Chapter 53 Chapter 53-Two in One Those who marry with you have...
"How do you like to eat this bone?" Lin Chuntao asked.
"I'm fine with anything." Pei Ying meant that he used to just fry something, throw it in the pot, and cook it. He didn't care how he ate it. As soon as he said this, Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Then I'll make some radish and make some soup tomorrow."
Pei Ying nodded. He now had great confidence in Lin Chuntao's cooking skills. Whatever she cooked should be delicious.
As the sun was setting, Lin Chuntao and the others had not returned yet. Lin Chuntao muttered something and prepared to steam the rice. The lard in the iron pot had cooled down but had not yet solidified.
Lin Chuntao brought over a clay pot and carefully poured the half pot of lard into the pot. The half pot of lard filled the entire pot, and the pot was full of oil. Lin Chuntao thought that she could cook directly in a while, so she decided to use a clay pot to steam rice.
She got up and got the steamer, scooped the rice into the steamer, put it into a clay pot, put it on the fire and started steaming the rice.
After Pei Ying finished cutting the meat, he went to peel potatoes. He asked Lin Chuntao, "How many potatoes do you want to peel?"
The potato wasn't very big, so Lin Chuntao said, "Peel five."
Pei Ying had just finished peeling potatoes when Lin Chunxing and the others returned. Lin Chuntao happened to be at the door. She went out to see that the three sisters had several neatly arranged bundles of firewood in their backpacks, and a pile of tangled branches outside. Lin Duoer looked at her and smiled, "Sister, we found a pine forest. I wonder who cut the branches there, there are so many."
Lin Chuntao frowned slightly. "Are they all piled together?"
Lin Duoer shook her head violently, "No, but they are everywhere."
Lin Chuntao said: "Don't take the ones that are piled together, they might have been put together by others. The scattered ones are probably left over from chopping pine trees."
"Let's leave these branches outside. Come in and wash your hands quickly. The meal will be ready soon."
Lin Duoer reached out and smoothed her hair, the dust from her fingers stained her face. She asked Lin Chuntao cheerfully, "Sister, do you want to eat pig kidneys tonight?"
Lin Chuntao nodded, "Well, I've already cut it and will fry it in a while. Hurry in and get some water to wash your hands and face, like a little cat."
Before they finished washing, the meal was ready.
Lin Chuntao took down the steamer. The stewed potatoes with meat would take a longer time, so Lin Chuntao fried the meat first and then turned around to take out the marinated pork kidneys and rinsed them with water twice. She also cut some garlic sprouts and ginger slices for later use.
The sisters looked at the pork kidneys in the bowl, full of anticipation.
After a while, the potatoes and meat stew in the pot gave off a rich aroma. Lin Chunhe and Lin Duoer were swallowing their saliva and shouting, "It smells so good!"
Lin Chunxing teased Lin Duoer with a smile: "Is it the smell of stewed meat or pig kidneys?"
Lin Duoer's eyes fell on the pig kidney, and she was very confused.
Lin Chuntao shook her head. She went back to the house, took out a small tender melon, and cut it into slices for later use.
After the stewed meat was ready, it was poured into a large ceramic bowl. The full bowl was not yet filled, so half a bowl was filled. There was soup mixed with mashed potatoes in the pot. Lin Chunhe shouted that she wanted to mix it with rice. Lin Chuntao put some rice in, mixed it cleanly and took it out. Then she rinsed the pot and started to stir-fry the melon, and finally the stir-fried pork kidneys.
Pork kidneys are cut into kidney flowers. After being heated, they become crescent-shaped, and the arched side looks like the pistil in a flower.
It was the first time for Lin Chunxing and her friends to see kidneys cut into this shape, and it was very surprising to see.
"Sister, how do you cut this? Please teach me."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Okay, there are two more and I'll teach you how to cut them tomorrow morning."
At this point, Lin Chunxing pursed her lips and said to Lin Chuntao a little embarrassedly: "Sister, can you buy some soy powder tomorrow? I want to learn how to make it."
Lin Chuntao said, "Wait a few more days. I still have to make a chili sauce. The powder will taste even more unique if I add the sauce to it. I'll teach you when the sauce is ready. Once you learn, you can set up a stall directly."
Lin Chunxing nodded, and Lin Chuntao said, "Let's see which family in the village grows the most peppers. When the peppers are ripe, we'll go buy some and dry them."
