After Mrs. Yang left, Xiao Guo closed the door and went back to the kitchen to continue skewering the mutton.

"Mom, what is Auntie doing here?"

Zhuangzhuang was a little surprised to see Mrs. Yang taking the donkey away.

Xiaoguo explained, "Auntie drove to the county, so she just happened to bring some things back for Mom."

"What to buy?"

Zhuangzhuang asked curiously.

"Buy some herbs for making sour plum soup. When we eat mutton tomorrow, we'll drink the sour plum soup. It tastes sour and sweet."

Zhuangzhuang had never heard of sour plum soup, but he still nodded happily, looking forward to the sour and sweet taste.

Just as Xiaoguo expected, the two of them were busy until Mrs. Yang came back at noon and they still hadn't finished skewering.

Xiaoguo washed her hands to remove the oil before taking the herbs from Mrs. Yang's hand.

Mrs. Yang wanted Xiaoguo to check if it was correct, but Xiaoguo didn't even look at it and went back to the house to get the silver.

The herbs were not expensive, the only thing that was a bit expensive was the rock sugar. Xiaoguo went back to the house and took out some silver and handed it to Mrs. Yang.

Mrs. Yang didn't pretend to be polite. She took the money, said hello, and went home with her bags.

She also has to go back to pack up so that the family can have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow.

Xiaoguo followed him out, closed the door, went back to the house, got the herbs and went to the kitchen.

Zhuangzhuang put down the skewer in his hand, came to Xiaoguo, and stared at the things in the oil paper package, as if he could see through it.

Xiaoguo didn't tease him. She untied the rope quickly and revealed the things inside.

Zhuangzhuang let out a cry, then reached out and picked up a black object.

"Mom, what is this?"

As he said this, he leaned forward to smell it. It was sweet!

Two big eyes lit up. Is this medicinal herb sweet?

Xiaoguo knew at first glance that he was holding a black plum, so she let him taste it.

Only after hearing Xiaoguo's words did Zhuangzhuang eat the food with peace of mind.

So sour...

His little face was wrinkled up and he looked like a little old man.

Xiaoguo laughed in a dishonest way, a loud laugh.

Even though it was very sour, Zhuangzhuang didn't want to waste the money he spent on it, so he gritted his teeth and swallowed it.

Then she stuck out her tongue and asked Xiaoguo for comfort.

Xiaoguo hugged him and patted his little butt gently. She couldn't help but feel curious. In her impression, black plums were sour but not too sour.

Out of curiosity, Xiaoguo also reached out and took one.

As soon as it entered my mouth, a strong sour taste went straight to my Tianlinggai.

Zhuangzhuang was stunned when he saw Xiaoguo's heroic behavior. Mom is so awesome!

This time, Xiaoguo, who was wrinkled like a little old lady, looked at Zhuangzhuang's admiring eyes. She tried her best to resist the sourness and showed an expression with all her strength. That's it?

He swallowed the whole lump without even chewing it.

Xiaoguo, with tears in her eyes, finally came to the conclusion that she should add more rock sugar later.

"Mom, when are we going to finish the cooking?"

Xiao Guo cleared his throat and said, "Let's cook it in the afternoon."

Boil it in the afternoon, let it cool down and put it in the refrigerator. Chill it overnight and it will be just cold to drink tomorrow.

After a simple lunch at noon, Xiaoguo took Zhuangzhuang to continue eating skewers.

Xiaoguo went out to kill the fish, then went back to the house and marinated it with wine and ginger to remove the fishy smell.

Xiaoguo remembered that the cumin had not been ground yet, so she would sprinkle it on the lamb when roasting it.

And you have to fry some garlic sauce. After all, both vegetables and fish need to be coated with sauce, otherwise they will not be flavorful.

Thinking about the many things I had to do, I couldn't help but speed up my work and finish threading the skewers first.

In less than an hour, Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang had finished cooking all the ingredients.

Xiaoguo put all the ingredients in the refrigerator, and the next step was to prepare the spread and cumin powder.

Zhuangzhuang peeled the garlic on his own while Xiaoguo prepared other ingredients.

Put the peeled garlic in a garlic mortar and mash it into garlic paste.

