Chapter 329： Marquis's gift

Chapter 329 The Marquis’s Gift

The old lady smiled and said, "It's spring time. Zhensheng brought the chili peppers they brought back from the south. I heard they are a commonly eaten dish in overseas countries. Hongying planted some and thought about a few new dishes. Today, It’s lively and gives everyone a taste.”

“So that’s it, I’m so lucky today, I can actually eat foreign food!”

“I heard that those people overseas are like monsters and monsters, with red eyes and green hair. They are very scary!”

“Not necessarily, but it will definitely be different from when we grew up.”

“When Mr. Da left, he took a few young people from the village with him. We will find out when they come back.”

“By the way, Zhensheng and Jiayi are probably on the way at the moment. They may be anxious because they can’t keep up with the excitement at home.”

“Yes, it’s not easy to go out.”

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the banquet was ready.

All the tables, chairs and benches in the village have been moved here. There is no room for sitting in the Li family's house and yard. There are seven or eight tables even at the gate.

Old Mrs. Li stood at the door of the courtyard, looking forward to whether her eldest son and his party would suddenly come back.

But there was no sign of Li Zhensheng yet, but he saw Mr. Hou rushing over from the next court, "Auntie, how have you been in health these past few months?"

The Marquis has also lost some weight. After all, he is out in the army and sleeping in the open air is not as comfortable as at home.

The old lady grabbed his arm and frowned in distress. "Master Marquis, why have you lost so much weight? Can you stay a little longer this time and cook some food for you at home to replenish your body?"

"Yes, aunt." Mr. Hou agreed immediately and said, "I have just told the emperor that there will be no war in Jiangbei for a few months, so naturally we don't need to go out."

“Seriously?” The old lady was so happy that when she was about to speak, the good news had already ran out of the door.

As soon as Mr. Hou squatted down, Jiayin rushed into Mr. Hou's arms with a smile, "Father! Fu Niu misses you!"

The fat girl shouted loudly, smiling with her eyes crooked, which made the Marquis's impetuous heart immediately settle down.

After looking forward to it for several months, it’s finally back!

Although he is not related by blood, the old people and children in front of him, as well as the fathers and villagers in the courtyard, are all his relatives.

The villagers also came forward to say hello, "Master Hou, the jade melons this year are sweeter than last year. I have left a lot for you. Master Hou, please eat a few more pieces."

“Master Marquis, have all the barbarians been killed? Do you want to go out again?”

“Master Hou, how many days will you stay in the village this time?”

Mr. Hou smiled and responded one by one, and the yard became more lively.

It was the village chief who shouted to everyone and relieved the Marquis, "Okay, let's talk about it later. If we wait any longer, the food and wine will be cold!"

Then everyone dispersed with laughter and invited the Marquis into the house.

The hundred soldiers last night, plus the personal soldiers who came back with the Marquis now, totaled more than 170 people.

The villagers spread out and joined the soldiers to form twenty tables. Everyone ate, drank and chatted together, and the courtyard and outside were quickly filled.

The rest, Mr. Hou, Liu Zhiheng, Mr. Wen, Divine Doctor Zhang, Li Yong, the village chief, Uncle Zhao, Liu Biaotou, the second and fourth Li Lao, plus Jiayin, the birthday boy, were all at the table in the main room.

There are two tables in the east and west wing rooms. The old lady, Mrs. Cui, Mrs. Liu, Aunt Wu, Huiniang, Sister-in-law Liu and others were seated in the east wing.

In the west wing room, Jiaren Jiahuan brought his younger brothers to entertain the two boys of the Liu family.

Tao Hongying has not spent every day in the valley for the past six months. She has spent her free time planting new vegetables and thinking about new dishes.

Today’s dishes are mostly her new creations.

In addition to table-top dishes such as chicken stewed with mushrooms, mutton and radish, braised pork with fried beans, and carp leaping over the dragon's door, she also added stir-fried pork with peppers, tomatoes and eggs, twice-cooked pork, meat stuffed with peppers, boiled pork slices, etc.

