It was getting dark, and from time to time some farmers came back from work, but they didn't see anyone coming down from the double hump.

Winter smoke is coming, "Dad." The banquet in front is set. ”

Lu Angui came up to report, "Third Miss." The banquet in front of you has been set up. ”

"Let's go out and have a meal."

Rong'er and the others came down from above, and went to the front hall with his father and daughter.

There were three tables in the hall, the first one was the upper table, the other two were the companions, and there were ten tables outside.

There were people sitting everywhere outside, and Lu Angui explained: "Each family has two representatives who can take charge. ”

"Let's get ready for dinner." Rong'er sat down on the seat and didn't ask about the things that went out to find people.

Lu Angui asked everyone to sit down, led the crowd to toast a glass of wine according to the rules, and sang a blessing in unison, "I wish the third lady a boundless life." ”

After drinking such a glass of wine, Rong'er ordered the wine on the table to be removed.

The dinner is in full swing. It was quiet from the inside out, no one spoke.

There are 10 dishes on the table, in addition to chicken, duck and fish, there are a few kinds of fresh vegetables, and a few snacks.

"This is the pink date handed down by Qiao's mother." Yuxiang gave Rong'er a pink date.

Rong'er took a bite of powdered dates, thinking of Qiao's mother's craftsmanship, and her heart was sour, "No one's powdered dates in and outside the house are as delicious as Qiao's mother's." ”

"I made this white-cut chicken for you with my own hands." Yuxiang changes a dish.

"Not bad." Rong'er was satisfied, "The condiments are well matched, and the chicken is cooked deliciously." ”

"This wild bamboo shoots fried meat is also good." Eun Sheng whispered from the side.

There are a few things to enter. Rong'er secretly paid, and she had to make a few recipes when she went back, and now the taste has changed a lot, and Xin's mother's set is really not suitable before. Yu Xiang observed slightly, and he roughly figured out the new direction of her taste.

While eating, Lu Angui paid attention to the movement of the upper seat, and his heart was up and down.

"Tian Liuwa has come back from herding cattle." Someone outside whispered.

Lu Angui hurriedly went out and said in a low voice: "Tian Liuwa go wash her hands and find a place to sit down and eat outside." ”

"Zhuang Tou. Something happened on the mountain. Tian Liuwa came back and tied the cow under the tree outside, and ran up two steps with a pale face on her bare feet.

"What nonsense?" Zhuang head drank low.

Rong'er gave Intoxication a look. Intoxicated and went out, "Tian Liuwa." The third lady asked you what happened on the mountain? ”

Tian Liuwa's voice trembled, "Before, Yu Cigarette Stick took Qingmei to pick wild mushrooms on the double hump, I don't know how Qingmei climbed to a tree to pick wild golden pear, the tree leaned against the edge of the Devil Crying Cliff, just went up and the branch broke, she fell down the high cliff." ”

"What about the cigarette stick? Didn't you take her to find mushrooms? How did you get to the Devil's Cry Cliff? Lu Zhuangtou's voice changed in a hurry, "The people I sent to find them later, did you go to find Yu Qingmei?" ”

"Yu Cigarette Stick was picking up mushrooms on the side, and there were a few mushrooms on the cliff head. He saw Qingmei falling, and he was so frightened that he turned around and looked for someone, and there happened to be people looking for them, so they all looked for their way to find Qingmei under the Devil's Crying Cliff. But everyone saw a pool of blood at the bottom of the cliff, but they didn't see Qingmei's body. Some people say that it may be that on our way down the cliff, Ome was taken away by wild dogs. Everyone knows that there are many wild dogs under the ghost crying cliff. The year before last, there were two children in Shuanghuo Village who were also picking wild golden pears on the cliff and fell down one child, and they were immediately dragged away by two wild dogs. Tian Liuwa said and cried.

Rong'er came out of the hall.

The sky was dark gray, and the light was very bright with lanterns hanging everywhere outside the courtyard. I saw Tian Liuwa at the bottom of the steps, only fourteen years old, with a disc face with small round eyes, a pale face, and a sad look.

Lu Angui stomped his feet and turned around to call Yang.

He woman came out and slapped her in the face, "It's half of the afternoon." You also let them go up the mountain to look for mushrooms? If you want to find it, you will send some adults tomorrow morning, okay? ”

This slap hit him extremely hard, causing Yang's white face to swell half high, blood hanging from the corners of his mouth, and his voice was serious, "Which did I let them go to the double hump?" Tonight, there will be a dust washing banquet for the third lady, and several people will come from each family, and there are not enough dishes in the kitchen! I just told them to go to the vegetable patch and pick some more vegetables and come back. If anyone doesn't believe me, just ask someone in the kitchen! ”

Qi Shi walked out, his face was full of sadness, and he sighed: "It's true that no one asked them to go up the mountain, just told them to go to the vegetable field." ”

A handyman in his thirties came out of the kitchen and whispered, "That's true." At that time, Miss Yuxiang was also on the side and could testify. ”

Yuka came out of it and rolled her eyes, sneering, "That's what I said in the kitchen. But when they went to the vegetable patch, I don't know how someone told them to go to the double hump. ”

Immediately, the atmosphere became tense.

Lu Angui's face was full of anxiety, looking at her and not knowing what to do, and then looked at Rong'er, very aggrieved.

"Please call the shots of the third lady. Cleared the grievances of the slaves and maids. Yang cried and fell to his knees.

"That's what we did in the kitchen." Qi also knelt down.

Dongyan and Peach also came out and knelt down, as well as the handyman, and followed the Guan family out of the kitchen and knelt on the ground.

Everyone looked at Rong'er.

Rong'er doesn't eat this set, you like to kneel and kneel, and ask Lu Angui, "Doesn't Qingmei still have a brother?" Where's his brother? ”

Tian Liuwa sobbed below, "I was grazing cattle under the double hump with Qingming, and I heard that there was an accident on the mountain, so Qingming asked me to lead the cow and went up the mountain." ”

"There was no one else to go to the vegetable patch at that time?" Rong'er was very calm.

Yang cried: "Before the third lady came, two people went to the vegetable field, so later they only called Yu Cigarette Stick and Qingmei to go. ”

"Aren't green plums burning fires? How do you get her to go to the vegetable patch? Rong'er looked at her inexplicably.

Yang replied: "Because the third lady came, I found five or six people to help in the kitchen, Qingmei was too young, I was afraid that she couldn't keep up with the fire, so I changed the Ma and Bai fires, she was usually not very particular, and she didn't dare to let her wash the dishes, and she couldn't do anything else, so she let her follow Yu Cigarette Stick to do chores." ”

"Call the man from the vegetable patch." Lu Angui's reddish-brown face turned blue.

Two men dressed in black burlap came from a corner of the table and knelt down and bowed. A slightly thinner in his thirties, with a square face and a sharp nose, and a somewhat hoarse voice, "Tell the third lady." I'm Ma Si in charge of the vegetable patch. ”

The other twenty-seven eight, with a steamed bun face, and a little buzzy voice, "I'm Liang Sweet Potato." ”

"Say it quickly. How did they get to the double hump? Lu Angui questioned them.