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Chapter 55 The shameless Dazhu's wife

(Girls' Literature)

Although it was already past noon, the business at the pork stall was still very good. There were a few people standing in front buying pork. Two of them left when they walked past, and there was still a woman standing there.

Su Zhi recognized the person at first sight as Liu Si Niang, the weak woman who had never shown any disgust towards her when she was still known as a broom star. Although she only met her once, Su Zhi still remembered her, especially her back, where she looked frail but had to carry firewood that was heavier than herself.

"Si Niang, you are buying pork, what a coincidence."

Su Zhi was helped out of the car by Shen Zian and greeted Liu Siniang. Liu Siniang was Zhao Xiaomei's childhood playmate and now she was married to the same village. She was such a gentle and kind woman and she was very friendly.

Liu Si Niang turned around and saw that Su Zhi was also very happy. She smiled and said, "Little sister, no, Su Zhi, you should come too."

After she greeted Su Zhi, she nodded towards Li Shi and Shen Zian as a greeting. Her humble look made it clear that she was not impolite, but she was just not used to greeting men.

Su Zhi remembered that when she and Shen Zi'an talked about Liu Siniang, Shen Zi'an said that Liu Siniang's wicked mother-in-law always scolded this weak daughter-in-law. As long as Liu Siniang stayed with a man for a while longer, the old woman would say that she was hooking up with a strange man. So Liu Siniang didn't dare to talk to men, especially young men, for fear of being scolded by her mother-in-law. Over time, it became a natural reaction.

Su Zhi looked at Liu Si Niang with her head down and felt sorry for her, thinking that it must have been very difficult for daughters-in-law in ancient times.

"Yes, we will go back after buying some more meat. What about you? Are you here with others or by yourself? If you are here alone, let's go back together later! We just bought a bullock cart that can take you. Let's have a good talk together."

"Is this your ox cart?" Liu Si Niang looked at the ox cart on the side of the road and the things on it. She took Su Zhi's hand and said, "Congratulations. I heard yesterday that you killed a tiger. Fortunately, you are very lucky. God bless you and nothing happened. Be careful next time."

"Yes." Su Zhi thought Liu Si Niang was really kind. When others heard that they had killed a tiger, they first thought that they had made some money, but no one told them to be careful next time.

Li Shi had already bought a piece of pork. As there were few people in his family, he bought two kilograms of pork belly.

Pork is not cheap. Fatty meat is the most expensive, 17 cents per pound. Lean meat is the cheapest, 14 cents per pound. Pork belly is 16 cents per pound.

Su Zhi didn't like eating fatty meat. Even though pigs nowadays eat pig grass and leftovers from home, instead of the feed used in later generations, and they tasted fatty but not greasy, Su Zhi still didn't like to eat it. It was a matter of habit.

Shen Zian knew that Su Zhi didn't like eating fatty meat, so he bought two pounds of pork belly and three pounds of lean meat.

The butcher knew Shen Zian and Li Shi, and spoke to Shen Zian politely. He quickly cut the pork and gave Shen Zian two bones.

Su Zhi asked: "Do you have pig offal here? How do you sell it?"

Su Zhi looked around for pig offal. She saw pig hearts and livers, but she didn't see pig intestines. Su Zhi didn't want to get rich by selling pig offal. She had the spiritual spring in her hand, so she wouldn't do such a backbreaking job. In her opinion, it was a bit unreliable to use flour or salt to wash the pig offal. Flour and salt were very expensive at that time. If she wasted flour and salt to eat pig offal, she would probably be considered a spendthrift. It was said that vinegar and alkali could also remove the stench, but did these two things exist now?

When the butcher heard Su Zhi's question, he saw that although Su Zhi was not particularly good-looking, she had a pleasant voice. He also knew that she was Shen Zian's wife, so he immediately said with a smile: "Why are you asking that, young lady? Your husband bought you so much meat, is it enough for you to eat? Pig offal is not tasty, pig heart and pig lung are okay, but pig intestines are too smelly. Although they can be cleaned, it is very laborious. Even if they are scraped and washed clean, they still have a smell."

When Su Zhi heard this, she knew that no one knew how to remove the odor by using noodles or something like that, but some people still ate it.

"I'm just asking, I don't know how much it costs."

"Pig hearts are sold at the same price as lean meat, pig livers and lungs are 8 cents per pound, and pig intestines are 5 cents per pound."

Su Zhi heard that this was much cheaper than meat, but it was not so cheap that it was considered garbage or extra. Come to think of it, people in ancient times were frugal. How could anyone give away edible things for free? Although it was a little smelly, it was still meat.

"Sell me that pig's heart, and give me a pound of pig's liver, and weigh me the large intestines, too!"

Su Zhi said that although she didn't plan to make money by selling pig offal, she would still eat it. It was just as good as meat when cooked, and it was cheap. Wouldn't it be stupid not to buy it?

