To make a banquet, Qinghe alone is not enough, this time she still invited Song Siyuan and Xicui Pavilion master to help her.

As soon as Qinghe said that he was going to hold a banquet, the two masters said hello one after another, Song Siyuan was going to help, and he also wanted to see what good dishes Qinghe girl could make this time for him to see.

But the master of Xicui Pavilion couldn't come because of something, and there were also a few VIPs there, but he was afraid that he would have to sit in charge at that time, but he sent two more helpers to help instead of him, Qinghe first thanked people, and began to prepare for the banquet in Jingyuan.

At this time, someone came with the news of Qingyin Pavilion, saying that it was the owner of Qingyin Pavilion Xu who returned to Guangling when he complained, Qinghe paid attention, Master Duan was a servant of Qingyin Pavilion after all, or the kind that signed a death deed, Duan Chengrong didn't think there was anything, but Qinghe couldn't ignore it, for the master and the father, she couldn't always let her master be someone else's domestic servant, so isn't her apprentice too useless?

Thinking about this, she was always thinking about it, and even put down the matter at hand, and when she went to Qingyin Pavilion to find Xu Su, who knew that she went to find someone, but it was a coincidence that the person was not there.

Things are busy at home, and now is not the time to find someone, so she simply invited someone to Jingyuan to talk about it, so that she doesn't have to find someone, and when she can see Xu Su again, she can tell him about the master's affairs at that time.

"Housekeeper, I hope you will tell Xu Gongzi that the banquet is set up, and invite her to enjoy her face and get together at the house."

The housekeeper naturally knew that his Xu Ye had a good impression of this girl, so when Qing He said, he did not slack off, but enthusiastically agreed, but said it clearly: "Girl, you and our Xu Ye know each other, you come to invite in person, he will definitely be willing to go, but I don't know if there is time, if he is free, our son will definitely come." ”

Qing He smiled and thanked him, and then went back to be busy with the banquet, the housekeeper saw Qing He walking away at the gate, and then he entered the door and went straight to the winding path of the backyard to the secluded place, there was a secluded courtyard in the back garden, which looked nothing special, and even a little deserted, the housekeeper opened the door, and there was really no furnishings inside.

But seeing that he did come here with a purpose, he entered the second courtyard, in front of a dilapidated but very clean bookcase, a row of pen and ink Danqing, next to an inconspicuous pen holder, the housekeeper took out the pen in the pen holder, and took a brush to press it secretly.

Suddenly, a crack opened in the wall behind the bookcase, and then a secret door opened.

When the housekeeper walked inside, the mechanism inside was conspicuous, a gossip stone plate, gently turned, and the door closed again.

The housekeeper walked inside mysteriously, the area was probably very large, and the housekeeper walked for a while before he reached another dark room, and he called inside: "Childe, it's me." ”

Xu Su, who was originally shirked by the official family to go out to socialize, was in this dark room, only to hear his deep voice coming from inside: "What's the matter?" ”

"It's Luo Qinghe of the Mirror Garden—"

Before he could finish speaking, Xu said, "You come inside and talk." ”

Then there was another sound, the stone door opened in response, incense and candles were lit inside, the warm tent was fine, and the decoration was quite luxurious, but there was a fresh smell of blood inside, Xu complained when his clothes were half-undone, and he was leaning on the soft collapse under the bed tent, his eyes were closed, and his face was as white as ice and snow.

The open collar was tightly bandaged from his chest to his abdomen, but there was still dark red blood through, making him look a little fragile.

The maid inside prepared a basin of hot water in front of Xu Xu, as if she was going to wipe his body, but when the housekeeper came in at this time, she could only bow her head and retreat, and she could see that she was a girl with a strict and honest mouth.

After listening to the housekeeper's reply, there was a smile on his pale face: "This old man really has some skills, haven't you always known about this matter, so you let him work in the firewood room?" ”

"Childe, you don't know, when we met in Pingshui to save this period of Chengrong, when he was in a very bad mood at the time, he didn't smile all day long, depressed, and after working in the house to get some money, he used it all to buy wine and eat, and he was about to spoil his body, once he was drunk for three days and three nights, and although he no longer drank after waking up, he fell into trouble again."

