The little ancestor of the family

"You said before that you wanted to use meat slices. I have already cut the meat." Xiao Huaian showed her his knife skills.

Looking at the thin slices of meat and the small clay stove that had been cleaned, Ye Xinran said to Xiao Huaian, "Light the charcoal fire and add water to the two clay stoves. I'll go and invite the head of the village to come over for dinner."

Inviting the village head and his wife to dinner was something they had discussed on the way.

Because Ye Xinran wanted to go to the mountains with Xiao Huaian to look for medicinal herbs this time, and she was worried about the children leaving them at home alone, Ye Xinran wanted to simply entrust them to the person with the most say in the village.

When Ye Xinran arrived, she heard the headman's wife scolding her old man again.

“How many times have I told you not to kick stones when walking? Look, look, these new shoes haven’t even been worn for two months and there’s a hole in the front!

Next time, just go out wearing shoes with open toes. It’s not me who’s embarrassed anyway.”

"Oh, I didn't notice it, why is this foot so disobedient?

I'll hit it twice, and you'll have to work hard to heal me!"

Ye Xinran felt inexplicably embarrassed when she heard what the two said. She just stood in the yard and shouted, "Uncle Lizheng, you are at home!"

"here I am!"

The village head came out of the house smiling.

"What's the matter, niece?"

"It's nothing serious. Please invite you and your aunt to have dinner at home!"

"How can this be so embarrassing? You guys have been here for so long and you haven't come to my house for a meal. How can I, a village head, go to the youngsters' house for a meal?"

"I'm inviting you to dinner to thank you for helping me solve a big problem. Besides, I have something to ask Uncle Village Chief!"

"Just tell me what's the matter! You don't have to go to eat. Life is difficult for every family right now." The headman's wife also came out of the house.

She is now like the village head, always smiling when she sees Ye Xinran.

This girl is smart and capable. I wish she was my daughter.

"Aunt, I'm here now, so don't be polite. It's just a simple meal, and it saves you from having to do it!"

"I want to go to Chang'an's house for dinner."

The head of the village, his granddaughter, listened for a long time and suddenly spoke.

"Changan said her aunt's cooking is delicious."

"You kid, the food I cooked is not delicious?

The village head's wife grabbed her granddaughter's pigtails and said, "You can't just go to other people's houses for dinner. Don't you remember what I told you?"

Seeing the little girl grimacing, Ye Xinran pulled her over and said, "Aunt, the children usually play well, they should move around more. I'll take Niuniu back first, and you two should come quickly later!"

The headman's son and daughter-in-law are not at home, so the headman and his wife are the only ones left at home.

Seeing Ye Xinran kidnapping her granddaughter, the village head's wife looked at him in embarrassment: "What should we do? Should we go or not?"

"Go!"

The head of the village looked at Ye Xinran's back and said, "His family is well off now, and he won't go bankrupt even if he eats one meal."

"Okay, I'll go into the house and change my clothes, and you can take off your worn-out shoes and change into a new pair."

The village head and his wife tidied up a little at home before coming to Xiao Huaian's house.

As soon as I entered the yard, I smelled the aroma of chicken.

Chang'an and Changping were squatting in the corner, studying something. Each of them held a piece of cloud paste in their hands and ate it carefully and with relish.

"Uncle, aunt, you are here."

The head of the village saw Ye Xinran carrying a pot out of the kitchen and placing it on the small clay stove that was originally placed on the table. He immediately said, "I told you to be frugal. If I had known that you would kill a chicken to entertain us, I would not have come."

The head of the village said this and turned to leave.

Ye Xinran reached out to stop him.

"Uncle Lizheng, this chicken was bought in the city. I kept the chicken at home!"

"Bought it? Wouldn't that be more expensive?"

“Oh, it’s not expensive!”

Ye Xinran dragged the village head and pushed him onto a small stool beside the table.

Then he said, "It's worth it if it's a little expensive. We don't eat it every day. It's mainly for the children to satisfy their cravings. Just wait."

The head of the village had no choice but to sit still. After Ye Xinran asked Chen to sit down, she went to the backyard to serve the dishes.

Soon, Xiao Huaian brought another pot.

There was red oil floating in the pot, and a faint spicy smell came from it. The head of the village was stunned.

"What's going on? Why two pots? One chicken tastes like two different things!"

Xiao Huaian didn't answer, but something even more shocking to the head of the village was brought to him.

Ye Xinran brought three plates at once, all full of meat.

"Oh my, you guys are so mean, there's so much meat, it would be great if you could save it and eat it slowly!"

The village head's wife was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

Her family has never eaten so much meat all year.

It seems that the life in the Xiao family is better than she thought.

"Uncle Lizheng, don't worry about how much you eat. At least you've never seen me eat like this before."

Ye Xinran went to the back to serve the dishes again, and the head of the village was frightened.

Fortunately, what was served this time was not meat, but two pots of vegetarian dishes.

There are cabbage, bamboo shoots, potatoes, tofu, winter melon slices and some pumpkin tips.

"Why are they all raw?"

The headman's wife was greatly shocked.

The meat just now was raw, and the vegetables now are also raw. There are two pots on the table. Mrs. Ye will not let them cook by themselves.

"It's raw, but it will be cooked after boiling it."

"Children, come and eat!"

She called a few children to come and eat, then picked up a piece of meat and put it in the pot. When the meat started to boil in the pot, she took the meat out of the pot.

"Once the meat is cooked, we can eat it. The same goes for the vegetables. But the potatoes and winter melon will take a little longer to cook, so we can put those that are not easy to cook first."

"Oh, this is really new. There is such a way to eat it!"

While the head of the village and Mrs. Li were still in shock, the four children had already picked up their bowls, eager to try.

"There are two pots here, one for spicy and one for non-spicy. Those who can eat spicy food can sit on the top, those who can't can sit on the bottom, and those who can eat both can sit in the middle."

Ye Xinran arranged the seats.

Then he pointed at the condiments and said, "Here are sesame paste and sesame oil. You can use whatever condiments you like. Take out the vegetables and dip them in the condiments to make them taste good."

The village head could eat some spicy food, so he sat on it.

Before Xiao Huaian could even open his mouth, Ye Xinran arranged him to be the next in line.

The others sat around them.

After sitting down, no one picked up their chopsticks.

Seven pairs of eyes looked at the head of the village.

"Why aren't you eating? Why are you looking at me?"

The head of the village was inexplicably nervous.

"You are the most senior here, everyone is waiting for you to make a move before they reach out for their chopsticks, hurry up and take a bite!"

Li urged.