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After coming down from the back mountain, Xu Yi took Fu Man'er to find her three younger brothers to play. The friendship between children is very simple, and now the children are playing together.
"Coming." Fu Man'er reluctantly withdrew her hand and ran towards the kitchen.
Xu Wen and Xu Wu were also in the kitchen. The two brothers sat by the stove, one putting firewood in and the other poking around in the stove with a fire poker.
He looks very experienced, but actually...
"Cough cough cough!" As soon as she stepped inside, Fu Man'er was choked by the bursts of white smoke and coughed so hard that she could barely open her eyes.
Xu Mao hurriedly called out, "Xiao Wen, Xiao Wu, how did you start the fire? The house is full of smoke." He covered his mouth and nose and went to open the small window of the kitchen to let the smoke out.
The two brothers couldn't take it anymore. Tears welled up in their eyes as they ran out, leaning against the doorstep, coughing and complaining.
"I remember my mother always started the fire this way, who knew there would be so much smoke?"
Fu Man'er was so overwhelmed by the fumes that she dared not open her eyes. She covered her eyes and cried out, "Water, water, is it boiling yet? Cough cough cough."
Her eyes felt better, but as soon as she opened her mouth, more smoke went in, choking her and making her throat hurt.
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Xu Mao, being the eldest among them, walked over to the stove, lifted the pot lid, and saw a burst of steam rising out.
He squinted at it for a moment, then put the lid back on. "It's open! It's open!"
The two brothers from the second branch of the family were very excited when they heard this, "Great, we finally don't have to be bothered by the fumes anymore."
Fu Man'er breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Xu Mao busy at the stove, she still took her short legs and went over to help.
I don't know how Xu Wen and Xu Wu started the fire. The stove was packed full, with no gaps at all, and it was filled with those big, thick pieces of wood.
It was difficult for Xu Mao to pull it out by himself, but then Fu Man'er pulled at the wooden block with her little hand.
"Ouch!" Xu Mao fell hard on his bottom, the wooden lump rolling to the side, right in front of Fu Man'er.
The wisps of smoke made Fu Man'er scream and cry, and she couldn't care less about helping Xu Mao anymore, so she ran out of the kitchen.
Xu Mao rubbed his numb buttocks and kicked the wooden lump. "That piece of junk made me fall and hurt so much."
Little did they know, it was someone else who caused him to fall.
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Grandma Xu and her group also arrived in the village. Ma Hong glanced at the smoke rising from the chimneys at the foot of the back mountain.
"Who's cooking so early?" In the village, people usually cook breakfast and dinner, and just have a simple meal for lunch.
Everyone has gone home now because of the rain, but isn't it a bit early to have dinner now?
Xu Genzhu also saw the rising smoke. "I'm afraid someone is cooking something."
There weren't many houses at the foot of the hill behind the house, so why did he feel like the smoke was coming from his own house?
He immediately dismissed his own idea. Xu Yi was the only sensible person in the family, and the rest were those three brats.
Hmph, they're probably already soaked to the bone from playing in the rain.
With a creak, the wooden gate in the courtyard was pushed open, and the Xu family members walked in one after another. The three boys in the family called out in a hurry: Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, Dad, Mom, Second Uncle, Second Aunt.
Fu Man'er was playing in the water when she heard the noise and ran to the eaves. Then, her loud voice called out to the three Xu boys again.
Even though the Xu family had already experienced it once that morning, they were still stunned. When they met the little girl's clear eyes, Xu Genzhu smiled first.
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"This little girl is quite interesting."
Everyone smiled, perhaps because they felt the dull atmosphere from the journey had vanished once they got home.
Only Xu Yi's eye twitched slightly. What a silly boy.
Everyone got caught in the rain, and catching a cold in this weather would be no joke. As soon as Grandma Xu entered the house, she said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, quickly go and make some ginger soup for everyone to warm them up."
"Hey, Mother, you should go change your clothes." Liu Fang was still wearing a raincoat, only her shoes and trouser legs were wet. She rolled up her trouser legs and went to the kitchen without even changing her shoes.
When they went to look, they were dumbfounded. Firewood was scattered next to the stove, a cutting board and a knife were on the table, and a little bit of smoke was still drifting in the room.
"These brats are causing trouble at home again." He thought to himself that he would deal with them after he finished making the ginger soup.
Liu Fang walked to the stove, and as soon as she lifted the pot lid, a wave of heat wafted out, mixed with a spicy smell.
I fanned the steam a little away, then looked closely—this was ginger soup!
The Xu family quickly changed their clothes and came to the main room, where several bowls of ginger soup were already laid out on the table.
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"Sister-in-law, you've already made the ginger soup so quickly?" Ma Hong was looking forward to helping out, and was quite surprised to see the ginger soup on the table.
Just then, Liu Fang came in carrying the last two bowls of ginger soup, and said with a smile in her eyes, "I didn't make it."
Grandma Xu looked at the ginger soup, which was a bright yellow color. It wasn't the kind where you just throw ginger slices into boiling water and let them simmer for a while. She guessed it had been simmering for quite some time.
Ma Hong didn't believe it, thinking Liu Fang was joking. She held the bowl in both hands, which was still warm. "It wasn't my sister-in-law who made it, it was those rascals in the family."
It was just a joke, anyway, she didn't believe it.
To everyone's surprise, Liu Fang nodded, "It was those few who made it."
Everyone was stunned by these words, then they laughed. "Impossible, what do those kids know?"
"That's right. Although we've been behaving well today and staying home, it's unlikely we'll be making ginger soup."
Xu Mao and the others were unhappy about being rejected. "It was really us who suffered! We went home after Mother and Big Brother left~~~~~~~"
The three children talked back and forth, and although their conversation was somewhat rambling, the adults still managed to understand what had happened.
"You mean, Fu Man'er asked you to make ginger soup?" Old Mrs. Xu asked, looking at the three of them.
The three little heads nodded in unison, and then they rattled off a whole bunch of things, giving everyone a headache.
"Alright, alright, go play now." Even though they were his own children, Xu Genzhu couldn't stand it. With a wave of his hand, the children all ran out, and the main room was finally quiet.
"Mmm, this ginger soup is delicious, delicious." Old Xu drank most of it in one gulp, praising it highly.
This unusual reaction drew everyone's attention, because Old Man Xu was particularly averse to ginger soup and herbal decoctions.
He wouldn't drink it unless absolutely necessary, and Liu Fang even gave him a smaller portion when she served him the soup.
Not to mention that after drinking it, they said it tasted good, which is as surprising as a sow climbing a tree.
The looks from everyone made Old Man Xu realize that he had indeed lost his composure, but so what?
He coughed lightly, "Why are you all looking at me? I can't go out to catch a cold. Hurry up and drink the ginger soup." After saying that, he took another big gulp.
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