Chapter 29 Chapter 29...
But that was just his guess. After all, Lin Jie had just asked about it, so it was definitely pig intestines.
Wen Lin prepared himself mentally to spit out the food if there was any bad smell, then he put the pig intestine into his mouth and chewed it lightly twice.
What does it taste like? It's surprisingly delicious. I don't know how the pig intestines are cooked, but there's no strange taste at all. It's more of a meaty aroma mixed with the spicy flavor of various chilies, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns.
Wen Lin was a little surprised. Is this really pig intestine? Why is it so delicious?
You have to know that during the time Wen Lin lived in his grandfather's house, because his grandmother ate light meals, he also ate light meals for a long time. Occasionally he ate at the county school, but the food there was even worse, so he hadn't eaten such delicious meals for a long time.
Although it was made of pig intestines, Wenlin couldn't help but pick up another piece of pig intestines covered with red oil and chili seasoning after finishing it.
Fragrant, spicy and good with rice.
For a moment, Wen Lin ate several mouthfuls of food without realizing it.
This actually made Lin Jie and Cen Xuan who were standing next to him stunned.
"Brother Wen, you don't have to eat it all." Cen Xuan quickly spoke out to stop him. He was afraid that Brother Wen was so naive that he would eat all the dirty stuff.
Lin Jie on the side also said, "Yeah, that's not necessary."
He wanted to laugh at the other person, but it was just a joke and he didn't really want the other person to torture him like this.
"Huh?" Wen Lin, who was enjoying his meal, looked up, somewhat puzzled at what the two were talking about. Then he remembered something and pointed at the pig intestines in his bowl and sincerely recommended, "Brother Lin, Brother Cen, this tastes really good. Do you want to try it?"
"No, no, just eat it yourself."
"Brother Cen, what about you?"
"Brother Wen, you eat it. I don't need it." Cen Xuan quickly refused and even felt like vomiting for a moment.
Almost immediately, both of them thought that the other was pretending to be delicious in order to get revenge on them, just like when they were children and ate a particularly sour orange and used it to tease the servants.
"But Brother Wen is too naive, isn't he? He's still using such an easily seen-through trick?" Cen Xuan couldn't help but internally resent it.
Seeing that the two were unwilling, Wen Lin did not force them. Once they overcame that psychological barrier, there would be nothing to be afraid of. What's more, the food tasted so good. Wen Lin did not refuse anymore and started eating.
Huh? This stir-fried loofah is actually this delicious? And the rice itself is actually vegetable rice, so fragrant and delicious. Every dish unexpectedly suits his taste. A bite of stir-fried pork intestines, a bite of stir-fried loofah, and then a mouthful of fragrant vegetable rice makes him feel alive. Especially after a tiring morning, this bowl of delicious food makes him feel that life is full of joy.
The sky is blue and vast, wild geese are flying south, the river is surging, and there are two or three cargo ships sailing by, accompanied by delicious food. Wen Linjue feels that he has no regrets in life as he was born here.
Lin Jie and Cen Xuan, however, were eating the boiled wonton wrappers sold by the old lady, their faces turning pale. Lin Jie was even eating halfway when he suddenly picked up a black object from the bowl with his chopsticks and brought it close to his eyes, "Brother Cen, what is this?"
After seeing what it was, I couldn't help but retching.
Cen Xuan, who was standing next to him, also saw it clearly, and his expression changed instantly, "It looks like a fly..."
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Speaking of which, after listening to Su Li and Su Tao's words, Chen finally understood the origin of the silver. It turned out that it was not picked up...
She heaved a sigh of relief, then immediately became happy. With these two taels of silver, plus the total money she had earned in the past two days, at least the clinic wouldn't have to worry about not being able to pay for the medicine. And there would even be some left over. As the old saying goes, if you have money in your hand, you won't be worried. Although Chen hadn't said it, she had been worried all this time. She was afraid that the food wouldn't sell, and the family wouldn't have any other income. If that happened, the whole family would have to eat tree bark together...
After the remaining food was almost sold, Chen, Su Li and Su Tao cleaned up the dishes and utensils and said to Shen, who was selling mutton patties nearby,
"Sister Shen, we'll leave first."
Shen, who was standing by, heard this and said enviously, "You sold out so quickly?"
She sold out more than 20 pieces in the morning, and now she still has quite a few left. Others came later than her, but sold out earlier than her. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others...
"Today there are many people and the sales are fast."
"Okay, then you guys go ahead. I'll have to wait a little longer. I heard there's a merchant ship coming from Danzhou this afternoon."
"good."
"See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
However, the turning point happened when Su Li and the other two were leaving. Suddenly, a woman in her 40s ran over and said anxiously, "Sister Shen, your daughter is missing."
"What? My Daya is missing? What happened? Isn't Daya at your house?" Shen's expression changed instantly, and the oil paper in her hand fell to the ground.