"Then I'll go and try to earn some tomorrow. But sister, almost every household in our area grows it. If each family buys two or three pounds, it won't be a lot. If you buy a lot, why not buy some in the surrounding villages as well?"
"Can."
"But doesn't it cost a lot of money?" Lin Chunxing asked.
"Green peppers are four cents a pound. I wonder if red peppers will be cheaper. I'll go to the market tomorrow to see."
Lin Chuntao served the fried kidneys as she spoke. Lin Duoer slurped her saliva while Lin Chunhe hurried to bring out the bowls and chopsticks.
My sisters and I took the bowls and served the rice, and we moved quickly.
Another advantage of the sunny weather here is that you can sit outside and watch the sunset while eating dinner.
The sisters were the first to grab a piece of pork kidney. Lin Chuntao asked with a smile, "How is it? Is it salty enough?"
As she spoke, she picked up a piece with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. It was just the right amount of salty, fried neither too old nor too soft, with a crispy and springy texture, and the fishy smell was almost gone. Lin Chunhe and the others, who had just swallowed a piece, began to praise it.
"No wonder everyone wants to eat pig kidneys, they're so delicious!"
Pei Ying's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard Lin Chunhe's words. Pig kidneys have always been popular among children, and they may even have a smelly smell. But seeing the expressions of the three people, Pei Ying also took a piece.
Lin Chuntao’s stir-fried pork liver was delicious before, and he felt that the chili played a big role in it. But this time she didn’t add chili to the stir-fried pork kidney, and it was still delicious, and the unpleasant taste was gone.
Pei Ying looked up at Lin Chuntao while eating. He watched her make it with his own eyes. She didn't put anything special in it, but it was so magical.
Seeing Pei Ying's eyes, Lin Chunhe pursed her lips, lowered her head and asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, do you also think that my sister's cooking is super delicious?"
Pei Ying looked at Lin Chuntao and replied with a smile: "Yes, your sister's cooking is the best."
Lin Chuntao smiled helplessly when she heard this. "It's delicious. Eat more. I'll continue making it tomorrow."
There wasn't much left after frying two kidneys, but you can't eat too much at one time, so I only fried two. After a while, only some garlic sprouts and ginger slices were left in the bowl of pork kidneys.
They also said they loved the stewed potatoes with meat, but the stir-fried melon slices were almost eaten by Lin Chuntao alone.
Just after finishing their meal, Lin Qingqing, Lin Jiaye and the others came to find Lin Chunxing and the others to play hide-and-seek.
The three sisters followed with their round bellies.
Lin Chuntao said, "Come back after dark, I'll heat up the medicine for you first."
The sisters had already run out of the yard, and the voice of answer came from outside the house.
"I know."
After Lin Chunxing and the others left, Pei Ying went to fetch water, and Lin Chuntao called up the system control panel to check the points.
Last time she opened the living area, she used up all her points. This time she is going to open the recipe area, so she has to ask clearly before opening it.
But before she could ask, the system appeared with a ding-dong sound.
"Host, are you going to open the recipe area?"
Lin Chuntao smiled and asked, "How many points are needed to open this recipe area?"
“It’s the same as the living area.”
She now had a balance of over 4,000 points, so she opened it directly. As soon as she clicked on the opening area, the system's announcement came into her mind: "Congratulations to the host for unlocking the recipe area. 2,666 points have been deducted, and the remaining points are 1,982."
"As long as the host has the formula he wants, he can redeem it at any time."
Lin Chuntao clicked on it, and the first recipe that came into view was for instant noodles, and the second recipe was actually for spicy noodles...
"System, do you want to redeem the instant noodle recipe?"
Lin Chuntao shook her head, then asked expectantly, "What about spicy strips? They're very cheap, only fifty points."
"No, I'm looking for some sauce."
"Is this instant noodle sauce? It's included in the recipe."
It guided Lin Chuntao to exchange it as if it could eat what Lin Chuntao made.
Lin Chuntao ignored her and continued shopping for a while before finally finding the sauce she wanted. She took a look and saw that it cost two hundred points, which was quite expensive here. She frowned slightly.
"Why does this require so many points?"
The system said: "Because this recipe is difficult to make, few people can make it successfully."
Lin Chuntao was a little unconvinced. If it was difficult to make, shouldn't everyone be able to do it cheaply? She felt strange, but it didn't matter. She needed this sauce.
