Chapter 84: The happiest moment in life is this
After the food was all gone, everyone held their round stomachs and shouted that they were full. Even the cattail soup that Sang Yu made to relieve the greasiness was drunk up, and there was not a single piece of rice left.
Sang Yu herself was feeling a little uncomfortable because the food today was really too delicious, and a group of people were rushing to eat it. The more people rushed to eat the food, the more delicious it tasted, so she couldn't help but put down her chopsticks and stop eating.
Sang Xingjia was so full that he burped, but he tried to hold it in and gave her a thumbs up to praise her.
"Little sister, hiccup, your cooking skills are more than enough to open a restaurant in the future. Hiccup, I guarantee there will be a constant stream of diners every day."
"Of course, it's a pity that it lacks some seasoning, otherwise it would taste better." Sang Yu accepted his compliment generously.
Her cooking skills are the foundation of her livelihood. With cooking skills, she will never starve wherever she goes.
Hearing this, Sang Yongjing came over and asked, "Is there a shortage of seasoning? What is missing? Your mother and I will ask for you when we go to Qingxi Village someday."
The dishes cooked by Yuer are so delicious even with little seasoning. If she were to cook with all the seasonings, wouldn't they be so delicious that you would want to swallow your tongue whole?
Although she felt that she might not be able to find it even if she told him, there were always multiple possibilities. Sang Yu slowly uttered two words: "Chili."
"Chili? What is this?" Sang Yongjing was stunned. He had only heard of pepper, which is a very expensive spice. What is this chili?
"Hmm...it's a long, red fruit that tastes like a bee sting and can be used as a seasoning."
Sang Yu tried hard to explain the meaning of chili peppers, which made Sang Yongjing frown. Can a condiment that hurts to eat really be delicious?
But he still nodded solemnly: "Okay, Dad will remember it for you. Buy it back when you find it."
He was obviously talking about serious matters, but his bulging belly looked very funny, and Sang Yu couldn't help laughing.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go out and take a walk around the shed to help digest the food. Otherwise, we won't be able to sleep later."
The family got up and walked slowly around the shed.
Sang Yu placed the cattail stick she had used to grease the rabbit against the fire, lit it, and handed it to Sang Xinghao: "Take it and play with it, but don't burn yourself."
The two of them are actually only seven years apart in age, but in her eyes, Sang Xinghao is just a child who needs to be played with and coaxed, and she often wants to make some fun things for him to play with.
The cattail sticks soaked in soybean oil can be ignited easily and look like small torches when held up.
Sang Xinghao held it high and ran around Sang Yu. The orange-red flame dragged out a long tail, illuminating his smiling face in the darkness.
Looking at this scene, everyone couldn't help but raise the corners of their lips. It was so great.
This is the happiest moment in life: having enough food and drink, having family around, and having children laughing.
The next morning, Sang Yu didn't cook any dishes, but only cooked a pot of rice porridge. She ate too much yesterday and needed to eat something light to relieve herself.
She took the remaining half rabbit, coated it with sugar water, roasted it again over the fire, and then cut it into small pieces. She cracked two bird eggs and fried a dish of scrambled eggs with garlic, and also added the extra gray vegetables she had mixed yesterday.
The three dishes were wrapped in clean, broad leaves and placed in the basket one by one. The rabbit meat was left unsealed to prevent the crispy skin from absorbing too much water and becoming soft due to being kept on the road for too long. Then the jar of rice wine in the corner was taken out and handed to Sang Yongjing.
Sang Yu instructed, "Dad, when you get to Qingxi Village, deliver the gifts first. If Village Chief Shen invites you to eat with him, just say you're busy building a house. If he asks why you're giving gifts, just say thank you for your help the other day. If..."
If she didn't have to accompany Sang Xingjia for acupuncture today, she would have wanted to go there in person.
After she had listed all the possibilities she could think of, she asked, "Do you remember?"
"ah?"
Sang Yongjing was overwhelmed after hearing this. He had never imagined that giving gifts would involve so many twists and turns. When he saw people giving gifts to his elder brother before, it was not so troublesome.
How come now, just for a village chief, they not only have to give gifts to him, but also have to pay attention to so many things?
As soon as she saw the expression on his face, Sang Yu knew that he definitely didn't remember what she said. She turned to look at Xie Qiujin and said, "Mom, did you remember it?"
Xie Qiujin nodded: "I remember."
She has always had a good memory and is careful in her work. The only bad thing is that she has no opinions of her own and always asks Sang Yongjing for advice on every little thing.
"Okay, Mom, please be more careful and don't let Dad say the wrong thing." Anyway, the couple were going to deliver the things together, so as long as one person remembered, it would be fine.
The couple set off with a basket and rice wine. Sang Yu looked at Sang Xingjia and said, "Brother, let's go too."
Doctor Zhang told Sang Xingjia yesterday that he was recovering well. He told him to wait until today's acupuncture session to have another checkup. If there were no major problems, he wouldn't need to come back. He would be fully recovered after taking the medicine.
Sang Xingjia was quite excited throughout the whole process. He would even talk about a few lines of poetry with Sang Yu when he saw a wild flower on the roadside. She couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard it.
There is only a bare official road in front of me. Where are the mountains and water? I can't praise it even if I want to.
After sending Sang Xingjia to the inner room for acupuncture, Sang Yu suddenly thought of something and ran to the pharmacy to ask the shop assistant, "Do you sell any chili peppers here?"
Since they are selling ginger, maybe they will also sell chili peppers.
The young man she held was puzzled: "What is spicy and what is chili?" He had never heard of this medicinal ingredient.
"It's just that my tongue hurts when I eat it, like I swallowed a ball of fire, and the outside looks red."
After Sang Yu finished her description, she looked at him expectantly, hoping that he would give her a positive answer.
"No." The young man shook his head decisively.
"Okay, thank you." Sang Yu was a little disappointed, but could still accept this answer.
Chili peppers were not native to China and were only introduced to the country in the late Ming Dynasty. However, Sang Yu had never heard of them in this dynasty, so she thought that maybe chili peppers had already existed, but she was overthinking it.
Dejected, Sang Yu walked out of the pharmacy with heavy steps, sat on the steps to bask in the sun, and began to think about what to do next with a bitter face.
It is obvious that there is not enough money at home. The candies made last time have to be sold, otherwise there will not be enough money to pay the wages of the workers digging the fields.
She definitely couldn't go to Yonghefang and Yongxingfang again, so this time she had to go to a market farther away.
Thinking of this, an idea suddenly flashed through Sang Yu's mind. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be her last time selling candy. Should she try something bigger?
As long as you sell sugar, there is a risk of being targeted. So whether you sell ten kilograms or thirty kilograms, you sell it. Should you just take the opportunity to make a quick buck and then stop?
Ever since this thought came into her mind, it could not be shaken off.
It was as if there was a devil with two little red horns constantly persuading her in her ear: Go ahead and do it, after you finish it your family will no longer be short of money in a short time, wouldn’t it be nice to spend the winter in peace?
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