Chapter 12: Soon (First Day of Thanks)

The second more 4,500 words were delivered, and nearly 10,000 words were updated on the shelves, thank you for your love, I am honestly afraid, I can't express it, let me cry for a while.

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When the sky was slightly bright, Second Master Cheng had been waiting for a while at the mouth of an alley in the city, followed by two small servants, holding a full gift box, and their feet were a little numb.

It's not that he doesn't knock on the door, it's that no one pays attention to the knock.

Second Master Cheng had to wait.

This is an inconspicuous mansion, just like the ordinary people around, but Master Thorn Shi does not dare to have a trace of disrespect.

Because this is the former residence of his teacher Zhang Chun, if it is just the former residence, now there is an old man living in it.

Zhang Chun's father came back from the capital a month ago, saying that he was homesick, so he deliberately went back to his old home to live for a while.

The daylight was bright, and the second master Cheng motioned to the little servant to come forward and call the door again, and this time after a while, someone in the door responded.

"Who, so early?" The old door opened, and out came a trembling old man with faint eyes.

It's still early! It's going to be three poles a day.

Second Master Cheng smiled and saluted.

"A certain Cheng Dong is a disciple of Mr. and has come to visit Mr. He said.

Zhang Chun has been in Jiangzhou, Weizhou to open lectures for decades, and now is invited to Beijing Taixue lectures, disciples all over the world, respect for the teacher, although Zhang Chun has been away from the former residence for a long time, the family also moved into Beijing, but the former residence here still has a lot of students to visit every year, or study tours to here. Or passing by.

Especially when Zhang Chun's father returned, the previous paragraph was very lively. If it weren't for Father Zhang's impatience and tantrum when he was disturbed, I'm afraid this excitement would continue today.

The old man was obviously familiar with all this.

"Unfortunately. The old gentleman went out early in the morning and had not yet returned. He said.

So early! Second Master Cheng was surprised.

At this time, it was time for Cheng Jianniang to have breakfast, and the girl pushed the food box over.

In addition to a bowl of white porridge side dishes, there is also a steamed yellow orange, which is fragrant when the lid is lifted.

The girl carefully dug a spoonful of crab roe from it and held it to Cheng Jianniang.

Cheng Jianniang stretched out her hand to take it, took a bite of salt and vinegar and put it down.

"Lady, can't you do it?" The girl asked with some trepidation.

"The oranges aren't ripe enough. The crab roe is not enough, the wine is not good enough, the taste is not good enough, and it is really difficult to swallow. Cheng Jianniang said, looking at the girl's face, and smiled slightly, "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

The girl was slightly relieved.

"I'll pick the one when I'm in town." She said, "I can't send it from home." ”

Cheng Jianniang didn't say that there was no need to bother too much. Instead, he nodded.

"Pick a good material and then make it, if there is no good material, you don't have to work hard." She said.

The girl responded by watching Cheng Jianniang slowly finish eating the white porridge and side dishes, and packed up the food box.

Cheng Jianniang took the book and continued to read, this book brought from home to the prosperity of the Great Zhou. She finally finished reading the page.

The girl stood aside and opened the curtain and looked back at Cheng Jianniang.

Quietly, as always. It seems that the events of that night never happened, as if those two people were not killed but never existed....

It's dead. It's dead, it's people who die. Or two, and all of a sudden, they died

The girl couldn't help but tremble a few times.

"Lady." The girl couldn't help but mutter.

Cheng Jianniang didn't look up and hummed, but she couldn't hear the girl speak again for a long time.

"Heaven is evil, especially you can live, but you can't live if you do it yourself." Cheng Jianniang turned a page of the book and said, "No matter what people do, the sky will accept it, that woman was struck by lightning for her own sin, it was the sky that took her life, you can remember." ”

The girl hurriedly turned around and knelt down.

"Yes, slave maid remember, no, slave maid, know the way." She said in a trembling voice.

