Chapter Eighteen: Ninth Sister sat down beside me

  In Yang Jin's kitchen, both Jiuniang and Yunniang were busy.

  "Sister, come try this rice ball and see how it tastes!" Jiuniang used her chopsticks to pick up a fried rice ball and brought it to Yunniang's mouth, smiling as she waited for her evaluation.

  The young girl took a glance at the crispy yellow rice ball, leaned in and lightly bit into it, then with an incredulous expression, she gave Nine a thumbs up and said: "Nine, this rice ball is really fragrant, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it's truly delicious!"

  Wild boar meat is minced, cabbage is chopped, a pinch of salt is sprinkled, and mixed with cold rice evenly, then shaped into balls, coated with batter, and deep-fried in oil.

  The process of making this rice ball is not complicated and the materials needed are not many, it's just that when frying, you need to control the heat, if it's fried for too long, the taste won't be as good.

  In her previous life, Jiuniang loved to eat and her father's rice balls were the most delicious she had ever tasted. No matter how hard she tried to learn, she could only master 80% of the skill.

  Thinking back to her past life, Jiuniang's emotions were slightly down for a moment, but soon her face recovered its bright smile. As she scooped up the golden rice balls from the oil pot, she said to Yunniang: "If you like to eat them, you can make them yourself in the future."

  At this time, Yang Jin carried a jug of wine into the kitchen, smelling the fragrance floating in the air, and said with excitement: "With wine and meat, we can have a great time eating with Dongyang brothers tonight, haha!"

  The young woman shot her husband a glance and said irritably, "You always get drunk and act like a fool, so it's better if you drink less wine and eat more meat!"

  "With such good dishes, how can you not drink wine? Besides, even if we drink too much, it's still in our own home. And the Dongyang brothers are not outsiders, so we don't have to worry about making fools of ourselves." Yang Jin patted the wine jug in his arms and looked at Jiuniang: "Sister-in-law, do you think I'm right?"

  Jiuniang nodded in agreement, saying: "If big brother and sister-in-law don't mind, I'd also like to have a few cups! Today's good fortune, we hunted down a wild boar, so we should celebrate. Besides, opportunities to eat meat and drink wine to one's heart's content are rare."

  In her previous life, Fang Yiyi often drank with her father at home. The father and daughter sometimes even played rock-paper-scissors, the loser would drink a cup of baijiu.

  She can drink a lot of alcohol, even her father can't keep up with her.

  "Haha, this wine is brewed at home and has been buried for many years. Although it's not a top-notch wine, the taste is still pretty good." Yang Jin rubbed his hands together and laughed: "And with that fragrant wild boar meat to go with the wine, just thinking about it makes me drunk, ah yo——"

  Yang Jin's words were cut off as he was pinched by Yunniang, who glared at him and said: "Hurry up and set the table!"

  Yang Jin glanced at the wild boar meat stewing in the pot, smiled foolishly, and turned to set the table.

  "Jiuniang, go call the Dongyang brothers to come and eat!" Yunniang held two clean big bowls and said to Jiuniang: "The meat in the pot has been simmered for a long time, can we serve it now?"

  "No need to get up early, later we'll set up a small stove outside and cook while eating, we can also put the vegetables in to boil." This is what Jiuniang often ate in her previous life - dry pot braised wild boar meat, delicious and convenient.

  "Roast and eat at the same time?" This way of eating is quite refreshing, Yunniang thought for a moment and said: "Won't the meat be overcooked?"

  "No need, just put a few pieces of hot charcoal in the small stove and it's fine, no need to add firewood. Besides, I left a bowl of soup earlier, if the meat sticks to the pot, just pour some soup in and it's okay." Jiuniang picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and tasted it, saying "The flavor is just right, we can serve it now."

  "Just hearing the smell makes me drool! Alright, you quickly go and call over Dongyang brothers, it's getting dark now, I reckon they must be hungry too." Yunniang said as she rolled up her sleeves, preparing to carry out the pot.

  "He said he doesn't eat wild boar meat, afraid it's not good for the wound on his leg. Besides, this is a dry pot stewed meat, eating it will easily cause internal heat, and I'm afraid the wound will become inflamed. Don't worry about him, sister, when I went back, I had already cooked sweet potato porridge for him."

  "Really can't eat it?" Yunniang looked at Jiuniang in surprise, then said with a regretful face: "To have cooked such a big pot of meat, and the Dongyang brothers can't even get to eat it, what a pity!"

