Ye Liang took down the salted fish hanging under the eaves, cut it in half, used one half to make soup, and used the other half to stir-fry with wild vegetables from the mountain.
On a small stove to the side, coarse rice porridge was simmering, steaming gently. Once it was cooked, he chopped up a handful of wild vegetables and put them in.
He was very skilled at kitchen work, which seemed to be because he often took care of the family.
"That's all we have at home. Please make do with what we have. After you've eaten, I'll go to the river and see if I can catch any fish to make a delicious soup," Ye Liang said apologetically.
If there are no fish in the river, go up the mountain to see if there are any snakes, rabbits, or anything like that.
Qiao Lian'er went to the carriage and came back.
"Brother Ye, we bought some food and supplies when we came from Yunzhou. There's quite a lot of stuff, so please go and get it for us."
"What, what should we do?" Ye Liang said quickly.
“Your sister comes from a wealthy family. She went to the capital and came back to find her family living in poverty. What kind of talk is that?”
Ye Liang lifted the carriage curtain and saw several pounds of pork ribs, several pounds of pork with alternating layers of fat and lean meat, several pounds of smoked sausages, four large pig legs, two large roosters, two hens that were very quiet and well-behaved, half a bucket of perch, ten pounds of white flour, and ten pounds of white rice.
The cart was piled high with these things, dazzling him. He had never seen such abundant supplies before. He blinked and was stunned for a long time.
He bowed deeply to Qiao Lian'er, tears welling in his eyes, and carried his belongings out of the carriage.
Xiao Lan also came out of the room and looked at Qiao Lian'er in surprise, because she hadn't seen any of these things on the way back.
"I bought it when I went to rent a carriage," Qiao Lian'er said calmly.
Some villagers were peeking in from the doorway. Seeing so many nice things, they discussed that Ye Qiao had really climbed to wealth. Various feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred were mixed in their hearts. Their eyes were red, but they also looked disgusted.
Her origins were originally unknown. In the end, she was a woman who had an affair out of wedlock and was afraid of being blamed by her family, so she ran away to have a child. Now, the daughter she gave birth to is living a good life by taking advantage of her appearance.
This family is just shameless and irresponsible; like father, like son.
Ye Liang walked over with a sullen face and slammed the courtyard gate shut.
He felt that he couldn't serve such rough food to his guests, so he cooked another pot of rice, slaughtered a chicken, and stewed pork ribs, also to give Mrs. Yin some extra nutrition.
When it was time to eat, Ye Liang would eat the pot of coarse rice porridge, giving all the good rice to the others.
This child has a good character.
Although it was inconvenient for Madam Yin to get out of bed, she still managed to eat with everyone despite her frail body. She didn't want to neglect her guests and wanted to spend as many meals as possible with her children in her final days.
Seeing her condition, Qiao Lian'er realized that her body was severely overworked and she had been suffering from chronic illness for many years, so there was no need to save her.
"Princess, I think my mother doesn't have many days left. I want to see her off before returning to the capital. Why don't you go back to the capital first, and I'll come back later?" Xiao Lan said to Qiao Lian'er after finishing her meal.
She told Qiao Lian'er everything that Madam Yin had told her.
"Okay." Qiao Lian'er agreed. She could just check on Xiao Lan from time to time. There were still many things that hadn't been figured out with the Jiang family, so she could go and investigate.
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