Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Braised pork ribs are fat, sweet and fragrant...
Su Tianli originally planned to go to Yao Meiyu's house to borrow quilts and bedding, and then carry them to the rental house.
But it's just such a coincidence!
As soon as she entered the chemical plant's family compound, someone behind her rang a bicycle bell. "Comrade! Please make way!"
Su Tianli looked back——
He was a postman wearing a green uniform, riding a 28-inch bicycle, with two huge green cloth bags on the back seat.
He pushed the bicycle with great effort, hoping to use inertia to get the bicycle over the low bump on the iron gate, so he asked Su Tianli to make way.
Su Tianli had an idea and immediately stepped aside, helping the postman push the heavy bicycle.
Then Su Tianli said to the postman: "Hello, comrade! Are you here to deliver a letter to our unit?"
"right!"
Su Tianli asked again, "Comrade, my name is Su Tianli, do you have a ticket for my package?"
The postman said, "There is a parcel ticket! But I don't know if it's not yours."
"Can you help me take a look?" Su Tianli asked again.
The postman thanked her for pushing the bike, said hello, stopped and kicked down the bike stand, parked the bike, rummaged through the big mail bag, and asked, "What did you say your name was, Su?"
"Su Tianli! The sweetness of lychee."
The postman quickly found the parcel ticket, looked at it, and said, "...Su Tianli, right? Yes, yes, yes! Here you go!"
In this way, Su Tianli got the parcel ticket smoothly and in time.
This is so fun!
She turned her head to glance in the direction of the message room, thinking how great it would be if she could get her luggage back quietly without alerting Su Youzi and the Su family!
So she didn't go to Yao Meiyu's house, but took the parcel ticket and took an hour-long bus to the North Station Freight Department of the Railway Station. With the parcel ticket and identity certificate, she received the huge parcel she had checked in half a month ago...
Of course, her packages were heavy and large, more than ten of them!
She couldn't move back on her own.
Su Tianli went straight to the freight station staff and asked quietly, "Comrade, can you help me find someone to deliver my package to my home? I'll pay this amount."
As she spoke, Su Tianli stretched out two fingers.
The experienced staff member glanced at her finger and said calmly: "Just tell me your address and I'll ask someone to ride a tricycle to deliver it to you. Count your parcels first, and you can pay him directly after it's delivered."
"Hey, thank you, comrade!" Su Tianli wrote down the address of the rental house, and then hurriedly carried the bag of braised pork, took two buses, and finally arrived at the rental house.
Then,
Su Tianli was shocked by everything she saw!
When she came to see the house yesterday,
To be honest, this house is very dilapidated.
The wooden doors and windows were badly peeling and broken, the courtyard was overgrown with weeds and full of garbage, several glass windows were broken, and the old grease on the kitchen stove window was so thick that it was disgusting; the toilet was also dirty and smelly...
But now it’s completely different!
The garbage in the yard was cleared away and the weeds were removed;
All the doors and windows have been repaired! The paint on the doors and windows that had fallen off had been rubbed off by my second uncle and his friends with… something I don’t know what, so the surface is smooth but mottled;
As soon as I looked at the kitchen, I knew it had been cleaned very carefully. I don’t know what method they used to clean the thick, old grease so clean that it actually glows!
The toilet was also cleaned very well, no odor at all!
In addition, the furniture in the house was cleaned by my uncle and aunt.
There are even a lot more things at home!
The biggest change is in the kitchen, where we now have a coal stove, coal briquettes, pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar?!
But why did Su Tianli feel that the coal stove and the pots and pans didn’t look... like new?
Second Auntie told Su Tianli cheerfully, "In fact, people in the city are all very nice. Not everyone is like..."
Su Tianli understood that Second Auntie's original intention was to say "Not everyone is like your parents".
However, Second Aunt was concerned about Su Tianli's face and evaded the question, continuing, "...When the neighbors heard that we came from the countryside and moved here to treat your grandma's illness, they were all very nice!"
