I sold grilled fish in the 70s!

Yes! Having a rocking rock by your side makes life so easy and carefree. There's a classic saying in Jianle: "The Buddha Maitreya sleeps until the meal is ready, then gets up and starts grabbing at the bowls and chopsticks at the sound of food." Maybe that's what makes being a child so joyful?

Don't get up early to make breakfast for your family! In the winter, you can sleep soundly in your warm bed, dreaming of butterflies, without being disturbed by anything.

Suddenly hearing the sound of chopsticks hitting a rice bowl jolted me awake. I quickly put on my clothes and ran to the table, playfully grabbing at the food with my younger siblings. These are some of the most cherished memories I hold dear!

At this time, Dad would always say this old saying, "The Buddha Maitreya sleeps until the food is ready, then gets up and starts grabbing at the bowls and chopsticks at the sound of food." However, the little sister would also pout her little lips when she joined the food-grabbing frenzy.

Hmph! Sister-in-law, why do you always sleep in so late? You don't even get up for breakfast?

At that moment, I would smile and gently pinch my little sister's mouth with my hand.

Oh my! Thank you so much, my dear sister, for treating me to delicious steamed buns so early in the morning.

As I was joking with Xiao Yingying, she suddenly shook a bowl of already heated porridge and brought it to me.

Sleeping until dawn and then eating congee from the bottom of the pot! I knew you were going to sleep until noon today. So I specially saved a bowl of congee from the bottom of the pot for you.

Waaaaah! It broke when I shook it! Didn't you already tell the older brothers and sisters that all the leftover porridge at home would be for Yingying from now on?

Upon hearing what Xiao Yingying said, Yi Yao squatted down and whispered in her ear.

Not long after, Yingying, who was still sulking, stopped pouting after hearing what Yao whispered to her.

Sister-in-law, from now on, you can have the leftover porridge from the bottom of our pot! Because Yingying has gotten tired of eating porridge from the bottom of the pot lately.

Whenever I recall this heartwarming scene, a slight smile involuntarily appears on my face. It's been over a decade since I've had such a delicious bowl of congee.

In my previous life, when I was a child, I often ate delicious rice porridge. But when I turned thirty-eight, I never ate it again, because nowadays people use rice cookers to cook porridge, so there's no crispy rice at the bottom of the pot.

Meow! Meow! Meow!

A few cute meows pulled Zhuzhu back to reality. Little Furong had already been fed a full meal by Mulong. She was squinting her little eyes, perched on Mulong's shoulder, and gently hugging his neck with her little paws.

Yuqin, who had been standing to the side watching Longzhen peel the taro, suddenly found an apron from somewhere, tied it around her waist, and sat down next to Longzhen on a small bamboo stool.

Just as he was about to pick up a taro from the large iron basin, Longzhen stopped him.

Mother-in-law, you don't need to do this! I'll do it. I'm going to put all these peeled taro in the pot and mash them right away.

Longzhen, whenever I see you making these delicious things, I don't know why I can't help but want to make them myself.

Haha! Maybe it's because you had a habit of doing things when you were little, Grandma? So whenever you see something to do, you get itchy inside.

Yes, Zhuzhu, you're absolutely right! But I'm always a bit clumsy when I do things.

Oh dear! My good mother, you are now the matriarch of the Yang family! Who would dare to order you around? You haven't done anything for so many years, so naturally your hands and feet are much clumsy!

Oh, right! Where are the servants from our Yang household? I haven't seen them since I returned home.

After peeling all the taro in the basin, Longzhen took her hands out of the water and wiped them clean with the apron around her waist.

Only after she finished this series of actions did she remember the question Mu Wang had just asked her.

I saw that there wasn't much to do at the Yang residence, so I took it upon myself to tell them all to go home and rest for a day. I noticed they were working very hard at the Yang residence all day long.

Ah! Eldest sister-in-law, there are some things you may not know since you've just returned to the Yang residence! That is, all the meals for the Black Charity Hall must be prepared here at the Yang residence before being delivered there. Therefore, our Yang residence cannot be without staff for even a day!

Ah! So that's how it is? What should we do now? I've already sent all the servants in the Yang household home.

Wouldn't that mean everyone in Heirentang would go hungry for a whole day? What can we do?

Eldest sister-in-law, could you please tell us before making this decision next time? You and the children haven't been at the Yang residence for a long time, so there are many rules you're unaware of.

Now is not the time for Mu Long to reprimand your sister-in-law! Instead, we should be thinking about what to do!

It's already very late! There probably isn't enough time to start a fire and steam the rice!

Zhu Zhu frowned upon hearing the elders' discussion of this issue! If there were only a dozen or so people eating, it would be very easy to manage. This was because Zhu Zhu had previously seen a lot of Lao Tan's pickled cabbage and beef noodles stored in her system. And Yi Yao had also prepared a lot of boiling water in the back pot.

We could let the uncles and aunts at Heirentang have some instant noodles to tide them over for the night. But the problem is, there are over two hundred uncles and aunts at Heirentang. What should we do then?

Or should I, elder brother, immediately send a message to Father by carrier pigeon, asking him to have someone find a very open space nearby, light a fire, and cook some porridge? That way, they can make do for the night?

Do you think this method is feasible? You know how much the people in Heirentang eat. Also, did you and Father prepare some rice and noodles there in advance?

When Mu Long heard his elder brother ask this question, he could only shake his head helplessly.

Longzhen overheard the brothers' conversation and realized the enormity of her mistake. She quickly apologized several times, knowing it was futile; the problem remained unresolved.

It's alright! It's not your fault, sister-in-law! It's because my brother and I didn't inform you about everything concerning Heirentang beforehand. That's why this happened today!

Actually, elder brother, don't you think that what happened today is a hint from heaven?

Hearing Mu Long say this, Mu Wang was a little confused. He then shared his own questions with Mu Long.