Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 200 I see you have a lot of hair, can I have some?

Li Ruru spread her hands and smiled, "I was thinking of telling you, but you didn't ask. If you had asked, would I have refused to tell you?"

Hehe, she really won't tell her.

The more miserable the Chen family is, the happier she is. She said this only to anger Zhao Shi.

Sure enough, Zhao's chest heaved as she straightened her neck and said, "I don't care, you pay up. You have so much money, what's wrong with paying some back?"

Li Ruru wanted to speak politely, but seeing her made her hands itch.

She rubbed her hands together, and Pan Dayan suddenly rushed forward: "Zhao Cuihua, I see you have a lot of hair, can you share some with me?"

With that, he grabbed Zhao's hair and dragged her away.

Zhao covered her head with one hand and tried to pull Pan Dayan away with the other.

But she was too old to be a match for Pan Dayan.

When the two arrived at the Chen family's door, pulling and tugging at each other, Zhao's head was already bald in a large patch.

Pan Dayan clapped her hands and spat, "What bad luck!"

Seeing the hair all over the floor, she was extremely disgusted.

Zhao covered her head, sobbing and crying, feeling a draft coming through the back of her head.

Li Ruru accompanied Lü Da to inspect the wheat at several different farms.

Some wheat sprouted while it was packed in sacks, some sprouted while it was spread out to dry on the ground, and some sprouted even before it was threshed.

Lu Da frowned, and a chorus of sighs filled the air around him.

Suddenly, Li Ruru spoke up, "Uncle Da, could you give me some of your sprouting wheat? Maybe I can sell it."

He Dajiao jumped up and down in the crowd, saying, "You're really talking nonsense! Who's going to sell sprouted wheat?"
"If the buyer finds out, they'll kill us! Aren't you just ripping us off?"

Seeing that someone was leading the charge against Li Ruru, Chen Bingxiao chimed in, "Yeah, you're not thinking of just tidying it up and using it to pay taxes, are you?"

Everyone exclaimed in unison, "Deceiving the officials is a capital offense!"

Old Wang also said, "Sprouted wheat can't be used to make steamed buns or noodles."

Sprouted wheat is dried and the sprouts are removed, so you can't tell anything from the outside.

However, the steamed buns made from this wheat don't rise properly, and the noodles are also greenish.

It's incredibly sticky to eat, and swallowing it will cause nausea, vomiting, and persistent diarrhea.

Several years ago, some people tried it, and they spent a lot of money just on medical treatment and medicine, which was not worth it.

Pan Dayan glared fiercely at her old man.

Hai's wife, Chen Laosan, said, "Shut up, all of you. Aru hasn't finished speaking yet. What are you all babbling about?"

As soon as he spoke, Old Man Wang, Chen Bingxiao, and He Dajiao all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

As the most authoritative elder in Chenjia Village, Lü Da ranked first, and Chen Laosan ranked second.

No one dared to challenge him to his face.

Li Ruru gave him a grateful look, then turned to the crowd and said, "If you are willing to trust me, then stay; otherwise, go do whatever you were doing."

In order to maintain her good image, she did not tell him to get lost.

Chen Bingxiao snorted coldly, "Women are always causing trouble."

Just listen to her, he'll just wait and see.

He Dajiao tossed his head, Old Man Wang rolled his eyes, and Chen Bingxiao remained silent. After the three old men left, Lü Da found a stool in the house for people to sit down.

He said to Li Ruru, "Ruru, tell us what you think. As long as it's not something immoral or unethical, we'll listen to you."

For some reason, he just believed in Li Ruru, and even changed his address from Li to Aru.

Li Ruru kept everyone in suspense, saying, "Uncle Da, it's too early to say anything now. I'll give it a try, and if it works, I'll let everyone know. Will it work?"

"to make!"

Those who remained were mainly Pan Dayan, Hai Shi, and Lü Da, all of whom trusted Li Ruru.

Led by Lu Da and Hai Shi, each family contributed two large bags of sprouted wheat to Li Ruru.