"This coal stove and the pots and pans were all free of charge. They were all contributed by the people in this yard!"
"By the way, the coal stove was given to me by Aunt Liu next door. She said she had an old one at home... She also asked everyone in the yard to give me the pots and pans one by one."
"Aunt Liu took us to buy these coal briquettes, charcoal, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice, noodles and so on."
Then, the second aunt told Su Tianli, "Aunt Liu has helped us so much, I was embarrassed to ask for her coal stove with nothing, but now we have nothing at all!"
Su Tianli smiled and comforted her second aunt, "It will be there in a while!"
Second Aunt: ???
Su Tianli explained: "Someone will deliver my luggage later...I brought it back from the Northwest, and it has a lot of good stuff."
Second Aunt was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Really?"
Su Tianli nodded with a smile.
Next, Su Tianli spent an hour socializing in the coal-sheltered family compound and got to know the warm and kind neighbors...
About an hour later, a thin and dark middle-aged man arrived laboriously riding a tricycle.
Packages of all sizes were piled high in the truck bed like a small mountain.
There were many people in the family, so my second uncle, second aunt, Ajuan and Ajun all came to help;
In a short while, the living room was filled with packages.
Su Tianli took out two dollars and fifty cents and handed it to the sweaty rickshaw driver.
The other party was stunned for a moment, and returned her fifty cents, "Sister, we agreed on two yuan, so it's two yuan!"
Su Tianli insisted, "Uncle, I have a lot of stuff, you've worked so hard... just keep this money!"
The other party didn't say anything and rode away on his bike.
After a while, he came back and unloaded a large bundle of lychees with branches from the truck bed. "Sister, these are wild lychees grown in the mountains. They have big cores and thin flesh, but they are very sweet!"
Su Tianli did not refuse and thanked him, and he left happily.
The family members have been helping Su Tianli unpack the package.
Every time one is opened, everyone will exclaim:
"Wow, this quilt is so light, soft and comfortable. Is this cotton produced in the Northwest?"
"Wow, you bought so many towels, pillowcases, bed sheets, and quilt covers... Wow, they feel so good and thick, and look like they are of very good quality!"
"Wow, sister, you brought back so much fabric?!"
Su Tianli nodded with a smile.
Of course!
Cotton and cotton products are the flagship products of Farm 109!
Once you leave that place, it will be difficult to buy cotton and cotton products of such good quality.
Of course, you should take advantage of the last convenient conditions and buy more.
Everyone was happy to open the packages.
Because the quilts and other things would be used tonight, Second Aunt and Ajuan carried five or six quilts to the yard to dry them.
Others continued to unpack and exclaimed,
"Wow, this bag is full of food! Dried beans, dried mushrooms, dried vegetables? Sister, what is this... dried cucumber? Are there any dried cucumbers?"
"Wow, second sister, this is jerky? What...beef jerky?"
"What about this? Are these cured pork ribs? So many! Is this pork? Wow, are there still so many pigs in the Northwest? So many cured pork ribs... Is there half a pig here?"
Su Tianli nodded with a smile again.
Yeah yeah,
She brought back lots and lots of fibula.
The Northwest is an ethnic gathering place. Local people don’t like to eat pork very much, and the prices of beef and mutton are not expensive.
However, Farm 109 is tasked with agricultural research, one of which is to build a complete circular ecosystem.
So in addition to raising cattle and sheep, the farm also raises a lot of pigs.
There is basically no way for pork to be circulated outside the farm, and almost all of it becomes food for farm workers.
Pork is even cheaper than local beef and mutton!
Su Tianli likes this one very much, so she bought a lot when she came back...
Of course, she also bought a lot of beef jerky and mutton jerky.
At that moment, Su Tianli took some local specialties from the Northwest from the package and went to Aunt Liu's house next door;
The others continued to pack Su Tianli's package.
Old Mrs. Su went to the kitchen to cook. The main dish was the braised pork that Su Tianli packed up at noon, plus a piece of braised cured pork ribs for each person.
