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The Tang family warmly entertained all the guests, which made everyone understand how confident this family is.
If these fine wines and delicious dishes were placed in a restaurant, a table would cost at least three taels of silver. However, the Tang family managed to host thirty tables without batting an eyelid, which shows how wealthy they were.
In the past, the villagers envied the Tang family's lifestyle, but now even that jealousy has vanished. Firstly, under Li Taohua's tyranny, they dared not provoke the family again. Secondly, the disparity between the two families was too great to be compared. Mentioning the Tang family members made them seem unattainable. Thirdly, Tang Yichen's passing of the imperial examinations meant that his family was exempt from taxes, putting them on a different level from the other villagers.
After seeing off the last guest, Li Taohua and Tang Dafu turned around and walked back home. When they saw Xiang Chuntao and others helping to clean up the mess, they almost hugged her and called her their sister.
Xiang Chuntao and the others had been with Li Taohua for a long time and knew that she wasn't as fierce as everyone said. As long as they didn't provoke her, her sweet voice would tempt even women.
Zhou and Pang, from next door, were also helping to pack up. The men of the Zhang family drank and went back to rest. They had been busy with work lately and were exhausted. It was a rare opportunity to relax, and the women were understanding.
The new daughter-in-law, Xiao Chunni, was quick, sweet, and incredibly hardworking. Mrs. Zhou was incredibly grateful that they had insisted on marrying this woman for Zhang Erzhu. Such a good daughter-in-law would be hard to find even with a lantern. If Zhang Lei had snatched her away, not to mention how much the second son would resent them, even if he didn't, he probably wouldn't even consider marrying and having children. The more Mrs. Zhou thought about it, the more fearful she became, and she treated Xiao Chunni better and better.
"I heard Zhang Lei showed up," Madam Pang said to Madam Zhou. "You have to keep a close eye on Chunni recently. Don't let her go out alone. You know your uncle's character better than I do. I'm worried he might cause trouble for Chunni."
"Who told you that? He shouldn't dare to go back to the village, right?" Zhou became nervous when she heard that.
"Someone saw him in town. I heard it from those old ladies who were eating sunflower seeds. One of the old ladies' son went to town to buy something and seemed to have seen Zhang Lei."
Zhou looked at Xiao Chunni and said in a low voice, "My mother-in-law hasn't been making a fuss lately. Something's wrong. From what you said, could it be that she has also met Zhang Lei?"
Li Taohua was counting the gifts given by the villagers and local officials.
The villagers, from ordinary families, would generously give twenty eggs, while those from more limited means or simply stingy would give ten catties of peas or mung beans—definitely not rice or flour, as they only bought a catty or half a catty of those during the Lunar New Year. Local officials gave more: the head of the village gave one or two taels of silver, while the town officials gave as little as five hundred wen and as much as eight hundred wen plus an ancient book.
Tang Dafu looked at the account, somewhat puzzled: "Wife, why do we have to keep accounts?"
"So I can return the favor next time!" Li Taohua said, "You only want to accept gifts from others and not return the favor?"
"We didn't keep accounts in the past."
"No one ever gave a gift of even a tael of silver before!" Li Taohua said unhappily. "Once Brother Chen passes the imperial examination and officially becomes a high-ranking official, there will be more people giving gifts, and things will get even more complicated."
Tang Luwu brought over the hangover soup and handed it to Tang Dafu: "Dad, have a bowl. It's good for your stomach."
"I didn't drink much. I won't drink anymore."
"This is the prescription my younger brother prescribed."
"No wonder it's so dark..."
Li Taohua glanced over coldly: "What's black?"
"No wonder it's so authentic, it turns out it was the recipe written by Xiao Ge'er. Xiao Ge'er is really promising, he can even prescribe recipes." Tang Dafu took it and drank it in big gulps.
so bitter.
His face was wrinkled into a bitter gourd.
Li Taohua pinched the candied fruit next to her and stuffed it over.
Tang Dafu ate happily, looking at Li Taohua with a dazzling light in his eyes.
"Is it delicious?" Li Taohua asked.
"It's delicious." Tang Dafu praised immediately, "It's especially sweet."
Tang Yi, who was tidying up the tables and chairs not far away, smiled: "..."
Li Taohua turned around and asked Tang Luwu: "Is your elder brother drunk?"
"Big brother was very clever. He deliberately reeked of alcohol and pretended to be dizzy, so those people didn't dare force him to drink." Tang Luwu said, "But big brother still drank a little and is resting now. Yinyin brought him some sobering soup."
In the room, Qin Huiyin helped Tang Yichen up, sat on the edge of the bed, and fed Tang Yichen with a spoon: "Brother, open your mouth, ah..."
Tang Yichen opened his mouth and made an "ah" sound.
Qin Huiyin chuckled.
She reached out and pinched Tang Yichen's cheek: "Brother, who am I?"
Tang Yichen narrowed his eyes slightly, his pink cheeks full of innocence: "Yinyin, I'm not drunk..."
"That's a pity! I wanted you to dance!" Qin Huiyin teased him deliberately.
Tang Yichen sneered: "I'm not that stupid."
"Yes, you are the smartest. Come, drink the sobering soup." Qin Huiyin fed him the soup.
Tang Yichen took the bowl, drank it all in big gulps, and then put the bowl back in her hand: "Drink it all, it's so bitter."
Qin Huiyin took out a candy bean from her purse, opened the candy wrapper, and stuffed the peeled candy bean into his mouth.
Tang Yichen ate the candy beans and his frown relaxed.
"Then you should get some rest early." Qin Huiyin supported him and released his hand as he slowly lay down. "If you feel uncomfortable, remember to call me. I said I can give you an injection."
"He has only learned it for a few days, yet he dares to give acupuncture?" Tang Yichen said slowly, like a regressed child.
"He said acupuncture wouldn't work, but Doctor Wei knew we were having a banquet and someone would get drunk, so he taught him how to sober up with acupuncture." Qin Huiyin said, "Okay, get some rest!"
Tang Yichen slowly closed his eyes.
Seeing that he fell asleep in seconds, Qin Huiyin quietly left the room.
"Is big brother asleep?" Tang Luwu came over.
Qin Huiyin nodded: "Sleep."
A busy day is over.
The Tang sisters were exhausted after a long day and quickly fell asleep. Only one room was making a lot of noise. Li Taohua's coquettish scolding only intensified the other party's excitement.
"Wife, let's have a child..." Tang Dafu hugged Li Taohua, his eyes full of unmeltable tenderness.
Li Taohua, who was emotionally aroused, suddenly came to her senses.
She kicked Tang Dafu away, sat up, her eyes full of disgust.
Tang Dafu was stunned and looked at Li Taohua nervously: "Wife, what's wrong with you?"
Li Taohua said calmly, "If you want to find a woman to bear your child, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I can't have children, and I won't have another child in this life."
"Then no, never again..." Tang Dafu tentatively hugged her. "I like you. Whether or not you can have children is not important at all. Besides, we already have so many wonderful children."
He really wanted to slap himself. Why did he mention the child?
Because he loved his wife so much and thought that if she gave birth to a child for him, he would definitely cherish it very much, so he said such a ridiculous thing.
Li Taohua turned around and faced Tang Dafu with her back, not allowing Tang Dafu to tease her anymore.