Since the mother and daughter of the Wang family are satisfied with this family affair, even if others have reasons to oppose it, it will not be valid.

For the sake of the Chen family's face, Old Man Chen made two requests to the Wang family. First, after Qingyu passed the door, Wang Jinghao didn't have to give her tea, nor did she have to call her a mother, a fireworks woman did not deserve the respect of the children of her ex-wife; Second, every year on the sacrificial day of the family, Qingyu must give a concubine gift to the tablet of Wenxiu, and a woman with a bad background is not worthy of the step-room ceremony to the daughter of the Chen family.

Regardless of whether Qingyu is a good person or not, Old Man Chen's request is reasonable. Chen Xuejiao looked at the Li family, only to see the Li family breathe a sigh of relief, the children of the original match do not call the steproom as their mother, and the steproom performs the gift of the concubine to the original match, which represents that Qingyu is just a concubine of the Wang family in the patriarchal law, which inadvertently preserves Jinghao, and Jinghao's marriage in the future does not need to be manipulated by Qingyu.

Mrs. Chen nodded frequently, and also agreed with Old Man Chen's statement, no matter how she said that she was also Wenxiu's stepmother. After Qingyu and Wang Baozhu got married, the Chen family was still the Wang family's father-in-law, and she didn't want to be a relative with a fireworks dirty woman. If Qingyu is considered a concubine in the patriarchy, it not only preserves the reputation of the Wang family, but also preserves the face of the Chen family.

Mrs. Wang and Wang Baozhu agreed to Mr. Chen's request without hesitation. In the minds of the mother and son of the Wang family, what the Chen family wants, as long as Qingyu can give birth to a son and can bring a large box of treasures to the door.

Old Man Chen breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the Li family and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, you go and ask the boss why he said that Wenxiu is his own sister-in-law, and he should know about this." There is also a person sent to the town, and Wen Ying must also know about this. ”

"Why do you have so many things, it's my nephew who marries his daughter-in-law, what's the matter with Boss Guan and Wen Ying. What's wrong with Wen Xiu, isn't she also dead? And the dead will hinder the marriage of the living? Mrs. Chen said displeasedly.

Li stood up and replied to Old Man Chen: "Qi An's father has already said that the eldest sister is gone after all, and we will not blindly mix with whoever my brother-in-law marries, and I want to come to Wenying with the same idea." There is only one thing, Jing Hao is still young, whether her brother-in-law is married or not. If you are quiet, you will continue to live in our house. ”

Li clearly expressed the views of Chen Xiucai and Wen Ying, and in the end, he did not forget to fight for Jinghao.

Chen Xiucai doesn't care about this matter, if Chen Xiucai takes care of it, it will be really difficult to do, but he doesn't have to kneel down when he sees the official, and handing over a post to Xuzhou Mansion is enough for the Wang family. Mrs. Wang clapped her hands and said to Li: "Eldest nephew and daughter-in-law, don't worry, just now your father said that he would not let Jing Hao serve tea." If you don't get annoyed, you can live quietly in your house until you leave the pavilion. ”

The matter was settled, and a room full of people laughed and chatted.

Li and Chen Xuejiao went back to the North Wing together. Li told Chen Xiucai about it. Chen Xiucai didn't say anything, but he agreed with Old Man Chen's wisdom.

Chen Xuejiao pulled Jing Hao, deleted and picked up the things in the upper room, and said that the point was that Mrs. Wang wanted Jing Hao to live in the Chen family until she left the cabinet.

Jing Hao blushed when she heard this, and she was very happy in her heart. Chen Xueru and Chen Qiping were also very happy when they heard that Jinghao had been living at home all along.

"I suddenly remembered something?" Chen Xuejiao smiled at Xue Rujing and said, "Are you strange, I met the girl who bought our embroidery in Weishan Lake." Because things are delayed, I forgot to tell you both. ”

"Which girl is it?" Chen Xueru asked in confusion, "There were several girls who bought embroidery that day." ”

Chen Xueru and Jinghao went to the town to sell embroidery once. After seeing Wang Baozhu enter the fireworks alley, Jing Hao was reluctant to go to the town to sell embroidery.

