Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

Today, both mother and daughter wore curved skirts. Wangshu wore a three-wrapped pink fishtail skirt that was tightened above the knees, making her look slim and slender. She took small steps and the skirt danced, which was very beautiful.

She really likes dresses with curved hems. Now she has a curvy figure, a thin waist, and is in the prime of her youth and beauty. She has to show it off: especially in front of Li Wanting. She tightens her waist and stands up proudly so that she can see it clearly, otherwise she will think she is fooling her.

Li Wanting, realizing the other person's intention, lowered her head deeply.

Wangshu was satisfied until he saw Qin Xiuyuan following his father in. Haha, brother, you are quite stubborn!

Qin Xiuyuan's eyes lit up: "...I've been stabbed countless times by my father-in-law's resentment...

After introducing themselves and flattering each other, Xia Weiwei and the other two started serving the dishes.

Braised pig ears, stewed pig's trotters, crispy braised pork belly, glutinous rice boxes, shredded chicken with pepper and sesame sauce, chicken feet, braised chicken and duck offal, steamed dumplings, small wontons, stir-fried meat with pickled cabbage, pork meatballs, blanched bean sprouts, and a big pot of pig skull and white radish soup.

Wangshu watched someone make crispy pork belly in the morning. When she was thinking hard about the banquet, she suddenly had an idea. In her previous life, the main dish of the banquet was a bowl of crispy, non-greasy and slightly sweet crispy pork belly. This is a delicacy that grandparents must make at home during the holidays. Of course, she, a precocious housewife, can make it!

Boil ginger and garlic in boiling water until soft, poke densely packed with small holes, smear with salt and vinegar, and deep-fry over medium heat, frying again until they bloom. Save most of it, but soak a few pieces in water until softened, slice them, and arrange them neatly in a large bowl, skin-side down. Top with pickled cabbage shreds, and steam in a steamer for an hour. Then, turn the mixture upside down and place it in another bowl. Your mouth-watering crispy braised pork belly is ready.

When the new dishes were served, Qin Xiuyuan looked even more proud.

When all the dishes were served, Ji's father stood up and offered tea instead of wine. "Thank you all for your presence today. God has blessed us with such great grace. My wife and I are blessed with a daughter, Wangshu, and we are content and live a happy life. I never thought that in our lifetime, my wife and I would have the opportunity to raise a second son, Ji. This is a gift from God, and it is perfect. Today is a great occasion. I have prepared a little wine and some simple food. Please enjoy."

"Congratulations, brother-in-law!"

"Hahaha, okay, thank you! Thank you!"

"I wish Uncle San great joy in having a son in six months!"

"Hahaha, it's all good, it's all good. My wife and I have the experience of raising Shushu, so it's better to raise a daughter. She's considerate, smart, well-behaved, beautiful, and hardworking... My dear daughter Shushu is amazing. Oh, you see, she has to go out into the city to manage the fields, worry about business, keep accounts, and be the head of the household all day long. Oh, she's also the one who's hosting the banquet tonight..."

Ji Wangrong, who was congratulating: ...Uncle San, please, just pretend I didn't say anything...

Wangshu, who was sitting at the table with unmarried men and women, felt her scalp tingling. She stood up, waved to her father who was singing praises, pointed to her stomach, and told him to shut up quickly because she was starving to death!

How could the emperor's number one daughter-in-law care about such trivial details? "...She cooks every day and has excellent cooking skills. This glutinous rice box is my good daughter..."

Ji's mother, who shook her head helplessly at her relatives, noticed her daughter's hunger signals and quickly stood up. "Husband, come on, we're all family. Let's talk while we eat. Let everyone eat while it's hot. This crispy braised pork belly is my daughter's new way of eating it today. Please enjoy it."

Ji Wangyue at the table was the first to exclaim, "Wow, the crispy braised pork belly is so delicious!"

The Ji family has three girls from both families, and the other two are of marriageable age. Ji Wangyue is the youngest. She is coquettish and playful, well-behaved and sweet-spoken, and the old lady likes her quite a bit.

