A few villagers were shameless, as if they had forgotten that they had just mocked the Ye family. They ignored Boss Ye's indifferent attitude and surrounded him to ask him all kinds of questions.
Mrs. Ye glanced at those people and asked Ye Laosi to light the fire and prepare to stew the fish.
While waiting for Boss Ye to dry his clothes on the mountain, Sister Ye had just picked up a few fish by the river, which saved her trouble now.
Aren’t you laughing at the poor food we eat at home?
Let’s see who will drool first!
The fire was lit quickly. Mrs. Ye scooped a spoonful of meat oil into the pot to melt it, and then threw the onion, ginger, garlic and various seasonings into the pot.
The flavor of the spices is instantly brought out by the hot oil.
The villagers only heard a "swish" sound.
An enticing aroma wafted out from the big iron pot.
Originally, the villagers' attention was focused on Boss Ye, but now their eyes couldn't help but glance towards Mrs. Ye.
What dish are you making?
It smells so good?
It seems like a fragrance I have never smelled before!
At this time, Boss Ye was too lazy to deal with their endless questions, so he went over to help Mrs. Ye add firewood to the fire.
Now those people didn't want to leave anymore, they all wanted to wait and see the Ye family's dinner.
When the fish was almost done stewing, Mrs. Ye opened the lid of the pot and began to stick cornmeal cakes on the edge of the pot.
At this time, what wafts out of the pot is no longer just the smell of spices. The freshness of the fish blends with various seasonings, becoming richer and fuller.
Those who had been staying around the open space and refused to leave stretched their necks, wanting to see what was stewing in the pot.
But they also knew in their hearts that the Ye family would never give them any to try.
Instead of continuing to suffer here, it’s better to go home and have dinner.
The adults were getting ready to go home, but the children were still drooling with greed and lingered around, refusing to leave.
"What are you looking at? Go home quickly."
"Let's go home and eat!"
The adults could only shout and drag their children home.
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Ye Lao Er asked in confusion: "Brother, didn't you say before that you wanted to be more discreet? Why did you deliberately show off in front of everyone when you came back at night?"
Ye Laodao said: "I didn't let you make it public before because I was afraid that you would lead the villagers to the mountains.
"Now that we have harvested all the wood ear mushrooms on the mountain, there is nothing to worry about.
"Besides, we live in this open space now. Everyone in the village can see our every move. What can we hide?"
"The boss is right." Old Madam Ye nodded. "The wood ear mushrooms need to be aired. Where can we hide so many of them? We might as well show them off openly."
"If someone were to find out about it, the rumors would only get more outrageous."
Only then did Boss Ye take out a small basket and put it into Old Lady Ye's arms.
"Mom, look, what is this!"
The basket was covered with a small cushion for sunny days. When Mrs. Ye lifted it up, she found that it was actually a basket full of Gastrodia elata.
She was startled and quickly covered it up again and asked, "Where did this come from?"
"I dug it from the mountain!" Ye Laodao said, "It would be too eye-catching to show it off in the village.
"I was thinking if the weather is good tomorrow I'll go to Beijing and find a medicine shop to sell it."
Old Lady Ye said, “I want to go to the county to visit the clan leader tomorrow.
"Let's discuss your father's burial first. Also, our house and land have been occupied by someone, and we need an explanation."
Boss Ye immediately said, "Okay, Mom, then I'll accompany you to the county first."
After the pancakes were cooked, Mrs. Ye asked the family to prepare dinner.
Old Madam Ye said, "Put a fish in there and some cakes and send them to your aunt."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Boss Ye accepted the task. "You guys eat first, no need to wait for me."
After Boss Ye left with the fish and pancakes, the others started eating the fish with the cornmeal pancakes stuck on the edge of the pot.
While feeding Qingtian, Mrs. Ye kept glancing at the direction where Boss Ye had just left.
As a result, before I saw Boss Ye coming back, I saw a little girl from someone's family standing at the edge of the open space.
She breathed in the aroma of the stewed fish and swallowed hard.
Mrs. Ye loved children the most, so when she saw her like this, she called her, "Come here, little girl, let me pick up some fish for you."
The girl hesitated for a moment, but the stewed fish smelled so delicious.
She finally couldn't resist the temptation and walked over to Mrs. Ye.
"What's your name? How old are you this year?" asked Mrs. Ye.
Before the little girl could say anything, her stomach started to growl.
Mrs. Ye quickly moved aside, making a small space for her to sit down, and picked up a piece of tender boneless meat from the fish belly, put it in a bowl and handed it to her.
"Can you eat by yourself?" asked Mrs. Ye.
Chunhua nodded, took the chopsticks from her hand, and whispered, "Auntie, my name is Chunhua, and I am five years old."
"Then you are older than my Sunny, so you are my older sister!"
"Sister!" Qingtian called out immediately.
Chunhua looked at the sunny day and finally smiled faintly.
"Chunhua is so good at using chopsticks, that's great!" Mrs. Ye praised.
Upon hearing this, Qingtian immediately said, "Mom, I want to use chopsticks too."
Mrs. Ye immediately smiled and said, "You are still young, why are you in such a hurry? When your little hands grow a little bigger, I will teach you how to use chopsticks."
Qingtian looked down at his own little hands, then at Chunhua's hands. Indeed, other people's hands were much smaller.
She had no choice but to continue to accept the food fed by Mrs. Ye, wondering in her heart when she would be able to eat with chopsticks by herself!
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