The woman seemed a little guilty, her eyes dodging as she said, "I, I don't know either. When I left home this morning, I specifically told her not to go out. Who knew she'd disappear while I was buying groceries..."
Upon hearing this, Shen stumbled two steps, suppressed her fear, and pulled herself together. "Tell me in detail when you left the house."
The woman felt even more guilty, and shrank her neck and said, "Si Shi..."
It was the Si hour, which meant that almost three or four hours had passed. Shen looked at the woman and felt extremely resentful. However, she also knew that now was not the time to talk about these things. But if she left, what would happen to her and her family?
At this moment, Su Li, who had heard the whole process, hurriedly said, "Aunt Shen, you go first. We will send your things to you later."
Chen also reacted after hearing this and quickly said, "Yes, Sister Shen, please leave your address and we will send it to you."
Seeing this, Shen finally felt relieved. She looked at Su Li and others with gratitude, explained her address roughly, and hurried away with the visitor.
Chen looked at Shen's back worriedly. Although she had only known Shen for a short time, the loss of a child was a big deal. She felt suffocated just thinking about it if someone in her family was missing. She just hoped that the other person could be found quickly and not be taken away by a beggar. If that happened, she was afraid that she would never see the child again in this life.
Because of this sudden accident, Su Li, Chen and the other two lost most of their good mood. They moved Shen's stove and other things onto the wheelbarrow, and then pushed the creaking cart to the county.
Qingshui County is actually not too far from Jiangkou Wharf, about 7 or 8 miles away, and it will take less than half an hour to get there if you walk fast.
When Su Li and the other two arrived at the county town, the people guarding the city gate had been replaced. They brought a table and sat around it to rest.
There were not many pedestrians, and they entered the city smoothly with a two-cent entrance fee per person. This was Su Li's second time in the county town, but she didn't take a close look around yesterday. Today, while delivering something to Aunt Shen, they were all unfamiliar with the county, so they could only walk around and ask where Linshui Lane was, and they actually toured the county town thoroughly.
Su Li discovered that the ancient county town actually sold everything. There were people selling wine on the street, monkey trainers, people riding cloth donkeys, people offering accommodation and meals, as well as snack shops, southern food shops, bookshops, rouge shops, clothing shops, and people carrying loads on their shoulders and selling goods through the streets. There was really everything, and it was very lively.
When they reached North Street, they saw people selling yellow paper candles, red cloth and various magic tools and Bagua mirrors, as well as fortune tellers and physiognomists holding banners. It really opened their eyes and they were dazzled.
Aunt Shen lived in a remote and quiet alley next to a temple called Baiyun Temple on North Street. When Su Li and others went there, Aunt Shen had not returned yet. They could only follow her instructions and put the stove, stool and palm-leaf fan at the house of a neighbor next door before leaving.
On the way back, they met a candy man seller. For the first time ever, Chen took the initiative to buy one for Su Li and Su Tao. Each one cost 3 wen and could be spun in various ways. Su Tao spun a rabbit and said, "Great! A little white rabbit."
It was Su Li's turn. "Wu Ya, go and take a turn. What are you standing there for?"
Chen pushed Su Li, and Su Li finally reacted, but she was a little embarrassed. Although she was only 13 years old now, she was already a teenager in her heart. For her, these were all children's games.
However, Su Tao kept urging him.
"Fifth sister, come quickly."
Su Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and try to spin it. She didn't know if it was because she was too strong or she was just lucky, but the needle finally pointed to a dragon flying in the clouds. "Young lady, you are so lucky. No one has turned to a dragon in a long time."
The stall owner was also a little surprised, and spoke out in between drawing the rabbit.
Su Li didn't know what this meant. She had never played this before. Could it be that spinning the dragon meant good luck? Why was this?
But she soon found out the reason. Fourth sister Su Tao's rabbit only used less than half the syrup as the dragon. Not only was the dragon complicated to draw, but it also used a lot of syrup. For a child, wasn't that just good luck?
Su Li took the dragon with bared fangs and claws handed to her by the stall owner and licked it calmly under the envious gazes of the children and her fourth sister Su Tao. It was quite sweet, but it tasted like ordinary malt sugar. For Su Li, who had eaten all kinds of imported and Chinese candies, the taste was just average.
But when she held the dragon made of malt sugar in her hand, endless joy surged in her heart. That feeling was even sweeter than eating a lot of candy.
In the surging crowd, Su Li seemed to see the little girl who cried and made a fuss to eat candy, but was scolded by her parents, saying that the food outside was unhealthy and dirty. Finally, she had a "dragon" that belonged to her childhood.
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Over here, Su Tao, who was holding the candy rabbit in her hand, suddenly felt that it was not fragrant anymore. She was a little greedy for Su Li's dragon, so she turned her eyes away:
"Fifth sister, can you finish it by yourself? I can switch with you, I can finish it!!!"
However, Su Li, who used to share everything generously, refused for the first time:
"don't want."
"Stingy."
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