One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
"Such a big cow!" A group of people entered the yard and found that the Minister of Agriculture, who almost stayed in the backyard during the day, was circling around half a cow in the middle of the yard.
"Xu Zhen, there are so many people and so many dishes, so don't cook. Let's just make some beef and eat it all!" The Minister of Agriculture looked up at Old Lady Xu. He didn't expect Xu Ning to really buy beef. Now he didn't have the heart to farm anymore. He just wanted to eat this first!
"Why eat it all?" Old Mrs. Xu was stunned by the question.
"Beef hotpot!" Xu Ning and Da Si Nong said in unison. They looked at each other for the first time and neither of them disliked the other.
"pot?"
"Yes, Xu Zhen, you don't need to use your small stove, just move out the big cooking pot! If there are many people, just set up a stove in the yard, and cook the vegetables in the backyard!" The Minister of Agriculture continued. In his eyes at this moment, eating beef was the most important thing.
"Grandma, I also think what Old Xu said makes sense. Let's do it this way! Dad, come quickly and deal with the beef offal! Mom, go to the backyard and pick a basket of vegetables that can be picked. I'll go to the mountain to call the chef to come down and cut the meat!" Xu Ning ran away after he finished speaking. Old Mrs. Xu thought about it, then took Xu Yuan into the kitchen to prepare dishes and other things.
"An'er, call your Uncle Pei and the others to help move the knife and table board out." Old Mrs. Xu's voice came from the kitchen, and Xu An quickly responded.
Xu Feng looked left and right, and finally resigned himself to picking up the teapot and making tea for Jiang Yan and his servant.
"Xiaofeng, let me go and play with Ni'er." Pei Jiao took the teapot from Xu Feng's hand. Xu Feng thanked her happily and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Only Pei Jiao and Jiang Yan, the master and servant, were left in the room.
"Ayan, tell me, what is your plan?"
…
Soon, various noises were heard in the Xu family yard, and Pei Jiao's cousin and brother finished their words.
When Jiang Yan walked out of the Xu family's living room, he saw Xu Ning directing an imposing middle-aged man to cut beef, and the Minister of Agriculture was also giving instructions from time to time.
Then, Uncle Xu had finished cleaning the beef offal, and he and his wife carried a basin into the kitchen one after another.
Old Mrs. Xu would bring Xu Yuan out of the kitchen from time to time to get something. Xu An and Pei Chen had already built a simple but stable stove, surrounded by a circle of bamboo stools and small tables.
There was a white-haired old man sitting in front of the fire on the stove, warming himself by the fire. Xu An and Pei Ni were holding a pile of thick cushions like futons and placing them one by one on the bamboo stool.
"Chunhua, it's time to take it out of the pot!" Jiang Yan suddenly heard the old man howling. He was surprised for a moment. He didn't expect that the seemingly withered body could have such explosive power!
"Here we go! Boss, quickly get this big pot out. Boss's wife, the water is boiling over here, put all the beef offal in!"
"Yuanyuan, keep an eye on those slabs of rock. That little bitch Daya has been yelling about eating some kind of slab of rock!"
"Mom, I understand!"
"Xu Daya! Xu Daya! Come and take a look! Have you marinated the beef steak?" Old Mrs. Xu finally failed. She could still call out "Aning Aning" in the first few sentences, but soon she started to call out "Da Ya Daya" non-stop.
As for the image she wants, to hell with it!
"Here I come! Chef! Remember to make sure the meat is thin! Thinner is better!"
"Alright, alright! Go in now! I'll be watching you! That's all you can do! Oops! Lao Cui! This piece is too thick! No! It needs to be cut again!"
Jiang Yan looked at the bustling scene before him and suddenly felt relaxed. "Jiang Yi, go see if there's anything I can help with."
"Yes, Master."
"Ayan, find a place to sit. I'll go to the kitchen and see if Ningning is cooking something delicious again. I'll go try it for you first!" Pei Jiao looked very excited. Jiang Yan, who always looked mature, couldn't help but smile. "Okay, cousin, go ahead!"
Pei Jiao was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded with a smile and flew into Xu's kitchen like a butterfly.
"Xiaobao, did you see that?"
"What did you see?"
"Hey, you look so pretty when you smile!"
"yes……"
Jiang Yan turned around and found that the two kids, who had put down their mats, were staring at him blankly.