That night, Su Tianli had a very delicious meal!
The braised pork was re-processed by Old Lady Su, and the side dish was the dried mushrooms that Su Tianli brought back from the Northwest.
There was also a pot of stir-fried shredded potatoes and green beans.
The beans were bought by my second aunt, and the potatoes were sent by Aunt Liu next door.
Old Mrs. Su is frugal and only makes these two dishes.
But, it’s surprisingly delicious!
There was a piece of cured pork ribs in everyone’s bowl - this was made by Su Tianli at the request of Old Lady Su.
The cured pork ribs she brought back from the Northwest were rich in fat and had a unique flavor.
Because these cured spareribs are not smoked with firewood like those in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Hunan.
The cured spareribs from Farm 109 are sun-dried.
Its fat is transparent and its lean meat is bright red.
And the sauce is rich and delicious!
Just take a small bite and the rich, sweet and fragrant taste will send you to several mouthfuls of white rice!
Su Tianli, who usually doesn't eat much, finished a whole bowl of white rice with a piece of cured pork ribs.
She added another half bowl and then ate a piece of braised pork.
The braised pork is delicious too.
But for some reason, everyone seems to only eat the cured pork ribs in the bowl and not the braised pork?
Ah, they eat it too, but they just pick the pickled cabbage from the braised pork.
Su Tianli soon understood—it was not that everyone didn’t want to eat it, but that everyone was reluctant to eat it.
Su Tianli thought about it, counted the braised pork, and gave two pieces to each person.
She used clean chopsticks to poke the remaining three pieces in half and distributed them to everyone.
Old Mrs. Su, "I'm sick and the doctor told me to eat less greasy food..."
Su Tianli, "Two dollars is not too much."
Second uncle, "I don't like eating meat, I'll give it to you! You need to grow up..."
Su Tianli, "Two pieces of braised pork per person, you have to eat it even if you don't like it."
Second Aunt, "I eat fast and I'm full. I can't eat anymore... Don't give me the braised pork, I don't want to eat it." After saying that, she showed the clean bottom of the rice.
Su Tianli, "After you finish eating, have another bowl of rice! It goes perfectly with the braised pork!"
A Juan, "Second sister, I've already eaten the braised pork, that's enough!"
Su Tianli, "You're talking nonsense! I was watching you the whole time, and you've never eaten any braised pork!"
Ah Jun, "Second sister, I..."
Su Tianli, "Shut up and eat meat!"
Everyone laughed while holding their bowls.
Su Tianli also laughed.
Then she praised Grandma Su desperately, "Grandma, your cooking is so delicious!"
Old Mrs. Su was flattered.
Although she is older than me, she has been a good wife and mother all her life.
When I was young, I was despised and scolded by my old man;
When I get old, I am disliked by the first and third wives...
That is, her ex-husband's son, Sun Shaohua, had been living a hard life with her, so he always felt sorry for her;
Today,
Old Mrs. Su could no longer remember the last time someone praised her.
When she was excited, Mrs. Su started to cry.
Second Aunt smiled and said to Su Tianli: "Your grandma is always good at cooking, but she is heavy-handed...she puts too much salt!"
Then he sighed again, "But I can understand that if the food is not salty, there are so many people at home waiting to eat, no matter how much rice you cook, it won't be enough! No matter how many dishes you stir-fry, they will all be eaten!"
"In order to survive the winter, I work very hard to make pickled vegetables and dried vegetables..."
"Look at what's happened! I've become sick from eating so much!"
"Just now when she was cooking, I reminded her - you are in the provincial capital now, and Litchi is also eating here! The food today cannot be salty, not salty!"
As she spoke, Second Aunt covered her mouth and laughed, "Fortunately, she can still listen!"
Old Mrs. Su smiled shyly, then looked at Su Tianli with hope in her eyes, "Lizhi, is my cooking really delicious?"
Su Tianli nodded seriously, "It's delicious!"
After a pause, he added: "If you set up a stall outside to sell food, I will pay for it!"
