green bamboo dream

Mrs. Zheng has given birth to three sons since she married into the Yongchang Hou Mansion, and she has firmly controlled the Hou Mansion and enjoyed the honor for decades. I have never seen such a big storm, but she just suppressed her smile and said with lowered eyelids: "Hurry up! What is Zhang doing? The sky is falling and the tall man is holding it up.【26nbsp;】”

The maid didn't dare to say anything, but she calmed down.

"You are clever. I asked you to find it. Where is the six-petal set silver box of the Seven Kingdoms? If you can't find it, you dare to ask the old lady to intercede. It is really time to fight." Zheng suddenly laughed and put the handkerchief in his hand. With a flick of his hand, he pretended to be angry and said, "Go down quickly, forget it if you can't find it, and you should be punished if you disturb the guests."

Seeing the servant girl retreating obediently, Mrs. Zheng patted her forehead and said with an apologetic smile, "Oh, I'm really sorry, but this idiot came out to embarrass her face. I didn't train you so that you can see the joke. Turn around, old lady." It's my fault again."

Mrs. Zheng gave her a satisfied look, pointed at her and scolded with a smile: "You talk too much, go out and have a look, this time you insist on trying to manage this birthday feast, if it goes wrong, you will be deducted a month." money."

"Yes." Mrs. Zheng didn't make any excuses, and retreated after saluting.

"Your daughter-in-law is really clever, no wonder you love her so much." Mrs. Yang looked at Yang's back meaningfully and said.

Mrs. Zheng smiled without saying a word, seeing that the maids had already started setting up the table, she called everyone to the table.

Mrs. Cui glanced at Mrs. Fan, who was restless, and smiled sarcastically. She knew that Hongdou was not a safe person. Since she wanted to be famous and brought her here, she had to be controlled carefully. Who can be blamed if something goes wrong?

Now that the master's family has come round, no one will stir up trouble without winking. For a while, everyone chatted and laughed as if this had never happened.

Mrs. Huang San pointed to a soup on the table and said with a smile: "What kind of chicken soup is this, it tastes good."

Usually guests praise which dish when they go to a banquet, and the host will give the recipe as a gift to show hospitality and respect. Mrs. Zheng also intends to do so. Hearing this, she looked at the soup with a smile and said, "It's rare that you like it. Soup..." The banquet was not prepared by Mrs. Zheng, so she didn't know the dishes. She habitually went to find the eldest daughter-in-law...

"This is eight-treasure chicken soup. Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, fried Atractylodes macrocephala, licorice root, angelica and chuanxiong are packed in gauze bags, tied tightly, soaked in water first, then washed bamboo shoots, cut into one-inch long In the festival, wash the chicken and pork, wash and smash the mixed bones, pat the ginger loose, wash the green onions and wind them into small handfuls. Put the pork, chicken, medicine bag, and mixed bones into a casserole with half of spring water added, and use force to Bring to a boil, then skim off the foam, add ginger, shallots, and wine, and simmer until the chicken and bamboo shoots are cooked, and finally remove the medicine, ginger, and spring onion from the soup.” The second wife, Mrs. Li, suddenly said, It is a pleasure to listen to the eight-treasure chicken soup clearly, with a soft and melodious voice, clear and even with a hint of a smile.

Mrs. Zheng was a little embarrassed, and smiled uncomfortably: "How can I remember it so quickly, remember to write a list and send it to Mrs. Huang San."

Mrs. Li didn't mind either, she still smiled and obediently agreed.

Although there was a little disturbance before, the dishes on the banquet were really good, and the guests and hosts enjoyed the meal, except that Fan's hand was dirty halfway, and was led down by the maid to freshen up, and then he never left. turned back.

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After eating, Cui Shi didn't plan to stay any longer, and said to Yulan with a smile, "I'm tired today, you accompany me, after all, Sister Zhu is not as stable as you."

Yulan planned to ask Hong Dou for advice today, but she never thought that in the middle of watching a play, Hong Dou got her hands dirty by a maid changing discs, and half of the plate of peach skins was poured into her hand, so she had to leave temporarily. Cheng Xiang never came back, and after that, Cui Shi kept talking to her affectionately, unable to leave for half a step.I was still a little uncomfortable at first, but when I heard this, I immediately smiled and said coyly: "It's good that mother doesn't think her daughter is annoying."

Cui patted Yulan's hand lovingly, and said: "I know you are a good boy, but I don't know who is worthy of your appearance in the future."

Yu Lan was struck in the center of her mind, her fair face suddenly blushed, she twisted her body and said in disbelief, "Mother——."

Yu Zhu secretly raised her middle finger: Eldest sister, can you be more stupid?It is said that the Cui family had drawn up several husband-in-law candidates for Yulan early on, and handed them over to Lin Yuanzhi for selection. The mother is just a soy saucer, and the daughter-in-law is still decided by the father. Just like Lin Zongyan marrying the Du family, there is almost no room for the Cui family to comment. Unless the daughter's marriage is a marriage with a relatively strong family relationship or the boss's mediatorship, etc., Generally speaking, mothers look after each other, and the marriage of concubine daughters has always been a little troublesome. Generally, they can only be considered in the scholarly family or the meager family. In general, the Marquis's door can only be used as a concubine's room or fill in the house. This is also related to the father and brother going to the officialdom Face, so families like the Lin family have always been ignored.Cui's brilliance lies in the fact that other mistresses are racking their brains to marry the concubine into a family with dignity and shame, but she draws up a range for Lin Yuan to choose. Yuan Zhi's respect will not let things go beyond his control - isn't the scope set.The best thing is that even if Yulan's life is not good in the future, you can't blame your aunt for not planning for her. Your father chose him, so you can't blame your own father.

