Although Yue Wenwei was greedy, the news he brought to Xiao Chen was also correct. This time, the Yue Wentao brothers not only came back by themselves, but also brought back two classmates who played fairly well in the academy.
When Old Chen saw those two classmates who were dressed like the sons and brothers of rich families, he panicked and hurriedly sent You Luo, who was standing at the door of the west wing: "Go to the backyard and invite your grandfather to come. , said that there was a guest at home." Then he restrained the two of them and led them to the main room: "The house is killing New Year pigs today, it's a mess, don't mind the two brothers."
"You're welcome, old lady. It's because we came to disturb us without sending the greeting card first, and we even bothered the old lady to entertain it." One of the tall and thin scholars in green attire smiled and gave Lao Chen a scholar's salute. Very gentle.
Where has the old Chen family heard others call her old lady? Now, when Chad heard a scholar who looked like a talented scholar call him like that, he suddenly felt three-pointed in his heart. He smiled so hard that he couldn't see his teeth and returned: "You guys from the county town are all Jin nobles. Since they are here, they are the honored guests of our Yue family. This country is full of muddy waters, so you can't take it lightly!"
On the other side, Dafu Yue heard that there were guests coming, and Ben was still a little puzzled. In this cold weather, how could there be guests coming? But I still went back to the main room, and seeing that it was my grandson who brought back classmates from two county towns, I was also a little frightened and delighted: "Both brothers are classmates of Brother Wen Tao? It's a cold day. Come here all the way. Don't freeze!"
Xu Shizhuang's family has a natural awe for scholars. Although Yue Dafu can be the grandfather of two scholars at his age, he still sits on the kang and greets him cautiously.
The tall and thin scholar was called Zhou Junpeng. Hearing Dafu Yue's question, he stood up and bowed his hands in a scholar's salute. He smiled and said, "Old man is too polite, Ruoshan and I also heard Wentao mentioned that there was a murder in the village. The custom of pigs, I followed me when I was curious, and if it caused trouble to the family, I will apologize to you for being late."
Another chubby scholar named Liu Ruoshan, with small eyes gurgling, was a little impatient, and pushed Wen Li on the side: "Didn't you say killing pigs? Take me to see it!"
Yue Dafu and the old Chen Shi didn't think he was rude, but thought that the young master from the city had never seen pig slaughter, and it was a novelty for a while, so they hurriedly laughed and asked Yue Wentao to take the two to the backyard to see the pig slaughter. .
When Yue Youting packed up and came back, only the old Chen was left in the main room, smiling and counting the gifts brought by Zhou Junpeng and Liu Ruoshan: "Sure enough, the sons and brothers in the county are different! "
Yue Youting didn't see anyone, so she asked the old Chen timidly: "Brother, where are the others?" Her eyes were a little anxious. Could it be that the person has already left
Old Chen didn't notice her careful thought, and waved his hand casually: "I went to the backyard to watch the pigs."
Just don't go! Yue Youting breathed a sigh of relief, she originally wanted to follow her, but she looked at her clean and beautiful new clothes, and then thought that the backyard was full of dirty water after killing pigs. It was embarrassing, so I resisted the urge to go to see the guests immediately, and made a random excuse and went back to the east wing.
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In the backyard, the fourth pig has now been killed. The Yue family and Butcher Huang agreed to kill all six pigs in one day today, and then rent the stall of Butcher Huang to sell meat tomorrow. The silver money will naturally go to Yue's house, but Huang Butcher can get some pig's head and pig's feet, as well as the silver money that he deserves.
Zhou Junpeng and Liu Ruoshan both lived in the county town as children. Where have they seen such battles? Watching the bearded butcher stab the wailing pig directly with a sharp butcher knife, and then the wailing and struggling pig slowly moved to the rhythm of filling the wooden basin with pig blood. No breath.
Although the two looked a little scared, it was more of a novelty. Liu Ruoshan still took a few steps closer, intending to observe carefully, Yue Dafu was afraid that the bloody scene of pig slaughter would frighten the sons from the county, so he raised his hand and greeted the two to go back to the front yard: "Master Zhou, Master Liu, Why don't we go back to the front yard? This slaughtering pig is dirty and stinky everywhere, and it will be bad if you neglect the two of you."
Although Liu Ruoshan wanted to watch for a while, but seeing Zhou Junpeng's answer, he pouted and turned back with everyone.
Seeing that Liu Ruoshan seemed a little unhappy, Yue Wenli said, "Ruoshan, let's finish eating pork dishes in a while, how about I take you to ice skating on the Cuifeng River?" The frozen Cuifeng River is the winter day for children in Cuifeng Village A good place to play, sitting on a board and sliding down from a height, feeling the thrill of the wind and lightning, is also a little fun in winter.
As soon as he heard that it was fun again, Liu Ruoshan immediately cheered up again: "skating? How to play?" In this era, there are no skates, and there is also a lack of such places in the county, so in Liu Ruoshan's eyes, It feels like something new.
