"Uh, isn't that right?" Feng Yu saw something bad in Xu Zhengxiang's expression and asked guiltily.
Xu Zhengxiang said with some difficulty: "The green onions thrown away on the ground can actually be eaten."
"Is that okay?" Fengyu, who had always been calm in times of crisis, actually panicked.
She bent down, picked up the green onions, and looked at them carefully, "Although I didn't go into the kitchen before, I remember that the green onions I ate were green."
"Maybe it's white and inconspicuous, so I didn't see it?"
Xu Zhengxiang helped Fengyu find a reason.
She took the scallion in Fengyu's hand, peeled off the outer skin three times, then put it in a basin and washed it with water.
"This green onion tastes best. Put it in dumplings to enhance the freshness."
Feng Yu was a little at a loss: "Sister, am I too stupid to do such a small thing?"
"Hey, how can you say that? You girls from wealthy families have been learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood, and you know a lot about writing and poetry!
I'm an old woman who can't read a word, so I'm the stupid one! "
Feng Yu smiled bitterly: "Those things are just arty. If you put them to practical use, cooking skills are more useful."
Xu Zhengxiang laughed, "Either way, those of you who have read books are the best at talking. Look, what you are saying now makes me so happy. It makes me feel like I am more useful!"
"It is!" Feng Yu said with certainty.
Xu Zhengxiang quickly mixed the fillings and the noodles over there were also mixed.
Fengyu faced the same embarrassment as before.
"I don't think I can make dumplings either! I'm still too stupid!"
Xu Zhengxiang felt that she was not comforted by what happened just now, and felt very uncomfortable.
Now that Fengyu said this, she finally found another chance.
"Who says that you are stupid if you can't make dumplings? Look, none of the four grown men in my family can make dumplings, and no one calls them stupid!
If you don’t, then you won’t. We’ve all come to my sister’s place. Just eat and I’ll pack it for you! Enough! "
"That's right, mother, you don't usually do this. You're definitely not used to it at first. You don't have to reach out, we can just take care of it." Ye Luoxin also said.
"But I still want to give it a try!" Feng Yu was a little eager to give it a try.
"Okay, if you want to try it, just come and try it. I'll give you this leather and I'll teach you how to wrap it.
You watch, put the skin in the palm of your hand, put some stuffing in the middle, and then squeeze it with both hands, and that’s it!
Come and try it! "
Xu Zhengxiang showed great patience and interest.
Xiao Changhe heard this and couldn't help but said: "Mrs. Xiao, look, this old lady of mine and you hit it off right away. I used to say I would help her make dumplings, but she thought I was clumsy and scolded me like crazy.
I don’t think she has ever been so patient with any of the children in her family! "
After hearing this, Fengyu became even more embarrassed.
"Maybe it's because I'm too stupid. My sister is naturally embarrassed to teach me the way she teaches her juniors."
"Why stupid?"
Xu Zhengxiang pointed to a soft and shapeless dumpling on the table and said, "It's wrapped like this for the first time. It's very good! At least the filling is not leaking. The next one will definitely be a hundred times better than this."
"Well……"
After hearing this, Feng Yu held the dumpling in her hand that was exactly the same as the first one, wondering whether she should put it down.
When he was hesitating, a person ran in like a whirlwind in the yard.
Before entering the house, he called at the door: "Sister-in-law, is sister-in-law back?"
"Come back! Come back! Look, your second brother is already in the yard. Can your sister-in-law not come back?" Xiao Song laughed at his knowing question.
Xiao Jing ignored him, let alone Xiao Mu who was still busy at the side. Instead, he ran into the kitchen, looked at Ye Luoxin standing there, and shouted happily: "Sister-in-law! You are finally back!"
"Third brother, why did you come back? Is the get out of class over in the school?"
Before Ye Luoxin could open her mouth, Xu Zhengxiang asked.
"Mom, I asked Confucius for leave when I came out! Confucius agreed!"
"You can't skip school even if you agree! It's not too late to come back after class!" Xu Zhengxiang wanted to scold her, but Ye Luoxin said:
"Mom, Xiaojing knows it all, and missing one or two classes won't affect it!"
"Really?" Xu Zhengxiang was dubious.
Ye Luoxin: "Really! Our Xiaojing is the smartest!"
Xu Zhengxiang then said: "Okay, since your sister-in-law has begged for mercy, I will let you go this time. There will be exams after the Chinese New Year. You'd better know what to do!"
"There are many, there are many!" Xiao Jing said with a flattering smile.
Xu Zhengxiang pointed to Fengyu and said to Xiao Jing: "This is your aunt, call someone quickly!"
"Hello, aunt!" Xiao Jing bent down, then raised his body and asked with great confusion: "Mom, when did I have such a beautiful aunt? Why have I never heard of you talking about her before?
This aunt is from a wealthy family.
But she looks just as good-looking as my mother! "
"Glib tongue!"
Xu Zhengxiang laughed and scolded, but still explained: "This is your second brother's biological mother. The two of us just recognized each other as sisters. From now on, this will be your aunt. Remember?"
"Remember!" Xiao Jing promised.
After comforting his mother, Xiao Jing approached Ye Luoxin and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, is it fun for you to go to the capital?
Isn't it very prosperous over there?
Sister-in-law, did you bring me a gift when you came back this time? "
Ye Luoxin was afraid that Xu Zhengxiang would scold Xiao Jing again when he heard it, so she replied in a low voice: "I brought it for you, there are a lot of it! When you finish eating, ask your brother to get it for you!"
"Okay!"
Xiao Jing jumped up happily and turned around to go outside to find his brother.
But Ye Luoxin called him again: "Wait a moment, I have something to ask you!"
Xiao Jing stopped, turned around, and asked, "Sister-in-law, if you have anything to ask, just ask!"
"I just heard you say that you asked Confucius for leave?
Aren’t Mr. Zhou and his son usually giving you lessons? "
"Master Zhou!"
Xiao Jing obviously didn't expect this problem.
But this question is the simplest.
"Master Zhou has gone to Anchang Mansion!" he replied.
"What's the matter?" Ye Luoxin asked.
"Sister-in-law, you just came back, you must not know! Our Mrs. Zhou is about to turn over!"
Speaking of this, Xiao Jing became excited again.
"I heard that all the ministers of the imperial court's Ministry of Rites were arrested because of the imperial examination fraud. They reviewed the cases many years ago and found that Zhou's father and son were also among the victims of the imperial examination fraud.
So, if Master Zhou goes to meet the magistrate to explain the situation, he will soon be able to resume his status as a judge! "
