Chapter 891 The best scholar’s ​​wife 10

Old Mrs. Li didn't know what An Ran was thinking. Seeing her resolute attitude, she let it go. At the same time, she sighed in her heart that this fourth daughter-in-law is much better now than before. She was so lazy before. Maybe she was used to a pampered life in her mother's family. She just got married. It's normal for people to change slowly. Fortunately, I didn't scold her too much at that time. Otherwise, she would have gotten into a fight with her. Now she was angry. She was afraid that even if she got a fever, she wouldn't be able to. If you don't know how to cook it, you won't be able to taste such delicious food.

Li Silang was in favor of An Ran's continued cooking. After all, he was used to eating the delicious food cooked by An Ran. He really couldn't eat the food cooked by his mother. In fact, it wasn't just his mother who cooked it. Yes, he is not used to eating food cooked by others.

However, if An Ran felt uncomfortable and didn't want to have a fever, he wouldn't object. After all, her body was also very important.

After dinner that day, An Ran asked Li Silang not to read silently when reading. She wanted to hear it when he read it.

"Why should I read it to you?" Li Silang said in confusion.

"You have to read anyway, wouldn't it be nice to read it out and let the baby listen to it? The baby has grown up listening to the books of saints and sages, and he might be able to read better than you in the future." An Ran said.

An Ran asked Li Silang to read to the child because he actually wanted to provide prenatal education. Of course, prenatal education was one aspect. In addition, An Ran felt that reading aloud was better than reading silently - at least she could know whether Li Silang was reading seriously or staring. Book in a daze.

Li Silang thought about the same truth, so he listened to An Ran and read to An Ran. He never thought that if An Ran wanted the baby to listen, why not read to the baby himself? After all, she could read.

Her natal family was in Xiaohe Village next door. When they heard that An Ran was pregnant, Father Shen and Mother Shen came to visit An Ran with large and small bags of delicious food.

Seeing that my daughter looked good after being raised by the Li family, she looked even better than when she returned to her parents' home during the last Mid-Autumn Festival. I couldn't help but be satisfied and thought that marrying my daughter to the Li family would be a good marriage. They are a good family that loves their daughter-in-law.

Because An Ran was living well, Father Shen and Mother Shen were naturally very enthusiastic towards Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li. The two families were enjoying themselves for a while, which made Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li think in their hearts that the fourth daughter-in-law's mother-in-law's family was pretty good. Unlike the third daughter-in-law’s family, who felt that the conditions were better than her own, and also felt that the couple had treated their daughter badly. Every time she came, her nose was not her nose, and her eyes were not her eyes. That is to say, things got a little better after they separated. .

After the guests and hosts had a good time, Shen's mother secretly gave An Ran two coins and said, "You can buy whatever you want to eat."

An Ran quickly refused and said, "Mom, I still have money."

Shen's mother forced it to her and said, "That's your dowry. It's for your future grandson."

Not allowing An Ran to give her any more information, she walked out and left. An Ran couldn't help but secretly sigh that her original parents really loved her.

However, since this pregnancy, only Father Shen and Mother Shen came to see her, and it was obvious that her original brother and sister-in-law probably didn't like her, otherwise they wouldn't have come to see her when they heard she was pregnant. Have a look.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, farmers begin to prepare for the New Year.

Unlike modern times, you can buy whatever you want in ancient times. In this era, most people prefer to make things by themselves, such as rice cakes, sesame candy, maltose, peanut candy, rice krispie treats, fried melon seeds, fried peanuts, etc. You can make them yourself Well, unless rich people have it, they generally don’t buy it.

And the Li family would not buy it, because An Ran can also make these things, and the ones they make are more delicious than those bought in the market. So after hearing An Ran say that she can make them by herself instead of going to the city to buy them, Li An Ran got the New Year's goods for her family by herself.

Of course, An Ran is pregnant now, so she can't be too tired, so An Ran only does one thing a day, since the twelfth lunar month is long anyway.

If you change to those who don't know how to do it, it would be hard to do just one thing in a day, but if An Ran can do it, it will be different.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon.

Regardless of whether they are separated or not, during the Chinese New Year, their parents are here, so they naturally have to celebrate the New Year at their parents' place, so Li Dalang and others came to the old house on the Chinese New Year day. Of course, in addition to celebrating the New Year here, they also have to give gifts to their parents. The two brothers should pay filial piety - it was agreed upon when the family was separated that the elder couple would live with the fourth couple and they would provide for the elder couple. Naturally, the other brothers would have to pay some filial piety every year. Since they didn't need much, Li Sansao and others would do the same. They agreed. After all, they were willing to pay more as long as they didn't have to live with the old couple.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li are naturally willing to celebrate the New Year together as a family, but... seeing their youngest son stupidly buying so many valuable chickens, ducks and fish, and seeing their daughter-in-law making so many delicious snacks, It can be imagined that this year's New Year's Eve dinner will definitely be much richer than in previous years. These are all prepared by the younger son and his wife. If Li Dalang and others come to eat empty-handed without taking anything, wouldn't the younger son be in a big loss? ? So before the others came, Mrs. Li specifically said that the fourth child had bought a lot of things to honor the couple. The New Year's Eve dinner tonight was very sumptuous, and they couldn't be too stingy when they came empty-handed.

The sons were fine after hearing this, but the daughters-in-law were very angry after hearing this. They thought, they thought they were trying to trick the autumn wind! Who is this?

Besides, why did the fourth child show filial piety, and the money was not given to him by the old couple? Is it called filial piety to change the left hand for the right hand? Isn't this taking advantage and still being nice? So how many people can not be angry?

——Of course, they all chose to ignore it. When the family was separated, in order not to live with their mother-in-law, they agreed to the proposal of the elder couple to live with the fourth couple. They took advantage of the elder couple along with the fourth couple and did not raise any objections. thing.

Because Old Mrs. Li mentioned this, when Li Dalang and others came, they all brought something more or less. Your family brought some meat, my family brought some fish, etc. Of course, it depends on what kind of things you bring. After discussion, there was no duplication. Mrs. Li looked at it and nodded with satisfaction, thinking that this was fine.

In addition to the dishes they brought during the New Year, there was also the filial piety that the three brothers paid to the old couple - as agreed before, the family would be given two hundred kilograms of rice and two hundred cents a year, which was not very high compared to the economic strength of the three families. , it’s still affordable.

Probably because of the separation of the family, there are fewer conflicts and disputes, and everyone is more harmonious than before. At least, they don’t quarrel every day like before, so even though Li Sansao and others felt that Mrs. Li asked them to take some precautions When the things came over, I felt unhappy, but didn't say anything, especially the pastries made by An Ran were delicious and the children loved to eat them. An Ran saw that the children liked to eat them, so the family gave them a big bag and asked them to take them back for the children to eat. The sisters-in-law didn’t have much complaints. You must know that these snacks are so delicious and are very expensive when sold outside. The fourth daughter-in-law is not stingy. How can they be angry when one person is asked to bring such a big bag back?