The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 254 Delicious Food
Aunt Zhou was overjoyed when she heard Jia Ke's words, and said, "I'm not a fool, so I know we can only talk at home."

After listening to Jia Ke's words, Xia Mai straightened his back, and couldn't stop the excitement on his face.

Aunt Zhou saw that she was smiling badly, so she said to her: "If you want to laugh, go out and laugh, our mother and son still have to talk here."

As soon as Aunt Zhou finished saying this, Xia Mai ran out with a smile. It seemed that she had been holding back for a long time, and now she was going out to find someone to show off.

Then Jia Ke and Aunt Zhou were talking heartfelt words, but they didn't know what Jia Ke was talking about, Aunt Zhou kept admiring her.

Jia Ke finally said that she was going to live in the Marquis of Wuyang. Aunt Zhou felt a little sad when she heard this. After a few days after her son came back, he had to live in two houses again.But this time she was not as distressed as Jia Ke had left the previous few times.After all, the son just moved to live in the courtyard next to him, and his official position is not small now, so he can't make do in this small courtyard.In fact, Aunt Zhou was already mentally prepared when the Wuyang Hou Mansion was built, but she didn't expect this time to come so soon.

"Since we are going to move to the mansion next door, the servants over there are ready to avoid any trouble. The slaves in the mansion are the best at stealing and cheating." Aunt Zhou said to Jia Ke worriedly. Said that what she said was also because of her understanding of the servants in this mansion over the years. When these servants were in front of the master, they were more diligent one by one. As long as the master was gone, they would immediately herd the sheep.

Jia Ke was at the side comforting Aunt Zhou, "Auntie is fine, after all, it is my mansion over there, any dishonest slave will just be kicked out. Who can say anything, who dares to say anything .”

At this time, Aunt Zhou remembered that her son was no longer Jia Ke who was suppressed in the Rongguo Mansion, but a general who had been fighting abroad for several years.And now that he is in such a high position, no one would dare to fool him.

Then Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "It's all because I don't know much about it. No one dares to fool you now." , I will marry you in a while, but really?" Aunt Zhou looked at Jia Ke expectantly.

Aunt Zhou is going well now, the only thing that is a little unsatisfactory is that she doesn't have a grandson to take care of, and every time she thinks of a big fat boy crawling around beside her, she feels that her life is not in vain.

"Master also told me that I'm old now, and I don't look good without a housewife in my family. Besides, if I don't get married, I will delay Brother Zhu and Brother Lian. They are also engaged, and their age It’s not too young.” Jia Ke didn’t object to getting married, besides, his marriage partner was Qin Keqing, who was famous for being beautiful among the twelve beauties of Jinling. It is also because of the situation.Otherwise, who would fall in love with a half-grown old man who only knows how to eat, drink and play.

Aunt Zhou smiled when she heard Jia Ke's words. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time. She had always hoped that her son would give birth to a grandson, thinking of the scene of the chubby boy being held in her arms, Sometimes I can laugh just thinking about it.But the only regret is that the child can't call her grandma, but she doesn't take this matter to heart.As long as it is Jia Ke's child, she likes it.

The mother and son chatted really happily. Xia Mai came in from outside the room. After entering the room, he first saluted Jia Ke in a serious manner, and then saluted Aunt Zhou.

Seeing her sullen and serious look, Jia Ke found it very funny. Xia Mai had never been like this before. When she went out just now, she was laughing back and forth. Why did she suddenly change her style now, making people look at her? All feel weird.

After Xia Mai saluted, he said to Jia Ke with a serious expression: "Master, there is a message from the kitchen asking if the meal is ready now."

Aunt Zhou couldn't stand it any longer, she teased and said to Xia Mai: "Oh, what happened to our Xia Mai today? It seems like he has become a grand lord in the court."

When Aunt Zhou made fun of her, Xia Mai couldn't hold back any longer, so she started laughing, "Aunt, just let me pretend for a while, you don't know how many people out there flatter me, but I have never Treatment, how can I be more serious without pretending? Let these little hoofs know that I am not an ordinary person."

Jia Ke also jokingly said: "Our Xia Mai is also a big shot now, how can he show his status if he is not serious?"

Xia Mai heard Jia Ke's teasing, and blushed. Luckily, Aunt Zhou was there to help her out: "Stop making fun of her, it's getting late, let's eat seriously."

The relationship between Xia Mai and Aunt Zhou is different now. Over the years, only the two of them depended on each other. Now Aunt Zhou regards Xia Mai as her own daughter, so seeing Jia Ke making fun of him, she quickly rescued her. Now in her eyes These two are like their own children playing with each other.

After listening to Aunt Zhou's order, Xia Mai ran out quickly to avoid Jia Ke, the evil spirit.

