"Lady Su, you made far too little food today. None of us brothers got to eat."
Su Yun'er was also surprised that people who usually lived frugally would be so enthusiastic about braised chicken today.
"It's all because your cooking is so delicious." He Liu's subordinates were busy collecting money, scooping tofu pudding and serving rice, while also turning their heads to chat and laugh with Su Yun'er.
"Madam Su, what is this pot of white and yellow stuff?"
White and yellow?
That description is a bit unsettling.
Su Yun'er thought to herself, but smiled and said, "This is what we cooked ourselves. It contains special ingredients that you might not be used to."
"What special ingredients?"
In the corner over there, the man in the dark-patterned robe who overheard the familiar conversation subtly raised an eyebrow.
"Pig's stomach." Su Yun'er smiled, pursing her lips.
"Forehead……"
"Lady Su, you certainly don't discriminate between meat and vegetables." The people who asked the question were speechless for a moment.
A laborer frowned, pursed his lips, and stirred the soup with a ladle with a look of disgust, even wanting to scoop up a spoonful to see what was inside.
"Smack!"
"Ouch!"
The person stirring the soup pot was slapped by He Liu and immediately let go of the soup ladle.
"Look at you all like this. What's wrong with pig's stomach? It's meat too. It's good that you don't want to eat it. Leave it for us."
He Liu pretended to be angry and took away the pot of peppered pork tripe and chicken, but there was a smile in her eyes and at the corners of her mouth.
"Hey, have you guys heard? There's a village around here where some people actually like to eat offal and similar things." A laborer who was already eating chatted with his coworkers.
How did you know?
"I heard that."
"How do you eat that stuff?"
"The way to eat it is quite complicated. They say it's first braised and then fried in oil, and that it's very fragrant."
"Huh, doesn't it smell bad?"
Su Yun'er and He Liu came over to clear away the dishes and chopsticks. Hearing their conversation, He Liu replied, "Of course it doesn't smell anymore. It's all clean. Didn't you smell the fragrance of the soup just now?"
This wasn't just because He Liu wanted to protect Su Yun'er and didn't want people to say that Su Yun'er's cooking was bad; more importantly, it was food she herself ate, so of course she didn't want anyone to say it was bad.
"You know what, it smells really good."
"It smells delicious, and it tastes even better." He Liu tossed the towel he was using to wipe the table, put his hands on his hips, and held an empty bowl and plate in the other hand, looking around the room with a proud and confident expression. "So, anyone want to try it?"
He Liu's demeanor, reminiscent of a charming innkeeper, made Su Yun'er chuckle.
"Since Madam He is talking so enthusiastically, why don't you give me a bowl to try?" someone shouted.
The people around immediately started to jeer. He Liu told them to stop making a fuss, then pointed at the person who had ordered the pork tripe and chicken soup and warned with a smile, "A man's word is his bond, so don't back down. I'll serve it to you right now."
The lively atmosphere inside the tent suddenly reached its peak.
Everyone's attention was focused on the bowl of fragrant, milky-white peppered pork tripe and chicken soup that He Liu had brought out.
The person who ordered the food looked at the bowl of hot soup in front of him, and then remembered that there was pork belly in it. He was actually a little scared for a moment, but under the watchful eyes of his coworkers, he refused to admit it.
He scooped up a spoonful of soup and carefully took a small sip.
With just a small sip, his furrowed brows relaxed, a puzzled look appeared on his face, he smacked his lips to taste it, then took a big gulp and nodded in delight: "Mmm~ This soup tastes so delicious."
"Is it good? Does it smell bad?"
"It tastes good, it's very fragrant."
What are these thin strips in the bowl?
“That’s pig’s stomach,” Su Yun’er said.
"Try it, try it!" The workers urged the man to eat it as soon as they heard it was pig's stomach.
After drinking the soup, the man's aversion to the pig's stomach lessened because of its delicious flavor. He picked up a piece of pig's stomach without hesitation and began to chew it heartily.
Pig stomach has a unique texture that is soft, tender, and chewy. You can feel it with every chew. The greatest pleasure and happiness of eating depends on chewing and swallowing.
So the chewy texture of the pig's stomach was very interesting to this person, and he couldn't help but pick up another piece and put it in his mouth.
"Is it delicious?"
His coworkers kept asking him questions, but he seemed not to hear them at all, and just focused on eating his pig stomach.
There were still a few pieces of chicken in the bowl. Compared to the pork tripe, the chicken wasn't as springy, but every chicken fiber was full of juice. The pepper and the unique aroma of the pork tripe, which I had never tasted before, gave the chicken more layers of flavor.
And for some reason, after drinking a few sips of soup, he felt warm in his stomach and his body felt warmer.
It's delicious, so delicious!
"Madam Su, this peppered pork tripe and chicken soup is absolutely delicious!"
His assessment surprised the onlookers and the six servants in the corner.
Su Yun'er smiled with satisfaction after being praised: "Although this pig's stomach is offal, if it is prepared properly, it tastes even better than meat."
"Miss Su, how much is this peppered pork tripe chicken?" Someone was tempted and wanted to try a bowl.
Previously, the braised chicken was priced at seventeen coins per serving, and you could choose one side dish for free. Adding another side dish would cost one coin each.
"This pepper pork tripe and chicken soup wasn't originally intended for sale; it was for our own consumption. Since everyone has been so supportive, I can't possibly charge for it. Today's pepper pork tripe and chicken soup is free for anyone who wants some!"
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