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Zhang Jun picked up a piece of dim sum, tasted it, and sighed: "It's been many years, and I haven't eaten such delicious dim sum."

Liu Xianglian said: "Brother Zhang, to tell you the truth, since I got engaged to my sister, I realized that it is really good to have a wife. I am a prodigal son. I have no parents or brothers. I am used to being loose by myself, and I can't remember having a family." What did it feel like. Later, when I grew up, I took back my widowed aunt, and after a few days of good life, I went to become a monk with my master."

Zhang Jundao: "Brother Liu is now getting the best out of all hardships."

Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "I don't know what will happen in the future, but I will definitely cherish everything in front of me. I have a good wife at home to help me manage everything, and when I come back, there are people who ask for help. My aunt also has companions and support. I am alone outside. No matter how hard it is, I think it’s worth it when I think that there are three relatives waiting for me to return safely! Today, when I went to the Jingxi Military Camp, my sister repeatedly asked you three brothers to come and have dinner together.”

Just as I was talking, I saw Xichun brought over the dishes and a pot of wine, and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, my aunt Caiping and I made a lot of snacks today, Brother Zhang will go back to the barracks later, and I will also bring Brother Zhang Jian and Tang Biao to taste , Aunt has already installed it."

After hearing this, Zhang Jun was even more grateful, and hurriedly said, "How good is this? You have to take something to go after eating."

Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "It's okay, I made it myself. It's cold now, so I can eat it tomorrow."

After a while, Aunt Liu Xichun came out with dishes again, Zhang Jun hurriedly said: "Auntie, let's sit down together, we cook so many dishes!"

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Ah Chun, sit down first, I'll come right away, the dishes are almost ready."

Xichun smiled and poured wine for Liu Xianglian and Zhang Jun, Liu Xianglian asked Xichun to sit beside her, and said with a smile: "Sister, you should drink some too, this wine is a bit sweet."

Xichun said: "This is the new winter wine made by my aunt and Caiping a few days ago. I drink half a glass."

Liu Xianglian poured half a glass of wine for Xichun, said to Zhang Jun with a smile, "Brother Zhang, my sister doesn't know how to drink, come on, we husband and wife will respect you first, it's the first time you come to our house, you don't have to take it easy."

Zhang Jun hurriedly raised his wine glass and said, "Brother Liu and sister-in-law are so kind, Zhang Jun is very grateful."

Xichun said: "Brother Zhang, I don't know if Brother Liu told you that although Caiping is my girl, the two of us have been together for many years, and she is like my real sister. To be honest, I had a few relatives before. Sister, but I haven’t been with Caiping so much day and night. Caiping is very kind and capable. No matter what time it is, she has always been loyal to me and will never leave. In my heart, she and my sister Lin, Miao Like Princess Yu, they are my good sisters in times of trouble. Now that I am married to Big Brother Liu, I hope that Caiping will have a good home. If Brother Zhang does not dislike that Caiping was born as a girl, I hope you can be like me and Brother Liu, Become a good couple to spend a lifetime together.”

After hearing this, Zhang Jun hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, Brother Liu must have said about me. I admire Miss Caiping, so as soon as Brother Liu told me, I will come. I am afraid that Miss Caiping will dislike me. I have nothing now. , still living in the Jingxi military camp."

Xichun said: "I know, and Caiping knows too. Brother Liu and I have both said it. Brother Zhang, don't worry, Caiping is the same as me, only value people, and don't care about family wealth."

After Xichun finished speaking, she said to Liu Xianglian: "Brother Liu, I told my aunt today that I couldn't bear the color screen, so I asked my aunt to help us see if there is any suitable house nearby. We are married this time, and we are both Princess Miaoyu." With the dowry given by Sister Lin, I still have some money with me, so I will help Caiping and Brother Zhang buy a house first, and it will be convenient for us to travel in the future, how about big brother?"

Liu Xianglian smiled and said, "Sister, of course it's good. Feng Ziying said, he will also ask someone to help inquire about this area."

Zhang Jun heard this, and hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, brother Liu, Zhang Jun is really ashamed that you value Zhang Jun so much. The emperor once rewarded me with 1000 taels of silver, but I am not willing to use it. I still stay in the barracks. Why don't I rent a house first?" Wait, when we have money, we can buy a house by ourselves, brother Liu and sister-in-law just got married, I know it will not be easy for you."

Xichun hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, don't worry. When Caiping and I came out, we also brought some jewelry and money left by my mother. My mother gave birth to a daughter for me. Those jewelry should be worth some money. I usually don't I like to wear those jewellery, and I was ready to exchange some money, I might not be able to afford a house that is too expensive, but I’m afraid it’s okay to buy a small house like Li Lei and Li Xun’s."

