Chapter 17: Fragrant Chili Sauce

Su Tang spoke righteously, with an appearance of being able to clearly distinguish between public and private matters.

If Hu Jianjun wanted to use public opinion to take the lead, she would leave him speechless.

Hu Lili burned her things, so Su Tang could have made his own request.

But Hu Jianjun had bad intentions, and Su Tang would not tolerate his bad habits.

Isn't he supposed to do his job impartially?

Then just go check it out openly, there's no need for him to come here to look for her.

When Hu Jianjun heard this, he immediately panicked.

"Sister Su, Sister Su, I beg you..."

"It's not me you should be begging."

Su Tang felt Hu Jianjun grabbing her trouser leg and she quickly stepped back.

She was firm in her attitude, and Hu Jianjun let go of her hand in disappointment.

Looking at Su Tang's face, he knew that no matter how much he pleaded, it would be useless.

He stood up slowly, and the blood on his forehead dripped onto the ground, mixed with the dirt, looking particularly glaring.

"Sister Su, are you really unwilling to let our Lili go?"

There was a hint of resentment in Hu Jianjun's voice.

Su Tang looked at him with a firm look in his eyes: "Hu Lili did something wrong, so she should bear the consequences. This is responsible for her and for everyone."

"She's an adult too. Doesn't she know what she should and shouldn't do?"

Besides, Su Tang felt that Hu Lili was not someone who would give up easily.

Even if she let Hu Lili go, she would not change.

Su Tang didn't want to be a saint and let Hu Lili go, which would only bring trouble to herself.

Hu Jianjun stopped talking, just glared at Su Tang fiercely, then turned and left.

His back looked a little disheveled, and the enamel jar was still on the stone table. No one knew what was inside, but it emitted a strange smell.

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the onlookers dispersed.

Zhang Cui took a deep breath and patted Su Tang's shoulder, fearing that she was under psychological pressure.

"Don't be afraid, sister. It was Hu Lili who did something wrong, not us."

Aunt Wang also echoed the words, fearing that Su Tang would think too much.

"Sister-in-law, Aunt Wang, I won't be morally kidnapped. Hu Jianjun is harming his sister by doing this."

Su Tang picked up the dandelions and plantains on the ground and said this with a smile.

The more Hu Jianjun does, the more people will think Hu Lili is guilty.

Originally, this matter was just to pay some money and be imprisoned for a period of time.

It’s hard to say what will happen now that Hu Jianjun has made such a fuss.

Aunt Wang looked at Su Tang's clear face and nodded with a smile: "Zhang Cui, I think we don't need to persuade each other anymore. Xiao Su knows what's going on."

"My sister is always so opinionated. Okay, I'm going back now."

Zhang Cui waved and turned to leave.

Hu Lili's matter has come to an end, and we are just waiting for the final result.

Early the next morning, Su Tang carried a bamboo basket to pick kudzu and took Lu Xiao to the back mountain.

Lu Xiao was worried that she would be unsafe alone and insisted on going with her.

What else did he say? If anything happened to her, he wouldn't be able to explain to her parents.

The road on the back mountain is not easy to walk on, especially the shady slopes, which are covered with moss and stones, and you can easily slip if you are not careful.

"Be careful."

Lu Xiao reached out to support Su Tang who was about to slip.

Su Tang put her hand on Lu Xiao's arm and felt the skin suddenly tighten under his clothes, like a taut bow.

But Lu Xiao's face was as cold as ever, making Su Tang unable to see what he was thinking.

The two searched on the shady slope for a long time and finally saw large areas of kudzu.

Su Tang squatted down excitedly and picked the fruits carefully. When she had a chance, she asked, "Lu Xiao, do you think Hu Lili will be given a lighter sentence?"

Lu Xiao thought for a moment and said, "That's probably the case. This incident mainly caused property damage, but no personal injury."

"However, how to deal with it specifically depends on what is said in the end."

Su Tang nodded: "You are right, these are not my concerns."

But from then on, she and Hu Lili could no longer live in peace.

After this incident, when Hu Lili was released, she probably hated her to death.

After picking the kudzu, the two returned to the family compound at noon.

When Zhang Cui saw them coming back, she hurried over to help.

"Sister Su, you're finally back. Someone from the provincial capital just came to see you. He said Lu Xiao contacted you and he's here to deliver some medicinal herbs."

Su Tang looked at Lu Xiao in surprise: "You contacted someone so quickly?"

The things she wanted were hard to find, so Su Tang said that money was not a problem.

These medicine packs are not only for exchange with everyone, but Su Tang also wants to use them himself.

Of course, the more the better.

Lu Xiao coughed lightly, pressed his fist to his lips, and looked away.

"I called last night, thinking I'd buy the herbs as soon as possible so as not to delay your business."

His tone was somewhat cold and hard, and for some reason, it made people feel that his intentions were only exacerbated.

Su Tang has no time to tease Lu Xiao at the moment.

She hurried to meet the person from the provincial capital. The other party brought a lot of medicinal herbs. Although the price was higher than the market price, the quality was very good.

Now that he had the medicinal herbs, Su Tang felt relieved.

After making some medicine packs with Zhang Cui, Su Tang told everyone that he would no longer exchange medicine packs for other things.

Although this medicine bag is good, it is laborious to make and can be easily exploited.

Su Tang didn't want to take those risks.

When everyone heard that Su Tang would no longer make medicine bags for them, they started to make a fuss.

Su Tang told them how to make the medicine bag, and the basic medicinal ingredients were not difficult to find.

But what Su Tang has in his hands is the most important.

Without these herbs, the effectiveness of the medicine bag will be greatly reduced.

Only after these sisters-in-law and aunts were comforted did they leave.

When Zhang Cui saw Su Tang tell everyone the recipe, she called her stupid.

"Those people won't buy your kindness."

Hearing Zhang Cui's words, Su Tang took out a jar as if by magic.

"Try it."

There was a bottle of chili sauce in the jar. As soon as the lid was opened, the aroma of chili hit me.

There was some green stuff soaking in it, but I didn't know what it was.

Zhang Cui took the chopsticks handed to her by Su Tang and picked up a handful of chili sauce.

"It's so spicy, really satisfying. I haven't tasted such authentic chili sauce in a long time."

After taking a bite, Zhang Cui looked for water to drink.

Su Tang hurriedly poured her some water. It was her first time making it and she had no experience, so she was afraid it would be too spicy.

"Don't tell me, it's spicy, but it's really delicious. What kind of chili is this?"

Zhang Cui fanned herself with her hands while talking, and couldn't help but take another bite.

This chili sauce is different from any she has had before. It is spicy and very satisfying. The most important thing is that one bite of it can make her eat three bowls of rice.

"It's just the most common chili pepper, but I added some Chinese medicinal herbs in it."

First soak the Chinese medicinal materials in water, and then use the medicinal material water to fry the sauce. In this way, no matter how spicy the chili is, it will not hurt your stomach.

The dish was spicy this time, maybe because she was too generous with the ingredients.

But the chili sauce wouldn’t have the same flavor if it wasn’t spicy.

Looking at Zhang Cui's reaction now, Su Tang felt that the chili sauce he made himself was quite successful.