"An An girl! It's not okay for you to do everything yourself like this!"
Tian An looked at her blankly.
Granny Qin put her hands on Tian An's shoulders and turned her to look at the people working in the yard: "You've already hired a lot of people. Cooking dinner is not a problem. You're just worrying about nothing."
Tian An also felt that she was right. Qingmei and the others were all good cooks, and there was no problem with three tables of dishes.
He scratched his head and said, "I have nothing to do!"
Grandma Qin looked at her unhappily and said, "Who said you have nothing to do? You have a lot to do!" Then she took Tian An to her own room.
He entered the room and closed the door.
Then he asked Tian An to find a set of clothes to change into: "Look at you, which young lady is as busy as you and sweats all day long?"
Tian An retorted: "But I'm not a lady!"
After Tian An changed her clothes, Granny Qin made her sit on a chair in front of the dressing table, untied her bun, and then recombed her hair.
"Some of the gentry in this town are even wealthier than you! Why aren't you a young lady? Even if you're not a young lady, you'll be an official's wife in the future. There are some things you need to learn early on!"
Tian An was confused: "Official wife? What are you learning?"
Granny Qin told Tian An that Han Xun said Zhao Yiming had a good foundation, and if he worked hard in the next six months, he would be able to take the college entrance examination next year.
"If he passes the exam next year, he'll be a scholar. With that kind of fame, people will start to pay attention to him."
"Who's watching him?"
Granny Qin looked at Tian An with a look of disappointment and said, "Who else could it be? There are so many women who want to be officials' wives. I'm just afraid you can't prevent them all."
Hearing this, Tian An's mind flashed with a picture of Zhao Yiming becoming a hot commodity, with women drooling over him wherever he went. She shivered in fear.
"Do I have to learn how to fight? I'd have to be really good at it! Only then could I beat so many women so hard that they wouldn't dare to look at Brother Yiming."
Granny Qin couldn't help but knock her on the head. "You usually look quite smart! You handle business so well, but why do you get so confused at the critical moment?"
Tian An covered his head and grinned, "Just kidding, just kidding."
“You!”
Then, for the whole afternoon, Grandma Qin kept telling Tian An what a young lady should learn and what she should do when she becomes the mistress of the house.
Tian An felt a headache after hearing this. She felt that this was more tiring than performing an operation in her previous life! Women in this era are really not human beings.
"An An! From today on, you have to learn everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, burning incense, making tea, flower arranging, needlework, and housekeeping."
Tian An looked depressed: "Grandma, I don't have time to learn all this! Besides, this is the countryside. Even if I want to learn, where can I find someone to teach me?"
I thought Grandma Qin would let her go, but unexpectedly she straightened up and turned to face Tian An.
“I am not very talented, but I can still teach you the basics.
An An, don't think your mother-in-law is annoying. As your brother Yiming continues to make progress, the circle he comes into contact with is constantly moving up and up, and you have to keep up with the pace!
"Mother-in-law knows that you have a good relationship. Although flies don't bite seamless eggs, you also have to be good enough. Don't let anyone come and think that they can replace you. Do you understand what mother-in-law means?"
Tian An knew that Granny Qin was doing this for her own good, and that what she said was right. Although she really felt it was unnecessary, she couldn't bear to reject Granny Qin's kindness.
Forget it, just treat it as accompanying the old man and taking the opportunity to train the people under her.
In the end, Tian An agreed to study with Grandma Qin every morning, but she had to do her own things in the afternoon.
…Boom boom boom…
"Miss, the food is ready. Shall we serve it now?" Chun Xi asked.
Tian An opened the door and saw that it was almost dark, so he said, "Let's set the table!"
Chun Xi looked up at Tian An and said, "You are so beautiful tonight."
There were three tables in the yard. There was a full moon in the sky, and the bright moonlight illuminated the yard.
When summer came, Tian An had already prepared a lot of mosquito repellent sachets. Chun Xi took out a lot of them and hung one on every other chair, so that they wouldn't be afraid of mosquito bites even when eating in the yard.
After everyone was seated at the main table, the dishes began to be served. After the dishes were served and everyone was seated, Zhao Yiming bowed to Mr. Han and Mr. Peng and announced the start of the meal.
Tian An took a few bowls of chicken soup and served them to Granny Qin and Han Xun first. "Granny Qin, Mr. Han, have a bowl of chicken soup. This chicken soup has ginseng in it. It's been simmering for an entire afternoon! It's very nourishing."
Then he served the soup to everyone in turn: "We are all family, please don't be polite."
After taking a sip of the soup, Tian An reached out her chopsticks for the hairy crab she had been longing for.
The hairy crab is peeled skillfully, and the crab roe is full. It is so delicious when you take a bite.
Tian An quickly finished one and was about to pick up the second one, but he saw Xiaokang looking at the crab with a bitter look on his face, not knowing where to start.
Looking over, no one at the other two tables was picking up crabs.
Tian An brought the bowl in front of Xiaokang to between them, trying to make it visible to the people behind them: "Xiaokang, come here, sister will teach you how to eat crabs."
Tian An made his voice louder so that everyone in the yard could hear him clearly.
"First, peel the crab's shell. This is the crab's stomach, which cannot be eaten and must be thrown away. And the yellow crab roe is the best, so don't waste it... Have you learned this?"
Xiaokang thought about the method Tian An taught him again, and when he was sure that he had memorized it, he said, "Yes! I know it all. Thank you, sister."
Sure enough, after that, the two tables behind also started to eat crabs. Someone at one table took the initiative to teach those who didn’t know how to cook.
Tian An ate two and was about to pick up the third when Granny Qin stopped him: "Girl, crabs are cold in nature. Girls should eat less."
When Zhao Yiming heard that women should not eat too much, he also forbade Tian An to eat anymore.
"An An, eat less today. If you like it, I'll buy it for you another day."
Tian An had no choice but to give up.
Zhao Yiming saw two crab shells piled on the table in front of Tian An and felt a little worried, so he took her bowl and filled it with half a bowl of chicken soup for her.
"An An, you just ate two crabs. Drink some chicken soup to warm yourself up."
Tian An knew that he was concerned about him, so he picked up the bowl and drank half of it without saying a word.
After seeing her drink, Zhao Yiming turned around and asked Han Xun to eat. As for Peng Zhang, he didn't need it at all. He felt more comfortable than the host!
The table was filled with spicy, fresh and fragrant dishes, each with its own unique characteristics. Everyone ate until their mouths were full of oil and their bellies were round.
Especially Xiaokang, this guy has no idea of restraint and almost ate too much.
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