"Cousin, after I leave, you must personally deliver your letters to Er Ya. Also, if she encounters any trouble, you must help her, okay?"

Qian Lu patted his chest and said, "You can rest assured. Er Ya is my friend, and she's a shareholder in my restaurant now. In this town, if anyone bullies her, I'll make sure they walk in and leave lying down."

Liu Jingyu was relieved: "Cousin, I'll remember this favor. If she needs anything in the future, please call me immediately."

Jiang's mother and Er Ya arrived home. As soon as they got out of the car, Jiang's mother breathed a sigh of relief. The pig offal smelled terrible. Fresh air was much better.

Lin Jianguo saw that Er Ya had bought another set of pig offal and asked, "You bought this again, didn't you? The last time you bought that set of pig offal, I got a good scolding from your grandma. I don't even know how they ate it. Why did you buy another set today?"

"Dad, just you wait and see. Once I've washed and cooked it, I guarantee you'll want to eat it again and again."

"Then I'll be waiting for the food you'll cook for me. By the way, if you're going out today, please don't go past the old house. Your grandma and your aunt both ate fish that came from our house today, and they both got fish bones stuck in their throats. They had to get Dr. Li to pull them out, which cost 50 cents. I'm afraid if you go past that door today, your grandma will take it out on you."

Serves them right. Who told them to steal our fish? They probably couldn't stand it anymore, so they got stuck.

Seeing that it wasn't dark yet, I took the pig offal, along with flour and baking soda, to the riverbank to wash it clean.

Wash the pig offal with water in the river to remove impurities. After washing it several times, rub the pig offal vigorously with flour and baking soda. When it looks almost done, rinse it with clean water and set it aside.

I started cleaning the pig's stomach by adding alkali and vinegar and rubbing it repeatedly. For the pig's heart, I kept squeezing it with my hands in clean water to remove the blood and dirt. After spending half a day, I finally cleaned it and took the cleaned pig offal home.

Once home, boil water, blanch the pork offal in the boiling water, then soak it in salt water for half an hour, rinse it clean, and slice it for later use.

Jiang's mother had already heated up the cornbread. Today, she planned to make braised pork intestines. She heated oil in a pan until it reached about 70-80% of its maximum temperature, then added the intestines and fried them until the outer skin was golden brown.

Add oil to a pot, then add Sichuan peppercorns, scallions, and the large intestine. Add a little sugar for color, then add enough water to simmer the large intestine until it is flavorful and the broth has thickened. Add salt to taste, then add chili peppers and stir-fry until fragrant. Turn off the heat and transfer to a plate. The braised large intestine is ready.

As dinner began, Lin Jianguo couldn't believe that the fragrant dishes in front of him were made from pig offal. He thought it was meat that Er Ya had secretly bought.

Er Ya asked him to take a bite to try the taste. Lin Jianguo tentatively took a bite and put it in his mouth. It was soft, tender, and fragrant. It was easy to chew and tasted spicy and delicious. It was especially good with rice. After eating it, he felt warm all over. It was really satisfying.

It was so delicious! Lin Jianguo ate half a plate of it with cornbread. When Er Ya saw that there wasn't much braised pork intestine left on the plate, she quickly called Jiang's mother to sit down and eat with her, saying that it would be gone soon. The whole family praised the braised pork intestine.

After eating her fill once again, Er Ya patted her round belly and asked Lin Jianguo, "Dad, this braised pork intestines tasted pretty good, didn't it? Tomorrow, I'll make you a stir-fried pork kidney, a cold pork tripe salad, and a braised pork liver. It'll be so delicious with rice."

Lin Jianguo now wants to try the dishes she mentioned.

Another day has passed. Lying in bed, Er Ya is drooling over the dishes she's going to cook tomorrow, completely forgetting about Liu Jingyu. Meanwhile, Liu Jingyu is hiding in a corner, sobbing quietly...

The next day, Jiang's mother prepared breakfast and then took a carriage to the market. Today, a horse-drawn carriage arrived, and upon asking, she learned that the carriage belonged to Liu Jingyu's family. They had left early that morning to return to B City.

Knowing that Liu Jingyu had left, Er Ya felt a little empty. She forced the thought back into her mind, finished breakfast, and leisurely went up the mountain again with her small basket on her shoulder. Jiang's mother had gone to the market, and Lin Jianguo had gone to the fields to weed. She was left alone at home with nothing to do, so she might as well take another stroll up the mountain.

As soon as she reached the top of the mountain, she saw Lin Xiao picking and eating wild berries from a tree. She ran up to him and called out, "Brother Lin Xiao, you're here to climb the mountain today too? Aren't you busy today?"

Lin Xiao looked down and saw that it was Er Ya, the little girl, who had picked a large handful of wild roses. She climbed down the tree and handed them to Er Ya, saying, "Well, I came to dig for wild vegetables, and I just happened to see some wild roses here, so I thought I'd pick some to eat."

Er Ya took the March Pao fruit, picked up a large, bright red one, and put it in her mouth to taste it. The flesh was delicate and juicy, with a sweet taste mixed with a hint of sourness. She grabbed a handful and put them in her mouth. Without chewing, the sweet and sour taste melted on her tongue.

It's so delicious, sweet and sour. Seeing that Er Ya liked it, Lin Xiao picked up Er Ya's little basket, quickly climbed up the tree again, picked half a basketful, and handed it to Er Ya so she could eat it slowly.

Er Ya was a little bored going up the mountain alone, but luckily she met Lin Xiao and followed him slowly into the mountains. Along the way, Er Ya picked wildflowers whenever she saw them and put them in her basket. Before long, she had picked a basket full of wildflowers, which were colorful and very beautiful.

Lin Xiao watched Er Ya running around like a happy little rabbit, picking this flower one moment and that flower the next. His eyes lit up with a smile. It was so nice to be carefree like this.

Along the way, Lin Xiao squatted down and dug up wild vegetables whenever he saw them. He never forgot that he came to dig for wild vegetables. If he didn't fill this basket today, his mother would not let him eat again.

Er Ya followed behind, digging for wild vegetables. The wild vegetable they were digging for was called dandelion, which is also known as "Po Po Ding" or "Huang Hua Di Ding" in some places. Now is the time to eat it. When they got home, they would blanch it in hot water and then stir-fry or make a cold dish, which was delicious. After the dandelion bloomed, they would dig it up, dry it, and steep it in water to drink. It had the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, beautifying the skin, and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

While digging for wild vegetables, Er Ya parted the grass and spotted a wild rabbit eating dandelions. Delighted, Er Ya tugged at Lin Xiao's clothes, pointed at the rabbit, and the two of them, one in front of the other, Er Ya lunged at the rabbit. The rabbit, startled, jumped away, landing right in front of Lin Xiao, who reacted swiftly and caught it.

"Wow, Brother Lin Xiao is amazing! This is great! We get to eat rabbit meat today! How should we cook it?"

To be continued!