Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The next day, Xiao Yunxi's new home was being built.

The house is busy before daybreak.

Xiao Yunxi is the chef, responsible for frying, while the aunts are responsible for cutting and preparing for the banquet.

As for Zhou Jin,

He is now the host, so he is naturally responsible for entertaining the guests.

Uncle Tang checked the items needed for the beam, and when the time was right, he tied red cloth to the beams and ridge purlins, set up an altar in front of the house, placed incense, candles, and offerings, and burned incense to offer sacrifices to the beams.

After saying the final words of blessing and removing the offerings from the altar, the workers used ropes to secure the beams, and he climbed up to the house.

“Set off firecrackers!”

The beams can only be raised after the sound of firecrackers. Various firecrackers are placed in front of the new house. The people in charge of setting off firecrackers are all half-grown boys. They love this kind of thing the most.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

Old Uncle Tang roared:

"rise!"

His voice was so loud that even the sound of firecrackers could not drown it out.

"Hey hey hey!"

"Hey hey hey."

The workers shouted in unison, and the thick beam was pulled up, slowly rising and landing accurately in the designated position.

The sound of firecrackers continued, and Uncle Tang yelled again:

"Throw the beam!"

The workers carried bamboo baskets and threw cakes, sugar, copper coins and small silver coins down to the ground.

They all have meanings.

Sugar represents the sweetness of life, pastries symbolize harvest and abundance, and copper coins and silver represent wealth and good luck.

Men, women, old and young came up to grab the loot.

Then scatter in another direction to ensure that all directions are taken care of and that the blessings can be evenly spread to every corner.

After the ceremony, the workers continued construction and prepared to cap the building, while the guests prepared to have a feast.

Xiao Yunxi and the aunts set up shop, dishing out the dishes one by one. Zhou Jin, the tool, said a few words briefly, then announced:

"Everyone, enjoy your food and drinks... Let's have fun!"

My aunt was in charge of two tables and started serving the dishes.

Braised pork belly, salted duck, braised pork belly, mouth-watering chicken, big meatballs, fried smoked fish, sparerib soup, all of them are hard-core dishes. Adults and children eat them with their mouths full of oil.

The leftover vegetables were packed up for the villagers to take home, as were uncooked fried meatballs and smoked fish. They were embarrassed to take them, so Zheng Tianming accepted them without hesitation.

"You're so rude!"

"We're going to follow each other."

On this happy day, Xiao Yunxi didn't bother to care about it, but Zhou Jin narrowed his eyes.

"what?"

When Zheng Tianming got on the carriage, he felt a chill on his back. When he turned around, he didn't find anything unusual. Could it be because of the drop in temperature?

Most of the guests had left, and Miao Cuihua finally had the opportunity to talk to Xiao Yunxi.

"Sister, can you keep the winter melons in stock for a long time?"

"How much does it cost, big sister?"

The growth cycle of watermelon is 3-4 months, while the growth cycle of watermelon in the space is less than 1 month. Xiao Yunxi plans to give the watermelon to Murong Chen to sell.

Winter melons are a hot commodity in the capital, and are tributes. The emperor can only eat a few every year. If Murong Chen can provide a batch of winter melons every month, his position will be stable.

As long as Murong Chen is in Luochuan, he will have someone to protect him, which can reduce a lot of trouble.

Besides,

The price of winter melons sold in the capital is even higher.

Miao Cuihua was more straightforward. She didn't ask for much according to Xiao Yunxi's appetite, so she could give some to her.

Seeing that there was a play, Miao Cuihua asked excitedly:

“How long does it take to get a batch?”

"It's available every month."

"I only need 300 jin (approximately 1000 catties) at 5 liang (approximately 1000 kg). This batch of melons is mainly for maintaining the relationship with the prefecture, not for making money from you."

The price offered by Miao Cuihua was indeed quite high. Xiao Yunxi readily agreed and handed over the return gift.

When you eat at a banquet, you have to give money as a gift, and the host also has to return the gift.

The return gifts Xiao Yunxi prepared were quite affordable, including sugar, fruit, pickled bacon, and some delicious things she had just made, which she wanted everyone to try out.

Zhou Jin appeared out of nowhere.

"Do you have cold melon?"

Xiao Yunxi actually forgot that this guy was still there.

"I have a cold melon, what's wrong?"

"There are no melons in the ground, where do they come from?"

"none of your business."

"..."

Dabao hurried over and pulled Xiao Yunxi into the house.

"Mom, you must be tired. Let me massage your legs for you."

"So nice."

Xiao Yunxi enjoyed Dabao's leg massage service, and suddenly her eyes widened:

"Did you just call me mom?"

Dabao had always called Xiao Yunxi "mother" behind her back, but he never called her that in front of her. Unexpectedly, he actually took the initiative to call her that today.

"You are our mother, it is only right that we call you that."

Xiao Yunxi touched her chin and looked at Dabao. She always felt that Dabao was acting strangely recently and seemed to be closer to her.

Dabao: It’s all because of my disappointing father!

I must find an opportunity to have a good talk with my dad.

As night falls, everything is silent. The dark night sky is dotted with stars, and two figures, one big and one small, are reflected on the mottled wall.

"Dad, stop investigating Mom's secrets."

"You trust her so much? You know, she beat you up before."

"That's all in the past, and it's all your fault."

Zhou Jin was choked:

"What does it have to do with me?"

Dabao said seriously:

"It was you who paid for my mother, and that's why her grandparents died. So, I hate you and I hate us too."

It seems to make some sense.

"Don't you find it strange? With your mother's personality, how could the housekeeper sent by that bastard father control her? Yet, she compromised and married you. I can't help but suspect that she was deliberately trying to get close to you."

Dabao sighed helplessly.

"If they really knew my identity, would they let me go? I'm afraid the last time they came wasn't 200 border troops, but the strength of an entire guard."

Daddy is a very smart man, it’s impossible for him not to have thought of this, but when it comes to his identity, Daddy is always overly cautious.

"Mom wouldn't use my grandparents' lives as a rehearsal. And I believe Dad can sense whether her kindness to us is genuine or insincere. Dad should learn to accept Mom instead of always doubting her, which will push her into the arms of others."

"Who?"

"Zheng Tianming and Mother are doing business together. Who can tell after a long time? If Daddy truly accepts Mother and helps her with the business, perhaps Mother will accept you faster."

Zhou Jin narrowed his eyes and said, Zheng Tianming, it seems that it was right to send someone to teach you a lesson.

Luochuan County,

Zheng Tianming always felt that someone was staring at him after returning from Tangjia Village, but he could not find anything unusual. Even after returning home, the feeling did not disappear.

He was worried that the Zheng and Zhang families were taking revenge because of the tofu incident, so he ordered people to surround the yard in three layers, and only then did he sleep peacefully.

at night,

Zheng Tian had a dream. In the dream, he was talking with Madam Xiao. Suddenly, someone wanted to duel with him. That person was very skilled in martial arts and he was no match for him.

"Ahhh!"

"Someone come quickly!"

"Somebody come!"

When the guards rushed in, they saw Zheng Tianming's eyes were pitch black, as if he had been beaten.

When Zheng Tianming saw the security guard, he realized that he was dreaming and was about to get up, but he was stunned to find that both his legs seemed to have no feeling.

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