Rebirth: My story with my ex-husband

Su Xinmi also shook her head, "I'm not going back."

Why go back? My home is long gone, my family is gone, and I don’t even have a place to live.

It might also provoke Su Daqiang's family. If he passes the news over there, it would be bad if he were in danger.

As for my uncle and his family, although I miss them, my aunt is not someone who is easy to get along with. She doesn’t want to upset their family during the New Year, so let it go.

Jiang Yinqiu was somewhat happy. "That's perfect. I'll spend the New Year here. I'll come to your house for dinner and come early to help you."

The next morning, the village chief informed everyone that they were going to slaughter pigs today. Their production team raised three pigs, all of which were quite big, much bigger than in previous years. The village chief said that if one was handed over, they would keep two.

Now the policy of "buy one, keep one" is implemented. Almost every village that wants to raise pigs will choose to buy two pigs, then raise them up and keep one for themselves.

But their village is a little stronger. One year, their village did not get enough pork, and many people almost fought. In the end, the village chief suffered a loss and gave away his share, and the matter was settled.

So at the beginning of this year, the village chief said he wanted to buy one more pig. The current price of pigs is still reasonable, and it will be very cost-effective after raising them up.

The village chief looked at the three big fat pigs and sighed, "These pigs have gone through so many hardships, and now they are finally going to be eaten by us."

The village party secretary also sighed: "Yes, fortunately, when the flood occurred, Su Zhiqing found the pig."

"Otherwise, our losses would be more than just a little bit."

The village chief slammed the table and decided, "Give Su Zhiqing more pork when the time comes."

The village is very lively today. The aunts' faces are filled with joy. Some are chatting about gossip, some are humming little songs, and their hands are busy, collecting firewood and boiling water.

The children were even more excited. Goudan led his younger brother in rolling the iron ring. He ran in front alone with the iron ring in his hand being very obedient. The iron ring made noises as he ran.

The aunt who was busy with her work glanced at them and felt happy.

Girls are not as naughty as boys, but they also have their own games, such as hopscotch, which is also called "kicking the field" in some places.

All you need is a stone and draw a grid on the ground, and sometimes you can play with it all day long.

When the pigs were slaughtered, all the men, women, young and old in the village were present. After all, there were three pigs, and they were big ones.

The water boiled and the pigs were tied up over there. Goudan took a look at the pigs he had raised for a year. There was no reluctance in his eyes, but instead they were sparkling.

Seeing Su Xinmi was also here, he threw the iron ring in his hand to one of his younger brothers, and ran towards Su Xinmi with a smile.

"Sister Su, did you see that the pigs are really fat this year?"

"The village chief said that he would give you more points because you saved the pigs before."

Su Xinmi: "..."

Well, it is normal for people nowadays to regard pigs as precious, because if they want to eat some meat, no one can afford it, or they are reluctant to do so.

You have to pay to buy meat, and some people don’t even have tickets. Now that they can share some of the pork, they are naturally happy.

The pig was screaming miserably. Su Xinmi was afraid that it would cause any trauma to the child, so she pulled Goudan aside.

Looking at Goudan's expression, he seemed very happy. "Sister Su, we will cook pig blood later. I heard you say that pig offal tastes delicious."

"They don't ask for that thing every year. My mother says that it is not only troublesome to prepare, but also tastes bad."

"But some people who don't like meat will secretly pick it up."

"My mother once took it back to feed the dog."

"You said that thing will definitely taste good when it's cooked?"

Su Xinmi nodded, "Yes, as long as it is cooked well and the fishy smell is removed, it will taste delicious."

"We're going to cook later. I see everyone has taken their stools, bowls, and pots over there."

"Come on, I'll cook a meal today so that the pork won't be wasted."

Just like that, Goudan spread the news that Su Xinmi was going to cook, and it would be made with pig offal.

"This thing is not easy to make. It tastes terrible. How can it be delicious?"

"Yes, it is not only difficult to handle, but also troublesome."

In fact, it is understandable. The cooking conditions are limited nowadays and no one can make that taste.

In addition, everyone’s concept and perception is that it is something not very clean and has a fishy smell.

"Okay, aunties, let me try it. If it doesn't taste good, we won't eat it. If it tastes good, of course it's better, so as not to waste it."

So Su Xinmi went home to get some seasoning, because the seasoning they had was not good enough and couldn't get rid of the fishy smell.

And some vegetables she grew in the yard.

The first dish is cold pork belly.

But I have to trouble the aunts to clean it, and then Su Xinmi will come to remove the odor.

Put the pork belly into the pot and add water, spices, ginger slices, scallions and cooking wine.

After stewing it until soft, take it out and dry it, then cut the pork belly into shreds, add cucumber and carrot shreds, and finally season and mix well.

This dish is cool and appetizing, which stimulates appetite.

The second dish was pork intestines and potatoes.

It has a strong sauce flavor, is soft, glutinous and chewy, and a bite will leave a lingering fragrance in your mouth, leaving you with an endless aftertaste.

The third dish is spicy fried pork heart.

This dish is a bit spicy, but in winter the spiciness makes you feel refreshed and it tastes good.

The fourth dish is braised liver tips.

Eaten with vegetables, it is delicious.

The fifth dish is pig lung stewed with white radish soup.

It's sweet and refreshing. After taking a sip of the soup, you'll feel warm all over.

The sixth dish is stir-fried kidney.

This is also a spicy dish, but it’s just the right amount. I feel like I want to swallow my tongue after eating it.

When Ji Wei knew that Su Xinmi was coming to cook, he ran faster than a rabbit.

When others were afraid to try, he jumped out of the crowd and said, "I'll do it. I'll eat it."

He grabbed the bowl and chopsticks and started eating, one bite at a time. Looking at the dishes lined up, he tasted each one.

Everyone was waiting for his answer, but this guy ended up eating it.

Jiang Yinqiu believed in Su Xinmi's cooking skills. She rolled her eyes at Ji Wei and greeted everyone, "Aunts, Mimi cooks delicious food. Ji Wei and I often eat her food. Don't wait for Ji Wei to reply. If you don't eat it, he can show off all by himself."

The children were already drooling over it, but we had made these at home before, and they smelled good, but when they saw that it was this thing, they didn't dare to eat it.

While Su Xinmi was cooking, the aunts were not idle either. They were worried that the food would not taste good, so they were busy preparing the food.

The blood of the three pigs was also made into dishes, but this stuff is difficult to store.

They made a dish of hot and sour blood.

It's just right now, everyone scoops up a bowl of rice and eats it with some vegetables.

The village chief and the village party secretary sat at the same table, drinking wine and eating these dishes to go with it. They were so happy.

There are not enough tables and chairs, but everyone doesn’t mind and can eat while standing or squatting.

The village hasn't been this lively for a long time, and it feels a bit like the New Year's atmosphere at this time.

Fortunately, there was enough food for three pigs. Su Xinmi didn’t finish making all of this, but it was enough for everyone to eat.

"Su Zhiqing is really capable. Apart from other things, whoever marries her will be blessed with delicious food just by her cooking skills."

"Yes, I don't know what Su Zhiqing's ex-husband was thinking. He didn't want such a beautiful wife who is a master chef."