On the day of the house-warming banquet at Wang Xin's home, not only did the original people from the Changshou Village come, but even the landlord Zhou Jiancheng, who seldom attended in person, came with his wife Zhou Zheng, as well as his son Zhou Ze and daughter Zhou Ying.

Wang Xin set up the place for entertaining male guests in the front yard, and Hao Ge'er and the village chief were there to entertain them.

The female guest and the child were placed in the second courtyard, and I and the village chief's aunt helped to take care of them.

The kitchen was mainly managed by Mrs. Li, who invited Zhang Sun and a few other women who were on good terms with her to help.

Because Wang Xin was well prepared.

On the afternoon of the previous day, together with the women who helped, they blanched the heads, trotters, ears, offal and elbows of four wild boars and made them into a delicious stew.

Also, cut the rest of the four wild boars' ribs into pieces, cut the pork belly into cubes suitable for stir-frying braised pork, and slice or shred the other soft meat.

The pheasant, hare and roe deer were prepared in the same way so that they could be cooked the next day.

I also steamed several large pots of steamed buns.

Finally, to thank all the aunts for their hard work and for the taste of the dishes for the next day, in front of everyone’s astonished eyes, our little chef Hao Ge’er took the lead, standing on a stool to teach everyone on the spot, and demonstrated how to make Hao Ge’er brand braised pork, braised spare ribs, big plate chicken and other main dishes for tomorrow.

This operation was so shocking that everyone present was shocked. Not only had the other aunts never seen it before, but even Mrs. Li and Xue Cuo, who had been living in the family for over a month, had never seen it before.

Little stars appeared in Xuecuo's eyes, which were usually cold and gloomy.

But it’s really delicious, isn’t it?

The aunts who were used to eating stews were so attracted by the delicious taste that they almost swallowed their tongues.

Finally, Hao Ge'er stated that he was young and weak, so he would not help in the kitchen the next day.

He proudly announced that his sister would let him be the little host to entertain the guests tomorrow!

The serious little look made the aunties who admired her so much just want to trample on her.

The youngest, Xuecuo, hesitated for a long time between following Haoger to entertain guests and to make fire. In the end, he chose the job of making fire, thinking that this would be the job that would make the most of his efforts.

Although he didn't like to talk much, he knew very well in his little heart that although he followed the young master and played with the children in the village these days, everyone was actually doing it for the young master's sake.

When people saw the scar on his face, although they no longer had the disgust in their eyes as before, they were still frightened. He should not go out and scare people anymore.

So, the next morning, the kitchen was orderly and busy but not chaotic.

The vegetables were arranged in advance when each family came to the banquet, knowing that their family was short of vegetables. This family brought a basket of cabbage and beans, that family brought a basket of green peppers and potatoes, and yet another family brought a basket of eggs and rapeseed. In the end, the kitchen floor was full of vegetables, and some had to be stored in the vegetable cellar that had been dug early in the morning.

By noon, almost all the guests had arrived.

When Wang Xin was about to have the dishes served, a small incident occurred.

A man who looked like a butler walked in carrying a gift box wrapped in red cloth, apologizing for being late and loudly congratulating people on their "happy housewarming".

Wang Xin had never seen him before, so he turned around and looked at the village chief.

The village chief came over and introduced Wang Xin with a smile, "Xin girl, this is your new neighbor, Manager Xie from the Xie Mansion."

He then introduced to Steward Xie: "This is the owner of this place, Miss Wang, and this is her brother Wang Hao."

After a pause, he continued, "I went to the other courtyard to invite you earlier, but no one answered. I thought no one was home?"

Manager Xie was a smart man, so he smiled and said, "No one was here before. The master ordered me to come and clean up the yard this morning, saying that I would stay here for a while in a few days to recuperate."

While chatting and laughing, the village chief took Hao Ge'er and sat them at the main table.

Seeing that no one else came, Wang Xin ordered the banquet to begin.

The food came out very quickly.

Wang Xin was willing to use oil and prepared enough meat. In addition, unlike the usual stewing method used by other families, he prepared two large iron pots and fried the dishes with oil.

Several large jars of good wine were also prepared.

