The little lady of the He family, named Yingzhi, can be fifteen years old, but there is no delicate girl on her face, pale face, sunken eyes, and the whole person is wooden, like a puppet clay sculpture, without any anger.

Listening to Xu's words, He Yingzhi's eyes drooped, and a line of tears fell: "Auntie, as early as I knew that my cousin was murderous, I should have sacrificed my life to accompany me, and it is no longer appropriate to live secretly." Death can't go with you, life ...... It is also the proper duty to keep it. If it weren't for me, my cousin wouldn't be ......."

"What is the proper meaning? Don't believe that the second wife is chewing nonsense, she is lost Brother Luo's mind, and what she says is crazy Brother Luo's loss is an accident, what does it matter to you? If you are really hard, how can your father and mother and brothers be so good? I often take you to my side, and I haven't been hindered by you, why did I get in the way of Brother Luo? Xu frowned and said: "You also read and learn etiquette when you were a child, and you are not an ignorant fool in the countryside, how can you believe this?" You only think that you are Brother Luo's fiancée, and you should die or live for him, but you are still your father's daughter. Your father and mother have given birth to you for fifteen years, and it hurts in your heart, you are so bad for yourself, who are you worthy of? Do you want them to worry about you for the rest of your life? Look at Taizhi, a little old child, these days have been panicked and uneasy, not because he feels sorry for your sister? ”

"You only feel that you are sad, ruined to the point of losing your bones, do you want to be so sad to death? The grace of your parents has not been repaid, and what qualifications do you have to spoil yourself? Or do you really want to be an unfilial girl? "Speaking of the most reluctant, the Xu family is already very colorful.

He Yingzhi's tears fell like rain, and she trembled her lips and said: "In front of my father and mother, there are still eldest brothers and younger brothers ......."

Xu snorted coldly: "Did you pick it up, or did you pick it up?" Your mother didn't suffer from pregnancy in October? Didn't your dad treat you like a palm jewel? You have been favored by your father and mother for more than ten years, and when it is your turn to be filial, you say that your father and mother have brothers in front of you? Is this your filial piety? For the sake of your previous life and death, your mother was seriously ill, and your father almost made a mistake in the yamen because of a trance. I took you out of Beijing, not to let you calm down and talk about the three obedience and four virtues, but to let you see how big the world is in this outer world, leaving the capital, who knows which family is which, who knows who your father and mother are? ”

Speaking of this, her tone softened: "Aunt Zhilu said, you treat yourself so strictly, not only for Brother Luo's sake, but also for your father's mother." It's just that you're stupid, would your father and mother give up their flesh and blood for the sake of fame? The imperial court re-indoctrination, advocating women's chastity and martyrdom, every year the Ministry of Rites also has a chastity archway. But the court is a man's court, and they only shout that women are chaste, why don't they let men keep righteousness? In the final analysis, it is to satisfy their own selfish desires and quickly restrain women. People's hearts are flesh and blood, if they really love their daughter's family, who is willing to exchange flesh and blood for the archway? As for some ruthless people who forced the widow to death for the archway, they did not say that they did not ask for the crime, but they could also get the duty-free silver of the archway, and it can only be said that the reason of heaven is clear, negligent but not leaky, and sooner or later one day will be retributed."

He Yingzhi was a little dumbfounded when she heard this, looked at Xu Shi and muttered, "Why did my aunt say that?" ”

These words are simply nonsense, questioning etiquette.

"The rules are set by people, and the rules should not be above people's hearts. People live in the world, some rules can be observed, and some rules are ignored. As long as you have a good heart and be a frank and unrestrained person, you should live confidently. Xu Shi held He Yingzhi's hand and said softly.

Xu's voice was not loud, but He Yingzhi only felt that it was knocking on his heart, and he involuntarily straightened his waist......

Shen Rui and Shen Jue in the cabin.

Seeing Dongxi and Liu Ya set up the dinner table, not only Shen Jue's face drooped, but Shen Rui also frowned slightly.

A dish of steamed river fish, a dish of steamed ham, a dish of vegetarian fried rape, and a dish of mushroom tofu.

Two meat and two vegetables, it looks good together, but the taste is really not flattering.

There is only one large galley on board, just two levels below deck, and there are several large stoves. Although Xu's here does not hesitate to reward the cook, in order to save charcoal, most of the dishes on the ship are steamed, and occasionally there is a stir-fried dish, which is also a large pot dish, which is similar to boiled.

Although the boat has to dock every night, there are not many ingredients that can be replenished in the middle of winter, and this dish is only a few things to turn over and over.

The river fish in winter has an earthy smell, if you use the frying cooking method, maybe the taste is better, this is directly steamed, the fishy smell lingers, and the taste is very **

And the ham, which was different from what they had eaten at home, was fed with broth, and it was cooked in a rough way and had a very strong smoky taste.

The small rape is like being fished out of the water, except for the saltiness, there is no taste, only one shiitake mushroom tofu is not bad, but it can't stand every meal.

Shen Jue touched his stomach and sighed: "Brother Rui, I have no appetite, why don't you let Dongxi grab two handfuls of money to ask for an osmanthus sugar rice cake?" ”

Although Shen Jue took the servant on the road, after arriving on the ship, the servants and mothers-in-law who were left to serve on this floor were all servants, and the servants were all sent to the second floor below deck. Everyone's daily work such as fetching water is taken care of by Xu's two mothers and two maids.

Because Shen Rui has Dongxi and Liu Ya here, he didn't use Xu's people, and Shen Jue didn't see any foreign envoys to arouse Dong Xi and Liu Ya.

