Chen covered her cheek which had swelled up instantly, and looked at her old man in disbelief, her eyes filled with tears.

Feng Youde was still furious: "Are you happy now? We've offended everyone. Who will speak well of us in the future?"

Chen's tears fell down and she hoarsely said, "Can you blame me for this? We have so many mouths to feed, old and young, and we need to eat as soon as we open our eyes. How much food do we have at home? No matter how carefully we budget, it's not enough!

"If I don't find a way to get food into our house, how can we survive? Am I doing this for myself?"

Feng Youde raised his hand to hit again.

Uncle Chen Jiu's voice came from afar: "Youde, what kind of man are you if you only know how to beat your wife? Besides, if you two want to fight, can't you pick another place? Do you have to fight in my yard?

"It's a pity that I'm an old man, but I'm neither blind nor deaf. Tell me, should I try to stop the fight or not?"

Feng Youde's body stiffened, and he couldn't continue the slap. However, his eyes grew more resentful, and he whispered, "Keep your tail between your legs and behave yourself from now on!"

Chen didn't dare to say anything and just nodded in agreement.

This is really like a phoenix without its feathers being worse than a chicken!

In the past, who would dare to treat them like this? Everyone would be eager to flatter them!

After returning home, Aunt Zhao and the others were all grinning from ear to ear. "Although this isn't the first time I've heard it, it makes me so happy!"

"They're just a bunch of toads," Zhao Hu said, shaking his head. "As the saying goes, 'If a toad jumps onto your feet, it won't bite, but it will annoy you!' Now they can't annoy us!"

It was too cold, so An An was not allowed to go and watch the fun, but she monitored the whole process and was now happily directing the Zhou sisters to make pastries.

Her search function is now open! You can search for recipes of delicious dishes, and each step can be very detailed!

Seeing the three people busy in the kitchen, Qin Ying rolled up her sleeves and went to wash her hands, saying, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Yes, yes," An An pulled Qin Ying to the study, "Mom, I want to tell you something in private!"

When they got to the study, An An said with a smile, "Mom, I have a few cake recipes here. I'll recite them to you."

"Shh!" Qin Ying immediately broke out in a cold sweat and quickly signaled An An to be quiet. She stood up to make sure the door was closed and no one was approaching before coming back.

"An An," she said seriously, "this kind of thing is a secret and must not be known to others."

"I know there's no one around!" An An smiled like a sunflower.

But Qin Ying was still very cautious, "Let's not do that. It's strange that a family like ours has such a special pastry recipe, and I don't want to attract too much attention.

"No matter how careful we are, if we pay close attention, we'll still find some clues, which could put you in danger."

An An felt warm in her heart, but she had already thought of a way to deal with it: "Mom, the recipe is dead, but people are alive. The same recipe will not taste the same when made by different people.

"Why don't we just say that you read this recipe in a book?"

"That's not right," Qin Ying still shook her head, "Where can we find such a book?"

Alas, it seems that I can only use my ultimate move.

An An stretched her hands behind her back and quickly took out a book called "Pastry Encyclopedia". It contained more than a thousand kinds of pastry recipes. It took five energy points to redeem it from the mall!

"Here," she stuffed the book into Qin Ying's hands, "Isn't this it?"

Qin Ying's hands trembled slightly, her eyelids twitched violently, and her voice was a little unstable, "An An, where... are you from?"

"Don't ask me about this, Mom!" An An said calmly, "The book is in our hands now anyway!"

Qin Ying took a deep breath. She knew that her daughter was born extraordinary. The best way to deal with An An's origins was not to ask. The less she knew, the safer An An would be.

So she said, "Okay, I will study hard and live up to An An's expectations!"

"Hehe," An An scratched his head and smiled happily, "Actually, I also want to try the pastries above!" Even if you eat one kind a day, you won't be able to eat them all in three years.

It’s a pity that there are many ingredients that they can’t get at the moment. They are available in the system mall, but they are not available for exchange yet.

After thinking for a moment, she handed Qin Ying another large bag of seeds. "Mom, these are some rare medicinal herb seeds. You know, many things are both medicinal and edible. If we study them well, they will be very useful to us!"

Qin Ying took it. The big bag weighed about two pounds. Inside were small bags with labels on them, indicating the name of the medicinal materials, their habits, etc.

She turned and put it in the cabinet, "I'll study it carefully later."

An An clapped her hands, feeling relieved. "Okay, I've thought of everything I could think of. Does Mom have any requests?"

"No," Qin Ying answered quickly, without thinking, "My greatest wish is for our whole family to be safe and happy."

"Mom!" An An called out sweetly and opened her arms for a hug.

Qin Ying bent down, picked up the child, weighed him gently, and was very satisfied. Since the beginning of winter, An An has grown a lot taller and gained weight as well.

What does this mean?

This shows that they raised their children very well!

An An soon became sleepy and leaned into Qin Ying's arms, unable to open her eyes in a daze.

Qin Ying took the rabbit fur blanket on the back of the chair, wrapped it around An An, and sent her to her room to sleep.

Because An An always sleeps wherever he goes, there is a blanket or a small quilt in every room in the house.

The Lantern Festival is just around the corner.

The atmosphere in Tongshutun has already been created, and even the addition of these people who have returned has not spoiled the fun, and of course these people don't dare to spoil the fun either.

Qin Ying and the Zhou sisters were thinking together about how to make lanterns.

The two sisters described the various lanterns they saw at home, which Qin Ying drew. The three of them then made some modifications and drew disassembly diagrams for Zhao Hu to make the wooden pieces according to the diagrams.

The three of them cut paper and began to draw.

Aunt Zhao said with emotion: "When we were young, we could make ice lanterns."

"What are ice lanterns?" An An was very interested and asked while shaking her grandma's arm.

"They're made by freezing ice cubes," Aunt Zhao said, a look of nostalgia on her face. "It's best to use a straight bottle, or a small bucket. Fill it with water and leave it outside. Freeze it overnight, then take it out."

An An blinked her big, confused eyes and asked, "And then chisel it into the shape of a lantern?"

"Of course not!" Aunt Zhao smiled and touched her head. "It's only for one night. The middle will either not freeze or it will not be solid. Scoop out the water or broken pieces in the middle and it's done.

"Light a candle inside and it will become an ice lantern."

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