Sister Yunxue was busy in the kitchen, and Yuchan just went into the house to show her face, and then came to the kitchen to help. On such days, it is common for the married girl to cook two dishes by herself to show the girl's craftsmanship. Yuchan also helps cook on weekdays, and these jobs are naturally difficult for her.

"Yuchan, you come to stew fish, and chicken stew mushrooms." Yun Xue knew that Yuchan did a good job of these two dishes, so she asked her to cook these two dishes.

"Okay, I'll get these two. I'll leave the rest to you. Yuchan nodded.

The fish is bought from the county town, and there is no fish to sell in this town. These fish, which are also frozen fish from other places, are not fresh. However, even so, it is a rare thing, and this is all bought by Wu Chunsheng from the county a few days ago.

The ingredients were all processed in advance, so it was not difficult to cook, and after Yun Xue and a few people were busy in the kitchen for more than an hour, the meal was almost ready.

If you have guests at home, it's not good to eat too late, which will make people feel disrespectful. So even if everyone eats two meals and eats late in the morning, the table must be held at this time. Yun Xue entered the house and whispered to Han Yue, "Auntie, the food is all ready, when will it be served?" ”

Han Yue'e looked at the sky and said with a smile, "It's noon in a blink of an eye, let's not just talk here, the meals are ready, let's talk while eating." "Han Yue'e is a very polite person, so she naturally understands this, and as soon as she heard Yun Xue say that the meal was ready, she hurriedly asked everyone to eat first.

"The in-laws are too polite, they prepare the meals so quickly, and they look like a neat worker." The Gu family's mother-in-law said with a smile.

The Gu family came over today, it was Gu Taiqing and his wife, as well as Gu Chengye's eldest brother and sister-in-law, Gu Chengye and the matchmaker, exactly six people. Gu Chengye's second brother worked in a family in the county, and the two of them were not in the town, so they didn't come over.

The men sat at one table, and the women sat at another. In fact, the northern folk customs are open, and it is also common for men and women to share the same table, but it is more convenient for men to drink and get together. The Yunxue sisters brought all the dishes, a total of twelve dishes, and the table was full.

So, the women were all on the kang, and the men were at the table on the ground. Yun Xue and Yun Ni were both sitting on the edge of the kang, ready to hand things to the table on the ground at any time, and the two sisters came to help today.

"Uncle Gu, Aunt Gu, time is in a hurry, plus there are too few vegetables at this time, the dishes are a little too simple, please bear with me." Yun Xue saw that all the dishes were ready, so she said with a smile. "The fish and chicken are Yuchan's craftsmanship, everyone can taste them and see how they taste."

Now that life is already difficult, even if the Wu family has Wu Chunsheng going out to sell grain, they are very sorry to live on weekdays. But today is a good day for Yuchan, Han Yue'e asked Wu Chunsheng and Yuxiang to prepare food in advance, and there are all kinds of chicken, duck and fish on the table, which is already a rare banquet. Yun Xue said this, but she was just modest.

"That's good, it's rare to be able to buy such a banquet now. In-laws, you are so attentive, we have to thank you. Gu Taiqing looked at the dishes on the table and nodded with satisfaction.

In general, the richness of the wine and food represents the importance that the woman attaches to family affairs. Seeing that the Wu family was so concerned, Gu Taiqing was still very happy.

"Come, let's eat it all quickly. At this time, the food will cool too quickly, and if you don't eat it, it will be cold later. Wu Chunsheng hurriedly persuaded everyone to hurry up and eat.

Yuxiang was on the side, poured a glass of wine for Wu Chunsheng and the others, and then returned to his seat.

Wu Chunsheng raised his wine glass, "Come, brother, I toast you with a glass of wine." We will be serious relatives in the future, our family Yuchan, we will have to ask our in-laws to take care of it in the future. ”

Gu Taiqing also held the wine glass and hurriedly smiled, "Brother, don't worry, when Yuchan comes to my house, it will be the same as my daughter, and our family will not treat her badly." ”

The men drank and ate food while talking and laughing, and the women were the same, Han Yue'e vigorously served the Gu family's mother-in-law with vegetables, "Sister-in-law, try it." Today's dishes are all made by these junior girls, and I don't know if they suit your appetite. ”

The mother-in-law of the Gu family, from the moment she entered the house to the present, she didn't have a smile on her face, and her face always maintained a lukewarm expression. Han Yue'e naturally noticed it, and felt a little strange in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, she just talked vigorously with the Gu family's mother-in-law. The matchmaker on the side can speak well, and a few words from time to time can make people laugh, so this atmosphere is okay.

Gu Chengye's gaze has always been glued to Yuchan's body and has never left. For Yuchan, Gu Chengye likes it from the heart. His fiery gaze kept staring at Yuchan like this, making Yuchan very embarrassed, and her face was red. Rao is such a cheerful person as Yuchan, and later Gu Chengye didn't dare to raise his head.

