He Zijin was counting the gifts with Mrs. He, when a Chen family manager came to visit.

Instead of dealing with Manager Chen, Mrs. He would rather go and count the gifts. Hum, the Chen family was rude to her, but she didn't know that there were more people who wanted to curry favor with her! Even her girl movies were becoming more and more promising. She could grow flowers and make money. One was more capable than ten other families. Hum~

Seeing that Manager Chen was not as good as before, Old Madam He asked, "What's the matter?" Didn't he give the Double Ninth Festival gift? Could it be that he would give it another trip?

Manager Chen hurriedly invited his uncle to his wife. Since his eldest grandmother offended his uncle, it has not been able to recover from his face. Don’t say he is the manager, his master is the same when he comes. Thinking of Mrs. He’s temper, Manager Chen is respectful again and said with a smile, “If you say that, the Ning family has prepared a Double Ninth Festival gift and ask the master to bring it back to you. My master has just arrived home, so he has brought it to him.”

When Mrs. He thought about it, she understood and said to He Zijin, "Maybe you were in a hurry." Of course, it was also possible that the Ning family was snobbish and regretted that the gifts that did not entertain her baby girl that day. He Zijin came back and said that she went to the Ning family and did not tell her family about being lazy in the Ning family. But Mrs. He and Shen were all working at this age. Even if the Ning family had a good family, they were very strict, but there were many tricks in the world.

Even the Ning family and others cannot get rid of their big fur. One thing that is very clear is that you should value who you should, and you should not meet again after you go to your house. Unless you don’t want to see someone, you will refuse and ask someone to help you entertain. When He Zijin went there, he didn’t see the head of the Ning family. Isn’t it just that people look down on the He family? If He Zijin is not He Gong’s daughter, but the emperor’s daughter, dare the Ning family disappear? In the final analysis, they still look down on the He family.

Old Madam He was clear in her heart, but He Zijin didn't say it, and she pretended not to know, but she cursed the Ning family for snobbishness and other words.

Now that I saw the gift, I didn't say anything and said to Manager Chen, "Thank you for your hard work."

Manager Chen said, "I dare not, I dare not, it's all small." He hurriedly presented the gift list prepared by the Ning family, and Madam Yu took it. Mrs. He said, "It's too late this day. Tomorrow, it's a big holiday. We small families want tea without tea and water without water. I won't keep you anymore. Let's go back and rest."

Even though Manager Chen followed Uncle Chen to travel around the world, he thought he was very versatile and eloquent, he didn't know how to deal with Mrs. He's words. Manager Chen had to say, "I'll leave." He left respectfully.

Old lady He sneered and called He Zijin, "Come on, girl, see what's the gift list?" She has limited literacy.

He Zijin took the gift list and said, "Let's go and have a look. Just compare the orders."

"That's the same." It's better to see the real thing than to see the real thing. Of course, Mrs. He doesn't know much about what visual sense is. She just feels it's very real and can only be happy when she sees things.

Most of the Ning family prepared clothes materials. It is estimated that it was difficult to make a difference between the He family, so the old, middle-aged and young people prepared some. Grandma Ning Wu complained about her a lot of things because she was very worried about preparing these things. The materials were also excellent, at least better than what He Zijin bought in the Zhoufu shop. In addition, there were two ginseng plants, two packs of bird's nests, a few skins, and some things to nourish the body.

In short, it is a very good Double Ninth Festival gift. There is also a letter attached saying that He Zijin was busy on the day he went there and could not receive it. When he went to the prefecture next time, he would ask He Zijin to go over and have fun.

Old Madam He smacked her lips and looked at the things full of them and smiled, "This is still the same."

He Zijin smiled, "Looking at this material, it's just right to wear two new clothes."

Mrs. He said, "I don't go out and don't go out. I don't have clothes. What new clothes are you making? Keep them, and they will be of great use in the future." Mrs. He couldn't help but touch them again and again. It was the first time she had seen such soft and smooth materials in her life, with jacquards and flowers on them. The flowers were so bright and soft. You could tell at a glance that the prison for this color was not an ordinary material. Mrs. He had already planned to wait for He Zijin to talk about her in-laws' family and make her dowry at that time. Now she was wearing them to make fresh things, and where would she look for this good material in the future.

