After Xue Miao left, the table was full of activity, and the flattering words of Wen Yan and Zhang were blowing on Li's ears warm.

Wen Yan only praised Chen Xiucai to the sky: "I heard my father say that when my brother was born, the house was full of red light, and other children were crying desperately when they were born, but my brother stared at people quietly, and the midwife said that she had never seen such a child who didn't cry in her life." Look, my brother was born with a good fate, and we don't have no people who study, and so far there are only two talents, my brother and Xu Xiucai, if my brother continues to study, maybe the governor's position will be his. ”

She gestured as if she had seen it with her own eyes.

Chen Xuejiao, Chen Xueru, and Jing Hao glanced at each other, and they all held back the smile in their eyes as if they were listening to a joke.

"Why don't you believe it, I don't like to talk when I look at the size of my eldest brother, but it's not a steady one, people say that there are nine folds out of ten running boats outside, our eldest brother not only didn't fold the book but also earned a lot of silver back, it can be seen that it is a great fortune, the last time it was reported that so many people died in Yuhang, and the eldest brother on a boat survived, but it was not really the red light that filled the house when he was born." Wen Yan broke the steamed buns, soaked them in the broth little by little, dug them with a spoon and ate them, a big bowl of braised pork was destroyed by her, a bunch of steamed bun dregs were put in it, others couldn't get off the chopsticks, this bad problem was used to beating the old lady Xiao Chen, Wen Yan was eating the broth and making steamed buns, while turning his head and smiling at Li: "Sister-in-law." You say yes, no. Originally, the news that the eldest brother was robbed by water bandits, I didn't believe it at all, and there were rumors outside that the eldest brother had died. I spit a mouthful of thick phlegm on the man's face, and I said that the eldest brother will have a blessing if he does not die, and sure enough. ”

At the family reunion dinner, Wen Yan said that he had lost his life and water bandits, and Chen Xuejiao and others were really uncomfortable listening to it.

Zhang was holding a pig's trotter in both hands, his mouth was full of oil, and he said, "It's not." At that time, I didn't believe it, my mother wanted to pile up a well-dressed mound, and I was still persuading it. ”

Lee's heart was full of thorns. She still remembered how the Shangfang family treated their mother and son after learning that Chen Xiucai was killed. She deadlifted. Even her mother-in-law couldn't look past it. If it weren't for being forced by life, why would Chen Xiucai run a boat outside, although he made some money by running a boat, but he didn't want to taste it a second time when he was scared.

The Li family treated Wen Yan lightly and did not speak.

Chen Xuejiao rolled her two big black and white eyes, and when she saw Li's indifference, she knew that she was unhappy. Wen Yan and Zhang were still talking, and eight out of ten sentences praised Li for his blessings. I really don't know if these two people are really naïve or pretending to be naïve, in the big festival. just mentioned the fake news that Chen Xiucai was killed in the summer. Although the news has passed, Chen Xiucai not only lived well, but also brought the silver home, but the Li family didn't want others to mention the past.

Xue Jiao was also very disgusted in her heart, Wen Yan and Zhang's left sentence was killed, and another sentence was Fuda, and they immediately had the heart to stab them a few words: "My sister-in-law and the fourth aunt are so eloquent, you can go to talk about the big drama." My father also said that if you have spare money in the next year, you will also invite a small drama troupe to honor your grandfather, I don't think you need to invite it, we have a ready-made storyteller in our family. ”

After that, he covered his sleeves and smiled, Xueru, Jinghao, and Xuewa's children also laughed, and Wen Ying and Cai's laughed even harder.

Cai pointed at Xue Jiao and said, "Xue Jiao's sharp mouth!" Catch up with the troupe, you train and train, maybe your sister-in-law and fourth aunt can really hold up the stage. ”

Wen Yan and Zhang are stupid, and they also know that this is not a good thing, if they had been smashing chopsticks before, they would have been making a lot of trouble, but now they are full of smiles and flattered Xue Jiao: "Xue Jiao is different from others when she is young, she is smart and handsome and knows how to do business, and she will definitely be able to find a good husband in the future." ”

Xue Jiao rolled her eyes in her heart when she heard this.

