“Mother, you think too highly of your son. I’m so old, I can’t find a girl with the qualities you’re talking about.”
"Why can't you find her? Even the princess likes you. Can anyone else be more noble than the princess? Son, you are so outstanding and handsome, you will definitely find someone! Take your time, there's no rush! But you can't do without a woman to serve you. Yuan Yajing is more like a concubine."
In Madam Fan's heart, her son was the best! No ordinary lady from a prominent family was good enough for him.
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Yang Cui was unaware of the situation in Lin'an Village and Lin Shikang's place. Her family was happily enjoying a reunion dinner around the table, and the scene was very warm.
Qiu Mingxuan has given up on suicide and is now recuperating at the inn. Dao Ba and Dao San have also returned from the county town. On the table are grilled fish, which is served with braised pork intestines, konjac, bean sprouts and other side dishes, as well as red date stewed chicken, cured meat, braised pork ribs, braised pork belly and beef.
This was the first time Yang Cui had ever eaten beef in this era. There was no way around it; killing cattle was forbidden in this time, so beef was extremely rare.
The beef was delivered by Mo Zijun, a full thirty jin!
Yang Cui smoked half of it, and used the other half to make braised beef. The freshly smoked beef was not yet ready to eat, but her family members were already eyeing it eagerly.
Cured beef is actually best when stir-fried with chopped chili peppers. Yang Cui made a jar of it in the summer, and after eating almost all of it, she saved the rest to stir-fry with cured beef.
After the meal, Yang Cui gave each child a New Year's gift of two liang (approximately 100 grams), which made the children extremely happy.
In the evening, the whole family sat in the living room with various fruits and snacks. The adults played dominoes, while the children played checkers that Yang Cui had made for them. They played and kept watch at the same time, creating a lively and warm atmosphere.
This is Yang Cui's first New Year here. Unexpectedly, the "leftover woman" in other people's eyes in her previous life got married in less than half a year here.
She turned her head to look at the man beside her and smiled.
She was very satisfied with him.
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