Dr. Sun smiled and said, "Clean the sea intestines and dry them. There is not much weight left. Tongrentang has branches in the capital, Fucheng, and several cities in the south, so there is a lot of demand."
Xiao Lian handed over the five or six catties she dug to the worker in charge of weighing, and walked forward with the bucket of grass. Xiaocao was afraid that she would sell them all, so she hurriedly stopped her and said, "Xiaolian, save some for me to make a sandworm feast at noon!"
"What? Sea intestines can also be cooked? They look disgusting, who dares to eat them!" Zhou Shanshan, who received the silver, came over, wrinkled his nose, and looked at the soft and fleshy sandworms with disgust. He pursed his lips and said.
Yu Xiaocao gave her a mysterious smile, and said softly, "You don't know if you don't eat it, and you can't forget it once you eat it. Let me tell you, sandworms are not only delicious, but also very nutritious, not inferior to sea cucumber and abalone."
Doctor Sun said with interest: "Oh? Do you know how these sandworms eat?"
"It can be stewed for drinking, steamed, boiled, or fried. Of course, it can also be eaten raw if dipped in sauce!" Yu Xiaocao talked with confidence with a smile on her face.
The disgust on Zhou Coral's face was even worse: "How can you eat it raw! Who can eat it?"
"Just like eating sashimi, dip it in the sauce. Don't imagine what it looks like when you eat it, isn't that all right?" Yu Xiaocao pinched her wrinkled face and laughed out loud.
Dr. Sun twirled his beard and said with a faint smile: "Although sashimi is a dish hand-picked by the emperor today, it is not something ordinary people can get used to. We are still used to eating cooked food."
"That's right! Sashimi is not delicious!" Zhou Coral nodded in agreement.
Xiao Lian also heard that during the famine years, the villagers used sea intestines to satisfy their hunger. When there was food to eat, usually no one would eat it. However, Xiao Lian is still full of confidence in her little sister's cooking skills. She turned her head and asked, "Little sister, how much do you think you should save as ingredients?"
"Let's keep half of it!" Ten catties is only one tael of silver. For the current Xiaocao family, one tael of silver is nothing.
Zhou Shanhu was in a hurry. She stomped her feet and said, "What are you keeping so much for? You can't help putting the sea intestines in. If you can't finish eating them and they stink, wouldn't it be a waste? According to me, you should keep two or three catties first. It’s enough for lunch. If you want to eat again tomorrow, I’ll just dig with you when the tide goes out!”
One tael of silver is not a small amount of wealth for most families in Dongshan Village, enough to feed the family for several months. Leaving sandworms worth a tael of silver as ingredients is either a fool or a prodigal.
Yu Xiaocao, who has always been low-key, sensed the probing eyes around her and said hurriedly: "Okay, just listen to the coral, and only keep two or three catties. This is also the first time I cook with sandworms as ingredients, and I want to save more Practice your hands!"
During the conversation, Tong Ren Tang had already weighed the work. The two sisters dug a total of 28 catties of sandworms, which was more than many middle-aged laborers. Shuanzhu's daughter-in-law repeatedly praised Xiaocao and sisters for their abilities.
After getting rid of the three catties left by Xiaocao, Tong Ren Tang paid two taels of silver to the two sisters. Under everyone's envious eyes, Xiaocao and Xiaolian walked home with tools.
Unfortunately, I met Mrs. Zhang on the road. It's been a while since I saw Mrs. Zhang. The old lady's hair has become more gray, and she seems to have lost weight again. The cheekbones on her face are more prominent, and her slanted eyes are shooting out a sinister look.
Tong Ren Tang came to collect the news of the sand worms, so she also heard about it. However, old Yutou, Yu Dashan and his son went fishing, and Yu Heizi ran to the pier before dawn. This kid is getting more and more slippery. After more than half of the money he earned for the first time was seized by Mr. Zhang, he no longer took the money from his family, but recorded it in the account and took it out together after a certain amount.
Only Zhang's mother and daughter and the lazy and greedy Li are left in the family. Mrs. Zhang was not from a fishing village originally, so she was not good at digging sandworms at all, and Yu Caidie always stayed out of the door. And Mrs. Li is someone who can't be pointed at.
Seeing other people's families taking hundreds of Wen and thousands of Wen from their families, Mrs. Zhang felt like twenty-five mice scratching their hearts with a hundred claws. She heard that Sister Xiaolian had also gone to the beach, so she deliberately waited at the place where they must pass on their way home.
"Are you back?" Mrs. Zhang said in a nonchalant manner, "Is the harvest good today? How many taels of silver did you sell?"
"How many taels of silver? Grandma, you think the sea intestines are blown by the strong wind? Did you go to the beach to see? It will take a long time to dig a sandworm! Xiaolian and I have thin arms and legs, how many can we dig?" It's not bad!" Yu Xiaocao knew that seeing Mrs. Zhang would be bad, so she resorted to the strategy of mourning first.
Mrs. Zhang was choked up by her, and after a while she stared fiercely at her eyes, and said: "You damn girl, you are so courageous when you split up, and dare to talk back to you! How did your parents educate you?"
