Fortunate Wife

At noon, the guests were almost here, and firecrackers were fired in front of Li's house, and the hundred-day banquet for the two children officially started.

Because of the limited space at home, the Li family cleaned the yard early and put the banquet in the yard.

There are six tables in total, three tables for men, two tables for women, and one table for half-grown children.

The firecrackers were let off at the opening banquet, and the wine and dishes were put on the table one by one.

The dishes cooked by the chef are full of color, fragrance, and fragrance. After a while, the fragrance of the dishes wafts over the Li family, which makes the greedy children want to grab it. Fortunately, someone is watching .

In fact, as soon as the dishes are served, the taste buds of the adults are also opened. Most of the good dishes on the table are never eaten by them. Even if they have eaten some, the taste is not as good as others. These fish, meat and meat dishes are not available to every family in ordinary days, even during the Chinese New Year.

Only now did they feel that the Li family child was giving the right gift, no matter what, there must be enough oil and water for today.

It's just that the host's family has never said that the banquet will start, and everyone can't just eat with chopsticks.

This is the rule here, whoever offers wine to treat guests, the host has to say a few words, then, the guests give a few polite compliments, and then toast, the banquet will naturally begin.

So, everyone looked at a table of delicious dishes, swallowing saliva non-stop, and their hearts were burnt while waiting.

When Li Mo cleared his throat and was about to speak, everyone held their breaths. The field was so quiet that even a needle could be heard. Even the children who had made a fuss before sat down seriously and waited for him to finish speaking. , ready to eat.

Seeing so many men, women and children all looking at him, Li Mo's heart tightened inexplicably.

It was the first time he spoke in front of so many people, and he was a little nervous.

So, when I got nervous, I said, "You wait, my wife has something to say."

Everyone was stunned, and their eyes fell on Li Man who was beside him.

The man is on the side, and the daughter-in-law is talking?

No wonder people say that the Li family is actually headed by a woman, this is really true.

However, Li Man didn't care what other people thought, she pushed the stroller and took a step forward. She was afraid that her words would not be loud enough, or that she would not have enough momentum, so she asked Xiao Wu to move a small stool and stand on it. Only then did he speak slowly.

"Fellow folks, first of all, on behalf of me and my family, I would like to thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend my children's 100-day banquet."

It was a very official sentence, which made the people below feel a little dazed, but afterward, whoever it was, clapped their hands first, and then the others followed suit.

Li Man waved her hands twice, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your support, you are willing to listen to me, a woman, talking here. But."

As soon as the topic changed, the smile on the corner of her mouth had a sad expression, and her expression was indescribably lonely and hurt. After sniffing, she said again, "Do you know why I am the one talking here today? Is it my husband?"

"Because of what?" Someone actually asked, but was immediately stared back by others with a cold stare.

The village chief was shrewd after all, and he sensed that there was something in her words today, so he said, "Li's daughter-in-law, if you have anything to say, just speak up, here are all from the village, don't be afraid."

"Thank you, village chief." Li Man glanced at him gratefully. Although he didn't have a good impression of the village chief and the old man, but these days, being an official has more weight than ordinary people. The few young people who still thought of coaxing them immediately fainted.

Li Man glanced at everyone, and said slowly, "I am speaking here today, not only as the daughter-in-law of the Li family, but also as the mother of these two children."

"Man'er, if you have any difficulties, just tell them. Even if Auntie can't help you, there are still others." Aunt Li added some firewood at the right time.

Li Man nodded, "Thank you, auntie. Auntie, you must have heard a lot of rumors about me and my two children these days, right?"

"This?" Aunt Li looked puzzled, and hurriedly comforted, "Man'er, those are all those bad things with rotten tongues, and their mouths are full of dung, don't mind."

"That's right." The village head also said, "This Goddess Valley is like this, and even big things can spread. The Li family, just get used to it, and don't be surprised. I'll tell you about this matter." Make the decision, from now on, if someone dares to gossip behind his back, I will pull out his tongue first."

As soon as these words came out, the mouths of the women suddenly felt chilly, and there was a bit of fear.

And some men, at this time, also glanced viciously at their mother-in-law, and secretly became ruthless, look, just trying to have a good time, this kicked the iron plate, right?

For the Li family, this was a scandal.

Most people's solution to the scandal is to keep a low profile and keep a low profile, hoping that people will forget about the scandal.