It is rare for people to eat meat on weekdays. The warm-house banquet at Wang Xin's house not only has a wide variety of meat and dishes and large portions, but also tastes amazing.

As soon as the banquet started, the whole house suddenly became as lively as during the Chinese New Year.

In the inner courtyard, landlord Zhou's wife Zheng, her daughter Zhou Ying, the village chief's aunt Zhang Li, and Wang Xin sat at the main table.

Zhou Ying was a shy little girl with a pale face, a thin figure, and spoke in a soft voice.

Seeing that she ate very little, Wang Xin picked up the serving chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork ribs for her.

The little girl blushed and thanked him in a low voice.

Wang Xin felt a little uncomfortable seeing how easily she became shy.

Is this the ancient lady of the inner chamber?

But Wang Xin was still very glad that he wore a suitable identity.

I was just about to ask others to eat more.

The little girl Zhou Ying frowned, covered her belly with her hands, and looked like she was about to cry.

Everyone at the table was shocked: Could it be that the food was not prepared properly and he had an upset stomach?

Then I thought, no way, she ate the least at the table, so if anyone was going to get sick, it would be everyone else first, so how come others are not hurt at all?

They all looked at Zhou Zheng with doubt.

Zhou Zheng smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry to disturb everyone's mood. I brought my daughter here today because I wanted to ask for something. I wanted to trouble Miss Wang after the banquet, but now I have to apologize for disturbing you."

She gestured to Wang Xin to find a place to talk.

Wang Xin asked the village chief's aunt to continue to entertain everyone, and then took the mother and daughter into the study room next door.

As soon as they sat down, Zhou Zheng took her daughter's hand, which was as thin as a chicken's claw, and said to Wang Xin, "I have heard that Miss Wang is a great doctor and can cure any disease with her medicine. My daughter has had a weak spleen and stomach since she was a child. If she eats something inappropriate, she will have abdominal pain due to food accumulation, and sometimes she will have a high fever that won't go away."

She paused for a moment and continued, "Her father and I have taken her to seek medical treatment everywhere since she was young. I don't know how many doctors she has seen, but there is no improvement. Two years ago, we went to the capital and spent a lot of money to invite the palace physician to take a look. He said that she was born with deficiency of both heart and spleen, and prescribed a prescription for conditioning. But I don't know what's wrong with her. She vomits as soon as she takes the medicine..."

She sighed and continued, "Finally, her father had no choice but to hear about the legend of Changshou Mountain from somewhere. He moved here with the idea of ​​giving it a try, but it's been two years since he came here, and it's still the same."

She smiled at Wang Xin with hope, "Please take a look at it, Miss Wang. Whether it succeeds or not, we will be grateful for your kindness."

What can Wang Xin do when facing a mother?

She held the little girl's slender wrist and felt her pulse carefully.

I asked the mother and daughter many more questions and I had a better idea of ​​what was going on.

He took his hand back and smiled at the mother and daughter: "I happen to have a flavored medicine here, maybe you can try it!"

After saying that, he went back to the room, took out a bottle of medicine from the space, changed the packaging into a porcelain bottle, handed it to Zhou Zheng, and carefully reminded her of the usage and precautions.

When Zhou Zheng poured it out and took a look, she saw that it was small, exquisitely made pills, not the large bag of herbal medicine that the doctor had given her before. Thinking of her daughter's habit of vomiting after taking the medicine, she couldn't help but feel a strong hope.

Even the little girl Zhou Ying's eyes lit up when she saw that it was not bitter medicine.

Zhou Zheng took out the purse she had prepared long ago and handed it to Wang Xin, saying, "Thank you, Miss Wang! I am deeply sorry for disturbing your warm-room party. I will take my daughter with me and leave today. I will thank you again tomorrow."

After saying this, he bowed deeply, apologized to everyone after coming out, and walked out with Zhou Ying.

Wang Xin and Zhang Li, who had hurriedly stood up, saw Zhou Zheng and her daughter out the door. When they saw the two walking away, they were about to turn back when they saw a donkey cart hurriedly coming towards them from afar, and they could not help but stop.

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