Chapter 178: Bitter Meat Scheme
Mo Xiaohe found that even if she was in charge of the house at home, she had less and less right to speak, what was the habit of her relatives to discuss with Gu Zheng, and when did she leave an unreliable impression?
On the fourteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the husband and wife washed properly, Mo Xiaohe wrapped three mooncakes in oiled paper, one for her cousin Mo Daya, one for her own family to eat, and the other one with the most was given to her grandparents and grandmothers, and she basically distributed them according to the head. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The moon cakes have the most traditional bean paste, jujube paste, five kernels, and the osmanthus fruit and egg yolk ham that she researched by herself, and the packaging of the moon cakes, Mo Xiaohe also took a lot of pain, and chose a wooden box, with a hollow pattern on it, which looks very classy.
In order not to delay the time, the couple hastily drank porridge in the morning, Mo Xiaohe carried a small basket of dates, and the jujube trees at home had hundreds of catties, and she put part of it in the cellar, and the rest was evenly distributed to the three families, so she should eat it fresh.
"Watch your step!"
The road down the mountain is long, there is a steep dirt slope, when it rains, the soil erosion, will reveal the sharp stones inside, if you are not careful, the gap of the stones hit the ankle, immediately see blood.
If it weren't for her husband's reminder, Mo Xiaohe really didn't pay attention, she honestly followed behind Gu Zheng, thinking that she would have to ask Aunt Zhang to help her make a pair of thick-soled shoes when she turned around, otherwise it would be inconvenient to go up and down the mountain, and the soles of her feet would hurt when she walked.
The two of them went to visit Mo Daya first, the old Qianpo and Li Er were really honest this time, seeing her come to deliver something, they warmly welcomed her, and their eyes kept sweeping on the moon cakes, thinking that it was a high-end product made by the chef of the restaurant, and through the box, they could smell the fragrant glutinous smell inside.
"Cousin, look at your face is much better than last time!"
There is only one Mo Daya who is really related to Mo Xiaohe, and now that her cousin is good, she is much more relieved, and now she will wait for the Mo family to come back and solve this matter, it seems that she will not be able to reach it before fifteen.
"Well, eat well, drink well, sleep well."
In order to make up for it, the old pious woman has not been a moth recently, and asks Mo Daya about the news of the Mo family every day, Mo Daya estimates that this old woman will not be able to pretend for long, if the clansmen do not come back, it will show its original form.
"I sent a letter to the clan, but the eldest aunt didn't reply, maybe it's been these two days."
Maybe he stayed in Yingchuan for a long time, so he was delayed for a while, Mo Xiaohe comforted his cousin a few words, as long as he could think about it. People have to live selfishly, after all, there is no one to share the pain for you, and blindly tolerating and conniving can only be exchanged for the bullying of others.
"Don't worry, I've endured it for more than half a year, I have to take care of it, thanks to not letting my mother see me at that time."
Mo Daya sighed, and saw that the old lady washed a small pot of jujube and sent it up, so she smiled and changed the topic, but Mo Xiaohe didn't stay for long, she and her husband Gu Zheng went home and accompanied Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang to talk.
Not in the town for two days, Li He came to a trip, sent a piece of meat and a cart of firewood, the family firewood is enough, for fear of rain, the old couple put the firewood in the firewood room, Feng Dachun is also fine, can come out in the evening to sit for a quarter of an hour.
"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, I bought a roast chicken and added a dish to your two elders in the evening."
The second old man has a bad mouth and can't eat too hard, Mo Xiaohe passed by the market and saw that there was a roast chicken that was good, especially soft and delicious, so he immediately bought one, she and Gu Zheng cleaned up, grandparents moved, and they had to go over early to help.
"Go, don't be in a hurry to come back, I'll leave the door for you."
Aunt Zhang watched the little couple go away, before going back, Da Wu and Da Yue have different customs, but they are very used to living, the couple did not treat them as outsiders, this feeling is particularly good, they are cheeky to live, they really don't want to go.
When people get old, they are most afraid of loneliness, Aunt Zhang thought, she still has a few more years to live, and she watched Gu Zheng and Mo Xiaohe's baby be born with her own eyes.
