Chapter 44
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Because Mr. Hou was seriously ill, the Hou Mansion set up a separate small kitchen near his yard to cook medicine and porridge for him. Now Nianfu is busy here. She has changed out of her beautiful new clothes and is still wearing the same clothes.
He was busy working there in his old clothes with his sleeves rolled up.
Even so, Hou Fangyu felt extremely beautiful. There was no girl more energetic and beautiful than his little wife.
"Fu sister!" After sending the little girl in the kitchen to deliver snacks to the old man, Hou Fangyu happily came in to help, "What do you want me to do? Just tell me. Tell me, I will listen to your command today!"
Hou Fangyu, who was going to the kitchen for the first time in his life, also rolled up his sleeves and looked eager to try.
Nianfu was startled, something flashed in his eyes, but he quickly covered it up with a bigger smile, "Okay, come and beat the eggs for me."
She handed over a large basin, which already contained five egg whites.
"Don't worry, leave it all to me!" Hou Fangyu said proudly, patting his chest, but his hands started to get sore after a while.
Beating eggs is not tiring, but it is very tiring to beat them quickly in one direction. Especially for those who are not used to it, it is even more difficult. After a while, a layer of sweat broke out on the tip of Hou Fangyu's nose.
, but he still gritted his teeth and endured it.
When Nianfu looked over, he smiled at her, which made the girl slightly absent-minded.
Does his wife feel sorry for him? Hou Fangyu bit his lip, but still couldn't restrain his desperate grin, and had to turn his back to hide his smile.
But when the girl turned her back, she almost shed tears.
When the two of them worked together to take out a large cake with golden color and rich aroma from the pot, Hou Fangyu felt extremely satisfied and happy.
"It smells so good! It seems that all my strength was not in vain." This was the first time that he and his little wife worked together to honor their elders. This commemorative significance alone made him feel extremely proud.
Nianfu took out the bright red jam that he had cooked earlier in the morning and said, "Here, you write the word "longevity". You have to write it beautifully."
Hou Fangyu was of course very attentive, and almost used all his strength to write a big word "longevity" on the cake. Hou Fangyu laughed very happily, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Actually, I have never made food. But.
From now on, as long as you shout, I will come to the kitchen to help you!"
Seeing his joyful eyes full of longing for happiness in the future, I paused for a moment while reciting blessings. I was about to say something, but Hou Sangu came to find me in person, "The guests have already arrived. Mom asked you to go and greet the guests."
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Let Hou Fangyu go first and put the cakes into the tray. He arranged them carefully, put on his new clothes after praying for blessings, and came out to pay his birthday.
"Master Tongzhi is here to give you a gift!"
Today is the official day to celebrate birthdays. The Hou family is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and guests are gathering. But when they heard that Mr. Tongzhi had sent birthday gifts to his family, Hou Xianglin and his wife ignored the room full of guests and actually ran out together. They were all smiles and followed Pingtian.
It was like a layer of light. When the birthday gift came through the door, some people in the crowd began to laugh secretly.
I thought it was some great good thing. It turned out to be just an ordinary rice cake with a diameter of about a foot and a big red longevity character written on it. It was not worth a lot of money. Pianhou Xianglin and his wife treated it like a treasure and ordered someone to take the big red rice cake.
The plate was lifted and placed on top of all the birthday gifts.
Hou Fangyu felt embarrassed and couldn't help complaining in a low voice, "It's not emerald and silver, why do you bother? What will the other guests think?"
However, Mrs. Hou stared at her son and slapped her son, "Don't talk nonsense! The things are small, but this dignity is rare. How many merchants have celebrated birthdays, and some officials are willing to give gifts? Besides, this white rice cake looks like silver.
, it also attracts wealth when placed on it.”
Hou Fangyu wanted to say something else, but Mrs. Hou glanced over and saw the man coming out with a tray to read blessings. She laughed again to distract her son, "Sister Mu is here too, you
Go and say hello quickly."
Sure enough, saying that this was the most pleasing thing, Hou Fangyu put aside his unhappiness for the time being and went over to greet his sister Nianfu.
According to the rules, birthday gifts that read blessings must also be sent to the birthday gift rack for display. It can be seen that what she sent was also a piece of cake. Grandma, the second aunt of the Hou family, picked it up first and said in a weird way, "I thought Sister Mu
You know how to make tofu, but I didn’t expect you can also make cakes!”
"Second sister!" Hou Fangyu was immediately annoyed, "What are you talking about? I helped make half of this birthday cake, what? Can't we make a gift for grandpa with our own hands? Isn't it better than you asking someone else to make clothes, shoes and socks?
Are you sincere?"
Aunt Hou's face turned red and she was speechless. Since her family was rich, she could afford many good things, but her upbringing was still like that of a country girl. She had rough hands and feet, and was not good at needlework, embroidery or any other fine work.
For this reason, I often listen to gossip from my husband’s family.
Today, for the old man's birthday, Second Aunt Hou brought a few needles and threads according to the rules, but she did not do any of them. Seeing that her brother was talking about her sore foot in front of outsiders, Second Aunt Hou wanted to steal the prize, but she did not dare to offend the most treasured brother in the family.
