Chapter 1982 Thanks
When Mr. Bai left Qili Village, he brought a lot of local products, especially Zhou Erlang, who was given several jars of pickled bamboo shoots that he had peeled this spring.
Xiao Qian now took out a handful of bamboo shoots from the jar, cut the beef and stewed it. When it was almost stewed, she put the chopped bamboo shoots in and stir-fried them together, and then stewed it again.
Then she turned around and started pulling noodles.
She cooked the noodles, scooped them out and put them in a bowl. She only added a handful of vegetables to each bowl of noodles and poured a spoonful of the prepared sauce on top. Soon, everyone had a bowl of noodles in front of them.
Manbao immediately started mixing it, and told everyone to eat quickly and not to be polite...
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were naturally not polite. They started eating after mixing the food. After finishing one bowl, they couldn't help but have another one.
Although Yin Huo had a weak spleen and stomach, he couldn't help but eat the whole bowl of noodles. Just as Zhou Man said, he would never forget it after eating it once.
Only then did he vaguely understand why Duke Su liked eating beef so much, because beef was indeed delicious.
They had a simple bowl of noodles, while Old Zhoutou, along with Mr. Bai and the others, accompanied the officials from the Ministry of Rites and Gu Zhong to have a particularly sumptuous lunch.
He was still a little reluctant when he saw off the officials from the Ministry of Rites, but as soon as he returned to his own yard, he smelled a special fragrance.
He couldn't help but ask, "What smells so good?"
Manbao poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Dad, you're back. Sister-in-law is stewing bones for us."
Old Zhou came forward, licking his belly, and asked, "Master Bai's house has so many delicious foods, why are you cooking on your own?"
Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly and greeted everyone, "You can come to my house for dinner tonight. My father will be happy and will have someone prepare a lot of delicious food."
Manbao asked, "Dad, did the officials from the Ministry of Rites tell us about the approximate wedding date?"
Old Zhou said, "Nothing has been said yet. I heard that we have to wait until the other princess gets married. From what I hear, it will take two or three years. I was wondering if Mr. Bai will live in the princess's mansion or buy another house in the capital."
Old Zhou couldn't help but glance at Bai Erlang and said, "Actually, it's not bad for our families to live together. There's no need to buy another house. When the princess marries here, we'll have more space with a princess's mansion."
The main reason is that over the past year, it has become much more convenient for the three families to do many things together, various expenses have been reduced, and everyone feels more intimate living together.
Especially now that Mr. Bai has become a relative of the emperor.
Old Zhou didn't know whether Mr. Bai was dizzy or not, but he felt a little dizzy. He just thought that Mr. Bai was the emperor's relative, and not only did he live with the emperor's relative, but he and Mr. Bai were also relatives.
His daughter's husband's cousin = his daughter's relative, which is equivalent to his relative, so after mixing them together, he is also a relative of the emperor.
Old Zhou never expected that he would have such a moment. He had not recovered until Bai Shan and the others took Yin Huo back to his yard to rest.
He stopped Manbao and asked, "When we get back to the village, if I tell you I'm a relative of the emperor's in-law, the government won't punish me, right?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Every family has a few poor relatives."
Old Zhou thought so too, but he still retorted: "Our family is not poor now."
Seeing her father so happy about being a relative of the emperor, Manbao remembered that she wanted to resign. After struggling for a moment, she still didn't say anything. She stood up, patted her clothes and said, "Dad, you take a rest first. I'll go see the master."
Bai Shan and the others were also with the master. There was nothing he could do. Mr. Bai didn't want to see the children today. Now that he had recovered, he felt a little embarrassed about his previous excitement.
Mrs. Bai, however, didn't take it seriously. She sat beside him and chattered, "...I heard that Princess Mingda is the biological daughter of the Emperor and Empress, and the most favored of all the princesses. How much do you think we should prepare as a betrothal gift to be worthy of her?"
He continued, "Should we buy another house in the capital and live there? We can't have the whole family live in the princess's mansion. I don't mind, but I'm worried that Erlang will be embarrassed. What if the royal family says he's a gigolo?"
At this point, Mrs. Bai became worried again, "I wonder if the princess is easy to get along with, and whether she will bully Erlang in the future."
Mr. Bai said, "You worry too much. Didn't you hear Erlang say that they are friends? Didn't you also meet him and say that he is very gentle?"
"But the princess of the Heavenly Family is always majestic, right?"
Mr. Bai said, "No matter how majestic she is, she is still your daughter-in-law. You must always be polite. Don't be too pretentious. That would be embarrassing for Erlang."
"You're not weak, if you're not weak, why are you dizzy today?"
Mr. Bai: "I...I'm just happy. I'm happy that Erlang can actually get married."
But in fact, he was still confused. Mr. Bai was a very self-aware person. Although he was born in the Bai family, which was considered a branch of the aristocratic family, his father died early, and he had seen the warmth and coldness of human nature since he was a child as much as Bai Qi.
Why did he choose to settle in the remote Qili Village despite owning so many lands and shops?
Besides the fact that the land in Qili Village does have good feng shui, it is also to avoid some people.
It is said that a single tree cannot support itself. His grandfather separated their branch, and it was a single lineage until his death, and he had two sons.
Although his family had no right to interfere in his branch's affairs, they would always find excuses during festivals to ask him for money, saying they wanted to repair the ancestral hall or support the orphans and widows in the family.
Not only the family members, but also some officials in the state and county would always find excuses to come to the house to collect money.
Mr. Bai did not have any great ambitions, and he knew that he would not be able to pass the imperial examination to become an official, so he simply moved to Qili Village with his family. This was a good opportunity to avoid the hustle and bustle of the outside world. He could go out and socialize occasionally, and maintain a close but not too distant relationship with the outside world.
He always thought that their branch would be able to gain a foothold in the prefecture and county after Dalang. As for Erlang, he was already very satisfied as long as he could live a peaceful life as a farmer.
After all, this child was real leather when he was young.
Mr. Bai had never thought that such a naughty boy would be favored by the emperor and take his family to a whole new level. He swallowed hard and said, "I have to thank Mr. Zhuang very much for this."
Mrs. Bai nodded. "I have to thank Mr. Zhuang. It was thanks to Mr. Zhuang that we didn't make any mistakes earlier."
Mr. Bai glanced at her and said, "I have to thank Zhou Man and Shan Bao. I remember my brother-in-law sent a piece of Lantian jade. Why not divide it into four pieces and make a jade pendant for each of them?"
Mrs. Bai was stunned and asked, "Don't you want to give it as a gift to make Dalang famous? And you said you want to become famous in the imperial examination."
Mr. Bai said, "It's not needed now. Give it to the children."
He is already the emperor's relative, so does he still need to give away a piece of jade to people everywhere to seek fame?
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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