With a smirk on Yu Xiaocao's face, she said, "Grandma, am I stating the facts? Why do you talk back? Or do you think that as long as you don't follow you, you are contradicting and disobedient? The ancients said: Mother doesn't Ci, don't blame me for being unfilial... I don't know how you feel after hearing this?"
"You stinky girl, you lose money! Are you turning a corner and calling me unkind? Do you ever say that about your elders? If you don't teach you a lesson for a day, you're going to turn the world upside down!" Mrs. Zhang took off the gloves on her feet. If you break your shoes, you will stage a full martial arts.
Xiao Lian hurriedly stopped her in front of her. Yu Xiaocao pulled her back, took a few steps back, suddenly covered her chest, took a deep breath, and said weakly: "Grandma! I'm not in good health, don't be scared! If you scare me into a sickness, I'll be sick." I'm depending on you, eat what you live, and you still have to pay for the medicine..."
Mrs. Zhang was taken aback by the speed at which she changed her face, and said sternly, "Stop pretending! Don't think that I don't know the tricks you play, pretending to be sick and deceiving people, who will believe it! Unless you die in front of me, otherwise..."
"Who cursed my daughter! Is life too long?" A rough voice like thunder made Mrs. Zhang almost sit on the ground in fright.
Yu Xiaocao turned her head and saw that it was her godfather's house town, and behind her was Yu Hai who jumped off the donkey cart. Fang Fangzhen was full of anger, his beard was upturned, and he tried his best to control the whip in his hand so as not to swing it at Zhang.
Yu Hai's eyes were red, and he looked at Zhang Shi full of grief, indignation, disappointment and strangeness. He was so disliked by his stepmother, and his children were also implicated. My daughter, whom I love so much, was viciously cursed by her grandma to die in front of her. What a hatred, what a resentment!
He considers himself worthy of the Yu family and the Zhang family. Before the separation, his retreat and sacrifice turned out to be in vain, and it would never warm Mrs. Zhang's cold heart. Yu Hai's heart instantly turned ashes: so be it, in the future, he will not lose a penny for what he should give, and he will not take a penny for what he should not give. He will never think about it because his food is better. Because — it's not worth it!
Mrs. Zhang, who is bullying and afraid of being tough, immediately froze in the face of General Fang, who looked angry like a diamond. She said eagerly: "My... my lord! I... I'm not cursing her, I just said it like this..."
The horsewhip in Fang Fangzhen's hand whipped a whip in the air, and it exploded with a crisp sound. Zhang Shi was so frightened that she trembled again, and almost didn't pee.
"Just say it? Why don't you let yourself die? Why don't you let your son die? Our Xiaocao was in poor health before, you must have cursed me! If I hear you cursing my daughter again , wait to go to prison!"
Housetown felt it necessary to frighten the fool. He still has his backing, and dares to bully his little grass unscrupulously; without him, his precious girl would not be bullied to death... Bah bah! Why did you mention this word again? Ominous!
Mrs. Zhang trembled, and said in a low voice: "I... I am her elder, so it is not a crime to scold her..."
"What kind of elder are you? Whose elder is unwilling to pay for the medical treatment when their granddaughter is seriously ill, forcing them to borrow money for medical treatment? Whose elder took the three hundred taels of silver that his son earned with his life, but let They leave the house without leaving the house? Whose elders don’t want their children and grandchildren to live a good life, so they come out and dance from time to time? Mrs. Zhang, you are just a stepmother, and a vicious and eccentric stepmother. The law treats people like you , will never be tolerated!" Fang Fangzhen's eyes widened, and the majesty exuded from his body made Zhang's legs soften and he knelt down.
Yu Hai turned his face to one side, and said solemnly: "Brother Fang, please let her go this time! Mrs. Zhang, when the family was separated, it was clearly written in the contract that I would honor you two hundred catties of grain every year, or equivalent to Two taels of silver. From now on, I won’t give out any more money! From now on, please don’t take the humiliation of yourself again!”
Facing Yu Hai, Zhang's smoldering temper flared up again, she sat down on the ground, patted her legs and howled, "God is not open - make me an unfilial son!! How am I going to live—"
Suddenly, her voice stopped abruptly as if someone had strangled her neck. It turned out that he was frightened by the stern expression on the house's face.
Fang Fangzhen said impatiently: "My brother Yu gave food according to the family division contract, and he didn't lose a catty and a half tael. How can he be unfilial? I see, it is worse than your useless son who only knows how to ask for money at home. Much more filial piety! Girl, if this old witch bullies you again, tell godfather, godfather will vent your anger on you!"
As he spoke, he bent down to hold Xiaocao's armpit, and lifted her onto the tall horse he was riding. And he, acting as the twenty-four filial father, led the horse and walked in front.
Mrs. Zhang saw that Xiaocao was favored by the official, and her heart pounded. She was afraid that all the bad things she had done to the little girl in the past would be accounted for by the official. In the days that followed, he was much more honest.
Yu Xiaocao was sitting on a tall horse under the envious eyes of the people in Yu Xiaocao Village. The godfather's performance today is too good, that old hag has finally been subdued by someone, and their house should be much cleaner in the future.
"Godfather, when did you come back from the capital? Why don't you tell me in advance, I'll prepare a table of good food for you!" Yu Xiaocao smiled happily. For the great god who can subdue the Zhang family, he must make a good offering.