Old Master Su was puzzled because they usually threw the pheasant's feathers away. He wondered why his granddaughter asked him to wash the feathers instead.
'Is she worried that I might get tired chopping wood? Is that why she's deliberately telling me to wash the feathers?'
Since his granddaughter had told him to do that, it could only mean the feathers would be helpful. "Binglan, should I dry the feathers after washing them?"
Su Binglan was disemboweling the pheasant to make crispy pheasant. She initially planned to make crispy fried pheasant, but after some thought, she knew it would use up a lot of oil. Commoners would typically be reluctant to use so much oil.
Although she wanted to use the oil, she knew her grandparents would not be willing, so she thought it was better to save it instead.
Therefore, Su Binglan decided to make pheasant stew with mushrooms. When it rained, her grandparents went to the mountains to pick mushrooms.
