With only four pheasants and some wild fruits, we were only half full, so we decided to go down the mountain and into the city for a big meal.
As always, before leaving, to prevent landslides and collapses, Chou Chou once again played its role, blocking all the small waterways that spanned the entire mountain.
The little squirrel cautiously peeked out, watched their retreating figures, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The rat was terrified, thinking they were going to roast it.
After having dinner and playing for a while, we leisurely returned to the island, arriving in the evening.
Xiao Dan and his wife were relieved to see that he had returned unharmed.
Han Shuyun was also at the Xiao family's house.
"Mom, you're done with get out of class. Are you staying at your brother's house tonight?" Xiao Shi asked happily, hugging her mother's leg.
Han Shuyun came here to wait because she was worried about the children.
They had already learned from Deputy Regiment Commander Qian, who had returned earlier, that they were safe, but they were still uneasy until they saw them.
I glanced at them one by one, and they were all looking energetic, which finally put my mind at ease.
She affectionately patted her son's head and said, "You didn't go to school, so Mom just came to visit. I'll be back in a bit."
"Okay." The junior teacher was a little disappointed.
After dinner, Xiao Dan chatted with Xie Lin for a while before letting him take the bathed children home.
What they talked about, only they know.
"Your Majesty, you are back."
Li Zixing was practicing writing in the yard when he heard a noise from next door. He casually threw down his pen, ran back into the house, and brought out a small basket.
Li Pengfei looked at the pen stub in the water glass, his hand itching to slap the child.
Even the biological father can't compare to the Queen.
"Your Majesty, Wan Jiaxin's father has returned. This is from her family to thank you for saving him. She said that once he is feeling better, the whole family will come to thank you."
When Shishi opened the basket, she saw a cooked chicken inside.
I don't know how it was cooked, but the chicken was intact, and the skin was the color of brown sugar, which looked delicious.
"This soy sauce chicken is pretty good. The main reason is that the chicken is well-selected. The chicken is firm and tender after being exercised. Only soy sauce is used, and no other spices are used to ruin the original flavor of the chicken, so it retains its original taste."
"The person who made this dish put their heart into it, but you can tell they're not used to it. They probably knew how to make it before, but haven't done it in a long time and didn't control the heat well."
"If it were me, I would choose...blah blah blah."
The housekeeper's occupational hazard kicked in.
During dinner, I criticized Zhang Tong's dishes one by one: first, they weren't oily enough; second, they weren't oily enough; and third, there wasn't enough oil.
The only dish that caught its eye was stir-fried dried shrimp with pickled vegetables.
The same applies to space.
The food stored away before was all cooked by Xie Lin. The space was very oily, and he was very generous with the oil when stir-frying or braising, yet it still found fault with it.
This needs a touch of cooking wine to enhance the flavor, that needs a touch of sugar to balance the saltiness, and this needs a touch of cornstarch to make it more tender and smooth...
If you ask it how much is "appropriate amount", it will say that "appropriate amount" is "appropriate amount" and let you experience it for yourself.
The eldest and second eldest children initially found the food delicious and would wag their tails to show their satisfaction every time they ate, but they ended up complaining about it and disliking it.
Fish, meat, and eggs—something many people long for outside—were all tricked into feeding the pig, who eagerly awaited replacing all its stock with the premium version.
So he's been eating pig feed all these years?
Seeing that it drooled more than it drank tea, Xie Lin expressionlessly tossed it into his spatial storage.
The names are really well-matched.
Go in and become my cook.
"Your Majesty, Wan Jiaxin's grandmother took it to school before school ended. She said it was inconvenient for them to enter the family compound, so she asked me to give it to you personally. I had no choice but to bring it back."
Upon hearing this, Li Pengfei's hands became even more itchy.
The chicken flavor is so strong, he's been drooling several times a night since I left it at home, you little rascal.
He refused to send it to the Xiao family, insisting on waiting for the Queen to return and claim credit.
How foolish! If it were sent to the Xiao family, those two would never eat it all by themselves; they would want to feed every single piece to their precious daughter.
The silly boy didn't understand at all. It wasn't that it was inconvenient for them to enter the family compound; it was that openly delivering things to the family compound would have a bad influence on Xie Lin. They were repaying a debt of gratitude, not seeking revenge.
The chicken was still warm in a large bowl. Since they weren't hungry after eating, Shishi gave a big chicken leg to Li Zixing and sent the rest to Xie Lin to take to the Xiao family.
Xiao Dan and Zhang Tong then learned that the four of them had gone up the mountain and saved another family.
The second branch of the Wan family extorted money from Xiao Shi's parents, but the very next day they rescued the first branch of the family. Such a coincidence is truly extraordinary.
Fortunately, the eldest son's family knows how to be grateful, and the old lady is also reasonable, which is good.
Li Zixing swallowed hard as he looked at the big chicken leg, bared his teeth and gently bit off a little bit of the skin. He didn't want to eat more, so he went home and got a clean bowl to put it away.
Li Pengfei raised an eyebrow, "Why aren't you eating?"
“The Queen gave it to us, so of course we should eat it together as a family. When Mom comes back, I’ll have her keep it safe and make chicken porridge for tomorrow morning.”
After saying that, he ran out again; he still had some fun things to tell the Queen.
Li Pengfei chuckled, got up, went to the kitchen, covered the chicken legs, and put them in the cupboard.
The little rascal has grown up and now he knows how to share with his parents.
As I came out of the kitchen, I heard four people yelling and running outside; they sounded very excited.
After about half an hour, they ran back excitedly, four mud-covered monkeys.
It's obvious they went to Houtan to play tug-of-war with people, the kind where they pull in a mud pit.
Guess what the rules of the game are?
I bet even the boldest person could guess that.
That's not just outrageous, it's downright absurd.
Rule: The line will be drawn to the side where the dad's pants have the most holes.
They call this winning because of the hole in the pants.
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