A Timely Wife

In the past, even if the three of them made a fuss for a while, no one would come to them, but today was different. Wang Ziqing stood at the door of their room, hesitated for a long time, and then knocked on the door.

"Eldest young master, eldest young husband, young young master, it's getting late, we should get up, if we don't go there, the old man will be unhappy if we miss the time." Wang Ziqing finished speaking bravely, then lowered his eyebrows He stood aside with his eyes closed, and said nothing more.

When Li Ruoshan heard Wang Ziqing's words, she immediately realized that now was not the time to get into trouble with the hateful Li Ruosong, "Brother, hurry up, it will be too late if you don't leave."

Cheng Dong was pulled up by Li Ruoshan in a daze. Cheng Dong gave Li Ruosong a puzzled look, and asked, "No, Ruoshan, what's wrong? What happened?"

Li Ruosong was also a little puzzled. He glanced at Cheng Dong and shook his head, expressing that he didn't know what was going on.

"You two, really, I don't even bother to talk about it. Today is the summer solstice. We are going to worship our ancestors. We can forget such things. Don't you two usually remember the date?" Li Ruoshan said angrily.

Chengdong and Li Ruosong suddenly remembered what the elders said a few days ago when they finished their meal. It seemed that they had mentioned that they had to get up early to worship their ancestors on the day of the summer solstice. After that, it was the first time to take over such a thing. If it is not done well, I am afraid that there will be no prestige in the village in the future.

After being reminded by Li Ruoshan, the two people who finally remembered turned and pulled Li Ruoshan forward in big strides, while Wang Ziqing followed closely behind the three of them, heaving a sigh of relief in his heart. The ancestor was dragged out, otherwise Zhou Nuyuan didn't know how to punish him when he turned around.

The Summer Solstice Festival was a very important festival in the Great Chu Dynasty. Cheng Dong specifically asked Li Ruosong, and Li Ruosong told Cheng Dong that on the day of the Summer Solstice, all officials would rest for a day to celebrate the festival. Where is it, the summer solstice festival is to worship the ancestors, and some places will hold god worship ceremonies, such as Liujiagou, which is the simplest ancestor worship. After the ancestor worship, there will be some games for children to participate in in the village. Standing on the sidelines to watch the battle, this is also the last leisurely day before the busy farming season, because after the summer solstice, the busy farming season is coming, and every time this season, no matter who it is, at least they have to peel off their skin.

A few people walked and ran to the main hall, and the elders were having breakfast, Li Qi didn't lift his head, and said indifferently: "Sit down, winter solstice dumplings, summer solstice noodles, today's noodles are made by your grandmothers, You guys should eat more."

The three of Li Ruosong said yes in succession, and sat down in a dignified manner after inviting the elders. Their noodles had already been placed on the table. Maybe because of the climate, the noodles made by Li Wu's were not good. Not soup noodles, but two sides, green shredded cucumber, refreshing and chewy hand-rolled noodles, served with a sauce that I don’t know what recipe, the moment I ate it, Chengdong felt that this was really what he had eaten in his two lifetimes The best noodle ever.

Seeing that the juniors were eating happily, Mrs. Li Wu said: "Eat slowly, eat slowly, and you can add more after eating."

Hearing this, Cheng Dong looked at Li Wu, who was smiling happily, and felt that the lady she met for the first time had been left in Songjiang Mansion forever, and if the old lady in Liujiagou didn't know the details, People who live here will only think that she is a landlady, but they will not think that this is the biological mother of a concubine, the clan wife of a big family.

Mrs. Li Wu was keenly aware of Cheng Dong's sizing eyes, so she looked over and asked, "What's wrong with Dong'er? But are you not used to eating?"

Cheng Dong blushed a bit, hugged the bowl, and replied, "No, it's delicious."

Li Wushi smiled and said: "It's fine if you like to eat. If there is anything you want to eat, just tell grandma, you are too strong a child, and you always refuse to let yourself live more easily on weekdays. You must take care of yourself." It's not the grandmother who said you are so busy, you, the most important task now is not to be busy with these chores, but to quickly take care of your body and fill our Li family with a white and fat boy, you know? "

Li Chen nodded with concern. She wanted to have a grandson for a long time. Since Li Liang became the patriarch, she was so busy every day that she didn't have much to do except to accompany Li. Mrs. Wu makes clothes and shoes for her family, or occasionally cooks for Mrs. Li Wu, so she has nothing else to do. If she has a big fat grandson, she can also find something to do for herself, instead of doing it every day. Know how to pass the time.

"No, sometimes when the old man walks outside and sees other people's grandsons, the old man can't help but think, if he has a great-grandson, what should he look like? Will he look like his father, or will he look like him? Daddy, our Li family’s heirs are weak, Dong’er, you want to give our Li family more children, whether it’s a boy or a pair, we old guys like it equally, so you can rest assured that you will be born.” When this topic was mentioned, There was a faint hope in Li Qi's eyes, he was really looking forward to being able to embrace his great-grandson as soon as possible, it would be better than being a great-grandfather.

