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When Ruan Xiaojun escorted Chief Ruan back, Ruan Mumu also pulled Chen Donghua and Ruan Xiaohai to carry the half-bucket of pig offal to the river to wash it.

"Mother, quickly bring some wood ash, I'll go get some flour," Ruan Mumu instructed Chen Donghua.

"What are you going to do with wood ash and flour?" Chen Donghua asked, puzzled. Although she was confused, she quickly grabbed a bucket and filled it with about half a bucket of wood ash.

Ruan Mumu took out a large bowl, filled it with more than half a bowl of flour, put it in a small cloth bag, and then explained to Chen Donghua and Ruan Xiaohai, "There are some dirty things in the pig offal. You can use wood ash and flour to remove those dirty things."

Ruan Xiaohai took the carrying pole and lifted the buckets, one side higher than the other. He struggled to carry the half-full bucket of pig offal forward. Ruan Mumu simply picked up a stone and put it into the bucket of wood ash, finally balancing it.

"You're really resourceful, little sister," Ruan Xiaohai praised.

Ruan Mumu simply smiled and remained silent. In her heart, she sighed: "Alas, the minds of these ancient people are a bit worrying!" No, it should be said that her second brother's mind is truly worrisome!

The three arrived at the riverbank. Ruan Mumu first taught the two to rinse the pig offal in the water, then put the large and small intestines aside, sprinkle them with wood ash and rub off the outer layer of dirt, then turn the intestines inside out and rub them with wood ash again and rinse them off. After that, use flour to rub the inside and outside of the intestines again. After washing them several times, they were clean.

The three of them worked together and quickly cleaned the items.

"Mumu, after washing it like this, there's really no more of that odor. Where did you learn that?" Chen Donghua couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw that half a bucket of pig offal had been cleaned.

"Mom, I don't remember where I heard it from, but I just happened to hear that this way of cleaning can get things clean, so I thought I'd give it a try. Anyway, it didn't cost much." Ruan Mumu made up an excuse, since no one could verify it.

When they went home, Ruan Xiaohai still carried the buckets. This time, he finally learned his lesson and filled the other bucket halfway with water, which finally balanced the situation.

"Mom, you're finally back!" Ruan Xiaojun returned home but couldn't find her family members, so she knew they must have gone out. Hearing the door open, she came out and greeted the three of them warmly.

"Yes, we just went out to wash the pig offal." After entering the room, Chen Donghua started washing the rice to prepare for cooking.

"Mom, I'll boil the pig offal. It'll take some time. After you finish cooking the rice, render some fat from the pork." Ruan Mumu instructed as she went to boil water, preparing to blanch the pig offal first.

"Mother, where did you put the things I bought at the pharmacy today? I need them." Ruan Mumu asked after not finding the packet of spices in the cupboard by the corridor.

"Oh, that packet of herbs you mentioned? I put it in the wooden box in our room. What do you need the herbs for?" Chen Donghua answered while busy with her work.

"Mother, that's medicine and seasoning too. You'll find out later." Ruan Mumu found the packet of medicine in her room. Since she couldn't buy Sichuan peppercorns at the pharmacy today, she secretly took some out of her spatial storage.

Ruan Mumu first rendered oil from a small piece of fatty meat; her family was so poor they didn't even have oil. After the oil was rendered, she added spices to sauté until fragrant, then added water and put in the pig offal. While everyone was distracted, Ruan Mumu secretly poured a little soy sauce, sugar, and chicken bouillon into the pot.

As soon as the spices started to release their aroma, the whole family began to swallow their saliva, including Ruan Mumu.

"Little sister, have you eaten yet? My stomach is growling." Ruan Xiaohai couldn't remember how many times he had come over to ask this.

Ruan Mumu was amused by her second brother's drooling expression and had no choice but to use her chopsticks to pick up a small piece and put it in Ruan Xiaohai's mouth.

Ignoring the heat, Ruan Xiaohai took a bite. A rich aroma filled his mouth, instantly widening his eyes. The fragrance was so tempting, like countless tiny hands gently tickling his taste buds. His tongue was enveloped in the wonderful flavor, as if he were in a paradise of delicious food.

"Little sister, it smells so good and tastes so good!" Ruan Xiaohai couldn't help but exclaim after finishing his meal.

After a quarter of an hour, Ruan Mumu called out, "Okay, Mom, you can turn off the fire now."

When the steaming hot braised meat was served, the four members of the Ruan family were already starving, half hungry and half craving it.

"Oh, finally we can sit down and eat. Otherwise, even if the food is delicious, I don't think it will taste good," Ruan Mumu said, sitting in her newly bought chair.

Her words made the other three people burst into laughter, but it was definitely a different feeling to be able to sit down and eat together.

"Mom, here, this is pig's heart. It's good for your health. Try it and see if you can eat it." Ruan Mumu picked up a piece of the chopped pig's heart and put it into Chen Donghua's bowl.

Chen Donghua picked it up and took a small bite. When the aroma of the meat spread in her mouth, she felt that it was even more delicious than pork, and she couldn't help but take another bite.

Ruan Mumu looked at Chen Donghua expectantly and asked, "Mother, how are you feeling?"

Chen Donghua praised repeatedly, "Delicious, really delicious!" Then she also put a piece of pig's heart into Ruan Mumu's bowl, "Mumu, come on, you should eat some too. Xiaojun and Xiaohai, you should eat quickly too."

“Sister, you know our braised meat smells so good. If we take it to town and sell it, wouldn’t we make a lot of money?” Ruan Xiaohai asked.

"Second brother, we don't have time to do this now. Let's make plans after our new house is finished!" Ruan Mumu said with little interest. After all, making this thing was so hard work, and she didn't want to do such tiring work.

"Alright!" Ruan Xiaohai lowered his head and ate his food, feeling a little sullen. He regretted that such delicious food couldn't be used to make money. Farm work was so tiring, and there was no guarantee of getting enough to eat.

Seeing her second brother's unhappy expression, Ruan Mumu guessed that he was upset because he felt his opinion had not been adopted, so she comforted him, "Second brother, we don't have the energy to do this right now. You see, we spent quite a bit of time cleaning tonight, right? Let's think about it again after we build our new house, okay?"

When Ruan Xiaohai heard his sister say that, a smile finally appeared on his face.