Chapter 97 Chapter 97 But on the other side...
On the other hand, after Uncle Chen learned that his wife Zhao had gone to the Su family to make trouble, he felt very guilty and specially brought some things to the Su family to apologize. Chen and others had gone out, and only Su Li was at home. Seeing this, she refused to accept the things. She knew that even if her mother and others were there, they would not accept them.
She thought for a moment and said,
"Uncle, this has nothing to do with you."
After all, no one could have imagined that the Zhao family would do such a thing. It can only be said that money can move people's hearts. A braised dish recipe can lead to so many things.
But what they didn't know was that if they were not so anxious, Su Li had originally planned to sell the braised dishes with them. After all, there were limited manpower at home, and her uncle had helped them so much.
"Oh..." Uncle Chen sighed, not knowing what to say.
"Uncle, have you ever thought about what to do next?"
Su Li hesitated for a moment before speaking. It wasn't her place to ask this question, but she felt that it wasn't a good thing to see her uncle continue like this.
If she follows her idea, it would be good for her uncle to divorce Zhao. After all, everything can be changed, but character is hard to change. Not to mention what they have done to their family recently, just look at how Zhao treats her uncle and her maternal grandfather, and you will know that she is not a kind person at heart. Even if Zhao had a trace of kindness when she was young, she would have lost her conscience long ago after being brainwashed by a father like Zhao the Butcher for so many years.
It is said that a person can be judged from his small details. Judging from these small things, Su Li is really afraid that if her uncle continues to be with such a person, he might be eaten up to the bone.
When Uncle Chen heard his niece's question, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. Although he left the Zhao family out of anger some time ago, he actually did not really intend to divorce his wife. After all, they had been together for so many years, how could he have no feelings at all? What's more, Zhao had given birth to a son and a daughter for him. Even for the sake of his son and daughter, he would not really divorce her.
But he really couldn't get over the hurdle of going back and reconciling with his wife Zhao immediately. When he thought about what she had done recently and how she thought he was after her family's money, he felt very upset. When he thought about how the Zhao family had looked down on him over the years, Uncle Chen was even more reluctant to go back.
Seeing Uncle Chen's expression, Su Li knew that Uncle Chen must not have made up his mind to divorce. However, this was normal. In matters of the heart, bystanders see things more clearly than those involved. Sometimes, it seems to outsiders that the couple should have left long ago, but those who are actually involved often don't think so.
Su Li once had a friend who was like this. Even though the other party was a scumbag, she just couldn't leave him. He often came to her crying late at night and then showed her affectionate photos with him the next day. Su Li felt speechless at the time, but later she saw a sentence that said if a person is willing to be with the other party even though she knows that the other party is not the right one, there is only one reason, and that is that she experiences happiness in this relationship.
So later Su Li figured it out. As long as the other person was happy, that was fine. After all, everyone only has one life, and no one can make decisions for others.
As expected, Uncle Chen only said, "Let's wait and see."
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In short, the matter came to an end, and Zhao never came to the Su family again, and the Zhao family never caused trouble for the Su family again.
As for the Su family's food stall, business is becoming more and more popular. Now, not only students from the county school come to buy, but other people in the county have also heard about Su's braised dishes and come here one after another. The several pots that Su Li and her eldest sister make every day are almost not enough to sell.
"Ms. Su, please make more every day. We who are waiting in line behind you can't even buy it."
"Yeah, it's gone so quickly every day, just make more."
"yes!"
A group of people gathered in front of Su Li's food stall, chattering excitedly, and the noise seemed to be about to overturn the stall.
Among them, Cui Yu came out of the crowd carrying the braised dishes and two servings of pickled fish rice that he had bought. He was very glad that he had asked Miss Su to reserve two braised pig's trotters and braised pork intestines for him yesterday, otherwise he would not be able to buy them!
You should know that it is not just Suli. Since the end of the year, almost all the shops in the county have been doing much better business than before. Those who have returned home to study and those who are visiting relatives and friends have all returned to Qinghe County, so naturally there are a lot more people.
Cui Yu's cousin Cui Jian came back from the city to celebrate the New Year.
"Come on, cousin, let's go home and have a drink." Cui Yu said happily. Braised dishes are the best dishes to go with wine.
Seeing his cousin like this, Cui Jian was also a little curious, "Is it really that delicious? Why would you come out specially to buy it?"
Ever since he came back yesterday, he heard his little cousin say that the braised dishes and meals at the gate of his county school were particularly delicious, praising them as unique in the world. But when he came to take a look today, he found that it was just a small food stall. His first reaction was, is it really that serious?
"Otherwise, I'll treat you to a meal at Xiangmanlou." Cui Jian thought that his little cousin looked so naive that he must have never eaten anything better. Although the food at Xiangmanlou was certainly not as good as that in the provincial capital, it was the best restaurant in the county after all, and it must be better than the food here.
But unexpectedly, Cui Yu said, "No need, we can just eat this for lunch today. Let me tell you, cousin, this braised dish is really delicious..." Then, Cui Yu began to praise it again.
However, these words made Cui Jian think that his cousin's condition was caused by not having eaten enough delicious food.
It was not until the two of them returned to Cui's house and brought out the braised dishes that Cui Jian became more determined in his thoughts, especially when he saw the braised pig's trotters, braised pork intestines and other unknown things. He just felt that his little cousin was too pitiful to have to eat such things.
