The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 181 Pea Jelly

While Changping was dealing with two veteran officials in the government office, Chen Cui was chatting about parenting with Zhang Ruomei in the palace.

It turned out that Zhang Ruomei's son Yun Ge had become a little disobedient recently. No matter what she didn't let him do, the child would go against her and refused to listen to her persuasion.

Zhang Ruomei was already in the late stages of pregnancy and was close to her due date. She faced the anxiety of giving birth at any time, so she had less patience when disciplining her child.

During this period, Brother Yun has been beaten twice. Although he was only spanked on his butt, the noise he made when he cried was quite loud.

Zhang Ruomei was regretting beating the child and was planning to coax him with a few words, but she was upset and even more anxious by the amplified crying. She couldn't bring herself to beat him again, so she could only hand him over to the wet nurse and turn around and leave to calm down somewhere else.

Chen Cui also went through this stage. When Suisui was as old as Yun Ge, she suddenly became disobedient. She always went against her and often deliberately provoked her brothers, causing headaches for the whole family.

So, Chen Cui shared her experiences with Zhang Ruomei. Although some of them might not be applicable, they provided her with some references.

After discussing this topic, Chen Cui told Zhang Ruomei about Changping’s visit to the yamen today.

Zhang Ruomei was a little surprised. Could the oak nuts really be eaten? That would be great if that were the case!

Her husband is an official, so her identity is no longer just a woman in the inner house. She needs to have some understanding of the situation outside. She always needs to know what her man is busy with and what he is worried about, otherwise the two of them will have nothing to talk about.

Zhang Ruomei knew what the edible oak nuts meant to Longnan Prefecture and other areas with iron oak trees. It meant that they had an extra storage warehouse out of thin air.

Although the government could not get hold of these things, they were eaten by the people, and the people no longer had to worry about going hungry, which greatly alleviated their livelihood.

"This is really a great merit. First it was the corn, and then there are the oak seeds. These two things have benefited countless people. Your family will surely be blessed in the future!"

Zhang Ruomei sighed.

Chen Cui spoke modestly.

In fact, she didn't know whether the so-called merits and blessings existed or not. It was just that she herself had experienced such a mysterious thing as time travel, so she couldn't help but have an invisible respect for these things, and she was more thoughtful when doing things.

Chen Cui feels that no matter what time and space, no matter when, people must have a bottom line when doing things and be worthy of their conscience. When they have the ability, it is natural to give back to society. This is also her true thought.

In her previous life, after she became rich, she made a lot of donations to various charities and to support education, which can be regarded as realizing her social value.

Zhang Ruomei was in heavy health and needed more rest, but she had to sit upright when meeting guests. Chen Cui didn't want her to be too tired, so she said goodbye in time.

So, when Changping came out of the prefectural government office, Chen Cui had been waiting for a long time on a mule cart nearby.

She did not rush to ask her son about the process and results of his work today. She just handed Changping a cool towel, asked him to wipe the sweat off his face and drink some water, and talk about everything after he got back.

After arriving home, Chang Ping told Chen Cui what had happened. Chen Cui pondered for a moment and then asked her son, "In your opinion, when will Magistrate Ma make this matter public and report it to the higher authorities?"

"We have to wait at least seven or eight days until Magistrate Ma's people make the oak jelly and taste it and find that it's OK. Only then will we make the matter public and write a memorial to report it."

Chen Cui thought so too.

These officials are more concerned about their official hats than anyone else. Even if the evidence is conclusive and has not been personally verified, they will not completely believe it.

After all, the principle that many people follow is, "Don't seek to achieve anything, but seek to avoid making any mistakes."

If this matter is not reported, it will not have any impact on him. But if it is reported, and there is any mistake in the middle, he will be the first person to be held accountable. He must be cautious!

Chen Cui looked at Changping with satisfaction. The child was making great progress now. It turned out that all those years of studying were not in vain.

However, if you want to achieve success in your career in the future, book knowledge alone is not enough. You still need to experience more and exercise more. Only then will you have your own insights and experiences when you encounter things in the future and solve various problems.

Once the matter about the acorns is reported, they will no longer be responsible for the subsequent matters and can only wait for the results.

Because they didn't know what the final decision would be, they couldn't let anyone know that the oaks were edible while they were waiting, at least not from their own sources.

Chen Cui warned the whole family to keep their mouths shut and not talk about the matter anymore. Only Sui Sui felt a little regretful because she couldn't eat the cold oak jelly recently.

Chen Cui was a little amused and helpless. The child had diarrhea because he ate too much chili oil that day, but he was still so greedy.

However, since her daughter likes to eat it, she naturally has to find a way to satisfy her. If she can't use oak nuts to make jelly for the time being, she can choose other raw materials.

Peas are actually the best ingredient for making jelly, and the finished product tastes much better than oak jelly. The steps are basically the same, and using peas saves the effort of repeated soaking, and the finished product comes out faster.

Now, for things like these, Chen Cui only needs to move her mouth. She leaves the purchase of peas to Xu Dagui, and either Mai or Ding can make the jelly. She is at most responsible for the final mixing.

Two days later, Sui Sui tasted the even more delicious and smooth pea jelly, and he was so happy.

Mai cut the pea jelly into slightly thicker strips so that more parts could be soaked in the sauce. Chen Cui only added a little chili oil, just enough to make it a little spicy, and added a little more vinegar, so that it tasted better.

Not only does Suisui like it, but everyone in the family also loves to eat it. In the hot summer, this cool and smooth jelly is a great way to relieve the heat.

The jelly is cut and placed there, and everyone can add seasoning according to their own taste, so that no matter whether they can eat spicy food or not, they can taste the flavor they like.

Chen Cuirang asked Suisui to bring a small bowl of this jelly to Mr. Zou when she went to school. The chili oil was placed in another small jar for easy use.

Over the past six months, their family has sent gifts to Mr. Zou quite a few times, mostly food, and occasionally something else.

Ms. Zou has a light taste and cannot accept spicy hot pot, but she likes canned fruits, especially canned lychees, which are her favorite.

Chen Cui specifically explained the situation to Zhang Ruomei and applied for a batch of canned lychees from the workshop in Shu, some of which she would keep for her family and some of which she would give to Mr. Zou.