When Zhao heard Meng Tianchu say this, there was a glimmer of light in his eyes, and he was moved to grasp Meng Tianchu tightly with his white and chubby hands, and said tremblingly: "Tianchu, will you really help us?" ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Yes, naturally." ”

Cai Zhao laughed out loud at this time, turned his head to Wang Yi and said, "Hahaha, you want to have a treat, let's order the place, it's decided." ”

Meng Tianchu heard it in the clouds, and saw Wang Yi also happily stepped forward, patted Meng Tianchu's shoulder, and said: "Gentleman, today, your brother and I are forty years old, we have prepared ten good altars of daughter red in a restaurant in the west of the city, and I want you to help me drink it for my brother!" ”

Cai Zhao said with a smile: "I'll just say that any other trick may not be able to deceive Tianchu, but the bitter meat trick must be tried and tested, because I know that Tianchu is the most kind." ”

Meng Tianchu immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and he was even more moved.

"I see, then let's go, tell me to drink, where do I have no reason not to go, let's go."

Wang Yi said with a smile: "I thought you wouldn't pay attention to us people anymore, a few days ago we went to Zhenxue's house, and she still spoke for you, it seems that she is at home and her heart is here for you." ”

As soon as Meng Tianchu heard about Xue Xue, his heart hurt faintly, when Xue Xue's father was the first seven, he went early in the morning, who knew that he was stopped outside by Xue Xue, saying that he was not allowed to enter, he insisted again and again, and Xue Xue also said that he was not suitable to see Bai Shi and hang this year, and let his family maids block it, Meng Tianchu had to put the gift back, it has been another four days, I don't know if Xue is good or not.

Wang Yi saw that as soon as he said Zhenxue, Meng Tianchu's expression was wrong, and he felt that he had changed the topic, and said, "Okay, then let's go." ”

At this time, the maid walked in with a tray, walked to Meng Tianchu's side and put the tray on the coffee table next to him, Meng Tianchu looked sideways. It turned out to be a bowl of mung bean porridge and three side dishes, as well as a few sparkling packets. The skin of this small bag is very thin, and it is probably wrapped with shrimp meat or carrots, green vegetables and dumplings, etc., which looks very good, or at least very good-looking.

Wang Yi stepped forward and glanced at it, directly took a bun and took a bite, and then said with praise: "Yes, although it is a vegetarian bun." But it doesn't feel astringent when you eat it, which is good. ”

Cai Zhao pointed at Wang Yi with a smile and said, "You, don't always be so arrogant, this is Tianchu's breakfast." You put a pair of dirty hands directly into the plate, where is Tianchu in the mood to eat? ”

Wang Yi smiled heartily and scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly, and Meng Tianchu also directly took a bun with his hand. I took half of it into my mouth, and after eating two bites, I said, "There is nothing, men have to eat like this to be refreshing." ”

Cai Zhao stood up and said, "Okay." Let's go, you like steamed buns so much, let's go to the west of the city to eat 'Zheng Baozi'. That bun....tsk tsk. It's that beauty when I think about it. I haven't eaten it for a long time, and I've sent people to buy it several times. They all said that they were sold out, and seeing that you were eating so deliciously, it made me feel like a glutton. ”

Wang Yi: "Master, you are waiting for us to rush to the west of the city at this hour, where is there any Zheng Baozi, I'm afraid I don't even have any steamed buns to eat,"

Meng Tianchu saw that Cai Zhao was very disappointed, so he handed the last bun on the plate to Cai Zhao, Cai Zhao looked at it, and did not reach out to take it, but said: "It looks very good, but I don't know how it tastes?" ”

Wang Yi said: "So Meng Ye let you taste it, I think it's very good." ”

Cai Zhao shook his head and said, "I still like to eat big meat buns, a mouthful of oil, that fragrant!" ”

Meng Tianchu and Wang Yi looked at each other and smiled.

The three of them walked to the door, just in time to meet Xia Fengyi coming back from outside the door, Meng Tianchu remembered that he had said the day before that he would accompany Xu Wei and Sima Ru to Cheng Ziyi's house, but Wang Yi has been a brother for many years after all, and the eldest man also accompanied him to come to the door to invite him, if he said that there was something, if he liked it, it would seem that he was not righteous, thinking of this, Meng Tianchu walked to Xia Fengyi's side and whispered quietly, Xia Fengyi smiled and nodded.