But the Li family chose such a grand day, and talked about it under the watchful eyes of everyone.

This embarrasses many people present, and at the same time ridiculed Li Man as a coward, and should be ashamed to hide in the room at this time.

But Li Man knew that it was useless to hide. She had been calm for more than three months, and the rumors did not mean to stop. Instead, they hurt her and her family more and more every time. She had to come forward.

"Thank you, Mr. Village Chief." Li Man bowed to the village chief, and then said with a slight smile, "Originally, I only take it as a trivial matter, everyone, talk about it later.

A mouth addiction is over, but, this rumor has been going on for more than three months, and my Li family's house is disturbed, so it's not as simple as pulling out the tongue. "

There was still a smile on Li Man's face, but everyone could see that the smile was very cold.

"It's from the Li family..." The village head seemed a little displeased. After all, he had already opened his mouth, so Li Man should follow his words and thank him. It's over, but this little woman seems to be another moth, so where will she put the face of the village chief?

"Master Village Chief, the housewife invites you to be a witness today." Li Man suddenly bowed to him again.

The village chief was stunned, "What testimony?"

Li Man raised her jaw and winked at Xiao Wu, who then brought up a bowl of clear water that she had prepared in advance.

"Man'er, what is this?" Aunt Li asked suspiciously.

Li Man winked at her, don't be impatient.

"Master Village Chief, I remember that when I first came to this village, some people slandered me because of my innocent background. For this reason, my husband-in-law Li Mo also showed everyone the deed to buy me back, right?"

The village head thought for a while, then nodded, "Yes."

At that time, there were several people present, and they all nodded, "Yes, we all saw it that day." Even if they didn't know how to read, they were willing to show it, so it was true.

Li Man nodded, and called out to another female family member, "Steward Zhang."

The Li family's children's hundred-day banquet, the old lady of the Zhang family wanted to come in person, but she was too tired to manage her grandson's marriage a few days ago, and took medicine for a long time, and Zhang Jing was also in the capital these days, so she didn't make it Come back, no, let Butler Zhang come over to say congratulations, and brought a few women to help with the banquet.

At this moment, Steward Zhang got up immediately after hearing Li Man's call, and walked towards her, "Man'er, just tell me if you have something to say."

From Li Man making such a big show, she guessed that there was something wrong, but she had been waiting quietly and patiently, and she would be willing to help if she could use her place now.

"Ms. Zhang, I'm really sorry. You have come all the way, and you haven't had a glass of wine yet, so I asked you to do things for me." Li Man said apologetically.

Butler Zhang smiled at her, "You child, you speak so outrageously, you still call me aunt anyway, what's the matter? Just say it."

"Yes." Li Man's eyes slowly fell on the people below, and she said loudly, "Everyone, this is the Zhang family's big housekeeper. There have been rumors that I am the Zhang family's maid, and I am not clear with the master and the young master. Yes, this is how we have the two children now, how about I ask Mrs. Zhang to tell you what is my relationship with the Zhang family?"

"Man'er, wait a minute, what you just said is true?" Butler Zhang became angry when he heard her words.

Li Man nodded, "Yes, Aunt Zhang, please testify for me in front of everyone."

"Which bastard dares to make rumors about you? It's too wicked, Man'er, you shouldn't be soft-hearted, you should go to the yamen and sue her, let the yamen accuse her of false accusation, beat her up and parade her in the street... ..." Steward Zhang let out a fire without hesitation.

Li Man chuckled, "These things are for the future, you just need to prove my relationship with the Zhang family."

"Hmm." Steward Zhang glanced coldly at the people sitting at the table, and said slowly, "I am the housekeeper of Zhang's house, and I am also the one who often works by Madam Zhang's side. That was clear. The old lady saw Man'er on the street once and liked her as a person. She wanted to help her several times this time, but Man'er is a spineless girl, so she refused several times. But our old lady thinks This child is kind, magnanimous, and stubborn, and he liked her more and more, so he adopted her as her granddaughter."

Butler Zhang eloquently and sensually described the process of Mrs. Zhang and Li Man getting acquainted, including Li Man opening a shop, renting the Zhang family's frontage, and then hiring the Zhang family's servants. It's totally a mutually beneficial relationship.

Naturally, apart from this mutual benefit, the old lady treated Li Man like a granddaughter, Li Man treated the old lady like a grandmother, and Zhang Jing was the children's uncle.