I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 127 Mid-Autumn Festival Part 2
Hongmei nodded in agreement, "Yes!"

Zhou Shuqing smiled and begged, "Two aunties, please spare me."

Hongmei glared at him and took a piece of rabbit meat with her bare hands to taste. The wild rabbit meat had strong muscles and bones and became more fragrant the more she chewed it. It was so delicious that she raised her eyebrows.

"Chen Yu, the rabbit meat you sent is really good, we are in for a treat."

"This is the hare that Chen Yu and Bao Yu brought back from the mountains. It is definitely more delicious than the ones raised at home." Zhou Shuqing said knowingly, and quickly cleared the plate of rabbit meat, filled it with their home-made tofu stuffing, and sent it to He came to Zhou Chenyu and said, "Chenyu, here."

Zhou Chenyu roughly counted and found nearly a dozen stuffed tofu filling a full plate, "Brother Shuqing, sister-in-law Hongmei, you gave us so much, is it enough for our own family?"

"That's enough, that's enough." Hongmei smiled faintly, "Your family doesn't farm, so of course you don't have glutinous rice to make this. Our harvest is good this year, and there is still a lot left in the pot. Don't worry, you can take it back."

Hongmei was always generous in her work, so Zhou Chenyu smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite and let's go."

She carried her things and walked out the door. Before she had walked a few steps, she saw Zhou Wanqiu walking towards the door of her house.

Zhou Chenyu stepped forward and chased after him, "Wan Qiu, why did you come to our house? I want to go back too. I'm on my way."

Zhou Wanqiu turned around in horror, saw her eyes, and said timidly: "Sister Shen Yu, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, I am here to deliver mooncakes to you..."

Zhou Chenyu glanced at Zhou Wanqiu up and down. She seemed to be more timid than when they first met, "Is that what you are holding in your hand?"

Zhou Wanqiu nodded stiffly and lifted up the fabric above.

Zhou Chenyu's eyes moved down and landed on the moon cake box. The shiny black box looked dull in color, but it had exquisite patterns engraved on it. At first glance, it was clear that it was expensive and was specially used to give gifts to add to the occasion.

She pursed her lips and asked meaningfully: "Did your aunt buy such a good thing? Or was it someone else?"

Zhou Wanqiu bit her lower lip tightly, her face paled by three points, and there seemed to be millions of ants gnawing in her heart, "Sister Chen Yu, I... my mother bought it."

Zhou Chenyu raised his lips and smiled, taking the delicate wooden box in her hand.

"I have received Auntie's wishes, and your work is done. It's a rare holiday today, so be happy and go back first."

Zhou Wanqiu did not dare to look directly at Zhou Chenyu, so he sighed, turned around absentmindedly, walked to the corner of the alley, and paused, where two shadows happened to come out.

Zhou Chenyu withdrew his gaze, and Chen Cuiping's series of strange behaviors made sense.

No wonder this old woman was so kind to return the land deed. She was originally rushing to become the king's wife and help Ximen Qing.

She took one look at the box of mooncakes, with a sly smile in her eyes. She walked slowly to the ditch with fast water, released her fingers, and the wooden box and the mooncakes fell into the water with a thud.

"Oh, it's over, it's over. Something fell into the water. This is the mooncake sent by my aunt." Zhou Chenyu pretended to be nervous and took two steps after him. He caught a glimpse of the sneaky half of his head at the entrance of the alley and hid back in panic.

This is very effective in attracting snakes out of their holes.

She put away her smile, watched the mooncakes float away, and told Chen Cuiping calmly: "I have ruined such a good thing, I hope no one sees it."

Zhou Chenyu looked around, happily hugged the stuffed tofu and left the place where the mooncakes were thrown.Not long after she left, Chen Cuiping chased her out with limbs like a mantis and lay down by the ditch, "What a crime, what a crime, I have never tasted such a good thing, why did you throw it away?"

Zhou Chenyu stood in the distance, quietly watching the actions of this evil-minded woman, his clear eyes gradually darkened, and he made a clear note to her.

You will have to pay it back in the future.

Zhou Chenyu turned around and walked back with a cold face. After a short delay, several dishes with delicious taste and flavor were already placed on the dining table in the courtyard.

A table of good food was done, and Li Xiuju was tired but happy, "It's just a delivery, why did it take so long? Nothing happened, right?"

"It's just a gift, what can I do? Look, Brother Shuqing and Sister-in-law Hongmei asked me to get something back." Zhou Chenyu handed over the stuffed tofu in his hand.

Li Xiuju touched the still warm stuffed tofu and smiled helplessly. Tears soon burst out of her eyes: "These two children are really good. Whenever there are good things, they always think of our family."

"It doesn't matter if we're not your friends, this is all mutual." Zhou Chenyu wiped away her tears, "Hey, where are Brother Tongsheng and Baoyu?"

"We are here." Chen Tongsheng came out with a large jar, and Baoyu chased behind him and shouted: "Mom, Brother Tongsheng and I have already tasted this plum wine. It tastes sour and sweet. It's time to drink it."

Li Xiuju wiped away her tears, her expression changed from sadness to joy, and she hurriedly moved a chair to place the wine jar, "That's just right. This fruit wine is not as bitter as rice wine, and we can all drink it."

Chen Tongsheng smoothed the clothes on his chest with a smile on his face, "My godmother, you are so good at craftsmanship. This jar of plum wine is the best I have ever tasted. Teach me someday and I will learn from you."

Although his words were deliberately exaggerated, Li Xiuju still opened her mouth happily and said, "Okay, my godmother will teach you."

Li Xiuju looked at the children and urged:
"The food is ready. Please wash your hands quickly so we can eat."

Zhou Chenyu, Baoyu and Chen Tongsheng came back in a hurry after washing their hands. Li Xiuju had poured the plum wine into the bowl, picked it up in her hand, and said with a gentle smile:
"The people sitting here today are all our own family members. We don't need to drink that smoky rice wine, so we can drink plum wine instead. It can also be considered as drinking some small wine to cheer up the fun. Come, let's have a bowl together, ladies and gentlemen."

"Okay." They picked up the tea bowls and placed them in the center of the dining table. The tea bowls filled with plum wine touched together and made a crisp sound.

Zhou Chenyu looked at the light orange plum wine in the bowl and took a sip. The taste was sour, sweet and refreshing, not astringent at all, just like the fruit tea he often drank in summers in the past.

Li Xiuju put down the bowl, put a large chicken leg into Chen Tongsheng's bowl, "I cooked a lot of food today, don't just drink and eat more food."

Chen Tongsheng looked at Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu's bowls, his rough face turned red, "Godmother, I'm such a big person, how can I be embarrassed to eat this chicken drumstick? Chenyu, why don't you eat it."

Zhou Chenyu has not liked eating chicken legs since he was a child. When he saw his chopsticks reaching out, he was so frightened that he quickly took the bowl away and said angrily: "I don't like chicken legs, thank you for your kindness."

Chen Tongsheng felt embarrassed and put it into Baoyu's bowl again, "Baoyu, you are growing taller. If my sister doesn't eat, you can eat."

"Why are you doing this?" Li Xiuju grabbed him and pretended to be angry: "You can eat whatever you are told, and you don't even listen to your godmother?"

Baoyu relished the delicious rabbit meat, put a mouthful of oil in his mouth, and showed a playful smile: "Brother Tongsheng, you can eat it if your mother tells you to."

Zhou Chenyu saw the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal. He said in a commanding tone, "That's it, eat."

(End of this chapter)