Then he asked: "His sister-in-law is here, why isn't his brother?"
Jiang Mandun said: "Don't mention this. My niece-in-law's brother is gone too."
Mrs. Fei was almost confused: "Then his family only consists of a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law? Well, that's okay. In the future, when Yuanniang has a child, his sister-in-law will help take care of her, and in the future, the child will also be given to her. She takes care of herself..."
Jiang Liniang's head was filled with black threads - Mother!
Those are the emperor and the empress dowager!
You should be sitting on the bed and saying, "My neighbor's third aunt is here!"
Fortunately, her brother called her back, otherwise if her parents met contemporary Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yuanzhang's sister-in-law in this state, Jiang Liniang would not dare to imagine what would happen next!
Jiang Liniang entered the front hall speechlessly. Fei stopped talking when she saw her daughter: "Didn't I meet your sister on the way? She was doing the accounting and said she would come back later."
Jiang Liniang shook her head.
Over there, Jiang Ning brought the hot rice and asked, "Isn't Yuan Niang back yet?"
He wiped his hands and said, "I'll go out and greet you."
"...Stand there for me!"
Jiang Liniang was trembling, but also a little majestic. She stepped forward and patted the table: "Before sister comes back, I have something to say!"
…
The waiter in the store drove Yuan Niang back. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the rest of the family sitting around the dining table. Hearing her return, they all looked over.
Yuan Niang was stunned: "What's wrong? What are you looking at me for? Didn't I tell you to eat first?"
Fei: "..."
The rest: "..."
Not a still picture.
Yuan Niang was a little confused: "What happened?"
Fei called out in an erratic voice: "Yuan Niang."
Yuan Niang: "Huh?"
Fei: "How do you know the Emperor?"
Yuan Niang was startled at first, and then realized: "Hey, you know it."
She washed her hands, sat down at the dining table, picked up the chopsticks and held them in her hands. She looked at the group of people staring at her and said slowly: "We met when we were selling tofu puffs in the city..."
That was last year.
Liniang was sick, so she was the only one out of the stall. She also wanted to make more money, so she added more weight to the pole.
But she overestimated herself. She worked hard to carry the load to the city gate, but she stepped on something under her feet, and her body lost its center of gravity——
At that time, Yuan Niang knew something was wrong. Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone passed by her on horseback and gave her a gentle push, finally causing the shoe in the air to fall to the ground.
She fell to the ground.
Two baskets of tofu were smashed to pieces and flowed all over the floor.
There were so many people coming and going at the gate of the city. Even though she had been tempered by life to be thick-skinned early on, she still felt embarrassed at this time and felt sorry for the two baskets of tofu. If she had known this, why would she have picked so many!
After working so hard, it all came to nothing in the end.
Yuan Niang sat up.
My foot seems to be twisted, it hurts a little, but it shouldn't matter.
She straightened the pole and basket again.
Suddenly, a shadow fell in front of her. A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes squatted down, looked at her sideways, and asked her strangely: "Why didn't you cry?"
It was the young man who rode past her just now.
He had a horse, and the clothes he wore were not something ordinary people could wear.
In short - he is someone Yuan Nyonya cannot afford to mess with.
She sighed and said, "There's no point in crying."
I don’t know where this sentence touched the other party. He suddenly laughed. After laughing, he went to the guard guarding the city gate and asked for cleaning tools. Together with her, he cleaned up the surrounding area. .
Then he said to her: "I'm sorry, I bumped into you. As an apology, can I treat you to a persimmon?"
Yuan Niang didn't expect to get an apology.
Especially since she actually knew that she was about to fall, and it had nothing to do with the other party's slight push.
Her face softened, her eyes swept over the young man, and then glanced at the horse tied to him by the city gate: "Where is the persimmon?"
The young man said, "I'm just going to pick it. Are you going to go? There are many in the garden, but you can't sell them anyway... Hey, what did you pick?"
Yuan Niang told him: "It's delicious tofu puffs. Only our family can make it."
The young man then said: "Since you can't sell your tofu, why not pick two baskets of persimmons and sell them? Are your feet okay?"
He is not actually very handsome, but he is decent enough, with bright eyes, and is exceptionally sincere and candid when looking at people.
Yuan Niang couldn't help but avoid his sight: "Nothing's wrong. Is the place where you pick persimmons far from here?"
The young man asked her to get on the horse, and he carried the burden and held the reins: "It's not far, it's only a few miles out of the city."
Yuan Niang followed him out of the city, went to a certain garden, picked two baskets full of persimmons, and asked him to help go to Liushi and sold all the two baskets of persimmons.
The money earned is much more than selling tofu pudding.
As the sun sets, it's time to say goodbye.
Yuan Niang opened the money box and said, "You will get half of the money from selling the persimmons."
The young man shook his head: "I said it was an apology, how could I ask for it?"
Yuan Niang was determined to give it, but he was determined not to.
After a long stalemate, he sat on the horse, scratched his head with his knuckles, and asked, "Is your tofu bun expensive? Can I eat it for free in the future?"
Yuan Niang pursed her lips and smiled softly, the afterglow of the setting sun reflected on her face.
She nodded slightly: "Yes."
