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I don’t know if it was because Luo Yao was too scary that day, but no one came to cause trouble for several days.

There was still no one to deliver food. But with Aze around, this remote courtyard felt like a world isolated from the rest of the world, self-sufficient.

Luo Yao spent his days eating, drinking, and playing with his younger brother, living a very comfortable life.

In the afternoon, two maids were cleaning the lotus pond not far from the courtyard.

"Hey, do you think the princess starved to death in there? I haven't seen anyone come out of this room in several days."

"It's just right that he's dead! Such a vicious person shouldn't be alive."

Another maid gave Luo Yao a vicious look at the courtyard where he lived, then looked at the maid who said this to her, "Why? Are you so worried about the murderer?"

The maidservant who was asked this question turned pale with fear. She was just asking, so how did she become the one who was worried about the princess!

"I...I didn't!"

"Hmph, that's for the best!" the maid said viciously. She didn't know what she was thinking about, so she put down her broom and said, "You clean this area. I'm going to report this to Butler Wang."

The little maid dared not complain, she picked up the broom and started cleaning...

The west courtyard was peaceful and harmonious. Ever since Luo Yao hung a simple swing on the old locust tree in the courtyard, Luo Xinchen's daily activities had evolved from watching ants move and practicing with a toy sword to swinging on the swing.

Ah Shi and Qing'er sat under the shade of a tree picking vegetables. The young master said that they wanted to eat something called hot pot today.

I don't know what kind of pot hot pot is, but I can actually eat it.

Luo Xinchen was hanging on the swing, twisting his little butt to try to get it to move. However, after twisting for a long time, the swing didn't move and he almost fell off. "Ashi, Ashi, push it! It won't move!"

A Shitou didn't respond. He stretched out his hand and pushed Luo Xinchen, obviously he was very familiar with him.

"Wow! So high!" Luo Xinchen cheered again.

"Ashi, give it another push! I'm about to hit that branch!"

Ah Shi looked back and saw that the branch was not very high, but it was too high for Luo Xinchen and a bit dangerous. "Young Master, this is too high. You will fall down!"

"No!" Luo Xinchen retorted.

He just wanted to touch that branch.

There was a straw mat and a low table under the eaves of the main house. Luo Yao sat cross-legged on the straw mat, writing and drawing with a brush.

Luo Yao was drawing his tomato menu when he heard Luo Xinchen sounding itchy. He looked towards the locust tree and said, "Ashi, don't worry about him. If he falls, he'll cry."

My brother is so fierce!

Luo Xinchen felt aggrieved, the swing was no longer fun.

Seeing Luo Xinchen's aggrieved look, A Shi walked over and lifted up the swing and Luo Xinchen together. The branch that Luo Xinchen had always wanted to touch was right in front of him.

"Wow!"

Luo Xinchen successfully touched the locust tree branch, turned his head and smiled sweetly at A Shi, "Thank you, Brother A Shi!"

A Shi put him down safely. He was overwhelmed by the young master and felt a little shy. He touched his head and sat on the small stool to continue picking vegetables.

Chinese cabbage, pea greens, yam, shepherd's purse, and radish. Because not many people eat them and the ingredients are not complete, Chinese cabbage is the most common among them.

The vegetables were almost washed, and Qing'er prepared the ingredients according to Luo Yao's requirements. There was no need to say much about the onions and ginger. The yam and radish were cut into pieces. A Shi was responsible for chopping the meat because the young master said he wanted to make meatballs.

Luo Xinchen played for a while and felt tired, so he ran to Luo Yao and sat down to watch him draw.

"Brother, what is this?"

Luo Yao pointed to the two fruits in the upper left corner of the painting.

"This is a tomato. Didn't you just eat it a few days ago?"

Luo Yao tapped his little head, then picked up a bright red tomato and showed it to Luo Xinchen, "This fruit is a tomato."

"Honghongguo!" Luo Xinchen changed the name of the tomato on the spot.

Luo Yao finished the last picture and stretched. The tomato recipe was finally done!

Tomato scrambled eggs, tomato beef brisket, tomato fish, tomato braised spareribs...

There are ten dishes in total, each with detailed cooking methods and pictures.

Put the tomato recipe and the toothbrush and tooth powder recipe together. Relying on Ah Shi Qing'er and the little money he brought back from his parents' home, he could live frugally, but Luo Yao didn't want to live a frugal life. He just wanted to eat whatever he wanted.

After making a preliminary plan to make money, Luo Yao's gaze shifted to Luo Xinchen's face. Chenchen was almost four years old.

Parents in the 21st century are very particular about their children. They all want their sons to become successful and some even arrange early education courses for their children at an early age.

Luo Xinchen is almost four years old, and in modern times he should be in kindergarten. However, Luo Yao wants his younger brother to have a happy childhood, so he only plans to teach Luo Xinchen some interesting knowledge. "Chenchen, do you want to learn math?"

"Mathematics?" Luo Xinchen tilted his head. What is mathematics?

Luo Yao looked at his little face and wrote Arabic numerals 1-9 on rice paper. "Do you want to learn?"

Luo Xinchen leaned over to take a look. What are these curved things? They seem very interesting!

