Mrs. Yang smelled the aroma and couldn't help but feel hungry. She picked up the dried wolf meat and tasted it.
The slightly spicy taste immediately fills the mouth and is very fragrant.
"Are these your spices?" She had heard from the maid that Jiang Huaixu's family was also in the spice business, but she had never tasted it herself.
Second Grandma quickly replied, "Yes, that's it. It's called five-spice powder, and it's sprinkled with chili powder! Every time I go back to the county town and set up a stall, many people like to eat it!"
"Chili powder? Not pepper?" She tasted like pepper.
"How can we afford pepper? This thing is called chili pepper. It was named by Xu girl!"
Mrs. Yang enjoyed the food and wanted to buy some too. However, thinking of the warm hospitality of the villagers, she put the matter aside for the time being and planned to talk to Jiang Huaixu alone.
As she ate, she began to wonder, "What kind of meat is this? Why can't I tell?"
"This is wolf meat," Qian Xiuzhu replied. "My eldest daughter-in-law has made some wolf meat jerky and wolf meat sauce. If you like it, Madam, you can take some with you when you leave later."
Madam Yang thought there was a hunter among the group and did not ask any further questions.
Although Jiang Huaixu was sitting by the stove eating rice cakes and dried meat, his attention was focused on the group of people outside.
"... Grain has started to be distributed. The refugees in Chongming Prefecture will be able to go to the county government office to receive relief grain in a few days. With so many of you, you can receive several thousand kilograms of grain. I heard that a new group of refugees has arrived in your Shili Village. The village chief can inform them in advance..."
After talking about the relief food, County Magistrate Yang learned that Jiang Erlang wanted to take the examination for the student next year, so he tested him on a few sentences. Jiang Erlang answered one by one, and County Magistrate Yang pointed out the shortcomings in his answers.
After asking a few more questions, he found out that Jiang Erlang was mostly self-taught, and his tone was full of satisfaction.
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Inside the house, Madam Yang asked the maid to bring all the gifts into the house. Soon, all kinds of wrapped cakes and snacks were opened and placed in front of everyone.
The children kept swallowing but didn't dare to move forward.
When Mrs. Yang came, she was worried that the children would fight over the food. Now, seeing this scene, she couldn't help but feel pity and love, "Come and eat, these are all bought for you!"
After Qian Xiuzhu gave the order, the little ones like Jiang Rong and Tian Ya carefully picked up the cakes. Seeing the smile on Mrs. Yang's face, they became bolder and took cakes for their sisters as well.
Next, Madam Yang showed Qian Xiuzhu the meat, vegetables, and two pieces of silk cloth she had brought.
Qian Xiuzhu felt a little uneasy seeing this.
"My little girl told me you've already paid for the consultation, so why are you still bringing so many things? We really can't accept any more; they're too valuable!"
Madam Yang smiled, "Doctor Jiang saved my son's life. We are all parents, and a child's life is worth more than anything else! My husband and I are truly grateful, and we hope that our two families can visit each other more often during the holidays in the future. That's why I brought these seemingly tangible gifts. Sister, please don't think it's too little..."
These words reminded Qian Xiuzhu of her dream. She couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes. She was speechless for a moment and could only nod repeatedly.
Next door to Jiang Huaixu's house, the scene was completely different.
While Du Mei was doing the work at hand, she looked up at the next yard separated by a wall.
Seeing her mother-in-law coming, she couldn't help but say, "Mom, why didn't the county magistrate come to our village and enter our house? Dad is the village chief..."
Zhao Chunfang glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Keep your voice down. Are you worried that others won't hear you?"
Du Mei was still very afraid of her mother-in-law, so she immediately fell silent.
"Why? Because it was Sister Xu who pulled the County Magistrate's son back from the brink of death. If you had that ability, the County Magistrate and his wife would also come into our house and give us gifts! Do you have it?"
This question left Du Mei speechless.
She was not convinced and grumbled, "I don't know what kind of luck Uncle Liang has. All good things can happen to his family. We can only follow behind them and drink some soup..."
Seeing her eldest daughter-in-law's words becoming increasingly outrageous, Zhao Chunfang immediately interrupted, "If you dare to have any evil thoughts, I'll break your legs!"
Her daughter-in-law is actually the daughter of her eldest sister. They are both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and aunt and niece.
At first, she thought that she had watched this girl grow up, and her eldest sister wanted to strengthen the relationship with his family, so she agreed without thinking. Since leaving Shili Village, she lost contact with her eldest sister's family, and she found that her daughter-in-law was becoming more and more left-wing.
Du Mei knew that her aunt was not joking, so she stopped talking.
Jiang Yao glanced at her sister-in-law with a hint of pity in her eyes.
If she continues to do this, the next person to become mute will be her sister-in-law. It's a pity that she can't tell this to anyone, what if Jiang Huaixu finds out...
Thinking of this, Jiang Yao felt that she had to perform in front of Jiang Huaixu.
"Girl, let's go help your aunt and her family cook." Zhao Chunfang called Jiang Yao and said to Du Mei, "Take good care of the house. If you're hungry, make something for yourself."
She pulled Jiang Yao along, and after just two steps, she remembered something and turned to look at Du Mei: "If you lose your job selling tofu in the county town because of this mouth, watch out for your hide!"
Du Mei's face turned pale. Before she could answer, she saw her mother-in-law and sister-in-law had already walked out of the house. She bit her lip and threw the needlework in her hands into the bamboo basket.
In the evening, Zheng Li Niang was called back home to cook for the family herself.
County Magistrate Yang and his wife brought a lot of vegetables and meat, so preparing a large table of food was not a problem at all for Zheng Li Niang.
A chicken half stewed in soup, the other half stewed in mushrooms, signature dishes: braised pork, scrambled eggs with leeks, pork belly stewed with Chinese cabbage, mapo tofu, tofu and crucian carp soup...
When the food was served, County Magistrate Yang and his wife were surprised as they did not expect there would be stir-fried dishes.
Jiang Dalang touched his head and smiled innocently, "My wife and my youngest sister figured this out together."
After tasting it, they both felt that Zheng Li Niang’s cooking skills were good enough for her to be a restaurant chef.
The guests enjoyed the meal very much. When the sun was about to set, County Magistrate Yang and his wife left in their carriage.
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