Although she mentioned a few words to the villagers about herself and the magistrate's daughter, she also asked her for help, which had a very effective deterrent effect on others and made them look at the Lu family with admiration. Maybe the Lu family could even go out for a walk. Straighten your back.
But Su Ruyi felt it was completely unnecessary.
Su Ruyi felt that this kind of showing off behavior was childish.
Borrowing someone to gain momentum, but that's not how it was used. The name of the prefect was very valuable, and it was too cheap to use it against the villagers.
Mrs. Zhang took the iron pot to wash, then came back and put it on the stove. When the water dried, she used chopsticks to hold the small piece of mutton fat and wipe it little by little in the pot.
"Everything in a big place must be carefully cooked. Such a small pot should have such a handle!"
For the first time, Ms. Zhang learned that the pot could also be made into ears with a wooden handle attached to it. She grabbed the wooden handle and it was not hot at all and was very convenient.
Su Ruyi actually asked the blacksmith to add this. Didn't the wok in the previous life have ears?
But she tried, but the iron pot was too heavy to be lifted with one hand. But it is still very convenient to turn the pot.
"This new pot needs to be fed with oil first. When it is full, it will not stick to the pot in the future. Just like this, rub every place with oil, rub it several times... Cow, lower the heat! "
Letting the pot take oil means turning it on.
Su Ruyi watched for a while, then quietly turned to Dalang, winked at Dalang, and asked him to follow her to the side.
"Third Aunt, do you have something to do with me?"
Dalang saw that his third aunt was mysterious, so he lowered his voice and spoke in a low voice.
"Um,"
Su Ruyi changed Dan'er's arm.
"Da Lang, Third Aunt asked you, what did the Luo family do in the past few days when I was not at home?"
Dalang's face turned red and he buried his head in frustration.
"Tell me, to be honest, Third Aunt doesn't blame you."
"Third aunt, blame me..."
Dalang briefly explained the situation.
It turned out that the hen at home was missing a few days ago, and the courtyard door was not closed. Everyone speculated that the hen had escaped.
Where can I find the chicken that escaped?
As luck would have it, Dalang was at home again that day, and the unlucky Dalang was also beaten and scolded by his mother and grandmother.
As luck would have it, Mrs. Zhang heard the next day that the Luo family next door had gone to town to sell a hen.
Recalling that her rooster was stewed and eaten by the Luo family last time, Ms. Zhang concluded that the Luo family had also picked up this hen.
Without Su Ruyi at home, Mrs. Zhang was even more afraid to come to the house to make trouble, but she felt uncomfortable at the same time. When she thought about it, she cursed at the other side of the courtyard wall.
"Third Aunt, I clearly remember that the courtyard door was closed that day, but I don't know how to open it in the end..."
Dalang felt wronged and ashamed.
"You remember it was closed?"
"Um!"
Dalang nodded affirmatively. He remembered clearly that day when his father was asleep and Dan'er was in the house, he suddenly wanted to go to the latrine and made a point of checking that the courtyard door was properly closed before going there.
Although he also told his grandma and mother, they didn't really believe it, at least half-believe it.
Grandma said, either someone came in and caught the chicken. But he turned around and scolded Dalang again, blaming him for not knowing how to close the courtyard door when he went to the toilet.
But in fact, people in the village always leave the courtyard door open when there are people at home. Their family has always been careful, because Dad can't walk and doesn't want to see people, and Dan'er is stupid enough to crawl out and find no one, so the courtyard door is always closed. of.
Dalang really didn't think that much at the time...
"Third Aunt, it's my fault..."
Su Ruyi frowned. She believed in Da Lang. Da Lang might be the eldest son in the family and he was more thoughtful. He said that the courtyard door was closed, and nine out of ten it was.
The door of the Lu family's courtyard was not smooth. When opening and closing the door, the lower part rubbed against the ground. It was impossible for it to be blown open by a gust of wind, so someone must have sneaked in and caught the chicken.
The person who stole the chicken was most likely from the Luo family.
How could it be such a coincidence that the Lu family lost chickens today and sold them the next day?
The Luo family has a criminal record. Most likely, when they saw that this fierce woman Su Ruyi was not at home, they bullied her directly!
The Luo family is too deceptive!
Hearing Dalang blaming himself, she frowned and stretched out a hand to pat his head.
"It's not your fault, go ahead and have fun."
"Third Aunt, do you really not blame me?"
Dalang's eyes widened. He knows that the third aunt has the final say in the family now. Whoever is in charge of the family will be in charge of the valuables in the family. He has lost a chicken!
"I don't blame you. It has nothing to do with you in the first place. Bad people who want to do bad things will always find opportunities to do it. You can't prevent them all the time."
Dalang didn't know why he felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this.
No matter how hard you try, you can't stop it?
Does that mean your family is doomed to suffer?
Su Ruyi added: "So sometimes we have to take the initiative."
After stewing two large bones, Mrs. Zhang used the back of a knife to chop the long bones into pieces, saying that in this way the good stuff inside the bones could be stewed out.
Half a pound of meat was not much, so Su Ruyi cut off half of it and stewed it.
"Save the remaining bones and mutton for my eldest brother. The better he eats, the faster he will recover."
Mrs. Zhang: "You prodigal bitch, you want to eat up all the good stuff in one go, so why can't you keep it for a few more meals? Hey, forget it, you are the boss and you have the final say!"
There are no other condiments at home except salt. Fortunately, the mutton is fresh and there is no fishy smell after stewing it for a long time.
Besides, they can't eat meat twice this year. It would be too pretentious to talk about whether it's fishy or not. As long as it's meat, they can eat it even if it's smelly, let alone fishy!
When eating in the evening, Zhang still divided the meal, each person had half a bowl of rice porridge, a spoonful of mutton bone soup, and two pieces of meat.
Even Lu Duotian was the same this time. Mrs. Zhang said that anyway, those bones and soup would belong to him from now on, and he would let everyone take a small bite tonight.
At the end of the portion, all the minced meat left in the pot was leaked out by Mrs. Zhang and put into Su Ruyi's bowl.
"You're the hardest this time, please eat more."
Su Ruyi pursed her lips, feeling warm in her heart.
The Lu family is so kind-hearted. As long as you show kindness to them, they will always respond with more kindness.
"Mother...thank you mother."
"Eat, eat and sleep!"
Su Ruyi looked at the small pot and saw that there was still half a pot of bones and soup left.
"Mom, do you want everyone to finish sharing this pot? Can each person gnaw one bone at a time?"
"That won't work! That's all for tonight, save the soup for making rice tomorrow morning! There are also bones, and you can stew them for two more meals. You have to be careful in your life."
The rice porridge with a spoonful of soup was indeed different. It had a meaty taste. Everyone drank the soup in silence and ate, leaving the two small pieces of meat until the end.
Mrs. Zhang took a sip and said that the mutton was hot. After taking a bite, her arms and legs felt really comfortable.
"Su Ruyi, what should we do tomorrow? Will everyone go up the mountain to find walnut trees?"
