Shen Luzhu was supported by Chu Yi and walked towards the new house in the east wing. The further she walked, the quieter the noise became, and the clearer the voice of Chu Yi reminding her to pay attention to her feet became clearer. In her two lives, no man had ever done so. This half-hugging intimate gesture protected her, and no one had ever reminded her to be careful with such a low voice in her ear. Shen Luzhu felt that she was more nervous than when she had just worshiped!
Chu Yi brought Shen Luzhu to the new house, helped her sit down on the dragon and phoenix quilt sprinkled with jujubes, peanuts, longan and lotus seeds. He picked up the scale on the side and picked a red hijab. He looked at the newlyweds with a blushing face under the hijab. My wife was a little distracted for a moment.
Shen Luzhu felt like he was going to have a fever when he was being stared at, and then he heard Chu Yi say: "Ahem, your face is so red, did you get cold on the road?"
"No, it's a bit hot!" Shen Luzhu's hands hidden under his sleeves were clasped together tightly. He had never felt so cramped in his life.
Fortunately, at this time, Grandma Chu and Chu Xiuxiu came in with dumplings and wine. The two of them ate half-cooked dumplings and drank glasses of wine, and the ceremony was completely over.
A banquet was already placed in the Chu family's yard. Chu Yi was afraid that Shen Luzhu would be hungry, so he brought her food and hot soup. He was afraid that she would want to wash up later, so he also fetched water and put it in the room. , told her to lie down and rest if she was tired. Shen Luzhu nodded in agreement, looked around again and saw that there was no problem, then turned around and went out to socialize.
Shen Luzhu was finally the only one left in the room. She sat blankly by the kang for a long time before she regained her heartbeat that had stalled just now!
After briefly washing up and eating some food and soup, Shen Luzhu couldn't help but feel a little bored while listening to the faint noise outside. He had nothing to do and wanted to sort out the things he had sent yesterday and look around. Seeing that the furniture and the ten dragon and phoenix quilts had been placed, only the two large wooden boxes were left. Perhaps because they were filled with Shen Luzhu's personal belongings, they were not passive. They were just covered with a red cloth and placed there. A corner of the new house.
Shen Luzhu put his clothes, needlework, cloth and medicine box into categories. He also put the new gifts prepared for the Chu family in the outermost kang cabinet for easy access in the morning. Finally, he removed the gifts from the box. Two small locked wooden boxes were taken out from the bottom floor. One wooden box contained silver coins and copper plates. Shen Luzhu hid it in the innermost corner of the kang cabinet. The other contained Shen Luzhu's jewelry. The wooden hairpins given by Chu Yi, the copper plate used as lucky money, and the silver jewelry quilts from my subordinates were all inside. Shen Luzhu locked them in the dark cabinet of the dressing table!
After doing this, seeing that the wedding banquet outside still showed no sign of ending, Shen Luzhu, who had been struggling for a whole day, finally couldn't hold it any longer, so he had to change into homely clothes, put away the peanuts and longan on the dragon and phoenix quilt, and Yi lay on one side and fell into a dark and sweet dream.
Shen Luzhu didn't know how long he slept. When he woke up, it was already dark outside. Fortunately, the wedding candles in the room were still burning. Shen Luzhu cut off the wicks and was just about to find two more candles. The room was brighter, and suddenly there seemed to be some noise outside the door, and then Chu Yi was supported by Zhao Cheng and Chu Li and walked in, followed by Uncle Chu and Chu Xiuxiu.
Seeing this, Shen Luzhu hurriedly rushed forward, replacing Chu Li, who was a villain, and together with Zhao Cheng, he helped Chu Yi lie down on the kang.
Zhao Cheng was the same age as Chu Yi and was a few months older than Chu Yi, so he called Shen Luzhu his younger siblings: "Chu Yi is very happy today and drank a little too much. I need to trouble my younger siblings to take care of him!"
"It's natural. Leave Chu Yi to me. Brother Zhao has worked hard all day. It's better to go back and rest early. Let Chu Yi invite you to his house for a drink another day!"
Zhao Cheng didn't waste any time. He said goodbye and walked out of the new house. There was an even drunker Chu Ping outside, and he also needed his help to support his family!
Seeing that his nephew had been settled, Third Uncle Chu didn't want to stay any longer. He asked Chu Xiuxiu and Chu Yi to help bring some hot water and food, and then followed Zhao Cheng out on crutches.
Shen Luzhu lit two more candles and placed them in the room. Together with Chu Li and Chu Xiuxiu, he helped Chu Yi take off his coat and shoes. Seeing that it was getting late, he told the two little ones to go back and rest: "The rest of them Sister, sister-in-law can come by herself, it’s getting late, go back to bed quickly!”
Seeing that Chu Li seemed a little worried, he coaxed: "Don't worry, it's okay. Go back and sleep peacefully. My sister-in-law will prepare delicious food for you tomorrow morning!"
"Then sister-in-law should rest early!"
Seeing Chu Li go back to the room next to him and close the door, Shen Luzhu returned to the new house, soaked the handkerchief in hot water, turned around and was about to wipe Chu Yi's face, when he saw the drunk and sleeping man. When he woke up, he was sitting by the kang and looking straight at her!
Shen Luzhu was stunned for a moment, then walked over to wipe his face and asked him, "Are you awake? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
When Shen Luzhu saw that Chu Yi didn't say a word, but his eyes continued to move with her, a little dazed, she thought that he was probably still drunk, which was good, and her psychological pressure was less.
Shen Luzhu wiped Chu Yi's face and hands, and fed him a bowl of sugar water to relieve his hangover. He was about to put the bowl aside, but kept silent. Chu Yi, who was obediently cooperating, suddenly reached out and took Shen Luzhu's hand. The whole person was hugged into his arms!
