The next morning, after breakfast, Qian Mingyuan was about to leave with his son and daughter. Before leaving, Qian Mingyuan went to see Dong Lao and comforted Dong Lao.

Jinxiu said goodbye to Yun Zhen in the house, "Yun Zhen, I will tell my mother when I go home, you take care of your injuries, and I will find a way to come back to see you in the next year." Jinxiu reached out and shook Yun Zhen's hand.

"Well, you can reunite with your family with peace of mind, and you don't have to come back in a hurry. It's okay, it won't take me long to recover, and if you don't come back, I can go to Anton to find you. Yun Zhen held Jinxiu's soft and delicate hand, and he was a little reluctant in his heart, but he didn't show it.

"My aunt hasn't seen me either, don't say good things to me, be careful that my aunt doesn't like me even more when she listens. When I see my aunt later, won't she understand what kind of person I am? Yun Zhen instructed.

Jinxiu burst out laughing, "I usually look at you as simple and stupid, but at this time you are very shrewd." ”

"Of course, finding a daughter-in-law is a big deal, can I not think about it? These days, I can't do anything, so I just lie on the kang. It's all about the two of us. Yun Zhen said very frankly.

When Jinxiu heard this, she was very happy, and stared at Yun Zhen with a pair of big watery eyes, "Really? Are you really thinking about the two of us? ”

Yun Zhen was a little embarrassed by Jinxiu, and his face was a little red. "Of course, do you need to ask?"

Jinxiu was in a good mood, and just wanted to say a few more words to Yun Zhen, but the boss of the Qian family outside called her, "Little sister, we should go." "Just now, the big guys deliberately walked away, leaving a little space for this pair of children. It's not too early now, so naturally we have to hurry up.

Jinxiu hurriedly replied, and then looked at Yun Zhen, "You take care of it, don't think about anything." In this life, I only like you, and you don't want to marry another woman. Hmph, I'm relying on you. As he spoke, Jinxiu raised her delicate little chin, and then walked out very proudly.

Yun Zhen looked at the back of Jinxiu leaving, and his heart was sweet and worried.

Yun Xue and the others sent Qian Mingyuan and his party to the door, and Yun Xue and Tianfu Yunting took out a lot of things from the warehouse and put them in the carriage. "Uncle Qian, this is a New Year's gift for your family. Our side is too far away from Anton, and we really don't have time to go over, so Uncle Qian will take it with us. Uncle, don't think we don't know how to count. ”

Yun Xue gave Qian Mingyuan 20 catties of pork, 2 geese, 2 roosters, 20 catties of rhubarb rice, 10 catties of vermicelli, 10 catties of sticky fire spoons, and 2 pieces of frozen tofu.

"Well, that's not going to work, I haven't been able to thank you yet. Jinxiu was saved by you twice, and this life-saving grace has not been repaid, how can I accept your things? Qian Mingyuan looked at these things and hurriedly refused.

"Uncle, don't you understand Yun Zhen's thoughts? Uncle can't look down on Yun Zhen? In the future, we will be relatives, and this little thing should be regarded as walking between relatives. Besides, these are our own and don't cost much, so we can bring them back for our family to taste. Yun Xue explained with a smile.

When Qian Mingyuan heard this, he didn't say anything anymore, "Okay, Uncle Ke will accept it cheekily." Don't worry, I'll talk to Jinxiu when I go back. For Yun Zhen, Qian Mingyuan is very satisfied, such a good son-in-law, he can't ask for it.

The Qian family and his party all got into the carriage, and then Qian Mingyuan flicked his whip, and the carriage gradually walked away. Jinxiu was in the car, waving her hands and saying goodbye to everyone. Yun Xue and the others also waved towards Jinxiu until they didn't see the carriage.

"Alright, let's go home. It's twenty-two today, so I have to hurry up and prepare for the New Year. This year's Chinese New Year, my master is in our house, so he must be a little better prepared. Yun Xue led her younger siblings into the house. Eldest sister, how is my master's body? ”

"Eldest sister, Old Man Dong is actually not bad, he is just depressed in his heart, and he can't eat well, so he will be very sick. As long as we talk to him more, make some delicious food, and take a little medicine, it's basically no big deal. The old man's body is actually quite good, as long as there are people around him to serve him well, it will not matter at all if he lives for more than ten or twenty years. "Yun Ni has checked Dong Lao's pulse this morning, and he knows a lot about the old man's situation.

Yun Xue let out a sigh, "That's fine, I can rest assured." The old man is lonely and miserable, and he is really pitiful. Don't look at him smiling on weekdays, in fact, he is lonely in his heart. Yun Ting, Yun Lei, you can go and talk more with the old man when you have time, and when you see you little ones, maybe he will be in a better mood. ”

For Dong Lao, Yun Xue is very respectful, and this feeling is not the same as that of her parents. Yun Xue sometimes thinks that she is actually lucky. Although both parents are dead, and grandparents have that attitude, they can always meet some good people, like Grandma Zhong, Grandma Li and others, as well as Old Man Dong. Especially Dong Lao, for the sake of his own body, he was able to go to Western Xinjiang to pick snow lotus in person. With such affection, Yun Xue can only repay by taking good care of the old man.

