Near the new year, the dinner at the founding Hou''s house was not reunited.


    Pei Zhengwen didn''t come back from his military training in the barracks. Cui mengzhang found a way to hide in the room and take his own son Pei Xingde to avoid eating at the same table with Pei Shuo. Aunt Feng saw that her mistress didn''t show up and asked about the second room. She couldn''t get sick. Several people in the big room are away. Li Shuangyu in the second room doesn''t take over the head of their family. Pei xingzhiba has to see Pei Shuo. Several brothers come to complain to him, saying that Pei Shuo put his snake to scare them and told them not to come to the Hou house in the future, otherwise they will bite once at a time.


    As a result, there were only Pei Suiyin, Pei Xingning and Pei Shuo.


    desolate.


    Pei Suiyin sighed: "the family is not married, and your eldest brother hasn''t come back yet."


    "Grandpa." Pei Xingning comforted him, "second uncle and second aunt are estimated to have something to do. As for eldest brother, it may have been delayed on the road."


    The boss''s daughter-in-law didn''t come out. Pei Suiyin read in his heart. She takes Xingde with her every day. Xingde is six years old. It''s time to go out of the inner courtyard and live with her brothers. She should also go to a private school like Xingning. She doesn''t want to let him go, let alone contact with several brothers. If this goes on, it will be abandoned sooner or later. Unfortunately, the eldest brother is busy with the military camp and has no time to teach his children. The second brother is also in the house, but she has gradually lost contact with him.


    Pei Suiyin didn''t take care of things and didn''t force his two daughters-in-law to come to him. However, as he grew older, he was accompanied by Pei Xingning. He always longed for excitement and reunion at home for a moment or two.


    When the quiet child grew up, he was about to be in the year of dancing elephant. He was gentle and restrained. If there were no accidents, Pei Xingning would be as peaceful and peaceful as his name.


    Six years ago, he was afraid of Pei Shuo and was closer to Pei Xingzhi. As the two went to Nanxun to study, Pei Xingde, the fourth younger brother, was born. Pei Shuo went to Yanmen to join the army. Pei Zhengwen had no time to look after his family. His mother didn''t take care of him. His aunt was weak. He was taken by his grandfather to practice martial Arts and strengthen his body. After listening to Pei Shuo''s letter sent home and his deeds of defeating the enemy in Yanmen, his original fear gradually turned into envy and worship, Seeing that Pei Shuo was sent home for cultivation, his character became increasingly violent. He was surrounded by what to do and complained about his incompetence and cowardice at the bottom of his heart.


    Now Pei Shuo is well again. Pei Xingning is too happy to share with his grandfather: "Grandpa, my brother has been well recently. Well, it has become normal... Well..." Pei Xingning explains more and more disorderly, "I don''t mean that."


    "I see. Go on. I''ll listen to him how he''s getting better."


    Pei Xingning was encouraged by him. He slowly talked about what he heard and saw - he didn''t study with Pei Shuo: "recently, the master praised eldest brother''s policy theory and said that his article was well written. Although it was not a beautiful article, it was simple and precious."


    Pei Suiyin was slightly satisfied and planned to go back to Pei Shuo''s homework. The man''s family should be both literate and martial.


    As they were talking, Pei Shuo held the food box and carried the ribs in his hand. "Grandpa, third brother, I brought you some vegetables."


    He gave the ribs to the servant girl, took them to the kitchen and said to cook them tomorrow. He opened the food box and took out all the dishes. He introduced: "this is shredded radish mutton pill soup, and this is fried mutton with scallions. I went to Dongshan to hunt sheep a few days ago. Try it quickly. "


    There was a small charcoal stove at the bottom of the food box. There was a soup on a layer of bamboo board. The dishes were on the top layer. Pei Shuo walked steadily and didn''t spill soup all the way.


    Pei Suiyin gave a ho. The rabbit is promising. He knows how to be filial to the old man. Unfortunately, Pei Shuo''s father is not here. When he comes back, show him Pei Shuo''s filial piety. He picked up a mutton ball and tasted it. It didn''t have a strange taste. It was easy to chew and didn''t plug his teeth.


