In the courtyard, Xiu Xiu closed the courtyard door tightly with her back and pressed her back against the door. She could still hear Ms. Liu's curses at the door.

"Who are you, looking at my father and mother's face? Huh, it's only because of my father's face that I didn't contradict you. I really thought others didn't have a mouth!"

Fortunately, Ms. Liu's scolding outside quickly faded away. Xiu Xiu peeked out from the doorway and saw that no one was outside. Apparently Ms. Liu left with her granddaughter Yang Chunxia. Xiu Xiu then grew up.

Breathed a sigh of relief.

"What a shrew. Fortunately, my fourth grandfather has tolerated her all his life. Fourth grandfather is so pitiful!"

Xiuxiu murmured and walked straight to the backyard.

When she arrived at the door of her parents' bedroom, she took off a key from her waist and stuffed it in, opening the door easily.

Then following my memory, I dragged out the box from the cupboard with ease, opened the box, and was greeted by the smell of Chinese herbal medicine.

"found it!"

Xiuxiu was very happy. She took out the box and put it on the table. Then she took out the contents one by one and picked them carefully.

Then, she found the Gastrodia elata she wanted.

It's half a catty, enough for Xiaowei to fill his head.

Xiuxiu put Gastrodia elata on her body, then closed the box again and put it back in the cabinet.

When I came out, I passed by the backyard and saw the chickens and ducks roaming all over the yard. Xiuxiu's eyes widened.

If you catch him like this, you will definitely not be able to catch him.

So she thought of it, grabbed a handful of corn in her hand, and called the chickens to come over to eat, and the chickens gathered around her.

Xiuxiu threw out the bag of corn in her hand, and while the chickens were distracted, she quickly threw out the cover in her other hand.

Hey, don't mention it, there really was a chicken that didn't have time to run away, and it happened to be covered underneath.

Xiuxiu Lao was so happy that he quickly came over, tied the rope prepared in advance to the chicken's ankles, and then carried it upside down in his hand.

Ah ha, it's heavy, the gross weight is at least four pounds.

Even if you pluck out the hair and empty out the internal organs, there should still be three kilograms left.

When the time comes, I will wash my hair with a few ounces of incense, put the gastrodia elata in it, and make soup in a clay pot, which will be enough for Xiaowei to drink four meals for two days.

Xiu Xiu carried the chicken, but did not go through the front door. Instead, she went out from the backyard door and walked along the winding field path behind the yard to Lijia Village. After walking for a while, she reached the river dam.

Standing on the river dam, Changping Village had already been left behind by her.

Xiu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know why. Now that she left Changping Village, she felt relaxed. Even her breathing was sweet.

What a strange thing!

In this way, Xiuxiu returned to Lijiacun humming a little tune.

Pushing open the courtyard door, I happened to see Li Qiaoer walking out, walking in a hurry.

"Qiao'er, where are you going?" Xiuxiu asked in surprise.

My brother has a headache and my sister is running away. Don't you know how to stay at home and help take care of your brother?

As a sister-in-law, Xiuxiu is a little dissatisfied with this sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, you're finally back. I just finished drying my clothes and I heard from my mother that you went to your parents' house alone. I was worried and was about to pick you up!"

When Li Qiaoer saw Xiuxiu come back intact, the anxiety on her face was relieved.

Hearing this, Xiu Xiu was very surprised.

Surprised and feeling warm in her heart, she freed up a hand to hold Li Qiaoer's hand.

"Don't worry, silly sister, I'm not a child, nor am I an old man with handicapped hands and feet. Why don't I come back well now!"

Li Qiaoer nodded.

Seeing the chicken in Xiu Xiu's other hand, she was a little surprised: "Sister-in-law, what is this chicken?"

Xiu Xiu came back to her senses. She raised the clucking chicken in her hand and shook it with Li Qiaoer. She said with a little pride, "I caught it with my own hands. How does it look like? This chicken looks fat, doesn't it?"

The anxiety and worry that Li Qiaoer had just relieved swept over him again.

Her eyes were widened, her face was breathing a little faster.

"Sister-in-law, you, are you going to steal other people's chickens?" Li Qiaoer was surprised for a long time before she asked in a trembling voice.

Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, and then she understood. She knew that her sister-in-law had misunderstood her, and that was why she was so frightened.

"How is that possible? Qiao'er, don't think blindly. No matter what you do, your sister-in-law and I will never do that kind of low-price thing!"

Xiuxiu couldn't laugh or cry.

Growing up, as long as she could remember, there was never a shortage of food at home.

Later, the conditions at home got better and better, and a new house was built. The food my father brought back from the restaurant was something that the children of farmers could not eat.

Even before her mother gave birth to her third brother, her parents took her and her sister to live in a restaurant in the county town for a long time.

Therefore, although she is not a wealthy person, Xiuxiu considers herself to be a little girl. She grew up carefree and would never do anything like that to reduce the price just for a bite of food.

"This chicken is not stolen, I am not a thief, nor am I a yellow-skinned person." Xiu Xiu joked.

"I brought this chicken from my parents' house. No, your brother had a headache. Not only did I bring the chicken, I also gave your brother Gastrodia elata. Stewed chicken with Gastrodia elata is very effective in curing headaches.

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"Ah? Sister-in-law, you, you ran back specifically for my brother..."

"Well, your brother has a headache. Although I have never had a headache, I can imagine what it feels like. He must be suffering from it all the time."

Xiu Xiu carried the chicken and walked towards the kitchen, turning back to say this to Li Qiaoer.

But he found Li Qiaoer standing there, dumbfounded.

"Qiao'er, what's wrong with you? Come here and help me kill the chicken!"

Xiuxiu shouted to Li Qiaoer again and waved.

Li Qiaoer finally came back to her senses and trotted over to Xiuxiu.

"Sister-in-law, give me the chicken and you go and have a rest."

When Xiuxiu handed the chicken to Li Qiaoer, she accidentally saw Li Qiaoer's face.

"Qiao'er, what's wrong with your eyes? Why are they red?" Xiuxiu asked.

Li Qiaoer turned her face to the side in a panic, "No, it's okay, Feng Da was confused earlier."

"Oh, then be careful. I'm going back to the house to see your brother."

"Yeah, sister-in-law, go ahead and leave this place to me."

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Li Qiaoer washed the chicken and chopped it into pieces. Following Xiuxiu's instructions, he put the chicken, Gastrodia elata and Xianggu together into a clay pot and simmered the soup.

In the west room, Xiuxiu chatted with Li Wei for a while and then came to the kitchen.

Taking this opportunity, Li Qiaoer returned to the main room.

Mother Li was still spinning in the hall, and the spinning wheel made a squeaking sound.

Seeing Li Qiaoer come in, Li's mother smiled at her and was about to speak, but she received a white eye from Li Qiaoer.

Li Qiaoer finished glaring at Mother Li, then pushed the door open and entered the west room to find Li Wei.
Chapter completed!