Qiao Yunqing opened his mouth but didn't know where to start. Could he say that it was during this time in his previous life that something happened to the two sons of Marquis Dingbian?
The eldest son Hengwen lost his life, and the youngest son Hengan returned home seriously injured. When the old Marquis Dingbian heard the news, his old injuries relapsed and he passed away after lying in bed for more than a month.
Unfortunately, most of the direct descendants of the Marquis' Mansion had died in the war, and these two brothers were the only surviving descendants of the Marquis' Mansion.
This time they were ordered to return to Beijing to celebrate the old marquis' birthday. Dingbian Marquis himself was still guarding the northwest border. Unexpectedly, due to such negligence, what they saw again were the corpses of their old father and eldest son, as well as the bedridden youngest son.
This man who had fought on the battlefield for decades suffered a great blow and his hair turned white overnight.
His elder brother Qiao Yunxin happened to go to the Marquis' Mansion at this time...
"What are you thinking about? I've told you so many times! You brothers, hurry up and pack up the carriage. I'll go to the kitchen and take a look. We'll set off as soon as possible."
Qiao Xin has become accustomed to Qiao Yunqing's frequent dazes, and she doesn't know why he has so many thoughts?
If you ask her, there will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. If the enemy comes, the general will stop him; if the water comes, the earth will cover it.
Just live your life as you want! She doesn't dislike them!
When Qiao Xin went out in the morning, he gave the shopkeeper an extra fifty cents and borrowed one of their stoves so that his daughter-in-law could knead the dough and bake more pancakes for them to eat on the road.
Both Xu and Zhang were used to doing farm work, and now with their husbands helping them, they were able to work more efficiently.
Two-thirds of the 100 kilograms of flour had been cooked, and the baskets beside were filled with freshly-made pancakes. Qiao Yunxin moved the baskets into the carriage and covered them with a linen blanket to prevent them from becoming hard when they got cold.
Qiao Xin came in and took the dough from Xu's hand, then ordered, "You two go back to the room and clean up the children. Leave this to me and the third child."
Xu had become familiar with her mother-in-law's personality in the past few days, so she agreed and took Zhang to the house to prepare. Zhang, who was a little worried at first, turned around and saw Qiao Xin kneading the dough quickly with both hands, and then stacked four or five pieces of dough together, rolling the dough back and forth quickly with a rolling pin.
In the blink of an eye, four or five large pancakes, each one foot square, were formed.
She opened her mouth slightly, full of surprise, wondering when her mother-in-law had such good cooking skills!
Xu brushed the dust off her sleeves and said, "Go back and clean up quickly, or it will be too late."
"Sister-in-law, when did mother-in-law's cooking skills become so good?"
"I don't know either. Don't ask. Isn't this good? Look at any mother-in-law who helps her daughter-in-law with work!"
Zhang looked at Xu in surprise. Was her sister-in-law really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Was that what she meant?
Seeing Xu already going upstairs, Zhang didn't hesitate any more and quickly followed her. She thought her sister-in-law was really wise and foolish. It was a pity that she usually thought of herself as smart!
Life is so good now, why would she be so stupid as to dig into the matter and get to the bottom of it?
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It was nearly 1,500 miles from Jing'an Town in Lintong Pass to Xuanzhou Prefecture east of the capital. If everything went well, it would take them more than half a month. This journey would definitely not be as smooth as everyone imagined.
The whole family can only try their best to make the best preparations.
This time when Qiao Xin went to the street, she not only bought some brown rice and beans, but also collected half of the eggs from the market. The weather is getting colder, and boiled eggs can be kept for several days without going bad.
The few taels of silver she won were immediately donated to the local area!
Qiao Xin cut up all five braised chickens. A circle of little kids looked at the pot of chicken with their eyes wide open and their mouths watering.
Sanniang was still young, and it was not time for her to learn etiquette and rules. She sucked her fingers, swallowed her saliva, and asked eagerly, "Grandma, it smells so good!"
Qiao Xin squatted down, calmly helped her take out her finger and wipe it clean, then stuffed a chicken drumstick in her hand.
"It smells good, right? Then just sit at the table and wait for your meal, okay? Dalang, come and divide the chicken legs. One for each of you, and take your brothers and sisters over to look after them."
Dalang glanced at his brothers and sisters, and without any hesitation, he led them out one by one. After his brothers and sisters were seated, Dalang did not share the chicken legs with them, but said to them: "Let's wait until our parents and grandma are done with their work before we eat together."
We haven’t done anything these days, but they still have to drive the bus and do a lot of other things. They work harder than us and deserve to eat better.”
Erlang and Sanlang have already started to learn, and they understand the principle of order of seniority. Silang and Wulang are just their elder brother's little followers, and they do whatever he says.
The eldest and second wives have more opportunities to eat meat during this period than in their entire lives. As long as grandma is around, they don’t have to worry about not having their share, and naturally they are not in a hurry.
Sanniang stared at the chicken leg in her hand that was already covered in saliva, then looked at her brother and sister, her little face full of confusion.
Does she eat it or not?
"Third sister is still young and will get hungry quickly, so this won't count!" Dalang took the initiative to help her put the chicken leg to her mouth.
It's covered with Third Sister's saliva. If I put it back in the bowl, she will eat it in the end, so there's no need to waste time!
Qiao Xin cooked a big pot of egg and wild vegetable soup, and gave each person half a pancake, and the simple lunch was ready.
The whole family was very satisfied with the meal, especially the children, who were touching their little bellies and burping. If they grew a little fatter, they would be little adorable babies in the room.
Qiao Xin's heart melted when she imagined that scene.
At this time, the youngest three women, three mothers, four sons and five sons, hugged Qiao Xin's arms and acted like a spoiled child: "Grandma, can we all eat so much in the future?"
At this moment, Qiao Xin's heart felt like it was stepping on cotton, and she didn't know where it was going.
"Yes, yes, yes, why not? We may not be able to guarantee this as we are in a hurry on the road, but once we settle down, grandma will make sure you have enough to eat every meal."
"Oh, grandma is so nice!" Sanniang was so happy that she went straight to Qiao Xin's arms, and her thin arms tightly grasped Qiao Xin's waist. Silang and Wulang were not to be outdone, and kept squeezing into Qiao Xin's arms.
The older children looked at their younger siblings with envy.
They also want grandma to hug them!
Qiao Xin hugged their anxious bodies and became more motivated to make money. She had seen too many children who refused to eat this or that.
I am becoming more and more fond of these well-behaved and sensible grandchildren in front of me.
Just wait, she will definitely raise them all into New Year picture dolls and kiss them every day!
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