There are so many people today that I can make up four tables.

The others were making preparations, Chef Tian Cuihe, Chi Xi started, and there were only a dozen dishes, and after all were ready, they were going to start eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The dishes with good color and flavor were placed on the table, Wang Dahu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and said with a smile: "Auntie, sister-in-law, your craftsmanship is really good, this ordinary dish is so fragrant by you that my saliva is about to flow out." ”

The same is true for others.

I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and start eating.

After Chixi and Tian Cuihe worshipped their ancestors, Tian Cuihe, as an elder, said with a smile: "Everyone has been busy for so long, and they are all hungry, hurry up and sit down to eat!" We have a lively dinner this Chinese New Year's Eve, and after today is the new year, I wish you all the best, good health, earn more money, and get what you wish as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you Auntie, and I wish Auntie good health, all the best, and all your wishes come true! I wish my sister-in-law a prosperous and prosperous business! ”

Wang Dahu made a start, and everyone stood up and toasted Tian Cuihe and Chixi, and said auspicious words as if they had been smeared with oil, making Tian Cuihe smile.

Chixi also stood up, and after everyone finished toasting, she smiled and replaced the wine with chicken soup, toasted Tian Cuihe, and said with a smile: "Mother, the auspicious words have been said by them, I will say something else, I hope we are all fine in the new year, I hope Da Zhuang is safe, I hope our family will be reunited as soon as possible, and I hope we will get what we want!" ”

Tian Cuihe nodded with a smile, also picked up the chicken soup in front of him, and said with a smile: "What Xiaoxi said is what I am looking forward to, borrow your auspicious words, drink this cup of chicken soup, and let's eat!" ”

"Good!"

Chi Xi laughed, and as soon as he handed the bowl to his mouth, there was a knock at the door of the courtyard, and everyone turned their heads to look, and saw Chi Tiegen staring at them with complicated eyes.

Wang Dahu was the first to stand up, blocking in front of Tian Cuihe and Chi Xi, and asked with a displeased expression, "What are you doing?" ”

The lack of virtue done by the Chi family, even if they were once bandits, they were very shameful.

They naturally don't have a good face for the Chi family.

Chi Tiegen saw Chi Xi sitting in the crowd, looking at him as if he was looking at a stranger, and his mood was very complicated for a while.

The aroma of the food made his mouth growl, and his stomach growled with hunger.

His face instantly became hot, and a strange emotion called humiliation spread rapidly, making him unable to stand it for a moment, and almost subconsciously turned his head and ran.

"If you have something to say, what are you running?"

Chi Xi's cold voice made Chi Tiegen pause, and his expression became even more complicated.

Chi Xi noticed that he was holding some miscellaneous foods in his hands, including sweet potatoes, rice cakes, and even a few yellow cabbage leaves.

Strictly speaking, Chi Xi shouldn't hate Chi Tiegen, after all, this person is not her own father, even if he didn't take care of her, he didn't really hurt her.

She used to hate and complain about him, but it was only based on the fact that he was her own father.

"Talk?"

Chixi is not the Virgin, and she can't repay her grievances with virtue, but she can't make a move on Su Xiuying, someone has to fix Su Xiuying for her.

Chi Tiegen swallowed his saliva, his eyes unnaturally swept to the delicious food on the table, Chi Xi pretended not to see, raised his feet and walked into the hall, Chi Tiegen followed with difficulty.

"Didn't you say that you wanted to reconcile with Su Xiuying?" Chi Xi laughed, "But I don't think it's what I wanted. ”

Chi Tiegen raised his eyebrows, looked sideways at Chi Xi with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashed, and he asked in a low voice, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Chi Xi narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "You know what I mean. ”

She never felt that she was a good person, and she was not generous enough to let people who hurt her several times feel better.

If it weren't for Xiao Ling reminding her that she couldn't kill, she would never have kept Su Xiuying and Chi Tao'er, who were stained with her and her son's blood, alive in this world.

But now seeing the fate of Su Xiuying and Chi Tao'er, she feels that some people are alive and can be more painful than dead.

For Su Xiuying, her son and husband are the whole of her life, and no matter how arrogant she is, she has a weakness.

And Chi Tao'er, what she cares about the most is herself, what she wants most is to live a good life, always stand in a higher position than Chixi, everything is compared to Chixi, then Chixi will make her out of reach and will always trample her in the dust.

