010. Dinner

When the four children who were studying outside came back, it was supposed to be a lively family reunion in the evening.

Chu Xuxu was still beside Chu Xia's bed in the house, flipping through the books she had read and understood.

Hua Liancheng just put down the sleeping little Liu'er: "It's misty, everyone uses it together at the dinner party, why don't you change your clothes?" ”

"Can Mother go with me?" Chu Xuxu put down the book and looked at Chu Xia, who was still sleeping soundly for a while.

This is really a master who doesn't care about everything, saying that he is letting him "pretend to sleep", but he is very real, he sleeps steadily every day, and no one can see half a point of falsehood.

Hua Liancheng looked at the bronze mirror and shook his head: "Today's mother's exercises have not been practiced, so I will go first, if there is something, I will not be too late." ”

Chu Xuxu and Hua Liancheng looked at each other and smiled when they heard this, they all knew that tonight's banquet would not be as simple as having a reunion dinner.

The father and mother of the big house have not arrived, what kind of reunion dinner is it.

As he was talking, Ah Zhu was holding a brocade dark coat, and Ximei carried a lacquered wooden box into the house.

Goose yellow embroidered lotus brocade robe, garnet red light forging trimmed neckline and cuffs, four-finger wide burgundy light forged stone jade belt.

The wide deep clothes must be made by Ah Zhu and Xi Mei together, and they are bundled up layer by layer.

He has a simple and lovely bun on his head, a pair of gold filigree plum hairpins on one side, a pair of pearls on his ears, and a thin jade bracelet on his wrist.

Several people in the room praised the bright and shining son-in-law.

Chu Xuxu wore a fox fur cloak, walked through the verandah with nine twists and turns, and passed by the Quhu Lake in the courtyard, she stopped and looked up at the embroidery building not far away.

Carved beams and painted buildings, the eaves are flying, quiet and elegant in the night.

The craftsmen of this era are ingenious and ingenious, and can design the strongest and most shock-proof towers, and the magic of glutinous rice mortar is far stronger and indestructible than the cement of later generations.

It's just that this kind of skill is only for a few nobles to serve, the embroidery floor is the product of the Chu family to repay the kindness of a craftsman, who can not boast of a word, ingenious workmanship, unique.

It was originally the residence of the eldest daughter Chu Xujun, but now it is occupied by a fool.

Chu Xuxu looked at it for a few breaths, then turned around and left, it should be hers, just take it back.

Less than a hundred steps away, you will arrive at the bright nave of the Chu family.

There were maids on both sides who stepped forward to serve Chu Xujun and took off his shoes, went up the stairs, and then removed the heavy fox fur.

At present, the meals are all one person with a low table, kneeling on the futon, lined up on both sides.

A room full of people had already sat down, and only Chu Xujun was left.

Cheng Rong, the second uncle and mother who was first on the left, immediately screamed: "Suddenly, this room full of elders and juniors has arrived, and the dishes are all cold, just waiting for you." I don't know the rules of filial piety, but my second uncle taught you, right? Why hasn't the wife taught you a thing or two since she has already gotten up? ”

The second uncle Chu Qiu looked impatient: "Outside the juniors, count you as the youngest, you don't speak, you don't say a word." ”

Sure enough, when the second uncle heard this, she glanced at the old lady above.

The old lady was concentrating on the warm wine poured for her by Chu Jie, the second son of the second room, and didn't pay any attention to Chu Xujun who entered the house.

Ah Zhu helped Chu Xujun and saluted the elders one by one, and then sat down.

Below her right head are the eldest brother Chu Wen and the second brother Chu Liang.

Sitting opposite was Chu Ji, the eldest son of the second room, who looked up at her and nodded slightly.

Chu Xujun returned the salute.

As for the girl sitting behind Chu Ji, she was dressed in brocade, and her honey-colored skin looked a little darker against the warm orange light.

The honey-colored girl raised her nostrils and didn't pay attention to Chu Xujun, so she didn't respond.

The servants rushed in and served dishes to each desk one by one.

