Chapter 115 Chapter 115 Pig Stomach Chicken
Pei Jing was slightly stunned. He looked at Lin Chuntao, not sure whether these words were meant by Lin Chuntao or Pei Ying. If they were meant by Pei Ying, it meant that Pei Ying would not go home.
Qin Suyun looked at Pei Jing, lost in thought, and immediately understood his thoughts. She smiled and said, "We're all about the same age, so just call each other by our names."
As the two were talking, Lin Chuntao looked back into the house. The sun was blazing outside, but now the house seemed a little dark, and she couldn't see the expressions of the people inside clearly.
After thinking about it, she didn't need to worry. Pei Ying was free to make any decision he wanted, and he would follow his true thoughts.
Thinking of this, Lin Chuntao took Qin Suyun and Pei Jing for a walk in the yard.
Pei Ying, his father and his mother sat facing each other in the room. They were relatives, yet they felt very unfamiliar. Pei Ying looked at his mother, who seemed to have lost a lot of weight and looked much more haggard, not knowing whether she had not recovered from the long journey or was sick.
I met the person again who I thought I would never see again in this life.
Pei Ying thought that this might be fate's arrangement, and the relationship between him and them could not be easily severed.
All three of them wanted to speak, but they didn't know how to start, especially Pei's mother, who had a lot to ask Pei Ying.
"Have you been feeling unwell recently?" Pei Ying asked.
He looked at Mother Pei when he asked, but didn't call her "Dad or Mom." Mother Pei was a little stunned. Father Pei said beside her, "After Jing'er got married, your mother fell ill. Then she traveled a long way to Yizhou, so your mother's health has never recovered."
Pei's father originally wanted to say that it was because of his leaving home that Pei's mother fell ill, but he changed his mind again and again. Pei Ying had already started a family and they settled in Yizhou, which was close. Even if they did not reconcile this time, things would get better as time went by and they got along with each other. There was really no need to say that again and add to their troubles.
Upon hearing this, Pei Ying asked, "Have you adapted to the climate in Yizhou?"
Mother Pei nodded and said, "Adapt."
Pei Ying said, "I think Yizhou is a good place too. Chuntao said it's warm here in the winter. If you rest well for a while, you should be able to recover."
Mother Pei nodded repeatedly as she listened, then replied, "I know. What about you? How have you been these days?"
Pei Ying turned his head and glanced at the yard, where the warm sunlight fell. He curled his lips slightly and said to Pei's mother, "I'm doing well. I'm married to Chuntao and have found a job as a pig butcher in the county town."
When Pei Ying mentioned Lin Chuntao, Pei's mother thought of the hot-selling sauces and the soup noodles that Qin Suyun loved to eat. They were all made by Lin Chuntao. She was also a very capable woman.
But when the conversation reached this point, everyone fell silent.
Pei's mother wanted to call Pei Ying back, but they didn't ask why Pei Ying left home before. They just guessed it was because of Pei Jing. Because if they asked Pei Ying to go back, what would happen if the relationship broke out and everyone started arguing?
Pei's father naturally had this concern in his heart. He looked at the house and found it was very new.
"Your yard looks quite big. It must have cost you a lot of money, right?" asked Pei's father.
"It should have cost around forty taels. Chuntao paid for it. I haven't calculated it in detail."
Hearing this, Pei's father and mother looked up at Pei Ying in disbelief. After meeting his gaze, they fell silent again. Pei Ying saw what they were thinking and continued, "I saved some money before and gave it to Chuntao, but she didn't want it."
At this point, Pei Ying changed the subject, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I'm registered here, so I'm considered a son-in-law."
Pei's father and mother's expressions changed slightly, but what could they say? How should they say it?
All the words were stuck in my throat.
Pei Ying said, "Although marrying into a family doesn't sound good, I don't care about these empty names. Besides, Chun Tao is a very good person, so you can rest assured."
Pei Ying told them that he could recognize his relatives and friends, but he would not go back with them.
Mother Pei took a deep breath and said, "You live your life on your own. Just make sure you feel comfortable."
Pei Ying nodded, "Yes, that's right."
Pei's mother felt extremely upset. In this world, people were so poor that they had to eat tree roots and weeds, and few families would sell their sons. They were not poor, but they let their son marry into another family, and in this rural area.
But who caused all this? She was speechless.
