To Li Lanzhen's surprise, when she brought out three large bundles of sweet potato vines from the cave, no one asked her where they came from!
She tried to come up with several reasons, but none of them worked!
They hugged each other, each more excited than the last.
"Quickly, let's grab the scissors, cut them short, and plant them in the ground right away. The water is right outside our door. Plant them, water them quickly, and they'll grow tall in a couple of days!"
In the blink of an eye, Li Lanzhen had carried three large bundles of sweet potato vines from the ground to the field like the wind.
They entrusted all the farming matters to Zhang Deshui.
Zhang Deshui was weeding in the field when he saw his daughter-in-law, Li Sanya, carrying a bundle of sweet potato vines. The vines were so long that they reached her knees in the front and drooped down her back in the back. It looked like a bundle that no one person could lift. She walked towards him at a brisk pace.
Following behind were Xue Nizi and Tonghua, each carrying a bundle of sweet potato vines.
Overjoyed, he threw down his hoe, stood up, and waved.
"Quickly, quickly, carry them over here! We'll plant the sweet potato vines in all the open spaces here!"
A short while later, Han Minghai and Zhang Songshu also ran over.
Han Minghai glanced at the three bundles of sweet potato vines at the edge of the field, looked up at the direction of his family's cave, and shook his head.
Mother, you've brought things out of the mustard seed space again! You're so disobedient! I told you not to take things out anymore, but you still bring them in!
He looked at the three bundles of sweet potato vines and said to Zhang Deshui.
"Dad, let's take a bundle of sweet potato vines to the old village chief and see what he does with them. We'll just need two bundles at home."
Zhang Deshui nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, carry a bundle and take it to the old village chief. Anyway, we have plenty left at home."
Zhang Deshui discovered that his in-law, although a woman, was smarter and more capable than any man!
He can handle things well, remains calm in times of crisis, and loves his children dearly. He treats his daughter-in-law better than his own daughter, while his daughter is truly blessed.
They didn't have any preference for boys over girls. Looking at their granddaughter Linglong, her little face was round and chubby, even more so than their grandson, Han Yinan.
Wearing a red floral blouse newly made by her daughter, with a small bun in her hair tied with a matching red floral hair tie, she looked like a little fairy.
When Wu and Zhang Li brought Han Yuemei down from the mountain, they found that none of the houses were occupied, and the kitchens were cold.
He wondered where all his wives had gone; it was time to prepare lunch.
Zhang Yueniang slowly emerged from the cave, carrying a basin in her hand.
Her mother, Zhang Li, immediately took it and complained to her.
"You child, you're due next month, and you're not even watching over it."
I'm carrying a basin and can't see where I'm going, I'm about to fall! What should I do?
Zhang Yueniang smiled and handed the basin to her mother.
"Mother, Aunt Xue, Auntie, you're back. The rest of them have gone to the fields."
"What are you doing in the fields? Weeding?" Wu asked.
Zhang Yueniang shook her head. "No, my mother brought over three bundles of sweet potato seedlings. They carried them to the field to plant them. I guess they won't be back until they've planted them all and watered them. I think it's almost noon, so I'm thinking of cooking slowly."
Wu waved her hand and said, "Alright, go inside and rest. Your mother and I will cook."
Han Yuemei said, "Auntie, I'll go help you with the cooking in the fields. The more people there are, the easier it will be to work, and we can come back for dinner sooner."
Ms. Wu said, "Xuemei should drink some water before she goes."
As the two families prepared a meal in the kitchen, Wu muttered to herself, wondering where Lanzhen, the in-law, had gotten this strange thing from again.
She often felt that a lot of food would inexplicably appear in her house, such as the large amount of pork, eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs that day.
The son-in-law said he found it in the mountains, but how is that possible?
She had seen chicken eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs before, but none were as uniform in size or as white as these.
And the in-laws always bring out many rare things from the cave.
Although she had doubts, she never asked them aloud; she just kept them to herself.
Xue Laohu had already given instructions to the mother and son.
"If there's meat to eat, just eat it with your head down; if there are dumplings to eat, just eat them with your head down. As long as you're full, don't ask anything else. Even if one day a cow suddenly appears in their cave, don't ask where it came from."
