Chapter 38: The Feast (1)
Siyu snorted softly, which made everyone crisp to the bones.
Everyone hurriedly removed the paper and pens, and reorganized the table.
Shen Canglang took the word written by Chen's mother and put it in his sleeve, and Grandma Wang and Da Niu on the side also helped to set up tables, chairs and benches.
At this time, Siyu took a plate of freshly mixed toon and dried tofu and brought it out and presented it in front of everyone.
In the distance, there is a strong smell of toon, the aroma hits, accompanied by the salty and fragrant dried tofu, which has a unique flavor.
Shen Canglang, who has lived in the capital for a long time, although he is a child of a family, rarely eats toon, so he first took a bite with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
I only feel that the fresh and fragrant Tsubaki leaves are very crispy, and there is a texture of warp and weft, coupled with the soft glutinous tofu, which makes it taste delicious.
"Well, yes, it's delicious!"
He was full of praise, the four painters, very surprised, they have not eaten, this toon mixed with tofu, it is really ordinary, what can be special.
Seeing that the second son of Shen took one bite after another, the second son of the Shen family actually got carried away from eating, and he couldn't help but be curious.
At the suggestion of Chen's mother, the four painters also began to taste a bite, and praised one after another: "This is really unrecognizable, your daughter is not only excellent in calligraphy and painting, but also on this plate of toon mixed with tofu, which is absolutely amazing!"
Mother Chen heard this, covered her mouth and smiled, you just said that my daughter's cooking skills are also a must, how can you just judge her for such a dish.
"Ouch, I really don't believe that people in this world can only occupy one, and they can occupy everything!"
A painter who looked very white and looked like a woman was a little jealous.
"Your daughter's calligraphy and painting are excellent, and we have already learned it, if your daughter's cooking skills are so good, then it really makes us convinced!"
An older and calm painter next to him took a bite of the dish and slowly tasted it: "However, this plate of toon mixed with tofu is indeed a must, and the time of Shui Nao is just right, neither old nor just dead!"
"Well, it's really like this, even if it has been broken, it still makes the aroma of the toon not lose a cent, rare, rare!"
An extremely thin painter also took a sip and slowly savored it with his eyes closed.
"I just don't know what the next dish will be? Only this plate of toon mixed with dried tofu, the major restaurants in the capital may not have a deep taste! ”
A stocky painter interjected.
The four painters were discussing there, and Shen Canglang ate the plate of toon mixed with dried tofu by himself.
Grandma Wang and her son on the side really wanted to clip the two chopsticks, but they saw that a dish had just been served, and it was already in the wind and clouds, and there was no more.
The mother and son were very embarrassed and felt. It was very embarrassing to sit opposite these elegant people, so I wanted to get up and say goodbye.
was busy being stopped by Chen's mother, Siyu turned around and looked at this situation, which really made Grandma Wang's mother and son uncomfortable.
These are all handsome people in the capital, and they really don't have anything to say to the mother and son of Wang, Grandma, who were born in the countryside.
One cares about this year's harvest and whether he can eat enough, and the other cares about the calligraphy and painting genre that the nobles and nobles in the capital like.
I can't say anything about it.
Siyu is very grateful to Grandma Wang, mother and son, and really doesn't want to snub them.
But this is the case today.
Siyu suddenly became worried, and suddenly had an idea, and then thought about it, that day, many neighbors on the long street also helped him.
whispered to Chen's mother: "Mother, fortunately, the family is also invited, so it is better to call the neighbors who are usually good friends on this long street!"
Mother Chen heard her daughter say this, her face was embarrassed, and she whispered to her: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate, after all, Shen Ergongzi is such a noble person, he made a special trip to visit us!"
Siyu thought for a moment, "Well, I'll ask him." ”
Shen Canglang had already noticed that Siyu was quietly talking to his mother, and he was very curious.
saw Siyu turn around, walked over with a smile, and when he got closer, he smiled sweetly at him.
Siyu is so well-behaved, he is the first time to see it, every time he sees Siyu, he is never angry, he is angry, and he rarely gives himself a good look.
Not only was he very happy, but he was more and more stupid, and he felt uncomfortable seeing her like this today.
Hurriedly asked, "Siyu, is there something wrong with you?"
Siyu sighed softly, his eyes flowed, and his eyes were like silk: "Second son Shen, the situation that day was very terrible, if it weren't for the help of the neighbors, I'm afraid you would never see me again?"
"I know all about that day, oh, blame me!"
Shen Ergongzi kept blaming himself, and Siyu continued.
"If you want to see me, you have to go to Zuofu, and the Taishi will be able to see me, but even if we meet, you and I can't have much to say, because at that time I have become the thirty-third aunt of the Zuo Taishi!"
After Shen Canglang heard this, he also felt afraid for a while.
His face was a little pale, and his heart was even more right, and the Zuo family was very disgusted.
I thought to myself, this old thing, he is really insatiable, relying on the saint's favor for him, lawless.
