Li Xiucai's wife was worried that if they continued on their journey, the younger children at home would make noise and would be difficult to comfort.
This is good, enough to coax the child for a while. From now on, I must spend more time with Sister-in-law Yun.
Sister-in-law Yun is very open and honest in her dealings, and she is not the kind of person who would take advantage of others.
Li Xiucai's wife had a lot of thoughts in her mind all of a sudden.
As for the Yun family, several groups of people came to give gifts.
Zhang and Yun the butcher also discovered that the families who came to give gifts were the ones from whom they had secretly borrowed food when they were short of food during the drought in the village.
Fortunately, the gifts from these families were not too expensive.
Zhang and Yun the Butcher discussed taking the items. However, she did not take advantage of them.
She also gave them gifts of similar value in return.
Whether it was the families who came to give gifts, or Yun the butcher and Zhang, everyone was very happy.
However, it was getting late, so they chatted for a while and then went home.
Zhang sat down and pounded her waist with her hands. "Master, the people in our village are all decent in terms of character."
"Of course. The village chief and three elders are always watching over us. No one dares to act too recklessly."
"To be honest, I really didn't expect those families to come and give us return gifts. After all, those families aren't very well off even now."
Butcher Yun sighed, "Wife, this has to do with one's character. It has nothing to do with the family's wealth."
"Even if they come empty-handed and come to our house to sit and talk for a few minutes, I won't be angry."
Zhang rolled her eyes at Yun the Butcher and said, "Boss, I think the same thing. I helped them at the time because I didn't want to feel guilty."
"After all, those families have both old and young people. We can't just watch them starve to death. We're not that cruel."
"Wife, we're going to save some persimmons, peaches, and hawthorns for the kids at home, but aren't they too few?"
Zhang nodded. "Not much. But it's okay. It's getting colder tomorrow, so it doesn't matter if you eat less of these fruits."
"When the time comes, I'll try to change the way I cook for my kids. They prefer delicious meals."
Butcher Yun gave a thumbs up and said, "Wife, you are really awesome."
Zhang smiled and said, "Master, stop being so joking. Hurry up and get to work. When you're done, we'll go to bed."
"We don't know when we'll leave tomorrow. We both have to get up early to cook for the kids."
"Okay, wife. I'm almost done packing the noodles here. Once I'm done, I'll go to bed."
"Okay, I'll help you too."
Thanks to the efforts of Zhang and Yun the Butcher, half an hour later, the two men finished their work, washed up, and went to bed.
The night passed peacefully.
The next day, while it was still dark, the village chief went from house to house and asked people to get up and cook.
The Yun family, Zhang and Yun the butcher also yawned and went to wash up.
After washing up, Yun the Butcher asked, "Wife, what are we going to cook this morning?"
Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Boss, we don't have a shortage of sweet potatoes these days. Wash a few, cut them up, and put them in the pot. Then you can cook the corn porridge."
"I'm going to mix some dough and make fried dough cakes. I don't have enough time to let the dough rise now. It's faster to make fried dough cakes."
"Okay, wife, I'll go now."
Butcher Yun went into the carriage and picked up a lot of the sweet potatoes that had been picked out in half, as well as some small ones.
He washed the sweet potatoes, cut them into small pieces, and put them into the pot. He filled the pot halfway with water, covered it, and started to light the fire.
Zhang kneaded dough and rolled out pancakes by the light of an oil lamp.
Because there were no green onions, Zhang put some fried dough sticks in it. It tasted especially delicious.
In about half an hour, Zhang had rolled out all the fried dough sticks.
She counted them and found there were twenty pancakes. It was definitely enough for everyone. Of course, she wouldn't know how many pancakes were left until after dinner.
Meanwhile, Yun the Butcher had also finished cooking the corn and sweet potato porridge. He poured all the porridge from the pot into a clay bowl and placed it on the dining table.
Then, Yun the butcher cleaned the big iron pot with quick hands.
"Boss, you burn the hay and we'll start making pancakes."
"Okay, don't worry. It won't cause a big fire."
Butcher Yun brought over a lot of hay and started a small fire.
Zhang waited until all the water in the big iron pot evaporated, then she poured some oil into the pot.
Then she put six fried dough sticks into the large iron pot. Soon, the aroma of the fried dough sticks became stronger.
Zhang put the baked pancakes in a basket specially used for pancakes.
She still put six pancakes into the pot.
"Boss, watch the fire and flip the pancakes."
"Let me wash some potatoes and we can make some spicy and sour shredded potatoes."
"Okay, wife, I'll watch the fried cakes in the pan. Go wash the potatoes, cut them into shreds, and add the peppers. The kids will definitely like them."
"good."
Zhang washed four large potatoes and cut them into thin strips.
The pickled ginger and dried chilies were all chopped up and put into the bowl.
By the time all the pancakes Zhang had rolled were baked, it was still dark.
Then, Zhang skillfully fried two large plates of spicy and sour potato shreds.
"Master, go get the kids. I guess we'll be leaving right after dinner."
"good."
Soon, the Yun family sat down at the table and started eating breakfast.
Because they got up too early, the children were still sleepy and ate little.
Zhang and Yun the butcher first put the remaining fried cakes, porridge, and hot and sour potato shreds into the carriage.
Then they let the three little ones go back to bed.
Big Brother Yun and Second Brother Yun helped them and started to clean up the table, the big iron pot, and other cooking utensils.
Especially the big iron pot. After Yun the butcher cleaned it, he first put it in a big bag before daring to put it on the car.
Otherwise the ash from the bottom of the pot will dirty the carriage.
The two large water tanks on the ground were also moved into the carriage by Yun the Butcher, and he carefully stuffed a lot of hay around them.
The sky gradually brightened and the woods became noisier and noisier.
"Wife, your meal is not ready yet. We have to leave soon."
"Don't worry, it will be ready soon."
"Big brother, second brother, hurry up and get up to eat. We're about to leave."
"Third brother, if you feel sleepy, you have to eat before going to sleep, do you hear me?"
"Everyone, hurry up and eat. We'll set off on time in half an hour. The villagers won't wait for anyone who hasn't packed their things."
"So those families who haven't eaten yet have to clean up their things first and then find time to eat."
The village chief's loud voice was immediately apparent amid the commotion.
"Boss, hurry up and pack up, we'll be leaving in half an hour."
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