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

Chapter 238 Don't Use Gender as an Excuse
Li Ruru explained, "It's not a complete replacement. We won't make as much maltose anymore; we can mainly sell beer."

Lu Da thought for a moment and said, "That's right, the wheat harvest is almost complete, and the beer is pretty good too."

Pan Dayan quickly realized that a lot of sprouted wheat from the nearby villages had already been harvested, and there probably wouldn't be enough sprouted wheat left to make maltose.

Hai said, "I think that beer is pretty good too; the men at the workshop seem to like it."

If you run out of sprouted wheat, you can use unsprouted wheat to sprout by sprinkling water, but that would be a huge waste.

Everyone in the village was poor, so they naturally saved up the wheat for their own consumption.

Making maltose from sprouted wheat is a good thing for everyone, but making sugar directly from good wheat is not only wasteful, but it also invites criticism.

In Da Tang, wasting food is considered shameful, except for wealthy families, of course.

Li Ruru continued, "From now on, we'll select a few trustworthy people to make maltose, and everyone else will make beer."

She turned to her two daughters and said, "The key to brewing beer depends on you two."

Chaochao felt a great responsibility on her shoulders. She had to teach the women to read and write, and also manage the affairs of the workshop.

"Mother, don't worry." Chaochao nodded firmly.

Peipei nodded slightly and said, "Mother, we won't let you down."

She paused for a moment and then said, "Mother, I would like to take some time to learn medicine from Doctor Nie."

A couple of days ago, a worker in the workshop twisted his arm due to improper operation, and Nie Tianlei set it back up in a casual conversation.

Peipei was startled, thinking her family would have to pay a large sum of medical expenses, but Dr. Nie solved the problem in no time.

The cured worker exclaimed in amazement, "My goodness, this doctor is amazing! I was cured in the blink of an eye!"

He didn't even feel any pain.

In the past, such a sprain would have required several months of recovery.

Not only can they not work to earn money, but they also have to burden their families with taking care of them.

"Dr. Nie is truly a miracle doctor."

"Dr. Nie is simply a reincarnation of Hua Tuo!"

Faced with everyone's compliments, Nie Tianlei simply said, "Be careful next time."

Li Ruru looked at Peipei with affection and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to him."

It's a good thing that my daughter wants to study medicine, but finding a master is a big deal, and she needs to get Nie Tianlei's consent first.

Although Peipei is lively, she is still unmarried, so it is up to her mother to handle this matter.

The next day at noon, Li Ruru rolled up her sleeves and busied herself in the kitchen.

Since moving to the new house, Peipei and Chaochao have been cooking. Today, she rarely cooks, so she naturally wants to show off her skills and treat everyone.

Seeing that Li Ruru was going to make something delicious again, everyone came over to help.

Chaochao and Chuxiu washed the onions together, while Bailu and Xiao Yishan picked a lot of scallions from the vegetable garden in the yard.

Xiao Wu and Pei Pei were peeling garlic, and even Nie Tianlei, unusually, came to the kitchen to help.

Fang Xingzhi was mainly responsible for tending the fire. As he added firewood to the stove, he chatted and laughed with everyone.

Li Ruru poured some oil into the pot and, seeing him grinning, asked curiously, "Master Fang, what are you laughing at?"

Didn't you dislike noise? Why are you deliberately going into crowds?

Fang Xingzhi himself didn't realize that he had gotten used to this family eating heartily and laughing loudly.

Now he doesn't find it noisy at all; in fact, he quite likes the atmosphere.

This isn't noisy at all; it's clearly celestial music.

What was he so proud of before?

Thinking of his past attitude, Fang Xingzhi stroked his beard guiltily and said sincerely, "Your whole family is so nice and lively."

"Oh my, is 'lively' a derogatory or complimentary term to you?" Li Ruru asked sarcastically.

“Of course it’s a compliment.” Fang Xingzhi couldn’t help but stroke his beard again.

Li Ruru smiled and reminded him, "Lean back a little, or you'll burn your beard."

When Fang Xingzhi saw her carrying a large basket and about to put it into the oil fryer, he quickly shrank back.

