Chapter 264： Steady as an old dog

Ms. Jiang Liu glared at her daughter disapprovingly: "Yu Kun is also your biological child, how can you say that?"

“Then what can I do?” Jiang Yunniang pretended not to care.

When she found out that her son and his father were plotting against her and her natal family, she was completely disappointed in her son.

They are indeed father and son, they even think the same way.

I worked hard to raise several children and worked hard for the family, but in the eyes of my son, they were worthless.

Yu Kun actually felt that his food and clothing were all spent on his father's money and had nothing to do with his mother. His mother should not care about his father's concubinage, let alone bring the matter to his uncles. This not only made his father lose face, but also made him unable to hold his head high in his uncle's house.

Jiang Liushi: "It would be better to let him learn to grow some mushrooms than to set up a stall."

Jiang Yunniang said calmly: "Where to plant it? Our small courtyard is only about the size of a palm. Let alone growing mushrooms, even if a few more people come in, they won't be able to turn around."

“Don’t you have any land over there in Zhangjia Village? Just build a bacteria shed.” Old Man Jiang said.

Jiang Yunniang: "Zhang Jia sold his land to his elder brother a long time ago. The old house was also in a state of dilapidation. Moreover, Yu Kun grew up in the county town and has no knowledge of farming."

She once persuaded her eldest son to go back to her hometown and learn to grow mushrooms from her uncles, but the eldest son refused.

Yukun thought that he was from the county and would be ridiculed if he returned to his hometown to farm.

Old man Jiang said angrily: "This won't work, and that won't work either, so just set up a stall."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Adou is really helpless, even if he talks to her, it’s useless!

Dacheng should not let them set up a stall next to the shop, as it would cause a lot of trouble in the future.

In the evening, Jiang Dalang set up two or three banquets at home. One was to entertain Cui Zhaochen and others, and the other was that his sister and her family came back, so they had to prepare something delicious.

Cui Zhaochen wanted to invite someone to accompany him at the table, so Jiang Dalang invited Patriarch Chen, Chen Sanyou, Chen Changsheng, and two masters from the school to come over.

Including my three brothers and my father, there are exactly ten people.

Ying Bao sat at the same table with several children. While eating the deep-fried rice dumplings made by her second uncle, she looked at the three-year-old Zhang Xiaolang.

The little baby leaned close to Zhang Yuying, cautious and timid.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuying still took care of him, picking up vegetables for him to eat from time to time, and even wiping his hands and mouth with a handkerchief.

And Xiao Chengyu is a little overlord, who can compete with the former Wei Zhan.

The little guy not only competed with the little demon for food, but also tried to squeeze Wei Zhan away from Yingbao to monopolize that position.

But Wei Zhan refused to give in and fought him to the end, sitting next to Ying Bao as steady as an old dog.

Jiang Jie, Jiang Wu and Hu Zi were not honest when eating. Either you would slap me, or I would bump into you, or else they would use chopsticks as swords and attack each other by banging them.

While playing, the meal was finally finished and the children went home.

Wei Zhan still followed Huzi to his house to sleep. Xiao Chengyu also followed when he saw this. No matter how Cui Zhaochen tried to coerce and induce him, he just refused to look back.

The men's table was not over yet. They were eating and drinking and chatting until the end of the day.

The little demon had already fallen asleep on the bamboo bed, but Jiang Cheng picked him up and took him and the clan leader back to Chen Zhu's house.

After Yingbao washed up, she went back to the house to sort out the six boxes.

First take the one hundred and fifty taels of gold ingots into the cave, keep some of the silver ornaments and silk cloths for yourself, and give the rest to Aniang for safekeeping.

There are several sets of ready-made clothes in the box, as well as several pairs of shoes and footwear. The colors and materials are of the highest quality and were given to him by the Xiao family.

The rest are some wine and seeds, as well as various toys, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, as well as pastries and candies.

In the list given by Yingbao, half of the items on it are true and false, so that they are the most authentic.

That acting king was really a good person, and he actually asked the Xiao family to pay him a good gift.     Hehe, I have made a fortune this time!

At present, Yingbao has three hundred taels of gold, more than two thousand taels of silver, and a large basket of copper coins stored in the cave.

There are also forty or fifty pieces of silk and satin, several pairs of exquisite silver headdresses, and a pile of beads and flowers.

It is estimated that there is no richer young lady than her in the entire Qinchuan County.

Yingbao secretly felt proud and took the golden ear and snow ear out of the cave.

These mushrooms have been dried, and there are a total of forty kilograms of golden fungus and forty kilograms of snow fungus.

The mushrooms in the cave can mature once a month regardless of the cold or heat.

After harvesting, it is directly dried in the cave. It takes more than ten days to completely dehydrate and dry. The drying speed is much slower than leaving it in the sun.

The only advantage is that the picked mushrooms will not rot or become moldy if left in the cave for a long time.

This is not only true for mushrooms, but also for other crops such as food, so Yingbao always keeps some cooked food in the cave for emergencies.

The next day is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Every family started making hibiscus cakes.

Hibiscus cake is filled with pine nut cakes and caramel, and is a favorite among children.

The Jiang family is the most lively this year because there are too many children and they are very naughty. They often hula here and there, causing children from the same village to run along with them.

Wei Zhan and Xiao Chengyu were so happy that they went to the pond to catch fish and shrimps with Jiang Jie, Jiang Wuhuzi, and then went to the bamboo forest to scatter millet and catch birds.

Yingbao didn't go anywhere, she just stayed at home reading and writing. She took the time to practice Yubu as a physical exercise.

“Ying Bao! Ying Bao!” Chen Zhao took his little brother Xu Bao to play with Ying Bao.

Yingbao had no choice but to put down the book, ran out of the house, asked them to sit down at the stone table under the grape trellis, and brought out some jujube and chestnut cakes to entertain them.

Chen Zhao let his little brother eat the dates by himself and talked to Ying Bao: "My eldest sister is back."

Yingbao blinked: "Yeah."

Chen Changping passed the scholar examination this year, so he naturally had to buy Chen Wan back, otherwise his reputation would be affected.

It is strange to say that Chen Changping should not have been admitted to the scholar examination a few years later? I got hit right now, and I don’t know if it will be detrimental to my family.

Chen Zhao added: "Grandma wants to tell the eldest sister about it, but the eldest sister doesn't want to."

Yingbao nodded to express understanding.

The sisters were not abused by Mr. Han, and their lives were actually pretty good. As long as they were diligent and capable, Mrs. Chen Feng would not beat or scold her granddaughter.

“But Grandma said that if the eldest sister doesn’t get married early, it will affect her and her younger brother’s future.”

 Chen Zhao didn’t want his eldest sister to marry young at all, because since his mother passed away, he was alone with no one to talk to, like an orphan.

My younger brother is still young and doesn’t understand anything. He only knows how to eat every day, and then he crawls around everywhere, making himself dirty and annoying.

Fortunately, the eldest sister is back. Although she is a lot silent, she is very gentle to herself and her younger brother, and she also takes the initiative to help the family with laundry and cooking.

She didn’t understand why her and her younger brother’s future would be affected if her eldest sister didn’t marry young.

Yingbao looked at Xubao silently, watching him finish eating dates and chestnut cakes, stuffing his mouth full, and playing with the dirt on the ground with his dirty little hands.

 Chen Zhao continued to ramble: "Recently, matchmakers often come to our house, not only for my eldest sister, but also for my father. Guess which family the matchmaker told my father about, Yingbao?"

“Which one?” Yingbao asked casually.

Chen Zhao looked disdainful: "It's Chu Man, the daughter of the village chief of Chujia Village!"