"Sister Shiyue, will everything be alright?"

Chu Xia was an inexperienced person, and standing in the kitchen, she looked uneasy.

Shiyue placed the meat, which she had specially taken out of the hut that morning and had already been cut, on the cutting board. As she sliced ​​large pieces, she said, "What could possibly happen? We just found an injured person and wanted to save their life. What kind of wicked thought is that?"

Chu Xia was taken aback by what she said.

After thinking about it for a moment, his expression changed from gloomy to sunny, and then he laughed.

"Yes, we're saving lives. That's a good deed and deserves praise!"

Seeing that she had figured it out, Shiyue smiled slightly and pointed to the porcelain jar in the corner: "There are eggplants and potatoes in there. Take them out and wash them. We'll stew them for lunch."

"Okay!" Chu Xia readily agreed.

She lifted the large porcelain jar and exclaimed in shock upon seeing what was inside, "Sister Shiyue, did you bring all these fresh vegetables back from the provincial capital?"

Wow, these potatoes are so big and so fresh!

My goodness, I've never had such good potatoes at home before!

You wouldn't believe it, the potatoes where I live are either wrinkled or tiny.

Are the potatoes here this good? I must wash a lot today!

"Go ahead and wash, wash as much as you want to eat." Shiyue couldn't help but laugh at Chuxia's rant.

Where did these potatoes come from, brought back from the provincial capital?

Uncle Shen's family didn't have any fresh vegetables either. When she went there, she ate at the canteen every meal, and the vegetables they ate were radishes and cabbages that had been stored for who knows how long.

The items in this jar were all purchased in a group chat by Shiyue in the past two days.

The people over there must be celebrating a festival too.

The longest-running messages in the group these past few days have been about various vegetables and fruits.

Let alone potatoes, cucumbers were completely out of the question at that time of year, and tomatoes were not a novelty back then either.

On these two nights, Shiyue followed the crowd and not only bought vegetables, but also several kinds of fruit.

Among them were bananas and mangoes, which she had never even heard of before.

Of course, she wouldn't dare take those things out.

I can only wait until I have some free time to secretly hide in the little room and try it myself.

Today, Shiyue is making a large pot of stew, mainly because there are many people, and everyone hasn't had fresh vegetables in a long time.

The meat was delicious, and the fresh vegetables were something I'd been craving for a long time.

Knowing what was going on, Shiyue wasn't stingy at all.

She not only chopped up all the potatoes she had washed in early summer, but also chopped up two whole eggplants! In addition, she soaked the leftover wood ear mushrooms and a small handful of sweet potato noodles, which she had also bought through a group purchase.

Heat oil in a wok, add the sliced ​​meat and stir-fry until all the oil is rendered out. Remove the meat from the wok and then add the vegetables...

Shiyue cooked the dishes skillfully, but her eyes kept glancing out the window of the kitchen.

Yu Chuxia's attention was completely drawn to the pot of meat and vegetables, and she swallowed her saliva countless times.

Seeing Shiyue like this, he comforted her, "Sister Shiyue, don't worry. My brother is a trustworthy person. With him leading the way, there won't be any problems."

And how much time has passed? They probably haven't even arrived yet, how could they be back so quickly?

After figuring things out, Chu Xia was no longer afraid and was even able to comfort Shi Yue.

Shiyue thought about it and realized that she was being too anxious; there was indeed still plenty of time.

So she nodded: "Yes, let's wait a little longer."

After saying that, she pointed to the basin on the side: "Bring the kneaded dough over here."

The dough for these pancakes was made in early summer.

After practicing for a while, Chu Xia has become quite good at kneading dough.

Shiyue picked up a dough ball from the basin, kneaded it in her hand, and then slapped it onto the side of the iron pot where meat and vegetables were stewing. A cornbread was obediently stuck there.

After sticking all the pancakes into the pot, Shiyue put the lid on.

"Hey, sis, what's in that basket of yours? Why is it moving?" Yu Chuxia suddenly asked, pointing to the basket that Shiyue had carried down the mountain earlier.

"..." Shiyue then remembered that she had also hunted a rabbit!

I completely forgot about such a great thing!

She took the rabbit out and examined it, only to find that it had long since died after all the commotion.

Shiyue placed the rabbit in a basin and set it aside, planning to clean it up after dinner.

We've prepared a big pot of stew for lunch, so we'll save the rabbit for tomorrow.

Thinking of the rabbit, Shiyue couldn't help but recall the man's miserable state.

He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then went back into the house and rummaged through the bags he had brought back, finding a small pot and some millet.

Shiyue handed the pot and millet to Chuxia so she could wash them.

He dug a makeshift fire pit with a shovel near the kitchen in the yard, added firewood, lit it, and then put a wire mesh on top of it.

Next, take the pot that has been rinsed and filled with water and place it on the wire mesh.

This net was bought by Shiyue's father when she was still alive, back when her mother was already too sick to get out of bed.

There's only one stove in the house, so if we cook rice, we can't decoct the medicine.

Dad came up with this idea.

It was never used again after my mother passed away.

Chu Xia knew that the porridge she was cooking was definitely for the patient on the mountain.

She didn't say a word while watching Shiyue busy herself, but quietly added firewood to the fire.

After Shiyue finished her work, Chuxia nudged her and said, "Sister, go inside and watch the pot. I'll keep an eye on things here."

Shiyue knew that Chuxia was being considerate of her, afraid that she would get cold.

She didn't refuse, nodded, and went into the kitchen.

The two waited and waited, until the millet was practically bursting with heat, before finally the group of people returned.

"Why are you..."

In early summer, she was the first to run over and open the door.

Before she could finish her complaint after opening the door, Ye Pu'an interrupted her: "Chu Xia, open your door and tidy up your bed!"

His tone was more serious than ever.

"Huh?" Chu Xia was stunned.

Not to mention early summer, even Shiyue was stunned.

She had considered that these people might bring the person back, but she never intended for them to bring the person to her home.

Even if she cooked millet porridge, she only planned to have these people deliver it to the patient after she finished eating.

Before they could even process what was happening, He Lixuan, who was walking in the middle carrying the patient, whispered a reprimand: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up!"

"Oh." No matter how unwilling Chu Xia was, she could only reluctantly agree under her cousin's intimidation.

She gave Shiyue a pitiful look, then went to the front and opened her own door.

Shiyue didn't go inside, but instead went to the makeshift fire pit outside and brought the cooked millet porridge into the kitchen.

She had just placed the small pot on the stove to keep it warm when she heard a startled cry from Chu Xia's room: "Ah, Second Brother! Second Brother, wake up! What are you doing here?"

Then came Chu Xia's suppressed sobs.