Chapter 81: The Boat Girl
Hearing that Ren Siqi went to Hangzhou to find the famous Zhang Huangyan, Liu Defu's attitude was much more respectful. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info At this time, it was already noon, and Liu Defu kindly invited Ren Siqi to have lunch together, and Hu Deji, who was accompanied by the dead beggar Bailai, was of course also with him.
Of course, lunch was eaten on the ship, in fact, the ship also provides three meals a day, rice and vegetables are enough, of course, if the guests have special requirements, you need to add money.
Liu Defu's big family, of course, can't look down on ordinary meals, so he asked the boat family to serve some good dishes.
In Liu Defu's spacious room, a square table is set up. Liu Defu sat in the main seat, Ren Siqi sat in the guest seat, and Hu Deji accompanied the prime minister.
A set of tea sets were placed on the square table, and the river water in the copper kettle on one side of the stove was boiling, and white smoke was rising from the spout.
Liu Defu performed the tea art with his own hands, first rinsed the tea set with boiling water, put the tea leaves into the blue and white teapot, soaked it, and poured out the tea for the first time. Fill the teapot with boiling water again, and then dragonfly light the water to fill the three white porcelain teacups with half a cup of goose-yellow tea. The whole set of actions is like flowing water, with the meaning of dust, which shows that Liu Defu has been addicted to the tea ceremony for many years.
"Please!" Liu Defu twisted a tea cup with two fingers and made an invitation to Ren Siqi.
Ren Siqi smiled slightly, also picked up a tea cup, put it to his lips, and took a sip carefully. A fragrance went straight to the end of the nose, and the hot tea was tasted in the mouth for a long time before swallowing into the stomach.
"The smell is fragrant and rich, and the taste is eternal and mellow in the mouth, and there is a lingering fragrance in the mouth, which is the best Longjing." Ren Siqi sighed in admiration.
Liu Defu stretched out his thumb: "Xiaoyou is really extraordinary, it is this year's Shifeng Mingqian Longjing." ”
Liu Defu is talkative, and when he met someone who understands tea, he pulled Ren Siqi to talk eloquently and talked about the tea ceremony.
Hu Deji sat awkwardly on the side, unable to insert a word, Liu Defu ignored him, but Ren Siqi occasionally said a few words to him.
After brewing the tea three times, the taste became lighter and weaker, but fortunately, the boatman made the dishes one by one and served them.
The captain of the boat personally brought his daughter and a fellow into the room with the dishes.
The boat boss is in his forties and has been sailing for more than 20 years, his face is slightly dark, and his hands and feet are very sharp. followed by his daughter, but it was a little girl with a pretty face, dressed in green clothes and cloth, plainly dressed but unable to hide the youthful atmosphere.
At the end of the walk was a tall and thin young man, clumsily holding a jar of wine in his hands, and when he entered the room, he stumbled and almost knocked the wine to the ground.
"Don't you have long eyes, bastard, if you spill the wine, I'll peel you carefully." The boat boss has a fiery temper and scolds when he sees it.
The young man's face turned red, and he reluctantly put the wine on the table, and when he turned around, Ren Siqi clearly saw a trace of resentment in his eyes.
"This king is clumsy all day long, and he can't do it without fighting." The boat boss turned his face, smiled and apologized to a few people, and said: "These are a few side dishes made by the Hun family, pot and small fish, steamed red carp, braised fish pieces, fish head tofu, all of which are the Hun family's specialty dishes, please use them slowly." ”
"This dish is rare!" Liu Defu pointed to the small fish in the pot, which was a huge plate, in the middle of which were a few boiled and fragrant small fish, and in one circle of the plate were baked brown cakes.
"The Hun family is from Jiangbei, this is her hometown dish, it is a small fish cooked in a big pot, a circle of the pot is attached to the pot, and when it is cooked, the pot is roasted and burnt, and the fish flavor is all in it, and the taste of the guest will know it as soon as you eat it." The captain of the ship lowered his head and explained, his tone quite smug.
