Chapter 163 Chapter 163 "Since that's the case...
"In this case, it's not good to keep them in suspense. It's better to make things clear as soon as possible." Matters of the heart cannot be forced. Chen didn't want her daughters to be unhappy.
"Okay." Su Li nodded. She had wanted to make it clear the last time she met that Sanlang from the Zhao family, but he seemed to have guessed what she was going to say and kept interrupting her. Later, as the New Year was coming to an end and the business in the shop was busy, they had less time to meet, so Su Li forgot about it for a while.
We need to take some time to clarify this matter.
Su Li took this to heart. Chen then said, "Let your father go and talk to him. You don't have to go."
Although the Wei Dynasty was open-minded, matters of marriage were still decided by parents and elders in the family.
After Chen said this, Su Li didn't say anything.
"Hey, Xiao Cheng'an, why are you here?" At this time, Chen suddenly said. Su Li looked over and found that the little boy was standing quietly at the door looking at her.
It was raining and snowing outside and it was a bit cold. Su Li quickly asked someone to come in and sit in front of the stove to warm up. Then she picked up a pair of tongs and took out a sweet potato from the stove.
Winter is the season for eating roasted sweet potatoes, especially during the Chinese New Year. Burying a few sweet potatoes in the stove and taking them out after the New Year’s Eve dinner, eating them while listening to adults chatting was one of the pleasures of Su Li’s childhood at her grandmother’s house.
"I don't know what you're thinking, little girl. You treat sweet potatoes like treasures." Chen shook her head. She really couldn't understand why Su Li liked eating roasted sweet potatoes so much. In those years, when her family was so poor that they ate sweet potatoes every meal, wasn't it enough? She actually liked eating them. Anyway, now she felt sick at the sight of sweet potatoes and couldn't eat a single bite. With such an appetite, it was more important to eat more meat. But speaking of this, Chen couldn't help but sigh. People are really cheap. She used to dream about eating meat, but now she feels sick after eating too much and wants to eat vegetables. It's really...
"This sweet potato is sweet. Mom, do you want to try it?" Su Li peeled the sweet potato and handed it to Chen. Chen quickly waved her hand with a look of disgust.
“No matter how delicious it is, I won’t eat it.”
Su Li smiled and gave it to Xiao Cheng'an. "Is it delicious? Xiao'an?"
Little Cheng'an nodded, and like a chick pecking at rice, Su Li touched his head.
"If it tastes good, eat more."
"By the way, sister-in-law, do you want one?" Su Li looked at Fangcao who was picking vegetables next to her.
Fangcao quickly shook her head, "No, Fifth Sister, eat it yourself."
Fangcao doesn't like to eat this either.
Well, only she and Xiao Cheng'an ate such delicious roasted sweet potatoes.
"By the way, why hasn't your fourth sister come back yet? Didn't I tell her to come back for dinner?" It was almost late, and there was no sign of anyone.
Chen looked towards the gate of the yard.
Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Jiao Dalang came early in the morning to pick her up to watch a variety show. Originally, it was best not to meet each other before they got married, but country people didn't have so many rules, so they went with her. As a result, she hasn't come back yet.
"Let's see how I'll deal with her when I get back." Chen muttered to herself.
Su Li also looked towards the yard and found that the snow outside was actually falling heavily. The goose feather-like snow fell more and more, and unknowingly covered the trees and stone slabs in the yard with a layer of silver.
"Madam, let me go to the door and take a look." At this time, Wang, who was working silently on the side, suddenly spoke.
Chen was the most stubborn. “Don’t worry about her.” But her eyes were still full of concern.
Wang seemed to know what Chen was thinking. She handed the vegetables in her hands to her two daughters to wash, and stood up to get an umbrella and go outside.
However, Su Li said at this time.
"I see it's snowing so heavily, it's possible that Fourth Sister and the others won't be able to hire a carriage."
"Let Brother Awen or Brother Awu drive the carriage to the vicinity of Nawazi to take a look."
Jizhou City is not small, but Nanshi Wazi is quite far away. It takes at least half an hour to walk back.
Chen also thought of this and said nothing.
Wang said, "Then I'll go call them."
After saying that, Wang went to the backyard to call people.
She went over to pick up Su Tao while Su Li continued cooking.
After the dishes were ready, Awen finally brought Su Tao back.
Sure enough, after Su Tao came back, she said that it was indeed because of the heavy snow that she had not been able to hire a carriage. Chen scolded her while giving her a hot water bottle to warm her hands.
Su Tao was used to her mother's nagging, so she smiled and hugged her waist and rubbed it against her.
"Mom, Third Sister-in-law, Fifth Sister, you don't know, that acrobatics was amazing, there were people breathing fire, people playing with monkeys and guns..."
Chen…
This stupid girl didn't even hear what she said.
Fangcao on the other side couldn't help but feel envious after hearing Su Tao's words. She had been married to her husband for so long and had never gone out to play.
Su Li noticed this and suggested,
"In that case, why don't we go and see it together on the first day of the new year?"
"Okay, okay." Su Tao hadn't had enough fun today, so she agreed immediately. Chen was also a little hesitant, as she hadn't had a good rest in the past six months, so she said, "Okay."
Fangcao's eyes lit up instantly when she heard that.
"Okay, let's go eat." The food was ready, Chen called, and then several people went to the front hall together with the dishes.
In the front hall, when Su Li and Chen's group came in, Su's father and Su Qingshan were drinking with Song Ling. They were having a great time, which was something Su Li had not expected.
