In the twilight of spring, Dongjun sends warmth, the mild spring breeze blows through the thousands of households in Hangzhou, between the white walls and gray tiles, the pink dots, the red flakes, dissolve in the thin water vapor. The swallows returned, shuttling between the tender willows, chasing and fighting, in pairs, sticking to the green stone road, flying into people's homes, murmuring around the beams, and carrying mud, busy and happy.

In the small courtyard, Bai Wei was holding a cloth bag, pedaling on a stone bench, and picking up clusters of apricot blossoms into it. He heard that the old swallow under the eaves had returned to the nest, turned his head to look, beckoned, and greeted his friends from last year, took advantage of the situation to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and continued the work in his hands.

In March, the climate was warm, and the apricot blossom period was about to pass, so he was instructed by his father to pick apricot blossoms and prepare them for winemaking.

Bai Sanshan, the father of Bai Wen, is the owner of the Bai Family Restaurant in the city, with superb cooking skills, and is more praised for his good skills in making wine. The wine brewed by Bai Sanshan is full of mellow aroma, the entrance is soft, and it is very popular with the people here. Among them, the most famous is the apricot blossom wine he brews.

The apricot blossom wine of Bai Sanshan is different from others, in addition to the ancestral brewing secret method to ensure the unique taste of the wine, another secret is the choice of apricot blossoms, which are the flowers on the carefully planted apricot tree in the courtyard of the house. There is only one apricot tree, and the flowers are only in spring, so his apricot blossom wine is only brewed in ten jars a year, and there is no more, which is even more rare.

"Bai Wei, it's time for lunch, come down"

"Got it, sister."

Bai Wei finally grabbed a few petals and put them in the cloth pocket, jumped off the stone bench, and ran to the people.

Outside the moon gate, there was a woman in a light-colored shirt. The woman's name is Bai Shuixian, she is Bai Wei's sister, and she is in her old age, with good looks and exquisite figures. When she saw her brother running recklessly, she first smiled, then beckoned, and reminded her not to fall.

"What's the hurry" Bai Shuixian poked Bai Wei's forehead, wiped his sweat for his younger brother with a handkerchief, and tidied his hair and clothes.

"Sister, look" Bai Wen showed her sister the results of a tiring morning, which was a bag of white and red apricot blossoms, "I have received so much, half more than last year." ”

"Wen'er is awesome," Bai Shuixian took his brother's hand and walked with him in the direction of the dining room, "I'll take it later, ask my dad for credit, and grind my dad to cook a few new dishes." ”

"Didn't Daddy go to the store?" Bai Wei looked up and asked.

The business of the restaurant at home is booming, and it is the time for lunch to eat, how can Bai Sanshan, as the head chef, have time at home?

"You forget, the Spring Society has arrived, the big guys are busy paying tribute to the Lord of the Land, going out to play, there are not many people in the store, Daddy has to rest for a two-day break at this time of year" Bai Narcissus pointed to the swallows flying in the sky, "When the swallows come, the pear blossoms are behind Qingming, this swallow is here, and the Spring Society is here." ”

The Spring Society is a big day, this dynasty attaches great importance to it, and there are large and small sacrificial activities in various places at this time, looking forward to the good weather and good harvest that year. People go out to go out, enjoy the spring play, neighbors get together, or eat or drink, very lively, even the eldest ladies who should live in the deep house can put down the needlework in their hands and come out to enjoy the wind and play, fighting grass for fun.

"Oh, no wonder there's been a lot of commotion outside since the morning." Bai Wen nodded.

"Dad said, take us to the lake to play in the afternoon" Bai Shuixian pinched his brother's white and tender little face, "So don't rub it off when you eat later, if you delay for a long time, Daddy and I won't take you there." ”

Bai Wen avoided her sister's harassment and complained, "Sister, I'm not a child anymore, it's not good to pinch like this." The book says that men and women can't kiss, you are a girl, I am a boy, you can't be so close. ”

When Bai Shuixian heard this, he was just about to ridicule Bai Wenren's little ghost, but at this moment, Bai Sanshan, who had prepared lunch, came out of the dining room to greet the two sisters and brothers. Bai Wei saw that his father came out, and he was anxious to ask for merit and reward, so he ran over with a bag of petals. White Narcissus had no choice but to give up, thinking that he would find an opportunity to tease his younger brother who paid attention to the "difference between men and women" in the future.

"Dad, you see that I have collected so many apricot blossoms, you see, you see" Bai Wei held a cloth bag and jumped around Bai Sanshan, and a few scattered petals fell with it.

"Okay, good Wen'er, Dad made you your favorite West Lake vinegar fish, go and try it" Bai Sanshan snatched the cloth bag that was about to be loosened, if this bag of petals was spilled, it would be difficult to clean up.

Bai Wei bypassed Bai Sanshan and rushed into the house, and it could be seen that he liked the vinegar fish of West Lake very much.

"Daddy"

White Narcissus walked over unhurriedly and called softly.

"Narcissus, you should also go and eat, lest the vegetables get cold, I will dry these petals" Bai Sanshan pushed his well-behaved daughter into the house and went to the side yard to dry the petals.

West Lake vinegar fish, the use of half a large grass carp cooking, the heat is strict, the color is red and bright, the fish meat is tender, sweet and sour and delicious, it is a dish that Bai Wei likes very much.