Listening to Li Qi's words, such a scene unconsciously appeared in Li Liang's mind, a milk doll who was not yet able to walk steadily, whose height was about to reach his knees, swaying left and right, following behind him, He kept calling grandpa, grandpa, just thinking about such a scene made Li Liang feel itchy in his heart, and his gaze towards Chengdong became hot unconsciously.

Chengdong shrank his neck, thinking that he didn't look at the almanac when he went out today, but he just glanced at his grandmother, but the topic became like this, having a child, what kind of child is he, he is a big man, er, well, now I can't say that I am a big man, but the problem is that he has everything that a big man has. I really can't imagine myself with a big belly filled with a child. In fact, as long as I think that I may have a baby in the future Child, Chengdong felt that certain things seemed to be avoidable.

"Please worry grandpa, grandma, father, and mother. Husband is born with twins. It is not easy for ordinary women to have children. But Fulang is also very careful about these things. He also takes some things that are good for his body. If he really has, That's the blessing of our husband and wife, if you don't have one, don't worry, there will always be a child." Li Ruosong said hastily.

In fact, the elders just said that casually. They have been with Chengdong for so long, and they naturally understand what kind of person Chengdong is. He has a beautiful face, but he is actually very introverted. He used facial expressions to conceal his thoughts, but in fact he never managed to hide them, because the child's eyes could not deceive people at all, so all his thoughts were betrayed by his own eyes.

Seeing that Chengdong was a little embarrassed, Li Ruosong also came out to talk to his husband, and the elders stopped teasing the young couple with this topic, "Okay, let's go to the grain drying field when we are full. Worshiping the ancestors, after the ancestor worship is over, our family will go to the town for a walk, and we have never been out since we came here. If this continues, we will really be isolated from the world."

After Li Qi finished speaking, he took the lead in talking about the cold noodles in the bowl, put down the bowl and chopsticks, wiped the corners of his lips, took the cloth towel handed over by his entourage to wipe his hands, and continued: "The old man is waiting for you in the study. Come here."

Mrs. Li Wu had finished eating a long time ago. Hearing what Li Qi said, she got up and said, "I'm going ahead too. Don't worry, eat slowly."

As soon as Li Qi and his wife left, Li Liang and his wife naturally followed. Steward Zhang and Zhou Nuyuan went back to their respective rooms after dinner early in the morning. They are not allowed to participate in the clan sacrifices in this kind of village. Steward Li did not go down. It's not because he wants to follow the past, but because he wants to arrange a batch of goods to be sent to the capital today.

Seeing that the elders had left, the three of Li Ruosong unconsciously speeded up their meal. They were already late, and if they ate slowly, this was not showing off, it was courting death.

Two or three mouthfuls finished pulling out the noodles in the bowl, and the three of them hurriedly got up and walked to the front yard. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Qi ordered to the attendant beside him, "Open the door."

Chengdong followed behind several elders, looking curiously at the children running around, wearing their best clothes, clapping their hands, singing in their mouths: "The summer solstice enters the first ninth day, with a feather fan in hand; Eighteenth, take off the crown and wear gauze; 27th, go out and sweat; 36th, roll a mat and sleep in the open air; 45th, autumn is like a tiger; Touch the bedsheets at the head of the bed; eight or nine 54, look for quilts in the middle of the night; nine or nine 63, open the cabinet to get cotton clothes."

Chengdong poked Li Ruosong's waist, and when Li Ruosong looked at him, he asked, "What are they singing about?"

Li Ruosong suppressed his voice and replied, "Xia Zhige, are you there?"

"No, it's the first time I've heard it. It may have happened before, but in our place, the summer solstice is just a solar term, not a festival, and it's not as grand as yours." Chengdong replied.

"Maybe the situation is different. The summer solstice is a very important solar term for us. The common people eat in the soil and watch the sky for their meals. At this time, worshiping the ancestors is to hope that the ancestors will bless them and let them not rain when harvesting grain. Otherwise, the previous Labor is considered in vain. Er." Li Ruosong explained.

Cheng Dong nodded thoughtfully, and said, "It's the first time I've celebrated the Summer Solstice Festival, and it seems fun to see Ruoshan like that."

Li Ruosong smiled slightly, and said: "He thinks that something is not fun, just a child. I was not like him when I was his age."

Cheng Dong looked around and found no one around. Li Ruoshan was dragged ahead by Li Wu, so he pinched Li Ruosong's waist with two fingers and said, "Anyway, at that time No one saw it, so of course you said what you said."

Li Ruosong was afraid of tickles, so Cheng Dong pinched him unexpectedly, and his whole body bounced violently. He glanced at Cheng Dong without saying a word, and Cheng Dong smiled triumphantly, but he didn't know that he had paid a lot for this smiling face at night. For the price, Li Ruosong almost broke his old waist.