"Here, Yiyi, this is the mung bean water that mother asked me to make for you." Second Brother Yun handed the earthenware jar filled with water to Yun Yiyi.
"Brother, have you bought water for our family?" Yun Yiyi asked as she took the water jug.
"I bought it this morning. Our water tanks are full." said Brother Yun.
"Yiyi, Zirui, come here quickly, we are going into the city to buy things."
"Big brother, second brother, go back and help your mother clean up the things on the cart. Also, transfer the food from the donkey cart to the mule cart. The donkey cart will hold the things from the cart."
"If anyone from the village comes to ask about our cart, tell your mother that we are not selling it but giving it away." Yun the butcher whispered.
"Dad, I'll tell Mom when I get back. Let's go back first." When Brother Yun saw that everyone in Yunjia Village was driving away in their carts, he hurriedly jumped on the donkey cart and drove to catch up with the people in front.
Second Brother Yun jumped onto the mule cart, waved to Yun the Butcher and the others, and drove away in a hurry.
Butcher Yun jumped onto the mule cart first. He took the clay jar from Yun Yiyi and the clay basin from Xie Zirui and put them on the mule cart.
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui also climbed onto the mule cart.
"Brother Wu, what should we buy first?" Butcher Yun drove his mule cart to Old Man Wu's and asked.
"Dad, my mother asked my eldest and second brothers to bring us some food. Let's eat first and then go shopping. You and Grandpa Wu didn't eat this morning and worked for most of the day. You must be hungry." Yun Yiyi said hurriedly.
"Brother Wu, did your family bring you food?"
"I guess your sister-in-law was too busy to remember to ask the second son to bring me food." Old man Wu said awkwardly.
"Grandpa Wu, please eat with us. My mother brought a lot of food, enough for several of us." Yun Yiyi warmly invited Old Man Wu.
"Yes, Brother Wu, don't be polite with me. Come here quickly and let's have dinner together." Yun the Butcher also said enthusiastically.
Seeing that Yun the Butcher and Yun Yiyi were inviting him sincerely, Old Man Wu came to Yun the Butcher's mule cart.
Yun Yiyi lifted the cloth covering the clay basin and discovered that it was half filled with steamed buns made from a mixture of cornstarch and flour. On top of that was a large bowl, half filled with pickled chilies and ginger, and next to it was a golden fried egg. Next to the bowl were several pairs of chopsticks.
Yun Yiyi removed the two bowls that were upside down on the earthenware pot and poured two bowls of mung bean water into them. She handed one bowl to Old Man Wu and one to Butcher Yun.
"Dad, Grandpa Wu, let's drink a bowl of mung bean water to cool down first." Yun Yiyi said.
"Brother Yun, your sister-in-law is really good at cooking. Here are steamed buns, vegetables, and mung bean soup." Old man Wu gave a thumbs up and praised.
"Haha, my wife's cooking was taught by my mother-in-law, so don't worry, it will definitely be delicious."
"Besides, what we have today is a home-cooked meal. When we settle down in the future, let my wife cook a few more of her specialties and we can have a good time together." said Yun the Butcher.
"Haha, great. Then our whole family will have a treat." Old man Wu said happily.
"Brother Wu, don't be polite. I'm full. These steamed buns are definitely enough for us." Butcher Yun continued.
"Okay, let's eat. After we finish eating, we'll go shopping."
"Brother Zirui, you should also pick up some vegetables to eat. It's tasteless to just eat steamed buns." Seeing that Xie Zirui was embarrassed to pick up some vegetables, Yun Yiyi snatched Xie Zirui's chopsticks and picked up a big piece of egg for him.
"Okay, Yiyi, I'll pick up the food myself. You eat too." Xie Zirui said embarrassedly.
"Zirui, eat more eggs. Don't be polite. This is your home. Have you ever seen someone eating at home and needing others to give way to him?" Yun the butcher next to him said loudly.
"I will eat well, Uncle Yun." Xie Zirui's face turned red before he finished speaking.
Yun Yiyi was watching from the side. She felt that Xie Zirui was still a little restrained. It was probably because he had been at home for too short a time. He would be fine after he got to know her better.
"Brother Yun, what do you want to buy first when you go to the city?" asked Old Man Wu.
"Brother Wu, my Yiyi and Zirui are both good at martial arts. I thought I'd go to the blacksmith shop and buy them some weapons. If there's nothing suitable, two iron rods will do."
"At least it's better than the wooden stick Yiyi is using now." Butcher Yun said after thinking for a while.
"It's a good thing that your Yiyi and Zirui both know martial arts. Okay, let's go to the iron shop first. However, I guess it will be difficult to find suitable weapons."
"I know, Brother Wu. Let's go take a look first and then make any plans."
"After going to the blacksmith shop, let's go to the grocery store. The village wants to buy a total of 55 small stoves, so we have to go and have a look. I'm worried that one family can't buy them all. If that's the case, we'll have to go to a few more stores." Yun the butcher said helplessly.
"It's hard to say. Brother Yun, if all else fails, just go to a few more grocery stores. We must buy a small stove because when the weather gets cold, we'll have to use it every day." Old Man Wu said.
"Dad, don't forget to buy two more water tanks. There are many people in our family now, so we must store more water." Yun Yiyi added.
"Uncle Yun, donkeys and mules also need to drink water, so we must store more water." Xie Zirui also said.
"Okay, don't worry. If it doesn't work, we can buy three more water tanks. I'm also worried that there won't be enough water." said Yun the Butcher.
"Brother Yun, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. Then my family should buy three more water tanks. Our horses and mules drink a lot of water every day."
"Fortunately, I went into the city with you, otherwise I would not have remembered this." Yun the Butcher said thankfully.
"Haha, it's good to have more people. Everyone can remind each other." Yun the Butcher said with a smile.
"Dad, we still have to go buy cotton and cloth. We have two more mule carts, so we definitely won't have enough quilts at home. We also need to prepare winter cotton clothes for Brother Zirui."
"Okay, I'll remember that and buy it at the cloth shop when the time comes." Yun the Butcher responded readily.
"Brother Yun, when I came out this time, your sister-in-law told me to buy whatever your family bought. She said that everything your family bought is useful, so I can just buy it with my eyes closed." Old Man Wu said with a smile.
"Haha, what my sister-in-law said is too exaggerated, Brother Wu. However, we won't buy things casually, and we won't let you get scolded by my sister-in-law when you go back." Yun the butcher said teasingly.
"Hehe, don't worry, your sister-in-law won't scold me." Yun the Butcher said proudly.
"Dad, let's go to a few more grocery stores and buy some more food. It's going to be cold tomorrow, and we need to drink some soup every day to keep the cold away."
"Yiyi, do we need to buy medicine?" Xie Zirui asked.
"Brother Zirui, Uncle Li and Uncle Zhang already bought medicine last time in the capital. So we don't need to buy medicine this time."
"That's good, Yiyi. I also thought that more people would get sick when it gets cold, so I thought of buying medicine."
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