(I received Guo Ma’s Heshi Bi before it was put on the shelves. I’m so happy! As usual, I’ll celebrate even more. Thank you all for your support along the way.

I hope that after it goes on the shelves at 0 o'clock tonight, there will be more rewards. There are also little pinks and subscriptions. Please support the new book and subscribe to the original version. Only with your support, I will have the motivation to add more updates.

As for those who have pirated articles, please be merciful. I don’t want to say anything harsh, but I support my family by coding, so please don’t let me sit behind the computer with a villain in my head and miss you silently from the first day of the new year.

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Then there should be a third update tomorrow to celebrate. Of course, if everyone can throw in a pink piece, or smash a piece of Heshi Bi tomorrow, I will still add more, haha! o(n_n)o~)

As the current hostess of the Hou family, the courtyard where Mrs. Hou lives is not the best in the family. Because Mrs. Hou is still there, she can only settle for the next best thing and live in the second-class courtyard to the east of the main courtyard.

Logically speaking, it would be prudent to hold a banquet to entertain guests in the hall in the backyard, but Mrs. Hou did not want Nianfu's ancestors and grandchildren to be seen in front of others, so she held the banquet in a side room in her own yard.

Seeing that her daughter had been gone for a while but still hadn't come back, Mrs. Hou was a little unhappy. Could it be that the Shi family's grandson had taken advantage of the courage of a bear and wanted to give her a blow?

I was about to ask someone to rush me, but they came.

When someone reported back and lifted the door curtain, Mrs. Hou deliberately straightened her posture. Unexpectedly, the person who walked in first was her precious son, who raised the door curtain herself and looked behind her with a smile.

First Aunt Hou came in, and then Father Shi. He had changed into new clothes, but the old man couldn't be said to be very good-looking. But when the last girl walked in, a brilliant lantern seemed to suddenly explode in front of Mrs. Hou's eyes.

,Bright.

The girl is no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with a slender figure and a slightly graceful appearance. She is as soft and bright as a delicate flower on a branch in early spring, and she is also wearing a long cross-collar dress woven like a blooming peach blossom.

, it even burns to the point of causing eye pain.

The girl stepped in, and the lights shone brightly or dimly on her body, and people could faintly see the grape pattern embroidered lightly on the clothes, which was extremely elegant and unique.

Mrs. Hou naturally recognized it. Isn't this the same piece of clothing that her precious son begged from her? But when she put it on her body and touched it, she just thought it looked particularly good-looking. However, when she wore it on a girl, there was something else.

The nobility that cannot be expressed makes people unconsciously respect him and dare not make mistakes at will.

"Mother--" Hou Sangu called softly, finally waking Mrs. Hou out of her surprise.

After secretly calming herself down and taking another look at the girl, Mrs. Hou suddenly felt unhappy. Half of it was to arouse the shame of being absent-minded, and the other half was because of the jealousy of her son who was trying to please her.

Seeing her mother's undisguised displeasure, Sangu Hou frowned. As a woman, of course she understood Mrs. Hou's mood. When she saw Sister Mu looking so beautiful in this outfit, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

But at this moment, you are still a guest after all, so how can you treat me so coldly? Didn't you see that my little brother's face doesn't look good?

Hou Sangu came forward with a smile as she dutifully said, "My little brother just took them to see grandpa. I looked all the way to meet him, so I came late. Mother, please don't blame me for not doing things well."

After hearing the word "grandpa", Mrs. Hou finally came to her senses, quickly adjusted her facial expression, and tried her best to put on a friendly and kind smile, "Look at me, I was only looking at people, and I forgot to ask you to sit down. Sit down quickly.

Serve!”

After saying this, she sat down at the main seat without ceremony.

Is this asking Grandpa Shi to sit down on her? She is a junior after all, how can she be so rude? Nianfu was about to say something, but Hou Fangyu stopped and said, "Mom, how can you not invite Grandpa Shi to sit on top?"