"The one in green?" Chen Xuejiao said.

"I remember, is it the girl with a double snail bun, white skin and round face who said that she bought embroidery for the young lady at home?" Jing Hao thought about it carefully and said.

"Oh, it's not her." Chen Xuejiao said with a smile.

"But why did she go to Weishan Lake?" Chen Xueru didn't understand.

"She's from there, and I saw her at the market over there. She said that her young lady liked Jinghao's double-sided embroidery, and said that the last time she came was to visit relatives. Chen Xuejiao said.

"I said, her accent is different from ours, like people from Shandong." Jing Hao suddenly realized, "But." It's amazing that her young lady still remembers us. ”

"I also think so, but my cousin's embroidery is good, and I dare to say that I can't find it in the entire Xuzhou Mansion."

Jing Hao smiled and didn't speak, Chen Xuejiao had an idea, if she has money in the future, why not open an embroidery workshop and let Xue Ru and Jing Hao take care of it.

"Auntie, the master said to eat together today, let you don't have lunch, please go to the room to help." Xuewa walked in and said to Lee.

Li greeted him with a smile, and instead of agreeing immediately, he looked at Xue Jiao. Over the past few days, the Li family has been accustomed to asking for the advice of his youngest daughter on everything.

Chen Xuejiao smiled and said, "Mother, since the master asked us not to do lunch, we won't do it." ”

Li and the others all understood that Mrs. Wang and Wang Baozhu came to the house as guests as Mrs. Chen's family, no matter how big the scandal was before, since it was revealed, they should be entertained according to a high standard of hospitality. This high-standard hospitality is reflected in the meal, Mrs. Chen accompanied Mrs. Wang to talk, Zhao's and Zhang's are not good cooks, Cai's stomach is upright, so only Li can make a first-class table, Mr. Chen called Li over in the name of eating together with the two families, but in fact, he asked Li to help Zhang Luosheng go to the room for lunch.

The Li family entered the upper room without any complaints, listened to the instructions of the old man Chen, and walked towards the pot house with the Zhao family and the Zhang family. Chen Xuejiao, Chen Xueru, Chen Xuewa, Jing Hao, Da Dan, and Qi Ping followed to help hold firewood, fetch water, and choose vegetables. Because it is necessary to make a banquet for more than a dozen people, the upper room and the pot house of the big house are started together. Li instructed Chen Xueru and Jing Hao to steam steamed buns in the big pot house, and Da Dan and Xuewa held firewood and made a fire, because there was no dough, Chen Xueru decided to temporarily make noodles, Jing Hao took into account her grandmother Mrs. Wang's bad teeth, and steamed a few bowls of thick rice. Because the noodles and rice were under Mrs. Chen's bed, several children didn't have the courage to take them, so Chen Xueru had to take their own charges. Chef Li's stir-fry, Zhao's pot, Zhang's Chai He, Chen Xuejiao and Chen Qi'an choose dishes. Li opened the basket, wicker basket, and cabinet of the upper pot house. It was found empty, with no meat, no eggs, and no seasonings, and it seemed that they had all been received by Mrs. Chen in her house.

The chicken whose neck had been choked off by the goddess was still lying in the yard with a pool of blood under its body. Zhang's hugged Chai He and walked into the pot house by the way, and said to Li and Zhao: "This chicken is to drive away evil spirits, I'm afraid it will be unlucky, fill it in the bottom of the pot and burn it for me to eat." I'm not afraid. ”

At this time, Mrs. Wang appeared at the door of the pot house, holding a lard jar in her arms, and Chen Xuemiao was holding a few eggs in her hands behind her. Hearing Zhang's words, Mrs. Chen glanced at it fiercely, pointed to the chicken and said, "Burn it for you to eat, you think of the beauty, stew it for guests today." ”

Zhang put down the chicken in a daze.