It's almost noon, there are fewer and fewer people on the street, Mo Xiaohe entered the shop and bought a complete set of dishes and chopsticks, as a housewarming gift, the fewer people, the better it is to bargain with the shopkeeper, and a set of dishes and chopsticks will give birth to a hundred yuan.
"Gu Zheng, Xiaohe, you're here!"
As soon as the two walked to the door, they happened to meet their uncle Li Dazhuang, who was pushing a cart, which was full of bedding and other belongings, all of which were moved from the village, and the bedding was newly made last year, so there was no need to buy it again, and it was not troublesome to move, but it saved a lot of silver.
The yard is planted with flowers and plants, cleaned up, the furniture in the house is complete, the teapot and the bowl, it is really a bit of a well-off people's home.
Mo Xiaohe's grandfather and grandmother were sitting in the room drinking tea, the second elder's face was bright, smiling, I had never lived in such a good house in my life, I didn't expect people to reach their twilight years, but they came to be blessed.
"Auntie, this is from the jujube tree at home, it is very sweet, and there are moon cakes I made."
After Mo Xiaohe finished speaking, he handed over a three-layer box to Wen's, and after entering the door, she didn't see her cousin, and she didn't ask, she went into the house to chat with her grandparents.
"Xiaohe, this girl, has an opinion about me!"
Wen twitched the corners of her mouth, the reason why she didn't tell her niece was that she was afraid that she would send news to her daughter in advance, today's meal can be understood as looking at each other, and it must be taken by surprise without Li Xiu knowing, and the duck will be put on the shelf, otherwise something will be made, and everyone will not look good.
Gu Zheng shook his head, turned around and went to find Li He, carrying water and chopping firewood at home, such physical work is always indispensable to him, he has always been silent, less talk and more action, slowly, it is reassuring, Li Dazhuang and Wen also warned Mo Xiaohe behind his back, don't bully Gu Zheng.
Who bullies whom! I don't know who it is, she has to eat meat, she is majestic in bed, and she still has a sore back and legs! But the matter of bed between husband and wife, and can't be with outsiders, Mo Xiaohe thinks that her husband is the real black.
"Xiaohe, you're here!"
Li Xiu carried a small basket, which was fresh melons and fruits, she had just come back from the market, and her mother said that the guests at home today were not cousins and brothers-in-law, she specially chose the best and put them in the well water, and it would be cold and comfortable to eat after a while.
"Coming, coming, there's a gift for you, a set of tasseled yarn tents in pink."
The gauze tent was bought in Kyoto, the most popular boudoir girlish style at the moment, Mo Xiaohe, a married person, and Gu Zheng squeezed in such a color gauze tent, she always felt weird, she could just take it out to give favors.
"Great! I stayed here yesterday, without a tent, and at night the mosquitoes buzzed and screamed, so noisy that I couldn't sleep. ”
Li Xiu's eyes lit up, and she pulled Mo Xiaohe to her boudoir.
There is a screen of landscapes, flowers and birds inside, calligraphy and paintings are hung on the wall, calligraphy and painting are Mo Xiaohe's handwriting, and the ornaments on the dresser are all Kyoto goods, which immediately set off the boudoir several grades higher.
"I like this vase the most, Xiaohe, it's really hard for you."
Not far away, the vase was brought from Dayue Kyoto to Dawu, there was no bump on the road, in fact, the vase is not valuable, nor is it an antique, Mo Xiaohe remembered that this was her buying something, and the shopkeeper gave her an add-on, but I didn't expect my cousin to like it so much.
"Well, the dates brought by Xiaohe are crisp and sweet, you can eat some."
Wen came in to observe the situation by sending things, and when he saw that Li Xiu was still excited, he guessed that Gu Zheng was a safe person and didn't tell Mo Xiaohe, and Li Xiu naturally didn't know.
Mo Xiaohe almost vomited blood in her heart, why did that good person let her husband do it again? She didn't say anything, right?
"Xiaohe, is Brother Da Chun better?"
As soon as Wen left, Li Xiu grabbed Mo Xiaohe's hand and said nervously, "Did he mention me?" Do you know you're coming? ”
Facing Li Xiuyin's gaze, Mo Xiaohe was very embarrassed, before she went out, she didn't go to see Feng Dachun, she deliberately avoided it, and didn't want to be caught in the middle.
"My husband and I handed something to Aunt Zhang at the door, and then we came."