    "Grandpa, the shredded radish is very soft. Try it, too." Pei Xingning added some shredded radish to Pei Suiyin, and Pei Suiyin repeatedly agreed.


    "It''s really good. It''s delicious. Who bought it?"


    Pei Shuo scratched his head. "I didn''t buy it. I asked ah Yao to do it."


    Which Yao?


    When did brother meet the girl?


    A big and a small two people float questions at the same time.


    Jiang is still old and spicy. Pei Suiyin quickly remembered that Pei Shuo did not hesitate to poke a wound with bitter meat for a little girl six years ago. He looked like a Lin: "she has come to the capital?"


    "Yes."


    "I see."


    "Grandpa, don''t think about her."


    Pei Xingning looks at his grandfather and Pei Shuo. If a kitten scratches the wall, who are you talking about? Don''t play charades!


    ……


    A Yao didn''t know about the small storm in Pei''s family. She was close to the new year. The landlady was going back to her mother''s house with two babies. It was said that the road was still far away, so she was given a holiday in advance and didn''t continue to open until the eighth day of the new year.


    Holiday!


    Rounding is equal to a winter vacation!


    A Yao was so happy that she received a meager salary. The next day she slept well, so she went out to continue looking for workers.


    Dig a pond in the backyard, lay a thick layer of pond mud, plant some lotus leaves, surround the shore with a circle of stones, and raise a goose to prevent some people from climbing over the wall. Hum! Then we have to dig a cellar next to the kitchen to store ice and grain.


    The goose in the original plan was to dig a pond and then buy it. I didn''t think that in a few days, a peddler would carry two cages of live geese across the street. Ah Yao liked a lovely goose at a glance. Whether the goose can help her look after the house or not, raise one first. If not, fatten it and kill it later.


    And then


    Just becoming a member of the new family, the gosling ran all over the ground with his wings and stirred the dog sleeping under the tree. Up came the battle between two young geese and dogs. The scene can be described as a goose flying dog jumping on the ground.


    Did she pit herself?


    A Yao was lost in thought. She went to the kitchen and took out the grindstone. She splashed the well water and grinded at a dog and a goose.


    The two finally stopped.


    After calculating the day to break the ground, a Yao invited the workers to start work accompanied by Aunt Wang.


    "Aunt Wang, it''s hard for you." A Yao rubbed the flour in the basin and thanked Aunt Wang.


    "It''s all about the neighborhood." Aunt Wang smiled, "what are you going to cook today? This is the first day. It''s delicious..."


    "When I make stewed mutton, my friend beat me a sheep." A Yao nununuzui was stewing in a big pot. Seeing Aunt Wang''s fine eyebrow, she obviously disagreed. A Yao leaned over and whispered, "you don''t have to worry. I ate good parts with him in the store yesterday. I''m still worried that no one can help me eat the remaining hind legs, sheep belly."


    "Just know it."


    "A stewed mutton, then a braised meat, braised chicken with chestnuts, a pot of fish head tofu soup, fried zucchini and steamed bread. What do you think?" Although there are not many dishes, there are four dishes and one soup, and steamed bread. The three meat dishes are hard dishes. Each can be full. After eating, the mouth is full of oil, especially stewed mutton. In recent years, the price of mutton continues to go up and get on the table.


    "... the Chinese New Year is nothing more than that." Aunt Wang said.


    A Yao smiled. She cooked for practice: "we''re not just for the new year."


    Borrow a table from a neighbor and splice it with the table at home to form a long table. More than a dozen people sit around and watch, and all kinds of dishes are put on. Braised meat with thick oil and red sauce, mutton stew with overflowing fragrance, bean curd and shallots, glutinous and delicious chicken stewed with chestnuts, several mouthfuls of white flour steamed bread with sauce, and the last bowl of tofu soup with fish flavor. The craftsmen swept away the dishes on the plate and ate them round. They raised their thumbs and said that the dishes made by their master were delicious.