Cai Zhao: "Tianchu, is there something you have to do today, if there is something, forget it, we won't bother you." ”

Since the last time he had dinner at Cai Zhao's house, Cai Zhao knew that Meng Tianchu couldn't help but have a brother who commanded the Sanpin Jinyi Guard, and Ke Qian also liked Meng Tianchu, so he was extra polite when he saw Meng Tianchu later, but this politeness made people feel angry.

Meng Tianchu hurriedly smiled and said: "Where there is anything, just explain it, and then accompany Dong Weng and Wang Yi brothers to drink." ”

After Xia Fengyi saluted Cai Zhao and Wang Yi one by one, she said a few polite words, and then went to find Xu Wei and Sima Ru according to Meng Tianchu's instructions.

Here, Meng Tianchu took Chai Meng, and then drove towards the west of the city with Cai Zhao and Wang Yi.

The west of the city is the residential area of Renhe County, unlike the east of the city where Meng Tianchu and they lived, it is the most economically concentrated place, and many dignitaries and officials of Hangzhou like to buy real estate here for some women who dare not take it home, so although there are more rich and powerful people in the east of the city than in the west of the city, it seems prosperous, but it is far less lively than the west of the city.

As soon as Meng Tianchu and the four of them entered the market, they found that there were a lot of people, the river was endless, and the carriage could not move forward at all, Chai Meng opened the curtain and asked, it turned out to be just in time for the most lively fifteenth congress of the month, it seemed that it was impossible to take the car, but fortunately, it was not far from the place where the meal was eaten, so everyone got out of the car and walked over.

Cai Zhao was teased by Meng Tianchu and Wang Yi before, and when he got out of the car, he said that he was going to eat Zheng Baozi, Meng Tianchu and they had to follow, less than 100 meters, and sure enough, they saw a banner with blue edges on a white background with three big characters written on it: "Zheng Baozi." ”

Cai Zhao smiled and rushed to the front of the store in three steps and two steps, only to see a middle-aged man wearing a blue apron, about forty years old, leaning over to clean up something.

Wang Yi stepped forward and said loudly: "Zheng Dabao, I'm here to eat your buns." ”

The man raised his head when he heard the sound, looked at his counter, and looked at the four tall, short, fat and thin men standing in front of his counter at once, and then looked at the talk

, it turned out to be the king of Yamen who caught the head, but people from other places didn't know him.

The man smiled heartily, revealing two rows of neat white teeth, which were whitened by the swarthy skin.

"Oh, it's you, Wang Zhutou, what a distinguished guest and a rare guest! How did you remember to come to the shop today? As he spoke, he picked up a clean handkerchief and wiped the counter vigorously. Actually, the counter is not dirty.

Wang Yi lay on the counter, looked at Cai Zhao, and then said to the man: "Bring us ten buns, I haven't eaten them for a long time, I have thought about it extraordinarily." ”

The man kept smiling all the time, and Meng Tianchu watched from the sidelines, feeling that the man's smile was very clean, and even very simple.

"The king catches the head. I'm really sorry, the buns were sold out half an hour ago. Next time you tell me in advance, I'll keep it for you. ”

Cai Zhao suddenly sighed, and said regretfully: "You only make those three hundred buns a day." Where is there enough to eat? Since business is so good, you should ask a few guys to help out and do more. ”

The man didn't know that the fat man who spoke was his own food and clothing, and his parents "Actually, it was to earn some money for food." It sells out in the morning, and in the afternoon you can go playing cards, fishing, or something. Alone, I don't want to be so tired. ”

Cai Zhao saw that he couldn't eat the buns, and he had no intention of continuing to talk to the man. said disappointedly: "Let's go, let's go to the restaurant to eat our big fish and meat, I don't want this Zheng bun anymore." ”

The man said politely: "Then Wang Zhutou and a few guest officers walked slowly. Tomorrow please be early. ”

Several people left "Zheng Baozi." Meng Tianchu saw that Cai Zhao was very depressed. comforted: "Dong Weng likes to eat big meat buns so much, I'll ask the cook at home to make some for you when I go back." Or please come to the house for a good meal, my fourth lady makes these buns and dumplings or something is also very good. ”

Cai Zhao saw that Meng Tianchu was still so good to him, his heart couldn't help but feel hot, patted Meng Tianchu's shoulder, and said, "Hey! Isn't it just a bun! I'm probably old, and I want to eat whatever I want, but I don't have anything, so I just call someone to buy it early tomorrow morning. ”

Meng Tianchu turned around and saw that the man was placing the door panel on the door piece by piece, probably really about to close the door, the man got up just in time to see Meng Tianchu looking back at himself, the two of them looked at each other, and they both smiled kindly.

