Chapter 195
Song Jianye was of course happy that Hong Guangwu was willing to help, and he immediately thanked him. However, before he could finish his words, Hong Guangwu interrupted him: "We are relatives now, so this little favor is only natural. No need to thank me, and don't be so polite to me, treating me like an outsider."
Hong Guangwu was a straightforward person, and he spoke his mind without beating around the bush. Song Jianye liked people like him; it made communication easier, so he smiled and let the matter go.
"Okay, since you said that, I won't be polite with you."
After that, the two of them talked about many topics under the sun, but no matter what they talked about, they could always find a common topic. They talked until it was time for dinner, and they were still reluctant to talk more, as if they had met too late.
"Hurry up and clean up, it's time to eat." Yang Yulan came over and said, and then Song Jianye and Hong Guangwu moved the table and cleaned up together.
Before long, the food was served and everyone sat down. Feng Guizhi sat at the main table, as usual. Yang Yulan and Song Jianye sat to her left, Zhang Hongli and Hong Guangwu to her right, and Song Jianshe sat near the door. The children sat at the smaller tables, with Tiantian held in Feng Guizhi's arms.
The table was filled with a sumptuous meal: two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a bowl of soup. After all, today was Baoya's godparents' day, so Feng Guizhi had asked Song Jianshe to buy some pork yesterday. She generously prepared a dish of braised pork. Then she made a pork stew with vermicelli noodles and two stir-fries. Four dishes and a soup—a truly impressive feast.
"Try it and see if it tastes good." Feng Guizhi said.
Yang Yulan also said, "Eat more, just treat it as your own home, don't be polite." As she said that, she picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in Zhang Hongli's bowl.
Zhang Hongli quickly took it and said with a smile, "I've been smelling the fragrance the whole time, it's making me almost hungry."
"Then try it quickly." Feng Guizhi urged with a smile, and then said: "Everyone, please start eating, otherwise it will get cold soon." After that, everyone started eating.
The bright red-braised pork is fat and lean, and is fried to a sauce color, which looks particularly tempting. It is neither greasy nor thin, and the balance of fat and lean is particularly good. After taking a bite, you will feel the fragrance in your mouth. It is fat but not greasy, which makes you eager to eat it.
I'm waiting to take a bite.
After eating a piece, Zhang Hongli couldn't help but praise: "Aunt Feng, your cooking skills are really good. This braised pork is really delicious."
After finishing his meal, Hong Guangwu praised the food repeatedly: "It's really delicious, much better than the ones in state-owned restaurants. Aunt Feng, your cooking skills are really great."
Feng Guizhi smiled and said, "As long as you like it, eat more."
They ate and talked, and the meal was very comfortable and harmonious, which also made the relationship between the two sides closer unconsciously. After the meal, Feng Guizhi kept Zhang Hongli and Hong Guangwu for a while, and asked them to play with Baoya and get close to her.
The Song family had many children, so the fun was incredibly lively. Zhang Hongli and Hong Guangwu rarely interacted with children, but with so many around, they were overwhelmed. However, they genuinely felt particularly happy and relaxed.
They stayed at Old Song's house until after four o'clock. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Hong Guangwu called Zhang Hongli, and then the two of them said goodbye to Feng Guizhi, Song Jianye and Yang Yulan, and got up and left.
After seeing them off, the Song family felt that the couple were doing well and that they could go out more often in the future. Then, seeing that there was still some time before dark, Feng Guizhi and Song Jianye continued to work in the vegetable garden.
The little ones ran out to play. They didn't dare to speak much just now, but now they all started chattering: "Little Bao's godfather and godmother look pretty good. I want to have a godfather and godmother too."
"Yes, they treat little sister Xiaobao very well."
"From now on they will be our uncles and aunts. Remember to call them next time you see them," said Bowen.
The younger ones all nodded.
"By the way, I haven't seen Xiaobao sister's necklace yet. Xiaobao sister, can you show it to me?" Yuanbao said, thinking of the necklace that Zhang Hongli put on Baoya.
Baoya nodded her little head, lowered her head and took out the necklace that was tucked into her clothes. Yuanbao came closer, looked at the necklace that Baoya was wearing, and said with wide eyes:
"Big Brother, Second Brother, Xiaobao's necklace is yellow. Is it also made of gold?"
"Let me see. Let me see."
"Is it made of gold? Isn't that expensive?"
"I want to see it too."
Several little ones put their heads close to Baoya
, looking at her necklace. However, they didn't know how to tell if it was made of gold. They just thought it was yellow and looked very similar to gold, so it must be gold.
"I think it's gold."
"I think so too. This pendant is really pretty."
Baoya lowered her head and looked at the pendant. She thought it was beautiful, but she didn't know if it was made of gold. She couldn't tell. The discussion about the necklace ended. The children turned around and played with it, no longer thinking about it.
