Du Hengshuang had a sullen face in the car, and Xiao Shiji also knew that she remembered her father-in-law. And his affection with Du Xiancheng is not only Weng's son-in-law, but also the friendship of master and apprentice, and he also felt uncomfortable, gently pulled Du Hengshuang's hand, and comforted her in her ear: "Shuang'er, you are married to me now, and your father-in-law must be happy in the sky." When the autumn festival comes, I will take you to Luoyang to visit the grave of your father-in-law. ”

When the news of Du Xiancheng's death came that day, Fang Yuniang had already returned to Luoyang with the Du family. Later, at the ancestral grave of the Du family in Luoyang, a mound was built for Du Xiancheng.

Du Hengshuang was thinking about going back to Luoyang to worship his deceased father. Xiao Shiji took the initiative to mention it, Du Hengshuang nodded hurriedly, shook Xiao Shiji's hand back, and smiled up, "Thank you for remembering my father." ”

"Your father is also my father, or my master. You have forgotten that you are a teacher for one day and a father for life. With two responsibilities in my body, how can I forget? ”

The two of them whispered in the car, but they didn't see that there was a black-haired, black-eyed, lonely man in the Français pilgrimage, which was completely different from those blonde and blue-eyed Français people.

The mission was finally over, and the streets of Chang'an City were able to pass normally again.

The cart quickly returned to Xiao's house, just in time for the time when Lifang closed the door and dropped the key to curfew.

The Xiao family is now the biggest official in this area, and the Fang is very close to Xiao Shiji.

Respectfully guarding the gate of Lifang, he saluted Xiao Shiji's car, and asked with a smile: "Lord Xiao has just come back, you are really busy." ”

Xiao Shiji opened the curtain and smiled at Fang Zheng. "Yu Fang is being polite, it's late, go back and rest."

The Xiao family's cart traveled through the streets of Lifang and soon came to the door of their house.

The little maid of the Guan clan has been waiting at the corner gate, chatting with a few doormen.

Seeing that the car of the uncle and the grandmother finally returned, the little maid lifted her skirt and went back to the backyard to report to the Guan family.

Guan is arranging a banquet in the hall of the central hall.

The seat of the champion building has just been delivered. Because it was an evening meal, many dishes were cold too early, and they didn't taste right, so they were all sent with a pinch.

The row of chairs against the east wall was removed. There is a long case of Nanmu. There are dishes delivered from the Champion Building.

In the middle of the middle hall, there is a dining table in the north, which is for Long Xiangye to sit, and Xiao Yanran is the youngest. will follow Long Xiangye to sit with the prime minister. There are two longer dining tables on each side of the east and west. It is the place where Siu Shi and Xiao Tai and his wife each sit. Xiao Tai and there is a long low table at the bottom of this side. It's for Aunt Jin and Chen Yuejiao to sit on. Although they are not considered serious Xiao family, Long Xiangye opened his mouth to let them eat together, and they naturally did not disobey.

Look at the delicacies on the long table on the east wall. Most of the Guan family couldn't even call their names, and they were a little timid, so they had to call Chen Yuejiao to accompany her.

Chen Yuejiao smiled and glanced at the dishes on the table, and deliberately pointed out to the Guan family.

"Cousin, the champion building is just a medium seat, not the best. Here is a hot dish, there are the white dragon, Wuxing with the fish, the open fire water refining calf, the eight immortal plate, the chopsticks spring, the five sheng plate, and the brocade turtle everywhere, this is the soft beef intestine with flowers, fried with mutton fat. There is also a plate of bright shrimp, which the old lady loves to eat, and it can be placed in front of her later. The sheepskin filigree is the uncle's favorite use, so put it here. Chen Yuejiao said as she moved her fingers to point the dishes on the low table where they were going to be seated.

The people of Daqi feast and drink, they all have a few in front of them, and they can bring up the dishes one by one and put them on the table in front of them.