When Bai Shuixian had cooked for himself and his father, Bai Wei had already eliminated half of the fish, holding the bowl, and still putting down his chopsticks like flying.

"Little white sugar, you slow down, and no one will rob you" Bai Shuixian looked at his younger brother gobbling up, afraid that he would be stuck by a fish bone, so he looked helplessly.

"Sister" Bai Wen swallowed a mouthful of rice, "You can eat it too, Daddy has changed the taste again, and it is even better than the last time." ”

Bai Sanshan knows that his son likes West Lake vinegar fish, focuses on cooking, and makes this dish perfect, in order to give his son the best food enjoyment, seeking innovation and change, from time to time to change the practice, change the taste, from Bai Wei began to taste at the age of five, six years have passed, Baijia Restaurant's West Lake vinegar fish has more than ten kinds of practices, which can be called a must.

"Really?" White Narcissus also tasted it, "Why didn't I eat it?" "It's still the same sweet and sour, it hasn't changed!

"Impossible" Bai Wen said, "Sister, you must believe my tongue, Dad has definitely changed his approach." ”

"Change it, change it, why are you so serious? I can't let you eat fish" White Narcissus smiled, took another chopstick, felt it, and it was still no different.

Forget it, it's just a fish, and she doesn't want to bother with it, she prefers light vegetarian dishes to meat dishes such as fish, which are pleasing to the eye and can maintain her figure.

The Bai family does not pay attention to cumbersome rules, and they do not abide by the principle of "food does not speak" at the dinner table, so when Bai Sanshan came back, Bai Wen and Bai Shuixian had already eaten, and his baby son was pulling his baby daughter to point to the little fish left, saying that this is different, saying that it is different, and chirping.

"Dad, you're here" Bai Shuixian seemed to see a savior, and ran to Bai Sanshan's side.

This younger brother is good anywhere, but as soon as he touches something to eat, he goes crazy, and he has to say a three, six, nine, if you don't believe it, he has to start reasoning, pull the basis, and don't forgive. Pity her for a girl who can only embroider, she heard it in the clouds, and she had the heart to block that little mouth, but she was afraid of hurting her brother's mood, so she could only endure it.

"Wen'er has started again" Bai Sanshan comforted his daughter, and he was in a very good mood.

As a cook, it was a joy to discover that his son had an amazing sense of taste and was extremely interested in stir-frying.

"Dad" Bai Wei also came to Bai Sanshan's side as if he had seen a savior, "Dad, has this fish changed its approach, I told my sister for a long time, she just can't eat it" very annoyed.

It's obviously a very obvious difference, why can't my sister eat it!

"Your sister is a good girl, you talk to her about flowers and grass patterns, won't she understand" Bai Sanshan led a pair of children to the table, and while eating, he explained the new method of vinegar fish in West Lake.

After lunch, White Narcissus took over the task of cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, urging the father and son to discuss the way of food.

After the afternoon, White Narcissus asked the father and son to change into their freshly made spring shirts.

The style of the clothes of the father and son is the same, but there is a difference in color, one is dark, the other is plain, and there are undulating auspicious cloud lines on them, which is simple and atmospheric.

"Narcissus, your craft is getting better and better, it's better than the ready-to-wear sold in the store."

"Well, my sister has the most skillful hands"

Bai Sanshan and Bai Wei, father and son, circled in place, holding their cuffs to admire the new clothes made by Bai Shuixian, very happy and praised.

Bai Sanshan's wife, the second year after giving birth to Bai Wei, contracted a disease. Since then, the well-behaved and clever White Narcissus has taken on the burden of taking care of his father and younger brother, and at a young age, the family will be in order, except for cooking, housework, accounts, etc., which can be grasped in a handful of housekeeping, which is the self-improvement of the mother, filial piety for the daughter, and the strength of the sister.

Seeing that his results for many days were finally on the two of them, Bai Shuixian looked at it with a smile, thinking about what to do next time, the weather is not going to be hot, and the summer shirt has to be prepared earlier.

"Sister, why don't you change into new clothes" Bai Wen ran to Bai Shuixian's side, hugged his sister's forearm and asked.

"My body shape hasn't changed, and I haven't made new ones when last year's clothes fit well," Bai Shuixian said with a smile as he touched his brother's head.

It takes a lot of effort to make a dress, let alone two, and besides, it takes more carefully to wear it for your father and brother, so it takes longer. White narcissus has to be busy during the day, and sometimes he has to go to the restaurant to help, there is not much time available, he can only sew a few stitches at night, and he is afraid of hurting his eyes because of the dim lights.

She thought about it, and it will be hot in a few days, so she simply makes a summer shirt for herself, and the clothes of the previous year can be worn without looking old.

"Narcissus, thank you for your hard work" Bai Sanshan held his daughter's hand and felt distressed.

Bai Wen is still young, and his sister's mind can't be seen, but as a father, he can see his daughter's actions in his eyes, and Narcissus thinks about this family everywhere, but he suffers this girl.

"Dad, what are you talking about, I'm your own daughter, what's the matter, it's a big deal if you give me more dowry when the time comes, so that I can marry in style."

"Okay, good daughter, my father has made up my mind with you, on the day you get married, I will give you the Bai Family Restaurant as a dowry"

The family tidied up, talked and laughed and walked out of the city to enjoy the view of the lake.