Little husband's market life

Dong's family is a big family in the county, and there are more than a dozen servants in the high gate courtyard. The corridors in the courtyard are winding, and the pool and hall lead into the clear spring.

Sheng Yan was engaged to Master Dong and the second daughter of his fifth concubine.

This is to make a marriage, it is the in-laws, and they are their own people.

At the dinner table, Fang He naturally wanted to explain the situation of her Sheng family, for example, she was the successor of Sheng Shaoyuan, and the betrothed was his second son, but it was his own.

After hearing this, Fifth Yiniang looked at her master in silence.

Master Dong can be Sheng Shaoyuan's father, Sheng Shaoyuan is only 35, and Master Dong is in his fifties.There was a table full of fish and meat, Mr. Dong only ate a few mouthfuls, and laughed loudly when he heard the words, he could tell that his body was very strong.

"Coincidentally, Sister Mei is also twelve years old this year, which is about the same age as my son-in-law. Even better, it's a happy event!" Master Dong smiled so much that the flesh on his cheeks piled up, and he almost lost sight of his eyes.

Seeing that her master smiled, Fifth Yiniang also showed a smiling face. The mother was more careful, and asked cautiously: "Then his elder brother can say that he has kissed? Don't ruin the reputation of a good son-in-law. Although my sister Mei is young Twelve, but there are quite a few good people who are in love with her, my master and I have chosen thousands of times, so don't lose a good reputation in the end..."

"Please don't worry, my mother-in-law. It's my fault that I forgot to say that my eldest son was married by his own mother before he was born. My second son respects the elders and loves the younger since he was a child, and the teacher in the county school is full of praise for him! "

"That's a good relationship, then I can rest assured, girl, don't blame me, we are mothers, it's about children, I really have endless worries..."

"Isn't it!" Fang He felt completely relaxed, and smiled from ear to ear.

The two families had an engagement banquet, and before they left, they discussed the bride price and dowry, and the date of marriage was also fixed.

**

Xiaodouding is tied to Sheng Gang today, playing with wooden dragonflies, eating, digging out mouse nests, sleeping, playing with wooden dragonflies, eating...

At this moment, the two little guys ran to the yard to fly dragonflies again. After playing for a while, Sheng Gang asked, "Brother, are you tired?"

Xiao Douding only ran to pick up the wooden dragonfly three times, and shook his head honestly, "I'm not tired yet."

Sheng Gang happily flew the wooden dragonfly three more times, trotted after the wooden dragonfly for a few steps, and then asked: "Brother, are you tired?"

Xiao Douding was suspicious, "Don't Gang'er like flying dragonflies anymore?"

Sheng Gang waved his little hand, "No, no, the elder brother said he can't play by himself, the younger brother will be tired!"

Xiao Douding said softly, "Then...then I want to take a rest."

He has something to think about in his little head!

Ever since he came back from picking up duck eggs with his sister, Sheng Yao hadn't spoken to him again. He thought Sheng Yao still detested him...

Xiao Douding held his little face in his hands and thought, it seems that Sheng Yao didn't dislike him very much.

After a long break, he was called by Sheng Xue who came back to help him.

As soon as he left, Sheng Gang threw himself into grandma's arms and dropped the golden beans.

"Hmph... sister grabs brother... woo..."

The little baby was wronged, the second sister and the second brother never hugged him and never accompanied him, even when he finally got his younger brother to accompany him, the second sister always came to grab him.

Old Mrs. Sheng thought that the child who shed tears as soon as she said it was very funny and funny, "Gang'er likes little brother so much?"

"Yeah!" Sheng Gang nodded in his grandma's arms, "My little brother likes me."

"Hehe..." Mrs. Sheng smiled lovingly, but she didn't intend to call Xiao Douding back. Her eldest grandson doesn't like Xiao Douding, so she doesn't know how long the child can stay in Sheng's house, so there is no need to let Xiao Douding The little grandson is too dependent on the child.

"When it's dark that day, do you want Gang'er to sleep with grandma, or with brother?"

Sheng Gang sniffled, and replied in a low voice, "I want grandma."

"Hey, grandma's golden grandson." Mrs. Sheng picked him up and patted him in her arms, the pain was like a golden bump.

**

Here Xiao Douding followed Sheng Xue to the kitchen, and Sheng Xue gave him a small pot of red beans and asked him to pick out the pebbles and throw them away.

Sheng Xue herself was having a face-to-face meeting.

Before the fire was lit, Fang He came over after changing clothes, and the mother and daughter quarreled in front of Xiaodouding.

"I've been busy with your second brother's marriage these days, so I didn't pay attention to your embroidery work. You are also uncertain. If you don't stare at you, you won't take the needle."

Fang He's outstanding embroidery skill made her status in the Sheng family not low. Because of this, her mother-in-law and husband never spoke loudly to her, and her sister-in-law also respected her as a sister-in-law. Those who have daughters begged to send her to learn embroidery from her.

But she was just such a daughter, so she naturally wanted to pass on the most exquisite skills to Sheng Xue.She was really busy a few days ago, but now she is completely busy, and teaching her daughter is the top priority.

Sheng Xue curled her lips, she was impatient and never knew how to boil a frog in warm water.

"I was not a careful person when you were born. I don't like to hold needles, and I can't do embroidery well. Why do you keep forcing me!"

Fang He just scolded his daughter a few words, but he didn't expect her daughter's reaction and temper to be so big, and he was stunned all of a sudden, "Bewitched by you? Huh? Open your eyes and take a closer look at who I am! I am you Mother, if I teach you how to embroider, can I still harm you?"

