My stomach is starting to feel hungry.
Ruan Qiushui finished dressing, looked at the plump ducks not far away, and swallowed hard.
A minute later, braised duck necks, duck tongues, duck heads, duck wings, duck feet, and duck gizzards were all placed in front of Ruan Qiushui.
She made two kinds of orange juice at the processing plant: sweet and spicy and fragrant and spicy. Now, she put on disposable gloves, set out the freshly squeezed orange juice, and got to work.
"I'm satisfied, so very satisfied."
An hour later, only bones remained of the duck dishes on the table. Ruan Qiushui let out a satisfied burp, finally having a good meal.
Ruan Qiushui was lying on the recliner, unwilling to move.
After resting, they went to the fields to plant and harvest.
Ruan Qiushui only left the space after the warehouse was full of supplies.
"Twenty or so quail eggs and a rabbit, that's not too outrageous, is it?"
Ruan Qiushui tied the rabbit securely and placed it at the bottom of her basket along with the quail eggs. Then she covered it with a layer of herbs for camouflage and slowly made her way down the mountain.
It was almost noon, and the commune members in the fields were gradually finishing their work.
When Ruan Qiushui arrived home, Xie Xiuying and the others had also returned.
"Third sister-in-law, I went to town today and bought some fatty pork. Mother said we can have pork lard rice and pork cracklings for lunch."
She overcame countless difficulties to finally snag that big piece of meat. The old lady behind her in line was slapping her thigh and crying.
Gu Xiaoxiao licked her lips, touched her belly, and couldn't wait any longer.
She loves pork cracklings the most; they're crispy and crunchy, and when sprinkled with a little Sichuan peppercorn powder, they smell amazing.
"Really? You're amazing."
I didn't expect Mom to send my younger sister to town to buy meat, so I guess she won't be able to eat her spicy rabbit meat until tonight.
Ruan Qiushui, carrying a basket on her back, led Gu Xiaoxiao into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Xie Xiuying was busy rendering lard, while her two sisters-in-law were busy cooking rice, one tending the fire and the other tending the rice.
"Mother, sister-in-law, little sister, look what I brought back."
Ruan Qiushui moved the herbs aside, revealing the rabbit and quail eggs underneath.
"Oh my, third brother's wife, you went to the mountains and had such a great harvest. You're really amazing."
Xie Xiuying put down the spatula and looked closer, giving a thumbs up repeatedly.
Her third daughter-in-law is truly a capable person.
"My third sister-in-law's skills are almost as good as my third brother's."
He Chunhua thought she was lucky enough to have lard rice at home today, but she didn't expect there to be quail eggs and wild rabbit as well.
"It seems that my third sister-in-law is a lucky person."
Otherwise, why would others fail to catch it on the mountain, but my third sister-in-law managed to catch it?
"Third sister-in-law, how did you catch the wild rabbit? Teach me so that next time I crave meat, I can go up the mountain to catch rabbits to eat."
Gu Xiaoxiao was overjoyed at the thought of being able to eat rabbit freely in the future.
"I didn't really have any special skills in catching this rabbit. It just ran into a tree stump, got knocked unconscious, and delivered itself to my doorstep."
Her skill is like a cheat code, how can I teach her?
"So there really are rabbits this stupid."
Gu Xiaoxiao thought the story of waiting for a rabbit to bump into a tree stump in the book was just a joke, but it seems there is some truth to it.
"Third son's wife, how are you planning to eat this rabbit meat?"
Ruan Qiushui brought this rabbit back, so she'll definitely decide how to eat it.
"Mom, I want to eat spicy rabbit meat. I won't eat the quail eggs; let's give them to the two children to eat."
Thinking about the egg she ate this morning, her throat still hurts a little.
Oh well, let's just assume she's allergic to eggs.
"Third sister-in-law, you are so kind."
He Chunhua and Zhou Lan were deeply moved. Their third sister-in-law had been so good to their son, and they would definitely protect him well in the future.
"Okay, Mother understands."
"Boss, come in here right now, take the rabbit outside and skin it for me, be careful."
If Gu Changjiang were more meticulous, he could make a pair of gloves for his third daughter-in-law to wear in the winter from this intact rabbit skin.
"Hey, here I am."
Gu Changjiang was wondering if his mother had misspoken, but he didn't expect there really was a rabbit in the kitchen.
"Third sister-in-law, you are really capable."
Gu Changjiang looked on with admiration.
The rabbit was in the basket on Ruan Qiushui's back; it was clearly caught by her third sister-in-law.
"The third son's wife is just thinking that you guys work hard and wants to give you some nourishing food."
Xie Xiuying spoke highly of Ruan Qiushui in front of her family so that they would remember Ruan Qiushui's kindness and not be ungrateful.
"Mother, we understand."
The four nodded, their faces filled with gratitude.
As usual, Xie Xiuying asked Ruan Qiushui to leave the kitchen and started preparing lunch.
The third daughter-in-law is craving spicy food, so she'll have to show off her skills at lunchtime.
When it was time to eat, Ruan Qiushui sat at the table and was somewhat surprised to see a large bowl of spicy rabbit cubes and potato chunks.
She thought her mother-in-law would be frugal and cook only at night.
After all, we already had pork cracklings at noon.
"Third brother's wife, try this spicy rabbit meat and see if it suits your taste."
Xie Xiuying served Ruan Qiushui several pieces of rabbit meat.
Whatever my third daughter-in-law wants to eat, we must give her.
She was quite confident in her cooking skills and just wanted Ruan Qiushui to eat more.
"Thank you, Mother."
Ruan Qiushui ate a piece and found it particularly flavorful.
"Mom, why didn't you put a piece on my plate?"
Gu Changshu pouted.
His mother served rabbit meat to everyone in the family, but forgot about him.
His mother must not love him anymore; he has no status in this family.
"Can't you shut your mouth even with food?"
She served meat to her family because they couldn't bear to eat it themselves.
The reason they didn't serve Gu Changshu was because he was eating too heartily by himself.
If she keeps putting food on his plate, nobody will get to eat. We might as well just dump the whole bowl into his bowl.
Why raise a pig of all things?
Xie Xiuying grew angrier the more she thought about it, and slapped Gu Changshu on the back of the head.
Gu Changshu: Another day of being disliked by my own mother.
After lunch, everyone in the family rushed off to work.
Ruan Qiushui had just finished tidying up the herbs and was about to carry them to the clinic when she was stopped before she even left the house.
"You're the newlywed third daughter-in-law of the Gu family?"
The old lady who came had a face like withered tree bark, with unibrows and high cheekbones; she looked like someone who was not easy to get along with.
Behind them stood a voluptuous woman and two dark-skinned, thin middle-aged men.
What do you want?
When Ruan Qiushui saw the old woman trying to barge in, she blocked the doorway.
"Do you know who I am? How dare you stop me?"
Ma Jinhua stood with her hands on her hips, almost spitting on Ruan Qiushui's face.
Ruan Qiushui pulled her head back a little; the smell of saliva wafted far and wide—it was disgusting.
“My mother-in-law is Zhou Lan’s biological mother, and your Gu family’s in-law. I advise you to be sensible and let go so we can go in.”
You Caihua craned her neck to look inside, and seeing that there was no one there, she felt that she had come at the perfect time.
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