I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 126 Mid-Autumn Festival
When Chen Tongsheng saw the chicken lying on the ground, he immediately put down his tea cup, rolled up his sleeves and walked over to get ready to work.

Seeing this, Li Xiuju hurriedly stopped him and snatched the chicken. .

"Tongsheng, it's not easy for you to come here today. Just stay here and eat in peace. You don't need to do anything."

Chen Tongsheng watched Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu carry the fruit into the house. Everyone had something to do, but he had nothing to do.

He stood there uncomfortably, unable to stand, and even more uneasy when sitting, "Godmother, how can I, a big man like me, have the nerve to sit here and enjoy my life, but let you and Chen Yu Baoyu work instead?"

"It's just a matter of cooking a few dishes, why do you feel so uncomfortable? It's a good rest." Li Xiuju smiled, scalded the chicken body with boiling water, and began to pluck the chicken feathers.

"Godmother, where can I sit here?" Chen Tongsheng scratched his head. Seeing that there were two hares to be treated next to the chicken, he moved a low stool and sat down, with a comfortable smile on his face. :
"Godmother, didn't you always tell me to make this place my home? I'll go back to my own house and do some work. What's the point? You were busy killing chickens and couldn't spare your time, so you left these two hares to me."

Li Xiuju was moved by Chen Tongsheng's words and let him go. He sat aside and the mother and son could still talk.

As soon as Chen Tongsheng sat down, he peeled off the hare's skin in a few strokes, with as much skill as possible.

Zhou Chenyu followed Li Xiuju's instructions and took the basket to the vegetable garden to pick a basket of vegetables. When he came back, he saw Baoyu lighting a fire at the entrance of the courtyard.

The curling black smoke passed through the already dry yellow leaves above the head. Fortunately, the fire was not high, otherwise the tree would have been set alight during the festival.

She walked over and asked, "Why are you lighting a fire?"

"Sister, rabbit hair cannot be blanched with hot water. Brother Tongsheng said that the rest must be roasted over fire." Baoyu added two more firewood to the fire, and while lighting the fire, his face was smeared with black charcoal. have no idea.

Several children munching mooncakes in the distance saw him and snickered among themselves.

Zhou Chenyu looked at his stupid look, grabbed his hand and pointed to the dark spot on his face, "You look like a black face, isn't it embarrassing? Go in and wash it off."

"Ah?" Baoyu rubbed the back of his clean hand twice, and the back of his hand was stained with charcoal dust. Only then did he realize what the laughter of the children next to him meant.

"You little brat, how dare you laugh at me." He stood up aggressively and chased after him like an eagle catching a chicken. He scared the group of children and fled in all directions. Then he went into the yard to wash his face with satisfaction.

Zhou Chenyu took over Baoyu's work, watching the fire and picking vegetable leaves.

Chen Tongsheng pierced the hare with a bamboo pole, took it out and put it on the fire. He looked at it carefully and asked curiously: "Chen Yu, I heard that my godmother said that you two brothers went hunting? It's you and I who made such fat hares." Caught in the mountains?"

Baoyu came out and heard it, and rushed to claim credit. He smiled triumphantly and said: "That's right! Those I caught were all bought by others. These two were caught by my sister. They were all left over by others."

"You brat, if I don't deal with you for a few days, your skin will itch, right?" Zhou Chenyu picked up the pebbles and threw them over. Baoyu hurriedly hid behind Chen Tongsheng and stuck out his tongue slightly.

Chen Tongsheng protected Baoyu, grinning and giggling: "Chen Yu, Chen Yu, you are such a great girl, you are even better at work than us men."

"What's that?" Zhou Chenyu frowned. Chen Tongsheng was a good person, but he had a bit of machismo in his bones.

If she hadn't known that he was a stupid and good person, she might have attacked him.

"I'm too lazy to meet you stinky men."

Zhou Chenyu snorted, picked up the picked vegetables, and returned to the yard.

