I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 128 Mid-Autumn Festival Part 3
"Since you all say so, then I will show off my shamelessness and be respectful."

Chen Tongsheng couldn't speak to the three of them with his mouth, so he bit into a large piece of meat with a red face.Although the chicken leg meat is thick, it is very elastic and does not taste bad at all. "Well, godmother, the taste of this chicken is the same as last time. It is still so delicious."

"If it's delicious, eat more." Li Xiuju pursed her lips and smiled, then put some meat into his bowl, which made Chen Tongsheng at a loss. "Godmother, that's enough, that's enough. Chen Yu and Bao Yu haven't eaten yet."

Baoyu showed the empty bowl, as if he had taken advantage of it, "Looking at you patronizing me, I've already finished a bowl of chicken soup."

"That's right, you can't finish the meal, so don't always use us as an excuse." Zhou Chenyu teased and looked at the dish leisurely.

She doesn't like to eat chicken legs, but likes to eat the meat near the chicken belly. The skin is thin and the meat is not fat, so she can eat it clean in one bite.

Zhou Chenyu picked up a piece of chicken and dipped it into the dish.

The perfect combination of green onion and ginger juice soaked in hot oil and plain-cut chicken not only retains the taste of the free-range chicken ingredients, but also adds a touch of color with the dipping sauce. It feels like this dish comes every once in a while. After eating it once, she won't feel tired of it.

Of course, the exception is during the Chinese New Year.

Seven courses for four people, not too much, not too much.

After they ate for an hour, the dishes of garlic sweet potato leaves and dry pot rabbit meat were cleared, and a little of the parsley and dried beans was left. Most of the remaining white-cut chicken, taro pork belly, and stuffed tofu were left in the pot. I haven't even touched the rice.

Fortunately, it's autumn, and the dishes won't go rancid until tomorrow.

Today's dinner was early. After they finished eating, they sat in the courtyard. The sun had not yet set and the nearly full moon was also exposed.

After everyone had eaten, they cleared away the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and sat motionless in front of the yard, listening to the children playing in front of the door, waiting for nightfall.

Zhou Chenyu saw that no one was touching the mooncakes, so he took one and broke it into four parts, "On the Mid-Autumn Festival, you have to eat mooncakes to celebrate the festival. Here, everyone has something."

Li Xiuju pursed her lips and smiled, taking the small piece of mooncake she gave her and tasting it slowly.

"Thank you, little sister." Chen Tongsheng took it with a smile, took the tea, opened his mouth and ate it in one gulp.

Zhou Chenyu handed the mooncakes to Baoyu. Baoyu secretly turned his face away, then turned back in timidity. When he saw the mooncakes, he felt a little nauseous and said with a flattering smile:
"Sister, can I not eat it? I ate three big mooncakes yesterday, and I really can't eat any more."

"I asked you why the mooncakes you just bought are so short. It turns out you ate them. Are you afraid of killing you if you eat three big mooncakes at once?" Zhou Chenyu rolled his eyes at him and didn't force it into his hand.

Baoyu was wrong and was scolded by her sister. She didn't refute a word and drank tea silently to clear her intestines.

Li Xiuju finished eating the moon cake, raised her head and looked at the moon above her head, "The moonlight is really good during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. I remember it rained heavily for several days last year and I couldn't see anything? Yes or no?"

"Godmother, yes, that's right. I remember it clearly." Chen Tongsheng said with a smile on his face, "Last year there was going to be a grand lantern festival in the city, and the lanterns were hung all over the city. Who knows what happened one after another? It rained for a few days and I was busy working in vain.”

"The Lantern Festival, is it fun?" Zhou Chenyu moved a small bench to sit next to it and said casually. Baoyu held the cup and pointed his ears this way, "Yeah? Is it fun?"

Li Xiuju stroked her hair gently, her old eyes shone brightly, and she said with a smile: "During the three days of the lantern festival, the whole city has lifted the curfew, and the streets are filled with all kinds of lanterns. Even though it is night, it is as lively as during the day. , there were people everywhere all night long.”