Old Mrs. Su smiled like a flower.
Then he said embarrassedly: "How can it be so delicious..."
A Juan opened her eyes wide and asked, "Second sister, are you serious?"
Su Tianli nodded, "Of course!"
Ajuan was excited. "Then I'll learn how to cook from grandma, and then I'll go out and sell food! Grandma is not in good health, so don't go."
Su Tianli recalled the historical background of the book "Rebirth of the 1970s Beauty".
Before she returned to Guangzhou, she had a deep conversation with Wang Xuezhao, the leader of Farm 109.
Wang Xuezhao also told Su Tianli at that time: "The new stage of the new era has begun to open. Lizhi, you must be prepared in advance. The time to show your talents and dreams is coming soon."
"Okay." Su Tianli said.
Ajuan was stunned.
Second Aunt was a little flustered, "Litchi, is this okay?"
The second uncle was also a little uneasy. "Didn't they say that we can't do business openly in the city? If we get caught, it would be considered... speculation and profiteering, right?"
Su Tianli smiled and said, "Soon."
ah?
Coming soon?
What's coming soon?!
Everyone was confused.
But Su Tianli didn't plan to explain too much, "Don't think too much recently, the most important thing right now is to let grandma have a good rest."
Everyone nodded.
Second Aunt said to Su Tianli cautiously, "Lizhi, I have discussed with your second uncle. We will stay in Guangzhou for a few more days until your grandma's test results come out, and then we will see how to treat this disease."
Su Tianli nodded, "Okay, after Grandma's test results come out and the doctor comes up with a treatment plan, you still have to go to the chemical plant again..."
Hearing this, Second Aunt and Second Uncle looked at each other.
"Lizhi, we won't go looking for your parents anymore," said the second uncle a little discouraged, "We won't tolerate their anger..."
Su Tianli said word by word: "Don't pay less than a penny of what he should pay."
Everyone looked at each other.
Ah Juan was very happy. "Second sister, I will listen to you! My parents are just cowards... they are always afraid of this and that!"
The second uncle and second aunt stared at Ajuan.
Ah Juan, however, looked fearless.
Old Mrs. Su began to nag Ajuan, "Girls should act like girls! How can you talk about your own parents like that! It's okay in front of your family, but you have to be careful in front of outsiders..."
Ajuan stuck out her tongue.
Su Tianli held her rice bowl and watched the interaction between her second uncle's family, feeling very jealous.
Although she had seen through the true nature of Su Dejun and Tian Xiu,
I regard kinship as nothing more than air.
But whenever I see other families living in harmony,
She still envied him.
After a nice dinner,
Su Tianli returned to her room again.
This house has three bedrooms in total. The master bedroom faces south, is the largest, and has the best light.
When my second uncle and his family came to clean up in the morning, they left the master bedroom to Su Tianli.
As for the second bedroom, they planned to let Ajuan live with Old Lady Su;
That small dark room without windows is now temporarily occupied by my second uncle and second aunt;
Ajun slept on the sofa in the living room.
As soon as Su Tianli walked into the room, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
Although the room is not big and the furniture is simple, there is only a bed, a table, a chair and a cabinet.
But it still gave her a sense of belonging.
She sat on the bed, stroking the soft blanket, then spread out her arms and legs, completely relaxed...
So comfortable!
After a moment, she stood up again and sat at the table and chair for a while.
That’s great!
Once she has dealt with that bunch of jerk offs and their relationship is completely ruined, she can move here and study in peace and quiet!
Su Tianli lingered in the house for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, she said goodbye to her grandmother and her second uncle's family, and left with a handful of wild lychees given by the coachman.
At almost nine o'clock in the evening, Su Tianli finally returned to the Su family in the chemical plant's family compound.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw Tian Xiu sitting on the sofa in the living room with a sour face.
Su Tianli shouted "Mom" as if nothing had happened, then cut the wild lychee in her hand into two, placed one on the coffee table in front of Tian Xiu, and walked towards the kitchen with the other in her hand.
