Famine Years and Fleeing: After Reincarnating as a Farmhouse Mother-in-Law, I Became Amazing

Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...

Chapter 154 Hot Pot (Part Two)

Liang Shuyan looked up at the weather and then instructed Dashan, "Dashan, hurry up and set up the tent."

This tent was bought by Liang Shuyan from the system when she was fleeing famine. Now it's in use. A group of people are sitting in the tent, eating hot pot and chatting. No matter how heavy the rain is outside, they won't get wet inside.

Just then, her system began broadcasting: "There will be strong winds and heavy rain of level three or above in the next three days. Host, please take precautions in advance."

Liang Shuyan knew that the flash flood was coming soon.

Inside the tent, the county magistrate exclaimed in surprise, "This is a tent? How can it be an invisible tent?"

To avoid any suspicion, Liang Shuyan chuckled and explained, "This was bought by a fellow villager in the south. I was curious, so I asked him to bring one back for me as well. We used them when we were fleeing famine, and they were quite good."

Liang Shuyan deftly put the vegetables into the pot, and a fragrant aroma immediately wafted over. Zhang Shi brought out a bowl of sauce, one for each person, and politely handed it to the magistrate and his advisor.

Grandma Jin coughed and said with a smile, "Sir, please try my second daughter-in-law's cooking. It's delicious, really delicious. When we were fleeing famine, my daughter-in-law made a meal of it, and the children have been talking about it all the way!"

"Please, sir, have some too!"

First, the pork slices were put into the pot. Since there was no beef or lamb, pork was used instead. The pork was cut into very thin slices, put into the pot, and rolled around a couple of times. Liang Shuyan then said with a smile, "Alright, adults can eat now. Look, dip it in this sauce and have a taste."

The magistrate had never eaten anything like this before. He carefully picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, slurped it down a couple of times, and swallowed it before he even had a chance to chew it.

"Mmm, delicious! This flavor is not greasy at all, and it's even a little spicy, but it's so good, really good! What did they put in it to make it so delicious? I've never eaten anything so good before!"

The clerk also happily picked up a piece, imitating the magistrate, dipped it in the sauce, smacked it a couple of times, and immediately said, "Mmm, delicious, really delicious!"

Liang Shuyan pointed to the vegetables and mushrooms around her and said, "Sir, please have a taste with your advisor. We have vegetables, vermicelli, and mushrooms here. Try whatever you like and see if it's good."

Madam Zhang approached with a plate of noodles and said politely, "Your Excellency, clerk, these are hand-pulled noodles that my mother carefully prepared. Try cooking them like this and see if they taste any different."

The clerk gently placed a piece of tofu into the magistrate's bowl: "Sir, don't you like tofu? Try this?"

Liang Shuyan had heard about the relationship between the magistrate and his advisor before, but the magistrate had never mentioned it, so she was too embarrassed to ask further. However, Old Lady Jin looked at the advisor curiously and asked, "The advisor is so concerned about the magistrate, is he perhaps an elder of the magistrate?"

The magistrate then put down his chopsticks and said, "He's not really my elder, he's my cousin, and a loyal follower that my mother sent to keep an eye on me. To put it bluntly, he's someone my mother sent to spy on me."

The advisor immediately objected: "How can you talk like that? Auntie will be heartbroken if she finds out."

The magistrate blushed and fell silent.

In the side room, Dashan was with a group of children. Mr. Su didn't want to join in the fun. He was sitting with Niu Niu, Chun Yan, Ru Yan, and San Wang, eating and talking about things at school. Mr. Su couldn't help but praise Liang Shuyan's cooking skills: "Your mother's cooking skills are really something else. I've never even seen this before, let alone eaten it."

Chunyan lowered her head and said, "That's right. If I could cook as many delicious dishes as my aunt, I would open a small shop in town, and my family wouldn't have to worry anymore."

Mr. Su overheard this and said, "You should learn from your brother Dashan now. Wait until you've made some progress before talking about doing business. Even if you can cook, can you do accounting?"

That's right, Chunyan can't do accounts.

Zhao Heng stepped forward and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Chunyan, I'll teach you. Once you've learned it, see who dares to look down on you. You can do whatever business you want then."

Ruyan's lips twitched slightly as she looked at Zhao Heng beside her: "Zhao Heng, are you really going to teach Chunyan?"

"Of course, I love talking to Chunyan and being with Chunyan!"

This remark immediately made everyone laugh, but Da Shan slowly put down his chopsticks and said, "No way, Zhao Heng, you haven't fallen for my Chunyan, have you?"

Chunyan blushed as everyone laughed at her. She put down her chopsticks and said, "You guys, stop talking nonsense. Brother Dashan, you're so mean. Aren't you afraid I'll tell Auntie?"

When it comes to complaining, Chunyan really is number one, and Dashan immediately fell silent.

Just then, a loud crackling sound came from outside, as if something had smashed through the roof. Mr. Su immediately stood up: "Oh no, it's raining heavily! It seems your mother was right, is this a flood?"

No one had any appetite. Da Shan was the first to run out, with a piece of clothing over his head, and quickly gathered up the dried radishes in the yard. The donkey was still outside, and he hurriedly shouted, "San Wang, hurry up and bring the donkey into the stable! It's raining so hard!"

Liang Shuyan then noticed the chili peppers drying on the roof and hurriedly shouted, "Quick, Dashan, there are still chili peppers on the roof! We can't let the rain wash them away!"

The sound of rain pattering in the courtyard made the county magistrate anxious. Looking at the rain outside, he said with some concern, "What should we do now? At this rate, I estimate that Daling Village will be hit by a flash flood in less than half an hour."

Fortunately, Liang Shuyan had made preparations beforehand and moved all the things she could carry away. At this moment, she said, "Sir, let's take shelter in the ancestral hall for the time being. Our courtyard is more dangerous. If there is a flood in Daling, this is the most dangerous place."

A hurried voice came from outside the door: "Grandma Dashan, hurry up! It's raining so hard, everyone's coming to help you move!"

In fact, Liang Shuyan had already used the system's warehouse function to move all the valuables in her home into the warehouse, and the things that were left were not very important.

Li Zheng and the villagers came to help, so she didn't know what to say. She simply opened the door and said politely, "Thank you, but there's nothing of value left in the house. I had the children move to the cave in the rocky mountain three days ago."

Li Zheng looked up and saw the magistrate and his advisor. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Magistrate!"