Chapter 227: The Old Man
(The previous chapter was supposed to be two-two-six, and this is two-two-seven, Sarela.) The crowd shook off the solitary beauty, occupying the charm to the small garden.
The shadow is sparse and the water is shallow, and the dark fragrance floats in the dusk of the moon.
After passing through that bamboo forest, I suddenly saw a pure white snow in front of me, which made people forget to breathe.
Looking at the moon in the sky, I was sure that it was not snow on the ground, but an endless plum blossom, quietly but proudly blooming.
'Pretty doesn't compete for spring, only reports spring. Such a sentence suddenly floated in Shen Mo's heart, and he couldn't help but whisper: "When the mountains are full of flowers, she laughs in the bushes." ”
"Where?" Tie Zhu drew his knife and asked vigilantly, "Where is anyone laughing?" ”
The atmosphere was very stylish, and it was completely destroyed, and Shen Mo saw that the blue brick courtyard among the flowers and trees was not far away, so he said angrily: "Don't you knock on the door yet?" ”
"Oh," said Tiezhu, looking nervously around, but not seeing anyone laughing in the bushes, "It seems that the adults are dazzled." So he trotted to the door, and when he saw that there was no knocker, he buckled his fingers at the door.
The night was unusually quiet, and the sudden knock on the door woke up the dogs in the yard, and the barking of the dogs alarmed the people in the house, and after a while there were footsteps, and at the same time a rough and vigilant voice sounded: "What man? ”
Tie Zhu looked at Shen Mo, and Shen Mo said loudly: "This big brother is invited, people in Shaoxing, this time I came to Hangzhou, greedy for the scenery here, I don't want to get lost in the dark, I only saw your mansion at this time, can I borrow a night, and go early tomorrow." ”
"Then please come in." The strong man opened the door, looked out, first froze, and the next moment closed the door tightly and said, "Go, find another house to stay." ”
Shen Mo said strangely: "Why is it so good, and you won't let it in?" ”
Inside, he said, "Our house is small, and we can't accommodate so many of you." ”
Shen Mo looked back, and saw four big men standing on his left and right, which was normal for the other party to feel uneasy.
"Well, the one inside thinks we're somewhere." Tie Zhu was angry, and he was about to slam the door, but he was silently pulled and said: "Staying overnight is to ask for help from others, since people don't agree, we have to find another place to go, and we can't force people to make it difficult." ”
Everyone was about to leave, but they saw that the door was opened again, and this time it was a rich old man with white hair who appeared, only to see him smile and say: "The family is abrupt, don't be surprised, please come in quickly." ”
"I'm bothering the old man." Shen Mo bowed and said, although he couldn't figure out the situation, but at this time, it was important to hurry up and stay.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, the eyes of the silent few people lit up - they saw that the blue curtain cart that had been looking for it thousands of times in the courtyard stopped at the corner of the courtyard.
Oops, this is really a nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes a lot of effort to come by! The silencers were overjoyed.
When the old man saw his happy face, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, and said tentatively: "What is the joy of my house?" ”
Shen Mo hurriedly denied it: "We thought we were going to sleep in the wilderness tonight, and we were hungry and cold, but now we are so happy to have our husband take us in." ”
"I see." Seeing that his demeanor became more and more respectful, the old man said with a little reassurance: "Son, please." Then he invited Shen Mo into the main hall, and the family Ding also led the four iron pillars to the side hall for dinner.
The decoration in the hall is very simple, there are no gold and jade ornaments, and there is no charcoal basin for smoking cages, but there is a big iron stove, only to see that the wall of the furnace is burned red, the same is very warm, and it can also boil water for cooking, but it is much more practical than those cages and basins.
Shen Mo originally thought that a wealthy family like the Yin family, Miss Yin was so good at running a business, and she should live a low-key but richer life than a prince, but what he saw in front of him was somewhat unexpected by him, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart, could it be that he just looked away, this is not the Yin family?
He didn't want to think about it, could he live in such a fairy house in Hangzhou City, and still need to be decorated with gold and silver? Use it to call the price drop.
Looking at the meal on the table that had not been touched at all, there was a way that it was better to come early than to come by chance, and it was obvious that the other party was about to eat, so he broke over.
He was looking at the furnishings in the house, and the old man was also looking at him, in order to see Miss Yin, Shen Mo deliberately dressed up today, to be fair, it was quite attractive. When the old man saw that he was a young man with red lips and white teeth, beautiful eyes and clear eyebrows, and a handsome man, the worries in his heart were finally completely put down, and he said secretly: "Such a little brother will never do that act of robbing a house." ’
He invited Shen Mo to sit at the table, and said humbly: "The people of the mountains and wilderness, there is nothing to do, if the son does not dislike it, please use a little." And invited him to take a seat.
