"Mom, how are we going to cook the duck tonight?" Mrs. Ye came over and asked.
"Add some potatoes and stew it until it's soft and tender, otherwise I can't bite it." Old Mrs. Ye said, "As for the remaining one, you young people can do whatever you like with it. I won't care."
"Are you going to eat both of them tonight?" Mrs. Ye looked surprised when she heard that.
Old Madam Ye looked up at the sky with some concern and said, "The weather is getting colder. We have to speed up our pace. Only when we are full can we have the strength to travel further."
"Okay, just wait and eat!" Mrs. Ye was happy. She went back and discussed with her sisters-in-law and decided to stew one and roast one.
The female duck is relatively fat. It is coated with some simple seasoning, skewered with branches, and roasted over the fire until it sizzles and drips with oil.
Chop the drake into large pieces, blanch it and stew it with potatoes.
The two fragrances filled the air at the same time, making the children as happy as if it were New Year's Day.
Even Guo, who usually tried to avoid people working, couldn't help but come over to help add firewood.
After Third Sister Ye had laid out the bedding, she came over and said, "Sister-in-law, your cooking skills are incredible. Even with very little oil and ingredients, you can still make something so fragrant."
Guo swallowed hard and said, "Look at what you're saying. This is meat! How can it not be delicious?"
Sister-in-law Ye San was not used to her bad habits and said directly: "Why, your cooking will definitely not be as delicious as Sister-in-law's."
"Third sister-in-law, don't forget that the duck today was caught by my husband." Guo said very firmly.
"You didn't catch him, why are you showing off?" Mrs. Ye retorted.
Mrs. Ye tried to smooth things over, saying, "Okay, let's get ready for dinner."
"Dinner is ready!" The children jumped up happily and ran to the wooden boards that had been laid out long ago and sat on the ground.
Qingtian followed suit, but when he saw everyone sitting down on the ground, he immediately hesitated.
The cotton-padded jacket was just made by my second aunt, and it got dirty when I sat on the floor.
When Mrs. Ye came over with the dishes and chopsticks, she saw her hesitation and immediately said, "Oh, I said, this girl is different from that brat.
“Look at the sunny day, you’re afraid of getting your clothes dirty.
"Look at these debt collectors in my house. They'll rub my new clothes so badly that they can't even recognize their original appearance in one day!"
She put down her dishes and chopsticks, went back to the car, got a cushion and set it up for Qingtian: "Good boy, sit here."
Qingtian then sat down happily.
Ye Changnian quickly said, "Second Auntie, I want a butt pad too!"
"Your pants are dirtier than the ground, what do you need a butt pad for?" Mrs. Ye San brought over a large pot of wild duck stewed with potatoes and glared at her son. "Stop making a fuss and sit down and eat properly!"
"Look at you, if the child wants one, just take it. It's not a rare thing." Ye Ersao said, and simply brought several over, "One for each of you, don't fight."
"It smells so good!" The boys' eyes were already stuck in the pot and they couldn't take them out, so they didn't even care about anything to cushion their butts.
It’s just that the Ye family has good education. Before Old Lady Ye picks up her chopsticks, the children dare not eat first even if they cry with greed.
When Old Mrs. Ye was helped over, Mrs. Ye also brought up the sliced roast duck.
"I've put the duck bones in the pot to cook. If anyone has room for soup later, come and have some."
The stewed duck was fragrant and tender, and with the addition of potatoes, it was just right for Old Lady Ye and Qingtian. The chopsticks of the others all reached out for the roast duck.
Mrs. Ye is not only a good cook, but also has excellent knife skills. The duck meat is sliced evenly, and each slice has skin and meat.
The roast duck is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. When you take a bite, the fragrant fat and gravy immediately fill your mouth. It is so fragrant that no one can talk and can only hear the chewing sound.
Mrs. Ye took a bite herself but said with some regret, "If only we had flour, we could steam a pot of lotus leaf pancakes, add some sweet bean paste, cut cucumber strips and green onion slices, and roll them up. The taste would be even better..."
"Sister-in-law, this is the most delicious roast duck I have ever eaten!" Ye Laosi praised.
Seeing that Guo was staring at the roast duck and eating it quickly, he withdrew his hand that was about to pick up the roast duck and only picked up a piece of potato to eat.
Normally there is not enough food and everyone has to save it. Today, they can eat as much as they want, so they turn a blind eye to Guo's behavior of eating and taking more.
"It seems what the village head said before was right. It's true that the further south you go, the easier it is to find food." Boss Ye stood up and filled a bowl of duck bone soup. He took a sip and said contentedly, "I haven't eaten this full in a long time."
Ye Lao Er shook his head and said, "I think it's mainly luck. I saw others staggering with hunger along the way today."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Ye couldn't help but ponder it.
That’s right, my luck these past two days has been really too good.
First it was pheasant, then potatoes, then duck eggs and wild duck again.
As the saying goes, once or twice, never three times.
The first two times could barely be explained by good luck.
The third time it happened again, she couldn't think any more about it.
Ye Changnian ate until his belly was round. He buried his head in her arms, burped, and squinted his eyes happily as he said, "It's great. Ever since I had a little sister, I can have a full meal every day."
He said it unintentionally, but Old Lady Ye took it seriously.
Her heart trembled, and she turned to look at Qingtian who was being held in Mrs. Ye's arms and fed.
That’s right, all the good luck these days started when Mrs. Ye exchanged corn for sunny days.
Old Madam Ye was a person who had experienced a lot. Her heart was about to explode, but she did not show it on her face. "Do you know why?"
"Why?" Ye Changnian asked.
The attention of other people in the family was also drawn to her, waiting to hear what Old Lady Ye would say.
I only heard Mrs. Ye say: "I always tell you that good will be rewarded and evil will be punished.
"So, let's be nice to Qingtian and treat him like a family member. If the Bodhisattva knows, he will bless us and give us delicious food. Do you understand?"
The adults all laughed when they heard this, thinking that the old lady was just trying to coax the child.
Guo wondered what the old lady meant by that. Did she really want to treasure this wild child?
But she was busy eating meat at the moment and had no time to talk.
Ye Changrui nodded and said, "This is what grandma always said, the Bodhisattva appearing!"
Ye Changnian immediately said in a baby voice, "Then I will definitely treat my sister well in the future. I hope the Bodhisattva will show his grace more often and let us have meat every meal."
After saying this, Old Lady Ye ignored other people's reactions and just stared at Sister Ye.
Sister Ye hugged Qingtian, and her spine tingled when her mother-in-law looked at her. She felt as if her mother-in-law was saying something with a hidden meaning, and she said vaguely, "Mom, we adopted Qingtian not for any good fortune.
"Don't you always say that the most important thing in life is to have a clear conscience?"
When Old Lady Ye thought about it, it was exactly the case, and she immediately laughed.
"The eldest daughter-in-law is a sensible person, but I am the one who is obsessed with appearances.
"Just be at ease, good things are ahead of you!"
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