Chapter 93 Treat
The mule cart drove all the way to the village entrance, attracting a lot of people's attention.
If it happened in previous years, this would definitely not be new, but now they are in the northern border. Everyone has only been here for a short time and has hardly left the village. Where else can the Shen family go?
"Look at this direction, are we going to the fields?"
“It really does look a bit like it!”
"Maybe there's not enough food at home, so you dug some out in advance?"
"That's impossible! If any of us runs out of food, it won't be the Shen family's turn..."
Although it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, there were quite a few idle people. A curious person followed and saw the Shen family's mule cart parked on the ridge of the field.
Several children, wrapped in thick cotton clothes, ran around in the vegetable garden. After playing enough, they picked a few vegetables at random at the instruction of Shen Chunxing.
A round, furry ball followed Chen Yandong closely, occasionally poking its nose into the dirt. After being lifted away by Chen Mingqiu in disgust, it sat on its tail on tiptoe and yawned.
He looks very naive.
Little Orange is a homebody and rarely goes out, while the caracal is a carefree person and can sneak out eight times a day.
"This cat is really fat! In our village, your cat is the best-maintained."
Chen Chunxing looked back at the woman he had spoken to and thought to himself, that's right, there's no third cat in the village except ours!
It is difficult for humans to survive in this world, let alone animals.
She smiled and said, "It's all thanks to my grandma."
The woman was suddenly speechless.
He secretly regretted it in his heart. If he had just praised a few children, he could have also followed Chun Yatou's words and praised them a few more times. But now it's a beast, it's not right to praise Diao for her fertility, right?
What will happen then!
I can't offend the goddess of wealth in this narrow village!
She smiled and said, "Why didn't Aunt Shen come out today? I said I wanted to learn how to cook from her. Look at how she raised you guys. You are so smart..."
He abruptly changed the subject.
At this time, the ridges of the fields were filled with villagers who were watching the fun and they all laughed when they heard what happened.
"Old Chen's wife, why can't you change your habit of beating around the bush? You clearly wanted to ask about the vegetable garden, but you just flattered me for so long!"
The woman didn't get angry. She put her hands on her hips and looked very confident. "Who is flattering me? Is there anything I said wrong? Which of the four children in the Shen family is not smart?"
Everyone looked behind her.
Chen Yandong kicked the caracal away and pulled out a large winter vegetable from under its butt. Before he could give it to Chen Mingqiu, the little guy had already bitten off his pants.
Fortunately, it was winter, and when he went out, Diao insisted on giving him three pairs of pants, thus avoiding the danger of being naked.
But it also made Little Old Fourth so angry that he jumped up and down, and before he could even pull up his trousers, he suddenly rushed towards the caracal, jumping up and down like a big spotted toad.
Everyone was silent, staring at the woman with complicated looks.
——Let me ask you if you feel guilty?
The woman coughed lightly: "Well, it's getting late. I'm going home to cook. You don't know, my husband loves the food I cook. He doesn't like to pay attention to others when they invite him to eat..."
At this time.
Chen Chunxing, who had been watching coldly for a long time, suddenly said in embarrassment: "Uncle Chen still has this habit? That's really unfortunate. I said I would treat him to dinner today..."
Everyone was stunned.
The woman was furious: "How can this not be a coincidence? It's such a coincidence! Look at me, this, this... Ouch, I just twisted my hand. I'm afraid I can't cook today!"
Her entire arm went limp in an instant, and she didn't feel the slightest bit of shame for hitting herself in the face. Only after her excitement died down did she feel surprised.
"Wait, can I ask you a question? Why did you invite my old Chen?"
The food at the Shen family is delicious, but not that delicious either.
Everyone knows that the Shen family is wealthy and people come to give gifts every day. However, after spending time together on the road of exile, everyone also knows that the eldest daughter of the Shen family, although she has a kind heart, is accustomed to using thundering methods!
She felt that her husband had no outstanding abilities, so she wondered if the Shen family had something to ask for.
It’s not that I want to shirk responsibility, but I’m mainly afraid of missing out on something important!
"We're not just inviting Uncle Chen," Chen Chunxing grinned, pointing at the mule cart, "we're inviting the whole village to eat these dishes."
"Thanks to the help of all the uncles and aunts, my grandmother was able to serve as the village chief, and we new settlers can now have a roof over our heads..."
When everyone heard this, they all started talking in unison to interrupt.
"Don't you dare say that! We should be the ones thanking your family!"
"That's right! The relief grain was found by Aunt Shen, and it was her idea to build a house together. The vegetables in our fields right now are seeds that we bought on credit from your family... Without the Shen family, none of us would have made it here alive!"
"Girl, we appreciate your kindness. Who doesn't have some vegetables in their yard? Stop digging!"
"If it's just for this... there's no need, there's really no need! We haven't even had time to repay you, so how can we afford to eat more and take more..."
Chen Chunxing had just said one sentence when he was blocked for seven or eight sentences. He waved his hands, feeling both amused and helpless.
"Actually, it's not entirely about this. To be honest, I've always had an idea, and now it's time to realize it..."
She looked up at the sky, paused, and then kept it a secret: "As for what the idea is, let's wait until noon and discuss it in detail at the village entrance."
After filling up the car and thinking it was almost enough, Chen Chunxing said "see you later" to everyone and left with his men.
The conversation started hastily and ended even more hastily.
Everyone was confused and bewildered.
Well! There's no point in trying to persuade him, so I might as well go and take a look.
Maybe I can even get a bite to eat...
there.
Diao had just cleaned the yard and was wondering whether she should take the quilts out to dry in the sun.
It's been rare to have good weather since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.
But then she thought, today is the first day of the new year after all, and after being busy all year, she should give herself a break.
So she grabbed a pot of tea, took out a plate of fried peanuts from the kitchen, sat down in the sun, and squinted her eyes comfortably, imitating the lazy women in the village.
As a result, I had just finished half a pot of tea when I heard the sound of the door being pushed open.
As soon as Diao opened her eyes, she saw that the yard was piled high with things. Several children were running around, bringing out all the pots and pans in the house that could hold things. She couldn't help but tighten her grip on the tea bowl.
Turn around and look again.
The eldest maid actually ordered County Magistrate Xiao Xue to accompany Yang Yi to wash vegetables.
The second girl picked and chose from the drying rack, and the third girl crushed the herbs she picked and put them into the pot. The soup that came out was so spicy that it was eye-catching even from three meters away.
Diao Shi could no longer sit still. Veins popped out on the back of her hand as she shouted, "What's going on? Has our enemy entered the village? Who are you trying to poison?"
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