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Zhou Shitang went to water the vegetables.

Zhou Yancheng went into the kitchen to help.

Zhou Shiruo went to fetch water.

A lot of firewood has been used to make delicious food in the past two days.

Zhou Shimu was about to chop wood. Halfway through, he remembered that his brother's feet were almost healed. He turned to look at Zhou Shiye and said, "It's your turn to chop wood."

Zhou Shiye straightened his back, stood up slowly, and said with a serious expression, "It's really time for me to dedicate myself to my family."

He walked to the spot and picked up the ax to chop wood.

He had chopped firewood before he was injured. Now that he had rested for a few days, he was a little rusty again. He only regained some feeling after splitting two or three firewood.

Zhou Shimu found that there was nothing he could do, so he took the time to practice boxing.

After Zhou Shitang finished teaching water, he also came to practice boxing.

Shi Qingxiao didn't know when Wu Yongwei would come over. She cooked all the dishes without a meal, and there was a lot of pork. She cut some for dinner and marinated the rest.

When cooking, add a little seasoning, and the aroma keeps coming out.

Zhou Yancheng added a piece of firewood and sighed, "Tangtang is indeed my daughter. She can think of this way to exchange for food."

When Shi Qingxiao saw him praising his daughter and not forgetting to bring her with her, there were a bunch of black lines on his forehead, and he said shamelessly, "You just have to do it."

She paused and couldn't help but feel, "When I first saw her sitting at home reading every day, I was worried that her eyes would be damaged, so I asked her to read less. She said she had her own plan and would not damage her eyes. That kid has had ideas since he was a kid."

Zhou Yancheng looked proud, "Like me."

Shi Qingxiao: "..."

Her hands shook.

After the meal is cooked, the family serves it.

Today's dinner is much richer than before, with more oil and water, and is more flavorful.

The family was very satisfied with the meal.

After eating, rest for a while and then go move the mud blocks.

Zhou Shiye also joined the group.

Zhou Shiruo walked beside him carrying a piece of mud, "Third brother, you can work now, aren't you happy?"

Zhou Shiye: "...Yes."

What he said at the beginning must be fulfilled now, otherwise the brother and sister will hold him on the head and beat him.

The next day.

After the Zhou family had eaten, they continued to practice martial arts.

Zhou Shitang had more contact with the Su family, so she still went to the Su family. She went to the Su family with a pair of elementary prescription medicinal materials.

Su Huaili was about to go out when he saw Zhou Shitang coming over. He was stunned for a moment and said, "You were a step too late and I would have gone out."

Zhou Shitang's eyes were crooked, and he handed out the medicinal materials in his hand, "Here are the medicinal materials for a basic prescription, here you go."

Su Huaili declined politely, "You and your family have just started practicing martial arts now. It's the time when you need medicinal materials. My father and I have been practicing martial arts for many years and we don't need them."

Zhou Shitang put one hand behind his back and looked directly at Su Huaili, "Uncle Su has indeed been practicing martial arts for many years, but you...are you?"

Su Huaili looked away unnaturally, "That's more than you."

"Okay, stop chattering, take it, you have only been practicing martial arts for three years, and you are in urgent need of these things. I am afraid that we will never be able to repay the kindness you have shown to our family in this lifetime, and you still don't allow me to give you some medicinal materials. Already." Zhou Shitang stared at Su Huaili.

Whether it was boxing skills or internal energy skills, they were all treasures. Uncle Su taught them to her without blinking an eye, and also agreed to let her teach them to other family members.

These things cannot be offset by a little medicinal material.

Su Huaili heard how serious she said it, so he had no choice but to accept the medicinal materials.

Zhou Shitang's eyes curved again, returning to a gentle look, as if she was not the one who was irritable just now.

She asked slowly: "Ah Huai, can you make a bathtub for three people to take a bath together?"

Su Huaili thought for a moment and realized why Zhou Shitang needed these bathtubs. He nodded, "Yes, I need to cut down the trees."

His house also has a bathtub.

Zhou Shitang asked: "What do you want to do today?"

Su Huaili: "It's okay. I was just going to go out to pick some herbs. But there's no rush. I can cut down trees to make bathtubs for you. You can also pick herbs if you see them on the road."

Zhou Shitang said happily, "I'll trouble you, I'll go back and call my dad and my second brother to go with me."

The two walked towards Zhou's house.

Zhou Shitang suddenly thought of a question, "If we cut down trees like this, won't we be arrested by the government? I seem to have read in some book that you can't cut down trees randomly, otherwise you will be beheaded."

Su Huaili: "The control here is not so strict, you can cut it."

Zhou Shitang felt relieved when he heard what he said.

Su Huaili went home last night and saw the things at home. When his mother said that they were sent by Zhou Shitang, he knew that Zhou Shitang and Wu Yongwei had probably started to cooperate.

