Chapter 1 Boiled Eggplant "Mom, why are you...
"Mom, why are you eating eggplant again..." A girl in coarse linen clothes looked at the bowl of black pickles and boiled eggplant on the table with a painful expression on her face.
The woman glared at the girl and put the sweet potato porridge in her hand on the table.
"These days, it's good enough to have something to eat. Why are you still being so picky? Why don't you hurry up and take the food from the stove to your grandparents and take it to the fields."
The girl curled her lips, feeling somewhat reluctant. Furthermore, she was extremely hungry, so her steps became slow and she did not move for a long time.
Just as the woman was about to slap the girl hard to teach her a lesson, a younger, prettier girl walked out of the house.
"Mom, Fourth Sister, let me go take food to Grandma and Grandpa." The girl said obediently.
However, the woman refused without a second thought.
"How can that be possible? You just recovered from a cold..."
Seeing this, the other girl was also reluctant and said listlessly: "Yes, Fifth Sister, you have just recovered from your illness, so I'll go..."
"You've worked hard all day, so let me go. Besides, my illness has healed and I didn't cough when I woke up this morning."
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Perhaps Chen saw that her youngest daughter really behaved like an ordinary person, and thought that her fourth daughter had gotten up early this morning to help the family harvest rice and was indeed a little tired, so she did not stop her.
"Then put on your straw hat and don't get sunburned. The sun is scorching outside today."
Hearing this, Su Li smiled and nodded, "I know, Mom."
After saying that, Su Li went to the kitchen to pick up the sweet potato porridge and vegetables, then took out a straw hat that she had woven when she had nothing to do these days, and then went out to the field.
The sun in July was really scorching. As soon as Su Li went out, she was surrounded by the scorching sun. She didn't take more than two steps before sweat broke out on her forehead and the corners of her mouth.
Thinking of the two old people who had been busy in the fields all day and had not eaten yet, Su Li couldn't help but lower the brim of his hat and quicken his pace.
The Su family's fields are at the foot of the back mountain. One has to climb several slopes and take several small roads to get there. It is indeed a bit remote.
Su Li walked for about ten minutes before reaching the small paddy field. After arriving, she placed the food under the shade of a tree, then called out to the two elderly people who were still busy working in the field:
"Grandpa and grandma, it's time to eat."
The two old people were still bending over and working hard to harvest rice in the field. They only noticed their granddaughter's arrival when they heard the sound.
While cutting rice, Old Man Su said to the old woman holding a basket beside him, "It seems that Wu Ya has brought us food. You go and eat first. I will come over here after I finish cutting."
Old Lady Wu looked back and saw her granddaughter coming to deliver the meal. She frowned, washed her hands, and walked back with difficulty.
"Didn't I ask your fourth sister to deliver the food? Why are you here?"
Mrs. Wu's tone was not very good. At first glance, you would think she was very fierce, but after getting along with her for these days, Su Li knew that she was just a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She said this out of concern for her health. She smiled and handed the bowl over.
"Grandma, I'm cured now."
Old Lady Wu took the bowl, turned her eyes away, and said disapprovingly, "After spending so much money on this, how can it be bad?"
Now it was Su Li's turn not to know what to say.
After all, this illness really did use up all the family savings. The money originally intended for my second brother Su Qingshan's marriage proposal was all spent, and it was hard to imagine that Grandma Wu would be unhappy.
But even though Grandma Wu said so, Su Li also knew that if the other party did not agree, her mother Chen would definitely not be able to come up with so much money to hire a doctor for her.
Sure enough, the next second, Mrs. Wu said awkwardly:
"Okay, you go back first. Leave the dishes here and let your grandfather take them home later."
When Su Li heard this, for some reason, a warm feeling surged in her heart.
It has been almost half a month since Su Li traveled to the Great Wei. This is not the first time that Su Li has felt the love and care of the Su family. Every time at this time, Su Li feels particularly happy.
In her previous life, Su Li was born into a family of two teachers. Both her parents were educated people. To outsiders, they should have seemed very happy, but Su Li had never felt what love was.
Because they were introduced by their elders and got together with their own thoughts, Su Li's parents schemed against each other and hurt each other, without a trace of true love.
As a child without love, Su Li naturally became a victim of marriage.
High-pressure education, beatings and punishments such as standing in the corner and not being given food, this state almost ran through Su Li's entire life.
Until Su Li was diagnosed with stomach cancer, that was almost her happiest time.
Because Su's father and mother seemed to realize that she was going to die, and finally showed her a little concern, but it was only a moment of concern, and then they began to blame each other and blame her.
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So when Su Li learned that she had traveled to the Wei Dynasty, a dynasty that had never appeared in history, her first reaction was relief, a feeling of finally being free.
Although the Su family after traveling through time was at the bottom of the Wei Dynasty, and was a military household that was looked down upon by the world,
But the Su family members love and care about each other. Although their life is poor, they are not tired.
