Because Cheng Jiawen often ate at Xu's house, and he took things there secretly and couldn't tell outsiders, so everyone thought that Cheng Jiawen went to Xu's house to eat for free, so everyone spread the rumor that he was enjoying living off his wife.
Cheng Jiawen had no thoughts about this. No matter what they said, they were living off his wife, and they couldn't even afford it even if they wanted to. As long as they lived their own lives well, they didn't need to care what others said.
Seeing Cheng Jiawen eating eagerly and tucking into his rice, Xu's mother gave him a few pieces of sweet and sour pork with some concern, "Come on, eat some meat, eat slowly, there's more."
"Well, okay, thank you, auntie." Cheng Jiawen raised his head and smiled at Xu's mother, then lowered his head and continued to eat.
He had been hungry for a long time. In the past two days, he had gotten up early in the morning to kill pigs, and then he was busy until the evening before he could rest. He often forgot to eat because he was so busy.
Tonight was the same. In order to get home early, he didn't even have lunch and worked until the afternoon.
Seeing that he had finished eating, Xu Qianjiao reached over and filled him another bowl, saying gently, "Eat slowly. Eating too fast is bad for your stomach."
"good."
After eating a bowl of sweet potato rice, Cheng Jiawen's stomach, which had been empty for a long time, was finally filled up a little. For the second bowl of rice, he obediently slowed down his eating speed and started to eat slowly.
At night, it was quiet and peaceful. The moonlight filtered through the dense branches and leaves, casting a silver glow on the deep woods, like a layer of gauze gently covering the trees overhead, making people feel cool and refreshing.
After dinner, Xu Qianjiao sent Cheng Jiawen to the door and gently reminded him, "Be careful on the road."
"Okay, let's go back." Cheng Jiawen touched Xu Qianjiao's head, watched her go into the house, and then turned and left.
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On a winter morning, the wind howled, as if to freeze the whole world. The sunlight filtered through the heavy curtains, barely shining into a corner of the room, as if it had also succumbed to the cold, losing its usual warmth.
Xu Qianjiao turned over in bed, feeling the last bit of warmth in the quilt. Reluctantly, she opened her eyes and looked out the window. It was already late. Xu's father and mother had already started processing the pig offal that Cheng Jiawen had brought last night in the yard.
She sighed and slowly sat up. The cold air instantly hit her face, and Xu Qianjiao shivered involuntarily. She quickly put on her sweater and pants, hat and gloves, hoping to keep out the cold.
I walked out of the room and saw the scene outside the window. The white mist covered the entire mountain, like a fairyland.
"Dad~Mom~" Xu Qianjiao naturally greeted Xu's father and mother in the yard.
Mother Xu said unhappily, "Miss, you're finally up. Go wash up quickly, the breakfast is getting cold."
"Hehe, okay, mom." Xu Qianjiao smiled guiltily, her mouth as if smeared with honey as she opened her mouth and began to praise, "My mom is so good, I love you so much."
Mother Xu was coaxed to death. She said helplessly: "Hurry up and wash up, and come to help after breakfast."
"Okay~"
Xu Qianjiao quickly finished her breakfast and then went to Xu's father and mother to help them deal with the pig offal. She looked at the stinking things in front of her with disgust and covered her nose. "Hmm, it stinks. What is this? Is it edible?"
Xu's mother rolled her eyes. "Oh, you can't eat it. I don't know who ate pickled cabbage and fried large intestine so deliciously before. Hurry up, stop being so pretentious. Pig ears, I'll pluck the hair for you."
After saying that, he threw a pig ear to Xu Qianjiao, "Pull it out cleanly, or you'll be the one to eat it."
"Okay." Xu Qianjiao looked at the pig ears in front of her and reluctantly began to pluck the hair with pliers.
Everyone worked hard for the whole morning to process the large pile of pig offal that Cheng Jiawen brought. Xu's mother took out one third of it to make braised food later, and the rest would be eaten on the wedding day. This way, they didn't have to worry about meat. So much pig offal was enough for the wedding banquet.
Although it is pig offal, rural people don’t care about so much. It’s good enough to have meat, not to mention so much, which is enough to save face.
"Come, put these on the windowsill and freeze them. We can eat them on the wedding day." Mother Xu put the pig offal beside her into the basket and handed it to Xu Qianjiao.
Xu Qianjiao took it and said, "I understand. I'll go now."
"Gurgle gurgle~" The braising liquid is almost cooked. Xu's mother puts the blanched and washed pig offal into the braising liquid and lets them cook slowly in it.
Two hours later, the braised food was finally ready.
The aroma of the stew, fresh from the braising pot, is steaming and overflowing. The intertwined flavors of various spices permeate the air, making your mouth water. The most striking of these are the Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers in the brine, which exude a rich and mellow spicy flavor that makes you want to take a deep breath.
"Jiaojiao, take these to your grandma." Mother Xu scooped up a bowl of pig offal and handed it to Xu Qianjiao, asking her to take the things to her grandma.
Xu Qianjiao pouted and said reluctantly, "Okay."
Mother Xu sighed, "Don't look so sullen. If others see you, they'll say you're unfilial. No matter what, we still have to put on a show."
"I know~" Xu Qianjiao answered in a long voice, then adjusted her attitude and walked towards the big room with the pig offal in her hand.
She understood what her mother meant. Although the two families were now separated, she was still Xu's father's mother and her grandmother. So, no matter what she thought in her heart, she still had to put on a show of pretending, otherwise, outsiders would spread bad rumors again.
Although they don't care, these things should be avoided if possible. Besides, a bowl of pig offal is not worth much, but it can shut everyone's mouth, so it's worth it.
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