He Zijin really couldn't stand the fact that He had something, and said, "Things are for use. You don't need good things in the room. Be careful of attracting mice and bugs."

"Fuck! My box is from old camphor wood. My grandmother has never had a worm in more than a hundred years." Old Madam He said with a firm will, "This must be kept for the future. If there is a few good things, it will not stand up and not be uncomfortable, right? A girl who does not save money. Just like you, a big fan, how much money will you have in the future? It's not about living a life. This is in your mother's house, and everything will be with you. If you always think about food and clothing in your in-laws, you will be disliked."

Nowadays, there are no ordinary people who are not frugal. But in life, who is not so beautiful? Besides, He Zijin realized that he was still a little beauty. He didn't just fall back before. Now that he has good materials, it is not called clothes to wear. How can he bear it? When she moved her heart, she said, "Grandma, listen to me, if you want to go out as a guest in the future, you must have two bodies and face clothes, right?"

"Why are the clothes in the past undecent?" Her family has no noble relatives, but the Chen family or He Xin family are relatively rich. Both of them are very familiar and don't need to dress up specially.

He Zijin immediately said, "What if I go to the Hu family? Shouldn't I be good clothes?"

My mother He is a good person in life, and her knowledge is limited after all, so she asked, "You give him a pot of green chrysanthemum for free. Can his family invite us? The patriarch is not so good at face. Only when A Luozhong scholar, I heard that he met Mr. Hu." Of course, the green chrysanthemum of her girl is a rare thing now and is very valuable. If you spend so much money, you have to listen to it, right? My mother He couldn't help but touch He Zijin.

He Zijin has a natural advantage. Anything she said, whether it is true or full of nonsense, is particularly trustworthy. He Zijin said, "Be prepared for it, if someone invites us, if there is no good material, it is obvious that the good material in the house is locked in the cabinet because it is reluctant to wear it. If you go to the guest, you will not be underestimated?"

Mrs. He hesitated, "Who does the same thing?"

"There must be a replacement, right?"

"What to replace? This clothes are just for decent clothes for others to wear, and it will only take a while. Where can I use them? You don't need to wear these good clothes when you are at home." Old Madam He came here carefully all his life. If He Zijin wanted to eat something, Old Madam He would usually ask someone to buy it for her. Anyway, he would eat it for the family. When it comes to raising children, Old Madam He is quite generous, but just dressing and other clothes are fine. He really can't bear to give up the best materials. He always feels that it will be of great use in the future.

He Zijin's mouth was dry, and Mrs. He finally agreed. Because the materials sent by the Ning family were so good, Mrs. He was reluctant to move. However, he could take out some of the materials from the prefecture that He Zijin brought back yesterday, and make body-faced clothes by the family.

Because He is a stingy temper, He Zijin, in the spirit of striking while the iron is hot that night, thinking about taking out the materials first. Who knows that He said, "It's dark in the middle of the night. Your nanny is old and can't see the keyholes anymore. Now it's hard to get it. It's hard to get it. It's better to take it again tomorrow." Even if you have to make clothes, it's good to keep it in her cabinet for more than one night. Oh, the girl doesn't have any money, and she wants to spend money after making money. She's so worried about her?

Old lady He is not worried about death, Madam Yu is almost worried about death: her eyes say it is a little flower, but it is still okay to look at the keyhole~

However, my mother insisted on not giving it to him, and He Zijin had no choice. However, the Hu family helped him the next day. Early in the morning, the Hu family sent two large baskets of crabs, saying that they were produced in their own pond and gave them to relatives and friends during the festival. Today is the day of Double Ninth Festival.

It can be seen that He Zijin's flower was not given for free.

When the manager Hu was sent off, Mrs. He laughed, "I said yesterday, I didn't think that someone would send crabs here today, which saved the money to buy crabs." She didn't like to eat this, and said, "There is nothing to eat in it, so it's better to stew meat." It's so expensive~ Crabs are actually not rare, there are in the rice fields. Once there are too many of these things, the rice will not be planted well, which will affect the harvest. Many farmers pick them out from the rice fields and chop them to feed chickens and ducks. However, Mrs. He doesn't understand the heads of those rich families, and they still raise this thing in the pond. Besides, Mrs. He doesn't understand even more, why does it become so expensive when the things that feed chickens and ducks become bigger?

