It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

When Song Zhi arrived home, she handed the big bone to Wu and said, "Grandma, use this bone to make some soup."

"I'll be useful in a while!" After saying that, he carried the bloody internal organs straight to the stream in the backyard.

After Song Zhi came back from the county town, the younger ones in the family followed her around like little tails.

Seeing her go to the stream, the children followed her.

When she reached the stream, Song Zhi found a large flat rock, squatted down and started washing.

She looked up at her brothers and sisters who had followed her, looking at the thing in her hand with curiosity, "Don't get so close to me. These internal organs are a bit dirty to handle, don't get them stained with blood."

Song Huan blinked her eyes, looking curious but unwilling to leave. "Sister, what are you going to do with all this offal? It smells really fishy!"

When her father was alive, the family also slaughtered pigs during the Chinese New Year. In her memory, the pig heart and intestines were not delicious.

Song Zhi swore solemnly, "Sister, I have a secret weapon here. I'm sure these organs won't smell fishy anymore. Instead, they'll make you all dizzy with their fragrance!"

The children now firmly believe what Song Zhi said.

When little foodie Song Cheng heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he said very actively: "Sister, how do you clean this? We can help you!"

Seeing the children staring at her, Song Zhi swallowed the words of rejection that were about to come out of her mouth.

"Well, go back and get some wood ash for me, and I'll teach you how to clean your large intestines."

Several children rushed back one after another, and a moment later they held a dustpan of wood ash and presented it to Song Zhi like a treasure. "Sister, we have the wood ash. What should we do next?"

Song Zhi handed the pig intestines that had been cut into several pieces to a few younger ones, and asked them to turn the intestines over first, rinse them in the stream water, and then mix them with the wood ash water to clean them.

After assigning tasks to the children, Song Zhi began to clean the pig lungs and hearts.

First, scissors are used to remove unnecessary parts, such as excess fat, blood vessels and membranes.

Then put it in the stream and rinse it several times until all the blood is removed.

The process of cleaning these ingredients is very long. When she returns home with the cleaned internal organs, the jelly cooked in the morning has already been sold by the villagers.

The last half day's work had been completed, and the villagers were anxious to go back and prepare tomorrow's jelly, so they all went home first.

Song Zhi looked at the originally noisy yard, and was stunned for a moment when it suddenly became quiet again.

She carried the food and stepped into the kitchen filled with the aroma of meat and asked in surprise, "Has everyone gone home?"

Mrs. Wu turned her head to see her granddaughter coming back. She continued to boil the oil residue in her hands and said to her granddaughter, "Anyway, the jelly for this morning is done, so I'll let them go first!"

"As for the meal, I've already discussed it with them. Even though everyone declined, we still have to prepare it. I'll go to their house and invite them later!"

"By the way, I saw you only bought pork and mutton. Are you planning on stewing these?"

Song Zhi shook her head. "I'm going to stew the pork with these offal, and the mutton will be used for grilling skewers."

"Luzhu? What kind of luzhu?" She could accept grilled lamb skewers, but could it be delicious if this top-quality pork belly was stewed with those fishy offal?

Mrs. Wu didn't bother to continue simmering the oil. She looked at her granddaughter with suspicion, "Cooking this together? It's a waste of food!"

Song Zhi looked at her grandmother's suspicious expression and obediently stepped forward to hold her arm. "Grandma, didn't I tell you that I bought a lot of spicy herbs from a drug dealer from the south a few days ago?"

Mrs. Wu thought about it and it seemed that this was the case, but she had been too busy recently and had forgotten about it.

"That's true, but what does it have to do with those medicinal herbs?" Wu asked in confusion.

Song Zhi made up a story, "That's right. The druggist told me that this spicy Chinese medicine is actually a seasoning that can remove fishy smells and enhance flavor. You can add some to stew fish or meat to enhance the flavor."

"This is a good opportunity to try out the effect of removing fishy smells!"

"Besides, there are so many villagers we're hosting this time. If we prepare too much, people might say something sour and it would cause unnecessary trouble for my family. If we prepare too little, I'm worried there won't be enough food for so many people!"

"We can just mix the meat and offal together. As long as it tastes good, people will just think we know how to make a living, not that we've made a little money and are showing off to our neighbors!"

The granddaughter's words successfully convinced Mrs. Wu.

She also understood the principle of not showing off one's wealth, and she didn't want to bring trouble to her family by showing off.

While the grandfather and grandson were talking, four little people gathered in front of the stove, stood on tiptoe, and stretched their necks to look at the oil residue on the stove.

Song Cheng saw that Grandma and his sister had been talking for a long time. He couldn't help but feel greedy. He turned around and urged Wu, "Grandma, I want some fried dough!"

Wu then stopped talking and turned around to see the four children surrounding the stove.

Now that the family's conditions are better, Mrs. Wu is no longer restricted by the children's food.

Seeing their greedy faces, she jokingly gave them a small bowl of oil residue and asked them to take it to the yard to eat and not to make trouble in the kitchen.

A few children cheered and ran with their bowls in their arms. Suddenly, the whole yard was filled with the children's silvery laughter.