Chapter 33: The End of Gluttony
Seeing that Zhong Lingting was choked with shame and indignation, and couldn't say a word, Liu Yuyao suddenly felt a fear of Zhong Lingyu, the eldest cousin who was not related by blood. Originally, at this time, she came out to make a round and ease a few sentences, for the sake of her being an outsider, Zhong Lingyu, who has always been reasonable, would never embarrass her. But now she felt frightened, her mouth was open but her throat was dry, and she couldn't make a sound at all.
Zhong Lingru and Zhong Lingmei in the third room were frightened by the tense atmosphere, and sat there in a daze and didn't dare to move, for fear that the two cousins would spill their anger on them.
After Zhong Lingyu finished saying that, he calmly put the hibiscus chicken slices into his mouth and ate them slowly, then took a pair of chopsticks and fish, and when he put it in his mouth, he raised his eyes and glanced at Zhong Lingyu as if demonstrating, as if to say: You said I was afraid, I will eat it for you.
This childish act suddenly loosened the frozen atmosphere in the room. Zhong Lingru is older and older, and she knows that although Zhong Lingyu is powerful, she has always been kind and tolerant to her sisters, as long as she doesn't trouble her like Zhong Lingyu, she will never lose her temper with people for no reason.
She had the courage to play a round and said, "This chicken soup is doing well today, big sister, you can taste it." As he spoke, he pointed to a soup in the center of the table.
Zhong Lingyu swallowed the fish meat slowly, and smiled at Zhong Lingru: "Really? Then I'm going to try it. As she spoke, she motioned for Chunli to scoop chicken soup for her.
Liu Yuyao and Zhong Lingmei were relieved when they saw this. Zhong Lingting was quite annoyed when she saw that Zhong Lingyu didn't eat fish and started drinking chicken soup, and couldn't help glaring at Zhong Lingmei.
Although Zhong Lingting and Zhong Lingru are both granddaughters of Mrs. Zhong, the second wife Chen also gave birth to a son because of her good family background, and her mouth can coax people, and she has always eaten well in front of Mrs. Zhong. Zhong Lingting is also outstanding, and Mrs. Zhong naturally loves this granddaughter. The third wife, Kong Shi, has only given birth to two daughters over the years, and she wants to stop her husband from taking concubines, so Mrs. Zhong doesn't treat her very well, and even treats Zhong Lingru and Zhong Lingmei's two granddaughters lightly.
Therefore, Zhong Lingru and Zhong Lingmei were both a little afraid of Zhong Lingting. Seeing Zhong Lingting glaring at her at this time, she quickly shrunk her neck and didn't dare to speak again.
"Third sister, eat fish, this fish is delicious." Zhong Lingyu suddenly smiled and said to Zhong Lingru.
Zhong Lingru nodded gratefully at Zhong Lingyu, picked up the fish and meat on the plate in front of him and sent it to his mouth, lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and was no longer willing to meddle in his affairs.
Zhong Lingting watched Zhong Lingyu finish the fish little by little, and a slight glint flashed in her eyes.
Although Kong Shi at the other table was eating, he also responded to Mrs. Liu's questions from time to time, but his attention was all on his two daughters. Seeing Zhong Lingting bullying her daughter, the handkerchief was tight and tight, and she almost had a seizure, but fortunately, her personal maid Qingmei quietly tugged on her hand sleeve, and she suppressed the anger in her heart and ate the food for a while.
This meal lasted for most of the hour. It wasn't until it was getting late that Mrs. Liu left with Liu Yuyao.
Zhong Lingyu followed her mother out of the back door of the second room, and whispered to Chunli: "You go and tell Zhou Anjiu and ask him to ask Lang Zhong to wait in the house." ”
Chunli was taken aback: "Miss, are you okay?" ”
Her voice was a little loud, which startled the Zhuang family who was walking in front. She stopped, turned around and asked, "Yu'er, what's wrong with you?" ”
"It's okay, I just kicked a rock and tripped a little." Zhong Lingyu said with a smile and glanced at Chunli again, "This Chunli, it's a big fuss." ”
Chunli twisted his handkerchief and didn't speak, his eyes staring at Zhong Lingyu, his expression still very nervous.
Seeing that his daughter was fine, Zhuang relieved himself and advised, "You walk carefully." Chunli, holding some young ladies. As he spoke, he turned and continued walking.
Chunli stepped forward to help Zhong Lingyu, his hand was so strong that he almost didn't drag Zhong Lingyu to pain.
