Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Here...
Here, after Chen left, Zhao's face suddenly darkened. "You're the only one who's so generous even though you're poor. Why didn't your sister bring anything to see my mother when she fell last time?"
Chen Da was a little puzzled, so he hung the meat.
"You didn't tell me that either. We just happened to meet this time. We're all relatives. You can't just pretend you don't know."
Zhao rolled her eyes. "Why can't you just pretend you don't know? They didn't say anything."
Hearing this, Chen Da also became a little angry and said, "Didn't my sister want it either?"
He didn't know what he had done wrong. Wasn't it just giving his sister a piece of meat? Was it worth Zhao's words?
Besides, he doesn't give it to her often, only once or twice a year at most. Most of the time, his younger sister doesn't even want it. Is it that serious?
And every time he went back to his house and brought too many things for his parents, she would say that sometimes he felt like he was not a human being, just like a slave in a landlord's house, working hard to slaughter pigs every day, not seeing a penny of money, and being scolded by his wife. Listening to her ridiculing his sister's parents, he felt extremely bored just thinking about it.
Zhao, who was standing by, softened her voice when she saw her usually mild-tempered husband getting angry.
"I just said a few words, why are you so angry? I have the mouth on my body and you can't let me speak!"
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On the other side, when Su Li and Su Tao pushed the cart to the clinic, there were not many people in the clinic. There was only a boy decocting medicine, who was drowsy to the sound of hoarse cicadas chirping on the yellow horn orchid tree.
After hearing the footsteps, he didn't even dare to raise his head. He quickly adjusted his posture, lowered his head and desperately fanned the stove, muttering, "It will be done soon, it will be done soon."
No one urged him. Su Tao looked at the boy in confusion.
Su Li suddenly remembered that she watched anime too late the night before and was caught sleeping in class the next day. She couldn't help but find it a little funny.
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"Why are you here?" Old man Su was squatting on the ground changing the medicine for Mrs. Wu. In the clinic, even asking the doctor to change the medicine cost two cents every time. Old man Su was reluctant to spend that money, so he took the initiative to learn how to change the medicine from the doctor, which could also save some money.
"Grandpa and grandma, we're here to bring you and grandma some food."
The two of them entered the house and came to the side of Old Man Su and Mrs. Wu. The house was a bit narrow, converted from a former woodshed, and could only accommodate one bed. Fortunately, the location was good, with the windows open, facing the yellow horn orchid tree outside. When the wind blew, the room was filled with fragrance, which also diluted the pungent smell of medicine.
Su Li took out the food and placed it on the small table, while Su Tao went to help Old Man Su change the medicine.
"Didn't you say that lunch doesn't need to be sent?" Mrs. Wu suddenly said. The family had spent so much money on her, and the medical expenses this time were probably not a small amount. Although her daughter-in-law Chen had not mentioned it and pretended to be indifferent every time she came, she was not blind and could naturally see the sadness on her daughter-in-law's face.
I don’t know who my daughter-in-law borrowed the medical expenses from this time. I’ll have to ask her later.
After all, it was their family that owed their daughter-in-law. The girl from a good family had to suffer after marrying into their military family. Mrs. Wu felt a little uncomfortable when she thought of this.
"Yeah, your grandma and I have nothing to do all day and we're not hungry. You don't have to send me there at noon tomorrow."
Old Man Su also agreed, but his words were not convincing at all. There was no extra flesh on his hunched body, and when he bent over, only the bulge of his spine could be seen.
Although there is no fat person in the Su family, including Su Li and Su Tao who are much thinner than girls of the same age, the thinnest among them are the two old people, Mrs. Wu and Old Man Su. They are the ones who work the most and eat the least in the Su family.
Including this busy farming season, the two old men have been welding in the fields almost every day. Every time they are asked to go back and rest for a while, they are unwilling. Now that so many days have passed since the busy farming season, the sunburn on their faces has not healed yet, and there are signs of peeling skin on their necks.
Su Li, who was standing aside, heard this and for some reason felt a little sad, as if she was feeling the same emotion as her original body.
So she slowly told them about selling food today, hoping that they wouldn't worry too much about these things to the point of not wanting to eat.
"Yes, grandpa and grandma, don't worry, our family will have money in the future." After saying that, Su Tao began to describe what happened today in a vivid way.
"Those customers loved it so much that all the food that Fifth Sister made was sold out."
"It took just over half an hour to sell a full 200 coins."
“Everyone who has eaten it says it’s delicious.”
"There are still many people who haven't bought it yet, and they have to come again tomorrow!"
After Su Tao finished speaking, it was Old Man Su and Mrs. Wu's turn to be stuck, and they both stared with wide eyes.
"You mean you made 200 wen from selling the pig intestines?"
