Chapter 727 Braised Food
Lin Yuesha remained calm and completely ignored Wei Lan's accusations.
"Everyone has to use the restroom sometimes, what can I do? Besides, it seems you also went to the restroom when we stopped in the middle of the journey, right?"
So, she wasn't the only one wasting time; Wei Lan was too.
"Wei Lan, why don't you think about who really delayed the trip?"
Everyone agreed to leave the city early, so who was the fool who made her wait until the city gates closed?
"Lin Yuesha, you are really unreasonable and still want to argue."
Wei Lan thought of what her husband had said: when it comes to cursing, Lin Yuesha was born in the marketplace, and ten of her wouldn't be a match for her. When the time was right, she would take revenge, and the location would be Qincheng.
Alright, let Lin Yuesha run wild for a few more days. The real show is yet to come.
Unable to enter the city, the group had no choice but to stop, light a fire, and cook. During the day, they passed through a village and happened to catch a large duck farmer slaughtering ducks, selling the duck heads and necks, which had little meat, cheaply.
Lin Yuesha brought a lot of materials with her on the carriage ride, which came in handy.
"Moonlight Maiden, what delicious food are you making this time?"
Jiang Baozhu gathered around and saw a basin of duck heads and necks, and another basin of duck offal. She asked curiously.
"Oh dear, the journey is so boring. I was thinking of reading some storybooks to pass the time."
However, the road was unusually bumpy, probably due to the carriage itself, as it lacked any shock absorption design. Lin Yuesha read two pages of the storybook, then felt dizzy and drowsy.
"Since the villagers are selling it cheaply, I'm thinking of making some braised dishes so we can have a snack on the road."
Lin Yuesha asked the maids about their preferences, and they all unanimously chose sweet and spicy.
Making braised food is not difficult. You just need to master the ingredients and the heat. After a while, the big iron pot will bubble and the aroma of meat will fill the air.
"It smells so good!"
Qingxing sniffed, her anticipation growing stronger.
"I've caught a cold, and I haven't smelled anything yet."
Lin Yuesha pointed at the iron pot and laughed, "After this pot is cooked, we'll keep the brine for ourselves to take on the road. When we pass through a village or town tomorrow, we'll buy some pork belly and make braised meat to eat."
The longer you use braising liquid, the more fragrant it becomes. If you keep braising all the way to the Northwest, you can definitely save up authentic old braising liquid.
Perhaps she could cook something for the pockmarked face.
Lin Yuesha thought for a moment, then picked up a small stool, sat down by the iron pot to watch the fire, and chatted with Jiang Baozhu.
As the sun sets, the evening glow paints half the sky red.
On the distant mountain, a few small wooden houses can be vaguely seen, appearing secluded and isolated from the world.
"Sister Yue Sha, don't you think living in the mountains is nice?"
Just like hunters, their ancestors lived in the mountains, relying on the mountains for their livelihood. The women washed clothes and wove cloth, while the men hunted. They would bring down the mountain to exchange the game and furs they hunted for silver, living a life of peace and tranquility.
No war, no conflict, no complicated relationships, no need to endure rumors—how wonderful!
"Actually, I don't want much. I just want to live a simple life. He doesn't understand me."
Jiang Baozhu felt helpless about this. All she needed was someone who cared about her well-being. She didn't care about fame or fortune. She had already died once, so what was there to be upset about?
She accompanied Lin Yuesha in doing business because she wanted to help, and also to find something to do for herself.
"Sister Baozhu, all men have the ambition to achieve great things."
They truly are best friends; their thoughts are exactly the same.
Lin Yuesha once mentioned to the pockmarked man that she couldn't stop talking about retiring to the mountains, and the pockmarked man gave her a serious analysis.
"You think that way because you have money and don't have to worry about food and drink."
With money, one can live well anywhere; however, a truly poor person will not be happy even as a hunter.
Giving birth requires a midwife, but men cannot perform the work of delivering babies, and it is inconvenient to go up and down mountains.
Hunting is a dangerous livelihood. The mountains are full of poisonous insects and snakes. Even if you don't encounter tigers or wolves, poisonous snakes and insects can still be deadly.
"You've thought about it. For example, if you have a daughter in the future and want to marry her off, you're not comfortable with her marrying far away, so you can only find someone nearby."
Lin Yuesha started spouting nonsense, "If you have a son, the dowry for him to get married and have children would be a huge sum of money. How many pheasants and rabbits would you have to hunt to accumulate that amount?"
Hunters were not as well-regarded as farmers, who at least had land and a stable source of income.
Jiang Baozhu was a little confused by what he said, and then said with a wry smile, "I didn't think that far ahead!"
"It won't work if it's not far away, what if you and Gu Yi get married..."
Anyway, the baby arrived very quickly.
"Do you think everyone is as hard to marry as you? If I were to marry my son to a girl like you, wouldn't all my assets still be insufficient!"
Jiang Baozhu reached out and tickled Lin Yuesha's upper three sides.
"Ah, Sister Baozhu, I have a feeling you're scolding me!"
The two sisters burst into laughter, and as the commotion subsided, the aroma of the braised food grew even stronger.
Lin Yuesha added a few more hard-boiled eggs to make braised eggs, along with her own fried peanuts, and two pots of hot wine, which was just right.
It was too stuffy inside the carriage, and people couldn't really unleash their skills, so they set up a small table outside, put an oil lamp in the middle, and ate and chatted.
The coachman, Bai Youran, and Lin Yuesha all received gifts, but Wei Lan and Bai Dingfeng were ignored.
The two had maids who prepared their meals, but Wei Lan felt that something was missing.
The aroma of the braising liquid made even meat less appealing to her!
"Miss, perhaps I should..."
Maiya, shameless as she was, went to ask for it, and the other party probably felt awkward refusing to give it to her.
"I'm not going."
Wei Lan turned her back. The poor are not to be given charity, and besides, she wasn't even poor. A person should have backbone!
She opened the car window a crack and looked out, feeling a surge of anger. There were many mosquitoes in the mountains, and Lin Yuesha must have been trying to disgust her by delaying the car.
"Husband, look at Bai Youran, that fickle woman. She'll fawn over you like a lapdog when there's something good to eat..."
Wei Lan complained to Bai Dingfeng, saying that as the eldest sister-in-law, Bai Youran should at least show some attitude since she had fallen out with Lin Yuesha.
Bai Dingfeng lowered his eyes, remaining silent, a hint of disgust flashing in his gaze.
If it weren't for the alliance with the Wei family, he would never have married that idiot Wei Lan. Before he knew her, he thought Wei Lan, though temperamental, was innocent and naive. Only after the marriage did he realize what a piece of trash he had married—not even as good as Li Ruoxue!
If Li Ruoxue were in the carriage, she would have gotten off long ago. She wouldn't beg for food; she would just throw money at people.
Seeing Wei Lan's bruised and swollen face, Bai Dingfeng felt utterly disgusted.
Under the carriage, Bai Youran had already joined in, picking up a duck head and gnawing on it quickly.
"It's fragrant, numbing, sweet, and spicy. The best part is the tongue inside the duck head."
Bai Youran took a bite herself and noticed everyone was looking at her, but she didn't feel embarrassed. She was no longer the aloof young lady she used to be.
"Come on, let's have a drink to warm ourselves up, and then we'll resupply properly when we get to Cangzhou."
Lin Yuesha prefers to eat duck intestines. If there are kelp, dried tofu, and lotus root slices in the braised dishes, the flavor will be enhanced to a deeper level.
Cangzhou has abundant water and delicious fish. Lin Yuesha has already decided to make braised fish and some fish tofu as a side dish.
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