She thought about it again and again, but the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't calm down. Her nose felt sore, and she couldn't help but ask Pei Ying directly: "Have you been blaming us?"
After these words were spoken, Pei Ying's expression gradually darkened.
"What do you mean?" Pei Ying asked back.
Pei's mother said, "Blame us for adopting Pei Jing. Blame him for taking your place."
Pei Ying lowered his eyes after hearing this, and after a long while he said, "I don't blame you for adopting Pei Jing. He has his place, and I have mine. I just don't like the atmosphere of that family, and I'm not used to that kind of life. For someone like me, I'd be content to beg for a living in the market. I can't be the eldest son of the Pei family."
Listening to Pei Ying's words, it was actually their fault.
The Pei family was wealthy, and they had dismissed many slaves when they moved to Yizhou. Pei Ying really couldn't adapt to the life in the Pei family. He ate and slept every day, doing nothing and feeling lost.
Even if he didn't care about the Pei family's assets, Pei Jing did.
The servants had long regarded Pei Jing as the next head of the family and were full of rejection of him as an outsider.
Looking at these two people carefully balancing the relationship between him and Pei Jing, he felt redundant.
It would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed, but it would be hypocritical to say I'm disappointed now.
He was glad that he came to Yizhou. He was satisfied with his busy and fulfilling days. What was past was past. He had a new home and a new life.
Seeing the expressions of the two elders, Pei Ying said frankly: "I'm fine now, there's no need for you to worry."
Pei's mother felt very upset, but since Pei Ying had already said so, she couldn't drive Pei Jing away and take Pei Ying back, so she fell into silence.
Father Pei looked at Pei Ying and was silent for a long time before nodding.
He took a sip of water from the bamboo tube, stood up and said something without context: "Yizhou is a nice place, with mountains and water, and it's neither cold nor hot."
As he spoke, he took out a lotus pod from his sleeve and handed it to Pei Ying.
Pei Ying frowned slightly and didn't answer for a long time. Father Pei said, "We gave it to Pei Jing when he got married. We weren't there for your wedding, but we still left what we owed you."
Pei Ying was not going to take it, but his father said, "Take it and give it to Chuntao."
He then took it and opened it. It was five silver notes from Baoyuan Bank, each worth one hundred taels. He subconsciously wanted to say that this was too much, but when he thought about the fact that the house he had bought in Guangling before cost more than that, he swallowed his words back.
He had just accepted the lotus bud when Lin Chuntao and the others came back.
As they walked, Qin Suyun said to Lin Chuntao, "You can plant some flowers and plants and build a fish pond when you have some free time."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "I need to plant flowers and plants, but forget about the fish pond, it's too difficult to take care of. I'll dig them up and plant them when I'm done."
Qin Suyun and Lin Chuntao walked in front with their wrists on, and Pei Jing followed behind carelessly.
Seeing Lin Chuntao return, Mother Pei also stood up and walked to the door. The things they brought had not yet been unloaded from the carriage. She waved to Pei Ying and said, "This is the first time we met Chuntao. We brought her some things. Come and take them into the house."
Pei Ying came over, and Pei Jing and the others happened to come back too, so Pei's mother called Pei Jing and Pei Ying to get it together.
Lin Chuntao watched them take it without saying anything polite. This was something Pei Ying's parents gave to him. Looking at the three of them, she thought they had said almost everything, so she followed them back to the house.
The Pei family came, and Lin Chuntao had to stay at home to entertain the guests, so it was not convenient for her to go pick beans.
Lin Chunxing said she was fine at home, so she took Lin Jiaye and the others with her.
The things were moved back home and everyone followed them into the house.
Mother Pei took out the two boxes containing the head ornaments and jade ornaments, looked at Lin Chuntao and said, "Chuntao, we weren't there for your wedding with Ying'er. This is a small gift from me. Please accept it."
Lin Chuntao looked at Pei's mother, then at Pei Ying. Pei Ying said stiffly, "Just keep this, Mom gave it to you."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Is this a gift for changing my tone?"
Mother Pei laughed when she heard this, and hurriedly took out a red envelope from her sleeve, then continued Lin Chuntao's words: "Here is the gift of change of words."
Lin Chuntao took the things without hesitation and said, "Then I thank you, mother."