"You cooperated with Wu Yongwei, he didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

Zhou Shitang shook his head, "No, he wanted me to be his personal chef, but I refused. From now on, I will probably cook for him, and he will give me some food and medicinal materials."

Su Huaili thinks this is good. Ah Tang is lucky. She met a child from a big family and loves to eat delicious food. Ah Tang can just use her abilities.

He took the tools needed to make the bathtub. These tools were given to him by the kind old man and he had always taken good care of them.

Along the way, Zhou Shitang explained medicinal materials to Su Huaili.

Her family owed a lot to the Su family, and the previous deal between her and Su Huaili, in which one pound of meat was exchanged for the knowledge of five medicinal plants, was scrapped.

She can now explain everything in her mind to Su Huaili.

Su Huaili guessed Zhou Shitang's plan and didn't pretend to be pretentious. He just learned from it.

The two came to Zhou's house.

Zhou Yancheng and others were either boxing, walking, or meditating.

Zhou Shitang walked in and said, "Mom, dad, second brother, and sister, come with us to cut down trees and make a bathtub."

Su Huaili put down the tools and took a tree-cutting knife.

Zhou Yancheng and others nodded immediately, picked up their hatchets and followed them away.

Zhou Shiye looked at their backs, then at his calves, and sighed.

He might as well continue meditating.

The group of people came to a certain place. Su Huaili had experience and knew which trees were stronger. He taught them to cut down the trees and then transport them back.

Su Huaili started making the bathtub, while Zhou Yancheng and his son worked beside him.

Wu Yongwei and Yuan Shou came to Zhou's house with their bags packed. Seeing them busy, they walked over curiously and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Shiye replied, "Make two big bathtubs and take a bath."

Wu Yongwei understood, "On a hot day, a cold bath is quite comfortable."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Zhou Shitang, "Miss Wednesday, what I want to eat today is Sixi meatballs and sweet and sour fish."

Zhou Shitang smiled and took the thing in his hand, "It's easy to talk about."

She couldn't carry so many things by herself, so Yuan Shou didn't hand them to her. He smiled shyly and said, "I'll help the third girl take these things into the kitchen." He came for the second time and walked into the kitchen with ease.

Zhou Shitang walked in closely behind.

Shi Qingxiao also walked into the kitchen to help.

Yuan Shou couldn't cook, and there was no need for his help in the kitchen. Besides, it was not easy for him as a man to stay with two female relatives. He walked out and returned to his young master.

Wu Yongwei gathered around Su Huaili. He had never made a bathtub, and he had never seen anyone make one. He just asked for whatever he wanted and someone would bring it to him. He didn't need to worry about these things at all, so this was the first time he saw someone make one. Bathtub, extremely curious.

Wu Yongwei blinked his eyes and said familiarly: "Ah Huai, I didn't expect you to be able to make a bathtub."

Su Huaili didn't even raise his head, "I just happened to have learned it, so I'll put it to use."

Wu Yongwei was bored, so he helped from the side, and Yuan Shou also helped.

kitchen.

Zhou Shitang took out all the large and small bags, arranged them, washed and chopped the pork.

Shi Qingxiao was washing onions and ginger and chopping them.

Zhou Shitang put the minced pork into a basin, beat a few eggs into it, added salt, oil, and appropriate amount of water, and stirred continuously with his hands. When it became sticky, he began to squeeze the meatballs.

Shi Qingxiao washed her hands and squeezed the balls.

After squeezing the meatballs, Zhou Shitang took a clean bowl, cracked a few eggs, added flour to make a thicker egg powder paste, then coated the meatballs with the egg powder paste, put them into the pan and deep-fried them, while instructing Shi Qing. Pay attention to the heat.

She made a delicious soup with seasonings. The brown, sticky soup exuded a burst of fragrance. She poured the thick soup onto the fried meatballs.

Finally, put it into the pot and steam it for about a quarter of an hour, and the dish is completed.

She and her mother made so many meatballs, enough for a group of people to eat.

Zhou Shitang continued to make sweet and sour fish.

I also cooked rice there.

Another half hour passed and the sweet and sour fish was ready.

Shi Qingxiao put out the fire and called Zhou Yancheng to come over and move the table out, "Ah Huai, Wu Sanlang, and Yuan Shou go wash your hands first, and dinner is ready."

When Wu Sanlang heard this, he immediately jumped up and washed his hands.

Yuan Shou was shy and didn't want to get too excited, but he was not slow to wash his hands.

Su Huaili had never eaten the delicacies cooked by Zhou Shitang. When he saw Wu Sanlang being so excited, it must be delicious. He also put down what he was doing. He had a lot of sawdust on his body, patted it off, and then went to wash his hands.

Shi Qingxiao, Zhou Shiruo and Zhou Shitang were crowded on one side.

