After lunch, Cheng Xi carried a basket with pastries and Shen Xingqi out the door.
On the way to the patriarch's house, she gradually learned about the general situation of the hundreds of people in the Shen family.
There are 8 brothers and sisters in the Shen family's grandfather's generation, and now only the sixth uncle, who is nearly seventy years old, is also the elder of the Shen family. He is not only in charge of the Shen family's ancestral hall, but also passed on the position of Li Zheng to his eldest son.
Shen Xingluo's grandfather was the fifth in the family, and his only son, Shen's father, had passed away due to illness. Shen Xingluo respected his father's last words and married the original owner just after three years of mourning last month.
Father Shen has a total of 12 uncles and aunts of the same generation, not counting the married aunts, and there are even more brothers and sisters of the same generation as Shen Xingluo, not to mention there are many married people in his generation.
The Shen family alone accounts for one-fifth of the village's population. It's really a prosperous population——
Cheng Xi felt ashamed after hearing this, feeling that her family was dying...
However, this also saves a lot of trouble. The elders who need to be visited are all cousins, and in the final analysis they are still distant relatives.
What is Yuantang?
They were the ones who could never interfere with her family at any time and could still work together when trouble came.
Seeing her thinking, Shen Xingqi thought she was nervous.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Although my sixth uncle looks serious, he is very talkative. He even hugged me when he was a child!"
Cheng Xi nodded and listened one by one, then realized something was wrong.
"Wait, why don't you call me Sister Xiaoxi?"
"Forehead......"
The sister-in-law was stuck, and her face turned red from embarrassment.
"I'm used to calling her sister-in-law before. Now that Sister Xiaoxi is marrying her brother, she naturally has to call her sister-in-law."
"..."
Then why didn't you change your tune before? Could it be that the original owner didn’t give me a red envelope?
"My brother just told me to call me sister-in-law from now on."
"You can call me whatever you want, you don't have to listen to anyone in particular."
As for etiquette, what the hell is that?
Of course, I do whatever makes me feel comfortable in front of my family.
While Shen Xingqi was stunned, Cheng Xi couldn't help but rub the little girl's plush hair, and was very satisfied with the feel.
The two of them arrived at the entrance of a small brick courtyard and started visiting each house.
The sixth uncle does look more serious, maybe because he is the head of the clan, and his every move is full of majesty. In comparison, Li Zheng today is a bit less interesting.
But he couldn't help his son to listen to his father's words.
Cheng Xi observed calmly for a moment, and realized that Uncle Li Zheng was not very smart, but there was only one thing that stood out the most, that is, he knew how much he weighed, and he was very good at understanding people and making good use of them.
Li Zheng is married to Mrs. Zhang, a middle-aged woman who handles things quickly and takes good care of her three daughters-in-law.
Cheng Xi presented the cakes brought from Lin'an Mansion, exchanged a few words and then changed to the next store.
In this way, all the uncles in the village came down, and the two of them were very tired. Not only did they have to laugh, but they also had to deal with overt and covert prying from several aunts, younger siblings.
For people in the village, Shen Xingluo's future is a big deal.
After walking to the last house, Shen Xingqi's eyes were red, and she found Shen Xingluo as soon as she got home.
"Brother, don't worry. No matter how much money you spend, you have to ask a doctor to heal your face. I'll go embroider the screen right now!"
"..."
Shen Xingluo thought about it for a moment and realized what she had gone through, the corner of her mouth curled up slightly.
"Why are you so worried at such a young age? Don't worry, I have my own ideas."
Now that everything is like this, what else can you think of?
The little girl stared at him with bunny eyes, which made Shen Xingluo feel weak for a while.
In the end, Cheng Xi couldn't stand it anymore and walked over and patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry, there are many miracle doctors in the world. I heard from dad that there is Yaowang Valley in Jianghu. Please invite a few back someday."
"real?"
"What are you lying to?"
Cheng Xi didn't take it seriously, "Even if you can't get better, you can still do other things. Bai Wuyi is just a scholar. Your brother is so strong that he can even carry sacks at the dock."
Shen Xingluo: "..."
Shen Xingqi: w(ﾟДﾟ)w
***
It took Cheng Xi three days to transport all the grain from Lin'an Prefecture back to the village.
In order to avoid the crowds, she always entered the city in the evening and drove away before the curfew.
Five thousand kilograms of rice and noodles were quite tiring for the horse, so Cheng Xi felt his remaining conscience and tearfully fed him some sorghum and soybeans as an adjustment.
"You have to eat grass tomorrow. Overnutrition can easily cause you to get angry, do you understand?"
When Cheng Xi saw it snort loudly at him, he thought it was an agreement and tied it to the door with satisfaction.
You also have to build a straw shed for the animals.
I spent a lot of money to buy it, but I can't let it freeze to death...
In three days, the farmhouse was completely transformed. Uncle Wang, a mason, built red brick fire pits in the three bedrooms and let them dry for a few days before they could be occupied.
The renovation of the yard was handed over to Shen Xingluo, and the cellar had been dug two meters deep.
"Uncle Wang has left?"
"Um."
The man of the house was laying red bricks around the cellar in his lifetime, and the cold weather caused a thin layer of sweat to break out on his forehead.
"I'll ask Uncle Wang to come over tomorrow and build a chicken and duck shed on the east side."
"Then I'll go to Uncle Li Zheng's house to exchange for some poultry and raise them some other time."
Meat is a must!
Cheng Xi's eyes lit up, "I looked at the small river at the foot of the mountain that leads directly to the village. Are there any fish in it?"
Shen Xingluo met her shining eyes and laughed dumbly.
"Yes, but the river looks narrow but the water is deep, so it is difficult to catch them."
"As long as you have it."
There are fishing tools and fishing nets in her space, so I don’t believe she can’t catch fish.
Both husband and wife have extraordinary strength, and the cellar was quickly built. It was square and could store a lot of things.
"Put the cabbage and radish in first, and place them vertically to make it easier to eat."
There were few varieties of vegetables in winter, so Cheng Xi bought as many as possible, including plenty of pumpkins, winter melons, and green onions. In order to enrich the variety, she also bought several hundred kilograms of mung beans and soybeans.
In the winter, grow your own bean sprouts, which can be fried and eaten as well as used in hot pot. It’s perfect.
It is a pity that there are no potatoes and sweet potatoes in Da Yan Dynasty. I always feel that the most important combination is missing on the table.
After Shen Xingluo heard this, he placed them one by one under the cellar, and in his heart he understood Cheng Xi a little better.
He finally noticed that his wife only cared about food.
Shen Xingqi found Cheng Xi early the next morning.
"Sister-in-law, my screen has been embroidered. I want to work in the embroidery workshop. Can I go with you today?"
"Okay, I'm afraid you'll be bored at home all day."
"Then I'll go get ready!"
The little girl quickly walked up to her with a package. Cheng Xi took one look at the completed screen and praised it so much that she lowered her head and blushed.
Alas~ I am so thin-skinned, so I need to praise you more.
The first step to becoming a masculine man is to be thick-skinned!
"Is there only one screen? I remember you also embroidered a lot of handkerchiefs and purses."
"Brother took it away, wouldn't it be for you, sister-in-law?"
Cheng Xi: "???"
I suspect your brother has someone outside.
real.
