Deng Yijiang hurriedly dusted off his clothes and bowed: "Third master, that's the official errand in my uncle's yamen." ”

Mu Jincheng craned his neck and looked at the black shadows that were getting farther and farther away, "What are they doing?" ”

"Yes, last time the master sent fragrant lotus root to the yamen to cook, the little girl listened to his brother and was greedy, and deliberately pestered to come and see, I know that the young man is thin-skinned, and it is difficult to open his mouth, so I broke a few branches and sent her to be a new thing." Deng Yijiang said with a smile.

"Brother, sister?" Mu Jincheng muttered quietly, and his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

In fact, he had already recognized the snow-white chasing clouds with four hooves, and the horse riding was naturally Liang Mancang, as for Gu Qingzhu's light begonia-colored skirt, it was even more familiar, her smile seemed to be light everywhere, and it was naturally visible at a glance.

Although the pond is a must-play place in Nancang County in summer, how can these two people have such leisure and leisure to travel together? Could it be that the yamen and the weaving mill are so idle!

"Third master, what did you say?" Deng Yijiang didn't hear clearly, and followed up with a question.

Mu Jincheng raised his hand irritably: "It's okay!" ”

He has always been moody, and the Mu family has long been surprised, seeing him throw his hand away, Deng Yijiang trotted and shouted: "Third master, there are lotus flowers in the boat!" ”

"You pick a few more sprigs and send them to the Songzhi Courtyard in the house, and say that I am filial to the old lady." Mu Jincheng left without looking back, and Baoying followed behind.

Not to mention where Mu Jincheng went to relieve his boredom, only said that Liang Mancang and Gu Qingzhu left the wind pond and went straight to the small house that Cui Shun said.

"Selling fragrant lotus roots...... Crisp and sweet fragrant lotus root ......" Gu Qingzhu's voice is like a yellow warbler in the hollow valley, crisp and melodious.

She changed into a lilac-colored linen dress, and combed Suiyun's bun into a snail bun, her sideburns were broken and her hair hung low, half-covering her eyebrows and eyes, Gu Qingzhu came out of the ready-to-wear store, Liang Mancang snapped her eyes, and almost didn't recognize it.

At this moment, the woman in the Hu house had just woken up from a nap, leaned lazily on the couch, picked up a cup of hot tea, twisted her eyebrows, and put it down again, suddenly heard Gu Qingzhu's light shout, only to feel that her tongue was full of relish, and she hurriedly sent her mother-in-law to take a look.

"Lotus root seller, come here!" The mother-in-law opened the door and barked loudly.

"Auntie, do you buy lotus root?" Gu Qingzhu asked with a smile.

"How do you sell it?" The mother-in-law stared at the handful in Gu Qingzhu's arms and asked impatiently.

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, four taels of silver a section." Gu Qingzhu stretched out four shallot-like fingers towards her.

"You're crazy!" The mother-in-law looked Gu Qingzhu up and down, and saw that her expression was natural, her eyes were clear, and she didn't look confused at all.

"Fragrant lotus root, eat at the moment, crisp and sweet, eliminate food and clear heat, nourish blood and nourish people!" Gu Qingzhu didn't pay attention to her, and only shouted loudly into the half-hidden courtyard gate.

The mother-in-law glared at her angrily, turned back, and closed the door.

Gu Qingzhu was not in a hurry, he only shouted in front of his door, and those who passed by wanted to buy, but they were all scared away by the price of the Four Taels Festival.

After a while, the door of Hu's house opened again, and this time out of a misty and windy young woman, I saw that she was full of pearls, wearing an apricot-colored soft smoke long skirt, lined with a slender waist and rich breasts, and she looked more and more beautiful and charming.

The woman raised her finger painted with bright red kodan and beckoned to Gu Qingzhu: "What kind of good thing is it, it wants to sell for four taels of silver?" ”

"Madam, this is a thousand acres of pond fragrant lotus roots, you see this hibiscus and lotus canopy are picked together, is fresh, this season, if there is a room of lotus incense, and then add a plate of tender lotus, calm down, stroke a song of mountain water, I'm afraid even half of the heat has disappeared." Gu Qingzhu said with a smile.

