There was still a lot of rice left from last night, so Lin Yan didn't cook porridge this morning. He planned to make fried rice for breakfast and noodles or something for lunch depending on the situation.

Since Dad and Mom weren't home, the Zhao family didn't make tofu today. Zhao Shiyun couldn't handle it all by himself. Yesterday was incredibly busy. Lin Yan hadn't learned how to make tofu yet, so he couldn't help. Yu Ge'er did know how to make it, but he wasn't very strong. Making soy milk takes a long time and requires patience. He got up early yesterday to help, then worked in the shop. He was exhausted, so he decided not to make it today. It wouldn't hurt to make it for a day or two.

There were some dried radishes at home, so Lin Yan took them out and planned to use them to make fried rice. He first soaked them in hot water, usually for a quarter of an hour.

He took three eggs from a jar and cracked them, then chopped some scallions. He put oil in a pan, heated it, and poured in the eggs, instantly filling the air with their fragrance. He quickly scrambled the eggs, then served them once they were set.

At this time, the dried radish is also soaked. Lin Yan takes it out, drains the water and then chops it. Add a little more oil to the pot, add chopped green onions and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the chopped dried radish and stir-fry for a while. The salty aroma of the dried radish spreads, Lin Yan pours the rice into the pot, and constantly presses and stir-fries with a spatula to make every grain of rice coated with the oil. Then put the fried eggs back into the pot and mix them evenly with the rice and dried radish. Lin Yan sprinkles a pinch of salt to season, continues to stir-fry for a while, and a simple but delicious dried radish fried egg rice is out of the pot.

Lin Yan had just brought the food to the table when Yu Ge'er came over, rubbing his eyes. The aroma instantly sobered him up. "Brother, it smells so good," Yu Ge'er said with a smile. Lin Yan patted his head affectionately and then called Zhao Shiyun over for breakfast.

The three of them sat down and began to enjoy their fried rice. It was Yu Ge'er's first time eating fried rice, as there wasn't usually any leftover rice. Even if there was, it was usually cooked the next day with some water and turned into porridge. Curiously, he scooped a spoonful into his mouth, chewing it carefully, his eyes filled with surprise. "Brother, this fried rice is delicious! Much better than porridge."

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Eat more if you like it. If there are leftovers in the future, your brother-in-law will cook it for you." Zhao Shiyun also tasted it and nodded in praise, "It really has a unique flavor. Why didn't I think of doing this before?" Yu Ge'er's cheeks were bulging with food, like a greedy little squirrel.

As they were eating, they heard a sudden noise outside the door. It was Grandma and Grandpa who had returned. The three of them looked toward the door. Grandma and Grandma had brought back a cart of soybeans. Li Shengchun, from Grandma's family, had brought them back on an ox cart.

The three of them hurriedly picked up their food and prepared to go over to help. Li Yuemei hurriedly said, "Eat slowly, don't worry, Dachun is here to help."

Zhao Shiyun finished his fried rice in a few mouthfuls and walked to the door to help move the soybeans. "Brother Dachun."

Li Shengchun nodded, stood on the ox cart and moved the soybean bag to the back of the cart to make it easier for Zhao Shiyun to move it away.

Lin Yan and Yu Ge'er were a little slower. Yu Ge'er collected the dishes and washed them, and poured a few bowls of water on the table for them to drink later.

Lin Yan went to the oxcart to move the soybeans. The bag of soybeans was heavy, and Lin Yan had to use all his strength to move it. Zhao Shiyun saw this and said with a smile, "Brother Yan, don't be so stubborn, I can do it." Lin Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Shiyun, I can do it."

Just as everyone was working together to move the water, they suddenly heard Yu Ge'er scream. Everyone turned around and saw that a chicken had flown into the house, knocked over the bowl of water, and was running around the house. Yu Ge'er chased the chicken with a broom, and the scene was in chaos.

Li Shengchun quickly jumped off the cart, rushed into the house, and grabbed the chicken by the wings. Yu Ge'er breathed a sigh of relief and scratched his head sheepishly. Everyone couldn't help laughing.

After some trouble, all the soybeans were finally moved into the utility room. Zhao Qiming said to Li Shengchun gratefully, "Dachun, thank you for sending us back and helping us move the soybeans."

Li Shengchun is the eldest son of Li Yuemei's brother, five years older than Zhao Shiyun. Upon hearing this, he waved his hand and said, "Uncle, don't be polite. It's only natural for relatives to help each other."

It was almost noon at this time, and Zhao Qiming warmly invited Li Shengchun to stay for dinner. Li Shengchun was not polite and readily agreed.

A few men sat chatting in the courtyard. Li Yuemei poured more water and dug out some leftover pumpkin seeds from New Year's Eve, filling a plate with them. Lin Yan and Yu Ge'er were in the kitchen preparing lunch.

"What has Shi Yun been busy with recently?" Li Shengchun asked while cracking melon seeds.

"My husband has set up a stall in town, and I'm helping out."

"Business is good at home. We buy so many soybeans."

"It's okay, I just borrowed some money when I got married. So I'm going to sell more tofu to pay off the debt." Zhao Qiming quickly said. Dachun is not a bad person, but he is a big mouth and likes to pry into other people's family affairs. It's better not to show off his wealth.

Li Shengchun paused cracking sunflower seeds. Borrowing money? How come he hadn't heard of it? He was about to ask more when Lin Yan came up with a plate of salt-fried peanuts.

"Lunch will be served in a while, you guys eat these peanuts first." Lin Yan was puzzled to see her husband looking at her with gratitude, but since there were outsiders around, she didn't dare to ask.

The guests arrived suddenly, and there wasn't much food at home. Lin Yan went to the eaves and cut off two strips of bacon. While the rice was steaming, he put the bacon in the steamer. If there weren't many dishes, he would make sure the portions were generous.

"Brother Yu, go pick some garlic sprouts from the vegetable garden." Lin Yan planned to go to the tofu shop to see if there was any tofu left. He didn't make any this morning, but he made a few boards yesterday and wondered if there was any left.

After walking around the tofu shop and not seeing any tofu, he was about to leave when he saw several long, thin things on the shelf. They looked a bit like dry bamboo sticks. Lin Yan went over and pinched them. They were hard. "What is this?" Lin Yan was sure he had never seen them before. He took one to the kitchen and asked, "Oh, what is this?"

Li Yuemei took it and looked at it, "Oh, this is on the soy milk, you can't eat it."

"Can't I eat it?"

"It's too hard to eat. I fried it before, and it was still hard after it was cooked. But how could it be that way? Who made the tofu yesterday?"

"Brother Yu helped me make soy milk."

"That guy must have cooked two pots in a hurry and let the soy milk get cold." When the soy milk gets cold, there will be a layer of soy milk skin, and it will appear again after a while when you take it out.

Lin Yan looked at it over and over for a while and decided to soak it in hot water. He filled a basin half full of hot water, took the other soy milk skins and soaked them in the hot water together.

If there is no tofu, then let's cook radishes. Yu Ge'er still has two radishes that he picked yesterday. Lin Yan took them out, washed them, and cut them into slices. He planned to add some garlic sprouts and stir-fry them later.