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

Chapter 189 It takes no effort at all

Su Xiaoxiao also furnished Pei Yuan's room with new furniture, including a bookcase, a desk, and a wardrobe for clothes.

There was some newly made furniture in that room before, but Su Xiaoxiao wasn't very satisfied with it, so she asked Wang Er to make a whole new set of furniture for Pei Yuan's room.

Pei Yuan touched the beautiful furniture and was deeply moved.

Some villagers asked Wang Er, "How did you come up with the designs for these furniture pieces? They're so beautiful!"

Upon seeing this, Wang Er excitedly explained, "This design wasn't my idea; it was drawn by Boss Su."

Everyone looked incredulous. "We never expected that Boss Su is so skilled in all sorts of things, and knows all this too."

"Yes, such a design is something that even a carpenter who has worked as a carpenter all his life could not come up with, let alone an ordinary carpenter."

Having worked as a carpenter for almost half his life, Wang Er was naturally able to give such a professional evaluation.

One villager said, "This design is truly the most beautiful furniture style I've ever seen in my life."

Aunt Liu, who used to talk badly about Su Xiaoxiao in the village, snorted and spat at Su Xiaoxiao's furniture with a displeased expression.

"It's just so-so. What's so great about it? I don't believe it. All furniture, no matter what style it is, serves the same purpose. Can a table be used as a bed?"

Her obviously nonsensical remarks triggered a chain reaction among the village's gossipy women, who burst into laughter.

Just then, a wild rabbit suddenly darted out from beside Aunt Liu. It was plump and strong, probably weighing about 20 pounds, and gray in color. It pounced on Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu was so frightened that she leaned back, lost her footing, and fell to the ground.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly went over, grabbed the gray rabbit's ears, and stuffed it into her wardrobe, then closed it up.

The gray rabbit thrashed around in the closet for a while before finally calming down.

The villagers were thrown into chaos. Where did this gray rabbit come from?

A teenage boy standing next to Aunt Liu shouted, "Mom, that's a wild rabbit I just hunted on the mountain!"

Aunt Liu was helped up from the ground by her son. Her face was covered in scratches from the wild rabbit, and her hair was disheveled, making her look like a ghost.

The gossipy old ladies who had been watching couldn't help but laugh when they saw this.

Aunt Liu is hilarious! Karma hit her right now. She just finished talking bad about Su Xiaoxiao here, and now she's been attacked by a wild rabbit she caught herself.

Aunt Liu was very embarrassed, but she still reached out to Su Xiaoxiao for the rabbit.

"Open the wardrobe and give the rabbit back to us. It's the rabbit our family caught."

Su Xiaoxiao said to her with an amused look, "Since this rabbit appeared in our house and I caught it first, it should belong to our family and has nothing to do with you."

"What kind of talk is that? This is something my son caught in the mountains."

Aunt Liu, still looking unconvinced, continued to demand an explanation.

"Since it's a wild rabbit from the mountain, and there's no rule about who owns it, whoever catches it lasts for themselves. Alright, everyone's had their furniture tour, so please head back if you have nothing else to do!"

Su Xiaoxiao immediately made a "please go back" gesture, asking everyone to return home.

The other villagers all took their leave, and a few of the older women came over and stopped Aunt Liu, telling her not to take any more.

It's just a wild rabbit, and besides, it was their own fault for not keeping an eye on it. Who can you blame?
Aunt Liu was feeling frustrated and angry, but her son tried to comfort her.

"Mom, let's go home quickly. Look at you, all disheveled and embarrassing!" Even her teenage son couldn't stand it anymore.

Aunt Liu had no choice but to storm off in a huff.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiaoxiao's lips curled up, and she sneered inwardly: Who told you to talk nonsense just now? This is retribution.

After everyone left, Su Xiaoxiao took the fat rabbit out of the wardrobe.

"Wow, so plump! I'll cook something delicious for everyone later. Brother Wang and Sister Sun, don't leave yet, I'll show you what I can do today."

Wang Er made furniture for Su Xiaoxiao and refused to accept any money, so he considered this meal as a way of repaying her.

"This is a gift delivered to our doorstep. Pei Yuan, go and slaughter the rabbit."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuan's expression darkened. "Such a beautiful gray rabbit, it's a waste to kill it..."

Seeing that Pei Yuan wouldn't move, Da Bao and Xiao Bao immediately came over, "Yes, Mommy, this rabbit is so cute, why don't we keep it as a pet!"

The two little ones couldn't bear to let Su Xiaoxiao kill the adorable rabbit and came over to plead for its life.

"What are you talking about raising? You all saw that wild rabbit go crazy just now. Do you want to end up like that Aunt Liu?"

After that, everyone fell silent.

Su Xiaoxiao realized that she couldn't count on them at all.

She grabbed the wild rabbit by its ears, went into the yard, and killed it swiftly.

Then she used clean water to skin the rabbit, wash away its internal organs, and placed it on the cutting board to start cutting the rabbit meat.

Su Xiaoxiao cut the rabbit meat into small cubes, each piece being about two centimeters in size. If the cubes were too large, the flavor wouldn't penetrate; if they were too small, they wouldn't be chewy enough.

After all the rabbits were killed, Pei Yuan approached and offered to help Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him, "Why weren't you behaving like that just now?"

"People are afraid."

Pei Yuan even threw a tantrum, his tone so sweet and coquettish.

Looking at that handsome face, so good-looking and cute, Su Xiaoxiao had nothing to say.

Who told you to look like Hiroki Iijima! If it were anyone else acting like this in front of me, I'd probably spray them with salt well water.

"Go peel some scallions, garlic, and ginger for me."

Pei Yuan obediently did as he was told, and then washed all the seasonings and handed them to Su Xiaoxiao.

At this point, Su Xiaoxiao had already cut the rabbit meat into small cubes. Then she sliced ​​the scallions, ginger, and garlic and added them to the rabbit meat. She also added some thirteen-spice powder, star anise, spices, and white wine to marinate the rabbit meat.

This removes the fishy smell and enhances the flavor.

After stirring evenly, Su Xiaoxiao boiled water in the pot again and poured the marinated rabbit meat into the pot to blanch it in water. This was to remove the rabbit meat's odor and blood.

After doing all this, Su Xiaoxiao began to pour oil into the pot, and a lot of oil at that, and kept stir-frying the diced rabbit meat in the pot.

After seeing the rabbit meat change color, she added her newly brewed soy sauce to enhance the color, and then continued to stir-fry.

(End of this chapter)