Just click on redeem.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the recipe for the ultimate sauce. I hope the host can make it soon!"
"What? I'll get a reward if I make it?"
"If you succeed, the host will be given a surprise gift package. Come on, host."
Lin Chuntao smiled. If they could succeed, she could sell sauce, and Lin Chunxing could sell noodles. It would be no problem for them to earn enough money to build a house.
After the exchange was successful, she went back to her backpack and opened it to take a look. She didn't need to extract it, she could just look at the recipe directly, which was more convenient.
She looked at the things needed to make the sauce: soybeans, peppercorns, salt, and dried chilies. She also needed to buy a larger winnowing basket and a gauze jar.
She had to make a small jar first to try it out, and then make more after it was successful.
She was a little impatient, thinking that she would buy soybeans and a winnowing basket as soon as Pei Ying came back.
As soon as he went back to the house to get the money, Pei Ying came back with water.
"I want to buy some beans, do you want to come?"
Lin Chuntao suddenly spoke, and Pei Ying was stunned for a moment, "Why do you want to buy beans?"
“Make chili sauce.”
Pei Ying was a little surprised. "Do you need soybeans to make chili sauce?"
Lin Chuntao nodded and said with a smile, "I've never made this before. Let me make a small jar to try it out. I'll go to the city to buy a small jar tomorrow."
"Then I'll lock the door."
After Pei Ying locked the door, the two of them left the yard together.
The sky was still bright, but many families in the village had already finished dinner and were out for a walk, sitting and chatting at the gates of their courtyards, and the sounds of children playing made the whole village lively.
The women were still sewing, gathered in groups of three or five, chatting while doing their work.
Lin Chuntao rarely comes out at night, so her sudden appearance surprised everyone.
"Oh, Chuntao, how could you bear to come out and play tonight?"
Lin Chuntao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when she heard this. These women must be talking behind her back about her not going out for a walk at night and hiding at home.
She smiled and replied, "I must have come here because I thought about the aunts complaining about why I didn't come out to play."
The women laughed when they heard this, took a chair nearby and greeted her.
"Come sit down and play for a while. We've been nagging you for hiding in your room all day. What are you busy with?"
The person who spoke was asking what he was busy with. Before Lin Chuntao could answer, the women next to him glanced at Pei Ying, and their eyes made people think a lot.
They joked, "If you don't come out, we'll all think you're having morning sickness."
Pei Ying felt his body stiffen and his face flushed slightly as he said this. But Lin Chuntao acted as if nothing had happened and said with a smile, "If I were pregnant, I would definitely tell you, aunts. The doctor said I'm not feeling well, so you'll have to wait for the good news."
The women paused for a moment after hearing this, then smiled and said, "You are indeed too thin. Eat more, gain some weight, and then have another baby."
Lin Chuntao smiled and nodded, "Aunts, let's chat. I'm going to go to Aunt Guizhi's house to buy a winnowing basket."
"Come back and play at my house later."
After Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying left, the women began to whisper, "This man from Chuntao's family seems to have a terrible temper. I wonder how he treats Chuntao at home."
A woman nearby laughed and said, "My family doesn't know. Haven't you seen him carrying water every day? He looks so effortless."
"Chun Tao is so thin, I don't know if she can stand it at night."
The woman who had just greeted Lin Chuntao scolded him angrily, "Are you crazy with greed? Go home quickly! People are laughing at you."
The woman tutted her words and continued, "I don't believe you don't feel that way."
After these words fell, several people looked at the backs of Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying, muttering, "What a physique... I heard from my aunt that Chuntao picked this person herself. I have to say that this damn girl is really good at choosing."
Lin Chuntao and the others were not walking fast, and the women behind them had loud voices, so every word they said fell into the ears of Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying.
Pei Ying's face turned red, and Lin Chuntao frowned helplessly. These women are really talkative.
She looked up at Pei Ying and wanted to say something, but there were people everywhere, and if someone heard her, they would laugh, so she had to give up.
When Lin Chuntao went over, Aunt Guizhi and her daughter-in-law were also eating melon seeds outside the yard. They only invited Lin Chuntao into the house when they saw her coming.
"Auntie, do you have a bigger dustpan?"
Aunt Guizhi smiled and said, "I'll take you to see if there's one in the size you want. If not, tell your uncle and he'll make one for you. It'll be ready in a few days."