Guan Shi was speechless: "The Eight Immortal Plate over there is a roast goose?" ”

Chen Yuejiao giggled, covered her mouth and said, "Cousin also understands this dish?" ”

"I once went to a banquet with my mother and saw this dish." Guan Shi was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly pointed to Liang Pin on the other side and asked, "What is this?" ”

Chen Yuejiao took a detour to the other side to take a look, and said casually: "It's cool and broken, it's made of raccoon meat, it has to be stewed for more than ten hours before it can be made into soup, and it can be cut into small pieces when it is broken in well water and cooled." There is also a syrup, with raw lotus root, which is very delicious when mixed in the soup. Hey, there is actually fish belly, not bad, fragrant and tender, this young grandmother should like it. ”

After looking around the seat, he saw the cold toad soup in a large urn with a deep belly of fine white porcelain, and said happily: "Uncle is really generous." Cousin, look at this cold toad soup, a small bowl in a restaurant will cost 500 yuan, such a large urn, I'm afraid it will cost 50 taels of silver. ”

Guan Shi was surprised, walked over and looked around the cold toad soup for a long time, glared and said, "It's so expensive, isn't it made of dragon meat?" ”

Chen Yuejiao covered her mouth and laughed, "Cousin is really funny." This is made from fresh clam meat and clam juice, thickened with broth, chicken egg white and pea kernels, and fresh lilies added to it, which is crisp and cool, smooth and delicious. - I think this dish is specially prepared for the young grandmothers, and we are all stained with the light of the young grandmothers. "I was overjoyed.

Guan Shi felt sour in his heart, pursed his lips and said, "Even if you have silver, you can't be so bad." Can you ascend to immortal after eating? "I was depressed.

The servants in the room exchanged glances with each other, bowed their heads and smiled.

Chen Yuejiao hurriedly tugged on Guan's sleeve and said with a smile: "My cousin is a good hand at running a family with diligence and thrift, and the old lady and cousin-in-law both accept my cousin's affection." ”

Guan Shi thought that he also asked Du Hengshuang to help her buy back the needlework people who were released from the house, so she had to turn her displeasure into joy and ask the maid in the house to prepare the meal.

"In addition to the dishes, there are also staple foods. The locust leaves here are cold noodles and shengjin twenty-four air wontons, as well as the duck flower soup cakes that are eaten by the big guys. This small bamboo tube of yellow beam rice is specially for the old lady. Chen Yuejiao watched her subordinates set up the dishes, and ordered them to serve the main food.

"Won't the Huangliang rice be too rough?" Kwan was puzzled. Long Xiangye is usually a person who does not get tired of eating fine and fine, and she is sometimes too rough with fragrant rice, not to mention the yellow sorghum rice that people eat.

Chen Yuejiao was deliberately showy, pointing to the yellow bamboo tube and said, "This is not ordinary yellow rice. This is carefully selected and cooked with the finest millet. Then cut the sea cucumber, squid, chicken, and shrimp into fine pieces and steam. Then stir-fry with the cooked millet. When eating, it is eaten in this bamboo leaf roll, which is fragrant and not greasy, and it is very nourishing. ”

Guan came back to his senses at this moment, looked at Chen Yuejiao suspiciously, and said: "I don't know these things, how do you know so much?" ”

Chen Yuejiao's father was just a pharmacy shopkeeper who was sued for selling fake medicines and died of illness in prison shortly after being imprisoned. Only the two women were left in the house. Where are the people of the Chen family vegetarian. Urging them every day, either to remarry Aunt Jin out of Lu, or to find a son-in-law for Chen Yuejiao. The two of them had no choice, so they went to Chang'an City to join their mothers.

Chen Yuejiao was born in such a family. How can you know the dishes commonly used by these wealthy families? - Not only the name of the Dao. Even the approach seems to be clear.

Chen Yuejiao secretly screamed badly. When I saw these familiar dishes, I was stunned for a moment and forgot to pretend to be stupid. In a hurry, he hesitated for a long time before he said softly: "Don't hide it from my cousin, I couldn't open the pot at home, and my mother took me to a big family to work as a domestic helper, and I stayed in the kitchen of a big family for a while." ”

That's true. However, Aunt Jin's maids are only doing chores in the kitchen, and when the master chef is cooking dishes, they all drive them away from the miscellaneous mothers-in-law, and it is impossible to know Lu in such detail.

