Chen Afu took Xia Yue and Qiu Yue to the kitchen to busy themselves, leaving only the Chu family's grandparents and Chen Dabao in the room.

Lord Chu had guessed something when he saw Chu Lingxuan's excitement. Seeing that there were no outsiders around, he asked in a low voice, "Is it..."

Chu Lingxuan nodded, sat down and whispered in his ear, "You can stand up now."

The master's eyes turned red after hearing this, and he murmured, "Being able to stand up means he's not far from being able to walk. After all these years, I never expected it, I really never expected it..."

"Yes." Chu Lingxuan agreed, and then said to Dabao who was staring at him blankly at the other table, "Grandpa and dad are happy today. Dabao is a little man now, so he has to drink with us to cheer us up."

Dabao was very happy to hear that he could drink like a man. He first made a scissors sign and then reminded him, "Daddy, you ignored your sister. Your sister has been calling you for so long, but you ignored her."

Chu Hanyan was looking at Chu Lingxuan with tears in her eyes, and when she heard what Dabao said, she felt even more wronged and started crying.

Chu Lingxuan quickly stood up and picked up his daughter, smiling, "Daddy was in a good mood today and was only busy talking to Grandpa. I apologize for neglecting my daughter."

Chu Lingzhi was so anxious that he shouted, "Dabao is a little man and can drink, but what about me?"

The old marquis laughed and said, "Of course you are a little man too, and you can drink."

But when Chu Lingxuan asked Chu Huai to go to the kitchen to get rice wine, Chu Lingzhi's mouth turned up to the back of his ears. After a long time, it turned out to be rice wine!

Chen Ahfu was busy in the kitchen. She guessed that it might be related to the Ninth Prince. Because the old monk had taken the green bird's nest in March, and seven months had passed, the Ninth Prince's condition should have improved.

She was also happy. If the Ninth Prince's leg was healed, the Chu family could plan for great things without having to wait until Dabao grew up, and Dabao would not be at the forefront.

She cooked eight dishes by frying, braising, boiling and deep-frying. There were eight dishes before, so a total of sixteen dishes, which means "to be smooth".

Chen Afu took off his apron, put the last "Good Luck" dish on the tray, and brought it to the restaurant personally.

Dabao shouted loudly, "Mom, Daddy said that I am a man now and he allows me to drink." As he said this, he raised the half bowl of rice wine in his hand, looking very proud.

Chen Ahfu smiled and nodded, and said that this dish was called "Hongyun Dangtou". In fact, the method was very similar to that of lion's head, but she added more chili peppers to the sauce at the end, and the color looked red, so she gave it this auspicious name. She was afraid that the two children would be spicy, so she let them only eat the middle of the big meatball. She thought, it would be better if there were tomatoes, which would add color and not be spicy.

Chu Lingxuan asked Chen Afu to drink rice wine to cheer him up. In fact, Chen Afu really wanted to drink the Qinghua wine they drank. In her previous life, she could drink eight liang of white wine. But it was just a thought. In this era, it is not good for women to drink a lot.

The old marquis and Chu Lingxuan drank for nearly an hour and finished the whole jar of wine. Chu Lingxuan supported the staggering old man, and Mother Song took Chu Hanyan back to Tang Garden.

Walking under the bare willow tree, Chu Lingxuan stopped, turned around and waved to Chen Afu and Dabao who were standing at the gate of Fuyuan, and at the urging of the old man, turned around and walked towards Tangyuan.

Chen Ahfu and Chu Lingxuan had been separated for many days, and by the end of the winter month, he had not seen him. He would only occasionally receive a letter from him, expressing his longing for him.

During this period, Chen Afu also received a letter from Chen Shi, saying that Yang Mingyuan had personally gone to the Chen family in Dingzhou Prefecture to propose marriage, Chen Shi agreed, and the marriage was scheduled to take place in August next year. At the same time, Yang Mingyuan also sent someone to write a letter to Chen Afu, saying that he had asked to marry her cousin Chen Aman.

Chen Afu was very happy and sent letters to congratulate them.

Chen Shi also wrote letters to Dafang and Chen Ming respectively, telling them the good news.

Hu was psychologically unbalanced again. Not only Hu, but even Chen Ye was jealous. The daughters of the second and third wives had found good families. One was a high-ranking official from aristocratic family, and the other was a wealthy businessman. But Chen Aju from his family had not found a husband yet.

They look down on others who like their family, and others who like them look down on them.

Chen Aju fell in love with Hu Laowu's son Hu Wei. She thought he was handsome, had a rich family and owned land, and he himself was currently working as a minor clerk in the county government office.

Chen Ye and Hu Shi both felt that it was good to be close relatives and know each other well. If it was before, they would not have the confidence to become relatives with Hu Laowu, but now the situation is different. Not only are they rich, but Hu Laowu also wants to use them to establish a relationship with Chen Ming and Tangyuan.

What they never expected was that Hu Laowu found an excuse to push it away...

This day is the twenty-ninth day of the winter month, and Luyuan slaughters the New Year pig. The reason why this day is chosen is because A Lu and Da Bao are on holiday.

Early in the morning, not only Dabao went to Lu Garden to be the host, but Chu Lingzhi, Old Man Chu, and the Animal House also went to Lu Garden early to watch the fun.

This was the first time that Chen Ming's family slaughtered a pig for the New Year, and even Chen Ming was very excited. Now he is very famous in the surrounding area, and many villagers have invited him to slaughter pigs for the New Year, so his family also invited many families, not only from Xiangluo Village, but also from Shangshui Village and Gujing Village. Fortunately, his house is big enough to accommodate so many people.

Hu Laowu and several landlords and village heads came running over in a hurry. Not only did they want to make friends with Chen Ming, they also knew that the old marquis and Steward Luo would definitely go to Lu Garden for dinner today.

Although Chen Afu also wanted to go to Lu Garden to join in the fun, Chu Hanyan was afraid of the crowds, so neither of them went. She also asked Xia Yue to call Chen Daya and Wu Xiaoqing over there, and together with Luo Mei, several girls were playing in the west wing.

Chen Ahfu closed the doors and windows of the west wing tightly because the backyard of Luyuan was too lively, with the screams of pigs and the excited roars of men, and he was afraid that the little girl would be scared.

At noon, Qiuyue came over from Luyuan carrying a lunch box with a large pot of pig-killing dishes in it. Aunt Zeng had already prepared rice and fried a few side dishes, and Chen Afu led a few children to eat with the pig-killing dishes.

Qiuyue and Chen Afu laughed and said, "Both pigs weigh more than 200 kilograms. The butcher said they are the fattest pigs in this area."

Chu Hanyan ate a piece of blood sausage, wrinkled her nose, and said in confusion, "Aunt, my brother said that the pig-killing dish is very delicious and is the most delicious delicacy. Why don't I think so?"

This was the first time that Miss Chu questioned Chen Dabao's words.

Chen Daya had already eaten several large pieces of meat. After hearing what Chu Hanyan said, she wiped her greasy lips and said, "The butcher's food is delicious."

Wu Xiaoqing also nodded and said, "Yes, the pig-killing dishes are delicious, and my brother likes them the most. My grandpa's family killed a pig that day, and my brother couldn't go to school, and he cried."

Chen Afu went to the kitchen to make a dipping dish, dipped the meat and vegetables from the pig-killing dish in the dish, and gave it to the little girl. The little girl nodded with satisfaction.