I didn't pay attention to these Xu complaints, so I heard the housekeeper say again: "This problem is not a big deal, it's just that he can't touch the spoon with his hands, and he trembles when he touches it, and he doesn't know if he really made a mistake or pretended, but this time he accepted Luo Qinghe as an apprentice, and the girl had the heart to redeem his free body for him, but he didn't want to, saying that it was a life-saving grace, and he should repay him for a lifetime, and he would report it to the Xu family in this life." ”

Xu raised his eyebrows when he complained: "It seems that he is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and his apprentice Luo Qinghe is also interesting, he was able to quickly gain a foothold in Guangling when he first arrived, and he mixed well, and made a big house, and in the Jingyuan banquet, he should have invited several people with heads and faces." ”

Seeing Xu Sushi's eyes, the housekeeper immediately understood what he meant: "Childe is right, you mean, we can act?" ”

"No, just let you pay attention to it first, this matter can only succeed and not fail, so you have to plan early, this girl has a head and a face, and now she is famous, sooner or later she can cause some sensation, and she can save a lot of trouble by using her, and besides, won't she participate in the banquet in the palace? When the time comes, take advantage of this opportunity to let Luo Qinghe and that woman suffer heavy blows together, won't the purpose be achieved? ”

The steward thought for a while, and said with a hint of woman's kindness: "It's just like this, then Luo Qinghe is afraid that he will be innocently implicated, and he doesn't know what will happen when the time comes." ”

Xu Sushi's eyes were deep, and he seemed to think about the housekeeper's words, but he would not be shaken by these, paused, and said: "I can't die left and right, but I shouldn't be able to stay in Guangling, but it's okay, it's just a yellow-haired girl, at most, I'll prepare some silver taels for her to send her out of Beijing, and she can live well if she finds a town at will." ”

"It's just that this time I made a bad move, I shouldn't go to the Longmeng Mountain, I missed the Guangling riots that day, if I was in the capital, I would have to take such a detour, and I was injured."

The housekeeper lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head and said: "Childe doesn't have to mind, there are gains and losses, and this time Longmeng Mountain is not for nothing, is it?" The team of cavalry who saved Childe helped you solve your worries, which is also good. ”

Speaking of the cavalry, Xu Xu felt a little better in his heart: "Mr. Zhuang, you are so entertained, I think there must be some force behind him, but I don't know what it is, and I will get closer to it in the future, and then I will find out the news." ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand, it's just that those people don't look like locals, even their preferences for food are different from ours, they prefer meat and some beef-raising with a strong smell, I wonder if they are not from our Central Plains?"

"What if it's not from the Central Plains? As long as they are against Murong Wei, they are all our friends. ”

The housekeeper nodded and said: "Childe is right, it's just that there seems to be a problem with the matter of Longmeng Mountain this time, and Childe tried his best to help them put a lot of effort, but in the end they were defeated by the people of the government, it's really useless." ”

Xu sighed when he complained, and finally sighed: "What can be done about this, although it is a momentum, but if there is no justifiable master, how can it boost morale?" That's why it always fails. ”

"That son can set himself up as a king."

He put on the wound on his chest, took a breath, and said, "No, I know what you mean, but my Xu family has long been lonely, and in today's situation, I am really not suitable to be the leader except for being the driving force behind the scenes." ”

The name is not right, and it is not enough to convince the public.

The housekeeper regretted: "People like Childe really shouldn't be buried." ”

"Even if you can't justify it, then have you ever heard of listening to politics with the court? Even if you can't be the first person, you can raise a puppet, and one person is below ten thousand people. ”

Speaking of this, Xu began to ask: "I asked you to find the orphans of the previous dynasty, can you find them?" If I can find his whereabouts, it will only be a matter of time before the dynasty changes, and I can also show my skills and let Murong Wei taste the taste of defeat and retreat. ”

"That person has been living in the people for too long, and the whereabouts of that maid are unknown after she left the palace, and we can't even find out a little about her whereabouts, I'm afraid that someone helped me at that time."

"I don't care who helps, as long as I live, I will definitely be able to find it, you give me to continue to track down, as long as there is him, I will definitely be able to revive the previous dynasty."

"Yes."

Qishan Marquis Mansion.

