"I was just worried about not having anything to fry eggs with, and this is like a godsend! I have to thank my second uncle properly," said Ye Caiping.

She cracked all twelve eggs into a large bowl, which made Old Lady Ye exclaim in disbelief.

By the time all the dishes were prepared, Grandma Ye had also finished rendering the lard.

Looking at the pot full of lard, Grandma Ye and Mrs. Wei were overjoyed, their faces beaming with smiles. This big jar of oil would last them for more than half a year!

Ye Daquan and the others would come in every now and then to peek in; their eyes were practically glued to the bottom of a pot.

The freshly scraped pork cracklings smell delicious, and you can tell how crunchy they are just by listening to the sound they make.

Ten catties of lard yielded eight catties of oil and a small basin of cracklings.

Ye Caiping used a rough porcelain bowl to scoop out three bowls of fried pork cracklings: "Silver Flower."

"Hey!" Ye Yinhua, who had been sniffing the air at the door, excitedly ran in.

"You and Jin'er go and deliver these to your village head, your second uncle, and Doctor Zhao. Tell them I sold some herbs today and got a few taels of silver, which I used to buy some meat for them to try. I'm going to use the rest of the money to start a small business, and I'll pay them back in a month."

After buying spices and food, she only had a little over five taels left, which she had to save as capital for setting up her stall, so she could only postpone it for a while longer.

"Wait, Caiping, this money is a loan, how can we ask you to pay it back?" Old Mrs. Ye said anxiously.

Ye Caiping was a little numb. This family spoiled their daughter so much that she was almost ruined. No wonder Madam Du was making a fuss.

If she hadn't transmigrated, this family would have fallen apart!

Ye Caiping said, "Although this money was borrowed by my parents, I forced them to borrow it. I remember very clearly that in order to raise money for that scumbag Li Zhiyuan to take the imperial examination, I sold all the livestock from my family and took away most of the grain from our house. I emptied your coffin savings, and... um!"

Before she could finish speaking, Old Mrs. Ye covered her mouth: "Shh! Shh!"

Ye Caiping pushed her hand away and continued to hit herself: "Not satisfied, I forced you to borrow money from the village head and my second uncle. The two taels of silver that Dr. Zhao owed were also for my own medical expenses."

Grandma Ye was so angry she almost fainted.

Although the whole family knows about these things, if she brings them up again, won't that just reignite the hatred of the eldest son's wife?

Sure enough, Du and Ye Jinhua, who were waiting outside the kitchen for their meat, immediately turned pale and went back to their room.

“Mother, I will pay back what I owe myself.” Ye Caiping looked at her steadily.

Grandma Ye was taken aback by the gaze, and then her nose tingled with emotion. Her daughter had really changed!

"You silly child, why are you so honest! Fine, fine, do whatever you want."

Since her daughter wouldn't be able to pay it back eventually, she would have to sell herself to do so.

Ye Caiping handed three bowls of fried pork cracklings to Ye Jin'er and Yinhua: "Go on!"

Daquan, Erquan, and Ye Peng, who were hiding outside the kitchen, almost drooled when they saw the two carrying the fried pork cracklings out.

...

Ye Lizheng, Ye Ershu, and Zhao Langzhong were all kind-hearted people; otherwise, they wouldn't have lent money to Ye Caiping's family during the famine year.

Now that I know they've made some money but haven't paid back a single penny, instead using it to buy meat for a treat, I feel a bit uneasy.

Especially Dr. Zhao, who was extremely angry.

Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Ye Jin'er and Yinhua carrying in a bowl of pork cracklings.

"Hello, Dr. Zhao. This was sent by my aunt." Ye Yinhua spoke first.

Ye Jin'er wasn't familiar with the villagers yet and was a little shy.

“My mother was lucky; she found some medicinal herbs on the mountain and sold them for a few taels of silver. She bought some meat for Uncle Zhao and you to try. She’s keeping the rest of the money to start a small business, and she’ll pay you back in a month.”

When Dr. Zhao saw the bowl full of pork cracklings, his expression improved considerably.

Thinking that Ye Caiping had been quite reliable lately and had even given her a deadline for repayment, her mood eased a bit, and she accepted the money with a smile:

"Alright, I'm not pressuring you for money, but I'm a bit short on cash lately. I'll be waiting for you in a month."

Ye Jin'er thanked her again and again.

Dr. Zhao poured the oil residue into a plate and then returned the bowl to them.

The two sisters then went to the village head's house and Uncle Ye's house.

The two families were overjoyed to receive the fragrant pork cracklings; their mouths practically stretched to their ears in delight.

...

In the kitchen, Ye Caiping was happily cooking.

A large spoonful of oil was poured into the pot with a splash, making Old Mrs. Ye's heart bleed with envy.

Good heavens! That huge spoonful was enough to feed their whole family for five or six days!

Soon, the dishes were all ready.

Stir-fried pork liver with green peppers, stir-fried eggs with chives, stewed pork ribs with radish, stir-fried pork belly with pickled vegetables, and stir-fried Chinese cabbage.

All the dishes were divided in half and served on two plates, making a total of ten dishes that filled the table.

In Ye Caiping's view, it was just a very ordinary home-cooked meal, but for the Ye family, it was a feast enough.

It is known that since Ye Caiping got married, almost all of the Ye family's money has been given to her. For the past fourteen years, they have been eating coarse food and wild vegetables. Even during festivals, they can only eat a few pieces of pork.

Then, Grandma Ye served each person a bowl of white rice, and the Ye family members stared at the dishes on the table without blinking.

Although Du and Ye Jinhua were still a little angry with Ye Caiping, they wouldn't refuse to eat out of spite. They needed to eat two more bowls to vent their anger.

"I haven't eaten this well even during the Chinese New Year." Ye Peng's saliva was practically dripping into the food.

"It smells so good." Ye Daquan kept inhaling. "It smells even better than any meat I've ever eaten before."

"How could it not smell good? I put in so much oil!" Grandma Ye complained with a smile.

Old Man Ye knew he shouldn't be so extravagant, but he had always spoiled his daughter, and the key point was that she was the one who earned the money, so he couldn't say anything.

The aroma wafted into his nostrils, and Old Man Ye's appetite was whetted: "Let's start eating!"

"White rice is so delicious." Ye Yinhua took a small bite of rice and looked touched. She had never eaten white rice before in her life.

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