, had to endure it.
Turning his head, Hou Fangyu wanted to put the cake made by Nianfu on the top himself, but Mrs. Hou refused, "How can you put something made by others with the official? It just makes sense to put it at the bottom."
Hou Fangyu refused, "Didn't you just say that the white one is considered silver, and the yellow one is gold? Gold is naturally more valuable than silver. Fu Mei is naturally closer to our family than others, why can't you let go?
On top?"
Mrs. Hou immediately went to Nianfu and glared away, but Mrs. Hou saw it and tried to smooth things over, "Since we are all eating, we can't keep it for a long time, so why not cut it up and give it to the elders at this table. They are so old.
If you are bigger, you should win the jackpot."
After hearing what he said, Mrs. Hou reluctantly took down the piece of rice cake. Soon the kitchen sliced it, boiled sugar water, and gave it to the elders. Hou Fangyu personally ordered the cake here, and ordered it according to the blessings.
He said, cut the cake into small pieces and put them on plates.
All of a sudden, I saw that after eating the cake, the elders all had smiles of satisfaction on their faces, and soon there was nothing left.
As the birthday boy, Mrs. Hou of course ate the biggest piece. After eating, he couldn't help but nod, "This is really well done. It's sweet and soft and melts in your mouth. It's just right for us old-fashioned guys!"
As soon as he joked, the atmosphere suddenly became lively. Everyone praised the good granddaughter raised by the Shi family, and Mr. Shi felt that his face was very bright.
But Mrs. Hou saw that the rice cake was not selling well, so she hurriedly came forward and said, "Uncles and aunts, please try this rice cake, but I know that it was sent by you!"
I saw everyone smiling, some kind-hearted people took a chopstick to show their appreciation, but most of them just took a sip of sugary water.
Before Mrs. Hou could persuade her, the straightforward seventh aunt smiled and said, "Niece-in-law, please don't blame me for not being able to speak. Never mind that this is sent by an adult from Tong Zhi Tie Zhi Zhi. Isn't it just a piece of rice cake? Look at the taste.
, it looks like it was made by Lao Wang’s family on East Street, and it sticks to your teeth the most. How can we old guys eat it? If a tooth sticks to it, who does it belong to?”
The old people all laughed when they found out what they were worried about, and Mrs. Hou had no choice but to retreat.
On the whole table, Father Shi was smiling and looking the happiest. According to the rules, eating these foods dedicated to the birthday boy would bring honor and happiness to others. The cake made by his granddaughter was well received, so
It's the glory of their family. If nothing else is said, just the word "filial piety", the granddaughter occupies the headlines.
Mrs. Hou was a little unhappy, but Hou Xianglin coughed twice and gave her a wink. When Mrs. Hou thought about the next step, she didn't care so much. The auspicious time had come and she was about to start paying her birthdays.
Because the Hou family is not an official family, birthday greetings do not distinguish between male and female. It is still the same as in the countryside, only based on generation. First, sons and daughters-in-law come to worship, then daughters and sons-in-law, nephews and nephews, and then third.
For the grandchildren. After my own family has finished paying their respects, neighbors and friends will follow.
Originally, she wanted to wait until the nephews and grandsons of the grandson generation to pray. However, unexpectedly, Mrs. Hou called her forward by name and asked her to pray with Hou Fangyu.
You must know that Hou Fangyu's three sisters are all married, and they can only go out to worship with their husband and children after their younger brother has finished praying. Therefore, as soon as they came out of Nianfu, they were there to worship with Hou Fangyu.
Hou Fangyu thought that this was about to get married, and his face turned red with excitement. He knelt down early and waited for Nian Fu. Someone nearby looked at his face and guessed some clues, and their eyes slipped between him and Nian Fu.
Sneak away, there are those who are envious of beauties and want to be hugged, and there are those who are so envious that they marry golden turtles.
Mr. Hou was pointing at Nianfu and happily said to others, "This girl is just like my granddaughter..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nianfu was about to kneel down when someone in the crowd exclaimed, "Why is it her? That little lady who teased others, maimed them, and even went to court?"
In one sentence, three key points.
If you have teased someone, your reputation will be ruined; if you maim someone, you will be ruthless; if you go to court, your reputation will be ruined.
All the guests' eyes fell on the young girl.
In fact, even if no one shouted this, everyone would have already involuntarily set their eyes on her, overtly or covertly. After all, such a young and beautiful girl is not often encountered. Now I hear that there are still such scandals
Why don't erotic events make people more curious?
Before Mrs. Hou could step forward to stop her, Hou Fangyu had already stood up from the ground and pointed angrily at the stranger, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm not talking nonsense." The man spread his hands and pointed at Nianfu with determination, "This little lady obviously had a lawsuit in Mr. Tang's county office a few days ago. I saw it with my own eyes. I will sue her.
The person in question is Mr. Hu, who runs a pawnshop in Huai'an Town, and she injured and maimed someone and even paid him money."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
If you lose money, that means you are convicted? If you say something like this, how can it be just a fabrication?
Looking at this beautiful girl again, most people have already condemned her in their hearts. Beauty is a disaster, and she is charming and charming. How can she not harm others if she is born like this? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome.
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