He Gong was very happy about this and looked at it, "This year, the crabs are solid and I can't eat them for a while. Give some some to Ashan and the others. This thing is just for seasonal use. Such a good crab is definitely not cheap. The couple are frugal and are afraid they are reluctant to buy such good ones."

Shen smiled, "That's right. I'm asking me to tell you that our family can't eat anything anyway. It's better to give it to everyone from the neighbors and try something fresh."

"Very good." He Gong said.

Mrs. He urged her son, "Go quickly. Isn't there a chrysanthemum banquet at the county magistrate's house? There are crabs there too."

"It's better to eat at home than to eat at home." Although the He family is in an ordinary family, He Gong said that he was a one-time master of the three generations of his family. He Gong also grew up for the baby of He. He has a good temperament and a broad mind. He is not a stubborn person. Of course, he will go to the occasions he should go, otherwise he will appear withdrawn. However, this is He Gong's true words.

Mrs. He smiled, "Go, the scholars are all there. When we come back tonight, we will steam it and eat it."

He Gong laughed, "Mom, you can eat it at noon, what else can you save? It's the season for crabs, and the children want to eat it too, so don't wait for me, I've also said that there are good crabs in the county magistrate."

He Gong drank half a cup of tea at home, said a few words, and took Xiao Fuzi to the county magistrate's house for a banquet. In the past, He Gong was a scholar who had arrived in the year. When he was young, he was quite popular in front of the county magistrate when he was just a scholar. Now that he is getting older, he has not been able to get a juren, so he gradually becomes less popular. Fortunately, he can think about everything. The key is that he has no worries about food and drink at home, and the husband and wife are loving, and both children are together. Now he is watching his daughter come out.

After a break, if you fail to be a Juren, He Gong is lucky to be unlucky. Moreover, scholars are also divided into levels. How can young scholars like Luo Chenzhi be the most popular? Except for Mr. Hu who retired and Xu Juren who lives in the village, the rest of Bishui County are scholars. How can Luo Azhi be the best in the seats and often can be with the county magistrate. He Gong is a middle-class scholar among scholars, and there are also first-class scholars who are both old and poor, and the last-class ones.

Today is different. He Gong moved up a square in the middle seat of scholars in the past, and even had the same seat as the county magistrate. When everyone saw him, it was inevitable that he would talk about chrysanthemums. In fact, He Zijin raised not many flowers every year, but there were not many. Especially these seasonal flowers, which were few at first, but later they were well raised. Her father often took the gifts to meet a Jinger and other things, so He Zijin raised a few more pots. This year, this year, there were only Mr. Hu and the county in Bishui County.

The great master has Xu Juren who is similar to He Gong, and there are other scholars with good relationships. Those who leave the Double Ninth Festival early, and they also receive chrysanthemums sent by He Gong. The green chrysanthemums are rare, and He Zijin sells them every year for money, so He Gong takes the gift to other colors of chrysanthemums. Even in the past, he felt ordinary, but now He Zijin sells green chrysanthemums for a high price. The families who receive He Gong sends them also feel that the chrysanthemums of the He family are unusual.

It is the Double Ninth Festival again, so everyone can’t help but talk about chrysanthemums. I have admired chrysanthemums, eaten crabs, and even wrote poems.

He Gong attended the county magistrate's chrysanthemum feast here.

As soon as He Gong left, the He family had to send her two baskets of crabs. In fact, the Chen family would give her the same gifts in previous years, but this year the relationship between the two families was tense. My mother He was still angry with the Chen family. Seeing that the Chen family was either sarcastic or sarcastic, My mother He thought that the Chen family would not send her crabs this year. Therefore, she muttered yesterday that she had to spend money to buy crabs. I didn’t expect that the Chen family would give her again today, and the Hu family gave her, which was quite a lot.

Shen discussed with Mrs. He, "This big crab is really good. If you pickle it and the sauce is drunk, you can only keep it for half a month. Our family can't eat it. Ashan and his wife are two, but they heard that his Yue family is also doing small business in Bishui County. It's better to give Ashan a basket and ask him to send it to him." He originally wanted to give Shenshan a dozen or eight, but now the family has four big baskets, so they just give Shenshan a basket.

