Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Skink
Life is like a gorgeous garment, and the bright is always outside. The inside is dense, the color is plain, and there will even be some blandness and triviality.
Flowers paved the way, Yale accompaniment, and the oil wall incense car sent Li Su's mother and daughter to the end of Wuyi Alley and left.
The woman did not pretend to be a VIP, and quickly washed all the lead and cooked soup.
The little girl Gardenia is very happy, because there are too many people, so it's not lively.
When Chu Fan introduced to Li Su that this was her sister Chu Ling, she was still stunned, and after coming back to her senses, she nodded vigorously, with a dignified demeanor and a slight blessing, like a little adult.
The happiest thing is Shi Tai, who has a tiger head and a tiger brain, and finally has one smaller than himself, and he is a beautiful little sister, and the baby is not good. Accompanied her to catch butterflies in the yard, sprinkled steamed bun scum to tease the birds, watched the ants move, and refused to stop for a moment.
A four-legged snake sprang out of the fence wall, causing the little girl to scream.
The six-year-old man bravely rushed forward, protected her with open arms, and shouted, "Mountain loach, don't scare my sister Yingying." ”
The little girl blinked her big watery eyes and corrected:
"Brother Tai, it's not a loach, it's called a skink. There were a lot of skinks under the windows of our house, and my mother was so scared that she moved here. Uncle Chu Fan also ran under his mother's window in the morning to catch shikk. ”
A few adults ran out when they heard the sound and stood at the foot of the steps.
Li Su glanced at Chu Fan and pursed his lips and snickered.
Chu Dashenzhu seemed to remember something, and made a few embarrassed laughs, asking the little girl to take care of her younger brothers and sisters, and quickly sneaked into the wing room to clean up.
Chu Ling looked at him, then at her, pursed his small mouth, twisted the corners of his clothes, and swayed his small body.
She was instructed to take care of the two little radish heads, but she scrupulously abided by her duties and never left an inch, and the posture of the young lady was full of pose. As soon as he saw the two little ones approaching the well in the yard, he coaxed them away.
Chu Fan felt that after there were more children, there were really potential safety hazards in the well, so it was not possible to increase the edge of the well higher, but in that case, it would be inconvenient to draw water. After thinking about it, he designed a wooden cover and asked Shi Meng to find a carpenter to make two pairs, one for each family.
Because it is three meals a day, the smoke of the Shi family's cooking does not rise until five o'clock in the afternoon, which is always later than others.
Sister-in-law Shi and Li Su cook for two people, and the efficiency is much higher. Unlike usual, when there is only one person, I can't leave the dishes, washing, cutting, heating, hot pan, frying, stewing, etc., and I am often busy with this and can't take care of that.
Li Su didn't look at the well-cooked wontons and stews, and it was really not good to cook, so he chose the vegetables wholeheartedly and washed them.
Sister-in-law Shi saw her sitting quietly, washing the radishes one by one, breaking the cabbage leaves and washing them one by one, like embroidery, she couldn't help but laugh. Anyway, it's not a banquet, it's just a little bit in total, and it's not in a hurry, so it's up to her.
The dinner was very rich, tender chicken, fat goose, beef and mutton, hot marinade, cold dishes, seasonal vegetables, full of tables, and a small jar of flower brew.
But when the meal was served, the hall was deserted. There were only three people seated, Chu Fan, Chu Ling, and Shi Meng.
In folk customs, women and children are not served at meals. In fact, according to the rules, even Chu Ling couldn't be served, because of Chu Fan, he was treated beyond the standard.
The food of the two families is together, and the hardest sister-in-law Shi always takes Shi Tai to hide in the kitchen. Chu Fan once pulled down his face and forced her to come over and eat together, but he was really restrained, and he didn't force it later.
There will be a long time in the future, how can it go on like this? Chu Fan felt that it would be impossible not to explain some things thoroughly.
After calling everyone into the hall, Chu Fan paced a few steps and solemnly announced:
"Although we are three families, we are actually a big family, and there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority. Later, when it was time to eat, everyone had to be served. ”
"Oh, that's not going to happen. Since the beginning of the past, women and children have not been allowed to sit at the table. The stove is good, the stove is hot, and the dishes are ......"
Sister-in-law Shi wiped her hand on her apron and waved it a few times in a panic.
Shi Meng already knew Chu Fan's temper very well, and he didn't speak.
Li Su has just arrived, and it is inconvenient to put his beak.
In fact, the eunuchs have servants and maids to wait, unlike the folk who insist that women do not go to the table, depending on the situation and specifications of the banquet, but there is also respect.