Li Shi and Liu Si Niang both looked at Su Zhi, thinking that she would really buy it. It's not that she couldn't buy it, but Shen Zian had just bought so much meat, and she bought pig offal as well. It didn't look like she wouldn't be able to eat meat.

Shen Zian said, "Wife, don't eat that. If you think the meat I bought is not enough, let's buy a few more pounds of meat. Brother, give me another three pounds of lean meat."

"No need, just do as I said." Su Zhi said to the pork man, and then said to Shen Zian: "Do you still not trust my cooking skills? I can definitely make pork offal delicious."

Shen Zian thought of the food his wife cooked and believed it. His wife was a good cook. She could even make porridge delicious and fragrant, which made him want to drink it again and again. His appetite increased a lot. Maybe his wife really knew how to cook pig offal. He didn't mind. He thought it didn't matter if she didn't cook well. It was just some pig offal. If his wife wanted to buy it, she could buy it. Even if she used copper coins to skip, as long as she was happy, he wouldn't mind.

Li Shi thought of the food Su Zhi had cooked and said, "Zi'an, if the pig offal cooked by your sister-in-law is delicious, don't forget to invite me to have a bowl!"

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Brother Shitou, I will definitely invite you to go."

Liu Si Niang watched Su Zhiyan talking and laughing with Shen Zian and Li Shi. Seeing the bright smile on her face, she envied her in her heart. She thought that although she had been slandered before, everything was over now, and she didn't know when her hard days would end.

After buying the meat, Su Zhi asked Liu Siniang to go back with them in the car, but Liu Siniang refused.

"No, I have something else to do. You guys should go first and don't wait for me."

Liu Si Niang left after saying this, and Su Zhi did not force her. She felt that Liu Si Niang probably did not want to be seen by others riding the ox cart with them. Su Zhi knew that her family was now being watched by all the villagers, and Liu Si Niang was afraid that she would also become the focus of discussion. That's right, with such a wicked mother-in-law, she would definitely have trouble walking with them.

On the way back, Li Shi was still driving the car, while Shen Zian and Su Zhi sat in the back. The sun was shining brightly, and the weather in November was quite warm. Li Shi and Shen Zian were talking, and Su Zhi would also say a few words, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

They met many people from Hebian Village along the way. They were all jealous of Shen Zian for buying an ox cart. They did not invite anyone to ride on the cart, but they still met someone who was quite shameless and climbed on board. This person was the couple who lived next door to the Shen family. The man's name was Zhao Dazhu and his wife's surname was Sun. The elders called her Dazhu's wife and the people of the same generation called her Dazhu's sister-in-law.

"Tsk, tsk, brother Zi'an, you've made a fortune. You even bought an ox cart, and all these things. How much silver did it cost? It must be thirty taels in total! You're really enviable!"

Dazhu's wife spoke in a whisper, looking at the ox, the cart and the things on the cart with eyes full of envy and jealousy, as if she wanted to hold them all in her arms.

Su Zhi didn't like this woman. The countryside was good in every way, except that some people had dirty mouths and scolding people was commonplace. Especially those women, when they started to scold people, even men would retreat.

When Su Zhi lived in the Shen family, she often heard the wife of Dazhu next door swearing. Even the noisy wife of Sun had to give in a little, because Sun didn't dare to swear too much, she just dared to shout loudly. In comparison, Su Zhi hated this kind of swearing more. And now she was sitting opposite her, and spit flew everywhere when she opened her mouth. She was glad that she had covered her face with a cloth again, otherwise she would have to wash her face when she got home. At the same time, she was also glad that Shen Zian didn't sit opposite her, she didn't want her husband to suffer this.

Shen Zian said: "It cost a lot of money, but it is of great use. It is worth exchanging a tiger for a cow. We will rely on farming to support ourselves in the future."

Dazhu's wife glanced at Shen Zian and said, "Brother Zian, you sound so pitiful. If you exchange a tiger for a cow, there should be some money left, right? We don't want to borrow money from you, so you don't have to act like you've spent all the money! Besides, you've spent all the money on the tiger. Don't you still have money for the ginseng? You're a wealthy man now. If your brother Dazhu needs money in the future, you can't say you don't have it. Don't forget that your brother Dazhu has been playing with you since childhood."

Zhao Dazhu sat there awkwardly. He grew up playing with Shen Zian, or you could say they grew up fighting together. He and Shen Ziping always played together at that time, and they bullied Shen Zian a lot. Later, they felt that Zian had grown up, and they could not bully him anymore, and their relationship was not that close.

Li Shi said in front: "Dazhu's wife, don't try to touch the ginseng. It was given by the holy beast. If an unrelated person touches it, there will be retribution!"

Dazhu's wife shrank her neck and said, "I am not saying hello to Brother Zi'an. It's not for nothing. By the way, Brother Zi'an, Uncle Youfu came to look for you before dawn this morning. He was not happy to see you were not at home! It seems that he also wanted to ask you for ginseng!"

Su Zhi and Shen Zian looked at each other, wondering if they had gone to block the door before dawn. Fortunately, they left early, otherwise they would have been blocked! (