As they were talking, Aunt Guizhi led her into the house, and Lin Chuntao picked out two big ones and two small ones.
"What are you going to do with so many of them?"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "I'm thinking of something. I'll tell you if I figure it out."
Aunt Guizhi smiled and reminded her, "You're not well yet. Don't get too tired. Take a good rest."
"Don't worry, Auntie. I know what's going on." She said as she handed over the copper coins to Auntie Guizhi. Auntie Guizhi took some of the beans as a token of appreciation, but didn't give her the price outside. Lin Chuntao handed the winnowing basket to Pei Ying, and then asked Auntie Guizhi, "Auntie, do you have any extra soybeans at home?"
Aunt Guizhi asked, "How much do you want to buy?"
"A dozen or twenty pounds is fine."
Aunt Guizhi said, "I don't know if there are enough beans at my house, but your great-grandmother has plenty. Why don't you go and ask her?"
Lin Chuntao smiled when she heard that, "That's fine."
"Sit and play for a while."
Aunt Guizhi asked Pei Ying to put the dustpan aside first and asked Lin Chuntao to get a stool. She turned around and went into the house to bring out some melon seeds.
Lin Chuntao had no choice but to sit and play for a while. The two of them followed Aunt Guizhi to sit at the door. Aunt Guizhi's mother-in-law looked at her and Pei Ying with a smile, and then said, "I haven't seen you come to play for several days. I heard from your aunt that you were sick. Are you feeling better?"
"Sixth Grandma, I'm fine now."
After Lin Chuntao finished speaking, Aunt Guizhi grabbed some melon seeds and handed them to her. She quickly reached out to take them and shared some with Pei Ying.
The old lady asked her again: "Are you pregnant?"
Aunt Guizhi was thinking about the old lady. She was not afraid that Chuntao would be shy and asked in front of Pei Ying. She frowned and gave the old lady a look of disapproval. Just as she was about to turn around to help Lin Chuntao get rid of this embarrassment, she saw Lin Chuntao also smiling and said, "Sixth Grandma, not yet. If I do, I will definitely tell you and Auntie first."
The old lady said, "You have been married for over a month now. Hurry up. Li Niang, who got married with you, is already pregnant."
Lin Chuntao: “…”
Aunt Guizhi glanced at Pei Ying, who sat quietly without interrupting, seemingly indifferent. However, his hand trembled as he peeled the melon seeds, but he still couldn't get the seeds out. She had originally thought that he was more calm than Chuntao, but she didn't expect him to be even worse than Chuntao.
"Mom, who told you this?"
Aunt Guizhi originally wanted to interrupt the old lady, but ended up giving her the first word to speak.
"Needless to say, her mother took her to the fields and she vomited all the time. It wasn't just Li Niang, but Zaohua too. A few days ago, she asked her husband to go to the mountains to look for sour apricots, but they're not ripe yet. Where can they find them? There are several people who got married with Chuntao!"
Aunt Guizhi was helpless and rubbed her forehead gently.
The old lady patted Chuntao's knee gently and said earnestly, "You should hurry up too."
Lin Chuntao pursed her lips and nodded: "Hey, Sixth Grandma, I will work hard when I get home tonight."
Aunt Guizhi peeled a handful of melon seeds and fed them to him, but Pei Ying spat them out immediately. Pei Ying choked and started coughing violently. Aunt Guizhi said, "Little Pei, there's some water in the house. Go scoop some up and drink."
Pei Ying stood up and walked into the house while coughing.
Aunt Guizhi saw that Pei Ying was not there, so she patted the old lady and said, "Mom, please stop talking. Chuntao's husband is still here. Young people are too shy."
The old lady ignored Aunt Guizhi and said to Lin Chuntao, "It's okay, he's shy, just don't be shy."
Aunt Guizhi hissed coldly, and the old lady glared at her.
Pei Ying recovered and drank some water before slowly coming out. Lin Chuntao called him, "Take out the dustpan."
After she finished speaking, she said to Aunt Guizhi and the old lady, "It's getting dark, and I have to go to Sixth Grandma's house. Aunt, you can chat with Sixth Grandma."
Aunt Guizhi smiled and said, "Go ahead."
The old lady also said, "Come and play when you have time."
Lin Chuntao responded and left quickly with Pei Ying.
After they left, Aunt Guizhi looked at the old lady with a puzzled expression. The old lady said, "You are an experienced person, but you can't see that they have nothing?"
