Then she saw Duan Jiahe holding a bowl, but she couldn't see what it was.
"Sister-in-law Bai Le, this is a cake made by our regimental commander's wife. Please have a taste." Duan Jiahe handed the lunchbox to Bai Le and then presented the bowl containing the cake to her.
"This is a cake I made this afternoon. Try it and see if it's good. If you think it's good, take some over to Jiansheng later," Shen Qiaoyue said to Bai Le through the sink window.
After listening to what Shen Qiaoyue said, Bai Le took the lunchbox, looked down at the cake, and thought it was indeed quite beautiful.
"Then I won't be polite."
Bai Le received the fruit-flavored mochi, took a bite, and found it sweet and refreshing. She quickly nodded and said, "Mmm, delicious! Qiaoyue, you're so skillful. Thank you!"
When Shen Qiaoyue heard that Bai Le also liked to eat it, her cooking skills were recognized.
"I'm leaving now." Bai Le glanced at the time, not having time to say anything more, and left while still eating.
Shen Qiaoyue looked at Duan Jiahe and said, "Jiahe, you should try them too. There are three flavors."
"Okay!" Duan Jiahe wiped his hands on his clothes, picked up a slightly yellowish one and started eating. "Sister-in-law, this one is chestnut flavored, it's delicious."
Shen Qiaoyue turned around and finished up the rest of the work in the kitchen, not forgetting to say, "Call Lu He over, and we can eat after washing our hands."
"Yes, sister-in-law," Duan Jiahe replied to Shen Qiaoyue while eating cake.
By this time, Lu He had already woken up and lazily stood up from the sofa. "Brother Jiahe, you're back. Where's my brother?"
"The commander wanted to wait two days, so he sent me back first," Duan Jiahe explained again.
"Okay." Lu He stretched lazily, went into the kitchen to wash her hands, and helped bring the dishes into the living room.
Then I started busy cooking.
Duan Jiahe ate two bowls of rice and two large steamed buns all by himself.
Shen Qiaoyue knew that Duan Jiahe must be starving.
Shen Qiaoyue hasn't eaten much rice these past few days, she's been eating noodles, steamed buns, and corn instead.
Today, I invited Duan Jiahe over for dinner, and that's when she cooked rice.
"It's so delicious! I haven't eaten this kind of food for over a week. I occasionally have an egg, but usually I eat steamed buns, millet porridge, potatoes, and sweet potatoes." Duan Jiahe, this young man, has a big appetite, and having not eaten meat for so long, he's like a starving ghost reincarnated.
Shen Qiaoyue looked at Duan Jiahe and wondered if Lu Chen hadn't had a decent meal in a week. She thought how miserable that must have been. She had endured such hardship during the Great Famine, and she still couldn't forget that kind of hunger.
When Lu Chen comes back, I'll cook him lots of delicious food to reward him.
Lu He watched Duan Jiahe eat and put several pieces of stir-fried pork with chili peppers on his plate.
"Thank you, Sister Lu He."
They ate with such relish!
After finishing the meal, I helped wash the dishes and wiped the table clean before leaving.
Shen Qiaoyue took out two mochi and gave them to Lu He and Duan Jiahe. She then separated the remaining seven or eight and asked Duan Jiahe to deliver one portion to Zhang Juanjuan's house.
Bai Le went to work, so Liu Jiansheng must be at Zhang Juanjuan's house.
Shen Qiaoyue delivered a copy to Xu Miaoya's house.
When I walked into the yard, I saw Xu Miaoya and Xu Xiaosi playing happily, and I didn't know what they were talking about.
"Sister Xu, have you eaten yet? I've come to visit." Shen Qiaoyue rarely visits others, but thinking that the snow skin mooncakes couldn't be kept until the next day, and knowing that the children in the family compound liked to eat them, she divided them up and brought them over.
Upon hearing Shen Qiaoyue's voice, Xu Miaoya and others stood up.
Xu Xiaosi came out first to open the door for Shen Qiaoyue and said, "Aunt Shen, you've arrived."
With a sweet and gentle voice, Shen Qiaoyue lowered her head and touched Xu Xiaosi's face, saying, "Yes, Aunt Shen has come to see you."
"Qiaoyue, what brings you here? Have you had dinner yet?" Xu Miaoya's belly was already quite big, and she stood at the door to greet her, "Come in and sit down."
Shen Qiaoyue walked in and saw that there were only the two of them in the house.
"Commander Dai went out again?"
Xu Miaoya smiled and nodded, then touched her belly and beckoned Shen Qiaoyue to come in, saying, "He's so busy, he probably won't be back for quite a while."
"Aunt Chen, is that a cake you're holding?" Xu Xiaosi asked curiously when she saw what Shen Qiaoyue was holding.
Shen Qiaoyue handed the snow-white mochi to Xu Xiaosi and said, "Yes, this was made by Aunt Shen. I was too busy this afternoon and didn't have time to bring it over. I brought it over to Xiaosi now that I'm done. Try it!"
Xu Xiaosi was excited and wanted to take one, but then she remembered that her aunt hadn't said anything, so she shrank back and looked up at her aunt.
"This is for the child, let her eat it, it's not very sweet." Shen Qiaoyue knew that Xu Miaoya was a very well-mannered person who took good care of Xu Xiaosi.
Xu Miaoya glanced at Shen Qiaoyue, then looked at Xu Xiaosi and said, "Quickly thank Aunt Shen."
"Thank you, Aunt Shen." Xu Xiaosi held the bowl of cake with both hands and placed it on the table. "Aunt Shen, please sit down. I'll pour you some water."
Xu Xiaosi didn't rush to eat; she wanted to pour water for Shen Qiaoyue first.
"Xiaosi, stop bothering me. Auntie just ate and isn't thirsty." Shen Qiaoyue quickly stopped Xu Xiaosi from getting her some water.
Xu Xiaosi glanced at her aunt, and seeing that her aunt didn't say anything, she didn't continue.
"Qiaoyue, thank you. We really don't have anything to thank you for. We have some jujubes at home, you can take some back and eat them as snacks." Xu Miaoya has been living in the family compound for the past few days and has gotten along very well with the women there.
Everyone basically understands this.
Shen Qiaoyue has a good personality and is very kind to people.
Knowing that she has children at home, they even brought her food.
"No need, the dates are too sweet. You guys eat them first, I'll head back now." Shen Qiaoyue waved her hand in refusal, then looked at Xu Xiaosi and said, "Leave them for the children. I've been idle these days, and with the heavy rain preventing me from going to work, I wanted to make some delicious food for them to enjoy."
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