59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang.

"Jianjun, give us a few pounds of braised pork head."

The old lady also has a certain amount of Huo family blood and is very close to Huo Zhilan.

Among the nine gates of Changsha in the Republic of China, the women of the Huo family were in power and used marriage to form a large network.

The Chen family of Changsheng Mountain, which occupies most of western Hunan, is not only one of the core families of the Xiangling branch of the tomb-robbing faction, but also the leader of the green forest bandits inside the Great Wall, commanding hundreds of thousands of bandits. With an transcendent status, it is naturally the most important resource for the Huo family to win over connections.

They are all large families that make money through illegal means, and the relationships within them are complicated.

Seeing Chen Jianjun picking up pieces of braised meat, Huo Zhilan smiled and said, "Old Hu likes braised meat, peanuts and white wine the most. This time we can enjoy it to our heart's content."

The old man reminded: "If you like it, Xiaofeng will braise more next time. But if someone comes to your house to pay New Year's greetings, don't let it slip, especially those bandits from northwest Shanxi."

Huo Zhilan smiled and nodded when she heard this.

"Don't worry, old man. I will definitely not let them disturb your peace."

Because she was steaming dumplings, the old lady asked Huo Zhilan and the guard to stay.

In just ten minutes, the dumplings were cooked and the rice cakes were out of the oven.

The aroma of leeks filled the kitchen, but the smell of meat was not very strong.

Chen Feng took out fish roe sauce, bean paste and sauerkraut and placed them on the dining table as accompaniments for the dumplings.

In order to prevent Chen Hao and Chen Li from just eating the caviar, he specifically instructed them: "Eat it with a dip."

The old lady and Zhou Qing took out the steamed rice cakes to cool them down, and put a few bowls in the middle of the table. Noticing that the guards could not sit at the table, they specially sent a plate to him.

"Little comrade, try some cakes. They are made of rice flour, sesame seeds, peanuts and sugar. They are very sweet."

"Oh, this is too expensive."

The guard didn't dare to answer.

Huo Zhilan smiled and said, "Eat. You have worked hard to protect me these days."

There were only twenty dumplings, but there were plenty of rice cakes.

Chen Feng steamed three baskets, enough for his family to have more than ten meals.

The old man, the old lady, Chen Jianjun, Zhou Qing, and Chen Feng only ate one dumpling to taste it, while the others ate three or four.

"Auntie, it tastes better with sauce!"

Chen Hao scooped a spoonful of caviar with a spoon and ate it together with the dumplings.

The unique taste of caviar, mixed with the dumpling skin, is just delicious.

He ate the dumpling skin first, then he ate the meat filling mixed with caviar.

Chen Li and Hu Bayi followed suit.

Especially Chen Li, she was not eating dumplings at all, she was clearly eating caviar.

Chen Feng pinched her little face. The little girl raised her head and smiled foolishly at her brother with a puffy mouth.

A pair of short legs kept swinging under the table.

"I'll spank you when you grow up."

Huo Zhilan was slightly surprised when she saw the caviar. She smiled and didn't say much. Instead, she thought about buying some more bean paste to send to Hu Yunxuan. The food in the army canteen was not very delicious.

The guard ate a piece of sweet rice cake and felt the sweet taste floating on his tongue.

The aroma of sesame mixed with a soft sweet taste was even better than the candy Huo Xianzhi had given him before.

Huo Zhilan ate a piece of rice cake and nodded, "This rice cake is delicious, a bit like what a master chef makes."

The old lady poured a glass of water for the children to prevent them from eating too dry food.

"Take some back later and send some to the fairy's house as well."

Huo Zhilan nodded.

Seeing Hu Bayi eating the pastries seriously and drinking a sip of water after finishing, I felt a little guilty.

She is not a good mother and has not fulfilled her motherly responsibilities.

"Bayi has been bothering the old man these days."

The old man waved his hand and said, "Bayi is so well behaved, how can there be any trouble? He is doing well here with us, just in time to help Xiaohao study, so that he doesn't just eat, drink and play every day."

Chen Hao lowered his head and dared not say a word.

In the past, most of the boys of the same age in the compound were poor students, so no one should make fun of anyone else.

Now that Hu Bayi has arrived, the comparison is very damaging.

Playmates from several nearby courtyards began to get excited as the two of them took extra lessons.

Jiang Hongjun's grades were even worse than his, so he was severely beaten by his father and has been reviewing his lessons at home these days.

"Mom, I want some cakes."

Chen Li finished eating five dumplings, but still felt hungry. The little foodie set her eyes on the pastries on the table.

"You can only have one more piece."

Zhou Qing gave her a piece.

She was afraid that Chen Li would eat too much and wet the bed in the middle of the night.

"Aunt Huo, do you know any pianists, painters, etc.? I'm just sitting around at home doing nothing, and I want to learn more about art." Chen Feng said very "motivated".

Huo Zhilan smiled and said, "It's not easy for you to learn piano and painting. Zhang Hai... Xiaohua is the one."

"What, she can play the piano?"

Chen Feng was really surprised.

When Zhang Haixing is serious, she is just like a lady, but when she is not serious, her driving speed can exceed 120 km/h. Even a driver with ten years of experience, or even sixty years of experience, may not be able to catch up with her.

"Yes, I studied with her for a while before." Huo Zhilan said confidently: "A good piano is hard to buy. Wait a few days and I will get you one. I guarantee that the tone will be excellent."

Chen Feng quickly thanked her: "Thank you, Aunt Huo."

The piano is not widely used in China. It was a spice of life for the upper class in the Republic of China. Good pianos were basically imported and expensive.

Nowadays, the popular instruments in the countryside are loudspeakers, suonas and drums, while in the city, erhu, flutes and xiaos are popular.

After retiring, the old man learned to play the erhu for a while in the big yard.

Because his voice was too sad and irritable, he eventually gave up on becoming a great artist under strong opposition from his original body, Chen Jianguo, Chen Hao and others, and instead devoted himself to studying Chinese medicine and health preservation.

After the meal, the guards got into the car with braised meat, cakes, dumplings and hot pot base, and Hu Bayi said goodbye to them.

"Goodbye, Brother Bayi!"

Chen Li said goodbye, but her eyes were on the bags of pastries and braised meat in the back seat.

Huo Zhilan's jeep had no roof or doors, so one could see everything in the car clearly under the street light.

"Lily, do you want to pee?"

Chen Hao asked the little girl.

Chen Li nodded.

Chen Hao was responsible for taking his sister to squat under the grape trees in the yard.

Several adults put away the rice cakes, and when Chen Hao brought Chen Li into the study and bedroom, Chen Feng was soaking his feet.

"Big pot, I want one too."

Chen Li didn't care about anything and was ready to step into the basin with her shoes on.

“Take off your shoes!”

Chen Hao hurriedly stopped her. After washing her feet and pouring the water, Chen Li climbed onto Chen Feng's kang and rolled around.

Chen Feng didn't know what was so fun about this game.

Near midnight, Chen Feng was awakened by knocking sounds on the roof.

"it sleets?"

It was pitch black inside and outside the house, but with his powerful vision, he could still clearly see the snow falling outside the window that was opened for ventilation.

It's snowing heavily!