[Seven-five] Sunflowers are warm

There are three people in the dynasty who are thirty this year, and they are the oldest among them.It is said that it is a birthday, but in fact it is just an excuse to find everyone to get together.Usually, during festivals, a group of bachelors often come to Chao Dynasty's house to join in the fun. Sister-in-law Wang is cheerful and kind, treating them as if they were her own family.Today, apart from Ma Han, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and Zhan Zhao who are regular guests, there is also Xu Xiangyang.

The place where Wang Chao lives is not far from Fengfu, just across the street.The yard is small and tidy.The population of the family is simple, two husband and wife and one pair of children, it is more than enough to live in this small courtyard.However, as soon as a group of them arrived, it seemed a little crowded, crowded but lively.

Zhan Zhao and Xu Xiangyang were the latest to come, and Mrs. Wang greeted them enthusiastically, with a smile on her face, "Well, I'm here, and I'll miss you. Come in quickly." Seeing Zhan Zhao presenting a gift, she scolded, "Master Zhan, why are you so polite?" Is it? Come as soon as you come, what gift do you give?"

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "It's fine as usual, today is Wang Chao's birthday, so I dare not come empty-handed." Sister-in-law Wang accepted it with a smile, "It's cold outside, hurry up, go in and sit, they are all inside."

Several men in the main room were drinking, and when they saw Zhan Zhao coming in, they all yelled that he would be fined for being late, but Zhan Zhao couldn't dodge and was given a few drinks.Sister-in-law Wang pointed to her two children and said to Xu Xiangyang, "This is my boy and girl, Yan Yi, Yan Zhen. Come to see Aunt Xu." The two children came forward to salute obediently, and everyone present also greeted Xu Xiangyang. Xiang Yang said hello.Xu Xiangyang was a little apprehensive, she was no stranger to everyone present, but it was the first time for her to sit around for a meal.Taking a peek at Zhan Zhao and seeing him nodding slightly, he felt relieved.

Sister-in-law Wang said with a smile: "Sit down first, I'll go to the kitchen to cook, and I'll serve dinner in a while." Xu Xiangyang hurriedly followed, "I'll help you." Although she was no stranger to the men in the room, she was not familiar with them either. , It's so embarrassing to be stuck here, it's better to help in the kitchen.

Sister-in-law Wang was also polite, and said with a smile: "That's all right, you are good at cooking, help me prepare some good dishes."

There are a lot of dishes in the kitchen, and Mrs. Wang pointed to them and said, "You are good at cooking. Let me help you think about whether you can make some new dishes. I also made some of those green vegetables. But this small plate is not enough for that. A few men stuck their teeth between them."

Xu Xiangyang looked, there was a fish, and there were crabs and shrimps.Sister-in-law Wang saw her looking at crabs and shrimps, and explained: "The dynasty has a cousin who is close to the sea, and every year they send some aquatic products over in the cold winter. They are not worth anything there, and they are very expensive here. But I really don't like it." They will serve these, and they also like to eat them, saying that the shells are more pungent, and there is no meat, which is troublesome."

Xu Xiangyang pursed his lips and smiled, picked out a few crabs, and said: "Crabs are delicious, but it is really troublesome to eat. How about making scrambled eggs with crab meat, just to serve them with wine."

Sister-in-law Wang was surprised, she didn't expect that Xu Xiangyang could even cook crabs.Ordinarily, she was just the daughter of a down-and-out scholar, so she should have never seen this thing before.In doubt, he saw that Xu Xiangyang had already washed the crabs and steamed them on a plate.One side said: "Steam the crab first, take out the meat, and fry it with the eggs. It tastes delicious and saves the trouble of peeling the shell and piercing the mouth."

Crabs are easy to cook, and they have changed color in just a few strokes.Take out the pot, remove the crab meat, and stir with the egg mixture evenly.Heat the oil pan, fry the finely chopped shallots and diced carrots in the pan until they are fragrant, and then pour in the egg liquid.The eggs were stirred loosely, and they swelled up with a squeaking sound as soon as they were in the pot.Wang Yanzhen, who was helping to light the fire in front of the stove, poked his head out and squinted his eyes, "Aunt Xu, it smells so good!"