A home-cooked feast, a steamed chicken, a roasted wild goose, the soup is mutton soup, and two pickled sunflower vegetables and Huo vegetables are added.

The adults' desks are filled with chaotic warm wine, while the juniors are even more cloudy with sauce.

Chu Xujun's own desk is rich and fragrant rice milk.

In this era, there is no such thing as a drink, the taste of sour is only vinegar, and there is almost no sweetness, and as for the taste, it is all kinds of strange sauces, and even insects such as ants, frogs, and honeycombs go down to make sauce.

Chu Xujun was insensitive to this, and explained in advance that she would only drink rice milk in the future.

At this time, Aunt Dong, who was sitting under the head of the old lady Chu's mother, stood up and left her seat with a smile: "I originally knew that my son-in-law was good-looking, but when I saw it today, it seemed that she was more energetic than before, and this jade-like face made people unable to take their eyes off." ”

The second uncle, Cheng Rong, was immediately unhappy: "Uncle, what does this mean?" Is it that I was not good to my son-in-law before, but this sister-in-law got up and made her look good? ”

Aunt Dong glanced at Chu Xujun's expression, turned around and smiled: "What did the second sister-in-law say?" Recently, who doesn't know that the parents of the son-in-law are getting healthier and healthier, and they want to be happy for their parents as children, which shows a little bit of complexion. I just praised the son-in-law, why is the sister-in-law so careful? ”

Chu Xujun glanced at Uncle Dong's father and aunt.

The old lady Chu Dong is not only an eccentric ghost, but also a "brother demon", and the parents of the uncle have come to the Chu family to fight the autumn breeze, that is, they can't wait to empty the Chu family's treasury.

As for why they spoke for Chu's family's room, it was not because when they were in charge of the big house before, they could take as much as they wanted.

Ren is moving car by car, Chu Xia will add heads, and then send them away.

But after being replaced by the second uncle, that is the extent to which you can take a box of pickles and be stopped by the second uncle's people at the door for inspection.

Yes, I heard that Dafang's body had improved, so I was busy praising Chu Xujun.

Chu Xujun will never like Uncle Dong's family, but the enemy of the current enemy can temporarily "join forces".

Sure enough, after Aunt Dong sat down, she "whispered": "The son-in-law is too pitiful, obviously she is the eldest daughter of the Chu family, but the food she uses is left by others." I don't know how to do it. ”

The voice happened to be heard by everyone, and the second uncle Cheng Rong and the honey-colored girl instantly turned red and were so angry that they couldn't speak.

Chu Liang leaned over to his sister at this time and sniffed the rice milk on her table: "How can my sister drink this today, it's bland and tasteless, do you want to try my green sauce?" ”

The green sauce has a nice name, but it is actually made of frogs, which is still a characteristic of this era.

In modern times, Chu Xujun, who can eat two or three catties of bullfrogs, is insensitive to this slimy thing.

Chu Wen said: "Since you have eaten your sister's tofu, you know that your sister's craftsmanship is stronger than you and me, how can you get an axe in shifts?" ”

The eldest brother can actually use the words "class gate to get an axe" to talk about himself today, and this martial arts brother has also grown up.

Chu Liang took his green sauce and returned to his seat.

The second uncle Chu Qiu thought of the guilt he felt for his eldest brother's family some time ago, and he said lightly to Chu Xujun: "I have also tasted the tofu made in these days, and it is really good." ”

Chu Xujun's lowered head and eyes lit up, and she raised her head and said softly: "Second Uncle Xie praises." This tofu is simple and easy to make, and I am thinking that selling it outside can also help the family. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.

A little girl, she opened her mouth to go out and sell what kind of lowly tofu made of soybeans and what kind of body it became.

Sure enough, the second uncle immediately jumped out and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" How can the daughter-in-law of the dignified Chu family go out and sell that lowly thing? ”

"The second uncle and aunt have taught me that I really have no experience, and I am thinking that I can learn one or two under the second uncle and mother, and I ask my uncle for permission."

These words were far more powerful than Fang Cai's words, and the room was silent.