"This is lard, eldest daughter-in-law, you have always been a good cook. Save a little, and the meal can't be bad. Mrs. Chen handed over the oil jar and picked up the eggs from Xue Miao's hand: "These four eggs are used for scrambling and making soup, and there are no more." ”

Chen Xuejiao couldn't help but roll her eyes, the Li family is also a skilled woman who is capable, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and there is nothing in the pot house, even if the Li family has great ability, he can't make a table. Mrs. Chen's abacus sounded, and Baba sent a jar of oil and a few eggs, and told her that the oil should not be used too much. She calculated that the Li family would swallow her anger for the sake of face and fill it with her own things.

Mrs. Chen didn't care what happened to the Li family, and went to the upper room after giving the order.

"Xue Jiao. You go to the room and bring some dried mushrooms and fungus that your grandmother gave you, and go to the field to pick up two cabbages, a radish, and a handful of green onions. Li instructed Xue Jiao.

Chen Xuejiao agreed, but instead of going to the north wing or the vegetable garden, she went to the upper room.

"Milk, my uncle and grandma are distinguished guests, why don't we only stew a chicken. A scrambled egg, how can there be enough for so many people. Chen Xuejiao deliberately asked loudly in front of everyone.

"Dead girl, what are you talking about, didn't everything be sent to your mother." Mrs. Chen's expression was unnatural.

"Milk only sent lard and eggs just now, so I'll ask what's going on?" Chen Xuejiao's eyes rolled slightly.

Mrs. Wang was not very happy on her face.

Old man Chen smokes a cigarette pouch. At first glance, I understood what was going on, and I couldn't help but be angry that Mrs. Chen was confused, but it was not good to mention her in front of the Wang family.

"The dishes are all under the kang, just when you come, bring them together." Old Man Chen took a puff of cigarette and said to Xue Jiao, and then glared at Old Lady Chen fiercely to avoid the Wang family.

Mrs. Chen rubbed her way down the kang and took out a basket of vegetables from the bottom of the kang, including potatoes, pumpkin, dried eggplant, dried beans, and winter melon.

Chen Xuejiao exclaimed in her heart, Mrs. Chen used the bottom of the kang as a storage room, and stuffed everything into it.

"There's also a piece of pork with me." Old Man Chen ordered Chen Zifu to bring the pork brought by Wang Baozhu into the pot house, and ordered Mrs. Chen to pay for Zifu to go to the next village to buy a fish and cut some tofu, but Mrs. Chen reluctantly paid for it.

Chen Xuejiao went to the pot house with the dishes and said to Li with a smile: "Mother, these dishes are given by the milk." ”

Li Shi opened his eyebrows and laughed, and Zhao's heart jumped, this dead girl is much more capable than Xue Miao, and she can actually ask for something from Old Lady Chen.

Chen Qiping went to the vegetable garden to pick cabbage, coriander, garlic sprouts, green onions, and radish.

With the ingredients, the Li family can show their talents.

Li Shi first made the main dish, two big dishes, roast pork with potatoes and roast chicken with pumpkin.

Chen Xuejiao and Chen Qiping peeled the potatoes and cut the potato hob into large pieces, so that the cooking needs to be rough.

The pork brought by Wang Baozhu was fat and thin, and Li first cut off a piece of fatty meat, refined oil in the pot, and scooped up the oil residue. Turn on the hot water again, cut the fat and thin meat into small pieces, put it in the pot and fly the water, skim off the blood foam and magazines, take it out with a colander and put it in the basin to wash. Chen Xuejiao helped to help, put the previously prepared star anise, Sichuan pepper, spices, and chili peppers into the previous oil pot and stir-fry until fragrant, and put in the meat pieces to fry together, because there is no soy sauce in this era, Chen Xuejiao put a spoonful of sauce and a spoonful of sugar to adjust the color and taste. Then pour in the potato cubes and stir-fry quickly, until the potatoes and meat are all colored, add the appropriate amount of salt. Li looked at it almost, scooped a scoop of water into it, put the lid on the pot, and ordered Zhao to burn the fire.

The Li family was very confident in cooking, and also issued an order to the Zhao family, Chen Xuejiao couldn't help but smile.

"Xue Jiao, this girl is really good, she can cook, Xue Miao's child doesn't even know how to boil the water until now." Zhao looked at Chen Xuejiao's skillful movements, and there was a bit of sincerity in his appreciation.

