Chapter 065 Chapter 65: Grain Pancakes and Roasted Pumpkin

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Yuandong has been busy for more than a week. With Liu Fang protecting Lin Yue and the children at home, he no longer has to worry about the aftermath and can only focus on work. He occasionally comes back, but he comes and goes in a hurry, and doesn't even say a few words.

Recently, the family's living standard has dropped to the point where they have to eat nothing every day. It's mainly because of Liu Fang that Lin Yue doesn't dare to reveal anything.

After traveling to this era, Lin Yue's foodie nature was completely aroused. The more she couldn't eat something, the more she wanted to eat it. She was afraid of exposing the existence of the space, so she ate fried pumpkin and winter melon for several days, and it was oil-free. Not to mention that the two children didn't like it, Lin Yue herself was also full of greens, so much so that she felt nauseous when looking at these two dishes now.

The only one who was not affected was Liu Fang. No matter what Lin Yue cooked, he would eat with gusto and was very easy to take care of.

Lin Yue wanted to change the taste, but after much consideration, he could only cook winter melon, pumpkin, potato and sweet potato in a different way, because the other dishes had already been eaten by locusts.

Winter melon is the best for making soup, but unfortunately there is no meat or spare ribs at home. However, there are dried clams at home, which are the ones Zhang Yuandong dug up when he took her to the beach last time. Lin Yue has boiled and dried them recently. If they are soaked, they should be able to make winter melon soup.

She went to Aunt Zhang's house next door to borrow a griddle. Her third daughter-in-law, Sun Guiqin, followed her into the kitchen and asked with a smile, "What delicious food are you going to make next?"

Lin Yue said politely: "Sister-in-law, I have nothing to do these days, so I will make some mixed-grain pancakes."

The steamed buns mixed with sweet potato flour and sorghum flour are unpalatable, but the mixed grain pancakes made with three-in-one flour are delicious, and most people in this area like them. Sun Guiqin swallowed her saliva unconsciously when she heard this. She has a large family, and it takes too much effort to make pancakes. She can only eat them a few times a year.

She thought of the meal when Lin Yue's family built the maisonette a few days ago, and smiled as she approached him and asked, "Mother Wanli, I have a question for you. Your maisonette is almost finished drying, right? Is it time to paint the walls?"

Lin Yue knew her character to some extent, she liked to take advantage of others but she would always find an excuse. She spoke up at this time, which meant that she wanted to help.

But she said that painting the wall means painting the wall again with yellow mud. This job is simple and does not require anyone to help. Lin Yue originally planned to do it himself, but when he heard her ask, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

She laughed, "Yeah, I can probably finish it myself in these two days."

Sun Guiqin asked attentively: "Oh, your child's father is not at home, and it's not easy for two women to do it! In my opinion, there must be a man to help! My family..."

Aunt Zhang suddenly pulled her arm and handed the griddle to Lin Yue: "It's getting late, stop talking to Xiaoyue. It's time for her to go home and cook."

Lin Yue smiled, said goodbye and left.

Mrs. Zhang's kitchen was in the yard. When Lin Yue walked out of her house, she could still hear her scolding her daughter-in-law: "I only need your help at home for that little work! Why are you making trouble for me at home?" I can’t control it, but if you want to lose your face outside, I can’t spare you!”

Sun Guiqin was not convinced: "What's wrong with me? I just wanted to help her out of kindness. Is it worth it for you to scold me?"

Aunt Zhang scolded: "Who can't see your little trick? If you want those pancakes, you can make as many as you want with your own money!"

Lin Yue no longer had the heart to listen carefully to what was said next. She saw Liu Jianhua walking towards them from a distance, so she hurried forward to answer the call.

Since knowing that she was pregnant, Liu Jianhua had been staying at home to take care of the baby. Lin Yue hadn't seen her for some time. When they met on the road, she hurried over to greet him and asked with concern, "Why are you out? Didn't you say that the baby wasn't in good condition and asked me to stay at home to take care of it?"

Liu Jianhua smiled bitterly: "How can I be so precious? I have wanted to go out for a walk for a long time, but my mother-in-law has always refused to let me."

When she saw the griddle in Lin Yue's hand, her mouth immediately began to water. She had been getting greedier and greedier lately, and she wanted to eat this or that all day long.

Lin Yue was beside her, wanting to help her, but she thought it was too much. She knew Liu Jianhua very well, so she saw what she was thinking at a glance and said with a smile, "Wait until I'm done, and then I'll send it home for you."

Liu Jianhua waved his hands and said, "No, no, why do I need two pancakes from you?"

Lin Yue smiled and said, "You are still being polite to me! Where are you going? I'll take you there."

Liu Jianhua suddenly became shy and whispered to Lin Yue, "I came to see you. I also heard about my sister-in-law's affairs. I couldn't go out a few days ago, and I couldn't come out to see you. Today is the only time I have the chance to come out! I feel really sorry for you. I don't know what she was thinking, running to your house to embarrass herself."

