"Have you finished counting?" Zhang Fangyuan brought over all the hot dishes on the tray, a pot of black chicken soup, a fish in sauce, and twice-cooked pork.


    Xu He said the total and went to the side to serve the meal. He put the white rice in front of Zhang Fangyuan "How much did the banquet cost?"

"It’s more than 1,000 copper coins for pork, and there are also chickens, ducks, fishes, and other miscellaneous things. It’s estimated that they are almost even. "

    Xu He didn’t agree with Zhang Fangyuan’s sloppy counting of money, and he had to calculate every coins clearly in order to live, otherwise he wouldn’t know how the money was spent. He couldn't even save money.

    "I'll figure it out after dinner."

    Zhang Fangyuan chuckled and put a piece of meat into Xu He's bowl: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Eat quickly! If you're skinny, don't eat more and you won’t grow taller."

    Only then did Xu He pick up the bowl, and he said sullenly,

"I've grown quite tall, so what will I look like if I grow taller?"


    "It doesn't matter if you are tall or short, what matters is your health."

They ate together and got busy with their own work.

    There was a big banquet yesterday, although the people who came to help had already cleaned up, but many things were borrowed and had to be returned.


    Xu He wanted to go with Zhang Fangyuan to return the things, but Zhang Fangyuan was not willing to let him go.

    Zhang Fangyuan moved the borrowed tables, chairs, pots, pans, and pans to each family. It was a waste of work and time to travel here and there. Fortunately, there was a carriage, and the things were tied to the cart, and he ran for three or four trips were enough.

    Xu He didn't go out of the house, only tidying up and cleaning at home, and the two of them were busy separately, which was quick. Xu He saw that there were still a lot of dishes left for the banquet, not to mention side dishes, there were still a lot of meat dishes, in large pots and small plates, and half a chopping board.

    The villagers were eager to eat enough for three days at a time. Normally, those who served the banquet would only have some soup and water left. It could be seen that Zhang Fangyuan bought a lot of things this time, and there was still some leftovers.

    He picked out all the meat, and divided the meat and vegetables into two large bowls. The boiled vegetables could be fed directly to the livestock, but he was still a little reluctant to part with the vegetables fried in oil and water. And what gave him a headache was that there were no animals at home to eat the leftovers. There were not many opportunities for the farmers to have leftovers, but once there were, it would be very sad to have no animals to eat.

    Although it was cheaper for Zhang Fangyuan to buy pigs outside, but now that he was here, the family still had to buy piglets, whether they were raised to sell or slaughtered for their own food.

    In addition, they had to buy a few pairs of chickens and ducklings. Who didn’t open a corner in the backyard to build a shed to raise these? Not only they could be sold for money, but they could also catch one to eat during the New Year and festival, and when they grew up, they would lay eggs.

    Standing in front of the stove, Xu He was cleaning the pot, thinking about how to live his life, when he heard the sound of a horse snorting in the yard, he glanced out the window: "You’re back?"

    "Yeah. I have returned all the things I borrowed."

    Zhang Fangyuan unloaded the cart, tied up the horse, and went into the house to drink a bowl of water.

    "There are still a lot of things left, you can see who to give some to." Xu He pushed the meat bowl he picked out: "The weather is getting hotter day by day, and the taste is easy to change. It will be a pity if it can’t be eaten."

    Zhang Fangyuan said: "You make up your mind, send whoever you want to send."

Xu He thought for a while: "Then send some to the fourth uncle's house, and the Chen family is close to the house, and those who don't look up and look down will give some”


    Zhang Fangyuan's parents was gone, and the new wife didn't have to get up early to serve tea. The fourth uncle's family was the closest to Zhang Fangyuan. He asked if he wanted to go to the fourth uncle's house to meet the elders, but Zhang Fangyuan said no, the fourth uncle and aunt told him early to let the two of them live a good life, and they wouldn’t use their status as elders to overwhelm the new wife.

    Xu He was a little moved in his heart, and felt that life was relaxed all of a sudden, and no one would overly disciplined him anymore. Even so, Xu He thought it was a courtesy to meet people while delivering things.

    Zhang Fangyuan nodded, put down the water bowl, and took out the bracelet that he was going to give earlier from his arms: "Put it on."

    Xu He looked at the silver bracelet and said nothing more.

    "Come on, I'll wear it for you."

    Zhang Fangyuan rolled up Xu He's sleeve and put the bracelet on. He pinched Xu He's slender wrist. Except for the skeleton, there was really not much flesh on it: "My mother’s arms are thicker than yours, and she didn't have so much time to wear this bracelet before."

    Xu He touched the bracelet, looked at his own darker skin and said nothing.

    "It's okay, I'll take good care of it, and it will grow well in the future."

    Zhang Fangyuan took the opportunity to touch Xu He's hand again, his thick eyebrows twitched slightly: "Aside from anything else, following the butcher will ensure you that you have meat every day. "

The corners of Xu He's mouth hooked indistinctly, as if he just came here for these things.

    Zhang Fangyuan squeezed Xu He's hand for a while, and suddenly remembered the time when he went out: "Just now when I went to return the tables and stools, I passed by your house, guess who I met?"

    Xu He's eyebrows twitched slightly: " Who?"

    "The madam of the Fei family led Fei Lian to your house with some gifts."

    "The Fei family went to propose marriage!" When they got married yesterday, there was no one from the Fei family. Thinking about the embarrassing situation before, the Fei family wouldn’t come either.

    Now that the Fei's family finally came to visit, his mother and second sister should be very happy, and the stone in the mother and daughter's heart had finally been let go.

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