Of course, Guan didn't know that this fork in the road was at all.

Guan Shi was suddenly, a little ashamed that he was wrong to blame Chen Yuejiao, and held Chen Yuejiao's hand and comforted her in a low voice, "Thank you for your hard work." Don't worry, from now on, you will live with me in the Xiao family, and if I have a bite to eat, you and your aunt will be indispensable. ”

Chen Yuejiao raised her head, her slender eyes were already full of tears, and she bowed down to Guan Yingying, "Thank you cousin for your life." If there is a chance, Yuejiao will definitely repay her cousin in the future. ”

Guan smiled and didn't take Chen Yuejiao's words to heart. After all, the daughter of a widow under the fence will either marry a poor family as a main house or be a concubine for a rich family in the future, where can she expect Chen Yuejiao to repay herself? - If you can marry her well, thank God for not dragging her down.

Chen Yuejiao thought she was hiding it well, but as soon as Xiao Shiji arrived, her eyes were like a thread, and they went around Xiao Shiji's body one by one. Guan Yunlian and Xiao Taiji both saw it in their eyes and didn't demolish her. The two of them are willing to let Aunt Jin and Chen Yuejiao stay, and they also have a period of inhumanity for outsiders.

"The second young grandmother, the eldest young grandmother and the uncle are back." The little maid who was looking at the gate just now ran in like an arrow and reported back to the Guan family.

Guan was overjoyed, put Chen Yuejiao's matter aside, and hurriedly said: "You give me a message to go to the courtyard of the young grandmother, and say that I have something to see the young grandmother." ”

The little maid took the order and left.

Guan entrusted the matter here to Chen Yuejiao, "Help me invite my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to come and sit at the table, and I will personally invite my grandmother and uncle." ”

Chen Yuejiao nodded with a smile and watched Guan take the two maids away.

As soon as Du Hengshuang and Xiao Shihe returned to their courtyard, they heard the maid come in and report that the second young grandmother asked to see the eldest young grandmother.

This is specially passed on to the subordinates, they are all concubines, and they should not be so born. But Xiao Shi and yesterday just took the two gatekeepers to make a raft and cured these subordinates of the crime of "disrespecting the big house", and the Xiao family did not dare to be self-dedicated, and they all turned to the side of the eldest and young grandmothers, and the second young grandmothers and the second masters were behind.

Siu Shiji walked behind the screen to change his clothes, noncommittal.

Du Hengshuang smiled and said to the maid: "Take the second young grandmother to the east room, I will change my clothes and go over." ”

Guan followed the maid into the east room and waited.

The furnishings in the room dazzled her eyes again, but because there was a maid waiting beside her, she didn't dare to look around, and smiled and gossiped with the maid.

Du Hengshuang didn't let her wait long, changed into the homely red bamboo leaf pattern half-arm and Yuebai Luo skirt, took a few pieces of jewelry on her head, and took the painting to the east room.

Guan hurriedly stood up, exchanged a few words, and said dodgingly: "Sister-in-law, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Du Hengshuang glanced at Zhihua.

Knowing the painting, he hurriedly bowed his waist and went out.

Guan knelt down in front of Du Hengshuang with a plop and begged: "Sister-in-law save me!" ”

Du Hengshuang was startled, hurriedly helped her up, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Guan Shi said again about his own initiative and dismissal of needlework. At the end, he begged: "Sister-in-law, I really don't know that this matter is inappropriate, I thought that it would be beneficial to the uncle's official reputation to let them out of the country without their worth." - I really didn't mean to. ”

Du Hengshuang understood the beginning and the end, and couldn't help but laugh a little, smiled and helped Guan sit down on the brocade stool, and said softly: "Second brother and sister, the uncle is not a civil official, what do you want such a good official voice to do?" Again. When these needlemen first came in. But it cost a lot of silver, and you let go of four or five thousand taels of silver. If you want to talk about waste, you are spending watermelon. Save sesame seeds. There was a pause. He shook his head again and said, "This is too big." I can't be the master, I have to ask the uncle to show me. ”

Guan shivered with fright and almost fell off the brocade stool. Trembling, he said, "How can it be so expensive? ”

Du Hengshuang thought about it, and felt that this matter was not done by the Guan family alone, so he asked: "When you released people, did you carefully read their deed of sale?" ”

The deed of sale is generally clearly written on the number of years of sale, the price code, as well as the name, place of origin, address, parents and other contents.

