Chapter 79: Paradise
After Song Jiang led the two men into the kitchen, his third uncle and his great-uncle glanced at the whole family in front of them.
There was no sign of surprise on my uncle's face. After all, in that era, every family had so many people.
Since the Song family practices the system of sharing wives, the number of people is relatively small compared to other families, otherwise there would be more people in the family. Generally speaking, it is common for a family to have more than ten people.
Shen Xia looked at the guests coming.
She deftly took out two sets of bowls and chopsticks from the cupboard and gently placed them on the table.
The originally spacious kitchen now seemed a bit cramped and small because of the two large tables.
However, this crowding did not affect the atmosphere of family affection among people, but instead made the space full of warmth and liveliness.
"You can call this uncle. He used to build a house in the county." The third uncle introduced.
"Hello, uncle." Everyone greeted politely.
"Well, hello." Uncle nodded.
What surprised my third uncle and my great uncle was the food on the table.
Uncle asked curiously, "Is there anyone in your family celebrating a birthday today?"
Song's mother was puzzled: "No!"
"Then why is the meal so rich?" My uncle was puzzled. In this era, it was rare to eat meat once a month, let alone having two rich meat dishes on the table like they had.
The point is that the vegetarian dishes are also fried in good oil and they are not overcooked at all.
Shen Xia explained: "My eldest brother happened to go hunting in the mountains today, so the food was a little richer."
"Oh, I see." I was wondering how a family like theirs could eat such a sumptuous meal.
But his idea will be slapped in the face soon.
"Who cooked this meal? You are such a great cook. We are in for a treat today." Third Uncle was smiling.
"Xia Xia made this. She's a great cook." Song's mother praised.
"That place is just casually done." Shen Xia still pretended to be modest.
After the two elders sat down, they started eating.
The two praised Shen Xia's cooking skills.
"Xia Xia, ask your third grandma to come over someday to learn how to cook from you. The food you cook is so delicious!" said the third uncle fairly.
"Ok."
Song Ming thought: When Third Grandma sees this, she won't say anything. Oh my god, this thing that costs a lot of money is such a waste!
Just thinking about that scene is hilarious.
Xiao Wu looked at Song Ming's silly smile and said, "Second brother, what are you grinning about?"
Song Ming then reacted: "You are just grinning like a fool, you want to be beaten."
"Tsk tsk——" Xiaowu stuck out his tongue at his second brother.
The family had their meal happily together.
At this moment, Shen Xia finally broke the silence. She smiled and said, "I have good news to share with you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Song's mother couldn't wait to put down the chopsticks in her hand, stared at Shen Xia anxiously, and asked: "Xia Xia, what is the good news? Tell us quickly!"
Everyone at the table turned their eyes to Shen Xia, their eyes full of anticipation and curiosity.
Shen Xia took a deep breath, and then announced with joy: "Third brother's eyes can already sense the light. I believe it won't be long before he can see the light again!"
This sentence was like a blockbuster bomb, instantly detonating the entire scene.
Everyone was shocked, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Although Shen Xia had successfully cured Song Yun and Song Ming before, because Song Jin had been injured for too long, everyone was still somewhat worried about whether he could fully recover.
Mother Song was so excited that she could hardly control herself. She held Song Jin's hand tightly and asked with a trembling voice, "Really? Jin'er, can you really see the light?"
Then she stretched out her hand and waved it gently in front of Song Jin's eyes.
Surprisingly, Song Jin actually grabbed his mother's hand accurately, nodded affirmatively and replied: "Yes, mother, I can indeed see some light."
Song's mother cried with joy, tears flashing in her eyes. She asked in confusion: "Why didn't you tell us this good news earlier?"
Song Jin smiled slightly and explained in a firm tone: "I want to wait until my eyesight recovers to a more stable level before telling everyone. I don't want to disappoint you for nothing."
"I originally thought I would tell everyone once I could see it clearly, but today Xia Xia discovered it right away," Song Jin explained.
"Silly child, you should tell your family as soon as possible if anything happens!" Song's mother patted Song Jin's shoulder.
Song Yun could see light in his eyes when he heard what his third brother said.
Looking at this family, they are really getting better and better because of Shen Xia.
Uncle San was also surprised when he heard this: "This is also from Doctor Xiao Xia."
Everyone nodded.
"Xiao Xia's medical skills are so great!" Third Uncle looked at Shen Xia in surprise.
"No, what a coincidence."
"Don't be modest. It's a coincidence every time. Well, yes, Shen Xia is really the lucky star of your family. The future will be better and better."
"That's right. Ever since Xia Xia came to this family, the old, weak, sick and disabled people are now full of energy." Mother Song looked at Shen Xia with a smile.
"I should thank my mother for bringing me out of the Shen family, otherwise I wouldn't have this opportunity today." Shen Xia said with a smile.
My uncle didn't know the specific situation of this family, so he didn't say anything.
Watching everyone talking, I got a general idea of what was going on.
The conclusion was that this woman named Shen Xia was the Song family's shared wife and had excellent medical skills.
After dinner, I went to wash the dishes with Song Ming.
Song Jiang, Shen Xia and Song Yun were left to accompany Third Uncle and the others to discuss things in the yard.
I bought a lot of cloth before, but I only made the small clothes and Shen Xia's clothes. The clothes for other people are not finished yet.
Now that I have some free time, I go back to my room to make clothes.
Xiaowu and Xiaotian went out to cut grass for the rabbits.
In the yard, I bought some tea at home.
So Song Yun made two cups of tea for his third uncle and great-uncle.
The two of them looked at the tea leaves, and Third Uncle knew that the Song family was making money now.
So I wasn't surprised, but my uncle was surprised.
It seems that the Song family is not as simple as it seems.
Which farmer has tea to serve to guests? Usually they just use boiled water.
Only a handful of families have access to sweet water.
Shen Xia carefully took out the previously drawn drawing from his arms, and then gently placed the first panoramic building layout map on the table.
My uncle stared at the huge sketch with wide eyes, his gaze moving along the rockery, pond, pavilion, main courtyard in front and seven small courtyards in the back, even the vegetable garden and the houses next to it were all in sight.
This...how big a yard do we need to build?
He couldn't help but gasp and marveled inwardly.
The scene before our eyes seemed like a magnificent painting slowly unfolding, with every detail showing endless imagination and creativity.
My great uncle began to realize that this seemingly simple construction plan actually contained a huge amount of work and challenges.
However, faced with such a large and complex project, he had no intention of backing down.
On the contrary, there is a strong sense of anticipation deep in my heart, a desire to see these ideas finally become reality.
It's like a paradise on earth.