Divorced woman with child travels through time

Stone retorted, "Give us a performance? Otherwise, how will we know?"

"Well," Zhao Lue thought to himself, "don't my muscles prove it? I'm still naked." He sighed slightly and said as naturally as possible, "Xuanzi, go get me a small stone."

Chen Xuanyu excitedly ran outside and picked up a small pebble. Zhao Lue held the pebble and pointed to a tree far away outside the window, saying, "See that tree? I can hit it!"

"Smash it!" Chen Xuanyu shouted excitedly.

"Really?" Stone asked skeptically.

Da Zhuang watched silently, his eyes filled with doubt.

Zhao Lue channeled his inner energy, threw a toss, and accurately hit the small tree that was far away.

"Wow, that's amazing!" This is a stone.

"6!" Chen Xuanyu couldn't help but exclaim.

Da Zhuang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Chen Xuanyu grabbed Zhao Lue's hand and said, "Master, teach us! I'll ask my mother to cook you something delicious tomorrow."

Zhao Lue smiled and said, "Alright, I'll take you three as my students. I'll start teaching you martial arts tomorrow. Now, I need to rest. Think about what you want to learn first."

The three children filed out of the room, still excitedly discussing something.

The next day, Zhao Lue began teaching the three children as instructed. Then Chen Xuanyu said he wanted to be a general, so Zhao Lue thought he would teach him strategy as well. However, he discovered that the three children, except for Chen Xuanyu, were illiterate. So, he had to start teaching them both martial arts and literacy.

Seeing this, Chen Wenfang didn't mind that Zhao Lue ate too much. After all, hiring a private tutor is very expensive, so it seems Zhao Lue is quite useful. Aunt Liu was also very happy to see this and asked Uncle Liu Hai to bring over thirty catties of grain, so that the two children could eat together.

Chen Wenfang hardly cooks anymore; the four boys eat so much. Chen Xuanyu has grown quite a bit taller.

On market day, Chen Wenfang got up early, mixed five jin of cornmeal with yesterday's sourdough, and let it rest. She went to the vegetable garden to pick chives and chop them for filling. She cracked eight eggs, mixed them into a large bowl of filling, and by the time the dough had rested, the filling was ready. Just as she was about to wrap the dumplings, Aunt Liu arrived and helped make them. Uncle Liu Hai tended the fire, and the three of them worked together busily.

Chen Wenfang made two kinds of pancakes: one with a sweet filling and the other with chives and eggs. She also carefully made over twenty flaky, layered steamed pancakes, brushed them with egg yolk, and baked them in a separate pan over low heat in a dry pan. It took quite a while. Chen Wenfang very thoughtfully served the sweet pancakes and the chive and egg pancakes first, and by the time everyone had almost finished eating, the steamed pancakes were ready.

Because it smelled so good and the pancakes weren't very big, after everyone had one, they all finished eating. Chen Xuanyu, taking advantage of his small size, wanted another one.

Chen Wenfang refused, saying, "This is for Young Master Ouyang. He's our benefactor, so we should thank him properly. I'll make you something else next time. Be good."

"Okay, Mom has agreed." Chen Xuanyu was still very sensible.

Stone sucked on his fingers, saying nothing. It was so delicious!

Zhao Lue felt a pang of jealousy. These fragrant, soft pancakes were a gift, and he was the only one he got. While the other two kinds were delicious, they paled in comparison. Unable to speak up, he said, "With Chen Niangzi's excellent skills, she should open a restaurant; it's such a waste."

Chen Wenfang laughed and said, "Then forget it. It's too much work. I like to relax and cook for my family. I don't want to serve other people."

Uncle Liu Hai also laughed and said, "We used to think so too. Chen Mei'er's cooking skills are truly exceptional. Most people don't have the luck to enjoy such delicious food."

Chen Wenfang said, "I made this for you because we're family."

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Yes, we are family."

After everyone enjoyed a pleasant meal, Chen Wenfang and the others packed their things and set off. The three children stayed home to study, knowing Zhao Lue might leave any day, so they figured they should learn as much as they could each day.

Zhao Lue felt that the atmosphere between them was really good. Especially since the food was so good, he felt that he should teach his three children well in order to repay Madam Chen for cooking so diligently.

Over the past few days, Zhao Lue has discovered that each of the three children has their own strengths, especially Chen Xuanyu, who is quite talented, intelligent, and opinionated. Dazhuang and Shitou, though older, are incredibly hardworking; they practice horse stance until their legs tremble like leaves without uttering a sound. Chen Xuanyu likes to compete with Shitou, but unfortunately, he's too young and their physical strength is far inferior. Although Shitou is somewhat mischievous, under Dazhuang's guidance, he now knows to give way to Chen Xuanyu. Chen Xuanyu, being a clever little boy, knows right from wrong and is increasingly kind to his two older brothers. For Zhao Lue, who has grown up amidst sibling rivalry, this rare display of affection is particularly heartwarming.

Chen Xuanyu had some basic knowledge taught to him by Chen Wenfang in his previous life, so he learned relatively quickly and knew to help his two older brothers learn together. Dazhuang was struggling a bit, but Chen Xuanyu didn't laugh at him; the little boy taught his brother little by little. Seeing how sensible Xuanzi was, Shitou also became more sensible.

Seeing how thoughtful Zhao Lue was, Chen Wenfang decided to buy more meat to reward him, as a way of thanking her teacher.

The cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant.