Chapter 257 The Comfortable Life of the Elders]
"Take it, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. We are all friends, and we are all Yi'an's elders. You don't know that my granddaughter and grandson-in-law have a box of bees in each greenhouse, but when you went there yesterday, they covered the boxes with cloth, so you didn't see it."
Qin Zhengyi's face was filled with pride.
"There is so much honey in this shed, I believe the other six must have no less, and more."
"Yi'an and Jinghe are really amazing. Old Qin, I envy you for having such good young people."
Old Master Gu was full of envy. He wished he had such good granddaughters and grandsons-in-law. It was a pity that they were from other families. Fortunately, they were the children of his good friends, and could be considered his children as well. He could still benefit from them, and he had to do something for the two young people.
"Okay, we've rested enough, and it's almost time to make lunch. It's time to fry the bee pupae."
The white bee pupae had been taken out and placed on a plate. Old Master Xia was thinking about eating the bee pupae, so he took the plate and walked to the kitchen while saying,
"You all stay for dinner today. Yi'an picked some vegetables before you yesterday and put them away. The vegetables should be eaten while they are fresh. Let's fry those vegetables for lunch today."
Huo Jingshu and her husband, who had not wanted to stay, changed their minds immediately after hearing about the vegetables and decided to stay again.
"That's great, I'll help with the dishes, and you can leave the fire to the old man."
Huo Jingshu stood up without any delay, holding a sister in each hand, and followed Old Master Xia to the kitchen.
It was as comfortable as being at home.
Wu Qiuyan and Zhao Lijuan, the two relatives, couldn't help laughing out loud.
The six old comrades sat together, happily, and cooked lunch with a smile. They didn't feel lonely at all.
Qin Yian was still worried at work that they would leave the elders behind, but no one could accompany them at home. Would the elders not have fun? Recently, there were a lot of things to do during the Chinese New Year. Qin Yian didn't have time to go back at noon. She finished her work in advance in the afternoon. As soon as she got off work, she packed up and ran home. When she
pushed the door open and took a look, she realized that her worries were unnecessary. The yard was so lively that all the elders from yesterday were here, and there were also a few new faces.
Ten lounge chairs were placed in a circle. She didn't know she had so many lounge chairs at home. It was obvious that she brought them herself.
There was a table in the middle, piled with a lot of food, tea, drinks, and snacks. There
was also a barbecue rack on the side, with a net woven with fine wire on top and charcoal underneath. Lamb legs, chicken wings, chicken legs, meat skewers, potatoes, and many other dishes were being grilled on the wire net.
When Qin Yian saw the chicken feathers next to it, he knew it was a fat pheasant, amazing!
He could tell from the spicy smell in the air that the cooking was good and wanted to eat it.
The elders really know how to arrange things. They made the house as comfortable as a picnic. Some people grilled food, some chatted, some drank tea, some played chess, some lay down. It was just a group of old guys playing here. There was no interference from other people or things. It looked so comfortable!
She wanted to retire and lie down as soon as possible. Who wouldn't like such a retirement life?
"An An is back, come quickly and eat chicken legs. This big chicken leg is just roasted and smells delicious. Do you want to put chili in it? Grandpa will put more for you."
Qin Yian looked at the chicken leg sizzling with oil in her grandfather's hand. The spiced aroma drifted into her nose, making her swallow her saliva. She said decisively: "Yes, add more spicy and cumin."
"Okay, go put down your bag, wash your hands and eat." Grandpa sprinkled chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder with smooth movements, and brushed some of the brine from the previous brine on the chicken leg, then sprinkled cumin and chopped green onions on it. The fragrance exploded, making people drool.
When the other elders saw Qin Yian coming back, they all called out to her. Qin Yian greeted them one by one, put away her things and washed her hands as quickly as possible, ran over to squat by the grill, and at Qin Yian's strong request, her grandfather sprinkled a handful of chili powder on it.
She couldn't wait to pick up the chicken leg and ate it, and she finished the chicken leg in a few gulps. Not satisfied yet, she sat by the grill and ate several skewers of potato chips, and also skewered the marinated chicken in the basin with bamboo sticks and grilled them on it.
When she stood by the side, she knew that the two pheasants here were brought by Grandpa Yang, and the other things were also brought by them.
After lunch, these elders came over with things in their hands and refused to leave, so they simply packed up and set up a grill to host a picnic-like tea party.
After a while, Lu Jinghe came back, and Qin Yian knew why these elders refused to leave and had to wait for her and Lu Jinghe to come back. They were all thinking about her vegetables.
After these elders took the vegetables home and ate them yesterday, they were "amazed by the delicious food". How could there be such delicious vegetables in the world? They tasted good both raw and fried.
People who usually had trouble falling asleep fell asleep in seconds after eating the vegetables, snoring loudly.
Elders with constipation had their intestines and stomachs move after eating twice, and a lot of stool stuck in their stomachs was discharged, making them feel more relaxed.
When the changes appeared, the elders rushed to talk about their own changes. They didn't believe it at first, but they couldn't help but talk about it when they were together. The more they talked, the more they believed it. In the end, any slight changes in themselves were attributed to the greenhouse vegetables planted by Qin Yian and Lu Jinghe.
"Look, after lunch, these old guys came over with their things. Oh, by the way, after they came, they fell in love with honey again. The shameless ones wanted to take some honey home."
Qin Zhengyi laughed and scolded, his voice full of helplessness and jokes about this group of old friends.
"Shameless people are invincible." Old Master Yang said proudly.
It attracted everyone's good-natured laughter and agreement.
"Elders, this may be because you think too much." Qin Yian laughed so hard that she couldn't stop. These elders were really interesting. She laughed like crazy when she talked about her physical changes. Although she laughed, she still had to give what she should give. "But you can take the honey back. Let's go and get it now."
Lu Jinghe parked his bicycle and said, "I'll take you elders
with me." "Oh, then thank Yian and Jinghe first."
The elders stood up without any hesitation.
Because there was another stall here and they had to eat together in the evening, they split into two groups, one group to make honey and the other group to stay in the yard to make dinner. After
the honey was collected, the meal was finished, and the chat was almost over. When they saw the elders off, something changed.
Every elder was trying to put something into Qin Yian and Lu Jinghe's arms.