Otherworldly Days

Chapter 409 They Are Not Useless People

The light-colored slanting sun hanging on the sky in the afternoon gradually fades away, and it is rare to see the afterglow of the setting sun in winter, and the sun disappears early.At this moment, as soon as the sun faded, the sky darkened, and the wind outside became strong.

Compared with the strong wind outside, the house is in full swing preparing for tonight's dinner.

The broth stewed with bones in the big pot is simmering up, bubbling and bubbling, and a burst of aroma is released. This soup will be used as a soup base later.Knowing that there are quite a few people coming to the house for dinner tonight, everyone loves to eat meat. Cao Xiangnan prepared a lot of meat, sliced ​​and marinated with spices.

The children in the family love to eat meatballs. Cao Xiangnan is preparing to make meatballs. By the way, he will make more meatballs. Even in this weather, it will not smell bad even if he can’t finish them. When he usually wants to eat, he can cook a few. I like it.

After chopping the meat, mix it with white rice flour, and then adjust the ingredients, then you can knead it into a shape and cook it in a pot.

The water was boiled in the big pot, and the pinched meatballs went down, and soon floated up. The people standing by the side hurriedly scooped up the cooked meatballs with a big spoon, and put them into the big basin beside them. .

"Come on, An'an, take it in and eat it first, don't eat too much, and wait for the uncles to come and have dinner together." Cao Xiangnan did not ignore the two small ones standing beside him, and Xiangzi sat in front of the stove and gave him a meal. set fire.Put a bowl of meatballs in a small bowl and pass it to Xiao Anan, his family, and ask the child to put it in and eat it first.

"Okay, thank you Dad." An An happily took the bowl, said thank you, and ran away with the bowl.

"Xiangzi, you go too, just leave the fire on." Seeing that the child sitting in front of the stove glanced at him but did not go with him, Cao Xiangnan asked the child to eat meatballs together.Xiangzi glanced at it, looked away, shook his head, and said, "Don't worry, I'll eat it later." He also had to watch the fire for his uncle.

Knowing that the child would not go, Cao Xiangnan stopped calling him.

Over there, Xingxing ate it in his mouth, and he still didn't forget to use a small bamboo stick to put the balls in his mouth, and Xiangzi took a look and opened his mouth to eat them.When Cao Ruixing saw that elder brother had eaten, he squinted his eyes and smiled, and asked, "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious." Xiangzi pushed his younger brother to go over there.

An An also brought the meatballs to Xiangzi, who took it and thanked him.

Seeing the little ones love each other, Cao Xiangnan showed a smile on his face. Seeing Wanfeng coming over with the troublemaker Xiao Baoer in his arms, he immediately let Wanfeng take the little guy away. By the way, take a few small ones with you.

Little Bao'er twisted her body and refused to go. She wanted to go over and ask her father to hug her. A piece of meatball was stuffed in her mouth before she stopped twisting. Qi Wanfeng smiled helplessly and said, "I'll take little Bao'er away first." Hurry up to take this little guy away, it will be troublesome if you make trouble in a while, "Go, you guys go there to eat too." Cao Xiangnan breathed a sigh of relief when the little ones had all left.

The meatballs were ready, the soup was stewed, and there were still a lot of melons, fruits and vegetables in the cellar, which were taken out, washed, cut up and put away one by one.I pulled out two handfuls of bean sprouts and washed them clean. They were emerald green and there were a lot of fresh mushrooms. Everything was ready.

After surviving in a hurry, this kind of Tiancao Xiangnan was covered in thin sweat.

Cao Gang brought Sun Bailian and the two children over together. Seeing Sun Bailian coming, Qi Wanfeng hurriedly waved, "Bailian, you guys are here, Kangkang Jingbao, come quickly, the meatballs you just made, come and taste."

As soon as Jing Bao heard that there was something to eat, he ran over, followed by Kang Kang.

Cao Xiangnan asked Cao Gang to sit down, since there would be nothing else to do, he also sat down and drank tea with Cao Gang.The firewood burning in the fireplace shines through the fire, and the room is lit up. The children are laughing and laughing in the room, and the adults are sitting and chatting together.

After a while, the sky outside gradually darkened, and Wang Dahu and Liu Baishu came over, followed by three or four men, all of whom were the team leaders elected that day, and came together.

They didn't come empty-handed, Wang Dahu carried two big white rabbits in his hands.As soon as he entered the room, he could smell the fragrance, and knowing that there was something delicious tonight, the smile on his face was even brighter.

"Yo, you beat the rabbits?" Seeing Wang Dahu coming over with two rabbits, Cao Xiangnan took them over and said, "My boy, I really have you. I'll come next time I come for dinner. What else can I bring? Be so polite." What!" He patted Wang Dahu, it's not easy to catch rabbits all day.

"Hey." Wang Dahu grinned, clasped his hands, and said, "I bumped into it."

Several children gathered around, shouting "Master" and "Sir". They were very happy to see Master coming.

Speaking of which, Wang Dahu also taught the children martial arts, and he is the children's martial arts master.Liu Baishu was also their teacher, and the children later called Wang Dahu "Master" and Liu Baishu "Sir".

