Thirty miles away, it only took half an hour to arrive.
In the new village, almost every house was empty, and men, women, old and young all gathered at Li's house.
Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru led a group of women, sweating profusely from their work.
The milky white mutton soup boiled in the big pot was put into the big bucket along with the haggis, mutton and mutton bones, and hundreds of steamed buns were also put into the basket.
This is to be carried to the hot spring valley and given to the guests.
The family is busy today, and there is no time to cook specially for them. The lack of manpower also means that the hospitality is not good. Treating the guests to a bowl of mutton soup makes me feel happy, so I should apologize as an apology.
There are also two small pots filled with stir-fried pork belly, cabbage, fungus and minced eggplant.
This is in case there are female guests who don't like the fishy mutton soup, so they can change the dishes so that they won't go hungry.
After finishing these tasks, tables began to be set up in the house and yard.
Today is an excellent day. The autumn wind seems to have lost the coolness of the past, and only the sun is left to warm us.
There were three tables placed under the eaves, where distinguished guests and elders were seated.
There are eight tables in the courtyard, enough for all the men, women, and children in the village to sit down.
Originally, the family had slaughtered pigs and sheep, but Mrs. Cui and others also gave so many chickens, fish, meat and eggs.
Therefore, today's feast is extraordinarily rich.
The four main dishes are chicken stewed with mushrooms, iron pot braised fish stewed with tofu, braised lamb chops, and white meat with garlic paste.
The four stir-fried dishes are fried fungus with cabbage, eggplant with minced meat, sweet and sour short ribs, and fried eggplant box.
The four cold dishes are spinach with nuts, cowpeas with garlic paste, hand-shredded vegetables, and homemade jelly.
In addition, there are carrot sweet potatoes and baked pumpkin with egg yolk that both women and children love to eat. The two soups are winter melon meatball soup and stick bone radish soup.
There were sixteen dishes in total, plates piled on top of plates, large bowls piled on top of large bowls, and the table almost collapsed.
The staple food is also large white-flour steamed buns, which can be eaten in five or six baskets by more than a hundred people!
Wine jars were squatting in rows under the wall, waiting to be opened and drank.
Seeing Li Laoer coming back, everyone greeted him with a smile.
"Mr. Er is back and is waiting for you to drink."
Li Lao Er smiled and responded with a few words, then went up the steps and said to my mother and brother, "The yard has been sold and the household registration has been changed. Everything is going well. "
Okay, that's good. Our family is finally together and we are all back!"
The old lady's eyes were red and she was trying her best to hold back her tears. Li Zhensheng also turned his head and did not dare to speak, for fear that tears would fall as soon as he opened his mouth.
Everyone quickly changed their conversation, and Liu Zhiheng joked with the old lady.
"Auntie, today's feast is too sumptuous. All the delicious food is served to us. Will the family be in trouble in the future?"
The old lady laughed when she heard this and waved her hand, extremely generous.
"Our family has been together for more than ten years, and today is the happiest day. Of course we have to celebrate it. Everyone is welcome to eat and drink well. After that, we will eat rice bran for a year. Our family is also happy!"
Everyone laughed ! , shouted loudly one after another.
"Congratulations to my aunt for her family reunion!"
"Congratulations to Zhensheng for returning home!"
"From now on, it's all smooth sailing!"
The villagers had never read any books, so naturally they couldn't say any elaborate congratulations, but every word was sincere.
Li Zhensheng stood up, took his two sons with him, walked to the bottom of the steps, and knelt on the ground facing his mother and the door of the main house.
"Mother, all the ancestors of the Li family are here, and the unfilial son Zhensheng has returned with his second son Jia Li and Jia Kang."
Mrs. Li answered loudly while holding back her tears.
"Well done when you come back. From now on, you must worship your ancestors, love your brothers, and shine the lintel of the Li family. Don't slack off!"
"Yes, remember your mother's teachings!" Li Zhensheng led his sons to kowtow, officially recognizing their ancestors and returning to the clan.
Li Lao Er and Li Lao San quickly went to help their eldest brother up, and Li Lao Si also held his two nephews in his arms.
The village chief and others looked happy, "On such a good day, I need to drink a few more drinks!"
Mrs. Li waved her hand, "Wait a moment, all the folks are here today, Mrs. Cui, Mr. Wen and Mr. Liu I also came to celebrate, and I just took this opportunity to bear witness to our Fu Niu'er."
Fu Niu? What kind of testimony?
Most people in the village didn't know about it and were very curious.
Not to mention them, even Li Laosan and Jiaren don't know.
At this moment, Young Master Ye took Jiayin's hand, walked to the steps, and said with a smile, "I want to accept Fu Niu as my adopted daughter, and I will ask all my fellow villagers to be my witnesses today."
Everyone was surprised and happy, although I also know that Mr. Ye is close and trusting to the Li family, and he is good to the children of the Li family.
But I didn't expect that Mr. Ye was so fond of Fu Niu.
You must know that Mr. Ye is a marquis, a military marquis with military exploits and military power, while the Li family is just an ordinary farmer.
Fu Niu became the adopted daughter of the Marquis, which can be said to have reached the sky in one step.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Fu Niu, wanting to see what was so different about this child that the Marquis valued her so much.
Fu Niuer also dressed up specially today. She was wearing a red dress with a slanted skirt, butterflies embroidered on the skirt, and a yellow and white kitten embroidered on the skirt. She looked like she was about to pounce on the butterflies at any time. It was really lifelike, playful and cute.
The sparse little hair is not tied into sky braids or gold bells today. Instead, she combed her hair with two small hairpins, tied it with a silk ribbon with pearls, and hung a bright gold necklace on her chest, which made her eyes sparkle. She looked so noble, completely different from the naughty look of the past.
Jiayi moved a chair and put it down, and Young Master Ye slowly sat down.
Jiaren also took a cushion and put it in front of the chair, but Jiayin moved the cushion aside and knelt directly on the bluestone floor.
The warmth in Mr. Ye's eyes became even greater. He reached out to touch Jiayin's little head and said, "Although I was born into a wealthy family, I have been alone for half my life and often feel that the world is cold. However, I was lucky enough to meet the Li family and Fu Niu, and I finally understood what it is. Family.
"Today, I invite all my fellow villagers to witness that I, Ye Chengyi, the Marquis of Xinting in Tianwu, am willing to accept Li Jiayin as my adopted daughter and protect her for a lifetime of food and clothing, happiness and peace!" I would rather be the son-in-law of the Li family, be filial to my mother, and take care of my nephew as brothers. If there is any violation, heaven and earth will punish each other, and humans and gods will be angry! "
This is not an adopted daughter. She is clearly meant to be half a son of the Li family, or a son with a different surname from the Li family!
A dignified military prince, he has no dislike for the Li family, and can even be said to be yearning for her. Now It was really surprising to say clearly that I would be tied to the Li family and share weal and woe!
The Li family didn't expect it either. When they were about to stop them, Jiayin spoke softly.
She was the same in her previous life . She is alone, longing for family affection to the extreme, and pretending not to care on the surface.
If there is only one person present who understands why Mr. Ye is like this, it is her.
A person in the depths of hell, when he sees a beam of light, is We must catch him no matter what.
A person in the depths of winter will risk his life when encountering warmth.
"Father, Fu Niu'er welcomes you on behalf of the Li family. Fu Niu will definitely treat you as a filial father from now on! I will make clothes for you, cook delicious food, earn money to spend on you, and provide for you in your old age! "
After Jiayin finished speaking, he kowtowed three times respectfully, then took the tea bowl on one side and raised it high above his head.