Not long after, Li You arrived outside Liu Jialiang’s yard.

Liu Jialiang is picking cucumbers in a field outside the yard.

"Uncle Liang, are you picking cucumbers to eat at night?" Li You asked.

Liu Jialiang smiled and said: "Indeed. I plan to make cucumber slices. Have you just come back from the store? Or are you planning to go somewhere?"

Li You said: "I just came back from the store. I brought a braised chicken for you to eat."

With that said, he got off the motorcycle, took out a braised chicken from the storage box on the rear shelf, and handed it to Liu Jialiang.

Liu Jialiang waved his hands repeatedly, "Xiaoyou, this is not okay. You take it back and give it to your parents."

Li You said: "Of course they have it too. It's just a braised chicken, not worth much."

With that said, he forced the braised chicken directly into Liu Jialiang's hands.

Later, while Liu Jialiang was hesitating, Li You got on the motorcycle and said, "I'll leave first."

Liu Jialiang said quickly: "Wait a minute, Xiaoyou, wait a minute. Then I will pick some vegetables for you. Anyway, you must use vegetables in your shop."

Li You thought for a while, but did not refuse. He smiled and said: "Then pick less, don't pick too much."

Liu Jialiang nodded, "Okay, okay."

At this time, Liu Jialiang's parents and his wife all walked out of the yard.

Obviously, they heard the noise outside.

The three of them invited Li You to sit in the room for a while, and at the same time thanked Li You very much for the braised chicken.

Li You said that he would not sit in the house. His parents were still waiting for him to go back for dinner.

After hearing this, Liu Jialiang's parents and his wife stopped forcing him.

Afterwards, the four members of the family went to the fields to pick vegetables for Li You.

Pick all cucumbers, loofahs, bitter gourds, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, etc.

Li You saw it and said quickly: "Enough, enough, too much, too much."

Liu Jialiang's father said: "Xiaoyou, you run a restaurant, so you must use all these dishes. Our family can't finish all these dishes. Pick more and take them away. Otherwise, we won't be able to finish them all, and they will still be spoiled."

It’s a waste.”

Finally, the storage box on the rear rack of Li You's motorcycle was filled with various vegetables.

Unexpectedly, when I brought a braised chicken, I got a basket full of vegetables instead.

Li You thanked him repeatedly.

However, the Liu Jialiang family said that they should express their gratitude.

As both parties thanked each other, Li You left on his motorcycle.

Not long after, we arrived at Li Zhong’s house again.

In the end, I also exchanged a braised chicken for a bunch of vegetables.

The storage box can't fit in it. It doesn't matter. Li Zhong packed all the vegetables in a large woolen bag and tied it to the storage box.

Li You returned home loaded with vegetables.

When his parents saw him, they asked Li Youzai why he brought so many vegetables back?

Li You explained the situation.

So that’s it.

After hearing this, my parents lamented that Liu Jialiang and Li Zhong were so polite.

"Oh, by the way." Li You added, "Uncle Zhang Hong also gave me a lot of grapes."

With that said, Li You took out the grapes given by Liu Zhanghong from the storage box.

When my parents saw it, they both said, "You actually gave me so much? His grapes ripen quite early."

Li You nodded, "It's quite early. Try it. It's very sweet and delicious."

Mom and dad each picked one and ate it.

After eating, they all said, "It's very sweet. It tastes better than our own grapes."

Li You smiled and said: "This is Xia Hei. Our own is an old variety from before. It can't be compared to it."

There are two old grape trees that are more than ten years old on the edge of Li You's yard.

In other words, old grapevines.

Grapes are vines and need something to attach themselves to in order to grow upward.

Therefore, strictly speaking, it does not belong to a "tree".

However, there is nothing wrong with the two grape plants in Li You's house, even if they are trees.

Because its branches are already very thick, the diameter at the bottom is close to 10 centimeters.

The whole grapevine has lush branches and leaves, covers a large area, and can produce thousands of bunches of grapes every year.

The bunch is not very big, and I don’t know what variety it is. But the taste is pretty good.

Although it's not as dark as summer, it's still very sweet.

The knots are very good again this year, and they are densely packed and look very pleasing.

But now they are basically still green and cannot be eaten.

"Liu Zhanghong gave him so many grapes. You should also give him something next time." Dad said.

Mom also said it should be given as a gift.

Li You nodded, "I think so too. Let's see, what should I bring him when I come back next time?"

Both parents nodded. This made them feel relieved.

Later, Li You walked into the kitchen carrying braised chicken.

I will mainly eat this braised chicken tonight. I will also make tomato and egg soup.

There are tomatoes and eggs at home. There is no need for Li You to bring the ingredients back.

Li You walked to the place where the eggs were placed.

There are dozens more eggs.

We took away all the eggs last time, and now there are so many again.

The old hens at home are indeed quite capable during this time.

Then just use five eggs.

The hens are so capable that there is no need to think about saving eggs.

As for tomatoes, just three are enough.

Previously, the vegetables sent by the Liu Jialiang and Li Zhong families contained tomatoes.

However, Li You didn't take it. Instead, he went to a piece of land outside the yard and picked three big red tomatoes.

This is the freshest ingredient.

Turn on the fire and cook.

Soon, a steaming bowl of tomato and egg soup came out of the pot.

The braised chicken is also cut.

It’s time to eat.

Whether it's braised chicken or tomato and egg soup, my parents are full of praise. They both say they have never tasted such delicious braised chicken and tomato and egg soup.

At the same time, I feel very happy and proud. Isn’t my child’s cooking skills worse than those of a top chef?

This is definitely something to be proud of.

At this time, the Liu Jialiang and Li Zhong families were also eating the braised chicken sent by Li You.

Both families were very happy to eat. I didn’t expect Xiaoyou’s braised chicken to be so delicious. It was much more delicious than the braised chicken sold elsewhere.

Both families became happier as they ate.

……

The next day.

Morning.

After Li You got up, he cooked three bowls of beef noodles as usual and ate them with his parents.

After eating the noodles, Li You climbed to the plum tree outside the yard to pick plums.

The plums I picked last time have been eaten.

This time I picked another full basket, weighing about fifty kilograms.
To be continued...