The Xu family has always been low-key and then high-profile.

This time, I had the opportunity to send the tea to Bianjing to be selected as a tribute tea, and I did not disclose the letter in advance. There are only a few people who know about the process of screening tea and sending it to Bianjing.

According to the Xu family's way of doing things, if Biluochun is finally selected as tribute tea, the Xu family will only talk about it after getting reliable news, and publicize it in a big way, giving the tea merchants in Suzhou and even Liangzhejiang Road a topic worth talking about. Push the Xu family and the Xu family's tea to the highest point of public opinion as quickly as possible, and then set up a flowing water banquet to celebrate.

If the tea was dropped before entering Bianjing, it means that someone in the Xu family told the matter and was then put on the table by that person, but the purpose was only to prevent the Xu family's tea from being selected as tribute tea.

But if you drop your bag after entering Bianjing or even when you go to Guanglu Temple, it means that some people in Bianjing don't want the Xu family to be happy, and it may involve things in the officialdom.

With this in mind, Xu Promise was very concerned about Xiao's words before leaving.

First, he is from Bianjing, and he lives under the emperor's nose as a nemesis, but he has people who are comparable to the top guards as small servants, which proves that it is easy for him to get news of the capital; second, he has a good relationship with Zhu Shang, and Zhu Shang has a well-connected news network.

According to the judgment of Xu Yuan, Xiao Yuan's words are true, so the news that the Xu family transported the tea to Bianjing is likely to be inadvertently revealed to Wang Ying by Xu Erniang.

A few days ago, I saw Wang Ying in Dongchan Temple, and I still felt that the inexplicable schadenfreude in her eyes was a little strange, but now I think about it, there is a reason.

Before noon, Xu promised to take Chuntang and the two of them to Xu Erniang's yard.

She had to probe Xu Erniang's tone first.

After Xu Erniang learned that Xu Yu was coming, she was still lying on the mat, only raising her eyelids. There was no intention of getting up at all.

Last time in Liyuan, she scolded Promise and almost slapped Promise. Her own reputation has plummeted, and now she is grounded.

Xu Yue pulled her to tell her about Xu Qian afterwards, and she saw Xu Qian's true face because of this incident. It stands to reason. She should be grateful to Xu Yu for waking up the person in her dream, otherwise she is still in the dark by Xu Qian and is robbed by Xu Qian.

But somehow, she didn't want to see Promise, and even hated Promise more than she used to. Because her most unseemly appearance was looked at by the promise, she felt disgraced.

Xu promised to pass by Xu Erniang's yard many times. But he never came to her house.

After entering the house, there are some expensive decorations, and some things are even in the way because they are placed in the wrong place.

"Second sister, I heard that there is a cook here who makes shrimp that is delicious, so I'll take a dip. "Promise to come over before lunch. used this excuse, otherwise I really couldn't find a reason to take the initiative to find Xu Erniang.

Xu Erniang was grounded recently, and Ding's was distressed, so she specially got her some shrimp, and specially asked for a cook who is good at making shrimp from Ding's family.

Xu Erniang was generous, pointed to a servant and said, "Go pick two catties of the best shrimp, let the cook make some crystal shrimp, and then stir-fry to make some." Get some shrimp too. "She has a few more days of grounding and is over, and she is free again, and she will not be reluctant to do so.

"Thank you, second sister. Looks like I'm going to have a good day to eat. Xu Promise sat on the mat with a faint smile on his face, and Xu Erniang was in contact with a person like Xu Erniang who was flying and domineering and had been pampered since childhood, and Xu Promise was really not enthusiastic.

Xu Erniang nodded and accepted the promise.

The promise was deliberately tricked, and he asked after a while. confirmed that what Xiao Yuan said was true. Having gotten what she wanted to know, she stopped talking. Sit quietly and wait for lunch.

After lunch, Xu Erniang still had a lot of shrimp on the table. Most of the other dishes were left. Xu Promise ate it all, and the plate was clean as if it had been washed, and Xu Erniang frowned.

Which lady can eat so much, even if she is not full, she must save a little face, and some of the rest is on the plate.

It turns out that what the next person said is true, saying that Liuniang can eat and drink, which is worth an adult man.

Xu promised that she knew that she had a lot of food to provoke the people of the Xu Mansion all talked about it, she had to exercise for half an hour every morning and evening, and she was already hungry fast, not to mention that now was the time to grow her body.

After rinsing her mouth, Xu Erniang said that she wanted to take a lunch break, and she intended to hurry up and promise to leave, but it was exactly what she promised.

promised to come out of Xu Erniang's side with enough food and drink, and within a few steps, she saw the Lu family and a large number of maids and maids behind her.

Today is the second day of the fifth lunar month, and because of the problem with the tea sent to Bianjing, the Ding family handed over the affairs of the Dragon Boat Festival to the Lu family.

The Lu family has not been in charge of the feed for many years, but there is nothing uncomfortable in dealing with it, everything that should be arranged is very appropriate, and with Mama Li following by the side, the efficiency of doing things is also a little faster.

"Mother, then why did you come here?" Xu Yu happily greeted him, and saw the handmaid behind the Lu family holding a plate with a purse made of Heavenly Master talismans and five-color threads.

The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in the Song Dynasty are somewhat different from those of the previous dynasties, and the Dragon Boat Festival in the Han and Wei dynasties pasted Zhu Suo and peach seals on the doors and windows to stop the evil spirit and drive away the plague and ward off the evil. In the Song Dynasty, he paid attention to pasting the Heavenly Master talisman, covered with a red seal on yellow paper, and painted the statues of the Heavenly Master and Zhong Kui.

During the Tang Dynasty, the Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race was very lively, but there were few dragon boat races in the Song Dynasty.