Xu Xiangyang smiled, "It's more fragrant when poured with rice wine." Soon, the eggs in the pot were half-cooked, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and poured a spoonful of rice wine, the pot suddenly became hot and fragrant.The carrots are finely mixed like crab roe, and the green onions are dotted in it. It is green and lovely. If you look closely, there is white crab meat in the egg.Even Mrs. Wang was about to swallow her mouth. She was already in a good mood today, but now she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, praising her again and again: "Just say that the girl is skillful, even the restaurant outside is nothing more than that."

"My sister-in-law is absurd."

Sister-in-law Wang said to her daughter, "Erya, put the food up front." The little girl pouted, displeased, "Mother, she's a big girl now, don't call me Erya, it's so ugly."

Sister-in-law Wang glared at her, "No matter how old you are, you're still my mother's erya! Quickly bring the food over." After sending her daughter away, she said to Xu Xiangyang, "This girl just likes to be pretty, so she won't let me be called by her nickname."

"It's natural for girls to love beauty." Xu Xiangyang said with a smile.Sister-in-law Wang is so kind, the husband and wife are harmonious, and the children are caring.I'm afraid she will never get such happiness and stability in her whole life, right?Leaving Zhan Zhao, the road ahead is boundless, and she doesn't know where she should belong.

There was no time for her to be emotional, so Wang Yanzhen quickly ran back with a smile on his face, yelling that he praised the smell of scrambled eggs with crab meat.Sister-in-law Wang laughed, and hurriedly asked Xu Xiangyang to cook the shrimps too. She really couldn't handle these seafood.

Xu Xiangyang took a look, these shrimps were quite big, they should have been delivered frozen, and they had just thawed out.Hurry to peel and change the knife, make shrimp balls, and stir-fry them in the pan.Add rice wine to remove the fishy smell, pour over soy sauce to add color, and finally thicken the soup.Boiled the small plate of green vegetables in tide water, mixed them with sesame oil, and spread them neatly in a circle on the plate.Stir-fried shrimp balls are piled on top, red and green, very pleasing to the eye.

Seeing Wang Yanzhen's eyes glowing, she pursed her lips into a smile, held one to her mouth, and said, "Taste for Aunt Xu to see if it's delicious."Sister-in-law Wang said: "Aren't your Aunt Xu delicious? You said it was a big girl just now. How can you look like a big girl? Don't be greedy, serve it out quickly."

Wang Yanzhen responded with multiple voices and left the kitchen.Next, Mrs. Wang was in charge of the spoon. After a long time of busy work, a whole table of dishes was prepared.After all, it is just a gathering of acquaintances, the dishes are not exquisite, but it is more lively.Fearing that everyone would not be full, Mrs. Wang also steamed a pot of rice.Xu Xiangyang didn't drink, and couldn't get in their conversation, so he packed half a bowl of rice and listened to their chat while eating.

Everyone was full of praise for the prawn balls and crab meat scrambled eggs, and they were full of praise when they heard that Xu Xiangyang made it.No matter what unhappiness was there before, after a few months, it faded somewhat.Now that Zhan Zhao is willing to bring her to meet them, they don't have much to say.Moreover, although the original owner's behavior was immoral, it only hurt Zhan Zhao and Ding Yuehua after all, and did not affect other people, so there is no such thing as forgiveness or non-forgiveness.

Zhan Zhao looked at Xu Xiangyang, she had been busy in the kitchen for a while, her cheeks were rosy, adding some color, and finally she was no longer so plain.Turning the wine glass in his hand, his thoughts drifted away.Yuehua also sat next to him like this, she was different from Xu Xiangyang, she was full of enthusiasm, her brows were full of confidence and free and easy, she was the girl he wanted to hold hands with for the rest of his life.If it were her, they would be able to ride their horses and gallop to the end of the world with their swords.Now the person next to her is Xu Xiangyang, she is cowardly and humble, she is silent, almost unaware of her existence.

