The ugly daughter-in-law of a peasant family wants to shake things up

Chapter 167 Fragrant big pot rice

The rest of the Zhou family couldn't believe it when they heard about the seven or eight pounds of meat.

I saw such a big pile of white and flowery meat placed on the kitchen stove.

Swallowing unconsciously.

Their family's life was good or bad, and they could eat meat once or twice a month, but each time it was a pound of meat shared among the whole family.

The meat slices are cut to the size of a fingernail, and basically everyone can get one or two slices, and the bowl of rice soaked in broth can be licked clean.

Seeing so much meat for the first time made everyone's eyes widen.

The old lady felt distressed.

But there is no way.

People in the countryside rely on crops for food, and the weather this year is bad. Not only their family, but also every household in the village is tightening their belts to live.

If people in the countryside can't make money, people who open shops in towns will have no business, so naturally there will be fewer people looking for work.

In previous years, when the weather was good, the man in the family could go out and earn some change, but this year he couldn't earn even a copper penny.

The old lady thought about her life at home and wiped away tears sadly.

Mrs. Zhou didn't see it in the kitchen.

She pulled Mrs. Li into the kitchen: "Sister-in-law, this is the fresh pork Jiang Rangang sent to the county to buy. We have many men in our family, so we have to cut up so much meat!"

"Fortunately, I have two big pots at home. You make noodles over there, and I make stews over here. Today we all eat with open stomachs!"

Li's legs were weak.

She held the stove with both hands and said after a while: "Little, little sister, this meat must be seven or eight pounds, right?"

"Eating so much meat in one meal?"

Zhou's sister-in-law's words made her heartache and she almost shed tears.

"Yes, I've eaten a full meal. You guys helped me work, so you should be full. If it weren't for being too late today, we would make meat buns and eat them!"

Everyone salivated when they heard about the meat buns.

The meat buns in the town have thick skin and little meat, and you may not be able to get the meat filling when you bite into them. Such buns cost two cents each.

Li was so excited that she was speechless.

The old lady felt sorry for her family. She thought about it and said, "Wuya, don't let your sister-in-law make pancakes. Do you have cornmeal at home? Just make pancakes!"

“The stew is topped with a thick layer of cornmeal tortillas, and it tastes so good!”

Everyone already had the picture in their mind, and the sounds of swallowing were heard one after another.

Mrs. Zhou thought that there was still a lot of white flour at home, so she said, "Mom, there is still a lot of white flour and rice at home. Then I will cook some rice and put some white flour in the corn pancakes!"

"Do more and bring it to Dad and Brother Run when you go back later!"

"it's OK?"

A group of people came here, worked all afternoon, and had to eat so much.

The old lady is worried about money.

Mrs. Zhou patted her thigh and said, "Why not? It was you who doted on Aran in the past. Now it's Aran's turn to respect you!"

The old lady looked at Jiang Ran again.

Jiang Ran was like a monkey, sitting on the wall holding a little yellow cat.

He also held a fan in his hand.

"Grandma, I only care about paying for it, and I don't care about anything else. The weather is so hot anyway, and it will go bad if you don't finish the food!"

The old lady felt warm in her heart.

When the old lady spoke, everyone got busy.

Those who chop vegetables chop vegetables, those who make fires make fires, those who cook rice cook, and those who pick vegetables pick vegetables.

Not to mention how lively the yard is.

Xiahe Village has a large open space at the west end of the village. The villagers will pull the collected crops to the open space.

The Jiang family was the first to take back Xiahe Village, seizing the best position.

The men of the Zhou family came back from unloading the crops and smelled the aroma of meat before they even entered.

Zhou Dechang sniffed: "Brother, why do I smell the smell of meat?"

"Fourth brother, you smelled it right, it smells like meat. We have worked hard all afternoon, so we must prepare something good at home!"

Zhou Deren frowned: "Fusheng, we are all a family, so don't be so polite. You are moving to the county town. You don't even have a place to live. Everywhere is a place to spend money!" "Everything you can save is worth it!"

"Anyway, we are all short of money, not just one or two!" Jiang Fusheng replied.

He knew that his uncle was really doing it for his own good, and if he talked too much, they would only worry more.

"Master, the food is ready and waiting for you. Wash your hands and eat!"

When Mrs. Li saw the men coming back, she immediately started organizing.

The Jiang family's table was barely big enough, so Mrs. Zhou put the vegetables directly into the basins, one for each table.

Rice and pancakes are served in separate bowls.

After washing his hands, the men of the Zhou family swallowed their saliva when they saw the red meat slices in the basin.

Then I saw a basin of white rice.

Can't speak anymore.

Mrs. Li thrust the bowls and chopsticks into their hands.

When the old lady started eating, the men of the Zhou family spread their arms to eat.

Zhou was afraid that Xie Siheng and a group of rough people would feel uncomfortable, so she asked Jiang Ran to bring the food in to eat.

Jiang Ran stood by the window with a bowl in hand and looked out.

"Rokuro, look at how happy uncle and the others are eating, and I am happy to see them eating happily!"

Xie Siheng looked at her shaking her head, with a faint smile on her lips.

"The crops need to be threshed after they are collected. After threshing, they need to be dried before they can be packed. I am afraid the family will be busy for two or three days!"

"Mom must be worried after being out for so long. I'll go back early tomorrow morning, and you can go back after the crops at home are finished!"

Jiang Ran hummed and suddenly remembered something.

He came closer to Xie Siheng.

"You are not a scholar, so do you know if the Great Zhou Kingdom has to pay taxes?"

"Pay, Arita Gou and the poll tax!"

"What!" Jiang Ran exclaimed: "There is actually a poll tax, so won't we have to pay a lot of money this year!"

Xie Siheng agreed: "For example, if you are a family of five, if you have two sons and one daughter, you will have to pay a total tax of one thousand yuan, which is one tael of silver, and you will also have to pay [-]% of the food!"

"With so much money, wouldn't it be that all the money that the people have worked hard to earn for a year has been handed over!"

Jiang Ran puffed out his cheeks and rolled his big eyes.

"You are not a scholar, so how can I avoid paying taxes on my grandmother's fields?"

"You can put the land in my name!"

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Ran didn't understand.

Xie Siheng added: "I am a scholar, so I can be exempted from taxes!"

Jiang Ran raised his hand and slapped Xie Siheng: "Then let me thank you on behalf of my grandmother and the others first!"

"Eat quickly and lie down after eating!"

Jiang Ran ran out with his rice bowl.

She ran out excitedly to say something happy, but found that everyone was immersed in eating.

No one spoke.

Jiang Ran felt distressed and couldn't help but say anything.

This meal is the fastest meal that the Zhou family eats, and it is also the most delicious and filling meal.

Everyone's mouths were full of oil.

The same goes for the old lady. Today's corn tortillas are mixed with a lot of white flour. They are thin and delicious.

She ate half a bowl of white rice soaked in broth and another pancake.

This will fill your stomach full.

Jiang Ran approached the old lady and said, "Grandma, do you want to exempt the family from taxes?"

"Who wouldn't want to!" the old lady said without thinking, "There are more than thirty people in our family, and the taxes alone for a year make us unable to breathe!"

(End of this chapter)