Shui Qing's family was also preparing food.

After removing the blood from the pork bones, I added a large pot of water and brought it to a boil over high heat, then turned it down to a simmer. I started simmering it in the morning, and by noon the broth was milky white and rich, and it smelled sweet.

I stir-fried fresh pork with soaked wood ear mushrooms, green peppers, and pickled bamboo shoots into a simple version of Yu Xiang Rou Si (shredded pork with garlic sauce).

I also simmered minced pork with shiitake mushrooms, green and red peppers, minced ginger and garlic, and soybean paste to make a fragrant and appetizing meat sauce.

Put the rolled-out noodles into another large iron pot.

For those who eat soup noodles, after the noodles are cooked, pour a spoonful of rich bone broth over them, and then add a spoonful of shredded pork with garlic sauce as a topping.

For those who like mixed noodles, simply pour a large spoonful of savory and delicious meat sauce over the noodles after they are cooked, then mix well.

The noodles are handmade from wheat flour, thin, smooth, chewy, and elastic. With fresh ingredients and excellent cooking skills, the person who receives them smiles broadly when they are served piping hot.

The men didn't crowd in the dining hall, but sat in the covered walkway in the courtyard. With the roof over their heads providing shade and the wind blowing on both sides, they sat on the stone slabs by the railings or on the bluestone slabs on the ground, holding a large bowl full of hearty noodles. They felt all the fatigue of the past few days vanish.

Five women, including Li Dani and Zheng Yan, ate while chatting about recent events in Shanshui Village.

After eating until they were half full, the men deliberately slowed down and recounted the events of their journey in detail.

When they mentioned that Master Bai had even prepared paper money for their memorial service, Li Dani and the other four couldn't help but tear up, exclaiming, "Master Bai is truly amazing."

Not only did they help them find a place to settle down and a kind and honest employer who provided them with a resettlement allowance, they also went to great lengths to prepare offerings for their memorial service.

"Yes, we can't repay Master Bai, so we can only try our best to be good to Young Master Bai in the future."

"Young Master Bai is also easy to get along with. He's a nice person with no airs at all. He's polite and courteous to us, without a trace of arrogance."

“Our boss is the same, you don’t know, do you? The five of us have been working for Aunt Ding recently, and we get thirty coins a day! The boss said we can keep the money ourselves,” Wang Qiuyue said happily.

"Well, you don't know, what we saw after we went back this time was that the living were suffering a lot. Only Master Bai's estate was a little better. Although the food was not good, at least there were wild vegetables and porridge to eat."

Most of the people we met along the way were so hungry they were unrecognizable. If we hadn't followed Master Bai, if we hadn't gotten here, I can't even imagine what our lives would have been like.”

The people on the covered walkway couldn't help but sigh.

The hands holding the rough pottery basin tightened even more.

This bowl contains noodles made from wheat flour, real pork, and even the broth is made from simmered pork bones.

Those departed relatives never got to eat such a meal, even in their final moments.

"Let's live well and follow our employer; things will only get better from here on out."

"right!"

"The Ding family's wall must be built well, and things must be done beautifully so as not to damage the relationship between the owners and them."

"I know, is that even a question?"

In the dining room, Bai Manshan recounted the situation of Fan Dazhu and Fan Erzhu.

Fan Jin looked apologetic. "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

He chose the person, so a normal injury wouldn't be a big deal, but the way he got injured is due to his own actions.

Bai Manshan waved his hands repeatedly, "Hey, I'm just saying this to make everyone understand that it's not our fault for not taking care of them; it was really their own fault."

"As long as you and Zhaodi don't blame us!"