Chapter 15 15. Someone is outside
After lunch, Cheng Xi carried a basket with pastries and Shen Xingqi went out.
On the way to the patriarch's house, she gradually learned about the general situation of the hundreds of people in the Shen family.
There are 8 brothers and sisters in the Shen family, and now only the sixth uncle, who is nearly 70 years old, is also the elder of the Shen family. He not only manages the Shen family ancestral hall, but also passed on the position of Li Zheng to his eldest son. .
Shen Xingluo's grandfather is the fifth in the family, and his only son, Shen's father, has died of illness. Shen Xingluo respected his father's last words and married the original owner just after three years of mourning last month.
Father Shen has a total of 12 uncles and aunts of the same generation, not counting the married aunts, and there are even more brothers and sisters of the same generation as Shen Xingluo, not to mention there are many married people in his generation.
The Shen family alone accounts for one-fifth of the village's population, so the population is really prosperous——
Cheng Xi was ashamed after hearing this, she dared to think that it was her family. The population of the branch is declining.
However, this saves a lot of trouble. The elders who need to be visited are all cousins, and in the end they are still distant relatives.
What is Yuantang?
They were the ones who could never interfere with her family at any time and could still work together when trouble came.
Seeing her thinking, Shen Xingqi thought she was nervous.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Although Uncle Six looks serious, he is very easy to talk to. He even hugged me when he was a child!"
Cheng Xi nodded and listened one by one, then realized something was wrong. Son.
“Wait a minute, why don’t you call me Sister Xiaoxi?”
"Uh"
The sister-in-law was stuck, and her face turned red from embarrassment.
"I'm used to being called sister-in-law before. Now that Sister Xiaoxi is marrying her brother, she naturally has to be called sister-in-law."
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What about you before? Not changing your tune? Could it be that the original owner didn’t give me a red envelope?
"My brother just told me to call me sister-in-law from now on."
"You can call me whatever you want. You don't have to listen to anyone in particular."
As for etiquette, what the hell is that?
Of course I feel comfortable in front of my family.
While Shen Xingqi was stunned, Cheng Xi couldn't help but rub the little girl's plush hair, and was very satisfied with the feel.
The two arrived at the entrance of a small brick courtyard and started visiting each house.
Sixth uncle does look more serious, maybe because he is the head of the clan, and his every move is full of majesty. In comparison, Li Zheng today is a bit less interesting.
But I couldn’t help my son to listen to his father’s words.
Cheng Xi observed calmly for a moment, and realized that Uncle Li Zheng was not very smart, but there was only one thing that stood out the most, that is, he knew how much he weighed, and he knew how to make good use of others.
Li Zheng is married to Mrs. Zhang, a middle-aged woman who handles things quickly and takes good care of her three daughters-in-law.
Cheng Xi presented the cakes brought from Lin'an Mansion, exchanged a few words and then changed to the next store.
In this way, all the uncles in the village came down, and the two of them were very tired. Not only did they have to laugh, but they also had to deal with overt and covert prying from several aunts, younger siblings.
For the people in the village, Shen Xingluo's future is a big deal.
After walking through the last house, Shen Xingqi's eyes were red, and she found Shen Xingluo as soon as she got home.
“Brother, don’t worry, no matter how much money you spend, you have to ask a doctor to heal your face. I’m going to embroider the screen right now!”
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Shen Xingluo thought about it for a moment and realized what she had gone through, the corner of her mouth curled up slightly.
"Why are you so worried at such a young age? Don't worry, I have my own ideas."
What ideas can I have now?
The little girl stared at him with bunny eyes, and Shen Xingluo was powerless for a while.
In the end, Cheng Xi couldn't stand it anymore and walked over and patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry, there are many miracle doctors in the world. I heard from dad that there is Yaowang Valley in Jianghu. Please bring some back someday."
< br>“Really?”
“Liar What are you doing?"
Cheng Xi didn't care, "Even if you can't get better, you can do other things, Bai Wuyi is a scholar, your brother is so strong that he can even carry sacks at the dock."
< br>Shen Xingluo: "."
Shen Xingqi: w(Д)w
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It took Cheng Xi three days to transport all the grain from Lin'an Mansion back to the village.
In order to avoid the crowds, she always entered the city in the evening and drove away before the curfew. Five thousand kilograms of rice and noodles were quite tiring for the horse, so much so that Cheng Xi, touching his remaining conscience, tearfully fed him some sorghum and soybeans as an adjustment.
"You have to switch to eating grass tomorrow. Overnutrition will easily cause you to get angry, you know?"
Cheng Xi saw it snorting loudly at him, and took it as an agreement, feeling very satisfied. Tie it to the door.
You also have to build a straw shed for the animals.
I spent a lot of money to buy it, but I can’t let it freeze to death.
In three days, the farmhouse has changed a lot. Uncle Wang, the mason, built three bedrooms with red bricks. The fire kang can be lived in after a few days of drying.
The renovation of the yard was handed over to Shen Xingluo, and the cellar had been dug two meters deep.
"Uncle Wang has left?"
"Yes."
The male host was laying red bricks around the cellar at this time. Such a cold weather made him stunned. A thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.
"I asked Uncle Wang to come over tomorrow and build a chicken and duck shed on the east side."
"Then I'll go to Uncle Li Zheng's house another day to buy some poultry and raise them."
You must have meat!
Cheng Xi's eyes lit up, "I looked at the small river at the foot of the mountain that leads directly to the village. Are there any fish in it?"
Shen Xingluo met her shining eyes and burst into laughter. .
“Yes, but the river looks narrow but the water is deep, so it is difficult to catch.”
"As long as I have it."
There are fishing tools and fishing nets in her space, so she doesn't believe she can't catch fish.
Both husband and wife have extraordinary strength, and the cellar was quickly built. It is square and can hold a lot of things.
“Put the cabbage and radish in first, and place them vertically to make it easier to eat.”
There are few varieties of vegetables in winter, so Cheng Xi bought as many as possible. , there are plenty of pumpkins, winter melons, and green onions. In order to enrich the variety, I also bought hundreds of kilograms of mung beans and soybeans.
In the winter, grow your own bean sprouts, which can be fried and eaten as well as used in hot pot. It’s perfect.
It is a pity that there are no potatoes and sweet potatoes in the Yan Dynasty. I always feel that the most important combination is missing on the table.
After hearing this, Shen Xingluo placed them one by one under the cellar, and in his heart he understood Cheng Xi a little better.
He finally noticed that his wife only cared about food.
Shen Xingqi found Cheng Xi early the next morning.
"Sister-in-law, my screen has been embroidered. I want to work in the embroidery workshop. Can I go with you today?"
"Yes, I am afraid that you will be bored at home all day."
"Then I'll go prepare it!"
The little girl quickly walked up to her with a package. Cheng Xi took one look at the completed screen and praised her so much that she lowered her head and blushed.
Alas~ I am so thin-skinned, so I have to boast more.
The first step to becoming a masculine man is to be thick-skinned!
"Is there only one screen? I remember you also embroidered a lot of embroidered handkerchiefs and purses."
"My brother took it away, isn't it sister-in-law that you can use it?"
< br>Cheng Xi: "???"
I suspect your brother has someone outside.
real.
Cheng Xi: I suspect you have someone outside.
666: It’s me, it’s me, it’s me! The most handsome and awesome Tongzi in the entire galaxy!
(End of this chapter)