allonlinenovel Chapter 259 Liu's Reasoning
Chapter 259 Liu's Reasoning
Chapter 259 Liu's Reasoning
"Ninth Brother, you go ahead and eat, I can do it myself."
Xiao Jiu's eyes darkened, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Since her fourth uncle came to the house, Xiao Tang has been busy either looking for a shop to open a pig's trotters shop or working with her fourth uncle to customize an iron cart, purchase ingredients, and teach her fourth uncle step by step. For many days in a row, he has not been able to work with Xiao Tang.
He felt that the two of them had become estranged!
Xiao Tang pinched a piece with her hand and put it in her mouth. The savory pancake was crispy and tender, not too salty or bland. The sweet bean sauce she made herself was fragrant, sweet, and slightly spicy.
good to eat!
It tastes even better than what she made in her previous life. After all, she used a small pot and an electric griddle in her previous life, but this time she used an iron pot and burned firewood, so it tastes even better!
In the courtyard, everyone was enjoying the freshly baked savory pancakes, and no one could help but nod in approval.
"Delicious, absolutely delicious! This is the best thing I've ever eaten in my life!" Shui Sheng couldn't help but exclaim.
Aunt Xiangqin took a bite, and the taste was better than she had ever eaten in her life. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she chewed carefully, afraid of chewing too fast and wasting such a delicious thing.
She turned her head and saw her son eating with relish, so she couldn't bear to eat anymore and silently put down what she was doing.
It's all her fault for being so weak. Over the years, her son has used all the harvest from the fields to buy medicine for her. Even the wages he occasionally earns from working in town repairing houses are mostly spent on her. Her son is reluctant to eat or wear anything nice, all for her worthless life.
Many times, she thought about hanging herself with a rope so she wouldn't be a burden to her son anymore, but she couldn't bear to leave him and was worried about him living alone in this world after she was gone.
As she thought about it, tears streamed down her face without her realizing it.
"Mother, Mother, what's wrong?"
Shuisheng looked up and saw his mother crying with tears streaming down her face, and he panicked instantly.
Mom was perfectly fine just now, chatting and laughing with everyone. Why did she suddenly start crying after taking a couple of bites of the savory pancake?
Aunt Xiangqin only realized what was happening when her son asked her. She wiped away her tears with her sleeve and forced a smile, saying, "It's nothing. It's just that this is the first time I've ever eaten something so delicious. It reminded me of your father who died young. If he were alive, he could have tasted this delicious food too."
Shuisheng patted his chest, secretly relieved. He had wondered what was wrong with his mother; it turned out she just missed his father.
This is nothing unusual. In the past, his mother would always silently wipe away her tears. When he asked her, she would say that she missed his father.
His father passed away when he was young. Although he was his biological father, he gradually let go of him as the years went by. But his mother was different. He had relied on her for everything since he was a child. She was the most important person in his heart.
So he advised, “Mom, if Dad sees you crying all the time because you miss him, he’ll worry about you over there. Now we’re living with Qingchuan and his wife’s family. We have work to do and money to earn, so life is better. From now on, we just want to be happy so Dad can rest easy over there.”
Everyone immediately chimed in with words of comfort, "Yes, yes, Auntie, from now on just think about happy things, and enjoy yourselves together. Don't worry about anything else!"
When Aunt Xiangqin saw this, everyone knew she had been crying. Her face flushed red, and she immediately denied it, "I...I didn't, you must have seen things."
Xiaoyu covered her mouth and chuckled, "Xiangqin is such a big girl, she cried but still won't admit it, so stubborn... Oh..."
Upon hearing this, Liu realized that her youngest daughter had said something inappropriate again. She immediately reached out and covered her daughter's mouth tightly, afraid that she would say something that would make Aunt Xiangqin blush.
She lowered her voice and lectured her youngest daughter, "Yu'er, you're still young. You can't joke around with your Grandma Xiangqin. She's an elder. If you see her crying and she doesn't admit it, you must pretend you didn't see it. If she does admit it, you have to comfort her. You absolutely can't laugh at her. Adults are sensitive..."
After her mother patiently explained a lot of principles to her, Xiaoyu finally understood that children shouldn't joke around with adults.
Because people often joked with her, especially when she cried, she came to believe that it was okay for people to joke with each other.
She lowered her head and said apologetically, "Mother, I know I was wrong. I will never joke with Grandma Xiangqin again. I will also not joke with Uncle Shuisheng, Aunt, Father and Mother, or Fourth Uncle."
Madam Liu nodded in satisfaction and patted her youngest daughter's head. "Good girl, Yu'er. You should learn from your ninth brother and older sister. They are both very sensible. I'm not blaming you, but you are still young and don't understand many things. I can't explain them to you in a short time. I won't remember to teach you these things unless something happens. So remember them carefully and don't misunderstand my intentions."
"Yes, I understand. Mother is doing this for my own good, wanting me to learn more."
Mrs. Liu was very satisfied. Although her younger daughter was not as smart or as precocious as her older daughter, she was still well-behaved and sensible. As long as she reasoned with her, her daughter would listen.
"Alright, your older sister's savory pancakes have a unique flavor. Eat more of them to grow taller."
She placed the half-eaten plate that she and her husband hadn't finished in front of their youngest daughter.
Liu Cai'er hurriedly said, "Feng'er, this plate is enough for the two of us. You and your brother-in-law should eat quickly."
The two sisters kept offering their food to each other, and Qianchuan and Xiaojiu praised Xiaotang's cooking, making the courtyard lively and bustling.
Seeing that Grandma Xiangqin had composed herself, Lin Xiaotang stepped forward and said, "Grandma Xiangqin, I was so busy just now that I forgot to answer you. To make savory pancakes, you need a lot of oil to make them taste good. Put more oil in the pan and use high heat so they don't burn easily."
It's oily, crispy, and fragrant – that's how you make it delicious. It has a unique flavor that leaves a lasting impression on customers, leading to repeat business.
"In our food business in this county, repeat customers are extremely important. If we don't have repeat customers and rely on passersby to buy from us every day, we won't make much money."
Aunt Xiangqin was a typical rural village woman who had never seen much of the world. She listened to Xiaotang's story with great interest and even gave Xiaotang a thumbs up in praise.
"Tang girl, what you said is so true. Xiangqin's grandmother is so ignorant. She only thinks about saving money. We have to do it the way you said. We have to make it delicious so that customers will come to buy it. If more people come to buy it, we will naturally make money. What's that called again... 'You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub'!"
Seeing his mother's radiant expression as she spoke of these things, completely unlike her earlier sorrowful state, Shuisheng quickly chimed in, "Yes, that's what they mean by 'you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.'"
Everyone burst out laughing after hearing that!
Everyone agreed that Lin Xiaotang's savory pancakes were delicious, and that this dish was definitely unique in the county!
Shen Qianchuan was overjoyed. After finishing his meal and washing his hands, he immediately pulled his niece aside to teach him.
This time he did it himself, with his niece guiding him from the side.
"Fourth Uncle, you must be gentle. Men are strong, and if you use too much force, you'll tear the pancake... Handle it gently, and don't let the oil splatter and burn you..."