Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Actually...
To be honest, Wang Tiezhu doesn't like to eat things with shells, especially snails. He usually catches a lot of them when fishing, but he throws them all away or gives them to the villagers to feed the ducks. This is the first time he has eaten this thing.
He clumsily imitated his son, picking up a snail with chopsticks and putting it into his mouth.
"Ahem..." It's spicy, but it's so satisfying when you think about it. With a light sip, the snail meat comes out. It's spicy, fresh and sweet, with firm texture. It's spicy with a slight sweetness, which makes you want to eat it. After eating one, you want to eat the next one.
"You little brat, go pour some wine." While eating, Wang Tiezhu instructed his son Wang Ergou, who was sweating profusely while eating beside him.
Wang Ergou heard this and then remembered, yes! I just bought a dime of wine this morning, it will be perfect with these snails, it must be delicious!
It was rare for him not to refute his father. He quickly got up and went to the house to get some wine.
With a sip of wine and a bite of snail, a gentle breeze and the warm sunset, Wang Tiezhu squinted his eyes and felt that the life of a god was just like this.
It also reminded him of the time when his wife was still alive. Although the food his wife cooked could not even taste half as good as this one, the days back then were just as warm. There were two houses, two chickens and ducks, curling smoke from the cooking stove, a toddler taking his first steps, and his wife with a smile on her face.
What a happy day! Unfortunately...
When Chen returned to the Su family, it was already dark. The croaking of frogs and the chirping of crickets could be heard in the distant fields. She was carrying a large load of firewood on her back, and she looked like she had been fished out of the water. Sweat soaked her clothes, and the sweat flowed down her sleeves to the ground, raising dust.
Su Li and Su Tao quickly took the firewood from Chen's back, which helped Chen to feel better a little.
"Mom, I've prepared water for you. Go wash up first." Su Li walked out of the house. She had just brought in some water.
Chen sat on the stool and rested for a while. When she felt better, she said, "Okay, if you're hungry, eat first. You don't have to wait for me."
Of course, in the end, we still had to wait for Chen to come out and eat together.
Tonight's dinner is big bone stew, spicy stir-fried snails, and delicious and appetizing sour cowpeas and scrambled eggs with coriander.
This time, the sour cowpeas were pickled by Su Li a few days ago. They were soaked in an old jar until they were as green as jade. When you take a bite, you can still taste the lingering fragrance of the cowpeas, with a slightly salty taste, just right.
Su Li’s favorite thing is to eat various chicken and duck soups with sour cowpeas. She can eat a big bowl of rice with it. Of course, this way of eating is not advisable, but Su Li just can’t control this preference. The warm soup and rice can wipe away all her worries.
The big bones had been completely oiled after being stewed over firewood for three or four hours, and even the soup was milky white. Su Li scooped half of it to give to her grandparents tomorrow, and the rest was shared by the three of them.
At this time, Su Tao, who was sitting next to her, picked up a piece of bone, and the bone marrow inside trembled. The aroma of meat and bones made her swallow her saliva involuntarily. Until the moment she couldn't wait to put it in her mouth, her whole heart was warmed.
The tender, smooth and fragrant bone marrow went into my stomach before I had time to savor it. It was not until I suddenly realized that it had been completely absorbed that I anxiously scraped off all the food stuck on it with wooden chopsticks.
It's so delicious, but there's just too little of it...
Su Tao looked at the bones in the basin with regret. Each person got two pieces, and she had eaten them all.
However, despite her regret, she still looked away and continued to look at the other plate of scrambled eggs with coriander. Su Tao hated eating scrambled eggs with coriander the most, but the scrambled eggs made by her fifth sister Su Li were particularly fragrant. The golden eggs and the emerald green coriander tasted like the aroma of eggs mixed with the aroma of coriander. It was surprisingly delicious. Su Tao took several chopsticks and continued to eat until her reason told her to stop.
This is a lot, you can eat it to your heart's content.
By the end, Su Tao's mouth was swollen from the spiciness and she couldn't stop eating. It was so delicious!!!
Chen, who was standing by, had the same feeling. She blew on the bowl, took a sip of the hot soup, and finally ate the snails made by her youngest daughter.
The fiery red soup looked quite appetizing, but I didn't know how it tasted. Chen picked up a snail and put it into his mouth clumsily.
I couldn't stop eating after just one bite. It was fresh, spicy and juicy. There was nothing wrong with it except that it was a little spicy. Oh, by the way, there was too little meat.
After eating a few, Chen felt a little disgusted. She felt that the pig intestines were more satisfying, and the bone marrow in the big bones was more delicious. She didn't know how her daughter stewed it, why it was so fresh and fragrant, and her mouth was still filled with the strong aroma of meat after eating it.
There is also scrambled eggs with coriander, which tastes very good. She can also make this dish, but every time she makes the scrambled eggs, they are not in the right shape, the eggs are scattered, and the coriander is yellow, which is not appetizing at all. However, the eggs fried by my youngest daughter are in whole pieces, which looks very good.
Sure enough, cooking does require talent.
Chen sighed as she ate.
After finishing the meal, she said coldly, "No scrambled eggs next time. Isn't this enough for us?"
Eggs are so good, they only cost one penny each.
