Zhao Fangchu has been well taken care of by his family since he was a child. He originally thought that it was no big deal if he couldn't cook, but now he realizes the importance of having a skill.
Now that there are more people at home, there are fewer people doing the work. Only Yang Chunxiao is busy with cooking and miscellaneous chores. In the past, it was Yang Donghu who took care of Zhao Fangchu. Now that he has injured his leg, Zhao Fangchu has a good opportunity to show off in front of him, so he offered to accompany Yang Chunxiao to do the work.
When Yang Chunxiao was cooking, he used to only do the work of making fire, but now he has slowly started to learn how to stir-fry a few dishes.
After a few days, although my skills are still not perfect, they are much better than before.
Every time the dishes were served on the table, they received high praise from others. Even if they were not to their taste, they would not complain and would always give compliments.
Zhao Fangchu had just learned how to cook and was very excited about it. He also received so much praise from so many people that he couldn't handle it. He almost took on all the cooking work himself.
Today was the same, he rushed to take on the cooking task.
It was almost noon, and none of the men were home. Yang Donghu was curious: "I can eat anything. Where are Dachuan and Brother Fang Yu?"
Zhao Fangyu shook his head: "My brother went to my uncle's house to pick up my mother. I don't know about Brother Dachuan."
"Aunt is coming back? Have you finished taking care of things at Uncle's house?"
"Well, my mother heard about what happened back home from somewhere and couldn't stay there any longer. She sent someone to tell her she had to come back. My uncle originally wanted to send her back, but he has a lot of land to farm and it was a busy time. My sister-in-law is pregnant, so my brother Yicheng couldn't get away, so he went to pick her up himself."
Yang Donghu nodded and reached out to help Zhao Fangchu pick up the vegetables that had just been picked from the vegetable garden.
Such a big thing happened when Zhu Cuilan was not at home. She will definitely nag me when she comes back. However, I have become accustomed to her nagging and I feel a little annoyed if I don't hear it for a long time.
The three of them sat under the porch and cleaned up quickly. The vegetable garden was full of seasonal vegetables, so they didn't need to be cleaned much after picking them. They could just wash them and put them in the pot.
Cooks are most afraid of being told that anything is fine. Zhao Fangchu can only cook a few things, and he was thinking that if not, he could just eat cold noodles like yesterday.
Before he could figure out what to do, he saw Zhao Luochuan walking in from outside, all wet, holding a wooden bucket in his hand. His legs were covered in mud, and he left footprints wherever he walked.
Apart from Old Lady Yang, the rest of the family were young boys and girls. Zhao Luochuan and Zhao Fangyu were worried, so they postponed their trip up the mountain for a few days.
Yang Donghu stood up in surprise and greeted him, handing him a towel to wipe his body: "Where have you been?"
Zhao Luochuan put down the wooden barrel, inside which were several sections of tender white lotus roots and lotus leaves, as well as a few lotus flowers that had not yet bloomed.
He took the towel and brushed the mud off his legs, then said with a smile, "The lotus pond I planted for someone last year is already full this year. The flowers have been blooming for a while, and although they haven't all withered yet, the owner has already started looking for someone to dig the pond. Now is the season for lotus roots, and I saw someone digging the pond so I thought I'd buy some to try. Look, they're still tender, perfect for stir-frying later."
The white lotus root nodes are like a child's tender white arms, chubby and adorable. Zhao Luochuan has almost washed off the dirt on them, and there is not much dirt left.
Yang Donghu picked up a lotus flower and brought it to his nose to sniff it. The fragrance was not strong but pleasant. "It's really beautiful. Let's put the flower in water and keep it there."
"Yeah." Zhao Luochuan nodded. Yang Donghu looked at the black spot on his feet and couldn't help laughing. "You're too dirty. I'll get you some water to wash."
"No need." Zhao Luochuan stopped him: "I can just go to the river behind the house to wash it. It's too troublesome to wash it in the yard."
After he finished speaking, he saw Yang Donghu still looking at the contents of the bucket, so he said, "He still has fish in his pond. I'll go with you when it's time to harvest them. The fish in the pond are different from those in the wild. We can buy a few and try them. If you weren't afraid of toads, I would take you with me today."
The pond is the place where toads are most likely to hide. When Zhao Luochuan was digging lotus roots, he encountered more than one or two, and they were all huge. If Yang Donghu saw them, he would shout until his throat was hoarse.
Yang Donghu shook his head: "Will there be any when we catch fish?"
"No, we won't go down then. We'll just watch from the side and not run into them."
"Okay then."
Yang Donghu couldn't stand there for long, so Zhao Luochuan didn't let him follow him to the back of the house. He took his handkerchief and walked out of the yard towards the river.
This interruption disrupted everything Zhao Fangchu had planned. He had never cooked lotus roots before and was afraid that he would not cook them well and waste the food, so in the end he had to ask Yang Chunxiao to do it.
Although the medicines Wang Dujuan bought contained poisonous ingredients, apart from the Aconitum carmichaelii, the others were still good for the old lady's health.
Yang Donghu went to see the doctor again and bought similar medicine plasters for the old lady to boil and drink. The old lady looked good and slept soundly. She couldn't stay at home during the day. A few days ago, she was able to chat with a few children at home to relieve her boredom. Later, she became familiar with the elderly people in the village, and found a place to sit around the Zhao family's yard and talk with the people in the village.
It's not good to stay bored at home all the time. It won't hurt to go out and interact with more people. Yang Donghu is very happy to see his grandmother happy. After all, the old lady doesn't walk far. She can see people by tilting her head and looking outside. There is no need to worry that the old lady will fall because of her weak legs and feet and no one will notice.
There were people swimming in the river behind the house. They were all young unmarried men. When they saw Zhao Luochuan, they enthusiastically invited him to join them.
Zhao Luochuan waved at them from a distance, indicating that he would not go, then bent down and wiped the mud that had dried on his legs.
It's hot and people don't wear much clothes. Many people take off their clothes and tie them around their waists to prevent sweating. Zhao Luochuan doesn't feel ashamed. After all, most of the men he sees are like this.
He bent down and wiped vigorously, wanting to wash it quickly and go back. He was exposed to the sun and felt dizzy even when standing in the water.
It's so hot in the middle of the day that there's no time to hide from the sun, but some people come home every few days and don't care even if they get sweaty.
When Yang Anchen came back from the town, he didn't even enter the house, but went to the Zhao family first. The doctor who treated Li Shangcai in the town spread the news, and the Zhang family naturally knew about it.
The man was already disabled, and Master Zhang had not divorced his wife yet. Li Shangcai could not just ignore him, but he just didn't ask who had made him look like this.
I heard from the doctor that his current dementia seems to be caused by the medication, and when I think of all the bad things he did in the past, I feel even more disgusted with him.
But he still had to keep up appearances. Mr. Zhang didn't want to bring disgrace to his family for such a thing and get the reputation of being harsh on his wife's brother, so he asked someone to bring him back and lock him up with Mrs. Zhang.
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