She realized that killing people doesn't have to be done by herself, it turns out that heaven can also be driven.

She never understood how to install an iron rod on the house, hang a paper harrier, and throw down a rope to attract thunder and fire.

She also didn't understand how the lady knew that it would rain and thunder at that time.

But it doesn't matter, she just needs to know the Tao and listen to the lady, and that's fine.

The girl walked out with a food box and met two Taoist aunts bringing water.

"Sister Banqin." They saluted respectfully.

This lady is a good person who rescued people on the mountain.

And in the past few days, she is approachable and really a good girl with a benevolent heart.

Whether old or young, everyone in the audience likes her.

The girl smiled at them and thanked them, and now they are still cooking alone, leading the two Dao aunts to pour the mountain spring water into the water urn.

A Dao aunt couldn't help but be curious when she smelled the fragrance emanating from the kitchen.

"It smells so good." She couldn't help but sniff and said.

The girl sighed and handed over the food box.

"Here's some snacks, take them and eat them." She said.

The two Dao aunts were startled and hurriedly waved their hands.

"Don't dare, don't dare." They said, "Let the lady eat." ”

"The lady doesn't like it, I did a lot, and it will be ruined if I put it away." The girl said.

It's so fragrant, how can you not like it?

It seems that fools are really different from ordinary people.

Seeing her say this, coupled with the attractive aroma, the two Dao aunts thanked her and took it.

The old man stepped down from the mountain refreshed, and in addition to the old servant who followed him last time, there was also a small servant behind him.

"Master, can you go back?" The old servant asked.

"The doctors all said that there is nothing to do, there is nothing to do, I have come out to eat this time, and there will be no more trouble." The old man laughed.

The old servant's face was sorrowful.

"But, sir, you don't eat much." He said.

The old man laughed as if he hadn't heard it, and stretched out his hand to point to the middle of the mountain.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, the mountains and forests have changed, and the Taoist temple that I came to last time hasn't been repaired." He casually changed the subject.

"That Taoist temple was struck by lightning." The little guy hurriedly said, some eyebrows fluttering, "People say that the master is a fox spirit." So I brought in the thunder, and it was a big thunder fire at that time. There are also people who have seen Grandpa Lei with their own eyes. ”

The folk joke is so exaggerated, and the old man laughs. The gaze fell on the great mystical view not far away.

Seeing this, the corners of his mouth were slightly pantothenic, remembering the sugar oranges he ate that day, and after he went back, he also asked the cook to try to make them, seemingly simple sugar oranges, but they always tasted wrong, I don't know if the Tao was sick that day, or if it was really a snack There is also a wonderful method.

"Since you're here, go there and ask for a bowl of water to drink." He said. Take it in your own stride.

Seeing the old man walk into the door, the boy who was sweeping the floor sighed.

"It's the hungry old man." She couldn't help but say.

If it was really disrespectful, the Dao Gu next to her hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop her, and hurriedly greeted her.

"Good people." She said.

The old man naturally heard Xiao Tong's words, and just smiled.

"I'm not hungry this time, I'm here to ask for a bowl of water to eat." He said with a smile.

The boy smiled a little shyly, threw down the broom and hurriedly took the mat, and then pedaled to pour water.

"Senior sister, look what good things I brought."

There were two Taoist aunts at the back of the courtyard who smiled and walked quickly. Holding a food box in his hand, he also sighed when he saw the old man sitting under the porch.

"Uncle, you're here. That's great. One of them hurriedly said, "The lady I met on the mountain that time is here." ”

The old man and the old servant were surprised.

"Oh. That's great. The old man said, I was going to get up. Thinking that it was a woman, she sat down again. "I'm tired of the fairy girl to ask, can I see it."

Dao Gu answered, turned around and went back.