"Hey, have you practiced well during the time when Master is away?" Wang Dahu touched the little fellows who surrounded him, and felt that these children were extremely rare. It's a pity that his wife couldn't give birth, but she was just a daughter-in-law. Can't give birth to him and only likes a daughter-in-law.

"Yes." The children's voices answered crisply.Jing Bao put on a posture, and he still looked decent.Cao Gang sat there and saw his boy with a slight smile on his face. Sun Bailian had already bent over laughing, and he hurriedly supported him, his eyes were slightly condemned, but he was helpless.

When Wang Dahu looked at him, Liu Baishu knew what was going on in this man's mind, so he glanced at him and stared at him.

Wang Dahu just grinned brilliantly.

Knowing that everyone is hungry right now, Cao Xiangnan put his hand on a brother's shoulder, and seeing their awkward expressions, he patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be too nervous when you come here, it's Dahu's brother." It's my brother Cao Xiangnan, I'm glad you can come."

But these words did not relieve the tension of several people.

Calling everyone to have dinner, Cao Xiangnan asked how many people were used to coming here on the way.

"All good, all good." The men who were asked responded.

They are all injured and retired from the battlefield. Not being able to go to the battlefield means that they have lost the meaning of existence. There is not so much food at the border. Those soldiers who cannot fight can only eat rice soup a day. Food is for soldiers who can go to the battlefield, not for them. Their stomachs are simply not full.

In the tent, they saw their brothers dying of hunger and sickness one by one, and they wondered in their hearts whether it would be their turn one day.They even thought that maybe they would be liberated after death, and there would be no more pain, hunger, or injustice.

Until one day, they came here, to Caojia Village.

They never imagined that one day they would have enough food to eat, enough to eat, wear warm clothes, live in such a nice house, and even invite a doctor to see the sick and injured among them.

Even if they are disabled here, they are not useless people. They can work, and they are assigned to do what they can do.When they come here, all their wounded soldiers have rice to eat, a house to sleep in, and no need to be bullied. As long as the land is dry, they can still get monthly money if they stay here, which makes them feel good about living. Hope rekindled.

The walking man was limping, Cao Xiangnan deliberately slowed down his walking pace and waited for him, but even though his foot was injured, he still walked smoothly and neatly.Many of the men brought here have inconvenient hands and feet. They are all adapting and integrating into this new environment as soon as possible. It can be seen that they are also working hard and living hard.

After his education for the past few days, the children in the family will not look down on these soldiers who have gone to the battlefield, but worship them. These are soldiers who have defended the country and were injured in order to protect the people. They are brave and great.

The few little ones following behind looked at these uncles with bright eyes.

The table was full of food, all kinds of meat and vegetables, and the smell made people salivate, and everyone who walked by couldn't help swallowing.With such a table of things prepared, even the rich emperors and nobles in Fengdu City could not set up such a table of food at this time, which opened the eyes of the men who met for the first time.

Those who have eaten it know how good the taste is. When Wang Dahu sees meat, he is like a wolf seeing meat. His eyes are green. They usually don't call the Liu family to come in and serve them. They feed the livestock every day, take care of the outside of the yard, and they do everything they can do inside the house.Only in the morning will Liu Amo and Liu Lan come to help take care of the children and do some housework, and the rest of the time they come by themselves.

Tonight's dinner was prepared for everyone by Cao Xiangnan and Wanfeng. The food at this table kept them busy all afternoon.

Cao Xiangnan asked everyone to sit down first, and he poured the soup from the big pot into the small pot to cook. The charcoal fire was burning in the stove, and the soup continued to boil as soon as it was put down.The little ones were not polite, they climbed up and sat down after finding a seat, and pushed the big one behind if the little one couldn't get up.

The family prepared special chairs for the two little ones, and Qi Wanfeng put little Bao'er in one, and asked Liu Baishu to put Lele in the other.Lele is so obedient, Xiao Baoer needs people to bother to watch her, and keep an eye on her.

As soon as he saw something delicious on the table, he climbed over to get it, Qi Wanfeng hurriedly grabbed the little guy's hand, and coaxed, "Wait, I'll get it for you."

"Ah..." Little Bao'er seemed to understand, pointing to the things on the table and asking for it.

"Okay, okay." Qi Wanfeng responded, and neatly put the porridge into a small bowl with his hands, let it cool down and fed it to Xiao Baoer before doing other things.

"Ah..." Little Bao'er opened his mouth wide like a little bird waiting to be fed.

Liu Baishu watched, couldn't help smiling, and helped Wanfeng feed Lele.

"Lele can come by himself, just pretend it for him and let him eat by himself." Qi Wanfeng didn't know when his kid could eat by himself, and when he noticed, Lele would have been able to I ate it myself.

Liu Baishu dubiously gave the small spoon to Lele's hand. Cao Ruile grabbed the spoon and glanced at the person who was going to feed him with black and white eyes.

After being stared at like this, Liu Baishu felt a strange feeling in his heart. He shook his head, reached out and touched the child's head, and said, "Eat, if it doesn't work, let uncle feed you."

"..." Cao Ruile whose head was touched.