There are only eight sets of bowls and chopsticks.

When Zhou Shiye was dividing the bowls and chopsticks, he realized that one pair was missing. He put the last pair of bowls and chopsticks in front of Su Huaili and said nonchalantly: "I'll wait until you finish eating."

Zhou Shiruo raised his head and suddenly remembered that there were only eight sets of bowls and chopsticks at home, but there were nine people here, and the third brother had mysophobia, "Third brother, you eat first, I can eat later."

Wu Yongwei picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up the food. He was stunned when he heard their words. He did not expect that there would be not enough bowls and chopsticks.

When he came yesterday, he specially brought two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, just for him and Yuan Shou.

Su Huaili stuffed the bowls and chopsticks in front of Zhou Shiye and stood up, "I'll make a new set of bowls and chopsticks. It'll be quick. You guys eat first."

The others heard this and did not move their chopsticks.

When Wu Yongwei saw that they were not moving, he was too embarrassed to eat alone, so he restrained his hands that were ready to move.

Su Huaili moved skillfully. He quickly made a bowl and a pair of chopsticks, washed them with water, and walked back to find that they hadn't eaten yet.

It’s crowded, so you can start eating.

Zhou Yancheng and others had the same habit as the previous two times. They started to eat as soon as they started eating, and they ate very fast.

Su Huaili's eyes flashed with confusion when he saw them eating so fast. It would not be an exaggeration to say that their actions were like wolfing down food.

Without thinking much, he picked up the chopsticks to pick up the Sixi meatballs. The Sixi meatballs had been fried and were not slippery. He picked them up with one pick and slowly put them into his mouth.

Crisp, tender and fragrant, juicy and fragrant.

Su Huaili's eyes lit up, this was so delicious. Ah Tang was not exaggerating, it was just delicious.

He also understood why they ate so fast and stopped eating slowly.

He ignored his reserve and went to pick up the sweet and sour fish.

The tender fish meat is put into the mouth and the tip of the tongue is instantly stimulated. It is delicious.

The sweet and sour fish is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, sour and sweet, very delicious, fragrant and delicious.

Not to mention Wu Yongwei, even he wanted to hire Ah Tang to be his personal chef, but unfortunately he did not have the financial and material resources.

Su Huaili threw away the messy thoughts in his mind, quickly moved quickly, picked up the Sixi meatballs, and then took a few bites of rice.

The shy Yuan Shou didn't care about his shyness, he moved quickly and his mouth was full of oil.

After the nine people were full, there was no food left, and even the juice was licked clean.

Wu Yongwei was satisfied with his meal, "Miss Wednesday, your cooking skills are really good. Have you ever considered opening a restaurant?"

Zhou Shitang smiled and said: "If there is a chance to leave here, maybe I will, but I don't know for sure. Those things are still far away."

Wu Yongwei thought so, and then chatted for a few more words, and left after resting.

Su Huaili continued to make the bathtub.

The Zhou family stood by to help.

After Su Huaili left, Zhou Shitang gave him some meat and medicinal materials. He did not refuse and took them calmly.

It is not shameful to work in exchange for food.

Zhou Shitang warned, "It's best not to let others know about these foods."

Su Huaili nodded, knowing the seriousness of the matter, "We won't let others know."

There was some fresh chicken that had been processed. Zhou Shitang took some chicken to Li and asked her to make chicken and mushroom soup to replenish her grandmother.

Mrs. Li's eyes widened when she saw those chickens. She was really mad.

She looked at Zhou Shitang who was hesitant to speak, and wanted to ask her how she got the chicken, but when the words came to her mouth, she remembered what Shi Qingxiao had said, and took it back.

Forget it, or she said she couldn't afford the price, so she didn't want to know about it.

Next, Su Huaili spent two days making two bathtubs.

Zhou Shitang looked at the freshly baked bathtub and said happily, "That's great, Ah Huai is so clever."

Su Huaili also smiled. He turned to look at the lumps of mud. He walked over and pinched them a few times to make sure they were completely dry. Then he turned around and said, "We can build a house. The roof beams also need wood. We can't get tiles. We just need them." The roof can be covered with some straw or other plants.”

Zhou Shitang nodded, "Listen to you, Ah Huai, we will do what you say."

Su Huaili raised his head and glanced at the sky, "The sun is going down. I'll come back tomorrow."

Shi Qingxiao took out some food and handed it to Su Huaili, "Take these. You have worked hard these days."

Su Huaili was not polite.

Zhou Shitang felt that building a house would go faster if there were more people, and they didn't have much time. She decided to go to her eldest brother's house and ask them to come and help when they were free tomorrow.

Wu Yongwei has not been here for the past two days. The eggs, chicken, and pork at home can still be eaten for a while. The chicken was brought over when he came last time.