…
When Jiang Liniang listened to her cousin talk about her acquaintance with the emperor, she felt like she had watched an innocent country movie - Love with Tofu.
When she went to bed, she quietly asked Yuanniang: "Sister, are you afraid? You want to marry into the palace..."
If she were to change places, she would have to marry into the first family and become the first lady. Not to mention such an ancient society, even in modern times, she would be very convenient!
Yuan Niang was very calm: "What's there to be afraid of? If you don't marry to the palace, you have to marry to the village. In this case, isn't it a good thing to marry someone who knows your roots and get rich at the same time?" ?
Only then did Jiang Liniang realize how special her cousin was.
She asked in a low voice: "Aren't you worried that you won't be able to adapt? Whether it's your living habits or the rules and regulations in the palace..."
There was a hint of joy in Yuan Niang's tone: "So it's good for everyone to study - have you forgotten what the saint said? 'Be filial to your parents, be loyal to your ruler, and be trustworthy when talking to your friends. , Even if such a person has not studied, I would say that he has studied. If the sage says this, what weird things can others say?"
In the darkness, she held her sister's hand and whispered: "Liniang, I really... really like him and care about him, because I know that he treats me with the same heart as I treat him."
"After I became good with him, he never said he wanted to help the Jiang family. After he became the emperor, he didn't rush to tell the truth about what happened between us. Instead, he asked the teacher to tell us Accept him as a disciple and teach us knowledge. Compared with the queen's throne, his thoughts are the most precious."
"He doesn't think that I'm just a peasant girl from a humble background and treats me as my wife. Then I won't just treat him as an emperor, but as a husband who wants to spend my life with me and share the same joys. …”
Jiang Liniang has always prided herself on being smart, and feels that she is the smartest among the three younger members of the Jiang family. Although her cousin is also smart, her smartness is tempered by a bit of simplicity that is almost loyal. That intelligence.
However, looking back today, the difference between her and her cousin is precisely between intelligence and wisdom.
…
When the day Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to visit, Jiang Ning and his son filed a leave of absence with the Shaofu early. With Shi Jun's face and his diligence, Shangguan happily approved it.
Yuanniang, on the other hand, told the waiters in the shop one day in advance that she and her aunt Fei would host the banquet at home.
Jiang Liniang went to Shi's house and asked Shi Jun and his wife to accompany them.
Mrs. He also asked specifically: "Do you want to bring some food for the servants? I'm too hasty, I'm afraid I won't be prepared in time."
Jiang Liniang said: "Sister said, it's not like people don't know what kind of family we are, so they insist on trying to make us look fat. On the contrary, we appear to be neither fish nor fowl. We'll deal with it with all our heart, that's all."
Mrs. He was slightly startled when she heard this, and then nodded, deeply convinced: "Yuan Niang is open-minded."
Shi Jun and his wife arrived at Jiang's house. Jiang Mantun had never sat so close to a scholar who had studied and made a lot of money in his life. After stammering a few words, he couldn't hold it any longer. I asked Jiang Ning to come over to keep me company, and then I went into the kitchen to cook.
In rural families, there are no rules for a gentleman to cook far away. When his wife has no time to spare, he has to cook the food at home.
Fei went to the market early to buy fresh fish and meat, and Yuanniang went to make a drink.
When cooking the fish, she poured a spoonful into it, and the aroma was instantly stimulated. Without the guests having to taste it, Fei was so beautiful that she smacked her lips: "The emperor has never eaten such good fish!"
By the time Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Mother Dou arrived outside Jiang's house, the food was almost ready.
This was the first time for Empress Dowager Dou to enter such a small house since she was born. It was also the first time to see a house without servants. The food and wine were all handled by the host herself. It was fresh and made her feel more comfortable. The Jiang family is simple and amiable.
This is also the first time for the Jiang family to receive such a high-status guest.
Those are the Emperor and the Queen Mother!
Can they be treated like ordinary in-laws?
Fortunately, one party is simple, the other is approachable, and Shi Jun and his wife are in the middle, so the food and wine are served, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious. It can be said that the guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
Jiang Liniang sat below Mrs. He, and while drinking, she secretly looked at Empress Dowager Dou who was sitting above her.
This is the highest-status woman she has seen since time travel.
In terms of appearance, Empress Dowager Dou was not extremely beautiful, and because she was a widow, she did not wear colorful clothes. However, her behavior was dignified and elegant, and she was really graceful and elegant, which was very different from others.
Too.
Jiang Liniang thought to herself: This is Mrs. Liang’s daughter!
Today's wine was indeed good wine. She drank a few glasses greedily, and by the second half of the banquet, she couldn't help but feel a little tipsy.
After the guests had gone, the rest of the Jiang family rolled up their sleeves and put away their glasses, but Jiang Liniang was so drunk that she lay motionless on the table.
Fei kicked the drunk cat aside with a look of disgust on her face. She suddenly remembered something and asked Yuan Niang: "What did you say to the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother at that time? Why did I see her there? Wiping tears? Hey, don’t mention it. The ladies who come from scholarly families are different. They look good when they cry. They wipe their tears with a handkerchief, unlike us, who just wipe it with their sleeves and it’s over..."
