Chapter 58 Wang Yuqing Makes Delicious Snails
Wang Yuqing went home happily.
The 37 jin of grain, converted into 20 jin of coarse grain, 10 jin of fine grain, and 14 yuan.
Fearing there wouldn't be enough food to last until the end of the year, the Liu family said they would only give 30 jin of grain, adding that this 30 jin was only given out of consideration for Ji Xuening and his grandmother.
Aunt Liu cried and said, "You're robbing us by force! Aren't we afraid of you?"
Wang Yuqing was unwilling to accept even a fraction less; if he agreed to less, the meaning of the grain would change, and he would be following the Liu family's line of reasoning.
She said, "Not a single ounce less, but it can be converted into money."
Liu Li ran out and said to break it down to 7 pieces.
Wang Yuqing refused. In those days, grain was much more valuable than money. You couldn't buy grain even if you had money, without grain coupons. She wasn't going to suffer any loss. Why should she? Back then, Ji Xuening lent him the same amount, and he had to pay it back.
She insisted on 17 yuan. You won't give it to me? Then sleep on the floor in this main room. Come and fight me if you dare!
In the end, Liu Huo took out 17 yuan and gave it to her.
After everyone finished watching the excitement, they hurriedly grabbed their tools and went to work. As for whether Liu Huo had actually borrowed Ji Xuening's grain, they all knew the truth.
It's just that no one exposed it, which saved the Liu family a little face.
Liu Huo never expected that Wang Yuqing would tear off his dignity and ruin his good reputation. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
On her way back, Wang Yuqing took a big bag of potatoes from Shi Feng's house. This was something Shi Feng owed to Grandma Ji. If she hadn't been so nosy, Grandma Ji would have ended up in the hospital digging for wild vegetables.
Ji Xuening had finished cooking but couldn't find Wang Yuqing anywhere. Just as she was getting anxious, she saw Wang Yuqing, a small person, carrying two bags of things back, looking a bit like an ant carrying grain.
He quickly ran up, took the grain from the container, and asked, "Where have you been? This is... grain?"
Wang Yuqing smiled and said, "I went to Liu Huo's house and got back the 37 jin of grain he owed you."
Ji Xuening exclaimed in shock, "Just this short while? You're coming back already?"
Wang Yuqing rubbed her shoulders and raised her head with a hint of pride: "That's right, they gave me every penny, and there's also a bag of potatoes from Shi Feng's family."
Ji Xuening asked nervously, "You didn't suffer any losses, did you?"
The words were on the tip of her tongue when she realized she was overthinking things. With Wang Yuqing's fiery temper, would she really suffer a loss?
Wang Yuqing asked him, "Do you think I'll be at a disadvantage?"
Ji Xuening carried the grain on his shoulder and smiled, a rare occurrence for him: "No."
During dinner, Wang Yuqing vividly described the scene, and Ji Xiaoming and Ji Meimei next to her clapped, saying, "Wow, Mom is so amazing!"
However, Ji Xuening looked at Wang Yuqing with a complicated expression.
Wang Yuqing's laughter faded as she asked seriously, "Do you think that my method of getting the grain back is bad, shameful, and similar to Liu Huo's shameless refusal to return the grain?"
If that's the case, she'll be very angry. She's always felt that as long as she gets what belongs to her back, it doesn't matter what method she uses.
Moreover, the other party was obviously shameless, so she used shameless methods to get it back.
Ji Xuening stared at her, remained silent for several seconds, and then slowly said, "No, I just feel very useless. I always make you do everything, and I feel like I have no ability at all."
After hearing this, Wang Yuqing sighed and said, "Indeed, I've lost all sense of shame. So, if you become successful and rich, and become the richest person in the world, you can't abandon me. You still have to treat me well."
Imagine him becoming the richest man in the city, with an astonishing fortune of 132 billion yuan. And that's just online; his real assets might be even greater.
Although Ji Xuening felt that Wang Yuqing's words were a bit exaggerated, he still nodded very seriously: "Okay!"
Wang Yuqing was amused by him. She shrugged and said, "You are very, very capable. Not only are you capable, but you are also very capable. However, I will be the one leading the charge in front of you. You just need to stand obediently behind me."
Ji Xuening: "..."
After lunch, Ji Xuening went to work, while Wang Yuqing asked Ji Meimei and Ji Xiaoming to go and collect snails.
She originally intended to return the money and the bicycle, but after thinking about it, she realized that Tang Wan and Chen E had both finished work by now. There was definitely no one at Chen E's house, and Tang Wan had her parents-in-law at home. However, she would definitely return the bicycle to Tang Wan herself.
She hadn't slept well the night before, and feeling very sorry for herself, she went back to her room to sleep.
She slept until about five o'clock in the afternoon, then got up and started working. The snails had been purging very cleanly these past few days. She first picked out the good snails and cut off their tails, then boiled the bad snails in hot water, crushed them, and threw them directly into the pig trough for the pigs to eat.
Then I started making stir-fried snails, but only made a small portion to taste. I saved the rest to make when I got up around 5 a.m. the next day, and then took them directly to the morning market in the county town to sell.
It's okay to eat cold food this season, but you shouldn't eat food that has been left overnight.
She went to her private plot and got ginger, scallions, and garlic, and also took a lot of dried chili peppers from the window of her house.
Then cut the dried chilies into several sections with scissors and soak them in water. This will prevent them from burning and also help remove the seeds. Finally, cut the garlic cloves in half, the scallions into large sections, and the ginger into large chunks.
Next, the snails were boiled in water with ginger, scallions, and garlic to remove the fishy smell before being taken out.
Heat oil in a wok, add ginger, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, and Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the snails, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and MSG and stir-fry for a few minutes, adding a little water as needed. Continue to stir-fry, and finally add dried chili peppers, garlic, and scallions.
Finally, it was done cooking! The whole kitchen was filled with a wonderful aroma.
Before adding the dried chili peppers, she scooped out half of the snails to give to her three children, as children shouldn't eat too much spicy food.
Looking at the large bowl of stir-fried snails in front of her, which looked and smelled delicious, Wang Yuqing kept swallowing her saliva. She couldn't wait to pick up a snail with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth to suck out the flavor, and then took out a bamboo skewer to pick out the meat and eat it.
With its rich spices, tender meat, and ample spiciness, all she could say was "awesome."
Having been here for so many days, she hadn't touched a single fish, but she couldn't help eating one after another, wanting more and more as she ate, the spiciness making her sniffle as she ate.
An ice-cold beer or cola would be perfect!
Wang Yuqing ate for a while and felt that although it was already very delicious, it was still a little lacking because it was a little too oily and a little too little Shaoxing wine.
However, if this flavor were sold at the market, it would probably attract a lot of people. For people of this era, it would definitely be considered very delicious.
Ji Xiaoming and Ji Meimei returned home around dark. They could smell the delicious aroma from afar. Ji Xiaoming excitedly ran towards the house, saying, "Mom must have made something delicious for us again. This smells even better than the fish-flavored one last time."
Ji Meimei called out from behind, "Brother, second brother, wait for me."
When the novel and delicious snails were presented to Ji Xiaoming and Ji Meimei, they were stunned and kept swallowing their saliva.
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