Chapter 29 Taro French Fries
Business has been going so smoothly recently that Shu Tong almost forgot that there were two jackals staring at him with green eyes. Suddenly he came to his senses and said, "Second Madam means that no matter how much money we spend, as long as we can enter the Minister's Mansion, Lord Fan will be our protector?"
Su Ruojin gave him a thumbs up, "That's right."
What's the big deal about giving six taels of silver? People without connections are willing to give sixty or six hundred taels of silver in order to find their patron saint. But most of the time, ordinary people and businessmen have no chance to come into contact with these powerful people.
Fortunately, she was born in an official family. Although her father was only an eighth-rank official who had difficulty supporting his family, she had reached the threshold of power and had the opportunity to step into the residence of a third-rank minister. No matter what the inside story was, it was already a big deal for ordinary outsiders, so how could they dare to do anything about it?
Shu Tong no longer felt bad about the six taels of silver, and wished he could have given him two more taels. He raised his head proudly and said, "Second Madam, you don't know the face of that gatekeeper. One moment he was acting weird and didn't want us to go in, but the next moment he was smiling and welcoming us like a god of wealth."
All the wealthy families were like this. Su Ruojin smiled and reminded, "Just smash it until it moves. If you smash it too much, you'll have two taels less money to marry your wife!"
When they heard about getting married, the young man blushed and ran away embarrassedly.
Shu Tongshu is only three years younger than Su Yanli. His father has four children, but he is still shy when talking about his wife. No way! I didn't expect Shu Tongshu to be so cute. Su Ruojin was secretly happy! Turning around, she found that her parents were talking and they were worried for some reason.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Although her daughter is young, she is a little adult. Cheng Yingzhen did not hide the truth from her daughter: "Mr. Fan's New Year gift has been given, but my mother's New Year gift has not been given yet!"
Su Ruojin: ...
She glanced at her father, who also had a bitter look on his face.
There are three things in life that make Su Yanli feel difficult: one is borrowing money, the second is dealing with personal relationships, and the third, of course, is accompanying his wife to the Earl's Mansion every year to deliver New Year gifts. Since they live in poverty, the New Year gifts to his father-in-law are certainly not much better.
Logically speaking, since I've made some money this year, I should be able to give some decent New Year gifts to my father-in-law's house!
Su Ruojin shook her head. Even with the Su family's current financial situation, the annual gift from the Earl's Mansion would still not be acceptable.
Su Ruojin simply said: "Then it's the same as what Lord Fan said." Could it be possible that a bastard from a baron's mansion who had no proper job could surpass a third-rank court official?
"That won't work." Cheng Yingzhen was the first one to disagree.
Anyway, money is not tight this year, so her mother can buy whatever she wants, Su Ruojin thought, she won’t use all the money in the family to buy New Year gifts for the Bo’s house!
Of course, Cheng Yingzhen wasn't so foolish as to spend all the family's money on buying New Year gifts for her parents' home, but she did spend a lot.
It was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and if they didn't send the gifts now it would be New Year's Eve. Early in the morning, Shu Tong sent the Su couple to deliver the New Year gifts. In order to make it more impressive, Mother Dong went with Cheng Yingzhen.
With servants and maids, he was neither conspicuous nor embarrassing. It was just the right configuration for the homes of low-ranking officials in the capital.
Su Ruojin was taking care of her younger brother at home. When he fell asleep, she asked Su Dalang to read a book while watching him. "When you wake up, call me!" She ran to the workshop to work with Uncle Feng.
It’s just work, cutting paper to wrap hawthorn slices. It’s not hard work and any child can do it.
Su Dalang did not read the book, and assigned Su Sanlang to look after his younger brother, who went to the workshop to fold paper boxes.
How could Su Sanlang, a three-year-old kid, have the patience to quietly watch a sleeping baby? He refused to do so and followed Su Dalang to the workshop and hid behind Su Ruojin. No matter how Su Dalang tried to coax him, he just wouldn't listen.
Although a three-month-old baby could not roll over or crawl, Su Ruojin was still afraid that the child might accidentally cover his mouth and nose with the quilt when moving, which would be terrible. Finally, she asked Uncle Feng to move the cradle into the workshop. There were several stoves in the workshop and it was very warm.
"It's just a pity for our little Chengzhi. When you have teeth and can eat, sister will make delicious food for you!" Su Ruojin tucked the little guy's quilt corner to prevent it from covering his little face.
"Sister, I want to eat too." Su Sanlang was jealous. He was originally clinging to the cradle, but when he heard his sister's words, he quickly turned around and hugged his sister who was not much taller than him, looking coquettish and cute.
It's very crooked.
Su Ruojin was still cutting paper, but he held her tightly, so she couldn't move. She had no choice but to say, "Okay!"
"No, I want it now." Su Sanlang didn't let go, "I want a lollipop."
"no."
The child has just grown a set of small teeth. His family's hawthorn business deals almost entirely with sugar, and he eats sweets every day. If he continues to eat like this, his little teeth will not be able to withstand it, and will be corroded by the sugar before cavities develop.
No matter how the little brat begged, he just wouldn't give in.
"No, I want to eat it." As he spoke, the golden beans actually rolled down.
Ouch, Su Ruojin's temples were throbbing, she was really being pestered and had no choice but to say, "You can't eat sweet food, I can fry some taro strips for you."
This morning, Dong's mother went out to buy groceries and bought a lot of taro. She had originally planned to fry some to eat during the New Year when her parents came back in the afternoon. However, she didn't expect the little brat wanted to eat sweet food. How could this be allowed? There was no choice but to fry some and quickly shut the little brat's mouth.
While Feng Wangtian was working, he watched the young lady busying herself.
He didn't think the six-year-old girl was like a little adult. In their rural area, little girls in the family had to help with housework early on, such as cutting grass for pigs, washing clothes and cooking, as long as there was work to do.
Seeing the young lady pouring out half the pot of oil, he felt heartbroken. If it were his own daughter, he would have slapped her long ago. But the master never cared about his daughter's squandering of money, and he would even praise her every time, "My Ah Jin is so capable."
Thinking about what he could do, Feng Wangtian suddenly realized that taro can not only be eaten as a staple food, but also can be fried with meat and made into pancakes. What does it taste like when fried? Is it another snack?
In Beijing, novel snacks can make a lot of money.
Feng Wangtian had already forgotten about the slap. While working, he looked at the young lady's oil pan. After a while, the taro strips were fried golden. The young lady scooped them out with a colander and sprinkled them with fine salt...
Feng Wangtian couldn't help but ask, "Hey, young lady, didn't you forbid the young master to eat candy? Why are you sprinkling fine sugar?"
Su Ruojin smiled and replied: "This is just a little bit, for freshness."
"Oh!" Feng Wangtian actually didn't understand. Sugar is obviously sweet, so how could it taste so fresh? But when the young lady said that, he felt it was right. Anyway, the food at home was said to be the recipes of the eldest master's wife, so in his opinion, it was the young lady who made it.
But the Su family is his benefactor. No matter where he goes, he will protect the benefactor and say whatever the benefactor wants to say. Anyway, he is determined to hold on to this benefactor's support.
(End of this chapter)
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