When passing by Su Tiancai's small dark room, Su Tianli saw him lying on the table doing his homework, so she threw the wild lychees in.
Su Tiancai hugged him subconsciously.
Su Tianli went to the kitchen and opened the damper of the coal stove, preparing to boil water for a bath;
Then I went back to the house to get a change of clothes.
Su Youzi was curled up in the lower bunk reading a magazine. When he saw Su Tianli come in, he rolled his eyes at her and then showed an expression of gloating.
"Second brother, come here." Tian Xiu said in the living room.
Su Tianli smiled faintly, said "ah", and went to the living room with a change of clothes.
Tian Xiu thought that the second son had behaved very well before he went to the countryside.
The second child takes care of everything at home and outside.
At that time, Tian Xiu not only didn't have to do housework, she didn't even have to spend money to support the family...
Those days were the happiest time in Tian Xiu's life.
Now that the second brother is back, Tian Xiu subconsciously feels that the good days of the past should return.
However, the second brother seemed like a different person, completely different from before.
Tian Xiu couldn't accept it.
Su Tianli sat down in the living room, put her change of clothes on her knees, took the wild lychees she had just brought back and started eating them.
Just like what the coachman said, wild lychees are small, only slightly larger than quail eggs, with red skin and large core, so there is little flesh, but it is crystal clear, tastes sour and sweet, and the aroma of lychees is particularly strong.
Su Tianli ate four or five in one breath before she realized that Tian Xiu hadn't said a word?
"Mom, what do you want to tell me?" Su Tianli asked.
Tian Xiu stared at Su Tianli.
She also discovered that Su Tianli had an indescribable sense of relaxation.
This made Tian Xiu feel very uncomfortable.
Tian Xiu took a deep breath and spoke directly, "Second Brother, you said you've been back for several days, but I told you every day..."
"Is it about doing housework?" Su Tianli interrupted Tian Xiu.
Tian Xiu: ...
"Yes!" Tian Xiu admitted readily.
Su Tianli said doubtfully, "Mom, didn't I tell you too? Children are adults, and it's only natural for them to do some housework within their capabilities."
"Now that the third child is not here, the housework will be shared by the eldest sister, me and the fourth child."
"But Mom, can you tell me first, what housework does my eldest sister do at home?" Su Tianli asked.
Tian Xiu: ...
Su Youzi rushed out from the second bedroom, pointing at Su Tianli angrily and yelling, "Su Laizi, are you sick? Why did you drag me out for target practice again for no reason?!"
Without saying a word, Su Tianli grabbed the clothes at hand and threw them on Su Youzi's face!
Su Youzi was stunned.
She is mainly used to being spoiled.
As long as Tian Xiu is present, she is the little princess.
Su Youzi had never thought that Su Tianli, who had always been under her control, would dare to hit her in front of her mother!
So Su Youzi just stood there blankly, unable to move, and his brain was unable to think.
Su Tianli took advantage of the cloth to cover Su Youzi's face.
At this moment, Su Youzi was like a fool, unable to see or do anything...
Su Tianli first grabbed her clothes back, then raised her hand and slapped him hard, "Su Youzi, didn't I warn you not to call that name again?"
Su Youzi was stunned for a long while before realizing that he had been beaten again!
She screamed, "Mom!!! Mom, look at her..."
Tian Xiu was so confused by the noise that he couldn't help but hold his forehead and said, "Second brother! Can you please respect your eldest sister——"
Before I finish my sentence,
“Bang!!!”
Su Tianli slapped Su Youzi again.
Then he turned around and asked Tian Xiu, "Mom, what did you say just now?"
Tian Xiu: ...
Tian Xiu was so angry that her chest heaved violently!
The second slap,
This was definitely evidence that Su Tianli was challenging her authority as the head of the family!
At this time, Su Youzi was slapped twice in a row. He couldn't bear it anymore and rushed towards Su Tianli with his teeth and claws bared, "...I will fight you!"
Su Tianli's eyes and hands flashed quickly.