If Guan had carefully read the deed of sale, he would not have poked such a big basket.

Guan Shi said urgently: "Of course I watched it." There is no price for selling my body on those deeds, otherwise, I really wouldn't dare. ”

Du Hengshuang's expression changed slightly, he played with a handful of ink jade paperweights in his hand, put down the paperweight for a long time, and said, "In addition to returning their deed paper, what else have you done?" Can you go to the government to get a stall? ”

When a person who sells himself into slavery is delisted, in addition to the deed of sale issued by the master's family, the master's family must go to the government to eliminate the file, and move his name and surname from the slave to the good one, which can be regarded as real expulsion.

Otherwise, if you don't count, you can be punished as a fugitive slave at any time.

Daqi's fugitive slave law is as strict as Da Zhou, and few people are willing to be fugitive slaves.

Guan was suffocated, and stood in front of Du Hengshuang with his head bowed and his hands down, like a child who had done something wrong, "...... I don't remember. It seems that he ordered the chief steward of Xiao Yi, who had been in the outer courtyard, to go to the official mansion to make a file. "She wants to do good things to the end and send Buddha to the West.

"Oh, I know what to say, you go back first, I'll go back and ask Manager Xiao." Du Hengshuang smiled and stood up to see off the guests.

Guan didn't get permission from Du Hengshuang, and heard Xiao Shiji coughing outside the curtain several times, knowing that he was impatient, and hurriedly said two sentences, "The family banquet has begun, please go to the uncle and the young grandmother", and left.

Xiao Shiji walked in and asked, "What's the matter?" Sneaky. ”

Du Hengshuang didn't hide it from him, and told him about it again.

Xiao Shiji snorted, and sat down beside Du Hengshuang with his sleeves in his hands, "I am a smart fool." Xiao Yi told me about it, and I asked him to send those people to Zhuangzi to live temporarily. I spent a lot of money to find the needlework, and she developed it on her own initiative without asking, and I don't know if this is really her home, or if I am a fool to fool me. ”

Du Hengshuang couldn't answer, so he pushed him and said, "Don't worry about these family matters in the future, just leave them to me." Otherwise, you are a big brother, and you still have to be entangled with her? ”

Xiao Shiji said "um", and said with a wry smile: "You say I want to take care of it?" It's not impossible. It'll be fine in the future, I'll hand over this home to you. - Even I am yours, you can do whatever you want......" said unruly, and put his hands on Du Hengshuang's slender waist, "...... This small waist is so thin that I can fold it with one hand. ”

Du Hengshuang snapped and pushed his hand away, "It's time to go to the family banquet, you're still screaming." Wait a minute, my mother won't talk about you, but she won't have a good face for me. ”

Xiao Shiji got up with a smile, "How come?" It's me who delayed my mother's work, and I will make it clear to my mother. Then he took her to the middle hall with him.

In the courtyard of the middle hall, a series of more than ten yellow and clear Nanmu gold flower and bird palace lamps are hung high around the courtyard wall, and the courtyard of the middle hall is as bright as day.

In the middle hall, the bright butter giant candle with the thick arm reflects the vermilion magpie climbing the branch of the red sandalwood mackerel, solemn and solemn.

When the two of them came in, the rest of the Xiao family had arrived.

Long Xiangye sat on the top and stood up without smiling, "The young grandmother is here." If I don't come again, my wife and son will starve to death. ”

In front of everyone in the Xiao family, Du Hengshuang didn't expect Long Xiangye to really say it, his face turned red all of a sudden, and he hurriedly bowed his head and apologized.

Xiao Shiji pursed his lips, followed behind Du Hengshuang to salute Long Xiangye, and said with a smile: "Mother, is this blaming her son?" ”

Long Xiangye snorted and beckoned to Xiao Shiji, "You are busy with affairs, my mother knows everything, how can I blame you?" The implication is that they are late, it must be Du Hengshuang's fault, and she is pulling her back.