The little boy also brought water, and the old man picked it up to drink, and smelled the fresh fragrance between his noses, and couldn't help but look over, his eyes fell on the food box in the hand of a Taoist aunt, and he was about to open it to show his junior sisters.

"Fairy Gu, what kind of good thing is it?" He asked.

Dao Gu smiled and took out a round orange from it.

"It's an orange." She said, lifting the peel of the orange that had been cut and covered, "and there was meat inside." ”

With this lid opened, the fragrance is overflowing.

The old man couldn't help but take a deep breath, grunted a few times in his belly, and hunger welled up.

The Dao Gu saw it and smiled and took one.

"Husband, taste it, what kind of meat is this?" She said.

The old man took a look and nodded.

"Crab paste meat." He said, it's wonderful to make crab meat like this, he picked up the chopsticks, took a bite, and suddenly his face was full of surprise, "Good, good, good." ”

After saying these three words, he didn't care about speaking, and ate it in a big gulp, and the old servant and the little servant were overjoyed after being stunned.

"Great, my lord finally wants to eat!" The little guy said.

The three Dao aunts glanced at each other, this old man was hungry and sick again...

This old man is definitely sick with hunger.

The Taoist aunts looked at the three empty oranges on the table, and then looked at the old man who took the handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

"It would be nice to have another bowl of white rice porridge." He said without finishing his mind.

Where can I afford to eat in the Taoist temple.

"There is only tea soup, do good people want to eat it?" A Taoist aunt said.

The old man shook his head.

"It's not good, it's not good, it's delicious." He said, three orange crab roe meat in the stomach, only to feel refreshed, clapping his hands and standing up.

"That's fine, let's rush home as soon as possible, cook a bowl of white rice, it should be thick, and then have a plate of cabbage cold salad." He said, a little impatient.

The old servant and the little servant hurriedly led the way, the old man has been anorexic for a long time, and it is a great joy to be so eager to eat.

A Dao Gu hurriedly ran from behind.

"Good man, unfortunately, that lady is gone." She said apologetically.

The old man stretched out his hand and patted his head, only to remember what he was sitting here for.

He was waiting to thank the benefactor, but he forgot all about the three orange flesh.

Out of the blue? It's gone, right?

"It's so unfortunate." He said, frowning and thinking for a moment, "Dare to ask which family the lady is?" ”

The Daoists glanced at each other.

"Actually, she's not a lady either." Xiao Tong said.

The old man hummed, puzzled.

"Whose lady is it?" Or the woman in the mountain village, he asked? "Since you know me, tell me, I asked people to send a thank you gift, the doctor once said that thanks to the timely treatment that day, otherwise the old man would have to lie in bed for a few days." ”

That sugar orange has such a miraculous effect? The Dao Guru was surprised.

Then this girl is really not only good-hearted, but also really skillful.

"It's not a lady, she's a lady's waiter. It's a girl. A Dao aunt immediately said.

The old man sighed.

"Which girl is so dexterous?" He asked curiously.

"It's from Beicheng's family. The name is Half Celery. Dao Gu said.

The old man sighed again and nodded thoughtfully.

"Master, let's go back quickly. Since I know that this lady is from that family, I can thank you. The old servant urged.

It's easy to want to eat, but don't delay, it would be a pity if the momentum to eat passed.

The old man smiled and said goodbye to the Taoist aunts.

Watching the old man's carriage drive away, the three Dao aunts who were sent to the door turned around with joy on their faces.

"This kind man looks extraordinary, if he can really let people go to Cheng's house to thank him. That Sister Banqin may be able to be appreciated by her family, and she doesn't have to wait for a fool here for a lifetime. A Dao aunt said.

The other two nodded.

"Isn't it extraordinary? This good family can't be very poor, right? Why are you hungry like this every time you come? ”

Entering the door and looking at the empty water bowl still on the table, orange peel, the little boy said.

"Is this really that good?" She looked at the empty orange peel with some curiosity.

