For the rest of the day, the four people who came had a very fulfilling life, and a table of wine sent by Master Gao was served with "big four pieces" and twelve dishes.

The dishes are not quite the same as modern Cantonese cuisine, but they are better than the natural raw materials, and they are carefully cooked, sweet and fresh, especially the thick soup of Shih Tzu tongue, and several people nodded their heads again and again.

Bei Wei thought that it would be good to be a leader, so that the opportunity to be corrupted in the Ming Dynasty would be enjoyed by the general public. Just as she was thinking, Gao Qing's wife, Gao Xian, brought the reheated main dish from the kitchen, but it was a plate full of meatballs the size of pigeon eggs, soaked in a shallow clear soup, soft and crystalline, and sprinkled with green green onions.

Wen Desi picked up the spoon first, gave one in his mouth, and when he bit into it, it was fresh and full of mouth, and the aftertaste was slightly spicy with peppercorns. Mr. Wen is also a character who has been mixed up on the scene in this time and space, although it is not a small banquet for three days and a big banquet for five days, but the experience of eating is one of the best in the world. I can't eat anything in this bite, and it feels like there is both chicken and aquatic products. Asked:

"What is this?"

"This is Shui Lu Zhen." Gao Xian said softly, "It's made with yellow nail meat, big whitebait, chicken, field chicken, and white shrimp." Do you like it? ”

"Well, it tastes good."

"Mm-hmm, that's good."

"The landlord is just living a rotten life." Wang Gong, who said this, had a look of envy, obviously an expression that he wanted to decay but couldn't.

"It's so good to be a ball!" Bei Wei pursed his lips.

"Almost every one of these dishes has Sichuan peppercorns, which ruins the original taste of haode." Wen Deji shook his head, as if he felt pity, "The raw materials are so fresh, and they are pure and natural......"

"This seems to be the cooking habit of the Ming Dynasty. In the spice export trade of Southeast Asia, Daming is also an important market. ”

"This entrepot trade can be done."

As he was talking, Gao Xian brought six small plates, all of which were some smoked snacks and the like, which were used to help the wine. came to scald the wine, but saw that the jar of Jinhua wine sent with the banquet did not move, so he hesitated and asked:

"Don't you drink?"

"No alcohol." Because they were afraid of drinking and making mistakes, they didn't drink in the Ming Dynasty.

"The old man doesn't want to use wine, and the slave maid steamed the flower dew herself, can I use it with water?"

"Flower dew, flower water?" Everybody's on the list.

"Yes, it's all steamed by the slaves themselves, and there are only two kinds of rice leaves and perilla at the moment. If you don't dislike it, please try it first. ”

The distilled liquor process of the Ming Dynasty has matured, and the small distilled retort is not only used to make shochu, but also to make flower dew.

Mixed with water to drink, it does have a fragrant and elegant taste.

Xiao Zishan had doubts in his heart. This Gao Xian is obviously the wife of a tenant, and she is a rough maid in the Gao family, but she knows how to make flower dew and knows how to cook...... He couldn't help but look at this woman carefully, and found that between her advance and retreat, she had a demeanor in her gestures, not as clumsy as her husband.

I had the heart to investigate, so I stopped her and asked, "Sister-in-law Gao, have you been an errand boy in the house?" ”

But seeing Gao Xian tremble, he said in a low voice: "Yes, the slave maid has been in the high mansion ......"

"No, you are a rough man in the high house, how do you know the recipe of this water and land treasure? Where did you learn how to make flower dew? ”

Gao Xian became more and more flustered, and said, "It's all ...... It's all taught by sisters...... The old man smiled when he saw it......"

"How old are you?"

"The slave is thirty years old."

Xiao Zishan looked at her face, which had become dark but could still vaguely see the charm of a girl, thinking of Colgate's appearance, and then thinking of the age difference between the couple and the couple, he already understood eight or nine points in his heart, but there was no need to say it at this moment.

He groaned for a moment and looked out of the hall. There was no one else, Gao Qing was probably working in the backyard. Sidewalk:

"These days, does Gao Qing often go to Master Gao?"

"......" Gao Xian was startled, but he didn't speak. Xiao Zishan knew that it was right: Master Gao must have often asked Gao Qing about their news.

"Then Steward Yan should also come often." Xiao Zishan only asked slowly.

"Haven't been...... Only by chance......"

"Did you never come, or was it an accident?!"

"Yes...... I've been here by chance, but it's just acquaintances walking around......" Gao Xian lied. She was already at a loss under this wave of questioning. Master Xiao's words implied that he knew everything, including her past affairs, this, how could this be possible, just as he was wandering, he saw Xiao Zishan's face gradually pulling. Knowing that something was wrong, he knelt down in front of the table with a plop:

"Slaves and maids should die, they shouldn't deceive the master's ......"

Bei Wei used to be a revolutionary soldier under the red flag, how could he be used to such things, and just about to speak, he was stopped by Wen Desi. Although Xiao Zishan's questioning was sudden, it was also part of their efforts to win people's hearts.

"You've been here many times, haven't you? Afraid of the yard where we lived, he also went in and looked at it. ”

"No, no." Gao Xian was so frightened that his face changed.

"I also promised you that if one day I wait to go back to Australia, I will accept you back to Gao's house, but what?!"

Gao Xian trembled all over - the old man knows everything! She couldn't help but secretly resent her man for not having an opinion. Every time he was coaxed and intimidated by Steward Yan, he agreed to take him to search, although he didn't see anything, but this was a crime of betraying the master!