Chu Yi is very tall, and he can still keep eye level with Shen Luzhu while sitting by the kang. At this moment, Shen Luzhu is almost completely nestled in Chu Yi's arms, with his ear pressed against Chu Yi's hot face: "Chu Yi, what are you doing! Chu Yi?"
Chu Yi still didn't speak, but adjusted the position of his head on Shen Luzhu's shoulder, and then hugged him tighter.
Shen Luzhu was helpless: "Chu Yi, please let me go first. I have to wash the dishes... Or you can ask me to put it aside... I can't just keep standing with it. Well, can you let go first?"
The answer is of course: no!
I don't know if Shen Luzhu was annoyed by what he said, but when Shen Luzhu said "Ah!", he was hugged by Chu Yi and fell to the kang!
The night was beautiful, leaving only the flickering candlelight and the shattered porcelain bowl on the ground!
Early the next morning, before dawn, Shen Luzhu was in Chu Yi's arms, enduring her sleepiness and forcing herself to wake up. She still remembered that she had to make breakfast for a large family today, and it would be embarrassing if she got up late!
According to the custom of Daqian, the newlyweds need to prepare a sumptuous breakfast for the whole family on their own on the morning of the second day of the wedding. After the meal, they give their own needlework as a new gift to show their virtuous and capable nature.
As soon as the person in his arms moved, Chu Yi woke up too. He was used to getting up early on weekdays. Even if he was drunk yesterday and went to bed later than usual, it wouldn't matter!
Shen Luzhu was so sleepy that he felt that Chu Yi must have lied to him by pretending to be drunk yesterday. He must have!
Seeing the resentful look in his newlywed wife's eyes, Chu Yi could only touch his nose, wrap Shen Luzhu in a quilt, get up and go to the ground, and silently clean up the mess on the ground first, so as not to accidentally injure his wife when she got up. To the feet!
Shen Luzhu washed up briefly and hurried to the kitchen. She originally thought that Chu Yi had to do something to do, but after Chu Yi helped her bring the ingredients prepared by her family, not only did she not leave, but she sat down calmly. A fire was lit nearby, and Shen Luzhu was naturally happy to have help, so he calmly started cooking according to the menu he had thought of long ago.
First, cook white rice porridge in a large stove on the side. Place a steamer on top of the porridge. Steam the radish cake made of shredded radish and flour. Then beat the eggs and add a small amount of water, then pour in the flour, add salt and a little pepper. flour, stir them into a uniform batter, smear lard on the bottom of the pan, then scoop a spoonful of batter and spread it evenly on the bottom of the pan, and bake it into a golden egg pancake!
Put the lard residue into a large bowl, sprinkle with five-spice powder and mix well, put it on the steamer to heat, and then mix two refreshing side dishes, three-color shredded radish and fungus mixed with chives. While doing it, I remembered what I promised yesterday. Chu Li wanted to make delicious food for him. Thinking that children should like sweet things, he asked Chu Yi to bring all the jujubes and peanuts that she had put away in the room yesterday.
When the white porridge is almost cooked, add chopped green vegetables, add some salt, simmer for a while, and a pot of salty green vegetable porridge is ready.
Shen Luzhu washed the pot, added water to the pot, put the roasted peanuts, longans, red dates and lotus seeds, and then poured in the washed millet. Time was a bit tight. Millet will cook faster. When it comes out of the pot, Sprinkle some sugar on it and you have a pot of sweet, soft and glutinous red dates, longan and lotus seed porridge!
Before Chen time, the dining table was set up in the Chu family's main room, and the food was brought out one after another. As soon as Shen Luzhu arrived at the main room, he saw that not only the Chu family's grandpa, grandma, and Uncle Chu were there, but how could Uncle Chu also be there? The whole family was there too. I thought Chu Yi had forgotten to tell me, but when I turned around to see him, he seemed a little surprised, and I couldn't help but feel even more confused!
After a family separation, no matter how good or close the relationship is, they are still two families, just relatives. There are no relatives who go to other people's houses early in the morning to eat the breakfast prepared by the bride. Thanks to the large portion she made today, there will be more later. I made a pot of sweet porridge, otherwise there wouldn’t be enough to eat!
If this matter spreads, those who know it will suddenly have six more people, and those who don't know it will think that the Shen family is stingy and didn't prepare enough food!
The breakfast prepared by Shen Luzhu is not only full of ingredients, but also meat and vegetable, hot and cold. There are two kinds of pasta prepared, and the porridge is also cooked in sweet and salty flavors. It can be said to be very rich!
The Chu family's meals are usually cooked by Grandma Chu. Breakfast is mostly white porridge with pickles and dumplings, or boiling a pot of noodle soup with some salt and drinking it hot is a meal, let alone a few children. Even the adults in the family couldn't help but feel full. The grandson of Uncle Chu's family even shouted that he wanted to eat more at noon!
To say that the Chu family were all very satisfied with the breakfast, that was not the case. At least Grandma Chu’s expression was very subtle. Although the food was indeed delicious and she ate a lot, why was it so delicious? Grandma Chu I think it's not because Shen Luzhu is good at cooking, but because she is willing to cut out ingredients. Salt, sugar, and five-spice powder are all free of charge, not to mention white flour, eggs, and lard!
Not to mention rural families, even ordinary families in towns and counties do not cook breakfast like this. Although today's meal is the first meal that the newlywed mother cooks in order to show off her skills and use it. The ingredients were also sent by her mother-in-law, but no matter how she looked at them now, Chu A'nai felt that this Shen family just didn't know how to live!
Shen Luzhu didn't have time to pay attention to Grandma Chu's expression. She was currently worrying about the tea ceremony and gifts. She had not prepared gifts for Uncle Chu's family at all!