Chi Tiegen pondered the meaning of Chi Xi, and then looked at Chi Xi deeply, as if he knew this person for the first time, and was silent for a long time before saying with a complicated expression: "What good do I have?" ”

He doesn't even have anything to eat now, the eldest son is still lying on the bed and can't move, the younger son is still young, and the family still has to rely on him to support it.

He couldn't listen to Chixi's words in vain and get nothing.

"I'm willing to give you a chance to work, and what you want, you can get it by your own efforts."

Of course, Chi Xi would not give Chi Tiegen benefits in vain, she smiled and said: "I won't embarrass you, what others treat, you are treated." My family's salary is not too high, but it should be enough to feed three people if I save a little. Are you willing to do what I want, weigh it yourself, our Xi family does not lack a helper from you, but the opportunity to give you is only once! ”

Chi Tiegen gritted his back molars and said in a low voice, "Give me something to eat." ”

"The wages are coming."

"Okay!"

Chi Tiegen took away a lot of food from the Xi family, Wang Dahu frowned when he saw it, and he didn't understand what Chi Xi's operation was: "Sister-in-law, how can you repay your grievances with virtue?" How did this surnamed Chi treat you at the beginning, everyone sees it, why did you give him back to eat? This kind of terrible people should be starved to death! Save yourself from wasting food in this world! ”

"I do this for my own reasons, let's eat first! Otherwise, the food will be cold. ”

Although everyone didn't understand, they were not qualified to interfere with Chixi's decision.

One by one, his stomach was bulging and he was still unsatisfied, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, the taste of this Chinese New Year's Eve meal is so good, it is the best meal I have ever eaten in my life!" ”

"Don't boast, when you're full, go back and rest, it'll be dark in a while!"

Seeing that the sky was slowly darkening, Tian Cuihe gently gave the order to evict the guests.

They were just two women in the end, everyone was fine in the yard at dawn, but it was almost dark, and it was always unruly to leave a man at home.

Wang Dahu and the others did not stay for long, and left with a smile.

The overcrowded courtyard was empty in an instant, and Chixi lit candles in the hall, burned a pot of firewood, and pulled Tian Cuihe to sit and watch the New Year.

Keep the year and keep the year, and live a long life.

People who don't stay up late on weekdays will stay up until late at night to welcome the arrival of the new year at the first moment.

Dongzhou.

Xi Dazhuang had just returned to his residence, his body was cold, and his head was covered with a layer of snow white.

As soon as Wu Heng saw him, he hurriedly greeted him and asked anxiously: "Young General, does Zhang Xiang's old puppet still refuse to let go?" ”

Zhang Xiang is the chief military governor of Dongzhou, who once followed Xi Dazhuang's father to fight on the battlefield and fight the world, and was later transferred to Dongzhou by the first emperor, so the relationship with the Xi family became more and more estranged.

But it is undeniable that when he was young, he received a lot of support and favor from Xi Dazhuang's father, not to mention that Xi Dazhuang's father also saved his life.

Xi Dazhuang's face was a little ugly, and he laughed coldly: "If you don't let go, you can't help him!" ”

Dongzhou is the easternmost defense line of the imperial dynasty, and now the soldiers and horses of Donglinguo and Liangchuan have been stationed near Dongzhou, and they will not hesitate to attack as long as they find an opportunity.

And Zhang Xiang, as the commander-in-chief of Dongzhou, had no way but to face the battle.

He should also know that the imperial court now has no troops to adjust, no generals available, and he doesn't want to become a sinner through the ages, so he can only secretly use Xi Dazhuang, who was once known as a genius general.

But Xi Dazhuang is a person who will fight back, as long as he is allowed to seize even the slightest opportunity, Dongzhou will become his world sooner or later, and Zhang Xiang, the chief soldier, will not be able to get rid of it.

But if he didn't use Xi Dazhuang, he wouldn't be able to resist foreign enemies, and he would still have his head on the ground.

This is also the reason why Xi Dazhuang resolutely came to Dongzhou.

Wu Heng gritted his teeth and said in a cold voice: "Donglin and Liangzhou are eyeing each other, the imperial court is blind and powerless, and see how long this old man can have a hard mouth!" ”

Xi Dazhuang held the teacup and rubbed it gently, his eyes were vague.