What? I just went to see grandpa, and grandpa said that he can’t accompany me and wants dad to come and eat with Grandpa Shi. Please get up and get out of the way!"

Only then did Mrs. Hou sink her face, but she saw that Hou Xianglin had been summoned by someone sent by his son. When he entered the door, he held up his hands and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm late. Uncle Shi, you are always in good health. Please take a seat quickly."

.”

When his eyes glanced at Nianfu, Hou Xianglin was obviously stunned. However, as a man, he would not be as jealous as Mrs. Hou. He just felt that she was just a beautiful girl.

Father Shi was not happy with him being the popular person here. After all, he gave way to the top. Then Hou Xianglin sat down by himself and smiled at the standing women and sons, "We are not outsiders, why bother?"

You're welcome? Everyone, please sit down."

So, Mrs. Hou pulled Nianfu, winked at her daughter, and asked her to join her, sandwiching Nianfu, and rushed Hou Fangyu who wanted to come over to Hou Xianglin, "You men want to drink."

, stop making trouble here."

Hou Fangyu had no choice but to sit down sadly.

The servants brought the dishes like water, and after toasting together and saying a few polite words about their hard work, Mrs. Hou instructed the maid to bring a dish to Father Shi and said with a smile on her face, "This is their

The fresh goods just arrived from outside are prepared for the old man’s birthday tomorrow, so please try them first.”

But Father Shi looked at that dish and couldn't put it down. What the hell is this?

Mrs. Hou felt proud, don't you want to be an elder? Then please make a fool of yourself first.

Hou Fangyu saw that Father Shi was in a dilemma, but when he wanted to help, Sister Mu spoke first, "Grandpa is injured and is not fully recovered yet, and his fingers are not very flexible, so I should take care of him."

"

She stood up to plead guilty, reached out and took out a monster in Mr. Shi's eyes from the plate, neatly pinched off the head and tail, then poked with chopsticks, and a complete piece of meat was picked out and sent to Mr. Shi.

In front of dad.

Hou Fangyu was pleasantly surprised, "Sister Nianfu, it turns out that your family also recognizes this rich shrimp."

Nianfu smiled softly, "You call them the Fugui family, but we call them Pipi shrimps and mantis shrimps. They are not valuable things. You can catch a lot of them near the sea. Don't look at how scary these things are.

Yes, it's actually just a paper tiger, nothing great. Well, although it's good to cook it with salt water at home, the salt and pepper version is actually more delicious. Spring is here, and it's the time when these shrimps are plump, so you might as well try them more when you have time.

"

"Also," Nian Fu pointed to the sashimi and a whole plate of brown mustard sauce placed in front of him, "If your family likes to eat this kind of fresh food, you should be careful, although mustard can dissolve the poison of fish and crabs.

It is poisonous, but I heard that if you eat too much, some people will still get worms in their stomachs. Don't be greedy for a while, and you will get sick after eating it. Besides, eating too much of this mustard sauce will hurt your stomach. Serve it to the back, as long as it is so

A small plate is enough, so much is wasted if you can’t eat it.”

Mrs. Hou's face turned green and white, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces. She bought these two dishes at a high price to see how the Shi family could kick the iron plate, okay? But why now?

, the one who kicked the iron plate fell to you?

What paper tiger? Are you scolding her? Isn’t she a tofu seller? How can she know so much?

Father Shi smiled faintly and took over the words, "Okay, I know you know better, girl, so don't show off here. No matter what is served is worth it or not, it is always the other person's heart. How about a kid's house?

Random judgment?”

His words seemed to be lecturing his granddaughter, but it sounded more like he was lecturing the Hou family. Mrs. Hou, in particular, could hardly sit still.

"Yes, I know I was wrong." Nianfu sat back down again in a very obedient and low-key manner.

But I was snoring in my heart, just bring another bowl of shark fin and see if I will become a fan!