"Are you kidding us?" They both couldn't believe it. Who would buy something like that? And it sold for so much money. But looking at the expression on his granddaughter's face, she didn't seem to be lying. Could it be true?
Seeing that the two of them didn't believe her, Su Li handed them the stir-fried pig intestines left over from the day on the table and said with a smile, "Grandma and Grandma, you'll know once you try it."
Old man Su held the bowl and looked at it doubtfully, and found that there was indeed pig intestine in the bowl, but this pig intestine did not look as dirty as he remembered. Instead, it looked quite nice wrapped in red chili oil, and it did not smell bad.
Is this thing really delicious?
Old Man Su smelled it, then picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, savoring it carefully. However, he was completely shocked the next second. His eyes lit up, and before he could swallow it, he looked at Old Lady Wu and said, "Old lady, try it quickly."
Seeing this, Mrs. Wu also took a bite and was also amazed by the taste.
How could it be so delicious? There was no smell of pig intestines at all. The intestines had absorbed enough juice from the chili peppers, with a slight numbness and spiciness. They were especially crispy and tender, not too hard to chew, but not too rotten either.
"How is it?" Chen asked.
"Good!" Old man Su said after taking several bites. He could even imagine how delicious it would be with the wine.
"Is this really made by Wu Ya?" Mrs. Wu was once again shocked by her granddaughter's cooking skills. Is this really made by her granddaughter?
"Yes." Su Tao nodded. She actually didn't expect that her fifth sister could cook pig intestines so deliciously.
At this time, "Grandma, rice." Su Li served the rice and handed it to Mrs. Wu.
Mrs. Wu took it with her wrinkled hand. "Okay."
Then she slowly started to eat. The pig intestines were very easy to chew, especially suitable for someone like her who had no teeth. They were spicy, fragrant and went well with rice. Mrs. Wu ate a bowl of rice in one breath without realizing it. You know, she had no appetite since drinking Chinese medicine every day, and the weather was hot, so she couldn't eat anything. But she ate so much today.
"The food Wu Ya cooks is getting more and more delicious." Old man Su looked very satisfied after eating.
The same was true for Mrs. Wu, but because she was taking medicine, she didn't dare eat too much pig intestines. Instead, she ate a lot of eggplant stewed with beans, but she was still very satisfied with the meal.
Now the two of them believed that Su Tao and his group had made money by selling pig intestines today.
I believed it, but I still couldn't react for a while.
Even after Su Li and Su Tao left, Old Man Su was still a little bit unbelieving. "Old woman, am I dreaming? Did Si Ya and Wu Ya really say that they earned 200 coins today?"
"Do you want me to pinch you twice?"
"Forget it." Old Man Su refused.
On this side, Mrs. Wu said, "There's another way to calculate it. We have to deduct the cost of rice, oil, and salt. I estimate that we should earn about 100 coins."
"100 Wen is pretty good." Old Man Su said, and Mrs. Wu agreed with him. These days, it's good enough to earn some money.
Besides, he was still earning 100 coins a day, which was a solid 3 taels of silver a month! Thinking of this, the two of them began to breathe heavily.
On the other side, after Su Li, Su Tao and Chen reunited, it was already afternoon when the three of them returned home. After resting for a while, they began to wash the pig intestines. Unlike the painful experience yesterday, Su Tao washed them very enthusiastically today and did not mind the pig intestines being dirty and smelly.
Seeing Su Tao washing while retching happily, Chen finally couldn't stand it anymore and went to the house to get three pieces of cloth and handed them to Su Tao and Su Li.
"Pull this over your nose and it won't stink."
Su Tao then took the stuffing and stuffed it into her nose, saying in a muffled voice, "Mom, it really doesn't stink anymore."
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After washing the pig intestines, they were boiled again and then washed again. After washing several times, the pig intestines were finally clean. However, because they would be fried the next day, the washed pig intestines were directly placed in a wooden barrel and thrown into the well to prevent them from changing smell.
After washing the intestines, Su Li looked at the two large bones that were said to be a gift from her uncle and went to the house to get the axe. Seeing this, Chen asked curiously, "What are you doing with the axe?"
Su Li placed the bones on an open space and said, "Chop the bones and make soup."
There was not much meat left on the two bones, and the bone marrow inside would be wasted if they were stewed like that. That's why Su Li thought of splitting them in half and then stewing them so that she could eat the bone marrow.
It would be so refreshing to drink the soup while adding some blanched vegetables. It's a pity that the weather is a bit hot now. If you eat stewed radish with big bones in winter, it would taste really good.
On this side, Chen didn't stop Su Li when she heard her say that. She now realized that her daughter had many new ideas and could cook much better than her, so she didn't want to get involved.
Let her do what she can.
Thinking of this, Chen took the snails that Su Tao and Su Li had caught two days ago and went outside the yard to process them.
By the time Su Li finished chopping the bones, Chen had also finished processing her part.
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