Spring comes to the desperate place

After the Song family's new house was almost decorated, Grandpa Song planned to invite Gu Fengyue to come over for a housewarming party. As for why he didn't invite Lord Gu, it was mainly because the other party was of noble status and if he invited him, people would think he was marrying above his station. Gu Fengyue was still young and had saved his life, so it was reasonable to invite him.

When the day of the banquet arrived, the Song family got up early to prepare. In the past few days, they had moved their things to their new home one after another, and they simply packed up the things in the villa and took them away.

The Song family invited everyone to a luncheon, and as soon as the Song family arrived at their new home, everything started to move. Grandpa Song was responsible for pasting up couplets and door gods, Grandma Song was responsible for washing vegetables, Song Dazhuang was responsible for slaughtering chickens, Song Qin was responsible for cooking, Song Chunsheng was running errands everywhere, and Song Chunlin was assigned to look after the youngest, Song Xiaobao, to prevent him from running around and making trouble.

After more than two months of nourishing the body, Song Xiaobao not only became stronger and stronger, but also walked more steadily. However, he also became more difficult to control. Children of this age are full of curiosity about the world. If they are not watched, they will run to places they shouldn't go. He has chased away the chickens at home several times. Everyone loves and hates him.

Everyone was busy today, so Song Chunlin forced himself to hold Song Xiaobao and stay at the door, waiting for Gu Fengyue to come.

The Song family lives outside the village, only a few steps away from the nearest village. Because their house is close to the mountain, many villagers will pass by their house on their way up the mountain. In just over ten days, the Song family has become familiar faces here.

Just a short while later, two groups of people came over to greet him.

"Hey, here's the little brother from the Song family, playing with his younger brother."

"Well, is Auntie going up the mountain to collect firewood again?"

The auntie smiled and replied, "That's right. The weather is getting colder and colder. We can never have too much firewood at home."

"That's the truth."

After seeing off this group, Song Chunlin saw from afar several elderly men coming to the village. These were the village chief and several older elders in the village who were prepared to be entertained by the Song family. Song Chunlin had sharp eyes and did not see the head of the village, but he saw the head of the village's son.

Several people came together, and Song Chunlin hurried back to call Grandpa Song. When Grandpa Song came out, everyone had just reached the door.

Grandpa Song quickly welcomed the guests in. After some greetings, Grandma Song served tea to everyone. The tea set was bought in Beijing, and the tea leaves were from Song Chunlin's space. People of this era would add a lot of condiments when drinking tea, but Song Chunlin couldn't get used to that strange taste, so the Song family always drank clear tea. Although the tea was very clear, it had a pleasant aroma, and there would be a slight sweet aftertaste in the throat after drinking it.

When everyone first saw the Song family treating them with tea, they thought they were being neglected. They couldn't refuse, so they took a sip reluctantly. The taste, which was completely different from their usual tea, immediately conquered them.

"Brother Song, what kind of tea is this? It's quite sweet, but different from the sweetness we have at home that we add sugar to." The person who spoke was the son of the head of the village. He was younger than Grandpa Song, so he called Grandpa Song "brother".

Grandpa Song: "It's just some coarse tea. We don't like those with strong flavors. We prefer light ones. I wonder if you can get used to it?"

Everyone said they were used to it and found it very novel. It was their first time drinking and they drank two or three cups unknowingly. There was a noise at the door over there. Grandpa Song looked towards the gate and only recognized the Gu family's carriage.

Song Chunlin hugged the kid tightly as he tried to jump onto Gu Fengyue. Song Xiaobao was so anxious that he shouted, "Brother, hold me!"

Song Chunsheng, who came up behind him, felt as if his heart was stabbed with a knife. This kid, he was the one who took care of his poop and pee when he was a child, but the first person he called "brother" was not him!

This really hurt his brother's heart. Song Chunsheng covered his chest with his hands, looking heartbroken.

Song Chunlin's face was full of black lines. Although he was not the one who took care of him the most, he also gave the child a lot of delicious food. Why didn't he call him brother first?

Only Gu Fengyue took the kid from Song Chunlin's arms with a smile on his face, and held him sideways. Song Chunlin then discovered that another person, Gu Fengyun, wearing a fox fur cloak, had walked out of the carriage.

"Hey, the Marquis is here too?"

Grandpa Song happened to see Lord Gu and hurried forward to greet him, but Gu Fengyun quickly stepped forward and helped Grandpa Song up as he was about to salute.

"Grandpa Song, I'm here this time as A Yue's brother to congratulate you on your new home. As a junior, how can I accept your gift?"

Having said that, Grandpa Song naturally stopped talking and invited the two brothers into the house.

The yard has been cleaned up by the Song family. The furniture in the house is also simple and looks a bit crude. The chairs chosen are the backrest chairs that have only become popular in recent years. In order to make sitting comfortable, each chair is padded.

The cushion is made of sponge inside and cloth outside which was hastily made by Song Qinshi and Song Amuo. The material is quite ordinary and looks plain, but you will feel the difference only when you sit on it.

The tea that the Song family drank was also different from what they drank. The tea was crystal clear and had a light green tint.

The Gu brothers were born into aristocratic families and had seen all kinds of good things. However, the things from the Song family always gave them a sense of novelty. However, they were both smart people and although they were confused, they would not ask directly.

Seeing that they looked so noble and their every move carried the aura of superiors, the villagers nearby were so shocked that they dared not speak, for fear of saying something wrong and making the nobles angry.

Fortunately, the announcement was made that the dinner was about to begin. Because Gu Fengyun had joined them, the Song family set up a separate table for the two brothers and asked Grandpa Song to accompany them. Song Dazhuang sat at another table with the villagers. Those people breathed a sigh of relief visibly, and the atmosphere at the table suddenly became more relaxed.

The Song family had put in a lot of effort for today's housewarming party. Song Qin even successfully grew a basket of bean sprouts under the hands-on guidance of Song Chunlin.

There are too few vegetables in winter, and the Song family doesn't want to get all of them from Song Chunlin's space, so today's table is basically made up of local ingredients, but many modern cooking techniques were used. The most Song Chunlin contributed was some unknown seasonings and recipes.

Everyone was quite satisfied with the table full of dishes, especially the bean sprouts. Who would have thought that bean sprouts could be eaten?

"Is this dish difficult to make? If it can be popularized, wouldn't there be another delicacy on the winter table in the future?" Liu Pinggui, the son of the head of the village, sighed. In previous years, there were only a few dishes in winter, and he was tired of them. The bean sprouts tasted very good when just stir-fried. Song Qin also cooked a bowl of meatball bean sprout soup with bean sprouts and pork, and Liu Pinggui drank two bowls in a row.