It's not a matter for Shi Mei to hide at home all day long, and when she heard that Gao Rengui sold her house and left for another country, she planned to cross the road in front of people and appear in front of everyone in a dignified manner. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info so the three of them summed it up and came up with a plan.

One night, Shi Gui quietly left with his daughter, and at noon the next day, the two came back in a carriage, greeting the people they met along the way.

The people in the village knew about the Gao family, so they were full of curiosity about Shi Mei's return, and they came forward to ask. Shi Gui said with a smile: "Master Gao is kind-hearted, and for the sake of my daughter's service to Young Master Gao, I returned the deed of sale and allowed her to return home." ”

When the villagers heard this, they praised Master Gao's kindness. I don't necessarily believe it in my heart, but it's none of my business, anyway, the surname Gao is dead, and I go, so no one investigates the truth.

A year later, Shi Mei quietly married to a foreign country, promised to an honest farmer, and lived an ordinary and peaceful life, which is a later story.

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Let's say that after the county order Zhu Ming was sentenced by the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court quickly sent a new county order. The lives of the people in Donglang County have gradually returned to calm, but for a long time, a lot of talking points have been added after tea and dinner.

This time it was Zhang County Commander of Sanli County who was dispatched. Only then did Zhang Xianling know what the identity of the nobleman he met on the official road that day was, and every time he thought of this, he was secretly glad that he had restrained his subordinates in time and did not cause a catastrophe. Although he was not promoted this time, he was already very content that he was not punished. Sanli County, which he had previously administered, was relatively small and poor, and there were even bothersome bandits. Now this Donglang County is relatively wealthy, and there is Chunhui Yixue, as long as it is managed well, and the evaluation is worrying during this term, and the promotion is just around the corner. Thinking of Master Wei's clear indication of patting him on the shoulder and saying, "This official is optimistic about you" before leaving, he felt his blood boiling, and his whole body was full of energy. I secretly swore in my heart: I must be conscientious and do practical things for the people, so as to live up to the expectations of adults.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the lotus roots planted in the two ponds of Xiaohan's house are blooming, red, white, pink, blooming, half-open, and with flower bones, crowded next to each other, standing together, it is very beautiful. The fish in the pond have also grown fat, and they pop out of the water from time to time in the sultry afternoon to breathe in the fresh air. In the early morning, they love to play among the lotus leaves, from east to west, with a gentle flick of their tails, they will jump out of the country in an instant. When night came, the croaking of frogs and the loud crickets filled the entire small mountain village, and also accompanied Lin Xiaohan to spend one quiet night after another.

The ears of rice in the field slowly began to turn yellow, because this year was good, the rain was abundant, and the grains were plump, and they bent down heavily. Farmers walked through the fields with hoes on their shoulders, and loudly talked about whose rice grew well, whose rice was too densely planted or too thin, and whose rice ripened earlier or later. I was still thinking about who to partner with when I grabbed the harvest, and the small mountain village presented a thriving farmhouse beauty.

The Qingshui River is bubbling happily in the blazing sun, the green mountains on both sides of the river are green, the pears in the mountains have already ripened, these pears are big, sweet and juicy, Xiaohan loves to eat very much, and eats two every day.

Chu Zhao took a few apprentices and picked up a few baskets every day when he went to morning exercises. Because I can't finish eating, in addition to giving it to the uncle family of the patriarch and grandfather who is anxious to get close, a few people like the He family, the Huang family and other people who are good friends with the Lin family are also often received. Of course, there is no shortage of grandmother's house and Han Chun. And let them bring some to school every day for the spring equinox to give to their teachers and classmates. and the teachers in Chunhui Yixue also sent it.

In this way, there was still left, Xiao Han simply tried to make a dish with pears and gave it to the shopkeeper of Yingkeju. This dish is called glutinous rice and pear. The method is to clean the pears first, cut off the pear heads with a knife and keep them as a hat, and then use a knife to clean the pear hearts. The glutinous rice is washed in advance and soaked in water for an hour and a half. Then scoop the soaked glutinous rice into the pears, insert a date, and add a few goji berries. Then put on the hat. Finally, put the pears on a plate and steam them for two pillars of incense.

In addition, there is Sydney wolfberry pork rib soup, which was tried at home and was well received by everyone before being promoted to the hotel. These two dishes were immediately welcomed by the majority of diners, and everyone did not expect that pears could be eaten in such a way. Therefore, it successfully solved the problem that there were too many pears in the mountains to eat, and at the same time, it also increased the income of Xiaohan, who was shy because of the last time he paid to invite a monk to do things.