Xiao Shiji stepped forward, helped Long Xiangye to sit down, and said with a smile: "Today, my son has something to delay, and Shuang'er is a step late in order to wait for me." ”

Long Xiangye nodded, "Exactly." Marry a daughter-in-law and come back, as long as you serve my son well, I don't blame you for being lazy in front of my wife. ”

When the Daqi people marry wives, they all claim to serve their parents and elders first, and then pass on their ancestors.

Long Xiangye was obviously saying that Du Hengshuang only had her man in her eyes and had no parents, which was for great unfilial piety.

Du Hengshuang had no choice but to admit his mistake, "I'm late today, please punish my mother-in-law." ”

Long Xiangye ignored the suddenly cold face of his eldest son beside him, and said with a smile: "Of course you have to be punished." - I'll punish you for accompanying me to dinner today and serving me food. ”

How easy is it?

To be a daughter-in-law and serve Aunt Weng, she originally had to serve tea and water. When the mother-in-law eats, it stands to reason that the daughter-in-law has to serve the dishes on the side, which is simply a due responsibility, not a punishment.

Du Hengshuang was surprised and delighted, feeling that Long Xiangye was not an unreasonable person, smiled at Xiao Shihe's eyes and flashed lightly, and said to Long Xiangye: "Mother, this is biased towards me." Saying that, he stepped forward and said to Xiao Shiji, "I'll serve my mother." ”

Xiao Shiji paused, nodded anyway, and walked to the case between himself and Du Hengshuang and sat down alone.

Long Xiangye smiled and said to the people in the house: "Today is complete, my two sons have married wives, in the future, you must be a husband and wife, be diligent and thrifty, and don't cause trouble and make the family chaotic." After speaking, he said to Xiao Shiji and Xiao Taiji: "Brothers are of the same heart, and their benefits are gold." You brothers must support well, so that they will be a prosperous family. ”

Xiao Shihe and Xiao Taihe responded in unison.

Long Xiangye raised the chopsticks first, and then everyone ate it.

Du Hengshuang bowed down and stood aside to serve vegetables to Long Xiangye.

On weekdays, this work is done by Mei Xiang, the eldest girl of Long Xiangye.

Today, Du Hengshuang stood in Mei Xiang's position, and Mei Xiang had to hide in the middle hall side.

"This bright shrimp is my mother-in-law's favorite food, and it's not bad to see this heat." Du Hengshuang sorted out the dishes to Longxiang Ye.

Long Xiangye is picky about eating today, she doesn't want to eat two bites of each dish, and Du Hengshuang wants to eat the rest of the vegetables she eats on the spot, which is called "rewarding" her.

It is common for the elders of large families to give food and food to their juniors, but it is rare for them to give the leftovers they have really eaten to the juniors.

Du Hengshuang has never eaten other people's leftovers, and the dishes that Long Xiangye loves to eat are all dishes she doesn't eat on weekdays, but the elders give it, so she has to pinch her nose and swallow it.

When it was the turn of the most lull to take a soft beef intestine, Du Hengshuang really couldn't eat it. She bent down and stood beside Long Xiangye, disgusted by the thick smell of mutton fat, and today she ate a lot of big oil and meat that she didn't eat on weekdays, she couldn't hold it for a while, her stomach was churning, and she vomited when she opened her mouth, just from top to bottom, a sour filth spit out Long Xiangye's head and face. (To be continued......)

PS: Yesterday's double watch, the result of the pink ticket is still very few. My friends and I were stunned. So my little friend suggested that I don't want to double change. o(╯□╰)o。 Is there really no pink ticket for everyone? If it's really wood, I don't ask for it, squat in the corner of the wall and draw circles......

Thank you for the blossoming and gifted yesterday. Thank you for the fairy fairy yuan that Xiaoxiao Qingsha rewarded yesterday. Thank you to Enigmayanxi for the He's Bi, Little Yellow Chicken and Peace Charm yesterday. Thank you for being the little yellow chicken that Zhang Fei rewarded yesterday. O(∩_∩)O