"I think I've eaten this before, but it's been so long that I've forgotten what it tastes like."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua recalled that she had helped when someone else slaughtered a pig and had drunk some pork offal soup.

"Soup tastes better when it's fresh; it won't taste good if it's been sitting out for too long."

Wei Yuyan felt that pork liver soup should be made with pork liver that had just been killed to have that fresh flavor.

"Too".

Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded.

"We've arrived. I'll go release the oxcart first."

Brother Zhang stopped in front of his house and let them get out of the car.

"I'll bring back two pieces of tofu later."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua got off the oxcart, took out two coins, and handed them over.

"Okay."

Brother Zhang took the two coins and drove off in his oxcart.

"Sister-in-law, sit down and rest for a while. It's still early."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt thirsty, and the first thing she did when she got home was to pour out several bowls of water for everyone to drink.

"Hmm, I'm a little thirsty."

Wei Yuyan drank a large bowl of water; the weather was just too hot.

"The red bean paste you cooked last time tasted so good, it's only because you were willing to put in so much sugar."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua remembered the red bean soup from that day and wanted to drink it again.

"It would taste even better with mung beans, but we didn't buy any at home. I'll cook it for you when I do."

Wei Yuyan also likes to drink it.

"You can't drink that all the time, that would be so much sugar! Next time you cook it, don't put in so much sugar."

"That's what Sister-in-law Xiuhua is saying."

"Okay, next time I'll add rock sugar. Rock sugar is actually better."

Wei Yuyan felt that the rock sugar wasn't very sweet, but it had a unique aroma.

"Oh dear, the tofu is back. I'm going to cook. You guys rest."

When Sister-in-law Xiuhua saw that Brother Zhang had returned, she realized it was almost time and everyone would be hungry soon.

"Let me help you."

Wei Yuyan prepared to get up and go help.

"Sister-in-law, no need, I'll go start the fire."

Brother Zhang followed them directly, so Wei Yuyan had no choice but to go with the children to visit Sister Xiuhua's vegetable garden.

The children always love to visit Sister Xiuhua's vegetable garden whenever they come.

One reason was to check if the grapes had grown, and the other was to see if there were any vegetables that weren't grown at home.

"Sister-in-law, look, there are so many grapes!"

Xiao Lei and Qian Qian swallowed hard, and Wei Yu Yan licked her lips.

"Unfortunately, it won't be that soon. It'll probably be another month and a half before we can eat it."

Wei Yuyan thought for a moment and realized that grapes are generally sweet only when they ripen in July.

"Sister-in-law, why aren't our grapevines growing grapes?"

Qianqian asked.

"Hmm~, our grape seedlings are still babies, they'll need another two years."

Wei Yuyan wasn't entirely sure whether it would take a year or two to bear fruit; let's just say it would take a long time.

"Sister-in-law, could you please pick two cucumbers for me?"

Brother Zhang stood in the front yard and shouted a call.

"good".

Wei Yuyan picked two cucumbers and went back. Sister-in-law Xiuhua was going to make cucumber salad with sugar, which everyone except Wei Yuyan liked.

This dish is usually reserved for important guests and is not something people would normally eat.

"Here you go, braised pork, minced pork and tofu, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, bok choy, and cucumber salad with sugar."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua finished preparing the meal in less than half an hour. This is the advantage of having two stoves; cooking with two stoves at the same time is much faster.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, you still say your cooking is bad, but this pork belly tastes pretty good."

This pork belly is sweet; Wei Yuyan never expected that her sister-in-law Xiuhua had such culinary skills.

"I added a little sugar to enhance the flavor. Brother Zhang said that's how restaurants do it, so I tried it."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law also thought it tasted pretty good and wanted to try something new.

"It's delicious. Look, the kids love it too."

Wei Yuyan thought that next time she could also make a sweet braised pork or a sweet cured pork, which would definitely taste good too.

"Eat more."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law kept putting food on their plates, which caused all three of them to eat until they were stuffed.

"Brother Zhang, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, we'll head back now and get some rest."

This afternoon, Brother Zhang came to my place to get some money to order tables and chairs. We'll see how many days it will take.

Wei Yuyan thought that these small matters could be left to Brother Zhang, who was capable of handling them well.

"Sister-in-law, I'll pay for it first, and I can ask you for it when I get back."

Brother Zhang thought to himself, "Then I won't have to make another trip."

"Either is fine, then it's up to you."

Wei Yuyan also wanted to gradually let go of these things so that she wouldn't have to be so tired.

Back home, everyone was a bit tired, and they fell asleep as soon as they got to bed.

When she woke up, the children were still asleep, so Wei Yuyan packed up all the dried vegetables and stored them away.

There are quite a few, mostly dried green beans, followed by dried eggplant peels and cucumber peels.

Wei Yuyan went to the vegetable garden and picked three or four tomatoes. She'll make tomato and egg noodles for dinner tonight. She hasn't had them in a long time and misses them a bit.

"Sister-in-law, we're going out to play."

As soon as I got back to the front yard, the children were already up. They washed their faces and were ready to go out and play.

"Qianqian, wait a minute~".

Wei Yuyan called out to Qianqian.

"What's wrong, sister-in-law?"

Qianqian stopped in her tracks.

"Wear a straw hat; it's so sunny, you won't look good if you get a tan."

Wei Yuyan took a small straw hat and put it on her head.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Qianqian skipped and hopped out the door.

After finishing the housework, Wei Yuyan counted the money, knowing that Brother Zhang would be coming to collect it soon.

There were still a little over three taels and three qian left at home. Wei Yuyan counted out six hundred coins, and she knew that Brother Zhang would definitely ask for several hundred coins later.

"Sister-in-law".

It was Xiuhua's voice.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Brother Zhang, you've come together. Please have a seat."

Wei Yuyan thought that Brother Zhang was probably trying to avoid suspicion, which was fine.

"Hey, your Brother Zhang has finalized everything, but they said it won't be that quick."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law sat down and talked to Wei Yuyan.

"Then let him finish making the steamer first, otherwise it will be a waste of time to steam it slowly like at home."

Wei Yuyan thought for a moment and decided that the steamer was the most important thing.

"Yes, I told him to make the steamer first. Sister-in-law, today I bought four sets of tables and chairs for two hundred coins."

The ten-steamer cost 150 coins, and I also bought a large iron pot for 80 coins.

Brother Zhang reported how much he spent today.

"Alright, here is 430 coins in total. I borrowed 60 coins from you today, so I'll give you 490 coins now."

Wei Yuyan took out her money bag and quickly counted out the money.

"That's right."

Brother Zhang took the money, counted it, and put it in his pocket.

"Brother Zhang, we actually need a few more wooden plates. I think we should ask Carpenter Gao to make them. He'll definitely be faster."

Wei Yuyan thought that the town was busy making tables, chairs and benches, but actually, the carpenter Gao was quite skilled.

"Sure, I'll go talk to him about what style you want in a bit."

Brother Zhang inquired.

"Let's use... wooden plates, about this size, twenty of them."