The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

When the two returned to the village, the sun had already set. They said goodbye to Li Zhe and Yin Baicai and walked home alone.

Originally, Li Mo wanted to come back with him, but in the end, Yin Baicai coaxed him and said that he would fry French fries for him tomorrow, so he gave up.

After looking at the collapsed house that had been turned into a vegetable garden, Yin Baicai realized that he had forgotten to buy seeds again. He didn't really know what to plant this season.

It's already May, and the crops in other people's fields are already halfway up. Maybe we should go to Grandma Wu's house tomorrow and ask what to plant.

The candles were placed in a chipped bowl and lit, instantly brightening the dim room.

The wax from the burning candle will naturally drip into the bowl. After the wax solidifies, twist a cotton thread and stuff it in to keep it burning.

By the light of the candle, Yin Baicai quickly washed up, poured the water in the yard, climbed onto her small, shabby bed, and fell asleep.

It was another day when Yin Baicai slept until the sun was high in the sky before slowly getting out of bed. The old hens in the coop were already clucking loudly from hunger.

Yin Baicai threw two handfuls of chicken grass into the chicken coop, which finally shut the old hen up.

After finishing her breakfast, Yin Baicai stepped out of the courtyard and knocked on the gate of Grandma Wu's house next door. Grandma Wu's son, Wu Maoshan, came to open the door for Yin Baicai.

Looking at Yin Baicai approaching, he asked gently, "Brother Cai, what brings you to my house?"

"Is Uncle Maoshan and Grandma Wu not home?" Yin Baicai asked.

Wu Maoshan turned to Yin Baicai and said, "My mother has gone to the fields. Cai-ge, come in and sit down and wait. She'll be back in a little while."

"No, Uncle Maoshan, I'll come later." Yin Baicai refused. He still had to go to Li Eba's house to fry French fries for Mo Xiaogui. If he didn't arrive by then, Li Eba would definitely not trust him next time.

I had to persuade him for a long time yesterday to calm him down. I promised to go to his house today and cook him something delicious. If I broke my promise, he wouldn't let me go home so easily next time.

From a distance, Yin Baicai could see that Li Mo was sitting on the threshold of the courtyard, looking longingly towards her house.

Upon suddenly seeing Yin Baicai appear, Li Mo stood up and ran towards her.

Li Zhe, who was chopping wood in the yard, only glanced up and knew that it must be Yin Baicai coming over, otherwise Xiao Mo wouldn't have run away so eagerly.

Yin Baicai squatted down and caught the human cannonball running towards her. "You have sharp eyes, you saw me from this far away."

Li Mo smiled sweetly and snuggled into Yin Baicai's arms: "Mom, let's eat French fries."

He remembered it well; his mother had told him yesterday that this was a good thing, and he was the first person in the entire Peach Blossom Village to eat French fries.

Yin Baicai picked up Li Mo and carried him steadily towards his home.

Li Zhe looked at the two people who came in and said to Yin Baicai, "I've peeled the potatoes for you and put them in the bucket. Do you want me to start a fire?"

Seeing that Li Zhe had already chopped a large pile of firewood, and thinking that he was also tired, Yin Baicai refused, saying, "No, you should rest for a while. You've been busy all morning."

Hearing his words of concern, Li Zhe felt a little happy and chopped the remaining firewood even more diligently.

In the kitchen, Yin Baicai cut the potatoes that Li Zhe had peeled into thin strips, soaked them in salt water for about ten minutes, and then took them out and coated them with flour.

Cornstarch would have been the best choice, but it was nowhere to be found in ancient times, so Yin Baicai had to use flour instead.

Light the stove and heat the oil in the pan. Add the fries and fry until they are half-cooked. Let them cool slightly, then fry them again.

I took the fried fries out of the pan on a large plate, washed the pan, and made some tomato sauce.

These were picked by Li Zhe from the field today. He had seen Yin Baicai make them yesterday, so he knew that these fries had to be eaten with ketchup.

I got up early this morning to pick them from the field.

Li Mo swallowed hard as he listened to the crisp sound of Yin Baicai scooping the fries into the plate. This was the fries his mother had been talking about; they looked so delicious.

I never knew potatoes could be cooked so deliciously! Mom is amazing. Unlike Uncle, who only knows how to steam eggs for Momo, Mom can cook so many delicious things.

After finishing, Yin Baicai turned off the stove, washed the pot, and brought out the fried fries and ketchup, placing them on the table in the yard.

Li Zhe had already put the chopped firewood in the woodshed. Yin Baicai called out, "Li the bully is here to eat fries."

Li Mo imitated him and said, "Uncle, eat."

Yin Baicai lifted Li Mo onto a stool and taught him to dip the fries in ketchup. Li Mo liked the taste after taking a bite; it was crispy and the sauce was sweet and sour.

With sparkling eyes, Li Mo held the freshly dipped fries to Yin Baicai's lips: "Delicious, Mom, have some."

Yin Baicai took the fries Li Mo handed her with her mouth, patted his head, and said, "It's delicious, you should eat it!"

After putting out the firewood, Li Zhe came over, washed his hands, and sat down to eat a few French fries with the two of them. Although they had a unique flavor, he didn't really like them.

The river snails I made last time were more to my liking.

Li Mo, on the other hand, ate with great relish.

Yin Baicai thought to herself, "Sure enough, no child can resist KFC's delicious food."

When I have time later, I can make fried chicken and hamburgers for Mo Xiaogui. He'll definitely like them then.

After finishing the fries, Yin Baicai coaxed Li Mo to take a nap and then left.

Before leaving, Li Zhe told him that he would help him go up the mountain the next day to cut down trees to make roof beams.

When Li Zhe brought it up, Yin Baicai realized that she had actually forgotten about it.

If the family in Peach Blossom Village wants to repair their house, they can simply go up the mountain and cut down trees themselves.

Wutong Mountain belongs to all the villagers and is shared by everyone, so no one will say anything about it.

Yin Baicai, who was passing by Grandma Wu's house, saw Grandma Wu preparing cabbages in the yard and went inside: "Grandma, you're back?"

"It's Brother Cai! Come and sit down. Xiao Shan said he'd come to see me around noon. What's up?"

"Grandma Wu, I wanted to ask you what I should plant now! My two houses have collapsed, so I'm thinking of turning them into vegetable gardens."

Grandma Wu thought for a moment and said to Yin Baicai, "We can plant some tomatoes and cucumbers. Do you want some seeds? I have some left over from last year. I'll go find some for you."

"Thank you so much, Grandma Wu! I was planning to go to town to buy some later!"

"It's alright, these aren't worth much money. You can use them to plant. I heard you're planning to build a house. Have you found a place yet?"

"Found it, it's near Brother Li's house."

“That’s fine. Your Uncle Maoshan came back this time because he wanted to move the house to the village entrance. It’s easy for rocks to fall down here, and he’s worried about me living alone at home.”

"That's great! Li Ge and I will definitely come to help!"

Grandma Wu smiled and agreed, then went back into the house to get some seeds for Yin Baicai.

When Yin Baicai returned home, she saw that the weather had cooled down and it wasn't hot anymore, so she decided to plant all the seeds.

He collected all the ashes from the stove fire and used them as fertilizer to scatter tomato and cucumber seeds.

After working for more than an hour, I finally finished, and the day was over just like that.