Chapter 13:
Luo Zhi’er entered the house, preparing to take out the things stuffed on her body.
Unexpectedly, there was a creak, as Li Sanmao had followed her into the house and closed the door.
She knew who it was in her heart, didn’t turn around, and the voice behind her said with a slight low pressure,
“Wife, sorry, I made you suffer grievance! My mother she…”
Luo Zhi’er turned around, her face indifferent, “Hehe, no harm!”
Just now he didn’t listen to his mother-in-law and hit her, but protected her, not blinded by so-called foolish filial piety.
His values were quite upright, so she wasn’t angry with him…
On the contrary, she was even a bit attracted by his protective behavior.
“What’s wrong with your face? Why is it swollen so badly? Was it stung by a bee? Quick, let me see!”
Luo Zhi’er saw Li Sanmao’s face full of concern, not fake!
A stubbled face enlarged in front of her, touching around her eyes, checking the situation…
Luo Zhi’er frowned slightly, uncomfortably dodging to the side a bit…
“This? It’s fine, isn’t it just stung by a bee, hehe! Thank you husband for your concern!”
“Zhi’er, I am your man.”
Eyes widened, what did this fool suddenly mean by saying this?
“Why be so distant with me, if it hurts then it hurts, tell me! Were you stung there at the back mountain cliff face? That’s a horse-fork bee, very toxic, very painful.”
“How do you know?”
Luo Zhi’er didn’t expect he even knew this…
He had hunted for so long, within a few kilometers nearby, he knew clearly what was on the mountain.
There were bees there, he knew it was dangerous, so he didn’t go.
Unexpectedly she was so bold, daring to go there to get honey!
“You wait, I’ll go ask dad for some medicinal wine to rub on you, then go back to work!”
The man ran out like smoke, Luo Zhi’er wanted to call him, but he was already gone!
Fine, she took out the bird’s nest from her body, put it in a cloth bag, and hid it in a concealed place…
Not long after, Li Sanmao brought over a towel soaked in medicinal wine, huffing and puffing in sulk, his face a bit ashen.
She knew it, probably someone said something again!
Fine, with so many people in the home it’s like this, she just now didn’t want trouble so she called him.
So she sat down, letting him gently tend to her wound…
This man was also pitiful, busy all day, hadn’t eaten a hot meal yet, after he finished tending the wound, she would make dinner!
In the evening, still steamed corn grits…
Stew meat naturally out of the question, already taken away by someone…
So she stir-fried explosive fried pig liver, lard-fried matsutake mushroom, cold tossed wood ear mushroom, mixed fried mushrooms, fried shepherd’s purse, and used the remaining wild eggs to fry wood ear fried eggs, egg flowers green vegetables soup…
It made everyone eat delightfully, the egg flowers soup wasn’t clear and plain, the men patted their bellies, busy all day finally satisfied…
These eggs were foraged in the wild, matsutake and mixed mushrooms too, pig liver was what they threw away unwanted, unexpectedly how was it so fragrant when she fried it?
Zhou Shi had made it before, but didn’t make them sick with fishiness!
Zhou Shi displeasedly frowned, “This wasteful woman!”
Looking at the wood ear fried eggs in the plate, cursing her for stealing her eggs.
She said these were what she foraged on the mountain today, then she shut up!
She ate quite a lot too…
Thinking this fried matsutake was so delicious, she quickly hid away the rest… to give Gui’er a little extra when no one was around…
In a few days he would go to the town school to study, wouldn’t see him for a long time…
That piece of stew meat she salted and pickled, dried in the sun, for Gui’er to take to school then…
After dinner, Luo Zhi’er started refining termite mushroom oil, Old Man Li sat in the kitchen rolling tobacco leaves, watching all the time.
The other two sisters-in-law exchanged helpless glances, had to stay and pretend to help wash the pots and bowls.
Only to see that fat person bustling back and forth in the kitchen, cutting green onion, ginger, garlic, picking chili pepper, chili pepper…
Asked his dad to get the spices for the pork hidden by Zhou Shi, star anise, sesame…
Luo Zhi’er washed the termite mushrooms clean, tore them into shreds, drained the water, waiting for the lard in the pot to melt, preparing to put in…
Old Li Tou hesitated to stop her, “Third wife, are you sure…” this was freshly refined lard today, if ruined, too wasteful…
“Dad, rest assured, even if it doesn’t work, this oil can still be used to stir-fry vegetables… no impact… only more fragrant!”
“Alright then!”
“Dad, help me bring over the things cut on the cutting board…”
Tossed into the mushroom strands…
“Hey!”
Old Li Tou took a draw of old smoke, puffing white vapor around him!
Put in green onion segments and such into the pot, then salt, simmer on low heat for about twenty minutes…
Zhou Shi sneered on the side, watching her make a fool of herself.
Muttering: “Little hussy wasting so many of her ingredients, if she really ruins this pot of oil of mine, you’ll see!”
Also, her family’s old thing was bewitched, crazy, actually listening to her directions…
Naturally, after more than twenty minutes, the whole kitchen was filled with delicious and appetizing fragrance, really making one unable to resist tasting it…
Luo Zhi’er set the oil aside to cool, Zhou Shi didn’t wait for it to cool, didn’t wait for her to taste, privately took a spoon and scooped a spoonful into her mouth…
It burned her yelling nonstop…
Nonstop digging her throat with her hand, her actions too spicy to watch…
Old Man Li was furious, sternly eyeing her, “You old woman, reincarnated hungry ghost? Just ate dinner, hungry again?”
“This oil isn’t cool yet, not afraid of burning big blisters on your mouth and tongue!”
“The kids are all watching, not afraid of losing face!”
“Mind your own business!”
Zhou Shi saw the several daughters-in-law indeed watching her, face reddened, stubbornly said.
Just, this termite mushroom oil eaten in the mouth was fragrant, fresh unrestrained!
But one bite and couldn’t stand it… too oily!
“I say third wife, I reckon this oil of yours is just like this, how to eat it? Oily to the point of nausea…”
Old Man Li also felt it was so.
Luo Zhi’er lightly laughed,
“Dad, mom, this termite mushroom oil naturally isn’t eaten like this! It’s to be mixed with noodles, or mixed into rice to eat!”
“Oh, so that’s the reason!” Old Master Li suddenly realized!
Naturally, couldn’t go wrong, cooked half a bowl of noodles for them, everyone taste…
Because no rice, noodles too precious, so the whole family only had this half bowl, everyone taste a few strands.
Simply mortal world delicacy!