  Yang Jin arranged the table, came into the kitchen to help with the dishes, and upon hearing this, frowned and said: "At home, a big pot of meat was cooked, but Dongyang can only drink sweet potato soup at home. How can this be? I'll go call him over."

  "Eh, big brother..." Jiuniang wanted to stop him, but Yang Jin had already walked out of the kitchen. She could only change her words and said: "If big brother doesn't mind, why not invite that guest at home to come over and drink together?"

  Yang Jin had already left the courtyard at this time and didn't hear Jiuniang's words at all.

  "Jiuniang, you have guests at home? That's even more reason to invite them over for a drink! You're really something, why didn't you say so earlier? And using sweet potato soup to entertain, don't be neglecting your guests!"

  Jiuniang's face showed a few shades of embarrassment, but her eyes flashed with a hint of amusement, thinking to herself: I didn't even prepare sweet potato soup for them to eat! Those two stinky men who don't know what's good for them!

  The young girl didn't know what Jiuniang was thinking, and she continued to wash another set of bowls and chopsticks. She said to Jiuniang, "Let's hurry up and lay out the meal, our guests will be arriving soon."

  "...Sister-in-law, he's not some important guest, no need to be so polite." He's repeatedly threatening her with his sword, and it's already a wonder she's willing to give him food, what's the need for politeness?

  The young mistress looked at Jiuniang with a mixture of blame and reproach, then let out a helpless sigh and said: "You're still young, and you've only just gotten married not long ago. Your family has never had guests before, so it's understandable that you don't know how to treat them properly. However, you can't be so ignorant of the rules and so lacking in propriety. If outsiders find out, they'll laugh at you for being lazy with your guests, and gossip about how you're incompetent and don't know how to manage a household, which will ruin your reputation."

  "Thank you for reminding me, sister-in-law. I've taken note of it and won't do this again in the future." Jiuniang replied with a straight face, but in her heart, she didn't quite take it to mind.

  Jiuniang has also come to a realization, although this is in ancient times, she doesn't want to live too stifled either. She doesn't need to care about how outsiders see her, as long as she lives freely and happily, that's enough.

  Just as the two of them had arranged the wine and dishes, Yang Jin led the two people in.

  "Hurry up and sit down, dinner is ready!"

  Yang Jin and his wife were busy pouring wine and helping with the rice, warmly entertaining their guests.

  Jiuniang glanced at them and sat down in a position farthest from them.

  "Jiuniang, come sit next to me!" Jiuniang's butt had just touched the seat when Chu Dongyang's voice rang out.

  Everyone at the table was stunned for a moment, with ambiguous smiles on their faces, then looked towards Jiuniang.

  The young lady quietly pushed the ninth lady and whispered: "You girl, there's no outsider here, why hide so far? Hurry up and sit next to Dongyang brother to help him serve dishes."

  Jiuniang looked at Chudongyang with a headache and reluctantly sat down beside him in front of everyone.

  "That golden-yellow steamed bun looks quite unusual, Ninth Sister, help me pick one up." Chu Dongyang actually started ordering her to serve the dishes.

  "You've hurt your foot, not your hand, can't you pick it up yourself?" Jiuniang said in a cold and low voice.

  "This is a rice ball, made by Jiuniang, it's very delicious, Dongyang brothers try some quickly. This brother, you also come and have one!" Yunniang saw that Jiuniang didn't move, so she straightforwardly handed the bowl with the rice balls to Chudongyang and Lengsu in front of her, suddenly thinking of something, hesitated and looked at Chudongyang, saying: "There's only a little bit of wild boar meat inside, and some cabbage, it should be fine for Dongyang brother's foot injury, right?"

  Chu Dongyang was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiu Niang, only to see that she had lowered her head deeply and remained silent.

  Digression

  Recommend a friend's article "The Foolish Empress of The Emperor's Harem" by Meng Chen

  One was drifting in icy cold water, almost drowned

  Then one day, she jumped from being a young daughter-in-law to becoming the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's manor.

  From farming civilization to residential civilization

  Can her life after crossing over be even more tortuous, exciting and wonderful?

  She can, reality tells her there's nothing she can't experience as long as she thinks of it.

  Life is too wonderful, life must be cautious

  We're not invincible, just a bit stronger than ordinary people

  Facing a group of people who can kill gods and Buddhas at sight, I'd rather not provoke them nor hide from them.

  Heaven bestows a noble marriage

  Isn't she in a hurry? She's still a loli after all.

  Is marrying an older uncle too old-fashioned?