Mother Pei smiled and nodded repeatedly. Lin Chuntao tilted her head slightly and her eyes fell on Father Pei. Each person was given two red envelopes, one for Pei Ying and one for Lin Chuntao. Seeing Lin Chuntao's eyes, Father Pei smiled and handed over the envelope in his hand, "I hope you and Ying'er will live happily together until old age."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Thank you, Dad. We will."
Lin Chuntao accepted it, and the two of them handed the remaining one to Pei Ying. Pei Ying did not refuse and accepted it.
Because of this, the atmosphere in the room eased a lot.
It was already afternoon, and Lin Chuntao invited them to have dinner at her home. Lin Chuntao thought that she had both pig stomach and chicken, so she stewed them and had pig stomach and chicken hotpot in the evening.
Pei Ying went to wash the pig stomach, while Lin Chuntao, Pei's mother and Qin Suyun sat and chatted.
Mother Pei also asked about the Lin family's situation. When she learned that they were living on their own, she said, "There's no elderly person to help you."
Qin Suyun smiled and said, "Mom, what you said is true. From now on, won't we just have you and Dad?"
Pei's mother and Qin Suyun have a good relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They are direct in what they say and do. Lin Chuntao doesn't know her very well, so she has to be a little more polite.
Pei Ying didn't have a God's perspective on Pei's father and mother, so there was nothing she could do about it, but she knew that Pei Ying was not their biological child, and she didn't get lost on purpose. It could only be said to be a coincidence.
Considering the relationship between Qin Suyun and her, Lin Chuntao took over the conversation and said, "We are fine. We can all take care of ourselves. Mom, if you are free, come and play with Suyun anytime."
After hearing this, Pei's mother looked much more relaxed.
If Lin Chuntao was as cold and hard as Pei Ying, then she would really be helpless.
After chatting for a while, Pei Ying killed the chicken. There were a lot of people, so luckily he bought two.
Knowing that Pei Ying had killed a chicken, Qin Suyun said she wanted to go over to help, and the two of them went together.
The pig intestines had been washed almost completely. After washing them twice, Lin Chuntao put them in the pot, added the marinade ingredients and started cooking.
As for the pig's stomach, Lin Chuntao took it to marinate after washing it. She poured wine, coated it with flour and pepper, added some water, and added some dried ginger slices.
Pei Ying plucked the chicken feathers, cleaned it, and gave it to Lin Chuntao, who chopped the meat.
There were two chickens, and Qin Suyun worked very efficiently, so she helped her.
After taking out the chicken's internal organs, Lin Chuntao gave them to Pei Ying to deal with.
After both chickens were chopped into pieces, Qin Suyun asked her, "Is the pig's stomach almost ready?"
Lin Chuntao washed her hands, stood up, and said with a smile, "It's almost done. I'll rinse it again and start blanching it."
As she spoke, Lin Chuntao had already brought the pig's stomach over.
Qin Suyun scooped water for her to rinse, and then blanched the pig stomach. After blanching, Lin Chuntao cut the pig stomach into strips.
If you just want to make soup, you can wrap the chicken in pig's stomach and stew them together. The soup will be milky white and rich and delicious, but the chicken will not be that delicious. Lin Chuntao feels that it will be a bit bland.
They mainly eat meat, so whether it is pork belly or chicken, it must be delicious, and the soup is secondary.
So, she fried the chicken pieces first and then stewed them as usual. When the chicken was almost fried, Lin Chuntao put the chopped pork belly in and fried it together. When it was fragrant, Lin Chuntao added the scallion and ginger pieces, put in a small amount of peppercorns and salt, covered the lid and started cooking.
If you want to eat hot pot in the evening, you have to cook it while you eat. When the house was being built, Sun Hu and others helped make a few mud blocks. You just move them over and put them in place, then you can put the pot in and start cooking. Although there is no stove, this is still quite convenient.
There were two fires, one cooking the pig stomach and chicken, the other cooking the pig intestines. Lin Chuntao also went to get some rice to soak.
Qin Suyun was not polite at all. She followed Lin Chuntao into the kitchen and asked, "Is there any flour left at home?"
Lin Chuntao raised her chin and gestured, "There, there should be enough to cook a few bowls."
Qin Suyun asked, "Do you have any leeks? I'll make some noodles with chicken soup tonight."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Yes, I'll take you to the vegetable garden later. You can pick whatever vegetables you want to eat. We have pea tips and water spinach."