Hou Xianglin smiled a little reluctantly, "I just said that eating raw food is not good, but you don't believe it. If you want to make this new thing, will you tell people this time? Why don't you withdraw quickly and come back when it's cooked?"

He then said to Father Shi, "I don't pay much attention to my diet, but I didn't expect my niece to know much more. Come on, try this pork elbow. It's stewed to a crisp. It's just right for you older people."

Seeing his change of attitude, Father Shi just talked vaguely and laughed and said nothing more.

The meal was finally eaten peacefully. After the meal, Hou Xianglin and his son drank tea with Shi Shi to eat. Seeing that her mother had not recovered, Hou Sangu kept her mission in mind and deliberately chatted with Nian Fu.

"...The first three sisters in my family, their nicknames are Zhaodi, Daidi and Yindi. It was not easy for me to attract a younger brother. My parents are as precious as eyeballs. If any girl in the future has sex with me,

Sister-in-law, that’s not easy!”

After all this nonsense, she took Nianfu to the palm-high golden birthday star in the back room. She deliberately asked the mother in charge next to her, "Who gave this birthday gift to grandpa?"

The mother in charge laughed and said, "My aunt's question really confused me. This whole thing is either gold or jade, and I don't know who gave it to me. But it doesn't look big, so it doesn't matter. Let's see.

Among the serious relatives in my family, it’s not so shabby to give as a gift, so my aunt doesn’t have to worry about it.”

Is this a mockery of their family's lack of money to give gifts? Nianfu also smiled, with a look of innocence on his face, "Mom's words are really reasonable. Anyway, your family has so many of these things that it's not a pity to lose a few. Three

Auntie, there is no need to ask mom so carefully, so as not to make you look shabby."

Snapped!

Those words were like two loud slaps, hitting Sangu Hou and the manager’s mother in the face.

As a slave, is it reasonable for you not to take good care of your master's property? As a master, you are not even qualified to care about these "shabby" gifts. How can you, the master, still act like a pimp?

Third Aunt Hou really didn't know what to say. Suddenly, Mrs. Hou suddenly spoke, "Sister Mu, come with me. Third Sister, get out."

Hou Sangu was stunned for a moment, but she saw that her mother's face had darkened. She was completely different from her usual joking expression. She was looking at the blessing as if she were a serious adult, "Sister Mu is not stupid. You don't need to beat the drum here. You can go out."

Let mother have a nice chat with her."

Aunt Hou San didn't dare to say anything anymore, she honestly led the servants out and even closed the door.

Mrs. Hou just looked at Nianfu quietly, and Nianfu also looked at her quietly.

After a while, Mrs. Hou sighed, "You are a smart girl. If I have a second son, I will definitely let Yuer marry you. But this is the only evil I have in my life, so although I will be sorry for you, I will also

I’m going to offend you.”

She was still silent while reciting blessings, watching Mrs. Hou wipe the corners of her eyes without saying a word of comfort. Others were offending her, should she still sympathize with her? That's the little white flower of the Holy Virgin!

She didn't move because she wanted to hear how Madam Hou planned to offend her.

"Although my family is rich, there are still many things to worry about. The most troublesome thing is that I have no protection in the officialdom, and it is inevitable for many things to be manipulated by others. So Yu'er has to get an official marriage, otherwise, otherwise...

…”

She thought she was speaking righteously, but in the girl's calm eyes, Mrs. Hou herself felt that she could not continue speaking.

So what if I don't get an official marriage? Will my family be ruined? I won't be able to make money? Of course not. However, if I can get married to the Tongzhi family, how much benefit will it bring?

Although Tongzhi is only a sixth-rank official, he is in charge of river engineering and water conservancy in the area. The Hou family is in the timber business, which mostly needs to be transported by water. If the Tongzhi family has the protection, not to mention the tax return.

Do some tricks...

Mrs. Hou thought of the piles of gold and silver, and her conscience disappeared again. She looked at the girl opposite with eagerness and hope, "You are so smart, you must understand, right?"

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Chapter completed!