Su Youzi's attack was in vain.
After Su Tianli dodged, she took advantage of the situation and kicked Su Youzi hard on the butt.
So, Su Youzi fell heavily on the coffee table, with his chin knocked on Tian Xiu's thigh...
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!!!" The coffee table was overturned, and the ashtray, teacups, wild lychees and various small items that were originally placed on the coffee table all fell to the ground, some broken and some shattered.
Su Youzi and Tian Xiu also screamed loudly because of the pain.
Su Tiancai ran out to check.
After being glared at fiercely by Su Tianli, the boy quickly fled back to the small dark room and obediently closed the door under the threat of Su Tianli's eyes.
Su Tianli took another look at the master bedroom.
——It's really funny. The noise in the living room is so loud. I guess even the door of the Su family is full of people who are "listening" to the noise.
But Su Dejun was as steady as a rock and would never show up.
After a while, Tian Xiuxian came back to his senses and angrily scolded Su Tianli, "Old Second, are you crazy?"
Su Tianli yelled back without hesitation, her voice even louder than Tian Xiu's:
"Mom, you are too biased! Tell me the truth, did you pick up the third child and me? In this family, only the eldest sister and the fourth child are your biological children, right?"
"Otherwise, why were only me and the third child sent to the countryside by you as soon as we were born? We became little beggars with a father but no mother to raise us. We shamelessly ate our grandparents, uncles and aunts, and only came back when we were seven or eight years old...you and my father didn't give us a penny!"
"The third brother and I became your slaves as soon as we came back. We served your family every day. We were so young that we were not even as tall as the stove, but we had to find ways to find money and food to support you..."
Yes, Su Tianli was being unreasonable and yelling so loudly on purpose.
Otherwise, she was worried that the people waiting outside the door to watch the show wouldn't be able to hear it.
Now she wants to make things bigger.
After all, she has a place to live now!
It would be best if we had a quarrel today and made it a big fight.
In this way, she could break away from the Su family and move out naturally!
Tian Xiu was so angry that he almost died, "Second brother! What nonsense are you talking about?"
Su Tianli is now afraid that Tian Xiu doesn't want to argue and wants to keep things quiet.
So Su Tianli said excitedly: "Isn't it?"
"Okay! Since you said I'm your biological child, then why can Su Youzi just sit at home like a loser and do nothing?"
"She stole so much money, and not only were you not angry, you even protected her!"
"It's because she is your biological daughter and you love her so you can't bear to scold her!"
"It's because I'm not your biological child, so you just want to exploit me!"
"Why else did you name her Su Youzi? In my case, she is Su Laizi?"
"She is obviously your first child, why is she called 'Youzi'?"
After Su Tianli grew up, she felt ashamed and confused about the names of her three sisters.
Why is she called Laizi, and why is the third child called Qianzi?
If you use the same train of thought as “Tian Xiu wants a son” to understand it, you can get it.
But why is the eldest brother called Youzi?
Does it mean "here comes another one"?
But the eldest is a daughter,
“Another one” means... another daughter, right?
Isn't this contrary to He Tian Xiu's idea of having a son?
So Su Tianli also thought, maybe Tian Xiu originally wanted to name the eldest brother "Youzi", which means blessing, but later wrote the word in blank, which caused the misunderstanding?
Or maybe before Su Youzi, she had given birth to a boy but the boy died young, so after giving birth to Su Youzi, she named him "Youzi", meaning "May I give birth to a son next time"?
…
In short, although Su Tianli was deliberately looking for trouble and talking nonsense,
But for some reason, Tian Xiu's expression changed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Her face, which had originally turned red with anger, turned pale in an instant.
And the first thing he looked at was the door of the master bedroom, his eyes nervous and frightened!
Su Tianli was stunned.
this……
Why is Tian Xiu so panicked?
so? ? ?
Su Tianli thought, did she accidentally expose someone's secret? !
Su Tianli immediately turned her head and looked at Su Youzi with burning eyes.
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