Chapter 50 The County Magistrate Gives You Three Days of Holiday
Wen Zhenyi looked at their enthusiastic faces and did not feel rejected. Instead, she felt that it was really good and that these family members treated her sincerely.
After entering the yard, Old Man Ma and Old Man Wen sat down in the yard.
Mrs. Wen looked at Mrs. Ma and said, "Mother-in-law, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"No, we rushed here as soon as we arrived. We wanted to have a meal at your place, but we didn't know you were not home yet."
"I'm so sorry, we were having a birthday party for Mr. Cheng today and didn't know you were coming."
Geng Ru looked at Ma Yinghe and said, "Little sister, why are you guys going to prepare a birthday banquet for Master Cheng?"
She knew Ma Yinghe's cooking skills, and could only say that the food was edible, but definitely not delicious.
Ma Yinghe looked at Wen Zhenyi: "It's a long story."
When Wen Zhen heard that they hadn't eaten yet, he stood up and walked to the kitchen: "Grandpa and grandma, please sit down for a while. I'll go make you something to eat."
Old Ma watched Wen Zhenyi go to the kitchen, and looked at her uncertainly: "Hey, Yi Yi can cook?"
"I'll explain it to you slowly, and you'll understand after listening."
Wen Yongnan also stood up: "I'll go help Yi Yi."
Ma Yushun also began to feel restless: "I'm going too."
"In that case, I'll go and help too." Ma Yuruo also got up and went to the kitchen.
Wen Zhenyi saw the few people who followed in and asked, "Are you all here to help?"
"Yeah." Ma Yushun was extremely curious about this cousin who had just recovered.
"Can my second cousin make a fire?"
"That's easy." Ma Yu said and sat down next to the stove.
Wen Zhenyi took a look and saw that they had a lot of cold rice hanging in the well last night. He took it out and checked to make sure it was not rotten.
It’s already late at this time, so I can only make simple bacon fried rice.
"Brother, please bring me a piece of bacon."
Ma Yuruo stood aside: "What do you want me to do?"
Wen Zhenyi took a look at the things in the kitchen and said, "Cousin, can you help me wash the vegetables and cucumbers?"
Ma Yuruo looked at the vegetables placed next to her, rolled up her sleeves and went to wash them.
Wen Zhenyi took the bacon handed over by Wen Yongnan, cut it into cubes, and took out a few eggs, preparing to make golden egg and bacon rice.
Wen Yongman and Ma Ruier stood aside and watched.
Ma Ruier pulled Wen Yongman and asked, "Sister Yiyi, is she good at cooking?"
Wen Yongman patted his chest and said, "Of course, you'll know in a moment. It's so delicious that you'll almost swallow your tongue."
Ma Yuruo handed her the washed vegetables, and she saw her skillfully cut the ingredients into small pieces of uniform size, or long strips of the same length.
After the ingredients were prepared, she started to busy herself at the stove, first frying the ingredients until they changed color, and then frying the cold rice.
Ma Yushun watched her pour the cold rice into the pot and asked, "Cousin, can this cold rice be fried?"
"Yes, it tastes very good." Wen Zhenyi said without stopping his hands. He added egg liquid to make the rice turn golden yellow, then fried the ingredients and added salt to taste.
Wen Yongnan skillfully handed her a large bowl.
I only saw her press the bowl firmly and hand it to Wen Yongnan.
Ma Yuruo saw Wen Yongnan put the bowl on a plate again. What was going on?
The three children of the Ma family were completely confused.
Wen Yongman ran over and said, "Brother, I'll take care of the rest."
Wen Yongnan looked at him and asked, "Have you washed your hands?"
Wen Yongman stretched out his little hand: "Look, it's clean."
Ma Ruier looked at Wen Yongnan curiously as he opened the bowl, revealing a strangely shaped round rice inside. Wen Yongman sprinkled chopped green onions on it.
“It looks delicious.”
Wen Yongnan handed her a plate: "Cousin, take it out and you can eat it."
Ma Ruier reached out to take it and carried the plate out.
Wen Zhenyi also made a pot of clear soup in another pot, sprinkled some chopped green onions on it, and gave each person a bowl.
Ma Yushun walked out with two plates of fried rice and placed them on the table in the yard: "Grandpa and grandma, come and try Yi Yi's cooking."
Old Ma looked at the things on the plate and asked: "Is this all made by Yi Yi?"
Ma Yushun nodded: "Yeah, you all showed us that you are hungry."
Wen Zhenyi brought out the last two bowls of soup: "Uncle, aunt, eat while it's hot."
Old Man Ma had already picked up his chopsticks without any hesitation: "It looks delicious, so I won't be polite."
The people from the Ma family ate with such relish that Wen Zhenyi and the others were drooling at the sight.
Ma Can burped after eating. "It's really delicious. It's a pity that we have to go back soon."
"Uncle, don't rush back. I met the county magistrate today. He asked me to bring you a message. He will give you three days off."
Ma Can looked at her in surprise: "Really?"
"Can I still lie to you?"
Ma Yushun immediately turned to look at Geng Ru: "Mom, can we stay at my aunt's house for a few days?"
Geng Ru didn't know what her son was thinking: "You just want to stay here and eat for free."
Ma Yushun was not angry even when he was exposed: "Hehe."
Old Lady Wen laughed and said, "Please stay for two more days. It's not often that you come here. You can sit down and rest for a while. I'll go clean up the two rooms."
"I'll go help too." Geng Ru stood up and went to help.
Wen Yongman looked at Ma Yushun and said, "I'll give up my room to my cousin and sleep with him."
Ma Ruier immediately took Wen Zhenyi's arm and said, "I live with my cousin."
Seeing that the children had figured out their arrangements, Old Lady Ma smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay."
Wen Zhenyi found a moment to hand over a hundred taels of silver to Old Lady Wen: "Grandma, keep this silver. Tomorrow we will go together to repay Liu Si's debt."
Old Lady Wen looked at the 100 taels of silver in her hand, thought for a moment and said, "Yi Yi, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
"When you were sick before, your uncle and grandfather also lent us a lot of money. Although your uncle has inherited your grandfather's legacy and works as a constable in the government office, their income is not high, and they have a family to support. I want to repay the money we lent them."
"A lot?"
"Over the years, the total is about 20 to 30 taels."
"Grandma, I'll give you the money, you can do whatever you want with it."
"This is your money, after all."
Wen Zhenyi smiled and said, "But this money was also used on me, wasn't it?"
Mrs. Wen was stunned for a moment, then she laughed: "You kid."
"I'm going to wash up. I'm very tired today."
"Okay, tomorrow we'll pay the bill and go to the market to buy some delicious food."
Wen Zhen nodded: "Okay, let's go together tomorrow."
Old Mrs. Wen looked at the banknotes in her hand and decided that she would have to go to the bank tomorrow to exchange the banknotes for silver.
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