She nodded, and Xue Bao, having heard his father's words, also nodded in understanding.
In fact, he noticed Aunt Lanzhen's special qualities from the very beginning of their escape from famine.
Especially when they were surrounded by the King of Jin's soldiers and were about to be conscripted, she took out firecrackers and fireworks, which terrified the enemy, allowing them to escape.
He was very surprised, but like his father, he was a calm and composed person. His years of hunting in the mountains had cultivated his calm and composed character in the face of adversity.
His father gave such instructions today, so Aunt Lanzhen must have already told him some things.
Wu and Zhang were bustling around in the kitchen preparing lunch.
Li Lanzhen surveyed the space and arrived at the storage room. Sure enough, there were rows and rows of baskets on the floor, filled with vegetables.
Li Lanzhen picked up a bright green, tender cucumber and started eating it, rubbing it on her clothes with a satisfying crunch.
She took out a bright red tomato from the basket, and with a bite of tomato and a bite of cucumber, the sweet, sour, and crisp taste made her squint her eyes in happiness.
Since I transmigrated here, I haven't eaten any vegetables properly, let alone cucumbers and tomatoes.
She wanted to take these out so that everyone could try them.
I don't want to make any more excuses, I'll just take it out to eat.
Li Lanzhen knew that before eating these things, Xue Nizi would always stand with her hands on her hips, a cold face on her face, and warn all the children.
"Is the meat delicious? Is it fragrant? Is it sweet? Is it beautiful?"
The children, still busy eating meat, puffed out their cheeks, nodded vigorously, and babbled about how delicious and sweet it was.
Then, she held up a finger and tapped their foreheads from a distance, repeating the same thing over and over again.
"Remember this, everything you ate at our house. Don't tell anyone about it when you leave."
Xiao San Niu would always ask her about the delicious food he swallowed.
"When people ask me what my family eats, what should I say?"
Big Bull would always hit him on the back of the head with a millstone.
"Are you stupid? I just said we'd drink wild vegetable porridge and eat wild vegetable pancakes."
Han Yisong said, "I could also say that I drank pheasant soup. They all know that my grandfather, my uncle, and my father are hunters, so it's okay to say it."
A group of adults would always laugh heartily at the children's innocent words, and then give Li Lanzhen a meaningful glance.
Li Lanzhen only cares about eating her own food, keeping her achievements hidden, and focusing on one thing: I won't tell you, you'll have to guess!
So she brought out two baskets of vegetables: eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, chives, Chinese cabbage, a large winter melon, a dozen large pumpkins, and small pumpkins...
Since they received a surprise today, let's give them a scare instead!
So, carrying a basket in each hand, they left the cave and went into the kitchen.
Passing by Zhang Yueniang, I put down my basket and casually gave her a bright red tomato.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, eat this! It'll help you get vitamins, and the baby in your belly will have fair skin, big eyes, and strong legs!"
Zhang Yueniang held up this bright red fruit, which was too big for even a hand to grasp.
Before I could even recover from the shock, I heard what Li Lanzhen said next.
He stopped thinking about it, smiled, wiped his eyes with a cloth, and put the food in his mouth.
Li Lanzhen carried two baskets of vegetables into the kitchen and slammed them onto the floor.
"My dear in-laws, you can decide what to do with these vegetables tonight. There's no meat today, so we'll have the braised pork you made."
After saying that, he added, "Oh, and I'll go get the pumpkin!"
She turned and left, completely ignoring the frightened looks on her two in-laws' faces.
They stopped what they were doing and stared wide-eyed at the two baskets of lush green, bright red, and purplish-red vegetables.
Li Lanzhen carried two baskets of pumpkins and winter melons in, and saw them like this.
Ignoring them, he continued, "My dear in-laws, the pumpkin and winter melon are yours to cook. You can decide what to do with them."
"Oh, the pumpkin is steamed; it'll make delicious pancakes. Let's make that tonight."
Wu and Li Zhang sighed helplessly.
Mrs. Wu said, "I understand, my dear in-law. You, you should go out now. We can handle things here!"
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