Full of food and color

Chapter 100
On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Wang family drove the ox cart to the county. Because they had informed Chen Cuixi during the year and knew that they were coming on the fifteenth day, Chen Cuixi prepared a lot of food early.

Jide's father, Li Liang'an, is also busy in the house. He doesn't spend much time in the house all year round. Knowing that Chen Tiegui's family is coming, he went to the restaurant early to drink two jugs of wine, which are now warming on the stove. Then, he went to pack up the special snacks he brought back when he came back years ago.

Chen Cuixi glanced at the sun, entered the main room, and mulled out, "Baby Zhu and the others should be here soon." Then she smiled and looked at her husband, "You haven't seen her in many years, so take a good look at her now."

Li Liang'an hummed. He had already heard from his wife that Baozhu came to the county to open a restaurant last year. Because he was out all year round and rarely walked with the Chen family, he didn't care much about his daughter-in-law, a niece, in his mind. A bit of her impression was that she was fat and round when she was a child, but after all, she was also a person who stayed outside for a long time. She had traveled a lot and experienced a lot, so she was not as surprised as when others heard it. She only said that Baozhuwa was capable.

When Chen Cuixi saw that her husband was dull, she couldn't help but put down what she was doing, stared at him and asked, "I said, why don't you take a closer look at my niece?"

It was only now that Li Liang'an came back to his senses, paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, raised his head and asked her, "You mean...you've taken a fancy to your niece?"

Chen Cuixi laughed, "My brother and sister-in-law are honest, and I like Baozhu baby! Last year in our house, not to mention how happy we were, we started cooking before dawn, and it was easy to clean up the house and the outside. Li Suosuo, you have to boil water to wash my feet at night, where can I find such a good daughter-in-law?"

Li Liang'an frowned and listened carefully, nodding his head from time to time, "In this way, Baozhu is also a filial and diligent child, I am satisfied with this relationship, and you can decide the rest." He took another breath and raised his chin Ask her: "I'm just listening to you, but I don't know what your brother means?"

Chen Cuixi sighed, "I wanted to ask after a while, who would have thought that my mother was too busy to tell Baozhu Wa'er about my third uncle's grandson. Guess what? My sister-in-law was on the spot. I just refused, and I didn't save any face for my mother!"

Li Liang'an became more and more puzzled, "That's not good? Since it didn't work out, we should be happy."

Chen Cuixi glared at him, "What's the matter? My sister-in-law always puts the orb on the tip of her heart and it hurts. I don't like looking at her like ordinary people!"

Li Liang'an thought for a while, "If you want me to say, let's talk about it, it's not impossible to say, our house has lived better than your brother's house all these years? Baozhu lives in our house, so I have a good relationship with you and my baby." , maybe it’s done!”

She waved her hands again and again, "No, no, you have a good idea. If it doesn't work out, why will Baozhu live in our house in the future? I like Baozhu baby very much. She is more caring than my own daughter. I want to keep her in the house for a few more years!" Chen Cuixi sighed, and gritted her teeth, "We'll have to wait for this matter, it's better to wait until Jide has passed the scholar examination! My brother will definitely agree." He told him, "Focus on the matter at hand first, and my brother and sister-in-law will come later, so don't talk nonsense, so I can stay with you!"

Chen Cuixi walked out of the main room with a smile, and was about to go to the kitchen, but when she thought of something, she paused, and stood under the porch and shouted, "Jide, come out quickly, my mother asked you something!"

After a while, Jide replied in the Nantou wing, "What's the matter? I'm right with my cousin!"

"I can't wait to come out?" Chen Cuixi sighed with a smile, "I've always known to disturb your cousin's study!"

Then Ji De went out with a sullen face, and seeing Chen Cuixi standing at the door of the kitchen waving to him, with a happy face, he felt a little puzzled, walked up to him, and asked: "What did mother tell me to do? "

Chen Cuixi lifted her chin to the south wing, "Hey, you monkey, keep your voice down! My mother asks you, how do you think of your Baozhu girl?"

Jide glanced at Chen Cuixi strangely, "What's the matter?"

Chen Cuixi covered her mouth and giggled for a while, then stretched out a finger to poke him on the forehead, "You are really stupid to say that you are not enlightened, you are thirteen this year, and you are still so stupid! My mother asked you, Is your sister handsome?"

Jide opened his mouth and didn't close it for a while, his face gradually turned red, and he said angrily, "What the hell is mother trying to say!"

Chen Cuixi giggled more cheerfully, managed to hold back the smile, pinched Jide's red face, "I will marry Baozhu as a wife in the future, will it work?"

Ji De's face turned red quickly again, until it reached the base of his ears, and he stomped his feet, "What are you talking about! I'm going back to the house!"

Chen Cuixi dragged him to stop him from running, and then said solemnly: "Be nicer to your sister from now on, don't let your mother worry about you all day long!"

Baozhu and the others entered the county town after noon, bought a few lanterns along the way, and went shopping before heading to Chen Cuixi's house. I prepared generous gifts to thank her, and Mrs. Wang was very clear about this matter. Knowing that my daughter was working in the county, thanks to Chen Cuixi's efforts, she would have to trouble her third aunt in the future. I have some money, so I must not be stingy with Baozhu Sangu.

The bullock cart stopped in the alley, Baozhu slipped down and knocked on the door, Wang brushed her hair and got out of the cart.

Hearing Chen Cuixi's laughing voice from afar, she opened the door, smiled and pushed Wang Shi and Chen Tiegui into the room to sit down, went to lead the bullock cart into the room by herself, and called Jide and Runze to come out to greet people.