"Xue Miao is as you say, she looks so sweet." The courtesies were exchanged, and the Li family also praised Xue Miao a few words.

Chen Xuejiao pursed her lips and chuckled, and the two of them were rarely in harmony.

Looking at the Zhang family again, after holding a bundle of firewood, they had already hid in the south wing. It doesn't matter if she doesn't come to help, she comes to help purely because she is busy, stealing a piece of meat at one time, grabbing vegetables without washing her hands.

The oil residue from the lard was simmered in a mixed dish with dried eggplant and dried beans. The dried eggplant and dried beans absorb the aroma of oil residue and are better than the meat.

Immediately afterwards, Li stewed the chicken with his own hands, cooking it in the same way as braised pork, and the chicken fragrance came out in this way. Because this old rooster has been old for many years, and the meat is firm, Li specially added an extra scoop of water and stewed it over high heat, so that the meat can be stewed.

After cooking a few dishes, Chen Zifu came back with a crucian carp and a few pieces of tofu.

Li made another dish of crucian carp stewed tofu, sprinkled with coriander, which was full of color and flavor. Finally, the winter melon was cut into slices and a thick pot of hot soup was boiled with dried shrimp that Xuejiao bought in Weishan Lake.

Because Mr. Chen, Wang Baozhu and others wanted to drink, Chen Xuejiao cut a shredded radish salad, fried a peanut, and fried a fungus, which are all good things to drink.

Mrs. Chen smelled the fragrance coming from the pot house, and her face was gloomy and she shook at the door of the pot house, shouting that she had used too much oil. Chen Xuejiao said with a smile that she didn't use the oil in the upper room, but used her own oil, and even the white flour and rice were also used in her own house, so Mrs. Chen entered the upper room with a gloomy face.

Chen Xuejiao doesn't care, anyway, they are all separated, and they can eat together twice a year.

After a while, the food was put into the upper room, and it was still divided into two tables, Old Man Chen took the male to sit at one table, and Mrs. Chen took the female to sit at the other table. Because it was the first round of eating together since the separation, Old Man Chen ordered the big egg to call Qi An back home from the private school for dinner.

Except for Chen Xiucai, who was inconvenient to get up, all the people were here.

Old man Chen took Wang Baozhu and his sons to drink, he was happy to see such a large family sitting together to eat again, and even poured wine for Chen Qi'an, saying that it was in place of the eldest son.

The women's table was not as lively as the men's table, and Mrs. Chen was not picky when she looked at the dishes in front of her, but just glanced at Li's fiercely.

Mrs. Wang pulled Mrs. Chen's aunt and sister-in-law to chirp.

Chen Xuejiao lowered her head to eat vegetables, several children were no longer as cowering as before because of the separation, Chen Qiping and Chen Xueru also dared to stretch out their chopsticks to pick up vegetables. Mrs. Chen felt uncomfortable and couldn't say anything.

Wang Jinghao served a bowl of thick rice to her grandmother, and Mrs. Wang didn't raise her eyebrows, as if this granddaughter didn't have zài.

Chen Xuejiao really suspected that the mother and son of the Wang family had forgotten about Jinghao, and they had been at home for a long time, and no one had taken the initiative to mention Jinghao. Jing Hao went to see his father and grandmother, and the two of them also looked cold.

After sending Mrs. Wang and Wang Baozhu out of the door, Old Man Chen sighed in front of everyone: "In the future, we will have to eat together from time to time, just like a family, and when Xueyao and Qi Lin go home at the end of the year, the boss's body and bones are also better, and at that time we are firing together as we are now." Today, the eldest daughter-in-law has worked hard, and the mats she makes are all of the best quality. ”

Mrs. Chen was disdainful, pursed her lips and said, "People have a good life, and they want you to rush to the top." ”

The words were so bitter that Lee and the children pretended not to hear.

When he arrived at his own north wing, Li sighed to a few children: "I knew that I would have separated the family earlier, and the family had its own way, and it seemed closer to each other from time to time. ”

Lee's head to toe exudes a sense of comfort. (To be continued......)