"That's right, Senior Sister. Just now, Aunt Shunshan asked me to tell you, please come over, and prepare for dinner," Xiao Yubing raised her head and said to Yan Hongjue, who was holding her.

"Okay, then let's go over to eat" After that, Yan Hongjue put down Xiao Yubing and said, "If you don't dislike it, please go to the dining hall with me?"

"Sister Yan is polite, then we have no choice but to be respectful and obey our fate" With that, Yi Dan and the three of them got up and walked out with Yan Hongjue.

There is a hut on the north side of the dining hall, which is the ancestral hall where the tablets of the heads of the Ningkun sect are placed. When Yi Dan was curious, Yuxiu stepped forward and whispered to her: "This is the ancestral hall dedicated to the tablet of the heads of our Ningkun Sect in the past dynasties. Every time we eat before a meal, we have to pass by here to pay homage to our ancestors as a sign of gratitude."

"Drink water and think about the source, this is very good," Yi Dan said as he looked at the worshipping crowd.

After a while, about thirty disciples of the entire Ningkun Sect, under the leadership of Yan Hongjue, came to the dining hall after visiting the ancestral hall.

The crowd gathered around a large round table. Yan Hongjue stood on the main seat in the north, raised his hand and said to everyone, "Sisters, please sit down." ”

Everyone sat down, Yi Dan, Youming and Yuwen Songxian sat on the right seat of Yan Hongjue. Yan Hongjue said loudly: "Before eating, please allow me to say a few words." Today, we have sent guests to Ningkun. Yuxiu, quickly introduce the three distinguished guests to the sisters. ”

"Okay, senior sister in charge" Yuxiu got up and nodded, then turned around and raised her hand to point at Yi Dan, and continued: "This girl's name is Yi Dan, and our senior sister in charge saved her in Yangzhou last night, so I made a special trip to our Baohe Village today to visit and thank the senior sister in charge."

Yi Dan hurriedly stood up and arched his hand and said: "Hello sisters, yesterday Master Yan saved Zai Xia in Yangzhou, so I will come to Baoying today, thank you to Master Yan and all the sisters of your faction." Oh, by the way, I brought you some rouge gouache, I hope you can take it" As he spoke, Yi Dan took out a few small wooden boxes from his baggage and handed one to Yan Hongjue. Yan Hongjue reached out to pick up the rouge box, but she didn't hold it steady and fell to the ground. At this time, Youming, who was sitting next to her, bent down, picked up the box for her and handed it to her.

"Thank you, Sister Xiaoyu," Yan Hong Youming smiled slightly.

When Youming heard Yan Hong call his sister, his face was immediately red, and he had goosebumps on his body, so he could only bow his head and be silent.

Yan Hongjue held the rouge box and said: "Miss Yi, don't you know, our sisters here used to use rouge gouache, but since they came to Baohezhuang, they no longer use rouge gouache."

"Then why do I see that everyone's faces are rosy and shiny, and they look like they have used rouge gouache?" Yi Dan asked curiously, his eyes widened.

At this time, Yuxiu couldn't wait to answer: "Let me tell you." This is the first one, because everyone is free and happy here, and their complexion is naturally good. Second, it's because of this lotus root. ”

Yi Dan looked down at the food on the table: "Lotus root, yes, I look at the food on this table, it seems that it is all cooked by lotus root, right?"

"Well, you guessed it, the most famous thing in our Baoying County is lotus root. There are more than 100 ways to eat lotus root here, you see that we have osmanthus glutinous rice lotus, mung bean radish root, lotus leaf wrapped lotus root, lotus lotus mixed with vinegar lotus root slices, sauce shrimp lotus, and steamed lotus root with osmanthus fish..."Yuxiu counted with Yi Dan one bowl at a time.

"Wow, that's amazing, it's a sumptuous lotus root feast," Yi Dan exclaimed.

"It's nothing. It's not the time for lotus root to be fully ripe. If it is a little later, there will be more ways to eat lotus root. Yuxiu continued.

"Sister Yuxiu is right, this lotus is full of treasures: leaves, stems, and whiskers can all be used in medicine, and it is a top-grade medicinal material for relieving heatstroke, replenishing qi, stopping bleeding and detoxifying. Not only that, lotus root can also calm the nerves and nourish the brain, clear away heat and fire, and resist aging. Eating lotus root is very nourishing to women's skin, so you can see that they all look like lotus flowers, and they look like they have used rouge gouache."

"I didn't expect this lotus root to have so many effects. It seems that I will definitely eat more lotus root in the future," Yi Dan said with a smile.

"There are many more than these effects of lotus root, and I can't say enough about it. Yuxiu said.

"However, although lotus root has many effects and is also sweet and crispy, it is a very hard thing to dig up. You have to stand waist-high in the cold mud and dig out the lotus root one by one with your bare hands, and you can't break it or get into the mud, otherwise you won't be able to eat it. Now it's almost the season of digging lotus roots, and the lotus roots in these lakes will take several months to dig up, and then you will have to work hard again. Speaking of this, Yan Hong couldn't help but bow to the disciples in thanks.

