Qin Anming looked as if he was saying "I swear" and Xiaoguo's eyebrows were wrinkled like caterpillars.

"So it's not long after we left that you sprained it?"

"Yeah...yeah."

Qin Anming wanted to say no, but seeing Xiaoguo looking straight at him, he nodded honestly.

"It's really nothing. I just twisted my waist. It's nothing serious. The main reason I came back was to look after the house. I was worried about you being away for such a long time. I just happened to have a twisted waist, so Ruyi asked me to come back and stay for a few more days."

Qin Anming was afraid that Xiaoguo would worry, so he continued speaking.

"real?"

"Really!" Qin Anming nodded frantically to show that he had nothing to hide, and even twisted his waist deliberately for her to see, "See, it's okay, it's okay."

Xiaoguo believed it only after she saw that he was indeed fine.

"Why did it twist suddenly?"

"The store was busy those days, and I didn't have a good rest for several days in a row. I was late when I stretched my waist occasionally."

Qin Anming didn't want to say it because he felt embarrassed. He sprained his waist because he was stretching lazily. It would be so embarrassing to say it out loud.

"Is everything alright now?"

Xiaoguo was still a little worried. How could a twisted waist heal so quickly?

"It's really okay. I'll be fine after a few days of rest. I'm still growing melon vines for them to eat every day." Qin Anming was a little proud when he said this, and smiled, "Don't you notice that they have become much fatter?"

"I found it, but I thought it was just an illusion because I hadn't seen it for a long time."

After he said that, Xiaoguo suddenly understood. It turned out that Qin Anming had given them a small stove, otherwise how could they suddenly gain so much weight?

"Where did you get the melon vines?"

"I was in Qinzhuang, and I had nothing to do anyway. I just happened to remember that there were melon farmers there, so I used my donkey cart to bring a lot of melons back."

The little pride in Qin Anming's tone spread out, to the extent that even the strong man who was washing the kelp carefully could feel it.

Xiao Guo really admired him and gave him a thumbs up, "Awesome!"

She had been raising the baby for such a long time but the results were not as good as his after just over a month. How could she not admire him?

"Mother~Kelp."

Zhuangzhuang came in from outside, holding some washed kelp in his hand and handed it to Xiaoguo.

The porridge in the pot was almost done by then, so I took off the lid and left it to dry. It was too hot to eat in this weather.

Take the kelp, put it on a board, roll it into a ball, cut it into kelp shreds and put it in the bowl, and chop a cucumber into pieces and put it in together.

While Xiaoguo was pounding garlic, Qin Anming pointed to a steaming pot and asked, "What is this?"

"Pig cheek."

Xiaoguo answered without even looking, and smashed the garlic cloves with the big knife in his hand quickly and accurately, one clove at a time, and soon, a head of garlic became garlic paste.

"Please bring me the meat."

She thought about what to eat in this kind of weather, and finally decided to eat some cold salad, which was convenient, labor-saving, and delicious.

Although Qin Anming didn't know where she got the pig face, he didn't ask because he felt that it was not important as long as there was food to eat.

"Be careful, it's too hot."

Qin Anming took the pig's face out of the bowl and placed it next to the board, still reminding her worriedly, fearing that it would get burned.

Xiaoguo responded, cut the pig face into pieces and put it together with the cucumber and kelp, poured vinegar and sesame oil on it, and mixed it evenly.

Zhuangzhuang brought some cold vegetables, Qin Anming brought some porridge, and Xiaoguo brought some steamed dough buns made by Qin Anming, and they went back to the house to eat.

Zhuangzhuang took a long time to bite off a piece of steamed bread, chewing it with difficulty in his mouth, and said incoherently, "This steamed bread is so chewy."

Qin Anming's face turned red with embarrassment. He swallowed the kelp in his mouth with embarrassment and said, "I just learned that leavener is needed to make steamed bread."

“…”

"......"

Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang paused inadvertently for a moment. Fearing to hurt his self-esteem, they pretended to enjoy the food and took two big bites in succession.

Qin Anming had a helpless look on his face. He knew his own level very well and did not need any comfort.