Because I often go to that pear orchard to practice, and the scenery there is quiet, ordinary people will not go deep there, Xiao Han likes it very much, and when he has nothing to do, he takes Xiao Liuxiang to play. Now Xiao Ruxiang has grown stronger, like a little chubby, because of the hot weather, he only runs around wearing a belly pocket every day, and his back and arms are tanned black and red, like a little loach.

And because Chu Zhao gave him a medicine bath, he was very flexible, he was very talented in martial arts, and he learned the moves to look decent, every time he saw his little face with flesh, Xiao Han was so cute that his hands were itchy, up and down his hands, pinching his face and pinching his arms, and making Xiao Liuxiang itch wow, but the bad sister giggled on the side, every time at this time, the unscrupulous master would have a doting smile on his face.

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One day in June, his uncle Chen Hanzhong took a break and brought a pair of children to his house as a guest.

"Cousin, cousin, you're amazing. As soon as they met, their cousin Chen Xiaoxue, who was dressed in a green dress, ran to greet them Xiao Han and blinked in front of Xiao Han and looked at her adoringly.

"What's amazing?" Xiao Han was puzzled.

"I've heard my dad say it, you don't even know about the autopsy, cousin, I've never seen anyone as powerful as you. You're really what I think of you...... Uh, what's that about, brother?" Chen Xiaoxue wanted to use an appropriate word to describe it, but that word was so strange that she couldn't remember it for a while.

"It's an idol. Chen Qingming smiled and nodded her nose, and turned her head to stare at Xiao Han with a strange hot gaze. Needless to say, this is another teenager who treats Xiaohan as an idol.

"Yes, idols. Chen Xiaoxue clapped her hands and shouted excitedly.

Xiao Han, who was just about to enter the door, stumbled, holding on to the door frame and almost fell: "Xiaoxue, do you praise me or belittle me?"

"Of course I praised you. "Xiaoxue is definitely authentic.

"Oh, hehe...... By the way, Xiaoxue, I'll take you to the pond to pick lotus flowers later, you can still cook when you pick lotus flowers, and lotus leaves can also be used. My cousin will also go, call my brother and the equinox, and you will go fishing together. Xiao Han wiped the sweat droplets on his forehead that didn't exist, and threw out a topic that everyone was interested in.

"Lotus flowers and lotus leaves can still cook. Okay, cousin, you're going to teach me later. When Chen Xiaoxue, a snack merchant, heard that he was eating, and that he was eating flowers, he immediately forgot the purpose of coming.

Hearing that Chen Qingming was going to fish, his eyes lit up, and he turned around and went to find them on the vernal equinox.

After a while, everyone was ready to go at the door, and the people who went included Lin Jincai, Uncle Liu, Chen Hanzhong, Chu Zhao, Lixia, Spring Equinox, Xiaohan and Xiaoxue. As for Lan Xiang, she was left at home to take care of the pregnant Chen.

Carrying fishing nets, buckets, dustpans and bamboo baskets, the group walked towards the pond with a smile and a smile. On the way, I met Huang Erhu's brother and sister who came back from picking vegetables from the field. When Huang Xiaolian heard that she was going to pick lotus flowers to cook, she was very interested, so she hurriedly stuffed the vegetable basket into her brother's hand and followed Xiaohan away.

Leaving Huang Erhu staring blankly at the graceful backs of the girls in front of him, listening to their crisp chirping, he was stunned, hey, I also want to go and fish. he

"Then what are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and send the food back, and tell my aunt, you two will eat at my house at noon." A voice urged with a smile.

He looked back and saw that it was Lixia and He Mu. It turned out that when Lixia went out, he remembered that He Mu was also at home today, so he went over to invite him to go with him, so he was a little late.

"Hey, hey, I'll go. Huang Erhu hurriedly ran home in three steps and two steps.

He Mu looked at his back thoughtfully, was he wrong just now, this kid, could it be......

When we got to the pond, it was about nine o'clock in the morning. Although it was morning, the weather was already hot, and several girls wore straw hats and laughed while stretching out their little white hands, each pinching a few beautiful lotus flowers and putting them in the bamboo basket they carried.

"This one, cousin, look at this pink, how beautiful it is, I want to pick this one. Xiaoxue shouted excitedly. In contrast, Xiao Han and Huang Xiaolian are more reserved. After a while, the flower basket was full, and Xiao Han pinched a few lotus leaves and covered them, so that the lotus flowers would not be wilted by the sun.

