Seeing Su He's confident look, Old Mrs. Su was overjoyed and kept nodding in agreement.

Su He is a good cook, and if she says it tastes good, then it must taste good, and she just needs to wait to eat it.

"Sister, sister........"

"We're back, come and see, we caught some fish!"

Su Chi's loud voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate. Before Su He could respond, he saw the courtyard door being pushed open from the outside with a "bang".

Then he saw Su Chi with his trouser legs rolled up high, his face covered with mud. When he saw Su He in the yard, he ran towards her excitedly.

"I was lucky today. I caught eight fish."

Su Chi said excitedly, gesturing towards Su He in a somewhat exaggerated manner.

Seeing his younger brother so happy, Su He did not refuse his wish and praised him a few words.

He looked at Su Chi's empty hands and looked outside the courtyard gate. Why didn't he see his elder brother?

"In the back, my eldest brother is carrying the fish."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Su Mu carrying a bucket and striding into the yard.

"Okay, your clothes are all wet, go in and change quickly."

"I'm going to make bone soup tonight. Let's put the fish in the yard and eat it tomorrow."

Su He saw that their clothes were soaked, and worried that they would catch a cold, so she urged them to change their clothes quickly.

"Oh, I understand, sis."

Su Chi looked at his wet clothes, scratched his head embarrassedly, and ran into the house.

Looking at the sky, the others should be back soon, so Su He turned and went into the kitchen to start cooking for dinner.

A pot of bone soup also had radish added to it, and the portion was quite enough. Su He also made stir-fried purslane. There were still two pheasant eggs left from the last time he went up the mountain, so he made scrambled eggs with wild onions and some cold-mixed mushrooms. These should be enough.

Su He had just put the food on the table when the Su family came back.

"It looks like we'll have something delicious tonight. It smells really good."

"Yes, I am in luck."

Now the Su family looks forward to meals every night. As long as Su He cooks, the same dish can always taste different.

The old Su family sat down around the table and were preparing to eat when there was a sudden knock on the door. Everyone was stunned and looked at each other, muttering in their hearts: Who would come to the Su family at this time?

"Who is it?"

Su Dawu shouted towards the gate of the courtyard and soon heard a response.

"Uncle, it's me!"

When the Su family heard the sound, they all obviously relaxed.

Su Zhiyan immediately got up to open the door, but no one came in. He just said a few words to Su Zhiyan at the gate of the courtyard.

Then he saw Su Zhiyan close the door, and when he returned to the dining table, he had an extra bowl in his hand.

It turned out to be a bowl of steamed egg!

There was a hint of doubt in Su He's eyes.

"Oh, it's steamed egg! Is it because Arong is back? Why do you still want Yunqi's steamed egg? The kid can just keep it for himself. Why did you send us a bowl of this?"

As soon as Old Mrs. Su saw the steamed eggs, she started to talk a lot and complained to Su Zhiyan.

"Yunqi said that Aunt Rong had just come back from working as a maid in town. There was a banquet at Mr. Zhao's house, so he packed a plate of steamed eggs and sent a bowl to our house."

Su Zhiyan was silent for a moment.

"He stuffed it into my hand and ran away, so I had to bring it back."

The Su family members all looked confused.

"Ah He, is there any bone soup left in the pot?"

Old Lady Su asked Su He, and when Su He nodded, she turned to Mrs. Xie and said:

"Second brother, go and fill a bowl of bone soup and add some scrambled eggs with wild onions. Put them in a basket and have Ah Chi take it over."

"Hey, Mom, I'll go right away."

Su He didn't know who they were talking about. She had been in the Su family for such a while that she didn't recognize all the people in the village.

Su He suppressed her doubts and waited until after dinner to call Su Chi to the backyard. She asked him in detail and finally found out the whole story.

It turns out that the man who came to deliver the steamed eggs tonight was called Lu Yunqi. He used to be in the same academy with Su Zhiyan, and was also a neighbor of the Su family, living next door.

The Aunt Rong mentioned by Su Zhiyan is Lu Yunqi's mother. Sometimes when there is a need for temporary help in the town, she will go to the town.

I have been working in the town these days and just returned to Yunli Village tonight with Lu Yunqi who was on leave.

Aunt Rong was very close to Su He's mother, Mrs. Xie. Whenever the family had something delicious, she would send a portion to Su He.

Because she knew the situation of the Su family and Su He was weak, she would send her some delicious food whenever she had any. Although their family situation was not very good, she had always tried her best to help the Su family.

She had been working as a maid in town these days, so she didn't know that Su He had recovered. As soon as she came back, she asked Lu Yunqi to bring her some steamed eggs.

Su He felt mixed emotions after hearing this, and began to feel a bit favorable towards Aunt Rong, whom she had never met before.

Whose family in Yunli Village has an easy life? They can still help the Su family occasionally in difficult times. This kindness still makes Su He feel a little warm in his heart.

The Lu family consists of Lu Yunqi and his mother. I heard that when Lu Yunqi's father was still alive a few years ago, the family was in a relatively good situation and had accumulated some assets, otherwise they would not be able to send Lu Yunqi to the academy now.

However, after these years, even if the Lu family had some assets, they have almost all been spent, otherwise Aunt Rong would not be still working hard as a part-time worker.

"Sister, let's go back. I'm a little sleepy."

Su Chi was yawning. He had gotten up early today and gone into the mountains. After coming back, he had been busy for a long time and even ran to the river to catch fish. He was so sleepy that he could not even open his eyes.

"Okay, let's go."

The Su family had been busy all day, and after finishing their work in the kitchen, everyone went back to their rooms.

There was not much entertainment in the village, and in order to save some lamp oil, everyone basically went to bed early.

When Su He was lying on the bed, there was silence all around him except for the occasional "rustling" sound of the wind. At this time, the sound was more like a lullaby, making Su He fall asleep unknowingly.

The air was slightly cool in the early morning. A light breeze blew in through the narrow window gap in the room. Su He opened his tired eyes.

Blinking, the quilt was warm but he was reluctant to get up. He kept his eyes open, listening to the occasional slight noise coming from the yard. Thinking that he still had to go into the mountains to pick wild fruits today, Su He quickly got up.

"Ah He, you're up. How was your sleep last night? It's still early now. If you feel sleepy, sleep a little longer."

Su He shook his head, fetched a basin of well water, washed his face, and now he was completely sober.

After breakfast, the same group of people as yesterday went into the mountains again to pick wild fruits.

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