Chapter 136: Attack on her family at a banquet
Even though it was very hard work, the workers were very motivated. Because Shen Zhi had promised them that if they finished planting the hundred acres of dry land within half a month, he would give them two days off to enjoy the city. When Shen Zhi bought these people, some of their families had already sold their land, and some were still working in the pawnshop. They all wanted to see their relatives during these two days. Even if they had already sold their land, they still wanted to find out where their families were.
Fortunately, they managed to finish the planting on the last day given by Shen Zhi. Shen Zhi gave the workers a holiday as he said, which made the old scholars unhappy. They said that Shen Zhi's behavior would make the servants unruly and difficult to discipline in the future.
Shen Zhi replied directly, "I bought all these servants with my own money." This left the old scholars speechless. She could do whatever she wanted with her own servants. Why should outsiders interfere?
Shen Zhi also took advantage of these two days to go back to Shitou Village, as Xiao Dun Dun was going to be one month old the next day. Eunuch Cao naturally wanted to go back with Shen Zhi, but unexpectedly, Lord Sun also begged to go with him. Zhuge Ling went to Shenjia Village every day during this period, under the pretext of getting married as soon as possible according to the emperor's order, and he would probably follow Shen Bi when the time came.
Shen Changzhou had returned and was now holding his baby son in his arms, looking at him with a silly smile. Ah Si was sitting beside him, looking at her husband.
Shen and the two elders in the family have already started to prepare for tomorrow's banquet. Third Uncle has already bought the necessary things in the town in advance, and has personally invited the relatives and friends who should be invited. The great grandfather's family from Shenjia Village will naturally come, and several families with good relationships have also been notified. As for Ah Si's family, her parents both passed away early, and except for her grandmother, she has no other relatives.
This time Shen Zhi was in charge of cooking again. Everyone was impressed by her cooking skills and asked her to be the chef. Shen Zhi did not refuse. Cooking was also fun for her.
Shen Zhi fished out the big fish that would be needed for tomorrow from the space pool and temporarily kept it in a large wooden barrel, intending to make a squirrel fish that had never appeared in this era.
The wild boar had been killed, and Shen Zhi chopped some of the pork into minced meat, then made meatballs, which he fried in a frying pan in advance. The rest of the pork was braised in a braising pot.
The other dishes were made the next day, and Shen Zhi was busy until midnight. It was only when Shen Zhen urged her to rest that she went back to bed.
I woke up before I had slept for two hours. Since I couldn't sleep, I just got up and got ready.
There was no time to make Xiao Dun Dun's full moon cake, so Shen Zhi simply ordered a three-layer cartoon cake from the official website of a certain cake in the space. After receiving the goods, he took them out and locked them in the warehouse.
Several stoves had been set up in the yard. When Shen Zhi came over, he didn't expect that his third uncle, Shen and others had already started working.
Shen Zhen was kneading dough and steaming buns, while Shen Shi was setting up the table and dishes in the yard, and Third Uncle's wife was boiling water and filling more than a dozen thermoses. Meng Ting also came back from town with Shen Zhen, and was now helping to place melon seeds and candies on the table.
Shen Zhi sometimes admired Meng Ting. As the old saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Meng Ting was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. When her family changed, she fell from the clouds to the dust, but she did not complain at all. Even if she became a servant, she could do her duty well without being arrogant or impatient.
Shen Zhi tied on her apron and started her day as a chef.
When the guests gathered outside, a rich aroma of food wafted through the air.
Eunuch Cao pushed Lord Sun and said, "Your begging yesterday was not in vain. You are in for a treat today."
Lord Sun turned his head and snorted proudly, "From now on, whenever she returns to the village, I will follow her."
Today is a buffet as usual. Whoever comes can take a seat, and when they are done eating, the food will be cleared away and replaced with new dishes.
Today's dishes are fried meatballs, squirrel fish, braised pheasant with potatoes, spicy rabbit cubes, braised vegetable platter, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, beef brisket with tomatoes, spicy and sour fatty beef, braised pork knuckle, blueberry yam tart, sweet and sour cherry meat, pepper and salt spare ribs, braised pork with preserved vegetables, fermented glutinous rice meatballs, stir-fried vegetables, spare ribs and lotus root soup, a total of sixteen dishes, and the staple food is large white flour steamed buns, and there is a large bowl of longevity noodles.
Many aunties in the village came forward to help serve the dishes, and with the help, the scene was in great order.
Shen Zhi noticed that Old Man Qin was also queuing in the crowd, waiting for someone to leave the table and come up. After not seeing him for a while, Old Man Qin had aged a lot, his back was hunched, and his hair was gray. It was no wonder that his family had been in trouble one after another. Although they had brought it upon themselves, they were Old Man Qin's closest relatives after all. How could he be so heartless?
However, Shen Zhi still called Qingfeng and Qingyu and asked them to keep an eye on things secretly to prevent anything from going wrong. After all, in the eyes of Old Man Qin, everything was caused by the Shen family.
Lord Sun and Eunuch Cao had already taken their seats, along with Zhuge Ling and Song Shijie. This table was placed in a separate empty room to avoid being seen by the villagers and feeling awkward.
Looking at so many dishes that he had never seen before, Lord Sun's mouth was almost watering. The few of them drank and ate happily.
Shen Bi followed her family to Ah Si's room. Everyone talked to Ah Si and teased Little Dun Dun. Little Dun Dun had changed into a red outfit today, looking very cute. Shen Bi looked at the cute Little Dun Dun and thought that when she and Zhuge Ling got married in the future, they would also have such a cute baby. Her face instantly turned red.
She had secretly heard it many times, her family took her aside and whispered with Zhuge Ling. They were obviously discussing her marriage, but she was not allowed to listen. She also asked Zhuge Ling privately afterwards, but the short and fat man just wouldn't tell her.
Soon, it was Old Man Qin's turn to sit at the table. He took up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, eating it in big mouthfuls.
Qingfeng had been secretly watching Old Man Qin, but he didn't expect him to start taking action as soon as he sat down. Qingfeng noticed that his arm was shaking when he picked up the meat, and a little white powder floated from his sleeve into the food on the table. Old Man Qin only ate that one chopstick of meat and put down his chopsticks. It turned out that only that one chopstick was safe.
When someone picked up chopsticks to pick up food, someone else bumped into him and with a loud crash, the whole table fell over.
The man quickly apologized and asked the guests to eat at another table. The dishes on the table were quickly removed, and he asked someone to take Old Man Qin to change his clothes, actually bringing him to Song Shijie.
Shen Zhi quickly took samples of the removed vegetables and threw them into the space laboratory for testing. The results came out quickly, and it was a very toxic rat poison.
Shen Zhi's face darkened instantly. This was an attempt to murder someone at the banquet in her home.