After the powerful minister was reborn, he married the delicate girl back home

Mrs. Gu Xu was quick at work and her craftsmanship was good. It didn’t take long before three dishes and one soup were served on the table. Fragrant chicken stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts, scrambled eggs with chili, and red root vegetable and egg soup with sesame oil. .

In order to better entertain the dean and his family, Mrs. Gu Xu was cruel and steamed a lot of white rice, so that the smell of rice filled the room and brought out the gluttons in people's stomachs.

The dishes were served on the table, and Gu Dashan also brought the sorghum wine he brewed. This was considered wine and food.

Today's meal is as sumptuous as the Chinese New Year, or even more so. In order to make the dean treat Gu Xingmo more kindly in the future, the family has tried their best, but they are still a little uneasy. I heard that the dean and his wife are from the capital. Yes, what good things haven’t you seen? I just ask them not to dislike it.

Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Qin Wan was a little uneasy. The whole family was obviously here to express their gratitude, but asking them to kill chickens and steam white rice was too much.

Then she remembered that when she came here, she saw Gu Xingmo writing on the ground with a branch, and she was deeply touched. She was going to leave more money when she left later! After all, Gu Xingmo was her husband's favorite student, so he still had to help.

Gu Xingmo didn't know that his unintentional move had caused such a misunderstanding, but he also understood that his family might have spent a lot of money today, and he planned to go to the bookstore in the town in a few days.

Many poor students choose to copy books for bookstores or other wealthy families to earn extra income, and Gu Xingmo is no exception. In addition, his calligraphy is good, and he can hand in the copied books on time every time, so There are many people who are willing to use him, and he can earn two or three taels of silver at least a month.

Since he has nothing to do at home these days, he should copy more and subsidize his family's income, Gu Xingmo thought to himself.

Seeing that the food was ready, Gu Dashan invited the dean and his family to eat. He poured two large bowls of wine, gave one bowl to Lu Yuanzhou, smiled and asked him to try it, and kept the other bowl for himself.

The Gu family's table was not small and could fit everyone, but in the end, Mrs. Gu Xu led Wang Cuiliu to the kitchen to eat alone. Qin Wan didn't understand. In the past, everyone would sit around and eat together at home. Occasionally, During a major dinner party, men and women would be divided into two tables to avoid suspicion, but they would never ask the host to eat in the kitchen!

After being busy for so long, Qin Wan could only go to the kitchen to eat. This made Qin Wan feel uncomfortable. She quickly stood up and walked towards the kitchen, wanting to call them both over.

Seeing this, Gu Xingmo stopped her and prepared to shout himself.

But when he got to the kitchen, he finally understood why his mother and sister-in-law had to eat in the kitchen. Unlike the sumptuous meal on the table, the two of them only had a plate of cold amaranth for lunch, and there were not even a few grains of rice in each bowl. The gruel made him feel very uncomfortable, and he secretly thought of ways to make money.

"Mom, sister-in-law, let's go back to the house to eat!" Gu Xingmo said.

Mrs. Gu Xu quickly put down the bowl in her hand, pushed Gu Xingmo out of the kitchen, and scolded: "What are you doing? The smell in the kitchen is strong, stop smoking."

Gu Xingmo smiled and teased: "Why, you and sister-in-law can smell it, but I can't?"

"That won't work. Whose seven-foot man can enter the kitchen? I'm not afraid of making people laugh if I say it. Besides, you are still a scholar. Don't you have a saying? What is the name of the distant cook? Go back quickly and have a good chat with the dean. , it’s not easy for people to come all the way to see you.”

Gu Xu had received this kind of education since she was a child, and so had Wang Cuiliu, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But Gu Xingmo couldn't accept it. No matter what, he couldn't watch his relatives eating amaranth and him eating meat. They were a family, so why should one person enjoy the blessings and the other suffer?

If his mother and sister-in-law didn't go with him, he wouldn't leave either. He would just sit in the kitchen and drink porridge with them.

Thinking this, Gu Xumo did the same. He sidestepped away from Mrs. Gu Xu and walked straight into the kitchen. He took a bowl and filled himself with porridge. He picked up a handful of amaranth with chopsticks and ate half a plate with the porridge.

After Mrs. Gu Xu reacted, she snatched the bowl from his hand and asked him what he wanted to do. Is this a meal he could eat?

Gu Xingmo waved his hand and said with a smile: "My mother can eat it, and my sister-in-law can eat it too, why can't I? I tasted it, and it's not the same. Well, I won't have to eat it on the table in the future. Sitting here in the kitchen with you two, the three of us will continue to drink porridge and eat amaranth, and we will finally be full."

Mrs. Gu Xu pointed at Gu Xingmo and was speechless for a long time. She wanted to drive him out, but it turned out that the child's butt seemed to be stuck to the bench and he couldn't pull her away. He really wanted to push her out. I'm so angry!

But no matter how angry she was, Gu Xingmo still looked playful and smiling, looking a little careless.

Wang Cuiliu couldn't help but be a little surprised. His brother-in-law was usually serious, but now he looked a lot more lively, and now he looked like he was sixteen years old.

The three of them were in a stalemate. Gu Xu didn't leave, and Wang Cuiliu didn't leave either. Gu Xingmo just sat and waited for them to leave.

But here, Qin Wan looked at Gu Xingmo for a long time and didn't come back. Feeling a little worried, she got up and went into the kitchen.

Looking at the three people frozen in the kitchen, and then at the plate of amaranth and porridge, Qin Wan understood something in her heart. She quickly stepped forward and took Gu Xu's hand, with tears in her eyes, and choked with sobs: "You... How can we be so embarrassed? How can the guests eat well and ask the host to eat these!"

Mrs. Gu Xu couldn't sit still at all. She stammered: "Madam, I... please don't cry. I can't bear it!"

It's over, she made the dean's wife cry. The dean wouldn't let Mo'er wear small shoes! Mrs. Gu Xu felt extremely uneasy.

Qin Wan didn't listen, and instead said: "The guest does as he pleases. Since the master eats this, I will also eat it. Xingmo, where is your bowl?"

"Master's wife, it's on your right." Gu Xingmo said with a smile.

Qin Wan took a bowl and stepped forward to serve the porridge.

Mrs. Gu Xu was really frightened by her. She quickly grabbed the bowl, sighed, and compromised: "Madam, I'll go to the table!"

Qin Wan said very considerately: "You don't have to force it. Since ancient times, guests have done as the host does, but no host can do as the guest does."

"Don't force it, don't force it, how can you force yourself to eat meat! Cuiliu, put these things away quickly, Mo'er, take your wife and leave the kitchen quickly."

Gu Xingmo nodded and left with Qin Wan.

As soon as the two walked out of the kitchen, Qin Wan immediately put away her tears and carefully wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, leaving Gu Xingmo stunned.

He cried as much as he wanted, it was so good that he was willing to be the loser...

Qin Wan cleared her throat uncomfortably, feeling a little embarrassed. Apart from Lu Yuanzhou, this was the first time she had used this trick on someone else, and it seemed to be very effective.

After the two left, Mrs. Gu Xu opened the door of the cupboard, took out a bowl of chicken and bacon, and asked Wang Cuiliu to deliver it to Li Jiaorong. She originally planned to ask Rong Niang to come home to eat, but Mrs. Gu Knowing that she was shy and would be embarrassed to come, I filled this bowl and prepared to send it to her. The family finally killed a chicken and improved the child's life.

Wang Cuiliu nodded, carefully took another bowl and covered it to avoid dust, and then walked towards Li's house.