Chapter 447: Stir-fried Pork Belly with Chili Peppers
Lan'er's good cooking skills are one thing.
The most important thing is that the peppers planted in the fields by the Mo family have matured in the past few days.
The peppers are still green now and have not turned red. Using them for cooking does not affect the taste, but instead gives them a different texture.
These days, dishes made with green peppers are almost always on the Mo family’s table.
Although the chili peppers are spicy, they go very well with rice. My family members sweat profusely every day because of the spiciness, but it still can't stop their desire for this taste.
My family has been running the cold rabbit business for more than half a year, and the sisters-in-law all know that the most important seasoning for cold rabbit is chili.
Seeing that the peppers were ripe, everyone was curious why Ninth Brother's wife didn't allow them to pick them.
After asking, I learned that the peppers will gradually turn red after growing for a period of time. At that time, they can be picked and dried, and stored until the peppers are ripe next year.
After understanding the reason, the sisters-in-law gave up the idea of picking peppers immediately.
Anyway, the vegetables produced in our own fields can be eaten by our family as much as they want, and there are so many that we can not only eat them at home, but we can also sell some of them. There is no need to worry about not having chili seasoning for making cold rabbit next year.
Today, the two elders of the Mo family also made stir-fried pork belly with chili peppers in their yard. When everyone was about to start eating, they heard Yu'er's voice outside the door.
"Madam, Lord Meng is here."
Hearing that Meng Huaining had arrived, Mo Hanyue lowered her head shyly and sat behind her sister-in-law.
In seven days, it will be their wedding day.
Meng Huaining has not visited her since they set the wedding date. If he had not been entangled with various things, he would have wanted to come and see his future little wife a long time ago.
As Lan'er finished speaking, Meng Huaining had already walked into the main room.
Just as he was about to salute Madam Mo, he noticed that next to her sat an old man with a majestic air. Not only that, there were also two men with unfamiliar faces sitting beside them.
Meng Huaining was stunned, and he looked at Mo Chuhan first.
Mo Chuhan stood up and introduced, "This is our father."
Father?
Meng Huaining reacted quickly. Without having time to think, he immediately knelt down in front of Mo Qing and Madam Mo.
"Junior greets the old Duke."
Mo Qing liked the handsome young man in front of him, but when he thought that his precious daughter would become his in a few days, he felt uncomfortable.
As for the fact that this guy hasn't come to see him even though he's been back at the Mo family for so long, it's not his fault.
It was he who insisted on not letting Mo Chuhan speak.
Although he felt bad about it, as an elder he still didn't want to embarrass others too much.
"Well, get up!" The voice was so cold that even the Mo family members felt a little uncomfortable.
Meng Huaining didn't think there was anything wrong.
After all, the future father-in-law was once a marshal commanding thousands of troops, and the first Duke of Dashun.
Meng Huaining stood up respectfully, keeping his head down and maintaining a humble attitude.
However, he did not stop looking at her out of the corner of his eye.
Although the future father-in-law was a little thin, his hair was gray, and he seemed to be ten or twenty years younger than Madam Mo, his extraordinary demeanor and majesty were still hard to ignore.
There were also two middle-aged men sitting beside the two elders. Similarly, their innate arrogance could not be concealed at all.
At the same time, an astonishing guess emerged in his mind.
Could it be that these two are the eldest and second brothers of the Mo family?
Although Meng Huaining couldn't look the father and his two sons straight in the eye, Mo Qing was looking at him with a stern face at this time. As a junior, and in a few days he would be the son-in-law of the Mo family, Meng Huaining didn't dare to overstep the line.
Therefore, he kept his head slightly lowered, waiting for his elders to ask questions.
This gave Meng Huaining an opportunity to look at a few people.
I saw that the two middle-aged men looked similar to the other brothers of the Mohist School.
Since the old Duke of Mo family has returned alive, it is not too shocking that the eldest and second brothers of Mo family are also alive.
What made Meng Huaining feel strange was that why did people who everyone in the world knew had died in the battle appear alive one by one?
Could it be that there is some shocking conspiracy behind this?
At this moment, countless question marks appeared in Meng Huaining's mind. Just as he was thinking, Mo Qing finally spoke.
"I heard that your grandfather was once a senior official?"
Meng Huaining quickly collected his thoughts and replied respectfully, "My grandfather was the former Lord Meng."
Speaking of Lord Meng, Mo Qing was not unfamiliar with him at all. After all, the two had served in the court together for many years.
Although one of them was a civil servant and the other a military general, they were both loyal and upright and had a good impression of each other.
As the grandson of Lord Meng, he must be a good person.
Especially after he returned to the Northwest, everyone in his family, including his wife, praised how outstanding Meng Huaining was.
Now that he saw the person standing in front of him, and the other person was extremely polite, it was really difficult for Mo Qing to find any fault with him.
Looking at his precious daughter again, she was hiding behind the eldest daughter-in-law, but her eyes were staring at Meng Huaining from time to time. If there weren't so many people present, this girl would definitely come to him and tell him not to bully this young man.
Before meeting Meng Huaining, Mo Qing had already thought of countless ways to make things difficult for Meng Huaining.
Now seeing his daughter's pleading eyes, he finally softened his heart.
To put it bluntly, he still couldn't find the other person's fault and didn't know where to start...
Although he had given up the idea of making things difficult for his future son-in-law, Mo Qing still did not look happy.
He pointed to an empty seat at the table and said, "You've come at the right time. Let's have dinner together!"
Facing his future father-in-law, Meng Huaining was still a little reserved, but he deliberately concealed his nervousness.
After bowing to the two elders again, he sat obediently in the seat designated by Mo Qing.
Mrs. Mo knew that her husband was having trouble with his son-in-law. In order to ease the atmosphere, she pointed at her eldest son and second son and introduced them to Meng Huaining to divert everyone's attention.
This old man is just stubborn. She has told him countless times that their future son-in-law is an outstanding young man and someone the whole family is optimistic about, but he just doesn't approve of him.
Since you don't want to be nice to others, the worst that can happen is that your son-in-law won't even look at you...
Meng Huaining knew that his mother-in-law was helping him out, and gave her a grateful smile.
At the same time, he also confirmed his guess.
Now all the dead men of the Mohist school are alive again.
Meeting his two uncles for the first time, Meng Huaining naturally had to bow.
The eldest and second brothers did not make things difficult for him like their father did. They both smiled and nodded at him.
Meng Huaining's mind was full of thoughts, but they were soon diluted by the spicy fried pork belly that the Mo brothers enthusiastically "fed" him.
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