Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 9 Go find a doctor quickly

No one answered the question; at that moment, they all just wanted to stay far away from Li Ruru, this plague.

Li Ruru knew that the Chen family would divorce her sooner or later, and she didn't want to stay here any longer.

She said she was being divorced, but in her heart she was plotting a divorce.

A divorced woman has nothing, but she can get back her dowry, which contains many good things.

The meal ended unhappily, and no one was full.

Li Ruru wanted to get some food for her daughters from her spatial storage, but she was afraid that the children would ask her a bunch of questions she couldn't answer.

She suddenly realized that although she had money and resources in her space, she still couldn't do without the vitality to generate money.

After thinking about it, she decided to go out and find something to eat.

After wandering around the back mountain, Li Ruru found a konjac flower and dug it up and brought it back.

When she saw her mother carrying back a large plant, Daya warned, "This is devil's taro, it's poisonous, you can't eat it!"

Li Ruru patted her head and said, "Trust your mother. Even if it's poisonous, I can make it non-poisonous."

He then assigned tasks to the children: Er Ya and San Ya went to gather firewood, while Da Ya boiled water.

After all the events of the day, the three girls had completely trusted their mother. They didn't ask any more questions and went off to do their chores.

Li Ruru washed the konjac clean, peeled it with a kitchen knife, and prepared to grind it into a paste.

At this point, I suddenly realized I didn't have any tools. How am I supposed to grind it?

After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with a good idea.

Seeing that no one was in the backyard, Li Ruru took out a blender from her spatial storage, but then sighed and put it back.

Since there needs to be a legitimate way to make money, if the necessary steps are skipped, it will inevitably arouse suspicion as the business grows bigger and stronger.

Of course, she hasn't thought that far ahead yet; she just wants to earn a little money to buy food for her child.

Li Ruru picked up a knife, chopped the konjac into large and small pieces, and went to Pan Dayan's house next door.

Pan Dayan's family had just finished dinner and were enjoying the cool air in the courtyard.

There has been a lot of rain this year, and the weather in May is very hot and humid. Cooling off is a regular evening activity for the people of Chenjia Village.

Pan Dayan was somewhat surprised to see her arrive.

The third daughter-in-law of the Chen family has always been low-key and rarely visits other people's homes.

It wasn't that Li Ruru was being low-key; it was mainly because the original owner was too busy, never having a moment to spare, and simply didn't have time to visit others.

"Aunt Pan, may I use your stone mill?"

"Hey girl, what are you doing?"

Pan Dayan looked curiously at the wooden bucket she was carrying; good heavens, it was full of devil's taro.

"This devil's taro is poisonous and cannot be eaten! Just touching it will cause itching and numbness all over the body, and in severe cases, it can cause redness and swelling of the skin."

Pan Dayan kindly offered a reminder, and then directed her son to bring over two dark-colored steamed buns.

"Little sister, take this home and eat it. Listen to your aunt, you really can't eat this devil's taro."

Pan Dayan thought that Li Ruru must be so hungry that she would eat anything to think of eating devil's tongue.

Li Ruru said, "Aunt Pan, these days no one has any surplus grain. You should keep the steamed buns."

She wanted a change of pace; the dark-colored steamed buns were simply unpalatable.

This Pan Dayan, although loud and gossipy, isn't a bad person; she often gives Da Ya and the others food.

Li Ruru knew that Pan Dayan was a straightforward person, so she didn't waste any more words with her and went straight to the stone mill in the yard with her bucket.

"Aunt Pan, you all go about your business, don't worry about me."

He then used chopsticks to pick up a piece of konjac and placed it in the feed inlet of the stone mill, and pushed the push rod hard.

She was wearing gloves when she was chopping konjac at home, but now she has to use chopsticks.

It took a lot of effort for the stone mill to slowly start turning.

Pan Dayan waved, and her two sons quickly ran over.

"Aunt Li, let me do it."

The two boys pushed Li Ruru aside, one feeding the material and the other pushing the lever, and got busy.

Pan Dayan found a large basin and placed it under the stone mill to collect konjac paste.

Li Ruru was a little embarrassed, "Thank you so much."

She felt very guilty for making the other person's two sons work for free and for using their stone mill for free.

"Auntie, I'm going to make konjac tofu and sell it at the market tomorrow. If I make money, I'll definitely buy you two fried cakes."