Yun Xue couldn't help but snicker when she saw this situation, she stood up and handed a piece of steamed bun to Yuchan, which just blocked Gu Chengye's gaze. Gu Chengye also knew that he was too abrupt, so he reined in his mind and lowered his head to eat.

Wu Chunsheng, Gu Taiqing, and Han Yi chatted very speculatively. Han Yi is a person who has read books, and when he talks, he has a bit of a bookish atmosphere, and Gu Taiqing only knew at this time that Han Yi was still a child. "Brother Han, then why didn't you go to the Xiucai exam again?"

Han Yi said with a smile, "Originally, I was supposed to take the exam this year, but the year was not good, and there was a commotion on the other side of the river at that time, and it was really chaotic." I simply don't take the test, and wait for a few years to talk about it. I'm getting older, but in fact, my mind about testing fame has also faded a lot. I'll talk about that later. ”

"It's still time to take the test, this is a big deal, Brother Han is not very old, but he shouldn't be discouraged." Gu Taiqing casually persuaded a few words, and then changed the topic, and everyone started talking about something else.

Han Yi also breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't want to talk to others about the imperial examination now. He has also taken the test several times over the years, but he didn't pass the test, and now he really doesn't want to take the test again. But when others ask this, he is always a little awkward in his heart.

A banquet, the food is still enjoyable for the guests and hosts. Before the end of the banquet, the men had drunk a lot, and their faces were flushed.

Sister Yunxue hurriedly cleaned up the table, and then served tea again.

The Gu family sat for a while, then got up to say goodbye and went back. At this time, Han Yue'e and Yun Xue hurriedly divided the things brought by the Gu family into two parts, the Wu family kept one copy, and the rest had to be brought back by the Gu family. In addition, Han Yue'e took out two sets of new clothes that Yuchan made for Gu Chengye, wrapped them together and handed them to Gu Chengye.

The Gu family took their things and walked out of the house, and all the people of the Wu family followed and sent them out. When they came outside, the Gu family got on the horse and climbed the plow, and then said goodbye again and left.

Han Yue'e stood at the gate, watching the Gu family walk farther and farther away, until there was no shadow in sight, then she turned her head and asked, "What's the matter with that mother-in-law of the Gu family?" I haven't laughed much today. And when I went back to see each other, she was like this. What's up? She still doesn't agree to this family matter? Han Yue'e remembered the expression of the Gu family's mother-in-law just now, and felt panicked in her heart.

"Don't care, I've heard that it is said that the mother-in-law has a straight face when she is an adult. It's such an old-fashioned person, few people have seen her laugh. "Wu Chunsheng drank a lot, and when the wind blew at this moment, the strength of the wine came up." I'll go sleep first, don't worry, it's okay. ”

"Reassured? How can you reassure me? You see, there are just a few things they send, and there is nothing more at all. The dowry was not much, only thirty taels of silver. I looked, does this Gu family look down on us? Han Yue'e was a little uncomfortable.

When Yuxiang was married, Han Yue'e prepared a pair of silver bracelets for Meiyu in addition to the ones she was using, and also gave the Li family a dowry of twenty taels of silver. The Gu family is still a well-known rich and noble family in the town, and they don't even have any serious and valuable things, which makes Han Yue'e feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's really getting more and more picky, I think this Gu family is enough to pick the door. I don't know what Yuchan will be like when she marries in the future, this family matter is a little anxious. Han Yue'e muttered there.

"Daughter-in-law, the dowry of thirty taels of silver is already good. In our village, except for a few families, other families can't come up with such a dowry. Let's live, we can't always look at this point, as long as Chengye is good to our Yuchan. Won't they live as a young couple in the future? Wu Chunsheng entered the house, lay directly on the kang, and fell asleep after a while.

Han Yue'e looked at her husband like this and shook her head helplessly. Wu Chunsheng is an orphan and has no parents, so he doesn't understand the relationship between this daughter-in-law and her in-laws, and just thinks that as long as the two of them are good, there is no need to worry about anything else. Han Yue'e watched how her mother embarrassed her daughter-in-law, so she was a little more worried about Yuchan's marriage at this time.

"Alas, they have all been married, so I hope that the Gu family can treat Yuchan well, I look at that Gu Chengye is really good, he is a good boy." Han Yue'e muttered to herself.

"Auntie, there's nothing going on here, Yunni and I will go back first, Tianfu and Yunxia will be at home, and I don't know what they are like." Yun Xue and Yun Ni cleaned up all the kitchens to see if there was nothing left, and then said goodbye to Han Yue.

"Oh, look, you two have brushed the bowls, I'll do it later. Okay, if there's nothing to do, you can go back first, come, these dishes are good, they haven't been moved, you take them back and eat them hot, and you don't need to make other dishes at night. Han Yue'e picked out a few good ones and gave them to Yunxue and them.