He was thinking about Bai Yutang's words - do you really plan to spend the rest of your life with Xu Xiangyang like this?No regrets?He doesn't know, maybe that's all he can do?Suddenly, Wang Chao raised his wine glass to Xu Xiangyang, "Miss Xu, I have to toast you just for your cooking skills."

Xu Xiangyang was a little flustered, she didn't know how to drink, and she wasn't good at wine table culture.She is a little assistant who has no sense of presence, and she doesn't have many meals with her.He could only murmur: "My lord, I, I don't know how to drink..." Before the wine was spoken, Zhan Zhao took the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, saying, "She is not very strong at drinking, so Zhan will do it for her."

Zhang Long booed: "Master Zhan, you can't just drink one cup if you do your job, come here, fill it up, and have three more cups!"

Xu Xiangyang watched them making a fuss, peeking at Zhan Zhao out of the corner of his eye, his heart beating a little faster.He blocked a glass of wine for her. Although it was not a big deal, he just couldn't stop the joy in his heart. He was really a good person.

It was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, and Zhan Zhao's small courtyard took on a completely new look.After doing a thorough cleaning inside and out, and pasting up red couplets, Zhan Zhao felt like a home for the first time.Xu Xiangyang didn't know much about the New Year's customs here, but fortunately there were only two of them, and they lived in Kaifeng Mansion, so there was no need to worship their ancestors, just cooking a New Year's Eve dinner was enough.

Xu Xiangyang made some pastries, and bought peanuts, melon seeds, candies and other things to entertain the guests.However, from her point of view, it was probably Zhan Zhao who went out as a guest.The New Year's Eve dinner was a bit richer than usual, but the two of them still had nothing to say, so they ate silently and went back to their rooms to rest.At midnight, the firecrackers of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new came one after another. She listened quietly and fell asleep again.

Apart from visiting relatives and friends in the Spring Festival, there is nothing else to be busy with. Even Zhan Zhao is also free.These are not much different from Xu Xiangyang, she was trapped in the small courtyard all day long embroidering and making money.However, she still brought some pastries to see Mrs. Lin.Mrs. Lin was very happy to see her here. The old man was afraid of being lonely, so he pulled her on the phone for a long time.She suddenly thought that Mrs. Lin had no one to rely on, and if she got divorced, it would be a good idea to keep Mrs. Lin as company.Now she doesn't dare to talk about reconciliation easily, and the time is not ripe now.What Zhan Zhao said was right, she couldn't be selfish and only think about herself, she should also think about him.

On the fifteenth day, Mrs. Wang invited her to watch the lantern together.The Lantern Festival was bustling and bustling, so lively.Many people went with them, most of them were maids and daughters-in-law of Kaifeng Mansion.Under Mrs. Wang's intentional mediation, Xu Xiangyang was gradually accepted by others. Today they went out together, although they were not very enthusiastic about her, they did not look at her coldly.

After strolling around for a while, someone suggested to put lights by the river.This is also a traditional program. Buy a small lamp, make a wish and float it in the water.Xu Xiangyang chose a place with few people and silently recited his wish to let the lamp be like water, and watched the lamp float for a while before being overturned by the waves.My heart sank. Although it is not credible to make a wish by putting on a lantern, but the lantern full of wishes sinks into the water, and there is always something strange in my heart.

Just as she was about to get up, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a man and woman on the opposite bank. Isn't that Zhan Zhaohe... Ding Yuehua?Startled, she quickly lowered her head not daring to look over there.Why did Ding Yuehua come to Bianjing?Without thinking about it, she knew that she was here for Zhan Zhao, and she sighed silently. She still wanted to wait for an opportunity with Li, but it seemed that she couldn't wait.

Can't help but look up, Ding Yuehua didn't know what to say, and hugged Zhan Zhao excitedly.Xu Xiangyang pursed his lips, they were lovers, so it was nothing.Afraid of being discovered, she left in a hurry.She didn't even notice what she saw and ate next, her heart was heavy, like the sinking lamp, she fell into the bottom of the icy river, without the light of the sky, icy cold to the bone.