Chapter 278 Old lady, are you okay?

Wen Zhenyi naturally knew what happened to her: "What happened?"

"I just feel like he's absent-minded today. Is it possible that Brother Lin isn't feeling well?"

“It was pretty stable when I went there today.”

"That's strange."

"Aunt You, don't think too much. It might be something else."

"I'm glad he's okay, otherwise this child would be really pitiful."

Lin Jie took Grandpa You to the town to replace the house deed, and then went home to pack up and prepare to move.

Grandpa You even took the initiative to help him move, and didn't care at all about Uncle Lin's illness.

Wen Zhen started making lunch as soon as she got home. She looked at the beef marinated yesterday and asked Axiang to bring her the sticks she had sharpened yesterday.

"Master, do you want to pierce through the flesh?" A Xiang took the stick.

Wen Zhen nodded: "Choose a place a little higher up and string them in a row." Then he turned to look at Aunt You: "Aunt You, please light a fire for me in the stove outside the yard."

Aunt You took the fire starter and went to make a fire.

Ah Xiang finished skewering the beef: "What should we do next?"

"Go to the stove outside and set up some sticks. Put the beef on top to smoke. Throw the wormwood we brought back into the fire so the smell can infuse the beef."

A Xiang nodded, took two bamboo baskets and left the kitchen to help Aunt You.

Wen Zhenyi took out the yam he had dug today. The beef bones from yesterday had been boiled overnight, and the flavor of the beef soup was already very rich.

She peeled the yam, washed it, and prepared to cook a pot of yam in beef soup, stir-fry a plate of yam, and make cold tofu skin.

There was still some beef offal left over from yesterday, so she planned to fry some more, and today's lunch was happily decided.

When Old Lady Wen and the others came back, they saw the yard filled with smoke, carrying the aroma of meat and mugwort.

Wen Chengwen walked to the stove and asked, "Axiang, what are you doing?"

"My master asked me to smoke and grill yesterday's beef. You'll have to ask him for details."

Wen Zhenyi saw them coming back: "Dad, Mom, wash your hands and eat."

Chen Hanxing saw their yard filled with smoke from a distance: "If I didn't know, I would have thought your house was flooded."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and said, "The smoke is a bit thick." Then he looked at Aunt You and A Xiang, both of whom were already crying from the smoke. "Aunt You, A Xiang, don't worry about it. Just let it bake slowly."

Aunt You raised her sleeve to wipe the tears from her eyes: "This is really making me cry."

Ma Yinghe saw that her eyelashes were wet: "I'll go get you some water to wash your face. You look so aggrieved."

Aunt You gave her a sidelong glance and said, "No, I'll go back and wash."

"Then don't say we've wronged you."

Wen Zhenyi brought her a basket filled with cooked yams and some fried beef offal: "Aunt You, take these back and eat them."

"If I don't eat here, can I take it away?"

"Yes, I dug this up in the mountains. You can't eat it normally."

Aunt You wanted to refuse, but after hearing what she said, she immediately gave up: "Okay, then I'll take it back and let them try it."

Old Man Wen picked up a piece of yam and looked at it carefully: "Is this yam?"

"Yes, this is a very good food and is very beneficial to the human body."

"Then I have to try it."

Xiong Lu sat aside and looked at Wen Zhenyi and said, "Miss, the noodle machine should be fine. Take a look at it later."

"Okay, I'll go check it out after dinner."

Xiong Lu nodded, lowered his head and continued eating.

Wen Zhenyi looked at Xiong Lu and found that he was a man of few words. Basically, he would not make his presence felt unless he spoke.

"Mom, do you have any thoughts on Zhu Tao's marriage?"

Ma Yinghe was slightly taken aback: "Why are you talking about Xiao Taozi's marriage for no reason?"

"Isn't Xiao Taozi one year older than me? I'm already engaged, but she's still single."

Ma Yinghe frowned and looked at Old Lady Wen: "Mother, should we return Xiao Taozi's indenture contract to her?"

"Although she has only received one or two taels of silver as wages during this period, what she has done is not worth one or two taels of silver." After saying this, she looked at Wen Zhenyi.

"Grandma, don't look at me like that. When I came back from the county town, I planned to return the indenture to her, but she refused."

"Why?" Old Mrs. Wen was also a little puzzled.

"She said she was stupid and afraid of being cheated, so she followed me."

Old Lady Wen looked at Ma Yinghe and said, "This is going to be difficult. It's already difficult to arrange marriage with Xiao Taozi given her family background. Now that she's unwilling to redeem herself, it's going to be even more difficult."

Ma Yinghe also had a headache. They didn't treat Xiao Taozi as a servant, but even if they didn't treat Xiao Taozi as a servant, others might not think so!

Shen Hanxing didn't say anything, but he already knew in his heart that she must have had an idea before she brought up this matter.

He just needs to listen quietly and doesn't need to speak much.

Old Man Wen also frowned: "This little Taozi has a miserable life. If she chooses someone who treats her badly, she will be even more miserable in the future."

Wen Chengwen scratched his head. "How about Hongguang? I think he's pretty good too. He also signed a contract to sell himself, so our statuses are suitable."

Old Lady Wen's eyes lit up when she heard this: "This is a good candidate. Her parents and sister are all honest people. She still has the indenture, so she's not afraid of them bullying Xiao Taozi."

Ma Yinghe was also quite satisfied: "I think it's okay, otherwise I will go and find out the news tomorrow."

Wen Zhenyi coughed lightly a few times, interrupting the ideas that were becoming more and more reliable as they talked: "Grandma, we have another candidate."

Several people looked at her, even the insignificant Xiong Lu: "Who?"

"Lin Jie."

Wen Chengwen immediately shook his head: "No, Xiao Taozi is unwilling to redeem herself. There is a huge difference in status between them."

Ma Yinghe also nodded: "Yes, although Lin Jie's family is not well off, this mismatch will probably cause trouble."

Old Lady Wen knew the reason and smiled: "I think it's okay."

Everyone in the Wen family turned to look at her.

Old Man Wen was surprised: "Old woman, are you okay?"

Old Mrs. Wen gave him a sidelong glance and repeated what Wen Zhenyi had said to her yesterday.

Everyone suddenly realized.

Ma Yinghe smiled and said, "If that's the case, then that's fine."

Old Man Wen spoke directly: "It's not appropriate for you to talk about this matter. After their family moves in, I will go and talk to Lin Jie's father."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. If we can have two children, it will put our minds at ease."

Shen Hanxing would help clean up the dishes after dinner, but Mrs. Wen didn't let him go back to review his lessons.

He could only say something to them and left the Wen family's yard.