Uncle Baozhu was standing under the porch, and as soon as Chen Tiegui and Mrs. Wang stepped in, he quickly went up to him, "Brother and sister-in-law, come in and sit down."

Chen Tiegui walked in with a smile, "Liang'an, I won't run into you once in a year, so let's chat for a while!"

Baozhu smiled and called Uncle, his steps paused, his eyes lingered on Baozhu for a while, and he sighed with a smile, "Baozhu has grown so tall, last year Uncle was not in the house and didn't take care of my baby!"

Wang took the orb and walked in, "Why is Liang'an so polite, Cuixi can take care of her well!"

Chen Cuixi also laughed, and urged them to come in quickly and sit down. When the two families entered the room happily, Runze finally went in with his lips pursed, standing at the door and calling them, "Father, mother!"

Mrs. Wang glared at him and scolded him, "You really have taken charge of your third aunt's house! The little ones bother you, and the big ones bother you too. I hope that your third aunt will not be idle all day long, don't you?"

Everyone in the room laughed, only Chen Tiegui kept a straight face. He snorted coldly, turned his head away from Runze, and started talking to Li Liangan, asking him about the situation in the past year.

Mrs. Wang called Jide, took his hand and asked him about his studies, then smiled and stuffed him a small red envelope with a hundred coins in it. He didn't recognize his life, thanked him with a smile, took it and touched the thick red envelope, and was so scared that he pushed it away and refused to take it.

Li Liang'an smiled and asked him to accept it, "This baby is so unruly, it's your sister-in-law's wish, please keep it." He turned his head and said to Chen Tiegui, "Originally, I could come back last summer. There was a lot of water, and that batch of goods was completely ruined."

Chen Tiegui listened with a frown, nodding his head from time to time and asking him, Wang was also fascinated, and sent Baozhu and the others out to play, "Baozhu, go to the kitchen and help your third aunt!"

Because of the seafood brought by Uncle Baozhu, this meal is extremely rich. Those hairtail fish and sea crabs, the Wangs have never seen before. Uncle Baozhu introduced them to them while eating. He specially talked about it for a few days. Nanhaibei's food was friendly, and Chen Tiegui and Chen Tiegui were greeted as honored guests, and they enjoyed their meal very much.

Chen Tiegui drank a few sips of wine, turned his head slightly, and there was no taboo in his mouth, and began to scold Moisture one sentence at a time, saying that because of him, all the money in the house was scattered, and he had long been unwilling to enroll in school. After entering school, not to mention the lack of labor in the house, the tuition fee for one year is consistent money, plus the usual purchase of paper and ink, I don’t know how much I put in it, saying that the money is spent, but I don’t see any future. Let the people in the house worry about him all day long, what can I do with reading those books?Compared with Runsheng, it's far behind!

Runze bit his lip at what he said and remained silent, but he never answered a word.

When Chen Tiegui said that, Wang couldn't help but muttered in his heart, "It's nothing more than the third aunt, how can you say that in front of his uncle?"

Just as he was thinking about how to smooth things over, Uncle Bao Zhu answered, "Eldest brother can't say the same thing. In terms of work, the eldest is not as good as the second, but when it comes to studying, how can the second compare with the eldest?" He explained to him in a straight-forward manner: "Brother, don't just look at spending money. It's because Runze didn't get into Confucianism. In the future, if you enter Confucianism, you won't be charged a penny for tuition. Not to mention the free food, the state will pay you back every year." What about money and food!"

Baozhu also responded, "Yes, Dad, in the future, my brother won't have to kneel down when he sees Guan'er!"

Chen Tiegui snorted, "Ever since he learned knowledge and developed skills, he knew that he was against his father. Runsheng didn't know a word, and he planted fields in the house, and never made me and his mother unhappy!"

Wang's face darkened, and she wanted to attack several times, but because of Uncle Baozhu's presence, she finally endured it.

Chen Cuixi smiled and asked Wang, "Their men like to drink wine and lose their temper. Don't worry about it! This Lantern Festival, there will be a lantern festival in the county. Let the children go out and have a look?"

Mrs. Wang thought about it, so she sent a few children out, and took a look at Runze, "Your father is angry at you for not going back to the house, and the words are a bit serious, don't take it to heart, take your younger brothers and sisters out to the lantern festival go."

Run Ze said kindly, and glanced at Chen Tiegui, "Dad, drink less." Then he got up and left the table.

Runze's face was a little pale, Baozhu knew that he was always minding that he was hurting the house by his studies, her father's words were serious today, and it was just poking at the most painful part of his heart, after thinking about it, she leaned in front of him, He said in a low voice: "Father is talking nonsense today, I can't do it right, last time I drank some wine in the house, and kept yelling that I missed my elder brother!"

Runze smiled and let out a sigh of relief, "Father scolded me well, how could I get angry with him? Just thinking about what the house did for me, I feel very useless."

Baozhu smiled, "I can make money now, brother, don't worry, just go for the exam at ease, if you don't pass this year, you can take the exam next year! I have to support my brother every year!"

Jide and Runsheng walked behind them, and couldn't hear what they whispered. He was a little bored, so he told Runsheng about the county lantern festival, "It's very lively at this time of year, with lanterns hanging everywhere, and there are dragon and lion dances. , singers, jugglers, the streets are full of people, and they still stay away at night, let’s buy a lamp and go to the bridge! Put the lamp in the water, have you ever seen it?”

Baozhu was also attracted by his words, she turned her head and asked him with a smile, "Cousin, is that lamp used to find someone who is destined?"

Jide was glanced at by her, thinking that this was the first sentence Baozhu said to him today, suddenly remembered what his mother said at noon, his face turned red, and he whispered, "I don't know, every year is a Just play around!"

(End of this chapter)