Chapter 14 Do you want to eat chicken?
Liang Shengdi is a lazy person. She is too lazy to do any housework, even too lazy to cook.
But she is still active when it comes to eating, especially if the food is good.
Chen Chunhua thought about her previous life. In about twenty years, everyone would have no problem with food and clothing, and they could even add some shredded meat to every meal.
At that time, the second son's wife was pregnant, and Lin Guoqing would occasionally buy some pig's trotters to nourish her. Of course, it was Chen Chunhua who cooked, but Chen Chunhua was also very busy. She was still working in a fertilizer factory at the time, so sometimes she would cook late.
In addition, pig's trotters are not easy to prepare. They need to be dehaired, blanched and stewed for a long time. By the time the pot of pig's trotters is finished stewing, it is already past dinner time.
It was at that time that Liang Shengdi suddenly took the initiative to ask to work.
The old lady who has been lazy for eighty years, in order to be able to eat the braised pig's trotters she wants for dinner, shaved the hair off the pig's trotters more cleanly than Master Jia, who has been a chef all his life. She even remembered to skim off the blood foam and impurities after putting the pig's trotters into the pot with cold water before stewing it.
When Chen Chunhua comes back, all we have to do is season it. Then the pot of fragrant, red-glowing pig's trotters will be served on the table at dinner time. Originally, the pig's trotters were meant to be eaten by the daughter-in-law to nourish her body, but most of the pot went into the old lady's stomach.
Liang Shengdi was only willing to take action a few times, and they were all related to eating. Later, she really didn't have the strength, and Chen Chunhua also retired and stayed at home, so the old lady just had to sit and wait for food.
So, the old lady is lazy, mainly because there is nothing delicious worth her effort. So what hope is there for her?
Chen Chunhua looked up and down at the old lady, then gave a standard eight-tooth smile.
"Mom..." Chen Chunhua moved to Liang Shengdi in small steps and whispered in her ear.
"Would you like some chicken?"
Liang Shengdi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she suddenly raised her head to look at Chen Chunhua.
"chicken?"
Chen Chunhua nodded and replied with certainty,
"Yes, chicken!"
Liang Shengdi couldn't help but swallow her saliva. That was a chicken! A chicken that laid eggs! You wouldn't even kill a chicken to eat during Chinese New Year!
When she was pregnant, she wanted to eat a chicken that had been scolded by her mother-in-law for three days!
Her daughter-in-law is now saying that she wants to cook chicken for her?
"Really? You're not lying to me, are you?" Liang Shengdi's eyes were filled with suspicion, but she couldn't help but look forward to it, thinking of the chickens in the backyard...
"Aren't they all used for laying eggs? If you eat them..."
Chen Chunhua chuckled, "We definitely can't move the five old hens in the backyard. We rely on them for our seven eggs every day!"
Like an extinguished torch, Liang Shengdi's eyes instantly lost their light. She felt that she had been deceived by her daughter-in-law. She was very unhappy and didn't even bother to say anything. She decided to go back to the house and sleep.
"Oh, Mom, I haven't finished yet!" Chen Chunhua quickly stopped her, "We can use those eggs to hatch chicks. We can eat them when they grow up!"
Liang Shengdi is lazy and greedy, but not stupid. There are five hens in the backyard and no rooster. Where do the chicks come from?
"Of course you can! I went out on National Day just to save up money to buy a rooster!"
The old lady's hope was rekindled. She moved her dry mouth for a long time and finally jumped into the circle.
"...Really? Then aren't we going to raise the chicks and continue to breed? Or sell them?"
"The hens are laying eggs every day! It's not like they can only hatch one chick. How about we hatch a few more, sell some, raise some, and keep some for eating?"
Liang Shengdi's eyes lit up. "Great! That's what we have to do! What's the point of working so hard to raise a pig and then not being able to eat a single bite of its meat?"
"Yeah, I think so too." Chen Chunhua looked at the old lady with a smile, and continued to speak while she was in high spirits.
"But I spent a lot of money on my eldest daughter's medical treatment the past two days, and I don't have much money left. Buying a rooster costs at least five dollars, so I have to save some more."
Liang Shengdi didn't take care of the household and didn't know how much money was left at home. She only knew that medical treatment cost a lot of money. She thought about how many families had sold their belongings because of illness in the past, so when Chen Chunhua said that, she really believed it.
“How long will it take to save up that?”
It would have been fine if you hadn't told her, but since you mentioned wanting to eat chicken, the old lady's mind is now full of thoughts about eating chicken.
"Hey, who knows? We just got paid our work points before the New Year, so it's still too early to start paying them now!"
Liang Shengdi calculated according to what Chen Chunhua said. It would be at least the end of the year before the next work points were paid. Then she would have to buy a rooster, hatch chicks, and raise them before they could be eaten. This... wouldn't this year be over?
Liang Shengdi's light of hope was instantly extinguished by half.
"...You'll need at least a year to do this. You'll eat the chicken in a year, and you're telling me what you're talking about now!"
She frowned and complained, looking unhappy. Her mood was up and down all night, and she felt like she was about to have a heart attack.
Chen Chunhua curled her eyes and said, "Who said it has to be a year later? Can't we skip the work points and go somewhere else to earn some money?"
Somewhere else? Liang Shengdi looked at her suspiciously, only to see Chen Chunhua pointed at the door.
"Isn't he going on National Day? He's going to the mountains to see if there are any bamboo shoots to dig. Then he can carry them back to town to exchange for some money. If he saves a little, he'll have some money."
She didn't mention going to the next county to collect vegetables. Picking bamboo shoots to sell is normal when more people do it. Collecting vegetables and then selling them is not acceptable.
Liang Shengdi nodded. It turned out that the purpose of going out during the National Day holiday was to pick bamboo shoots.
"But you see, it's already dark. Even with a flashlight, I wouldn't dare let him go inside. He can only wander around the periphery. I don't think he can dig up many. We both have to work during the day, so we can't leave..."
Liang Shengdi took a deep breath. This damn girl couldn’t even finish her words in one breath!
"So I was thinking, since you don't have anything to do during the day, why not go for a walk in the mountains?"
Liang Shengdi: ...
She turned to look at Chen Chunhua, and the two of them stared at each other for a while. Liang Shengdi felt a question mark slowly forming in her head.
"I?"
"Yes, you." Chen Chunhua's eyes were round and her gaze was full of as if it was a matter of course.
"The eldest has to go to school, the second has to feed the chickens and vegetables and clean the house, and the third follows Guoqing in the fields and occasionally catches insects to feed the chickens. You can't let the youngest go. It's good enough for her to be able to walk steadily on her own!"
When Liang Shengdi heard what Chen Chunhua said, her old face felt a little hot for the first time. It turned out that she was really the number one waste in the Lin family.
"That mountain isn't far away, nor is it high. You could just go for a stroll while you're bored and dig some up. You can sell it or eat it. Hey? Do you want some braised bamboo shoots?"
Liang Shengdi:!!! Braised bamboo shoots in oil! That thick, red sauce with sugar! Braised bamboo shoots in oil!!!
Liang Shengdi nodded solemnly with a serious face.
“I’ll go!”
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