I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 222

"Who says I don't like it..." Yes.

Zhou Chenyu immediately refuted it, and when he saw Hongmei's increasingly brilliant smile, he couldn't help biting his lip, his cheeks reddened by the alcohol.

Hongmei sat down and poked Zhou Chenyu's arm with a smile, "I was originally wondering how you could recognize such a good man like Tong Sheng as your brother. I'm afraid if Tong Sheng fell in love with you, you would have fallen in love with that guy. Are you on official duty? Little girl, am I right?"

Zhou Chenyu raised a smile and said, "Sister-in-law Hongmei, I know you have been here before, and nothing can escape your eyes."

Hongmei's smile reached her eyes, "Little girl, you are really discerning."

Zhou Chenyu stuffed a big mouthful of glutinous rice balls and raised his eyebrows, "That's right."

"Chen Yu!" Zhou Huilan's shout came from the other end.

Zhou Chenyu hurriedly swallowed the glutinous rice balls and responded with a sigh, "Aunt Zhou, what's wrong?"

Zhou Huilan hugged Grandma Wang's hand and said with a cheerful smile: "We were talking about you. You are not old or young now, and life at home is getting better. It's time to get married anyway, right?"

"I have a nephew who is about the same age as you and is a good match for you. Would you like to take a look? If you are willing, I will ask him to come to my house in a few days and show his face to you."

"what?"

Come again?

Zhou Chenyu immediately replied, "Aunt Zhou, I shouldn't need it."

Baoyu chuckled, Hongmei and Wanqiu looked at each other with a smile, and smiled without saying a word.

Zhou Huilan was not aware of everyone's strangeness yet, and she said blankly, "Silly girl, why don't you use it? I'm an old lady. It's just meeting a man, so you don't have to be shy. It's just a meeting. I'll tell you whether it's suitable or not."

It’s so kind and hard to refuse.

"..." Zhou Chenyu looked at Li Xiuju pitifully.

Li Xiuju smiled lightly and looked at Zhou Huilan gratefully, "Huilan, thank you for your kindness, but let's forget about it."

"Ah?" Zhou Huilan turned around angrily, "Xiuju, why is this?"

Li Xiuju stirred the remaining sweet wine on the stove and said with a contented smile: "That girl already has the man she likes, so she doesn't want to see other men. Let her make the final decision on her marriage."

"what?"

Zhou Huilan was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud with pity, "I had heard such words before I came here, and I thought they were just a child's nonsense, and they couldn't be true. I was also worried that it would be bad if it came true, so I deliberately rushed to be the first to do so. One step, but I didn’t expect it was too late. Blame me, blame me, it’s too late. Now that I say that, I will have to wait for the wedding banquet in the near future. "

Li Xiuju paused and smiled apologetically, "We haven't finished talking yet. If there is good news, I will definitely inform the folks and neighbors. But if it doesn't work, I will have to beg you again." Are you looking for someone to help me?"

Zhou Huilan understood Li Xiuju's hint and nodded happily, "Chen Yu is a girl with strong abilities and must have good vision. With her, it will definitely happen."

Li Xiuju only smiled and did not continue.

Zhou Chenyu could be considered as escaping.

Several ladies sat at Zhou Shuqing's house and chatted from morning to afternoon.

Now, the rain that has been falling for more than ten days has finally stopped.

When the rain stopped, the farmers who were stuck at home quickly went to the fields with shovels to dig the fields for drainage.

Zhou Chenyu walked out of the door holding Wan Qiu's hand and saw many farmers wearing bamboo hats and raincoats in the fields. "It's true that these old people come out to work as soon as the rain stops." "They are older. , I have to find something to do." Li Xiuju looked at the people working in the fields suffering from the cold and freezing, but they rarely had time to relax, "By the way, there are still some mustard greens and Chinese cabbage left in the vegetable garden, what do you want to eat tonight?"

Mustard greens and Chinese cabbage?

If Zhou Chenyu remembered correctly, his family had eaten Chinese cabbage several times in a row, and the stems of the mustard greens were thick and old, and had a bitter taste when fried. Eating it was no different from eating Chinese cabbage.

She looked at Baoyu and said, "I just had a big bowl of sweet wine. I'm quite full. You can do whatever you want."

Baoyu covered her cheeks that were blown by the cold wind, and said miserably: "Mom, can you stop eating Chinese cabbage and mustard greens? Can you change to something else?"

Li Xiuju pursed her lips helplessly and looked at Wan Qiu.

Zhou Wanqiu smiled lightly, "Auntie, I also had a big bowl of sweet rice dumplings with sweet wine, and my stomach is very full." The little girl thought for a while and came up with a plan, "Auntie, how about we have porridge at night? Bar?"

"Drinking porridge? This is a good idea." Li Xiuju blinked and suddenly laughed, "Okay, I will listen to you and cook lean meat and mustard porridge."

Zhou Chenyu's eyes widened, Baoyu looked uncomfortable, and said sullenly: "Mom, didn't you agree not to eat mustard greens?"

Li Xiuju knew they would have this reaction, "Don't worry, mother hasn't finished speaking yet. The salted duck eggs simmering in the jar should be ready. The refreshing mustard green lean meat porridge should be eaten with the salted duck eggs. You definitely won't I’ll be disgusted.”

When she arrived at the door of her house, Li Xiuju immediately went to the vegetable garden, broke off several mustard leaves with her bare hands, and took them home.

Zhou Chenyu and late autumn fish are washed together with well water and cut into pieces.

After the minced meat was put into the porridge and cooked until it was seven-cooked, Li Xiuju sprinkled all the mustard greens into the pot. The bitter fragrance of the mustard neutralized the meaty taste. After a while, the cooked mustard greens turned emerald green, which was just right. A pot of white porridge adds a splash of color.

"Are the salted duck eggs ready?" Baoyu asked.

Li Xiuju counted the time and nodded, "Take one out and try it and you will know."

"I'm good at this." Baoyu picked one out, put it on the chopping board, and pointed the knife at the duck egg, but it couldn't be cut smoothly.

He was upset by the duck egg and chopped it randomly with a knife. As a result, the duck egg was hit by the knife and rolled down the chopping board.

Zhou Chenyu bent down and picked it up, "Here, give me the knife."

Baoyu handed over the knife dubiously, "Sister, these duck eggs are very cunning, don't get your hands on them."

"It's a joke." Zhou Chenyu held the duck egg upright and held it steady. He aimed at the dividing line in the middle and slashed it with a quick and accurate knife, immediately dividing the salted duck egg yolk into two halves.

Baoyu opened his mouth in shock. Zhou Chenyu raised his eyebrows at him and divided the two halves of the salted duck egg yolk between Baoyu and Wanqiu. "Here, you two have a taste."

Baoyu was greedy for a long time and took one mouthful of the salted egg yolk that he liked most. The salty, fragrant and soft egg yolk melted in his mouth, "Yeah, this is the taste I want."

Zhou Wanqiu had never eaten such a good thing before. Seeing that the salted duck egg yolk was full of red oil, he only broke off some of the egg white part and tasted it.

She frowned and said hesitantly:
"Auntie, sister, these duck eggs are so salty."

Li Xiuju smiled sullenly and handed her a small spoon, "Silly girl, egg whites are saltier. Look at Baoyu, he only eats egg yolks. Try the egg yolks again."

Baoyu laughed and said, "That's right, eat egg yolks, egg yolks are the most delicious."

Zhou Wanqiu blushed in embarrassment, took a small spoonful of egg yolk and sipped it.

Tasting the salty aroma of salted duck egg yolk for the first time, she nodded happily, "It's much more delicious."

(End of this chapter)