Taro?!
Ruan Meng looked at A Gui in disbelief, "A Gui, you recognize him?"
Agui lowered her head shyly, "My father used to carry me up the mountain and dig it up. I recognize it."
Ruan Meng was overjoyed and pinched his cheek, "If anyone dares to call you a jinx again, Auntie will beat them up for you!"
Third Brother carried Agui on his back, with a bamboo basket in front of him. It was inconvenient to put it down, so Ruan Meng told them not to move. She swung her small hoe and filled the basket. She, Third Brother, and Agui each carried a large bundle.
This is incredible!
Back down the mountain, Ruan Meng took out a taro stalk and put the poisonous snake and centipede into a special jar in the stone house.
After helping Third Brother and Agui take off their baskets, Ruan Meng prepared to cut off some more honeycomb from Third Brother's basket and put it into Agui's basket.
Agui reached out to stop her, "Auntie, is this how you harvest honey?"
"Your aunt wanted to cut some more for you to take back..."
"No need, this is enough! Thank you, Auntie!"
"But we found this together, so it should be half for each of us."
"No, no! There are three of us, so I get this one. It's fair!"
Ruan Meng patted his head and told him to take the beehive back first and put it in a jar or basin.
Ruan Meng cut off half of the honeycomb from her third brother's basket and handed it to Feng Ersao.
"Second sister-in-law, take it back! Let eldest sister-in-law rest..."
Sister-in-law Feng ran the errand just now, delivering chicken blood, wild wine, and leeks.
Sister-in-law Feng wiped her hands and didn't refuse, "Okay! Thank you so much, little sister!"
When she came down the mountain, she brought down half a basket of wild garlic and a bunch of bananas.
"My husband dug these up when he went up the mountain; we still have some at home. I heard you like bananas? Please accept them!"
Ruan Meng readily accepted it and immediately peeled one for her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law tapped her forehead, saying, "You don't even know how to be polite!"
Ruan Meng turned around, looked at Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng Er, and said with a smile, "There's no need to be so polite with Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng Er!"
Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng were naturally delighted to see her so friendly, and said repeatedly:
"Exactly! That's the way to be open and honest!"
"There are only a few people in my family. I don't care about anything else. I just hope we can take care of each other and visit each other more often. That would be great!"
Ruan Meng didn't stand on ceremony with Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng Er, and asked them to help process the taro and the stem diameter.
Wash the taro and cut it into chunks using a rolling cut. (Taro image from the internet) Remove the leaves from the taro stalks, wash and chop them. (Taro stalk image from the internet) There were quite a few taro stalks. By the time all this was done, the sun was setting and the temperature was gradually dropping.
The tide began to recede.
"Little sister, you can start cooking now! They'll be going to the beach soon, they only have about an hour..."
"We don't have many dishes, but the portions are generous, so it's best to start early. My father-in-law instructed that my sister-in-law and I should supervise them while they go beachcombing..."
"When the time comes, it will be just you and Sister-in-law Ruan cooking, and you won't be able to handle it all. Let's start cooking!"
Sister-in-law Feng reminded her.
The kitchen was filled with the smell of cooking, and the older sister-in-law was choking on it.
"Leave it, I'll do it!"
The eldest brother walked back from not far away. Usually, when the second and third brothers were around, they would help start the fire and cook.
Today, I don't know if it's because I added chicken and duck feathers to the stove, but there was a lot of smoke when I lit the fire...
Ruan Qian quickened his pace and went to the kitchen.
"It's alright, you wait outside and rest for a bit..."
The sister-in-law was worried about her brother's health. Although he didn't do any physical work, he stayed by her side the whole time, helping to bring water, call people, etc., and didn't get a proper rest.
"Oh! Look at Brother Ruan, how much he dotes on his wife!"
Feng Ersao joked.
Ruan Qian smiled, and a blush crept across his sister-in-law's face.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Meng laughed and asked in return, "Second Sister-in-law, doesn't Second Brother Feng care about you?"
"That won't do. I'll definitely have a good talk with him next time I see him!"
Second Sister-in-law Feng laughed, "I was just teasing you, the eldest brother, that you'd side with them like this?"
"Don't worry, little sister, your second brother Feng is here!"
Feng Ersao made a clenched palm gesture with a fierce expression.
"He can't escape my grasp!"
Ruan Meng smiled and agreed, "I think so too!"
As the group chatted and laughed, the villagers returned and began their beachcombing trip.
Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng left only after seeing that Ruan Qian was helping them.
"Sizzle!"
Add the chicken pieces to the pan and fry until they are caramelized and fragrant.
Once both sides are golden brown, Ruan Meng adds an appropriate amount of spring water and soy sauce, then adds taro chunks and stews them together. The aroma wafts through the window, whetting the appetites of passing villagers.
"We can eat it soon!"
Ruan Meng greeted them with a smile, but with her head down, she couldn't see her second and third brothers.
Hmm? That shouldn't be the case!
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