When Fan Ting saw that Ye Qian'an had brought his wife back, he was naturally filled with gratitude and politely invited him into the hospital for tea.
Upon seeing this, Ye Qian'an knew that the woman had not revealed her affair with her cousin. Looking at Fan Ting's attitude towards her, a hint of mockery flashed quickly in her eyes, but she immediately spoke up.
"Brother Fan, there are some things I want to say, but I don't know if I should say them..."
"Cousin, please speak..."
Seeing Fan Ting's respectful demeanor, Ye Qian'an's mockery deepened. He glanced at the room before speaking.
“My sister has been pampered since she was a child. Let alone serving others, my aunt at home has never even let her enter the kitchen. It’s no exaggeration to say that she has never lifted a finger. Now that she is pregnant, not only have her hands become rough, but she has also lost weight. I say, brother-in-law, my sister did not marry into your family to be mistreated…”
In fact, Ye Qian'an's words were a blatant lie.
Because of her pregnancy, Ye Cuihua has gained a lot of weight. As for whether her hands have become rough, Fan Ting has no idea, because Ye Cuihua hasn't let him touch them at all these days.
At this moment, Fan Ting looked up at Ye Cuihua, whose face was rosy, and naturally knew that this was her cousin who had come to seek justice for his mother. However, because his child depended on the Ye family, his tone became even more respectful.
"Yes, cousin is right. It was all my fault. Don't worry, cousin, we will never let Cuihua suffer any more grievances in the future..."
Meanwhile, inside the house, Old Witch Fan heard the conversation between the two and was so angry that her head was practically steaming. However, she dared not go out because she knew that her son still had to look after the Ye family. Therefore, she only dared to curse quietly inside the house.
Seeing Fan Ting's respectful yet ingratiating attitude towards him, Ye Qian'an felt contempt and spoke again.
"In that case, I hope my brother-in-law will keep his word. I'll head back now. If my sister suffers any further grievances in your Fan family, don't blame me for being rude to you as her older brother..."
After saying that, he turned and gave Ye Cuihua a reassuring look before leaving.
Seeing that the person had left, Fan Ting hurriedly went forward to help Ye Cuihua up and spoke softly.
"Are you hungry? How about I ask my mother to cook you a bowl of egg noodles..."
Seeing Fan Ting's expression, a flash of annoyance crossed Ye Cuihua's eyes, but it quickly disappeared before she spoke softly.
"No need. When we arrived, my cousin was worried I was hungry, so he took me to eat something first. I've been on an oxcart all the way here, and I'm feeling quite tired now. I'll go back to my room and rest for a while..."
Fan Ting carefully helped the person into the house. After seeing the person lie down, he turned and left the house. However, Han Yiyi's handsome face and the spacious and imposing brick and tile house suddenly appeared in his mind, and the expression in his eyes became somewhat ambiguous.
At Yunlai Restaurant, Yun Xiao, who had just come out of the outhouse, had a rather indescribable expression on his face. Not only him, but he had also heard Manager Liu tell the kitchen staff early in the morning to brew some cooling herbal tea.
At this moment, Yun Xiao recalled the sly look in Han Yi's eyes when they ate the dishes at Han Yi's house yesterday, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, thinking to himself, "She really is an interesting girl..."
However, she turned around and called out to Manager Liu, asking the kitchen to bring her a bowl of the herbal tea they were brewing.
Han Yiyi had no idea that her dishes had just gotten what she wanted, and that she had tormented Yun Xiao and the others until their faces were contorted. At that moment, she was preparing her pickled peppers.
Since some of the chili peppers had already turned red, Han Yiyi decided to try making a portion of them first.
There are many ways to make foot baths with millet peppers. The two simplest methods are: one is to use star anise, salt, and water, and the other is to use Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves. Of course, the second method tastes better, so Han Yiyi decided to use the second method.
As for Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves, these are all things available in this era, but here they are used as medicine.
Han Yi didn't care about this, as long as she knew it was available here, she wouldn't feel uneasy using it like she did with cumin last time. Of course, the system also had peppercorns and star anise, and they were very cheap, so Han Yi exchanged a lot of them directly.
Han Yiyi first picked the red chili peppers, washed them, and dried them. Then she wrapped the Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves that she had prepared in advance in gauze.
Next, after the water boils, add these spices and cook for about 10 minutes. Then add salt, sugar, white vinegar, and high-proof liquor. White vinegar and liquor are available here, and they are both made from rice. Han Yi tasted them and thought they tasted good, so he didn't exchange them with the system.
After these have cooled down, pour them into a clean, dry jar, add chopped chili peppers and garlic slices, seal it, and let it sit for about 10 days before eating.
Since there weren't many red chili peppers left, even after picking all the red ones, it only made one jar.
Just as Han Yiyi finished soaking the millet peppers, she heard someone knocking on the front door. She thought it was Aunt Zhang, because Aunt Zhang had said earlier that she was going to the back mountain to see if the winter bamboo shoots had grown. Han Yiyi thought that those could be used to stir-fry meat or peppers, so she asked Aunt Zhang to call her when she went.
Without thinking much, he called out to the three people playing in the yard.
"Go quickly and speak up for Grandma Zhang..."
Upon hearing his mother's words, Zicheng immediately dropped the small wooden stick in his hand and ran towards the door.
"I'll go with you," the two children said. They liked Aunt Zhang very much, so Zihui ran to open the door with her.
As soon as the door opened and they saw who it was, the two boys were so startled that they took a step back. But when they tried to close the door, it was too late; the person had already come in.
The person who came was none other than Fan Ting, the father of the two children.
Since severing ties with Fan Ting, the two little ones had not seen this person. When they arrived that day, the two little ones were taking a nap, so they did not know that the person in front of them had been picked up and thrown out by Nangong Yuan.
Upon seeing the newcomer, they assumed he had come to bully them and their mother again.
Zicheng turned around and picked up the wooden stick he had just thrown away. He pointed at the person who had come and spoke, his voice trembling slightly.
"This is our home. I won't allow you to bully my sister and mother anymore. Leave now..."
“Yes, we’ve severed ties. You’re not welcome here,” Zihui said angrily from the side.
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