I rode my bicycle to Cheng Min's house.

"Uncle Cheng."

"Xiao Kun? Come in and sit down." Cheng Rongjiang glanced behind Chang Kun and didn't see Cheng Min, which was a bit strange.

"Well, we have guests over, my mom is entertaining them, and Cheng Min is helping out in the kitchen. I'll be back a little late tonight."

"Oh, it's nothing, it's not worth you coming all this way to tell me..."

"Uncle Cheng, take this ham and have a taste. You can slice it thinly or stir-fry it in a dish. It goes well with alcohol."

Chang Kun pulled out a large ham from behind him.

He didn't mention what kind of guests had come to his house, so as not to remind Grandpa Cheng that his wife had been missing and there was still no news of her, and that he would drink too much later.

"You... you keep taking things from here all the time..."

Before Cheng Rongjiang could even offer any polite words, Chang Kun waved his hand and said, "Uncle Cheng, let's not talk like that. If you say I don't have the means, then so be it. But since we have something good, we should definitely make sure it's for our own family!"

"You little rascal!" Cheng Rongjiang chuckled, then turned and said, "Wait a minute, I'm grabbing something."

When he came out, he was carrying a light green wine bottle. The bottle was short, stout, and round, with a few words written on it in a flamboyant style.

Chang Kun didn't stand on ceremony and took a look at it: "Oh, Uncle Cheng, Chrysanthemum White? Where did you get such good wine?"

Chrysanthemum Baijiu is a time-honored brand in Beijing, and it holds a place in the current baijiu market.

This wine is brewed with a variety of Chinese medicinal herbs such as chrysanthemum and wolfberry. It was once a royal wine and was not something that ordinary people could easily obtain.

Cheng Rongjiang, his mustache smugly twitching, said, "Don't think you're the only one with good stuff. Take this wine back to entertain your guests. Since you have guests, I won't keep you here."

My trip to the Cheng family was worthwhile; I even got a bottle of good wine. Not bad.

Most importantly, Uncle Cheng was a decent person, and when they took the money home to drink, it inadvertently brought honor to Chang Kun's family.

Back home, Chang Kun carried a sack in one hand and a bottle of liquor in the other.

As soon as he entered, he saw several little girls lined up in two rows around a small donkey.

Wang Hongxia rode on a small donkey, like a victorious general riding a big horse, leading a group of henchmen.

Chang Kun shook his head and chuckled; this second sister of his was too good at playing games.

She managed to keep the young girls in line, which showed she had some skill.

"Big brother, what delicious food do you want?"

Upon seeing Chang Kun carrying a sack, Chang Qing immediately ran over and snatched the bottle from him with both hands.

"You'd better watch out, or I'll beat you up!"

The other girls also came closer, and Xiu'er tugged at the sack in Chang Kun's hand.

"Big brother, is everything inside delicious?"

Xiao Mu sniffed: "I can smell the fishy smell! Big Brother must have gone to catch some fish, right?"

"Catch fish? Big brother's only going out for a little while, where are you going to catch fish?"

Chang Kun patted Xiu'er's little head and began to give instructions: "Xiao Qing and Xiao Mu, come and wash the conch shells. Xiao Shui and Xiu'er, go and wash the sea cucumbers."

He went to the pool and took seafood out of the sack. He gave the conch to Xiaoqing and Xiaomu, and asked Xiaoshui and Xiuer to clean the sea cucumber.

Wang Hongxia rode her little donkey and followed curiously. She saw that Chang Kun's sack contained fish, shrimp, and crabs.

Her eyes bulged out; she had only seen these things once or twice in her entire life.

She had never seen such unique seafood as mantis shrimp and grouper before.

"Brother, is this some kind of magic bag?"

She tumbled off the donkey's back, grabbed the sack, turned it over, and poured the contents out.

"Huh, why can't I pour anything out? Is the magic bag wary of strangers?"

"Brother, you pour it!" She stuffed the sack back into Chang Kun's hands.