During the period after Zhou Wenbin's illness, their family had not celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in a serious manner for a long time. In addition, there were guests at home. For this rare day, Li Xiuju cooked six dishes.A dish of white-chopped chicken, a dish of rabbit meat in a dry pot, a dish of braised taro meat, a dish of dried tofu fried with cress, a dish of tender green sweet potato leaves with minced garlic, and a pot of fresh, sweet and delicious chicken soup, each one is indispensable.

They each received their jobs and crowded into the small kitchen.

Baoyu squatted in front of the stove and watched the fire. Chen Tongsheng was responsible for chopping and chopping vegetables. After the vegetables were chopped, they were handed over to Li Xiuju for frying, while Zhou Chenyu was helping.

Li Xiuju cooks a lot on weekdays, and making these six dishes is no problem. But now she has three children to help her, and the whole family gathers around the kitchen. The work is much easier. It can be said that she is tired and happy at the same time. The smile on her face Never stopped.

Chen Tongsheng took a look at the chicken in the pot and turned it over, "Godmother, what do you think of this chicken?"

Li Xiuju was standing in front of the stove, with dry-cooked rabbit meat being stir-fried in the pot.

"Let me take a look." She rubbed her hands on her waist skirt, and Zhou Chenyu took the shovel she gave her.

Li Xiuju walked over, took a look, and nodded with satisfaction, "The chicken is in good condition, and it's ready to be chopped."

"I've cut all the vegetables. I just have some free time. Godmother, let me do it!" Chen Tongsheng smiled and actively fished out the chicken.

Zhou Chenyu saw him showing off his skills and laughed at him, "Brother Chen, your posture looks like that of a chef."

"That's right." Chen Tongsheng laughed a few times, raised the kitchen knife and dropped it, and there was the sound of chopping vegetables from the chopping board.

Li Xiuju smiled and looked at it for a while, then turned around and opened the lid of the pot, and a burst of meaty aroma of rabbit meat hit her nostrils.

"It smells so good." Zhou Chenyu stuck his head out. The rabbit meat, which was cut into fine cubes, was stir-fried and the water was completely dried out. The skin was covered with a layer of oil. Under the oil, it was golden and charred, and the meat had distinct grains. Just looking at it You can imagine how it feels when you bite into the meat and the sauce enclosed in the meat overflows your mouth.

Li Xiuju took a small sip and nodded with satisfaction. She quickly took two large plates and divided them into two portions. One portion was handed to Zhou Chenyu's hand, "You take this to Shu Qing's house."

"Okay." Zhou Chenyu walked out of the house carrying the covered rabbit meat. Huang Dou chased her out with her tail twisted, and the grass running in front of her jumped up and down with joy.

They were busy after lunch. Unknowingly, more than an hour passed. The setting sun facing the west shone directly on her and Huang Dou, dragging the two shadows on the ground into long shadows.

Zhou Chenyu walked to the door of Zhou Shuqing's house. The plate was still hot. Before she could speak, she heard Zhou Shuqing yelling something loudly and hurriedly walked out with the plate in hand.

The two met head-on. Zhou Shuqing saw what was in Zhou Chenyu's hand, stopped in his tracks, and laughed loudly, "Yeah, you came just in time, you saved me another trip."

Zhou Chenyu glanced sideways, raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "Brother Shuqing, are you going to deliver this to our house?"

"What do you think?" Zhou Shuqing asked.

"I should have known I would have come out later." Zhou Chenyu chuckled. Seeing that Zhou Shuqing had not left, Hongmei came out holding a shovel and muttered dissatisfiedly, "The stuffed tofu is almost cold, and you still haven't left... Chen Yu, How did you come?"

Hongmei's scolding stopped abruptly when she saw what Zhou Chenyu was holding.

Zhou Shuqing was disappointed, "Look, you've been urging me, and Chen Yu has come by himself. Isn't this good?"

Zhou Chenyu put down the things and plates, extinguished his arrogance, and smiled at Hongmei: "Sister-in-law Hongmei, look at Brother Shuqing's behavior, do you think he has to take me home personally?"

(End of this chapter)