Liu Cuifang considered herself to be Sun Wei's woman.

"Alright then, go visit his house in a few days and we'll see. Are you hungry? Let's go out to eat. We don't feel like eating since you're not back."

The village chief's wife was somewhat helpless; her daughter was just too opinionated, and she didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Mother, I'm so tired after sitting in the carriage for more than an hour."

Liu Cuifang lay down immediately, feeling like her bones were falling apart.

"Then I'll bring it in for you to eat, and then you can rest."

The village chief's wife, out of love for her daughter, thought she was just too tired from the carriage ride.

"Thank you, Mother."

Liu Cuifang was a little hungry.

Wu family

Wei Yuyan started making her new clothes. She wasn't in a hurry to make them herself, and took her time.

Now there are more things to do every day; I have to dry eggplants, green beans, and peppers every day.

Wei Yuyan felt that if she dried them in the sun, she probably wouldn't be able to finish them all in the winter, but she couldn't just throw them away even if they weren't dried.

The pickled cowpeas and pickled chili peppers have also been pickled, but they won't be sour yet; they won't be ready to eat until at least next month.

Looking at all these chili peppers, Wei Yuyan had an idea: why not make a chili-fried pork bun to try?

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, please ask Brother Zhang to go to town tomorrow morning to buy a pound of meat."

I'm going to be developing a new product tomorrow morning. Come over tomorrow morning so we can all try it together.

Xiuhua's sister-in-law is helping Wei Yuyan finish the finishing touches on her clothes.

The new clothes were finished in a few days. Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt that some parts were not embroidered well, so she reinforced them.

"Really? Okay, then we'll be eating your food again tomorrow morning."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua was quite embarrassed to talk about it.

"Compared to what you have given, this little bit of food is more than enough."

Wei Yuyan went to the kitchen, grabbed a handful of dried bamboo shoots, and soaked them. She planned to make two kinds of steamed buns tomorrow to see which one they preferred.

The next morning, Wei Yuyan got up and cooked a big pot of green bean porridge. Now that it's summer, she cooks a pot of porridge almost every day.

After cleaning the house, Wei Yuyan was covered in sweat. She looked at the sun outside and wondered how she was going to get through the days without a fan.

Take out a pound of flour, start kneading and fermenting the dough, and prepare to make steamed buns.

"Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law Xiuhua is here."

Qianqian came running over excitedly, while Xiaolei was picking vegetables to feed the animals.

"Okay, are you going out to play?"

Wei Yuyan saw that Qianqian was holding a small flower.

"Yes, I want to take Xiaohua out to show Xiaoya."

Qianqian wants to share her pet with her friends.

"You can take Xiaohua out, but you must be careful not to let Xiaohua run away."

Wei Yuyan was still a little worried, after all, puppies can be quite disobedient sometimes.

If she hurts someone or runs away, Qianqian probably won't know what to do.

"Sister-in-law, I brought Xiaobai too. Didn't you say you wanted the three siblings to play with each other?"

Sister-in-law Xiuhua pointed to the little white dog in the yard.

"Wow, Little White, Little Flower, you go play with Little White, I'll go find Little Black too."

Qianqian happily put the little flower down, and the little flower immediately ran to Xiaobai's side, and they played together.

It seems they still know each other; after all, they've only been apart for about ten days, less than twenty.

"Qianqian, you can invite Xiaoya over to our house to see the puppy."

Wei Yuyan came up with a plan, so that she wouldn't have to worry about the puppy biting people or running away.

"Yes, I'll go then."

Qianqian ran out and then ran out. Wei Yuyan quickly closed the door, otherwise the puppy would run away.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Sister-in-law Xiuhua arrived early to help with the work.

"Go pick some chili peppers in the vegetable garden."

Wei Yuyan continued kneading the dough; the longer she kneaded it, the better it would taste.

"good".

Xiuhua's sister-in-law took a basket and went out to the vegetable garden to pick chili peppers.

Wei Yuyan covered the dough to let it ferment, and then cut the dried bamboo shoots into thin slices so they would be easier to stir-fry later.

"Sister-in-law, the meat is back. Here you go."

Brother Zhang quickly bought the meat.

"Okay, Brother Zhang, please sit down and rest for a bit."

Wei Yuyan took the meat and began to cut it. The meat didn't need to be minced; instead, it was cut into small, thin slices.

Sister-in-law Xiuhua returned, and Wei Yuyan instructed her to wash and chop the chili peppers.

Cut the chili peppers into strips so they absorb the flavors better when stir-fried.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, actually this time, the steamed buns I'm going to make are stir-fried pork with chili peppers and stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots."

We'll see which one you like to eat later, and then we'll add that one.

Wei Yuyan is about to start stir-frying the filling; once it's done, she can start wrapping the dumplings.

"Okay, Xiaolei, you can start the fire, I'll go knead the dough."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua wanted to knead the dough a little longer because the fermentation time was relatively short today.

In less than half an hour, the steamed buns were ready. Wei Yuyan brought the buns to the table, while Sister-in-law Xiuhua was serving porridge.

Wei Yuyan noticed that Xiaoqian and a little girl were playing with three puppies and having a great time.

"Qianqian, dinner's ready. This must be Xiaoya. Let's eat here together."

Wei Yuyan went over and invited the little girl to have dinner at her home.

"No need, Sister-in-law Wu, I should go home for dinner too. Qianqian, I'll head back now."

Xiaoya was a little shy. She stood up, her face flushed from the sun, looking very simple and unassuming.

Her clothes were faded from washing but were exceptionally clean. I heard she was older than Qianqian, but the same height.

After speaking, Xiaoya walked towards the main gate.

"Hey, wait a minute."

Wei Yuyan grabbed a bowl, picked up two steamed buns with stir-fried pork and chili peppers, and chased after them.

"Xiaoya, this is the first time I've made these kinds of buns. Can you taste them and tell me if they're good?"

Take it home and eat it. Remember to let me know how it tastes this afternoon or tomorrow.

Wei Yuyan knew that Xiaoya was embarrassed, so she could only ask her to help taste it and see how it was.

"Thank you, Sister-in-law Wu. I'll head back now."

Xiaoya was still a child, and she was very tempted by the steamed buns. Seeing how gentle Wei Yuyan was, she lowered her guard and took the bowl from her.

When Wei Yuyan returned to the room, everyone was already seated and waiting for her.

"No need to wait, eat up! The one with a scallion is stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and the one without a scallion is stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots. You all have to enjoy it."

Wei Yuyan was a little thirsty, so she first drank a bowl of porridge, and then picked up a steamed bun with stir-fried pork and chili peppers.

Wei Yuyan also added chili powder to the stir-fried pork bun with chili. One bite, and the salty and spicy taste was very appetizing.

"Sister-in-law, you probably don't know about Xiaoya's family situation."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law started gossiping.

"I don't know, this is the first time I've met her."

Wei Yuyan shook her head.

"She was a child with a hard life. Her father died of illness a few years ago, and her mother remarried less than six months later."

She and her grandmother were left to depend on each other for survival. Fortunately, they still had two acres of paddy fields, so they wouldn't starve.