Because Meng Yun'er blocked the way and delayed a lot of time, by the time Su Hua had run two laps around the village, the sun was already hanging low over the eastern side of the mountain.

In March, when you're covered in sweat, the sun makes you feel a bit cool.

Su Hua didn't dare to be careless, and took a hot bath as soon as she got home.

As she came out drying her hair, she saw Su Baishi carrying a large, beautifully feathered rooster.

"Mom, where did you buy this rooster?" Su Hua's eyes lit up. "It must weigh at least ten pounds, with shiny feathers, and it looks so proud and imposing!"

Moreover, roosters smell so good!

Chicken can be braised, stir-fried, or used in chicken stew. As for chicken giblets, you can make a spicy and sour chicken giblets dish, and steam the two wings and big chicken feet with some chili peppers. The taste is simply amazing!

Previously, the family had five old hens, which Su Baishi always treasured.

Especially after they start laying eggs.

His status rose by leaps and bounds.

She was too embarrassed to even ask for chicken.

"This rooster wasn't bought; I borrowed it from your village chief uncle's house." Su Bai tossed the rooster into the chicken coop, smiling as she spoke, her voice lower. "Hua'er, you don't know, this morning, these five precious chickens laid ten more eggs, each one as big as a child's fist. I was thinking of borrowing a rooster so they could lay some hatching eggs. When they hatch, the chicks will definitely be better than ordinary chicks!"

Su Hua nodded knowingly.

So, Su Bai was using a donor to conceive.

She was quick-witted; the big gray rabbit that had eaten a water droplet tasted better when cooked than regular rabbit meat.

Nowadays, the chicks hatched by hens that grow up eating diluted water droplets are naturally much better than those of ordinary chickens, and they are probably much larger in size.

In that case, she was actually looking forward to the chicks.

As Su Bai was speaking, she suddenly slapped her forehead, "Look at me, what am I even saying to you..."

She chuckled awkwardly. She was so focused on the hen laying eggs that she forgot her daughter was still a young woman of marriageable age. How could she tell her daughter such vulgar things? Wouldn't that just dirty her ears?

Fortunately, she couldn't understand it either.

As soon as the rooster entered the pen, the five hens surrounded it.

It wasn't that she was stealing the rooster's husband, but rather... she kept pecking at its feathers.

In the blink of an eye, half of the rooster's originally smooth, fiery red feathers had fallen off, and the rooster had lost all its former spirit.

Instead, she seemed like a wronged little wife.

It huddled pitifully in the corner of the chicken coop, croaking softly.

She looked so wronged.

Su Hua's lips twitched. The territorial instincts of her five dogs seemed to be far too strong.

If the old village chief were to see this, he would be heartbroken.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Madam Su Bai hadn't missed Su Hua's expression when she saw the rooster. She smiled and said, "Hua'er, do you want to eat chicken? This afternoon, your brothers are going to town. I'll have them bring back a rooster so we can cook it for dinner tonight, how about that?"

The three Su brothers had already taken charge of the snail business, so Madam Su Bai didn't want Su Hua to keep showing her face in public.

After all, she was an unmarried young girl, and it might attract gossip.

Su Hua shook her head and looked in the direction of Fuhu Mountain. "There's no need to buy chickens. We can just set a trap in the mountains later."

"Setting a trap?" Madam Su was taken aback. "Does Hua'er want to go to Fuhu Mountain again? Absolutely not! We have plenty of money now. Buying a chicken is no problem at all. There's no need to risk going deep into the mountains."

“Mother, don’t worry.” Su Hua’s lips curled slightly. “If we don’t go to Fuhu Mountain, we’ll go to the small hill behind us.”

Su Bai was still somewhat skeptical. It was possible to dig for wild vegetables on the back hillside, but in all the years she had been married into the Su family, she had never seen a single pheasant or rabbit. What good would setting a trap do?

Su Hua saw through her thoughts and smiled, "After breakfast, Mother will come with me and you'll find out!"

at the same time.

The center of Shanghe Village.

Inside a large courtyard house made of blue bricks.

A middle-aged man in his forties stood in the center of the main room. He was wearing a black cotton robe and matching black shoes, pacing back and forth. His round face showed considerable dissatisfaction. "Didn't you say that you and Su Hua have been best friends since childhood? How come you can't even ask me for a recipe for snails? What kind of logic is that?"

"That's right!" The woman beside her curled her lip, holding half a pear cake in her hand. When she opened her mouth, crumbs of cake sprayed straight out. "All you ever do is eat well and dress well. You can't even do a small thing for your husband!"

"Your little tricks can only fool that stupid scholar from the Feng family."

"A girl without a head is useless. If I had known, I should have drowned you when I gave birth to you."

"Useless money-losing goods, a waste of all the good things the Meng family has..."

Meng Yun'er stood with her head down at the entrance of the main room, her hands clenched into fists at her sides, her nails digging into her flesh without her feeling any pain.

Until Mencius' mother's cursing stopped completely.

“Father, Su Hua’s mental illness is cured now, and she’s as tight-lipped as a mule.” Meng Yun’er looked up, completely ignoring her mother, and smiled at the man with just the right amount of a smile. “But the Su family isn’t an impenetrable fortress. Besides Su Hua, aren’t there so many other people?”

Meng's father's eyes lit up. "You mean?"

Meng Yun'er's eyes flashed with smugness, "Su Baishi of the Su family is the most troublesome, and her three sons are also difficult to get along with. But there are also her two daughters-in-law, Zhao and Qian. Since ancient times, there has been a lot of strife between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. Zhao is soft-hearted, and Qian is cunning. They are both easy targets. In addition, there are Su Dalang and his few little brats. Even if you can't get anything out of one of them, with so many of them, surely you can get something out of even one of them?"

"Yes! Yun'er is right!" Father Meng was overjoyed, his eyes gleaming. "As expected of my daughter, Meng Yongfu, you're so clever! As long as you get your hands on this snail recipe, when you and Zicai get married, I'll definitely prepare a generous dowry for you, making all the girls in Cangwu Town envious of you, hahaha..."

The Su family has only been selling snails for two days, but now, everyone in Cangwu Town is talking about this delicious snail. If the Meng family could have the recipe for these snails, their noodle shop business would definitely take off.

At that time, it would not be difficult to open a noodle shop in the prefectural city.

What followed was an endless stream of silver coins every day.

If he acquires more land, he will become a true wealthy man.

Instead of always adding the word "small" before "master".

"Thank you, Father." Meng Yun'er lowered her eyes and thanked him. She was determined to get her hands on the recipe for snails.

An ugly and foolish woman like Su Hua should spend her whole life suffering in a poor hut like the Su family.

Having their recipe for flavorful snails is a complete waste!