After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 105 Can I hug you tonight?
Su Xiaoxiao took a short nap in the morning, and when she woke up in the afternoon, Da Bao and Xiao Bao said they wanted to eat wild pheasants from the mountain.

Full of energy, Su Xiaoxiao picked up her bow and arrow and said to her two children, "Let's go hunting in the mountains with your mother."

A family of four set off to hunt in the mountains behind their house. They happened to run into Liu Da Nao's cornfield, where Liu Da Nao and his uncle had just finished working in the fields.

The moment Liu Da Nao bumped into Su Xiaoxiao, his arrogance vanished instantly.

He paused for a few seconds, "Su Xiaoxiao?"

His uncle was even more exaggerated. When he saw Su Xiaoxiao, he acted as if he had seen a plague god. The hoe he was holding fell to the ground and landed right on his feet, making him howl in pain.

Su Xiaoxiao burst out laughing when she saw this scene; it was really funny.

The two immediately turned around and walked back, preferring to take a longer route home rather than dare to pass in front of Su Xiaoxiao.

Sanlang found it quite strange that they were so afraid of Su Xiaoxiao, and asked, "These two look like they're not to be trifled with. What's wrong with them? Why do they act like mice in front of a cat when they see you?"

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to explain to Sanlang, Dabao and Xiaobao came over and told Sanlang what had happened.

“My mother gave them both a good scolding, and now they’re completely obedient and will avoid them. It’s all out of their own volition.”

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao shrugged, unfazed.

"They brought this on themselves, they can't blame me."

"Let's go, there are still wild pheasants ahead, and maybe even wild boars."

These people, relying on their shamelessness, run rampant in the village, ignoring Su Xiaoxiao's plight. If they dare to bully her, she will make sure they suffer.

After returning from the hunt, Su Xiaoxiao's family had a very fruitful day. They had killed a wild boar and several pheasants. As they were walking down the mountain, they ran into Liu Da Nao's mother.

This old lady is just as shrewish; otherwise, how could she have raised such a rebellious son as Liu Da Nao?

"Hey Su Xiaoxiao, you're a celebrity in the village now, aren't you? You walk all strutting around like that."

Aunt Liu said sarcastically to Su Xiaoxiao, "She has a basket slung over her arm and looks like she's come to support her good-for-nothing son and seek revenge on Su Xiaoxiao."

Su Xiaoxiao really didn't know what to do with this old lady. Considering her age, if she tried to talk to her or do anything for her, she felt like she was bullying her.

"Please, those that walk sideways are crabs, okay?"

Su Xiaoxiao was speechless.

Sanlang and Dabao burst out laughing, and Aunt Liu felt frustrated again.

She said she was quite angry, but there was nothing she could do.

She originally wanted to come over and beat up Su Xiaoxiao, but then she thought that she didn't have the ability to do so.

Aunt Liu jumped a long way away, then spat on the ground before turning and leaving.

"Are the villagers afraid of you now?"

Sanlang asked Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao retorted directly, "There's something wrong with what you're saying. What are you afraid of me for? I don't have three heads and six arms. When the villagers bullied me, I had to fight back on my own. What else could I do? Who would help us, a widow and her orphan?"

Su Xiaoxiao's words revealed a great deal of heartache. After all, such things are truly inexplicable. If she had allowed the villagers to bully her during her difficult times, she and her two children probably wouldn't be alive today. Sanlang fully understood Su Xiaoxiao's feelings. He stepped forward and pulled her into his arms, saying, "Xiaoxiao, I wish I had met you sooner. I could have protected you from being bullied."

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback by his sudden display of affection and quickly pushed him away.

"What are you trying to do in broad daylight, outside like this?"

Even after being pushed away, Sanlang still asked Su Xiaoxiao with a grin.

"Can I hug you when we get home tonight?"

Da Bao and Xiao Bao watched the commotion from the sidelines with expressions of utter dismay.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly rolled her eyes at Sanlang, "What nonsense are you talking about? Let's hurry home. It'll be dark soon. Oh, right, there are some wild vegetables on the hillside. Let's dig some and go home!"

Su Xiaoxiao was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject. Digging for wild vegetables was something Su Xiaoxiao believed they should continue to be frugal in, and there was no doubt about that.

Sanlang, Dabao, and Xiaobao cooperated very well, and they picked a lot of wild vegetables on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain before heading home with a full harvest.

Su Xiaoxiao hunted a wild boar today, and she was thinking of distributing more of it to the workshop employees.

Firstly, it serves as a reward for everyone working overtime to make jam during this period; secondly, it's a way to win people's hearts.

Under the cover of night, Su Xiaoxiao began to butcher the wild boar into eight pieces in the yard, dividing them into bags so she could give them to some employees as a treat the next day.

After she finished dealing with the situation, she realized that dinner hadn't been prepared yet.

Sanlang, Dabao, and Xiaobao were all starving and looked at her pitifully, waiting for her to feed them.

What should we eat tonight?

Su Xiaoxiao thought, "If not, I'll make fried pork chops."

A few days ago, Su Xiaoxiao pickled some radishes. She went to check on them and found that they were pickled quite well.

After Su Xiaoxiao took the radish outside to dry it thoroughly, she sprinkled coarse salt on it. Coincidentally, she also received the seasonings, five-spice powder, that Baxianlou had sent her, so she could make fried pork chops tonight.

Paired with delicious pickled radish, it's simply a heavenly delicacy.

A while ago, Su Xiaoxiao asked Wang Er to make her a grill. It was made according to the design of a modern grill, and it actually looked quite professional.

Although Wang Er didn't know what it was for, he still made it according to the blueprints Su Xiaoxiao gave him. Wang Er's craftsmanship was truly superb; he could immediately understand whatever Su Xiaoxiao said.

Su Xiaoxiao cut the wild boar ribs into small strips, and marinated them with egg liquid, soy sauce and other seasonings for a while.

After doing all this, she heated the oil in a wok, put the rib strips into the fried dough sticks and fried them until golden brown, then quickly took them out.

After taking the pork chops out of the oil, sprinkle them with seasonings and then throw them back into the oil to fry them again.

Only in this way can the pork chop be fried to a crispier texture. Then, Su Xiaoxiao sprinkled her own specially prepared seasoning on the pork chop. This way of eating is indeed very effective in cutting through the greasiness.

Of course, she also prepared a jam, which can be used as a dip and is very popular with children.

A whole rack of wild boar was roasting on the grill, and Su Xiaoxiao would sprinkle some salt and seasoning on it from time to time.

(End of this chapter)