Seeing that Li realized what was going on so quickly, Zhulan's eyes were filled with smiles. Li's reaction speed was getting faster and faster. Not bad, not bad.
Mrs. Dong kept pressing the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, but she still looked smiling. She found that the conversation between her mother and her sister-in-law was more interesting than the storybook!
Mingrui giggled very happily. Zhulan held Mingrui in her arms. The boy was looking at Li's wrinkled face and laughing, "Come on, call grandma, grandma."
Mingrui is a smart kid. He knows how to call you by your given name and he won’t call you that no matter how you tease him.
Mingrui just didn't say anything, clapping his hands happily. Zhulan tapped the little guy's nose and said, "Your whole family is full of sperm."
Li sat aside depressed, watching her daughter playing by herself, she became even more depressed. How come this girl has the temper of her father? It's not like she can please her mother-in-law at all? Look at the boy from the second son's family, he can make his mother-in-law laugh with just a little more care. The mother-in-law was right, the second son's family are all sperm.
Dong stretched out her hand, "Mom, let me hold you."
Zhulan handed it to Dong, "It's a bit heavy."
Dong took it carefully. She liked children, but unfortunately, her nephews and nieces did not live with her and were not close to her. To be honest, she was not close to her sister either. When her sister got married for the first time, she was not born yet. When her sister got married for the second time, they lived even farther away. Her sister did not come home often, so there was no deep affection or a relatively solid relationship between them, as they had the same parents.
Therefore, she was unwilling to go to her sister's house. Not only was her husband a white man, but also because of the big age gap between the sisters, they could not even communicate in the same way.
Zhulan watched Dong teasing the child. Dong was a patient person. Zhulan felt that Changlian was really lucky. His wife's virtuousness benefited three generations of descendants. Changlian had found a treasure.
Seeing that her mother liked to play with the baby, Li couldn't help but touch her belly. She didn't know whether she was pregnant after all the hard work.
It was lunchtime and Zhou Shuren hadn't come back yet. Zhulan had an idea in her mind. If he had really failed the exam, he would have gone home long ago. But he stayed.
Li became much smarter and grinned, finally feeling like fiddling with the vegetable rack.
It was getting dark in the afternoon when Zhou Shuren came back with Rongchuan and Mingyun.
Zhulan was holding a glass of hot wine. "Look, I asked Lao Er to buy some good wine. It's already heated up, and I'm waiting for you to come back for dinner!"
Zhou Shuren rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let's go wash our hands first. You go into the house first. It's very cold outside."
"Why!"
Zhulan put the wine on the man's table and returned to her seat. Tonight, in order to celebrate the first happy event in Pingzhou, each family took money from their own private pockets to add a dish. Li went to the restaurant to buy braised pig's trotters, Zhao asked Zhou Laoer to go to the market to buy cabbage and leeks, and Dong was the richest and spent the most generously. She bought a stewed goose, a large pot, which was shared between two tables. The meat in two small pots was also outstanding.
Zhulan swallowed her saliva reluctantly. The stewed goose smelled delicious, but it was a pity that no one in the village near her hometown raised it. Most people in the south raised geese, while people in the north were more willing to raise ducks and chickens. Of course, some people raised geese, but very few because geese were too delicate when they were young and difficult to raise. The temperature in the north changed greatly, so gradually, fewer people raised them.
Zhulan had eaten it twice in Gudai, once in Pingzhou, when Zhou Shuren brought it back from a restaurant, and another time in a restaurant in the county. After moving to Pingzhou, she was still thinking about when she could eat it again, but she didn't expect that Dong had bought it.
The stewed goose is very famous, but the price is also very touching, half a tael of silver for a dish, which is too expensive!
Zhou Shuren washed his hands and came in. He saw the big goose at first sight. He was also greedy. There were many great chefs in ancient times. The chef of each restaurant had his own unique skills. Stewed big goose was the signature dish. He had eaten at two restaurants and both made good ones.
Zhou Shuren sat down and said, "Rongchuan and Mingyun will go to the academy to study tomorrow. They came back late today. They are listening in at the academy. Okay, let's eat!"
As he spoke, Zhou Shuren picked up some goose meat with his chopsticks. He kept staring at the piece of meat. When eating geese, he didn't like gnawing on the bones, he just liked to pick out the meat to eat. There was so much meat on the goose, it was satisfying to eat just the meat.
After Zhou Lao Da realized his father's secret side, he was no longer afraid when he saw his father picking up the meat quickly. He picked up a piece of meat and put it in his father's bowl, "Dad, this piece of meat is chewy. Try it."
Zhou Shuren stared at the goose wing root in the bowl. It was live meat and delicious, but it was hard to chew. He thought to himself, the boss has no eyesight. Didn’t he see that he only picked up the meat and ate it
Zhou Laoer didn't know what was wrong with his eldest brother, he only knew that his father only liked to eat meat, and he couldn't save his eldest brother even if he wanted to.
Zhou Shuren took a sip of wine and said, "Boss!"
Boss Zhou: "... ... ..Dad."
His intuition told him that his father's private remarks were directed at his mother and had nothing to do with him. His father was still his father, but it was a pity that he realized it a little late.
Zhou Shuren smiled, "Look, Mingyun has entered the academy, and Mingteng should also go to the academy this winter. You are the father of two children, and you have been studying hard for so long. Today, I am happy and want to take this opportunity to test you. Come, write a poem with goose wings."
“Ahem.”
Chang Lian choked on the wine. If he had known, he would not have drunk while watching the show, as it would easily hurt himself. When he saw his father looking at him, he immediately lowered his head, fearing that his father would drag him down with him.
Changzhi looked at his father with a speechless look, it was really a pity that his father could come up with the idea of using goose bladder roots to compose a poem, he would rather die than use goose bladder roots to compose a poem!
Rongchuan lowered his head and looked at the rice in the bowl. Well, my sister-in-law was happy with the steamed buns today, so more white flour was mixed in than usual.
Mingyun opened his mouth and finally closed it. It was not that he didn't want to help his father, but his grandfather was obviously scolding his father. There was nothing wrong with a father scolding his son, and it would be better for him, a grandson, to be honest.
Zhulan continued to watch the show while gnawing on the goose. Zhou Shuren didn't like gnawing on bones, but she did. She must gnawing on more while her teeth were still good!
Boss Zhou's face turned red. How could he write a poem? No, it was just a whole goose. He couldn't write a poem. He did read a lot of books, but writing a poem was very difficult for him.
Zhou Shuren asked, "Can't you do it?"
Boss Zhou: “… … ..Yeah.”
Zhou Shuren put the wing roots in the bowl into the boss's bowl, "Eat it. Since you can't make it, just eat it. Also, watch more and observe clearly before you start."
Boss Zhou couldn't react any more. He was too stupid. Dad didn't like eating bladders. "Dad, I remember."
"Oh, by the way, Dad has one more thing for you to do. You are growing vegetables now, so start writing down everything you do every day from tomorrow. When the vegetables grow, I will write down the entire growth process. Please observe carefully and write it down. I want to see it."
Boss Zhou: “… … ..”
Dad definitely didn't discover that he could climb up the wall again, but was honing his observation skills. This was the dad he knew. The impression of the dad from yesterday was already vague!
The food at Zhulan's table was very good. Seeing that Li didn't care about the eldest brother at all, and now the eldest brother was not as attractive as goose meat, Zhulan silently sympathized with the eldest brother.