The Mute Daughter Has Space, No Worries in the Famine Years

A noble嫡女 (legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official) is framed and falls to the borderlands, losing her memory and becoming a farmer's wife. Su Nanxi arrives with a space (a mystical ...

Chapter 52 Let's eat to our hearts' content

Grandma Mo's previous conciliatory attitude vanished. "It's already decided. If you want to go, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

Mo Yunmei refused. The wedding was so lively; she wanted to go and see it.

But Old Mrs. Mo ignored her, turned around and left, and wouldn't budge no matter what she said.

Su Nanxi didn't take it to heart.

That night, Mo Qinghe still ignored Su Nanxi. Su Nanxi couldn't help but mock herself, thinking, "Ugly girls really don't deserve love. It hasn't even been that long, and my dream is already shattered." This situation could be considered sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, right?

Sigh! Luckily, I didn't lose my heart. It's not too late to pull back from the brink.

For the next few days, Su Nanxi didn't go near Mo Qinghe. During her lunch break, she would go into the mountains by herself and return only when the sun was setting. She would water the vegetables in the vegetable garden on her way back.

The same was true that day; the sun was blazing, and Su Nanxi was cutting down trees in the cool, deep mountains.

A figure rushed up to her and knelt down, startling her so much that she almost dropped the chainsaw she was holding.

Good heavens! Did she dig up someone's ancestral grave?

Is this disheveled, dirty-faced person a human or a ghost?

Even with the sun so scorching, it couldn't kill the ghost!

The man raised his head, straightened his back, his eyes were a little red, and he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Girl, please save my brother! Please!"

Su Nanxi's eye twitched. Who was this? She was begging her to save someone right off the bat! She wasn't a doctor, so why was she pleading with her? Did she look like a doctor?

People who come from deep in the mountains are mostly not very bright!

Seeing that Su Nanxi did not react, the man raised his head and pleaded desperately.

Hey! Why don't you introduce yourself and explain your situation?

The man paused for a moment, then his mind cleared a bit. "Miss, I am Xiao Yi! My brother is seriously injured, and the doctors are helpless. Please, miss, save him."

Oh! I remember now!

How did this person end up in such a sorry state?

But she wasn't a doctor and couldn't really help much. Considering how kind and loyal he was, she'd do her best to help, though she couldn't guarantee she could be saved.

Finally, Su Nanxi gave him several large bamboo tubes filled with spiritual spring water, tied them up, and placed them behind him. At first glance, they looked a bit like explosive packs, only this explosive pack was larger.

Xiao Yi thanked Su Nanxi sincerely. Before leaving, Su Nanxi gave him some disinfectant and medicine for treating injuries, both oral and topical. Worried that he might get confused, she wrote them down with a pencil.

Xiao Yi put it in his arms, thanked him again, tears streaming down his face. His jaw tightened, and with a gritted tooth, he turned and left.

Sigh! That's all she can do to help; life and death are now up to fate.

She knew he wasn't an ordinary person; this was why she hadn't wanted to get involved. See, he's constantly getting seriously injured.

However, she has come to terms with it. Some things, the more she tries to avoid them, the more they develop in that direction, and she can't escape them no matter how hard she tries.

Since Xiao Yi was able to find this place, he must have known where she was staying for a long time, but he just didn't come looking for her unless necessary.

Since that's the case, let's just let nature take its course.

He wants to deal with her and use her, but she's not someone to be trifled with.

As the sun began to set, they returned to the Mo family home, where the children clamored for stir-fried snails.

Su Nanxi thought, "Okay, let's stir-fry them then. You've all prepared them and are just waiting to be cooked. If we don't stir-fry them, these snails will go bad tomorrow."

The aroma of the stir-fried snails was so irresistible that the wind could smell it from the neighborhood, and people kept asking who was cooking such a fragrant dish!

"It's Mo's stir-fried snails! I've smelled it before, but I haven't smelled it for days. This time it smells amazing! I can't help it, my mouth is watering!"

"Are those snails really edible?"

"You can't eat something someone cooked to feed their dog, can you? It smells delicious, they must have put a lot of ingredients in it, I can't smell any muddy smell from the snails at all!"

"Oh dear! I'm so hungry and my mouth is watering! I can't resist anymore, I'm going to check out the Mo family's place!"

"Hey! Wait for me, I'm coming too!"

"I'm going too!"

As the villagers learned to make rice noodles and interacted more with the Mo family, they became less estranged. In fact, several people ran to the Mo family's house just by smelling the aroma.

Su Nanxi was really determined. She made the children take out a whole vat of snails, stir-fry them in two pots, and eat them to their heart's content!

The Qin and Zhao families didn't say anything, but they came over to help whenever they had free time.

Seeing someone watching from the top of the wall, they even greeted them.

"Hongying, is this stir-fried snails? It smells so good! I can smell it from far away! Can we come in and take a look?"

One of them spoke to Qin Shi.

Qin and Zhao exchanged a glance, then smiled and said, "Sure, sure, but the taste is a bit strong. I don't know if you can handle it?"

The others were overjoyed when they heard it was possible and quickly said, "We can handle it, we can handle it!"

So, these people went into the Mo family's kitchen to watch the stir-fried snails.

Soon, the group rushed out, covering their mouths and noses, and coughed for a while before they recovered.

Qin was speechless. Tsk! They all said they couldn't take it anymore!

Su Nanxi cooked a pot of food, and Qin invited them over to eat, saying there was another pot left and they could eat without worry.

These people tried a few, and their eyes widened in amazement. It was so delicious! It was a little spicy at first, but the spiciness was so satisfying that they wanted to eat more and more!

Two of them, who were of sound mind, ran into the kitchen. They wanted to learn how to stir-fry snails so they could eat them every day!

But the chili peppers were too pungent, so the two of them had to run out again. After they calmed down, they covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves and ran back into the kitchen.

When Zhao saw this, she admired the two men, for they were able to endure what others could not for the sake of food.

Su Nanxi didn't care who came in; as long as they didn't bother her, she didn't want to pay too much attention.

The two persisted until Su Nanxi finished cooking the second pot of snails and brought it out before leaving.

Grandma Mo urged them to eat, and this time the snail-eating team was much more impressive.

Everyone said it was so delicious they could practically swallow their tongues, and they wanted to go back and get some to stir-fry for their children as a treat. They asked Grandma Mo if that was allowed.

This is a consultation process.

Grandma Mo said, "Sure, why not? These snails are from the river, whoever catches them can keep them. Once they live for a few days and purge the mud, they can be eaten!"

Since the recipe for stir-fried snails had been sold, the Mo family no longer kept it a secret and generously told these people how to expel the mud from the snails, how to remove the muddy taste, and what to add to make them even more delicious.

The group ate happily, listened with excitement, and were grateful to the Mo family for sharing their method with them.

They've lived all these years and still don't know that this mud-covered thing is actually edible, and delicious!

Meat is a rare treat in rural families, but this snail meat is quite large, so it's a treat for everyone to have a taste of meat.

Someone asked, "Huh? What are these things? Why are they spicy?"

Zhao looked over and said, "That's chili pepper! These snails are so delicious, they can't be without it! If you don't like it, then don't eat it. People who haven't tried it before can't stand the taste. It's just for seasoning, just leave it aside."

What is a chili pepper?

Zhao pointed to the winnowing basket on the woodpile and said, "Look! Those are chili peppers! We're drying them for storage. If you like spicy food, you can plant a couple; there's a bunch of seedlings by the corner of the house!"

Why did you leak the recipe for stir-fried snails?