Mo Xiaohe changed the topic, she didn't want to hit her cousin, but if she wanted to go against the whole family, the result was likely not to be very good. In the eyes of the eldest aunt, the conditions of the scribe are much better, and he is a scholar at all.
"He'll be fine, I'll wait for him."
After Li Xiu finished speaking, she happily took out a purse from the drawer, the pattern on it was a mandarin duck playing in the water, her face turned red, and she fiddled, "You can help me bring this to Brother Dachun!" ”
"Teach and receive privately!"
Only these big words flashed in Mo Xiaohe's mind, she snorted, she couldn't help this matter, otherwise she would be known by the eldest aunt, she was a sinner through the ages, unless she had already been married, there was no exchange of tokens between men and women.
If Feng Dachun came to the door with a purse and threatened, his cousin would be ruined for the rest of his life.
"Oops, am I drinking too much cold water? My stomach hurts! ”
Mo Xiaohe wiped her sweat with a handkerchief and ran out of the door decisively, she really couldn't find an excuse, she could only use bitter meat!
"Xiu'er, what are you doing? Come and help in the stove! ”
Wen Shi shouted and completely rescued Mo Xiaohe, Li Xiu saw this, so he had to hide his purse and walk slowly to the stove.
Gu Zheng looked at the expression on his lady's face, and knew in his heart, he took out the handkerchief, tapped the sweat on her forehead, and pointed to the house.
The Li family had just moved, and the tent had not yet had time to hang, Mo Xiaohe understood, and went into the house to help, she cleaned up her grandfather and grandmother's house, hung up the gauze tent, and asked her husband Gu Zheng to help frame the painting, and hung up a picture of Baishou, which immediately looked tall.
"I'm afraid that rich people decorate like this, right?"
Grandma walked around on her back, she just felt that how to look at it was pleasing to the eye, she asked Mo Xiaohe to come over to chat, asked Aunt Zhang about it, and heard that the other party liked to listen to the play, so she immediately fell in mind and talked about a few places in the town where you can listen to the play.
"Grandpa, grandma, I brought another jar of tea, don't be reluctant to drink it, it's easy to spoil after a long time."
Mo Xiaohe chatted with the second elder, her grandmother talked a lot, and said a few interesting things about her mother Li when she was a child, and at the end, she mentioned Li He's family affairs, she has her own ideas, if Li Xiu and the scribe have no fate, the scribe also has a sister, it is said that the temperament is also good, what if he and Li He look at each other?
Mo Xiaohe was dumbfounded, the family was making two preparations, Li He thought it was for his sister Li Xiuxiang, but he didn't think about it, he was also being calculated.
This meal at home is more sumptuous than the New Year, Wen's doesn't know where to buy dried shrimp, after soaking in water, fried leeks to eat, the taste is particularly delicious, chicken, duck and fish are complete, and there is milk candy that is reluctant to eat on weekdays.
As soon as noon passed, someone came to the house.
The scribe stood at the door with a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, both of whom were carrying things in their hands, and Li He was the first to spot them and welcomed them in.
Mo Xiaohe put down the fruit in his hand, hurriedly walked out, and greeted him warmly.
The scribe Sven was thin and weak, with a white face, very in line with the aesthetics of the Great Wu people, wearing a long robe, and the girl who was about the same age as her, her eyes were boneless, and she looked eccentric and couldn't hide it.
"Xiaohe, this is the last time I met in Yamen, Brother Lin, this is Brother Lin's sister-in-law, Little Lady Lin."
Li He also didn't know Lin Xiucai's sister, he estimated it based on his age.
"Brother Lin, Little Lady Lin, this is my cousin, you can just call her Xiaohe."
Peers in the name, there is not so much attention, especially women, the name is not important, it is a code name, many people's daughters do not have official names, just big girl, little girl, Dani is called so, if the family is in urgent need of a man, name Zhaodi.
"Here, sit down."
Lin Xiucai's sister nodded, she didn't recognize her life, she took the initiative to introduce herself, "My name is Lin Shuang." ”
There is a Xiucai brother in the family who is different, and the name is also good, Mo Xiaohe smiled at Lin Shuang, wondering in her heart, whether it is suitable for Lin Xiucai to match her cousin, or whether Lin Shuang is more suitable for her cousin Li He, she doesn't do anything, just waiting to watch the play silently.