Chapter 60: The Li Family Banquet
As Li Fansheng and Li Lianyi's boss, it is not surprising that he was invited to the Li family banquet.
But what Truman didn't expect was that Li Fansheng only invited him to the family banquet, as if this family banquet was specially prepared for him.
The two families are neighbors, and they are only about 200 meters apart, so they came to Li's house early.
The Li family did not have a mansion, and the place where they lived was only four or five tiled houses.
This made Truman quite curious.
Li Fansheng has been a catcher for more than ten years, and he has been a catcher for a few years, and Li Lianyi has also been a catcher for a few years, so it stands to reason that the Li family should not be short of money.
Without waiting for Trumen to think about it, Li Fansheng had already walked out to greet him.
After the daily meeting compliments, Truman was introduced into the house.
The kitchen is open on the side of the room, a gentle woman is stir-frying in front of the stove, and Li Lianyi is also taking off her military uniform, putting on an apron and fighting.
It's a rare sight.
Truman deliberately stopped and looked at it a few more times.
Dressed in a pale yellow long skirt and a white-washed apron, today's waist and chest are not so thick, showing her slender figure.
However, her waist is so thin, Ying Ying is talking about her when she holds it, and her breasts are still flat......
It's so flat whether it's wrapped or not, and I don't know why she usually wraps her chest with a cloth......
Truman muttered secretly, and then took three steps and two steps to keep up with Li Fansheng.
In the kitchen, pouring a plate of vegetables into the pot, Long Mei said with a smile while stir-frying vegetables with a spatula: "Ripples, is the county magistrate looking at you?" β
"Look at me?" Li Lianyi, who was washing the vegetables seriously on the side, stared at Chumen, who walked into the house with Li Fansheng, and blushed, "How can he look at me, he is looking at what dishes are available tonight." β
Long Mei smiled and said: "The ripples in my house are so beautiful, and the beauty can be eaten, how can I still look at the dishes?" β
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?"
Li Lianyi muttered, then buried his head and continued to wash the vegetables, not knowing what his expression was.
Long Mei smiled meaningfully on her face, put down the spatula in her hand, and quietly approached.
She said: "Ripples, since you were seven years old, when I came over, I have been taking care of you, I still know your thoughts, that night a month ago, you blushed like that, and only your brother's rigid guy will think that you are cold." β
Li Lianyi raised his head, glanced at his sister-in-law, her pretty face turned red again, and changed the topic: "Sister-in-law, the pot is paste." β
"Ouch." Long Mei quickly turned around and scooped out the fried vegetables in the pot.
Said regretfully: "Why did you leave for a while and the dishes were mushy, ripples, although the county magistrate has a fiancΓ©e, but it's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention that the county magistrate is so talented and serves the people, if you don't hurry up, I'm afraid that there will be no leftovers in the future." β
Li Lianyi brought the washed dishes over, and said impatiently: "Sister-in-law, you are really verbose." β
If someone else said these words, I am afraid that Li Lianyi would have spoken ill of each other a long time ago, but for her sister-in-law, she only has respect in her heart.
Long Mei looked at her, and she also knew the former's stubborn character, and immediately smiled and said, "Okay, good, sister-in-law is verbose." β
......
The Li family.
Inside the living room.
There was a boxy table.
The table is also quite shabby and looks quite old.
Li Fansheng pulled the chair away and said, "My lord, please take a seat." β
Truman didn't refuse, and sat down.
Under Li Fansheng's greeting, Long Mei and Li Lianyi quickly served the dishes.
Truman also wanted to help, but was pressed down by Li Fansheng.
Truman had to sit down and talk to Li Fansheng about family life.
The dishes were quickly served, and Truman took a look, which was very rich, but there was little meat.
Is Li Fansheng's family so poor?
He couldn't help but look around.
The house is still very dilapidated, and although it has been renovated frequently, some signs can still be seen.
There are no decorations at home, at most they hang some calligraphy and paintings.
And under these calligraphy and paintings, there is also Li Fansheng's name, which was made by Li Fansheng himself.
Xu saw that Trumen was looking at his calligraphy and paintings, Li Fansheng smiled and said: "These are all made indiscriminately in my spare time, adults don't look at it, don't look at it." β
His hobbies, compared to the county magistrates on this list, do have some class axes.
Li Fansheng was quite ashamed, and he had already known that he had put these calligraphy and paintings into the house.
There's no shame in showing up.
Truman smiled faintly and did not speak.
Li Fansheng didn't know how to take out two jars of wine from where he was, and there was still soil on the wine jars, thinking that they had been dusty for a long time.
Li Fansheng was obviously excited, he carefully opened the seal on the wine jar, took a deep breath, and then put two bowls on the table.
He said as he poured: "My lady has made it clear that I am not allowed to drink, and today thanks to the arrival of adults, I can relieve the cravings in my stomach." β
Handing the poured wine to Chumen, Li Fansheng said with some embarrassment: "The adults have also seen the situation of our family, this dish is mostly vegetables, and this wine is also rough wine, and I hope that the adults Haihan." β
"Out of the way." Truman smiled and waved his hand.
Taking the wine poured by Li Fansheng, Chumen asked straight to the point: "Li Zhutou has also been an official for more than ten years, why is his family still so poor?" β
After hearing Truman say this, Li Fansheng fell silent and drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp.
He asked rhetorically, "Have you ever noticed the difference in my family?" β
Truman looked again, and he didn't find anything but some poverty.
If anything, it's that his house is too deserted.
Li Fansheng poured a bowl of wine again and drank it to himself, his mood was obviously low.
"Thirteen years ago, I married my wife, at that time I was nineteen years old, outside the Yamen a promising catcher, inside there is a beautiful wife, at that time I was so beautiful, the neighbors are all envious."
Li Fansheng didn't pour himself any more wine, but directly picked up the wine jar and drank it in a big gulp.
Speaking of sadness, he had already forgotten the prefectural magistrate who was still sitting above.
"But then it changed, my lady had an illness, which was a small cold, but because I was busy with yamen affairs, I didn't take her to see Langzhong in time, and as a result, the minor illness became a major illness, resulting in infertility."
Can't have children?
Truman was shocked, and after Li Lianyi fell into the water that day, Lang Zhong also left a sentence, saying that she might not be able to have children.
Isn't that!!
Truman blamed himself even more.
He glanced towards the kitchen.
The sun was shining, and it was dusk, and a yellow light passed through the thick fence and shone on Li Lianyi's body.
At this time, she was smiling, like a blooming flower.
Xu felt Truman's gaze, and she also looked over......