Thinking of this, he said to Siyu with an affectionate face: "I really didn't expect that Zuo Mingzhu would suddenly visit that day and suddenly attack you, if I knew that this would be the case, I would have stopped her if I died."
Siyu sighed softly and frowned slightly. This almost stunned Shen Canglang.
I saw that the depths of her eyes were as intoxicating as the bottom of the sea, and he was trapped in them with just one glance.
Stuck in that still water, she didn't want to struggle, she just wanted to sink deep into the sea deep under her eyes.
He felt that Siyu's eyes seemed to be able to speak, and every look, with a smile, seemed to be telling him something.
At this moment, a mist filled her eyes, and the faint sadness made him feel even more distressed.
"Second son Shen, I want to invite the neighbors who helped my family that day to come over and have a meal together, but you are a child of a family, but they are just merchants on the long street, the difference in status is huge, not a world of difference, I know that this is your special visit to our mother and daughter, such a request, it is very rude, so, I will come over now, I want to ask for your opinion, I don't know what you think."
Shen Canglang also inquired about some of the circumstances of the day, if it weren't for those neighbors, who were pulling and pulling to help the Chen family's mother and daughter, I was afraid that it would be Siyu, even if he paid enough silver, he would be plundered by others.
Especially the one sitting at the table, the very fat Wang Da Niu, if it weren't for him, he blocked those people, and he was beaten to the point of spitting blood, and he didn't let go, but I was afraid that the situation that day was even more dangerous.
Thinking of this, he lowered his head and groaned for a while, and said to Siyu: "This is as it should be, my father often said to me, every time I slaughter dogs, I have never been a scholar, and I am also willing to make more friends with true temperament, no matter where I come from, I don't talk about the family, as long as I have similar interests and are kind enough, I will not associate with stingy!"
When Siyu heard this, she was very happy, she never thought that Gui, the second son of the Shen family, would say such a thing.
It really surprised her, which is extremely rare under the influence of today's family culture that pays great attention to family birth.
Thinking of this, she was happy. went to tell his mother: "Shen Ergongzi actually agreed, I will go and invite Zhang Tuhu, Li Caitou, Aunt Li, and Aunt Zhang ......"
Chirping like a little bird, without waiting, Chen's mother nodded, and flew out happily.
Shen Canglang watched from the sidelines, and only felt that she was very cute, far more true than those snobbish and reserved celebrities in the capital, Miss Qianjin.
At this time, Chen's mother turned around and beckoned everyone to take a seat, but there was only one empty plate on the table.
Everyone laughed, and Chen's mother hurriedly said to everyone: "Siyu has made a few tables of dishes, and they will be served in a while, and Siyu will invite some people to come in a while, so you can sit here for a while, there are many people today, I will go and get some wine!"
After saying that, he beckoned everyone to sit down, and brought out the freshly prepared dishes from the kitchen, and at this time, the door was lively again.
Zhang Tuhu, Li Caitou, and all the neighbors on the long street were almost all invited over, and everyone was smiling.
The four painters also seemed to be uninhibited people, and they greeted each other with familiarity, and everyone did not distinguish each other, but this table was not enough at all.
There was no way for Yunzhi and Grandma Wang to go to another house again, borrowed a lot, and the tables, chairs and benches were barely set up for six tables, and the courtyard was full and couldn't sit down.
Shen Canglang didn't expect that he just said it so casually, and this Siyu family actually invited as many as seven or eight tables.
Two tables were added temporarily, a total of ten tables, and they were even more crowded in this narrow courtyard, which seemed extremely lively and crowded, adding so many people at once.
Mother Chen, called several large jars in a row, Zhu Yeqing, Siyu, never seemed to know tiredness, and was busy in the kitchen. But to help her, there are also the neighbor's daughters.
For a while, killing chickens and slaughtering pigs was very busy.
Shen Canglang has lived in the capital for a long time, where has he seen such a lively scene, in fact, to participate in the wedding banquet of those officials, the full moon wine is nothing more than that.
However, people like that officialdom are wary of each other when they talk to each other, and everyone has a mask on their face.
Where people like here are all sincere. If it's fire, it's fire, it's laughing, it's laughing, it's never pretentious, and it's not disguised.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly raised the wine glass, and Chen's mother on the side had already poured a full glass, the bamboo leaves were green, and the blue-green wine overflowed the wine glass, and he held it in his hand, and he raised it to the neighbors: ". I, the second son of the Shen family, am here, to all of you, I would like to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, if it weren't for the fact that you were not afraid of power and Jinyiwei that day, I am afraid that it would be rare for me and my family Siyu to meet! ”
When he said this, the originally lively courtyard was in the middle of the courtyard. There was a bang, and it fell into a noise.
The neighbors turned their heads one after another, "What, your family's Siyu, this is married?" ”
Siyu was even more red-faced, and the steward Wang on the side hurriedly reminded, "Second son, second son, you said the wrong thing again." ”