Wu Changsheng looked at the hurried figure in front of him and felt very sad.
Before, his parents had always disapproved of his relationship with Ah Fu. Later, his father saw that Ah Fu was capable and his son was determined, so he relented. But for some reason, the day before yesterday, his father's attitude suddenly changed, and he asked his mother to find him a marriage. He also said something like don't mess with Ah Fu, that kind of girl is not something they can dream of.
Wu Changsheng's mother had always wanted to marry her niece to him. After hearing what the man said, she hurried back to her parents' home to negotiate.
But Wu Changsheng didn't like that cousin. He thought she was like most girls in the village, with a dark complexion and a thick waist. She wasn't as fair and pretty as Ah Fu, and she didn't have that special charm that made his heart beat wildly at first sight.
His mother said that girls like his cousin can work and have children. Regardless of whether he agrees or not, the two parents will make a decision and make a decision in a few days...
Chen Afu slowed down when he saw that Wu Changsheng had not caught up with him. He said to Dabao, "Don't tell anyone about what happened today."
Dabao nodded in agreement. He was still a little confused and asked, "Mom, our family has such a good relationship with Grandpa Wu's family, why would Second Uncle Wu want to harm Mom? He used to be very good to us. And Xiao Shitou, should I still be good to him? I really don't want to leave him."
Chen Ahfu was not in a good position to explain, so he said, "Children don't understand adult matters. Just remember to stay away from Uncle Wu in the future, and don't accept anything he gives you. As for Xiao Shitou, you two should remain the same as you were before."
Before they reached home, they saw Ah Lu standing outside the fence, looking at them from afar. The young boy, bathed in the sunset glow, waved happily at them and walked a few steps forward.
Dabao said in surprise, "Mom, look, my uncle is walking without crutches. He doesn't need a cane anymore and will be able to go to school in a few days." After saying that, he ran towards Alu shouting.
A-Lu would occasionally put away his crutches and walk a little bit a few days ago. Although he still limps a little, it is not as severe as before the fracture. The slight limp is also because the muscles in his legs have atrophied due to not moving much for a few months, and he is used to walking with a limp. If he pays more attention and walks more in the future, he will get better slowly.
Chen Afu felt very accomplished. He had traveled back in time for more than half a year, and his family's life had improved a lot. A-Lu's leg had also been cured. Jin Yanzi said that if Chen Ming ate green bird's nest for another two months, he would be completely cured.
Of course, this is mainly thanks to the unsung hero Golden Swallow.
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Chen Afu held Dabao in one hand and hugged his younger brother in the other, and they happily entered the courtyard.
Chen Ming pointed to a large basin of pork offal and said with a smile, "Dad bought so many things today. Your mom has already washed them. You can braise them tonight and I'll take them to your uncle's house tomorrow."
Tomorrow the second branch of the Chen family will host a banquet at the first branch's house. The guests have already been invited. Not only the Luo steward and his son who helped, and the people from Tangyuan and the tenants who came to help that day, but also the village head of Xiashui Village, Gao Lizheng, Wu Mujiang and his son who participated in the fight, and Hu Laowu who relied on his power, even the county town's Xia constable were invited. In total, there are nearly fifty people, and at least six tables will be set up.
The first house started preparing the day before yesterday. This time, Mrs. Hu did not dare to make trouble. She led Mrs. Gao and Alan to work and forced Chen Aju to keep the fire. After all, Chen Ye was happy and invited Hu Laowu. She hoped that this dinner would ease the relationship between the husband and uncle. In addition, the two taels of silver, the most expensive wine and braised food were sent by the second house, and it was estimated that one tael of silver could be saved.
This time, Hu Laowu went to the county town specifically to invite his fourth brother-in-law, Constable Xia.
Hu Laowu's fourth sister is also Hu's fourth sister, but except for Hu Laowu, Constable Xia doesn't look down on the other poor relatives of the Hu family, and he is not close to Chen Ye's brothers-in-law, and they seldom interact. This time, when he heard that Luo Guanshi and his son from Tangyuan were going to have dinner, Hu Laowu said a lot of good things, and he agreed to come to the banquet.
Hu Laowu knew that Chen Ye was eager to curry favor with Constable Xia, so he said that he would be responsible for inviting Constable Xia. This also reduced Chen Ye's prejudice against Hu Laowu a lot.
During dinner, Chen Ahfu said that she also had her eyes on the small shrub forest near Tangyuan. She gave several reasons, especially emphasizing that it was close to Tangyuan, so she didn't have to worry about bad guys coming to rob her because she had a small family. She also said that although the wasteland was good, it was not close to a village or a store, so if something happened, no one would rush to help her.
Chen Ming thought about the last fight by the stream and nodded in agreement, saying that he would go to Gao Lizheng to measure the land the day after tomorrow.
After the meal, Chen Ahfu and Wang started to get busy, preparing the stewed pork belly, spare ribs, large intestine, pig liver, pig trotters, peanuts, dried tofu and kelp.
She started another small pot and stewed some vegetarian dishes such as dried tofu, kelp, peanuts, etc., which she would take to Tangyuan tomorrow as snacks for Master Chen and the children.
The small oil lamp in the kitchen appeared even dimmer in the mist, illuminating the busy figures of Wang and Chen Afu.
The yard was brightly lit by the starlight. Although there was no moon tonight, the autumn night was deep and the stars were bright. A-Lu was very excited that he no longer needed a cane to walk. He played wildly with Dabao, two parrots and two dogs in the yard. Wang went to the door from time to time to remind A-Lu to be more careful. She scolded him, but her expression was relieved. Her son's leg was finally healed.
When Chen Ahfu saw that the dried tofu and pork liver were cooked, she fished them out and cut off half a bowl. She took the bowl to the yard and waved to them, "Boys, come over and satisfy your cravings."
The animals in the house are either male or female, and they are all boys.
Zhuifeng and Wangcai rushed over first, and Qiqi and Huihui even flew to Chen Afu's arm and pecked at the bowl.
"Don't snatch it." Chen Afu slapped the two greedy parrots away.
Qiqi became more and more angry and kept calling Chen Afu a "stinking bitch".
Chen Ahfu was so angry that he kicked it and said with bulging eyes, "If you curse again, I won't give you any food."
Qiqi was so frightened that she jumped up and down and called out, "Mom, Mom."
Huihui laughed again, imitating Old Lady Chen's voice.
After they all stood up, Chen Afu would feed them one by one in turn.
Seeing them like this, Chen Ming laughed out loud, and Wang's eyes became less sad and she laughed too.
This is a poor family, without so many trees, bamboos, flowers and plants, nor so many bird cages, and even less so many maids and women. There is no deliberately piled up "vitality" here, but it is full of vitality and fun everywhere and at all times.
Afterwards, Chen Ahfu cut the braised dried tofu and kelp into small cubes and put them into two large bowls with peanuts, which he prepared to take to Tangyuan tomorrow. Because Abbot Liaochen was there, Chen Ahfu did not bring any meat dishes for the children.
He also filled a small bowl with peanuts and diced pork belly, preparing to secretly take it to the space at night to give it to Jin Yanzi.
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