Shen Mo said 'don't dare' in his mouth, and suspected that the other party was the future father-in-law, so he naturally didn't dare in his heart. But the old man insisted on inviting him to a seat because he saw that he was a noble son with a noble family background.
Silent and humble, repeatedly refused, neither side took a seat, and finally had to sit down.
After sitting down, I took a closer look at the table, the dishes seemed to be extremely simple, in addition to the four cold dishes of cucumber, bamboo shoots, pineapple, and Chuanxiong, it was mushroom gluten, mushroom cabbage, assorted tofu and other vegetarian dishes.
Only then did I know what low-key luxury was...... Being able to eat so many fresh vegetables in this month is even more rare than abalone wings.
The old man smiled apologetically: "There is no meat at all, but it will make the child's mouth light." ”
Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "The old uncle's immortal residence under the bamboo reflects the plum, it is deep and quiet, it is really the general fairy cave mansion, it is suitable to use vegetarian food here, if it is fishy and meaty, it is a bit blasphemous." ”
The old man smiled and said: "Actually, I also like to eat oily, but my body is not as good as before, so I can't eat it according to the doctor's instructions." Saying that, he smacked his lips and said, "Now I can only miss it." At this time, the maid brought another casserole and whispered to the old man: "Miss said, since there is a guest, you might as well add another pot." ”
Master Shen nodded and smiled, "Put it aside." ”
The maid put the casserole on the table, and took the opportunity to bend down to peek at Shen Mo, which didn't matter, but shocked her face, and couldn't help but let out a low cry, almost splashing a pot of soup on Shen Mo.
It was better in Shen Mo's eyes, in fact, as soon as this maid came in, he recognized her, who was the one who gave Miss Yin the fruit to himself last year. I knew in my heart that this was a certainty, and I had indeed touched the future father-in-law's house, so I felt like a drum in my heart, and secretly said: "But don't reveal your identity." ’
He is not a simple and impulsive hairy boy, this time Miss Yin is just to determine her residence, and does not make other assumptions. Who knew that by mistake, he lost people with him, and he got lost, and he wanted to find a family to spend the night, but he was confused and went into the door of the Yin family.
At first, he sighed a few words such as 'what providence, fate', and he quickly sobered up and found himself in a very abrupt and awkward position...... Tail line, I also went to someone's house, once the stuffing is exposed, what do you think of him? Is it a playboy or an invisible prodigal?
At this time, the old man, that is, Master Yin, shouted in a low voice: "Why don't you apologize to this son?" ”
The maid hurriedly kowtowed to Shen Mo, but there was no apology in her mouth. Frightened by her, Shen Mo also suppressed the panic in his heart, came back to his senses and said softly: "It's okay, I'm not hot, but the girl hurry down and apply vinegar to her hands." The back of the girl's hand was red, but it was so hot that she was herself.
Master Yin glared at her fiercely and said, "Thank you quickly, son, hurry down." The maid didn't expect the silence to be so gentle, and her tense body finally relaxed, and after whispering thanks, she bowed and left.
"Let Childe see and smile." Master Yin smiled apologetically: "Look at my old fool, I forgot to introduce myself, my surname is Yin, and I am from Shaoxing Mansion, and I live here temporarily." ”
"It turned out to be Uncle Yin." The silent attitude became more and more upright, and he hurriedly arched his hand: "The little surname is Qiu, and the food is collected from Qiu's Qiu; The celery, the celery offered by the celery, is also a Shaoxing person. ”
"It turns out that Qiu Gongzi is still a fellow villager." Master Yin smiled on his face, but he wondered in his heart, why hadn't he heard of any big family surnamed Qiu in the city?
Shen Mo saw that the old man was not confused, for fear of being seen as a flaw, so he hurriedly remedied: "I live in the mountains and wilderness, and I don't dare to climb high." ”
Master Yin was puzzled at this time, and said in his heart: "It turned out that it was after the master's seclusion. Then the casserole was uncovered, and when the hot white gas dissipated, I saw a pot of mushrooms and bamboo shoots, fresh mushrooms, golden needles, fungus ripe chestnuts, white fruits and cauliflower stewed together in a vegetarian pot, the taste is extremely rich.
The two of them talked while eating, and Master Yin asked some easy questions from time to time, such as 'What are you doing in Hangzhou?' ’
Shen Mo said: "Read 10,000 books, travel 10,000 miles, and take advantage of the lack of classes in the Chinese New Year, I came to Hangzhou to travel and see." ”
"It's not a good time to enjoy the scenery." Master Yin laughed.
Shen Mo smiled and said, "There are beautiful scenery all year round, and the scenery is different in all seasons. For Master Yin's questions, he answered them one by one, and he was very gentle, and he was not a little rude because of the meal.
(To be continued)