Chen Tongsheng patted his knees and nodded, "Besides, last year's lantern festival was not held, and the weather is so good this year, I guess this lantern festival will be even more grand."

"Really?" Zhou Chenyu blinked. Now they have money on hand, and they don't have to worry about returning to work on time. It can be said that they have money and time.

The corner of her mouth raised slightly, "This year's Lantern Festival is so grand. We have had dinner again and it's still daylight. How about we go into the city together to have a lot of fun?"

Baoyu listened carefully from beginning to end and was already feeling itchy. What he was waiting for was this sentence and he replied excitedly:
"Okay, okay, it's rare that the curfew is lifted, the night market must be very lively." Chen Tongsheng was infected by Baoyu's emotions, "If you are willing to go, then I will accompany you."

Li Xiuju glanced at her legs and looked troubled, "Mom, my legs can't move well, so I won't go with you. If you want to go, then follow Tong Sheng. Don't walk around, or you will cause trouble."

Chen Tongsheng's expression changed, and he followed Baoyu to look at Zhou Chenyu.

"That's not possible." Zhou Chenyu stood up and said condescendingly: "Since it is the Mid-Autumn Festival for league members, of course the whole family must be together. Since you can't move your legs, let's find a restaurant to sit down and have a drink. It’s not bad to listen to a little song.”

With Zhou Chenyu's words, Chen Tongsheng hurriedly nodded in agreement, "That's right, godmother, just come with us."

Before Li Xiuju could answer, Baoyu ran to the door first and prepared the cart.

Li Xiuju looked at the postures of the children and knew that they had to go.

She patted her clothes and stood up lazily, "Okay, you all don't mind me being an old woman and a burden. What should I be afraid of? If you don't have a great time when you enter the city, don't regret it."

Zhou Chenyu smiled mischievously and said, "I'm not afraid, it's not my turn to push anyway."

Afterwards, they left Huang Dou to look after the house in the yard and locked the door. Chen Tongsheng and Baoyu pushed the cart in front, and Zhou Chenyu helped Li Xiuju out.

The group of people walked under the banyan tree at the entrance of the village, and there was a shout from behind, "Auntie, Chen Yu, wait a minute."

"Is it Hongmei's voice?"

Li Xiuju stopped and looked back, and saw Hongmei running to catch up. She gasped anxiously: "Auntie, Chen Yu, are you going to the city to visit the lantern festival?"

"Yes." Zhou Chenyu saw Daqing pushing the cart and waving, while Grandma Wang stood behind her holding her child.

Li Xiuju seemed to have found a fellow traveler, and smiled broadly, "You are also going to the city to play?"

"Exactly." Hongmei nodded with a smile, "We were also going to push a trolley to take grandma into the city, but when we came out and saw you pushing a trolley, we guessed that you were also going into the city. To save trouble, Shu Qing then asked me to come up and ask you if you would mind traveling together? Shuqing and Baoyu will come alternately, so they won't be so tired. We can also be friends when we come back at night."

Li Xiuju liked the excitement, but Baoyu and Tong Shenglai were needed to push the trolley. She looked at the two people behind her in embarrassment.

Chen Tongsheng pointed at his body and said, "I'm full of energy."

Shuqing Hongmei and his wife had helped them a lot in the past. Baoyu had always wanted to repay them, but had no chance. How could he refuse today?

He met Hongmei's expectant eyes, grinned enthusiastically and said, "Okay."

Hongmei raised her eyebrows and smiled, "I'll go back and talk to them right now."

"Don't worry, we are waiting for you here." Li Xiuju looked at Hongmei's running back, her face was both happy and afraid that Hongmei would fall.

Zhou Chenyu put his arm around her shoulders and deliberately teased her: "Old lady, it's so late and you have difficulty moving. Why don't we stop going to the lantern festival?"

Li Xiuju looked away, pinched Zhou Chenyu's waist, and scolded with a smile: "You are a sharp-tongued girl."

(End of this chapter)