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Several days passed in a flash, and after such a long time, Shen Yibei, who was far away in the imperial capital, finally received the gifts and letters sent by the children. The letter was several pages long. Except for Tiantian, the other children each wrote a page. However, Baoya didn't know many words yet, so her letter only had a few short words, but there was also a very cute and childish drawing at the bottom.
Shen Yibei took the letters back to his room and opened them one by one to read. There wasn't much in the letters, mostly just about the current situation of the children or interesting things happening around them. From the letters, Shen Yibei also learned that Baoya wanted to recognize her as his godmother.
After reading all the letters, the last one was the one written by Baoya. The drawing underneath was a bit cute and childish. As long as Shen Yibei thought about it for a while, the expression of Baoya when she was writing and drawing would appear in his mind, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
After reading it carefully three times, Shen Yibei put the letter away carefully, then picked up the small box next to it. After opening it, beautiful notes rang out from inside.
——It was a music box. The gift that the children chose for Shen Yibei was a music box.
They had been working in the Red Flag Production Brigade before and had never seen such a thing, nor did they understand why there was beautiful music playing. So when they saw a few small ones in the boutique, they all liked them, so they finally decided to spend money to buy them.
The children all liked this music box very much, and of course they wanted it very much. However, the price of this music box was really not cheap, and they were reluctant to spend money, so in the end they only bought this one and sent it to Shen Yibei.
Shen Yibei looked at the little figure in the music box spinning with the music, and the expression on his face softened.
He placed the music box next to his bed so that he could listen to it whenever he wanted.
Then he took out two pieces of paper and began to write their replies.
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Old Song's vegetable garden was quickly cleaned up, and Feng Guizhi quickly sowed seasonal vegetable seeds there. She watered the garden regularly every day, and soon seedlings of vegetables began to grow in the garden.
Baoya has to run over to take a look every day. His little body squats outside the vegetable garden. Sometimes there is a Tiantian next to him, which looks particularly cute.
It was already April, and Feng Guizhi, thinking that her children loved eating locust flowers, had walked around the house for the past few days, but hadn't seen any locust trees. Song Jianshe, on the other hand, had somehow found a locust tree and, when he came home that night, had simply scooped up a bag of flowers in his clothes.
Feng Guizhi poured all the locust flowers into the small basket and asked without looking up, "Where did you get these? You picked quite a lot."
"I saw them on the way back, so I picked some. Otherwise, they would have fallen off in a few days, which would have been a waste." After seeing Feng Guizhi was fine, Song Jianshe took his clothes back and prepared to wash them later.
Feng Guizhi didn't ask any more questions afterwards. Seeing that it was getting late, she quickly washed the locust flowers twice and prepared to cook dinner.
If these locust flowers are not eaten today, they will wilt tomorrow. However, Song Jianshe picked a lot, and there are many people in the Song family, so there is no need to worry about not being able to eat them all.
After Feng Gui's sesame seeds are cooked, they're steamed in a large pot while she continues cutting vegetables for the stir-fry in the smaller pot, ensuring both sides are kept busy. Once the pot is boiling, she pours the sauce into the pot, stirs it thoroughly, and then enjoys. It's simple to make and incredibly delicious.
When the children came home from school, they were surprised to see the acacia flowers on the table: "Wow, we have acacia flowers to eat today!"
"Grandma, where did you find this? There are so many."
"Can we still eat it tomorrow?"
"Ask your fourth uncle and see if he will pick them for you tomorrow." Feng Guizhi smiled and threw the question to Song Jianshe.
When the children heard this, they immediately ran to find Song Jianshe and pestered him to pick locust flowers tomorrow so that they could have something to eat in the evening.
Song Jianshe could only reluctantly agree: "Okay, Fourth Uncle will pick them for you tomorrow."
"Oh! Too
alright! "
"Go wash your hands quickly, I want to eat steamed Sophora japonica flowers!"
Feng Guizhi smiled and shook her head. Sun Suyun was serving rice in the kitchen. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Guizhi went to the next room with her bowl. Tiantian saw Feng Guizhi go out and followed her with her short legs. Baoya went over and took her hand and followed her.
"Let's bring some food to your Grandma Xu." Feng Guizhi turned her head and said to the two of them with a smile.
Xu Pandi had just finished cooking. When she heard the sound, she came over to open the door and saw Feng Guizhi and Bao Ya Tiantian. A smile immediately appeared on her face:
"It's Grandma Feng. Oh, Baoya and Tiantian are here too?"
Baoya smiled at Xu Pandi after hearing this. Xu Pandi's heart softened when she saw this. She reached out and touched Baoya's little face: "What a good girl."
At this time, Feng Guizhi said, "My son picked some locust flowers today and brought them back from outside. I steamed them and came here to bring you some to try." As she said that, she handed the still hot bowl to Xu Pandi.
"Steamed locust flowers?" Xu Pandi was stunned. She hadn't eaten this for a long time since she came to the county town. Now she felt a little nostalgic when she saw it for the first time.
After delivering the food, Feng Guizhi took Baoya and Tiantian back home.
The author has something to say: I am too sleepy today, I will try hard to write more tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!
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