"Slaves and maids should be damned, it's all slaves and maids who are not good men......" Gao Xian was so frightened by Xiao Zishan's words that he fell to the ground and pleaded guilty, and 1510 told everything that happened and said to Steward Yan during their absence.

"The slave man has a soft ear and a good heart, and he doesn't listen to other people's nonsense," Gao Xian said with a crying tone, "I beg the master to see that he is old and has leg diseases, spare his family law, and the slave is willing to be repaid." ”

What everyone heard was not much different from what they had estimated in advance. Seeing her complaining bitterly for her husband, she couldn't help but feel sorry in her heart. I don't know the sweetness of the new society until the old society.

Xiao Zishan deliberately waited for a long time before he deliberately sighed:

"Sister-in-law Gao, your whole family has transferred it to our name, can I be sorry for you?"

"Kill the slave and maid. The kindness of the old man, the slave and the maid are grateful to the whole family. ”

"Your family is not enough to eat, we give the moon rice, and the children have no expenses when they are older, and they give the monthly money. I don't want to know the Entu. I only want to wade through waves and settle here, so that I can have a stable place to rest. I don't want to give people a glimpse of it. ”

Gao Xian didn't answer, only kowtowed while sobbing.

"Get up."

"Slaves and maids don't dare, please use family law to enforce family rules on slaves and maids."

Xiao Zishan thought that this woman was really a set, and it seemed that she was really not an ordinary farmer's wife.

"There are no rules. Although you and Gao Qing are at fault in this matter, we haven't set the rules beforehand, even if you don't know, you won't be guilty. Get up."

"Thank you, sir." Gao Xian had already changed his tone when he heard the master's words, and he probably wouldn't drive them away. She is not afraid of being beaten by a wrench, so she is afraid that the old man will be driven away, even if the old man is willing to take him in, there will be no good life for them in the future.

"Do you understand what will happen in the future?"

"Yes, the slave knows."

"I know that you are not from a small family, and you are much better than Gao Qing when you see things. In the future, it is good to haode to teach him, know how to advance and retreat! ”

"The slave knows, knows." Gao Xian nodded repeatedly.

"As long as you work hard and serve the Lord faithfully, no matter whether we return to Australia in the future or not, we will not let you have no results. Shape up or ship out. ”

"Slave and maid thank you......" Gao Xian was about to kneel down and thank him again, but Xiao Zishan stopped him - the prestige of the landlord was better to be less in front of everyone, "Go and call the senior brother." ”

When Gao Xian went out, Xiao Zishan turned his head and said to everyone, "How are my acting skills?" He was anxious to turn the mood in the room. He doesn't want to give people the impression of being powerful, acting, yes, it's just acting.

Wen Desi opened his mouth wide: "Zishan, your ancestor is really a poor peasant?" ”

"Of course."

"You're simply a Golden Horse actor." Wang Gong also admired.

"Scared the girls. It's over. Bei Wei was a little unbearable.

"Yes, but it is necessary to pay equal attention to grace and power, and this is at least." Xiao Zishan nodded, "There are eyes all around us. Without reversing this situation, we will not be able to carry out our work in the future. ”

Wen Deji said: "In the past, it was 'grace' to give them benefits, but now it is time to show 'might'. ”

"Yes," Xiao Zishan explained, since they can't gouge out these "eyes" now, they can only turn the "eyes" around.

"Is that all there is to it?"

"Just the beginning. Loyalty can't be established with just a few words, and it's hard to accept a younger brother. ”

To gain loyalty, the first is to have liliang - no one will be loyal to a weak individual or organization; The second is to have interests, and only with interests can there be motivation to work hard. In the past, they have already given benefits, and now they have to show their liliang. At a certain point, nature will come naturally.

"I think it's easy to cross the seniors, and the younger brothers will bow down in a few words."

"We're not angry, are we?"

"You're all right, I don't want ......"

The atmosphere at the dinner table became active again, and Xiao Zishan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he was not very sure about this conversation, but he took advantage of the woman's fear of the past.

After talking for a while, the senior brother came, although he was small but very clever, seeing that his mother's eyes were red and he knew that something was wrong, he hurriedly brought the account book over to see.

Wen Desi casually asked about the situation at home, and looked at the account book - this account book was just a running account, and the entry and exit in the house were simple, and it would not take long to understand it, so he praised him a few more words, and when he saw that his uneasy expression gradually subsided, he asked:

"Have people from the Gao family come often lately?"

"Come often!" The boy didn't hide it, and nodded vigorously, "That Yan Xiaohao often comes, and every time he looks for his father to mutter." ”

"Yan Xiaohao?" Wen Desi was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was talking about Steward Yan - he often wore a six-in-one small hat.

"What did you say?"

The senior brother hesitated for a moment, and Xiao Zishan said: "You just say it." ”

"It seems that Yan Xiaohao is always inquiring about the news of the old men," said the elder brother, "but my father will not allow me to listen to them around me." ”

"Are the people of the Gao family kind to you?"

"Okay?" The senior brother didn't understand this question, "I don't know if it's good or not, I'm ...... I have never been an errand envoy of the Gao family, and a few gentlemen in the account room treat me well, and there are a few children, and we often play together. ”

"Are they all slaves of the Gao family?"

"Yes, there are families and children, and there are people like me."

"Are there any of those children who are especially haode with you?"

"There are a few, Xiao Li, Xiao Qian, and the Wang brothers ......"

"Okay, you can come to the study in a moment and open a roster." Wen Deji commanded.