Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 214: Strange Softness

"dong dong dong"

There was a knock on the courtyard door.

"Junyong, stop making that snowman of yours and go open the door." Aunt Li was roasting a fire in the main room with a fire basket. Li Junlan was nestled in Aunt Li's arms, sleepy-eyed. She was awakened by her mother's voice and rubbed her eyes.

Li Junyong clapped his hands, stood up and opened the gate.

"Hey, Qinghan, why are you here?" The person standing outside was Gu Qinghan, with Gu Qingming on his back. He glanced and was attracted by the basket that Gu Qinghan was carrying.

"Didn't you already bring some dumplings? Why are there more? What are you making at home?"

"I brought it here for Xuyuan."

Gu Qinghan handed the basket on his left hand to Li Junyong.

Li Junyong was curious and opened the lid. He saw the rice cake covered with soybean powder. "What is this? Xuyuan has made another fresh food."

"Delicious rice cake." Gu Qingming answered excitedly from behind.

"rice cake?"

"Wow, this name sounds very festive."

Li Junyong closed the opened lid and called Gu Qinghan and the other person to come in.

"No need, we're just here to deliver something." Gu Qinghan delivered the things, said hello and turned around and left.

Li Junyong closed the door and went into the house carrying the basket.

"Who is it? Why don't you invite someone in to sit down?"

Aunt Li asked curiously when she saw Li Junyong coming in with a basket.

"Mother, it's Qinghan, helping Xu Yuan deliver something."

"What did the girl who made a wish send? Let me see." Aunt Li took the basket from Li Junyong and opened it.

"Ouch, what is this?"

"rice cake."

"Old Li, get up." Aunt Li shouted into the house and put the basket on the table.

"Junyong, go into the kitchen and get some chopsticks so we can try the rice cake Xuyuan brought over."

"What's wrong?" Li Dali heard the shouting and opened the door to come out.

"I wish for some delicious rice cakes."

"So it was sent by the wish-making girl. I'm in for a treat."

Li Junyong just brought in the dishes and chopsticks. Li Dali took the chopsticks and picked up a piece of food.

My eyes lit up, "It's soft and sticky, and the layer of yellow flour on the outside is very fragrant."

"It's still sweet, Junlan, you should try it." Li Dali picked up a piece and put it into Li Junlan's bowl.

"Well, it smells good."

Li Junlan smiled with her eyes curved as she ate in small bites.

"Xuyuan is a girl who is good at making delicious food. I don't know how this rice cake is made, it's so soft and sticky." Aunt Li took a bite and praised it repeatedly.

After taking a quick glance, he tugged at Li Junyong's sleeve and asked his eldest son mysteriously, "Junyong, how are Qinghan and Xuyuan doing?"

Last time, I saw that boy looked at that girl Xu Yuan with a strange look in his eyes. This time, it was Gu Qinghan who helped to deliver the things over. Could there be a chance between them?

"Oh, mother, how should I know? If you want to know, why don't you ask Qinghan and Xuyuan in person?"

Aunt Li patted Li Junyong on the shoulder and said, "Tsk, I've already talked about gossip. Aren't you with Qinghan every day? Can't I ask you a question?"

Li Junyong shook his head and said, "I don't know, don't ask me." Then he picked up another piece of rice cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

"cough cough..."

I was choked by the soybean powder covering the outside and reached out to find water on the table.

"No one is trying to snatch the food from you, so eat slowly." Aunt Li patted Li Junyong on the back.

The actions of the mother and son made Li Dali and Li Junlan laugh out loud.

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"Qinghan, where have you and Qingming been? Why have you taken so long to come back?" Xu Qing sat in front of the stove, holding the two kittens, and looked at the two brothers who came in.

Gu Qinghan put the basket in his hand on the table, then poured a bowl of hot water and sat down next to the table.

The atmosphere in the morning where you wouldn't let me and I wouldn't let you is gone, and now we are both living in harmony.

"Mother, let's go and help Sister Xuyuan get some rice cakes."

Gu Qingming took the rice cake out of the basket, then brought bowls, chopsticks and a plate, and put the rice cake that was not stained with soybean powder on the plate.

"Mother, come quickly, it's still hot, come and eat, where's father?"

"Inside the house."

"I'll go call Dad."

Gu Qinghan stood up and walked towards Village Chief Gu’s room.

"What's the matter?" Village Chief Gu was writing and drawing at his desk when there was a knock on the door.

"Dad, there are rice cakes outside. They are still hot. Do you want to try some first?"

"Rice cake? Where did Yuan Ya get it from?"

"Ah."

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute."

After delivering the message, Gu Qinghan did not go back to the kitchen, but went straight back to his room.

It was almost noon.

"Mom, why does Wuhei stay in his nest all the time? He didn't respond when I called him. Is he sick?"

"It's so cold, you must be afraid of the cold, so you stay in your nest and sleep. Unlike you, you are running around in the cold weather."

Xu Qing put the two sleeping cats in his arms into their nest, then washed his hands, picked up a piece of rice cake with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Gu Qingming was looking forward to it: "How is it, mother? Is it delicious?"

Village Chief Gu came out of the room.

"Dad, come quickly." Gu Qingming hurriedly called Village Chief Gu over.

"It's delicious. What are these layers of sweet stuff?"

“Soybean flour.”

“Soybean powder?” Village Chief Gu was surprised that it could be ground into powder and made into such a delicious dish.

The fish balls last time were also very delicious, and Village Chief Gu still misses them a little.

I can only wait until the fish in the pond are fat and healthy, and then I can ask for advice on how to make a wish.

This rice cake is also delicious. Village Chief Gu took a few pieces with his chopsticks and said, "Qingming, don't you want to eat it?

"No, my brother and I had enough at Sister Xuyuan's place. You guys eat, I'm going to lie down in the house too."

"What's that plate that's not coated with soybean powder for?" Xu Qing pointed at the plate of rice cakes on the cabinet.

"Mother, I'm going to roast it."

"I see. I see. I'll just have to wait for your skills when the time comes."

"hey-hey."

Gu Qingming straightened his back, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards his room.

"This kid." Xu Qing smiled helplessly when he saw Gu Qingming behaving like this, not knowing who he learned it from.

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"clap clap"

"Get up and eat!"

Xuyuan knocked on the door of the Japanese confectionery shop and woke up the two children.

"Got it." Guozi was awakened by the slap. He opened his sleepy eyes, wiped his eyes, and shouted outside.

The room was dark.

Lights were coming in from outside the yard.

Guozi patted Duoduo who was sleeping beside him and said, "Wake up, Xiaoduo."

"Hmm." Xu Xuan groaned, turned over again, and propped himself up.

"Brother, what time is it now?"

Manyu rubbed his eyes and sat up.

"Get up, big sister is calling us to eat."

When they heard about the meal, many people woke up suddenly and got out of bed quickly.

"Then let's go."