After Chen Kai and Xiao Tian finished distributing the bone broth to a large group of children, there was still quite a bit left. When Zhou Shi saw this, she immediately took the remaining bone broth to the kitchen.
After seeing his mother's actions, Chen Kai didn't say anything. In any case, he had already given each of the little ones a spoonful.
Xiao Tian asked, "How come there's still so much left? Didn't we calculate that after dividing it among the children, there would be at most half a bucket left? Now there's almost a full bucket left. Is our spoon too small?"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "The size of the spoon is fine. My parents drank the first pot of soup, and they added a lot of water when they made this one, so there's only so much left."
Xiao Tian said speechlessly, "They really went too far! But with so much left, will they be able to finish it all?"
Chen Kai stretched and said, "With the fighting power of our family, we can definitely finish it. There won't be any left."
"I'm a little tired after a busy morning. I'm going to take a nap. Remember to call me when it's time to eat."
In the afternoon, Chen Kai and Xiao Tian were bored at home, so they went to the mountain with Da Ya and the others to pick wild vegetables.
When Chen Kai and his group reached the foot of the mountain, the wild vegetables that had been everywhere not long ago had been picked so sparsely that there were hardly any left.
After they reached the mountain, they encountered many villagers who were digging for wild vegetables.
The villagers greeted Daya and her family with smiles. One woman asked, "Daya, did you bring your uncle up the mountain to play?"
Daya said with a smile, "Auntie, we don't have much food left at home, so we came here to dig for wild vegetables to eat."
After greeting the villagers, they continued walking for a while, and when they saw no one else, they stopped.
After arriving at their destination, Xiao Tian and the others sat down to rest for a while. Da Ya placed Chen Kai next to Xiao Tian and said, "You stay here and keep an eye on Uncle. Don't let him wander off. We'll be digging for wild vegetables around here. If anything happens, just call us."
“Okay!” Xiao Tian replied.
After Da Ya finished speaking, she went off to find wild vegetables to dig. Xiao Tian rested for a while and then dragged Chen Kai along to find wild vegetables as well.
As they walked, Chen Kai saw a few mulberry trees. Xiao Tian and the other two couldn't reach them, so he called out to Da Ya and the others, asking them to come and pick mulberry leaves.
Upon hearing Chen Kai's voice, Daya immediately ran over. Seeing that Chen Kai had asked them to pick mulberry leaves, Daya asked in confusion, "Can mulberry leaves be eaten? We usually eat the fruit of the mulberry tree."
Chen Kai said with a smile, "Of course you can eat them. You can put mulberry leaves in stir-fries and soups. Mulberry leaves can also be used to make vegetable pancakes."
When Da Ya heard what her uncle said, her eyes immediately lit up and she called on the others to pick some tender leaves first, and then try them at home to see if they tasted good. If they did, they could then pick the leaves from the remaining trees.
Er Ya spotted a locust tree and excitedly shouted, "Sister, look! There's a locust tree over there!" As she spoke, Er Ya ran over.
Xiao Tian asked, "Can you eat the leaves of the locust tree?"
Daya replied with a smile, "Both the flowers and leaves of the locust tree are edible. We usually eat the flowers, but the leaves are also edible, though they have a slightly bitter and astringent taste, so they're not very tasty."
After a while, Chen Kai saw that everyone had dug up most of the wild vegetables, so he called everyone to go home.
That day, Chen Laosi took Chen Kai and the others to the county town to buy things again, and also to check on how his cousin's dried flowers were selling.
For some time now, the business of selling dried flowers in the town and county has been handled by Zhou's uncles, who send people to sell them. The Chen family makes dried flowers at home and occasionally sends people to sell them.
Old Man Chen was afraid that his fourth son would run into that guy surnamed Bai, so he sent his fifth son along as well.
When Er Ya and San Ya saw that they were going to the county, they also cried and insisted on going too. Old Man Chen was annoyed and had no choice but to let them go with him.
When Chen Laosi and his group arrived in the county town, they paid a coin to have someone watch their oxcart, and then went to find their cousin's stall selling dried flowers.
When they arrived at the place where their cousins sold dried flowers, Chen Kai and Xiao Tian saw that they were doing a good job, so they encouraged them and then prepared to go shopping.
Suddenly, Er Ya tugged at Chen Lao Si's sleeve, pointed to the crowd gathered around her, and said excitedly, "There are jugglers over there, Uncle Si, let's go take a look!"
Sanya happily said, "Uncle, Uncle, shall I take you to see a variety show?"
Chen Kai hugged Chen Lao Si, who was holding him tightly, and refused, "I don't want to go!" Chen Kai shivered as he looked at the crowd gathered there. He knew that if he tried to squeeze in, he would be skinned alive, and he couldn't see anything from the outside. So he decided not to go.
Er Ya cried out, "Fifth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, let's go see the acrobatics! Please!"
Seeing that Er Ya and San Ya were about to start a fight, Chen Lao Si said helplessly, "Alright! You two go see for yourselves. Don't waste money or wander around. After watching the show, you can stroll around the neighborhood. If you need anything, just ask your cousins. We'll come back to you after we've finished shopping, and then we'll go shopping together."
"Okay, we understand!" Er Ya said, then pulled San Ya to watch the acrobatic performance.
After watching them run away, Chen Laosi told his cousins, "Dong-ge, Er Ya and San Ya went over there to watch the acrobatics. Keep an eye on them for me and don't let them wander off."
My cousin said with a smile, "We'll keep an eye on them, don't worry, nothing will happen."
After Chen Laosi finished giving his instructions, they set off for the general store. As soon as they arrived at the store, they encountered Bai Lian and her servant Xiao Ju.
Bai Lian smiled and said, "Young Master Chen, it's been a long time. How have you been lately?"
Chen Laosi gave an awkward laugh.
Bai Lian continued, "I need to talk to you today. Let's go to a restaurant; I'll treat you to dinner!"
As soon as Chen Laosi and his friends heard that someone was treating them to dinner, they immediately followed the person.
Bai Lian led them to the same restaurant where they had eaten last time, and into the same private room they had been in before.
Bai Lian placed the menu in front of Chen Lao Si and said with a smile, "Young Master Chen, take a look at the menu and see what you would like to eat. Just order directly."
Xiao Tian immediately told the waiter to bring out a serving of all the shop's signature dishes. Chen Laowu was startled when he heard Xiao Tian's words, but seeing that Miss Bai had no objections, he also ordered what he liked to eat.
Chen Kai also ordered his favorite dishes. They not only wanted to eat them, but also planned to pack another portion to take home later.
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