Little Youran popped out from behind him and said to Zhou Shi with a smile, "Auntie, Auntie, Mother asked us to cook all the ingredients we brought so that the villagers can have a good meal and thank them for taking care of you recently."

She emphasized, "This is a meal for the whole village. You are welcome to come if you want to eat too."

This time it's serious.

Zhou suddenly understood what the Jiang siblings had done.

The mother-in-law was unwilling to accept the Su family's kindness, so Su actually used this method to distribute food to the whole village through the Jiang siblings, and took them along as well.

They really put a lot of thought into it...

So, Mother-in-law shouldn't blame them for accepting Su's favor anymore, right?

Thinking this, Zhou felt grateful to the mother and her two children, and realized even more that Su was not present. So she waved to the children hiding behind the wall, "Come and eat."

Then several more people rushed out instantly, even the eldest, Yun Manwan, came out carrying bowls and chopsticks.

Once the children came out, the Zhou family adults were naturally too embarrassed to sit at the table and all went back to their rooms.

Just then, another group of people poured in through the gate, all carrying bowls and chopsticks, mostly teenagers.

It was Xiao Youran who spoke just now, and the adults at the door naturally understood what she meant, so they let the children come over first, while they watched from behind.

Seeing that the Yun family members at the table were indeed just a few children, they all laughed.

After all, the Yun family had been staying in Sanyang Village for a month and a half since they returned, and they had been subjected to a lot of disdain from the villagers. How could they possibly go out of their way to freeload off other people's meat soup? It was different when the children were at the table; they wouldn't suffer any loss or lose face.

Xiao Youran said with a smile, "Everyone, please take your time. This mutton soup may need to simmer for another hour. If you want to eat, please sit here and wait patiently. Also... if you haven't had meat in a long time, don't eat too much or too quickly, lest you get an upset stomach."

Then a large group of people gathered around the big table.

The Yun family boys quickly occupied prime spots on the long bench, clapping their hands to greet their respective older sisters.

The two slightly older girls, Yun Manwan and Yun Manying, had received a good upbringing in the Yun family. They did not sit at the table, but instead placed the bowls and chopsticks next to their younger brother and stood quietly behind him, looking at Xiao Youran in surprise.

Yun Tianyi plopped down and asked angrily, "Little cousin, you gave the other three families some pastries, why didn't we three families get any?"

Xiao Youran thought for a moment, then looked at Jiang Youchen in confusion, "Brother, just now... it was my eldest aunt, second aunt, and fourth aunt who helped us carry the things into the room, and that's when we gave them the pastries, right?"

Jiang Youchen nodded, "My third cousin's wife wasn't here at the time, and my grandmother said she didn't want our things. We couldn't very well send them to her."

Yun Tianyi huffed, "Then what do you mean by cooking all the meat and distributing it to everyone? You're not trying to poison us, are you?"

This little cousin... usually prefers to squander and destroy everything rather than let others benefit. This time... could it be... she's planning to tamper with the food?

Jiang Youchen laughed in exasperation, "If you're afraid we'll poison you, you don't have to eat it!"

Xiao Youran nodded, "Yes, yes, if you guys don't eat, let the older brothers eat."

She was referring to the neighbors' children.

Yun Tianyi fell silent.

Actually, it wasn't just him; the other cousins ​​were also filled with doubt, but they couldn't resist the aroma of the mutton. They prayed that with the Jiang family cousins ​​around, their little cousin could do something reliable.

Then he thought, with so many neighbor children around, they couldn't possibly do anything shady, could they?

This little cousin is only four years old, how could she do such a vicious thing?

Yun Tianyi glared angrily at Xiao Youran, but the delicious mutton soup made his mouth water and he couldn't resist the temptation of the meat dish, so he had to endure it.

Soon, the table was full, and the children stared longingly at the large pot of mutton soup placed on top of the makeshift bricks.

Some neighbors even brought two candles from their homes and lit them in the main hall.

The aroma was enough to whet their appetites.

The Yun family members hadn't had a proper meal in a long time. Although they had eaten two pieces of pastry to fill their stomachs, the tempting aroma still made their stomachs rumble with hunger, and the sounds of them swallowing their saliva rose and fell.

Little Youran asked the adults gathered at the door with a grin, "This pot is simmering mutton soup. My mother, Zhao, is also simmering beef and pork soup in the kitchen. The meat soups are too oily, and we're out of rice. May I ask if any of you uncles and aunts have any cooked rice?"

The adults immediately realized that the little girl wanted to exchange meat broth for rice.

Although I was a little disappointed, I thought that my child rarely gets to eat meat, so it was worth it to exchange a big bowl of rice for a bowl of meat.

Then some people started going home to get their food.

At this moment, Zhao's mother had already cooked the first serving of hand-torn cabbage and brought it up.

Although it was a large bowl of cabbage, you could see many slices of meat mixed in, and each cabbage leaf was glistening with oil.

The children, who rarely get to eat meat, had eyes that gleamed like hungry wolves. They started reaching for the vegetables in the big bowl with their chopsticks and frantically shoveling food into their own bowls, always picking out the meat first.

Xiao Youran said with a smile, "Don't rush, there's more good food to come, including beef and lamb. Eat slowly. I told you, don't eat too fast or too much, or you'll get a stomachache."

You must eat slowly, preferably... until dawn...

As she thought this, she felt a little anxious.

However, she underestimated the children's fighting power, and soon a large bowl of hand-torn cabbage was emptied.

One of the children saw his father still peering out the door and shouted at her, "Hurry up! Go back and get two bowls of brown rice!"

Seeing that his son was indeed eating with his mouth full of oil, the man went back to get more food, satisfied.

These days, people in Sanyang Village rarely see meat on ordinary days. They can only buy a pound of meat during festivals. Although they can't eat refined rice every meal, they don't lack brown rice and porridge.

Xiao Youran spread her hands regretfully, then said to them, "Don't eat so fast, the next dish will be a while away."

You need to control the pace!

One of the boys exclaimed, "It's worth waiting until dawn for such delicious food!"

Xiao Youran asked her with a smile, "Do you live in the house on the east side of this house?"

The boy nodded, "Yes, it's just me and my grandma in my family."

Xiao Youran's heart sank, but then she smiled and said to him, "Since it's just you and your grandma, why don't you invite your grandma to come and have something to eat too?"