The orange peel is already cold, and the meat has been eaten, and it is not as fragrant as before, but only the sour aroma of steaming, which is not very delicious.

"That's right, Sister Banqin said that her lady doesn't eat it. What kind of good thing can a fool not eat? One said.

"Huh? This is also made of semi-celery? Xiao Tong asked in surprise.

Just now, the two senior sisters came out with food boxes, and before they could ask what it was, they broke off because of this old man.

It turns out that this is also made by that clever girl.

"Sister Banqin has treated this old man's hunger twice." Xiao Tong said. "She deserves his thanks, let's go tell her the good news."

She was about to run inward when she finished speaking, but was pulled by the others.

"Don't talk about it yet." A Taoist aunt said.

"For what? Is this a good thing? Sister Banqin can take the opportunity to beg the old man to take care of her. Get out of here. The boy was puzzled.

"It's easy to talk about it, but not many people do it." The elder Dao Gu said. "Don't tell Banqin, if the old man really has the heart to thank you. It will be a surprise for Banqin, if he casually says it and forgets it, Banqin will not ask for anything if he doesn't know, so he won't be sad. ”

Indeed, the two nodded.

"Then I hope Sister Banqin can wait for a surprise." The boy said with a smile.

Halfway up the mountainside, the small Xuanmiaoguan is tinkling and lively, and the house of the Lord of the Temple that was burned down is no longer rebuilt according to the will of the Lord Sun Guan, but pushed it on the spot, changed it into an open space, and repaired a small pavilion.

Of course, Sun Guanzhu's meaning is Cheng Jianniang's meaning.

There is no need to rebuild and build the house, just paint and repair other old houses, and the project will be carried out quickly because Sun Guan has paid enough money in a timely manner.

"Maybe fifteen will be able to move in."

Banqin retracted her gaze, turned to look at Cheng Jianniang and said.

Cheng Jianniang sat on the rock.

"It's almost August 15?" She asked.

"yes." Banqin said.

Cheng Jianniang stood up and slowly walked a few steps forward, looking at Xiao Xuanmiaoguan, which had obviously changed its appearance, no, it is no longer called Xiaoxuanmiaoguan.

The size is one, the big is mysterious, the small view is vassal, and the alias is Taiping.

"Pretty fast." She said.

From July to August and a half, from Xiaoxuan Miaoguan to Taipingguan, more than a month is really fast.

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, the streets of the capital are very lively, and the location of the restaurant and teahouse is not idle from morning to night.

The number of women on the street has increased significantly, the cars and horses of the rich and noble families are endless, and the laughter, rap and shouting are full of voices.

"Sister Banqin, hurry up." A girl called.

In front of a candy blowing man's booth, Banqin, who was fascinated, hurriedly responded, hugged the food box in his hand tightly, squeezed through the crowd and followed.

"It's so lively on this street." She said.

"It's not so lively, and it's even more lively to come out and see it in the next few days." The girl smiled and held her arm intimately, "When the time comes, you can come out and see enough, and we can only worship the moon at home." ”

"How can I get out, everyone is the same." Banqin smiled a little shyly.

"How can it be the same, the sixth prince likes you so much, as long as you say you want to come out to play, he will definitely be willing to take you." The girl said with a grin.

Saying this made Banqin Fei blush.

"What's the matter, Childe, Childe, I'm just a girl." She stammered, a little flustered and a little inexplicable.

"Girl, the son went out to eat with someone, and he didn't forget to let you come over." The girl laughed.

"That's Childe wants to eat fried fruit." Banqin lowered her head and said.

"You can make this kind of fruit alone, that's enough, there are so many girls in the family, and a few of them can be remembered by the son like this." The girl smiled, holding her arm, with a little flattery, and a little envy, "No wonder Gongzi wants to bring you back so far." ”

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It is recommended that Mu Fei's "Daming Little Maid" has become fat, and the friends who like it can be slaughtered. (To be continued......)