Zhang Xiaohui had indeed gone too far that day. In the past few days, the biggest gossip in the village was about what happened that day. Everyone would talk about it and describe it vividly. As the person involved, Lin Yue had heard all the rumors, and some even asked about her face.

She didn't want Zhang Xiaohui's matter to affect their relationship, so she smiled and said, "You're saying sorry to me, it's not your fault. She may be a little young and didn't know how to handle things properly."

Liu Jianhua spat softly, "What age do you mean? She is only two years younger than you. When you were her age, she already had a child! I said a few words to her, but my mother-in-law wouldn't let me. She insisted that it was just a few words, and that it was no big deal for people from the same village! It really pissed me off! You don't know, everyone in my family said she was blessed, and we always went along with her in everything. Look, what has she become now!"

Having said this, she paused, as if she was holding something back, and her eyes were a little red.

Lin Yue quickly advised: "Look at you, I am the person involved and I am not angry, why are you crying? You are still pregnant, crying now will not be good for the baby."

Liu Jianhua tried hard to hold back his tears. She laughed and scolded: "Who is crying? We are on the street. Don't make up stories about me!"

She hesitated for a while and Lin Yue saw that she seemed to have a lot of grievances, so he asked her tentatively, but he didn't expect her to turn around and leave immediately.

Lin Yue had no choice but to remind him, "Walk slowly on the way. When you are free, come to my house and sit for a while. Don't stay at home all day! I will make some pancakes and send them to you later!"

Liu Jianhua turned his head suddenly and said, "Don't come! She's at home, worrying about how to make trouble for you, don't rush into her trap!" His voice was filled with tears. Perhaps he felt embarrassed, and left in a hurry without waiting for Lin Yue to reply.

Baking multi-grain pancakes is a laborious job, so Lin Yue set up a small stove and started by baking pumpkin slices and sweet potato slices.

After all this was done, she began to make pancakes. She moved the clay stove to the yard and kept looking at the pumpkin while she made the pancakes.

It was not her first time using a griddle, but her skills were still relatively unfamiliar. She failed four times in a row before she slowly got it right.

There was a small bowl of clam meat that she had just soaked in the kitchen. After making the mixed grain pancakes and roasted pumpkin, she would make some winter melon and clam soup and then they could start eating.

The aroma of mixed-grain biscuits and roasted pumpkin was slowly wafting out. Liu Fang came running over with his two little ones. The three of them, one big and two small, squatted on the side, watching eagerly.

Lin Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He picked up two pieces of roasted pumpkin slices, gave one to Liu Fang, and broke the other in half and gave them to the two little ones.

The pumpkin slices were coated with starch, which made them crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very sweet. Liu Fang finished them all in just two bites, and still looked at the remaining roasted pumpkin and sweet potato with a lingering feeling.

The two little ones were afraid of being hot and would wait until the food was completely cool before eating it. Now they didn’t care about the hotness and stuffed the food into their mouths while crying that it was too hot, fearing that Liu Fang would eat it all.

Lin Yue was also amused by the three people's behavior, but he still said ruthlessly: "Eat the rest when you eat, otherwise you won't be able to eat later."

When the three heard this, they all lowered their heads.

Lin Yue found it hilarious and was about to tease them a few more times when she suddenly heard a sound of heavy objects rubbing against each other coming from next door. She turned around and saw seven black heads, one big and six small, appearing on the wall. They were the third child next door, Zhang Shouhong, and the six children of his three brothers, who were staring at this side eagerly.

Lin Yue was deeply impressed by his children. There were three boys and three girls, and their names were Da Mao, Er Mao, San Mao, Da Ya, Er Ya, and San Ya, respectively. It would be hard for people not to remember them.

Of the six children, the oldest, Da Mao, was already eleven or twelve years old, and San Ya, the youngest, was already five years old. Moreover, Zhang Shouhong, a man in his twenties, also appeared on the wall, which really scared Lin Yue.

When Lin Yue's family renovated their house, they deliberately raised the east wall to prevent their children from leaning on the wall. But now it seems to be of no use, as people still lean on the wall by stepping on things.

Thinking of a bunch of black heads popping out from the wall of her house from time to time, Lin Yue felt creepy. She asked unhappily, "Zhang Shouhong, what are you doing on the wall of my house?"

Zhang Shouhong was not embarrassed, and said with a playful smile: "Sister-in-law, what delicious food did you cook? It smells so good. The greedy people in my family are almost crying. I was pestered by them and had no choice but to come up to take a look. Besides, I am lying on the wall of my own house, so it is not against the law, right?"

Lin Yue was so angry at his nonsense that he laughed: "What are you yelling about? Who is your sister-in-law? I don't care if you lie on the wall of your own house, but don't look at my house! If you have anything to do, can't you go through the front door?"

Zhang Shouhong was very thick-skinned. He smiled and said, "My sister-in-law is concerned about me. Don't worry, I will be careful."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Yue was so angry that he fell backwards.

Zhang Shouhong heard the roar of a motorcycle engine in the distance and quickly called out to her nephews and nieces, "Hurry up and get off! His husband is back."