A lot of dishes were cooked at noon, and there were some chicken feet and chicken wings left. Lin Yan asked Widow Liu and she packed a food box for her as dinner. Widow Liu took it with a smile.

Li Yuemei and Zhao Qiming didn't stay long. After the Yang brothers left, they were anxious to go home as they had to feed the chickens and pigs at home.

"Brother Yu, do you want to go back with me?" Li Yuemei asked after putting away her things. Brother Yu and Lin Yan were sitting at the counter, chattering away. Hearing this, they didn't stop talking and waved their hands, asking Li Yuemei and the others to go back first.

Yu Ge'er was telling Lin Yan that Yang Tao would bring his sister over tomorrow, and then he would take the two of them to Feng Xiu Niang's place. Feng Xiu Niang now has seven or eight students. If there are a few more, she plans to open an embroidery shop. The handkerchiefs, purses and clothes embroidered by the students will be sold in the shop, and they can also be customized, such as wedding dresses, coats and the like.

Feng Xiu Niang now intends to teach her students different techniques. For example, one is good at making handkerchiefs and purses, another is good at making shoes and hats, and so on. When they have learned enough, they can all find a job in an embroidery shop and become an embroiderer.

Yu Ge'er was naturally happy. His embroidery skills were getting better and better. Maybe in a year or two he would be able to work on his own. However, he did not plan to leave his master. After all, working in an embroidery shop was better than embroidering handkerchiefs and purses to sell every day.

Lin Yan also agreed with his approach. Since ancient times, life has not been easy for girls and boys. It is fine in their own family before marriage, but after marriage, everything depends on their husband's family. If they have a career, they can also gain a foothold in their husband's family.

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Today's ingredients were sold out, and Lin Yan didn't have anything to buy, so after packing up the shop, everyone went straight back to the village.

After eating a lot of meat at noon, Lin Yan planned to make a simple leek pancake and cook a pot of pork bone porridge in the evening. There was not much meat on the pork bones, but the porridge cooked with it was extremely delicious, although it did waste some firewood.

The butcher had already chopped the shanks into small pieces. Lin Yan rinsed them clean with water and blanched them in a pot, adding a few slices of ginger and a little white wine. After boiling for about half an hour, blood foam began to form. Lin Yan removed the blanched shanks, rinsed them, scooped out the dirty water from the pot, rinsed the pot, and returned the shanks to the pot to simmer.

This will take some time to cook, so Lin Yan added a lot of water so he's not afraid of the pot getting burnt.

While the pork ribs cooked, Lin Yan began making chive pancakes. He washed and chopped the chives, placed them in a bowl, cracked an egg into the mixture, sprinkled it with salt and flour, added some water, and began to stir. Soon, the batter was ready. Lin Yan heated a pan, poured a little oil into it, scooped a spoonful of batter into the pan, and spread it into round pancakes. With the sizzling sound, the aroma of the chive pancakes gradually filled the air.

Yu Ge'er was attracted by the aroma and came to the kitchen door, staring at Lin Yan eagerly. "Brother, can I have one first?" Yu Ge'er asked coquettishly. Lin Yan smiled and nodded. He scooped up a fried chive pancake with a spatula, put it in a bowl, and handed it to Yu Ge'er. "Be careful, it's hot." Yu Ge'er took the chive pancake, took a light bite, and began to chew it with his mouth, like a little squirrel. He also praised it, "Delicious."

Lin Yan's ears were callused from hearing this, but everyone likes to hear compliments. Since Yu Ge'er was here, he didn't want to miss out on the free labor, so he asked Yu Ge'er to help watch the fire while he continued to make pancakes.

The chive pancakes are delicious, but they leave a bad taste in the mouth. Yu Ge'er looked at the fire and thought that he must brush his teeth with willow branches after dinner.

