The three adults and eight children managed to finish the whole bucket of jelly. Seeing that there was still a bucket of jelly left, Yu Rujia told each of the children to take a plate home and divide it into several bowls so they could taste it.

A group of people spent the afternoon picking mugwort leaves and making and eating jelly, and now it's almost dark.

Some quick-thinking families have already started cooking dinner.

When Huang Guihua saw her son bring in a bowl of bright green tofu, she asked, "Goudan, whose house did you bring this from? I've never seen tofu made green before."

Dog Egg: "Mom, this isn't tofu, it's jelly. Aunt Duofu gave it to me, and it's delicious."

Huang Guihua raised her eyes: "You ate?"

Dog Egg proudly held up three fingers: "I ate three bowls. If I had more room, I would have eaten more."

Huang Guihua slapped his forehead: "Are you trying to kill yourself? You ate three bowls of such good food in one go. Did other people's food just fall from the sky? Did I starve you so that you would run to other people's houses to eat and drink like crazy?"

She didn't know what it was made of, but she knew Yu Rujia well; anything she made was definitely different.

Hearing that her stupid son had eaten three bowls of food at someone else's house without any politeness, she was so angry that she wanted to reward him with a dish of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

Dog Egg, still savoring the delicious taste of the cold noodles, was oblivious to his mother's fury.

Dog Egg, in his silly way, blurted out his true feelings: "This was made by Aunt Yu using grass from the mountain. Aunt Yu is so amazing; she can turn anything into something delicious."

"I want to be a member of Aunt Yu's family like Duolu and the others, but unfortunately Duolu and the others won't agree."

Towards the end, there was a great deal of regret.

It seems I can't skip this meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

Before even entering the room, Erdan, carrying a plate, shouted, "I'm back!"

Zhou Yanhong, who was in the kitchen, didn't see what he was carrying and replied, "You're finally willing to come back? I thought you were having a blast outside."

Erdan: "We didn't play today. We went up the mountain with Aunt Yu to pick mugwort leaves. She even made us some delicious food."

Zhou Yanhong didn't realize who Aunt Yu was, so she asked the question.

Erdan: "Aunt Yu is Yu Zhiqing, Duofu's aunt, she's amazing. We had sweet and savory jelly today, it was delicious, Mom, could you make some for us?"

Zhou Yanhong didn't know what liangfen was; she only heard the word "fen" and thought it was some kind of fine grain.

Zhou Yanhong: "With your appearance, you did a little work for someone and got a meal of fine food from their house. Aren't you ashamed? You even want me to cook for you. You're ugly, but you have such high and mighty ideas."

When Jiang Damei from Wu Shengli's family learned that Da Wa had been eating and taking things from Yu's house, she immediately grabbed a bamboo stick and chased after him to beat him.

Seeing this, Wu Shengli, who had just finished work, sat down next to Wu Xiaocao, who was secretly eating jelly. He took a bite from Wu Xiaocao's spoon, and the sour, spicy, refreshing, and icy jelly instantly soothed his heart.

She wanted to have another bite, but her daughter refused, showing her disdain.

Wu Shengli had no choice but to get the spoon himself, asking, "Who brought this over?"

Wu Shengli knew perfectly well that such delicious and generously made food couldn't have been made by his wife.

Wu Xiaocao scooped up a spoonful of jelly and ate it: "My brother brought it back, saying it's from Duofu's family."

Wu Shengli knew why Jiang Damei had chased after Da Wa and hit him; she had taken other people's valuable things without permission, and she deserved to be beaten.

Then he thought again, since he had already started eating and had already been beaten, if he didn't eat more, he would be letting down Da Wa for the beating he had taken. With that in mind, Wu Shengli unknowingly ate more than half a plate.

It was only because Wu Xiaocao remembered that her mother hadn't eaten that she stopped Wu Shengli from putting more food in his spoon, and he reluctantly put the spoon away.

After beating her son, Jiang Damei came in and saw a plate full of food. She had beaten someone and the plate was almost empty. When she saw Wu Shengli with sauce still on his lips, she was so angry that she gave him the same treatment as Da Wa.

Of the four friends, Hua Zi was the luckiest. Xu Hui Niang was gentle and rarely hit anyone.

After clarifying the situation, they prepared a return gift for Hua Zi to deliver to Duo Fu and the others the next day, and that was the end of it.

Of course, the other three families also prepared return gifts, which meant that both of their bottoms were covered in sores. Fortunately, the mischievous kids recovered quickly and were full of energy again after just one night.

Most of the mugwort leaves picked yesterday were used to make jelly, so Gao Guojing had to take the kids back up the mountain to pick more mugwort leaves. Erdan and the others went with them.

But when he came back, he refused to go into the Yu family's house. Da Wa touched his still sore bottom and said with drool, "My mom said if I dare to eat at other people's houses again, she'll beat my bottom until it's bruised and battered."

Gou Dan felt that as long as he could eat good food, being beaten was nothing. When he saw Da Wa touching his butt, he felt that his butt seemed to hurt. He squinted and resolutely refused to come to the Yu family.

After several busy days, Gao Shujing finally made a batch of soaps. He happily flipped through the soaps, knowing he could take dozens of them back with him, and he could keep at least ten for himself.

With the soaps packed away, the double harvest season was nearing its end, and Gao Shujing's wedding preparations were almost complete. The final wedding date was set for August 6th.

When asking for help, Yu Rujia counted the families she had close ties with. She thought that since she didn't move around much in the team, she wouldn't need to ask many people.

After all the calculations, including Gao Shujing's side, we ended up needing to set up four or five tables. Fortunately, the backyard was big enough to accommodate us.

Gao Guojing will be the head chef for a while. He practiced his cooking skills for more than a month beforehand. He would occasionally cook at home, but during his time at Shangfen Brigade, he has been cooking for half the time. He is very good at cooking.

When Huang Guihua received her wedding invitation, she patted her hand and said, "You and Officer Gao have been together for so long, and you're finally getting married."

"Officer Gao is a caring person. Gou Dan has praised his cooking several times when he came back. You're going to be lucky in the future."

Yu Rujia: "He really satisfies me in this respect."

Male chauvinism has persisted for thousands of years in feudal society. Throughout history, there have been very few men who would cook and clean at home. When Gao Shujing was at home, he basically took care of all the housework, which is quite rare.

The night before the wedding, the Jing generation from the cowshed went into the mountains and brought over a wild boar.

Their status disqualified them from attending the wedding, and being from the countryside with nothing of value, the wild boar served as their wedding gift.

When the wild boar was delivered, Han Meifeng came over and said with tears in her eyes, "It's my fault. Marriage is a major event in a lifetime. I can't even afford a dowry. I'm sorry for letting you get married in such a poor state. I'm sorry for your parents."