Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Upon hearing this, the people nearby all…
Upon hearing this, the people nearby reached out their chopsticks towards the boiled chicken, "So tender."
“It’s really good.”
Several people took a bite of the chicken and expressed their admiration. One of them said, "It tastes even better with the sauce."
After that, several people followed suit. Even those who didn't like ginger couldn't help but say that the chicken dipping sauce was really delicious.
Not only this white-cut chicken, but also squirrel mandarin fish. Lin Jing had only eaten this dish once, and it was last time that his father specially reserved it for him. He liked it the first time he ate it. After learning that it was made by Su Li, he specifically asked for it.
Sure enough, this squirrel mandarin fish did not disappoint him. The crispy and delicious coating wrapped in tender and juicy fish meat made people unable to stop eating it.
There is also roasted lamb, which is cooked to perfect perfection, with an attractive color and tender taste. It is so delicious to eat a bite of lamb and a bite of green onion, and then ask the servant to bring a few steamed buns to roll it up.
Everyone who came today was a group of foodies. Seeing how Lin Jing ate, they followed suit. A dozen or so big steamed buns were eaten up, and in the end, there was not even any soup left on the plate. The crab roe tofu was especially delicious. The plate was cleaner than his face. This was all thanks to one of Lin Jing's classmates from the north who couldn't eat spicy food. He fell in love with the crab roe tofu at the first bite. The tender and smooth texture was so good that he couldn't help but eat it up in one or two spoonfuls.
After the meal, several people collapsed on the lounge chairs in Lin Jing's yard, all showing satisfied and comfortable expressions. Lin Jing was also very satisfied. You know, he was actually a little nervous before. After all, although the dishes made by Miss Su were delicious, he had only eaten a few of them and didn't know how the other dishes tasted. In addition, today was a banquet for classmates, it would be bad to let them eat well, so he was very worried.
But just when I was completely relieved, he ate the most in the end. He only stopped when his stomach was full. There was nothing he could do about it. It was really delicious.
Thinking of this, Lin Jing couldn't help but think that he must thank Miss Su later.
However, when he finished his side, Su Li and her mother Chen had already left.
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In the county town, after the banquet, Su Li and Chen came to the place where Aunt Shen lived on North Street. A few days ago, Su Li asked Aunt Shen to help keep an eye out for stalls in the county town, and today they happened to have time to take a look together.
"Why are you here? Come in and sit down." These days, Shen has been selling vegetarian cakes at the entrance of a nearby temple. Her sales are pretty good, so she returns home early every day. When she saw the two of them coming, she greeted them happily.
Then he turned to a girl in the yard who was about the same age as Su Li and was bending over for something unknown. He said, "Daya, go get a bench for Aunt Chen and my sister to sit on."
"No need to bother." Chen quickly refused.
"It's not a trouble. Come in. You are rare guests." Shen said with a smile. She was not talking nonsense. She had invited Chen to her house to play several times, but Chen was very busy and refused.
Chen smiled as she and Su Li walked into the house. The Shen family's house was not big, with only a small courtyard and a few side rooms. You could see the end at a glance, but it was small but complete. There were not only persimmon trees planted in the yard, but also many flowers and plants. At this time, the persimmon trees were full of yellow persimmons, which looked particularly pleasing. In addition, all kinds of things in the yard were neatly arranged, and it was obvious that this was a family that knew how to live.
Su Li looked at the house and felt very envious. This house is great. It has convenient transportation and is not far from the main street. It is very convenient to go out to buy things or do anything.
Unfortunately, even a small house like this costs more than a hundred taels of silver, which is an unbearable expense for Su Li, who only has a total of fifteen taels, three qian and 100 wen on his body.
No wonder it is said that housing is the biggest mountain weighing on the heads of poor people. They really can’t afford it.
What could Su Li do with fifteen taels of silver? He could buy a few hundred kilograms of grain, a few hundred kilograms of pork, and if he was lucky, three mules and two cows, but that was all he could do.
However, Su Li was not discouraged. She believed that as long as she worked hard, she would be able to afford a big house sooner or later.
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Here, Shen Daya moved the bench carefully and placed it in the yard, then ran away quickly, like a startled little animal. Chen and Su Li had long known that Shen Daya's daughter had intellectual problems, so they did not make a fuss when they saw this.
"Don't be afraid, Daya. This is Aunt Chen and Sister A Li. They came here specially to play with you."
Shen Daya, who ran to the kitchen, stuck her head out when she heard the words. Her clean and clear eyes were very beautiful. She looked at Su Li and then at Chen, but was still a little scared and didn't dare to come out.
Shen didn't force it and waved to her, "Daya is the best. Go pick some persimmons for them, okay?"
Persimmons? Upon hearing this, Shen Daya stopped hiding and happily ran out to pick persimmons from the persimmon tree.
She picked persimmons without any pattern and picked several that were still green. She stuffed them into her mouth without washing them, and then spit them out with a bitter face.
It was only then that Shen went to help pick a few red ones, and they finally got to eat good persimmons.
Shen took the washed persimmons and handed them to Chen and Su Li. "Here, try some. There are a lot of persimmons this year."
Chen felt a little embarrassed. It was obvious that these persimmons were grown to be sold, but someone washed them and gave them to her to eat.
"Thank you very much."
