Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Chapter 1287: Dividing the Silver

Mrs. Chen shook her sore hand and said, "Third Aunt, you’re too stingy. They’re just a few mooncakes, right? My White Jade Mooncakes are very popular. Can those mooncakes from the Capital be as delicious as White Jade Mooncakes?"

Then she smiled at Mrs. Cui and said, "Sister-in-law Dashan, remember to share a couple with Brother Wang and Brother Fa from our family, let them feel the luxury of the Capital."

After saying this, she hurried away to settle accounts with Brother Wang before Third Grandma hit her again.

Mrs. Cui smiled, opened the box, and was amazed when she saw the two types of mooncakes inside: "These mooncakes are really beautiful, blooming like flowers."

Hearing this, Gu Jinli leaned over and saw two types of mooncakes in the box. One was transparent and round, revealing the bright red filling inside, truly resembling the bright moon in the sky.

The other was golden yellow, shaped like a flower, very much like the modern Suzhou specialty Lotus Puff.

However, this mooncake was larger and more intricate. When fried, it looked like a Peony Yao Huang, giving off a sense of wealthy grandeur.

"Indeed, it’s very pretty," Gu Jinli praised, his eyes on Gu Jin’an, older brother, you better tone it down, your smile is about to reach your ears.

Mrs. Cui saw she liked it and directly handed the box to her, "Here, take it. Put it on a plate, and after leaving portions for your Third Grandpa and Third Grandma, you can divide and eat the rest."

"Thank you, Mom!" Gu Jinli was delighted. Although she didn’t love mooncakes much, seeing her older brother so eager made her happy.

Gu Jin’an said, "Mom, these were made by Third Miss for you and Third Grandma. You should at least try one."

Let Dad and Mom taste the Third Miss’s craftsmanship.

Mrs. Cui laughed, "Alright, you let Xiao Yu save one for Dad and me, we’ll eat it after dinner."

Third Miss was quite generous; she gave nine of each type of mooncake. She and Dashan would share one, leaving the rest for the children, so even with more kids from a few families, each would still get half.

Gu Jin’an was not willing and took out two of each mooncake, packed them separately, and said, "I’ll first save them for Third Grandpa, Third Grandma, Dad, and Mom, in case Xiao Yu eats them all."

Gu Jinli complained, "Brother, are you underestimating me? Am I such a glutton?"

As soon as she said this, everyone’s gaze turned toward Gu Jinli, all with a face saying: How dare you say something like that!

Brother Cheng immediately chimed in, "Haha, isn’t Second Sister a glutton? She said everyone should eat at least one meal of meat every day, and at least two meals of rice each day, and that autumn and winter are good seasons to nourish, she makes chicken soup every three days or so, with expensive herbs. The chickens raised by Third Grandma, the ones at Songzi Manor, are almost all eaten by Second Sister."

Gu Jinli was furious and tugged at Brother Cheng’s collar, "What about you? Are you not a glutton? You eat the most of the good food at home, and so does Brother."

Gu Jinli pointed at Gu Jin’an and said, "Brother has been growing for the past few years, saying he eats until he’s eighty percent full each time, but your eighty percent is like two meals for big sister. Starting with two bowls of chicken soup, and you still criticize me? Do you have any shame?"

Even if she ate a lot, it wasn’t as much as older brother.

Gu Jin’an blushed at this and retorted, "I’m a man. Naturally, my appetite is bigger than the girls, so eating more is normal."

Mrs. Cui was happy to see them bicker like this, and asked Gu Jin’an, "Did you bring Brother Cheng’s medicine back? Give it to me, I’ll go to the kitchen to brew it, so your brother can drink it after dinner."

Gu Jin’an replied, "I brought it; there’s the herbs and the brewed medicinal soup. You don’t need to rush to brew it; just warm up the soup for Brother Cheng to drink."

Originally, he intended to hide it from the family, so he brought the brewed soup back, planning to let Brother Cheng drink the brewed soup at night then have new medicine brewed at Master Ouyang’s place.

Now, with a fitting reason, there’s no need to hide anymore, let Zezi bring the herbs and soup to Mrs. Cui.

Mrs. Cui said, "Mom will go to the kitchen first, you rest, just wait for dinner."

Mrs. Cui took the medicine bag and soup to the kitchen, telling Gu Jinxiu to stop her activities and go play with Xiao Yu and the others... The children grow bigger year by year. In the future, when they each get married, opportunities to gather and converse will be fewer. Mrs. Cui wants them to gather more.

Gu Jinxiu took Sister Li and an extra food box to the front yard guest hall, saw Gu Jin’an and Brother Cheng, and smiled, "You must be hungry after just returning, so I brought you some fish and mutton soup to fill your stomachs."

Brother Cheng joyfully ran over, "Thank you, big sister, you’re the best, I like big sister the most!"

Gu Jinxiu chuckled, pinched his cheek, "You only say sweet words to coax big sister; everyone knows you like Brother An the most."

And then said, "You’re on medication, you can’t have fish and mutton soup, so I brought chicken soup for you."

Gu Jinxiu took out a bowl of chicken soup with skimmed oil and also gave him icy mooncakes, "It’s red bean filling, not very sweet, just right for you."

Brother Cheng pouted, "One bowl of fish and mutton soup won’t hurt, I’m all better."

Gu Jinxiu shook her head, "No way, if indulging makes the condition worse, it’s not worth it. But you can have two pieces of lamb spine bone tonight."

Hehe, Brother Cheng laughed, "Okay!"

He happily took the bowl of chicken soup and drank a sip cozily. Then turned and asked Gu Jinli, "Second Sister, has Brother San Lang come back?"

The fish and mutton soup at home is usually made by Brother San Lang.

Gu Jinli glanced at Gu Jinxiu and laughed, "Not yet. Today’s fish and mutton soup was made by Brother Luo Wu, who has been busy since early morning."

Click, click, click, watching big sister and Brother Luo Wu bustling in the kitchen, it made her feel sweet.

Gu Jinxiu blushed and defended Brother Luo Wu, "Brother Luo Wu has always been busy. Today he finally has some free time, so he wanted to make a good meal for a few families. Earlier, he learned the fish and mutton soup from Brother San Lang and tried making it. It tastes really nice."

Gu Jin’an drank a few mouthfuls of fish and mutton soup, looked at Gu Jinxiu and smiled, "Yes, it tastes really nice."

He then handed a mooncake to Gu Jinxiu, "Big sister, try this, it was made by Third Miss."

Upon seeing the mooncake, Gu Jinxiu’s eyes lit up with surprise, "This mooncake is really pretty, blooming like a flower."

Gu Jin’an’s smile grew deeper, "Indeed, it’s very pretty, they say it’s in the style of the Capital, favored not only by the noble families but also by the nobles in the palace."

Gu Jinli rested her chin on her hand, watching Gu Jin’an, Big brother, are you planning to share all the praises about Third Miss with the family?

She highly praised Third Miss, almost getting glared at by Gu Jin’an.

"Sister Xiao Yu, the accounts are settled, come over and divide the Silver!" Gu Dewang finally settled the accounts for the icy mooncakes, handing the ledger to Gu Jinli, "Gross profit is 1,232 taels, after deducting costs, it’s 669 taels. Sister Xiao Yu gets fifty percent, that’s 334 taels and 500 copper coins, Xiao Hua gets ten percent, which is 66 taels and 900 copper coins, and the remaining 267 taels and 600 copper coins are for our family."

Gu Dewang loves money and is a bit stingy, he calculates down to the last copper coin, thus is very meticulous when reporting the accounts.