Chapter 122 Chapter 122 The Ceremony of Eating Meat

When they arrived at the village, Miao Ying was overwhelmed by the supplements they brought. To be honest, he had no idea how to take them, and he believed that Li Hongying didn't know either.

Apart from ginseng, which can be used to make chicken soup, I don’t know how to cook other seedlings like bird’s nest before eating them.

Fu Lingyou originally planned to accompany Lingzhi for a while and then take Lingzhi to visit the surrounding counties and cities. Now he can only stay with him here for two days and then go there by himself.

"I feel much better today." Lingzhi walked out of the room, and she no longer felt uncomfortable.

"You need to catch up on that, too." Miao Ying offered him his usual recliner. "You've been tired lately, too."

Because Miao Ying wanted to stay at home more often with her grandmother, Lingzhi was the one who looked after the shop in town. It was really tiring to go back and forth.

"It's my fault too," Li Hongying said. "I should have just told you not to go to the fields that day."

"Mom, don't say that." Lingzhi said, "If I hadn't fallen that time, there might have been other dangers later."

It was Fu Lingyao's first time here. He looked at the small yard and wondered why his two brothers were willing to come here.

Because of Fu Lingyao's arrival, Li Hongying killed another chicken, made ginseng chicken soup for Lingzhi, braised the other half of the chicken, and made several home-cooked dishes. Fu Lingyao was a little disappointed when the food was served, but he finished all the dishes in front of him without realizing it.

"This is simple food, is it to your taste?" Miao Ying asked.

"It's delicious." Fu Lingyao patted his stomach, "But it's not sophisticated enough. You told me last time that you could make a lot of delicious food."

"Next time, definitely next time." Miao Ying's skill in making cakes is top-notch now. After he finished eating, he took over Huo Xing's shift and went to play with Xuetuan.

Fu Lingyao went home that night, and Fu Lingyou stayed here to accompany Lingzhi.

After the episode of Lingzhi's pregnancy, Miao Ying almost forgot about giving Xuetuan the meat gift. It was Fu Lingyou who reminded them, saying that if they didn't do it, he would have to go out for something.

Miao Ying then hurriedly prepared the food for the meat-eating ceremony. It was still a table of home-cooked dishes, but there were many more things with good meanings on the table.

Before the meat-eating ceremony, Miao Ying prepared a red envelope for Fu Lingyou. Fu Lingyou didn't lack this little money, but it was a matter of etiquette and etiquette could not be abandoned.

Fu Lingyou took it and then hugged Xuetuan. Xuetuan looked at the things on the table curiously and wanted to reach out to grab something to eat, but Fu Lingyou sat back so that he couldn't grab it.

After everyone arrived and sat down, Xuetuan's meat ceremony began. Under the auspices of Li Hongying, Fu Lingyou first gave him a piece of onion and asked him to lick it. Xuetuan didn't like the taste of onions, so he took a bite and threw it aside.

Then it was tofu. He spit out the clear white tofu as well. He didn't like things without taste either.

Then comes the cabbage. Xuetuan likes it because he can taste the sweetness of the cabbage stalks.

Finally, he had to taste all five flavors of life: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty. Fu Lingyou took the chopsticks and dipped them in the food a little at a time for him to taste.

Xuetuan frowned after being exposed to so many flavors at once, and his saliva all flowed onto the bib. He probably would cry if he tasted a little more.

After tasting everything, the ceremony is over and Xuetuan can start trying food other than milk.

Miao Ying only has a little bit of poor parenting knowledge, which is that when giving eggs to children, you should give them the yolk first, and only add the egg white if the child is not allergic to the yolk.

Also, for the first meal, you can't eat rice directly. It seems that you have to eat rice porridge. Huo Xing had already prepared it. He bought refined rice, ground it into very fine powder, and then cooked it.

When Xuetuan took the first bite of rice porridge, his eyes widened a little. Before he swallowed the rice porridge in his mouth, his hands were already grabbing Miao Ying's hands.

Everyone laughed when they saw this, but Miao Ying didn't dare to give him too much. He only gave him a small amount, planning to add some egg yolk to it tomorrow.

Xuetuan fell asleep soon after eating, and was smacking his lips even in his sleep.

After the meat-eating ceremony, Fu Lingyao stayed with Lingzhi at home for three days, and then went to the nearby county to handle some business, leaving Xing Ge'er at home to take care of Lingzhi. They didn't know how to cook the tonic seedlings, but Xing Ge'er knew how, so in addition to the three meals, he was the one who stewed the tonic for Lingzhi.

Lingzhi has been drinking nourishing soup these days and his whole body has become rosy, and even his grandmother who drinks with him seems to be radiant. Miao Ying is a little worried that he has been nourishing too much and has been bedridden all the time, so he always asks him to go out for a walk together at night. Xingger is also worried and always stays by Lingzhi's side vigilantly.

During the time that Lingzhi was recuperating, Mrs. Fu often visited him, which made Miao Ying feel better. Otherwise, he would always be worried about Lingzhi's situation in their home.

As the year was coming to an end, the doctor examined him and said that his body had recovered enough and he didn't need to be so cautious in the future. So when the New Year was about to begin, Fu Lingyou took Lingzhi back to the Fu family.

Xiaolin sent them away, and after returning home he dropped little Pearl again. Miao Ying hugged Xuetuan and embarrass him, but he angrily took Xuetuan away and didn't want to pay any attention to Miao Ying.

Holding Xuetuan, he thought about his own story. He was eleven years old this year. He knew that some boys in his village got married at the age of twelve or thirteen. He was very scared that he would have to leave this home one day.