She casually drew a small but significant pie in the sky for Pan Dayan.

"What are you talking about? I didn't do anything." Pan Dayan waved her hand and then asked, "Are you sure you won't be poisoned?"

"I have my own way," Li Ruru said with a smile. It must be said that both of Pan Dayan's sons are excellent at their jobs.

The konjac weighing over ten kilograms was quickly ground, and the two thoughtfully delivered several large basins to Li Ruru's home.

“My mother said that my aunt can use these basins, there’s no rush to return them.”

After saying that, the two boys left.

Er Ya and San Ya had already gathered a lot of firewood, and Da Ya was boiling water.

The three little ones looked curiously at the konjac paste in several wooden basins. "Mom, what do we do next?"

They didn't understand, but they wanted to help their mother with the chores.

"Next, cook these into a paste."

"A paste? Like a wild vegetable paste?" Er Ya asked. "Then can we eat it?"

If you can eat wild vegetable porridge, then you should be able to eat this taro porridge too, right?

The three girls were like a walking encyclopedia of questions, and Li Ruru answered their questions while she worked.

"After cooking it into a paste, let it cool until it becomes something like lumps. Then cut it into pieces and cook it again."

In those days, jiaotuan was considered a relatively expensive food, and ordinary families couldn't afford it.

The three children had only seen their grandmother cook it, but had rarely eaten it.

To make jiaotuan, boil water, then pour cornmeal or wheat flour into the boiling water, stirring constantly while adding more dry cornmeal or wheat flour. Finally, while it's still hot, spread it out into jiaotuan blocks, or use a strainer to make fish-shaped pieces.

The principles are the same, except that making jiaotuan requires adding a lot of corn flour or wheat flour.

In times of food shortages, ordinary people wouldn't eat so extravagantly.

A single konjac tuber, in fertile and well-drained soil, can grow to at least 5 kilograms.

It contains a lot of starch, so it's very filling, and the best part is that it's free.

After answering the girls' questions, Li Ruru burned some wheat straw, collected it, and put it in water.

After filtering it again with a cloth, it becomes wood ash water.

The water in the pot had already boiled. Li Ruru poured in the ground konjac and stirred it, then poured in the wood ash water.

After stirring for a while, the originally white paste quickly turned grayish-brown.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Sanya exclaimed.

Er Ya looked worried; that dark, unappetizing thing didn't look like something edible at all.

Seeing that Li Ruru was a little tired, Daya picked up the rolling pin and said, "Mom, let me do it."

Li Ruru's family didn't have any proper mixing tools; the only thing they could use was a rolling pin.

"Let my son do it."

Suddenly, Pan Dayan's voice came from behind, and she pushed her eldest son into the kitchen.

Li Ruru wiped her sweat. "Aunt Pan, you are truly my savior. I will definitely bring you two more fried cakes tomorrow."

Pan Dayan was showered with compliments and ate a big pancake, making her extremely happy.

“It’s just a trivial matter, why are you talking about saving lives?”

With the help of strong laborers, the konjac was quickly mixed.

The grayish-brown paste solidified into a lump after a while. Li Ruru added some cold water to the pot and then cut the konjac into pieces with a knife.

After cooking for another half hour, the konjac tofu was ready.

After thinking for a moment, she went to Pan Dayan's house and borrowed a few bowls and some seasonings.

Everything is ready, and we're just waiting to set up our stall tomorrow.

No, something seems to be missing.

Oh, I haven't tried it yet.

Li Ruru took out two large pieces of the prepared konjac tofu, cut them into small pieces, drizzled them with the prepared spicy and sour sauce, and delivered them to Pan Dayan's house.

"Aunt Pan, would you like to try some?"

Pan Dayan looked at the bowl of dark brown stuff and frowned in distress.

She didn't want to eat it; she was afraid of being poisoned.

Sanya didn't think much of it and picked up a piece, putting it in her mouth.

Pan Dayan hurriedly stopped her, "Don't eat it, it's poisonous!"

But it was too late. Before Sanya could even chew it, the konjac tofu slid right into her stomach.

Pan Dayan turned pale with fright and hurriedly called to her eldest son, "Tie Niu, hurry up and go find Doctor Chen."

(End of this chapter)