A Nobody on the Path of Immortal Cultivation? No! A Little Genius at Farming

Chapter 20: Spirit Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms



Chapter 20: Spirit Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms

“Aunt! Little Aunt, you’re back!” Song’er’s excited and enthusiastic voice was the first to be heard.

At this moment, Li Xi was carrying a basket of delicious mushrooms and candied haws, while Liu Qiniang was holding a box of spirit chicken chicks, with another box at her feet. At the courtyard gate, the door was opened by a small figure.

Then Song’er’s little body darted out, standing next to the box at Liu Qiniang’s feet. “The spirit chicken chicks are so cute!” he said, reaching out to touch them.

The chicks were startled and tried to avoid his hand by flapping their tiny wings, but the box was quite crowded, causing the little yellow puffballs to huddle in a chaotic mass at the edge of the box.

At this time, Wu Jingwan came out to greet them. “This child Song’er, he rushed out as soon as he heard your voices. I couldn’t even see him clearly!” Of course, “couldn’t see clearly” was an exaggeration of how quick Song’er had been.

“Elder Sister-in-law, you’re here! Perfect timing, there’s another box of spirit chicken chicks. Let’s take them in together,” Liu Qiniang said with a smile.

Wu Jingwan picked up the other box. “We bought quite a lot of spirit chicken chicks this year!” She noticed the box was packed densely, probably containing seventy or eighty chicks.

“Mom, it’s too high! I can’t see the chicks anymore!” Song’er complained from the side.

“We bought a total of 150 chicks. We plan to raise more this year to earn more spirit pearls. Our family situation is different from before, so it’s good to save up more spirit pearls,” Liu Qiniang explained as she walked in with Wu Jingwan.

Wu Jingwan said to Song’er, who kept jumping to see the chicks: “Go help your little aunt carry something. You can look at the chicks as much as you want once we’re inside.”

“You’ve already thought so much about this. Raising more is always good, but I’m a bit worried. I can’t make talismans or refine tools, and I don’t have your chicken-raising skills. How can I avoid holding the family back?” Wu Jingwan had been pondering what she could do for the past few days but hadn’t come up with any results.

“In a family, there’s no such thing as holding anyone back. Elder Sister-in-law, you work so hard taking care of everything in the household every day. That’s your contribution too. You shouldn’t undervalue yourself,” Liu Qiniang said, pretending to be angry.

Hearing this, Wu Jingwan smiled gently. “You always know how to comfort me!” She decided to stop worrying for now and focus on taking care of the family first.

“Since you plan to raise more spirit chickens this year, our current chicken coop won’t be big enough. We should ask someone to build a larger one later,” Wu Jingwan said.

Liu Qiniang thought for a moment and replied, “The spirit chicken chicks are still small, so we can use our original coop for now. Let’s wait until all the fieldwork is completely finished before we do that.”

Although spring plowing was over, there was still a lot of work to do in the fields for the next couple of days, making it difficult to find someone to hire.

“That’s a good idea,” Wu Jingwan agreed.

As the two sisters-in-law walked back to the kitchen together, Li Xi found her steps hindered by Song’er.

“Little Aunt, what’s in your basket?” Song’er tried his best to stand on tiptoes to look into Li Xi’s basket, practically hanging on it.

Li Xi found her nephew’s behavior amusing. “It contains mushrooms, candied haws, and a spirit chicken that we bought today.”

Song’er became even more excited when he heard “candied haws” and reached into the basket.

“Don’t put your hand in there, or you won’t get any candied haws!” Li Xi quickly turned the basket away, worried that he might damage the mushrooms with his carelessness.

Hearing that he might not get any candied haws, Song’er became anxious. “Song’er won’t move anymore. Little Aunt, I want candied haws!”

Li Xi drawled, “Little Aunt will see how you behave.”

Finally, Li Xi started to move forward.

Lured by the promise of candied haws, Song’er finally stopped fidgeting and followed Li Xi like a little tail.

“Sister-in-law, where should I put the delicious mushrooms and spirit chicken?” Li Xi asked as she entered the kitchen where Wu Jingwan was. Liu Qiniang had gone to settle the spirit chicken chicks.

Wu Jingwan quickly took the basket from Li Xi. “Let me take that.” She placed it beside the stove, took out the spirit chicken, handed a bunch of candied haws to Li Xi, and carried the basket towards the well.

“We even managed to buy delicious mushrooms today. Perfect! I’ll make spirit chicken stewed with mushrooms for you tonight,” Wu Jingwan remembered her promise to cook something delicious for Li Xi.

“Elder Sister-in-law, I’ll help you wash the mushrooms!” Li Xi’s eyes curved into crescents with joy.

Wu Jingwan said, “Go eat your candied haws first. They’ll melt if you wait too long.”

“Oh, the candied haws!” Li Xi suddenly remembered she was still holding a bunch of them.

“Elder Sister-in-law, I bought a candied haw for everyone in the family. Don’t wash the mushrooms yet, come eat candied haws with us!”

“Thank you, Xi’er.” Wu Jingwan didn’t refuse. She put the basket of delicious mushrooms by the well and took the candied haw Li Xi offered her.

There was no need for formalities among family members.

Li Xi distributed candied haws to everyone in the family, receiving a flood of compliments from her three nieces and nephews, especially Song’er.

“Well praised! Keep up this standard next time!” Li Xi said to Song’er with a smile.

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Time finally reached evening amidst Li Xi’s anxious waiting.

The spirit chicken stewed with mushrooms had been simmering since the afternoon, filling every corner of the Li family home with its aroma, even reaching Li Wenze’s house.

Li Wenze was practicing sword when the fragrance made his stomach rumble furiously.

“What is that little girl’s family cooking? It smells so good!” He put away his sword. “Forget it, I’m done practicing. Time to eat. Father! What are we having for dinner today?” He called out loudly towards the house.

At this moment, Li Xi was crouching in front of the large pot with her three nieces and nephews, all waiting for the spirit chicken stewed with mushrooms to be ready.

“Little Aunt, when will the spirit chicken in the pot be ready?” Song’er asked, drooling.

“Want to eat!” x2 Xing’er and Bai’er also drooled in unison.

Li Xi wanted to know the answer to this question too. “Elder Sister-in-law, when will the spirit chicken stewed with mushrooms be ready?” she asked Wu Jingwan, who was setting the table.

“It’ll be ready to serve soon. You kids step back a bit, don’t let the steam hurt you,” Wu Jingwan said as she came over to lift the pot lid.

Li Xi and the three children quickly moved away.

As the lid was lifted, they realized that the aroma that had been spreading earlier was nothing compared to this moment.

An overwhelming fragrance exploded from the edges of the lifted lid. As the lid was fully removed, the aroma quickly spread, drawing everyone else in the family to the kitchen.

“Elder Sister-in-law, the spirit chicken stewed with mushrooms you made smells amazing!” Li Jiang and Liu Qiniang, being closer, arrived at the kitchen first, their faces full of admiration.

“My wife’s cooking skills are getting better and better!” Li He, who arrived shortly after, couldn’t help but praise.

Although Li Shan and Wang Xiuniang didn’t say anything, their expressions said it all.


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