Madam, let's steam buns together

Lycium barbarum rested his chin in his hand, and tapped his little head up and down from time to time. He was already asleep, but his appearance was still stubborn. He pretended that he was not asleep, and turned towards Zhang Huaruo so that he could see Zhang Huaruo's movement at the first time.

Zhang Huaruo glanced there and knew that the wolfberry had fallen asleep, and the surrounding temperature was already a little cold. Zhang Huaruo put down the book, jumped off the window sill, and patted the dust on his pants.

Without returning to the house, Zhang Huaruo went straight to the kitchen, guessing the time, Yang Dabao should be back soon, Zhang Huaruo planned to make some hot tea for him to sleep.

Tomorrow is the time for the official opening of Dabao Baozi Shop. Yang Dabao should have a good rest at home and get ready for the opening with sufficient energy and energy, but he is really the only one who can't take time off.

No, if Zhang Huaruo didn't watch alone, Yang Dabao disappeared in the courtyard, presumably he went to the steamed stuffed bun shop to check the progress.

Zhang Huaruo sighed softly, he understood Yang Dabao very well in his heart, knowing that this matter was too important to Yang Dabao, that's why he did everything himself.

It's just that understanding is understanding. Zhang Huaruo saw that Yang Dabao was in a state of extreme excitement these days, and worried that his body would not be able to bear it.

When Yang Dabao comes back later, I must coax him to drink the tea, let him sleep peacefully from evening until tomorrow morning, and recharge his energy.

Zhang Huaruo is wearing a long-sleeved gown today, which is not suitable for hands-on work. At this time, he does not want to go to the main house to change clothes. He directly rolls up the cuffs to his forearms, cleans the kettle, and then takes the tonic he has chosen. , mint leaves and a little sugar into it, pour an appropriate amount of water, and put it on the water heater.

Stir with chopsticks from time to time during the period to prevent bitterness.

It's okay if you don't stir it, and the effect of the medicine will not change. Zhang Huaruo is still willing to do this extra step for Yang Dabao, just to make it taste better.

The sleep aid tea has been brewed, and Yang Dabao has not come back at this time, Zhang Huaruo was a little surprised that Yang Dabao would come back so late, poured the hot tea into the teapot and let it cool down, poured out a small cup at the same time, and tasted it first.

The taste is just right, without a trace of bitterness, with the coolness of mint and a little sweet aftertaste.

Walking out of the kitchen, when Zhang Huaruo looked towards the entrance of the courtyard, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a few new grass seedlings growing in the corner of the kitchen entrance.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is just a bunch of weeds, but in Zhang Huaruo's eyes, these are not the kind of weeds that can be seen everywhere. Thoughts would survive here.

Why did you see it here? Zhang Huaruo probably guessed the reason.

The real medicinal part of this knotgrass lies behind the leaves. After the knotgrass matures, circle after circle of false seeds will grow there. The fake seeds gather together to form a circle, ring after ring. Hence the name "Jiehuancao".

There is a pack of Knotweed seeds in his medicinal material warehouse. Zhang Huaruo tried to plant them several times, but without exception, they all failed, so they were put in the medicinal material warehouse to accumulate dust.

A few days ago, Zhang Huaruo asked the wolfberry to take out the things in the medicinal material library to bask in the sun. It is estimated that a few seeds were accidentally dropped here at that time, and they took root and sprouted by accident.

Zhang Huaruo was very curious about why they grow so well in this kind of place, carefully and carefully peeled off the layer of soil under them, rubbed a little bit with his fingertips, first held it up to his eyes to see what the characteristics of the soil were, and distinguished the soil quality with his naked eyes , and then sniffed at the tip of his nose.

While Zhang Huaruo was concentrating, a figure approaching slowly appeared behind him.

After Yang Dabao went through all the preparations in the shop himself, he finally set foot on his way home. He passed the candied fruit shop and picked some candied fruit that Zhang Huaruo usually likes to eat.

Zhang Huaruo often had to drink medicine. Yang Dabao had never tasted those medicines, but he knew that they should not taste good after smelling them.

Zhang Huaruo only eats candied fruit after taking the medicine. You can see how bitter the candied fruit is by seeing how much the candied fruit is consumed at home.

When Yang Dabao returned home, he didn't see Zhang Huaruo or wolfberry when he first entered. He thought they were still in the master bedroom, so he went to the kitchen to prepare ingredients without thinking too much.

There was a pot of tea on the kitchen table. The temperature at this time was the most suitable for drinking. It was warm. Yang Dabao was just thirsty, so he poured out a full bowl and drank it all in one go.

Lycium barbarum woke up, rubbing his eyes and walking towards Yang Dabao: "Master, you are back, where is the young master?"

Facing the question of the wolfberry, Yang Dabao subconsciously asked the wolfberry: "Is he not in the house?"

Wolfberry just came over from there: "No, I went to the bedroom to look at the first time, but I didn't see the young master. I also looked at the medicinal material storehouse, no."

Lycium barbarum passed Yang Dabao and looked into the kitchen, making sure that there was no one hiding there, that the young master and son-in-law were not deliberately playing hide-and-seek with him, and turned to go to other places that he hadn't looked for yet.