Seeing that he was really playful, Yue Wenli and his brothers hooked their shoulders well, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, we'll finish eating the slaughtered vegetables in a while, no matter how much fun we have, you will rest with us today. Home, it's not too short of time, isn't it?"
Only then did Liu Ruoshan nodded in satisfaction, followed Yue Wentao and others back to the main room, and drank some hot tea to warm up.
The conversation between the two was completely overheard by Xiao Chen who sneaked out of the kitchen under the pretext of going to the hut, and hurriedly went to the old Chen who had returned to the kitchen supervisor to report the latest news: "Mother! I just heard Wen Li say that The two young masters are going to spend the night at our house!" I thought of the two scholars who had just glanced at them from a distance, although they were only fifteen or sixteen years old, but looking at their outfits, they looked very bright, and there must be some in the family. Deep down, in my heart, I would treat the two as my prospective son-in-law, and I was very happy.
Old Chen saw that Xiao Chen, who had disappeared for a long time and was lazy, finally came back. Just as he was about to say a few words, she was a little dizzy when she said, "The two sons are going to stay at home for the night": "We country people, The two young masters look at the delicate and expensive body, will they despise others?"
"My mother! You are so busy and confused! Where is the time to worry about scorning the two young masters? The two young masters are willing to stay at our house for one more night, and our young Ting is almost fifteen!" Xiao Chen was really annoyed by the old Chen who was always smart, but began to get confused at the critical moment, and said in a low voice: "Mother! Our young Ting looks no worse than the daughter of the county, if we can marry If you go to a rich family in the city, then you can also enjoy the happiness with you!"
After listening to Xiao Chen's words, the old Chen suddenly came to a realization, and he reached out and patted his forehead: "It's really the busier and more chaotic, the more chaotic and chaotic, the more chaotic and busier, I have even forgotten about this!" Although the old Chen is not really there I like Yue Youting so much, but it is also a child born to her by her own niece. She also looks a bit like the old Chen when she was young, so compared to other girls in the Yue family, Yue Youting is already a good preparation. Beloved.
After thinking about Yue Youting, and thinking of her only daughter, Yue Changhong, and a thirteen-year-old daughter, the old Chen hurriedly went to the west wing to look for Yue Changlu: "Hurry up and set up a cow. The car will pick up your eldest sister, and tell her to remember to bring Liu'er over." Yue Changhong's only daughter is named Ge Liuer, and she is thirteen years old, so it's time to start paying attention to others. When sending Yue Changlu out, he didn't forget to add a sentence: "Tell your eldest sister to pick up Liu Er and come back!"
I was in the room with Wan Niang and my Yue Changlu was called by the old Chen to pick him up. Although he didn't know where he was, he quickly set up an ox cart to pick him up. Fortunately, Yue Changhong's house was not far away. It was far away, and after an hour back and forth, the mother and daughter were picked up.
On the other side, Mrs. Chen did not expect that when Mrs. Chen heard that the two young masters were going to stay at home for one night, she immediately thought of bringing her daughter and granddaughter over. Sentence: "I remember my married daughter every day, it's really indistinguishable!"
Xiaozhu, who was pulled over to replace Yue Youting's booth and continued to burn the fire, saw her lips move, but couldn't hear what she was saying, so she asked, "What are you talking about, auntie?"
Xiaozhu, who suddenly made a sound, suddenly bluffed Xiao Chen: "Ouch! You damn girl!" She glared at Xiaozhu fiercely, "Why are you hiding from eavesdropping!" After that, she wanted to start teach her a lesson.
"Auntie, what are you doing?" Returning with a basket of wet cabbage, You Jin just saw that Xiao Chen was about to hit someone, and hurriedly stopped in front of You Zhu: "I heard Master say just now, There is a distinguished guest at home today, but you can't be taken lightly, no one has served tea at this time!"
As soon as he heard that there was tea in the main room, Xiao Chen felt that the opportunity had come, and he didn't bother to bother with the young gold who bumped into him. He quickly put down the big wooden spoon in his hand, and wiped his greasy hands on the dirty hemp apron. After wiping, I hurried back to the east wing.
Seeing Sanjie only said that there was no tea in the main room, the auntie went out in a hurry, and Xiaozhu felt a little unbelievable: "Sanjie, when did the auntie become so diligent?" This is still the first in her life. The second time I saw the auntie rushing to work, I really couldn't believe it.
On the other hand, You Jin showed a clear smile. She naturally knew why Xiao Chen was so anxious. She had to know that the gentleman from the county town was a sweet treat in her eyes. How could she miss this opportunity? However, after glancing at Xiaozhu with a blank face, she smiled and said, "You are still young, and some things will be understood when you grow up."
"Oh!" Although Young Jin gave such a perfunctory answer, Young Pearl didn't go to the bottom of it. Sitting in front of the stove and burning a fire, it was considered to be taking the opportunity to be lazy.
However, after a while, Yue Youting, who was dressed in a flamboyant manner, was pulled by Xiao Chen to the kitchen, and then carried the tea prepared by Xiao Chen, and went to the main room.