Rebirth of a Village Girl

Chapter 34

WHO GAYE YOU THIS PRESCRIPTION?

This ordinary child, at her age, would still be naive in an ordinary family. But for Ni Yang, almost all of the family’s burdens have fallen on her.

Every time she thought of the hardship endured by Ni Yang, Ni Cuihua was overwhelmed with shame. Was it because she had been so incompetent as a mother?

Ni Yang handed her little sister to Ni Cuihua, “I'll go to eat first.”

Ni Yang came to the dining room, hurriedly ate a few bites, left her chopsticks, and went to the courtyard to unload the goods from the bicycle.

After the 60 catties of vegetables were unloaded, a large heap was formed. It was indeed a massive task to wash them.

Yet, Ni Yang was not afraid of the trouble. After pressing a large basin of well water, she squatted down and started washing seriously.

She planned to pickle these vegetables into sauerkraut.

Having been in the catering business in her previous life, pickling sauerkraut was not a difficult task for Ni Yang. Moreover, she was skilled and had devised a secret recipe; the sauerkraut she pickled was not only fragrant and crisp but also appetising, leaving a lingering aroma in the mouth.

In the sour fish noodle soup, the secret sauerkraut and the secret chilli were the main characters.

These secret recipes could not be imitated by others.

She believed that once her secret sauerkraut was out, it would become even more popular given that the noodles she made using ordinary sauerkraut from the market were already selling well.

With this thought in mind, Ni Yang was full of energy and did not feel tired at all.

In fact, most of the sauerkraut available in the market was not washed before pickling, after all, it was to be sold.

But Ni Yang was different.

Since she was depending on customers to make a living, she would be responsible for them. Therefore, the food processed by her was always very clean and hygienic, as if it were prepared for herself.

“Yangyang, why did you buy so many vegetables? Including you and Auntie Ni, there are only three of us for dinner. How long do we have to eat such a large amount of vegetables?” Ni Cuihua walked over to Ni Yang, full of confusion. It was summer, a large amount of piled-up vegetables could easily rot.

Ni Yang explained with a smile, “Mom, these are not for us to eat, I’m going to pickle them into sauerkraut.”

“To pickle sauerkraut?” Ni Cuihua asked surprisingly, “Yangyang, you know how to pickle the sauerkraut?”

Actually, anyone could pickle salted vegetables, but not sauerkraut. It takes a certain level of skill to make the vegetables taste pleasantly sour and delicious. Therefore, Ni Cuihua was somewhat sceptical of Ni Yang.

After all, Ni Yang had never pickled sauerkraut before.

Ni Yang replied with a smile, “I’ve never pickled before, but I’ve read about it in books. It’s actually not that difficult. The sauerkraut from the market is expensive, costing one cent for a catty, while the fresh vegetables I bought cost one cent for five catties. So I thought about giving it a try to save some money.”