Zhong Lingyu had to explain in a low voice: "I'm fine now." But the swordfish is both a river fish and a sea fish, and I was worried that something would be wrong for a while, so I let Lang Zhong be prepared. ”
Zhong Deping likes to read books about local customs, Zhong Lingyu also reads, naturally knows that saury is a kind of precious fish, because of the small output, delicious taste, sought after by people, so the price is extremely high. She also knows that the saury usually lives in the sea, and after the reproductive season enters March and April every spring, it enters lakes, tributaries or spawns along the Yangtze River. Therefore, before and after the Qingming Dynasty, the saury can be caught at the mouth of the Yangtze River, at the junction of freshwater and seawater. Therefore, it is okay to say that this saury fish is a river fish, and it is not wrong to say that it is a sea fish.
Zhong Lingyu knew that it was a sea fish and still ate it, so it was naturally useful. Since the second room wanted to borrow Mrs. Liu's hand to harm her, she naturally wanted to push the boat down the river and fight back. However, while fighting back at the enemy, she didn't want to get sick and die first. When she was eating fish, she vaguely vomited half of it in her handkerchief, and then she found another man to prepare it, and her heart was more steady.
This matter was supposed to make a fuss, but the reason why it is being hidden from the Zhuang family now is because it is still too early. At this time, he said that he had a rash, which was too fake, for fear that the counterattack would not succeed and make a joke.
When Chunli heard this, not only did he not relax, but he became more nervous, and his voice was a little strange: "I know that it is a sea fish, and Miss still eats it, don't you take your life seriously?" Speaking of the back, it was obvious that there was a crying tone.
Chunli, this girl has always been steady, and she rarely shows her emotions when she speaks and does things. At this time, she suddenly cried her nose, which made Zhong Lingyu both amused and moved, and quickly patted her hand: "I'm fine, I'm just prepared." ”
"What should I do if something happens?!" Chunli has a tough attitude.
Zhong Lingyu couldn't, so he had to surrender: "Okay, I shouldn't be greedy, I'll stand in front of the wall with a basin of water for half an hour when I go back." Does Miss Chunli reward the little girl with a face and run for the little girl~"
Chunli couldn't help but "poof" and burst into laughter. However, she was obviously still angry, and she didn't say hello to Zhong Lingyu, so she just threw her away and ran to the side path.
"Sister, why are you going?" Zhong Lingming and Zhong Lingzhi walked behind, and the two of them muttered and didn't know what they were talking about. At this time, seeing that Chunli suddenly ran away, he hurriedly asked.
Zhuang turned around when he heard this.
"It's fine. When I returned, I left a handkerchief on the carriage and told her to look for it. Zhong Lingyu said.
When everyone heard this, they didn't care. Zhuang didn't worry about Zhong Lingyu going alone, so he sent one of his girls to follow Zhong Lingyu, and everyone dispersed on the fork in the road, each going back to their own yards.
Zhong Lingyu's body is extremely sensitive to marine fish. When she returned to the yard to prepare hot water for winter and prepare for bathing, she found that her body began to have a red rash little by little. However, as she expected, the saury lived in freshwater during this time, and her allergy to this fish was not as strong as that of pure marine fish. The rash only appeared on the arms, face, and neck, and only a few on the body, and the condition was not very serious.
Zhidong, who was waiting for Zhong Lingyu to bathe, was startled, and shouted: "Mother Lu, Mother Lu, come on, the girl has a rash." ”
As soon as they heard the word "rash", the people in the courtyard were startled. Xiaogu was about to come over to heat the water for Zhong Lingyu with a bucket of hot water in his hand, when he heard this, he put the bucket down, lifted the curtain and rushed in. Granny Lu was sitting outside with her eyes squinted to make a middle coat for Zhong Lingyu, and when she heard this, she poked a needle on her finger, and blood gushed out. But she didn't care about that, and she didn't have time to put on her shoes, so she put on her socks and went into the bathroom.
Zhong Lingyu was startled by Xia Zhi's voice, and suddenly was watched again, so he hurriedly pulled a piece of clothing to cover himself, and shouted: "Solstice!" Don't make a fuss...", and a few more people from Xiaogu, "go out, all go out." ”
Granny Lu turned a deaf ear, walked over and grabbed Zhong Lingyu's slippery arm, and saw the red rash clearly by the candlelight, and her hands trembled a little in panic: "How did you get this?" Go and invite Langzhong! ”
After hearing this, Xiaogu turned around and ran out.