"Eldest sister, don't worry, we will respect Dong Lao as a grandfather. It's rare for our family to have an elder, and it's too late for us to be happy, we will definitely take good care of the old man. Yun Ting smiled and agreed.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, there was a lot of work left to do at home, Yun Ting and Tianfu went to chop firewood, and Yun Ni and Yun Xue went into the kitchen to refine oil. Yun Lei was still a little younger, so he took Yun Xia and ran to Dong Lao's house to coax Dong Lao to be happy.

Rhubarb and Xiao Huang went out last night and haven't come back yet, Jiaojiao and Zhuang Zhuang naturally follow Yunxia.

Dong Lao looked at the little girl with a round face and big eyes, fluttering on the kang on the ground with two little tigers. The girl blushed because of the exercise and excitement, and it was really cute to look like that. Dong Lao's heart also became happy, he had never enjoyed such a time at all.

"Grandpa Dong, when your illness is cured, can you teach me kung fu? I've heard my eldest sister and second brother say that my grandfather is a very powerful person. If my grandfather is willing to teach me kung fu, I will be able to help my eldest sister when I grow up, she is very tired. Yun Lei looked at Dong Lao with a look of reverence.

Old Man Dong took his eyes off Yunxia and looked at the little boy in front of him. The little boy is also very good-looking, and his appearance is softer and more delicate than Yun Zhen, and it seems that he follows his mother. With fair skin and a slightly chubby little face, at a glance, you can tell that Yun Xue has raised him very well.

This little guy has really good bones. The children of the Han family, in fact, all followed Han Yong, and they were all good martial arts seedlings. In the past, he was reluctant to accept apprentices, and he was too tired to panic, but he didn't expect to be old and old, and he accepted a female baby as an apprentice, but he could enjoy such family fun, which made him unexpected.

"Okay, it's not difficult to teach you kung fu. However, the practice is very hard, can you stand it? Dong Lao suddenly became interested and asked.

"Yes, I can endure hardship. My eldest sister said that if you want to practice kung fu well, you have to persevere, not afraid of hardships or difficulties. I've learned some boxing and kicking from my eldest sister, and every morning, we have to step on the horse, box, etc., and I can stick to it. Yun Lei nodded very firmly, he must practice kung fu well, and he will be able to protect his sister and little sister in the future.

"Okay, then wait for grandpa to get well, I will teach you." After this time, Dong Lao's mind has also changed. If he really died, wouldn't this body's kung fu and medical skills be lost? Several children of the Han family are all good seedlings, even the soft and weak little girl, isn't it also very spiritual to learn medical skills? Since he fell in love with Yun Xue, he might as well teach these children all the means of his life.

In the kitchen, Yun Xue and Yun Ni cut all the fat of the pigs into small pieces of about the same size, and then Yun Xue looked at the fat, added a small half scoop of water to the pot, and then poured all the fat into the pot. There was a fire burning under the pot, and after a while, the water boiled, and as the water evaporated, the fat slowly became smaller, and the oil in it gradually melted out.

In fact, there are two kinds of fat in this kind of pork belly, one is on both sides of the pig's belly, and the fat shape is very complete, which is called plate oil. The other is on the top of the pig's intestines, which is called water and oil. The oil yield of lard is relatively good, and one pound of plate oil can produce about eight taels of lard. The oil yield of water and oil is a little smaller, about one pound can produce less than seven taels. The fat of the pig is the least oily, and it probably can produce less than six taels.

Yun Xue had seen some in her previous life, and the people in it could actually refine a small jar of lard with a small strip of pork belly, and they directly fried the pork to make oil. It's funny when you think about it, the person who wrote this must have never refined lard. Oil refining has to use water, otherwise the fat will be pasted and the oil will fly away. Animal fats and fats are particularly easy to evaporate when heated, and they simply can't be used without water.

The water in the pot gradually evaporated, and there was already a lot of transparent oil at the bottom of the pot. Yun Xue took the spoon and scooped the oil into the jar little by little. The freshly refined lard has a slightly yellow color, and when it cools and solidifies, it will turn into a snow-white solid.

The oil residue in the pot makes a sizzling sound, which is why the locals call it oil sizzling. When all the oil at the bottom of the pot is scooped up, the oil becomes brown and crispy, giving off a burnt and fragrant taste, which is very gluttonous.

"Eldest sister, what are you doing, it's so fragrant, it's so gluttonous." Yun Lei ran out of the house and asked curiously.