Then add oil to the pot, half the amount of garlic. When it is slightly hot, put the garlic in and stir-fry.

"Zhuangzhuang, go pick some chili peppers for mom."

Zhuangzhuang ran out happily and soon came back with a handful of chili peppers in his hand.

After Xiaoguo took it, he washed it with water, cut it into pieces, and put it in when the garlic was almost cooked.

Add some salt before taking it out of the pot, and then pour it into the large bowl that Zhuangzhuang had prepared for you.

Now that the garlic sauce is ready, all that’s left is the cumin powder.

Continue using the garlic mortar to crush the cumin seeds into cumin powder with some grains. That's it. When you eat it, I personally feel that the flavor will be stronger and the taste will be better.

After preparing all the food, Xiaoguo stood in the kitchen, thinking about what else he had not done.

Zhuangzhuang saw that Xiaoguo was not moving, so he asked Xiaoguo curiously, "Mom, when are we going to make sour plum soup?"

"Yes! Now let's cook!"

Xiaoguo was still thinking about what to do, when Zhuangzhuang reminded her, Xiaoguo suddenly remembered that there was still sour plum soup!

Rolling up his sleeves, Xiaoguo was full of energy, and Zhuangzhuang also felt inexplicably excited.

After cleaning the pot, Xiaoguo put the herbs in according to the proportion. Because the black plums were more sour than she expected, Xiaoguo added half the amount of rock sugar to the original proportion.

Xiaoguo put all the ingredients in place and asked Zhuangzhuang to light the fire.

This thing is so easy to make. I still remember that after the summer vacation, her mother made it for her every day.

Thinking of his mother, Xiaoguo's eyes were filled with sadness.

"mother?"

Zhuangzhuang was just getting a little angry, and when he looked up at Xiaoguo, he found her standing there motionless, not knowing what she was thinking.

"It's OK."

Xiaoguo came to her senses and looked at Zhuangzhuang, put away her sorrow and smiled. She was still Zhuangzhuang.

Zhuangzhuang was sensitive and felt that Xiaoguo was worried, but he didn't ask any more questions.

Because he was afraid that his mother would be sad.

I could only keep my head down and stuff the wood into the stove.

Xiaoguo cheered up, thinking that Zhuangzhuang had been busy all day and had not eaten much at noon. He was a little hungry, so he must be hungry too.

Xiaoguo thought of mooncakes. The mooncakes she made that day had not yet been opened, and Zhuangzhuang had not eaten them either.

Thinking of this, he turned around, opened the jar, and revealed the shiny mooncake inside.

Xiaoguo took out two pieces, gave one to Zhuangzhuang and ate the other one himself.

Zhuangzhuang wiped his hands, took the mooncake and looked at it curiously. Is this the red bean paste and salty egg yolk mooncake?

He licked his lips and looked up to give Xiaoguo some first, but when he looked up he saw Xiaoguo shaking his own piece at him.

Xiaoguo knew that Zhuangzhuang would give him some, so when Zhuangzhuang raised his head, he waved the mooncake at him to show that he had some.

Zhuangzhuang chuckled and lowered his head to take a bite of his piece of mooncake.

Xiaoguo also took a bite, and it tasted exactly the same!

I don’t know if it’s because I’m hungry, but Xiaoguo thinks it’s so delicious!

Zhuangzhuang had the same idea. Why is this red bean paste and salted egg yolk so delicious?

The mother and son didn't even have time to talk and finished the mooncake in just five or six bites.

At this time, the aroma from the pot wafted out. Xiaoguo stood up and opened the lid of the pot. The dark red water inside was bubbling. Xiaoguo picked up a spoon and stirred it.

Zhuangzhuang stood up and looked inside. He couldn't believe that it could be drunk like medicine.

Seeing Zhuangzhuang's doubtful face, Xiaoguo took a spoon and served Zhuangzhuang a bowl.

I blew on it and gave it to Zhuangzhuang after it cooled down.

Zhuangzhuang tentatively put it to his lips and took a sip, then gulped it down in one gulp.

He put down the bowl and burped.

"Mom, it's delicious!"

“It tastes better when it cools down.”

After a while, serve it out, let it cool down, and put it in the refrigerator. Freeze it overnight and it will taste even better tomorrow!