Chapter 300 Big Face

Zhulan drank a bellyful of tea, and her waist was uncomfortable from sitting. Zhulan stood up. She really needed to exercise. "I'll go over and take a look."

Li followed quickly, her heart was filled with excitement, her heart was filled with so many gifts, "Mom, there are so many gifts, they must be worth a lot of money!"

Mrs. Dong looked at her sister-in-law. She was the only one in the family who dared to get so close to her mother-in-law. People with a rough heart were really good. She was actually a little jealous of her sister-in-law because she could say whatever she wanted!

The gifts were piled up in a house in the front yard. Ming Teng did not go to the restaurant with them, but was guarding the door of the house!

Zhulan, "......."

She didn't even need to guess to know that it was Li who asked them to guard the house. What a fool! He even locked the door of his house. Who are you guarding against?

Ming Teng saw his grandma coming and jumped down the stairs happily, "Grandma."

Zhulan touched Mingteng's forehead and said, "Let's go play!"

Ming Teng also wanted to see the gift, but when he saw his mother glaring at him, he shrank his neck. Since his mother couldn't talk him down, she had to hit him. She would never say anything if she could. He was quite afraid of his mother's fat slaps, which really hurt. "I'm going to go play."

Zhulan reminded everyone to be careful and then went into the house. The house was originally empty and the floor was now filled with gifts.

The more recognizable gifts from neighbors are fabrics and pastries, while the high-end and obviously valuable gifts are from merchants. These merchants are very direct in giving gifts, and Zhulan likes gifts that show how much value they have.

Zhulan saw the gift list written by Changlian and said to Zhao: "Bring it here so I can see it."

Zhao picked up the gift list and handed it to her mother-in-law. She glanced at it briefly. Her father-in-law became rich on the first day of his imperial examination. No wonder they say that rich men are poor scholars. How much silver would all this cost?

Zhulan looked at the valuable items on the gift list and found that the merchants were very generous and affordable. Some gave expensive ink, some gave calligraphy and paintings, and some gave gold and copper coins directly. There were also many bottles displayed. Zhulan's favorite was the skins given, including a fox skin, several sable skins, and a wolf skin.

This is the Northeast. They like to give away leather. The colors of these leathers are all good.

Zhulan was very fond of the fiery red fox skin, and thought to herself that she would give the fox skin to her daughter as a dowry in the future. This was a rare and good piece of skin.

Li was also very fond of it. She touched it again and again with her fat hands, thinking very much in her heart, "Mom, fox fur is so beautiful."

Zhulan, "Yes."

It’s not that she is stingy, there is only one fiery red fox skin, and it would not be a good idea to give it to any of the three daughters-in-law, so it would be better to leave it to the daughter-in-law. It’s a pity that she is the mother-in-law and cannot use the fiery red fox skin. Oh, she likes it too!

This time, Li held the fox skin in both hands, "Mom, you always say that I have a pale face, do you think red suits me?"

Zhulan laughed in her heart, "No, your face is not white."

Li was stunned, "Mom, what is that?"

Zhulan pulled the fox skin over and said, "Your face is too big."

Zhao was really afraid that her mother-in-law would give the fox skin to her eldest sister-in-law. She had experienced more deeply in recent days how much her mother-in-law favored her eldest sister-in-law. She and Dong were in dire straits, while her eldest sister-in-law was fat and kind-hearted, smiling every day. After the strong contrast, she knew that her eldest sister-in-law should not be offended. Who made her mother-in-law like her eldest sister-in-law the most?

When Zhao saw that her elder sister-in-law realized that her mother was mocking her, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth. Her mother-in-law's partiality still had a bottom line, and it was good that there was a bottom line. She was just afraid that her mother-in-law would favor her elder sister-in-law in everything!

Mrs. Dong also likes fox skin. She wants it too, but she doesn’t have such good skin yet. She thinks to herself, her sister-in-law is really shameless!

