In autumn, Zhao Yu was busy at home drying sweet potato slices.

  This year, the sweet potatoes at home were harvested in abundance and couldn't be eaten up no matter what. Later on, a large iron pot was used to boil some water, and a whole pot of sweet potatoes was cooked. The adults and children ate as much as they could, and the leftovers were taken out to feed the pigs.

  After boiling, sweet potatoes are very delicious to eat, but even the most delicious things can't stand eating like this every day. Later, except for Zhou Xiaoyun, who could still eat two pieces, Dabao, Xiaobao and Er Ya refused to eat anymore.

  Zhou Xiaoyun loved to burn fire for her family in the winter, with the warm flames casting a rosy glow on her face and making her whole body feel cozy. The best part was that she could throw a few small sweet potatoes into the pot and let them simmer in the ashes for over ten minutes before using the iron fork to dig out the roasted sweet potatoes one by one.

  The sweet and hot pulp of the black yam after peeling off its skin is really delicious when bitten into!

  Dabao can't wait to eat the sweet potatoes, so he often uses his left hand to pass them to his right hand, eating while shouting "it's hot", and by the time they're not hot anymore, he's almost finished eating.

  Xiao Bao is only allowed to eat freely when eating sweet potatoes by Zhou Xiaoyun, so he doesn't eat less than Da Bao.

  Two sisters spoiled her, insisting on letting Zhou Xiaoyun peel and feed her.

  What else can Zhou Xiaoyun do? Wow!

  She's already quite big now, this year she'll be seven years old and next year she should go to first grade, but this spoiled child still thinks of herself as a little kid!

  It seems like I should train well too, Zhou Xiaoyun thought, after finishing feeding this one, she will definitely not feed her again.

  Eat something.

  Zhou Xiaoyun, who was determined to go down, was often captured by Er Ya's coquetry the next day.

  Who made Er Ya the youngest child in the family? She's three years younger than Xiao Bao! Who doesn't spoil her and give in to her at home?

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen saw that the sweet potatoes at home were really too many to eat, so before winter came, she made some dried sweet potatoes. This live is very simple, use a knife to cut the sweet potatoes into long strips one by one, and then put them on a bamboo sieve or a sieve to dry for a few days, until the water content of the sweet potatoes is dried up, they can be collected in a bag and stored away.

  When winter comes, put a handful of dried sweet potatoes in the 'jade' rice porridge, and the porridge becomes fragrant and sweet, not to mention the soft and palatable dried sweet potatoes.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen also made a big jar of fermented bean paste this year, it's really made in a large water tank and the jar is full!

  A large, dark-colored vat, about half the height of a person, is used to hold cooked yellow beans and their broth. Fresh ginger, salt, and other seasonings are added, then covered with a lid for a period of time. This process is called "shàng huáng".

  It's actually just waiting for the beans to become moldy and then the soup becomes thick and emits a strange smell, but if it takes too long, it really can't be eaten. The key to controlling this is a great skill, and the fermented bean paste is indeed very fragrant. Especially when you add some winter melon inside, it's even more delicious.

  In addition to a large pile of pickled radish, stir-fried snow cabbage, the small dishes on the dinner table are exceptionally sumptuous.

  Every time it gets cold, the pancakes at home are replaced with steamed buns, which can be eaten for four or five days after being steamed once. Zhao 'Yu' Zhen thought borrowing a bamboo steamer was too much trouble.

  So I just went and bought one myself.

  After all, other people's things are still other people's things, and it's better to use your own family's things with a sense of solidity.

  Steamed buns originally taste quite ordinary, but when paired with the homemade fermented bean paste to eat, it's a different story altogether. Zhou Xiaoyun can even finish two steamed buns.

  Another bowl of steaming hot bai cai with rice noodles, the kids are delighted and even the adults can't help but smile.

  Da Bao muttered while eating: "Will you come back home for Chinese New Year this year? I've been thinking..."

  Zhou Guoqiang was deeply moved as he gazed at his eldest son, thinking what a filial and obedient big treasure he is!

  Before Zhou Guoqiang could finish thinking, Dabao said again: "I've been thinking of making scallion pancakes."

  The craftsmanship is impressive!

  This little rabbit, Zhou Guoqiang glared at Dabao fiercely: "You only think about eating, why don't you ever think about other things?!"

  Dabao sees Zhou Guoqiang get angry and innocently defends himself: "I was thinking of something, and by the way I remembered that the scallion pancakes made by ??? have arrived."

  Finally managed to get out of it cleverly one by one.

  Zhou Guoqiang hummed and didn't want to look at Dabao, afraid that he couldn't help but want to hit him.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen suggested: "These kids are on vacation, and their aunt is also on vacation, they must have time to cook and so on. Let's just bring the kid back home for New Year's!"

  Big Treasure Little Treasure Second Treasure Zhou Xiao Yun all cheered in agreement! Just don't know if they want to eat the scallion pancake or not, anyway the kids

  Everyone is eagerly looking forward to it!!!! The fact that he's coming home makes Zhou Guoqiang feel very relieved.

  He nodded: "Tomorrow I'll go with my brother to pick you up, tidy up the house again and bring me that new quilt we made this year for my mother to cover."

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen finished eating and went to clean up, Zhou Xiaoyun immediately followed to help sweep the floor and pick up things.

  Dabao and Xiaobao squeezed over to help, the small room was filled with laughter and chatter.

  Zhou Xiaoyun thought to herself, this must be the happy life I've been wanting.

  It's not necessary to have a lot of money, as long as we can get by and live happily together as a family. More importantly, it's about mutual love and care; isn't that what life is all about - the bond between loved ones?

  As for love, let's talk about it after we're 25 years old! Hehe!

  Zhou Guoqiang and Zhou Guofu went to the city together to pick up ???, when they came back, Zhao Yuqin was busy alone in the vegetable market. Several children were also able to help with the work.

  Dabao pushed a tricycle steadily, and his height was almost catching up with that of an adult. Dabao seemed to look more and more like Zhou Guoqiang as he grew older.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen looked at her son's increasingly tall figure and felt very happy. Time really flies, in the blink of an eye, Da Bao has grown so big! It seems like just yesterday that Da Bao was born.

  Zhao Yu was lost in thought when Xiao Bao reminded her: "Mom, we're here."

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen hurriedly gathered her things and arranged her stall, as there were many people buying meat near the end of the year. Those who could afford it bought several dozen or even several hundred catties of meat, Zhao 'Yu' Zhen...

  It's been a busy day. Fortunately, Zhou Xiaoyun was by her side, efficiently collecting money, calculating accounts and finding change, and the cash box was almost full by noon.

  The several hundred catties of pork brought today were unexpectedly all sold out, Zhao Yuzhen was beaming with joy.

  Nowadays, there are many restaurants in the villages of the countryside, and many of them are old customers of the Zhou family. As soon as a phone call comes, Zhou Guoqiang is busy delivering goods everywhere, not to mention the boss of the pork stall who comes to purchase hundreds of catties of pork at a time.

  Of course, many jealous followers emerged. Life is getting better and more people are buying meat. It's no longer like the old days when only a few pounds of meat were bought when guests came to the house. The Zhou family business is booming, making many people envious.

  At one time, many pork stalls emerged in the market.

  However, Zhou Guoqiang's business is fair in price and never shortchanges anyone at the market, so his business has only been slightly affected and can basically be ignored.

  However, this also gave Zhou Guoqiang a wake-up call. He has been expanding his market recently and has been running to restaurants and taverns that use large quantities of meat. Thinking about it, if he can do more business like this, wouldn't it be more cost-effective than selling vegetables at the market for 1 or 2 catties?