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After Xie Zhuo and his companions left, Xu Yan poured out all the bayberries in the basket. When he heard from Xie Zhuo that Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng also carried a basket each back home, he did not send any more to their two families.

She picked out some of the rest for Dabao and Xiaobao to eat, and picked out some more, put them in clean bowls, and gave them to the people who came to help on the wedding day.

Li Aihua's family gave the most gifts.

Li Aihua laughed so hard that her eyes almost went blind. She cleared the bowl, washed it, and filled it with some pickles before handing the bowl to Xu Yan.

When Xu Yan was about to leave, he picked up another piece of bacon, carefully wrapped it in oil paper, and stuffed it into Xu Yan's hand.

"My sister-in-law's family doesn't have anything good," Li Aihua said, "This bacon was brought by my mother's family. It tastes good. The third brother is a good cook, so it will definitely be delicious."

Xu Yan wanted to refuse.

Li Aihua's family lives an ordinary life. She had a lot of unpleasantness with her parents-in-law in the past two years, and finally separated from her parents-in-law. Although she only has one child, Xiao Shuanzi, she has to give a lot of money to her parents-in-law every year, so she doesn't save much money.

"Here," Li Aihua understood what she meant, "I've eaten at your house for free so many times, and I finally gave you something good, but you still don't want it."

"If you don't take it, I'll be angry," Li Aihua glared at her pretending to be angry.

"Okay, I'll take it," Xu Yan smiled, "Sister-in-law gave it to me, so why wouldn't I take it?"

"That's right," Li Aihua said, "When you have time, sister-in-law will teach you how to make shoes. You can't live without cotton shoes this winter. The leather shoes you buy are not cold-resistant."

"Then I would like to thank my sister-in-law first," Xu Yan said with a smile.

"You're welcome," said Li Aihua.

After leaving Li Aihua's house, Xu Yan went back home, put the bacon back into the kitchen cabinet, and continued to pick bayberries.

Put the beautiful ones with good appearance together, and pick out the ripe and mushy ones and put them aside.

Dabao and Xiaobao didn't go out to play in the afternoon. After finishing writing the words assigned by Xu Yan, they ran to the kitchen and watched Xu Yan pick bayberries.

"Aunt San, this one looks good," Dabao picked out a beautifully colored bayberry from the pile and handed it to Xu Yan.

"Thank you Dabao for helping me pick," Xu Yan smiled and took the bayberry from his hand.

When Xiaobao saw his brother being praised, he also started to pick.

It took half an hour by the time all the bayberries were picked out. Dabao and Xiaobao were still reluctant to leave and laughed at their little hands that were dyed red.

"Okay, stop grinning," Xu Yan pinched each of their faces, "Now go get the rock candy."

Xiaobao immediately ran to the cabinet near the window in the kitchen to find rock sugar, and took out three biscuits. He handed the first one to Xu Yan.

His big eyes kept blinking, as if to say, "Third Aunt, you eat first. After you eat, you will not care about me and my brother, right?"

Xu Yan was amused by his little trick, "You."

Then he reached out and took the rock candy and biscuits.

Xiaobao immediately gave a cute smile and then handed a piece to Dabao.

While the two kids were laughing and eating biscuits together, Xu Yan estimated about five or six pounds of bayberries with his hands, put them in a basin of water, and soaked them with some salt.

Then he put the others away temporarily and placed them on the other side. Xie Zhuo was quite smart. He knew to pick some leaves and put them under the bayberries when picking them, so that the bayberries would go bad more slowly.

The three of them waited in the kitchen for half an hour. During this time, Xu Yan told Dabao and Xiaobao a new story.

"Aunt San, the Calabash Brothers are amazing," Dabao said, "Don't they have a Third Uncle? If they had a Third Uncle, they would have been able to rescue Grandpa on the first day."

Xiao Bao also nodded seriously, "Uncle San is awesome."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xu Yan began to wash the bayberries in the basin. Upon hearing what they said, he asked, "Is Third Uncle so amazing?"

"Uncle San is the most powerful man," Dabao and Xiaobao said in unison.

Xu Yan smiled and nodded.

I felt deeply moved again, Xie Zhuo really did a good job raising the two children.

The two little guys are obsessed with him.

"Aunt San is also good," Dabao thought for a moment and said, "She bought new shoes and food for Xiaobao and me, told us stories, taught us to write, and didn't send us away."

Xu Yan was stunned when he heard this. After a while, he half squatted down, looked into their eyes and said, "No one will send you away. You two are our little darlings."

After saying that, he kissed the two children on the cheek.

"We know," Dabao and Xiaobao giggled, "Uncle San said that the four babies in our family will always be together."

"Four?" Xu Yan was puzzled.

"Uncle San said that Aunt San is also the treasure of the family," Xiaobao said, "She is the most important treasure in our family."

The baby's voice is so soft and sweet that it almost melts one's heart.

Xu Yan pinched their little faces again, then removed the cores of the washed bayberries in the basin and put them into another clean basin.

Dabao and Xiaobao were still the ones who were lighting the fire. When Xu Yan saw that the bayberries in the pot had turned into a paste, he added some yellow rock sugar into it.

She learned how to make bayberry sauce from her college roommate.

At that time, there was a girl in the dormitory who was a local. Her mother was keen on cooking all kinds of delicious food, and she always brought something back from home every week.

There were all kinds of jams.

According to her, it is very simple. Just wash the bayberries, remove the cores, and then mash them. Put them in a pot and add rock sugar to cook. Use high heat first, then simmer over low heat until it becomes a thick sauce.

That being said, Xu Yan had never done it before, and the fire in this earthen stove was not easy to control.

By the time she thought it was almost done, there was already a layer of paste underneath.

She hurriedly scooped it out in a panic. The two little guys were startled by her actions and tried to help.

"Aunt San is fine. You guys just stand away so you don't get burned," Xu Yan said.

After she scooped out all the jam and poured a bucket of water into the pot, she took a pair of chopsticks and tasted the jam.

You know what, even though it was a bit mushy, it actually tasted pretty good, sour and sweet, with a strong bayberry flavor.

She nodded and gave herself a thumbs up.

Turning around, Dabao and Xiaobao were looking at him eagerly. Xu Yan took the chopsticks and let them taste a little.

Then the two boys' eyes lit up instantly.

“It’s delicious!”

"delicious!"

Seeing how much they liked it, Xu Yan immediately took out some bread and spread some sauce on it for them.

When Xie Zhuo came back, it was time to cook dinner, but he didn't cook it. He came in and talked to Xu Yan for a few words, then planned to ride his bike out again.

"I'm going into the city and will come back and take away food from the state-owned restaurant. You don't have to do it anymore," said Xie Zhuo.

"Are you not hurt?" Xu Yan pulled him and looked him up and down.

"No," Xie Zhuo laughed, his eyes showing joy, and then glanced around.

Dabao and Xiaobao were still tasting bayberry jam in the kitchen. Their laughter could be heard outside the door. At this time, they were the only two people in the yard.

Xie Zhuo reached out and gently put his arm around Xu Yan's waist. When the man was about to get into his arms, he seemed to remember something and stopped him.

Xu Yan clicked his tongue.

"You're dirty," Xie Zhuo smiled at her, and before Xu Yan spoke, he kissed her on the lips, "I've been thinking about you all afternoon."