Sheng Xue has always been sharp-tongued, and Xiao Douding has gotten used to it after a few days with her, but Fang He has been gentle and gentle, and suddenly shouted in a high-pitched voice, which frightened him, and stood at one side at a loss. No one dared to look at her big eyes, she just stared at her own toes, as if the mother and daughter were scolding him.

Sheng Xue was not submissive at all, the little girl was so stubborn that she refused to take the needle.

Fang He was so angry that he pointed at his daughter's forehead and poked it hard.

The noise attracted several younger siblings, and they forcibly pulled Fang He away, persuading Fang He as he walked, "The child is still young, why are you in a hurry?"

Contradicting herself, she said: "Sister Xue is also ten years old. She is a big girl. If you scold her too much, she will take it to heart..."

After walking a long way, there was a voice, "My sister-in-law was very busy a few days ago, my Ruier embroidered a purse, and my sister-in-law can help to see if there is any bad embroidery..."

Xiao Douding pursed her lips, hugged the red beans and went to sit on the threshold of the kitchen, taking advantage of the skylight to pick stones.

Sheng Xue also came over and sat down, looking at the sky with her chin propped on one hand, sullen, and took Xiao Douding as a confidant, "Qiaoer, can your mother embroider? What's so good about embroidery..."

Xiao Douding thought of his mother, who would mend his clothes, but not as good as his aunt, a Jiangnan girl who could embroider flowers, birds, and exchange silver.

Sheng Xue didn't wait for his answer, and babbled on a lot of boring and boring things about embroidery.

When she stopped talking, Xiao Douding thought about it seriously, and asked, "Why doesn't sister like embroidery?"

Sheng Xue sighed, "Because my embroidery will damage my eyes, and I can't put on the thread if I haven't embroidered anything..."

If Fang He heard this, he would definitely be shocked, thinking that his daughter was either a nightmare or bewitched by an evil spirit. What he said was so sure that it would happen in the future, because embroidery would indeed hurt the eyes.

But Xiao Douding doesn't think so, he is a little brother, he has never been to a private school, and his little head still can't figure out the past, present, and future. He just thinks these words are said by his sister because he doesn't like embroidery.

It was also because he was too young that Sheng Xue would tell him what was in her heart.

"You still don't understand, so don't talk about it." Sheng Xue stretched her neck and leaned over to watch Xiao Douding pick up stones, and said: "Choose carefully, I will steam it and mash it into mud, there must be no sand, you know?"

"Okay." Xiao Douding lowered his head, his big eyes were full of seriousness, and he wished he could bury his little head in the red beans.

Xiao Douding helped his elder sister burn fire to steam red beans, mash bean paste with stone mortar, knead red bean balls with small hands, and after finishing the ones given to him by Sheng Xue, he didn't go out to play, but just followed Sheng Xue's buttocks, watching Sheng Xue use oil to make two portion.

One part is kneaded into oily dough, and the other part is kneaded into flocculent flour sand.

In the end, the oily dough was wrapped with flour sand and rolled many times, and the rolled dough had many layers before being wrapped with red bean balls.

The final step is to light the fire, heat up the stove, and then take out the burning firewood, leaving only the charcoal fire, and push in the iron plate containing the red bean cake. My sister said that it can be cooked out of the pot after it is cooked.

For the first time, Xiao Douding watched the whole process and memorized the steps in a daze.

When the red bean shortcake came out of the pan, Xiao Douding got a complete pastry, took a small bite, the skin was so crispy that he had to hold it with his little hands.

"Is it delicious?" Sheng Xue took one and ate it herself. She was confident, but she still wanted to hear Xiao Douding's answer.

Xiao Douding's big eyes were bright, "Mmm! It's delicious."

It's really delicious, the outside is crispy and the skin is peeling off, and the red beans inside are sweet and not greasy. Where did the peasant children eat such painstaking and labor-intensive pastries?

Sheng Xue laughed very happily.

Xiao Douding took small bites of the red bean shortbread, thinking that it's no wonder her sister doesn't like embroidery, how can it be interesting to make delicious food with needles?

This is Sheng Xue's first time making red bean cakes in Sheng's family, and she didn't make too many. The Sheng family has many children, and everyone can only get a small piece that the adults broke off, but it has aroused unanimous pursuit.

"Yeah? Sister Xue, did you make this yourself? How did you come up with such a method?" Sheng Xue's third aunt stared at the boss, who couldn't believe that the appearance and taste of the cakes sold outside were ten years old. Sheng Xue made it.

Fang He was also attracted by the good-looking red bean cakes, and he didn't care about getting angry with his daughter, so he tugged at Sheng Xue's arm and asked non-stop.

Sheng Xue didn't panic at all, and even felt complacent seeing their reactions.

"Of course I did it myself." Sheng Xue rolled her eyes triumphantly, "I went to Dong's house with my mother, and my mother talked to my uncle about my second brother's marriage, so I went to talk to Sister Mei, and she invited me. I ate the red bean crisp cake and told me how to make it, I liked it so much, so I hurried to try it when I came back, lest I forget the way tomorrow.”

Fang He covered her mouth and smiled, her daughter gave her a big surprise.

The second aunt also smiled softly when she heard the words, "Sister Xue is so smart, she is so good at making cakes this time."

The old lady Sheng was also in high spirits, "My granddaughter has grown up and is diligent, and she will forget if she knows that she can't make it. If she cooks well, if there are any pastry recipes in the future, she must be as diligent as she is today."

The third aunt only cares about what Fang Zi is, "The aunt who said it is curious, sister Xue, how did you make it? The skin is crispy layer by layer, layer by layer. , so thin..."