In the afternoon of the same day, after taking Jiang Chengzi's letter and birthday sticker, the old lady and her party set off back to their ancestral home.

Because Mrs. Wang's family was dealt with, there was no suitable person to send to the ancestral house, and the spring plowing on the side of Luoshui Grange was also temporarily suspended. The entire grange was empty, and only the brothers and sisters of Yang Wang, Yunzhu, and Jiang Chengzi were left. Of course, when the old lady left, she also left the guards down, saying that it had not been peaceful recently, and that this Grange was also an eventful time, so let these guards protect the safety of their family during these three days.

Yang Gongren also made an excuse to stay, saying: "It's just that the guards stay here, and he is not sure." ”

The old lady was probably not sure, so she allowed Yang Gongren to stay. As for whether the reason for her unsteadfastness is the same as Yang Gongren, it is unknown.

In the twilight, the old lady and her party were gone. Yang Gongren ordered people to send rice, millet, corn, white flour and other kinds of grains, as well as small pieces of salt and some seasonings. In addition, he also ordered people to buy chicken, fish, pork, half a sheep, and some seasonal vegetables nearby.

He ordered someone to send it, but he did not come to this courtyard to meet with their family. After all, there is a difference between men and women, and he has to avoid suspicion.

Yang Wang looked at the ingredients, frowned, and stood under the eaves of the corridor for a long time before saying to Yunzhu: "You are cleaning up, I will come in person." Tonight, invite the eldest master to dinner. ”

Yunzhu responded, and Yang Wang turned his head to Jiang Chengzi and said: "I see that although you are not an ordinary boudoir woman, but in the end, women will marry and have children, wash their hands and soup, and sew and mend things, although they don't have to do it themselves, but they still have to learn something." ”

"Yes. Jiang Chengzi was looking at the yellowed salt left and right, in the days when he hadn't seen much salt for more than ten days, these salts were simply sweet rain for a long drought. The salt industry in Datang is not very developed, and salt is sometimes as expensive as gold. Many people can't afford to eat salt. She looked at the piece of salt, thinking about the Shuzhou she was about to go to, it seemed that there were several points where salt was produced, and if modern salt-making technology was added. Well, this must be another feat.

She thought to herself, and whatever Yang Wang said, she just responded casually. Yang Wangshi saw her staring at a piece of salt absentmindedly, so he sighed and said: "Even if you go to Shuzhou, you don't have to be discouraged, anyway, there is still the identity of Yang, and you will not be worthy of a country man in the end." ”

Jiang Chengzi came back to his senses at this time, and when he heard his old lady sighing, he comforted him and said, "A-Niang, don't worry, my husband must be a heroic person." ”

Yang Wang lowered his eyes and said: "I can support you to live a peaceful life and not be bullied by others. In this world, no matter how much there is fighting, what will it be? Who can know whose tomorrow?"

What A-Niang said is very true. She didn't like to see Yang Wang's sentimentality, so she said with a grin.

Yang Wang reached out and stroked the fallen flowers on her shoulder, and said very gently: "Okay, go change your clothes and help A-Niang make dinner." ”

"Good Ratcha. Jiang Chengzi staggered and went to change his clothes.

When she came out after changing her clothes, Yang Wangshi had also changed into a simple and simple hakama, with her sleeves rolled up high, revealing her pink and white arms, and was washing the mutton with Yunzhu again. She said that she asked Jiang Chengzi to help, in fact, she asked Jiang Chengzi to observe and learn, and told her the steps of each dish and the details of some unique secret recipes, and occasionally asked her to help get a utensil.

"Nine girls, you have to study hard, if you enter a famous family in the future, or Zhong Ming Dingshi's family, you must have the ability to run a sacrificial banquet by yourself. Yun Zhu said, and then added very proudly, "It's not Yun Zhu bragging, those ladies in the Yang family's ancestral house, but no one can compare to our wives." ”

"Yunzhu, work, don't say what you have. Yang Wang reprimanded, and Yun Zhu had no choice but to quietly stick out his tongue at Jiang Chengzi and continue to make steamed cakes with noodles.

Jiang Chengzi worked on the side and personally witnessed the birth of a simple banquet in the Tang Dynasty.

The chicken is soaked and washed in dried bay leaves stored last year for a quarter of an hour, washed with hot water, washed with water, put in an earthen pot with a pinch of millet and simmered over low heat. As for the fish, one fish is boiled in soup with freshly smoked sprout leaves, the fragrance of the herb leaves is not strong, but it just suppresses the fishy smell, and there is a sweet fragrance in the soup; the other fish are made into extremely thin slices by Yang Wang's heavy, curled kitchen blades, each piece of fish is crystal crisp and thin, and then she arranges the raw fish slices into layers of flower shapes, and puts them in a white porcelain plate with a small mouth missing. The edge of the porcelain plate is lined with neatly chopped green shallots, and next to the porcelain plate is a small dish of mustard sauce.

After boiling the fish soup, cutting the sashimi, and then stewing the pork with cabbage, the fatty juice, Jiang Chengzi didn't feel sick to his stomach, but felt supremely delicious. This is about the feeling of not seeing meat for a long time and feeling that lard is beautiful.

