Ever since Su Qingluan put stones on the pork strips, she would turn the pork strips over every morning when she woke up and when she came home in the afternoon, so that the salt could spread evenly and the moisture would be removed more thoroughly.
On the other hand, ever since she switched to a more comfortable kitchen knife, Liu Yunniang's level and speed in handling sewerage has immediately improved, and has gradually exceeded the total amount of sewerage processed by the Su family in one day.
And considering that Yun Niang is not yet proficient in cutting fishy fish like sewer, and there is a lot of room for improvement in speed, Su Qingluan feels that there is still a lot of room for growth in the "shipping volume" of her sewer stall.
Now with Yun Niang's help, even if the Su family handles less sewage, it can still be equal to the sewage supply at the previous stall, and there may even be a surplus.
Because of this, the Su family didn't have to wake up early and stay up late every day as usual, so they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Considering that the Liu family is very tight every day, Su Qingluan's wages to Liu Yunniang are paid daily, and if they are similar, they are rounded up.
Liu Yuniang naturally knew that Su Qingluan took care of her every little bit. She knew that she had nothing to show her gratitude for the time being, so she just kept the care in her heart and worked harder.
But Liu Yuniang was a thirteen-year-old girl after all. She had to work and take care of her sick father, so she was a little tired after all. Although he was young and had good health, so he didn't suffer from any illness, but his face was obviously not as energetic as before.
Seeing this, Liu Sheng felt guilty and anxious.
He knew that he could only take over the burden that fell on his daughter and wife again if he got better soon. But I don't know if this paralysis can be cured in the year of the monkey, and the medical fees from Huichun Hall are slipping away from my fingertips like running water. It is really difficult for their small family.
Seeing his daughter busy and busy, and his wife leaving early and coming home late, Yagyu gritted his teeth and made a decision.
On this day, when Su Qingluan was walking around the market to see what new spices were available, he saw Liu Yunniang's slender back.
Su Qingluan looked over curiously and saw that she was buying a kitchen knife - not a wrought iron kitchen knife, but a copper kitchen knife.
Of course, bronze kitchen knives are several times cheaper than iron knives, but the quality is not as good.
"Yun Niang?" Su Qingluan looked at the object in her hand with some uncertainty, "Are you here to buy a kitchen knife?"
"Young master!" Liu Yunniang turned around and saw Su Qingluan, and she quickly knelt down and saluted.
Su Qingluan was not used to being worshiped here and there. There was nothing she could do about it when there were elders. Now, she would avoid such private occasions if she could.
Waving his hands casually, Su Qingluan said with a smile: "We are all ordinary people and of the same age, so why should we salute?"
Liu Yunniang shook her head: "I have nothing to repay the kindness of my young master and his family. I can only salute properly every time and work hard every day!"
Su Qingluan did not object to Liu Yunniang working hard: "You are right, only by working hard can you earn a good life. Speaking of which..." She lowered her head and looked at the bronze kitchen knife in Liu Yunniang's hand, "I gave you that knife before broken?"
It shouldn't be. The quality of the knives in the blacksmith shop is well-known here and there.
Hearing this, Yun Niang quickly shook her head: "No, no, the knife given by my young master is very sharp, how could it be broken?"
"Then what are you...?"
"Oh, this." Liu Yunniang smiled shyly, "My vegetable cutting knife is very rusty, so I came to buy a new knife."
Thinking of this, Liu Yuniang sighed again: If she hadn't met Su Qingluan by chance and volunteered to help, her family would not have much more income, and they would have enough money to buy new kitchen knives.
In fact, although it has only been half a month since she started helping to deal with the sewerage, Liu Yunniang has received almost a penny in wages from Su Qingluan, which is even more than many coolie helpers working for a month.
Precisely because the remuneration is relatively generous and the host family is kind, the Liu family is very grateful to the Su family.
Su Qingluan didn't know what was going on in Liu Yunniang's mind, but looked at the bronze knife with a little embarrassment: "Although I said that forged iron knife is for work, you can also use it when cooking! "
"How is that possible?" Liu Yunniang looked serious, "The iron knife was borrowed from the young master's house. If you use it accidentally, what should you do if it breaks?"
Su Qingluan was a little bit dumbfounded. She wanted to say, "If it breaks, it's a big deal and I'll just replace it with another one." But seeing the other party's serious expression, she finally swallowed these words.
Because she estimated that if the knife was really broken, the girl in front of her might still be thinking about compensation at the original price.
After buying a kitchen knife, because her father was bedridden at home, Su Qingluan knew that Liu Yunniang was anxious to go back, so she stopped talking to her. The two said goodbye to each other, and Liu Yunniang left.
Returning to the cramped narrow alley, Liu Yunniang raised her voice and said, "Dad, I'm back... Dad?!"
When Liu Yunniang came in, she saw that Liu Sheng, who had been lying in bed all day, sat up on his own!
Originally, Yagyu had been injured and paralyzed. Except for three meals and solving physical problems, he lay there lifelessly.
But every day he saw his wife and daughter busy working for him. As time went by, Yagyu gradually began to want to recover. So today, for the first time, he tried to sit up using his upper arms without the help of his daughter.
After all, he had been bedridden for several months, and Yagyu's strength was completely different from before he fell ill.
What's more, he had no feeling in his lower body, so he couldn't use his strength, so getting up was even more difficult.
But he still didn't want to lie down like this, so after a lot of effort, he finally sat up on his own. And this simple action caused big beads of sweat to form on the back of his forehead.
Liu Yunniang saw this scene as soon as she entered the house.
"Dad, are you thirsty?"
Yagyu shook his head and smiled at his daughter: "Look, daddy is not completely disabled. He can still sit up on his own."
Liu Yunniang was stunned for a moment, her eyes moist.
Su Qingluan returned home and came to the kitchen again.
Su Xueyan came over and asked curiously: "Sister, this strip of meat has been pressed under the stone for several days. When can it be taken out?"
Su Qingluan lowered his head and scratched the tip of the little sister's nose: "We can take it out today!"
As he said that, he picked up the pork strips covered in salt.
At this time, the pork strips had turned into a darker red than bright red, and due to the absorption of a large amount of salt, they were heavier than at first. Su Qingluan could no longer move the pot alone, so he asked Yang He helped bring it out together, first burned the awl with fire, and then wiped off the black charcoal on the surface.
Finally, open one end of the pork strip, pass it through a cotton thread, and hang it in a cool and ventilated place in the corner of the kitchen. The bacon is finally finished.