Chang Kun was both amused and exasperated; this second sister of his was really a bit of a rascal.

"Big brother, I want to help too." Little Zixia looked at the various things on the ground with curiosity in her eyes.

"Give a few to Zixia so they can wash together."

"Okay, Zixia, come wash the conch shells with us. Let me tell you, after you eat the meat, you can play with the conch shells. They make a really nice sound when you blow on them."

"Zixia came to help us wash the sea cucumbers. Big Brother said that eating them would make us grow taller, and then no one would bully us anymore... Big Brother also said that after eating sea cucumbers, we would be able to play some kind of soccer..."

As a newly acquainted friend, Zixia received a warm welcome.

Seeing that Chang Kun couldn't empty the sack, Wang Hongxia turned and shouted, "Dad, come quick! What did my brother bring back?"

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so easily startled!"

Minister Wang rolled his eyes at his eldest daughter. She's such a grown-up, yet when she comes to her aunt's house, she either rides a little donkey or bullies the children, and now she's shouting and yelling.

It makes it seem like the Wang family has no manners.

Liu Meiling didn't tolerate her eldest daughter's behavior and was about to scold her when Liu Meifen stopped her.

"Your daughter is all grown up now, don't hit or scold her in front of others."

"Alright, I'll do as my sister says. I'll spare this brat this time!"

Minister Wang approached the pool and exclaimed, "Ouch!"

"This...this is a live sea cucumber? A large yellow croaker, and it's alive?"

He rubbed his eyes, somewhat incredulous.

The large yellow flower, which was splashing around in the pool, weighed a good six or seven pounds. When will we be able to see this kind of thing alive inland?

Not to mention the large blue crabs, large prawns, and a bright red grouper.

Where did all of these come from?

Otherwise, he would have secretly pinched his thigh and thought he was dreaming.

Even as a minister, it would be impossible to eat fresh yellow croaker, prawns, and grouper in the capital.

These things were served to him as local specialties when he visited a coastal city.

Hearing Minister Wang's exclamation, Liu Meiling also became curious and went over to see what was going on.

"These are just fish, shrimp, and crabs, what's the big deal?"

Minister Wang was speechless. He gave this woman good food, but she didn't even know what was so good about it.

Liu Meifen, arm in arm with her sister, looked at her son cleaning fish with a look of disgust: "These are just ordinary food. Son, why don't you make something better for your aunt and uncle to try?"

Minister Wang: ...

Is this something we usually eat?

Am I really not dreaming?

Chang Qing nodded: "Mother is right. Of all these things, only sea cucumber tastes a bit good. The other fish, shrimp, and crab don't taste as good as pork cracklings."

These girls haven't eaten seafood before, so they're not used to the fresh taste of fish, shrimp, and crab.

Sea cucumbers have no taste when you bite into them, but they are crisp and refreshing, which is why they are loved by them.

When Minister Wang saw that the young girls weren't particularly surprised by the seafood, he began to believe that it was just ordinary food from their home.

What kind of conditions are these? They're so much better than what he, the minister, is entitled to.

Chang Kun took out a lunchbox containing medicinal tiger meat from behind him and handed it to his mother: "Mom, give this to Cheng Min and tell her to heat it up in the pot."

Liu Meifen opened the lunchbox, took a sniff, and said with a delighted expression, "That's more like it. Last time I thought you had finished eating."

Seeing that there seemed to be a lunchbox of meat inside, Minister Wang was very curious. Why was he so interested in a box of meat when he didn't care about so much seafood? Could it be something special?

Before he could even ask, Wang Hongxia leaned forward, sniffed the air, and asked, "Auntie, what's this good stuff?"

Liu Meifen smiled smugly and lowered her voice, saying, "This is tiger meat that Xiao Kun got from somewhere else, combined with medicinal herbs. It's incredibly nourishing!"

Tiger meat?!

Not only Liu Meiling, but even Minister Wang's eyes lit up.

This is a rare and precious item!

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