Sister Han is good at farming

After finishing his meal, Mr. Ruan smoked a cigarette, then walked slowly into the yard with his hands behind his back.

"You said you wanted to borrow food? How much? When will you pay it back?"

Ruan Wantie was overjoyed to hear his father's voice, "Dad, I don't want to borrow much, just a bucket of black flour. Three months later, no! One month later, I will return it to you!"

Mr. Ruan frowned, "Depending on you to make back your money through gambling?"

"Spring planting is about to begin, and I will go do odd jobs. I promise to pay my father back the first penny I earn!" Ruan Wantie vowed.

Mr. Ruan looked at him for a long time and said, "Okay, I'll trust you again. Old woman, give him a bucket of black flour!"

"Dad..." Li Laidie stood behind, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"It's decided. Let's all go inside! We still have a lot of work to do tomorrow!"

Mr. Ruan knew what his third daughter-in-law was thinking, so he just said something to stop her. After that, he turned around and walked into the house.

"father……"

After Ruan Wantie cautiously called out "Old Man Ruan", he stammered a few times.

"What's the matter?"

Mr. Ruan turned around and asked.

"Um..." Ruan Wantie scratched his neck, "Could you please come to my house?"

In the twilight, Mr. Ruan's dark eyes stared at him motionlessly.

Ruan Wantie said with a stiff face: "It's Daya. Although she is no longer stupid recently, she is like a demon and is always ready to pick up a knife and chop people.

Today she asked us to dig some mud lumps in the mountains and brought them back, insisting that they were konjac. She brought them home and cooked them, adding water from stove ash, saying that they were for us to cook. We couldn't object, because if we did, she would throw a knife at us.

Dad, can you come with me to the house and give them some advice?"

The further he spoke, the weaker Ruan Wantie's voice became, and he didn't even dare to glance at Old Man Ruan's expression.

"You deserve it! Why didn't she chop off this inhuman old man like you!" Old Master Ruan said harshly.

Ruan Wantie hung his head and said nothing.

"Okay, let me go with your father!" After scooping out the black noodles, Old Mrs. Ruan heard the end and hurriedly agreed on behalf of her old man.

"Why are you so troublesome!"

Mr. Ruan glanced at Mrs. Ruan unhappily.

"Okay, I'll just be nosy this time. Let's go! Let's go take a look together!"

"Why don't you leave? Do you want to stay here overnight or what?"

Old Master Ruan started to scold Ruan Wantie, who was kneeling there motionless.

"I... eh, I'll get up now!" Ruan Wantie climbed up tremblingly, and before he stood up straight, his body shook a few times.

"Hey, Lao Si, let me help you go back!" Ruan Wanjin next to him sighed and quickly supported Ruan Wantie.

"Thank you, brother!"

Ruan Wantie smiled awkwardly at his elder brother.

Ruan Qingqing had heard about her father going crazy, but she was so hungry that she didn't care about so many things. The most important thing was to cook the food and fill her stomach.

Only when she is full will she have the energy to deal with her gambling father.

The Wang family and the others watched Ruan Qingqing cooking and chopping in silence.

When the aroma wafted from the pot, their stomachs began to rumble.

"Eat it! Without oil and seasoning, it may not taste good, but at least it can fill your stomach and is better than vegetable soup."

Ruan Qingqing said as she scooped food out of the pot.

After everyone sat down at the table, Ruan Shiping asked weakly, "Is this thing really edible?"

"It's edible! It would be even more delicious if it were fried with oil, salt, or even meat! This is the condition of our family now, so let's make do with it for now. When we make money in the future, we will cook this konjac with meat and eat it. I guarantee that it will be so delicious that you will want to swallow your tongue!"

After Ruan Qingqing finished speaking, she started eating first. She was really hungry.

Although it doesn't taste good in the mouth, it is much better than the bitter taste of wild vegetables.

Seeing Ruan Qingqing eating with gusto, Wang and the others couldn't resist the temptation of the food and started eating carefully as well.

As soon as the food entered their mouths, Wang's eyes lit up instantly.

"It's delicious!" Ruan Shian said impatiently.

"Well, it's delicious!" Ruan Shiping had to admit.

"Delicious!" Ruan Lanlan also whispered.

"It tastes pretty good." After taking a bite, Wang also praised with a smile.

"Don't eat the mud lumps, I'm back with food!"

Ruan Wantie heard the noise from inside the house when he was outside the yard. He didn't even bother to ask Ruan Wanjin for help. He took a few quick steps and rushed into the house, shouting.

Ruan Qingqing calmly finished the portion in her bowl first.

The Wang family and their companions looked at Ruan Wantie in confusion.

"Dad, this konjac is delicious, much better than wild vegetable dumplings and wild vegetable soup!" explained the ignorant Ruan Shian.

"Water mixed with mud lumps and stove ash, is this edible? Listen to Daddy, don't eat it. Daddy just borrowed some black flour from your grandparents, let's eat black flour!"

Ruan Wantie explained patiently.

Ruan Qingqing slowly swallowed the last mouthful of konjac soup and looked up at Ruan Wantie.

"Dad, I don't mind you cooking black noodles, but you have to pay back the borrowed black noodles! Do we have copper coins or grain to pay it back?"

"I'll go do odd jobs in a few days and pay you back when I earn some money." Ruan Wantie said, straightening his back.

"Okay! Dad, it's okay as long as you know what's going on! And let me explain it to you again, konjac is not a lump of mud, it just grows in the soil like potatoes and sweet potatoes.

I don't use stove ash to mix mud lumps, but use the alkali in the ash water to treat the konjac. This is just to make the konjac taste better, it's up to you whether you eat it or not."

Ruan Qingqing explained in a calm voice.

"Qingqing from the fourth family, we're eating!" Old Master Ruan walked in with his hands behind his back.

"Dad, Mom, and Uncle." Wang hurried over to greet them.

"Grandpa, grandma, uncle." Ruan Qingqing and the others also greeted them in turn.

After Mr. Ruan glanced across the bare main room, the blue veins on his forehead began to throb again.

The tables and benches that were once 50% new were gone, replaced by a simple washbasin stand with half a worn-out wooden board as a table. The benches to sit on were either tree stumps, stones or lumps of earth.

The bowls on the table were some big and some small, with some having a hole here or a crack there, not a single one was in perfect condition.

Beggars' dens are neater than this.

Old Mrs. Ruan, who followed in, hurriedly turned her head and secretly wiped her tears.

Ruan Wanjin was so shocked by what was in the room that his mouth opened wide.

After taking a deep breath, Mr. Ruan asked Ruan Qingqing in a calm voice: "Qingqing, what is konjac? How do you know it is edible?"

"Konjac is a wild vegetable that is a bit like taro, but it is much larger than taro. I have eaten it before, so I know it is edible."

Ruan Qingqing said vaguely.

Mr. Ruan, Mrs. Ruan and Ruan Wanjin all fell silent.