Hong said to the steward in the backyard of the Hou Mansion with a pleasant face: "The birthday banquet of the Queen Mother in the palace is coming soon, and our Hou Mansion has nothing to talk about, I think there is nothing to do in the house, so it is better to ask the steward to take out the few Shu brocades in our Hou Mansion, and I can make a few new clothes for the mother." ”

Who knew that the steward glanced at her, and said lukewarmly: "It turns out that Mrs. is worried about the birthday banquet, and I thought that you want to pass the time, but you said that the small one will do it, you go back to the yard and wait, but I don't seem to know that there is such a thing in Shu Jin, just see if there is any slightly better material, I will send it over when the time comes." ”

Hong was secretly ridiculed by the steward, and he was angry, but he could only not deal with it on his face, answered yes, and went back to his yard.

Today is different from the past, except for the Hou Mansion for her basic food, she has never been harsh, and no matter how much she has, the stewards are very strict, and they no longer let the Hong family take what they want as before.

As soon as she returned to the courtyard, Mama Lu came back, elated, which made Hong's mood brighten up a little: "Is there any news?" ”

"No, it's Duan Qinghe from the Mirror Garden who wants to cooperate with Guangling Mingjiaoer to open a dim sum shop, which is on Juyang Street."

"Getting to the point!"

"Okay—" Mama Lu took a quick breath and whispered, and the more Hong listened, the more happy she became.

"Okay, I know, but this matter must not be publicized first, Hou Ye not only gave her all kinds of valuables, but also couldn't let go of this Jian person when she left Guangling to go to Qixia Villa, it can be seen that her status in Hou Ye's heart is not ordinary, I'm afraid she will leave eyeliner to observe this girl's movements, we can't do it on the bright side if we want to do this."

At this time, Hong Shi thought of Yun An's good, "If you have her, it would be easy to make trouble, anyway, she was like a mad dog biting people, even what happened to that stinky girl, no one would think it was strange." ”

Mama Lu thought about it for a while, and then gave Hong's an idea: "Actually, I'm not afraid that things won't happen, I'm afraid that someone has a heart, we usually don't have a chance to contact her, but isn't there an opportunity for a banquet in the palace?" In addition to the birthday banquet in the palace, there is also a temple pilgrimage, and when the time comes, there will be a little trick and leave that section of Qinghe from it, won't there be a chance? ”

Hong thought about it, no matter what he did, as long as no one saw it, wouldn't it be fine? Once that girl is out of the crowd, isn't she a powerless little girl?

"What you said makes sense, but this girl is not good at moving her now, the Queen Mother's banquet is still presided over by her, what happens at this time is too eye-catching, if you show a little bit of horse's feet, you will be investigated by the people in the palace, and you will be implicated or yourself, you let me think about it and start again."

After a series of belittlements, the Hong family became more cautious, she couldn't afford to take a little blow, and if something really happened again, she was afraid that the position of the lady of the Hou Mansion would not be stable.

Mama Lu lowered her eyebrows and said, "Exactly, or Mrs. is thoughtful, but Mrs.-" She was full of flattery, and her face was full of flattery: "Now the New Year is over, but the old slave's family really has no money to buy New Year's goods because of this change, I'm afraid I still want you to support and reward some this year, you see..."

Where does the Hong family have money now? If Mama Lu was so flattering before, she could still wave her hand indifferently and reward things directly, but now when she looks at this face, she only feels insatiable, and what loyalty she talks about is also due to interests, and it is difficult for her to say it so good before.

"Heh, what, don't you have a son in your family? Don't buy some New Year's goods for your family during the Chinese New Year? Or does he still like to go to the gambling house where he still likes to wander around? Then I can't do anything, I'm not an inexhaustible mountain of gold and silver, where can I afford to support your family? ”

After some sarcasm, Hong remembered that there seemed to be no one available around him except Mama Lu, and his face eased again: "But you have been with me for so long, I treat you as my own, and this year's food and clothing are still the same as a lot for you, but I can't do anything about your son." ”

Mama Lu still didn't give up: "However, the news that I inquired about today still depends on him, so he wants some reward, if not, I am afraid that I will not be able to call him in the future, and sometimes men have to inquire about the news in the market." ”

Hong sneered, is this with her Qiao? "Mama Lu, don't think I don't know your son, what can he do? Left and right are just gags, what can really be done? I just begged him not to mess things up for me. ”

Mama Lu pretended to be embarrassed, Hong's eyes hurt, and finally compromised: "Just like him, I can't let go at all, but since he has a credit for this matter, I won't treat anyone badly, these ten taels of silver are enough, you can take it to him." ”

Mama Lu hesitated, but she took the money and still didn't say anything, the unfilial son told her that it was not a dozen taels, saying that it was the New Year, how could it be enough to have a hundred and ten taels, she didn't dare not give it, this son is a conscienceless, if she can't come up with the money, I'm afraid even her grandson won't have a good year this year.

