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Meng Tianchu only listened to Xu Wei and Sima Ru and Mu Gongzi talking very happily, and what he said was some wild history and hearsay about some ghost legends, Meng Tianchu studied forensic medicine, so naturally he would not believe that there are any ghosts and fox fairies in the world, but it is not good to spoil the fun, thinking to himself, in the words of modern people, these are some cultured and knowledgeable people, others don't know that Xu Wei He is clear, although Sima Ru used to be the emperor's palanquin man, but I heard Xu Wei say that Sima Ru was also a showman. The ancient Xiucai is equivalent to a dignified college student now.

The three of them talked very happily, and after eating a meal for nearly an hour, after eating, Mu Gongzi's maid removed the meal and replaced it with fruit and tea, the three of them seemed to be still unsatisfied, and continued to say, Meng Tianchu felt bored, and Mu Gongzi said a word, and walked downstairs, just about to walk out of the inn, he heard someone behind him calling his name, and when he looked back, it turned out to be the strict housekeeper.

Steward Yan shouted: Meng Gongzi.

Meng Tianchu turned around and saw that it was Steward Yan, so he smiled and said, "It turned out to be Steward Yan, is there anything wrong with looking for it?" ”

Steward Yan finally showed a rare smile, in Meng Tianchu's impression, this was probably the first time he had seen this not-good-looking butler smile.

Steward Yan walked up to Meng Tianchu and said, "I saw Meng Gongzi coming down from the upstairs alone, what's the matter?" Meng Gongzi doesn't seem to be interested in what my son-in-law and your two friends are talking about? ”

Meng Tianchu naturally didn't say anything that he wasn't interested in, but just arched his hand and said: "Where will it be, probably because I just drank more, and the weather is hot, so I want to come out and go to the lake for a walk to breathe." ”

Steward Yan nodded with a smile and said, "Just as I'm okay now, I wonder if Gongzi Meng minds if I go out with you to go out for a walk by the lake?" ”

As he was talking, Chai Meng walked downstairs and stood behind Meng Tianchu when he saw that Meng Tianchu was going out.

The smile on Steward Yan's face disappeared again, and when this face was pulled down, it was even more unsightly.

Meng Tianchu said: "Naturally, I won't mind. So, let's go out for a walk. ”

Steward Yan looked at Chai Meng, Meng Tianchu understood, turned to Chai Meng and said, "I'll just walk with Steward Yan by the lake, you don't have to go with you, just be upstairs with Brother Xu and Brother Sima." ”

Chai Meng was a little embarrassed, Meng Tianchu looked at him, his eyes were full of persistence. Chai Meng then nodded.

Meng Tianchu and Steward Yan walked out of the inn, although the sky had cleared, the sun did not come out, and the tourists on the embankment began to increase again. The two men talked as they walked.

Steward Yan: "I see that Meng Gongzi is young. But if you don't talk to your two friends, do you always want to do nothing for the rest of your life? ”

Meng Tianchu didn't expect a housekeeper to say something, it was not an uninteresting topic, and there was something elegant between the lines. Compared with Mu Gongzi, this strict housekeeper is easier to get along with.

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Actually, what does it mean to do nothing? Probably because of their different views, a few days ago they were still the masters of the county government of Renhe County. I was busy every day and didn't realize that I had done anything, but my family was always worried about me, so I simply resigned from the position of master. Stay at home with peace of mind. There's nothing wrong with that? ”

Steward Yan glanced at Meng Tianchu meaningfully. said with a smile: "Did Meng Gongzi's family happiness be shared a little earlier?" You're still so young, it's a good time to do business. It's a pity to give up now. ”

Meng Tianchu only smiled faintly.

Steward Yan: "But it doesn't matter if the master does it or not, after all, it's making wedding dresses for others, and it can't be a climate, you can get fame?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Test merit? Forget it, I was big at first sight of those eight strands. ”

Steward Yan also laughed, and he laughed loudly, which made Meng Tianchu a little surprised, thinking that this Steward Yan must be laughing at his lack of progress, but he didn't expect Steward Yan to stretch out his thumb and say to Meng Tianchu: "I didn't expect that there are still people in this world who hate those eight shares as much as I do, okay!" It's rare, it's really rare, it's really a big meeting with Meng Gongzi. ”

Meng Tianchu also smiled and bowed his hand, and the two of them were not as restrained as before.