Chu Fan picked up Yingying, pasted his face, and explained:
"It's understandable that the servants don't serve at the table, because that's what they do. But sister-in-law Shi, you are not a servant, you are the housewife of this big family. Every time I see you make a meal, I take Xiao Tai to hide in the kitchen and eat some leftovers, I feel very uncomfortable and can't swallow it. If you refuse to serve it, I will have to stop eating it in the future. ”
Sister-in-law Shi froze, and when she saw Shi Meng's eyes, she reluctantly responded: That, that...... All right. ”
Chu Fan laughed and said:
"Although we don't talk about dignity and humility, we still have to talk about etiquette. Well, everyone will listen to my arrangement. It's a square table, with the east side as the honor, but it doesn't really make much sense. In my hometown, the seat across the table directly from the door is the main seat. Brother Meng, sister-in-law Shi, you just sit here. Because you are the owner of this house, you are the most powerful here, and even King Li is not as big as you. ”
After finishing speaking, she dragged Shi over and pressed it, and Sister-in-law Shi had no choice but to sit on her husband's left hand.
Li Suxue was smart and smiled silently.
He kept claiming that Shi Meng was the eldest brother, but in fact, the identities of the two people were reversed. This time I mentioned the rules of my hometown again, why haven't I heard anything about it? He talks casually, he really doesn't take King Li in his eyes, how can he be so confident?
He remembered grooming by the window of the wonton shop again, and he sneaked out with two baskets of paper bags filled with flower petals. At that time, the two of them stared at each other, and somehow they laughed at the same time, ashamed to death. Fortunately, after Ying Ying saw him, she wanted to climb out of the window to hug him, so she dispelled the embarrassment.
Chu Fan saw that Li Su's face was flushed, and he didn't know what to think, so he said:
"Li Su, you are our honored guest, please sit down on Sister-in-law Shi's side. Because Yingying is too small, Sister-in-law Shi can help you take care of one or two, and the two of us men are not so careful. Of course, Yingying likes me to hug her, so we can also take turns feeding her. ”
Finally invited Li Su to the table, Chu Fan arranged Chu Ling and Shi Tai to start with himself, sat down opposite Li Su with Ying Ying in his arms, and said with a smile: "Finally solved the problem of eating, ...... comfortable"
More than half a month has passed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.
Chu Fan's Yunmeng Lu Yin got it, filed a case in the county government, and confirmed his status as a white servant.
But he had a weak heart and never mentioned this matter to Li Su.
As for Li Su, I can't wait to mention Yunmeng. Because once it is mentioned, it is impossible to avoid her father who is ready to live and die with Wang Cheng and her father-in-law who abandoned his wife and daughter. One is destined to be sad, and the other is unbearable.
After more than ten days of rest, the woman's body and mind were temporarily at peace, like wilted flowers being moistened by rain and dew, and rejuvenated.
She didn't have much to do except take Yingying and work in the kitchen. Sister-in-law Shi didn't even want her to go out to buy vegetables, and she tried not to let her do chores, so she really regarded her as a daughter.
Once I saw Chu Ling hugging a lot of clothes, washing them messily, and wanted to help. Who knew that the smiling little girl on weekdays didn't do it, so she had to give up.
Teaching etiquette and writing in her spare time, although the little girl learns very hard, she understands very quickly. Chu Fan was greatly surprised when he saw it, and praised one again and again for teaching well, and one for opening up the elm brain.
Chu Ling pursed his lips, looking unhappy and proud.
But there is one thing, she resolutely refuses to call Li Su her sister, she only wants to call her teacher, and even Chu Fan can't speak.
Although Li Su no longer buys wontons and stews in the market, Chu Fan's walking habit is still retained.
Because the morning air is the freshest, after a night of precipitation, the vitality of heaven and earth is also the richest. For him, walking is not only about breathing and relaxing, but also about training mental strength.
But on the Fang City side, after going to it once, I refused to go again.
After the Three Tigers were driven away, the shopkeepers regarded him as a reborn parent and greeted him warmly, hinting at how their daughter was well-behaved and handsome, and was not yet married...... The head of the Chu God stick is as big as a fight, and it is annoying.
There are even people waiting for him to eat wonton stew.
His uncle, can't he be creative? He loves wonton stew so much!
No way, change direction. At the base of the city wall, turn west to the boundary river between the north and south districts, and then return.
The lower dantian is broken, and the true qi cannot be stored, and the body can only be quenched with the true qi.
Finally, the bottleneck is almost reached, and the improvement of physical fitness begins to become slow.
There are no masters in Yangwu County.
No competition, no comparison.
I don't even know where I stand on the line of this world's strength.
He pondered whether he should go out and find a vicious Bronze Fetus Realm master to beat him up and verify some ideas.