With lunchtime fast approaching and the mosquito coil making work nearing completion, Jiang Wanwan had Jiang Xun finish squeezing out the remaining mosquito coil balls while she began preparing lunch.
When Jiang Wanwan returned to the kitchen, she found rice for cooking lunch already laid out on the cutting board, along with pork ribs and pork belly that she had bought in the county town the day before.
She decided to make a pork rib and pork tripe soup for lunch, along with a plate of stir-fried eggs with chives and stir-fried vegetables.
Without delay, Jiang Wanwan began washing the pot, rinsing the rice, and cooking.
Before going up the mountain to cut mugwort, Grandma Jiang had already measured out seven catties of rice and put it in the kitchen for later use.
Jiang Wanwan washed the newly bought large soup pot clean, then put in the white rice and an appropriate amount of water, and started cooking the rice.
At the same time, she took her newly bought kitchen knife and started chopping ribs.
A series of clattering sounds came from the kitchen as five pounds of pork ribs were chopped up, and even the pig's stomach was processed and sliced.
Stir-fry pork ribs and pork tripe over high heat, then add ginger slices and rice wine. Add an appropriate amount of water and start simmering the soup.
Jiang Wanwan stuffed a large handful of firewood into the stove, and while she was at it, she took a basket and a sickle and went to the chicken coop in the backyard.
She came here to "collect" eggs.
Last time, to save their lives, each hen laid about 30 eggs in one go. Now, they've become ordinary hens, laying at most one egg a day.
Seven hens lay seven eggs. Seven eggs are too few for fourteen people, so she has to cheat with her cheat code.
She walked up to the chicken coop, where there were only three eggs.
This didn't stump her. She opened the online store, spent over six yuan to buy ten eggs, and pretended they were laid by her seven old hens.
Anyway, the Jiang family had all seen the old hen lay thirty eggs a day, so a mere ten or so eggs wouldn't arouse their suspicion.
With a "ding-dong," ten eggs instantly appeared in the vegetable basket she was carrying.
Jiang Wanwan picked up the three eggs from the henhouse, then carried her vegetable basket to the vegetable garden next door.
Since she returned a few days ago, the vegetables in Old Jiang's vegetable garden are no longer wilted and looking like they're about to die; instead, they are growing vigorously.
Jiang Wanwan pulled up three large white radishes, then used a sickle to cut a large bunch of chives. She also picked a large handful of tender rapeseed before returning to the kitchen.
Peel the white radish and put it in a pot to make soup. Wash the chives and chop them into small pieces; they will be used to fry the eggs later.
She was busy in the kitchen when she suddenly heard excited conversation coming from outside the yard.
"Wow, Wan'er really has a good idea. She changed the shape of the mosquito coil. Look, the mosquito coil is now uniformly thick and looks great," Uncle Jiang exclaimed sincerely.
"Absolutely! The mosquito coils we made today are significantly better than the ones we made the day before yesterday. If you ask me, they're sure to sell like hotcakes!" Mrs. Zhu said excitedly.
"Of course! This was my precious granddaughter's idea, it's sure to be a huge success." Grandma Jiang wasn't going to miss any opportunity to flatter Jiang Wanwan.
"Our family will definitely make money from these mosquito coils!" Uncle Jiang said happily.
It turned out that Old Man Jiang, Old Woman Jiang, and others had returned from the mountain.
Jiang Wanwan quickly wiped her hands on her apron and hurriedly left the kitchen.
Looking up, one could see the courtyard filled with bright green mugwort and brown elm bark drying in the sun. It was a truly spectacular sight, indicating that the Jiang family had worked very hard on the mountain and had a bountiful harvest.
In this way, we can save a lot of money on buying mugwort and elm powder.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
