"Hmm~ I know a few simple things. I can fry eggs and stir-fry vegetables, but I've never cooked fish or meat before."
Xiaoru thought about it carefully before answering Wei Yuyan's question.
"Xiao Lei can do it too, his skill level should be about the same as yours."
Wei Yuyan realized that Xiao Lei hadn't cooked in a long time and was probably forgetting how.
This noon, Wei Yuyan cooked four or five dishes.
Tomato and egg soup, stir-fried water spinach stems with eggs, stir-fried twice-cooked pork, stir-fried green beans, and stir-fried water spinach.
"Oh, you're back, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Brother Lifu, Brother Licai, Sister-in-law Zhang, wash your hands and eat."
Wei Yuyan had already prepared the water; they could eat after washing up.
"Sister-in-law, we'll go back after we finish eating; we won't sleep."
Brother Lifu didn't stay up late tonight and isn't sleepy at all, so he'll take everyone home.
"Yes, we can't rest either; we have to go back and cook for the old man."
Zhang Licai nodded, indicating that he wanted to go back.
"Okay, after we finish eating, we'll wash the dishes and then we'll set off. Kids, eat more."
Wei Yuyan divided the steamed egg custard among the children and encouraged them to eat more vegetables and finish them all.
After they had eaten their fill, the two oxcarts of people went home in a grand procession.
The first thing Wei Yuyan did when she got home was to feed the animals with the children.
I don't know if Brother Zhang fed it, but the puppy looked quite hungry.
I cooked cornmeal dumpling soup for them, and they loved it.
It rained a little that day, and it was rather muggy.
"Sister-in-law, would you like to go pick mushrooms?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua came to call Wei Yuyan the next morning.
"I want to go and pick silver ear fungus."
Wei Yuyan still has some of the white fungus she picked two months ago, but she's reluctant to eat it and plans to eat it in the fall and winter.
"It's so hot, do you still have white fungus?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was puzzled.
"I collected them deep in the mountains, where the terrain is low-lying and the temperature is not as high as outside."
It was so hot and humid outside yesterday, I thought maybe some white fungus might be growing. Why don't we go take a look?
Wei Yuyan wanted to pick more so she could stew it with her sister-in-law Xiuhua in the winter.
“Okay, then let the two kids come to my house for lunch. My husband is at home, so he can look after them.”
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that the mountains were far away and she wouldn't be able to come back by noon.
"Okay, I'll get a few pancakes for us to eat at noon, Xiao Lei and Qian Qian."
Let's take the puppy to Sister Xiuhua's house to play, okay? Sister Xiuhua and I won't be back until the afternoon."
Wei Yuyan acted immediately. She had made some corn and vegetable pancakes in the morning and had a few left over, so she took them with her.
"good,"
"Sister-in-law, you must come back soon."
Xiao Lei only answered with one word, and Qianqian, as always, was reluctant to part.
"Don't worry, I'll be back this afternoon."
Wei Yuyan changed out of her old clothes and came out. The children were already waiting at the door with the puppy in their arms.
After watching the children walk away, the two of them started heading up the mountain.
"How long will it take us to walk there?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was worried that it was too far away.
"The journey there is non-stop and takes an hour."
Wei Yuyan recalled that it would probably take about this long.
"Oh, that's alright."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded. An hour is fine; it's not too long.
We can play on the mountain for a while in the afternoon before coming down, since it's a rare trip to the deep mountains.
"The time I sprained my ankle before, it was because I saw some good medicinal herbs deep in the mountains and couldn't move my feet."
That's why I came back late. It was getting dark, and I was worried about Xiaolei and Qianqian at home, so I twisted my body in a moment of anxiety.
Looking back on that month, Wei Yuyan felt it was truly painful, mainly because it was so incredibly boring.
"Yes, there are quite a few dangerous places on the mountain, so you should come here less often in the future."
Li Fu had encountered a wild boar before, but luckily he could climb trees and climbed up a big tree so the wild boar didn't see him.
Otherwise, even Li Fu wouldn't be confident he could kill such a big wild boar, let alone you."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was terrified. This sister-in-law was too brave. She herself didn't dare to go into the deep mountains alone, for fear of tigers or wild boars.
"Really? Then we really need to be careful, especially avoiding the water."
Wei Yuyan sighed, realizing she was lucky to have escaped any danger.
"Why?" Sister-in-law Xiuhua asked, puzzled as to why they shouldn't go to the water's edge.
"Because whether it's a rabbit or a tiger, a wild boar or a goat, they all need to drink water. If we go to the water's edge, we'll just bump into them."
Wei Yuyan explained.
"Oh, it really is. Sister-in-law, what's in your head that makes you so smart?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua couldn't help but praise her.
"Someone told me that."
Wei Yuyan dared not take credit for it; she felt quite embarrassed.
An hour later, both of them were tired and thirsty, but luckily they came across a peach tree.
The peaches were really good. Wei Yuyan and Sister-in-law Xiuhua picked all the ones they could, but there weren't many, maybe more than twenty.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, look, it's white fungus."
After picking the peaches, we soon arrived at the spot where we had picked the white fungus last time. There had indeed grown quite a few more, no less than last time.
"These are the un-dried white fungus, they're quite pretty. Sister-in-law, can you teach me how to pick them?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua didn't want to rest for a moment and wanted to start picking.
"Don't rush, Sister Xiuhua, aren't you tired? Let's rest for a bit after we've found you. We haven't stopped the whole way, and our legs are sore."
Wei Yuyan pulled Xiuhua's sister-in-law to sit down, and then went to wash the peaches.
"Try it!"
Wei Yuyan handed one to Sister-in-law Xiuhua.
"Hmm, it's sweet and sour, and the moisture content is good too."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua was very fond of it and was thinking about giving some to the elderly in her family when she got home.
"The tree is a bit tall, we'll see if we can pick some down later."
Wei Yuyan also thought it was delicious and wanted to have some more.
"Hmm, it's a pity I didn't bring a machete, otherwise I could have made a ladder on the spot."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua regrets that when Wei Yuyan first arrived, she only brought a sickle for self-defense.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, you can even make ladders?"
Wei Yuyan couldn't quite believe it.
"Haha, I've never done it, but I've seen others do it."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law admitted that she had exaggerated.
"Let's take a nap after we finish picking the white fungus."
Wei Yuyan lay down directly, her buttocks resting on thick, soft grass that felt quite comfortable.
"I wouldn't dare. I'm afraid that if I open my eyes, the tiger will be right in front of me."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua dared not sleep in the deep mountains and quickly shook her head.
"Yes, let's go pick some white fungus now."
Wei Yuyan nodded in agreement; there were still too many potential dangers in the deep mountains.
We can't gamble with our lives, so I stood up and prepared to start picking the white fungus.
"I didn't dare to pick it too hard, for fear of breaking it."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua picked them carefully.
"It's alright, Sister-in-law Xiuhua. We're just eating this ourselves. If we were to sell it, we'd have to be careful."
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