Mrs. He said, "This is also true." At least he can get along with his favor. The two men of Shen Shan Zhang accompanied her two girls to the prefecture, but they were loyal and reliable.

Mrs. He said, "Eat it for lunch and eat it for night. This thing is not easy to die. Ask Mrs. Zhou to keep it in a basket for one or two days, and you can still eat it tomorrow. If you have a basket left, you can get drunk with some sauce and leave it for Agong to eat. Then take some out and sell it at the sauce shop to see if it can be sold. Anyway, there is no business, so it is a net profit if it is cheaper."

Shen Shi agreed.

He Zijin reminded Mrs. He, "I will ask Mrs. Zhou to feed the crabs with egg white at night, otherwise I will lose weight."

Mrs. He said, "You are willing to bear it, how expensive are eggs."

"Crabs can only be eaten now, how many times can they eat." He Zijin likes to eat crabs. She can eat six big crabs at a time. This is when Shen stopped her from eating too much. He Zijin smiled, "Grandma doesn't like eating crabs. She asks Madam Zhou to buy a piece of pork belly and tear a few crabs. How about I always make a lion head for you?"

Mrs. He said, "That's so fishy."

"It's not fishy at all, it's so delicious."

"Make it, make it, and you'll have a lion head, isn't it just a big meatball?" Old Niang He muttered, habitually picking up the problem.

He Zijin smiled, "The younger one is called Maruko, and the older one is called Lion Head."

Shen went to send crabs, and He Zijin went to buy pork belly. Because today is a festival, A Nian He Lie didn't have to study. After Shen was assigned the things, he asked the two guys to send them to each family. Their crabs were delivered by fish, a wind chicken, a handful of fresh vegetables and a watermelon. In fact, the He family also brought their own meat and vegetables, but this is the case among the neighbors, and it is common to communicate with each other. It is not because of steaming crabs at noon, but also made a table of good dishes.

A Nian A Lie is young, and He Lie doesn't have the careful thought of eating crabs and eating crabs. He only likes to eat crab roe crab paste. If no one dismantles him, he will not eat crab meat. Now with this lion head, He Lie feels that the lion head is more fragrant and more suitable for his appetite, so he doesn't move the crab. Miss A Nian is all meticulous in food, and the crab legs he picked can be put back in the original. Shen thinks this thing is cold and does not ask the children to eat more. She has a limited amount of food. Her mother He didn't eat crabs, but she ate a lion head. He Zijin was afraid that Mrs. He would eat too much meat and said, "Eat more vegetables."

Mrs. He murmured, "I finally let go of the festival and ate it for a while, but I stopped me from eating it. This is a loss for the meat I bought with my own money."

"It's enough to eat one of these big meatballs. I want to eat one tomorrow. I'll make it again. It's true that I'll eat too much meat and fish are hard to digest." He Zijin picked up chopsticks for her and mixed with lotus root. "Try this, it's crispy and fresh."

Well, lotus roots are also relatively expensive. Mrs. He ate two chopsticks and said, "How did you learn this lion head? Your mother can't make such a good dish." Mrs. He didn't pay attention at first, thinking that her girl was like her and had a talent. But now she can't deceive herself. She can't even say that He Zijin has figured out the same thing. But why did her granddaughter cook the same dish better than others? Especially this lion head, she has eaten it at the table before, but she has never eaten it with crab meat and crab roe. Such a fresh and fragrant taste can melt as soon as she eats it into her mouth. Mrs. He has eaten such delicious food for the first time in her life.

He Zijin calmly said, "I copied so many books for the bookstore in vain. Sometimes I took two books back to read them, and Boss Qian didn't say anything. I read them on the books. Some people who love to eat love to write food books, and they are all about cooking and cooking."

Mrs. He said, "It turns out that the chef can write books," Mrs. He intuitively believes that everyone who writes recipes is the chef.

He Zijin was patient and laughed, "It's not necessarily a chef, but at least he is a person who knows how to eat. Like this lion head, there are tricks. It needs to be made with pork belly to make it fragrant. Some people like to fry it and then stew it. I think the pork belly is fat, and it doesn't need to be fried. After stewing for a long time, the fat meat will naturally melt in the soup. The soup is made of broth, so it doesn't have to be fried. Furthermore, when cooking the soup, the crab shells are put in, and the soup will be fresher and the taste will be better."

