The fragrance of medicine is alluring, the farm elder sister is cool and cool

"Stop making trouble, you naughty child. Grandma will take you to the banquet."

When Wen Baolong heard about the banquet, he immediately became excited and insisted on going to the banquet right away.

"Sufen! Chunhua! Go to the vegetable garden and pick some fresh vegetables. Let's go to your second brother's house together tonight." Old Mrs. Wen muttered softly as she carefully placed the eggs in her hand into the bamboo basket beside her.

At this time, Wen Lao Da and Wen Lao San exchanged glances silently. They couldn't let go of their male pride. They were cold and dismissive to Wen Liang just now, but now they asked them to take the initiative to show goodwill.

Although he knew that doing so would bring him benefits, as a man, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

On Wen Qingcheng's side, Song Jiao and Ye Xiuying were busy preparing dinner. Wen Liang was sitting in the main hall, chatting with his uncle and his son. At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Then, the mastiff raised by Zicheng rushed to the door like an arrow and barked wildly at the outside. Although it was just a puppy, its barking was very loud.

Hearing this, Ye Xiuying quickly put down the vegetables in her hand and stood up quickly. She rubbed her hands on her apron and said to Song Jiao beside her: "I'll go see who's here."

As she was talking, she had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard. Ye Xiuying opened the door and was stunned when she saw the person coming. "Why are you here?"

"Oh, sister-in-law, we heard that second brother returned safely, so we came here specially to welcome him." Zhao Chunhua had a smile on her face and handed over the things she was carrying as she spoke.

Ye Xiuying subconsciously retracted her hand and didn't take it. Today was a good day, and she didn't want to see them. She was very unhappy. Wen Liang came back just now and said that he was treated coldly over there. What happened? Did he come to curry favor with them because he heard that he passed the exam?

Mrs. Wen had a smile on her face, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were piled up like two chrysanthemums. "Xiuying, everyone is very happy that Aliang is back. We got some eggs and fresh vegetables. Don't worry about it. Let them cook."

Without waiting for Ye Xiuying to speak, they walked in one after another. The young mastiff Xiao Hei on the ground bit them randomly and bit Wen Lao San's trouser leg.

Wen Lao San swung his legs and said, "Oh, you even have a dog? This dog is really good. It looks different from other dogs."

Zicheng also ran over and picked up Xiao Hei: "This is a mastiff, it guards the house, and it will grow very big in the future."

"Yes, it's a really good dog." Wen Lao San said and wanted to touch the dog. Xiao Hei grinned with a fierce expression. Wen Lao San didn't dare to touch it directly. He retracted his hand angrily and followed Wen Lao Da into the house.

Wen Yufeng glanced at Xiao Hei with some disdain and said to Wen Zicheng, "The dog is so dirty, and you're still holding it in your arms."

Wen Zicheng replied weakly: "Xiao Hei is not dirty."

Wen Baolong's attention was attracted by Xiao Hei. The little dog was completely black except for a circle of brown hair in front of its neck, like a small scarf. Its limbs were sturdy, and unlike ordinary dogs, it bared its teeth and looked at him fiercely, looking very majestic.

"Hold it for me." Baolong was about to take it, but was pulled away by Old Lady Wen. "You will be cured if I bite off your hand."

Wen Baolong was suddenly dragged away, grinning and about to cry, but when he saw Song Jiao marinating chicken legs outside the kitchen, his eyes immediately revealed a greedy look.

"I want to eat chicken legs. I want to eat chicken legs." Wen Baolong was clamoring to eat.

Wen Baofeng glanced at him, reached out and hit him on the head. "Look at what you have accomplished."

Zhang Sufen looked at the dishes being prepared outside the kitchen and said, "Xiuying, you guys are living a really good life."

"It's not like we eat it every day." Ye Xiuying replied calmly. She didn't want to bother with them, but they brought food and were very attentive, so she was embarrassed to turn them away. As long as they didn't make trouble, everything would be fine.

Several people entered the main room. "Mom, why are you here?" Wen Liang was surprised and stood up and said.

When the Third Wen was at home, he still despised his mother for trying to please Wen Liang, but now he rushed to flatter her, "Second brother, no, I should call you Master Xiucai. You really bring honor to our Wen family. In the future, our Baolong should just be like his second uncle."

Old Lady Wen also had a happy look on her face: "I never thought that I would become a scholar's mother when I am old. It is so glorious. The first scholar in Yueya Village. When I go down there and see your father, I will have something to explain."

Zhang Sufen also smiled so much that her eyebrows were not visible. "I knew my brother could do it. He has been a good student since he was young. Xiuying, you are so lucky to have become the wife of a scholar."

Ye Xiuying felt bitter. What kind of a scholar's wife was that? How could she have such a good life? She was the one who suffered hardships, and when her husband became rich, she was not the one to enjoy the happiness with him.

The people at the Wen family's old house were all thinking about currying favor with Wen Liang, and no one noticed the bitter smile on Ye Xiuying's lips.

Old Mrs. Wen's face turned blue and white. If she had known this would happen earlier, she would have loved him more and her whole family would have supported his education. Now she regrets it so much that her intestines turn green when she thinks back then that she didn't let him go to school and tore up his books.

Wen Yufeng was very happy because her uncle was a scholar, which raised her status. Although she was beautiful and outstanding, her parents' generation had very few contacts with wealthy people, so she could not get close to those officials.

Zhang Sufen had the same idea. She only had this one daughter and she was counting all her efforts on her in the future. Now that Wen Liang had passed the imperial examination and was doing so well, her daughter would be a lady too, and her status would naturally be different.

Old Third Wen felt a little guilty because he once sold Wen Qingcheng for three taels of silver, and later there was a big quarrel because of the Mu'er incident. At this moment, he felt a little guilty facing his second brother Wen Liang.

Ye Xiuying looked at the attentiveness of this family, despised their power in her heart, and went to the kitchen silently to cook.

Zhao Chunhua has always tried to curry favor with anyone who has ability. She didn't see that Wen Liang could be so capable and didn't respect him, but that's all in the past.

At this moment, seeing Ye Xiuying went to the kitchen to prepare dinner with Song Jiao, she hurried to the kitchen and said affectionately: "Second sister-in-law, I will help you pick the vegetables, you go and have a rest, okay." Without waiting for Ye Xiuying to reply, Zhao Chunhua had snatched the vegetables from Ye Xiuying's hand and started picking them on her own.

Zhao Chunhua did not forget to chat with Ye Xiuying while picking vegetables, deliberately belittling Zhang Sufen and praising Ye Xiuying. People who did not know the inside story thought that she and Ye Xiuying were sisters. Song Jiao looked at her with disdain.

During the meal, the family sat around the dining table, and a small table was set up for Wen Yufeng, Wen Baolong, Zicheng and Chuyi.

Zhang Sufen brought the last dish, sat down, looked around and felt that someone was missing. Where was Wen Qingcheng?