One of Yuan Xichen's guards ran over in a hurry.

After seeing this, Yu Qingshu pulled his daughter and consciously avoided it.

Yuan Xichen walked up to the guard with his long legs, his eyes scanning the distance, "What's the matter? Tell me."

"It was the pregnant woman we arrested earlier. She gave birth and abandoned the child and ran away. Her parents ran with her and lost the child.

Because she was pregnant, the guards were a little lax, which is why she escaped. When I got the news, I rushed over immediately."

The guard finished speaking tremblingly, with his head lowered for fear that Yuan Xichen would get angry.

"Oh, so she ran away! She just talked nonsense and got away with it. We didn't give her too much trouble because she was pregnant.

Is that child a boy or a girl?" Yuan Xichen's tone was calm, without any emotion.

The pregnant woman they were talking about was naturally Yu Ling'er, but Yuan Xichen was surprised that she abandoned the child after giving birth.

"Master, the woman gave birth to a boy. According to my investigation, she and Miss Yu seem to be from the same village. Master, do you think we should tell Miss Yu about this?"

The guard had already figured out Yu Ling'er's background, but he didn't know about the grudge between her and Yu Qingqing.

"Send the child to a training camp and enlist him in the army. As for that woman, if you find her, send her directly to the mines. There's no need to discuss other matters. Leave."

Yuan Xichen felt that there was no need to worry Yu Qingqing about such a thing. If they were truly close, that woman wouldn't have said such bad things about Yu Qingqing.

The guards received the order and quickly retreated. The coldness emanating from Yuan Xichen just now made him feel like he was in the snow.

It seems that he said something he shouldn't have said, fortunately he ran fast.

Although Yu Qingqing was curious about what they talked about, she never asked Yuan Xichen.

The few of them then returned home, and Yu Qingshu warmly invited Yuan Xichen to dinner, and he did not refuse.

Yu Qingqing caught two big fat rabbits from the rabbit house and prepared to make braised rabbit meat tonight.

Ever since the rabbits were raised outside, Yu Qingqing and her friends can eat rabbit meat from time to time, and they no longer have to rack their brains to find excuses.

Rabbits reproduce very quickly, and can have three or four litters a year. Because rabbits have two uteruses, they can reproduce almost non-stop.

Yu Qingqing also hopes that the more the better, so that she can make dried rabbit meat in the future. She will not feel that any number of rabbits is too many.

Yu Qinghai also returned home. He came back soon after delivering the goods and setting up the stall today.

He grabbed the rabbit's ears and took it to the river to gut it. Having handled many preys before, his movements were quick and decisive.

At this time, the people outside had already collected the dried meat and put it into the Yu family's warehouse.

Because the fish and shrimp in the nearby river are no longer easy to catch, the Yu family has started purchasing these things from other villages. Today, Uncle Yuan and his family also sent dozens of kilograms of fish and shrimp.

After processing the two rabbits, I took them to the kitchen and chopped them into small pieces of meat.

In addition, the weather has been quite hot recently and I don’t have much appetite, so Yu Qingqing cooked white rice and sweet potato porridge tonight.

Put sweet potatoes and rice in the pot and cook over high heat for half an hour. The sweet potato porridge you get is very sweet and soft.

Today, the fishermen caught a lot of snails from the river outside. Yu Qingqing planned to stir-fry some spicy snails.

Place the snails in a basin in advance to let them spit out the sand for half an hour, then scrub the shells clean and wash them repeatedly until there is no sand.

Yu Qingqing put the cleaned snails into boiling water, blanched them and set them aside.

"Brother, please help me cut two pounds of pork. I need some fat." Yu Qingqing looked back at Yu Qinghai, his hands moving non-stop as he cut a lot of dogwood.

"Okay, got it!" Yu Qinghai put down the work in his hands and walked towards the warehouse with a big knife.

The warehouse can hold a lot of things, so Yu Qingqing and her friends specially bought a lot of ice and froze the pork they bought in the warehouse.

Yu Qinghai picked a piece of pork with fat and lean meat, and cut it off quickly with one knife.

Yu Qinghai grinned and quickly walked to the kitchen with the pork in his hand. Since his family's conditions improved, he could eat meat almost every day, which was something he had never dared to imagine before.

Back in the kitchen, without Yu Qingqing's instructions, Yu Qinghai cut the pork neatly and set it aside.

Because Yuan Xichen is a guest, we need to make a little more food.

Yu Qingqing has prepared everything and can start cooking right away.

Yu Qinghai slowly approached the stove and asked expectantly, "Third sister, how about letting me cook this time, and you just give me some guidance from the side.

You must be tired from working in the fields today, so you can take a break."

Yu Qinghai naturally wanted his sister to do less. He felt very distressed seeing how hard his sister worked every day.

Before Yu Qingqing could answer, Hua Qinglu beside her said happily: "Yes, Qing'er. You've worked hard today too, and you have to go on a long journey tomorrow.

This time, I'll let your eldest brother cook, and you can just stand aside and give him some guidance."

Hua Qinglu looked at his son with a look of satisfaction, thinking that his son had really become more attentive and knew how to care for others.

Yu Qingqing smiled knowingly and took off her apron. "Okay, big brother. Today it depends on your skills. This is not difficult."

I've prepared all the seasonings, you just need to wait for the oil to heat up and pour it in and stir-fry. "Yu Qingqing felt very warm inside, it felt so good to be cared for by her family.

The kitchen chopping board is filled with all kinds of cleaned and cut ingredients. Basically, you just need to throw them into the pot and stir-fry until cooked.

After the pot is hot, Yu Qinghai puts the fattier meat into the pot and stir-fry until the oil comes out.

Yu Qingqing watched from the side and explained in detail what to add first and what to add later.

Under Yu Qingqing's guidance, delicious dishes were soon freshly baked.

Spicy rabbit meat, stir-fried snails, steamed sea bass, cold wild vegetables, steamed duck and other delicacies.

The Yu family was extremely lively at this time. In addition to Yuan Xichen and others, Jiang Xiaomei's family, whom Yu Qinghai was about to marry, was also present.

Anyway, Yu Qingshu's family also pays attention to etiquette, so there is no problem in inviting them over for dinner.

"Well, we made such a sumptuous meal today. It must have been hard work for the brothers."