Joe's Farming

After Qiao Yu comforted Uncle Wang, she went to the kitchen to find Gu Feng. When Gu Feng saw her husband coming, he reached out for Qiao Yu to sit on his lap.

Qiao Yu didn't let him go, and used her butt to ask him to move over a little, so that they could sit on the stool together. She got straight to the point and said, "Why didn't you tell me that you picked up Xuebao and Yanbao?"

Gu Feng put his left hand around her husband's slender waist, buried his head in the back of Qiao Yu's neck, and said in a muffled voice: "Qiao'er never asked."

Qiao Yu was so angry that she knocked his head: "Shouldn't you take the initiative to tell me about such a big thing? Also, I just took a nap, how come Gouzi has become the big brother again? I don't care if you bring someone back, but if you want to recognize your son, you have to discuss it with me."

Gu Feng raised his head, looked into his husband's eyes, and said sincerely: "I just think calling him Gouzi doesn't sound good, so let them call him Big Brother. I don't want to recognize him as their son. I'm waiting for my husband to give birth to a son for me."

Qiao Yu was a little embarrassed and pretended to cough: "Then... next time you want to bring someone home, you have to discuss it with me, otherwise our house will not be big enough to accommodate them."

Gu Feng kissed Qiao Yu on the forehead: "Well, there won't be a next time."

Qiao Yu pushed Gu Feng's face away with five fingers and stood up to look at the braised meat in the pot. Except for the pig intestines and pig stomach, which can be cooked for a longer time, the ribs, pig head and pig liver only need to be cooked until they are cooked, otherwise they will be too soft and lose their chewiness.

While picking up the meat, Qiao Yu assigned tasks to Gu Feng: "Does Aunt Shi raise ducks? Let's celebrate at home today. I bought some taro and I'll make taro duck for you guys, okay?"

When Gu Feng heard that her husband wanted to buy the duck himself, he immediately replied, "Okay, is one enough?"

Qiao Yu liked this about her husband, and nodded, "That's enough, if it's not enough, I'll braise some more dishes."

If Qiao Yu wants to set up a stall the next day, she will cook more dinner so that Gu Feng and the children can eat it hot. She really doesn't want her husband and two children to suffer any loss in food.

"By the way, take a look at how our clothes are doing. You can bring them back when they are finished." Qiao Yu reminded Gu Feng before he left far away.

Gu Feng agreed, of course. When the three kids heard that they were going to buy ducks, except for Gou Zi who was a little embarrassed, the other two followed. Qiao Yu saw Gou Zi's eyes were always locked on Gu Feng's back holding the two kids, and hurriedly called out, "Gou Zi, come and help me boil some water. Take a shower and change into clean clothes later."

The gouzi nodded when he heard this and rubbed the dirty corners of his clothes with his little hands.

Qiao Yu thought the child was shy, so she waved again: "Come on, wash up and then we can have something delicious. I'll put the basin in the house for you first."

I boiled a large bucket of hot water in a steamer and taught the children how to use soap.

Speaking of soap, Qiao Yu had not originally planned to make it and sell it, but now that there are more people at home, he thought about coming back in the evening to make some and hang it up to dry, and then sell it when he goes to the stall the next day. Any money he can make is good money.

After Gu Feng came back, he killed the duck first. Duck feathers were difficult to pluck, so there was a layer of duck down. Qiao Yu hurriedly asked Gu Feng to collect the duck down separately. After washing and drying, if he stored more, he could turn it into down pillows, down quilts, and down jackets.

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The duck meat has a fishy smell, so Qiao Yu first stir-fried it with boiling water, then fried it with ginger, garlic, and dried chilies, then added some old wine to remove the smell, poured in the taro, added water to cover all the ingredients, and then covered the lid. While the water was boiling, he kneaded two doughs, one for the refined dough and the other for the mixed flour dough. The dough was kneaded a little thinner.

