Chapter 23: It's a talent
"This is pickled by the second sister and the third sister! They didn't mean to hide it from the eldest sister, don't be angry, eldest sister. Su Xiaomei watched the movements of the eldest sister, and she was about to faint with fright.
The eldest sister doesn't know how to pickle pickles, so she doesn't let them pickle them. But there was nothing to eat at home, and it was too uncomfortable to bite the nest all day long, so the second sister and the third sister secretly pickled a little.
Su Xiaomei's words broke Su Wen's illusion about the original body.
"Second sister, third sister has never played with Little Swallow since she was a child, so the pickles are delicious and not smelly."
Looking at Su Xiaomei's worried eyes, Su Wen thought of a superstitious saying in the countryside. In the past, in rural areas, girls had to learn how to pickle vegetables, make pasta, make dumplings and so on before they got married.
Adults say that girls will catch small swallows, and pickles will stink.
So the adults watched and didn't let the girl touch the little swallow.
This is a superstitious saying, and the root is still in the preference for sons. Boys are mischievous, go up to the trees to catch birds, and dig birds' nests.
Girls have nothing but to help with housework at home, feed pigs and chickens, and work in the fields when they are older.
"It's okay, I'm not angry." Su Wen waved her hand, "You burn the stir-fry pot, and I'll fry the pickles." ”
Pickles are not popular in rural areas, one is because they are eaten at every meal, and many people just eat them all their lives, and they don't have any oil or water at all, so it's no wonder that they can be delicious. But Su Wen's method is different, she doesn't simply take the pickles out of the jar and put them on the plate to eat.
Instead, the pickles were washed first and washed several times with water. After washing the salt, cut it well, put a lot of oil in the pot, put ginger and shallots after heating, and stir-fry the chili pepper.
The pickles stir-fried with oil and onion and garlic are completely different from before. Su Xiaomei was bold, and secretly pinched a little while Su Wen was not paying attention and put it in her mouth, her eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
This...... Is it pickles?
How can it be so delicious?
Su Wen pretended not to see Su Xiaomei's oily mouth, and brought dinner to the small dining table under the pomegranate tree. It just so happened that Su Qing and Su Xiu also came back, washed their hands clean, and the four sisters sat down to eat.
Su Wen ate slowly, watching her three younger sisters all gobble up, and she couldn't even speak. So he put down his chopsticks and knocked his fingers on the table a few times.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
The three of them stopped at the same time and looked at Su Wen worriedly.
"Big sister, I'm sorry, we shouldn't have robbed you." Su Xiu blushed and bowed her head to apologize.
Su Wen: "......"
"I'm not angry, you didn't rob me." She reluctantly explained, and then said solemnly: "I want to tell you that you must maintain good etiquette and upbringing at any time when eating. From now on, be strict with yourself. As the eldest sister, I have the responsibility to train you to become talents, not to live a mediocre life. When I got older, I found a random man in the countryside to marry. ”
Su Qing didn't know why, her face turned pale all of a sudden.
She thought of her mother, who died in order to give birth to her little sister, and when her mother was still alive, she would wash them clean every day and be strict with them. They are not allowed to use pilaf, and they are not allowed to use chopsticks to turn over the plate when eating.
Many details, she has long forgotten. Now when I heard the words of the eldest sister, I suddenly thought of it, and what followed was shame. She is only one year younger than her eldest sister, but she is far inferior to her eldest sister.
Su Xiu's eyes were full of horror, "Eldest sister, can we also become talents?" ”
"Absolutely." Su Wen nodded confidently, in her opinion, the sisters of the Su family are smart, sensible, and hardworking...... Each is a talent.