After a while, Xia Mai came in again and said to Jia Ke and the others: "The big kitchen has delivered food, and now it's being served in the living room."

So Aunt Zhou and Jia Ke came to the living room to have dinner together. Although Aunt Zhou’s courtyard is gorgeously decorated, it is a small courtyard next to Rongxi Hall after all. It's just one or two more rooms, and now they have a few more maids, living in the same crowded place as before.This living room is specially prepared for Jia Zheng and Jia Ke, and it also doubles as a dining room in normal times.

As soon as Aunt Zhou came to the living room, she was startled. She saw a table full of delicacies from mountains and seas, many of which she had never seen before.This made Aunt Zhou feel bad. Aunt Zhou has always been diligent and thrifty at home. Although every time she went to the kitchen to add food, it was just adding one or two dishes.Looking at the dishes on this table, I don't know how much money I will pay.

In Aunt Zhou's impression, the people in the kitchen are just like the chefs in restaurants outside. If you don't give them money, but still want them to deliver food to you, that's really a dream.Looking at the dishes on this table, I thought that Jia Ke spent a lot of money, and at the end of the meal, there were only mother and child, and at most one additional summer wheat.The other maids and wives all have their own meals, how can they eat it?Isn't this a waste?The future will be struck by lightning.

Aunt Zhou turned her head and gave Jia Ke a hard look, and said with an unhappy face, "Even if you become a high official, you can't be so extravagant and wasteful. How much do we have to pay for the dishes on this table? And this thing was originally It belongs to our family. The money given is all divided among the people in the kitchen. If you want to eat well, just order one or two more dishes. As for such a big table? When you get to the next door When you’re here, you make up your own mind, no one cares what you want to eat, but every dish you eat here costs extra money.” When Aunt Zhou talked about this, she hated iron for being weak, thinking that Jia Ke has been working as an official outside for a year or two, and he has already learned a little bit badly.

Jia Ke knew Aunt Zhou's personality, so he didn't waste extravagantly when he came back this time. He ordered a lot of expensive delicacies. He piled all the money he saved in the room next to Aunt Zhou. Aunt Zhou would be happy for a long time just looking at the money every day .This is also because Aunt Zhou was afraid of being poor in the past, so now she has developed a small habit of being stingy.Jia Ke didn't complain about this either, as long as Aunt Zhou ate well, everything else would follow her.The word filial piety means both filial piety and obedience.So for a long time, when Jia Ke dined at Aunt Zhou's place, she never ordered such a large table.

It is true that he did not order today's food, but Jia Ke is already a smart person, and he immediately knew that this was a tribute to himself in the kitchen. I am afraid that the old lady has also specially ordered that the various rules around him in the future may be worse than This is Jia Zheng.

"Auntie, I really didn't order this. It seems that the old lady saw that I am not an ordinary person, so she added a special case for us." Jia Ke hurriedly explained to her.

Aunt Zhou looked at the dishes on the table in disbelief, then sat down at the table, sighed and shed tears, and said, "Who would have thought that? We used to eat leftovers, and we wanted to eat meat dishes I have to pay for it myself and go to the kitchen to buy it separately, and now they are rushing to curry favor with us, and I can be regarded as enjoying the blessing of my son."

"You don't have to be like this, Auntie. The blessings you want to enjoy are still to come. In the future, I will definitely let you be the old lady in our house. At that time, a lot of grandchildren will surround you to see if you can take care of them. If any If you are not obedient, just take a feather duster and whip it hard, anyway, if you are idle, you are idle, beat the children to play." Jia Ke is now telling Aunt Zhou all the nice things, but there are also truths in it, as if Aunt Zhou Received to live in the mansion, as long as Jia Zheng passed away, all these would be easy, and now Jia Zheng still has no reason to separate them.

When Aunt Zhou heard what he said, she couldn't help laughing through her tears, "Why can't I take care of it? I'm still in good health. As long as you can give birth, I'll take care of it for you, just in case your wife doesn't want it." As for taking care of her grandson, she It is 100 wishes from the heart.It's just that during this period of time, Mrs. Wang often heard complaints about Jia's mother, saying that she dominated Baoyu and divided their mother and child.Therefore, I have some concerns about the idea of ​​being a daughter-in-law in the future.

Jia Ke smiled disapprovingly at this, and then said to Aunt Zhou: "Other people don't want Qiaolian, so why not? In the future, when Qiaolian gives birth to a child, let her hug you and raise her."

Aunt Zhou's eyes lit up when she heard Jia Ke say that, isn't that the reason?After finally thinking about it, she began to ask Jia Ke: "Are you and Qiaolian together? How long has it been? Is Qiaolian pregnant?"

(End of this chapter)