If it were anything else, Mrs. Sun might have believed it, but she had personally tasted this chili pepper and felt very resistant to it; she wasn't really optimistic about it.
However, the third son's wife always had her own ideas, so she didn't say much. Anyway, there was no need to rush to plant it, so she would observe it for a while first.
While Yu was cooking that evening, He Jiuniang sneaked into the kitchen, a rare occurrence for her.
"Is your sister-in-law hungry? It'll be ready in a little while, just wait a bit!"
When Madam Yu saw her, she smiled gently, knowing that this third sister-in-law disliked going into the kitchen the most. If she couldn't help but come in, she must be hungry.
"No, sister-in-law, look what I brought."
He Jiuniang opened her hand, and a handful of bright red chili peppers were displayed in front of Yu Shi.
"Is this the one that made the kids cry from the spiciness today?"
Yu was busy making clothes at noon, and when it was almost time, she came over to cook, so I didn't see it in person.
But the kids keep running around the house, and I've told them off several times already.
"Yes, this is really good stuff, but even my mother doesn't believe me this time, so I thought I'd take a few to cook a dish for everyone to try."
He Jiuniang sighed. She had originally planned to show off her skills herself, but she hesitated because of her less-than-stellar cooking abilities. If she didn't do a good job, wouldn't her family think that her cooking was useless?
Just then, Madam Yu said, "Alright, sister-in-law, tell me what to do, and I'll do it!"
He Jiuniang had cooked for a few days before, but her cooking skills were really bad, so Madam Yu never thought of letting her do it.
He Jiuniang's face lit up with joy, and she said, "Then let's just stir-fry some meat first!"
It was dinner time to eat meat. Following He Jiu Niang's instructions, Yu first stir-fried the meat until it was slightly cooked, then took the meat out, put fresh chili peppers into the meat oil and stir-fried them to bring out the spiciness, then put the meat back into the pot and stir-fried together, and then just sprinkled a little salt on it.
While frying the chili peppers, both Yu Shi and He Jiu Niang were choked by the spiciness. Yu Shi felt a chill in her heart. If it was this spicy, wouldn't the meat be ruined?
But she didn't want to spoil He Jiu Niang's mood. She put the meat in a bowl and placed it on the table before busying off to prepare other dishes.
He Jiuniang found some chopsticks, took a bite, and closed her eyes in satisfaction: "It's amazing, it tastes just right!"
The chili peppers were pungent not only inside the house but also outside, yet they had a subtle meaty aroma that made them irresistible.
Sun cursed from outside the door: "Third son's wife, what kind of poison did you put in? Don't waste good things!"
He Jiuniang laughed twice, knowing that everyone would know it was good food once they started eating it, so she didn't say anything.
Mrs. Yu quickly prepared the other dishes, and the whole family sat down together for dinner.
The Lu family has been eating meat frequently lately, so everyone is used to it. But the meat studded with bright red chili peppers is quite eye-catching.
The men had already heard about the chili peppers and were all eager to try them out.
Old Lu laughed and said, "This looks pretty good. I'll try a bite first!"
As he was saying this, he reached for the chili pepper, but then seemed to remember something, and instead, he used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.
It's a bit pungent, and the first taste makes you want to sneeze, but once you savor it, it's a completely different flavor.
The meat is fragrant with a hint of spiciness, making it even more delicious than the original meat!
As he ate, Old Man Lu felt it was a bit spicy, so he shoveled down two mouthfuls of rice before letting out a sigh of relief.
"Excellent, excellent, this is indeed a good product!"
Sun looked at him with great dissatisfaction. Had this old man gone mad from the spiciness?
Even though his face was red from the spiciness, he still said it was delicious?
Even if we're trying to give face to the third son's wife, we can't be so blind!
Feeling the old woman's disdainful gaze, Old Man Lu was very unhappy. To prove that what he said was true, he picked up another piece of food with his chopsticks!
He Jiu Niang ignored this. After Old Man Lu ate first, she quietly picked up a chopstick and ate her meal. The little dog next to her watched her eat with gusto, its expression somewhat indescribable.
Did Mom go out for lunch and not eat? Why are you so hungry?
Seeing this, the Lu brothers also picked up a piece with their chopsticks and tasted it, their expressions and attitudes exactly the same as the old man Lu's.
"Delicious, really delicious! It smells so good!"
After saying that, he buried his head in his rice and finished the whole bowl in no time.
The women also tried it, and it was indeed very fragrant. However, they couldn't handle the spiciness like the men, so they only ate a little bit before stopping.
The kids cried from the spiciness, and nobody dares to try it.
As Sun watched the men keep adding rice to their bowls until the bowls were empty, she slammed her chopsticks on the table with a dark expression.
"You're all like reincarnated starving ghosts! I'm starving you all!"
She hadn't even started eating yet, and the bowl was already empty!
This is usually enough food for the whole family, but these few people have finished it all.
The Zhang brothers put down their chopsticks, quite embarrassed. They had indeed lost control tonight and eaten three large bowls of food...
The three members of the Lu family silently put down their bowls and chopsticks, but Old Man Lu was bold and ate another piece of meat before putting them down.
Wow, this is delicious!
"Eat, eat, all you do is eat! Are you all turned gluttons?! Third son's wife, what's going on?!"
As the head of the family, Mrs. Sun naturally cared about the food. The family had been eating well lately, ensuring that everyone was full, but tonight these men were clearly stuffed.
For the Sun family, eating too much was a waste of food, a serious waste of food!
He Jiuniang hadn't expected them to be so unrestrained, and chuckled awkwardly, "Hehehe, this chili pepper is just a bit too much for rice..."
The sun has just set, and it's not dark yet. Usually at this time, everyone would wash up, sit and chat before getting ready for bed. But tonight, Ms. Sun gave an order and sent all the men who had eaten too much, including Old Man Lu, to work.
The construction workers had all gone home, and the five men of the Lu family went to move bricks hesitantly, none of them daring to utter a word of dissent.
The villagers who were passing by thought that the Lu family was really going all out. Even though the workers had left, their own people were still working. No wonder they were rich; it was all earned through hard work.
The women of the Lu family were unaware of this beautiful lie. After Sun chased the men out, she quietly began to eat. When the rice ran out, Yu made noodles, and finally fed the whole family.
"Don't do this kind of thing again!"
Sun glared at He Jiu Niang, her anger refusing to subside.
He Jiuniang pouted, squeezed Sun Shi and acted coquettishly, and handed over the five taels of silver she had earned that day.
"Mom, don't be angry anymore. The money we earned today is enough to buy a lot of food!"
Mr. Sun looked at her suspiciously, wondering if she was deliberately trying to amuse him by taking out her wallet.
Stop with all that useless stuff!
The third son's wife doesn't know the value of food until she's in charge of the household. She has no idea how serious it is that the men in the family waste food!
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