After speaking, Ms. Yang glanced at the wild boar meat in the yard, "I was still worried about not having anything good to entertain them. With this wild boar meat, I won't worry anymore."
Shen Xiu took out the glutinous rice and red dates from the basket, "Mom, I also bought some glutinous rice and red dates. I will show you my skills later."
When Yang saw the rice dumpling leaves in the basket, she remembered that the Dragon Boat Festival was coming soon. "Looking at my memory, I have forgotten all the important things. It's rare for my second son to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival at home, so he should make some rice dumplings and buy some mugwort leaves and calamus."
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Shen Xiu didn't know these customs that Yang mentioned, "Anyway, there are still a few days until the Dragon Boat Festival, and there's still time to buy things tomorrow. Let's entertain my husband's classmates first today!"
The classmates who came this time were Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen, who had a good relationship with Wei Yan.
Qu Huan is from Hulu Town, and Yuan Ziwen is from the county. Both of them have good family backgrounds. They are wearing brand-new gauze shirts and sitting at the table chatting with Wei Yan.
"We came to see you for nothing else. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and we wanted to invite you to Master Li's house for a walk."
In the context of respecting teachers, people in the world pay great attention to etiquette, especially scholars. During festivals, they always make an appointment to go to their husband's house together.
Those who are rich can buy more gifts, and those who have no money can bring some food from home. Anyway, it is all done with all your heart, Master will not be too much or too little.
After the two of them explained their intention, Yuan Ziwen said: "Brother Wei, I heard a rumor in recent days that the Lu family wants to marry you. I don't know if it is true or not."
Wei Yan said lightly: "That's what happened, but I rejected it."
"Why refuse? I heard that the girl who wants to marry you is the seventh girl of the Lu family. I heard that she is both talented and beautiful. Not only is she good-looking, but she is also knowledgeable and polite."
Wei Yan smiled lightly: "Because I am already married, the seventh girl of the Lu family, no matter how good she is, has nothing to do with me."
"You are already married?" Qu Huan asked in surprise: "Why have I never heard of you?"
Wei Yan said: "You haven't asked, how can I say it?"
Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen are not married yet, so Wei Yan's statement is not wrong.
But Qu Huan said reluctantly: "Then I want to see my wife, what kind of woman can make our Brother Wei willingly give up the Lu family's in-laws."
Wei Yan smiled slightly and said, "You will see her when she comes back later."
Qu Huan couldn't help but look at Yuan Ziwen. Looking at Wei Yan's expression, he seemed to be very satisfied with his wife, and even liked her a little.
They are more curious.
Shen Xiu came in at this time, holding a wooden tray with three perilla drinks on it.
"There is no good tea at home to entertain you two." Shen Xiu placed two cups of perilla drink in front of Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen, "This is a herbal tea made with perilla, which can regulate qi and stimulate the appetite. Please don't dislike it."
When Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen were receiving tea, they couldn't help but take a look at the person opposite them. They saw Wei Yan's wife wearing light cyan cloth, with only a silver-plated copper hairpin in her head, not even a silk flower.
But this showed her natural appearance even more. Her eyebrows were unpainted but green, and her lips were untouched but red. Coupled with her down-to-earth and generous temperament, she didn't look like a village girl at all, but more like a girl from the city.
Qu Huan couldn't help but wink at Yuan Ziwen, but Yuan Ziwen was a serious person. He coughed lightly and said: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, you are so polite. We have walked all the way and we were just about to drink herbal tea!"
Shen Xiu then smiled and said: "There are still a lot of things in the kitchen. If it's not enough, let your husband help you fill it. I have to make lunch, so I won't leave any more."
After coming out of the room, Shen Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.
When Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen were sizing her up just now, Shen Xiu glanced at them without any trace. Judging from her eyesight, the two of them were well-dressed and must have come from well-off families.
Yang saw her coming out of the room and asked quietly: "How is it?"
Shen Xiu whispered: "The taller one is wearing a fine dark floral gauze, which costs more than two taels of silver per foot. The shorter one is wearing an ordinary blue plain gauze, which costs one tael of silver."
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Mrs. Yang clicked her tongue and said: "More than two taels of silver, how rich this family must be to be willing to buy such good clothing materials." After speaking, she asked again, "In this case, will the food we cook be too simple?"
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Mrs. Yang was thinking about Wei Yan and was afraid that the food she prepared was too simple and that Wei Yan would not be able to hold his head high in front of his classmates.
Shen Xiudao: "They should have seen the situation at home. We just need to bring out the best things to entertain them, as long as we do our best."
"You're right." Yang had never entertained guests in a serious manner, so she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. After hearing what Shen Xiu said, she felt relieved.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, one cooking and the other cooking, quickly prepared six dishes and one soup.
Yang was also afraid that Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen were not used to eating in the courtyard, so she specially set a table for them in the room.
On the table were braised wild boar, cold lettuce, fried tofu, scrambled eggs with leeks, fried meatballs, and stir-fried sunflower. As for the soup, it was Codonopsis and Pheasant Soup.
In addition, Shen Xiu also brought two plates of snacks, one was glutinous rice cakes made with glutinous rice and sesame seeds, and the other was jujube cakes made with eggs, flour, and red dates.
The jujube cake was fragrant. Qu Huan, who loves sweets, took a bite and praised: "This snack tastes good. I didn't expect that my sister-in-law's cooking skills are so good. Brother Wei is really lucky!"
When Wei Yan heard others praising Shen Xiu, he was proud of it, but he was reserved, so he just smiled and said nothing, and then served a bowl of chicken soup to the two of them.
The chicken soup has been skimmed off the oil and looks like clear soup, but it is extremely delicious in the mouth.
The two of them only had a sip and had no time to talk.
The two of them were satisfied with this meal, and before leaving, they made an appointment with Wei Yan to see Master Li.
Shen Xiu heard with sharp ears what they were saying about Master Li. After seeing them off, she asked, "Ms. sir, are you going to Master Li's house?"
Wei Yan nodded: "They came here this time just to invite me to Master Li's house."
Mrs. Yang still remembered that when Wei Yan was in private school, she gave her husband a two-year boxing gift. Now that he has entered the academy, the rules should be similar.
"Fortunately, your wife has brought back a lot of wild boar meat, and if she makes some rice dumplings, she can make a decent gift for the festival." After Mrs. Yang said this, she said to her son, "I just don't know when you will go see Mrs. Li."
Wei Yan said: "We made an appointment two days later."
Yang frowned and said, "It's just that in this weather, wild boar meat is not allowed to be released!"
Shen Xiudao: "Mom, this is easy to do. The raw wild boar meat will be different when cooked. I happen to know a recipe for braised wild boar meat. After boiling the wild boar meat, soak it in salty soup and put it in the salty soup.
Two or three days shouldn’t be a problem.”
Yang hesitated: "Is this possible?"
Shen Xiudao: "Mom, let me try it and I will know."