These two prodigal sons have no idea how hard it is to make money.
"No," Chen said, then suddenly remembered, "Yes, I made two hundred coins today! Excluding the eight coins for the pig intestines, there are still 192 coins!"
That's great! Although I'm still over 800 wen short of the one tael of silver I need to pay for my mother-in-law Wu's medicine, it looks like if I work hard for a few more days and sell food, I'll definitely be able to earn enough!
Thinking of this, Chen felt that all the hard work of the day had disappeared, and she was filled with energy!
"Okay, you guys should go to bed early too."
"Okay, mother."
Su Tao couldn't help but say happily, even though she still didn't escape a scolding in the end, her mother wasn't angry! You know, if she had stolen eggs in the past, she would definitely have been scolded, or even beaten! How great!
The next morning,
Because of yesterday's busyness, Su Li slept very soundly and contentedly. When she woke up, she felt that all the discomfort she had felt in the past few days had disappeared, leaving her full of energy.
It was another good day today, the sun rose early. The only advantage of a summer morning is that your hands won't be frozen. After washing up, Su Li closed her eyes and enjoyed the morning sunshine before going to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
This morning, Su Li had a simple noodle meal. Noodles are quick to make and don't need to be left to rise for too long, so in this free time, Su Li went to the backyard to pick a bunch of vegetables and blanched them in the noodle soup. In addition, Su Li also picked a bunch of dandelions to feed the rabbits.
Yes, it was the rabbit that Uncle Wang next door sent yesterday. After Su Li brought it back, Chen kept it in the chicken coop, planning to eat it when Grandma Wu and Old Man Su came home.
So in the next few days, I had to cut grass to feed it. Su Li had lived in the countryside before and knew that rabbits eat dandelions, so she picked some specifically.
When they got home, Chen and Su Tao were also up. Chen had just returned from driving the chickens to the bamboo forest, and Su Tao had just finished washing up.
"Fifth sister, you're up so early." Su Tao was still sleepy and could hardly open her eyes.
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Wash this, and give this to the rabbit."
Su Li handed the vegetables and dandelions in her hand to Su Tao, and then went to the kitchen to cook noodles.
After Chen finished her work, she went into the kitchen to help light the fire. Soon, smoke rose from the Su family's house.
Just as the noodles were cooked and Su Li was dividing them into three bowls, Su Tao's surprised voice suddenly came from outside, "Uncle, you're here."
"Where's your mother?"
"In the kitchen!"
"Brother, you're here!"
Chen came out of the kitchen, wiped her hands, looked at her elder brother who was carrying a basket on his back, and said happily.
"I just happened to come to your village to help slaughter the pig. Here, the large intestine you asked for." General Chen placed the backpack that was still dripping with blood in the yard, took out the skewered large intestine from it and handed it to Chen.
"Thank you, brother. Have you eaten?" Chen took it and put it in the basin for washing large intestines in the yard.
"Eat now, don't worry about anything else." Chen Da said, and was about to leave with the basket on his back. "We have to go to Dawang Village later, so I'll leave first."
"Hey, brother, wait a minute." Chen quickly called out to him, then went into the house and took out eight cents to give to Chen Da.
Who knew Chen Da would not accept it?
"It's okay if you gave it to me yesterday, but it doesn't make sense to take it back today."
In fact, in his opinion, this is not a valuable thing, and his brothers and sisters should not accept money for it.
"If I tell you to keep it, then keep it. Brothers should settle accounts. If you don't, how can I have the nerve to look for you in the future?"
Then Chen continued, "If you don't accept the money once or twice, it's fine. But in the future, you might ask for more, and you won't accept it? Even if you don't have any ideas, it's impossible for your sister-in-law not to have any ideas."
Having said this, Chen Da accepted the copper coins.
But after accepting it, he took out another four coins from the eight coins and handed them to Su Li and Su Tao who came out to greet him, "Four girls, five girls, take this to buy some candy."
Su Tao was happy to receive the copper coins, but she was afraid that her mother would be unhappy, so she glanced at Chen secretly. Seeing that Chen didn't say anything, she accepted it and said, "Thank you, uncle."
"Thank you, uncle."
"Brother, just spoil them!"
Hehe, Uncle Chen smiled naively.
On the other side, Su Li suddenly remembered something and went to the kitchen to get a bowl of snails.
"Uncle, take this back and eat it."
"Yes, you see, I had forgotten about it. Big brother, you can have some. The snails made by Wu Ya taste pretty good. You can have some with your wine."
Uncle Chen looked at the snails handed to him, was stunned for a moment, and then took it.
"Okay, then I'll take it back and eat it slowly. Thank you, Fifth Girl."
"You're welcome." Su Li said with a smile, and then added, "Take it home and don't heat it up. It's best to eat it as it is!"
"Ah? Okay!" Uncle Chen was stunned for a moment before he agreed. He looked at his niece who was acting so seriously, then looked at the bowl of snails in his hand, and felt more distressed in his heart.
Is my little sister's family so poor?
I couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Fortunately, he didn't eat the noodles when I asked him to. In fact, he came to slaughter the pig without eating breakfast, and left after slaughtering it. Now he is starving!
Just like that, Uncle Chen left with a backpack on his back, feeling mixed emotions.
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