Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

Arriving at the Liu family, Aunt Fu greeted everyone she saw in the Liu family in a serious manner.

Grandma Qin was not surprised. After all, they were all the same kind of people, and this kind of etiquette was the most basic.

The Liu family was forced to accept more than a cart of gifts, including food, drinks and other useful things.

Just like before, Old Lady Qin left the food and daily necessities for Liu Yuhan, and put all the other precious fabrics, paper, pens, etc. into Liu Yuhan's room. Liu Yuhan didn't know what to say, as she also gave a large cart of things as a birthday gift last time.

She specially set aside a warehouse to store the gifts sent by the Huo family.

The Liu family was busy tidying up the rooms where they had slept.

There were not enough rooms, so Baizhi and Banxia had to sleep in the workshop first, and the room next door was left for Aunt Fu and Huo Xi.

But Aunt Fu insisted on sleeping with Grandma Qin next door, so she naturally couldn't sleep with the young lady. Seeing that Grandma Qin agreed, Liu Yuhan didn't say anything.

The weather is quite cool, neither too hot nor too cold, so just cover yourself with a thin blanket.

After tidying up the room, I started preparing dinner.

Liu Yuhan brought Baizhi and Banxia to help. Banxia was responsible for washing vegetables and making fire. Baizhi could fry a few dishes, but they tasted average.

Liu Yuhan prepared their favorite home-cooked dishes: braised pork, steamed carp, pork ribs with potatoes, hot and sour shredded potatoes, stir-fried zucchini, pan-fried tofu, fried eggs, and tofu soup with pork bones. They ate at two tables.

Seeing how happily Huo Bei and Huo Xi were eating, Aunt Fu began to doubt the cooking skills of the Huo family's chef.

When she tasted it, she silently agreed in her heart. Although they were just ordinary dishes, they tasted very good.

Ever since Madam Huo passed away, General Huo had ordered the family not to waste money and the meals had become simpler. However, even though the dishes were the same, the taste and sensation they produced were different.

Maybe this is the taste of home.

Aunt Fu secretly gave Miss Xiaohan a thumbs-up in her heart.

After dinner, they sat in the yard and chatted, which was the habit of the Liu family.

A few good friends who rarely meet each other get together to chat and discuss where they will go for fun, where to go fishing or where to go bird hunting during the two-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

Mid-Autumn Festival is just five days away. Liu Yuhan and his parents are discussing what gifts to give to the people in the workshop and the farmhands.

The farmhands all had families, so they gave them rice, flour, pork and Hu Bing (Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes).

The villagers who helped to apply for jobs in the workshop were given a red envelope and pork and Hu cakes. Now everyone has enough rice.

If the people in the workshop don’t eat out, they will wrap it in red envelopes and add Hu pancakes.

Everyone has been working hard recently, so we will give you two days off for the Mid-Autumn Festival so that everyone can have a good rest.

I ordered three pigs from the butcher in town, and asked him to cut them into five-jin pieces. Then I went to the county town to buy Hu cakes.

The Hu Bing in ancient times was very sweet, mostly made of sugar, crushed peanuts, and some dried fruits.

Everyone got off work early in the afternoon on the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Except for those who lived in the workshop, everyone went to the Liu family compound to collect their benefits.

Each of the 19 farmhands received a 50-jin bag of rice, 5 jin of pork, jin of Hu pancakes, and a can of osmanthus wine.

The farmhands were all smiling happily. The master was so generous that they could get so many gifts as helpers. Osmanthus wine was not cheap. How could they afford to buy it normally?

Considering that it was difficult for them to bring the rice back to Changle County, Liu Yuhan asked Uncle He to help them move the rice back home since they were from the same village.

The villagers who took their turn to help in the workshop, plus the village chief, Liu Laizi and Xu Fugui, had 15 people working in the semi-open-air workshop, and a total of 39 people working in the soap factory.

Each person received five catties of pork, five catties of Hu pancakes, and a can of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, wrapped in a red envelope with 500 wen, which was actually the money exchanged for the 50 catties of grain. The villagers happily took it back.

Liu Yuhan asked the village elder, Uncle Liu Laizi, and Xu Fugui to stay. He packed some fried pork and vegetable balls for each of them on the stove and gave them each a bag of tangerines—a fruit they had never seen before, so they must be very expensive.

Liu Laizi and Xu Fugui were flattered and too embarrassed to accept it.

"Take it, and do good things to repay them in the future." The village chief said to the two of them, and the two nodded in agreement.

"Uncle, wait a moment." Liu Yuhan called out to the village chief who was about to go back. From the room, he actually took out a piece of fine silk from the space, as well as a small wooden box. Inside the wooden box were a pair of heavy silver bracelets and a pair of silver earrings.

"Uncle, take this. Brother Liu Ming is about to propose marriage, and we are quite confident."

"My niece, this is too valuable. I can't accept it."

"Just take it if the child gives it to you. This is not for you, Yang brother, help your uncle take these things back." Liu Daling said.

"Hey, uncle, follow us." Liu Yang picked up the cloth, took out the rice and walked out.

"Uncle, go back and give the meatballs to my family while they're still hot. I fried them myself and they're delicious."

Liu Mang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He had to hold back the tears in his eyes and just follow Liu Yang with his things in his hands.

Liu Yuhan gave his grandfather a thumbs-up, which made Liu Daling burst into laughter.

When Liu Yang came back, he pulled the ox cart loaded with wine and Hu Bing towards the workshop and the mountain.

Liu Yuhan gave each of them a red envelope of one or two taels, and the children each received 500 coins.

Among the eight children, there are four girls. The two sisters Sumu and Suzi have trained these four girls, and they are now busy in the pharmaceutical workshop.

Liu Yang led the four boys to work. Two of the four boys were over 4 years old and had a basic knowledge of martial arts. They also learned martial arts from Liu Yang.

Their parents also agreed. Their father was a retired soldier who taught his children regularly. The host was sensible and they were willing to obey.

After handing out the gifts, the two of them walked home and talked. Looking at his eldest brother's honest smile, Liu Yuhan felt complicated.

His eldest brother was going to be drafted in a month, and with his physical fitness and fighting ability, he would definitely pass. She felt reluctant to see her eldest brother leave home.

This young man, this young man who is devoted to protecting his family and siblings, will one day have to walk his own path.

"Sister, did you hear me? Do you think I can tell my family now? I'm scared, and my family always listens to you. How about you help me talk to them?" Liu Yang felt a pang in his heart when he saw his sister's serious face.

"Brother, have you really decided?"

"Well, Xiaohan, this is what I want to do most."

"Since this is what I want to do most, then you should tell your family the truth. They are all reasonable people. You have to talk to your uncle and aunt yourself."

"Okay, I'll tell them."

"Let's talk about it after Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Okay. When Master comes back, I'll tell him how great it would be if I could follow him."

"Yes, it would be best if you could follow him. He will also look after you."

"I don't need to be looked after. My master and I want to improve our martial arts. Xiaohan, you have to speak well of me to my grandparents. I'm afraid they..."

"understood."

The brother and sister went down the mountain whispering to each other.