"It's okay, since I call you Uncle Xia every day, then I'll call you Uncle Xia too."

"Okay, okay, whatever you want." Xia Mingzhi saw him so bold, and thought that it was true that his son said that he had lived well over the years.

"Uncle Xia, please, let's talk about it in the house." Leitzer wrung his hand and pointed to the door.

Xia Mingzhi nodded with a smile, walked into the house with him one after the other, and closed the door smoothly.

"Uncle Xia, you sit down for a while, I'll go to the kitchen and put down all these things in my hand; Xia Chen, come over and peel some of the fruit, put it in the fruit bowl, and everyone eat some first. After saying that, Lei Ze went straight to the kitchen.

Xia Chen handed over the two children to his father, "Dad, you can play with Xi Xiyangyang!" I'm going to peel the fruit. He got up and followed.

Lei Ce picked up the things and put them on the ground next to him, "Xia Chen, peel and cut the oranges and apples first; The frozen pears are cold, so take a new fruit bowl and put them together, don't mix them together. ”

"Okay." Xia Chen found the knife for peeling and began to work.

Chu Tianyi put the rice into the pot, and then he had time to chat with Xia Chen, "Xia Chen, how is the New Year?" Just at home with your father? Or are you out playing? ”

"At home! When it comes to the Chinese New Year, I am angry, and I don't know how those distant relatives in our family found where my father lived; That's called a man who enters the house, like an old man in our family. They still think my dad and I are like we used to be! The dogs looked down on people's things, and then they went too far, and I swept them all out with a kitchen knife. ”

"After the New Year, you are still angry! Let Uncle Xia hear it, and he may not think what he thinks. Chu Tianyi glanced at him, a little funny in his heart; Xia Chen didn't have such courage in the past, it seems that people's growth requires sufficient experience and life experience.

Xia Chen squatted on the ground and moved, looking up at her, "Senior sister, this year is the worst I have ever had since I was a child; Even when I was living on the streets, I wasn't so bad, I was just hungry at that time. I'm just angry in the face of those people, I can't eat or talk about it, and I have to endure them everywhere. ”

"In the end, you still can't bear to sweep people out of the house! Okay, don't say this in front of Uncle Xia. Chu Tianyi shook his head and smiled.

"You know, otherwise I wouldn't be so honest; Dad is also uncomfortable! It's sad enough to have so many distant relatives who can't be far away. Xia Chen complained unhappily.

Lei Ce sorted out the meat and vegetables and other food, came to her with the picked greens, and soaked them in cold water; Then he took out the ribs, fat, lean meat, and third-line meat and put them on the board, "Daughter-in-law, you go to the side, I'll cut the meat." ”

"Oh." Chu Tianyi took two steps away and came to Xia Chen's side to peel the skin with him; Seeing that his face was full of boredom, he said: "Don't think about those who don't have it, you also said that they are all relatives who are far away and can't be far away; It means that I don't have much of a close relationship with you, okay! I'm not happy to be so sad anymore. ”

"Senior sister, don't be upset, I just don't want to." Xia Chen hurriedly pulled out a smile.

"That's right! We haven't had a New Year yet! Don't do these bad things. ”

Xia Chen nodded again and again, "Senior sister, how are you and your brother-in-law doing after you go back?" Do you have any relatives in the family to make trouble? Your aunt is still as weird about you as she used to be? ”

"Yin and Yang weirdness?" Lei Ze was surprised and turned his head to look at the two of them.

Chu Tianyi slapped him and shook his head with a smile, "It's nothing, it's all over now." ”

Lei Ce frowned, "Xia Chen, you tell me what's going on, what is yin and yang?" "Aunt shouldn't be such a person.

Xia Chen knew that he had said the wrong thing, and after carefully looking at her face; Under the pressure of Lei Ze, he said curtly: "Three years ago, didn't my senior sister come back to Province C; It was at that time that my senior sister met the master who had already passed away, as well as me and my father. After the master died, my father and I were unable to be buried, so my sister took the master back to the host village. The master was buried in the host village, maybe the old man thought that a dead person was losing bad luck in their family, so he didn't have a good face for the senior sister.......

Balabala said a lot of things, and when it was over, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the husband and wife.

"Daughter-in-law, is that so?" Reitzer's deep voice carried an invisible sense of oppression.

Xia Chen hurriedly picked up the peeled oranges and apples, picked up a fruit bowl and walked out of the kitchen; I don't even want frozen pears, and I flee quickly.

Chu Tianyi put down the orange peel in his hand and walked in front of him; Naughtily smeared the orange oil on his down jacket and hugged his waist, "There is such a thing, I shouldn't have been buried at my aunt's house; My aunt should have those thoughts, none of us are right or wrong, only I don't think it through. ”

Lei Ze sighed lowly, "Forget it, find someone to build a house in your hometown!" In the future, we can come back to care for the elderly when we are old, and we will live in our own homes when we come back. ”

"Brother, you're so nice." Chu Tianyi smiled, "It's just that we're leaving, who will help supervise the production?" And after the supervision is completed, the house needs to be cleaned up, right? There's so much to do! ”

"Let my uncle supervise it! My uncle has nothing to do in the village, and after the completion of the project, I can ask my uncle to ask someone to clean up in the village; Then ventilate for some time and stay just in time when we come back next year. In a matter of moments, Reitzer had the whole thing in his head.

