The aroma of the chicken and duck soups simmering inside was especially rich, and the children playing by the door kept sniffing the air.
Lin Xiuqing was not stingy either. She had stewed not only chicken today, but duck as well. She took two large bowls, filled one with chicken soup and the other with duck soup, and had Ye Yaodong take them next door, letting them choose whether they wanted chicken or duck.
There were several pieces of meat in them too. There was no chance of eating their fill, but they could at least have a taste.
When the children learned that there was some for them too, they all cheered.
Ye Eldest Sister-in-Law and Ye Second Sister-in-Law accepted the bowls with broad smiles. With the three brothers living together, it took give-and-take and mutual help to keep their relationships harmonious.
Still, as long as the sisters-in-law got along, the brothers' relationships generally would not be too bad, especially since Ye Eldest Brother and Second Older Brother Ye were both honest men.
After delivering the soup next door, Ye Yaodong brought the empty bowls back for Lin Xiuqing to fill again, then took them over to the Old House.
Mother Ye had come back with a whole assortment of small fish she had gathered from various places, and only returned to the Old House to work on them after dinner.
When he arrived, his parents had just removed the heads and innards from the fresh anchovies and were rubbing salt onto them.
"Eat this while it's hot. You can do that later."
"It's fine. We'll finish this first. Once we've rubbed the salt on, we can just leave them."
Ye Yaodong knew the steps, but he could not do it himself. This needed someone with plenty of experience,