Chapter 80: Apology
"We didn't help much. It was your son who was capable and found it in the mountains himself." Ge Ersao's face turned red. She was embarrassed to accept the meat handed to her by Su. She only regretted that she had said bad things about the Lu family because of her greed.
"It's all thanks to the villagers. Without everyone's help, my son wouldn't have found my granddaughter so quickly."
Su said, "We've just arrived, and we'll need a lot of help from the villagers in the future! Just accept it! It's not worth much, it's just some food made by my daughter-in-law."
Only then did Ge Ersao take the bowl embarrassedly, but she didn't dare to take Su's polite words seriously at all.
This is made with meat. Besides, it is more delicious than the ones made in the big restaurants in the city. How can such delicious food not be worth anything?
She had a bad mouth and was petty-minded, but she was not ungrateful. When she returned the bowl, she moved a large winter melon from the cellar and sent it to the Lu family.
Like Ge Ersao, many families brought local products from their homes as return gifts to the Lu family when they came to return the bowls.
Some people, like Ge Ersao, sent a big winter melon, while others sent taro, radish and other vegetables from their homes.
What made Jiang Tangtang most happy was that someone actually sent a small basket of snails.
Jiang Tangtang took the opportunity to ask others how far Zhounanzhuang was from the beach.
Knowing that the beach could be reached in about an hour's walk, Jiang Tangtang became interested and decided to go to the beach with a rake and basket when she had free time.
But at the moment, making money is the most important thing.
Jiang Tangtang looked at the winter melons that people gave her and soon came up with an idea to make winter melon candy.
Peel the winter melon, cut it into long strips, and soak it in quicklime water for 6 hours before taking it out for processing.
During this period, Jiang Tangtang was not idle either.
She took out the various ingredients she bought yesterday, stayed in the kitchen for most of the day, and made shaqi ma, crab-flavored crisps, glutinous rice noodles, cat ears, egg yolk crisps, and brought out several kinds of food for her family to taste.
"Which one do you think tastes better?" Jiang Tangtang looked at everyone expectantly.
"They're all delicious!" Xue Banxian was the first to speak.
Mrs. Su, Madam Lu and others all agreed with this and nodded repeatedly.
Even Lu Shiyan, who had never been a big eater, kept eating without stopping. In the middle of the meal, he couldn't help but look at his wife a few more times. He didn't understand what was going on with his wife's brain and hands, and how she could always make so many unheard-of delicious foods.
Lu Tiantian was in better spirits today and gave Jiang Tangtang a lovely smile. "Mom, the food you make is so delicious. You're amazing!"
Jiang Tangtang was so happy to receive everyone's unanimous approval that she decided to express her thoughts. "What do you think about me selling these on the street?"
"That would be great!" Su said proudly, like a victorious rooster. "My daughter-in-law's cooking is so delicious. They're lucky to be able to eat it. It's sure to be snapped up as soon as it goes on the market."
"How are you going to sell it? Are you going to drive a cart into the city to sell it, or open a shop? Have you told Manager Xia about it? Does he agree?" Mrs. Lu was an experienced person after all, and every question she asked hit the nail on the head.
Jiang Tangtang said, "I haven't told Manager Xia yet, but I won't open a shop for the time being, nor will I drive to the county town every day to sell. I plan to cooperate with the teahouses or restaurants in the county town and supply them with goods."
"That's a good idea!" Lu Shiyan looked at Jiang Tangtang and said, "Whenever you plan to go to the county town to discuss business with merchants, I'll go with you."
Jiang Tangtang shook his head and said, "You should treat your legs first!"
Lu Shiyan looked at Xue Banxian and asked, "Can you wait a little longer?"
Xue Banxian was chewing on the cat's ears, mumbling, "It's best not to delay. The sooner you get treatment, the better."
Lu Shili saw his eldest brother's worry and said, "Don't worry, eldest brother. I will go with my eldest sister-in-law. I will definitely protect my family from now on."
Lu Shiyan asked, "Is your leg healed?"
Lu Shili said happily, "Divine Doctor Xue checked today and said he's recovered well and can walk around freely."
Lu Shiyan could only compromise, "Then let Shi Li go with you." Then he said to the children, "You can study and learn to read with me at home."
Jiang Tangtang gave the boss a thumbs up in her heart.
If she had to break her leg and reattach it, she would probably wail in agony. Yet, he had a will of steel and was determined to teach the children to read and write.
However, everyone was frightened by Lu Tiantian's disappearance and had no objection to Lu Shiyan's arrangement. It was better to stay at home than to go out and be harmed by others.
After the proposal to start a food business received everyone's support, Jiang Tangtang took action.
Because she often used the electrical appliances in the space to cheat, she didn't need help. He Qiuniang and Hu Dangui went to the fields to open up wasteland as usual.
Mrs. Su now has self-awareness. She knows that she is not good at cooking and even less at farming, so she just stays at home with her daughter and does needlework.
Jiang Tangtang had lost some weight recently, and her old clothes felt like sacks on her. Even the ready-made clothes she had just bought a while ago no longer fit her.
Su took her daughter with her to make clothes for her daughter-in-law first. Meanwhile, Lu Shiyan also officially started to treat his leg.
Even though the bones were broken and re-set, he didn't even make a sound, as if the leg wasn't his.
Jiang Tangtang once again gave him a thumbs up in her heart. What a ruthless man! He was indeed a killer who went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen.
The Lu family members were each doing their job, busy with their work in an orderly manner, when Manager Xia came over.
He did not come alone, but brought his third daughter-in-law Gu Yunqin with him.
This time when she came to the Lu family, Gu Yunqin no longer had the arrogant attitude that she had when she saw Jiang Tangtang last time. Her eyes were swollen like peaches, and there were several conspicuous finger marks on her face, obviously from being beaten.
Gu Yunqin glanced at Jiang Tangtang and lowered her head, saying, "Sister Jiang, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have said that when I got home. I never thought my brother would do that after just a few words of my gossip... I know I was wrong, please forgive me!"
Yesterday, after Manager Xia brought Gu Liangping back, he asked him everything clearly.
Knowing that her son almost harmed the other child in order to vent his anger for his daughter, and even made his own child crippled, Mother Gu burst into tears.
Mrs. Gu was already very dissatisfied with her sister-in-law. Now, in order to vent her anger, her husband became a cripple. Without saying a word, she went up and slapped Gu Yunqin twice, then took the child back to her parents' home and threatened to divorce Gu Liangping.
Xia Lao San was also extremely disappointed with his trouble-making daughter-in-law and said that he would divorce her after the child was born.
Now that both the mother-in-law and the other family were not welcoming, Gu Yunqin was afraid and hated Jiang Tangtang, so she had to apologize to him humbly.
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