Zhou Shuren shook his head, "Chang Lian and Rong Chuan live together, and the vacant room will be for Ming Yun and Ming Teng."
Zhu Lan frowned, "Why did you put Chang Lian and Rong Chuan to live together? Chang Lian doesn't like Rong Chuan, why not Chang Zhi and Rong Chuan live together, the two of them can come up with a good idea."
Zhou Shuren explained, "It is precisely because Chang Lian doesn't like it that I let them live together. This way I can temper Chang Lian's temper."
Zhulan understood. Even though Chang Lian's personality had changed a little, it was all just an act. Rongchuan was a kid with a fast pace in study and a good personality. It was easier for Chang Lian to find his own problems in Rongchuan.
As for Mingyun and Mingteng living together, Mingyun can control Mingteng, but this kid Mingteng is indeed too noisy.
The next day, when Zhulan got up, Li had already bought some meat and was making breakfast. Zhulan looked at the meat and saw that it was quite fat. "The pig they killed today is quite big!"
Li was delighted. "This pig weighs more than 200 kilograms. It's been a long time since I slaughtered a fat pig. This is a rare opportunity. I will use the money left over from buying meat to buy lard. After dinner, I will boil the lard into lard."
Zhulan was happy about Li's change. Li had her own ideas, which paid off her careful teaching. She said to Zhao, who was washing vegetables, "Mrs. Dong will come with her daughter to visit tomorrow. After dinner, we will clean the house together so that the guests will not see the joke of our home."
Then he said to Li: "Braise the meat you bought and prepare it for tomorrow."
Li finally knew who was coming. Wasn't Mrs. Dong the wife of the county magistrate? Her heart tensed up, "Mom, don't worry. I will definitely stew the meat well and bring honor to our family."
Li is still very confident in his cooking skills.
Zhulan smiled. Li liked to be praised. She was very vain. The more she was praised, the more she worked hard. "I am confident in your cooking skills."
Li straightened her back and looked at her sister-in-law proudly. Look, when guests come to the house, she is the one who brings honor to the family!
Zhao understood what her sister-in-law meant and rolled her eyes. She was very reluctant to show up in front of outsiders. She was really not envious or jealous!
When Li saw her sister-in-law's rolling eyes, her eyes widened in disbelief. Was this still the sister-in-law who lowered her head? Why did she feel that the one just now was the real sister-in-law? She suddenly felt very hurt. It seemed that everyone in the family had two faces, but she was the only one who had one face from beginning to end!
Zhulan looked at the devastated Li and felt inexplicably funny and wanted to laugh. Sometimes, Li was quite cute.
After breakfast, except for those who went to school, Zhulan directed the rest of the family to clean the yard, which was assigned to the eldest and second sons. Zhulan was responsible for cleaning Changzhi and Changlian's rooms, and Rongchuan's room was assigned to Xuehan. Zhao took Yushuang to clean her own room and the hall of the main house.
As for the eldest wife's house, Li cleaned it herself.
The Zhou family's general cleaning did not attract the attention of the women in the village. They all knew that Zhulan was a clean person, and the Zhou family was used to cleaning every now and then.
When Mrs. Dong Lin came to Zhou's house in a carriage, the villagers realized that the Zhou family was cleaning the house because they had guests.
Zhulan's family changed into clean clothes, and the children stopped making noises. Zhulan, along with her daughter-in-law and daughter, greeted them at the door. When Lin got off the carriage, she smiled and walked forward, "Sister-in-law, please come in."
Lin smiled and stretched out her hand to hold Zhulan's. She said uncomfortably, "I suddenly wanted to go to the countryside, and I thought of my sister-in-law. I'm really sorry to bother you today."
"Don't say that, sister-in-law. I'm glad you can come. Whenever you want to come, I welcome you."
The group entered the main hall, and Zhulan and Lin took their seats. Zhulan pointed at Li and Zhao, "These are my two daughters-in-law. The fatter one is the eldest daughter-in-law, Li. She is a good cook. Let her show her skills to her sister-in-law today. The thinner one is the second daughter-in-law. She is a little timid, but she is good at needlework."
Mrs. Li remembered her mother-in-law's instructions and bowed, "Hello, madam. I am Mrs. Li."
Zhao then bowed, "Hello, Madam. I am Zhao."
Lin looked at them carefully. She had met a lot of people, so even those who were good at pretending could be seen through by her. As for the two people in front of her, Li didn't dare to look into her eyes. Although she stood upright, she was timid in her heart. As for the second daughter-in-law, she kept her head down. She was not a really timid person. However, the two of them were much better than ordinary rural women. You know, when her relatives from her natal family saw her, they were either afraid or flattered her cautiously. These two people gave her a good impression.
After taking a look, Lin smiled and took the prepared gift from the maid, "I don't know what you like since this is our first meeting, so I brought two hairpins."
As he spoke, he opened the box and revealed two hairpins inlaid with gems.
Zhulan fiddled with her fingertips. The gift that Lin sent was a bit expensive. It was a test for the two daughters-in-law. It was a pity that the two daughters-in-law had hairpins inlaid with jewels.
When Li and Zhao saw their mother nod, they stepped forward, their eyes clear, they bowed and said together: "Thank you for Mrs. Dong's gift, we like it very much."
Lin stared into Li's eyes. There was no greed in her eyes. There was only a moment of surprise, which soon returned. Lin smiled a little more, "Don't call me Madam. Your mother calls me sister-in-law, and you call me aunt. It seems intimate."