"Come on, Yunxia!" Li Shufen waved happily.
Because of Tian Sheng's death two years ago, Yunxia's personality became very withdrawn, and Li Shufen's relationship with her became quite distant.
But recently, Yunxia actually took the initiative to greet her when she saw her. Over time, Li Shufen's relationship with her improved. So, she invited her over tonight, thinking that she and He Zhilan were also good friends.
That's why I brought my own dish.
However, she still turned back to He Zhilan and asked, "Yunxia and her daughter are here too, Zhilan, you don't mind, do you?"
Li Shufen was a little nervous when she asked the question.
Unexpectedly, He Zhilan's face, which was usually tinged with bitterness, showed a hint of joy when she saw Yunxia: "Of course you can, Yunxia, come over here too."
"That's great!" Li Shufen exclaimed in surprise.
I never expected that He Zhilan and Yunxia had such a good relationship in private, considering that they had quite a messy falling out back then.
"Okay." Yunxia walked over with her daughter and said apologetically to He Zhilan, "My family's conditions are limited, so I only brought a plate of roasted sweet potatoes. I hope you won't mind."
The chicken and rabbit meat that Lin Qixia had given them a few days ago had already been eaten up.
The sweet potatoes were given to Yunxia by Li Shufen just two days ago, so Yunxia was naturally very grateful to them.
"Great! I love roasted sweet potatoes!" Lin Qixia exclaimed upon seeing this.
She was serious; after all, the Lin family didn't grow sweet potatoes, and she hadn't eaten them in a long time.
"Really? Xia'er, why didn't you say so earlier? I have plenty at home. If you like to eat, just come to my house and take some!" Li Shufen said to her.
Lin Qixia said, "I'm so sorry."
“What’s the big deal!” Li Shufen quickly reassured her, “Although my family’s wheat field didn’t do very well this year, our sweet potatoes had a bumper harvest last year. We had plenty left over after storing them in the cellar all winter.”
We tried selling them in town before, but they didn't sell many because they didn't look appealing. Now that the weather is getting hotter, they'll spoil and go to waste if we don't eat them soon.
Lin Qixia said "Oh," and then thanked Aunt Li in advance.
After all, there are many ways to prepare sweet potatoes; drying them into sweet potato chips can also be used as a food storage item.
"Come, sit down." He Zhilan had already brought a chair for Yunxia and Tian Ye'er and made them sit down.
Yunxia and her daughter Tian Ye'er then sat down.
In no time, the courtyard was filled with people. He Zhilan was somewhat moved, as it had been a long time since the Lin family had had such a lively gathering.
"Here, I've prepared an extra cold dish, you can try it too."
He Zhilan was worried that there wouldn't be enough food, so she brought out another dish.
Looking at the sumptuous meal on the table, Lin Qixia couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, I'm so lucky to have such a delicious meal today, all thanks to Aunt Li and Aunt Yunxia!"
As she spoke, she picked up a mouthful of wild vegetables with her chopsticks and looked at He Zhilan with a look of surprise.
"Isn't it delicious?" He Zhilan smiled. "I found that when you add a little sugar to this dandelion salad, it's not so bitter, and it's actually quite refreshing."
"Mmm!" Lin Qixia picked up another piece of food with her chopsticks; the wild vegetables were crisp and refreshing.
It also has a slightly sour and spicy flavor, which is very good. "You should try it too, it really tastes great."
She took a big bite of the steamed meat, along with some cold dandelion salad, and was incredibly satisfied.
These days have been tiring and tough, so it's wonderful to be able to relax and enjoy such delicious food.
"Come on! Let's wish us a bumper harvest this year in advance!" Lin Qixia said after taking a few bites, then remembered something.
Suddenly, he went back into the house, brought out a jar of wine, and poured wine for everyone in a stack of bowls, ready to drink and celebrate.
Everyone was stunned when they saw her bring out the wine.
Lin Jiudong asked, "Lin Qixia! Where did you get this wine?"
Lin Jiudong was puzzled, especially when she saw Lin Qixia open the jar and smell the aroma of wine wafting out; she could hardly believe it.
“Yes, this wine... must be quite expensive these days, right?” Yunxia asked.
With grain so expensive these days, a jar of this wine must cost at least a hundred coins.
Lin Qixia only hunts occasionally, and recently she showed her crops to the villagers, and now she has so much money to spend on wine.
As Lin Qixia poured them wine, she said, "Naturally, it was brewed by myself a few days ago. It's made from fruit picked from the mountain, and it's not worth much."
She was well aware of the current situation and how extravagant it would be to brew wine with grains. She bought this jar of wine from the system for 10 gold coins, which was a reasonable price.
As for using grain to brew wine, even if she were willing, these people would probably find it hard to accept.
Moreover, she doesn't have the skill; brewing her own wine is very risky, and could potentially kill someone.
"Oh, I didn't know Xia'er could brew wine!" He Zhilan praised her with a smile.
Lin Qixia poured a bowl of wine for her: "Try it and see how it tastes?"
"Okay, but the wine that Xia'er brews herself will definitely taste better."
He Zhilan was already quite certain before she even drank it.
After saying this, she took a sip and immediately stared wide-eyed at Lin Qixia.
"How is it?"
"Really? Zhilan, why don't you say something?"
For a moment, everyone at the table waited for He Zhilan to speak.
He Zhilan swallowed the wine and nodded vigorously, saying, "Delicious! This fruit wine is sweet and especially delicious!"
"It's fruit wine. The sugar content is at its highest when the fruit is freshly picked, so it's naturally sweet." Lin Qixia lied with a smile, without batting an eye.
Lin Xiao, "Sweet wine."
He sighed, his expression still somewhat disappointed, clearly missing the more stimulating spirits of shochu.
Lin Qixia chuckled, "Big brother doesn't like it? Then you might as well not drink it."
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