Seeing Su Man's greedy look, Liu Ping smiled and took the chicken to the kitchen.
Wang Xuemei was picking vegetables outside, while Su Man and Liu Ping were stewing chicken soup inside.
The fire for stewing meat cannot be too strong. Su Man fanned the stove from time to time, and all she thought about was growing peppers.
I've been delayed by Tian Mazi's funeral and haven't had time to go to town these past few days. Now that things are settled, it's time to get back to planting peppers.
Just as she was thinking about it, Liu Ping suddenly closed the kitchen door.
"Girl."
Su Man was stunned. Why was the store closed for no reason?
But the next second Liu Ping took out a small cloth bag from her arms and said, "This is for you."
Su Man took it and saw that there were three hundred-dollar bills inside.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Liu Ping said sincerely, "This is the betrothal money you saved for me. I should have given it to you a long time ago, but you had just married into the family back then, and I didn't know if you were sincere. Now that you've helped our Wang family so much, you must accept this money."
Then she continued, "I've already told the eldest and third sons this morning to clear out a piece of land for you to grow peppers. When you buy the pepper seeds tomorrow, have them plant them."
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Su Man held the money tightly. Although there were only three small bills, she knew that this was all the wealth of the Wang family.
At that time, in order to raise 600 yuan for the betrothal gift, the Wang family borrowed 200 yuan. Together with the 100 yuan given to Ma Hongxia, the Wang family only had 300 yuan left.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ping took it out like this.
Su Man promised, "Mom, consider this money as a loan from you. I will definitely pay you back when the chili peppers are ready."
Liu Ping just thought she was joking and smiled without saying anything.
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The chicken was stewed for two hours, and as soon as it was served, the whole yard was filled with fragrance.
There was a thin layer of oil in the big iron basin, and underneath was chicken that had been stewed until it was soft and rotten.
Liu Ping first reserved two portions for Wang Fugui and Wang Fengye, and then sent a bowl to Wang Xuenong in the room.
Su Man hadn't smelled the aroma of meat for a long time, and her mouth was constantly saliva-producing.
Liu Ping served a bowl of soup to Su Man and Wang Xuemei respectively. The three of them sat down and planned to have a good meal.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Mom, open the door. I'm here to bring you some cabbage."
Outside the door
Zhang Cuihua was holding a wilted cabbage and knocking on the door anxiously.
She had smelled the aroma of meat a long time ago, and came here for an excuse, intending to make some money.
Anyway, she has been used to eating and drinking for free over the years. Now that she is pregnant, they dare not refuse to give her food.
With a creak, the door opened.
Liu Ping got angry when she saw Zhang Cuihua, but after all, she was family and she couldn't hit her.
She greeted reluctantly, "The eldest brother's wife is here."
"Yes, Mom. I'm home alone and have nothing to do, so I thought of coming over to help you make lunch."
Zhang Cuihua was talking to Liu Ping, but her eyes were looking past her into the yard, fearing that if she went in too late there would be no chicken left.
She squeezed in beside Liu Ping and said pretentiously, "Oh, my second sister is here too. No wonder she's being cooked."
The sarcastic tone clearly showed that he was blaming Liu Ping for being biased.
In fact, Liu Ping had already reserved the bowl for their room, waiting to bring it over to Wang Fugui when he came back.
If it was served too early, Zhang Cuihua, who has a bad mouth, would have eaten it all.
Unexpectedly, she misinterpreted it and thought that Liu Ping was secretly feeding Wang Xuemei.
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Facing Zhang Cuihua's criticism, Wang Xuemei, who was not very good at speaking, was unable to explain the reason for a long time. It was Su Man who took over the conversation and said that Wang Xuemei had brought the chicken herself, which made Zhang Cuihua shut up.
Since Zhang Cuihua came to the door herself, Liu Ping didn't want her to watch over them, so she went to the kitchen and brought her a bowl of meat. "Here, this is for you and the boss. Take it back and eat."
Zhang Cuihua didn't care about the heat and hurriedly took it. She counted the chicken in the bowl and said dissatisfiedly, "Why are there only two pieces of meat? It's not enough to eat."
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