Chapter 513: The cannon fodder cousin of the hero of the imperial examination novel (35)

Chapter 513: The cannon fodder cousin of the hero of the imperial examination novel (35)

There was not just one matchmaker coming to the house, but a group of them. The old housekeeper thought that he had to talk to the girl about it and come up with an arrangement.

After filial piety, the girl has reached the age of marriage. In the future, there will be more and more such things. When a matchmaker comes to your door, it is always inappropriate to refuse every time.

But now there is no elder in the house who can make the decision for the girl, so we can only consult with the girl.

Thinking that the girl's life-long matters must be discussed with her personally, the housekeeper couldn't help but feel aggrieved for his girl again.

He began to look forward to the girl returning home, but he kept looking forward to it, looking forward to March, looking forward to April, looking forward to April, looking forward to May, and looking forward to May...

What? The girl came out of Tea Mountain and went directly to Wanhua Village?

"Yes!" the boy who came to deliver the message replied truthfully, "The girl said that it is much closer to go to Wanhua Village from Mingshan County than from the mansion, so she went to Wanhua Village first and then returned to the mansion."

But what is the girl going to Wanhua Village for? The old housekeeper was puzzled.

The girl heard that the lotus flowers in Wanhua Village were in full bloom, so she wanted to take a look and see how the rice flower fish looked like.

Thats what happened.

The old housekeeper suddenly understood.

The girl thought she had been bored in Chashan for too long and wanted to go out for a walk, so he said nothing more.

The affairs in the house... I thought it would not be too late to discuss it with the girl after she comes back from Wanhua Village.

Unexpectedly, the next day, another matchmaker came to the door.

This time, it was the matchmaker invited by Wang Yuan's family. She made a lot of noise about Wang Yuan's favored old man, and then tried to find out the girl's birth date from him. The old housekeeper was so angry that he almost wanted to use a broom to kill him. Blast out.

An old man outside the Wang Yuan? Firstly, he is not a legitimate son, and secondly, he is not the eldest son, because he is born from the womb of the king's favorite concubine. He is much favored compared to other concubines. He was pampered since he was a child, and he eats, drinks, whores and gambles when he is older. He even wants to marry someone like this. His girl? dream!

The old housekeeper invited the matchmaker out with a dark face and started walking back and forth. What should I do? If you don't make up your mind about this matter, any dirty person will dare to send a matchmaker to your door!

No! I have to communicate with the girl as soon as possible!

The housekeeper decided to go to Wanhua Village.

Sikong, have you not shown your account for the first half of the year to the girl? Lets go! Follow me to Wanhua Village to meet the girl.

Xu Yin looked at the dishes and smiled: "Is it made with rice flower fish?"

Zi Yuan smiled and said: "Zhuangtou went to the rice field to pick out a few big fish and came back. He said that the girl came up with this fish and it is suitable for the girl to eat it first."

The accompanying cook cooked rice fish for two meals, one braised in braised sauce and the other stewed in soup.

There were several fish in each dish. Xu Yin could not finish them all by herself, so she gave some to the maid and mother-in-law.

You go and eat too, dont worry about me.

She drank a bowl of fish soup first. The fish soup was simmered over a slow fire. The soup was milky white and only seasoned with salt. No other condiments were added, so it was very fresh.

The braised ones are more flavorful than the plain stewed ones, so they are suitable to be eaten with rice.

Xu Yin ordered a shallow bowl of rice and a spoonful of braised fish soup. She was quite satisfied.

Mrs. Zhuangtou came in and gave her a plate of melons and fruits. She went back and said to Zhuangtou: "I used to think that the girls in the house were noble people who never left the house. I must not like this place very much. I didn't expect the girl." So kind."

Especially when she brought melons and fruits in, the girl closed her eyes and looked like she was enjoying it, which made Mrs. Zhuangtou couldn't help laughing.

The way she eats is really similar to Qing Yatou.

Qing Yatou is their daughter, two years younger than Xu Yin. The monthly income in the first year of the village is quite a lot. The whole family eats and drinks in the village, and the expenses are not much, so they send their daughter to the embroidery building to learn embroidery. I go home once every ten days and a half, and I feel so satisfied eating the rice at home.

Zhuangtou heard what she said and frowned: "You can't say this outside. After all, the girl is a girl and she is the head of the house. You can't be disrespectful."

"Of course I know that. I just want to say a few words to you in the room. I just feel that she is still a little girl!" Thinking of the master and his wife who had been deceased for three years, Mrs. Zhuangtou couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps she felt pity for the girl, and after that, Mrs. Zhuangtou sent Xu Yin some food that her daughter liked, including last year's sun-dried lotus root, ground into a paste of osmanthus mixed with lotus root powder, and fresh water chestnuts cut into shreds and fried. There are water chestnut glutinous rice cakes, sun-dried mushrooms known as water ginseng, and lotus seed soup stewed with dried lotus seeds and red dates.

Xu Yin:

how?

Looking at her finishing the fish soup with rice in just a few mouthfuls, do you think she is a big eater or something?

Having just eaten, how can I eat so much?

Xu Yin deliberately kept some for afternoon tea later, and let Zi Yuan and others share the rest.