Savory, sweet, sour, spicy, all kinds of flavors are available.

Everyone has never seen such a new dish before, let alone eating it. So, while waiting for the good news to eat longevity noodles, Mr. Hou, the most senior person, moved his chopsticks, and everyone couldn't wait to eat.

Soon, there were shouts of exclamation inside and outside the courtyard!

“Oh, it’s so spicy. This thing is much spicier than dogwood!”

“But it’s so refreshing. I’m sweating profusely after taking a few bites. It’s so satisfying!”

Of course, most women can’t eat chili peppers, but men, especially soldiers, like them very much.

Someone even said: "When I was guarding the border in Jiangbei, it was freezing and snowy. If there was something like this, taking a few bites would definitely warm you up and protect you from the cold."

These words reminded the Marquis, and he asked Li Laoer, "Do you grow a lot of these peppers at home?"

“Quite a bit, almost half an acre.” Li Laoer nodded, “I left the seeds in autumn, so I can plant more next year.”

"Be sure to save more seeds, and we will discuss how to plant them later." Mr. Hou asked, and Li Laoer nodded.

Everyone ate and drank, occasionally teasing Jiayin, the birthday girl, and the birthday banquet was lively.

As the sun set, the banquet finally dispersed, and Liu Zhiheng’s family and Mr. Wen all went back.

Mrs. Cui wants to stay for two more days, and the Marquis also stays.

Of the more than 100 soldiers, only 20 were left to guard them closely, and the rest returned to the military camp.

The villagers helped to remove the tables and stools, and the women washed and wiped them. They were all very busy.

Finally, Tao Hongying divided the leftovers among the women, who took them home and were busy cleaning up the valley.

Tomorrow the valley will continue to open its doors to welcome guests!

After a day of noisy activities, the Li family were all a little tired. They sat under the eaves of the verandah to enjoy the coolness of the fiery sunset, enjoying the evening breeze and chatting.

At this time, the Marquis called out the good news and came forward and handed her a deed, "This is a village with 200 acres of land. The farmer and the steward are all old servants of my mother's family, the Zheng family, and can be trusted. This village I’ll give it to you as a birthday gift. You can put it away and ask Ye Shan and Dongmei to contact you if anything happens in the future. They are very familiar with it.”

Before Jiayin could say anything, Mrs. Li had already stopped her, "Master Hou, this is too valuable. Fu Niu cannot accept it."

However, the Marquis insisted, "Auntie, this village is far away, so the land is not worth much, and together it is not worth a set of jewelery inlaid by Fu Niu. Moreover, Fu Niu also needs this village..."

The old lady hesitated for a moment. She understood what the "need" in the Marquis's words meant.

Instead of letting my granddaughter take things out from time to time and risk being discovered, it is indeed much safer to have Zhuangzi as a cover.

But it’s still too expensive…

As a result, before the Lord was finished, he took out three more deeds of betrayal.

"I rushed back to the city last night and went to the palace to ask for three helpers from the emperor, a nanny and two maids. The nanny is familiar with all the rules and etiquette in and outside the palace. The two maids have also been practicing martial arts since they were young, and they give blessings on weekdays. Niu is a playmate and can protect Fu Niuer if something happens.

“In addition, Ye Shan and Dongmei will be by Fu Niu’s side from now on, so the family won’t have to worry about Fu Niu being bullied or having an accident.”

After saying that, Mr. Hou was probably afraid that the old lady would refuse again, so he added a few words, "Brother Zhensheng will be back soon, and the land will be collected in Qiu Ri soon. The so-called wealth, fame and wealth are all attractive, so it is always right to be more prepared. "

Sure enough, Mrs. Li's face became solemn and she said nothing more.

In the past six months, the family's life has been stable, and new grains have been planted in Liujiazhuangzi, so she forgot about this matter.

The credit for Po Tian will soon fall to the Li family, so the Li family will not become so proud.

But what about outsiders?

Will you be jealous or covet it?

Knowing that your family values ​​Fu Niu so much, will you have any bad intentions?

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