"You still know the mountains and the water." The woman covered her lips and smiled.

Gu Qingzhu pretended to be stupid: "Where do I know what high mountains and low mountains are, but I just listen to the drama and sing like this." ”

"If I buy your lotus roots, these lotus flowers and lotus canopies must be given to me." The woman sniffed, and the delicate aroma was very good.

Gu Qingzhu nodded again and again: "That's nature, and this lotus leaf, if you are willing to taste it, I can also make a pot of summer tea for you, the taste is fragrant and pleasant, you like it." ”

"Then come with me." The woman was moved by her words, shook her veil, and walked away with Nana.

Gu Qingzhu hurriedly followed.

In the end, it was the outer room, and when he entered the door, Gu Qingzhu found that the Hu Mansion was not big, but it was only a two-entry house, and there were not many people who called it, and in front of the woman was a mother-in-law with a little girl with a general horn.

Gu Qingzhu put down the lotus root, and the woman sent her mother-in-law to get an open banana leaf bottle and arranged the flowers with great interest.

The little girl jumped up and down and led Gu Qingzhu to the kitchen, it was time to prepare dinner, but there was only one mother-in-law who was busy, the little girl passed the word, and she didn't stay long, and she ran away in a blink of an eye.

"Hu Ye is coming back, I'm so busy here, I don't even have a helper, what else do I have to do, it's really hypocritical!" Listening to the words relayed by the little girl, the mother-in-law whispered angrily.

"If my aunt doesn't dislike it, I'll help you make lotus root chips." Gu Qingzhu said with a smile.

"Can you do it?" The mother-in-law was suspicious, and didn't seem to trust her very much.

Gu Qingzhu was not annoyed, only raised the lotus leaf in his hand and said: "What's so difficult about cold lotus root slices, Mrs. also asked me to make lotus leaf tea." ”

"In that case, you can do it." The mother-in-law was happy and went to busy herself.

The knife in the kitchen was clumsy and blunt, Gu Qingzhu didn't say a word, rolled up his sleeves, and sharpened it on the whetstone.

Wash the lotus leaves, cut a finger-wide filament, boil them in a clay pot for half an hour, add sugar to taste, and finally filter out the lotus leaves, pour the green juice into the teapot, and the lotus leaf tea to cool off the heat is ready.

Cut the tender lotus root into very thin slices, blanch it in boiling water for three or five breaths, then remove it and drain it, and put it on ice cubes in a large dish to cool down quickly, so as to maintain the crisp taste.

The blending of sweet and sour juice is the soul of cold lotus root, fortunately, the kitchen has all the seasonings, Gu Qingzhu tried to add it little by little, and finally got a light and suitable taste.

"It's going to be served soon, why are you still grinding here!" The mother-in-law in the kitchen wrinkled her eyebrows.

Gu Qingzhu poured the sweet and sour juice into the lotus root slices, raised his head and said, "Isn't it good, don't delay at all." ”

"I'll taste it, so as not to cause me to be scolded when I get it!" The mother-in-law took a piece to eat, didn't speak for a long time, and went to serve her own dishes.

Gu Qingzhu followed behind her mother-in-law with lotus root slices and lotus leaf tea and walked into the dining room.

At this moment, the vase of lotus flowers and lotus flowers was on the flower stand next to the dining table, and the steward Hu was sitting beside the woman, touching her slippery hand and putting a green jade ring on her finger.

"Look, the coloring is transparent, it's a good piece of jasper, you've made a fortune recently? I bought such a good thing! The woman leaned into the steward's bosom and raised her hand to examine the ring.

"Haven't you been worrying about whether others have their own or not, it just so happened that the hillbillies in the wine shop lost twenty taels of silver today, and I added some and bought it for you." The butler put his arm around her and suddenly kissed her on the cheek.

"Die, someone!" The woman was shy and cowardly, and immediately straightened her temples and sat up straight.

They flirt and scold, I am afraid it is customary, and the kitchen lady does not raise her eyelids, and is busy setting up the dishes by herself.

