Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

0After the group settled down, Shen Jingli got people to move the things into the side room and split them up. According to Third Old Master Mu's instructions, he got people to go through every house, leaving behind the Great Granduncle and clan leader's group. He planned to personally make a trip in the afternoon.    

    

After finishing all of this, Shen Jingli sat down to catch his breath, only to realize that the sun had already risen high in the sky, that the surrounding families were also preparing for lunch, and that Xun Er was so hungry that he shouted for lunch. Thus, Jin Yu could only pour some lotus root powder on his stomach for now, and then go to the kitchen to prepare lunch.    

    

When Shen Jingli bought the ingredients that morning, he had someone buy them together. There were two chickens, two catties of pork, a few catties of prawns, a few potatoes, a few mushrooms, a handful of fresh, tender rape, and other seasonings such as scallion, ginger, garlic, etc.    

    

"Young man, first let's boil some hot water. I'll go and kill the two chickens." Jin Yu looked at the two dying, young hens who were tied up, and ordered.    

    

"Alright." He immediately rolled up his sleeves, cleaned the wok, poured the water, and started a fire.    

    

Just as Jin Yu walked out of the kitchen with the kitchen knife in one hand and the hen in the other, she heard a ruckus coming from outside. Just as she was about to go and take a look, she saw Shen Jingli walking out.    

    

"Jin Yu, what's going on outside? Why is it so noisy? " After working busily for the entire morning, Shen Jingli was already exhausted. Just as he was about to take a nap, he was disturbed by the ruckus outside.    

    

Hearing Shen Jingli's unhappiness, Jin Yu immediately said. "This servant will go take a look."    

    

Jin Yu threw the chicken onto the ground and carried a kitchen knife to open the door. It was extremely lively outside, and a tall and muscular woman shouted at the top of her lungs: "Fifth Uncle, you guys still haven't cooked, right? "Why don't you come to my house for lunch …"    

    

Just as she finished speaking, Jin Yu opened the door. The woman who had shouted was about forty years old, she was tall and strong, had two strong arms, holding a big chicken on one side and a basket of eggs on the other. The moment she saw Jin Yu opening the door, she immediately squeezed in.    

    

After one person squeezed in, the rest followed in. Jin Yu couldn't stop them even if she wanted to.    

    

"Eldest Nephew, are you guys preparing to cook?" The burly woman looked at the hens that were thrown on the ground, then looked at Shen Jingli who was standing at the entrance of the hall, and said straightforwardly: "For jobs like killing chickens, the people in the city probably won't be able to do well. Let us do it, my wife, Yi Cheng, come and help this lady kill the chickens, don't delay Fifth Uncle's lunch."    

    

She said this without sarcasm.    

    

"Alright." A simple and honest looking woman wearing an embroidered scarf ran over with two dripping grass fish in her hands. She grabbed the kitchen knife in Jin Yu's hand and pushed the grass fish over, "This is the grass fish my man just caught, I'll cook it for you guys at noon."    

    

Just as she finished speaking, another voice rang out. "Just in time, my mother asked me to send a plate of tofu over so that we can make the grass fish and bean curd soup at noon."    

    

"I picked some toon sprouts in the morning and I just happened to fry eggs."    

    

"Sister Yi Feng, aren't you afraid that Aunt Lian will call you a stingy wife and not give any face to their parents?" Another woman laughed and teased her.    

    

"Exactly, Fifth Uncle and the others rarely return to the clan, but you sent them some wild vegetables. I'm afraid it's not enough?" One person started to jeer, while the others followed suit.    

    

Yi Feng's sister-in-law was so angry that her face turned red. She hurriedly said, "Who said I only brought toon sprouts? There's still one catty of cured meat. You shrew women only know how to make me …"    

    

"..."    

    

While the group of women were fooling around, Yi Cheng's wife had already deftly given the chicken blood, scalded it with hot water, and was in the process of shedding her fur.    

    

The woman who had asked Yi Cheng's wife to kill chickens before seemed to have a higher status. Seeing that they were making a ruckus, she hurriedly shouted, "Alright, let's just put down the things and go back. Don't disturb the Fifth Uncle's rest."    

    

When they heard his words, they immediately stopped, put down their belongings, and left.    

    

"Eldest Nephew, don't be offended. The women in the village are just a bit noisy, and actually don't have any bad intentions." The burly woman thought that Shen Jingli was a son of a rich family from the capital. She was afraid that he had never seen this kind of scene before and would be shocked, so she explained.    

    

"All my fellow aunts and sisters-in-law are straightforward people." Shen Jingli laughed and said, and then mocked, "Thank you all, sister-in-law, for the dishes, I will be eating a sumptuous lunch today."    

    

The woman laughed when she heard this and felt that the daughter-in-law from Beijing was rather easy to get along with.    

    

On the other side, Yi Cheng's wife had already slaughtered all the chickens, washed them cleanly and placed them in a basin, letting Jin Yu carry them inside. Only then did she ask: "Aunt Qing, I've already killed all the chickens, is there anything else I can do for you?"    

    

Aunt Qing then turned around to ask Shen Jingli, "Nephew, do you have enough people to cook? Otherwise, I can ask Yi Cheng's wife to stay here and help out. "    

    

Shen Jingli hurriedly waved his hands and rejected his offer, "Just leave the cooking matter to the servants. There's no need to trouble sister-in-law, Aunt and Sister-in-law should hurry back to eat."    

    

"Sure, if you need anything, come find me. I'll stay next door." Aunt Qing pointed at the brick house next door and led Yi Cheng's wife away.    

