Judging from the pre-ordered quantity, all the braised food will weigh approximately 180 jin (50 kg) on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
With so much meat, it's definitely impossible to braise it all in one day.
Therefore, as the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, Fang Yan not only had to ensure a normal supply of pig's head meat and pig intestines every day, but also had to take time to braise pork belly and ribs.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the day after tomorrow, and there are still 80 jin of pork and more than a dozen chickens and ducks that haven't been braised yet.
So, as soon as Xiaoyuzai went out, Fang Yan quickly got busy.
Now, she is the pot in the kitchen space, working alongside several other pots in the actual kitchen. This is partly to avoid suspicion, and partly because there are so many items to save that they would be too busy to handle without all of them being used at once.
With both ends busy, Fang Yan lost track of time. It wasn't until the meat in the pots was almost cooked and she could finally relax a little that she realized it was almost four o'clock and Xiao Yuzi still hadn't returned.
Little Fish and Qibei left home a little before 2 p.m., and they've been gone for almost two hours!
Fang Yan was so frightened that her soul almost left her body. She didn't care about anything else and rushed to the door. But there was no sign of Xiao Yuzi in the alley in front of the door!
There wasn't even a trace of Qibei.
“Little Fish!” Fang Yan shouted loudly.
"What's wrong, Third Brother's wife?" Aunt De heard the voice and ran out of the house.
Fang Yan quickly asked her, "Aunt De, have you seen Xiaoyuzai? Are Meimei and Xiaowei at home?"
"Xiaowei gave Xiaoyu a windmill, and he was so happy that he didn't even want to take a nap. He just wanted to spin the windmill. I thought that at this time, almost every household would have someone with them, so I didn't keep him away and let Qibei accompany him. When I finished my work, I realized that two hours had passed. When I came out again, the child was gone."
Meimei and Xiaowei are Aunt De's granddaughter and grandson.
As Fang Yan recounted the whole story to Aunt De, her heart, which had been in a state of panic upon suddenly discovering that Xiao Yuzai was missing, gradually calmed down.
My chaotic, blank thoughts, like a computer that had shut down, gradually calmed down. That's right! Qibei is with Xiaoyuzai!
During this time, Qibei did not make any noise, indicating that the little fish was not taken away.
"Around 2 o'clock, Meimei came out and played with Qibei for a while. Later, she got sleepy and went back to her room to sleep. At that time, she asked Xiaowei if he wanted to go out and play with Xiaoyuzai, since Xiaoyuzai was spinning a pinwheel outside."
Aunt De recalled, "Xiao Wei has been obsessed with making windmills these past two days. He stayed up late last night and made two more windmills. He was sleepy at the time, so he didn't come out."
Clearly, at that time, Little Fish was still in the alley in front of the door.
"Don't worry, let's look for it first. Qibei is with us, so everything will be alright," Aunt De comforted Fang Yan.
She said there was no rush, but she had already turned around and called over everyone in the family who could be sent out, asking them to go out and help find Xiaoyuzai.
Fang Yan turned around, locked the door, and hurried out to look for it.
Sometimes, she really couldn't help but suspect that Zhang Laowu was deliberately hiding somewhere, waiting for her.
Otherwise, why would she encounter Zhang Laowu again when she searched all the way from the big stream behind the village?
This time, Qibei wasn't by her side, and Fang Yan felt a chill run down her spine as she met Zhang Laowu's sinister gaze.
When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave one will prevail.
Therefore, she could not retreat, much less turn around and go back the way she came.
She had already searched the way she came carefully, but there was no trace of Little Fish or Qibei.
She had to keep searching along this path; perhaps the two children were somewhere ahead?
After a brief pause, Fang Yan lifted her foot again and continued forward. Just as she was about to pass Zhang Laowu, Fang Yan quietly raised her left hand, which was concealed by a hidden dart. Her right hand was also ready to deliver a fatal blow to Zhang Laowu at the crucial moment.
"The third son's family." Just as Fang Yan was about to pass by him, Zhang Laowu suddenly spoke up.
His words startled Fang Yan so much that she almost shot him with an arrow.
Fortunately, her willpower was barely passable, and she managed to control herself in the end.
He stopped again, glancing coldly at Zhang Laowu.
She didn't speak, but waited for him to continue.
“Your dog is a good dog, Bao Cai likes it very much.”
Zhang Laowu's gaze remained sinister, and his tone was somewhat enigmatic.
At least, Fang Yan couldn't immediately decipher from his tone whether he had already made a move against Qi Bei.
Or was it implying that she should know better than to obediently send Qibei to Zhang Baocai?
Zhang Laowu's eyes, cold and sinister like those of a venomous snake, were fixed on Fang Yan.
Fang Yan glared back at him, "Qibei was a gift from Ji Zhou to Xiao Yuzai. Your son likes it, so if you're so capable, go and get one for your son yourself."
That's your son, not mine. Why are you telling me that?
Her words carried a probing tone.
If Zhang Laowu has already made a move on Qibei, based on her understanding of Zhang Laowu, she will probably show a smug smile.
So after she finished speaking, Fang Yan stared intently at Zhang Laowu.
Fang Yan's performance seemed to be within Zhang Laowu's expectations. His expression remained unchanged, his gaze was still as sinister and cold as a venomous snake, and his whole person seemed to be shrouded in a layer of malevolence.
He stared at Fang Yan with a sinister look, without saying a word.
Although Fang Yan was anxious to find Xiao Yuzai, she did not show it on her face and looked directly at him without fear.
Finally, it was Zhang Laowu who was the first to look away.
As he looked away, he turned and walked away.
Fang Yan: ? ? ?
If he shows any change in expression, or can utter a few words, she might be able to guess something.
But he remained so gloomy and silent, how could she possibly guess what was going on?
I was already on edge, constantly on guard against this old man.
This chance encounter made Fang Yan even more flustered and confused. She didn't even know where to start when it came to finding Xiao Yuzai.
Realizing that she was flustered and confused, Fang Yan suddenly realized, "That's right!"
Old Zhang deliberately waited here and acted all sinister and mysterious, perhaps intentionally trying to make her panic first and lose her composure, so how could she find Little Fish then?
Take a deep breath.
Take a deep breath.
After taking a few deep breaths, Fang Yan stopped paying attention to what Zhang Laowu was trying to do.
Even if he really has some bad intentions, she has to wait until she finds Little Fish before she can analyze and consider them carefully.
Once she had calmed down a bit, Fang Yan immediately continued walking forward, searching as she went...
As she walked, suddenly, without knowing where it came from, she abruptly stopped and turned around abruptly...
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