The naughty spring equinox pinched a big lotus leaf, buckled it on his head, and went down to the lotus pond. I saw that he was naked, and he was only wearing a pair of pants on his lower body, his trouser legs rolled up to his thighs, and he was standing in the lotus pond wearing lotus leaves and hunched his back to touch the snails under his feet. Surrounded by lotus leaves, as soon as he missed his eyes, the whole person seemed to grow in water, and he became a lotus leaf.

Chu Zhao put Xiao Liuxiang around his neck and rode a big horse, he also rolled up his trouser legs and walked into the pond, letting Xiao Liuxiang, who was so excited, pick lotus flowers to play.

Lin Jincai and Uncle Liu took fishing nets to the pond next to them to net fish. The two of them each stood on the edge of the fishing pond with a fishing net on one side, and then slowly outflanked it in one direction, the encirclement shrank smaller and smaller, and when they reached the edge of the pond, Lin Jincai shouted: "Get up!"

The two of them raised their hands vigorously, and there was a "bang", the fishing net contracted, and the fish inside jumped vigorously, making a "pop" sound.

Several girls hurriedly gathered around to watch, shouting excitedly. The spring equinox didn't pick up snails anymore, and the small body flexibly drilled out of the lotus pond, crossed the ridge, and shouted that everyone should not move first, and wait for him to come over to catch fish.

Lixia, He Mu, and Huang Erhu ignored him, and while bringing over the wooden bucket that had already been filled with water, several people began to catch fish from the net.

There were about twenty or thirty fish in the net, the big ones weighed about two pounds, and the small ones were only the size of a finger. There were carp, silver carp, and grass carp, and a few people picked up the big ones and put them in the buckets, and the small ones were still put back in the pond, and then caught and eaten when they were fattened. Anyway, I have a pond at home, so I can eat it whenever I want.

There are seven or eight of the big ones in this net, which is enough to eat. But the children didn't enjoy it, and considering that they had to give some to their close people, Lin Jincai and Uncle Liu netted twice more until the four wooden barrels they brought were full.

Then they went down to the river and touched some snails and mussels in buckets, and when the group saw that it was almost over, it was not too early, so they packed up their things and rushed back. As I walked, I discussed what kind of delicious dishes I wanted to make when I got back.

After they left, a few people walked over slowly, and if Xiao Han looked carefully here, he would find that these people were still acquaintances, because although they had changed into ordinary coarse cloth clothes, and their complexions were painted a little darker, but one of them was holding a fan in his hand, and at first glance he knew that he did not look like a peasant.

These people are the Emperor Fu Hao. They came to Qinghe Village to come to see Chunhui Yixue, and also to check on people's livelihood and agricultural affairs. Hearing the laughter and laughter here just now, several people stopped to watch, just in time to see the scene of Xiao Han and others picking lotus and net fish. It's just a matter of picking lotus, there are many lotus ponds in the capital, and the emperor Fu Hao is no stranger to boating lotus. He had never seen a fish before, and he had never eaten the names of the dishes they mentioned, which could not help but arouse his great interest.

"Master, if you are interested, we can go to their house to eat later. Wei Zheng said with a smile.

"Is it okay, will it reveal its identity?" said Huang Fuhao in surprise.

"What's so difficult about this, we can pretend to be a squire from other places, and I heard about the fame of this Chunhui Yixue, so let's take a look. If feasible, we plan to build one locally as well. In this way, you can not only visit the school, but also talk to Lin Xiaohan at close range, and eat delicious food, which is really a triple win. Wei Zheng stroked his beard and said proudly.

"Haha, you old fox, okay, then listen to you. But do we need to change clothes?" Huangfu Hao looked at the clothes on his body, and the more he looked at it, the more awkward he felt.

"Then don't worry about it, look at the grandeur of the master's body, even if you don't wear clothes, it's so different. Wei Zheng said disapprerovingly.

"Poof...... Haha......"

Xiao Zhuozi smiled and leaned back and forth, and he was so different without clothes, and Lord Wei could figure it out, this sycophant was ...... Ha ha.

"Little Zhuozi, what are you laughing at?" a voice asked.

"Xiao Ye is different without clothes. Xiao Zhuozi replied casually.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt the air around him turn cold, so cold that he shivered. Xiao Zhuozi looked up, Mom, it's the master. He covered his mouth in fright, and his laughter stopped abruptly, like a big white goose that was singing to the sky and suddenly got choked by the neck.