As for mutton, it is said that this is the most important thing to get at every family banquet with a bit of status. Generally speaking, it was one, but there were not many people in this courtyard, so Yang Gongren sent half of it. In the Tang Dynasty, the practice of sheep was basically to roast it on the shelf, cut it with a knife when it was cooked, and send it to the guests' plates, and there would be simple condiments on the table.

In short, Yang Wang's family was busy for a long time, until late at night, when various dishes, steamed cakes, and meals were ready, and then Yang Qing was ordered to bring lanterns to invite Yang Gongren to come to dinner.

Yang Gongren didn't shirk either, Yang Qing let him go only for a while, and he came. He changed into a light gray robe, and his hair was meticulously tied. As he stood in the hall, he stared at the food on the table for a long time, his eyes fixed, and his thoughts seemed to drift away.

After Yang Wang's hands washed his hands and soup, he went into the room to make up, changed into a muddy gold Luo skirt, draped it on his body, dressed up, bowed to Yang Gongren Yingying, and shouted a few times, "Please sit down", Yang Gongren came back to his senses, and sat down in a panic.

When he started to eat, Yang Gongren took a sip of the fish soup, looked at the sashimi again, sighed and said, "This taste is still many years ago, I tasted it in Taiyuan." ”

"This fish soup is my Wang family's family heirloom. Yang Wang's words were light-hearted.

Yang Gongren didn't speak, just buried himself in eating. Because of the admonition of "eating without saying anything, sleeping without speaking", Yang Qingrang and Jiang Chengzi, as juniors, naturally couldn't interject, so they only tasted the food seriously. When the two little guys are growing up, it is rare to be able to eat some oil and water a year, and there is no time for other things at this time.

After the meal was finished, Yang Wang invited Yang Gongren to go to the side hall for tea. The tea leaves are the treasures of the Yang Wang's family, and they are placed in a clay pot under her closet, sealed tightly, and they are absolutely reluctant to take out a little bit to drink. Listening to Yunzhu, this tea has been the dowry of Yang Wang's family for more than ten years.

Jiang Chengzi didn't dare to use tea when he heard about this year, not to mention that the Tang Dynasty did not make tea, but boiled tea, put oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and after mixing, one person scooped a small bowl and drank it as if drinking sesame paste. Jiang Chengzi was a mouthful and inferior when she drank tea in her previous life, and she couldn't drink it if she didn't do a good job in finishing and baking.

So, she only said that she was full, so she just sat and watched them eat tea. I secretly made up my mind that in the future, I must have my own tea garden, train people to handle tea by myself, and drink real tea in Datang.

She sat in her seat, thinking to herself. Over there, my wife has opened the conversation, saying that although she is a boudoir woman, she also knows that the road to Shuzhou is far away and the road is uneven. This drags the family with a family, the female dependents are a family, and the child's father is stupid, if there is no one to take care of it, I am afraid that there will be something wrong on the road.

"Don't worry, the old lady ordered the Zhou couple to follow you. The Zhou couple were originally the stewards of the Sixth Brother's Hospital, and the affairs inside and outside were the most appropriate. Yang Gongren replied.

Yang Wangshi lowered his head slightly and said, "My husband has been taken care of by the Zhou family since she was a child, and she is a proper person in the end." But the Zhou couple is old, and the road is tiring, if they meet any bad people, I am afraid that they will be helpless. ”

"I didn't think of this layer when I discussed this matter. When I turn around, I will send someone to report this matter to the old lady, and ask her to order the Yang family to escort you to Shuzhou. Yang Gongren took a sip of tea slowly before giving this suggestion.

Jiang Chengzi didn't think about tea at this time, and only admired this Yang Wang family even more in his heart. She didn't expect that Yang Wang's family also foresaw that someone might kill them, so she personally washed her hands and made a banquet with the unique taste of Taiyuan Wang's family, but it was to find a shelter.

"Uncle, the concubine has been in charge recently, and the ancestral house must be very busy, and the old lady is very old, and she has to take care of big things. In comparison, we don't need to trouble the old lady for such a trivial matter, the eldest uncle is in charge of us. Jiang Chengzi said crisply, and after finishing speaking, he still blinked at him with big eyes.

Yang Gongren has been traveling from south to north for many years, how can he be aware of what the girl in front of him says, and what Yang Wang's family wants? But how can the old lady be his own mother?

Jiang Chengzi saw that he was silent, and he also guessed in his heart, thinking that he must be considering this matter, so he decided to give him more information. Therefore, she said: "As the descendants of the Yang family, we have to put the future and destiny of the Yang family first. Now is a difficult time for the Yang family, and the Yang family should unite as one. Uncle, you are the head of the family, you have a unique vision, who is the descendant who can make the Yang family brilliant again, you must be like a mirror. ”

Yang Gongren listened to her words, clearly saying that she and Yang Qingrang were the descendants who could make the Yang family brilliant again, and hoped that he, the head of the family, must protect their family to reach Jinyuan County peacefully.

"I don't know how thick the sky is, threatening the head of the family. Yang Gongren was very displeased and pointed out this sentence directly.

Jiang Chengzi lowered his eyes and chuckled, and asked softly: "Uncle, don't you want to see what kind of changes my eldest brother and I can bring to the Yang family?"