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Chapter 245 of The Farmer's Spring Field: Setting the Table, Niu Xianhua's Thoughts

(Girls' Literature)

The arrival of the Xiao family caught the Shen family off guard. They had not originally planned to invite this family, but they came to their door on their own accord, and on such an auspicious day for a banquet. Not to mention that so many eyes saw them, even if no one saw them, they would still have to entertain them well. After all, their two families are still prospective relatives whose children are engaged.

Shen Youfu has a bad temper, but he is not someone who can't get along with others. When he is willing to talk cheerfully, he is a friendly and cheerful person. At least that's how he is to the Xiao family now. And Shen Zhang is even better at entertaining guests. For a while, the hall was filled with laughter and harmony.

Su Zhi thought that Shen Aifu only had a stern face towards her husband. It was true that every stepmother had a stepfather. The most annoying thing was that the stepmother was still concerned about her face, but her biological father was the first to be mean to his son. No wonder Shen Zian, such a good person, was not particularly filial to him. If he was really filial, he would be really stupid.

Niu Xianhua was talking to Shen Zhu, and from time to time she would say a few words to Shen Ziju beside her. Her upturned eyes were very lively, and her gorgeous dress gave her a unique charm. However, she was very restrained and did not go too far, so she was not too annoying.

Su Zhi and Xiao Ping'er exchanged a few words and then went out on the pretext of cooking. She thought that she had also met the Xiao family, so she didn't want to stay here and listen to their greetings.

When turning around, Su Zhi felt Niu Xianhua looking at her. She also looked at Niu Xianhua, thinking that her eyes just now were clearly not friendly.

After returning to the kitchen, Su Zhi started cooking. She only had to cook for the day. She didn't have to do any other chores, so it wasn't too tiring.

After noon, most of the people had arrived and it was time to start eating. Dishes were served on the table one after another.

This time, the Shen family's banquet was very rich, with more meat and less vegetables, and there was also wine. Although it was just the most ordinary wine, it made the villagers who usually felt a little sorry for drinking very happy. One by one, they all said they wanted to have a few drinks and found people to sit together to drink with them.

The table was divided into men and women, with men sitting at one table, women with their children at another, and half-grown children at another. At the invitation of the Shen family, everyone sat down quickly, and watched the dishes being served, all smiling. There was no rule that they could only start eating after all the dishes were served. As soon as a dish was served, they started eating, and with a pair of chopsticks, they ate most of the dish.

Fortunately, the dish was cooked very quickly, and four or five pieces were served in a short while. The fried peanuts, scrambled eggs, marinated pork slices, and boiled spinach were enough to last for a while. The men ate the dish with wine. Usually, they would take a bite of the dish and a sip of wine, but this time, they ate several bites of the dish without taking a sip of wine, because the dish was really delicious.

The women didn't drink. They ate even more happily, and their mouths were not idle. They praised the cooking again. Su Zhi could hear it in the kitchen. The sisters-in-law who were helping around were watching Su Zhi cooking. They saw her cooking like that. She easily cooked a plate of water spinach, just like they usually cooked, but the dish was different from theirs.

"Oh, I really have to bow my head! Look at this kid, Andi's wife is also cooking, I am also cooking, we both use the same few spatulas, but look, look! The dishes they cook are so fresh and delicious! I am drooling just looking at them, a plate of vegetables tastes better than the meat!"

The woman who was speaking was tall and strong, but she looked very straightforward. Su Zhi knew her. She was the Wang Xiuyun mentioned by Liu Si Niang. Like them, she was a girl from Liushu Village. She was older than her and Liu Si Niang and lived in the west end of the village.

"Mrs. Liu deserves the award."

Su Zhi smiled and said that because she was married from the same village, although Su Zhi was not the original Zhao Xiaomei, she would still look at this woman from the same village with a different eye, because she heard from Liu Si Niang that this person was good at talking and dealing with people, and had a pretty good heart. Although she did not rush to help them, she would still lend a hand when they encountered difficulties.

Sister Li laughed and said, "It's just an award! Everyone knows your cooking skills. They are even better than the chefs in the big restaurants! They only have a lot of variety. If they really make a plate of vegetables like this, they can't cook it to taste better than meat!"

Several people nearby also echoed her. They really admired Su Zhi's cooking skills. They just stir-fried a plate of water spinach, how could she be so talented!

Everyone had a good impression of Su Zhi to begin with, and now it was even better. In the eyes of these women, sometimes they would be jealous of someone who was more capable than them, but as long as the person pleased them, they would look up to him. Su Zhi was humble and polite, smiling cheerfully as she was busy working, and they liked her no matter how they looked at her.

It was very lively inside and outside the place, and the main house of the Shen family was also very lively.

