CHAPTER 130: CHAPTER 130: THE SHOCKED GREAT PRINCESS! (3)

Drop snowy white fish balls into cold water, simmer over low heat, scoop them out once they float, then start another pot with oil, water, and seasonings, add the fish balls, and cook for a short while before serving.

The fish balls are soft and tasty, made by mincing the fish into paste, making the fish bones unnoticeable, suitable for children who can’t spit out bones.

Li Yuzhu fed a bite to Guoguo.

After swallowing, her eyes lit up instantly, clapping her little hands in excitement, "More—"

Li Yuzhu laughed, "Guoguo said another word today."

Guoguo grinned widely, basking in the praise.

There were only six fish balls.

The Second Princess stared at them intensely.

The Great Princess tapped her hand with chopsticks, "Don’t stare; those are for people without teeth. When you lose yours, Third Sister can make them for you too, you glutton!"

The Second Princess mumbled, "I was just watching Guoguo eat, I never said I wanted any."

"But your face says you do!" The Great Princess sneered.

The Second Princess, "..."

Li Yuzhu glanced at them and scooped one each for the Second and Great Princess, "When I was little, Nanny Sun often made these for me. They’re delicious, try them."

"Really? Let’s see your skill." The Great Princess took a bite and was surprised internally, Delicious!

The Second Princess chewed a couple of times and swallowed.

She wanted to shamelessly ask Li Yuzhu for more, but Guoguo had eaten them all.

The Xue Family was envious but didn’t dare to ask, focusing on eating in silence.

The Princess Consort Luling, unimpressed with competing with her daughters for food, didn’t even mention it.

The women’s banquet was relatively satisfactory, while the men’s side was lively with discussions.

It wasn’t until after midday that the village chief and Liu the bricklayer and his son got up and took their leave.

Mu Yuanxiu spoke with Prince Luling for a while before leaving as well.

In the afternoon, the weather turned out just as Mu Yuanxiu said.

A gust of wind blew, the sky darkened, and soon a drizzle began.

With the rain, it was impossible to go out to gather herbs, so the whole family stayed home.

Prince Luling went to rest.

The Princess Consort Luling coaxed Guoguo to take an afternoon nap.

The Xue Family was alone in the kitchen, tackling a pile of dishes to wash.

The Great Princess said, "We sisters cooked the meal. Can’t you wash the dishes?"

With no help, the Xue Family gritted her teeth while washing.

The Princely Heir, along with his two brothers, checked the house for leaks.

It hadn’t rained since the roof was fixed.

Li Jing still craved those delicious dry cakes and ran to the Princely Heir to ask for some.

It’s drizzling outside, the yard is all muddy, and the rain makes it very slippery.

Worrying he might fall, Li Yuzhu had to take him to the Princely Heir.

"You little glutton, just after lunch and you want snacks?"

"Because they’re delicious." Li Jing said righteously.

"Your dad said he’ll buy them; how could he have done it so quickly?" Li Yuzhu laughed.

Li Jing nodded solemnly, "Dad is awesome. If he says he can buy them, he definitely did."

Li Yuzhu laughed in exasperation, "Alright, alright, little aunt will take you to find your dad."

After all, he’s just a child, thinking that as long as his stomach isn’t full, there’s always room for more.

She put a hat on Li Jing’s head and carried him to find the Princely Heir.

In the drizzling rain, the three brothers were checking the roof outside the back wall of the sisters’ rooms.

Li Jing shouted from afar, "Dad! Did you buy those cakes?"

Li Yuzhu carried him over and said with a laugh, "He insisted on coming to ask, couldn’t keep him back even in the rain."

Li Xing’an took him off Li Yuzhu’s back, frowning, "You rascal, can’t you walk? Do you need your aunt to carry you?"

Li Yuzhu laughed, "I was worried he’d fall, it’s very slippery with the rain."

The Princely Heir frowned, wiping the rain off his face, shook his head, and said, "Jingjing, the lady who makes the cakes had her arm broken by her mother-in-law, she won’t be making cakes for months."

"Ah, then what will I do? I won’t have any cakes to eat?" Li Jing sighed.

"You greedy cat!" Second Young Master Li Xingsheng laughed, pinching his nose.

The Princely Heir comforted him, "Jingjing, daddy will check other places another day to see if there’s any for sale."

"Okay." Li Jing frowned.

Li Yuzhu recalled what the Great Princess had said, quickly asked, "Big brother, who is that lady who makes the cakes?"

The Princely Heir said, "She’s Liu the bricklayer’s eldest granddaughter."

Li Yuzhu was very surprised, it was actually Lady Liu’s eldest daughter!

Lady Liu had uterine fibroid surgery, her body hasn’t recovered yet, and now her eldest daughter had her arm broken by her mother-in-law, it must be quite a mess at home, right?

No wonder Liu Laoda wasn’t among the dining guests.

They had invited Liu the bricklayer and his two sons, but only Liu the bricklayer and his second son came.

With trouble at Liu Laoda’s home, there indeed wasn’t the mood to attend the feast.

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The next morning, the rain stopped, but it remained overcast.

After raining all night, the soil on the mountains and hills was wet, making it impossible to go out to work.

The whole family stayed at home waiting for fair weather, to tidy up the wilderness in front and back of the house.

Prince Luling and the Princely Heir with the brothers were sitting in the main room, discussing future matters.

The Princess Consort Luling played with the two children.

She was teaching Li Jing to recognize characters, Guoguo lay on the bed, watching Li Jing and giggling.

Every now and then shouting, "Brother, brother." Then "Milk."

Making the Princess Consort Luling laugh nonstop.

Today, the Xue Family was quiet, sewing her clothes in her room.

The Second Princess was lying in her room.

Li Yuzhu, after checking the seed germination situation, decided to go to the edge of the marshland in front, to check the fish traps set by Mu Yuanxiu.

If there’s a good haul of fish in those fish traps, she will come daily to set fish traps, to catch some small fish and shrimp, improving their meals.

Li Yuzhu adjusted her skirt, just reaching the courtyard gate when she heard the Second Princess run up and call her, "Third Sister, Third Sister!"

Li Yuzhu turned to look at her, "What’s up, Second Sister?"

"Did you wear the Great Sister’s clogs?"

"I didn’t! Aren’t her clogs under the bed?" Li Yuzhu said, lifting her foot to show the Second Princess.

She was wearing a pair of old cloth shoes.

The clogs mentioned by the Second Princess had four half-inch high wooden studs under the soles, and cowhide for the foot wrap.

Put shoes into the cowhide-soled clogs, walking on muddy roads without soiling the shoes.

The Great Princess bought these the day of the fair.

"Then it’s bad, she wore the clogs to Qingshui River Village to see that beaten woman?" The Second Princess exclaimed.