"Chunhua, Chunhua."
As soon as she reached the door, Grandma Zhou shouted impatiently to Aunt Liu in the house.
Aunt Liu, who was feeding the chickens, heard the shouting and turned to look at the door.
Grandma Zhou, whom I hadn't seen for a few years, hunched over her back which had been deformed by overwork. Tears instantly covered her face, and she replied in a choked voice:
"Hey, auntie, aren't you carsick? Come in, come in and sit down. Are you feeling uncomfortable in the car?"
Aunt Liu quickly put down what she was holding, walked forward, took Grandma Zhou's hand, and asked in a greeting.
As he spoke, he took Grandma Zhou's hand and walked into the house.
Li Mu smiled and shook his head, motioning Lin Wan to hold Ruoruo and follow him.
Aunt Liu was so focused on greeting Grandma Zhou, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, that she didn't even notice Lin Wan and Ruoruo behind her.
When Lin Wan carried Ruoruo into the house, Aunt Liu, who was chatting enthusiastically with Grandma Zhou, turned her eyes to the two people behind Li Mu.
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He stood up and slowly approached, looking Lin Wan up and down, then carefully reached out and touched Ruoruo's head, saying:
"Xiao Mu, this is your wife and baby, they are so cute."
Li Mu put down the things in his hand and introduced to Aunt Liu with a smile:
"This is my lover Lin Wan and my daughter Ruoruo. Aunt, when I was always a jerk, it was Lin Wan who took care of me."
Hearing what Li Mu said, Aunt Liu couldn't help but look up to Lin Wan, who was pretty like a city girl.
Before Aunt Liu could say anything, Lin Wan immediately and obediently called out to Aunt Liu, "Aunt."
Aunt Liu, who wanted to ask a few more questions, quickly responded, "Hey, Lin Wan, right? Can I call you Xiao Wan?
"Yes, Auntie, you can yell whatever you want."
Lin Wan smiled sweetly and looked at Aunt Liu beside her.
Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment when she saw the smile on Lin Wan, who already looked exceptionally pretty.
She is as beautiful as a beauty walking out of an antique painting.
When they were chatting enthusiastically, Zhou Qiang came in from outside the door with sweat all over his face after work. The sweat dripped onto his clothes and spread out.
"Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu, I'm hungry. Do you have any steamed buns at home?"
As he spoke, he walked towards the house.
When Aunt Liu heard Zhou Qiang's voice, she was about to stand up and call Zhou Qiang to come in quickly.
But Li Mu held down Aunt Liu who was about to get up and whispered, "Aunt, wait until he comes in and finds that we are here."
When Aunt Liu heard what Li Mu said, she smiled and sat down and continued to tease Ruoruo in her arms.
Grandma Zhou looked at her grandson with some distress as he had not returned home for the past few days. Zhou Qiang, who originally had a wheat-colored complexion, became a little darker due to the hard work of the past few days.
Although she feels heartbroken, Grandma Zhou feels very relieved to see Zhou Qiang working so hard now.
Zhou Qiang called Aunt Liu several times but there was no response. He quickened his pace unconsciously and hurriedly pushed open the door of the inner room. He was a little confused when he saw the whole family in the room.
"Qiangzi, what are you doing standing at the door? Come in quickly!"
Li Mu looked at Zhou Qiang, who had been standing at the door in a daze, with an amused expression on his face. He walked up to him, put his arm around his shoulders, and walked towards the dining table.
"How did you get here, grandma? Aren't you prone to motion sickness? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Zhou Qiang came back to his senses, punched Li Mu on the shoulder, and said to Grandma Zhou with a reproachful tone.
Looking at Zhou Qiang in front of her, Grandma Zhou smiled, raised her hand and patted Zhou Qiang's arm.
"Xiao Mu, the chartered car brought me up here. The driver drove well. This time I didn't feel as uncomfortable as before."
Zhou Qiang felt relieved after hearing what Grandma Zhou said.
Zhou Qiang was a little surprised to see Li Mu bringing Lin Wan and Ruoruo with him this time. He pulled Li Mu aside and asked in a low voice:
"What's the situation this time? Why are you bringing your sister-in-law to meet you?"
Li Mu nodded, raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you remember the grilled fish I told you about last time? This time I brought your sister-in-law and the others with me to supervise your work, and I'll make grilled fish for you to taste. Please give me some advice."
Hearing what Li Mu said, Zhou Qiang nodded, walked to the sink, washed his dirty hands, and went into the house.
After Uncle Wang came back, the few of them chatted for a while. Zhou Qiang and Li Mu couldn't keep up the fun anymore, so the two brothers walked to the pond together to see the results of Zhou Qiang's recent busy work.
Seeing the pond, which was originally a little turbid, become so green, it must be the result of Zhou Qiang's hard work in the past few days. Li Mu patted Zhou Qiang's shoulder with great satisfaction.
"Are there any fish in the pond? Let's catch a few and I'll grill them for you."
Zhou Qiang pointed to a small pond on the side, scooped up a few grass carps weighing four or five pounds with a scoop net, and held them in front of Li Mu.
The two men cleaned up the fish in the scoop net and took them back.
When the two got home, the people in the house were still chatting animatedly.
Li Mu told Zhou Qiang to marinate the fish he had prepared with scallion and ginger water, then break the fish into two halves, fry the back side until golden brown, and then prepare the side dishes.
Put the beef tallow that was hard to get from the town to make the hot pot base into a large pot and slowly boil it. Then put some star anise and fresh celery, coriander and onion into the pot and boil together.
After the aroma comes out, remove all the golden residue from the pot.
Add the prepared glutinous rice pepper and bean paste and simmer over low heat until the aroma becomes strong.
The few people who were chatting in the house were attracted by the fragrance and came to the kitchen. Looking at the two busy people, they asked curiously:
"What are you two doing? You're so secretive. And what is this? Why... why does it smell so good?"
Aunt Liu looked at the two of them with a puzzled look on her face and said, "When she smelled the fragrance, Aunt Liu, who had not eaten yet, swallowed her saliva unconsciously."
Seeing Aunt Liu's reaction, Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, and then drove everyone gathered at the door back into the house.
"This is the latest hot pot base I developed. I'm going to use it to make grilled fish for you today. I'll call you out when I'm done. Don't worry."
When everyone heard Li Mu talking about the newly developed hot pot base, they became even more curious. No matter how Li Mu tried to stop them, they no longer had the desire to go back to their rooms. They all wanted to watch how Li Mu made it.
Seeing these people like this, Li Mu smiled and shook his head, turned back to the kitchen and continued to prepare side dishes.
But I thought to myself: "Just wait and see, I have already cooked the hot pot base."
Thinking of this, Li Mu became even more proud. He hummed a song while cutting vegetables, his face full of joy.
After watching for a while, they found that Li Mu was just cutting vegetables. Feeling it was boring, they went back to their room to chat.
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