Yes, I heard that my second uncle’s business in the north is not doing well this year. I guess my little cousin must be having a very hard time now. Cui Jian kept imagining it in his mind until Cui Yu came over.
"Cousin, come here, here are the chopsticks." Cui Yu came out of the kitchen. As soon as he came out, he saw his cousin looking at him strangely. He thought there was something on his face.
"Are you financially well off lately?" Cui Jian suddenly asked.
Cui Yu was confused. "Are you okay? What's wrong?"
"Nothing..." Cui Jian didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings, so after thinking about it, he chose to keep quiet.
"Cousin, please try it. It's really delicious." Cui Yu sat down and urged.
Cui Jian's face was heavy, "Yeah, okay."
After saying that, he stretched out his chopsticks, but they were hanging in the air, not knowing what to pick up. After all, he had never eaten these things before.
Seeing this, Cui Yu picked up a piece of pig's trotter and put it in his bowl. "This pig's trotter is delicious. It's my favorite."
Now, Cui Jian didn't have to choose by himself. He picked up the pig's trotter with gritted teeth, prepared himself mentally, and then reluctantly took a bite. However, the taste was unexpectedly good, with a slight sweetness and the fragrance of the marinade, without any fishy smell. It melted in the mouth, soft and boneless. Cui Jian took another bite, not believing it, and soon he couldn't stop eating one bite after another.
"Cousin, dip it in chili powder while eating." At this time, Cui Yu put the dipping sauce in front of Cui Jian, indicating that he could eat it like this. Cui Jian really dipped it in some chili powder. The pig's trotters with chili powder tasted better, especially the tendons dipped in chili powder, which tasted so delicious.
In addition to pig's trotters, there are also braised pork intestines. At first, Cui Jian didn't dare to try it. Later, when he saw his little cousin eating one bite after another with an intoxicated look on his face, he couldn't help but ate a piece. It turned out that the pork intestines were not inferior to pig's trotters at all. They were full of braised fragrance, without any other strange smell, and were particularly chewy. Taking a bite of pork intestines and a sip of wine was simply a heavenly life.
In this way, the two of them drank and ate at the same time. Soon the food was gone, but they still felt it was not enough. Fortunately, there were still two servings of pickled fish rice that they bought. However, the weather was cold and the rice was completely cold. They could only heat it up on the stove.
As smoke slowly rose from the stove, the sky turned from afternoon to night. The two of them sat in the yard and ate until the evening when it started to snow.
"How is it, cousin? Is this braised meat delicious?"
"good!"
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At the same time, many other people in the county bought Su Ji braised dishes to take home and entertain relatives and friends, and they all received unanimous praise.
“It’s really good.”
“It’s delicious.”
“The price is also affordable.”
Some people thought the food was delicious and ran to the county school to buy more, only to find that the lady selling the food had already sold out and gone home.
"Please come earlier next year." said the big brother selling umbrellas.
The visitor could only leave dejectedly.
However, Su Li, Chen Shi and the others did not return home immediately after closing their stalls. Instead, they went to Yaoyue Tower to settle the money for the braised dishes they had purchased before the New Year. It was incredible that they had received 20 taels of silver in less than two months. In addition, the shopkeeper Jin also gave them several jars of fine wine and snacks as New Year gifts. "The New Year is tomorrow. I wish Madam Chen and Madam Su a prosperous business in the coming year."
Jin Buhuan looked at Chen and Su Li and said with a smile on his face, if it weren't for the braised pork and the recipe for squirrel mandarin fish, his restaurant business wouldn't be so good.
Yes, not long ago, Su Li sold the recipe of Squirrel Mandarin Fish to Shopkeeper Jin for 120 taels of silver. Shopkeeper Jin didn't know what he did, but he actually used this dish to bring Yaoyue Tower back into the public eye, and he has received many banquets during the Chinese New Year.
"Thank you, Manager Jin. We appreciate your kindness, but we cannot accept the wine and snacks." Chen felt a little embarrassed. What kind of New Year gifts should they give to others?
"You must accept this wine, otherwise you don't consider me your friend." In fact, it's not just the Su family. Jin Buhuan, who has cooperation with the restaurant every year, will prepare a New Year gift. Otherwise, how could they open such a big restaurant? Besides, Jin Buhuan is sincerely grateful to Su Li.
Chen was not good at speaking and didn't know what to say for a moment after hearing this.
Finally, it was Su Li who expressed her gratitude, "Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Jin."
Jin Buhuan then said, "What are you thanking me for? Do you need me to send someone to take you there? It looks like it's going to snow soon outside."
Su Li followed the other person's gaze and saw that the sky outside was dark. It was obvious that it was going to snow. Su Li refused at first.
"Thank you, but no thanks, we have a mule cart." Then he added,
"Then Shopkeeper Jin, let's go."
"Okay, take care."
When Su Li and Chen's group were halfway there, snowflakes really started to fall from the sky. The snowflakes were not the heavy snowfall from the north, but fine and scattered snow that melted quickly when they landed on their hands and faces.
Su Li reached out to catch the snowflakes, but Chen grabbed her hand and held it in her arms, "Be careful not to catch a cold."
Chen's warm and rough hands wrapped around Su Li's hands, and they were unusually warm. Su Li leaned in Chen's arms, huddled together with her elder and fourth sisters, and did not feel cold at all in the flying snow.
Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, so next year will definitely be a good year with a bountiful harvest.
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