When Juhua saw him arrive, she said joyfully, "Not at all. I just had four or five. The cilantro-filled dumplings are delicious, you should try some later. Is this carrot juice?"
Huai Zi sat down beside her and smiled gently. "Yes! I just squeezed it. I warmed the carrots in hot water, so the juice isn't cold at all." After speaking, he poured some into a bowl for Zhao Qing, then passed the bamboo tube to Juhua. "Have a few sips," he said. "You like this so much. Mother said she's going to soak some wood ear mushrooms and stir-fry them with carrots later."
Juhua took it, had a couple of sips, and smiled. "Stir-fried carrots with wood ear mushrooms are delicious. If you add a chopped green garlic shoot, it's even more fragrant. Qing'er, you don't like this?"
She asked upon seeing Zhao Qing frown as she drank the carrot juice.