The two of them talked and laughed and walked on the embankment, the breeze blew gently, lifted the lotus flowers on the lake, and the pink ups and downs alternately came into view, the broken bridge, Leifeng Tower, and other landscapes were all in full view, making people feel like they were in a fairyland.

"Two masters, do you eat lotus root powder?"

Meng Tianchu quickly turned around when he heard the familiar voice, and sure enough, he saw the woman he had seen on the edge of the West Lake not long ago, only to see that the woman was still in the same outfit as last time, and half of her face was still covered with a face mask.

When the woman saw that it was Meng Tianchu, her eyes lit up, and she seemed to recognize it, so she pursed her lips and smiled, and said sweetly: "Guest officer, why are you again?" ”

Meng Tianchu also smiled and said, "Fourth sister? ”

The woman nodded: "Guest officer, you have a good memory." ”

Steward Yan saw that Meng Tianchu knew this girl who sold lotus root noodles, so he said, "Does Meng Gongzi often patronize this girl's lotus root noodles?" ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Actually, it's just one time, but the lotus root noodles sold by this girl are indeed very refreshing and cool, and they are a good product for summer heat." ”

The woman was very happy to see Meng Tianchu praising her lotus root noodles like this, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for this guest officer's appreciation of the little woman's lotus root noodles so much, why don't you have some today?" ”

As he spoke, he happened to arrive at a gazebo, because the weather was cool, and it had only rained, and there was still a lot of rain on the stone chairs of the gazebo, so no one went to sit down.

The woman probably saw Meng Tianchu's thoughts when she looked at the rain on the stone chair in the pavilion, so she hurriedly took out a handkerchief from a small basket under her own basket, walked to the pavilion and wiped the rain on the stone chair, and then said, "You can sit now." ”

Steward Yan looked at the woman approvingly, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a child from a poor family who has been in charge of the house early, how sensible, girl, what is your name, how old is this year, are you from Hangzhou?" ”

Steward Yan asked so many questions at once,

is also generous, first ask Meng Tianchu and Steward Yan to sit down, and then put the basket on it. Only then did he reply generously: "It's good for the two guest officials to call me the fourth sister, the fourth sister is fourteen years old this year, and her family lives in Hangzhou." ”

Steward Yan nodded, looked at the things in the basket and covered them with a clean gauze, then lifted the gauze and looked at the things inside, and said, "I can't see that your things are still very clean, so let's give each of us a bowl." ”

The fourth sister nodded first, and then said to Meng Tianchu: "Your bowl is probably not enough." I'll still mix two bowls of ingredients for you at once, okay? ”

Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "Last time, I ate your lotus root noodles without eating, and today it happened to be the first meal, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish eating so much." That's a waste. ”

The fourth sister was a little disappointed, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, Meng Tianchu saw it, and she was a little unbearable. It's not easy for a little girl to do business, and if you can't finish eating, you can't finish eating, so let's have two bowls first. Thinking of this, Meng Tianchu said, "Forget it." It's better to get me two bowls, anyway, it's just lotus root flour and it doesn't swell my stomach, and it can sober me up. ”

Steward Yan also hurriedly said, "Then bring me two bowls too." ”

The fourth sister was happy when she heard it. Immediately, he quickly began to make lotus root flour for them.

"Guest officer. Do you still want some lotus nectar? I also brought some rose nectar with me today. What are you going to eat? ”

Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "Didn't you say that you can't make any money if you add rose honey?" ”

The fourth sister smiled and said, "Rose honey must be ten cents more expensive than lotus nectar." Generally, if you don't add honey, you can eat a bowl for five cents. ”

Steward Yan said: "It seems that you little girl is very good at business!" ”

Meng Tianchu also said with a smile: "Last time, my brother Xu Wei also said the same thing about the fourth sister. ”

Steward Yan looked at Meng Tianchu, and then pretended to be casual and said, "That's a very utilitarian person. ”

Meng Tianchu pretended not to hear it, he still didn't like others to say that Xu Wei was not, although he himself knew what kind of man Xu Wei was, but at least Xu Wei had no second thoughts about himself.

