Chapter 345 Grandpa Gu is here 1
Ma Xiulian rewrapped the ginseng, hid it in the cabinet and locked it, while gently instructing her granddaughter as she dressed her.
If other family members find out about this ginseng, it'll probably cause quite a stir, since it's worth a thousand yuan!
Helian Jiao nodded and said softly, "Okay."
"Grandma, go cook."
As soon as Ma Xiulian stepped outside, she saw Chen Jianjun already working on the reconstruction in the courtyard.
So he walked over and said in a low voice, "Baby wants to give that ginseng to Tingyun as a birthday present. Your dad and I have no objection. After all, the Gu family has been thinking of sharing any good food or drink with you this past year, and we reckon it will be the same in the future."
Chen Jianjun nodded, knowing how much the Gu family cared for their little girl; this affection was far more important than money.
Besides, that ginseng belonged to my daughter, so she could give it to whomever she wanted.
During breakfast, Ma Xiulian mentioned, "I'm going to town later to buy some eggs for Tingyun's birthday to make a basket; we don't have enough at home."
She promised to give the monkey a bag of fruit last night, and she has to go to town to buy it; she can't break her promise.
Especially with such intelligent animals, we must not be fooled.
"Mom! Why don't you buy a big pork bone to make radish soup while you're at it?" Zhou Zhaodi suggested, remembering the big white radish that Monkey had brought her last night.
Big pork bones are cheap, a large one costs only one yuan, and the whole family can enjoy some meat.
The others didn't know what happened last night, but they also wanted to eat the big bone.
Drinking a bowl of bone broth in the dead of winter is incredibly refreshing; it warms you up and wards off the cold.
Only the honest and simple-minded Zhao Mei said, "There are no radishes here, are there?"
Li Chunhua cursed her inwardly for being stupid. As long as there was bone broth to drink, who cared whether it was stewed with radish or not!
Zhou Zhaodi explained cheerfully, "Grandpa Monkey came again last night and brought me a big white radish. It's so plump and white, it'll definitely taste delicious in soup."
Stew it with big pork bones until it's very tender. Then, you can drink some soup, eat some radish, and suck out some marrow. It's incredibly delicious!
"You can't eat it!"
Upon hearing that they wanted to eat her ginseng, Helian Jiao immediately shouted in a cute but fierce tone, "That's a gift I'm giving to Gu Tingyun! And it's not a radish, it's..."
Before she could say anything more, Ma Xiulian quickly squeezed her chubby little hand and said, "Sweetie, the monkey brought over big white radishes last night! Tingyun likes to eat these."
If the sons and daughters-in-law knew that this wasn't a radish but ginseng, they definitely wouldn't be happy to give it away for free, and they would inevitably complain.
Helian Jiao blinked. Although she didn't understand why her grandmother was lying, she didn't expose her and obediently replied, "Oh."
No one else in the Chen family suspected anything; after all, it was just a radish.
Zhou Zhaodi couldn't help but say regretfully, "Then we can't have a treat."
There were no more radishes, and no more big bones to eat. She had hoped to at least have some meat.
There's not much meat to eat this winter, and even my little darling hasn't caught any animals to enjoy these past few days.
Seeing that none of them suspected anything, Ma Xiulian breathed a sigh of relief, but said as usual, "I will buy two catties of lard."
Zhou Zhaodi immediately cheered up again. Even without the big bone, having pork cracklings was not bad!
This lard is much more expensive than a big bone!
The rest of the Chen family were also filled with joy and anticipation, since they preferred pork cracklings to the large, meatless bones.
Fried until dry, it's crispy and fragrant with every bite, and your mouth is full of oil.
Sorry for the lateness, I was really stuck on writing.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
