"Sister-in-law, Auntie~".

Wu Lei suddenly grabbed Wei Yuyan's arm nervously and whispered something.

Wei Yuyan looked up and saw that it was indeed her. What bad luck! She had to run into her here.

"Give me the pig intestines."

Wei Yuyan picked a large handful of wild grass from the roadside and threw it into her basket to cover the things.

Although everything was wrapped in paper, a smart person could tell at a glance that it was bought in town. There was no open space on either side and nowhere to hide, so they had no choice but to go up there.

Wei Yuyan took the pig intestines and threw them onto the dry grass in the basket.

"Oh dear, niece-in-law, what brings you back?"

My aunt was holding a handful of sunflower seeds, eating them as she walked. It was obvious she had gone to someone else's house to gossip about their wives.

"Auntie, I didn't come here for anything, just to take the two kids to town for a visit."

Wei Yuyan answered calmly.

"Oh dear, what good stuff did you buy? Let your auntie check it out for you, so you don't get ripped off, ugh~~~."

The aunt turned the basket over and looked closer. There, right under her nose, was a smelly, pig-dung-covered large intestine.

My aunt couldn't help but gag.

"Auntie, what's wrong? Are you pregnant? You know, our family is quite poor and can't afford meat, so we got a pig intestine to eat at home."

Auntie, would you like to take half of it back to eat? By the way, I mentioned the grain loan to you last time, did you tell Uncle about it?

Xiao Lei and Xiao Qian are his own nephew and niece, he probably wouldn't just sit idly by and do nothing about it.

Wei Yuyan knew she would look at her basket, so she deliberately tried to annoy her and asked her to borrow grain. She was sure she couldn't outrun her.

"No need, you can go on your own. I just remembered I have something to do, we'll talk later."

The aunt quickly pretended to have something else to do and hurried away.

"Xiao Lei, quickly take out the pig intestines, so that the other things don't get the smell too."

Wei Yuyan quickly told him to take it out, since the pig intestines smelled terrible.

"It's okay, there's grass down there."

Wu Lei quickly took out the pig intestines. Fortunately, they were only dirty on the dry grass and didn't affect the contents.

"Okay, next time we run into Auntie, we'll borrow money from her. She'll run away without hesitation."

Wei Yuyan had made up her mind: from now on, she would make her aunt hide whenever she saw her house.

"Understood, sister-in-law."

Wu Lei breathed a sigh of relief. If his aunt knew that they had bought so much delicious food today, she would probably have to take half of it instead of all of it.

"We're home."

Qianqian quickly opened the door and everyone came in, then she quickly closed the door, afraid that someone would find out that her family had bought a lot of delicious food today.

"Sister-in-law, please tidy up your things."

Put the ribs, pork belly, and pig intestines into a basin and a bucket.

Place the seasonings on the stove; these are what we'll be using today.

"Children, come on, what kind of pastry would you like to eat? Take one piece each."

Wei Yuyan opened the packaging paper, and a sweet aroma wafted out.

"I want to eat red bean cake."

"I'm eating red date cake."

The two children have different opinions.

"How about this, we'll each have half."

Wei Yuyan broke the red bean cake in half and the red date cake in half as well, so that both of them could taste both flavors.

Wei Yuyan also took a piece of red bean cake, and to her surprise, it tasted pretty good.

It's not the cloyingly sweet kind; it also has well-cooked red bean buns inside.

"Sister-in-law, let me cook some chicken feed first, they have nothing to eat."

After finishing his pastries, Wu Lei picked some vegetable leaves and came over.

"Okay, I'll put in a handful of cornmeal later."

Wei Yuyan realized she had forgotten to buy rice bran again today, so the chicks would have to eat something better again.

"good".

Wu Lei nodded. He had previously thought that feeding the chicks this was a waste of food.

But after thinking about it, I realized that I would still need to eat the chickens' eggs in the future, and I could earn money by picking herbs now, so I wasn't worried about not having enough to eat. Therefore, I didn't feel like it was a waste.

Wei Yuyan went to the back and picked some shepherd's purse to stir-fry. The shepherd's purse was getting old and there wouldn't be any left to eat.

Once the chicken feed is ready, start cooking the rice.

"Oh dear, I forgot to buy a pot again today."

Wei Yuyan had a headache; how could she have forgotten again today?

"Sister-in-law, I'll remind you next time."

Wu Lei then answered.

"good".

Wei Yuyan was both amused and exasperated; Wu Lei might not necessarily go with her next time either.

After the rice is cooked, wash the ribs, put them in a pot of cold water with scallions and ginger, blanch them, and then remove them and set them aside.

Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks, then soak them in water for later use.

Prepare the seasonings: cut scallions into sections, cut green onions into sections, peel garlic, slice ginger, prepare three dried chilies, one star anise, cinnamon, salt, and rock sugar.

Add oil and sugar to a pot and stir-fry over low heat until it turns a dark reddish-brown color. Add the ribs and stir-fry until they are coated with the color. Then add scallions, ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers, star anise, and cinnamon. Stir-fry until fragrant and the oil turns red, then add hot water.

After boiling, simmer for 25 minutes, then add potatoes and salt to taste. Continue cooking for another 15 minutes, then uncover and reduce the sauce over high heat. Finally, sprinkle with chopped green onions.

The ribs are done cooking; now we need to stir-fry some mustard greens.

"Dinner's ready, Xiao Lei, let's cool down."

Shepherd's purse can be stir-fried casually.

"The ribs smell so good!"

Wu Qian sat down at the table early to wait, but she knew she couldn't start eating until everyone arrived. She just stared at the ribs and drooled.

"Eat up, help yourselves, take as much as you want, I'll buy you more next time."

Wei Yuyan felt that the pork ribs were not very expensive, only twelve coins per catty.

"Sister-in-law, you should eat too."

Wu Lei picked up a piece of pork ribs for Wei Yuyan.

"Thanks".

Wei Yuyan felt a warmth in her heart.

"Sister-in-law, I want to serve you some too."

When Wu Qian saw her brother serving food to his sister-in-law, she also served her a bite.

"Thank you, Qianqian, go ahead and eat."

Wei Yuyan picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in her mouth. Mmm, the saltiness was just right, and it was slightly spicy, which was perfect for the children.

After the children finished eating, Wei Yuyan told them to wash their faces and go for a nap, as she was about to start preparing the pig intestines.

Sprinkle a little salt on the pork belly and put it down the well. The pig intestines are difficult to clean, so Wei Yuyan grabbed a handful of wood ash.

I washed the pig intestines about four or five times, and all the fat inside was washed away. The fat smelled quite bad.

Finally, I added a handful of cornmeal, and the pig intestines were no longer smelly at all; they were spotless.

Add pork intestines, ginger, scallions, garlic, salt, sugar, cinnamon, star anise, and pepper to the pot.

Add water to cover the ingredients, cover and cook for half an hour.

While waiting, Wei Yuyan almost fell asleep. She was already full, and the stove was warm, so Wei Yuyan's head kept nodding.

Half an hour later, Wei Yuyan lifted the lid to check that it was almost done. She turned up the heat to reduce the sauce, then removed it from the heat.

After the heat was reduced, the pig intestines were put back in the pot, and Wei Yuyan fell asleep immediately, she was too tired.

When Wei Yuyan woke up, she felt refreshed, as if she had slept for quite a while. The children were not at home, and she didn't know where they had gone.

Wei Yuyan washed her face, went to the vegetable garden to pick a handful of chili peppers, and came back to stir-fry pig intestines.