~Between the Pages and the Coffee Pot: Translated Novels~

  Chapter 119: Threat     After Father Qin went into the restaurant, Ying Sisi quietly left. She thought: I might as well go to the suburbs again, since I'm just sitting at home.   She went there and collected a bucket of river mussels. Then she went back to find Old Zhao. She repeated her father-in-law's evaluation of the river mussels from yesterday.   Old Zhao was reluctant to take them. “These are smelly and difficult to process. Not many people eat them. No matter how good you make them, they can't compare to other seafood.”   Ying Sisi said, “Why don't you try putting them on a table? Or you could send them to customers who spend a lot. If the customers specifically order them, you can find me again. I can supply you with one or two hundred pounds. If you don't want them, I'll keep them for myself.”   “Okay.” Old Zhao agreed.   As Ying Sisi was about to leave, he called out to her. “Girl, wait.”   He went back to the kitchen and t...

  Chapter 118: Letting Go     “Hmm.” Ying Sisi finished the fruit, flipped through the pages of a book for a few minutes, and her thoughts unconsciously drifted away. She started to think about selling the river mussels tomorrow.   She don't know when she fell asleep.   When she woke up, it was already the next day, and she was in the master bedroom.  She was the only one in the room.   Qin Yanci's note was still in the same place.   She put the note away and washed the clothes she had changed out of yesterday.  She hung them on the balcony and then went out, dressed warmly.   She went back to the river by the forest.   She didn't rush to collect mussels.  Instead, she wandered around.   See if there are any wild treasures, like ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, etc.   I walked around for a while, but I didn't find any ginseng or ganoderma lucidum.   But she did find a peach tree.   It was covered in fruit.  ...

  Chapter 38: Telling Old Tales     The table was set, with the 5 Yang brothers, Master Zhu and his 3 apprentices, plus Liu Ju Jiang and Chen Fan, making a total of 10 men.   Each person had a bowl of wine in front of them, except for Chen Fan, who had a large bowl with a wine pot warming in hot water. He also held a small wine cup in his hand, which Yang Ju had proactively prepared for him.   Master Zhu glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh. "Little Chen must be from a particular family. My master said, 'Don't drink cold wine in autumn and winter, don't walk at night, don't accept official silver when handling matters, and you'll be free from illness and disaster your whole life.' It's a pity that these old-fashioned customs haven't been seen in nearly ten years."   If it had been before October of last year, he wouldn't have dared to say this. However, after defeating the bad guys, he still had to adhere to principles on major iss...

  Chapter 37: Flavorful and Delicious     Eating pig slaughter dishes is all about the atmosphere. Regardless of how it's made, as long as there are a lot of people and it's lively, it's enjoyable to eat.   The atmosphere right now was excellent. On the large rice threshing ground, there was the large pot for braising on the south side, the cutting board for chopping vegetables on the west side, a large wooden basin for washing pig offal next to it, and the freshly cut meat spread out on the other side.   Although many villagers had gone home early, there were still quite a few people left here at this time.   Chen Fan stood in front of another cutting board, with a basin of pig blood and a basin of bone broth brought over.   The bone broth was for mixing with the pig blood, so naturally, it didn't need to be simmered for too long. As long as it had color, it could be used. The pork bones could be put back into the pot to stew other dishes, at least to...

Chapter 117: Compensation        “He will definitely get in.  If he doesn't, it's okay.” Father Qin eased the tension. “We'll support you for the rest of your lives.”   “Yes, Yanci, you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself.”   Qin Yanci didn't say a word. He silently put down his chopsticks.   Father Qin and Mother Qin were a bit awkward.  They couldn't continue eating.   For a moment, no one spoke.   Ying Sisi busied herself around the stove.  She brought over the stir-fried vegetables.  “Why aren't you eating?  Do you not like the food?”  Didn't you just say that the river mussels are smooth and tender?   “We're waiting for you.”  Mother Qin said with a sad smile.   When he was at home, my son never waited for me.   Ying Sisi called out, “There's no need to wait for me.  Eat quickly. It'll be cold and won't taste as good.  Dad, are you the most educated in the family?...

 Chapter 116: No Further Inquiry     Li Yuwei's blood rushed to her head. She was stunned.  “You…you're lying!  How could you have met Feng Shuangxi? Unless you went looking for him behind your husband's back.”   As she refuted, she didn't forget to stir up trouble between Ying Sisi and Qin Yanci.   “Are you admitting it then?  I do have something to explain. I didn't go looking for him behind A-Ci's back. I met Feng Shuangxi on the road. I was following behind him and I heard him bragging to someone else.  Yuwei, girls should stay pure.  It'll be a bad reputation if it gets around.” Sisi leisurely watched Li Yuwei get flustered.   Li Yuwei was both ashamed and angry.  She couldn't believe it.   Feng Shuangxi wouldn't be so uncouth to brag about a girl's privacy.   In my past life, he protected Ying Sisi so well.   Even though Ying Sisi couldn't have children, he told everyone that it was his fault.   How co...

  Chapter 36: Pig Slaughter Dishes     Chen Fan squatted in the corner, carefully studying his data panel.   First of all, the Butchering Skill LV2 should include the experience points from before the transmigration.   After he grew up, he lived alone and had killed chickens, ducks, and fish. Later, when he went to big cities to study and work, the markets sold mostly frozen goods, or the vendors could help with the slaughter, so there were fewer opportunities to do it himself. However, after starting work, he would cook two fish every week, and the fish were always bought live and killed himself.   In his opinion, LV2 was still low. If he lived in an old house in the countryside, where he did everything himself, he could at least earn the nickname "Poultry and Fish Killer."   That wasn't the key.   The main point was, when did the strength point he had longed for get added?   His gaze swept back and forth across the panel, but the panel didn...

  Chapter 35: Butcher Ding Dismembers the Pig     With the hot water ready, a young man ran quickly to the corner and said to a middle-aged man who was smoking, "Master, everything is ready."   Chen Fan stood aside, curiously looking at the strong man whose height was about the same as his but whose physique was twice as big, and asked softly, "Is this the pig slaughtering master?"   Being able to grow to this size in this era, he guessed, could only be a pig slaughterer who could eat meat every day.   Jiang Lili stood next to him and nodded gently. "He is Master Zhu from the commune food station. He has two apprentices and specializes in slaughtering pigs."   Chen Fan looked at her curiously. "The food station manages pig slaughtering?"   Wasn't the food station a place to sell food? How did it become a slaughterhouse?   Jiang Lili gave him a strange look. How could this person not even know this?   After a pause, she glanced around and...