Chapter 175: Better than starving to death
Lin Xiaoyue hesitantly uttered two words, "Brine?"
Chen Yunyun nodded with a smile and said, "Yes! It's brine! You didn't mention it this morning, so I thought you forgot, so I bought a bottle from someone on the street. This way I don't have to go out and look for it when I want to make it."
Lin Xiaoyue was touched. She didn't know whether brine was easy to find at first, and she wanted to use gypsum. It seems that she should ask more people around her!
"Thank you, Yunyun! We soaked the soybeans too late, so we can't make tofu until tomorrow. Just wait a little longer, you'll definitely be able to eat it tomorrow!"
Chen Yunyun smiled and said, "It's okay! We came back late! What delicious food will Sister Lin make for us today?"
At this time, the water in the big iron pot was boiling. Lin Xiaoyue put the elbow in and poured in wine, ginger and garlic.
She pointed at the table and said, "I fried a plate of large intestines and a plate of pig liver. Once the soybean stewed pork elbow is ready, we'll have dinner!"
Chen Yunyun picked up two pieces with her chopsticks and put them in her mouth, saying happily, "This is delicious! Sister Lin is simply amazing. Most people would be scared away by the sight of this and would never think of eating it. Sister Lin, how did you come up with this idea?"
Lin Xiaoyue was afraid of saying more and making mistakes, so she just said something misleading, "It's better than starving to death!"
As expected, Chen Yunyun was misled. She thought the days of those bandits were hard enough, but she didn't expect Lin Xiaoyue had experienced even worse times than herself. No wonder she could do everything! In fact, there was no one to rely on, right?
Chen Yunyun held Lin Xiaoyue's hand distressedly and said, "Sister Lin, things will get better and better in the future. Don't think about the unhappy past, and I won't mention it again!"
Lin Xiaoyue laughed secretly in her heart, haha, she reacted so quickly and escaped the questioning so easily!
She nodded and said, "Yeah! It's okay, we'll work together in the future and everything will be fine!"
Outside the kitchen, Liang Jingyao found a water vat and soaked most of the soybeans. He then walked in with half a basin of soybeans. "The soybeans are washed. Can you put them in the big iron pot now?"
Lin Xiaoyue opened the lid of the pot, stirred it back and forth with a large iron spoon, and said, "Okay, pour it!"
Liang Jingyao poured all the soybeans in the wooden basin into the large iron pot, then took the lid from Lin Xiaoyue's hand and put it down. "This will take quite a while, and those two dishes are getting cold. Why don't you take them into the room? You, Yunyun, and the old wine freak can start eating first. Once the pork elbow is cooked, you can drink the soup."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Okay. But I still need to watch over this pot of pork elbows. You go in too. Yunyun and Jiu Laoguai can eat first! You can't cook anyway. Wait until Yunyun is done eating, then switch with me."
Liang Jingyao said with a guilty conscience, "Why wouldn't I know how to do this? I just need to make sure the water doesn't boil dry! You guys go eat now!"
Lin Xiaoyue shook the peeled radish in her hand and said, "This needs to be cut into strips and mixed with seasoning! The elbow is so greasy, I must eat a few radish strips to eat away the greasiness! You'd better not fight with me for it, hurry up and serve the rice!"
Liang Jingyao patted his chest and said, "I'll cut it into strips first, and then I'll ask you when I mix the seasoning. Is that okay? If you keep arguing with me, the food will really get cold!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded helplessly and said, "Okay! Yunyun, I'll get the food, you bring the dishes in!"
Chen Yunyun felt like she was about to get cramps from trying so hard to hold back her laughter. Seeing how much Liang Jingyao loved Lin Xiaoyue, she was happy from the bottom of her heart!
Who doesn’t want their good sister to have a good home?
She took a pair of chopsticks, put on two plates of food, and said, "Well, I'll go in first!"
Lin Xiaoyue filled three bowls of rice and followed.
In the west wing, Chen Yunyun had already taken the lead and sat on the edge of the bed. She looked at Lin Xiaoyue coming in and said, "Sister Lin, you eat first!"
Lin Xiaoyue disapproved and said, "How can that be? Yunyun, you've been running all morning, you must be hungry, so don't fight with me!"
The drunkard sat up straight away and said, "I changed the medicine myself this morning, so I can eat it myself today. Stop arguing!"
Lin Xiaoyue said worriedly, "Dad, don't be so stubborn! It's only been a few days. You should at least recuperate for another day!"
The drunkard waved his hand and said, "No need. I'm a doctor and I know my injuries best. Anyway, I promise not to drink. Will you feel relieved now? Come on, bring the food!"
Lin Xiaoyue checked the wound on the drunkard's hand and found it had completely scabbed over. She pressed it with her hand, but the drunkard didn't shrink his hand in pain, so it seemed that it was almost healed.
She brought a bowl of rice to the old wine freak and said, "Dad, give it a try. If your hands hurt, give it to us right away. Don't be stubborn! You're a doctor, and your hands are very important to you!"
The drunkard felt like his ears were getting callused. Lin Xiaoyue was really too nagging!
He took the chopsticks that Chen Yunyun handed over and took two big mouthfuls of rice. "Look, I'm fine, aren't I? You all can eat!"
Seeing that the old drunkard's dexterity didn't seem to be pretending, Lin Xiaoyue felt that a major matter that had been on her mind had finally been resolved. She took two large chopsticks of large intestines and pig liver and said happily, "Dad, this is a new dish I made. Would you like to try it?"
The drunkard took two bites and ate them with his rice. He asked in surprise, "Those chunks should be liver, right? I've had chicken livers that are similar to this. Where is this liver from? And that one with circles on it tastes like meat, but it's not quite like meat. What is it?"
Lin Xiaoyue felt that the drunkard's analysis was quite thorough, and said with a smile, "Someone sent a pig today, and this is the pig's liver and large intestine. I'll also process the pig's head later and make it into pork head meat for you to eat tonight!"
The drunkard suddenly became interested and asked excitedly, "How do you make a pig's head? Call me when you're done, and I'll come and see!"
Lin Xiaoyue hesitated for a moment and disagreed, "No, when you were rescued, both legs were beaten badly. You couldn't get down so quickly! Dad, don't lie to me!"
The drunkard sighed in disappointment, and suddenly felt that the food in his hand no longer tasted good!
He said unhappily, "I can ask Zhan Ying to carry me. There are so many Silver Slash Guards, they can carry me too. I'll just take a look, and then come back and lie down."
Lin Xiaoyue was really at the loss whether to laugh or cry. Jiu Laoguai was really a child. He usually didn't want to bother others, but when he encountered something he liked, he thought that everything was fine.
But is this really okay?
After much thought, she decided to let Liang Jingyao take the blame. "Dad, I still need to discuss your matter with Brother Liang. Let's talk about it later, okay?"
When the drunkard heard that there was something interesting going on, the food in his hand smelled delicious again!
He said with a smile: "Sure! Jingyao will definitely agree to me!"
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