Cheng Wanwan took the imperial official uniform and went into the back room to change into it.
This dress has three layers, a white silk inner layer, a light cyan middle layer, and finally a dark cyan outer layer. The clothes are embroidered with dark patterns. They are very weighty when worn and naturally look very elegant. field.
Wearing the heavy Ruren crown again, the whole person's aura is completely different.
She opened the door and walked out of the back room. Everyone in the main room held their breath.
The sunlight spread out from behind Cheng Wan, like a blur of ink. The crown on her head shone brightly. When the dark embroidery on her official uniform was illuminated by the light, a halo of light refracted out. She seemed to be standing in the center of the light. in the middle, like a bright pearl, like a noble lady.
"Greetings to Sui Ruren!"
I don't know who shouted first and knelt down first.
Everyone in the house and courtyard knelt down.
"Greetings to Sui Ruren! Congratulations to Sui Ruren!"
Everyone, young and old, including her four sons.
Even Granny Zhang and Rascal Zhang knelt down and bowed their heads, not daring to express their anger.
Cheng Wanwan quickly took off her children's crown. She didn't want to become the one who didn't fit in in the village. She was about to ask everyone to get up.
Cheng Zhao suddenly knelt forward and raised a lacquer plate with both hands.
In the vermilion lacquer plate, there was a jade-colored locust. The carver was surprised that the locust seemed to be alive.
"The method of exterminating locusts was proposed by the Suiru people. This jade locust should be owned by the Suiru people." Cheng Zhao lowered his head and said respectfully, "Please accept the jade locusts given by the emperor."
Shen Zheng secretly thought that was bad.
If he had known, he would not have let his father take back the Four Treasures of the Study given by the Emperor. He should have dedicated them to Aunt Zhao... Because he only came up with the stone roller after Aunt Zhao reminded him...
Cheng Wanwan held her forehead, put the Ruren Crown on the table, and bent down to help Cheng Zhao up: "I am your second aunt, what do you think of Ruren? And this Jade Locust, it belongs to you originally. , you put it away yourself.”
She looked at the villagers kneeling on the ground and said in a gentle voice: "Mother, Aunt Li Zheng, Granny Zhu, Madam Nilu... hurry up, we are all fellow villagers, and if there are more people in Suiru, I will still be the mother of Dashan." , don’t be too reserved when you see me, just like before.”
She stepped forward and helped the older people stand up.
The young women and daughters-in-law followed, but they still looked at her with awe.
She looked down at the clothes on her body and said with a smile, "I'll go in and change clothes first."
She turned around and walked in, and the villagers all breathed a sigh of relief. It had to be said that Dashan Niang looked so impressive in this dress that they didn't dare to keep staring.
Not to mention these villagers, even He Xiao and Master Yu, who had seen the world, looked shocked.
Zhao Cheng, a village woman, didn't feel out of place when she put on this dark blue court dress, as if it was tailor-made for her.
Coarse clothes are not suitable for her. She seems to be born to wear silk and satin...
Cheng Wanwan changed into a pair of khaki linen clothes and walked out, suddenly feeling much lighter.
Mrs. Zhao was in the main room counting the gifts given by the emperor. In addition to the children's clothes and children's crowns, there were also ten pieces of silk and satin, one pair of hairpins, hairpins, bracelets, earrings, and rings, as well as one pair of vases, screens, and jade articles. , these things are spread out on the table, which is very eye-catching.
"There are two dogs and three cows in the mountains. Are you all stunned?" Old Mrs. Zhao said, "Hurry up and put these in the house. Don't let anyone steal them."
"This is a gift from the emperor. Even if it is left at the door, no one would dare to steal it." Shen Zheng snorted, "The court has recorded the whereabouts of the things given by the emperor. Anyone who dares to steal and resell them will be guilty of a capital crime. He’s going to be beheaded in public.”
No one in the village would dare to doubt Shen Zheng's words. No one dared to have such thoughts in the first place. Even if they did, they would not dare to think about it now.
"Today our family has a big event, and we should have hosted a banquet for the whole village, but we didn't make any preparations in advance, so we can't do it right now." Cheng Wanwan said with an apologetic smile, "Why don't we treat everyone to dumplings, made with white flour and pork stuffing? Dumplings, if you are full, can you do it?"
Li Zheng's wife disagreed: "There are more than a thousand people in the village, and a mouthful of dumplings for each person can make you poor. Forget it, just drink water and everyone will be happy."
"Our Dashan Niang is now a ninth-grade child. I heard from the person who preached the imperial edict that we still have a monthly stipend, so it's okay to treat everyone to some dumplings." Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "If you don't want to eat, then go back. , anyway, I want to take a few bites to try my luck."
Although Old Mrs. Zhao feels sorry for the food, she knows very well that this is a matter of ancestors, and the dumplings must be bought.
She immediately waved her hand: "The men went back to move the tables and chairs, and the women put down their children and came over to help roll out the bread and dumplings. We tried to make this dumpling before the sun went down."
The whole village cheered and went home to get their things.
Cheng Wanwan took the money and asked Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou to drive a carriage to the town to buy half a fan of pork. The flour was three big bags left over from making steamed buns last time, and several hundred kilograms of flour to make a dumpling feast for more than a thousand people. enough.
The yard was filled with tables, and on each table there were two women kneading or rolling out the dough. The flour was white and delicate, a kind of fine flour that no one in the village had ever seen, and it also had a strong smell of wheat. Mouthwatering.
Half an hour later, Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou got off the carriage carrying half a fan of pork. The pork was so oily and white that everyone couldn't help but salivate.
This is genuine pork. Add half of the meat and some wild vegetables. This dumpling will be so delicious.
The whole village worked harder.
After wrapping part of the dumplings, start cooking them.
The stove is a new stove that was just built in the soap workshop. There are four large earthen stoves in total. The pots are placed on the stove and the water is boiled over a high fire. After a while, it starts to bubble. Then the white flour pork dumplings are put in. The dough is fragrant and porky. The fragrance fills the yard.
Both adults and children began to swallow their saliva one by one.
The sun gradually shifted to the west, and the orange sunset fell on the courtyard, giving it a warm glow.
Everyone brought bowls from their own homes. If the table was not enough, they would eat standing up. If there was no room for them in the yard, they would stand outside in the yard.
"It's delicious, it's really delicious. It's the first time I've eaten such delicious dumplings!" Mrs. Zhu burst into tears. "I used to make dumplings with just a little meaty smell. The children always said they were not full, but now These dumplings are full of meat. After one bite, your stomach will feel full... It would be a waste for an old woman like me, who is half dead, to eat such a good thing..."
"Grandma, don't say that!" Zhu Huzi came over and fed Mrs. Zhu a dumpling. "Master Yu said that I am very good at studying. After I become successful in my studies, he will also give Grandma a favor as a child!"
Mrs. Zhu caressed her grandson's hair with a happy smile on her face. She is old and Huzi is too young. She doesn't know if she will survive until the day when Huzi becomes successful.
"Dashan Niang is so generous. This pork dumpling is full of meat. It's better than what our family eats during the Chinese New Year."
"We'll continue working after we've eaten. The Cao family has delayed us a lot today, so we have to make up for the day's work even after dark."
"That's right. I'm done eating. I'm going to work first!"
"I am coming too!"
A group of men took one big dumpling at a time and quickly ate more than twenty of them in an instant. Then they rolled up their sleeves and went to work in the soap workshop.
Cao Yingying had no appetite and stopped eating after three or four dumplings. She walked up to Cheng Wanwan and hesitated to speak.
