Inside the bridal chamber, Li Mai looked in disbelief at the little dumpling beside her, who was blinking its big eyes and curiously examining her.
What did you call me?
"Mommy, Auntie said you're my mommy!" The little dumpling looked incredibly cute. "Mommy, you're so beautiful, just as beautiful as Zhuzhu and Daddy."
Li Mai looked at Zhou Tao in disbelief, "Tao'er, your older brother was married before?"
Li Mai couldn't believe it. Could it be that the good deeds she did in her past life had accumulated into great merit?
Now, not only has she transmigrated and been reborn, but she also has a husband who looks seven or eight parts like her former teacher. Although he is a defective product, he is very kind.
Now she's become a mother without any pain?
The thought of happily raising buns in the future made Li Mai instantly feel that this marriage was a good thing, a wonderful thing!
She hadn't seen the little bundle of joy before because her head was covered by a veil; it was only when she went over there to perform the wedding ceremony that she saw the little guy and took a liking to him at first sight.
However, in the eyes of people in this era, wouldn't she be considered someone's stepmother?
When she thinks of her stepmother, the word "wicked stepmother" always comes to mind!
Sigh, it's all because my mom only knew one fairy tale when I was little: Snow White!
Zhou Tao shook her head. "No, Zhuzhu is the child of my brother's coworker. When the accident happened that year, many people suffered, including her parents. My brother was lucky enough to survive."
Li Mai understood instantly and quickly looked at Zhu Zhu.
Zhuzhu nodded. "Yes, Zhuzhu wasn't born to Daddy. Mom, do you like Zhuzhu?"
Although the little one is young, he can still speak and express his own meaning.
Zhuzhu has known about her background since she was old enough to understand things last year, and she also knows that her father is her godfather.
Li Mai nodded without hesitation, "Yes, of course I like it. Zhuzhu is so cute. Tell Mommy, what does Zhuzhu like to do most usually?"
Zhuzhu thought for a moment, "I'll catch some bugs for Luhua to eat, and it will lay eggs for me!"
Li Mai nodded, "Wow, Zhuzhu is amazing! She can even raise a speckled chicken?"
“Mom, Grandma’s house has three catkins.” Zhuzhu held up three fingers.
"Oh, then Zhuzhu must catch a lot of bugs every day?"
"Um!"
Zhuzhu thought for a moment and nodded. She could catch several insects every day, so it must be a lot, right?
Seeing how harmoniously her sister-in-law and Zhuzhu got along, Zhou Tao's face was full of happy smiles for Zhuzhu.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Although Zhuzhu is registered under my brother's name, my mother and I are the ones who take care of her the most. We won't let her trouble you too much in the future." Zhou Tao was afraid that Li Mai would worry about having to take care of a child so soon after getting married, so she felt it was better to make things clear to her sister-in-law first, so as not to cause any estrangement between her and her brother because of this.
“It’s alright. Since she will be my daughter in the future, it’s my responsibility to take good care of her and educate her properly. Besides, you’ll be getting married in a few years, right?” Li Mai said with a smile to Zhou Tao.
Having finally found such an adorable daughter, how could I let my mother-in-law and sister-in-law raise her? Of course, I'll raise my own daughter.
Hmm, what should I teach Zhuzhu starting tomorrow?
Arithmetic? Multiplication tables? Shouldn't you count first?
Should we start by recognizing characters and memorizing ancient poems? Should we begin with "Goose, goose, goose"?
Zhou Tao had no idea what Li Mai was thinking. Seeing her sister-in-law holding Zhuzhu in her arms and hearing her sister-in-law's words, she smiled and was happy that her brother had met such a kind and understanding wife.
She clasped her hands together, facing south, and silently prayed, "God, please let my brother get better soon. He is so lucky to have met such a wonderful sister-in-law. What if he doesn't get better and can't keep her in the end?"
At the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), the Zhou family began their feast. Two tables were set up in the main room, one on the floor and one on the kang (heated brick bed).
Because of his mobility issues, Zhou Quan was seated at the table on the kang (heated brick bed), as were the Zhou clan patriarch and several other elders.
Several neighboring families from near the Zhou family came over. The men sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) to keep the elders company, while the women and children squeezed together at a table on the floor.
As for the Zhou brothers, Zhou Lin and Zhou Lei, and Zhao Shi, they weren't seated at the table; there was no room or chairs available.
The family was happy, and the neighbors came to the wedding feast, bringing some eggs or ten coins as gifts.
Everything in the house that could be cooked was used. On each table was a large plate of vegetarian dumplings and a large plate of stewed chicken, which included soaked dried vegetables, tofu, pumpkin, sweet potato, and other ingredients.
Zhou Lin helped kill two speckled chickens in the afternoon.
The tofu was bought by Zhou Lei from a tofu seller in the village that morning.
Besides these two main dishes, there was also an egg drop soup, a stir-fried egg with chives, a stir-fried shredded cabbage, a large plate of steamed buns, and a large bowl of rice.
This is all the decent food the Zhao family can offer right now.
However, the family rarely gets to eat a meal like this.
Today, Zhao made some preparations, and Zhou Lin was only allowed to kill the chicken after his wife was brought back.
Everyone said that Zhao's cooking was delicious, especially the stewed chicken, which was the first dish to be finished, followed by the dumplings, and finally even the egg drop soup was completely eaten.
Zhao, Zhou Lin, and Zhou Lei had anticipated this situation, so the three of them each drank a bowl of egg drop soup and ate a steamed bun in the kitchen, which meant they wouldn't go hungry.
As for Li Mai, Zhao Shi would never mistreat her daughters-in-law. When the food was ready, she would first give them a small bowl of stewed chicken, a small bowl of egg drop soup, a small plate of scrambled eggs, and a plate of steamed buns.
These things are enough for Li Mai, Zhou Taozhu, and the other two to eat.
Zhou Lin helped them set up a table on the kang (a heated brick bed), and the three of them ate comfortably.
However, they didn't finish their meal; they left some chicken and a steamed bun, but they did finish the scrambled eggs and egg drop soup.
Li Mai didn't eat much, but Zhou Tao and Zhu Zhu ate more.
Li Mai originally wanted to feed Zhu Zhu, but Zhu Zhu was very sensible and could already eat with chopsticks by herself. Although she would spill food on the table, the child would consciously pick it up and continue eating.
Li Mai wanted to say that the food that had fallen on the table was dirty and couldn't be eaten.
But considering how precious food is in this era, Zhou Lin wiped the table several times, but ultimately didn't say those words. He'll teach Zhuzhu slowly later!
At this point, Zhuzhu had no idea what the connection was between the delicious chicken she mentioned and the asparagus flowers.
But Li Mai guessed it: it seemed that the family had killed Zhu Zhu's speckled chickens for today's wedding feast, but she didn't know how many.
Therefore, she couldn't eat much of the chicken and only ate some scrambled eggs and egg drop soup.
She wasn't a saint who didn't eat meat, but the thought of Zhuzhu crying and being sad tomorrow when she found out her cattail fluff was less made her feel uneasy.
She has the original owner's memories, so she naturally knows what the current era is like and what kind of lives the villagers in these villages lead.
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