Zhang Huai didn't say anything after hearing her words. Instead, he just smiled and ran into the courtyard, where he began stomping on the acorns. He then called out to Qingmu, "Hurry up! Let's get this cleaned up so we can go eat." Then he shouted to Mrs. Yang, "Auntie, why don't you go on ahead? You can give my mom a hand."
Juhua saw him stomping away while beaming at her, as if to say, 'I'm doing your work for you, so you have to go eat now, right?' She couldn't help but smile, though no one noticed.
She picked up a mallet, and as she crouched on the ground cracking the acorns, she deliberately asked Huai Zi, "What delicacy are you all making? Why so formal?"
Before Zhang Huai could answer, Qingmu chimed in with a laugh, "Juhua, you really have to come eat. Guess what Uncle Zhang managed to get?"
