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"Uncle loves to collect these kinds of things. I don't care if we're used to drinking these kinds of tea. These kinds of tea leaves are best left behind with me. Only with Big Sister Lian they're good."

Xu Mingwei did not really like tea leaves, but after careful exploration, she actually did not have much love for them either. In her previous life, she had lived a life where resources were scarce, but she did not feel bitter. When she went to the Xu family to live a life where she could eat whatever she wanted, she did not feel any better either. Besides, she was still young, and things like tea were still not the right time for her to drink it. However, no one else seemed to have such concerns. Thus, when others drank, she would also be smeared on the lips.

At this moment, Xu Mingwei was talking about the strange news that He Lanjiashan had encountered while she was travelling from the north to the south. She felt pity for Qiu Bai, who was physically worse off than them, as he might not even be able to match up to them. She didn't even know if she had seen all of the Fu Clan's gardens.

Xu Mingmei could not help but be discouraged, and said awkwardly: "I just casually said it, and I'm not speaking the truth."

Just at this time, Fu Ninghui walked in with Yang Jinxi. Seeing her happy expression, she asked curiously, "What are you guys talking about, chatting so happily?"

Fortunately, Lian Qiu Bai took over and replied softly. "Seventh Sister is talking about the interesting thing about her uncle going south. There's nothing serious about the joke between Sister Mei Ming and Big Sister Ming Lan. Who is this big sister by her side?"

Fu Ninghui hurriedly pulled Yang Jinxi forward, and introduced her as well, "This is your little sister Jin Xi, she is from Old Family of the Yang Pavilion, is from the same year as Seventh Sister, and is born a month earlier."

After saying that, Fu Ninghui then explained to the others that she was practicing her Autumn White. Only then did Xu Mingwei realize that her father had actually been an official in Liangzhou, who was in charge of the military power in the three Northwest Region. It was only because Lian Qiubai had been sickly since she was a child and had lost his mother's care that Lian Kaifeng, as a man, was afraid of killing her weak, chicken-like daughter. When she was in the capital, she sent Lian Qiubai to the Fu Family to be taken care of by his wife's family.

Xu Minglan secretly regretted it. She originally thought that they were poor relatives that no one wanted, but she never thought that her family background would be so great.

Yang Jinxi and Lian Qiu Bai bowed to each other. Then, Fu Ninghui picked a chair by the small window and sat down. This time, there was no need to practice Qiu Bai's instructions, Jing Xuan lowered her eyebrows and poured tea for the two of them. Lian Qiubai and the other two sat down, then turned to Xu Mingwei and said, "Seventh Sister, your stories are very interesting, continue."

Just as she finished speaking, Fu Ninghui and Yang Jinxi both looked towards Xu Mingwei curiously. Fu Ninghui smiled lightly and said, "What is the new matter that Seventh Sister is talking about? "Don't get interrupted because of us. It's rare for my cousin to meet someone she likes. Talk to her more."

Xu Mingwei said, "We were talking about how southerners eat water snakes and bugs. In fact, the northern lands has a habit of eating bugs, we have had salt-and-pepper crickets since the ancient times, but we have never seen them at home."

When it came to eating, Yang Jinxi was considered an expert out of the few of them, and muttered, "My house is a common one, the first thing that my family did when they took the firewood is to find the firewood, and without using any other concoction, they just placed the firewood over the fire to grill it, and then sprinkle some salt, that's fine, but there's also a very long and crispy fragrance, Grandfather likes to eat this one, he knows that fire can't stop him."

These few words brought back Xu Mingwei's memories. At that time, her parents were not divorced yet. When they were living in the countryside, her uncle would often lead her in the mountains to search for firewood and rats. The former she often got while the latter she had to work hard to catch, but not often.

The others looked at Yang Jinxi with envious eyes.

"Unfortunately, my aunt definitely won't let me try. It's very troublesome if I get angry, and I need to take a lot of medicine."

Xu Mingmei said, "Seventh Sister, when we return home, why not ask the chef to look for firewood? I am not afraid of that."

Xu Minglan said, "The worms are so dirty, aren't you afraid of eating until they're sick?"

Yang Jinxi shook her head, and said seriously, "Grandfather has already eaten for so many years, his body is extremely strong and healthy, it can be seen that it is not a problem."

Xu Mingwei laughed. Yang Jinxi's tone of voice sounded like a scholar and she did not understand the disgust in Xu Minglan's tone. It was probably because Xu Minglan was feeling depressed in her heart.

Yang Jinxi saw that Lian Qiu Bai was interested in this topic and said, "Most of the insect vegetables are fried and roasted. "I heard that the southern silkworm chrysalis was fried in oil and stewed in soup. It's very nourishing, but I don't think it'll taste good."

Xu Mingwei was afraid that Lian Qiu Bai would actually have the urge to try it, so she added, "Not just anyone can use insect food. Some people can't eat it well, and will react badly, and even faint if they suffer from serious injuries."

Yang Jinxi's eyes widened, she turned to look at her and asked, "Seventh Sister, what's the reason?"

Xu Mingwei answered, "It's probably because of the difference in physique, it's like some people's bodies would itch when they get the spring pollen to rise, and some people's faces would turn red and swollen after eating fish and prawns. I heard the doctors call it an allergic reaction."

Fu Ninghui interrupted her, "I've also heard of this before. Last fall, wasn't it a crab-year, the Second Miss of the Hou Mansion had red lumps all over her body because she ate too many crabs. She couldn't be cured even after a long time, and she hasn't been able to come to our house for the entire autumn."

Xu Mingmei exclaimed, "The crab is so poisonous, I ate it last night."

When everyone smiled and comforted her, that meant that she was alright. Only Xu Minglan suddenly turned her head to look at Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingmei, feeling resentful in his heart.

Hearing Xu Mingmei mention the crab, Fu Ninghui asked, "It should be an oily crab, being able to buy one at this time can't be considered as an easy task. Knowing that you guys are coming today, we specifically ordered a basket at home.

She laughed again, "I just don't like eating this stuff. It's too tiring, and I also have scissors and a small hammer. I might as well just take it and bite it."

Xu Minglan joked, "If his mouth was broken by the crab shell, then it would be good to watch."

Yang Jinxi said seriously, "The teeth have not grown back yet, so it's better to be honest and let the girls peel the crab meat, breaking the mouth will be a small matter, and breaking the teeth will be disastrous."

Xu Minglan's front teeth had just started to loosen up recently, so she was most afraid that others would mention this. If she lost her teeth, and had to wait for a new one to grow out for a long time, she was not afraid of her teeth leaking air, but was afraid that if she lost her front teeth, she would be laughed at and scared by Yang Jinxi so much that she would never eat hard stuff again.

"Crab is cold. My aunt has always forbidden me to eat it, so I almost forgot what it tastes like."

Seeing her eyes darken, Xu Mingmei wanted to console her, but he didn't know what to say. He hurriedly looked at Xu Mingwei for help.

Xu Mingwei said, "Actually, it's not that hard to eat, there are also crabs that have been cooked with vegetables, the taste won't be too different."

"The cook at home once made fried vegetarian crabs with potatoes and eggs. He also used radishes, potatoes, eggs, wood ears, seafood and other vegetables. The taste was very similar. It's not the time for crabs to go on the market yet, everyone at home is making vegetarian crabs to satisfy their craving. "