"Aunt Wu, what are you moving?"

"Your brother Mingjun asked someone to bring it over from the south. He called it something like "Ningguo", but I don't know the exact word."

"It looks similar to an orange, except for the color. I cut one and tasted it, and it almost made my teeth fall out from the sour taste."

"You are from the South, and you know how to cook so many delicious dishes. I thought you might like them, so I moved them all here."

Song Fuyu put down the knife, opened the box and took a look. There were dozens of pale yellow lemons inside.

She picked one up and put it to her nose and smelled it. Suddenly, a familiar lemon scent came to her nose. She really liked it.

"In ancient times, this was called Yi Mu Zi. We call it lemon. Ning is a character with a wood radical and a Ning character for peace. Meng is also a character with a wood radical and a Meng character for Mongolia next to it."

"It is really sour if eaten directly, but it is usually used as a condiment or brewed into tea."

"Use it to make tea?"

"Won't acid become more sour if it's heated?"

"Don't eat it directly. Wait until I finish cutting the meat in my hand, and I'll make you a cup of honey. Drinking it will have the effects of whitening and nourishing the skin, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and it can also supplement vitamins."

"You still know more."

"Your brother Mingjun must have passed by a lemon-growing city while on a mission. From what I know about him, he probably hasn't tasted one himself. If he had, he probably wouldn't have thought of bringing us one."

After cutting the mutton, marinate it and set aside.

Song Fuyu washed her hands, took out the small cutting board and fruit knife she used specially for cutting fruit, and cut a lemon that had been rubbed with salt.

"Be sure to remove the seeds after cutting, otherwise the tea will become bitter later."

She had five or six jars of wild honey stored at home, all of which Ziyuan had found for her from the mountains. It was completely different from the industrial honey that was mixed in later generations, and was extremely pure.

"If you like it sour, add less honey; if you like it sweet, add more. Add an appropriate amount of warm water and stir well before drinking."

"Don't mix it directly with boiling water, as that will lose the nutritional value of lemon and honey."

"I didn't expect that such a tea would have so many details."

"Because I'm so free, I have time to be particular, haha."

In the past, when she was busy and wanted to drink something, she didn't care what kind of water she used. She would use hot water or cold water, whichever water she got first.

I poured a cup for them and myself, and as I tasted the familiar flavor, a feeling of happiness came over me.

It’s not that it tastes really good, but the long-missed taste makes people nostalgic.

"I didn't expect it to taste so good with honey. It's sour and sweet and quite delicious."

"It's not bad, is it?"

“I like the taste.”

"I'll pickle a few jars of honey lemon tomorrow. If you want to drink it later, just take two slices out. Then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a chicken and two fish. I'll grill them and eat them with lemon tomorrow."

"I have a box of yellow fruits that I don't know what to do with, but I can exchange them for two meals. It's totally worth it."

"Next time if you have something you don't know how to make, just bring it to me and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"no problem."

"Aunt Wu from the tube building gave me some local specialties from her hometown, called Zhe Er Gen, but I didn't know how to eat it. I just couldn't accept the taste, and I was too embarrassed to give it back, so I secretly threw it away."

"That... um... people who like it really like it, and people who hate it can't stand just smelling it. I can't get used to it either."

"What delicious food are you three eating hiding in the kitchen?"

As soon as Li Yunhua entered the kitchen, he saw the three of them, each holding a cup and drinking happily.

"Why did you come here? Aren't you busy today?"

Wu Hong poured a glass of honey lemon water and handed it to him.

"I heard that Ziyuan and his friends killed a wild boar and sent it to the cafeteria. I thought there must be something delicious at home, so I came early to help, so I don't have to wash the dishes again."

"Uncle Li, I have some unfortunate news for you. There may be no dishes to wash today. We are going to have a barbecue tonight."

"......"

"Okay, I made another mistake."

"Hey, Uncle Li, you're here just in time. I have a job for you to do."

"......"

After cleaning up, Yan Ziyuan saw Li Yunhua, put his arm around his shoulders and led him to the door.

“Is it my destiny to work?”

"I finally came early, but Xiaoyu said she didn't want to wash the dishes today, and you assigned me another job."

He put the cup down and followed the boys out.

"Why did you ask me to come out? You don't want me to do any physical work, do you? I, your Uncle Li, can't do it!"

"Don't worry, you can do it while sitting down."

Li Yunhua believed it, until Yan Ziyuan handed him a piece of freshly cut bamboo and asked him to cut it into pieces. He regretted coming too early today and would have been better off letting him wash the dishes last.

"Uncle Li, how is it? Is this job easy?"

“Heh~”

"I shouldn't have trusted you, a cunning little brat."

“How many roots do you need to cut in total?”

“The more the merrier.”

"The more we peel, the more we can eat tonight."

"Okay, roll up your sleeves and get to work!"

After having hundreds of bamboo sticks, Song Fuyu led his grandmother and others to start skewering meat and vegetables.

"Xiaolei, Tingting, be careful, the bamboo sticks are a little sharp in front, don't poke your hands."

"Okay, we'll keep an eye on it."

A group of people were busy working. When Liu Aihua and Huang Ying returned home from get off work in the studio, the house was quiet.

"Xiao Huang, Xiao Liu, come here quickly, some kids are helping in the kitchen."

Grandma Yan saw the two of them walking out of the house in a daze and called out to them loudly.

I waited until they both closed the door and came over before I explained to them.

"The children helped a lot with the work this afternoon and are all having dinner at our house tonight."

Liu Aihua was fine, but Huang Ying was a little uncomfortable.

She is extremely introverted and doesn't usually interact with others.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to talk to the neighbors around her, but she gets nervous when she talks or looks into other people’s eyes.

It took her the greatest determination of her life to take the final step to go to the studio to work.

"Don't hesitate. We are all neighbors. Eating a meal shouldn't be a big problem. Come in and help with the work."