She could only find a way from other places, and saw that she still had a few pieces of jewelry that the Hong family had rewarded at the beginning, although it was not a very valuable thing, but it was also worth some money, so she planned to pawn it.

Thinking of this, she began to resent Qinghe again, if it weren't for her, the Hong family would not have been degraded, and she would not have lived so hard.

The master and servant complained to each other, and even pointed all their grievances at Qinghe, and even the unpleasantness just now disappeared, thinking only about the losses suffered now and how to get them back from this girl in the future.

No matter how sad they are, Qinghe is thriving in life and business anyway.

In addition to the soon-to-be-expanded shabu-shabu shop, there is also the mirror garden, which took several months to complete, and her dim sum shop in Guangling is thriving in a good direction, and even her family's mushrooms are struggling to thrive.

Qinghe feels that this year, except for those bad things that have passed, there are almost no worries anymore, no matter how busy life is, Qinghe feels that it is worth it.

At this moment, Qinghe and the aunt in the kitchen at home are guarding several simple greenhouses at home, the mushrooms in it have been harvested since the last time, and the second batch that grows here is more vigorous than the first batch, each flower has different shapes, like umbrellas, and there are also cylindrical shapes, but they are all the same, each has its own umami.

Thinking of the Yipin pot that day, my aunt has been cooking for so long, although she has also made soup pots, but such a fresh mushroom pot, she actually eats it for the first time.

"Miss Qinghe, although this mushroom grows well, but we are afraid that there are more than ten tables at the banquet, how can there be enough dishes on each table at that time? Otherwise, the tables in our garden will be made into mushroom pots, and the outside ones will be used to make soup. ”

Qinghe shook his head: "Since you come to my mirror garden as a guest, then regardless of the master and servant, the dishes should be the same, but the wine outside can be withdrawn, and they are also on an errand when they come out, those sons in the back garden are drunk one by one, and they have to rely on these guys and girls to send them home, as for the amount of mushrooms, I have my own plans, you can help me prepare it." ”

With this sentence, the aunt still needs to worry about something, and she agreed: "Okay, since the girl has explained, I will do it, and there is absolutely no difference." ”

Qinghe smiled with satisfaction, she obviously felt that since the last time Uncle Wang made trouble in the mirror garden, the people in the family have done their best to the burden on their shoulders, this is a good phenomenon, and when this banquet is over, everyone who works hard should send some money for the New Year, the so-called rewards and punishments are clear, and this is the case.

When she saw Fang Shaoze in the other courtyard, he was also in Zhang Luo's house, everything in it was new, and he also took out a few paintings made by famous artists at home and put them on display.

Qing He lowered his head and walked forward when he saw his back, but who knew that he was still discovered by Fang Shaoze.

"Wait, I've heard, have you set the dim sum shop you opened with Brother Yan to hold wine on that day? What do you think, the banquet on both sides is held in one day, are you stepping on Hot Wheels? Can't be idle? ”

Qing He stuck out his tongue at him: "Do you think I want to, although I am cooperating with Brother Yan, but now I am only a technician, and I can have the absolute right to speak in the later investment, and the auspicious day of the opening of the zodiac is calculated according to his Shenggeng, which happens to be that day, and besides, the opening is daytime, I will just go over and show my face at that time." ”

Fang Shaoze knew that she was arguing with reason, and wanted to reason with her, but it happened that Bo Ning also came in at this time, saying that Yang Tong asked him to go and see the place, so that he could settle down, and he didn't dare not listen to the master's words, and the things that Yang Tong personally explained were often very important, and after saying goodbye to Qing He, he left with Bo Ning.

Qing He nodded again and again, wishing he could leave now, otherwise he would definitely be verbose with her again.