Listening to his praise, Liu Defu and Ren Siqi couldn't wait to twist a piece of the pot and put it in their mouths, which was really fragrant and refreshing, with the smell of fish, and the three people who ate it were full of praise.
Liu Defu ate three pots in a row, wiped his hands with a handkerchief with satisfaction, and generously rewarded the boat boss who was on the side, and the boat boss left with a smile.
The daughter of the boat boss didn't leave, but stepped forward to salute: "The slave warbler, you can sing a little song, do you want to listen to it?" "The sound is crisp, like a yellow bird.
"Just sing it." Liu Defu said with a smile.
The girl stood up and began to sing.
"The fragrant cloth is soft and blue,
I want to be courteous.
When you wait for the peony again,
I am afraid that the flowers and branches will be jealous of each other, so they will bloom late.
Don't come to see all the idle peaches and plums,
Day by day.
Urging flowers has no plan to ask the east wind,
Dream of a pair of butterflies around the bush,
What an inherent lover. ”
Her singing skills are not very good, she is better than her good voice, coupled with her beautiful appearance, youth and liveliness, Liu Defu and Hu Deji listened to the spirit and teaching, and looked at this beautiful girl intently.
Looking at the girl's beautiful face and listening to her beautiful songs, a pretty face appeared in front of Ren Siqi's eyes, that is, Ah Zi of Lichun Courtyard. She used to be so young and lively, she sang much better songs than this girl, she was very attached to herself, she always hoped that she could redeem her, and she always agreed, but she was unwilling to take action afterwards. She died beside herself, just like that, and died silently, although her murderer Wang Cai has been punished, but the mastermind behind the scenes is still at large!
Listening to the ballad, Ren Siqi's thoughts fluttered.
After singing the song, Liu Defu and Hu Deji applauded one after another.
"Little friend, what do you think?" Liu Defu asked Ren Siqi with a smile.
"Yes, that's good." Ren Siqi didn't want to comment more, so he took out two eagles from his arms and handed them to the little girl, "Take it, this is a reward for you." ”
"Thank you, Childe." The little girl Yingniang was overjoyed, stepped forward to take the silver coin from Ren Siqi's hand, and when her hand touched Ren Siqi's hand, her body couldn't help but tremble, her face turned red, and her eyes didn't dare to look at Ren Siqi's handsome face anymore, and she didn't dare to touch Ren Siqi's eyes.
"Haha, Xiaoyou really deserves to be the leader of the team in Fengyue, and he is very popular with the little girls." Liu Defu joked with a smile.
"The seniors smiled." Ren Siqi smiled bitterly and shook his head, unwilling to mention the past.
After singing a song and getting the reward, the little girl Yingniang withdrew, closed the door carefully from the outside, turned around and walked down the floor.
Around the corner, a man suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Scared the hell out of me." After seeing the person clearly, Yingniang patted her chest and said coquettishly: "Xiao Nanzi, what are you doing, you want to scare people to death?" ”
Standing in front of Yingniang was the young man who went to the room to deliver the wine first, his name was Chen Nan, and he was the guy on the boat.
"Can you stop singing to others in the future?" Chen Nan was silent for a while and said to Yingniang.
"You're really interesting?" Yingniang glanced at him, "What does it matter to you whether I sing or not?" Besides, how can I save money for a dowry if I don't sing! ”
As he spoke, he was about to walk past Chen Nan.
"But, I like you! I don't want you like that! Chen Nan shouted.
"You fool, it's impossible for the two of us." Yingniang turned her head and sighed to Chen Nan, she didn't like this clumsy teenager in her heart, when she said this, she remembered Ren Siqi's handsome smile for some reason, and felt that her heart was beating faster, so she ran down.
"I'm going to make money, I'm going to make a lot of money!" Chen Nan shouted at Yingniang's back, but the girl ran away without looking back.
"Bang!" Chen Nan slammed his fist on the pillar of the ship.