Chapter 77 The Bird Embroidered on the Wedding Dress
Wen Zhenyi raised an eyebrow and looked at the few people: "Can't you shut up while eating?"
"Look, I was right, wasn't I?" Meng Caidie said, then stopped talking, picked up her chopsticks and continued eating.
Zhu Tao looked at the few people and didn't seem so scared anymore.
Lei Yingying looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Miss Wen, can you tell us what these dishes are?"
Wen Zhenyi really introduced it to them: "This is called Huadiao chicken, made with Huadiao wine."
"No wonder it tastes like Huadiao wine." Song Huanhuan said as she picked up another piece of chicken.
"What about this dish?" Meng Caidie pointed to the fish on the table.
"This dish is called Peacock Spreading its Tail. If you've ever seen a peacock, you should know it."
"Is it the bird embroidered on the wedding dress?"
Wen Zhenyi was stunned by what they said. She really had no idea what was embroidered on the wedding dresses here, so she could only nod randomly.
"You put it quite vividly."
Wen Zhenyi introduced the dishes on the table to them one by one. There were few people at their table, but there were quite a few dishes.
She originally thought there might be some leftovers, but now looking at the empty dishes, she really underestimated the appetites of these young ladies.
Meng Caidie and the other three straightened their backs and turned around to instruct their maids, "Don't tell my parents that I ate too much when we get home."
The maid smiled bitterly. Not only did her young lady eat too much, they themselves also ate a lot in the kitchen.
Wen Zhenyi looked at them and asked, "Do you have any rules for eating?"
"That's right." Song Huanhuan said helplessly.
"Afraid of gaining weight?"
"Well, we just follow our brother out and indulge ourselves once in a while. Otherwise, if we get too fat, we won't even be able to fit into our wedding dress." Lei Yingying said with a wry smile.
"Why are you saying this for no reason?" Meng Caidie looked annoyed.
Wen Zhenyi changed the subject: "I'll bring some cherries back later. We still have a lot of cherry juice. Do you want to take some back?"
"Will it not go bad if I take it back?"
"If you have an icebox at home, it can be stored there for two or three days."
"Okay, okay, I want it."
Wen Zhenyi watched Zhu Tao finish her meal and said, "Xiao Taozi, go get each of them a jar of honey-fried cherries."
"Okay." Zhu Tao got up and went to pack the cherries.
Mr. Cheng ate with his mouth full of oil, and during the meal he asked his servant to go home and get a few jars of good wine.
Wen Zhenyi saw that they might have drunk too much again today, so he got up and went to the kitchen to make them some sobering soup.
Zhu Tao saw her start cooking again: "Yi Yi, is there not enough food?"
"No, I'm making some hangover soup for Grandpa and the others. Otherwise, if they drink too much, they'll get a headache again."
"Do you want my help?"
"No, you can put the cherries first."
Wen Zhenyi looked at the ingredients available at home and found that some were missing, so he could only make a simple hangover soup.
After she finished making the hangover soup, she brought it out and placed it on the table of Old Man Wen and the others: "Grandpa, this is a bowl of hangover soup. Drink one bowl each, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable tomorrow."
Wen saw the old man's face flushed, and he stroked his beard with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's drink now." Then he began to serve a bowl of sobering soup to everyone present.
Master Cheng was so happy. This hangover soup was different from what he usually ate, but it tasted really good. "Miss Wen, can you give me a copy of your recipe? I always go out for social events and I always have a headache the next day."
"Okay, I'll tell your servant to remember it for you."
Master Cheng smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay."
Wen Zhenyi brought a few bowls of sobering soup to Old Lady Wen and Ma Yinghe and the others, as they had also drunk some wine today.
Hu Zi's mother smiled and said, "Your family's Yi Yi is really capable. Sister-in-law Wen, you are so lucky."
Ma Yinghe's face flushed from the wine she had been drinking: "Our Yi Yi is our family's treasure."
"Drink, drink, look how proud you are." The stupid mother interrupted her bragging with a smile.
Wen Zhenyi smiled and shook his head, then placed the last serving of hangover soup on the table of Shen Hanxing and the others: "Drink a bowl of hangover soup, or you'll get scolded when you get home."
Cheng Lesheng said with a smile: "We didn't drink much, but a bowl of hangover soup would be nice."
Wen Zhenyi looked at the wine glass in front of Shen Hanxing, which also had traces of alcohol: “Brother Shen drank?”
"I had a couple of drinks."
"Have a bowl of hangover soup later."
"Okay." Shen Hanxing smiled and nodded.
The Wen family's courtyard was bustling until the sun was about to set. Only then did Mr. Cheng and his friends reluctantly prepare to leave, as if they didn't leave now, the city gates would be closed.
The Wen family and the villagers saw them off to the carriage.
Zhu Tao gave each of their families a jar of candied cherries and some cherry juice, which made them all very happy.
Hu Zi and his family were not in a hurry to leave, but came back to help clean up the dishes.
"Aunt Wen, look." Mantou Niang held ten taels of silver in her hand and looked at Aunt Wen somewhat at a loss.
Old Lady Wen looked at the silver in her hand and asked, "Where did it come from?"
"Just put it on the table."
Wen Zhenyi looked at Shen Xiucai who was lying on the table. It seemed that he could not get anything out of him. He turned to look at Shen Hanxing: "Brother Shen, what is this?"
"It should be left by Master Cheng. Since it is left by him, you can accept it with peace of mind. He may be thanking him for the meal."
"This meal won't cost more than ten taels of silver."
Mrs. Wen nodded: "Yes, we only spent one or two yuan to buy vegetables."
"Grandma, give Brother Shen eight taels of silver."
Shen Hanxing looked at her: “You want me to return it.”
"Well, I'll take what I should take, and you can help me return the rest."
"Okay." Shen Hanxing put away the silver and prepared to help Shen Xiucai go back: "Grandpa, it's time for us to go home."
Shen Xiucai waved his hands dazedly: "Wait, wait until I finish this glass of wine."
“Dad, please help send Grandpa Shen back.”
Wen Chengwen put down the table and chair in his hands, walked to the side of Shen Xiucai, stretched out his hand to put one of his arms on his shoulders, and helped him up with a force: "Han Xing, let's go."
"Uncle Wen, thank you."
"Don't be polite, we all live in the same village. We have to go to the private school to learn from a teacher tomorrow. You and Mr. Shen should come to the village entrance to find us. We will go together."
"Okay, we'll come early tomorrow morning."
When there are more people around, things get done faster. Using the moonlight, they cleaned up the pots and pans used during the night.
Wen Yongnan drove a bullock cart carrying tables and chairs borrowed from their home and sent them back.
Wen Zhenyi also asked Zhu Tao to pack some honey-fried cherries for them.
Hu Zi's mother watched Zhu Tao go to the kitchen, and pulled Ma Yinghe over again: "Sister-in-law Wen, when I came back today, I saw Zhu Tao's mother standing under the big tree at the entrance of the village. It seemed that she saw Zhu Tao."
Ma Yinghe snorted coldly, "So what if I saw it? Are they going to sell the red peaches again?"
"Who knows what the Zhu family will do, you'd better be careful."
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