Shen Rui glanced at him: "That's what you ate at noon, aren't you afraid of a toothache?" ”

Shen Jue had a bitter face, staring at the table luck, and had no intention of moving the chopsticks.

Shen Rui shook his head and said to Dong Xi: "Put the fried rice and put the mustard on a plate." ”

This is what Shen Rui remembered before he went out, it was originally prepared for Changshou and Liu Cheng, thinking that when they both had long bodies, they were prone to hunger. But when he went out, Shen Rui wanted to eat, but he couldn't say what he wanted to eat for the two servants, but he didn't expect that he would have a useful day.

The so-called convenient porridge, the method is very simple, that is, instruct the kitchen to prepare five catties of japonica rice, fry it with vegetable oil and salt, crush it with a rolling pin, and when you need to eat it, you can directly use boiling water, which is a bowl of porridge.

There is a kettle in the cabin, two bowls of convenient porridge, and a plate of red oil mustard is also served.

The rice is fragrant with red oil, and the room is immediately full.

Shen Jue sniffed vigorously and couldn't wait to pick up the bowl.

Although there is only one porridge and one auxiliary dish, it seems very simple, but the rice porridge has the fragrance of oil and salt, and the red oil mustard is appetizing, but it is much better than the unpleasant boat dishes in the half table next to it.

Shen Rui ate the food on the boat for three days in a row, although he didn't complain, but he also had enough appetite, drank two bowls of porridge in one go, and ate a plate of mustard with Shen Jue.

After eating, after rinsing their mouths, the two brothers stared at each other, and they were a little embarrassed.

This mustard and fried rice seem simple and crude, but it is undeniable that it tastes really good.

It's just that since it's edible, there's no reason to eat it alone.

"Brother Rui, how much is this fried rice and mustard?" Shen Jue asked.

Shen Rui said: "It's okay to have mustard, the third brother also has a jar there, even if everyone eats it, it's enough." I made a few catties of this fried rice in total, and now there are ...... left" Speaking of this, he looked at Dongxi.

Dong Xi said: "Changshou and Liu Cheng felt that it was fragrant, and they had to eat two or three bowls after dinner every day, but after three days, half of it had been eaten, and only half was left."

"How can this be divided?" Shen Jue frowned and said, "There are so many people, and what about my aunt and the cousin of the He family......

Shen Rui thought about it for a while, shook his head and said, "Don't divide it, go to the third brother Quan, and ask him to arrange for someone to go to the kitchen to fry some out." But it's better to pay a few more rewards for one thing and give a few more rewards than to get sick because of poor diet."

The cabin pattern on this floor, the largest one in the middle lives in the Xu family, the Xu side lives the little lady of the He family, and the one next to the little lady of the He family lives the servant woman next to the Xu family and the adoptive mother of the little lady of the He family. It's not that they are particularly embarrassed, but there is a difference between men and women, so that the little lady of the He family and the young man of the Shen family can live separately, and next to them is He Taizhi and Shen Lin's residence.

On the other side of Xu's cabin, there are Shen Rui and Shen Jue's cabins, followed by Shen Qin and Shen Bao's cabins, and Shen Quan and Shen Zhu on the very edge.

There is also a small cabin in the corner, which is divided by the accompanying maids, mothers-in-law, etc.

Shen Rui asked Dongxi to fill half a bowl of fried rice and went to Shen Quan's cabin with Shen Jue.

As soon as I put down the chopsticks here, a mother-in-law took the little maid to remove the table.

Seeing the bowl in Shen Rui's hand, Shen Quan was curious: "What is this?" ”

Shen Zhu also came over: "Japonica rice? What does Brother Rui do with half a bowl of rice? ”

Shen Rui asked her mother-in-law for hot water and demonstrated to the two of them what a handful of "convenient porridge" was.

Smelling the fragrance of rice in the room, Shen Quan and Shen Zhu both had bright eyes.

These two people were pampered and raised at home, where they are used to eating boat dishes, but they are here at an age, and the people around them are serving the people around Xu, so they are not picky eaters and complain.

Shen Zhu was quick, took the porridge bowl first, sent it to his nose and took a sip, and said intoxicatedly: "The rice is fragrant, although it is not eaten, it can be known as a good product." ”

Shen Quan glared at Shen Zhu and grinded his teeth, snorted lightly, looked at Shen Rui and said, "Brother Rui, how much is this?" I saw that Brother Qin and Brother Bao had no appetite these days, and Brother Bao saw that he had lost weight, and Brother Qin was not in good spirits. ”

Shen Zhu had already taken a sip over there, nodded and said, "There is Yanjin, yes, but it is slightly lighter, and it is better to have porridge and side dishes." ”

Saying this, he didn't drink the porridge quickly.

Shen Quan looked sideways, his face was full of contempt, but the sound of "grunting" and "grunting" in his stomach completely betrayed him.

Shen Rui didn't care, he only snickered in his heart, but Shen Jue couldn't help but laugh heartily, was glared at by Shen Quan, and said with a smile: "The third brother is afraid that he is hungry, so I'll go and get a bowl for the third brother." After saying that, he smiled and went out to get it.

Shen Quan sat down, looked at Shen Rui, and said helplessly: "I really can't get off the chopsticks, I can only be hungry, and I have the right to clear my stomach." I thought that I would be able to eat when I was hungry.

Shen Zhu even ate a small half bowl, but he was a little embarrassed, and said: "Fang Cai should give half to the third brother first, fortunately, there is still it." He complained to Shen Rui again: "With this thing, Brother Rui didn't say that he would take it out early, and we would all be hungry in the past two days......"