novelden Chapter 358 Brown Sugar Steamed Buns
Chapter 358 Brown Sugar Steamed Buns
"Okay, let's go. I still like working in the mountains."
As soon as Brother Yun finished speaking, Brother Yun nodded in agreement.
Brother Yun San was more direct. He simply carried a basket on his back, which contained a hoe and sickle for going up the mountain.
Seeing this, Yun Yiyi hurried to get her stick.
"Third brother, wait for me, let's go together."
"Hurry up, Yiyi."
"Here I come, Third Brother."
In the blink of an eye, Brother Yun and the others disappeared.
Yun the butcher who stayed behind helped Zhang clean up the bowls, chopsticks, and the table. Then he took out the dough board and continued kneading the dough.
Zhang cleaned the large iron pot, added half a pot of water, and covered the pot.
"Zi Rui, light the fire now. Call me when the water boils."
"I know, aunt."
Xie Zirui agreed obediently. Now he is also a skilled fireman. He doesn't need help from others.
So everyone was busy with their own things.
At Li Xiucai's house in the village, they were discussing inviting Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui to dinner.
"Mom, why don't you invite them to our house for dinner? I'm worried that they won't be able to relax and won't be full, which will be bad."
After hearing what Li Xiucai said, his mother thought for a moment and said, "What my son said makes sense. Besides, Yiyi helped our family get back a mule cart and several bags of grain."
"If we don't express our opinions, we will feel bad even if others stab us in the back."
"My husband is right. Although Yiyi is young, she does big things. But she is still normal, which is rare."
"Oh, and there's Xie Zirui from his family. That kid is also quite good. He's both brave and resourceful."
"Why do all the good children belong to other people's families?" Li Xiucai's mother muttered softly.
"Dad, Mom, if you don't want to treat us to a meal, let's just send some food over to express our gratitude."
Li Xiucai's wife sat aside. Although she didn't say anything, she was secretly listening.
However, to be honest, she was also very envious of Zhang and Yun the Butcher. Not only were the Yun family's children well raised by them.
Even the adopted child Xie Zirui was well taken care of by them. Xie Zirui was a lot darker than when he first came, but he was taller and looked stronger.
"I think if we give money to Zhang and Yun the butcher, they will definitely not accept it. They are both very open-minded people."
"Although they keep a low profile in the village, they are not low-key people. Take the drought for example, when the poorest families in our village came to borrow food, they really lent them."
"Although the amount borrowed was not much. Only one family borrowed a few kilograms of grain. But if it weren't for those few kilograms of grain, there might be people in our village who would have starved to death."
"Old man, who says it's not true? I have carefully observed that the children of the Yun family were also pale and thin at that time."
"It's because those kids are born with big frames and are taller than other kids that they look stronger."
"If anyone looks carefully, they will know that the food they borrowed was all saved from the teeth of that family."
"For this reason, the village chief even said privately that when everyone has difficulties, we should understand and help each other. Don't just take advantage of one family."
Li Xiucai laughed a few times, "It was only when the village chief went to deliver grain to those families that he realized that they all borrowed grain from the Yun family."
"The key is that the Yun family lent it to them. The village chief was also worried that the Yun family would not have enough food, so he privately instructed the villagers."
"Dad, Mom, how about we steam some buns or stir-fry some meat sauce and send them to the Yun family? At this time, food is the most scarce thing."
Li Xiucai's wife said cautiously.
"That's fine. But the gift is a bit too little. Add another pound of brown sugar." said Li Xiucai's mother.
"You two are the best at cooking. I just want to say that for the meat sauce, put more meat in it and make more. Send a bowl to the Yun family, and save the rest of the meat sauce for us to eat while we are on the road."
"Don't worry, Dad. I'll definitely make more meat sauce."
"Oh, daughter-in-law, I remember we have two kilograms of brown sugar at home, right? There should be two kilograms of white sugar as well?"
"Mom, you have a really good memory. You are right."
"I was thinking, why not give the Yun family half a pound of brown sugar and half a pound of white sugar. In this way, when we steam buns, we can make a pot of brown sugar buns."
"I remember my daughter-in-law's steamed brown sugar buns, which were praised by the villagers as delicious. And it's always embarrassing to give white buns to others as a gift."
"After all, Yiyi and Zirui have helped our family so much."
"What mother said makes sense. Then let's listen to her. I'll make some dough and steam a pot of brown sugar buns and another pot of white buns."
"Okay, wait, let's do it together. It will be faster if two people do it."
"My dear, that night, almost every household in the village had someone come to help. Shouldn't we show some appreciation as well?
"Dad is right. It's not good to send the Yun family alone without sending the villagers. Everyone is helping us out of kindness."
"That's easy. I heard from the village chief's mother yesterday that the Yun family's children picked a lot of persimmons on the mountain."
"So I thought about exchanging some persimmons with the Yun family, and then give one or two persimmons to every household in the village."
"However, we have to see how much the Yun family can give us before we make a decision. It is a thank you gift after all. Even though it is small, it is also our intention."
"Okay, old lady. Let's do as you say. But when the time comes, ask the Yun family what you can exchange for persimmons. If that doesn't work, you can buy them with money."
"Don't worry, old man. I know what you're worried about. I won't take the Yun family's things for nothing. I will definitely exchange them for something."
"Okay, then you guys stay busy at home. I'll take you to collect firewood. By the way, I'll cut some grass to feed the mule."
"Dad, let's go up the mountain now. It's getting hot again later."
Li Xiucai and his father quickly carried the basket up the mountain. The remaining mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also hurried to knead the dough and make it rise to prepare steamed buns.
During the drought, several families who went to the Yun family to borrow grain were also discussing this matter at home.
"Brother Feng, if the Yun family hadn't lent us those few pounds of grain, we would have starved to death. We wouldn't have been able to wait until the government distributed grain later."
"Now, although we don't have much food at home, I want to send some things to the Yun family."
"Wife, you are right. We should send something over. But have you decided what to send?"