The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 316: What the Heck is Dark Cuisine (8)_1

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: What the Heck is Dark Cuisine (8)_1

The sugar-coated peanuts and Drunkard’s Peanuts had already made a name for themselves in town. For the New Year, no household was short of those couple of taels of silver, so they would buy a pack of sugar-coated peanuts for the kids and a pack of Drunkard’s Peanuts for the men of the family. Serving them on the New Year’s table was considered a dish in its own right.

During the holiday season, the town market was bustling every day. Schools were closed for the New Year’s break, Chang Yonglin returned home, and Pei Wendong came out to help set up the stall.

The siblings could make a bit over a tael of silver in a day.

However, the markets before New Year weren’t many, only starting on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month and lasting for ten days.

The siblings continued to sell until New Year’s Eve, wrapping up their stall just before noon to go home and make dumplings for the celebration and to burn incense and offer dumplings at Lady Fang’s grave.

They also took two large bamboo rats they had caught on the mountain and a wild hare to the Fang family as a gift before the New Year.

They sent a bamboo rat and a wild hare to Sun Tiezhu’s house as well.

Knowing that Pei Qin loved mutton, Zou Xing, who was carrying two bamboo rats back home, saw someone in the village slaughtering a sheep. After discussing it with his family, he bought a sheep leg to gift to her. Pei Qin had taught them how to forge iron and they had sold the winnowing machines they made quite well. This year, they had earned sixty to seventy taels of silver.

The pork for Pei Qin’s household was provided by Sun Tiezhu, a hind leg, weighing over thirty pounds.

The pigs at that time were black-skinned, all raised at home, and their meat was fragrant and tasty. Pei Qin accepted them graciously. As for the game and dried goods that the Wang family and Landlord Chang’s house had sent, she did not hesitate to accept them either.

And not to mention the dried fruits and others that Lu Hao and Lu Hai brought over, and those sent by Shen Songming.

After bringing everything together, the siblings realized they had more than they could eat. After discussing, they packed up two portions, one to share with the Zhao’s family sisters-in-law and Sun Quanliang family who worked in the noodle shop, and the other for Mo Heng and his servants.

Zhang Gengshan, while eating those dried fruits and goods, suddenly teared up, "Young Master! These are specialties from Capital Jingcheng! Another New Year has come, yet you can’t return home and can only suffer alone outside..."

Mo Heng’s expression turned cold, and an icy atmosphere enveloped him.

Zhang Gengshan dared not say any more, turning his head to quietly wipe away tears.

Feng Wei carried the food away, "Young Master! Let this servant and Gengshan join you for dumplings!"

But Mo Heng wanted to visit Pei Qin’s house to see what special dishes she was making for the New Year. With all the dumplings that were bound to be left over, was she planning to fry some dumplings too?

With these thoughts, Mo Heng let out a slow breath, "Fry the dumplings. Add some spicy pickled cabbage."

Feng Wei and Zhang Gengshan both looked a bit troubled at his request, but they still followed the instruction and fried the dumplings. Mo Heng, however, found them not to his liking.

It was very late, and Mo Heng, listening to the wind and holding a bamboo stick, groped his way to the town. Not knowing where Liu’er Alley was, he could only follow the smell. Tonight being New Year’s Eve, they must have made braised pork.

But every household was making dumplings and pork, and although the aromas were slightly different, a thick fragrance wafted through the air.

After wandering around several alleys for half an hour, Mo Heng’s bitterness grew thicker. Since he had become blind, he had never felt such hatred, such an intense desire for his sight to be restored.

He tapped his bamboo stick on the ground as he walked back and forth. Alerted by the noise, Lu Hao climbed onto the rooftop to silently investigate.

There was no moonlight on the thirtieth night, but the stars were vast and abundant, however, faces could not be discerned. Lu Hao, getting a bit closer and using the light from a lantern in someone’s courtyard, finally recognized Mo Heng. He opened his eyes wide in astonishment. Young Master Mojiu from the Mo family was actually hiding in this place!?

Just when Mo Heng was about to succumb to the violence brewing in his heart, he finally reached the elm tree at the entrance of Liu’er Alley. He took a deep breath and without the need for his bamboo stick, he familiarly followed the wall right to the doorstep of Pei Qin’s house and stopped.

Seeing him at Pei Qin’s doorstep made Lu Hao furrow his brows. Could it be that Mo Jiu knew the Pei’s siblings!?

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