There really weren't many dumplings left from yesterday. As Xiao Liu said later, even though the old men were in their fifties or sixties, they were still as old as Lian Po and could still eat three to five pounds of meat in one meal.
Old Master Zhou was afraid that Xiao Yu would be too honest, so he asked Xiao Liu to help pack the buns, giving each person six buns evenly, without considering how many people there were in each family.
Tang Bao's teenage brother had been lingering at the gate. When he saw his younger brother coming out of the small building, he immediately rushed over to help. When he saw Mr. Zhou, he grinned and ran away with his younger brother in his arms.
"You little brat!" Old Master Zhou found it funny.
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Brother Tangbao ran home with his younger brother in his arms. Before he even reached the door, he bumped into his friends who were looking for him. When his friends saw what he was carrying, they sniffed and tried to grab it. Then a tall young man came out of the yard.
The young man picked up Tang Bao and took the bun away as well.
"Uncle!" Tang Bao's brother exclaimed. He had only eaten a few pieces of the braised large intestines and sausages that his grandfather brought home last night. He had originally wanted to save them for the morning, but when he woke up early in the morning, he found out that his uncle had come back early and eaten them all.
Lei Xiangqian couldn't hear his older nephew's voice at all. He hugged his younger nephew, gave him a kiss, and then reached out to take out a steaming hot bun from the bag. He took a bite and it was indeed that delicious and fragrant.
"You little rascal!" At the entrance of a small building similar to the Zhou family's, Mr. Lei looked at his youngest son speechlessly, "What's wrong with you? You're trying to steal food from your nephew."
Lei Xiangqian passed the bun, which he had taken two bites of, to his nephew's mouth: "Come on, Tangbao, take a bite."
Tang Bao couldn't stand the smell of the buns, so he opened his mouth wide and took a bite. In fact, he didn't bite off much, but he tasted the fried cabbage filling inside, "Mmm, good word!"
"It's not delicious. Even ghosts like the food cooked by the brother next door."
When Mr. Lei heard what he said, he raised his hand to twist his ear: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lei Xiangqian walked into the house and said, "I'm not kidding. When Brother Long and I ran into them, they were offering sacrifices at the Martyrs' Cemetery. We could smell the fragrance from a long distance away. Unfortunately, those two guys were so stubborn that they burned all the sacrificial offerings after the sacrifice. Oh, you don't know, there were only two braised pig heads, as well as roasted whole lamb, fried chicken, roasted chicken, all kinds of snacks, and fried food. Brother Long and I are hungry just looking at them!"
"Why are they doing this?" Old Master Lei frowned.
Lei Xiangqian finished the big bun in his hand in two or three bites and wanted to eat the second one. But before he could put it into his mouth, it was snatched away by Mr. Lei with his quick eyes and hands: "Eat one, and let the rest of us have a taste too."
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"Hurry up and tell me." Grandpa Lei instructed his son while eating buns.
The only adults at home in Lei Xiangqian's family at the moment were him and his father, and since there was nothing to hide, he told them the whole story.
"So, Lao Zhou's grandson is one of your kind?"
"It should be. Even if it wasn't before, it's true now. The young master of the Xiao family beside him is no ordinary person. Brother Long and I saw military spirits in the cemetery. We originally thought they were up to something, but later we contacted a nearby Taoist priest. After they visited the Martyrs' Cemetery, they were amazed. They said that the two men not only built a military camp at the Martyrs' Cemetery, but also successfully delivered the offerings to the martyrs. They also used a special power to establish a protective shield at the Martyrs' Cemetery. This shield allows the martyrs to accept offerings from anyone."
"This method is unheard of."
"That's right. The Taoist priest also said that only the gods in ancient books understand this method."
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