Then Shen talked about today's events. "I asked for you. There's someone who just quit his job in the East Market and has a spot. You could sell there. But it's far from West Street, and usually it's full of vegetable vendors. I'm afraid selling food there wouldn't be easy. It would be better to go to the Zhuangyuan Street near the County School. That's a good option, but I asked, and they said you have to pay 200 wen a month there, and they have special people to collect the money."
This was something Su Li asked Aunt Shen to inquire about before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now that there are more people in the family and her eldest sister can take care of things on her own, Su Li wants to set up a stall in the county to sell food. However, Su Li did not expect that it would cost so much money to set up a stall in the county. Isn't it just a few cents a day?
"So expensive!" Chen exclaimed.
Shen also nodded in agreement, "Who says it's not? But there's nothing we ordinary people can do. The higher-ups are trying to collect money, so we can only give it."
This is also the reason why Shen had to travel so far to set up a stall at the dock. Her daily income was not enough to pay the rent. She also wanted to save some money to buy the house so that she and her daughter would have a place to live in the future.
Chen looked at Su Li, as if she wanted to tell her to give up. Life at the dock was pretty good. She had regular customers every day, and the risk wasn't too great no matter how much she earned. It was enough for the family to live on, and there was no need to come to the county town and take such a big risk.
However, Su Li did not think so. Although she was also surprised by the 200-wen "tax" silver that Aunt Shen mentioned, she felt that she would have to come to the county town sooner or later, and it would be the same whether she came early or late, so it would be better to come earlier.
You know, if she had 50 taels in her hand, she would want to find a shop and open a restaurant in the county. Unfortunately, she doesn't have that much silver. Her family needs to renovate the house recently, which will cost at least 7 or 8 strings of silver. She doesn't know if her mother and grandmother have enough. If not, she will definitely take out the silver she has saved.
"I wonder where this Zhuangyuan Street is?" Su Li said.
Hearing her words, Shen knew that the matter should be settled. It was strange to say, the other party was obviously about the same age as her daughter, but Shen inexplicably felt that she could make the decision in the Su family. It was probably after hearing that the meal was prepared by Su Li. In short, Shen subconsciously said,
"It's just right. It's not far from here. I'll take you there."
After saying that, he stood up to wipe his daughter's mouth and wash her hands. It seemed that he wanted to take Shen Daya out with him.
That’s right. Usually, Shen didn’t bring her daughter with her because it was inconvenient for her to go out to buy food, but today she can bring her with her.
And so, the four of them went out together.
On the way to Zhuangyuan Street, Chen took out some money to buy a string of candied haws for Shen Daya, and also bought a bag of winter melon candy. She originally wanted to buy some for Su Li as well, but Su Li refused.
"You too, why waste that money?" Shen felt very embarrassed. This bag of candy and candied haws cost 20 cents.
"Give Daya some sweets." Chen and her daughter came in a hurry just now. When they arrived at the door, they found that they had arrived empty-handed. They felt a little embarrassed when they thought about it, so they bought things.
"She's already this old, why is she still so sweet?" Shen said with a smile, but it can be seen from her eyes that she is extremely happy, and even the others are a little more enthusiastic. She introduces anything new to Chen and Su Li, and they just talk about what shops have opened over there. Until they passed by a shop selling incense and candles,
"Have you seen that shop selling incense and candles? I heard that the man there slept with his mother and even wanted to divorce his wife." Shen glanced at Su Li and her daughter who was eating candied haws beside them, and said to Chen in a low voice.
However, the attempt to lower the voice was in vain, as Su Li still heard it.
Is it so... exciting? Su Li couldn't help but glance into the shop several times. She could only say that gossip is everyone's nature.
However, Shen Shi didn't know her words had been heard, and continued, "In the beginning, no one knew. We just heard that the man wanted to divorce his wife, saying that she hadn't given birth to a son and that their family would be extinct."
"Unexpectedly, the lady got so angry that she told everyone that he slept in the same bed with his mother. Now all the neighbors are talking about it!" There was a spark of gossip in Shen's eyes, and she became more and more excited as she talked, not knowing that Su Li was getting closer and closer and heard everything.
This is outrageous even in modern times, right? The more Su Li listened, the more shocked she became.
Chen even shouted, "What? He sleeps with his mother?"
"Sister, please keep your voice down." Shen quickly glanced at Su Li and then at her daughter.
Chen then remembered that her daughter was still there, and quickly whispered, "Is this true?"
She had never heard of a father-in-law sleeping with his own mother, but she had only heard of a father-in-law climbing into the bed of his daughter-in-law. When she heard her sister Mo talk about this, she almost vomited and didn't eat for two days.
"Of course it's true." Shen said, but considering that Su Li was there, she said a few words and stopped.
It wasn't until they passed another shop that Shen returned to normal and said, "The wontons in this wonton shop are delicious. You can try them when you have time."
Su Li looked over and saw a shop full of the atmosphere of fireworks. Although it was not yet night, there were already groups of people sitting outside the wonton shop, waiting to eat. The wontons were made by a couple who looked quite old. The old man cooked the wontons and the old woman served them out.
Shen added, "They are both pitiful people. Their son had already passed the imperial examination, but when he went to the provincial capital to take the exam, he was met by robbers and his leg was broken."
That's really pitiful, Su Li looked away.
In this way, Shen talked about the latest news in the county as they walked, and after about half an hour, she finally brought the two of them to the Zhuangyuan Street opposite the county school.
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