Zhulan collected all the skins together, leaving only one fox skin for the younger lady, three mink skins and one for the older lady, and the remaining two each for herself and Zhou Shuren, as well as the wolf skin for Zhou Shuren to sew a wolfskin mattress and not giving any to anyone else.

Zhulan took several daughters-in-law to classify the gifts. This time, Zhulan did not distribute things to each room. People cannot stay accustomed to things. Once they are used to them, they may forget the past. Zhulan only took out two kilograms of cakes for the children to eat, and sealed the rest.

Li was a little dumbfounded. Why didn't her mother get anything? But her mother had just scolded her, so she didn't dare to ask.

Zhulan locked the door and took the key herself. "This room will be the warehouse in the future. Okay, we are all very tired today. The banquet sent by the restaurant will arrive soon. You can go back and change your clothes. We will have dinner soon."

The clothes I moved were all covered in dust.

After saying that, Zhulan walked towards the backyard. Although she was tired today, it was worth it. She just calculated the price of the gifts, and three hundred taels was more than enough. The gift from the merchant was the most valuable. Zhulan once again felt that the merchant was really rich.

Zhulan changed her clothes and waited for a while. The banquet sent by the restaurant arrived. Zhulan ordered a banquet with twelve courses, only one vegetarian dish, and the rest were meat dishes.

Only Zhulan and a few other women were eating with their children. Zhou Shuren was not there. Li was very active. "Mom, should we have a drink to celebrate?"

Zhulan, "You don't remember how much you can drink? Can I remind you of it?"

Li shut up immediately. She didn't need to recall the past. She spoke the truth when she was drunk last time and didn't dare to go near her mother-in-law for several days.

Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "Mother, these are the goose wings you love to eat."

Zhulan counted the days as it had been a long time since she had eaten goose meat. As for the big goose that Fang had given her, Zhulan really wanted to keep it for a few more days and eat it slowly. Unfortunately, not only she was thinking about it, but Mingteng was also thinking about it and kept grumbling in her ears from time to time. She couldn't help but eat one and couldn't stop. She had eaten the whole goose in less than a week.

Zhulan rarely showed a happy expression to Dong and Yan, "You guys eat too."

Li is in crisis. Her mother-in-law has been dissatisfied with Zhao and Dong these days. She has long forgotten the sense of crisis. Now her mother is not only the mother-in-law, but also the wife of the concubine. Dong is trying her best to please her mother-in-law. Dong is smarter than her and can read people's expressions better than her. Look, her mother-in-law is smiling at Dong. No, she is the daughter-in-law that her mother-in-law favors the most. If she doesn't have the favoritism of her mother-in-law, she will be bullied to death by Dong and Zhao!

Li quickly picked up another wing and put it in her mother-in-law's bowl, "Mom, if you like it, I'll give you both wings."

Zhulan couldn't help laughing in her heart. Li's expression completely revealed her thoughts. Not only did she understand it, even Mingteng knew what his mother was thinking!

Mrs. Dong was so angry that she held the chopsticks. Her mother-in-law smiled at her, but it was not a smile from the heart. Her mother-in-law always smiled from the bottom of her heart to her sister-in-law. Woo, she sadly discovered that she not only had to ask her mother-in-law for favors, but also had to be nicer to her sister-in-law. Who made her sister-in-law in her mother-in-law's heart!

Zhao looked at her sister-in-law and realized. Although her sister-in-law was not smart, she had always been expressing herself and fighting for herself, and she even showed her ideas to her mother-in-law. Her sister-in-law's straightforwardness also showed her trust in her mother-in-law. Compared with her sister-in-law, she was really far behind her. She also wanted to fight. Just like her father-in-law and husband said, who would pay attention to you if you don't fight!

Zhao raised her head and said with a smile, "Mom, try this fish. It really suits your taste!"

Zhulan was a little dazzled. A beautiful woman's smile was a delight to the eyes. She enjoyed the meal very much. She pretended not to notice the flattery of the daughters-in-law. Anyway, she ate very well.

(End of this chapter)