Chapter 37 Finding Fault
Put the cleaned pig intestines into cold water and boil for half an incense stick, then take them out and cut them for later use.
Pour oil into a hot pan, add wild onions and ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant, add a spoonful of cooking wine, two spoonfuls of soy sauce, and half a spoonful of salt. Stir-fry over high heat throughout the process to dry out the moisture in the pig intestines. After the oil is released, sprinkle with wild onions.
Ji Zhisui felt a little sorry. Even if there were no chili peppers in this dynasty, the stir-fried pig intestines would have been more delicious if he had cut some chili peppers.
As the pig intestines were being stir-fried, the aroma began to fill the room. Pei's wife rushed in and asked, "Sui Niang, what delicious food are you making?"
She looked into the pot curiously, a look of shock on her face. The thing in the pot was the pig offal bought by Sui Niang.
But does pig offal taste so good? Clearly, in her memory, this thing is fishy and smelly, and no one eats it, and it is always thrown away.
"Second sister-in-law, this dish is called stir-fried pork intestines. Would you like to try it?" Ji Zhisui looked at Pei's second sister-in-law with an enthusiastic look.
Her second sister-in-law is her loyal customer. Every time she cooks something new, she is always the first to show up. She is very curious about what she would say about it.
"Stir-fried pork intestines?" This was another new thing she had never heard of or eaten before.
Although Pei Ersao was somewhat resistant to the ingredient of pig offal, the stir-fried pork intestines in front of her were so fragrant that she couldn't help but put a piece into her mouth.
The crispy aroma of the outer layer of the pig intestines forms a sharp contrast with the tender and smooth inner layer. It is crispy and chewy, fragrant and oily, without any fishy or stinky smell.
"Sui Niang, why doesn't this have any fishy smell, only the aroma of oil? It's so delicious!"
This thing doesn't look like pig offal at all, it's clearly a delicacy!
Sui Niang's cooking skills were probably better than those of the imperial chefs in the palace. At least she had never heard of anyone who could make the unpalatable pig offal so delicious.
"As long as the large intestine is clean, it won't smell fishy."
"I see." Mrs. Pei nodded.
Looking at the ribs and meat on the stove, he continued to ask: "Sui Niang, what else are you going to do? Do you want me to help you?"
"Third brother, why don't you go out first and I'll light the fire?" Sui Niang has the ability to turn decay into magic. She can turn these ordinary, even unpalatable ingredients into delicious delicacies. Now she just wants to stay in the kitchen and watch the birth of delicious food with her own eyes.
The smile on Pei Yian's face did not reach his eyes. Only at the stove could he have time and space to be alone with Sui Niang. Watching her concentrate on cooking, his heart was at peace.
"Second sister-in-law, I like to make fire. Are you going to deprive me of this hobby?"
"When did you develop this hobby?" Pei's second wife was puzzled. How could she not know that her third brother loved to make fire?
"Sometimes recently." Pei Yian did not give in at all.
Ji Zhisui didn't understand why there was any need to argue over just a job of making fire, so he quickly stepped out to mediate, "Second sister-in-law, please help me cut the dried tofu, I need it."
After hearing this, Pei Ersao did not dare to delay and cut the large pieces of dried tofu into long strips. After finishing, she began to watch Sui Niang cook.
After the oil in the pot is hot, add the sugar cubes and stir-fry until the sugar turns brown. Add the blanched pork ribs, wild onions, and ginger slices, stir-fry until colored. Add cooking wine, soy sauce, and hot water to cover the pork ribs. Cover the pot and simmer over high heat.
She stewed the ribs aside while she went to another pot to make stir-fried meat with tofu and stir-fried cabbage.
The meat should be mixed evenly with starch, so that the fried meat will be tender and delicious. After these two dishes are finished, the ribs stewed in the pot are also ready, add appropriate amount of salt to thicken the sauce.
Three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, plus a pot of bone and radish soup, this is the Pei family's dinner, and it is also the best meal they have had recently.
Ji Zhisui looked at the four dishes and one soup on the table with satisfaction. This was what a meal was. He would follow this standard in the future. However, to achieve this standard, he could not neglect making money.
When the dishes were served, stir-fried pork intestines were the most popular, delicious and good with rice.
People even don’t believe that such delicious food is made from pig offal. It turns out that pig offal tastes so good after being processed!
After eating and drinking, Ji Zhisui reported the income from selling spring rolls today, with a profit of about five hundred coins.
Everyone looked at Ji Zhisui with even more enthusiasm. In just one day, he earned five hundred coins. Wouldn't that be one or two taels of silver in two days?
Wow! Selling burritos is really profitable! It was a good decision to let Sui Niang be the housekeeper.
Next, she paid everyone their wages as usual. Since she earned more money today, she paid more wages, twenty cents per adult and five cents per child.
After deducting the money for buying vegetables and labor costs from the income of 500 wen, there is still 300 wen left.
Ji Zhisui hugged the piggy bank with great joy. When they had enough money, they wouldn't have to rent a house anymore. They could buy a small courtyard, open a restaurant, and then open an embroidery workshop for Pei.
But her beautiful plans were shattered by another knock on the door. It was late at night and Grandma Zhao shouldn't come. Who could be coming?
The door didn't open, and the knocking outside became even louder. Judging from the sound, there was probably more than one person knocking.
Ji Zhisui hurriedly hid her piggy bank in the room. It contained all her family's belongings. If it was lost, she would have nowhere to cry.
Pei Tiantian grabbed the corner of Ji Zhisui's clothes, her face full of fear, and her voice trembling a little, "Third sister-in-law, are these bad guys here to steal our things?"
She remembered that before, at this time, a group of vicious people broke into their house and stole her beautiful clothes and everything in the house.
Ji Zhisui knew that the little girl was thinking of the memory of her family being raided, so he comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, Tiantian, your sister-in-law is here."
At the same time, she did not forget that Pei Xinghai, who was staring at the direction of the gate, came to her side to protect her.
If the door continued to be knocked violently like this, it might not hold for much longer. Pei Yian stepped forward to open the door. When he saw that it was Old Lady Liu and a few young people, he guessed that they were probably here to cause trouble.
"What's up?"
"Of course there's something wrong! You beat my mother today, and her arm is broken now. You have to pay compensation!" Boss Liu shouted.
"That's right, that's right, you must compensate our mother three taels of silver!"
To cooperate, Old Lady Liu covered her arm and cried out, "Ouch! It hurts so much! God damn it! My arm!"
The frantic knocking on the door made it hard for the neighbors to ignore it. When they opened the door, they saw Old Lady Liu and her two sons coming, clearly looking for trouble.
Three taels of silver! This was clearly extortion, but it was also a fact that Old Lady Liu was beaten. Everyone was worried about the new family who moved in.
If you mess with Old Lady Liu's family, you will only get yourself into trouble.
"Your arm is broken?"
When she met Pei Yian's gloomy eyes, Old Lady Liu felt a chill on her back for some unknown reason, as if she was being stared at by a ferocious beast. She actually wanted to retreat.
Only after being nudged by her eldest son did Old Lady Liu come back to her senses. She must have seen a ghost just now. She was actually afraid of a brat who was still wet behind the ears!
"Yes! My arm is broken, you must compensate me!" Old Mrs. Liu's voice became righteous again.
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