Chapter 34: The little brat, he's eating me out of money
Old man Wang raised the big pipe in his hand and was about to hit Wang Liupo.
Wang Laoer stopped him in time, "Dad, Mom was beaten so badly by Jiang that she couldn't even get out of bed today. Don't get so angry that it will ruin your health."
Mrs. Wang Liu was so frightened that she stretched out her body, which had shrunken halfway, and did not dare to say anything back.
Wang Lao Er said, "Dad, Mom, my opinion is that we shouldn't go looking for Jiang for now. She's found the village head uncle as a backer, so we should treat her well from now on and make things easy for her. Jiang won't fall for such crooked tricks. We're family after all, and making such a mess is just making a fool of ourselves, isn't it?"
Mrs. Wang Liu was just about to say bullshit!
Seeing Old Man Wang's gloomy eyes, she endured it.
Wang Lao Er continued, "Today, everyone was saying that Jiang went to the market and sold some kind of autumn pear paste, and she made several taels of silver. Jiang fell into the water, but she had some luck and killed a wolf, and now she knows how to make that autumn pear paste. Many villagers have gone to the mountains to pick pears, hoping to make that paste and sell it, too. I don't think it's possible without a recipe."
We all know about wild pears, they're so prickly that even pigs won't eat them. In my opinion, Jiang can earn more money in the future, so we should take a long-term view. A few taels of silver and an old house are not enough for us to envy her. When she earns more, we, as a family, won't make things difficult for her. We can talk things over. Is there any reason for her not to help us? Dad and Mom, don't you agree with this?"
Old Man Wang and Mrs. Wang Liu both fell silent.
They are all considering it seriously.
Mrs. Wang Liu pressed on, "Does she really know how to make autumn pear paste? Can autumn pear paste really be sold for silver?"
"It's absolutely true. All the villagers who went to the morning market together saw her. They all knew she sold some silver. She even hired a carriage to come back to the village today. The carriage was piled high with things. Everyone saw it. She also went to the mountains to pick wild pears this afternoon. She told the villagers that if business is good in the future, she won't go into the mountains to pick pears anymore. She'll use the silver to buy wild pears."
Now, the whole family was silent.
His eyes were rolling around.
Finally, Old Man Wang expressed his opinion, "Second Brother, what you said makes sense. As for Jiang's case, we should take a long-term approach and solve the problem at hand first."
Wang Laosan asked, "How about, Dad, after we set up the banquet tomorrow, we go to the mountains to pick pears?"
"Well, we're a family. How many pears can a woman like her pick? How much autumn pear paste can she make? Isn't it our family who has to help her? So that those wolves and tigers from the same village won't take advantage of her opportunity to make money."
"Okay!"
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Jiang Lianzhu's home.
With the addition of two new laborers, Zhuzi and Shuanzi, the process became much faster.
Five people peeled the pears together very quickly. The little girl was there to help pass things around, chatting and laughing. They finished most of the one or two hundred kilograms of pears in no time.
Jiang Lianzhu asked a few children to peel the vegetables slowly while she went to the kitchen to cook.
Since there are guests, Jiang Lianzhu plans to make meat buns. They are quick to make and she can make more to give to the guests and to have for breakfast tomorrow morning.
Knead the dough and let it rise.
Pork and chive filling, with several eggs, green onions, sauces, etc.
The filling alone weighs several kilograms, and the buns are big and full of ingredients.
The steamer is also new.
The large steamer with two layers of steaming was steamed several times.
As it grew dark, the children finished peeling the pears and Jiang Lianzhu's dinner was ready.
There are dozens of big meat buns steamed until they are dripping with oil in a large winnowing basket. You can take and eat as much as you want.
There was also a large bowl of vegetable and egg soup in front of each person, with plenty of eggs.
Jiang Lianzhu also fried a large bowl of sweet and sour pork ribs, slaughtered a wild rabbit, and made a spicy rabbit meat dry pot.
Simple and hearty.
As soon as the sweet and sour pork ribs were served, the children's eyes lit up.
Add the rabbit meat dry pot and the aroma will make you drool.
Dabao, Erbao, and Sanbao, the three little guys started eating without any hesitation.
The two boys, Zhuzi and Shuanzi, couldn't believe it. They stood there in a daze and didn't move their chopsticks.
Erbao took a few delicious bites and called out, "Brother Zhuzi, Brother Shuanzi, come eat! Why don't you eat? My mother's cooking is delicious!"
Jiang Lianzhu also looked over. "What's wrong? Is it not to your liking? Otherwise, what do you want to eat? I'll go make it for you."
Zhuzi and Shuanzi quickly shook their heads, "No, no, Aunt Jiang, we just feel a little embarrassed. You prepared so many delicious dishes to entertain us, and if I eat them, I'm afraid grandma will scold us when I get home..."
Everyone says that the Jiang family is poor. Isn't it a disadvantage for them to spend so much money to make such delicious food for them?
They just did a little thing and don't deserve to eat such good food.
Too luxurious!
There were so many big meat buns, such a big bowl of egg soup, spare ribs, and rabbit meat. Their family had never eaten such good food during the Chinese New Year.
Afraid that the Jiang family would go bankrupt.
Erbao chuckled, "Brother Zhuzi, Brother Shuanzi, you're overthinking it. My mother has been making delicious food for us every day these days. We've eaten dumplings, braised pheasant, white rice, big meat buns, bone and winter melon soup, and everything else. We didn't make it especially for you. Eat it! My mother makes money, so we can afford it!"
Jiang Lianzhu replied, "Of course!"
Zhuzi and Shuanzi opened their eyes wide. How long could anyone resist such delicious food? Eat it! Go!
It is very rare that the two children can control their rationality for such a long time.
As soon as the big meat bun entered my mouth, I couldn't say anything.
This tastes so wonderful!
Taking a bite of the steamed bun and then drinking a sip of egg soup is simply the ultimate enjoyment in life.
Jiang Lianzhu gave them some sweet and sour pork ribs. The two children tasted it and said, "Delicious! So delicious! Spare ribs can be so sweet and sour. How did you make it, Aunt Jiang?"
The response from Dabao and Erbao was also very good.
"Mom, we'll have this sweet and sour pork ribs next time!"
"eat!"
The little girl was not very good at speaking, but she was very good at eating. While her brothers were praising the food, she grabbed two more large pieces of pork ribs.
When eating the spicy rabbit meat hotpot, the children were sweating all over their foreheads because of the spiciness, but they still couldn't stop eating it because it was so delicious.
One sweet, one spicy.
The boys like spicy food, so my daughter chose sweet and sour pork ribs...
Jiang Lianzhu watched the children eat with relish, and she ate with relish too.
The spare ribs were quickly sold out, the rabbit meat pot was almost empty, there was no limit on the buns, and there were still some in the egg soup pot. In the end, each of the children ate at least two or three large meat buns.
The two boys, Zhuzi and Shuanzi, perfectly illustrate what it means to be a young boy who eats his father out of money.
Dabao and Erbao are still young, and they can’t even finish one and a half big buns.
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