Old lady He nodded seriously and said, "It's not bad to read these books." It's mainly because it's more useful. Nowadays, girls' cooking skills are also an advantage. In fact, this advantage is only icing on the cake for He Zijin. Since He Zijin's flowers sold for 800 taels, I wonder how many families I have asked about, but because she is young now and can't talk about marriage, everyone has to do it. After two years, if you have the ability to raise flowers, the matchmaker will have to strait the threshold of the He family.

As the family was talking, He Gong returned until the end of the day, and the alcohol was sober. Shen hurriedly ordered Cui'er to go to the kitchen to bring the sobering soup, helped him sit down, and asked, "How do you drink so much wine?"

He Gong's forehead hurt, rubbed his eyebrows and sighed with a mouthful of alcohol, "I'm the light of our girl. There weren't many people paying attention to me in the chrysanthemum banquet before, but this time it was really amazing. They looked like my brothers and were very close. Fortunately, Aluo Azhi helped me block the wine, otherwise I would have to ask someone to carry it back." Although he drank some, his mind was still clear.

"A bunch of snobs!" Shen scolded the guys who poured her husband's wine. She drank a big bowl of sobering soup and took Cui'er to get warm water. Shen served her husband and went to the cotton robe outside, helped him to bed, covered him with a quilt, wiped his head and face, and asked, "Is it better?"

He Gong said with a "hmm" and said, "Go and say to my mother, and I'm back."

"Let's go to bed first, I'll tell Cui'er." Shen was afraid that he had a headache, so he gently pressed him. He Gong tasted good wine and drank it. After drinking, he went to bed. It was not until the evening that Shen was afraid that he would have insomnia at night after sleeping for a long time.

The drinking man woke up and felt dry mouth. Shen poured him a large cup of warm white water. He Gong drank three cups in a row before he felt better. Shen asked, "Do you still have a headache?"

"It's okay." He Gong was in good spirits. He took the wet cloth towel handed over by Shen and wiped his face, smiling, "I showed my face this time. Someone asked me about my daughter's marriage. It really made people wonder what to say."

Shen laughed, "Where are you going, these people are too anxious." If there are good families, Shen will also consider it seriously. However, her daughter will earn money like this, and what kind of good family will be worthy of her daughter? Shen also lost the standard for a while. However, her daughter was young, so she was not in a hurry.

Shen said, "You should pay attention outside, and I should also pay attention at home. If there is a suitable family, let's talk about the third girl first. It seems that it will be another year, and the third girl will be sixteen next year."

He Gong said, "Although Wang's bastard has suffered retribution now, it has affected the three girls!"

Mrs. Shen did not mention Wang's affairs much, and found a clean robe and said, "Change the clothes, let's go to my mother's place. My mother is thinking about you. After you sleep, Madam Yu has come here twice."

Mrs. He couldn't help but complain that her son had too much alcohol to hurt his body. He Gong laughed, "I didn't expect it to be this time in a year."

Mrs. He couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect what's wrong? If you don't drink, others can force you to press your head! You are so stupid. If you don't want to drink, just pretend to be drunk. If anyone forces you to drink, you can spit it all out." Mrs. He gave his son an idea, thinking that his son was so stupid, and he couldn't even think of such a simple way.

He Gong smiled awkwardly.

Not only is he very much like his father, but his eyebrows are also similar. Old lady He sighed and asked, "Are you ready to eat at the county magistrate at noon?"

He Gong sighed, "Two plates of large crabs on each table are very good, but I only had time to eat two shells of crab roe and a bowl of soup." Then he drank a lot of wine while socializing. In fact, He Gong didn't know that he was lazy to socializing, so he had time to eat two shells of crab roe and a bowl of soup. The versatile person did not have time to put his mind on food, and it was not really for the sake of going to eat. Of course, for He Gong, he just went to eat...

Mrs. He smiled, "I asked Mrs. Zhou to steam it. I'll eat a few of them tonight, and there will be some tomorrow."

He Gong is very good at coaxing his mother and laughing, "It's still my mother who loves his son."

Mrs. He replied with two words, "No, nonsense!"

He Gong:...
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