Seeing the fresh green vegetables and mushrooms on the table, he had never seen such fresh green vegetables on the table at this time before. It was only after coming here that Aning knew that Cao Xiangnan grew vegetables in the shed and mushrooms in the house.
He had seen a lot of things before, but this was the first time he saw someone growing vegetables like this, which was very new to him.
As for these emerald green bean sprouts, he knew that they could be grown with beans, and the method was also told to him by Cao Xiangnan, which was very simple. When he first grew them himself, he thought they were very fresh, but then he gradually found it strange that the store was now selling this kind of vegetable.
The mutton soup was too hot, so the children ate noodles first, and those who wanted to eat rice ate with rice.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Seeing that there was no sauce on the table, Cao Xiangnan remembered such an important thing. He went out and came back with several kinds of sauces in his hands. "This is the most important thing. The most important thing when eating hot pot is these sauces. It's really good to dip them with meat."
"Husband, you sit down too." Qi Wanfeng pointed to the empty seat beside him and said.
Cao Xiangnan was the last one to sit down. The soup was already served in front of him. He picked up a piece of mutton and dipped it in the chili sauce, then put it in his mouth. These chili sauces were made by him later with millet peppers. The taste was very spicy, but it was also more delicious.
"This is really a delicacy in the world." It was spicy and refreshing!
"Want to try it?" Cao Xiangnan picked up a piece of mutton, dipped it in a little chili sauce, and asked the people around him.
Qi Wanfeng looked suspicious, and after thinking for a while, he took the piece of meat dipped in chili with his mouth. As soon as he ate it, his tears came out.
"Hurry up and drink some soup." Cao Xiangnan knew he was finished when he saw Qi Wanfeng's expression. He would rather cheat his own wife than anyone else!
Aning looked up and saw the two people opposite, and couldn't help but smile. With her drooping eyelids, there was a flash of envy in the depths of her eyes. She caught a glimpse of the child beside her sucking the noodles in the bowl and eating happily. Those are all in the past, right? It's good that he has this child!
A piece of meat was put in the child's bowl. The child is growing now, and it's good for him to eat more meat. In this regard, Xuanxuan is the same as that man, and they both love to eat meat.
"Delicious, really delicious." Gan Weilin was busy stuffing meat into his mouth. It was so delicious.
"Eat slowly." Seeing how fast Xiaolin was stuffing meat, Gan Weiqi was afraid that he would choke, so he had to remind him.
"Hmm, hmm." How could he have time to talk!
"There is still mutton in the pot, everyone can eat as much as they want." Knowing that there are many people in the family, Cao Xiangnan prepared enough for everyone. After the meat in the pot was almost eaten, he added soup, and then started to put meatballs, tofu, and bean curd sticks in it, and then put the fresh mushrooms and cabbage in. When it boiled, he picked it up and put it in a bowl on the table for everyone to eat.
The children didn't like to eat vegetables very much. They all liked to eat meat more. Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian and other brothers liked to eat some of these fresh vegetables.
At first, everyone felt that they were not full with just the meat and vegetables. After eating more, they felt that they could not eat any more even if they did not eat any rice. While eating the food in the bowl, Wang Dahu started to think about the food in the pot and suggested, "How about we go hunting tomorrow? Get some game and have more dishes?"
It was because they had nothing to do after eating! They thought about going up the mountain to harm the creatures on the mountain.
But when Wang Dahu said this, Cao the hunter stared at Wang Dahu with a deep look.
Everyone looked at each other. Gan Weilin wanted to say yes, but he found that no one spoke, so he shut up.
"So this means you agree?" Wang Dahu asked uncertainly.
Seeing her husband like that, Sun Bailian knew that he wanted to go up the mountain to hunt. She remembered that her husband hadn't been up the mountain for such a long time, so she thought he wanted to go up the mountain. He ate the food in his bowl slowly. Hmm, it was quite delicious.
If her husband wanted to go up the mountain to hunt, then it would be fine, he thought.
"Let's just hunt some small prey at the foot of the mountain, and don't go to the inner palace. This way it will be less dangerous." Cao Xiangnan suggested, and he also thought it would be a good idea to hunt some meat and store it as reserve food for the winter. They could just go into the mountain to find something else to eat.
He followed Cao Gang into the mountain a few times, but never went into the inner palace. There were dangers in this primitive forest at any time, and it was not safe to go into the inner palace. But the mountain is a natural treasure house, with all kinds of food inside, it would be a pity not to pick some.
"Hmm." Cao the Hunter snorted and reluctantly agreed to the proposal.
Wang Dahu grinned, with a big beard on his face, he looked like the king of a mountain, "Then I have to show my skills!"
Liu Baishu raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything, but he thought it would be nice to go in and exercise.