When the soup is boiling, roll the dough into a pancake and place it on the edge of the pot, covering the entire edge of the pot. Then cover the pot with a lid and simmer over high heat until the sauce is reduced.

Gu Feng watched from the side and thought that his husband was really smart. Cooking in this way included all the staple food, such as meat, vegetables, etc. It was convenient, saved time, and smelled especially delicious.

"Okay, go ask the children to put the dishes in the main room, and you go see if the dog has been washed, and if Uncle Wang can get up to eat." Qiao Yu said to Gu Feng.

Dinner was a large platter of braised food and a large pot of taro duck, and the main dish was steamed buns that were crispy on one side and soft on the other. Qiao Yu also made a large pot of chrysanthemum tea to relieve the greasiness.

Gouzi took a shower and changed into clean clothes early in the morning. Not only did he clean himself up, he also wiped Grandpa Wang's body with a clean wet towel and changed his clothes. However, Gu Feng's clothes were too big, so Grandpa Wang had to roll up the sleeves twice to make them fit.

Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Xiaoyan gathered around the round table and distributed bowls and chopsticks to everyone.

Everyone started to sit down only after Qiao Yu brought the dishes to the table.

Gu Feng, as always, picked up a piece of meat for Qiao Yu first before he started to eat his own. Qiao Yu saw that Gou Zi and Uncle Wang were still a little reserved, so he picked up a piece of duck meat for each of them and said with a smile: "Don't be embarrassed, just treat this place as your own home. We lack everything at home, but we don't lack food. Especially you, Gou Zi, you can grow taller if you eat more. Maybe when you grow up, our legs will get better too."

The dog said weakly: "The doctor said that my foot will heal. Don't worry, I will work hard."

Gu Feng also said: "The doctor said he was beaten and he will be fine after some rest."

Qiao Yu didn't expect that Wen Ge'er and she had guessed wrong, and she became even happier. She picked up another piece of braised meat for Gouzi with her chopsticks and said, "That's great. Gouzi, eat more and get better soon."

Qiao Yu felt that calling him Gouzi all the time was a bit unpleasant, so she asked Gu Feng: "Is Gouzi registered in Grandpa's household registration? Can we change the name?"

When Uncle Wang heard this, he said with shame, "When Gouzi was little, I gave him a cheap name because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to support him. But I am living in a precarious situation myself, so I can't afford to register him."

Gouzi said quickly: "Grandpa, Gouzi doesn't need to change his name."

Qiao Yu explained awkwardly: "Xuebao and Yanbao will go to school in the future. Doesn't Gouzi want to go? If he goes to school, it would be better to have a famous name."

When Gu Feng heard that his husband had an idea to send all three children to school, he agreed, "Well, Qiao'er is so capable because he can read."

Gouzi thought that Gu Feng brought him back to be a slave to the two little ones. He never thought that Qiao Yu would want to send him to school. He was a little stunned for a moment and turned to look at his grandfather.

Uncle Wang didn't expect this either, and looked at Gu Feng and Qiao Yu with eager eyes.

Gu Feng suggested: "Qiao'er, you pick one. I'll go register him tomorrow. It just so happens that yours hasn't been registered with our family yet, so let's do it together."

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and asked Gou Zi, "Would you like to take my last name, Qiao?"

The dog looked at his grandfather, who nodded encouragingly, and the dog also nodded vigorously.

Qiao Yu said happily: "You have a pair of particularly bright eyes, just like the stars in the sky. From now on, I'll call you Qiao Xing. Is that okay? Little Star."

When Gou Zi heard Qiao Yu call him Little Star, he blushed and was about to kneel down and kowtow. Qiao Yu stopped him: "Little Star, we are a family from now on. Remember, a man's knees are made of gold. You can't kneel down casually anymore."

Qiao Xing raised her little face and whispered, "But the benefactor is not someone else."

Qiao Yu frowned: "Don't call me benefactor."

Qiao Xing asked in a lower voice: "Then can I call you mom?" Qiao Yu just took a sip of tea and immediately spat it out.