The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

After Chen Xiuying finished cooking the dishes, she began making hawthorn juice at the request of a child. First, boil the hawthorns, add a little water, and mince them in a meat grinder. Then, filter the skins through a sieve. Add more boiling water depending on the consistency, and finally, add honey and sugar and mix well. The hawthorn juice is ready.

It was cold, so two tables were placed on the kang. Everyone sat around it. The men poured wine, the children poured hawthorn juice, and the women who could drink poured wine, while those who couldn't drink poured hawthorn juice. When everyone was about to raise their bowls and clink them together, the gate outside the yard was knocked.

Zhou Dajiang went downstairs and opened the door.

I saw a strange old man and an attendant standing at the door, with two carriages parked behind them.

The old man asked, "Excuse me, is this Zhou Dajiang's home?"

Zhou Dajiang had some vague guesses and responded, "It's me. May I ask who you are?"

The old man bowed and introduced himself, "I am An Ge'er's grandfather. My surname is Song and my name is Yuanzheng. I have come here specially to take An Ge'er home."

It turned out to be An Ge'er's family. Zhou Dajiang quickly saluted the old general again, "I am Zhou Dajiang, and I am honored to meet you. Please come in!"

After saying that, he shouted to the restaurant again: "Angel, come out quickly! Look who's here!"

His shout called everyone out. Anger put on his shoes and ran out, "Is my dad here?"

The old general saw his long-lost grandson and stretched out his trembling hands, "Brother An, come to Grandpa!"

Ang'er couldn't believe it and rubbed his eyes, but the person was still there.

It’s true, not just his imagination, it’s really his grandfather who came to pick him up!

The little guy cried out "Wow" and threw himself into his grandfather's arms, all the grievances in his heart burst out at this moment.

The little guy cried and complained, "Why did you come to pick me up just now? I missed you so much!"

The people in the carriage behind also got out after hearing the noise. First came two pretty maids, then a young boy, and finally, a pale-faced lady and a white-haired old lady, supported by two maids.

Song Yuanzheng patted his grandson's back distressedly and apologized, "Good boy, grandpa is late and you have suffered. Stop crying and look back to see who is here."

Only then did Ang'er stop crying, raised his head from his grandfather's arms, and then ran towards the person who came, crying "Wow".

"mother!"

Fang also leaned over and hugged her son, crying bitterly, "Mother finally found you!"

Everyone's eyes were filled with tears. After many twists and turns, the child's family finally found them.

The old lady at the side couldn't help herself either. With the help of the maid next to her, she took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes. The young boy also came forward to hug his mother and brother, and persuaded them: "Mom, brother! Stop crying, be careful not to hurt yourself!"

Chen Xiuying also reacted at this time and stepped forward to persuade him: "It's a good thing that you can see him. Stop crying. It's New Year's Day. It's not good for your health if you cry."

After Fang stopped crying, he said, "Everyone hasn't eaten yet, right? Come in quickly. It's very cold outside. Let's eat and talk inside!" After that, he helped Mrs. Fang up. Zhou Dajiang also led the old general into the house. Seeing this, Chen's mother also stepped forward to support the old lady, and then everyone followed her into the house.

After the group sat down, Zhou Dajiang briefly recounted Ang'er's situation. The more Song Yuanzheng listened, the more grateful he became. "Originally, we should have come here a long time ago after receiving his father's letter. Unfortunately, my wife has been ill for several months due to this matter, coupled with an old illness, so we haven't been able to go. I'm sorry to have troubled you these past few months."

Zhou Dajiang waved his hands quickly, "It's also our fate with An Ge'er. An Ge'er is smart. Seeing that we don't look like bad people, he secretly told the truth to his sister. We only then realized that he was coerced. In fact, it was An Ge'er who saved himself. If it weren't for us, if he met someone else, I believe An Ge'er would have saved himself."

An Ge'er stopped crying now. After meeting his grandmother and brother, he introduced his family members to everyone like a grown-up. "This is my grandfather, grandmother, mother, and brother." He pointed to the two girls and said, "This is Sister Tanxiang and Sister Chenxiang." He then pointed to his grandfather's entourage and said, "This is Uncle He."

He turned to his family and said, "Grandpa, grandma, mom, brother, this is my uncle, aunt, sister, grandma, grandpa and grandpa..." He introduced everyone present.

Seven more people joined, and Chen Xiuying was worried that there wouldn't be enough food, so she told everyone to sit down for a while while she cooked a few more dishes and set up another table, and everything would be ready soon.

Zhang, Li, and Wang also joined her in the preparations. Since there was no time for stew, they decisively gave up and picked out ready-made fried peanuts, brine them, and put them on three plates. The dishes they had prepared earlier were all large, so they also put one plate on Xin'an's table.

She also cooked stir-fried carrots with meat, baby bok choy with garlic sauce, and cabbage with vinegar. Chen Xiuying counted the dishes and realized it was an odd number, and since there wasn't much else at home, she gritted her teeth and asked Lou Ji to go to the greenhouse and dig up a potato.

Fortunately, the potatoes were growing well, with each stalk bearing about ten potatoes of varying sizes. Although they weren't as large as modern potatoes, they were enough for three dishes. He dug out the bacon and made a dish of bacon and potato slices, which he served.

The dishes were served, and everyone sat down around the table again. General Song first drank a glass of wine to thank the Zhou family for taking care of An Ge'er. Then Zhou Dajiang welcomed General Song and his family on behalf of everyone. Master Chen also took the opportunity to clink glasses with the old general, and then everyone chatted about family matters.

Ang'er also hugged his mother and talked about his life in the Zhou family. His words were full of love and nostalgia for this place.

Chen Xiuying was reluctant to leave Anger, and since there were enough rooms in her house, she invited a few people to stay here for a few more days before leaving.

General Song thought that his wife had only recovered recently and had to travel such a long distance to pick up her grandson. He was also worried that her body could not bear it. Moreover, his daughter-in-law was also carsick before coming, so she would be fine with a two-day rest. So he nodded in agreement.

Everyone ate the food, drank wine and hawthorn juice, talked about the past year, praised Chen Xiuying for the delicious food she had prepared, and commented on which dish was most to their taste.

When talking about this, the children all became excited and said that they couldn’t say anything else, but they could express their opinions on food!

Ang'er first ordered his favorite pickled fish and braised pork ribs. Chen Nan and Chen Bei also said that they would like to eat braised pork ribs, but fried river shrimps are also delicious and crispy.

Tietou and Suotou like spicy food, such as spicy rabbit head, dry pot rabbit, mouth-watering chicken, and pickled fish.

Master Chen nodded in agreement; these dishes were also to his liking. General Song, perhaps having spent so much time at the border, had a particular fondness for stir-fried lamb with scallions.

The old lady also had a good chat with Chen's mother and Zhou's mother, and casually said that she liked Mapo Tofu, which was soft, sweet and a little spicy, just to her taste.

Anger was still nestled in Fang's arms. He looked up and asked his mother, "Mom, which one do you like? Wait until Anger and Auntie learn how to make it for you!"

Ang'er's words that sounded like a little adult made everyone laugh. He was not even as tall as the stove, but he wanted to learn how to cook.

Fang couldn't help laughing. She didn't discourage her youngest son. She just smiled and said, "Okay, Mom likes the stir-fried pork with pickled radish and the stewed pork ribs with pickled cabbage. Wait until An Ge'er learns how to make them and give them to Mom!"

The little guy patted his chest and said, "Yes! I promise to do it!" Everyone was so happy that they laughed and laughed. Fang also wiped her eyes. It was great that the child was found!