With a sizzling sound, the washed onions, scallions, and garlic were poured into the pot.

After stirring for a while and letting the scallions turn slightly yellow, she took them out and poured soy sauce, sugar, and other seasonings into the pot. She cooked until the sugar dissolved and bubbles appeared in the pot, then found a large bowl and ladled the brownish-yellow oil from the pot into it.

Chu Xiu asked curiously, "Aunt Li, what delicious food are you making today?"

Xiao Wu: "Is it fried sugar cake?"

Seeing that there was sugar and oil in the pot, he assumed that they were making sugar cakes.

Pepe shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be."

Because Mom rolled out a huge pile of noodles, it was clearly for making pasta.

But what kind of noodles need so much oil?

Everyone craned their necks to look around, and thankfully the newly built house was big enough, as was the kitchen.

Otherwise, it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people.

Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Li Ruru announced, "Today I'm making scallion oil noodles."

No one knew what scallion oil noodles were, nor had they ever eaten them.

But just hearing the name makes it sound delicious.

After cooking the noodles and rinsing them in cold water, drain them, pour a large spoonful of scallion oil over them, and then add fried scallion segments. Once stirred, the aroma will waft out.

"Alright, let's eat." Li Ruru brought out bowls and chopsticks and distributed them to everyone.

The large table was surrounded by little heads swallowing their saliva, everyone silent, simply enjoying the delicious food.

The noodles are chewy and coated with delicious scallion oil, creating a delightful explosion of flavor in your mouth.

It smells absolutely amazing!
Yinyin, her mouth covered in oil, wiped it with her sleeve and said, "Mom, I want to eat scallion oil noodles every day from now on."

The others were also eating while nodding frantically.

This noodle dish is so delicious, I could eat it every day and never get tired of it.

What's more, these are top-quality white noodles; who wouldn't love them?

Nie Tianlei had almost finished his noodles when he realized he hadn't washed his hands before eating.

He muttered, "I definitely have to wash my hands before meals next time."

Peipei comforted her, "It's okay, you washed your hands when you were peeling the garlic."

Nie Tianlei thought it made sense; it was before meals anyway, so washing his hands was fine.

After finishing one bowl, everyone asked for another.

Even Bailu, who usually has a small appetite, ate two bowls of noodles, which is quite unusual.

She touched her belly and said, "Aunt Li, the noodles you made are even better than the ones my family hired at a high price."

The chef her father hired was said to be from the imperial palace, and she used to think their food was pretty good.

Compared to Aunt Li's cooking skills, they are nothing but dwarfs, not worth mentioning.

Li Ruru said with a smile, "It's probably because I'm willing to use oil and I also used wheat flour."

To make food taste good, you have to be willing to use oil.

Most people in Chenjia Village were so poor that they couldn't afford to eat white flour, let alone use much oil.

When stir-frying vegetables, it's considered good if there's even a speck of oil. Most of the time, I just add a couple of drops of oil, stir-fry briefly, and then add water to cook.

Such food is naturally not tasty.

Bai Lu shook her head and said, "It's not a problem with the oil and flour; their skills are just not as good as Aunt Li's."

Her family has no shortage of oil and flour, and with plenty of ingredients, Aunt Li's cooking skills are still superior.

Everyone enjoyed the meal. Afterwards, Li Ruru asked Nie Tianlei, "Dr. Nie, Peipei wants to learn medicine from you. Would you be willing to take her as your apprentice?"

Nie Tianlei refused without hesitation: "I don't accept apprentices, and the Nie family's medical skills are not passed on to outsiders. Besides, Peipei is a woman."

This answer was exactly what Li Ruru expected; it was quite remarkable that Da Tang had a skill.

Moreover, medicine is such an important skill that ordinary people cannot learn it through trial and error without a master to teach them.

She sighed and said, "If that's the case, then I respect your opinion."

Li Ruru understood Nie Tianlei, but Peipei did not. She slammed her hand on the table and said, "What's wrong with being a woman? Are women inferior? If you don't want to teach me, just say so. Why bring up gender?"

(End of this chapter)