Hai carried four large sacks to Li Ruru's doorstep and said, "Ruru, don't stay in that cave anymore, come to my house."

Li Ruru shook her head: "Third Aunt, it's alright, the cave is actually quite nice." She was telling the truth, but Hai Shi felt that she was just being modest and didn't want to trouble her. She sighed and said, "Then this wheat..."

She said she wanted to turn waste into treasure, but she doesn't even have the space. How can she do it?

Chu Xiu stepped forward and said, "Third Granny, we'll carry this wheat back."

Xiao Wu, Xiao Yishan, and Fang Xingzhi each carried a sack and headed towards the cave.

With Chaochao's help, Chu Xiu also carried a bag, and the two chatted and laughed, so they didn't feel the weight.

After expressing her feelings, Chaochao became noticeably more cheerful and outgoing.

Watching the four men leave, Hai said with satisfaction, "Aruru, these three children are good."

That old man was alright, I guess.

Li Ruru nodded: "Yes, you can go back first. I'll contact you if I need anything."

Hai nodded, took her hand and said, "Child, a house can be rebuilt, and people are more important than anything else."

Li Ruru helped her down the steps in front of the door and watched her leave.

The four men carrying the wheat successfully climbed up the cave, and Xiao Yishan silently took out his tools and made a few more ladders.

The bamboo shoots have penetrated deep into the soil, making it much safer to climb up and down.

Chaochao helped Li Ruru climb up the cave, and a group of people gathered around.

Peipei asked excitedly, "Mom, what are we going to do?"

Yinyin clapped her hands: "Is Mother going to do another magic trick?"

My mother is a master at turning waste into treasure; could this wheat also be turned into delicious food?

Li Ruru smiled mysteriously: "Yes."

She quickly assigned tasks to everyone, and they busied themselves in the cave in an orderly manner.

Chaochao and Chuxiu were responsible for cleaning the malt and removing impurities.

Peipei and Yinyin were responsible for washing the glutinous rice and steaming it.

Xiao Yishan and Bailu chopped the washed malt and mixed it with the cooled glutinous rice in a 1:3 ratio, then put it into a large bowl.

After doing all this, everyone gathered around the basin covered with a white cloth, occasionally lifting it to take a look.

They didn't know what Li Ruru was going to do, but they felt that a miracle could happen at any moment.

Li Ruru laughed and said, "Stop looking, are you going to eat or not?"

Her reminder made everyone realize that they hadn't eaten breakfast yet.

Breakfast was cozy and simple: pancakes rolled with meat and vegetables, served with eight-treasure porridge—a satisfying meal.

Seeing that everyone was still staring at the large basin, Li Ruru said with a smile, "It will take more than two hours to ferment, don't rush. We have other things to do."

There were still two bags of sprouted wheat left. Xiao Yishan and Xiao Wu carried them down from the cave and laid them out to dry on straw mats.

After more than two weeks of torrential rain, the weather is exceptionally good today, though the June sun is quite scorching.

The wheat had been drying for more than two hours and was almost done. Fang Xingzhi and Chu Xiu then drove the oxcart to Pan Dayan's house.

The ox and horse remained steadfastly at Li Ruru's house, and Fang Xingzhi jokingly remarked, "These oxen and horses are quite loyal."

Chu Xiu laughed and said, "Of course, these are raised by Aunt Li."

Aunt Li is a kind person; even the cattle and horses know who treats them well.

After grinding the dried wheat into powder at Pan Dayan's house, the mixture of wheat and glutinous rice in the large basin had just finished fermenting when they returned to the cave.

Li Ruru and Chaochao squeezed out the water and put it in a pot to boil.

After simmering for more than an hour, the brown liquid in the pot gradually became clear and viscous.

Li Ruru found several large jars and filled them up.

Then mix the roasted rice, peanuts, black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, and melon seeds together, and stir in the cooled brown liquid.

After stirring for a while, place it on a clean wooden board and flatten it with a rolling pin.

After half an incense stick had burned, she cut a few pieces with a knife and handed them to everyone, saying, "Try it, how is it?"

(End of this chapter)