Lu Shi had already seen the promise, and stood in place, with a smile on his face: "Go to your second sister to beg for shrimp to eat? This kid, why is she so greedy? Another day, my mother will also invite you a cook." Lu Shi has kind eyes, a soft voice, and a very warm smile, and he always gets along with her as if he is in the spring light.

"Mother, you laugh at the child again, how can the child be greedy, it is clearly growing tall. As he spoke, he gestured with his hand over his head, just at the height of Lu's nose.

Mama Li has always been strict, and when she saw the six ladies who seemed to grow up overnight compared to her like a child, she couldn't help laughing: "The six ladies are long, and they only reached the lady's mouth during the New Year, and now they are an inch open." ”

"Don't stretch too high. Lu Shi realized that the promise was too fast, and took a step back to look at her seriously.

"Mother, how can there be a child like you, the child wants to be taller, just like Hu Sanniang. "Hu Ling is only fourteen years old, he is already very tall, and he may be able to reach 1.7 meters in two years. If she is too much worse than He Huling, she will be at a disadvantage when she competes.

Lu Shi shook his head, thinking that a woman who was too tall to find a husband's family, at least she would be picked by her husband's family, but he couldn't bear to hit the promise, and explained softly: "Then look for a tall husband for our sixth mother." ”

The promise was smiling, and the mother actually thought of this, and sure enough, she was worried about her family affairs all the time.

The Lu family was busy with the Dragon Boat Festival, and he wanted to send the purse and the heavenly master talisman to the courtyards, and after a few words, he hurriedly said goodbye to the promise, and promised to go to Ye Niangzi to learn the tea ceremony.

The peach blossoms outside the tea room have gone, and they are no longer like they walked into a fairyland like two months ago.

Because Xu Qian and Xu Erniang are grounded, only Xu Promise, Xu Sanniang, and Xu Wuniang have recently learned the tea ceremony, and the tea room seems very empty.

Xu Sanniang and Xu Wuniang are not ostentatious, they will not come to trouble Xu Promise, and they will not trouble them, and they get along quite well.

Xu Niangzi is now a disciple of Ye Niangzi, and after the other two left, Ye Niangzi told her some things on the "Book of Tea", and discussed the real meaning of the tea ceremony for a while.

Ye Niangzi is not smiling, acts rigorously, and gives people a stereotypical feeling when she does not speak. Xu Promise still remembers what she said when she first met her, and her indifferent attitude, thinking that the two must not get along well, but now they can discuss the tea ceremony face to face.

Ye Niangzi didn't expect that she would accept the promise as an apprentice, let alone promise that she would have such attainments in the tea ceremony.

While promising to talk about the tea ceremony with Ye Niangzi, Xu Qian received a purse from the Lu family.

"Mother, the child is ignorant, and it is the child's fault that you lose face. Xu Qian held the purse with both hands, and couldn't stop her tears.

Since Xu Qian was grounded, the Lu family has visited many times. She was originally a little disappointed in Xu Qian, disappointed that she would do such an insidious thing, and disappointed that she deliberately harmed her sisters. But Xu Qian cried again and again, and Lu's heart became softer and softer.

Lu Shi sat on the seat and comforted softly: "Good boy, your mother will forgive you for doing something wrong, but you have to repent, understand what you did wrong, and remember it in your heart in the future." After finishing speaking, he handed Xu Qian a handkerchief.

Mama Li stood in the back and was anxious, how could a person like Siniangzi know how to repent, Mrs. was soft-hearted and forgave her, she would only act worse in the future. And Mrs. didn't know that the fourth lady asked the Du family to set up a bureau for the sixth lady in the Du family's house, and the fourth lady wanted to kill the sixth lady!

I have to let Mrs. leave quickly, otherwise it will not be good to be bewitched by the fourth lady to trust her again, so I couldn't help but stop her: "Madam, you still have a lot of things to do today, why don't you come to see the fourth lady another day." ”

Xu Qian raised her eyes when she heard this, and the cold color in her eyes flashed, and Mama Li was stunned.

The fourth lady is so young, how can she show such a terrifying look?

Xu Qian's gaze quickly turned to pleading, and she looked at Lu Shi and said, "Mother, I've been in this house for nearly two months, and I'm really bored, so can you talk to me more?"

Lu Shi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, and asked Mama Li to go to the third room instead of her.

Mama Li frowned, a subordinate replaces the master, and the third room will definitely be unhappy.

Just when Mama Li was embarrassed, Xu Yu suddenly lifted the curtain and came in, interrupting the conversation in the room: "Fourth sister, if you are bored and panicked, I will talk to you, my mother is busy today, and I will accompany you another day." ”

She discussed tea with Ye Niangzi in the tea room, and hurriedly came in in July to tell her mother that she had gone to Xu Qian's house, and she immediately said goodbye to Ye Niangzi.

The Dragon Boat Festival is about to begin, and the Xu family is at the most critical moment, so they can't let Xu Qian come out to make trouble.

Xu Qian's knife-like sharp eyes crossed the promise, and she was ready to beg her mother after leaving Mama Li, so that she could end the grounding in advance, so that she could participate in the Dragon Boat Festival, so that she could go out to see Ding Langjun for the last time and clear his misunderstanding of herself.

As long as Mama Li leaves, it would be good for her to say one more word, one sentence is enough, and her mother will definitely agree, but unexpectedly, the promise suddenly appeared and destroyed this qiē-

The author wrote preserved egg tofu in chapter 19, and today it is found that preserved eggs were only available in the Ming Dynasty and have been modified. (To be continued)

ps: Bow and thank Beichen for the peach blossom fan, so happy. The author's hand speed is slow, and it took three hours to code this chapter, and he didn't have time to revise it, so he sent it first. R655