Liu Xiuying panicked when she heard that the meat was to be taken back.
She wasn't a fool, so how could she make such a losing deal?
Getting several catties of meat without lifting a finger, only a fool would return it?
As for Su Changjiu's proposal to hunt wild boars in the mountains, Liu Xiuying admitted she didn't have the ability.
"Team Leader, I was mistaken. I'll be going back now. You all carry on, carry on!"
Liu Xiuying slipped away as if her feet were greased, disappearing into the distance. The team leader and his wife were speechless.
After leaving Su Changjiu's house, she thought about giving it to Su Chuan's family.
When they finished preparing it, she would go to their house to ask for some, using the excuse of it being a side dish for her husband's drinks.
Liu Xiuying also thought that if the eldest branch of the family was sensible, they should proactively send some over for her old man!
At this time, the Su family was working together to prepare for the New Year.
Su Ciliang was busy writing couplets, and Su Xiaoliu was assisting him.
The other children were busy fetching water and sweeping, all happily occupied.
The remaining people were busy making braised pig offal, chopping meat for dumplings, and other tasks.
Grandma Su, along with her three daughters-in-law and daughter, was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.
According to Su Xiaotian, their meal tonight needed to be sumptuous.
The family worked together, chatting and laughing, and the harsh winter suddenly didn't feel so cold.
"Let me look, I remember we still have two catties of wine at home, where did it go?" Grandpa Su felt that it was appropriate to drink during the New Year.
"Dad, I brought wine back this time," Chen Zian replied as he was chopping meat.
"My wine is good!"
Chen Zian: "..."
Isn't Maotai fragrant?
Su Manxiu listened to the conversation between her father and husband and burst out laughing.
"Mom, after dinner tonight, my husband and I will go out for a stroll before coming back!"
"Why go out? It's late at night. Aren't you cold, and Xiao Yuan isn't cold either?" Grandma Su glared at her daughter.
Su Manxiu was stunned.
Wasn't there a tradition for this?
"I've thought it through now. Whether life is good or not doesn't depend on these things," Grandma Su said, looking at her two daughters-in-law.
"As long as our family works together and strives together, life will get better and better. It's like children studying; diligent students will definitely get good grades!"
Su Manxiu was surprised that her mother could say something so philosophical.
"Mom is right. If people endure hardship, life will surely get better!" Liang Xi understood her mother-in-law's meaning and quickly agreed with a smile.
Wang Xianghua and Qi Liangying exchanged glances and didn't say much.
Wang Xianghua, due to her naturally straightforward personality, didn't want to overthink things.
Qi Liangying, on the other hand, felt that her brother-in-law was now a high-ranking official, and they couldn't afford to offend him.
Regardless, Su Manxiu spending the New Year at her parents' home was settled.
Su Ciliang, with Su Xiaoliu, cut the red paper according to the width of the doors and also cut many squares of various sizes before picking up the brush and dipping it in ink to write the couplets.
Su Xiaoliu couldn't write, but that didn't stop him from appreciating.
It was also difficult for Su Ciliang to continue writing while being nagged by someone who couldn't write.
At this time, the aroma of the braised pig offal had already wafted out.
In this era, people's living standards were generally low. It was a time when even plain boiled meat would smell delicious from three miles away, let alone the Su family's already flavorful braised dishes.
Every household, having received meat the previous night, was willing to stew meat.
However, their meat aroma was completely overshadowed by the aroma from the Su family's braised dishes.
Soon, the air above the Su family was filled with the scent of braised food.
The smell made the people of Hongxin Brigade so hungry they could barely sit still.
If it weren't for the fact that it was New Year's Eve and not appropriate to visit, they would have wanted to go to their house to beg for a taste.
Finally, someone couldn't resist and came to take a look, only to discover that the Su family was cooking pig offal.
They hadn't expected that pig offal could taste this good when prepared.
Because they deliberately kept it a secret, the people of Hongxin Brigade still didn't know that the Su family had opened a restaurant in Beijing and was making a fortune.
They also didn't know that the Su family had opened a braised food stall in the city.
The villagers only thought that Grandpa Su and Grandma Su were selling tea eggs in Beijing while looking after their grandson.
Those who came to see the Su family's braised meat also found Su Ciliang writing Spring Festival couplets. Although they couldn't understand them, they thought the calligraphy looked quite beautiful.
So, someone tentatively asked if he could write some for their families as well.
In previous years, such matters had to be requested from Su Changjiu.
Su Changjiu was the team leader and the only one in Hongxin Brigade who could write calligraphy.
But now, they just felt that Su Ciliang's calligraphy was even more beautiful.
Since they were having a good meal at night, the midday meal was simpler.
The family ate something casually and then continued their work.
In the afternoon, the meat delivery team, led by the brothers Su Xiaoqi, Xiao Ba, and Xiao Jiu, set off to deliver the braised food to the villagers.
A bowl for one family, half a bowl for another; they basically delivered to everyone who wasn't on bad terms with them.
In fact, the only one currently on bad terms with the Su family was Liu Xiuying.
However, Su Shan was Su Chuan's biological brother, so they still sent him a portion.
Liu Xiuying saw the bowl full of pig offal but felt she was at a disadvantage.
She had heard that the Su family had received six portions of pig offal.
Even with so many people, could they finish it all?
"The more they have, the stingier they become. Six portions of pig offal, and they only gave us this much. How could they be so shameless?"
"Second Grandma, everyone has some. Six portions of pig offal isn't much."
"What? Are you guys stupid? If they give it to everyone, don't they know who's closer? Don't they know that we are the closest relatives?..."
She muttered incessantly, saying unpleasant things.
These unpleasant words caused Su Xiaojiu, who was delivering the braised meat, to immediately turn cold.
His young face was filled with anger. Delivering meat and still causing trouble!
"Since your family doesn't like it, you can take it back. Coincidentally, my family has many people, and we don't have enough to eat."
Su Shan felt a pang in his heart.
He glanced at Liu Xiuying, who was still chattering, and slapped the table with a cold face.
"If you don't want to live here, go back to your Liu family! Always causing trouble!"
These words were naturally also meant for Su Xiaojiu to hear.
However, Su Xiaojiu was just a child. Whether he truly understood or not, even if he did, he would pretend not to.
He poured the meat from the bowl into a large bowl on the table and turned to leave.
Seeing Su Shan getting angry again, Liu Xiuying dared not continue scolding and mumbled, "I just felt that they don't treat you as family!"
Su Shan snorted coldly, "Family? Do you think they are family?"