"Okay, then it's settled. Mrs. Chen, I'll be going back first."
Chu Yao took the babies back home and brought back the mooncakes given by Mrs. Chen as a return gift.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yang Hang's unit had a day off.
Yang Hang suggested taking the babies out to play and buying some meat for the family so that they could eat better during the holidays.
Let’s eat out at noon and cook when we get home in the evening.
"By the way, let's dress neatly today. When we get to the county town, let's take a family photo, take a few individual photos of the babies, and then print a few more to send back home. We've been here for so long and haven't written home. I guess Mom and Dad miss the babies."
"Okay, then I'll go change my clothes now and wear the clothes that A Yao made for me." Yang Hang said to Chu Yao.
The group soon arrived at the county town and first headed towards the only photo studio in the county.
The photo studio doesn't look big, but there is a long line inside. It seems that everyone is taking advantage of the day off to come here and take pictures.
However, it is very expensive to take a photo at this time, and many people are reluctant to come and take photos.
Yang Hang and Chu Yao, holding the babies, also started to line up.
Soon it was Chu Yao and the others' turn. The person taking the photos was an old master who looked very serious, but when he started taking the photos, he seemed like a completely different person.
If you act stiffly, the master will criticize you mercilessly and ask you to follow the pose he tells you to before he can start taking pictures.
Chu Yao didn't care. The cameramen from her previous life would also help her pose, so she didn't make a fuss.
When the babies were taking family photos, everything was fine. Mom and Dad were by their side, and they stayed quietly in their parents' arms. But when it came time for the babies to take photos individually, things got a bit troublesome. Erbao and Xiaobao were a little scared, but Chu Yao comforted them again and again, and the babies finally calmed down and started taking photos.
The individual photos of the following people went much more smoothly.
The family took a family photo, the three babies took a group photo, and then there were photos of the babies individually.
"Ayao, let's take a photo together." Yang Hang said to Chu Yao.
Chu Yao thought that since they were already here, they shouldn’t be so pretentious, so the first photo of the two of them was taken.
"Master, please develop five copies of each of these photos."
When the photographer heard that Chu Yao wanted to develop so many photos, he looked at her in surprise.
"This photo is quite expensive. Are you sure you want so many prints?"
"It's okay, Master. I only take a photo once a year. Just keep it as a souvenir."
"Okay, it's thirty yuan in total. You have to pay a ten yuan deposit first, and you can come pick it up in a few days. Remember to bring the receipt I gave you. You can only get the photos with the receipt."
"Okay, thank you, Master. We'll come back to pick it up later."
After the family took the photo and walked out the door, the babies could no longer hide their curiosity.
“Dad, will we ever see ourselves on that paper?”
"Dabao, that's called a photo. Yes, our Dabao, you can see yourself in photos from now on. Are you happy?"
"Happy. Dabao really wants to see himself in the photo soon."
Chu Yao felt a pang of sadness in her heart as she listened to Dabao's childish words.
In the future, I will bring my babies here to take photos more often, and try my best to give them the best within my ability.
When they arrived at the state-owned restaurant, the family prepared to start ordering food and eating.
Yang Hang’s favorite is the braised pork from the private restaurant. It is fat but not greasy, and has a smooth texture. You can swallow it without chewing. Their soup with rice or steamed buns is also delicious.
As for the other dishes, they are not as delicious as the braised pork, but they are still acceptable.
Of course, it’s still not as delicious as the food cooked by A Yao. The food cooked by A Yao is the most delicious in the world.
Yang Hang is such a flatterer.
Chu Yao ordered a serving of pork and corn dumplings, two servings of vegetables, and a main course of plain noodles before giving up.
"Ayao, is this enough for you? How about ordering something else? I'll be there for you if you can't finish it."
"It's enough. The food here is very generous. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it. Besides, we have to cook some other dishes when we get home in the evening. If we eat too much, we won't be able to eat much at night."
Yang Hang felt that what Chu Yao said made sense.
Soon all the dishes they ordered were served. This time, Chu Yao finally remembered to ask the waiter for an extra small bowl so that she could give some noodles to Dabao and let him eat slowly with his chopsticks.
As for Erbao and Xiaobao, Yang Hang and Chu Yao still feed them themselves.
The eating speed was a bit slow this time. Yang Hang and Chu Yao had finished eating, but Dabao was still struggling with the noodles in the bowl and the vegetables that his mother had picked up earlier.
The two were not in a hurry. They just watched Dabao eat slowly and played with Erbao and Xiaobao.
By the time Dabao finished eating, an hour had passed.
Yang Hang went to pay the bill, and Chu Yao waited for him at the door with the babies who had eaten their fill.
The two went to the butcher and bought some meat, pork ribs and pig's trotters, which they could eat tonight.
I also bought some pork belly and some meat with alternating fat and lean meat. This kind of meat can be used to make lard, which is very fragrant when stir-fried. If you add some salt or sugar to the lard residue, it can also be a snack for babies.
It's like you can eat several kinds of meat at once, without any waste.
After shopping, the family of five went home.
After returning home, Chu Yao first stewed the pork ribs, then cleaned the pig's trotters, and went to the room to rest.
The babies are taking a nap now, and Yang Hang still remembers that A Yao said she wanted to raise rabbits, go to the mountains to make traps, and collect firewood. After so long, there is already a lot of firewood at home, but Yang Hang is still afraid that it is not enough, so he will still collect a lot of firewood when he has time.
Yang Hang brought the tools for digging traps and walked around the mountain. He found that many places were suitable for setting traps, but he couldn't set too many traps on the mountain. The main reason was that if someone entered the mountain and fell into one, it would be dangerous.
After Yang Hang made a few traps, he took a walk in the mountains and picked some mushrooms and some beautiful wild flowers to bring back to A Yao. He had almost collected all the firewood.
The mushrooms can be dried or eaten now. As for the wild flowers, they are of course given to A Yao.
He walked around the mountainside a few more times, picking many wild flowers until his hands were full and he stopped.
Chu Yao has already stewed the pig's trotters in the pot, and also mixed in a cucumber and the tomatoes she bought today. After cutting them, she added some sugar. The baby loves to eat this the most.
These are already three dishes. If there are more, we won’t be able to finish them.
As for the staple food, I won’t cook it in the evening. I’m still a little full after lunch, so I’ll just eat some vegetables and mooncakes.
The food for the festival was ready. The only drawback was that there were no fruit stores in the town. Chu Yao couldn't buy any fruit, so she had to eat something else.
Everything is ready. We can start eating when Yang Hang comes back.
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