"Mom, what are the arrangements for dinner?" Xie Chuntao took advantage of Mrs. Zhou to chat with Mrs. Bai and came to Mrs. Zhen to ask her opinion on dinner.
This was the first time Xie Chuntao entertained such a distinguished guest, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
The Bai family has received Mr. Liu Hong, and the meals were arranged by the village chief. The Bai family only provided the venue, vegetables and meat.
Madam Hou's wife was different. She had a distinguished status and came to Bai's house in the name of relatives and friends. If she arranged several tables like she did to entertain Liu Hong, it would appear unfamiliar and disrespectful.
"I killed two chickens and two geese. I still have ribs at home, and Da Zhuang also caught a few fish..." Xie Chuntao licked his fingers, always feeling that it was too little.
"What haven't you eaten and seen in the Marquis House in the capital? I'm afraid the chickens, ducks and fish have all been eaten." Mrs. Zhen shook her head and chuckled.
"What should we cook for dinner?" Xie Chuntao asked anxiously.
"Just make more fresh vegetables. Pick the tenderest ones from the beans, loofahs, pumpkins, and cucumbers grown in our garden, and fry them over high heat," said Zhen.
"Is this okay?"
These vegetables are so common, they can be picked anywhere in the field, and they are also the most common vegetables eaten by farmers every day in spring and summer. Doesn't it seem too shabby to entertain the Marquis of the House like this?
When you have guests at home, which house doesn’t serve big fish and meat?
"It's not good to entertain others, but a big family likes to eat fresh vegetables, so I'm right." Zhen said firmly.
"Then I listen to mother. Last time, the Feng family girl liked to eat my steamed steamed buns, so I steamed them. Mother just said that rich families like to eat fresh vegetables, so I also picked a handful of chrysanthemum sprouts in our yard. The one that’s the most tender and freshest.”
Xie Chuntao had a plan in mind.
Mrs. Zhen nodded and continued: "The chicken, goose and ribs you just mentioned are also cooked and served."
Xie Chuntao said with a smile: "I was just about to say, whether Mrs. Feng eats it or not is another matter. Putting it on shows that our family does not neglect our guests."
"You've thought it through."
Mrs. Zhen nodded, very satisfied with Xie Chuntao's approach.
Xie Chuntao, who was praised by her mother-in-law, was in a good mood and went to pick vegetables in the vegetable field with a basket.
"Sister-in-law, sister A Heng and I will help you pick vegetables."
After Xiao Fuyuan and Feng Zhiheng came down from the tree, they washed their faces and wiped their hands. Feng Zhiheng was very curious when they saw all kinds of fruits and vegetables in the vegetable field.
So Xiao Fuyuan took her to the vegetable field to help Xie Chuntao pick vegetables.
"Sister, A Heng, be careful of the mud under your feet." Xie Chuntao said with a smile.
"Don't be afraid." Ah Heng said. She was wearing Erlang's shoes and stepped on the mud. Her snow-white ankles were splashed with mud.
"Sister Ah Heng, these are chrysanthemum sprouts." Xiao Fuyuan said, "This is the most delicious. My sister-in-law makes it delicious."
"Hey, these are chrysanthemum sprouts. My mother likes to eat them the most, but she always says that the cook at home cooks them too long."
Xie Chuntao said while picking: "Chrysanthemum buds do not need to be released. They must be picked and eaten now to keep the water fresh."
Xie Chuntao couldn't help but admire her mother-in-law, who actually knew the preferences of wealthy families.
Thinking that my mother-in-law had worked as a helper in Huaicheng before, it was normal to know this.
"Are these beans?" Feng Zhiheng asked.
"It's beans." Xiao Fuyuan said, picking a handful and putting them in Xie Chuntao's basket.
"I like to eat dried beans. My cook can make dried beans and steamed buns, which I love to eat," said Feng Zhiheng.
"I still have the dried beans at home last year. It's too late to make noodles today. We'll make them for you tomorrow morning." Xie Chuntao said with a smile.
"Is there any steamed buns tonight?" Feng Zhiheng asked.
"Yes, I know you like to eat, so I've prepared everything." Xie Chuntao said with a smile.
Feng Zhiheng had never worked before. When picking cucumbers, he picked them off together with the vines, destroying a bunch of small tender melons.
