Leisurely mountain village

"The two little babies are so cute! These two buckets of crayfish must weigh at least three or four pounds, right?"

"The streamer is probably in a bad mood right now, hahaha."

"Haha, look, the streamer's gone into the water! Is he just going to jump in and touch it because he can't compete?"

"This is so funny, haha, I love these two little babies, they're so cute."

. . . . . .

Yes, Ye Huan went into the water and embarrassed himself today. He didn't expect the two girls to be so fierce and so good at catching crayfish. They didn't even tell him. This is a live broadcast. Where is his face now?

So he went into the water to catch crayfish. He didn't catch many crayfish, but he did catch half a bucket of snails, which amused the viewers in the live stream, who jokingly said he was better off than two babies.

Ye Huan didn't care anymore. He had already lost face today anyway. Watching the two little girls keep raising their shrimp fishing rods, he finally laid down and caught a big, menacing lobster.

Tonight's big lobster feast depends on them, so Ye Huan started swimming in the water. To be honest, swimming around in this weather is really refreshing. But it's not recommended for those who can't swim or for kids on holiday to learn. Without an adult to supervise them, it would be bad if something happened.

After the two girls filled their uncle's bucket with lobsters, Ye Huan came ashore and laughed when he saw so many lobsters. "Wow, so many! Little Tangyuan, let's go to Uncle's house for dinner tonight."

"Okay." Little Tangyuan had only eaten at two houses in the village: her own home and her great-grandfather's home, which was also Ye Huan's home. The conditions in the village were not very good, so they usually wouldn't invite other people's children to their homes for meals.

Moreover, Uncle Ye Huan often taught Xiao Tangyuan that it was not good to eat at other people's houses except for her great-grandfather's house, and Xiao Tangyuan remembered it.

"Wow, so many people? What's going on today?" When Ye Huan put away his phone, he was shocked to see that there were almost 3000 people watching the live stream. What was going on?

Seeing his pathetic state in the live stream made everyone want to laugh. He only cared about the live stream and didn't care about anything else. Just as they were about to say something to the streamer, Ye Huan looked up at the sky and said, "It's going to rain again. That's all for today. Going home to eat lobsters and have some beer tonight."

The broadcast ended abruptly, leaving netizens stunned. What does this mean? The broadcast just ended?

Fortunately, the half-hour shower wasn't too heavy, and it stopped after a while while Ye Huan was cutting the lobsters.

"Second Uncle, I was just about to go over. Little Tangyuan ate at my place tonight, so don't go back. Keep my dad company for a drink tonight." Ye Huan saw her second uncle come in and assumed he was looking for Little Tangyuan.

"Oh? Okay, I just brought you some miscellaneous fish, all cleaned up. Uncle, are you home?" After her second uncle finished speaking, Ye Huan noticed the bamboo basket in his hand, which contained about three or four pounds of various small fish and shrimp.

"Oh, that's quite a lot! That's great, haha. Second Uncle, you can put it there. My dad and the others will be back soon. Why don't you have Second Aunt come over tonight? We have plenty of meat at home, we won't get sick from eating too much," Ye Huan said.

"Okay, haha, I'll have a drink with you today." Second Uncle didn't stand on ceremony. He put the little fish and shrimp down, watched Xiao Tangyuan and Jingjing quietly watching cartoons, chatted with Grandpa Ye Huan for a bit, and then went back.

"Come over early, Second Uncle, and call Second Aunt." Ye Huan was close to her Second Uncle's family, so she greeted them.

"Alright~" Second Uncle went back first.

While Ye Huan was preparing the lobster, Grandpa took out a wild goat leg, cleaned it, and started stewing it. Then he went to prepare the venison. They had eaten one pheasant yesterday, and the extras were given to Mom.

Ye Huan called his father and asked him to catch a chicken or duck from the back mountain to add to the dinner. There was no pork at home, so venison and roe deer meat were not suitable for stir-frying. However, Ye Huan did not mind. Four or five stir-fried vegetables, three stewed meat pots, a stir-fried mutton with scallions, a small fish potsticker, a chicken or duck, and a seven or eight pound lobster would be enough.

As for snails, you can't eat them unless they purge sand from their shells for a few days; they're too dirty.

Around 4 o'clock, Dad came back first, bringing a free-range chicken from our own farm. Ye Huan cleaned it up and started stewing it in the yard. Since there was chicken, she made chicken soup.

Soon after, Ye Huan's mother and Bai Jie returned, chased Ye Huan away, complaining that he was incompetent at housework, and took over the kitchen.

"Mom, Xiaoyu, put on one last layer of unleavened dough," Ye Huan said to his mother before leaving.

"I know, when it comes to eating, you're the boss," Ye Huan's mother said with a smile.

At 7 p.m., a table full of delicious dishes was served in Ye Huan's living room. Ye Huan poured beer for his father and second uncle, and as was his grandfather's custom, he poured himself a full glass of tiger bone wine. Everyone started eating.

"I could eat a whole pot of these fish-shaped potstickers on their own," Ye Huan praised her mother. "Mom, are these pancakes any good today? Are they made with a mixture of two types of dough?"

"You're such a picky eater. These little fish dumplings were made by your sister-in-law." Ye Huan's mother said speechlessly. This son of hers, he can tell you everything about any food as soon as it's put in his mouth.

"Oh, sister-in-law, your cooking is really good, it's delicious. Jingjing, aren't the little glutinous rice balls delicious?" Ye Huan gave a thumbs up and didn't forget to share and comment. Looking at the two little girls, each holding a small piece of dough in one hand and a chicken leg that had been blown on to cool in the other, she asked.

"Mmm, delicious~" The two little girls nodded immediately, gnawing on chicken legs. The meat is the best part. Is the crispy part going to fall apart?

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, don't be shy, have some food." Ye Huan's father urged his cousin and his wife to eat meat. "Little Bai's father, that wild wolf, stayed at our house for a few days and insisted on bringing a bunch of meat over, haha."

Ye Huan felt that his father was showing off, but he had no evidence.

"Disco is awesome~" Jingjing said, and everyone laughed. Xiaobai looked up in confusion, as if it heard someone mention its father, then buried its head in its food again.

Saihu, that simp, was all lovey-dovey with Xiaohua, so Ye Huan decided to let them eat in the passageway outside the gate to avoid getting annoyed.

"Is Xiao Huan really not going to cooperate this time?" Uncle Er asked after drinking a bottle of beer.

"Sigh, let's take a break. People in the village these days aren't what they used to be, and I don't need to go out of my way to please them," Ye Huan sighed and said.

"Yes, things are really different now than before. Just wait until the New Year and see. Of those kids who went out, not many of them have any decent jobs. Some are just bragging loudly, while others are just loafing around. Sigh, I heard that Tangyuan's parents are going to lay off people at the shoe factory next year because business is bad." Uncle Er nodded.

"If you don't want me to come back and grow vegetables, then you can have my brother and sister-in-law come back. If others don't want me, what else can you say? We're all family." Ye Huan didn't care. Not cooperating with the whole village didn't mean that you couldn't cooperate with those you were close to. It was just a matter of providing some "nutrient water."