Qin Suyun: "I envy you. The vegetable garden is free."
Lin Chuntao said, "Get some soil and go back home to plant it."
"I got the soil back, but my mother-in-law planted it with flowers and plants. I tried my best to get some mint in it, and I can even pick some to make tea."
Lin Chuntao also laughed when she heard this.
"If you don't care about that restaurant, you can come stay at my place. I have a spare room here."
Qin Suyun looked at the house and smiled, "I'll probably have to keep an eye on the restaurant for a while. I'll come live with you when I'm not busy."
But this may just be talk. According to the plot of the book, if Pei Ying's biological parents come to find him in the future, it is not known whether Lin Chuntao and the others will continue to live here.
Lin Chuntao soaked the rice and took out the tofu and cut it into thin slices, filling a bowl. Qin Suyun stood beside her and asked, "How are we going to eat this later?"
Lin Chuntao said, "Fry it and put it in the hot pot. It's very similar to fried bean curd."
"How did you do this?"
Lin Chuntao said, "We were building a house a few days ago, so we killed a pig and soaked it in the brine from the pickled meat. Besides being a little salty, it's actually quite delicious."
Speaking of cured meat, Qin Suyun asked, "Are you going to make cured meat this year?"
"Go ahead, do you want to?"
"Yes, do you want it smoked or air-dried?"
Hearing Qin Suyun's words, Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "I should air-dry it, but I can also do smoke-drying."
Qin Suyun laughed when she heard that. "Call me when you're ready. I'll come with you and I'll make some for next year."
The two of them chatted back and forth, the sound of constant sound of conversation.
Pei's mother and father went for a stroll outside the yard. Pei Jing and Pei Ying were in the yard. At this time, the two of them listened to the voices of Qin Suyun and Lin Chuntao talking in the house. If it were before, they would not even dare to think about it.
But now it has become a reality.
Lin Chunxing and Lin Jiaye came back carrying the bean sprouts. Seeing Pei Ying and Pei Jing standing awkwardly in the yard, Lin Chunxing called out, "Brother-in-law, help us carry them."
Pei Ying went to help. Lin Chuntao and Qin Suyun peeked out from inside the house and saw Pei Jing like that. Qin Suyun shouted, "Pei Jing, why don't you go and lend a hand to your elder brother?"
Pei Jing: “…”
He nodded and followed Pei Ying.
After the bean sprouts were poured out, Lin Chunxing and the others left, leaving a pile of bean sprouts. Pei Ying planned to hang them upstairs, and now only Pei Jing could cooperate with him.
The two brothers, Pei Ying was upstairs, and Pei Jing was downstairs, holding a bamboo pole with bean sprouts strung on it and handing it to Pei Ying.
There was a tacit understanding in working, but neither of them spoke, just remained silent.
After cutting the tofu, Lin Chuntao grabbed some black fungus and dried day lily to soak, and called out to Qin Suyun.
"Go to the vegetable garden and see what vegetables you want to eat."
After saying this, the two of them walked out of the house, saw Pei Ying and Pei Jing working, smiled and left.
Lin Chuntao and Qin Suyun carried their vegetable baskets. They picked some leeks, some peppers, a few cucumbers, some pea tips and water spinach, and pulled out two heads of Chinese cabbage. Lin Chuntao asked, "Want some corn? Break off some and take it back."
Qin Suyun nodded, and Lin Chuntao led her to break it.
After they had broken the corn into their hands, Qin Suyun asked in confusion, "When I came here, I saw that everyone had finished breaking their corn, but yours is still quite tender."
Lin Chuntao said, "I planted my corn late."
Qin Suyun suddenly remembered that the spring planting season had passed when Lin Chuntao came.
"Do you want to break off some more and take them home to cook?" Lin Chuntao asked. Qin Suyun waved her hand and said, "No, no, a few are enough for me."
The two came back from the vegetable garden. Pei's father and mother were strolling on the path beside the mountain. When they saw Lin Chuntao and Qin Suyun, Pei's mother stopped and stared at Lin Chuntao and the others in a daze.
“A lot of things seem to be destined.”
Her words were somewhat incoherent. Father Pei frowned slightly and was about to ask further questions when Mother Pei smiled and said, "Let's go back."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com