Lu Chuan glanced at the mud-covered monkeys, shook his head, and didn't dare to speak. He thought to himself, "Fortunately, my wife is in a good mood today. Otherwise, if the kids had made such a mess, I would definitely have gotten a scolding too."
Xu Han took the children home, dragged them to the backyard, stripped them all naked, and poured warm water directly on the three stinky boys.
The three of them took a shower together, which inevitably led to some playful antics. Unfortunately, Xu Han had no choice but to use force to suppress them, otherwise the shower would only make them dirtier.
After she finally finished washing all three of them clean, Danniang returned from the valley to help with the cooking.
"Madam, how about I make some more pancakes? Those big men definitely won't be full just eating mutton soup."
"Okay, I'll help you with that."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she and Dan Niang started scooping out flatbreads. They made the mutton offal soup and flatbreads together, and they were very quick. Just as the mutton offal soup was ready, the unleavened flatbreads were also ready.
Just then, the group that had been building the house returned, and Xu Han quickly put the vermicelli and cabbage into the mutton offal soup to stew together. After they washed their faces, the mutton offal soup was ready to serve.
As Xu Han served rice, she called out, "Everyone, come and get your food! Today I made mutton and offal soup. I bet you haven't tried it before. Come and taste it!"
Upon hearing this, everyone came over to get their food. Without any hesitation, they found a shady spot to squat down or simply sat on the ground and started eating.
Li Si slurped down the mutton offal soup, initially unaware of what he was eating, assuming it was mutton or something like mutton head meat, until he found a piece of intestine in it and realized what it was.
"What is this? Sheep intestines?"
Sister-in-law Li laughed and said, "Yes, it's delicious, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Li Si was full of surprise. "It really is sheep intestines! How can sheep intestines taste so good? They're chewy and delicious. There's not a hint of stench."
"Hahaha, you don't know this, do you? It was Madam who told us how to cook sheep intestines. The intestines that are cleaned properly really don't have any taste at all."
Upon hearing this, the others also began rummaging through their bowls, taking a bite and tasting it; the flavor was indeed quite good.
Zhu Chunfeng said, "It really tastes quite good. I didn't know how to prepare it before, and the large intestines I made tasted terrible."
While eating, Zhang Yi said, "This large intestine tastes good. In the future, we won't have to throw it away. We can clean it and stir-fry it to make a dish."
The Taoist priest chimed in, "You know what, this stir-fried intestines are much tastier than this, especially the deep-fried fatty intestines. The aroma is incredible, and it's absolutely delicious with a little wine."
The men standing nearby were drooling as the Taoist priest described it, especially those who had never tried it before. They couldn't imagine how delicious the stir-fried pork intestines the priest was talking about could be.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Xu Han chuckled. "Want some? That's easy! We still have two wild goats at home that we haven't killed yet. I'll cook them for you to try next time we kill them."
"Haha, then I'll thank you in advance, Madam."
Wang Lin chimed in, "Hahaha, we made the right choice to come back with Madam. In these past few days, we've not only been able to eat meat, but also so many delicious dishes that we've never tried before. If you ask me, this life has been worthwhile."
Zhang Yi joked, "Look at your lack of ambition. If you work hard in the future, your wife will never go hungry."
Li Si interjected, "It's not like you don't crave food. Every time there's a new dish, you eat the most. Aren't you afraid of overeating?"
"You're criticizing me, aren't you the same?"
Zhu Qiang joked, "None of you should criticize each other. Every single one of you is like a starving ghost reincarnated. You can't even walk past food."
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, and amidst the chatter and laughter, lunch was finally finished.
After lunch, Xu Han told everyone to go back and take a nap, and she took her two children back to their room for a nap as well.
Everyone feels sleepy in spring, tired in autumn, and drowsy in summer. Right now, it's just the beginning of autumn, and Xu Han feels sleepy every day, as if she can't wake up.
I don't get up early in the morning or go to bed late at night, but after lunch I'm so sleepy I can't even keep my eyes open.
If I don't take a nap, I'll have no energy for the whole afternoon and won't want to move at all.
After Xu Han woke up, everyone went to the valley to build houses again.
She wasn't idle either; the autumn harvest was starting tomorrow, so she took out the tools she would need from the tool shed.
They took out all sorts of tools, including sickles, hoes, baskets, and carrying poles.
In the evening, everyone will tidy up the tools together, sharpening what needs to be sharpened and repairing what needs to be repaired, so as not to delay tomorrow's autumn harvest.
Now the family has a lot of sickles, hoes and the like. Not only are there the ones they had before, but there are also the ones Xu Han specially prepared during the years of famine, and there are also the ones she specially bought when she came back from the county town last time.
There are thirty or forty of each of these in total, which is more than enough for these dozens of people.
Xu Han carefully selected and put away the new ones that were no longer needed for later use. She also picked out the damaged ones separately to see if they could be repaired. If they could not be repaired, she would put them aside and take them to the blacksmith to exchange for new ones when she went to the county town.
In short, use what works and replace what doesn't, so as not to waste resources or make do.
After all the tools were selected, Xu Han made some ice jelly for everyone. The finished ice jelly was placed in a water tank in the backyard and hung up so that they could eat it when they came back from work. It was icy cold and very refreshing.
This summer, we didn't use much ice at home, but we ate a lot of ice jelly, especially after we bought a servant. We made ice jelly every few days.
There aren't many ice jelly seeds left at home, and now is the time to harvest them. After the autumn harvest is over in the next couple of days, Xu Han is thinking of taking them to the mountains to pick ice jelly seeds together. They can pick more and sell them in the county town next year.
After she put the prepared ice jelly into the water tank, Ze'er and Mu'er's class ended.
When Xu Han saw the two of them come out, she simply invited them to go to the orchard together, since it was the perfect time to eat pomegranates.
The pomegranates picked a few days ago have all been eaten. After these few days of growth, there must be more ripe pomegranates. Xu Han thought she would pick some and make pomegranate juice for her two children.
Both children love the sweet and sour pomegranate juice, and of course, she especially loves drinking it herself.
The mother and her two children went to the orchard together and specifically picked out some of the largest and reddest pomegranates.
Some pomegranates were too tall for Xu Han to reach, so she had Mu'er climb up the tree to pick them.
Mu'er started practicing kung fu from a young age. Although children's skills are average, they are exceptionally agile. Climbing trees is no problem for her; she can reach the top of a tree in no time.
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