Chapter 18: Ancestral Recipes
The neighbor standing at the door saw that Shujie was back, and hurriedly stepped forward: "What kind of uncle and third uncle are you here again, Shujie, hurry in." Then they retreated with an "ah", and they saw the little girl in Shujie's arms.
Shujie smiled: "Don't be afraid, uncles and aunts, it is a little good and will not bite people casually." Little girl, say hello to your aunts and uncles. ”
Xiao Qian shook his little head and whimpered softly, as if he knew that these people were afraid of it, and it would scare people if it was too loud, and then buried his head in Shujie's arms.
The neighbors who were originally frightened were all amused by the little girl's silly appearance.
"Hehe, how do you look like a kitten?"
"It's really good!"
"It's so beautiful, not a single stray hair."
Seeing that everyone was concentrating on praising Xiao Liang, the fire in Shu Yao's arms was unhappy: "Squeak" and "Squeak", which successfully attracted everyone's attention.
Because there was Xiao Liang in front and Huo Huo was in Xiao Shuyao's arms, everyone was not as scared as just now.
Shu Yao also asked Huohuo to greet the neighbors.
Huohuo jumped onto Shu Yao's shoulder, dancing with two little paws like a treasure: "Squeak" "Squeak"
Shuwen heard the voice of the eldest brother, ran out with Xiutao, saw Huohuo playing treasure, and happily pounced: "Sister, give me a hug." ”
Unexpectedly, Huohuo "squeaked", turned around, and swayed his big tail at the book.
The crowd couldn't help it anymore, and Ha Lu Ha Da laughed.
Shu Yao said angrily: "Huohuo, this is my younger brother's Shuwen, don't bully him." ”
Huohuo then jumped into Shuwen's arms and licked his face flatteringly.
Everyone was amazed, what a spiritual little thing! This Shujie brother and sister went to the mountains to hunt today and met the gods?
Shujie said to Uncle Li, who had just come out: "Uncle Li, please divide these wild animals on the carriage, and the neighbors will share some to taste." By the way, the uncle (coachman) also got a share. ”
Qingfu was helping the driver unload the boar, robe, pheasant, and hare from the car. Hearing this, he was ready to carry it into the courtyard of Uncle Li's house first.
"Put it down, let it go, this is our Xia family's thing, why should we give it to those people? You are a loser, don't you know how expensive fresh wild things are? It was the eldest aunt Zhou who had just come out of the courtyard who spoke, followed by the eldest uncle Xia Linyu and the third uncle Xia Linang.
Shujie snorted coldly: "My own prey, love can be defeated as much as possible, what does it have to do with you?" Have we spent a copper plate in your summer mansion? Qingfu, Chunsheng, carried away. ”
Zhou's anger: "That's how you talk to your elders?" Not afraid of thunder and thunder? ”
Shujie sneered: "The person who should have been split has already been hacked, you better save it, Thor won't help you!" Didn't you say that it had nothing to do with us for a long time? What are you doing here? Want to be struck by lightning again? ”
Xia Linyu couldn't help but shudder when he heard the word "thunder split", glared at Zhou fiercely, and then drank to Shujie: "Evil barrier, your father stole your grandmother's ancestral secret recipe for making tofu, and still don't hand it over?" ”
Shujie was stunned for a moment, and then understood that these people were angry that their family's business was booming, and they came to find fault again. "Oh? Grandmother's family is very strange, the ancestral secret recipe is passed on to women but not to men, after the fall of the Li family, there was no one to make tofu and sell it when there was a famine, it turned out that the secret recipe was hidden in the Xia Mansion. But who doesn't know that the Dao Xia Mansion is now sitting on the empty mountain, and it doesn't need to hide the secret recipe for so long, it turned out that it was stolen by my father. And it's been at least fifteen years since you stole it, and you're only now discovering it" Back then, as soon as Shujie was born, Xia Linxuan split up.
Shujie dragged the word "ah" in every sentence, which made the neighbors laugh.
Xia Linyu originally thought that the eldest of the three children was only 15 years old, and he handed over everything when he was scared, but he didn't expect Shujie not only to be not afraid at all, but also to turn out the old background of their Xia Mansion and the Li family.
Their Xia Mansion is indeed sitting on the empty mountain, the old bottom is almost eaten up, and there is no one in the whole mansion to do business, what to do and what to lose, so they are eyeing the tofu business of the Shujie family, I heard that even the daughter of Lord Xu has to eat the tofu products of the Xia family every day, what a good opportunity to tie up the Xu family?
"Don't talk so much nonsense, hand over the secret recipe quickly, or drag you to the county hall to play the board." Xia Linang didn't believe it, could the three children still turn over the sky?
Shujie snorted coldly: "Go, we'll wait for the government to arrest us." ”
"You, you evil obstacle" Xia Lin raised his right hand and was about to rush over and slap Shujie.
The little girl raised his head and yelled at Xia Linang. Although the little boy is still a cub, this is a tiger cub, or a descendant of the king of spirit beasts in the mountains, the Snow Tiger, can that momentum be scary?