You know, sometimes life doesn’t need too much sweetness. Just a little bit of sweetness is enough for us to live bravely in this barren world.
"Are you stupid? What are you standing there for? Why don't you go back quickly? Aren't you hot?"
Old Mrs. Wu quickly finished the porridge in the bowl. Seeing that her little granddaughter Su Li was still standing there, she couldn't help but urge her.
Su Li heard this and said, "It's okay, grandma, you won't get sunburned here." After saying that, Su Li deliberately walked a little further into the shade.
"It's up to you." Old Mrs. Wu was too lazy to care about it anymore.
At this time, Old Man Su, who had finished harvesting rice, finally came ashore. He washed his hands and feet, and when he saw Su Li, he smiled and said, "Has Fifth Girl eaten?"
"I have eaten." Su Li replied. She was not lying. Because she was sick, Su Li had been cooking for herself and eating in advance during this period.
She had almost recovered yesterday, but her mother, Chen, still prepared a nutritious meal in advance (actually, it was just an extra steamed egg).
"Okay." Old man Su didn't say anything else, took the food and started eating.
In the quiet mountains, there were only the sounds of dishes colliding and cicadas chirping in the distance.
While the two were eating, Su Li slowly walked to the river. In addition to delivering food to her grandparents, she also wanted to see if there were any fish, snails or anything like that in the fields.
If you have any, you can take them back home and make them to sell for silver or to add to your meal.
You know, because of her medical treatment, the family spent a full five taels of silver, and almost all the silver that the Su family had saved in the past two years was spent, so that during the busy farming season, the whole family could only eat pickles and vegetables.
It's so hot and there's no meat or fish. Even a strong laborer can't stand it, let alone the old and young people in the Su family. How can they bear it?
Su Li has no other skills. The only thing she can do is to see if she can make some delicious food to replenish everyone's energy.
However, when she arrived at the edge of the field, Su Li was a little disappointed. Apart from the tadpoles swimming around and small fish as big as her little finger, there were almost no snails in the field.
That’s right, these days, no one has enough to eat, so fish and other things must have been gone long ago. But Su Li couldn’t understand why there were no snails.
Su Li looked a little lost and was about to go back, but suddenly she stepped on something slippery and hard. Su Li looked closely and found that it was a river clam that was bigger than her foot.
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Such a big river clam! It must have a lot of meat! Su Li immediately thought of a hundred ways to eat river clams.
You know, in her previous life, Su Li lived in the countryside with her grandmother for a while, and she had eaten the chili fried river clams and river clam soup made by her grandmother. Su Li still remembers the taste.
Later, after Su Li grew up and graduated, she became a food blogger and even filmed a video on how to make delicious dishes with river clams.
That’s good! Although there are no fish and snails, there are clams, so it’s not a wasted trip.
Moreover, Su Li looked and saw that there were not just one but at least ten in the grass on the shore. They must have been thrown up by her grandparents to prevent them from getting scratched when they were cutting rice.
As far as I can remember, people in the Wei Dynasty didn't like to eat river clams very much because they were fishy. The current cooking method is still generally steaming and boiling, and stir-frying is rare. Spices are mostly used as medicines, so it is difficult to remove the smell of things with fishy smell. Naturally, many delicacies have not yet been unlocked.
Su Li immediately decided to take the clams home and make some spicy stir-fried clams. It was sure to go well with rice. These days, she'd been eating porridge all day and it was becoming bland. Occasionally, Chen would make some dishes, but they were definitely a little hard to swallow.
"Fifth girl, what are you picking up those clams for?" Old man Su, who was standing by, saw his granddaughter picking up clams out of the corner of his eye and felt a little puzzled.
"Master, pick it up and eat it." Su Li replied.
Upon hearing this, Old Man Su quickly put down the coarse porcelain bowl in his hand and asked, "Eat?"
"Oh, my dear grandson, please put it down quickly. The river clam stinks so much that even a dog wouldn't eat it." Old man Su was so scared that his face changed.
"No, sir, it will be delicious when it's ready." Su Li continued to pick river clams.
"You, just listen to me and throw it away quickly." Old Man Su said as he came over and prepared to kick Su Li's clams into the water.
"Grandpa, don't! It's really delicious." Su Li quickly stopped her grandfather from throwing her clams.
As the two were arguing, Old Lady Wu suddenly said, "Forget it, if she wants to eat, let her pick it up. It won't kill anyone."
Old Man Su finally stopped and said, "Kid, you don't listen to me. If your hands get stained later, don't blame me for not warning you."
Old Man Su was not saying this casually. He had eaten river clams during a famine. River clams have a strong fishy smell, especially if you are unlucky and have eaten dead clams. The odor on your hands cannot be washed off for several days, and the smell makes you want to vomit.
But although Old Man Su spoke harshly, his body was honest. He picked up the clam on the ground and said, "Forget it, I'll open it for you and you can take it back."
Su Li didn't expect her grandfather to be so kind. The river clams were big and heavy, and she was worrying about how to take them back.
"Thank you, sir."
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