"Approximately how long will it take?"
"I'm afraid it will take half a month, and the ground still needs to be dug up."
As the master craftsman said, Su Liuye agreed without any problem, and she just asked the craftsman to decorate the inside of the shop.
The entire project will take at least a month. At that time, we were preparing to celebrate the New Year. If it snowed, the time would be postponed further.
Su Liuye told Old Man Lu all this, but the old man didn't say anything, "Anyway, as long as you help me finish the cellar, you can do whatever you want."
"Then I'll bother you, old man." Su Liuye said with a smile. She looked at the jars in the yard. Some were big, some were small, and almost the entire yard was covered.
Although she didn't open it to look at it, just standing here, she could smell a sour smell, which made her nose feel slightly itchy.
No wonder the surrounding residents can't stand the smell.
It's just that Old Man Lu doesn't have a good relationship with her, so he probably won't tell her what's in the jar.
Su Liuye didn't want to ask, so she told the craftsmen to build the cellar and rented a house nearby so that she could go back and rest.
Xiao Yun's house is too far away from here. If it closes too late, they will be too tired to go back and rest. What's more, it snows in Jingdong in the winter, so it would be much more convenient to rent a house nearby.
After taking care of things here, Su Liuye and Qin Lian returned to the house. Uncle Zhou had already prepared meals for them.
Su Liuye asked, "Uncle Zhou, hasn't my husband come back these days?"
"Yes, madam, I'm afraid it will take a few days for Mr. Chu and the others to come back. Is there something wrong, madam?"
"No, I was just asking."
Su Liuye sighed.
After arriving in the capital, she and Chu Yan separated, and she didn't know what Chu Yan and Xiao Yun were doing.
"If you need anything, madam, you can give me orders at any time."
Uncle Zhou went out after finishing speaking.
Qin Lian looked away and asked Su Liuye in a low voice, "A Liu, is something wrong with you?"
"No, I just want to know what Chu Yan is doing, but Uncle Zhou doesn't seem to know either."
"A Liu...have you and Brother Chu Chu not consummated your marriage yet?" When saying these words, Qin Lian lowered her voice to avoid being heard by others.
Su Liuye's cheeks turned red and she quickly said, "Lianlian, why are you asking me these?"
"I just think that you and Brother Chu don't look like an ordinary couple." Qin Lian struggled, "From the time we first arrived in the capital, I found that you didn't know many things about Brother Chu. How is this normal? Husband and wife? Didn't you tell me before that you and Brother Chu haven't consummated your marriage yet? I feel strange. "
"I..." Su Liuye nodded hesitantly. It was okay to keep these things in his heart. "Master Xiao told me that he was coming to the capital this time. As for what they are going to do, I don't know. I used to I also asked Brother Chu, but he didn’t tell me.”
Qin Lian's eyes flickered and she lowered her voice, "A Liu, do you think Brother Chu has a woman outside?"
Su Liuye frowned.
Worried that she would feel uncomfortable, Qin Lian quickly added, "Brother Chu has a good appearance. Now that Mr. Xiao is working with the Yamen, there will definitely be many women staring at Brother Chu! A Liu, you need to treat yourself to something sweet!"
After Su Liuye heard her words, she immediately thought of Ye Yunniang in Huichun Hall, and felt even more melancholy.
"A Liu, what's wrong with you? Could it be that Brother Chu really has another woman outside?"
Qin Lian was frightened by her expression.
Su Liuye quickly came back to her senses, "No, Lianlian, don't think about it, it's me and Chu Yan..." She opened her mouth and didn't know what to say.
She could feel that Chu Yan was hiding many things from her, but she had no reason to ask. After all, she and Chu Yan were not a real couple.
"Lianlian, don't think about this, we still have a lot of things to be busy with."
Su Liuye deliberately changed the subject.
Seeing the forbearance in her eyes, Qin Lian was a little angry, but Su Liuye didn't want to say more, and she couldn't keep asking questions. She secretly felt that Chu Yan really didn't know how to cherish! With such a good lady, why don’t you consummate the marriage quickly?
If Su Liuye was snatched away, he might not even have time to regret it!
After dinner, Su Liuye and Qin Lian went to work separately. Xiaowu followed Su Liuye. After all, Su Xin and the others were targeting Su Liuye, so Qin Lian was still safe.
She was going to the carpenter to order a "Cyclamen" plaque, which would be used in their shop in the future.
Su Liuye wanted to go back and keep an eye on the decoration.
Because of the cumbersome process, coupled with the cold weather and occasional snowfall, the progress of the project was delayed. It was not until half a month before the New Year that the interior of the store was decorated. However, the cellar in the yard was snowed heavily and the stone materials had not yet been shipped. Coming over was put on hold.
Seeing the big hole being dug in the yard, Su Liuye also knew that it would be impossible to open in time for the New Year.
She simply went to the street to buy some fresh ingredients, and asked for some sour bamboo shoots from Old Man Lu, planning to make a sour bamboo shoot hot pot.
It was also because she had been in and out of the store too many times that she realized after chatting with Old Man Lu that his jars contained sauerkraut and pickles.
Su Liuye asked carefully and found that there were sour bamboo shoots. She immediately thought of sour bamboo shoot hot pot and asked Old Man Lu to buy some sour bamboo shoots for her.
Zhoujia Village and Luoxi Town are not places with bamboo shoots. Even if there are, there are very few. They are usually eaten by the people at the foot of the mountain. There are even less bamboo shoots here in the capital. I don’t know where Old Man Lu found them. Come on, no wonder it is placed there so preciously and not easily seen by others.
Su Liuye washed the ingredients she bought and prepared them one by one. She also made chicken soup before going out this morning, used the chicken soup as the soup base, added bamboo shoot acid to it, and then prepared the dipping sauce, and a hot pot of hot pot Gurulu was brought to the table.
"Lianlian, Grandpa Lu, come and try this sour bamboo shoot hot pot."
"It smells so good! Ah Liu, is this hot pot really made from those sour bamboo shoots just now? Why does it taste different?"
"Of course it is."
Pickled sour bamboo shoots have a special taste. People who like this taste will like it very much, and those who don't like it will make them nauseous.
Old Man Lu looked at the boiling soup with a slightly profound expression. He picked up the iron spoon and served himself a bowl of soup, took a sip, and his eyes suddenly became more solemn, "What did you add to this soup?"
"No, Grandpa Lu, I didn't add anything. This is the chicken soup I just made this morning. I just pickled the bamboo shoots with water to wash away some of the sour taste. Sour bamboo shoots and chicken soup are a good match. No need to add extra seasonings.”
"How do you know? Have you eaten it before?" Old Man Lu stared at her, inexplicably serious.
