The lamb was roasted all afternoon and served on the table in the evening.
Paired with chive sauce and a little bit of salt, it's so fragrant that it makes you dizzy.
A feast for the northerners.
The lamb is fat and lean but not greasy, and is enough for the whole family. Ling Ju felt that Yan Jintang was really thoughtful.
The Song family knew that the sheep was sent by Yan Jintang, and they wanted to give him a return gift, but Ling Ju thought it was unnecessary. Yan Jintang sent these to thank her and the Song family for their efforts.
The greatest sincerity is for them to enjoy themselves.
After dinner, Song Wei, Song Qi, Ling Yong and Qian Yue set off firecrackers at the doorstep. Ling Ju held the child and watched from the window. The noise was a bit loud, but the little guy was watching with great interest. The hand with the gold bracelet was still tightly holding the small piece of gold that Song Wei brought last time.
The rest of the elders were either in the yard or inside the windows setting off fireworks and firecrackers, and the radio was playing a broadcast wishing everyone a happy Lantern Festival.
In the evening, Ling Yong took his parents back to the small courtyard, while Song Qi and Ling Ju stayed in the big courtyard with the children.
Before going to bed, Ling Ju saw that Chen Chun seemed to be worried and went to the kitchen alone, so she hurriedly followed him in.
Sure enough, Chen Chun was thinking of Song Xin.
Song Xin hasn't called for a long time. Song Zhiguo meant that the cost of making phone calls was too high, so even in the army, not everyone could call home frequently.
Song Xin's identity is almost an open secret in the reconnaissance brigade. As a third-generation military officer, Song Xin has to pay more attention to the impression created by his every move and cannot use his privileges.
Ling Ju comforted Chen Chun in the kitchen for a while, and when she saw that her mood had improved, she decisively changed the subject.
When she returned to her room, she found that Song Qi had been looking at something in front of the window. She walked over and found that he was looking in the direction of Zhang's house.
A bright light suddenly appeared in the house that had been empty for several months.
"Is Zhang Yu back?"
"Yeah, it looks like it."
"Where's Zhang Fan?"
"No, I just saw one person."
"When Zhang Yu left last time, he came to my house to look for me and said he was going to look for Zhang Fan. I haven't heard from him in months. Why did he suddenly come back alone? Didn't your brother tell you?"
Song Qi closed the curtains and pulled her to sit on the sofa. "Do you remember what my brother said about investigating the Zhang family and finding that they seemed to have some connection with the Ye family?"
"Remember."
"But now the clues are broken, and because of the Yan Jintang incident, we changed our thinking. Perhaps the Zhang family was inadvertently dragged into this matter, and it may be related to Mr. Zhang."
Ling Ju was a little confused, "What do you mean?"
"Mr. Zhang passed away the same year the Ye family fell from power. But I checked all of his hospitalization records and medical records, and there's not a single thing that indicates he died of illness. He was actually very healthy, and there's no problem living another ten or eight years."
"Wait, you mean, he might have committed suicide?"
"My guess. Before he died, Mr. Zhang entrusted Grandpa to take care of Zhang Yu, perhaps because he only trusted our family."
"So this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Yu? Whether it's Zhang Fan or Zheng Juan, it's just because they were too messy that caused a series of events. Does that mean there's actually no one behind the scenes interfering?"
"Yes, Zheng Juan and Zhang Fan, they're just messing around. So it makes sense for me to have Zhang Fan in the southwest and have Li Jie watch over him.
Zhang Fan is now completely devoted to Li Jie. My point is, if Zhang Fan changes his temper in the future, he might still be useful. But Zhang Yu is of no use to our family. If Zhang Yu has not done anything to harm the Ye or Song families, let him be and we won't bother with him.
"Why did the line of investigation break?"
"At first, a lot of evidence suggested this was related to the Zhang family, but upon closer inspection, we discovered it was a cover-up. It suggests someone was trying to use us to wipe out the Zhang family. Fortunately, Dad and Second Uncle both made me be cautious and didn't directly attack the Zhang family father and son, otherwise..."
Otherwise, the Zhang family might be wronged.
Although this generation of the Zhang family is quite bad and does not live up to Mr. Zhang's reputation.
But the crime is not punishable by death!
Ling Ju leaned in Song Qi's arms and thought about the whole thing. "Is it possible that someone wanted to conspire with Mr. Zhang to frame us, but Mr. Zhang refused, or he was threatened, so he had no choice but to commit suicide?"
Song Qi pursed his lips, "This is something we don't want to see, but in fact, it is very likely to be the case."
Ling Ju instantly felt the invisible pressure from Song Qi.
This is really difficult to deal with now.
"Now that Zhang Yu is back, what are you going to do?"
Song Qi looked at her and said, "Let's first clarify Zhen Zhen's blood relationship. Sun Yun's results will be out soon, so it won't be too late to wait a few days."
"Fortunately, I didn't do anything too extreme to Zhang Yu and his son. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret it later."
Song Qi stroked her hair. "Zhang Yu didn't do anything wrong, so naturally, we won't touch him. Zhang Fan has been a jerk since he was a child, so I'm helping Old Master Zhang discipline him. Zheng Juan, you deserve it. The Song family has done nothing wrong to the Zhang family."
"Is there anyone taking care of Mr. Zhang's grave?"
"Yes, my father and second uncle have been taking care of us all the time. They provide us with everything we need during the holidays."
Ling Ju felt a little better. She had just felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.
If Mr. Zhang really committed suicide because of the Song family, then she, as the daughter-in-law of the Song family, came up with so many naughty ideas...
She could only comfort herself that no one in this world is perfect!
Song Qi could see what she was thinking and comforted her for a long time before going to bed, and only then did she fall asleep.
The 16th day of the first lunar month was the day when Li Shiming was going to see Yan Jintang for a follow-up visit. In the morning, after Song Qi went to work, she handed the child to Chen Chun and Song Zhiwei, and went to Li's house to wait with him for the Yan family's car to pick them up.
When I got there, I found Zhang Junmei shearing the sheep that Yan Jintang had given her.
However, there was a faint aroma coming from the kitchen. Zhang Junmei had made mutton and mutton offal soup early in the morning!
Oh my god, it smells so good! She wants to make it tomorrow too, as she just hasn’t figured out how to eat the mutton offal she got yesterday!
After saying hello, Zhang Junmei came into the house, took out a lunch box, and served her a bowl.
"A bowl of oranges, please?"
Ling Ju was indeed greedy, so she didn't refuse. She sat at the dining table and started drinking the soup. It was so delicious.
"Aunt Zhang, who is this big lunch box for?"
"This contains cooked mutton and mutton offal. Ask your Uncle Li to take it to the Yan family and give Yan Jintang a bowl. It's good for your health and warms you up!"
"Oh, then just boil the soup over there!"
"Yes, your Uncle Li knows how to make it. When the time comes, have him tell the Yan family and they'll just put it back in the pot and cook it for a while. This is enough for three or four people."
Zhang Junmei packed her lunch box as she spoke.
Over there, Li Shiming also changed his clothes and took out his medicine box. After Ling Ju finished drinking the soup and eating the mutton offal, the Yan family's car arrived.
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