Once his leg is fully healed, he can go out and find work during the off-season, and his family will no longer be struggling to make ends meet.
The eldest daughter, Liu Chun'er, also said, "Father, eat more meat, and your leg will definitely get better."
The other children chimed in, urging their father to eat more meat.
Seeing how filial the children were, Liu San felt incredibly comforted. He didn't even notice the occasional ache in his legs anymore, and felt full of energy.
He placed a large piece of stewed meat on Liu Niangzi's plate and on each of the six children's plates, saying, "Everyone eat, so we can all grow up!" He then led the way in eating.
As soon as the stewed meat entered his mouth, Liu Xiaoliu immediately looked up at Liu Niangzi and said, "Mother, the meat you made is so delicious!"
The other children also felt that the meat tasted much better than they had before, and they all looked at Lady Liu.
Lady Liu smiled, thinking to herself that these children had quite the discerning palates. "How could this meat not be delicious? Our esteemed guest specially provided us with many seasonings, including precious medicinal herbs, as well as white sugar and soy sauce!"
She could only smell that some of the seasonings given by the nobleman had a medicinal scent, but she didn't know what those things were. She only recognized the white sugar and soy sauce.
Although she didn't have either of these things at home, she had seen them in shops in town.
Liu Xiaoliu got excited as soon as she heard the word "sugar," and felt that the stewed meat in her mouth tasted even better. She puffed out her cheeks and chewed noisily.
The family of eight ate until their bellies were round, and looking down, they were surprised to find a considerable amount of meat still left on the table—a truly unprecedented occurrence. Liu Xiaoliu, the youngest, grinned broadly and exclaimed, "Wow, there'll be meat for tomorrow!"
The girls in the Liu family were a little older, but the oldest was only thirteen. Upon hearing this, they couldn't help but grin.
The children, thinking about having meat to eat when they woke up tomorrow, all felt that their dreams tonight would be filled with the aroma of meat.
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