Meng Tianchu said to the fourth sister: "Then give me and Steward Yan a bowl of lotus and roses each, let's taste more, it's not easy to meet you." ”

The fourth sister nodded hurriedly, and did not slow down in her hand, it seems that practice makes perfect.

The fourth sister was busy, and saw four or five people who looked like family members running over from the west, and shouted as they ran: "Miss, where are you?" He shouted a few times and walked away.

Steward Yan said, "What day is today?" It's so lively on the edge of this West Lake, I just saw Meng Gongzi seeing that he jumped into the water by the lake to save a young lady and a maid, and now we shouldn't meet any heroes to save the beauty, right? ”

The fourth sister handed the lotus root powder with rose honey to Meng Tianchu and Steward Yan one by one, and then looked at Meng Tianchu with a smile and said, "It was you who saved people by the lake just now!" It's a pity that I came late and didn't see it, and when I came, I heard a lot of people talking about it, guest officer, you are really amazing. ”

Meng Tianchu took the lotus root powder, took a sip, and then said: "Where is the power, just see it, it's not appropriate to stand by and watch." ”

The fourth sister was busy with her hands, and said: "There are more people who stand by and watch, and I don't see those people who think there is anything wrong. ”

Steward Yan couldn't help but say, "What the little girl said is really good! I couldn't agree more! ”

The fourth sister laughed embarrassedly when she heard this.

The few people who looked like the family came back from the east again, and a few people said while watching, "How is this good? ”

"If you can't find us, how can you go back and report to the adults?"

"Even if we found it at that time, you still don't know Miss's temper, and we may not all be worse than finding her."

"What's that going on?"

"Otherwise, we will shout as we walk, and convey the meaning of the adult to her, saying that there is an accident at home, and ask her to go back quickly, she hears it, and she should go back quickly."

"Ugh..."

"Let's go, don't sigh, I don't know if Miss is here, maybe I've heard someone else's words and go back."

"Hopefully."

"Let's go, let's go..."

A few people walked away, and Meng Tianchu and Steward Yan's first bowl of lotus root noodles had already been easily eaten.

The fourth sister immediately took the bowl thoughtfully and said, "I just ate it, do you want to rest for a while before eating?" ”

"It's okay"

"It's okay"

Meng Tianchu and Steward Yan both agreed.

Steward Yan was full of praise for this lotus root powder, and the fourth sister was also smiling and excited.

When Meng Tianchu saw those people walking away, he sighed: "That young lady doesn't know how powerful it is, but she actually made those few people describe it as if they were going to eat people." ”

The fourth sister couldn't help laughing, covering her mouth and snickering.

Steward Yan: "Fourth sister, what are you laughing at?" ”

After the fourth sister laughed, she looked at the people and said: "I'm also thinking about what kind of young lady is so rude, if it's a monster eating people, it's not strange, but there will be no monsters in the world, so that young lady should look similar to a monster, at least it's scary." ”

Meng Tianchu and Steward Yan were amused by the fourth sister's words.

Meng Tianchu: "Don't you also believe in the theory that time is demonic and monsteric?" Unexpectedly, in the Ming Dynasty, there were also women who were materialists and atheists, which made Meng Tianchu immediately feel a little sympathetic.

Fourth sister: "Those are just some idlers who broke them out, people died, they don't remember anything, what is the bridge, Meng Po soup, bull head and horse noodles, black and white impermanence, who has really seen it?" ”

Meng Tianchu immediately said: "I think so too. ”

The fourth sister smiled, simply sat opposite them, and said: "But even if there is, I think that the lonely ghost is not necessarily more terrible than many people in the world, and the two guest officers laughed. ”

Steward Yan waved his hand and said, "How come? Everyone is just chatting. ”