He always thought that steamed buns were made in the same way as noodles, just add water to make a dough, then steam it in a pot to make a big white and soft steamed bun.

But that day, he was full of confidence and steamed a big pot of solid dough. Calling it steamed buns was a bit of a stretch, and calling it noodles was still a bit exaggerated. In the end, it turned out to be a hodgepodge.

After asking Mrs. Yang, I learned about the existence of leavener. There was no other way, as it could not be wasted after being steamed, so I could only eat it with tears in my eyes for several days and still couldn't finish it.

"Just think of it as a way to exercise your teeth."

Zhuangzhuang is in the process of changing his teeth, so it would be good for him to exercise.

As soon as Xiaoguo said this, Zhuangzhuang could no longer hold back and burst out laughing. A piece of hard steamed bun uncontrollably flew out from his front teeth and into Qin Anming's bowl.

A beautiful arc, as if in slow motion, all three of them could see it very clearly.

"..."Xiao Guo certainly couldn't hold back her laughter after seeing this scene. As the steamed bun fell, she started laughing.

“Hahahahahaha~”

Qin Anming couldn't help but laugh too.

To be honest, he was also speechless about this steamed bun. If it were kept in winter, it could probably be used as bricks to build a house.

The three of them burst into laughter, and only stopped laughing before they got a stitch in the side.

–

In the evening, Qin Anming brought Zhuangzhuang back to the house, leaving Xiaoguo alone in the kitchen.

The seafood has been divided, but it won’t be delivered until tomorrow, so storing it tonight is going to be a hassle.

After driving the two away, Xiaoguo closed the kitchen door, slipped into the space, and took out ice cubes from the freezer.

She put this in when she was on the island, firstly because she was afraid it would be too hot at home when she returned, and secondly because of the seafood.

She wanted to freeze the seafood she caught along the way to keep it fresh so that it would still be fresh when she delivered it to other people.

At first, she wanted to put it in the refrigerator, but Xiaoguo had already filled it with all kinds of seafood, all of which she had caught on the island when she was bored. She put all the leftovers in the refrigerator.

Before I knew it, I had put so much in that there was no space left in the refrigerator.

After taking out a few pieces of crushed ice, put them in each of the divided basins and then pour cold water on them. This should be a good way to keep them fresh.

Tomorrow morning, I will set out early.

–

The next day, Xiaoguo got up alone on the big bed and stretched comfortably.

Zhuangzhuang insisted on sleeping with Qin Anming last night so that he could tell him about life on the island. After Xiaoguo woke up from a drowsy sleep in the middle of the night, she could still vaguely hear voices talking over there.

Xiaoguo finished making breakfast, but the two of them hadn't gotten up yet. As expected, they both slept very late last night.

After serving the meal, Xiaoguo did not wake them up, but went to Mrs. Yang's house with a basin of seafood.

It was Yang Jia who opened the door. When he saw her appearance, he immediately took it, looked inside curiously and asked, "What is this?"

"Seafood for you."

As they were talking, the two of them came into the house where Mrs. Yang and a few others were having dinner. It was the first time for them to see this, so they stood around and watched for a long time with curiosity.

He did not delay their meal. After telling them to eat as quickly as possible, he left with the empty bowls.

As soon as I reached the door, Sister Yang ran out and asked, "Do you have anything to do today?"

"I'm going to deliver seafood in the morning, so I should be free in the afternoon."

"Then I'll go play with you, hehe." Sister Yang was delighted when she heard it. "I wanted to go play with you after dinner last night, but Yang Feng wouldn't let me go, saying that you must be very tired after just coming back and you need to rest more."

"It's OK. I'm not tired. You can come anytime."

After Xiaoguo finished speaking with a smile, Mrs. Yang became happy and nodded quickly.

After returning, Qin Anming and Zhuangzhuang were washing up. They saw Xiaoguo coming back from outside, but they were not curious at all because they knew what she had been doing.

"Are you going to the county later?"

"Uh-huh."

Qin Anming took a sip of porridge and said, "Then I'll go with you. I'm relieved now that you're back. I wonder how busy the noodle shop has been these days."

"Take a few more days off~"

He looked at Qin Anming reluctantly.