When Xu Han woke up, it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon. As soon as she got up, she couldn't wait to go to the yard to see if the fruit leather she had dried in the morning had set properly.
Xu Han spread the fruit leather very thinly, so it dried easily. She touched it and felt that it had solidified, so she tried to peel off the oil paper with her hands.
It broke as soon as I tore a little bit off, so it seems it's not good enough yet and needs to be dried more.
Seeing this, Xu Han was about to go back to her room when she looked down and saw little Mu'er looking at her intently, as if waiting for her mother to feed her.
Xu Han quickly withdrew her hand from her mouth and immediately stuffed the fruit leather she had just broken off into Mu'er's mouth.
Xu Han doesn't quite have the awareness of being a mother yet. She has maternal love, but not much. When she sees food, her first reaction is to put it in her own mouth, and she often forgets to save food for her own children.
In addition, now that I'm pregnant, I have a sweet tooth and have forgotten about this matter even more. But under normal circumstances, I will still try my best to make delicious food for Mu'er.
Mu'er was overjoyed to taste the fruit leather for the first time and reached out to ask Xu Han for some.
"Mu'er, be good, you can't eat it now. Let's eat it tomorrow when it's ready, okay?"
"Mommy, it's delicious~" Mu'er said, tugging at her mother's clothes.
"Alright then, I'll deduct a little for you to taste, and we can eat the rest tomorrow after it's cooked, okay?" Xu Han suggested.
"Okay." Upon hearing that she could eat a little more, Mu'er immediately agreed.
So Xu Han plucked a little more from the oil paper and handed it to Mu'er. Since it hadn't solidified yet, she put it directly into Mu'er's mouth to prevent him from getting sticky everywhere.
After Mu'er finished eating, the Taoist priest took her to the backyard for training.
With nothing else to do, Xu Han opened the courtyard gate and craned her neck to look outside. She saw that the floodwaters, which had been very close to her house yesterday, had slowly receded and were visibly much smaller.
Xu Han was immediately happy to see this, but then she wondered where the floodwaters would go.
It must be a low-lying area, and the possibility of it being at the foot of the mountain is undoubtedly higher, which makes me a little worried again.
After standing there silently for a while, he closed the courtyard gate and turned to go to the kitchen.
Xu Han has been in a good mood these past two days, so her pregnancy symptoms have improved a lot, and she's eating more. Eating more naturally gives her more energy.
Lu Chuan was overjoyed to see that Xu Han was finally no longer as listless as before.
They followed Xu Han around, grinning like they owned the place, which Xu Han couldn't bear to look at.
"Honey, are you hungry? What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you in a bit."
"I don't know, there's nothing in particular I want to eat. What would you like to eat?" Xu Han asked Lu Chuan.
"I'm fine with anything. I'll eat whatever my wife wants to eat."
Xu Han thought for a moment and said, "Then let's have fish tonight. It's been a long time since we've had fish. There are still a lot of fish that we've pickled before in the space. It's delicious when braised. The meat is firm and very fragrant."
"Okay, I'll listen to my wife. I'll soak the fish first, and then we can cook it right away."
After Lu Chuan finished speaking, he began to take action, putting the fish into a large wooden basin, filling it with water, and covering it to soak it.
Xu Han wasn't idle either. She took out a beef sausage from her spatial storage, sliced it, and set it aside for later use. She planned to steam it in a pot later.
When Mu'er came to the kitchen to find the two of them, the sun had already set. Seeing this, Xu Han began to prepare dinner.
Heat oil in a wok, then add scallions, ginger, garlic, fermented bean paste, and hot pot base. Once the oil turns red, add the pre-soaked fish to the wok.
Pour the sauce from the pot over the fish with a spatula, then add a small amount of water from both sides of the pot, along with appropriate salt and seasonings, and simmer for a while.
Once the broth in the pot has reduced, transfer the fish to a plate, sprinkle with chopped green onions for garnish, and a delicious and visually appealing braised preserved fish is ready.
In another large iron pot, corn porridge was cooked, and sausages, pancakes, eggs, and other similar items were steamed.
"The braised fish smells so good today, I can't wait any longer." The Taoist priest couldn't help but swallow his saliva as he served the dish.
"It smells really good. Today's cooking method is different; it's cooked with hot pot broth, so the flavor is a bit stronger. Try it and see if you like it," Xu Han said.
The Taoist priest's hand, which was holding chopsticks, instantly reached for the braised fish on the table, ignoring even the sausage he loved to eat next to it.
Not wanting to be left behind, the others quickly started picking up food, afraid that if they were a little late, the Taoist priest would eat it all by himself.
"Mmm, delicious, flavorful." The Taoist priest was so engrossed in eating that he didn't want to say more than a few words.
"The Taoist priest's summary is very accurate, it's delicious," Lu Chuan chimed in.
Grandpa Zhao's actions directly showed his enjoyment; he kept eating it one bite after another, unable to stop.
Taking a bite of the flatbread, then a bite of the spicy fish, and then a sip of congee when you're choking is absolutely divine.
"I hereby declare that from today onwards, this will be my favorite dish," Grandpa Zhao said after finishing dinner.
"Hahahaha. It's rare to see Grandpa Zhao like a dish so much," Lu Chuan said.
"You can argue with that, but this fish is really delicious. We can make it more often in the future," the Taoist priest agreed.
"Okay, I'll do it often from now on."
Mu'er watched the adults enjoying their meal and also really wanted to try the fish.
"This is too spicy, you can't eat it yet," Xu Han patiently explained to Mu'er.
But the Taoist priest always does things in unexpected ways. He dipped his chopsticks in the soup and quickly stuffed them into Mu'er's mouth.
Mu'er, realizing what was happening, was instantly turned bright red from the spiciness, and tears welled up in her eyes. However, she didn't cry. After a while, she even thought about eating a little more.
"Hahahaha, as expected of our Mu'er, she's different. She didn't even cry," the Taoist priest said.
Xu Han quickly hugged Mu'er and said patiently, "This is too spicy for you. I'll make it for you when you're older, okay?"
Seeing that her mother had said so, Mu'er could only nod, but her eyes were still fixed on the plate, which Xu Han pretended not to see.
This level of spiciness is not easy for adults to handle, and it's bad for children's stomachs; they'll probably get a stomachache soon after eating it.
"Mu'er, listen to your mother," the Taoist priest said sternly.
"You shouldn't have let him try it. If he cried from the spiciness, you wouldn't be able to laugh anymore," Grandpa Zhao complained to the Taoist priest.
"If you don't let him try, he'll never know what it's like. There's a first time for everything, and I believe in Mu'er. Hahaha. Boys should be tough, what's this?"
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