What Zhang Jun wanted to say, Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, just listen to my sister. Caiping and my sister are good sisters. If there is a suitable house nearby, buy it first and live in it. Home is close, what's the matter, if our two big men are not at home, they will take care of them, so don't shirk it."

At this moment, Caiping and Aunt Liu came in with food and sat down together. Liu Xianglian poured Aunt Liu a cup of tea, and Zhang Jun said, "Why doesn't Auntie drink?"

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "I just recovered from my illness today, and I still have a little cough, so I can't drink."

Caiping picked up the jug, smiled at Liu Xianglian and Zhang Jun and said, "Brother Liu, General Zhang, I'll pour wine for you, today's dishes may be cooked in a hurry, and I don't know how it tastes?"

Liu Xianglian smiled and said: "Caiping, this craftsmanship is already pretty good, I eat pretty well, Brother Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "The home-cooked food can be made so delicious, it shows that the color screen girl is good at cooking."

Caiping poured wine for Liu Xianglian and Zhang Jun, and wanted to pour wine for Xichun, Xichun hurriedly said: "Caiping, I haven't finished the half glass that big brother poured for me, I can't drink any more, you can pour it for yourself .”

Aunt Liu said: "This wine has just been brewed and eaten not long ago, so it has a sweet taste."

Caiping then poured himself half a glass of wine.

After dinner, Liu Xianglian knew that Zhang Jun and Caiping were interested in each other, so she was happy.It was also agreed to buy a house first before getting married. Zhang Jun immediately took off a jade pendant he wore around his neck, saying that it was given to him by his parents when he was seven years old, and asked Liu Xianglian to hand it over to Caiping as an engagement thing.

When Zhang Jun returned to the Jingxi military camp, it was almost Haishi.Zhang Jian and Tang Biao tasted the snacks brought back by Zhang Jun, knowing that Zhang Jun had already set Liu Xianglian's sister-in-law as his wife, and they were all happy for Zhang Jun.

In a blink of an eye, it was already November 28.

On this day, Feng Ziying asked Mei Qing to go to Liuzhai Xichun to inform that there was a farmhouse for sale near South Street, and because the son of that family had already settled down in the city, they moved the family into the city.Because it is a farmhouse and an old house, the price is only 200 taels of silver.

When Liu Xianglian came back in the evening, Xichun told what Mei Qing had told her, and Liu Xianglian said, "The farmhouse doesn't matter, I just don't know the distance."

Xichun said: "Mei Qing said it's not far from South Street, so it should be close to Sister Lin, and not too far from us."

Liu Xianglian said: "I'll come back early tomorrow, I'd better take a look first, if it's okay, let Zhang Jun go and have a look by himself."

Xichun said: "Mei Qing said, if you want to see the house, you can go to Feng's shop first, someone will take them to see, Feng Ziying has explained everything."

Liu Xianglian said: "In fact, the farmhouse is also good, that is, it is more spacious than the houses in the city, and it will be easier to build a new house in the future. It turns out that my friend Qiguan bought a farmhouse in Red Sandalwood Castle, and now it is rebuilt like a rich man's house. .”

Xichun nodded and said, "That's right. The farmhouse is spacious. In the future, some chickens and ducks will be raised. It will be more rural. Even sister Lin said that she is envious of such a place. I remember that in Daiyuan, the few of us learned how to grow vegetables together."

Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "If my sister likes it, I can go to the backyard when I have time, and I can also help you build a vegetable field. I cut down that old peach tree by the pond, and I can also make a vegetable field."

Xichun smiled and said: "If you don't tell me, I'd forget. This peach tree is dead because its roots are damaged. It should be cut down. I said yesterday that this peach tree will not survive, and it will be like Daiyuan next year." Similarly, plant a few lentils, wrap them around the tree, and eat lentils to add a different kind of scenery.”

Liu Xianglian smiled and said: "The training in the Western Beijing Army Camp will end on December [-]th, and I will come back earlier at night, so I will take good care of the field under the peach tree. What do you want to plant? Plant whatever you like."

Xichun remembered something and said: "Brother, when Zhang Jun came here that day, I saw that his shoes were almost to the point of his toes, so these days I asked Caiping to make a few pairs of shoes and socks. hansome."

After Xichun finished speaking, she got up and went to get a new pair of shoes, and said to Liu Xianglian, "Brother, I made these for you. It's cold now, so I added some cotton inside. Brother, try to see if you can wear them?"

Liu Xianglian took the shoes, tried them on, and said with a smile: "It's so warm, my sister's hands are so skillful."

Xichun said: "I never made such thick cotton boots before, I was taught by my aunt."