Meng Tianchu said to Wang Yi: "I didn't know that we still had such a hot steamed bun shop in Renhe County. It's closed so early, and it seems that it's really a good business. ”

Wang Yi: "You are so happy, there is a big lady in the hall at home, and there are four ladies in the kitchen, where do you need to come out to eat what buns, what do you want to eat to the four ladies in the family, that's not a matter of words." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, Meng Tianchu pretended to punch Wang Yi in the back, and said with a smile: "You are poor, I think you are not doing well now." But Zheng Baozi's business is so good, it's a pity to close it so early. ”

Wang Yi nodded and said: "This Zheng Baozi used to be very poor, and he also liked to play cards and gamble a little money, but later he didn't know how to change his personality and started a good business." However, his wife still let him run away, and now it is not easy for a big man to support such a store. ”

Everyone came to the restaurant where Wang Yi invited guests, everyone walked into the restaurant, and only then did they find that many brothers in the yamen had already come, but Zhen Xue just asked someone to give a gift money, and the person was still keeping filial piety at home, Meng Tianchu suddenly felt that he was not used to it, so he missed Zhen Xue a little.

…—

Three days later.

Xu Wei and Sima Ru finally decided to go to Beijing, Meng Tianchu asked Xia Fengyi to prepare some good local supplements and Hangzhou native products for them to bring back, Meng Tianchu accompanied Cai Zhao and Wang Yi out to drink on the day, Xu Wei and Sima Ru bought a lot of things for Zuo Jiayin and the child, in the words of Lao Hetou, I can't wait to move all the food in Hangzhou Mansion back, loaded with three carts, silk and supplements, and some good tea probably brought from the capital. Bird's nest, deer antler, Sima Ru even gave the third lady a good night pearl, not to mention anything else, the value of this night pearl listened to Zuo Jiayin and probably bought Meng Tianchu's home.

Meng Tianchu insisted on not accepting it at first, where was Sima Ru willing to give up, using both soft and hard, he thought of all the ways he should think, but he didn't kneel down, Meng Tianchu was really embarrassed, so he had to reluctantly accept it.

Xu Wei left with regrets, because he had seen Xue'er all the time, he asked Xia Fengyi to tell Zuo Jiayin, Zuo Jiayin naturally took Xue'er with him, who would have thought that Xue'er would refuse, saying something like no intention to remarry, Zuo Jiayin had no choice, where is this kind of thing easy to persuade, so he had to tell Xu Wei truthfully, Xu Wei only saw one Xue'er on the side and kept remembering, and now seeing Xue'er's insistence on refusing, he had to leave with disappointment.

Meng Tianchu took Xia Fengyi, Wen Rou, and Feiyan to send things to the post house, and Meng Tianchu himself took Chai Meng to send Xu Wei and Sima Ru out of the city for ten miles, and then reluctantly returned to the city.

Meng Tianchu was still on his way home here, but there were guests at home over there.

The people in the entrance hall saw three carriages stopped at the door, and the carriage in front of them first came down four young men, all of them tall and large, and the four men fell lightly from the carriage, and then quickly stopped next to the carriage behind, and the carriages behind also listened in turn.

Seeing this, the subordinates in the hall hurriedly called another person to call the eldest lady out, because Meng Tianchu had not come back yet.

Xia Fengyi heard that there were four more carriages at the door, thinking about this side before sending off the guests, the guest room had not been cleaned out, and there were guests over there, listening to the meaning of the next person's report, it seemed that there were still a lot of people, Xia Fengyi sat down to rest for a while, and then had to get up and go out to see what guests were coming.

Meng Tianchu came back with a fake sleep all the way, entered the alley, and saw the coachman open the curtain, Chai Meng motioned to him to be quiet, and asked what was the matter. The coachman whispered, "The car can't pass." ”