Zhang handed the big cup to Xue Ru and asked Xue Ru to pour jasmine wine: "No, not only Xue Jiao, but several of my sister-in-law's children are all pointy, Xue Ru, this child is handsome and diligent, and the needlework is also outstanding." Not to mention Qi An, Jianming is also an official, and the sister-in-law will have great blessings in the future. ”

Xue Ru heard Zhang's praise of herself, her face flushed slightly, and she poured a large glass of wine for Zhang's, and Zhang's took a sip and praised: "This wine is like honey water, and you can't get drunk." ”

Chen Xuejiao noticed that the Zhang family drank the most in the whole banquet, a jar of jasmine wine, and she drank more than half of it.

Sister Chun drank a big bowl of sweet wine with Wen Yan, ate a lot of meat, and her stomach swelled, and she wanted to go to the thatched house, so she didn't dare to go, so she grabbed Wen Yan's hand and asked her mother to go with her.

Wen Yan refused, she hadn't eaten enough meat and vegetables on the table, how could she leave the table.

Li Shi listened to a cart of calculations, and his heart was already impatient, so he finished eating the steamed buns in his hand three times and two times, stood up and freed his hands and said, "I'll take Sister Chun there, you eat first." ”

Seeing that Li hadn't eaten much, Wen Ying quickly stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll come." Twisted around and Xun Wenyan: "You are really, how can you let your sister-in-law go." ”

Li took Sister Chun's hand and winked at Wen Ying, Wen Ying smiled at her and didn't stop her, so Li took Sister Chun to the thatched house.

The meal was eaten until the end of the day, and several families ate the noodles cleanly, and even the green and red silk on the plate was chewed and eaten by Wen Yan. The guys from Qingfeng Village came to collect the dishes and sent a few extra snacks after dinner. Shi greeted him out, touched a few pennies from his arms to give a reward, removed the cups, plates, chopsticks, and put on the table small steamed dumplings with lard and filling, shiitake mushrooms wrapped in diced chicken with oil, soft fragrant cakes and green tea cakes, and a large bowl of meatball soup.

Chen Xuejiao and the others were full, and they didn't have the heart to eat this, so she instructed Shi Shi to keep the roasted wheat for her to eat at night. The stone here agreed, and when he walked into the house, he saw that all the dim sum was pulled in front of Wen Yan and Zhang's chop, and in a moment, he ate all the soup and water like a storm. Zhang ate the most, sauce elbow, braised large carp, puff pastry shrimp balls, mushroom chicken, and half of the meat on the table was stuffed into her stomach. At this time, where can she finish eating dim sum, but she doesn't let go of anything, and picks up steamed dumplings and roasted wheat alone. I took the skin apart, ate the meat filling, and picked up the plate of dough in front of me, and the meatballs in the soup.

"That's it, I won't eat the roasted wheat." Chen Xuejiao said with a wry smile.

But this time, the reunion dinner is only two or three times a year, so let them go.

Zhang and Wen Yan not only ate but also took it. On the table were cakes, pears, and apples, and the two of them grabbed a lot of them and carried them in their arms. For the sake of face, Chen Xiucai came to the house and brought a lot of things. can't hide it, Wen Yan is a married girl who came to her mother's house to give an August festival gift, and it stands to reason that the big house wants to return the gift.

Li was worried about what kind of gift to give, and he was afraid that Mrs. Chen would make a fuss. If you give it heavily, you will always feel uncomfortable in your own heart.

If it's the New Year, it's easy to do. Each red envelope contained a few coins of silver and stuffed it into Sister Chun's hand. But now it's the August Festival, and there is no red envelope in return.