In addition to the banquet in the courtyard, there was also a table in the main room, where sat some famous people in the village, such as the head of the village, several village elders, and several prominent people. They sat together, accompanied by Shen Youfu, drinking and eating together. Eight out of ten sentences were about Shen Ziju, naturally talking about the good things he had done since he was a child, all the way to his present, and then his bright future. Shen Youfu's face was flushed.

Later, the village head talked about Shen Zian, saying that Shen Zian was also a capable man, married a blessed wife, and his family now had everything they wanted, and even their Hebian Village benefited from it, as the holy beast lived in this village. Finally, he asked Shen Youfu to be nicer to Shen Zian.

The others also helped to say that in their opinion, Shen Zhang was a qualified stepmother, but Shen Youfu was a little too much as a father, especially Shen Shugen's father. Because Shen Zian and Shen Shugen were close, Shen Shugen made money. He had been very good to Shen Zian, and now he was even better. He didn't want his cousin to suffer any injustice.

Shen Youfu listened to him, and agreed with his mouth, but he was not very happy in his heart. He thought, how he treated his son, what business did it have for them? But he didn't want to offend so many people on such a happy day, so he agreed, but in his heart he was still thinking about his son, and he could do whatever he wanted to do. He was also wondering if Shen Zian or the fourth daughter-in-law had complained to the head of the village. Just thinking about this made him even more dissatisfied with Shen Zian and his wife.

Shen Ziju was also at this table. He was good at speaking and with just a few words he restored the relationship between the fourth room and them, making everyone at the table think that he was a sensible and polite person.

Outside, the Xiao family members were accompanied by Shen Zhang and Shen Zhu, sitting at a table. They were eating the food and knew that it was made by Su Zhi, so they kept praising her. They all thought that this fourth daughter-in-law of the Shen family was a good person. If Xiao Ping'er became her sister-in-law in the future, she might not be able to stand her being scolded.

Some people in the village also knew the Xiao family. They talked and smiled with Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao, congratulating them on having a good son-in-law like Shen Ziju.

The Xiao family members were all very happy, and Xiao Ping'er even blushed and lowered her head.

In fact, when people in Hebian Village looked at Xiao Ping'er, they were all thinking that Shen Ziju's marriage was not a good one. Not to mention Shen Ziju's future prospects, he should find a good-looking one with his talent and appearance. But Xiao Ping'er was really average-looking. When she and Shen Ziju stood together, they did not look like a couple at all. Just by looking at this, many people who envied the Shen family felt relieved, thinking that no matter how talented he was, he still had to marry such a daughter-in-law, right?

This meal took more than an hour, and all the talents in the village had left, leaving only Shen Yu's family and Xiao's family.

Shen Yu and Shen Zhang were talking about family matters, while Yang Qingshan was talking with Shen Zifu and several other men. Ye'er was about the same age as Yueyue, Chunyun and Chuncao, and although she was a little shy at the beginning, she now played with them, especially with Xiaohei and Xiaobai joining them. The group of kids were having a lot of fun.

Shen Youfu and Shen Ziju were talking to the Xiao family.

Xiao Ping'er was still shy, sitting there with her head down, feeling a little uneasy. Seeing her daughter like this, Aunt Xiao thought that she would be shy in front of her future husband, so she decided to let her stay away. So Niu Xianhua took Xiao Ping'er to play with the sisters-in-law.

Niu Xianhua was talking to Shen Zhu, and from time to time she said a few words to Shen Ziju, and she seemed quite happy. Her eyes were mostly on Shen Ziju, but she was careful not to let others notice. After all, he was her cousin's fiancé, but in her heart she really felt that her cousin was not worthy of Shen Ziju.

"Ping'er, let's go out and play!" Niu Xianhua nodded in agreement after hearing what her aunt said, then looked at Shen Zhu and said, "Sister Zhu'er, do you want to go play with us?"

Shen Zhu naturally wanted to take them there at this time, but she didn't want to take them to her room to play. Ever since she brought Zhao Xiaohua to her room and that incident happened, she no longer liked anyone entering her room, especially Xiao Ping'er and Niu Xianhua, who were people she didn't like.

"Sister Shen, what are you going to do?"

Niu Xianhua asked as she watched Su Zhi walk out. She was very interested in Su Zhi. She had been hearing people praising Su Zhi all day long, and her ears were almost covered with beads. She was always proud, so she naturally noticed Su Zhi and wanted to get closer to her.

"These are some things that someone left behind. I happened to be free, so I went to return them."

Su Zhi held a basket with a few bowls in it. She didn't return it because she didn't see it. However, these bowls belonged to Wang Huazhi's family. She thought she had something to say to Wang Huazhi, so she said she would send them to her now. (