"How about this, let's see if there are any people in the village who want to go into the mountains together. In addition to hunting, there are many other foods in the mountains. Brother Cao Gang, you go and talk to Li Zheng and organize the people in the village. When the time comes, the men in the village will go in together. By then, there will be some gains, which will add some food for the winter."
"But those who go in with them will take out 30% of the food and leave it for the lonely elderly and some families in real difficulties in the village. What do you think?" Cao Xiangnan thought for a while and added. Otherwise, when the time comes,
many lonely elderly people in the village will gather together, and I'm afraid they will need a lot of food.
Respect the old and the young, and respect the old and the young of others. Even if people in this era cannot do this, he hopes that at least starting from Caojia Village, people can not only learn to raise their own parents and love their own children, but also learn to raise other elderly people and love other people's children. People
can die well when they are old. If there are no children to raise them, the villagers of Caojia Village can also raise them. In this way, some elderly people will not be too miserable in their later years. Some elderly people are not without children, but their children are unwilling to raise them and drive them out. People like this should not be tolerated. But whether in his era or in this era where filial piety is the most important thing, there are always such people. The
original Caojia Village was controlled by the village chief and the elders. There are still many drawbacks in this place. They can slowly change and improve these problems.
When his uncle Xiangnan said, "Respect the old as well as the old of others, love the young as well as the young of others," Xiangzi stared at his uncle Xiangnan. Even many years later, he still remembered the look on Xiangnan's face when he said this, and he would never forget it.
There are some things he doesn't understand now, and when he grows up, he will slowly understand many things. And the best teacher in his life, when he thinks about it later, Cao Ruixiang thinks that it should be his uncle Xiangnan.
"Okay, I will arrange this later, and we will go in early tomorrow morning." As the village chief of Caojia Village, Cao Gang also has his obligations and responsibilities. But he found that many problems were far less thoughtful than Cao Xiangnan.
Liu Baishu sat there, listening to Cao Xiangnan's words in silence, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Finally, everything on the table was cleared away. Everyone had a full stomach and the children's cheerful laughter was in their ears. Sun Bailian originally thought that he would go home to cook, but when he heard that everyone was going to organize a hunting trip, he decided to continue cooking in Wanfeng. After dinner, he took the two children home first, and asked his husband and his friends to go back later.
The red halo in the west gradually disappeared, and the sky was gray and white. Now it was getting darker and darker. Cao Gang and his friends also went back home. Cao Xiangnan sent them back and closed the door of the yard.
The two pots on the stove were boiling bath water. There was no water in the bathroom. Cao Xiangnan went to the well to fetch water and brought it into the bathroom, pouring it into the water tank above. The child following behind him carried a half-bucket of water in a bucket and staggered behind him.
Taking the water from the child and looking into the pair of black and bright eyes, Cao Xiangnan smiled, and saw that his child also grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth, "Little fool!" He reached out and touched the silly child's head.
He likes his uncle to touch his head, Xiangzi thought.
"Aning, the water in the stove is ready, go get some water for Xuanxuan to take a bath." Qi Wanfeng shouted when he saw the water in the pot start to boil.
"Okay." Aning responded.
There are two bathrooms in the house, one is enough for each person, Qi Wanfeng also went to get some hot water and prepared to take it in to give the child a bath. Aning was worried about Qi Wanfeng carrying water with a big belly, so she said, "Let me carry it for you."
"It's okay, it's just a little water, I can do it myself." There was only half a bucket of water in the bucket, and Qi Wanfeng would not be unable to do such a small job.
"Wanfeng, let me help you." Xiangzi came over, followed by two little ones who were clamoring for help. Qi Wanfeng didn't know what to say, and smiled helplessly, saying, "This water is hot, it will be bad if it gets scalded."
"Let me do it." Cao Xiangnan came over and saw that the little ones were here, so he didn't want to help them, so he reached out and took it. He was not afraid that the little ones would get scalded, but he was afraid that the little ones would make things worse and make Wanfeng fall and get hurt, which was no joke.
After the hot water was soaked, the two little ones took off their clothes and went in to take a bath. They were laughing and making noises in the basin. Finally, Qi Wanfeng went in and got the two little ones up, dressed them and let them go out.
The sky outside was getting darker and darker, and the lantern in the corner of the hall was already lit.
The last one to take a bath, Cao Xiangnan returned to the room and handed the warm goat milk in his hand to the person who was sitting on the bed waiting for him. Under the soft light, he saw the person taking the bowl, half-tilting his chin and drinking the goat milk in the bowl.
He took the bowl and reached out to rub the milk stains on the corners of the person's mouth with his thumb.
"There's still a little here." His eyes deepened, and seeing the person's stunned look, Cao Xiangnan smiled, leaned over, and kissed the person's lips.
The person being kissed closed his eyes, raised his chin slightly, and let his husband kiss him.