At this time, a disciple said: "It's not hard, thank you to the head of Yan and the heads of the past dynasties, for giving our sisters a chance to rely on their hard-working hands and support themselves." The food we have earned through our own labor is very steady, and we can help more poor people, we already feel very happy and satisfied, how can we feel hard. Then the crowd agreed.

"The sisters can think like this, Yan Hong is very pleased. As long as the sisters of our Ningkun faction have one heart, life will definitely get better and better," Yan Hongjue said.

At this time, Xiao Yubing, who was sitting next to Yuxiu, muttered: "Yes, yes, senior sister in charge, I will also go to dig lotus lotus root with my senior sisters when the time comes." ”

"Xiao Yubing, you can't go. Yuxiu said.

"Why, senior sister, you can go, why can't I go? I also have to support myself and follow your example," Xiao Yubing said innocently.

"Because the mud in that lake is higher than your head. If you dig lotus root with your front foot, we should dig you with your back foot" As soon as Yuxiu said this, everyone present burst out laughing.

"That's... Then when I grow taller, I can go digging lotus root with my senior sister, okay?" asked Xiao Yubing.

"Absolutely. But you have to grow to be as tall as Sister Yuxiu to go," Yuxiu said with a smile as she raised her hand to compare the height with Xiao Yubing.

"Okay, if I eat more, I will grow taller than my senior sister" After saying that, Xiao Yubing picked up the rice bowl and began to eat it in a big gulp. When everyone saw this, they all smiled.

"I was very touched to see the sisters so happy. If all the women in the world can be like you, they are industrious and self-reliant, and do not rely on others. The scene of equality between men and women and the great harmony of the world must not be far away," Yi Dan said with a sigh.

"If all women in the world are hardworking and self-reliant and don't rely on men, then men will not have much value in existence," Yuxue on the side said coldly. And Yuwen Song on the side first looked at Youming and glared at each other awkwardly.

"Come on, come on, porridge is here. The crab meat and tender lotus root porridge are delicious. At this time, I saw a middle-aged woman carrying a large pot of hot porridge and came to the dining hall. Xiao Yubing hurriedly ran forward to help with the bowl.

"You have come at the right time, this season is the fattest time for crabs in the lake. Come, please hurry up and taste this crab meat tender lotus root porridge is very delicious," Yan Hongjue pointed to the cauldron on the table and said.

At this time, Xiao Yubing brought a bowl of crab meat and tender lotus root porridge and put it in front of Yi Dan. Yi Dan took the bowl with both hands, gently closed his eyes and sniffed it, and said with a smile: "Well, this porridge is so fragrant, thank you Miss Xiaoyubing."

Yan Hong's aunt who was serving porridge said, "Aunt Shunshan, you have also worked hard"

"It's not hard! It's not hard! I've been here for so many days, and I don't know martial arts, and I can't save people, so I can only cook for everyone. As long as everyone doesn't dislike my bad craftsmanship, and I can eat well and eat well, I will be satisfied. The middle-aged woman said with a smile.

"Aunt Shunshan's food is so fragrant, we all like to eat it, please Aunt Shunshan don't be so arrogant" Yuxiu said, and everyone agreed.

Aunt Shunshan served crab meat and tender lotus root porridge bowl by bowl, and Xiao Yubing served it to every senior sister bowl by bowl.

At this time, Yan Hongjue picked up a piece of crab leg and stared at it for a while. Everyone looked at her in bewilderment. Yan Hongjue held the crab and said, "You see, this crab has so many legs, and it always likes to walk sideways. Like those stinky men who are always domineering and bullying women?"

"Senior Sister is right, this crab is indeed like those stinky men who are rampant and domineering. But no matter how domineering they are, they are all crabs after autumn, and they won't be able to run rampant for a while. Yuxue answered.

"Senior Sister Yuxue, may I ask what does 'Crab after Autumn' mean?" asked Xiao Yubing.

Yuxue picked up a piece of crab and said, "This crab after autumn is our meal, for us to share and destroy them all." With that, everyone nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, that's good, this crab meat and tender lotus root porridge is really fragrant" Yi Dan took a sip and couldn't help but praise.

Youming and Yuwen Songxian listened to the conversation between Yan Hongjue and Yuxue, and they were so embarrassed that they didn't dare to touch the bowl of fragrant crab meat and tender lotus root porridge in front of them.

"Sister-in-law, junior sister, you eat, this porridge is really fragrant" Yi Dan looked at the two of them with wide eyes.

Yuwen Song had palpitations in his heart, but he didn't dare to move the spoon again, just licked his lips, swallowed his saliva again, and then waved his handkerchief, squeezed out a shrill voice and said, "I... I... I eat crab skin that itches," Yuwen Songxian finally found a plausible excuse for himself. As he spoke, he kept scratching his hands to show his expression.

"Come on, sister-in-law, this won't itch if you eat it. You can taste it," Yuxiu took a piece of glutinous rice and steamed lotus root, and handed it to the bowl for Yuwen Songxian. Yuwen Song nodded embarrassedly, and everyone couldn't help laughing.