. She had left in such a rush that Wu Lan hadn’t even had time to pay her wages yet.

And now she was being asked to pay up? She hadn’t even taken the meat with her!

She defended herself, saying: “But it’s just two slices of meat …”

“Tuh!”

Wu Lan glared fiercely at her: “That’s just the two slices of meat I saw. Who knows? When I wasn’t looking, maybe it was ten or eight slices of meat!”

This was clearly an exaggeration; in two days, really, the household hadn’t bought that much meat. But no one was clarifying that now.

“Besides, you only steal the meat, but what about the potatoes that fell out of the bag? Don’t they cost money?”

Let’s be honest here, potatoes wholesale at 50 cents per jin, and Zhai Xiao’e would steal four or five at a time, always picking the big ones. What’s she plotting?

Wu Lan was severely scolding before, also genuinely puzzled.

—-How could there be people in this world who even steal potatoes?

Zhai Xiao’e had her own calculations in mind.

Never mind that she hadn’t stolen that much meat these past two days, but it’s not like potatoes are worth much!

She mumbled, as if she was about to cry again.

Who knew Wu Lan would coldly sneer, “You say it’s not worth much, so it’s not worth much? Why do you steal it then? Isn’t it because you see that these are my high-quality potatoes that cost 5 yuan per jin?!”

She also turned to Song Tan and said, “Tantan, weigh these potatoes!”

Zhai Xiao’e: …

In the end, Zhai Xiao’e worked for two days and ended up 200 yuan in the hole, crying and dejectedly walking away.

Meanwhile, to prevent future troubles, Wu Lan quickly made a phone call to some not-so-close acquaintances in the next village (who became familiar after the call), and succinctly relayed the ridiculous incident while also discussing hiring help.

The workers on the mountain were in no hurry by now, not even feeling hungry, happily watching the quarrel unfold before them, feeling relieved.

But after the relief, there were still issues to be addressed.

Like, what to eat this morning — we can’t really eat just old cabbage leaves, right?

At that moment, Qian Tianfu asked in a thoughtful tone,

“Didn’t I come? Why are you still hiring people?”

Wu Lan instantly burst into a smile, “Look what you’re saying, I just made up an excuse. With her behavior, I don’t want anyone else from their village coming here…”

Song Tan also casually praised him, “It’s just that we didn’t have a choice before and had to make do; now that Master Qian you are here, even if someone who cooks for state banquets came, we couldn’t keep them!”

Only then did Qian Tianfu proudly lift his chin, “Xiaoshun, go! Let people know what real food is.”

“Got it!”

Wang Xiaoshun didn’t say another word, he rinsed the meat he had picked up earlier under the tap until it was clean, then glanced at the cabbages in the pot and took a sharp breath —

What kind of culinary skills would it take to make such a pot of swill?

Even if a kitchen god were alive, it would be hard to make anything fancy out of it!

Song Tan also couldn’t bear to look straight at it and simply asked Qiaoqiao to go back and bring two buckets over, “Pour this pot of food into them later to feed the pigs.”

Qiaoqiao was reluctant, “Sister, the cabbage doesn’t even smell good when cooked; it’s not even as good as what our little pig usually eats.”

There was no helping it, Song Tan said helplessly, “We can’t just waste it… Alternatively, you could take it to the duck pen to feed the ducks.”

But the ducks still need to lay eggs!

And the little pig can’t have all this right now.

Qiaoqiao weighed the pros and cons like an adult and finally decided to feed the cabbage leaves to the pigs.

At this moment, Qian Tianfu and Wang Xiaoshun had already cleaned the big cabbages. The master and apprentice worked synchronously, placing the cabbages on the cutting board, knife in hand, and —

“Swish swish swish!”

“Tap tap tap!”

A tight and rhythmic sound could be heard as the two pushed the finely chopped cabbage forward, letting it fall neatly into the stainless steel basin below.

The entire process was smooth and flowed like water.