When Ruan Meng was at the village chief's house, she suggested that A Chun be in charge of the school cafeteria.
Although Ruan Meng did have good intentions in helping Ah Chun, the main reason was that she was indeed suitable.
Through observation, Ruan Meng discovered that A Chun was very talented in cooking, efficient, and responsible.
Other women, who have to earn money by fulfilling village collective tasks and take care of their children, may not have the time to take on the canteen duties.
Ah Chun has no children and no burdens for the time being. Being surrounded by children's laughter every day is beneficial to her, except for being a little tired.
The village chief agreed to Ruan Meng's suggestion and offered that Ah Chun should not accept monthly payments, but rather consider it a favor from the Feng family. After all, the village chief felt that the Ruan siblings had already done enough, and he could naturally feel Ruan Meng's sincerity, so how could he possibly accept money?
Ruan Meng did not insist, after all, it would not be too late to give it to them when the school developed in the future.
Ruan Qian approached Song Shiwen and discussed with him the possibility of having Song Shiyuan help out by teaching for a period of time, with Ruan Qian and Song Shiwen each taking charge of a school.
Ruan Qian suggested that the children be temporarily divided into two schools according to their age. Song Shiyuan readily agreed. Ruan Qian was in poor health and had already put in a lot of effort. He could do what he could, and what he was doing was meaningful. Why would he have any objections?
Ruan Meng invited A Chun down to help. The village chief had already mentioned to her that she would be in charge of the school cafeteria from now on, and it was clear that A Chun was very willing.
He took two chickens out of the bamboo basket and asked Ah Chun to help him slaughter and clean them.
Tell Du Xiaocan how to make konjac chips. After her second and third sons went to the city, she was entrusted with making the konjac chips.
The Song family had dried a lot of fish noodles in the past two days. Ruan Meng asked for two bowls, soaked them, stir-fried them with wild vegetables, left some for her eldest brother, and sent the rest to the neighbor.
After Ah Chun cut the chicken, Ruan Meng made four plates of spicy chicken. She sent two plates to the craftsmen, had Feng Yun and Feng Xi come over for a few meals, sent one plate to the neighbors, and the rest was for her own family.
For a time, the Ruan family members were so busy that their feet seemed to be on fire.
A Yuan, along with his guards, caught several baskets of fish. He gave two baskets to the old woman, cooked them for the guards, and sent the rest to the Ruan family.
Just as they were having dinner, enjoying spicy chicken with their rice, Ruan Meng invited him to help with beachcombing that evening, and A Yuan readily agreed.
The second and third brothers came back from the city, ate the spicy chicken that had been left for them, and actually fell asleep during the meal.
Feeling sorry for her two older brothers, Ruan Meng asked the guards next door to carry them to bed while she continued with her work.
By dinnertime, Du Xiaocan had already prepared the konjac slices. Ah Chun came over and asked Ruan Meng if the fish had been prepared.
Just as Ruan Meng was about to reply, Du Xiaocan looked up, smiled faintly, and suggested that Ruan Meng kill and eat the wild boar her father had given her. She laughed and said:
“Every time A-Yuan and Xiao-Kai pass by, they have to take a few glances. They must be drooling over it!”
Not only A Yuan and Xiao Kai, but also the second and third brothers, had watched it countless times, but seeing their younger sister so busy that she was too embarrassed to speak up.
Thinking of her second and third brothers, who were so tired they couldn't even eat, Ruan Meng's heart softened.
"Alright! Kill it!"
The wild boar wasn't very big; its offal could be made into braised dishes, but the pork...
Thinking of those kids in the village, Ruan Meng had a new idea.
Please ask the two sisters-in-law of the Song family for help, and tell them that the business deal with the Sun family regarding braised food has been basically settled. Once the shop is arranged, they can start doing business immediately.
Recently, Sister-in-law Song has been practicing at home with seafood and other ingredients many times, and she has become more and more skilled at preparing the braising liquid and controlling the heat.
This time, Ruan Meng didn't need to lift a finger to prepare the braised offal; she handled it with ease.
Ruan Meng cut the pork into large chunks, made soup from pork bones, and simmered the ribs. A Chun helped by slicing the pork into thin slices.
After rubbing and washing the meat slices clean, add salt, flour water, and oil, and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan, add the pork slices coated in flour, and fry twice.
Prepare a sauce by mixing flour, water, salt, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar. Heat the sauce and pour it over the fried meat slices. The aroma of oil will fill the air.
The third child was awakened by the fragrance.
Before his eyes were even open, his nose was already making its way:
"Braised pork? It smells delicious!"
"Meat broth? It smells delicious!"
"What is this sweet thing?!"
The third brother jumped up and casually woke up his second brother.
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