    

After they left, Jin Yu busied herself with packing their belongings. Two big roosters, three baskets of eggs, a plate of tofu, a basket of potatoes, two pieces of cured meat, a few bundles of vegetables, and some local grains and cakes.    

    

"Madam, the Mu Family Village people are quite sincere. Look at these potatoes, a big basket, it's almost full." Jin Yu carried the basket of potatoes and started to have a good impression of the people from Mu Family Village.    

    

Shen Jingli looked at the pile of ingredients, and a hint of warmth appeared in his eyes. "Alright, you should hurry and do it."    

    

Because the food was very rich, Shen Jingli made Jin Yu and the others cook a few more dishes. Mushroom Braised Chicken, Mushroom Red Braised Meat, Garlic Blossom Shrimp, Sweet Chicken Bud Stir-Fried Eggs, Dried Soy bean curd, Grass, Fish, Soup Soy, and Water-cooked rapeseed. There were a total of eight dishes in the main table, and all the dishes at the dining table had been served.    

    

After dinner, Shen Jingli led Xun Er and the others to the courtyard to eat, while the Third Old Master Mu and Mu Chen continued to chat.    

    

As he ate, sleepiness came. Xun Er was too lazy to move, he just hugged Shen Jingli's leg and acted like a spoiled child.    

    

Shen Jingli was tired from the morning and felt sleepy, so he brought the two children back to his room to take an afternoon nap.    

    

He and his two children were so sleepy that they fell asleep almost immediately.    

    

After finishing their discussion, Mu Chen who had returned to his room saw that the three of them were sleeping soundly, the blankets on them had been kicked off, and they were hanging unsteadily on the side of the bed. As long as there was a gust of wind, they would fall to the ground.    

    

Shaking his head helplessly, he walked over and hugged Huaixin, who was lying on top of Shen Jingli's body. He let him lie beside Xun Er, and then removed the small foot that Xun Er had been kicking on his thigh.    

    

Shen Jingli suddenly groaned and turned his body over. Mu Chen immediately froze in place, thinking that he had woken him up, and realised that he was only mumbling in his sleep. He couldn't help but find it funny.    

    

Mu Chen sat on the side of the bed and looked at the sleeping Mumu for a while before walking to the low couch at the side and laying down.    

    

"..."    

    

When Shen Jingli woke up, he had already given his instructions. Xun Er and Huaixin had long since awoken and were pestering him to play together.    

    

"Did I get up late?" Shen Jingli stretched his back and ordered Jin Yu to bring in a bowl of water to wash his face.    

    

"It's fine. Third Grandpa is still resting." Mu Chen said.    

    

After washing up, he changed his clothes and headed for the main hall.    

    

Third Old Master had just woken up and was sitting in the living room drinking tea. Seeing the husband and husband bringing their children over, he smiled and said, "Since you guys came, then let's go."    

    

After getting someone to prepare the gifts they had prepared beforehand, the group left for the clan head's house.    

    

There were a number of children gathered in front of the house, and when they opened the door, they scattered and hid far away. They could not resist their curiosity and peeked their heads out to look at the guests.    

    

Shen Jingli had already prepared long ago, he let Jin Yu and Nian Hua each carry a bag of sweets, and when they see a little kid, he would share with them.    

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When the children saw that there was a candy to take, they happily surrounded her. They called her big brother and big sister, to the point that they couldn't stop laughing.    

    

The environment of Mu Family Village was very good, and the villagers were also very friendly. When they met on the road, they greeted them and asked them if they still needed anything, and if they could go to their houses to get it.    

    

Looking at the passionate villagers, Shen Jingli couldn't help but smile. He had lived in the countryside before, but the village he lived in, where all the young people went to work, only had the elderly and children left.    

    

The clan head's residence was on the east side of the village. It was a very large courtyard. The clan leader's father, his wife, and his eldest son lived there.    

    

He stood at the door with Daughter-in-law, waiting. When he saw them, he smiled and said: "Fifth Uncle, Father had been nagging for a drink with you all this while, and had just come over to ask, why have you not arrived yet? The moment I entered the room, you came. "    

    

"That's great. I haven't seen my old brother for decades, it's time to have a good drink." Third Old Master Mu also laughed heartily, "Go in, don't stand foolishly at the door."    

    

"Greetings, Aunt Ming." Mu Chen and the other brothers and Shen Jingli bowed towards the Madam of Patriarch.    

    

"Xun Er is called Grandmother Ming." Shen Jingli lightly patted his son's face and softly instructed him.    

    

"Grandmother Ming." Xun Er cutely called out.    

    

Hearing that, the Madam of Patriarch laughed, and reached out her hands to hug Xun Er, "These are Zi An's children, right?    

    

Xun Er did not want to admit defeat, he was hugged by the Madam of Patriarch and laughed heartily, his obedient look made the Madam of Patriarch cry out for mercy.    

    

Entering the room, Third Old Master Mu went to find Uncle Lian to drink, while Mu Chen and the rest stayed in the hall to chat with the Patriarch and Mu Yiming, naturally, they were led to the women's room.    

    

Even if he married someone, Shen Jingli would still be a man. It would be extremely awkward for him to be alone with a few women.    

    

Fortunately, there was another pair in the room. They were handsome, somewhat introverted, and they sat quietly. They were typical local pairs.    

    

"These are my three Daughter-in-law s." Madam of Patriarch introduced, "Qing Sheng, this is your Thirteenth Brother's wife. You have to call her Sister-in-law."    

    

"Hello, Sister An." Qing Sheng greeted his, and did not speak further.    

    

The Madam of Patriarch did not care about him and turned to talk about the things that she needed to pay attention to.