Li discussed the return gift to Xue Jiao and Xue Ru, Xue Jiao thought for a while and said: "I don't think it would be better to give my sister-in-law a daily hairpin brought by my father from the south, and Sister Chun will give a satin. ”

"Done. That's it. Li got up to prepare, and Xue Ru helped pick up the satin.

After the withdrawal of the table. Wen Yan and Zhang did not immediately get up and go to the room, but entered Li's room. The two figures carefully looked at Li's room, and saw that there were four or five large boxes stacked in Li's room, and they buckled them with their hands, squeezing each other's eyes. Lee's jewelry box was placed on the table, not a dresser, but an old table that was given to the family when they were separated, and the box was open, revealing hairpins, rings, bracelets, and other hairpin rings inside.

Zhang's mouth was smacked once, Wen Yan's heart was uneven, and he wanted to reach out to touch the hairpin ring, but when he saw Wen Ying come in, he withdrew his hand.

"The eldest brother is so rich now, how can he just dress his sister-in-law in gold and silver. I'm just going to do it, it's not a mother's birth, I don't see him give it to my sister, how many years have you worn the silver hairpin on your body. Wen Yan said to Wen Ying.

Obviously sowing discord, Wen Ying smiled faintly: "How much hardship my sister-in-law has suffered with my brother, according to me, even if my brother gives the whole family to my sister-in-law, it will not hinder the affairs of others." ”

Li took Xuejiao and Xueru into the room, and gave her the gift to Wen Yan in person, a new silver hairpin, a four-color fruit plate, and a fine satin: "...... You take this satin home and make clothes for Sister Chun and Sister Qiu. ”

Wen Yan accepted it, but Wen Ying's gift was not taken out, so Li naturally prepared a thick gift for her.

Because Zhang was also there, Li also gave her a hairpin.

Everyone sat and talked for a while, Li and Wen Ying went out, and Zhang and Wen Yan went to the inner room again. Xue Ru and Xue Jiao were both outside to help Li clean up the house, and sat quietly in the house to embroider.

The ear room lives with Xuejiao, Xueru, Jinghao, although it is crowded, but the cleaning is clean and refreshing, and the boxes are stacked neatly.

Jing Hao got up and poured tea for the two elders, Zhang took Jing Hao's hand and sighed: "Oh, Jing Hao is getting better and better, and he is the same as your mother, and he looks good, but I don't know if the man I will find in the future is the same as your father." ”

Yixi's words are quiet, and his heart is stinging, and Wen Yan doesn't care about Jinghao. She has a grudge against Wen Xiu in her heart, the three daughters of the Chen family, she gave birth to the most unsightly, so she hates Wen Xiu's good skin.

Jing Hao saw that the two were not good, and it was not good to open his mouth to drive them out, so he sat and embroidered without answering.

"But the richer you are, the more stingy you are, in previous years, you were so poor and gave a satin, but now you are so rich, it is still a satin, but there is an extra silver hairpin, if you want me to say, it is that each family gives ten taels of silver and what is the head." Wen Yan looked at Xue Jiao Xueru's dresser with full eyes, and saw a golden hairpin on the table, and said indignantly.

Wen Yan was even more angry, and Mrs. Chen gave her a message through the news, saying that she would ask Dafang to give her a golden crown, but she didn't expect to give her only a silver hairpin. Zhang's leaned over and muttered to Wen Yan, knocking melon seeds in his mouth, and evaluated all the dishes on the table today: "I heard that this is an inferior seat, why don't you do it if you have shark fin bird's nest, the big house is now distributed, we can't touch the money, we must eat and drink enough, this is still the August Festival, and the sister-in-law is also stingy." ”

Jing Hao originally ignored the two of them, but when she heard them talk about the rights and wrongs of her uncle and concubine, she couldn't help but reply: "Eat and drink well and say that the eldest concubine is not, if this family is not controlled by the eldest concubine, you can't even eat this table." (To be continued......)