When the leek pancakes were almost ready, Lin Yan lifted the lid and took a look. The pork ribs were almost cooked. The rich aroma mixed with the fragrance of the leek pancakes. Lin Yan took a deep breath. It had been a long time since he had pork rib porridge. He was craving it. He scooped some white and brown rice, washed them, and poured them into the pot, then continued to simmer with the lid on.

"Brother Yu, what do you think of the young man from the Yang family today?" Lin Yan suddenly asked.

Yu Ge'er was still eating a leek pancake, and was a little confused when he heard this: "What do you mean?"

"As for the person, you'll have to meet him in a few years, so why haven't you thought about that?"

Yu Ge'er's face instantly turned red: "Brother, what are you talking about! I'm still young!"

"Haha..." Lin Yan couldn't help laughing. This boy was carefree and loved to eat. He could only calm down after he started learning embroidery.

Yu Ge'er pouted and glared at Lin Yan, then half turned around and decided to ignore Gefu tonight.

Lin Yan raised the corner of his mouth and begged for mercy: "Okay, I was wrong, I won't say anything more, okay?"

"Hmph!" Yu Ge'er snorted loudly.

Seeing that he was willing to pay attention to her, Lin Yan brought it up again, "Really? You haven't thought about it? I've seen a lot of childhood sweethearts in storybooks who get engaged at a very young age."

"Brother, you still have the guts to say it!" Yu Ge'er became shy when he talked about this. He had naturally never thought about it, but when he heard Lin Yan talk about it, he couldn't help but think of the dark-skinned little man. He saved him and was his savior, so he didn't think about anything else.

"No more, no more." If he continued, the boy would get angry. Lin Yan rubbed his face and continued to make leek pancakes. There was only one left.

Yu Ge'er took out the finished chive pancakes first. The pork bone porridge needed to be cooked for a while to thicken it up. Lin Yan stirred it with a spoon to prevent it from getting sticky, and added a handful of salt to season it.

After simmering for another quarter of an hour, Lin Yan turned off the heat and opened the lid, letting out a burst of steam. There was quite a bit of porridge, so Lin Yan took a large bowl and scooped out a large portion, leaving quite a bit of it in the pot.

The bowl was too hot, so Lin Yan put a cloth on it and carried it out. He then went back to the kitchen and got three small bowls and chopsticks.

"Dad, Mom, Brother Shiyun, it's time to eat." Lin Yan shouted, and then filled three small bowls with porridge, with a piece of leg bone in each bowl, and then he could serve himself more after finishing eating.

Zhao Shiyun and Zhao Qiming used large bowls for theirs, and Lin Yan filled two large bowls with the remaining pork bone porridge in the pot. At this time, everyone else had washed their hands and sat down. Li Yuemei took a leek pancake and ate it first. Zhao Shiyun saw Lin Yan carrying the porridge and quickly stood up to help.

His fingers were burned red. Lin Yan touched his ears and picked up the chopsticks to stir the porridge in the bowl to let it cool down.

There was a section of bone marrow in this tube of bones. Lin Yan happened to have a bowl of it. He poked it with the tip of his chopsticks to break it up, then picked it up and ate it.

Yu Ge'er watched Lin Yan eat the bone marrow with relish, and he also looked at the bone marrow in his bowl with curiosity. However, the bone marrow in his bowl was without any bone marrow, only some meat hanging on it. Lin Yan saw him looking at the bone marrow in his bowl, and put the remaining bone marrow into Yu Ge'er's bowl. Yu Ge'er immediately picked it up and put it in his mouth, his eyes instantly lighting up, "Wow, it's delicious!"

The family sat together, chatting and laughing over leek pancakes and pork bone porridge. Zhao Qiming discussed which family in the village had the best crops, wondering if they had applied enough fertilizer. Li Yuemei mused about a young wife who had given birth to a fat boy. Yu Ge'er listened to these family gossips, occasionally interjecting. After the meal, everyone was satisfied. After clearing the dishes and making some drinks, they all yawned and went back to their rooms to rest.