As darkness fell, Xu Genshan and Xu Genzhu returned one after the other, just as Liu Fang had finished cooking. As soon as they entered the door, Xu Genzhu called out.
"I could smell the delicious aroma even before I got to the front door. I wonder what my sister-in-law made today."
Ma Hong went up to help him put down the carrying pole. Just as she was about to talk about the fish, the children started talking all at once. Among them, Fu Man'er talked the most, as if she wanted to relive the scene of catching fish.
While the two were washing their hands, Ma Hong led the children to serve the dishes, take out bowls and chopsticks, and steadily held the braised fish on the plate. Ma Hong secretly swallowed her saliva; her sister-in-law's cooking skills were truly superb.
Not only did Xu Genzhu smell the delicious aroma as soon as he returned, but the neighbors had passed by his house countless times, just to see what kind of delicious food the Xu family was making.
After several days of practice, Fu Man'er is still not very good at using chopsticks. Today, when Grandpa Xu was making a winnowing basket, he specially made her a set of bowls and chopsticks, including a small bowl, a small spoon, and small chopsticks.
She used to eat with bowls from home, but one hand couldn't hold them all, and two people holding them would make it impossible to eat. She was always so busy.
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Holding the new bowl and chopsticks, Fu Man'er jumped and skipped around, snuggling in Old Man Xu's arms and showering him with sweet words and coquettishness. Her sweet words even made the usually reserved and taciturn Old Man Xu talk more.
Ma Hong helped her wash the bowls, and she ate from her small bowl at dinner time. The whole family sat neatly at the table, and Ma Hong stood up to serve everyone soup.
"Ah!" Fu Man'er suddenly exclaimed. Ma Hong's hand trembled, and everyone looked at Fu Man'er in confusion.
“Grandpa Hu.” Fu Man’er looked at Xu Yi. Everyone was puzzled. Who was this Grandpa Hu?
Upon hearing Fu Man'er's words, Xu Yi slapped his forehead, realizing what he had forgotten: he had asked his grandfather to come to his house to buy food, but he hadn't told him where he lived or what his name was. In such a big village, where was he supposed to find him?
After hearing the story, everyone realized there was such a thing. The younger generation might not have felt much, but Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu felt some sympathy for the old man. After all, as people get older, they can empathize with the passing of life.
Just as Old Xu was about to tell his daughter-in-law to serve some to her father tomorrow, there was a knock on the gate.
"Who's here at this hour?" It's mealtime, and everyone is eating.
Xu Yi went to open the door, and as soon as the gate opened, a withered old face appeared.
"It's Grandpa Hu!" Fu Man'er exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the visitor, and the children sitting in the yard with their backs turned also turned their heads to look.
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Xu Yi was quite surprised to see the person. "How did you find my house?"
Perhaps the old man had sobered up, because he wasn't walking so unsteadily anymore. Xu Yi wondered if it was because of his slender build, but he seemed a little unsteady on his feet.
"The old man came as soon as he smelled the fish." As he spoke, he sniffed a few times, and then his hand, which had been behind his back, came out to reveal a ceramic bowl. "The little old man has come to buy food."
He placed the bowl on the table, along with a copper coin. Old Man Xu and Old Woman Xu both stood up, exchanged a glance, and knew that their father had been buying food in the village.
However, they had never been to this area behind their mountain before, so the two were a little unsure whether to accept the money, but they still invited the old man to sit down.
"Grandpa Hu, please sit down." Xu Mao offered his chair, and Fu Man'er tugged at his clothes beside him. "Grandpa Hu, sit down, the fish smells so good."
The old man looked down at the little girl; her bright eyes were truly beautiful. He used his only remaining left hand to pat Fu Man'er's head and said:
"The old man isn't sitting here anymore. I'll go home and eat after I buy the food."
"It's getting dark outside, so sit down and eat. We're all from the same village, why are you making such a fuss?" Old Xu thought that the man was older than him and not as healthy, so it wouldn't be good for him to carry a bowl and walk at night.
But the old man insisted on going home, so Grandma Xu had to ask Ma Hong to quickly pack some food for him. He took a bowl, filled it with fish soup, and couldn't fit anything else in it.
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Finally, Liu Fang went to get a bowl, filled it with rice and other dishes for him, and found a bamboo basket for him to carry back.
"I'm sorry to trouble you. I'll bring the basket and bowl back tomorrow." The old man picked up the basket and was about to leave when Old Man Xu tried to call him back with the copper coins on the table, but Old Woman Xu stopped him.
They have their own rules, so let's not break them. She just told her two wives to give him more food.
"Grandpa Hu, take your time." Fu Man'er followed Xu Yi to the door and gave him instructions like a little adult.
Xu Yi actually wanted to ask about the arm incident today, but the old man kept talking to Man'er, so he couldn't get a word in edgewise.
"Go back and eat, the old man is leaving." The old man smiled at Xu Yi as he left, and whether it was his imagination or not, the smile seemed to have a deeper meaning.
Despite this little incident, it didn't stop the Xu family from eating fish. They enjoyed their meal immensely, unaware that a fishing craze was about to sweep through the village.
Fu Man'er was woken up by the noise of the fishing. The commotion outside kept her from sleeping, and she tossed and turned in bed until she finally sat up.
She pouted unhappily. Last night, she saw that her parents were very tired, each holding one of them with their own hands, sharing their spiritual energy with them, and they were almost asleep.
Thinking that her father's leg was still not healed, she reached out several times in the quilt, her short legs barely managing to drape over Xu Genshan's legs, trying to transfer some spiritual energy to him with her feet.
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Although it wasn't as effective as using hands, it still had some effect. The couple slept very well, while Fu Man'er, who had kept her efforts hidden, was still yawning with tears in her eyes.
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