"I said, it would be such a shame if such a delicious roast chicken was poisonous." Liu Xiaojing's brain was full of roast chicken, and the only thing he could see was the roast chicken.

Ye Xunqing smiled gently, "Xiao Jing, you and Xiao An can go eat the roast chicken over there. I have something to say to my aunt."

Feng Jingheng also came over. He handed the plate to Feng Jingan and said, "You and Xiaojing go eat. Xiaoxuer must be hungry."

On the plate was the white steamed bun that Ye Xunqing had bought in town before. He cut it into slices and fried it in the oil used to fry fish. Now it was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and very delicious.

Feng Jing'an knew he couldn't help, so he took his wife and children to the corridor to have dinner.

The atmosphere in the yard was a bit tense. On one side were Ye Hongxia and the chattering woman, on one side were Ye Xunqing and Feng Jingheng, and on the other side was Feng Jinghua who was watching the fun.

"I'm right here. If you're unhappy with me, just tell me directly. There's no need to embarrass Ah Heng. He's stuck between the two of us, and it's hard for him to be a normal person." Ye Xunqing said, "I don't mind him favoring you. You've raised him for more than ten years, and he should be filial to you."

"Filial piety?" Before Ye Hongxia could say anything, the chatterbox couldn't help but say, "They say that once a man gets a wife, he forgets his mother. That's absolutely true. Heng Er boy hasn't even gotten married yet, but he's already siding with you every day."

"Who are you?" Ye Xunqing looked him up and down, "What are you doing here?"

The chatterbox woman said, "I'm your aunt. We met yesterday morning. Don't you remember me?"

"Oh." Ye Xunqing said in a cold tone: "Auntie, have you had dinner?"

Hu Xiangyue thought he wanted her to stay for dinner, and said excitedly, "Not yet."

Ye Xunqing smiled faintly, "Why don't you go home and eat if you haven't eaten yet? Why are you joining in the fun here?"

"Hey, kid, why do you talk like that?" Hu Xiangyue was unhappy, "Sister-in-law, look at him..."

"Look at me, I'm the same." Ye Xunqing didn't look at her in a good mood. He hated people who loved to sow discord the most. "Auntie, do you really have to let an outsider listen to us talk here?"

Ye Hongxia also didn't want Hu Xiangyue to be here, but looking at the current situation, only Hu Xiangyue was with her. If Hu Xiangyue was not here, she probably wouldn't be able to argue with Ye Xunqing.

"Xiangyue is not an outsider." Ye Hongxia said with a stern face.

Hu Xiangyue looked like a smug villain, "Qing'er, I'm not saying anything to you, but you two haven't gotten married yet. Don't keep going to your husband's house. Otherwise, people will think you don't know any rules."

Ye Xunqing's expression was natural. "Well, I'm listening. Go on, tell me what it means to be a well-behaved daughter-in-law."

Speaking of abiding by the rules, the two mothers-in-law are no longer sleepy.

Hu Xiangyue said first: "A daughter-in-law who follows the rules should not go out before getting married. She should prepare her wedding clothes and embroider her wedding scarf at home."

"A well-behaved daughter-in-law should speak respectfully to her future parents-in-law," said Ye Hongxia. "When you see an elder, you should bow your head and greet him/her. You should not speak until the elder speaks, and you should listen when the elder scolds you. When eating, the elder should eat first, and you can eat only after they finish."

"The next day after a new bride arrives home, she has to fetch water for her parents-in-law to wash their faces and feet," Hu Xiangyue said with increasing enthusiasm. "She also has to cook for them and listen to their lectures."

Ye Hongxia added: "Especially when eating, the meat must be eaten first, following the husband and the elders. It doesn't matter if I eat less, it won't kill me."

The more Ye Xunqing listened, the more he wanted to laugh. His self-sacrifice only moved himself.

"Aunt, how many times have you eaten meat in a year?" Ye Xunqing delivered a soul-searching blow.

Ye Hongxia and Hu Xiangyue were both stunned. After a while, Ye Hongxia said, "Meat should be given to men. Only when men are full will they have the strength to work."

"Did you two sleep at home while working?" Ye Xunqing asked again.

Hu Xiangyue shouted, "How is that possible? No one can rest during busy times. We have to work in the fields and at home."

"You're not there when we eat meat, but you're there when we work. Aren't these days very happy?" Ye Xunqing almost died of laughter. "But I'm different. I was born to love eating meat. I feel uncomfortable if I don't eat meat for a day. I don't like working, but I won't avoid the work that's mine. If I work, I have the right to eat meat."

"What kind of meat should a man and a woman eat?" Hu Xiangyue said with a frown, "According to the rules passed down by our ancestors, men should eat the meat first."

"I respect the rules of our ancestors, but don't forget that I don't like to follow the rules." Ye Xunqing suddenly took out a purse from his arms, and then took out a handful of copper coins from it and weighed them in his hand.

Hu Xiangyue's eyes widened. She might not be able to see so many copper coins in half a year.

"Where did the copper coins come from?" Hu Xiangyue couldn't help but ask.

Ye Xunqing smiled and said, "I stole it."

Then he walked up to Liu Xiaojing and Feng Jing'an, counted out ten copper coins and put them in their hands respectively, and stuffed two into Xiao Xuer's hands.

"Am I qualified to eat meat now?" Ye Xunqing asked.

Ye Hongxia's face turned pale and she didn't say a word.

Ye Xunqing counted out another twenty copper coins and placed them in Feng Jinghua's hand. He then asked, "Am I qualified to eat meat now?"

"This..." Hu Xiangyue was so anxious. Why didn't she put the money in her hands?

Ye Hongxia's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She also wanted to say, "Take your money and get out," but she couldn't say it.

More than forty cents is enough to buy more than a pound of pork.

Ye Xunqing continued to count the money. Feng Jingheng couldn't bear to watch and stepped forward to stop him. "Forget it, Ah Qing, let's go. I'll take you home."

Ye Xunqing had to save face today, "He poured out all the copper coins, and they rolled all over the table, and some rolled on the floor. It looked like there were several hundred coins.

"Now..." Ye Xunqing asked loudly, "Ah Heng and I can eat meat, right?"

Feng Jingheng hugged him tightly and whispered, "Aqing, don't do this, don't do this, it's my fault, I'm incompetent!"

"What do you mean by capable and incompetent?" Ye Xunqing gritted his teeth and said, "Who's fishing in Pengshui on such a hot day? It's you! Who killed all those fish? It's you! Who's chopping wood and carrying water? It's you! You're not a farm ox, you're not a bag-carrying brute! What's wrong with making money easily?"

Ye Xunqing pushed Feng Jingheng aside and walked in front of Ye Hongxia. "Who is the coward? You are the coward! As a mother, you can neither let your son eat meat every day nor can you make him rich enough to marry a wife. If you are not a coward, then who is?"

"Why are you talking like that?" Hu Xiangyue spoke up for Ye Hongxia. "No matter what, Sister Hongxia is still your elder..."

"Shut up, you're a loser too!" Ye Xunqing retorted, "You can't even afford a leek pancake, so if you're not a loser, who is?"

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