Zhang Huaruo is not a person who can run around, and there are only a few places where he usually stays. Yang Dabao is also a little worried, so he puts down what he is doing for the time being and goes to Zhang Huaruo first.

Not in the master bedroom, not in the side room, not in the utility room, that is, in the medicinal herb library. Yang Dabao was about to go to the next place when the exclamation of goji berries came from the next room not far away.

"Uncle! Come and see! Here... there is a big one here!"

Yang Dabao didn't hear the next words clearly, because he had already rushed out, and it didn't take long to come to Gou Qizi's side, and saw what Gou Qizi exclaimed for.

A tunnel that can definitely accommodate an adult man, the dark entrance seems to have swallowed something, showing his presence in front of the two of them.

This is not a hole dug by any of them!

Wolfberry thought of a possibility, grabbed Yang Dabao's arm in panic: "Could it be that those monsters in the ground kidnapped the young master?"

Yang Dabao was taken aback by his words: "Huh?"

Wolfberry continued: "I heard people say that gods live in the sky, ghosts go down to the underworld, and people live on the ground, so there may be another kind of creature living under the ground."

Yang Dabao thought: Of course there are, animals like earth dragons live underground, even mice can't dig such a big hole, no matter how you look at it, it looks like people dug it!

Wolfberry's mind was not thinking of the small animals that Yang Dabao thought, but some huge unknown monsters, how terrifying and how they came about, he obviously didn't see it with his own eyes, but relying on his imagination forced himself to break out in a cold sweat.

Seeing that he was afraid of this, Yang Dabao didn't say much, took off his coat so as not to make his movements inconvenient, and went directly down to the cave to find out the situation.

Wolfberry came back to his senses, even though he was scared, he went to fetch the light and walked down to the tunnel with Yang Dabao.

The road didn't go far, Yang Dabao, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, Gou Qizi held up the lamp, and stretched his hand to the spot in front of Yang Dabao to light up, and found that the road ahead was blocked.

Several pieces of stones that had been ground squarely happened to be stuck in the passage, Yang Dabao pushed hard, but the pile of stones remained motionless.

The two of them could only leave the tunnel for the time being and go back to fetch some digging tools. One by one, they would loosen the surrounding soil, and then remove the stones blocking the way.

As soon as one of them was taken out, a pile of sand and sand poured in from the other side of the stone through the gap created by taking out the stone. When it landed on the ground, the dim light of the fire was extinguished in an instant, and the entire tunnel was plunged into darkness.

All these changes happened in a short span of time. Wolfberry was already timid, but this time he was so frightened that he almost screamed out. Fortunately, he covered his mouth in time to prevent himself from making a sound.

No one knows if there are other people in this tunnel. If the people who took the young master are still in the tunnel and hear his screams, they will startle them!

Earlier, Wolfberry really thought that there were monsters in the cave, that the cave would be unfathomable, but after actually entering the cave, he realized that the bottom was just a horizontal tunnel, and he began to understand that all this was just man-made. .

The young master is not at home. If the young master goes out, he will definitely wake him up. Even if he falls asleep and the young master fails to wake him up, he will definitely leave a note explaining his whereabouts. He will never just say no. He left without saying a word, worrying Wolfberry.

So there is only one possibility for all this, that is, the young master was forcibly taken away by someone, so he disappeared so quietly.

Picking up the oil lamp on the ground, Gou Qizi's hands were still trembling, and it took a while to light it up again, during which Yang Dabao didn't urge him, Gou Qizi's flustered heart calmed down a lot because of this quiet trust.

Compared to Yang Dabao whose half body was buried in the sand and unable to move other parts except his hands and head, the wolfberry was still able to move, and the sand only covered his ankles. can get away.

Wolfberry put the oil lamp on the ground for the time being, and helped Yang Dabao scrape away the soil that buried him: "My lord, who do you think did this? Look at the posture here, it's been planned for a long time, such a big tunnel, It's impossible to dig it out in a few days, it will take at least a month, or even longer!"

Yang Dabao took the oil lamp from the wolfberry. With the help of the weak light, Yang Dabao looked at the surrounding walls. The wooden sticks and mud walls supported on the walls looked very new, not like old tunnels. look.

Returning the oil lamp to Gou Qizi, Yang Dabao signaled Gou Qizi to hand him the small shovel: "You leave here first, and ask those people outside for help."

After being reminded by Yang Dabao, Gou Qizi thought of asking someone for help: "Yes! If you let them come, you will definitely be able to find the young master."

Lycium barbarum looked at Yang Dabao, "But uncle, you now..."

"It's okay, I'll try to see if I can get out of trouble first, you go and tell them about Hua Ruo's disappearance, and then bring a few here."

This is the best choice, Gouqizi handed the shovel to Yang Dabao, and hurriedly prepared to go back the same way: "Okay, Gouqizi must bring someone back as soon as possible!"

Wolfberry left with the lamp, and the tunnel returned to darkness.

Because he was worried that it would make wolfberry feel guilty, Yang Dabao didn't dare to show a too serious expression before, and only now did he dare to show his true inner emotions on his face.