Xia Linang was so frightened that he hugged his head and wanted to retreat, but he rushed too hard just now, couldn't control his strength, and fell to the ground, but the place where he fell was a big stone about the size of his head, and the two front front teeth were directly knocked out.
Zhou was close to Shujie, but he didn't notice what was holding his head in his arms, and when he saw that it was a tiger, his face turned white with fright, and he ran backwards screaming, but he knocked down Xia Linyu and pressed directly on Xia Linyu, who was hollowed out by wine and was emaciated.
Xia Linyu scolded her mother in pain, why is this dead fat woman so heavy?
"Squeak" "Squeak" "Squeak" The fire in the arms of the book was so happy that it danced happily, and the neighbors were stunned, and the little fox also knew how to gloat? The little boy whimpered softly very "innocently", licked Shujie's hand, and raised his head again, people are still young, very shy, okay?
That well-behaved appearance made people almost forget that the terrible roar just now was made by this little thing.
Zhou's two maids finally helped Zhou and Xia Linyu up, and then helped Xia Linang, whose mouth was full of blood. All three of them retreated far away, their hands on the wall and glaring, their legs still trembling.
Shu Yao said a few words in Shu Jie's ear, Shu Jie nodded, stepped forward and said to Zhang Shiwen, who had just arrived with Qiu Tao: "Uncle Zhang, we want to sue Xia Mansion for the crime of framing, please ask Uncle Zhang to plead with the county magistrate to open a court on our behalf, we are willing to let Aunt Mei make tofu, bean brain, and soy milk in public in the public court, and see if there is a so-called secret recipe?" ”
"No, that's our family's secret recipe, how can it be seen by outsiders" Xia Linyu shouted angrily, but people still didn't dare to rush over.
"Hi (you)...... Hi (you)...... Joy (you) times (this) sin singing (obstacles), celebrating (actually) slashing (daring) to rely on the long cup (to sue the elders)" Xia Linang scolded so much that his mouth leaked, making everyone laugh out loud again.
"Why can't you? Young Master Xia, the old man will help you beat the complaint drum of the county government. A neutral voice came from outside the crowd.
Everyone looked back and saw that it was the old lady of the Xu family, who was still holding Miss Xu San, Xu Nian'er. Xu Nian'er likes to play with Shu Yao, and she also likes to watch Aunt Mei make tofu, Mrs. Xu and Xu Nian'er have been here twice, and many neighbors know each other.
Zhou was about to scold, "What are you?" I heard Mrs. Xu's words: "Xu Gui, go, hand over the paper, just say that our Xu family is a guarantor, and Young Master Xia's family makes tofu, our ancestors and grandchildren have seen it twice, there is no secret recipe, let Yang County Order find someone to verify it in public, and return the three brothers and sisters of the Xia family to be innocent, so as not to be framed and bitten by shameless villains." ”
Xu Gui took the order and left.
Sun's daughter-in-law echoed: "That's it, Sister-in-law Ajuan and I have been helping out at Xia's house for a month, and all the procedures are done by us and Aunt Mei, so what's the secret recipe?" But as soon as these people rushed in, they asked Aunt Mei for the secret recipe, and said that they would sue the official. Sue, if they don't sue us, they will sue. There are more people who can make tofu, but they are looking for our fault, isn't it just to see that the three children have no father and no mother to bully, why was this kind of uncle not killed by lightning that night? Xia Niangzi is just too soft-hearted. ”
Xia Linyu couldn't care about the curses of his daughter-in-law, and he was really shocked at this moment: The Xu family? The mother and daughter of Lord Xu in the book of Jingli? It's over, it's over, and I can't go to court anymore. Even Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu have seen them make tofu? Is there really no secret recipe? Impossible, why do so many people make tofu for Lu, only their family can make different tastes and effects?
However, in case there was really no secret recipe, Old Madam Xu reported the matter to Lord Xu, which would damage the reputation of their Xia Mansion and affect the scientific research of his two sons.
Before he could clear his thoughts, the people from the county government had already arrived. Mrs. Xu sued, can she move quickly?
Yulin County Ling Yang Yishan has been very distressed recently, wow, why is this Xia family child so restless? Yes, he and Xia Linxuan are brothers, isn't that Xia Linxuan's martial arts and first-class arrest of bandits? He also counted on Xia Linxuan to escort him all the way and help him ascend. Unexpectedly, it was a short-lived one, and he ran to hunt and gave his life away.
When the Murong family secretly found him, he suddenly saw the opportunity for promotion, how could he not seize it? However, he knew that Xia Linxuan had an official birthday paper for the pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and proposed that he would only intervene if the birthday paper destroyed him. Therefore, Zhen Dafu and his wife did not know that Yang Yishan had taken refuge in the Murong family.
The birthday paper was not found, and now the Murong family is looking for something "Qingyue Bow", Yang Yishan is worried, and Mrs. Xu wants to help Xia Shujie's three brothers and sisters complain. The Chinese book makes adults can't afford to mess with it! Alas, no one can afford to provoke the little Qipin County Order, so we must find a way to climb up.
Whoever is beneficial to his promotion, he will help whom? What sworn brothers? Count the balls!