Chapter 28: Brine
"Okay, here are 200 yuan, you can keep it first. I'll give you the soybeans and flour first, and I'll come to settle with you next month. By the way, can you help me keep an eye out for houses for sale in this county?"
"There are few houses for sale, but there should be some for rent. Do you have any requirements?"
"I don't want to rent it, I want to sell it. Just a spacious one, I want one that can accommodate the whole family. If there is one, I will give you 30 kilograms of rice."
"Okay, I'll go ask for you."
Shen Ruoqing was in a good mood and gave all the remaining Peony cigarettes in the box to the old man who was guarding the door.
After saying goodbye to the old gatekeeper, Shen Ruoqing took out the bicycle from the space and rode back to Dashitou Village.
When they were almost at the entrance of the village, Shen Ruoqing took back his bicycle, bought pig lungs, pig intestines, pig tongues and pig trotters from the system mall, and took them home.
"Mom, this is the pig offal I bought from my classmate. My classmate's mother also gave me some spices and taught me how to braise the pig offal. Let's eat this tonight!"
After lying for so long, Shen Ruoqing no longer needs to draft his lies.
"Okay! How do you make this? You tell me and I'll cook it!" Old Mrs. Ji was very happy to see the pig offal. It's difficult to eat meat nowadays, but these are still a bite of meat after all.
"Mom, let me wash these drains." Mrs. Du took over the dirtiest and most tiring job.
"I read in a book that you need to rub the pig intestine with flour to make it clean." Shen Ruoqing asked Old Lady Ji for flour. "Mom, you don't want to taste like shit, do you?"
"You can just wash it with wood ash, but you still need flour. It's such a waste." Old Mrs. Ji cursed and took out a small handful of flour.
Shen Ruoqing bought the recipe for braised pork offal from the system mall and spent five dollars on it.
Under the guidance of Shen Ruoqing, the pig offal was finally put into the pot in batches, boiled over high heat, and then simmered over low heat for an hour.
"What a nice smell, it's the smell of meat!" Shen Yun and Shen Xue, who had just finished digging for dandelions, came over and smelled the aroma. "There are fewer and fewer dandelions on the mountain. I saw several people picking them today. Grandma, what did you cook to eat?"
"Braised pork offal." Shen Ruoqing said to Shen Xue with a smile, "When it's cooked, let our Xue'er taste it first."
"Aunt-in-law is the best!" Shen Xue cheered.
During this period of time, thanks to Shen Ruoqing's occasional nourishment, the little girl's face has gained some flesh. Although her complexion is still a little sallow, it is much better than her previous thin appearance. She has also grown taller and looks like an eight-year-old child.
The braised food smelled so strong that the children from the two neighboring houses started crying with envy.
"Are you ready?"
"Don't worry, let me see, it should be ready! Let's give some to our little greedy cat first!" Shen Ruoqing took out the braised pig lungs and other things, cut them into slices with a knife, and gave one slice to Shen Xue first.
"Mmm, it's delicious! This is the most delicious meat I have ever eaten!"
Old Mrs. Ji also tasted a piece of pig's trotter, which was stewed very soft and tender, just right for an old lady like her.
“It tastes good.”
Then I shared it with other people in the family, and everyone said it was good after tasting it.
"I think this braised pork offal tastes better than the braised pork in state-owned restaurants." Shen Xiangdong sighed, as if their family's life had been getting better and better since his younger sister hit her head.
Looking at the people eating pig offal with a satisfied look on their faces, Shen Ruoqing also sighed in her heart. There are too many restrictions in this era, otherwise she would have done it a long time ago. I don't know how long it will take for reform and opening up to happen. Is it good to live like this for now?
While I was eating, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
Nowadays, no one would disturb others during mealtime unless there is something urgent.
Shen Xue went to open the door.
"Aunt, it's Taohua, she's here to see you."
Sun Taohua? Why don't you give up?
Shen Ruoqing straightened her clothes and walked out.
"Shen Ruoqing, your family lives a really good life, and even eats meat." Sun Taohua said sourly, "I haven't eaten it yet."
If it were the Shen Ruoqing of the past, he might have invited Sun Taohua over for dinner, but the Shen Ruoqing of today would definitely not do that.
"If you want to eat meat, go home and ask your mom to cook it. Why are you running to my house? Even if you smell it, you can't eat it. You're so greedy!"
"You! Humph, let me tell you, Brother Chen doesn't like you anymore. The person he likes now is me!" Sun Taohua put her hands on her hips, "You are lazy and greedy. You only think about gaining, not giving. How can you be worthy of Brother Lin Chen? I am also making money by digging herbs now. When Brother Lin Chen becomes rich in the future, you will regret it!"
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It seems that Lin Chen couldn't get any benefits from Shen Ruoqing, so he turned to hook up with Sun Taohua.
Shen Ruoqing couldn't help but think of the girl named Shuangshuang. It seems that Sun Taohua doesn't know yet?
"Do you think you deserve it? Even if you can make money by digging herbs, so what? You are dark and ugly, how can Lin Chen be interested in you? Let me tell you, Lin Chen has a lover in the county town, and her conditions are much better than yours."
"You're talking nonsense, Brother Chen is not that kind of person!"
"I'm not talking nonsense. I saw Lin Chen and a girl having dinner at a state-owned restaurant with my own eyes. It was Lin Chen who treated them. Think about it, if Lin Chen hadn't done such a thing, why would I dislike him? Taohua, I told you this because you're my good friend. But it's also possible that Lin Chen was deceived by others. After all, his family is powerful." Shen Ruoqing pretended to be considerate of Sun Taohua. "But in fact, I didn't see anything. I just saw the two of them having a meal together. If you ask him now, he will definitely not admit it, or he may say that they are just classmates."
Shen Ruoqing added: "Girls in the city know how to dress up, and Lin Chen is just a farm boy, so it's normal for him to be attracted to her."
"I don't want to listen!" Sun Taohua's eyes turned red, "Brother Chen is not that kind of person!"
Seeing Sun Taohua running away in pain, Shen Ruoqing felt relieved. Next time she would go and find out about Shuangshuang.
The vegetables planted in the private plots are ripe.
Shen Ruoqing no longer had to eat wild vegetable cakes and finally achieved the freedom to eat vegetables.
The Shen family has a water source, so they can grow more vegetables. In addition, Shen Ruoqing fertilizes the land, so the number of vegetables is quite large. Shen Ruoqing suggested taking the vegetables to the black market to sell for money. The black market sells much more than the purchasing station.
Since Shen Ruoqing had a godparent relationship, his family of course agreed.
But he disagreed to let Shen Ruoqing sell it alone, and insisted that Shen Xiangdong and his three brothers go with them.
"Selling vegetables is too dangerous, so let your three brothers go with you. It's good to meet them. Could it be that your foster brother only recognizes you?"
Shen Ruoqing wanted to cry but had no tears. Where could she go to bring her brother back?
Finally, Shen Ruoqing spent a lot of money to buy a simulation robot from the system mall. This simulation robot has a human appearance, can communicate in a simple way, can carry a maximum weight of 500 kilograms, can do simple housework and other activities, and most importantly, can grow vegetables and herbs! I didn't buy it before because it was too expensive, it cost 12,000 yuan, and the money I had just saved to upgrade the space was spent again.
(End of this chapter)