"Look, I'm clumsy." She said to Xiao Fukuoka embarrassedly.
"It's okay sister, let's not make trouble for my sister-in-law. I'll take you to see the flowers my grandma planted." Xiao Fuyuan took the cucumber from Feng Zhiheng's hand and handed it to Xie Chuntao's basket.
Clusters of flowers are planted in the northwest corner of the yard, including impatiens, sunflowers, lilacs, and roses, which exude a charming fragrance in the evening breeze of late spring and early summer.
"This is henna. Add alum to dye your nails red." Xiao Fuyuan said, pointing to the impatiens among the green leaves.
Feng Zhiheng was no stranger to this flower. The maid who served her often used it to dye her nails in summer.
It's just that she hasn't dyed it.
"After dinner, let's dye our nails in the evening. Sister Qiu's color is the most beautiful." Xiao Fuyuan said.
Qiuniang is good at mixing beautiful colors with impatiens, and the eldest girls and young wives in the village often come to ask her to help with the mixing.
Xie Chuntao and Qiuniang arranged a table of dishes, mainly fresh vegetables.
Zhou couldn't help but stretch out her chopsticks when she saw the fresh wolfberry buds.
"It's better to live in your hometown, where you can eat fresh vegetables." Mrs. Zhou said with a smile.
Xie Chuntao breathed a sigh of relief.
After dinner, Mrs. Zhou took Feng Zhiheng to rest.
Feng Zhiheng insisted on sleeping with Xiao Fuyuan, while the maid Liuhua was arranged to stay in Qiuniang's house.
The Bai family was busy until lights out before they had time to talk to Bai Panmei.
"Seeing that you have lost weight, are you studying too hard?" Mrs. Zhen felt quite distressed.
"It's not bad. I think the fourth child hasn't lost a pound of meat. There's nothing hard about studying. The fourth child is there to study, not to enjoy happiness." Bai Banban said.
Mrs. Zhen glanced at the white wooden board, her son just didn't feel bad.
Bai Panmei smiled and said, "Mom, I eat a lot. The food at Huaishui Academy is good. It's because I've grown taller."
"You got the top spot in the exam this time, which really brings honor to the family, but this is only the first step. There will be a long road to the imperial examination in the future, so you can't be complacent." Old Mrs. Bai started the education mode.
"Milk, I know the importance." Bai Panmei said.
"It's all thanks to your sister that you got the top spot in the exam this time. Last time I asked her to write you a note that you must win every exam. Did you always carry it with you?" Bai Banban said in a superstitious way.
"I brought it with me. I took it with me as soon as I received it. I put it under my pillow when I go to bed at night." Bai Panmei said with a smile.
Bai Dazhuang echoed from the side: "Sister is the spirit. There are so many people taking the examination for scholar, and you get the top spot in the exam all of a sudden. It's not my sister's credit but whose credit is it."
Bai Dazhuang's daily girl blowjob is online.
"Fourth brother, if you work harder from now on, you will definitely pass the exam when you go to Beijing to take the exam. Our family relies on you to support my sister. You don't know how the county magistrate's wife bullied my sister last time..."
Bai Dazhuang quickly stopped talking.
Mrs. Bai, Bai Banban and Bai Erzhuang grasped the key point and asked in unison: "When did you bully me?"
"Mom, I, I couldn't help but tell Da Zhuang." Xie Chuntao said calmly.
Mrs. Zhen knew that Mrs. Liu asked Xiao Fuyuan to be her concubine during the Lotus Festival last year and could no longer hide it from her family, so she thought about it and told the whole story.
Sure enough, everyone in the Bai family's faces turned black.
"This stinky bitch." Old Mrs. Bai cursed through gritted teeth.
"What happened to the county magistrate? From now on, the county magistrate will not be welcome at home." Bai Banban blocked Liu Hong in his heart.
"Fourth brother, do you think the county magistrate's wife dares to make such a request to the Feng family girl? I'm just a scholar and can't support my sister, so it's up to you." Bai Erzhuang said.
"And me, I will become a general in the future and I will also support my sister." Bai Zhaomei jumped down from the chair and said.
Mrs. Bai was very satisfied when she saw the whole family expressing their support in large numbers.
(End of chapter)