The corners of Cui's eyes and brows were full of joy at the thought of getting rid of this trouble soon, and when he saw Cui Anhong walking from a distance, who looked like a little adult, his smile deepened.

"Brother Hong, come quickly and let me have a look." Seeing her favorite little nephew, Cui hurriedly stopped her.

Yulan and Yuzhu hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Cui Anhong blushed and struggled, but Cui's sleeves were tightly held by Cui, so he had no choice but to give up.

"Hello, sister Lan, hello, sister Zhu." Cui Anhong returned the greeting with a fist with one hand.

"Okay, we are all family members." Cui rubbed the top of Cui Anhong's head, gestured, and said happily: "It's a little longer than the last time I saw you."

Yu Zhu was very speechless to this old woman who forgot her daughter after having a nephew, and was caught by Mrs. Yang again, rubbed for a while before letting go, and said: "Our sister Zhu is really good-looking, better than you My mother looked much better when she was 11 years old." Yang praised her.

At any rate, Mrs. Cui remembered that she was still standing outside the gate of someone's house. Seeing that it was still early, she said to Mrs. Yang, "It's rare that my mother came out today. Let's go to my daughter's place to have a look. I haven't moved in yet." It’s a guest.” Losing the fourth child is always a pain in Cui’s heart, and the two scourges that harmed her own child were naturally eliminated by Cui from the list of “guests”.

"Alright, let Wei Niang be your first guest." Yang Shi also wanted to hide for a while, so she didn't say much, and quickly helped the maid to board the carriage, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she sat firmly: "There is a lot of trouble at home. I’m panicking, there are some yingyingyanyans everywhere, vixen who don’t know how to dress, it’s very annoying.”

Mrs. Cui took out a teacup from a small cabinet in the carriage, bought a cup of tea for Mrs. Yang, and comforted her with a smile: "Mom, what are you doing with them? If you're not happy, you'll have to type out a board. No one will be upset. Those older brothers have too many children, so it’s nothing to lose one or two, it’s not worth the mother’s exhaustion.”

"You're the one with the sweetest mouth." Mrs. Yang took a sip from the cup, didn't bother to think about those bad things, and asked how Cui was doing.

Cui smiled and said: "Well, there is still a concubine at home, and it is almost settled. I will be at ease when I get out of the house. Although I have always held it in my hand, I am always afraid that something will happen to her. , harmed my bamboo girl."

Old Mrs. Yang wondered: "Whoever is going to marry, you can't marry at will, and you don't have to have a quarrel with my uncle because of a servant girl." She was worried that her daughter would be competitive and suffer in vain.

"I picked a few for our master to choose." Cui Shi took a sip of tea in a slow manner and said with a smile: "Don't talk about her, I can't get a big fork anyway, show me Bamboo Girl."

"Well, mother, this bamboo girl is only eleven, so you are in a hurry to find her husband and son-in-law. It's not that people like us can't afford it. It's better to stay later. It's too young to marry. body."

Cui's eyes suddenly turned red, and she said helplessly: "You don't know, the concubine An Guifei called the five girls of the family into the palace before the separation, although she came back after only saying a few words, but I always It's not practical, you also know that the empress is [-]% following our old lady, I don't believe that she is just to take a look, I am afraid that she will send a girl from her family to help the fourth prince..." Thinking of this, Cui's heart shuddered Pulled into a ball, tears of pain flowed down: "I always have nightmares, if one day an imperial decree comes to give a marriage, I can't even push it away."

Old Mrs. Yang wiped her daughter's tears distressedly, sighed heavily, and said, "Are you planning to settle down with Zhu girl first? But you don't like child brides, who would want such a young daughter-in-law? Besides, discussing marriage I always have to inquire about it, if people find out that Concubine An Gui is interested...then there will be a vengeance." Knowing that my daughter cares will cause chaos, so I have to persuade her carefully: "Don't worry, it's my aunt after all, and I still have to take care of her." With face and reputation in mind, it won’t be too ugly.”

After hearing this, Cui wiped away her tears silently, thinking about Brother Hong's words, she couldn't say anything, yes, what should I do if I get into trouble.

……

After returning to Deyuan, Cui Shi finally calmed down. There is still hope before this matter is settled, but we can't give up so early.

The grandmother came over, and Mrs. Du got the report from the servant and hurriedly packed her clothes and came to see her.

"Get up, get up." Before Mrs. Du knelt down, Mrs. Yang gave way in a loud voice. Although she had only met once before and didn't know the character of this granddaughter-in-law, it didn't prevent the old lady from letting her go. The love for his grandson was transferred to her.

"Oh, sorry to see you, why are you so thin? You still have to be as beautiful as Sister Zhu to look good. If you eat more, you can bloom sooner..."

Yu Zhumo, I was shot while lying down, I am drawing a stick, okay, I will become slim soon.

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