"Xuetuan, what should I do?" He put his forehead against Xuetuan, not knowing what to do.

Xuetuan didn't understand and spit all over his face.

Time flew by, and soon it was the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, which was Xiaolin and Huo Xiaobao's birthdays.

This year Huo Xiaobao is eight years old, Xiaolin is eleven, and this is also Miao Ying's fourth year in this world.

In these four years, he has gained a lot, including family, friends, and career. Not only did he have his own career, but he also helped his family members to have careers.

Lingzhi's fried skewers shop, Huo Xing's oil press, and sister-in-law's noodle business were all doing well. Especially the noodles, in the twelfth lunar month, she had noodles to make almost every day.

The last time Miao Ying saw her was when she was still Dongyue. He found out that she had already set up her own team, with people washing and cutting vegetables, and she was the chef.

Miao Ying asked, and Zheng Caier said that the people they found were trustworthy, so Miao Ying had nothing to worry about. Up to now, his sister-in-law has become the pillar of their family. He didn't know where his brother got the good luck to marry his sister-in-law.

Today, a table full of dishes was prepared as usual. The family took Xiaolin and Huo Xiaobao's birthdays more important than anyone else's. Even Miao Ying had a simple meal on his birthday every year, not to mention Huo Xing. It was very common for his birthday to be forgotten, and when he realized it, he would just have a simple meal.

Xiaolin was not as happy on his birthday this year as he was in the past. He sat in the yard feeling a bit depressed. Xiaobao moved a stool and sat next to him: "Brother, why are you not happy?"

Huo Xiaobao was a little confused. Isn't growing up a happy thing? Why was Xiaolin so sad?

Xiao Lin turned her head to look at him and said, "When you grow up, you have to leave home."

Huo Xiaobao had gotten enough nutrition over the past four years and was now almost as tall as Xiaolin. He was puzzled: "Why did you leave home?"

Xiao Lin felt that he was still young and it would be difficult to explain it to him clearly, so he poked his forehead and said, "Don't think about these things. Think about the serious things you are studying."

Huo Xiaobao shook his head: "Brother, don't be unhappy. We have delicious food today too."

Xiao Lin nodded. When he heard Xuetuan's voice in the room, he didn't want to think about anything else and turned to look for Xuetuan.

Xuetuan's food has become richer these days. Egg yolks have been added to his rice porridge. He should be able to eat a whole egg custard when he is seven or eight months old.

He was able to sit up now. There were several charcoal braziers in Miao Ying's room, and the room was very warm, so Xuetuan didn't wear thick clothes. He sat on the bed, holding a cloth tiger in his hand, and smiled happily.

Miao Ying sat on the edge of the bed, sighing that he was really lucky. People say that children are difficult to raise, but his Xuetuan has been extremely well-behaved since he was born.

Huo Xing had not returned from the oil press yet, but Xiao Lin had already entered the room to play with Xuetuan. Xuetuan liked this little uncle very much, and waved to Xiao Lin as soon as he came in.

Huo Xing came back a little late. After hearing his voice, Miao Ying dressed Xuetuan and carried him to meet his father.

Huo Xing first stood by the stove to warm himself for a while. After he felt that he was no longer cold, he took Xuetuan from Miao Ying's hand. Xuetuan put his cheek against Huo Xing's, which was their usual way of showing intimacy.

"I've settled all the wages today and sent the two brothers home. The oil press will be closed tomorrow, so I can spend more time with you."

"That's good." Miao Ying patted the dust on his back, "Take a good rest for two days."

Huo Xing's body has become accustomed to such high-intensity work. He used to feel tired, but now there is no problem at all.

Xuetuan lay on Huo Xing's shoulder and drooled. Miao Ying went to get him another bib to change. He immediately looked up at Miao Ying. He knew that putting on the bib meant it was time for dinner! Ever since he started eating solid food, he didn't even like to drink milk anymore. He just wanted to eat.

Miao Ying tapped his nose: "Greedy cat, just love to eat."

When they came to the table, Miao Ying had also prepared Xuetuan's meal. Today it was vegetable rice porridge, which was not the color he usually ate. Xuetuan was a little resistant, but after taking the first bite, he obediently let himself be fed.

Grandma looked at Xuetuan and smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were very obvious.

In winter, my grandmother rarely went out. She either stayed in bed or sat in the room warming herself in the oven.

I have been a lot more confused recently. In addition to Xuetuan, I often recognize the wrong people and confuse Miao Ying with Xiaolin.

They also asked a doctor to come and see him, but he always gave the same advice, saying that the old man was old and all he needed was for his family to take good care of him.

They didn't dare let Xiaolin hear these words, but they were all waiting for that day silently.

After dinner, Li Hongying cleared the dishes. Miao Ying took Xuetuan to play with her grandmother. Her grandmother's skinny hand fell on Xuetuan's face. Xuetuan turned his head to rub her hand, then turned back to play with his own toys.

"You have taken good care of Xuetuan, Hongying." Grandmother's eyes were cloudy.

Miao Ying did not refute her, but just picked up the snowball and put it next to her.

On New Year's Eve, Huo Xing took Xiao Lin to visit Carpenter Yao's grave as usual, while Miao Ying and the others paid their respects at home.

After everything was done, the family had their New Year's Eve dinner in the main room with a charcoal brazier burning. Grandmother was in good spirits tonight and even hugged Xuetuan. Xuetuan nestled quietly in the great-grandmother's arms, smiling at her all the time.

In the warm room, the whole family gathered together, feeling happy and comfortable.