When we returned to where the ox cart was parked, Yang Liu and Lin Hai had already returned.
Unexpectedly, after a while, Lin He and Lin Jiang came back together. Li Yu asked curiously: "Third brother, what's wrong with you? It should be class time now."
Lin Jiang answered her first: "Mom, this is what happened. I happened to meet my third brother's teacher at the school gate. After knowing my purpose, he went in and called my third brother to come out and come back together."
Lin He also said: "In fact, our teacher never gives lectures the day before his retreat, but instead asks us to review the content of the previous few days.
As for my son, I haven't practiced calligraphy much since I was a child. My handwriting is so ugly, so the teacher said I could go home and practice. He said it would be convenient for me to go back with my family. But don't worry, my son will practice seriously even if he goes home.
Li Yu knew he would practice, but he was still happy to see him so homesick. You know, many rural children really don't want to go back to school in the city.
After knowing the whole story, the family went home happily.
As soon as Li Yu entered the door, a small cannonball rushed into her arms and she almost couldn't catch it.
As he ran, Little Cannonball cried, "Wow... Grandma, Grandma. Where have you been? Xiaobao has missed you for a long time. Meat doesn't taste good without you."
"Grandma went out to do some errands, and now she's back! How did you turn into a little cat overnight? Let me take a look. The meat you ate wasn't tasty yesterday. Have you lost weight?"
Everyone: ...
"I haven't lost weight. Although meat doesn't taste good, I still ate a lot of it." Little Cannonball said in a muffled voice.
Li Yu couldn't hold it in any longer: "Hahahahahahahahaha..."
Xiaobao didn't understand what his grandmother was laughing at, he only knew that she was very happy, and when she was happy he was happy too.
So he followed along: “Hahahahahaha…”
Everyone: ...
Li Yu:?
What is he laughing at?
Lin Hai couldn't bear it any longer, so he reached out and picked up Xiaobao, saying, "That's enough. Come down quickly. Dad bought some candied haws for you and your aunt. Go get them from your mother."
Xiaobao happily went to find his mother.
Li Yu said to everyone, "Meimei and I will make lunch today. Yang Liu, you and Lin Hai should prepare the ingredients for tomorrow and braise the meat.
Ah He, go sit with your grandfather. They must be worried about how you are doing in school recently. Let the old man put his mind at ease.
Just hurry back for lunch, and by the way, tell your uncle's family not to cook dinner tonight and come over here to eat. Don't forget your third uncle's family too. Second brother, go feed the cows."
Everyone went about their own business.
Li Yu made dumplings for lunch, stuffed with chives and eggs. Needless to say, they were again highly praised.
She's used to it.
Oh...I've been a little bloated lately.
Originally, Li Yu had not planned to invite the two families to dinner, but when she saw the three fish she bought, she felt a little worried.
The family couldn't finish the meal in one go, and if they left it for tomorrow, no one would make it. Li Yu didn't want to cook the fish according to their usual method, as she didn't want to let her stomach suffer.
Everyone was setting up stalls and she was writing storybooks, so she didn't have much time to cook.
We could only eat it all at once. Besides, when Lin He was studying, he had been running around Uncle Lin's house, which was quite attentive. Treating him to a meal was only right.
Before the sun set, Li Yu, Yang Liu and Lin Mei Niang were already ready.
Four pounds of pork ribs were bought this morning. Li Yu made a portion of sweet and sour pork ribs for the children and a portion of spicy pork ribs for the adults.
Three fish, one sweet and sour fish, and two spicy fish.
There are four dishes and two side dishes with the same seasoning. Li Yu thinks it is quite convenient, haha.
Okay. She admitted she was a bit lazy. The main course was braised pork rice and the extra leeks and egg dumplings she'd made at lunch. There was also scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a cucumber salad, and a plate of stir-fried bok choy. Two portions of each dish.
Each person had a braised pork rice and a dumpling, plus seven dishes, which should be enough. At the end, they also cooked a pot of mushroom soup. There were not many dishes, but the quantity was large.
There were twenty-three people in the family, big and small, sitting at two tables in total. The tables and chairs were a set that Uncle Lin moved from his home.
All the three dishes of Li Yu have been served now that everyone has arrived.
Li Yu's two sisters-in-law, Zhong and Qian, came into the kitchen to help.
Li Yu quickly pushed them out, saying, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, hurry up and sit at the table. Everything is ready. Don't get your hands greasy again. The three of us can help. Come on, hurry up. Everything is ready and waiting to be served."
How could the Zhong family agree to this? Li Yu had no choice but to say, "Sister-in-law, you and your sister-in-law will help serve the dishes. The three of us will cook the dumplings."
The two then agreed.
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