Besides, studying to become a high-ranking official can protect his brother! Luo Xinchen had a lot on his mind and immediately expressed his desire to learn!

So Luo Yao asked Luo Xinchen to learn Arabic numerals.

As the sun sets, two people, one big and one small, are studying under the eaves.

Luo Yao taught him three times, and Luo Xinchen was smart enough to memorize the nine numbers quickly.

Seeing that he had memorized it, Luo Yao asked him to practice on his own while he went to make dinner.

After Luo Yao left, the child sat on the swing and counted on his fingers, "1, 2, 3, 4..."

When the sun completely set, Luo Yao's clear water hot pot was served on the stool.

That's right, a stool.

The four legs of the stool are facing upwards, with a copper basin and charcoal fire inside, just like a simple picnic.

There is no chili in Dacheng either. It would be better if there was chili instead of mustard, but Luoyao himself has no special affection for chili hotpot.

Compared to the kind of hot pot that is so spicy that it makes your stomach hurt, Luo Yao personally prefers the home-style plain hot pot. With the addition of dipping sauce, you can eat two more bowls of rice!

Today's hotpot is a simple home-cooked plain hotpot. Various washed meat and vegetable side dishes are placed on the table on the side. You can just put the dishes in and dip them in sauce while eating with rice.

A clear water hotpot must have a layer of fragrant lard to be a delicacy. The bok choy is now dipped in boiling soup, and then taken out and coated with the fragrance of lard. It sparkles under the oil lamp, and there is no sign of oxidation or yellowing.

The dipping sauce is made of scallions, ginger, mustard and hot oil, with a little hot pot soup added, and paired with plump white rice. One bite is full of the aroma of oil, which is simply home happiness!

The four of them sat around the small broken stool and enjoyed hot pot.

"So late!"

Luo Xinchen couldn't stop eating after taking one bite, "Brother, I want some vegetables!"

Ah Shi and Qing'er also looked very happy while eating.

The soul of a clear water hot pot meal lies in the delicious dipping sauce and thick soup.

Hot pot is the taste of home.

Sichuan and Chongqing are fans of spicy hot pot, they love spicy food. In comparison, Guizhou and Yunnan are more Buddhist.

They do not advocate strong spicy food, but prefer moderate amount. The moderate amount of chili will not make people feel the throat burning. It is milder, more friendly to the stomach, and more suitable for most people.

Yunnan people’s hotpot is inseparable from mushrooms and wild vegetables, and Guizhou people are also fans of wild vegetables.

Compared with other places, Guizhou people like soft and sandy taste, bean and rice hot pot is a typical example, and in Guizhou sauerkraut, the softness has a shape.

The soft shape of Guizhou sauerkraut is like the loose threads that remain when the sauerkraut is taken out of the jar.

Luoyao's clear water hotpot is more like Guizhou hotpot because of the addition of yam. The yam is cooked until soft, which increases the thickness and softness of the soup.

After a hot pot meal, everyone except Luo Yao was full. Ah Shi patted his stomach and said, "It's so delicious, burp."

"Brother, my stomach is full! I feel uncomfortable." Luo Xinchen frowned.

Luo Yao had no choice but to give him a coin and said, "Don't eat more after you're full. Do you hear me, little idiot?"

"Oh……"

"And you two!"

Ah Shi and Qing'er nodded in agreement.

They were so full that they sat on the straw mats under the eaves to digest the food and watch the stars.

Looking up at the distant sky, the dark blue sky was dotted with stars, and the evening breeze was blowing. Qing'er couldn't help but stretch herself, "There are so many stars today!"

Luo Yao felt that the ancient starry sky was truly breathtakingly beautiful. With no tall buildings blocking the view, the horizon was incredibly broad, and the distance between people and the sky seemed to become even closer. It truly felt like the Milky Way was descending from the sky. Under such a vast sky, his heart felt an unprecedented tranquility.

"It's sunny and cloudless during the day today, so there are a lot of stars at night and they are especially bright. There is also a high probability that it will be sunny tomorrow." Luo Yao said, looking at the sky full of stars.

A Shi and Qing'er looked at each other, not quite understanding what Luo Yao said.

Luo Xinchen jumped up and grabbed a handful of air, "Chenchen is in the sky!"

Luo Yao was a little slow to react, and suddenly thought, Luo Xinchen, aren’t the stars in the sky!

Luo Yao touched his brother's little head and said, "Chenchen is just like the stars. You must grow up happily!"

Luo Xinchen suddenly clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and whispered a series of wishes: "I hope to be with my brother forever, I hope my brother is happy every day, I hope to eat hot pot every day, I hope..."

Luo Xinchen spoke very quietly, afraid that his brother would hear him, because his grandfather had said that wishes spoken out loud would not come true.

Luo Yao looked at Luo Xinchen pretending to say nothing and looked up at the sky.

My brother will be happy every day...

Luo Yao thought of the little figure of Tuanzi, who kept looking back every few steps in the cold wind...

After a brief moment of sadness, Luo Yao smiled in relief. Perhaps God had sent him into this world just to give him another chance to be with his family...

This time, I must be able to stay happily with my family forever.