"Madam, please try lotus leaf tea and cold lotus root slices." Gu Qingzhu poured two cups of tea and handed them over.

Steward Hu listened to a completely unfamiliar voice, then raised his head and stared at Gu Qingzhu with some surprise, only to feel that the girl in front of him seemed to be familiar.

Seeing that the man was staring at Gu Qingzhu with a good eye, the woman couldn't help but call out softly: "Master, drink tea!" ”

Steward Hu came back to his senses, picked up the tea with some embarrassment, took a sip, and praised perfunctorily: "Good tea, good tea!" ”

"I see, it's better to have some wine to your liking." The woman took his teacup, and the mother-in-law beside her went immediately.

Gu Qingzhu stood aside, waited for them to be full of wine and food, and stepped forward and said, "Madam, should I give me my silver?" ”

"What silver?" Steward Hu asked with a pair of bloodshot eyes.

"I drank the tea and ate the lotus root, you are a person with status, it's not good to bully me a country girl, talking doesn't count!" Gu Qingzhu said coldly.

"Hey, I'll reward you with a few copper plates, get out of here!" Steward Hu touched it from his sleeve pocket, raised his hand and threw the copper plate on the ground.

The copper plates that were scattered on the ground rolled in all directions, scattered everywhere.

"That's not all I want!" Gu Qingzhu stepped forward and forced his gaze at him.

Steward Hu was already slightly drunk, but he could hear the anger in Gu Qingzhu's words, and he reluctantly opened his eyes, "What do you want!" ”

"I want your life!" A man floated down from the beam of the house, and he burst into a deep voice!

Before the butler could react, a long knife was already on his neck.

"Ahh The woman beside him had never seen such a thing, and screamed so loudly that she fainted with fright, and the others screamed and rushed out of the door.

"Hero...... Spare your life! Hero...... Spare your life, you ...... What do you want...... Just take it. Steward Hu looked along Bai Sensen's blade, and saw a black-faced rakshasa dressed in a dark robe and veiled, which shocked him incoherently.

"I'm here to ask you, Shicai, what's going on with the winery hillbilly you're talking about!" Liang Mancang said sharply.

"Hero, you are a hero, do you care about this little thing?" Steward Hu muttered with a grim face.

Liang Mancang didn't say a word, only silently handed the knife edge forward, and his thick neck was immediately pulled out of a bloody hole, and the blood overflowed and condensed on the knife edge.

Hu Guan was in pain and almost fell to his knees, he was afraid that Liang Mancang would kill him directly, so he couldn't help but beg for mercy: "I said, I said!" ”

"Changlong Distillery belongs to the Qian family, this time there was a mistake in winemaking, how could the owner give up, and scolded me to the point of blood, and even more hateful those uninformed countrymen who have to compare the real bud valley and koji, these are what I can control? I scolded them twice, and I still had to talk back, no, I didn't stop my hand at once, and I beat the person, but at most, I broke a leg, and I couldn't die! Steward Hu drooped his head, and as he spoke, he peeked at Liang Mancang from time to time.

"What do you say when you ask them for a hundred taels of compensation?" Liang Mancang stared.

"It's none of my business, it's all the owner's will!" Seeing that Liang Mancang seemed to be angry, Steward Hu hurriedly shouted: "This wine is bad, my half-year's salary is soaked in soup, how can they escape, one hundred taels, it is just a drizzle in the rich and expensive Qian family, and I don't know if it is enough to make Qian Erye angry." ”

Liang Mancang snorted coldly: "You open your mouth for one hundred taels and close your mouth for one hundred taels, how did I hear that they have already given you twenty taels?" ”

"That'...... That's ransome! Steward Hu's eyes widened and he said in disbelief.

He couldn't understand why the man in black knew so clearly.

"So, you swallowed the money?" Liang Mancang swooped out his dagger and pointed at the woman's finger on the ground.

As soon as he threw the dagger with the flickering cold light, the jade onion finger would be cut straight off.

"No, don't!" The steward pleaded in despair.