"Eighth sister, why did you come back this time?" Wu Shi just came out of the kitchen, took the basket in Banniang's hand, and asked with a smile.

Banniang said that she went to the countryside, Wu turned around and asked Aunt Xiao in the kitchen to carry a basket of vegetables, and the two went to the main house to talk to Zhu, and asked about the time of the meal, Wu called Jue'er to send the packed meals to Chen Lanyu, Banniang thought about telling Chen Lanyu about the enrollment of the two grandsons of the Liu family, so she asked Wu to scoop up a pot of wine, and together with Jue'er, she went to the school building in the West Courtyard.

Chen Lanyu hadn't seen her recently, so she smiled and said, "It's been a long time, I heard that you have always been busy, why bother you to personally deliver the food today?" ”

Banniang smiled: "I have something to ask for, so I specially sent some wine to Mr." ”

Chen Lanyu heard that there was wine, and he was happy, so on a midsummer night, it was also a little fun to drink alone.

Then he smiled and asked, "What else can Banniang ask me for an old man?" Let's talk about it. ”

Banniang set up the meal, let Jue'er serve on the side, and poured a glass for Mr. Chen with wine, before he smiled and said, "Where is Mr. old?" Let's try this bar first. ”

This bit of wine at home is also made by Lu Seventeen, although it cannot be compared with the spirits of later generations, it is indeed much stronger than the wine on the market today. As soon as it was poured, the whole room was filled with a strong aroma of wine.

Mr. Chen couldn't help but taste it first, his face was flushed with the spiciness, but he said happily: "Good wine, good wine, where did you get this wine?" ”

Basically, the literati and scholars are all good at this sip, and Mr. Chen has been pouring down for half his life, and only in this wine can he find some fun.

Banniang asked and replied with a smile: "I didn't buy it, and I can't buy it, but if Mr. likes it, there is enough for Mr. to drink at home." It's just that this wine is not an ordinary wine, drinking too much hurts the body, and please ask Mr. to taste it. ”

Chen Lanyu nodded: "It's really strong enough." It's really good wine. By the way, Banniang said that she has something to ask for, what is the matter? ”

"Didn't I think about opening a carpentry shop lately? I invited a carpentry master, because the master heard of the reputation of our Zeng family's school, and proposed to send two children to our Zeng's school to study, so I came to ask the sir, I'm afraid I will cause you trouble. ”

Chen Lanyu was a little surprised by this.

Banniang brought such a good wine, he thought there was something embarrassing, but he didn't expect that it was just two students. Since the school is opened, it is natural to accept students, not to mention that the reason why the Zeng family originally opened this school was to supplement the family, and the students are so kind, although they don't care about the income in the school, but in the end, the school is open, and they can't not accept students. Banniang asked him for his opinion about this, but it was just respect.

I felt so respected, and I felt very comfortable, so I smiled and said: "It's nothing to have two more left and right, it's always a matter of teaching one person, and teaching a group is also teaching, and there is no difference between me." It's just that Banniang gave me this good wine for nothing. ”

"Mr. is polite," Banniang smiled, "Originally, this wine was for my father and Mr. to drink, but because it is newly brewed, it should be left for a longer time to be more mellow, so I have never taken it out, I just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and took the things that should have been Mr. to send Mr., Mr. Bai Rao's personal affection." ”

Chen Lanyu was laughed at by him, and asked about Banniang's homework.

"I heard your second brother say, you used to always find time to read books, and now Master Zeng has also gone out to visit friends, and your brothers are not at home, if you don't understand something, although I am not talented, I can also answer one or two, you just come to ask me."

Banniang was ashamed and said: "This has always been too busy, and I didn't even care about reading and practicing calligraphy. From today onwards, be sure to take some time out every day. When you don't understand, Mr. Orientation asks. You can't bother me, sir. ”

Chen Lanyu is nearly forty years old, and has no wife and child, she likes Banniang to be clever, and she sees that although she is a woman, she looks childish, but she acts generously, and is self-disciplined and self-reliant, plus Banniang treats him with great respect and closeness, so she is somewhat regarded as her own daughter. Hearing this, he twisted his beard and said with a smile: "The great-grandmother of the house, Mrs. Yixing Taijun Zhou, although she is a woman, she is respected by 10,000 people. Your second brother always praises you for being diligent and studious, no worse than your brothers, which is a good thing. If you come to me often for advice, I will rejoice, for there is no gentleman who does not like a diligent child. It's a pity, how good it would be if you were a man, and your future achievements may not be under your second brother's solidity. ”

"Sir, I praised it." This is really too exaggerated, Banniang smiled and humbly, "Speaking of which, I still have something I want to trouble Mr., Mr. is good at calligraphy, the plaque of Sheraton Restaurant and the couplet in front of the door, there is no one who does not fail to praise the scribes." In a few days, my woodsmith shop will be opened, and I will have to trouble Mr. to give me more smiles. In addition, because it is a family business, the store also needs some calligraphy and painting decoration, Mr. is not good at calligraphy, the painting is also very exquisite, and I hope that Mr. will give some pen and ink. It also adds some sparkle to my woodware shop. ”

Speaking of his pride, Chen Lanyu came to the spirit, so he pointed out a few words to Banniang with calligraphy, and when he ate and drank well, Banniang cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks with Jue'er. It happened that in July, he was called by the Wu family to send a few watermelons to Chen Lanyu to eat, and Banniang asked a few more words about Chen Lanyu's daily life, and then returned to the main courtyard with July and Jue'er.

