Chapter 170: Teach Aunt Wang to Make Rice
Su Wan hummed softly.
She had already discovered it when she arrived at Wangjia Village today, and she had a general understanding of the situation in the village.
Even the village chief is not a good person. I'm afraid half of the people in the village are not good people.
After staying at home for one night, Su Wan drove to Wangjia Village the next day.
Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang had already prepared breakfast. Wang Tiantian was playing in the yard. When she heard the sound of a car, she quickly stood at the gate and asked, "Is that Aunt Chen?"
"Tiantian, it's me!"
Su Wan opened the door, and Wang Tiantian quickly opened it.
"It's Auntie who's here..."
Wang Tiantian looked at Su Wan with sparkling eyes, and the smile on her cheek could not be concealed.
After entering the yard, I found that the wall had been completely re-covered with cement and glass fragments. If someone on one side wanted to sneak into the yard, it would most likely be impossible and they would be scratched.
The entire yard was repaired by Chen Yuan, and even the collapsed wall at the back was repaired by overtime yesterday.
After asking Wang Tiantian, I learned that Chen Yuan spent some money to find someone to help deal with everything here yesterday. Of course, the people he found were all honest and hardworking people in the village. They worked together until almost twelve o'clock in the evening to finish the job.
This morning, Chen Yuan only checked the house inside and out in the backyard before going outside to settle the bill.
So at this moment, only Wang Tiantian and Aunt Wang were at home.
At this time, Aunt Wang was in the room and waited for a long time before coming out.
When she saw Su Wan, she was stunned for a moment, then she smiled, "It's Wanwan, I just thought I heard it wrong, have you had breakfast? Auntie will go make you some."
"Auntie, you don't have to cook. I've already eaten."
After saying that, Su Wan looked at Aunt Wang, whose eyes were red, and asked, "Aunt, what's wrong with you?"
"Auntie is fine. I just feel a little reluctant because I think I might not be able to come back often after going to the provincial capital."
"When you and Uncle Wang have settled down in the provincial capital, you can come back to visit me when you have time."
"That's not what the old man told me last night." Aunt Wang sighed softly and reached out to touch Wang Tiantian, who was sitting next to her. "Tiantian is a girl. When the old man and I get older, she can't come back alone. So we plan to buy a house in the provincial capital. Didn't Xiao Chen say that it's okay to buy a house in the provincial capital now? We're not in a hurry. Let's save some money first and talk about it later."
"Aunt, there's really no need to worry. Let's talk about it after everything stabilizes. It's more important than anything else for you and Uncle Wang to take good care of your health."
Aunt Wang nodded solemnly, "You're right. We also think that keeping healthy is more important than anything else. We also want to see Tiantian get married and have children in the future."
"Yes, so you and Uncle Wang should take good care of your health and don't overthink it."
The two chatted for a while before Chen Yuan and Uncle Wang came back.
They both seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on their lips.
Looking at Su Wan sitting in the yard, Chen Yuan smiled at her, "Why are you here so early?"
"I thought you guys should be able to finish everything this morning, so I thought you'd come over early so we can go to the provincial capital today."
"Those things have been taken care of. We'll be able to leave after we pack up."
Su Wan hummed softly, "Then let's pack up and go to the provincial capital. I've already rented a store, so we can go straight there. This afternoon, you and Uncle Wang will go out to buy tables and chairs, and then paint the store. I'll teach Auntie how to make rice and pork bone noodles."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Seeing that Su Wan had an idea, Chen Yuan didn't ask any more questions.
It was agreed last night, so Aunt Wang packed everything early in the morning.
All the vegetables in the yard have been picked. Those that are not yet ripe will be picked by Uncle Wang when he comes back to pick them and take them to the provincial capital.
Soon, they drove away from Wangjia Village.
Arriving in the provincial capital, Su Wan brought them to the rental house at the intersection. She said, "Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang, I signed the contract yesterday in my own name, but you can do business here with peace of mind. The rent is paid annually. There's a well in the backyard, and there's also a woodshed that can be cleaned out and used as a room..."
After Su Wan finished speaking, he took some biscuits from the car and ate them, drank some water, and didn't even eat the meal. Everyone went back to work.
The store needed to be repainted white, so Chen Yuan first went to buy white putty powder to scrape the walls white. On the way, he went to the market to buy a 1.8-meter bed, two desks, six tables and twelve long benches, and asked the boss to deliver them to the store. They quickly arrived in front of the store with the white putty powder and started scraping the walls white.
Su Wan first cleaned the yard with Aunt Wang, and then tidied up the woodshed. Fortunately, nothing was really left in the woodshed. After cleaning the walls and the floor, she moved the bed over.
After making the bed, placing the straw mat on top, and putting the desk inside, Aunt Wang smiled and said, "This is really good."
"The toilet and restroom are over there. You and Uncle Wang can use them without worry. The landlord and his family live upstairs, so they don't need this yard right now."
The toilets in the provincial capital are actually much better than the smelly ones in the countryside. At least they are squat toilets, and as long as the water is flushed clean, there will be no smell.
Aunt Wang was very satisfied with the place. After they cleaned up, they let Wang Tiantian play in the room.
Uncle Wang was scraping putty while Chen Yuan went out to buy coal briquettes and filled two barrels of gas.
When he brought it back, Su Wan took the meat and vegetables and began to teach Aunt Wang how to make rice with toppings.
Cut a little meat, add carrots and seasonings and simmer together. When it is almost time to serve, put the cooked rice on a plate, scoop a spoonful of the vegetables from the pot and pour it on top so that they can taste it.
Because the fat of the local pigs is more fragrant, the dishes fried with the lard are not vegetarian at all. Even after Chen Yuan and his friends finished their meal, they did not realize that they did not actually eat two pieces of meat.
But the taste is very good.
Su Wan smiled and said, "If a bowl of rice costs fifty cents, there should be people eating it, right?"
"Should be there, even vegetarian noodles are 25 cents a bowl!"
"That's it. I make broth with bones every night and heat it up in the morning. 35 cents for a serving of bone noodle soup isn't too much, right?"
Seeing Su Wan talking, Chen Yuan asked curiously, "Why do you have to make the bone soup at night? Wouldn't it be better to make it in the morning?"
"Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang are old. They have to get up very early in the morning to make soup. It won't be enough for their bodies."
Su Wan also took their age into consideration, so she thought of this.
Of course, she still thought that she could add meat and eggs to the noodle soup in the morning. She would teach Aunt Wang how to make bone noodle soup tomorrow morning.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang said, "I can make big bone noodle soup. I helped people make it when I came to the city before."
—The author has been sick these past couple of days, so everyone should take care of themselves and wear masks when going out! There will be more later!
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