Amidst the noise, Su Li also heard the man's cold voice, "I still have a few jars of Yicheng wine in my house. I'll bring them to you tomorrow to drink with you, uncle."
Yicheng wine was famous in the previous dynasty. It was a tribute wine. Only the royal family had the opportunity to drink it, and ordinary people had only heard of it in rumors.
Old Man Su said, "How can this be done?"
Father Su said, "Yes, my dear nephew, you must not do that. You should keep it for the guests."
However, Song Ling acted pitifully at this time and insisted that Su's father accept it. He also said that if Su's father did not accept it, he would not dare to bring his nephew here tomorrow.
After hearing this, it was impossible for Su's father to refuse, so he accepted it without thinking.
In addition, Song Ling also said that he had a set of armor that was very suitable for Su Qingshan, a long spear that was suitable for Su Qinghe, and several pieces of silk that no one else had the right color for, and he wanted to give them to Mrs. Wu.
"I don't have any other elders at home, and the materials would be eaten by insects if left alone."
When Mrs. Wu heard this, she felt pity for the child. What a poor child.
"If you don't mind, you can make this your home in the future."
"Ahem." Su Li heard this when she came in from outside. How come this house became someone else's home just after she left for a while?
Here, Song Ling saw Su Li come in, his eyes flashed slightly, and he stood up and took the dish from her hand, "Sister A Li, let me help you."
Sister Ali? Su Li was stunned. When did they become so close?
But the next second she called Su Tao "Sister Tao" again, so Su Li couldn't find any fault with her.
"It's okay, Mr. Song, I can get it myself." Su Li said.
At this time, Su's father suddenly said, "Why call him Young Master Song? According to his age, you should call him Brother Erlang." After that, Su's father asked Su Li and others to treat Song Ling as their own brother in the future.
It was Chen who interrupted, "Are you drunk?" After saying that, Chen turned around and said to Song Ling.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Song, he drank too much."
"Uncle is right. Auntie, you can call me Erlang from now on."
Song Ling interrupted, and was surprisingly easy to talk to.
"Look at you, Erlang didn't say anything." Father Su was really drunk, and he spoke with some pauses.
Seeing this, Chen was too lazy to argue with him and invited everyone to eat. After a while, Chen picked up some dishes for Song Ling.
"In that case, I'll call you Erlang. Erlang, eat more. This dish is delicious."
"Erlang, have some soup, it's made from an old hen."
Finally, he slapped his two sons' hands away.
"You two should give him less wine."
Su Li found this scene a little funny. However, Su Qingshan said drunkenly with a bit of grievance, "Who is your biological child?"
Chen rolled her eyes at Su Qingshan and said nothing. She was unwilling to admit that she had given birth to two such unattractive people. The more she looked at them, the uglier they became. She didn't know if it was because of the weather here or for some other reason, but her two sons had been tanned since the summer and hadn't turned white yet.
Song Ling is still the prettiest one. She is fair and clean, and good-looking, just like the characters in a painting. Who wouldn’t like her?
Chen didn't say anything, but her words were more powerful than a thousand words. Su Qingshan could only curl his lips and secretly stretched out his arm to compare with Song Ling's hand. As a result, he found that his arm was several shades black, and his face became even uglier in an instant.
At this time, Su Tao also came out to make trouble, "Second brother, stop competing, you are almost as black as charcoal, if you don't believe me, ask Xiao Chengan."
Su Qingshan: ...
Su Tao, "Xiao Cheng'an, you say, is that right?"
Xiao Cheng'an smiled happily, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
But the child's expression spoke louder than words. Su Qingshan was speechless and could only pour himself two more glasses of wine.
In this way, the meal lasted until dark.
In the yard, it was still snowing heavily. The Su family warmly invited Song Ling to stay for one night, but Song Ling still left with little Cheng'an.
After Su Li sent the people out, she saw Shu Jiu driving a carriage to pick up Song Ling and the others. "Drive slowly on the road."
"Okay."
Shu Jiu responded, helped the man onto the carriage, and then drove away.
The next day, Song Ling came again, but unlike yesterday, today Song Ling brought a large cart of gifts to the Su family. There were so many that an ox cart could hardly hold them all. Shu Jiu led the ox, and two servants followed behind.
"Move the things in carefully." Shu Jiu instructed the servants while supporting more than a dozen jars of wine on top.
Father Su hurried forward, "Song...Erlang, this is too much."
Although he agreed to accept it when he was drunk yesterday, Father Su did not expect that the other party would send so much so early in the morning.
Before Song Ling could speak, Shu Jiu said, "Master Su, please accept it. This is a token of our master's kindness."
Speaking of which, Shu Jiu was actually quite surprised when he learned that his young master fell in love with Madam Su, but he quickly accepted it because the food Madam Su cooked was so delicious, and Madam Su was also very nice to him. Unlike other young ladies, who looked down on others, looked down on him but wanted him to say good things for them. Shu Jiu was annoyed just looking at that look, but fortunately, the young master had no other intentions towards them.
"This..." Father Su was a little embarrassed. It was Mrs. Wu who came out and said, "Others are watching. Let's go in first and talk."
Seeing that many neighbors were looking in, Mr. Su had no choice but to ask people to move the things in.
"Erlang, you're here. Come on, go in." Mrs. Wu really loved Song Ling, especially after she knew his life experience. The way she looked at him changed. From then on, she looked at him as if he were her own grandson.
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