Seeing that his wife was listening very seriously, Gu Yanzhang thought for a moment and told her about Ma Ergou, whom he knew, "In order to save some money, my father, Dazhu and I slept for a night at the home of a friend of mine, Ma Ergou, who was working part-time in the county. I didn't give him any money. I just gave him more than ten kilograms of sauerkraut."

"By the way, the last few kilograms of sauerkraut and pickles were really impossible to sell, so I sent them all to Captain Huang. Captain Huang's housekeeper personally gave me a few kilograms of top-quality meat and a box of high-end snacks. I didn't touch those things. I put them all in the bucket in the water tank in our house to soak..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanxuan couldn't help rolling her eyes at him. "Things like snacks are most susceptible to moisture."

"This stuff has to be eaten early. Otherwise it will go bad and moldy. Then, whether you eat it with your family or give it away as gifts, it will not be appropriate. Get up quickly now and show those things to me. I have to think of a safe way to arrange them all..."

After hearing this, Gu Yanzhang looked at her with suspicion and thought to himself, what do you mean by a safe way to arrange them all?

Is that what he meant?

What his wife said was quite fresh. She was obviously greedy in the middle of the night, but she said it in such a nice way.

Although he thought so, he didn't say it out loud. After all, he knew in his heart that his wife was still very proud. She is particularly particular about this aspect. If you directly say that she is lazy and likes to eat, she will get angry with you!

Knowing that his wife has to be stroked in the right way, Gu Yanzhang pretended not to understand her intentions and really took all the things in the bucket soaked in the water tank.

"Wife, this is the meat that Captain Huang gave us. I have looked at it carefully. This one pound of meat should be black goat meat. And this one pound of meat is a pig's heart."

Thinking that it is not suitable to eat black goat meat in this hot summer, Gu Yanzhang said, "Wife, we can pickle this mutton. Then hang it in the stove and smoke it every day. When winter comes, we can stew it with radishes. It will definitely taste good. Moreover, radishes and mutton are both very nutritious. When the time comes, our family will drink a pot of mutton soup, and our whole body will be warm."

Seeing Gu Yanzhang talking about this food, he began to be very excited. Chen Xuanxuan was happy at that time.

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

"Let's marinate the mutton first. When the time comes, hang it up to smoke. In winter, make a pot of radish stewed with meat. Let our whole family eat it."

After saying this, Chen Xuanxuan opened the oil paper of the snack box with great interest.

She found that the snack box was actually the mung bean cake that she used to eat frequently. She couldn't help but sigh at that time.

"So it's this..."

"..."

Seeing the disappointment on Chen Xuanxuan's face, Gu Yanzhang immediately asked, "Wife, what's wrong?"

"Is this cake bad?"

"I heard that this Fengnian Gao is very expensive. Because it contains a lot of brown sugar, sesame, and glutinous rice flour..."

Hearing this, Chen Xuanxuan suddenly realized that the mung bean cake in front of her should be different from what she had eaten before.

Its taste should... not be what she imagined.

So, under Gu Yanzhang's understanding eyes, Chen Xuanxuan picked up a large piece very seriously and stuffed it into her mouth.

After eating several in a row, Chen Xuanxuan handed a piece to Gu Yanzhang.

"This mung bean cake is indeed slightly different from the ones I've eaten before."

"Because this cake is more delicious and sweeter. However, neither the mung bean powder nor the glutinous rice powder inside is as delicate as the ones I've eaten before..."

Seeing Chen Xuanxuan eating with big mouthfuls and relishing, and saying that this snack has this shortcoming and that shortcoming..., Gu Yanzhang, who originally wanted to tell her that if this thing is taken to the village chief's house, it should be able to exchange for a dozen chickens, closed his mouth in time.

Then, he hesitated for a moment and ate the mung bean cake in his hand.

The thing is indeed delicious.

It's so delicious that it's addictive.

After eating several pieces in succession, Gu Yanzhang sighed unconsciously, "People with money still have a better life..., they can eat whatever they want."

Chen Xuanxuan listened and smiled, "Of course. If you have money, you will be willing to treat yourself well. You will be willing to buy yourself clothes and drink. If you don't have money, then you can only live frugally, calculate everything, and haggle, right?"

"To be honest, in my life, I have never seen a few poor guys who are so generous to themselves, including their wives and children..."

Hearing this, Gu Yanzhang nodded in agreement.

"Yes. Wife, you know what, those people can't help but calculate! If they don't calculate and plan carefully, they can't survive at all."

After saying this, Gu Yanzhang patted his chest and said seriously, "Wife, don't worry, I will definitely make more money in the future."

"When the time comes, our family will not only build a new house and find wives for our sons. I will also buy more acres of land..."

Hearing what Gu Yanzhang said, Chen Xuanxuan couldn't help but think of the big cakes that her former company bosses liked to draw the most. When she first entered the society, she was very simple-minded. She really believed whatever the boss said. At that time, she felt that her boss was sincere and conscientious, and was a rare and capable person. A first-rate entrepreneur.

Unfortunately, after working with him for less than five years, he ran away with the money without even saying goodbye. He didn't even pay her the three months' salary he owed her.

Since being taught such a vivid and unforgettable lesson, every time Chen Xuanxuan saw those people who promised this and guaranteed that, her scalp would go numb and she would instinctively feel uncomfortable.

Alas, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years.

She can't be blamed for subconsciously not trusting others! It's all because of that society full of feasting and revelry...

"Okay, head of the family, I can feel your determination to make this family better."

"Come on, help me marinate these two pieces of meat with salt. The weather is so hot, if we just leave them overnight, they will definitely go bad tomorrow morning. I don't know what's wrong with this meat, it seems to have a smell..."

Hearing Chen Xuanxuan say this, Gu Yanzhang reflexively put the few pounds of meat to his nose and sniffed it, "Really? I don't think this meat has any strange smell..."

Chen Xuanxuan listened but didn't argue with him. Because she knew very well that farmers these days would wash a piece of rotten meat full of flies on the street and take it home to eat.