After the little cannon fodder was reborn, he chose the villain childhood sweetheart

"Xiaolan."

Jiang Weiran looked at Xie Lan, who still looked a little weak, with worry in his eyes.

"Uncle, I'm fine."

Xie Lan nodded to him and spoke briefly.

Jiang Weiran felt very relieved, and said helplessly to Xie Jing and the other children, "Don't sneak out again next time. You left so happily, I don't know how worried Hehua and I were."

That day, He Hua came back from the town after buying medicine. When she got home, she didn't see her four children, but only saw a note on the table in the main room.

He Hua was illiterate, so she quickly showed the note to Jiang Weiran.

After reading it, Jiang Weiran coughed a few times anxiously.

Lotus had no choice but to ask Meihua and Juhua next door for help, and even asked the village head to take people to the town to find Xie Jing and the others.

Fortunately, that night, someone came to the house and brought a message saying that Xie Jing's children were fine, and everyone was relieved.

Xie Jing scratched his head and said guiltily: "Uncle, I know, I will definitely tell you first next time."

"You kid."

Jiang Weiran had no choice but to sigh.

Jiang Wan glanced at Xie Jing, supported Jiang Weiran and said, "Dad, let's go in. It's cold outside."

"Good good."

Jiang Wan and Xie Lan returned safely, and Jiang Weiran's illness healed without treatment.

Xie Lan was still a little weak, so Jiang Wan helped him sit down in the inner room and asked He Hua to boil the medicine.

The relationship between the two has been a little subtle these days.

Jiang Wan no longer resists normal physical contact and has even started to get used to it.

Xie Lan was also different from before, and the way he looked at her was always filled with an indescribable emotion.

Now that the two of them were in the same room again, Jiang Wan felt a little impatient and immediately stood up and said, "I'll go see if there's anything missing at home. I'll go to town to buy some tomorrow when the market opens."

Tomorrow is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the last big fair in Luohe Town.

After tomorrow, the vendors in Luohe Town will no longer open their shops, but return home to prepare for the New Year.

I have spent quite a long time in Pingyao County recently, and many New Year's goods have not been purchased for my family yet.

Xie Lan reached out and grabbed her wrist, his eyes deep.

"Would you like me to go with you tomorrow?"

Jiang Wan shook her head. "You're not well yet. The county exam will be held after the New Year. Your biggest task now is to take good care of your health. You don't have to worry about other things at home."

Xie Lan pursed her lips and said tenderly, "Thank you for your hard work."

"What's the big deal? We... we are husband and wife."

Jiang Wan said this with a red face and turned to leave.

Today, the whole family was gathered together. Jiang Wan rolled up his sleeves and prepared to cook a big meal with He Hua. Fourth Aunt Xie from next door came over and said, "Niece-in-law, stop working and come to Fourth Aunt's house for dinner."

Jiang Wan wanted to refuse, but when she thought about the current relationship between the two families, she felt that there was no need to be so polite, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

Fourth Aunt Xie smiled happily and took Jiang Wan to the next door.

Lotus also took her four children to help next door.

During the time that Aunt Xie was away, Master Wang had built a fireplace in her yard.

It happened that the family had bought chicken, duck, fish and meat today, so there were ready-made ingredients, so Jiang Wan decided to teach Aunt Xie how to make roast duck.

First, clean the fat and tender duck, then poke a big hole in the duck's breast, stuff it with various seasonings to remove fishy smell and enhance flavor, such as pepper, green onion, ginger, etc., then find a hollow bamboo tube to blow air into it to make the duck's breast swell.

Then use a needle to poke the duck all over to make it easier for the flavor to soak in. Then boil a pot of water to scald the duck skin, and finally put the duck under the eaves to dry, heat up the fireplace, and then put the air-dried duck in to roast.

After finishing all this, Fourth Aunt Xie sighed, "My niece, this roast duck is really hard to make. It's amazing that you have the energy to come up with this dish."

Jiang Wan smiled but said nothing.

It was not something she figured out, but rather something she drew on the wisdom of her ancestors.

In modern times, she loved eating roast duck and would go there to eat it every few days. After a few visits, she learned a little about how to make roast duck.

After finishing the roast duck, Jiang Wan gave Fourth Aunt Xie a flavor pill and said, "Fourth Aunt, this is a pill I developed to strengthen your body. It will be good for your body after you take it."

Aunt Xie was very touched. She didn't doubt whether the pill Jiang Wan gave her was poisonous or not, so she swallowed it directly.

“It’s quite sweet.”

Jiang Wan covered her mouth and laughed.

Fourth Aunt is really too flattering. Pills are all tasteless, how can they be sweet?

In order to avoid being unfamiliar with the dishes, Fourth Aunt Xie also made the other three special dishes that Jiang Wan had taught her: mouth-watering chicken, pig's trotters stewed with soybeans, and spareribs with preserved plums.

Because there were many people today, she stewed pork belly and bone soup, and added a few extra vegetarian dishes, making a total of twelve dishes.

There are many people in the family and one table cannot accommodate them all, so we have to set up two.

The men sat at one table, and the women and children sat at another table, and the dishes on the tables were the same.

Several children looked at the fragrant meal and their mouths were watering with greed.

Fourth Aunt Xie didn't bother them and took the lead in picking up a few pieces of soft and sticky pig's trotters for Jiang Wan, saying, "Eat it."

As soon as she finished speaking, the children couldn't wait to start enjoying the food.

Jiang Wan tasted the pig's trotter and his eyes lit up.

"Aunt Si, it's delicious, even better than the last time you made it."

Fourth Aunt Xie couldn't stop smiling.

After Xie Jing and the other children tasted the food, they all exclaimed, "Aunt Four, what Sister-in-law said is right. It's delicious! It's better than any dish you've ever made!"

"Grandma, your cooking skills have improved! The dishes you make are so delicious!"

"Grandma is amazing! The ribs are so delicious!"

The children didn't even raise their heads while eating, and praised the food as if it was free.

Fourth Aunt Xie was even happier. She also tasted the ribs herself and said in disbelief, "I just cooked it the same way I usually do. How come it tastes so good?"

Jiang Wan knew that the pills had worked, and said with a smile, "Fourth Aunt, if you open a restaurant with your cooking skills, your business will definitely be very good."

Fourth Aunt Xie didn’t have much confidence in the restaurant before, after all, she knew her cooking skills well.

Now that her cooking skills have improved for no reason, she is full of confidence.

"Niece-in-law, it's all thanks to you! Without your special dishes, no matter how good my cooking skills are, they would be useless."

The men at the table were all praising the meal, and they drank even more happily.

Halfway through the meal, a tempting aroma wafted out from the fireplace.

Jiang Wan estimated the time and said to Fourth Aunt Xie, "Fourth Aunt, the roast duck is almost ready. Let's go take a look."

The aroma emanating from the fireplace was so overbearing that the children, who were enjoying their meal, dropped their bowls and chopsticks and went to watch the roast duck.

As soon as the wooden lid on the fireplace was opened, a strong aroma of meat wafted out, intoxicating everyone.

"smell good!"

"It smells so good! It must be delicious!"

Aunt Xie took the roast duck out of the oven with great anticipation.

Instantly, the fragrance filled the air.

The golden and crispy roast duck appeared in front of everyone.

"Wow!"

Maodan stared at the roast duck and swallowed hard. He looked like he wished he could go up and hold the roast duck and eat it directly.

Jiang Wan looked at her with amusement and said, "Fourth Aunt, I'll teach you how to cut a roast duck."