Aunt Guizhi frowned, somewhat unconvinced.
"Nothing at all?"
"A few days ago, Chuntao was sick and I went to see her. Do they live together?"
After Aunt Guizhi finished speaking, the old lady whispered, "They live together, right? I thought they were just two idiots at first, but after hearing what Chuntao said just now, it seems that the idiot is someone else."
Aunt Guizhi believed most of it, but she still scolded the old lady: "Oh, don't talk nonsense, old lady."
Pei Ying held the dustpan and followed Lin Chuntao quietly.
The sky was getting darker and darker. When Sun heard Lin Chuntao say she wanted to buy some soybeans, she happily weighed out twenty pounds for her.
Lin Chuntao gave it to Sun according to the price at the grain store in the county town. Sun gave her some back and said, "The grain store doesn't charge that much for our grain. We don't need so much."
The old lady charged forty-eight cents for twenty pounds of beans.
The two of them didn't stay there, they took the beans and went straight home.
On the way back, I didn't see Lin Chunxing and the others having fun.
After returning home, Lin Chuntao put the beans away, brought the medicine and heated it up, poured the water in the bucket into the pot, and called Pei Ying to fetch two buckets of water.
Speaking of fetching water, Pei Ying's mind flashed with the words of those women. He felt weird all over and didn't dare to look directly at Lin Chuntao. He responded, picked up the shoulder pole and walked out of the yard.
While waiting for the medicine to heat up, Lin Chuntao brought a clay basin and boiled a full basin of water. Pei Ying came back with some water, and she added some cold water and took a bath in the house.
After washing and changing clothes, I went outside to squat and wash my hair.
Pei Ying stood by and scooped water for her to wash. As soon as she finished washing, Lin Chunxing and the others came back noisily.
"Sister, we are back!"
Lin Chuntao stood up and said, "The medicine is hot. Take a bowl and pour it out to drink."
The sisters responded, washed their hands and went into the house.
"Wow! Sister, are you buying a dustpan again?"
Lin Chuntao responded, and Lin Chunxing asked, "I bought four, what are you going to do, sister?"
“Make chili sauce.”
"Do I need a dustpan for chili sauce?" Lin Chunxing asked doubtfully.
Lin Chuntao replied loudly: "I need to dry something."
As they were talking, they came out with bowls to pour medicine. The fire in the yard was still burning. Lin Chuntao sat beside them, pulling her hair and gently warming it. She felt it was too long to wash her hair once every three or four days, but washing and drying it was too troublesome. She really wanted to cut her hair short.
The sisters worked during the day and played for a while at night. After drinking the medicine, they hurriedly scooped water to wash their faces and feet, and then went back to the house to lie down and sleep.
Lin Chuntao tilted her head over the fire to dry her hair, while Pei Ying went out to take a shower.
When she dried her hair, Pei Ying came back and someone's snoring could be heard from inside the room.
The two of them packed up, bolted the gate, and went into the house to lie down together.
Lin Chuntao was like usual. She lay down and closed her eyes before she vaguely realized that Pei Ying seemed a little silent tonight?
Is it because of what those women in the village said?
She turned her head slightly and asked in a low voice, "What happened to you tonight?"
Pei Ying's heart trembled unconsciously when he heard her voice. He pretended to be calm and replied, "What do you mean?"
This answer only made her statement more obvious. She turned over, stood up on her elbows and looked at him.
"Are you embarrassed by what the aunts said?"
Pei Ying looked at her above, her long, ink-black hair flowing down from her shoulders. Lin Chuntao was not a stunning beauty, but her facial features were very pretty, especially her eyes, which seemed to be able to speak, and the shape of her lips, which made people want to kiss her.
Pei Ying's Adam's apple moved slightly. He stared at her and asked, "Aren't you ashamed? Did you tell the old lady that you'd come back to work hard tonight?"
Lin Chuntao chuckled. Pei Ying put his arm around her waist, half leaning against him. She laughed and said, "Village women are like that. The more shy you are, the more they talk. It's okay to respond openly."
"Then why don't you accept what the woman said about whether you can bear it or not?"
Lin Chuntao teased, "You don't know yet? When I try it and meet that aunt again, I will tell her openly."
Pei Ying stared at her closely, his mouth suddenly dry and his voice hoarse. He whispered, "Are you serious?"
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