Li Huyu had imagined countless times in Nandu the days when Ziqian lived in Shuiqing.
The village has no shortage of vegetables, but the fields yielded nothing after the flood, so there might not be enough food. Fortunately, Man Shan said that there were plenty of potatoes, so even if he harvested a lot and sent them to Baijiazhuang, the rest should be enough to feed his family.
Shuiqing knew that she raised chickens and rabbits, and there were many people with them. The chickens were kept to lay eggs, and she probably couldn't bear to eat them. Fortunately, there were rabbits that she could have a treat from time to time.
She knew that Ziqian's days here wouldn't be too difficult, but she never imagined they would be this good!
Since when did they start raising pigs, and also a large number of sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits?
She turned to look at her husband, only to see Man Shan scratching his forehead in a daze, saying in a low voice, "When I left, there weren't this many ingredients."
Otherwise, wouldn't he have already told Hu Yu?
For more than a year, he and Huyu have been in Nandu with little food and clothing. They can still wear their old clothes, but the food shortage is really tough!
I always worry about how Shuiqing and her family will manage in the village. After all, Shanshui Village is quite a distance from the prefectural city, and it's not safe outside. Traveling back and forth for several hours is very dangerous.
Without cloth and fresh meat, we have no choice but to cut back on food and clothing.
But, to everyone's surprise, they were completely self-sufficient! And quite prosperous!
Li Huyu muttered, "In prosperous times, we need to stay in the city; in chaotic times, we need to stay in the village, the more remote the better."
"Nonsense! It's all thanks to Shuiqing and Jindi's hard work and intelligence. Look at the lazy ones, they don't even have anything to eat!" Bai Manshan disagreed and retorted in a low voice.
Li Huyu, unusually, didn't argue with him and agreed with his point of view.
Seeing the two of them standing there for a long time, Mrs. Hu warmly greeted them, "You two have come from afar, so we can only sit down after you two have sat down. Please take your seats so we can start eating."
Bai Ziqian looked at his parents, who had clearly lost a lot of weight, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Mom and Dad, try the rabbit I roasted, it's delicious, please eat more!"
Shui Qing added, "You should persuade your parents to stay here for a while longer, and they'll surely regain the plump and healthy appearance they had when we first met!"
Bai Manshan waved her hands repeatedly, jokingly saying, "No, no! I finally managed to lose weight. Didn't you all notice how tall and straight I look now? It wasn't easy for me, and I don't want to gain it back!"
He kept saying he didn't want to gain weight back, but he had already sat down honestly, pulled his wife along, and said to everyone, "Come on, sit down and let's eat!"
The others smiled through their bitterness.
The meal ended with Bai Manshan patting her round belly and burping contentedly.
After the meal, Ding Jiajia brought over some hawthorn water to aid digestion and cut through the greasiness. Qin Yilin poured Bai Manshan a full glass—afraid that he would overeat and have trouble sleeping at night.
Bai Manshan thanked him and happily accepted the gift.
They ate too much for dinner and couldn't fall asleep immediately, so Bai Manshan, Li Huyu, Shui Qing, and Fan Jin went to the tea room instead.
The others cleared the table and went outside for a walk to digest their food, so as not to disturb the four people's private conversation.
Bai Ziqian looked around the tea room again and again, but in the end he followed Xing Huifan Jiang outside.
Inside the tea room, the four were indeed discussing private matters.
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