There is no rule of not talking while eating once you enter the Ji family's school gate. Male elders and the old lady sit at one table, married women and children sit at one table, and unmarried young men and women sit at another table. So on Wangshu's right is Ji Wangyue, who is noisy and exclaims in admiration from time to time, and Li Wanting, who is suppressed by her real capital and has to work hard to eat, Ji Wanggui, the youngest son of the deceased second uncle, Li Shangde from his aunt's family, and Qin Xiuyuan, who came up to have a second meal.

The men played games of guessing and drinking, toasting each other with a lively atmosphere. The women shared tips on pregnancy and child-rearing, recounting the absurd story of someone's sister-in-law who overslept and was caught by her mother-in-law. They also talked about how difficult life was in Yaocheng these days, how the changing seasons brought many sick children, how young scholars had few careers, and how the high cost of starting a business was high for older people.

Unmarried men and women sat at a small round table, and their relatives did not have too many taboos. On Wangshu's left was the chattering Ji Wangyue, and on his right was Qin Xiuyuan, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall.

Her belt was too tight, and she didn't find the same thing fresh. She wanted to try the braised pork, but it was a bit far away. So she focused on bean sprouts, two at a time, chewing them slowly.

"Have a piece of braised pork?" Qin Xiuyuan asked her in a low voice. She ate a lot, even the little mouse would eat the wheat grains... When she saw people taking a look, there was barely half a bowl of braised pork left. Usually, her aunt and uncle helped her to pick up vegetables and serve soup, and she had a good appetite.

After swallowing the bean sprouts, Wangshu asked, "What do you think?"

"It's delicious. I ate two slices. They are crispy and tasty, fat but not greasy. The pickled cabbage at the bottom goes well with rice." Qin Xiuyuan praised it generously.

Thinking of the dog that has not yet succeeded and doesn’t even eat it, I admire such a ruthless person in my heart: Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, but she tasted Goubuli.

Wangshu reached out and rolled up his sleeve, revealing his slender, pale wrist with faint veins. He pointed at the small, red, swollen blister that was still very obvious even after applying the transparent cream, and whispered, "It was splashed with oil. Eat two more pieces to avenge me. Show me if there's any with more lean meat and crispy skin. Take a piece."

That day I kissed her a little too hard, and it hurt so much that it was annoying. Her skin was so delicate and tender, and now that the oil had splashed on her, her appetite had decreased... Last time, she ran a horse in the daytime, and after that, she had to stay in bed for a few days.

"Be patient and prick it, it will heal quickly."

He really ate a few more pieces of fat. He picked out the skin and lean meat with clean chopsticks and gave them to her.

Ji Wangyue: ...Isn't this just my sister-in-law trying to coax her four-year-old nephew...to let him eat more meat and vegetables? She often tears off the skin and lean meat and feeds it to him, while the adults eat the fat...

Ji Wanggui also opened his eyes wide and gained new insights...

Li Shangde has always protected his sister. Seeing that his sister was a little envious of the meat on the opposite side, he followed her example. Since the meat was fat but not greasy, he tore off two pieces of skin and lean meat for his sister.

Li Wanting ate everything and chatted quietly with her brother.

Qin Xiuyuan continued to whisper to others, saying that this trip was no secret and would take at least two months. They would select horses and finalize the list tomorrow, so they might set off at any time.

Wangshu wondered if such goodbyes would become more frequent in the future. After the goodbyes, she would stay where she was while he would fight in all directions with the army.

A general dies in a hundred battles, a warrior returns after ten years, or never returns.

He sighed deeply, nodded, and put down his chopsticks when he had almost finished eating. "Let's go to the study." Qin Xiuyuan stood up and explained the reason to Ji's father and mother respectively.

Ji's mother listened attentively, nodded in understanding, and patted the shoulder of the person who bent down to report. "Go, good boy. Let's have a good chat."

After watching the people enter the wing room, he did not hide it from everyone, "Xiuyuan will be going to the southwest with the team to borrow food soon, and said goodbye to Shushu."

The adjutant of the third son of the Qin family is considered a very promising and prestigious young man in Yaocheng. He was like an orphan with a hard-pressed family background at first, but his luck changed when his fortunes turned. Who would have thought that he would have such good fortune?

Even Madam Ji couldn't help but praise him: "This kid has great potential. My granddaughter has found a good home in her life."