Chu Tianyi tilted his head slightly and looked up at him, "Brother, isn't this okay?" My uncle is also old, and he has to trouble his old man to supervise the construction. ”

"It's okay, we hire a man-made house; Just ask my uncle to help watch the point, I will tell my uncle that money is not a problem, let my uncle let go of it. Reitzer made up his mind.

Chu Tianyi smiled heartily, "Okay! Money or anything is not a problem, the best materials have to be used; And ah! It's best not to use furniture at home, as long as it can be used. The other decorations of the home will be arranged when we come back next year, and we must decorate the home warmly, so that people can feel at ease and warm when they live. ”

"Okay, it's all up to you."

Lei Ce looked down at the smiling person in his arms, and his heart was soft; He shouldn't think that he won't build a house in his hometown when he settles down in Province A in the future, so that his daughter-in-law will be wronged.

However, my aunt is really not wrong; It is indeed unfortunate to be buried in someone's house.

The husband and wife got tired of it for a while, and then began to divide and cooperate.

Lei Ce cut meat and vegetables, and Chu Tianyi was responsible for cooking and cooking, with a clear division of labor.

After a busy time, Chu Tianyi made two fried vegetables, two fried meat, one fried meat with green vegetables, and one back to the pot meat; Next came the soup and some cold dishes, and I made a whole table.

Xia Mingzhi looked at the dishes on that table and smiled, "Providence, you don't need to prepare so much food, we are not outsiders; We're here to greet you, but we've made you busy. ”

"What did Uncle Xia say? If you can come, then we will have to entertain you; These dishes are all loved by Xia Chen, my wife, and two children. You're going to have some to eat, and if you don't like it, tell me, I'll re-fry two dishes, and I'll be there. Chu Tianyi said with a smile.

"I like all these dishes, and I don't pick my mouth." Xia Mingzhi put a cold dish in his mouth as he spoke, the sweet and sour taste was not very obvious, but it was very appetizing, "Well, it's good, it's delicious; It's a fight with the chef, and I haven't tasted this taste in a long time. ”

"It's simple, it's easy to make." Chu Tianyi said with a smile, the most important thing about cold dishes is seasoning.

Xia Mingzhi shook his head and slowly savored the taste, "I once tasted this taste at an imperial chef, he was a real imperial chef, and I was only in my teens when I met him; His old imperial kitchen was already gray, and he said that his family used to be the imperial kitchen of the palace, and then after the war. Most of the people in the family were implicated by the Qing Dynasty, and they were either killed or injured, and it was difficult for such people to survive in that war-torn era. After his generation, he was left alone. ”

"And does he have any heirs? Disciple or something? Chu Tianyi became interested and asked more.

"It seems that no, when we were separated, he did not accept disciples; He once said that eating is fundamental to the human body, and his family heirloom must not be allowed to fall into the hands of people with bad intentions. Xia Mingzhi shook his head.

Chu Tianyi was a little disappointed, Imperial Chef! It was a real chef, dedicated to court banquets. If you eat what the chef cooks once, it will be in vain to be reborn in this life.

It's a pity!

Xia Mingzhi said with a smile: "Providence, you don't have to be so disappointed, the previous palace chefs are not necessarily extinct; There should still be people alive, you are still young, maybe you will have this blessing at some point. ”

"Hopefully! Uncle Xia, eat vegetables and eat vegetables. Chu Tianyi smiled and put aside the extravagant hopes in his mind.

Lei Ze took in her thoughts, and a smile crossed her eyes; greeted Xia Mingzhi with him, and the two of them were full, so that Xia Chen also drank several times with him.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone can be regarded as completely letting go, eating and drinking happily.

"Knock knock...... Bang bang bang. ”

There was a fierce knock on the door, and Chu Tianyi put down his chopsticks, "Uncle Xia, you continue to eat, and I'll see who is coming." ”

"Hmm." Xia Mingzhi nodded again and again, and continued to drink with Lei Ze.

Chu Tianyi walked to the door and opened the door, and saw Sun Shengquan's family of four with frosty faces, "Second sister, second brother-in-law, are you here at this time?" Come in, Ruzhu and Runian are frozen like this. ”

"Little sister, we are out of the house, and we can't rush over; Two children suffered with us. Chu Cuihua took the initiative to take over the topic.

Chu Tianyi glanced at them, pulled the two children into the house, and directly dragged them to the bathroom; Put on the hot water, take off their clothes and push them down under the hot water, "Ruzhu, take a good bath in the new year, wash away the cold on your body; Auntie will go and get you a change of clothes to see how you are frozen. ”

Both children were trembling, their faces were blue, and their lips were purple. If they freeze for a while, the two children will go into shock.