After waking up in the morning, he looked at his wife in his arms and touched the baby in her belly before getting up contentedly. When he got up, his grandmother, third aunt, and Fu Mingyi were all up.
"Grandma, Third Aunt, why are you up so early? It's still early, go back to sleep. I'm going to my morning training first, I'll bring breakfast back later."
Perhaps it's because he's the only one in the family who gets up at a certain time every day, and he's gotten used to it, so now when he sees his grandma and the others getting up, he keeps telling them to go back to sleep.
"Why are you still sleeping? We always get up at this time at home. Alright, go train by yourself. Don't bring breakfast; we'll make it at home. We'll have your brothers-in-law come over for breakfast before we go hunting."
Hearing his grandmother's words, Huo Haocheng realized that this was their usual routine at home, with only the two little girls, Ruan Ruan and Huo Yue, sleeping all the time. He had really gotten confused by their sleep. After telling his grandmother, he took Fu Mingyi to training.
He could have skipped training on his day off, but his body was too excited and wouldn't obey him. Plus, his grandma and aunt were home, so he couldn't just stay in bed. So, he decided to go to the training base and run a couple of laps.
When they returned, Ruan Ruan was already up. Huo Haocheng looked at his watch; it was only a little past 7 a.m. Why was his wife up so early today? It was rare for her to have a dream.
"Wife, why are you up?" he asked as he rushed over to her.
"Now that I'm pregnant with twins, I need to keep up with the nutrition, so I can't do what I used to. I'll go take a nap after breakfast, don't worry."
After explaining to him, I glanced at the people who followed him in.
"You're here! Come quick, Grandma's frying eggs in the kitchen, and the noodles are ready. Go get them."
After saying that, she nudged Huo Haocheng in front of her, then ignored them and continued eating her meal.
The group followed Huo Haocheng to the kitchen. Grandma and the others, who were busy in the kitchen, saw Huo Haocheng and the others return, but they didn't come out because they couldn't put down their work. Now they saw them come in.
“Grandma, these are my comrades-in-arms. Ruan Shaoke and Bai Sirui visited our home before, you should remember them. This is Ge Xiaotian, this is Deng Yi, this is Lin Qingyuan, this is Su Yanqiu, and this is Ruan Ruan's fourth brother, Ruan Shaolin.” After introducing them to his grandmother, Huo Haocheng continued, “This is my grandmother, this is my third aunt, and this is my younger sister, Huo Yue, who is also Fu Mingyi's wife.”
"Hello, comrades. You must be hungry after training all morning. Quickly, the noodles are ready, and the eggs are fried too. Take them and eat. There's more in the pot if you're still hungry, come and get some yourself."
Grandma was very happy to see the young men in front of her. Seeing that they were all wearing her clothes, she knew they would be going up the mountain soon, so she told them to eat quickly.
Fearing they might feel awkward, Wang Qun and I started eating from our own bowls first.
Seeing this, the others also started to take action. After eating, Ruan Ruan told them to be careful and then went to sleep. Actually, she wanted to go too, but she knew that if she brought up the idea, not only would Huo Haocheng disagree, but her grandmother, mother, and several brothers would also disagree. She could persuade Huo Haocheng by being cute, but she couldn't persuade the others, so she decided to just go to sleep. Anything can happen in dreams.
When Huo Haocheng and the others left, Grandma specially made them a lot of egg pancakes and vegetable pancakes, and also stir-fried some cured meat and made a cucumber salad for them to eat at noon. They took the food and went up the mountain with Huo Yue and her third aunt. The two of them were responsible for picking mushrooms and digging wild vegetables, as long as they didn't go deep into the mountains with them.
Around noon, Wang Qun and Huo Yue returned with the mushrooms on their backs. They rested at home in the afternoon and didn't go into the mountains again.
Since they were going back early the next morning, Ruan Ruan took out the mushrooms and some dried fruit she had dried earlier and packed some for them. She divided them up, some for their families, some for themselves, and also packed a small bag for Fu Mingyi's parents. After packing everything up, they started preparing dinner. Ruan Ruan and Huo Yue first went to the supermarket to buy some pork ribs and fish. The pork ribs were perfect for making soup, and the fish could be made into grilled fish. They also took this opportunity to teach Grandma and the others how to use the earthen oven in the backyard.
At first, they grilled vegetables inside. After mastering the technique, they started grilling small fish inside. Although the first one was a little burnt, the taste was still acceptable. After two attempts, they succeeded. After they finished grilling the fish, Huo Haocheng and the others returned with their spoils.
Now that the weather is getting hotter, just like last time, they left the smaller ones at home, sent several wild boars to the canteen, and then brought back a smaller wild boar.
Huo Haocheng asked to bring this little wild boar back. He thought the cured meat that Ruan Ruan made before was delicious. During the Spring Festival, they sent some home, and Grandpa and the others said it was delicious. So he thought he would bring one back. Now that Grandma and Third Aunt are both around, they can cook it and send it home.
They placed their prey in the backyard, first preparing a rabbit and a pheasant. Since Grandma and Huo Yue were currently obsessed with the oven, they roasted both the rabbit and the pheasant.
The grilled fish and other dishes were ready, and since Ruanruan couldn't go hungry right now, they figured they could just hang the rabbit and chicken inside and flip them over every now and then. So they decided to grill while they ate, which was perfect – once the fish was finished, the chicken and rabbit would be ready too.
Tonight's meal really showed the soldiers' ability to eat well. Luckily, they listened to Ruan Ruan's advice and prepared a lot, otherwise, it really wouldn't have been enough for them. They ate all the prepared vegetables, and even the last bit of soup was divided up cleanly.
After dinner, they conscientiously went to wash the dishes and chopsticks. Grandma and Third Aunt were going to wash them, but they stopped them. They really did a bit too much tonight. Before, when only Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan were there, they didn't have many concerns. Today, in front of their elders, they were a little reserved at first, but after a sip of wine, they forgot all about it. By the time they realized it, they had almost finished eating.
The group looked at their grandmother's expression and saw that she had been smiling at them earlier and hadn't seemed annoyed or disgusted by their eating too much, so they felt relieved. However, after the meal, they still insisted on washing the dishes before leaving, and they didn't forget to say goodbye to their grandmother and aunt as they left.
Seeing them like this, Ruan Ruan found it amusing. How unrestrained they were in front of her usually were now so timid and hesitant in front of their grandmother. It seems that no matter how capable you are, you still have to bow your head in front of your elders!
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