The family had dinner, because the Zhu family was free, and they didn't take care of things, they just took Xiao Eleven every day, and everything at home was in charge of the Wu family, and Banniang discussed with the Wu family about the two grandsons of the Liu family living at home.

After all, now there are mothers-in-law and maids in the family, and it is nothing to add two children, and the grandfathers and uncles of those two children have to do things for their own shops, so Wu smiled and said: "What is there to discuss, but just add two mouths." In the future, you can see that these things will be done, and you can just come back and talk to me or my mother, and you don't need to discuss everything with us. ”

Banniang said: "How can that be done?" My sister-in-law is the top of the family, how can we be subordinates and take our own ideas privately? ”

In fact, she herself had already responded to the family, and secretly laughed at herself for being treacherous.

Seeing what she said about her subordinates, Wu scolded with a smile: "This girl, you know that you stick to me, so that I can willingly hurt you all day long." If you talk about the peak, the mother is the peak. ”

Zhu Shi also laughed on the side: "I'm just an idle eater, after all, you can all do it, I have lived a rich and idle life, and I am serious." ”

"Look, sister-in-law, our family counts my mother with the wisdom of life. When you feel that your son is older one day, she also marries a daughter-in-law, and her sister-in-law also learns from her mother, and she should do big and small things, just leave it to her daughter-in-law to be busy, and you will eat every day, taste tea, tease your grandson, go out shopping, and buy what you like, and ask your son and daughter-in-law to pay the bills. ”

Wu smiled and looked at Jue'er, who was eating: "Have you listened to your eighth aunt's words?" I will only wait for your blessings. ”

When Jue'er saw that he and his daughter-in-law who didn't know if she was still born, she blushed, pulled the rice from the bowl, and ran out as if she was flying.

It made everyone at the table laugh. Even a few maids on the side pursed their lips.

After enough laughter, Wu said: "After all, Wei Yuan is empty, since two children have been added, it is better for Banniang and you and Xiao Shimei to move to Wei Garden to live, the yard is not easy to be dilapidated if someone lives in it, and it also saves the grandmother from coming back and cleaning it up." The three girls called Ah Lan and July and September all live with you, and they are not separated by a wall, and they are not afraid of anything. Clean up the house where you and Qi Niang used to live, and call Xiao Jiudi and Jue'er two people to live in the north, and let the two boys of the Liu family live in the south. As for the house where your brothers used to live, because they often come back, there is no need to live there. ”

Banniang likes the quiet shade in the Wei courtyard, how can this be the season of crape myrtle flowers, if you really move over, you can sleep with the fragrance of flowers every day, smell the fragrance of flowers and wake up. The sister-in-law mentioned it is really a good idea, so that the backyard can be more spacious. Now with Alan's three little girls, living in the backyard, and having a few children in Jue'er Jiulang, it is really inconvenient.

In addition, there are a lot of houses in the Wei Courtyard, she and Xiao Shi live in the West Chamber, and a few live in Phi Xia for Ah Lan, and the main house is still reserved for the grandmother, so that the grandmother and Qi Niang don't have to move anymore when they come back.

Zhu also said that this was a good idea, and she originally wanted to ask Banniang to move to Wei Yuan, and she didn't want Wu to say it first. After agreeing, Wu said that he would start cleaning up tomorrow. When the mother-in-law and maids cleaned up the dinner table, Xiao Jiu and Huang Er also went to read, Banniang teased Xiao Shi for a while, and then made trouble with Xiao Shituan around Zhu for a while, Zhu asked a few words about her business, and asked her to lead Xiao Shi to rest first.

After she finished washing, July and September went to help Xiao Shiye take a bath, and left some hot water for Ah Lan to wash up when she came back from the restaurant. Banniang saw that the two of them were properly arranged, and nodded secretly. When they were busy, thinking about Mr. Chen's words, they realized that they hadn't read a few books well recently, so they pulled a book from the bedside cabinet and sat down in front of the lamp, intending to flip through it.

There was no one in the room for a while, only Xia Cicada singing, Banniang turned the pages of the book, but she couldn't read a word, and suddenly, she remembered Di Yonglai.

I don't know what he's doing now.