I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Shiyan nodded in agreement after hearing Su Banxia's words.

"Okay, you're right, I'll listen to you. Alright, I still need to go outside and pack my things, I'll be going now."

Su Banxia was happy for Su Shiyan as he left excitedly.

Su Banxia saw that it was about time to go out and cook dinner. She could leave the rest of the work to the people who came to help. Once they finished, Su Banxia could have a hot meal.

So Su Banxia went to the backyard and saw water boiling in a pot, so she decided to make the braised pork first.

"Erzhuzi, have you cleaned all the pig offal I asked you to clean?"

Su Banxia looked at Erzhuzi, who was constantly stuffing firewood into the stove, and asked.

"It's all done. Banxia, ​​go check it and see if I've washed it clean. If there's any spot that's not clean, you can help clean it up while you're at it."

Su Banxia walked to the basin containing pig offal and checked it one by one. It was washed fairly clean, but if she wanted to make the pig offal taste good, she would have to add a step to remove the fishy smell.

So Su Banxia put the pig intestines into a pot of cold water, added some cooking wine and ginger slices, and started blanching them. She also took a pig stomach, blanched it, scraped off the white membrane, and cut it into strips for later use.

The pig lungs and liver were also blanched and sliced ​​for later use. Fortunately, Erzhuzi cleaned them thoroughly, and the pig liver had been soaked in blood water for a long time. With the addition of Su Banxia to remove the fishy smell, these offal didn't have any strange smell after being processed.

Once the ingredients were prepared, Zhu Baxia started a separate stove to caramelize the sugar and simmer the braising liquid. After a lot of work, he finally smelled the aroma of hot braising sauce slowly rising from the pot.

"Banxia, ​​what are you doing? It smells so good!"

While carrying the logs, Tie Niu sniffed hard and turned to ask Su Banxia.

Su Banxia smiled.

"Tie Niu, be careful while you work. I'm making braised pork offal. We'll be able to eat it in a bit."

Hearing Su Banxia's words, Tie Niu felt even more motivated. He hadn't expected Su Banxia to care about him alone, and he blushed slightly as he responded.

"Don't worry, Banxia, ​​your brother Tie Niu may not have much else, but he has plenty of strength!"

After saying that, Tie Niu went off excitedly to move the wood.

Seeing Tie Niu's appearance, Er Zhuzi, who was tending the fire nearby, couldn't help but snort coldly and mutter under his breath:

"Hmph, no matter how much you try to please me, Banxia, ​​I won't be interested in you."

Su Banxia had no idea what they were thinking. After finally finishing the braised pork, she had to get ready to make steamed buns and mantou for tomorrow. Since there would be many people eating tomorrow, Su Banxia prepared no less than five kinds of staple food, so that everyone could eat whatever they wanted.

Steamed buns, mantou, and flatbreads were prepared in advance, and noodles were rolled out and left to dry so they could be cooked for the helpers the next morning. Even dumplings were prepared after everyone had finished dinner at midnight so they could be cooked the next morning.

Many side dishes also need to be prepared in advance, so that we won't be in a rush when cooking tomorrow.

Su Banxia prepared the meat filling and then made another one with wild vegetable filling. Thinking that these farmers usually eat a lot of vegetables, they probably wouldn't like to eat vegetarian food on such a festive occasion, so Su Banxia mixed some diced meat into the wild vegetable filling as well.

After preparing the meat filling, Su Banxia saw that the dough for the steamed buns had risen, so she called Lin Shi, who had just entered the room, to help her wrap the buns.

"Banxia, ​​your family's life has finally settled down. Now that your eldest brother's marriage is settled, your parents can finally relax."

Su Banxia smiled.

"Yes, Third Aunt, your Qingsong has grown up quite a bit. Look, this time when he came to our house, he even took the initiative to help with the chores."

If this matter hadn't been brought up, Madam Lin wouldn't have been so angry. But once it was mentioned, she silently rolled her eyes. Today, Su Qingsong had specially worn a new dress to dinner, but unexpectedly, Su Banxia immediately ordered him to fetch firewood, ruining his new clothes. Tomorrow, he'll probably have to wear an old dress to Su Shiyan's wedding.

Thinking of this, Lin suddenly remembered that her elder brother had a good-for-nothing nephew. If she could persuade Su Banxia to marry her nephew, she would probably suffer in the future. Even if Su Banxia was unhappy after marrying into the family, it would be good if it could improve her family's life.

Although no one wants to admit it, the second branch of the Su family did indeed make a living through Su Banxia's herb-gathering and business. If the second branch couple were as honest as they are, they probably would never have been able to make such a prosperous life.

So Lin looked at Su Banxia with a smile.

“Our Qingsong is still a long way off. But you, Banxia, ​​you’re not young anymore. Haven’t your parents thought about finding you a suitable marriage partner so you can have a chance to meet someone?”

Hearing this, Su Banxia paused in her hand as she wrapped the buns, wondering what Lin was up to. So Su Banxia put down her chopsticks and looked at Lin, saying:

"No, I'm not in a hurry about this."

Upon hearing this, Madam Lin couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, your parents, why don't they worry about you? There are some things you, as a daughter, can't say yourself, and they don't even think about how to help you. Your older brother is already married, and your younger sister will be getting married after the New Year. You're left in the middle, stuck in the middle. Who knows what the villagers will say about you?"

Su Banxia smiled and continued wrapping the buns.

"I don't care what others say. If I always live according to what others say, I'll be exhausted."

Lin was surprised by Su Banxia's calm response, so she coughed a few times and continued:

"That's not how it works. Nowadays, what woman doesn't get married by a certain age? Look at your aunt, isn't she an example? She didn't get married for a long time, and after picking and choosing, she still ended up marrying such a scumbag."

Su Banxia hadn't expected Lin Shi to bring up Su Yunhe. Thinking of Su Yunhe, Su Banxia frowned. She hadn't heard from her since, and didn't know if she was alive or dead. Seeing Lin Shi's gloating expression, Su Banxia felt a pang of sadness.

They're family, after all. Now that something like this has happened to one of her own family members, Lin Shi not only isn't worried, but she's even using Su Yunhe as an example. This really makes Su Banxia realize that she was right not to partner with her in business in the first place.

Thinking this, Su Banxia glanced sideways at Madam Lin.

"Third Aunt, that's not how it works. Everyone has their own fate. We don't need to say such sarcastic things now. If this happened to anyone, they wouldn't feel good. If my grandma found out that you were talking badly about her youngest daughter behind her back, who knows what she would do to you? Don't you think so?"