"Isn't it funny if you don't wear clothes?"

"No, it's not, it's not funny at all if you don't wear clothes. After saying this, Xiao Zhuozi couldn't wait to slap himself, making you laugh lower, now get into trouble.

"Master, the slave said that Lord Wei's words were funny, no, no, nothing was funny, it was the slave who was funny. Master, the minion is wrong. Xiao Zhuozi hurriedly knelt down, raised his hand and slapped himself twice.

"Master, since he knows it's wrong, let him get up, someone is coming. Wei Zheng hurriedly said, "Don't be disinterested, we'll go to the Lin family later." ”

Huangfu Hao's face softened slightly, and he waved his hand, Xiao Zhuozi hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you, thank you, Lord Wei." But I couldn't help complaining in my heart, blaming this Lord Wei, I had nothing to say about jokes, so I forgot my form for a while, and I forgot about the taboo. It's also strange to say, I have always been cautious in the palace before, and I would never make such a mistake, how could I become so arrogant when I came out, and I even dared to see the master's jokes. This is not good, you still have to be very careful, otherwise you will lose your head one day.

Huangfu Hao and the four of them followed Lin Jincai and his party from a distance, and saw that they had returned home, and after a stick of incense, they went over and knocked on the door.

It was Uncle Liu who opened the door, and when he saw a stranger coming, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to invite Lin Jincai to come out. Lin Jincai listened to their intentions, so he invited them to the living room, and asked Lixia, He Mu and the spring equinox to come out to accompany the guests.

Huangfu Hao didn't see Lin Xiaohan come out, and he was a little disappointed, but when he thought about it, they were foreign men, although they were from the countryside, they had to be avoided when they came.

Lixia and He Mu came out to see Huangfu Hao and them, but they didn't recognize them. It's just because Wei Zheng was wearing an official uniform that day, and he was majestic, and today he was wearing ordinary clothes, looking like an ordinary housekeeper. And Huangfu Hao's gestures are indeed different, but they have never been in contact with this kind of aristocratic children, and they don't know that there is a temperament called "aristocratic temperament", but they feel that this person's gestures make people feel pressure. Don't dare to slack off, make good tea, and after chatting a few words, I briefly introduced to them the various matters related to the establishment and management of Chunhui Yixue. In the end, they proposed to visit the school, and He Mu, as the most familiar among the students, led them to meet the mountain chief.

In the kitchen, Xiao Han led Chen Xiaoxue, Huang Xiaolian and Lan Xiang to take the lotus flowers and lotus leaves they picked and eat freshly.

First of all, there is a plate of crispy fried lotus, this dish is a slightly open white lotus, take the most tender petals in the middle as raw materials, wash the petals, cut off the tail, wipe the bean paste in the middle, and stack it up along the length for later use. Beat the eggs, using only the egg whites and an appropriate amount of flour to beat the foam. When the oil pan is heated to 50% hot, fry the bean paste lotus petals dipped in egg white batter for a while, and then remove them after they are formed. When the oil is burned to 70% hot, it needs to be stirred constantly, and it is ready. This dish is sweet and aromatic, and has the effect of relieving heat and turbidity, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.

After Xiaoxue and Xiaolian tasted it, they were full of praise. Xiaohan estimates that this is just what girls love to eat, and men probably still love meat. So I started making lotus leaf chicken. First choose a boy chicken (that is, a chicken that is less than three months old and weighs more than a catty), after slaughtering, wash the inside and outside, and put some ginger slices into the chicken's belly. Then use soy sauce and salt to wipe the whole body of the chicken, marinate for a stick of incense, and then stuff the washed and chopped shiitake mushrooms into the chicken's belly. Then wrap it in lotus leaves and tie it tightly with a rope horizontally and vertically. Finally, it can be steamed in the pot for about half an hour. The steamed chicken is golden in color and has the fragrance of lotus leaves, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing, replenishing the middle and invigorating qi.

The next thing is to make fish, Chen Qingming volunteered to help kill the fish before. Originally, Lixia and He Mu were also killing fish here, but when the guests came, they went out to entertain the guests, so they left all the fish for him, which made him feel more stressed. He had never actually killed a fish, but he had seen others kill him, and he thought it would be easy, but when it was his turn, he felt very nervous. He felt that the fish was particularly slippery in his hand, and he grabbed it vigorously, put it on the board, and stood up the fish, intending to cut open the belly of the fish, but unfortunately he was not careful, and the fish slid out and jumped on the ground. (To be continued.) )