The sedan chair alley is not far away, turn the long street, and the southeast direction of the iron lion alley is the sedan chair alley.

The huge two words "Qu House" are hung under the eaves of the flying green tiles.

Han Chuan straightened his skirt, put the umbrella away, and carefully shook off the water droplets on the umbrella under the corridor at the corner of the eaves, which allowed Xiao Shuang'er to buckle the door of the mansion.

"Knock knock—"

There was a crack in the door, and an old man with white hair stuck out his head to look.

Han Chuan had a decent smile on her face, and the girl who came out of the palace looked decent, polite and amiable, and her voice was glutinous, "Lao you pass it on, the son is the apprentice of Bai Douguang, the Shen Imperial Chef in the Iron Lion Hutong, and he has a little friendship with Master Qu. ”

Amitabha.

The master's big cheek, don't use it at this time, when will you use it?

Isn't the existence of an apprentice used to trap the master?

The old man listened to Bai Douguang's name, opened the door a little, looked up and down with mung bean's big eyes, and replied to Han Chuan with the Beijing dialect that had sunk into the slag, "... Wait, slave goes back to the owner's house. ”

After a while, I heard the door creak open.

The old man bent his waist in front of the leader, and Han Chuan and Xiao Shuang'er followed behind.

The house is a three-in-three-out courtyard mansion, and there is a hollow-shaped verandah, but not through the outer courtyard, directly from the inner door into the inner courtyard, Han Chuan is full of lush white dry, cedar and five-needle pine, the hem of the cloister hibiscus, hypericum and bottle orchid are also growing well, at a glance... Well... It's worth a lot of money.

It can be said that having such a house is Hanchuan's dream.

Well... More precisely, it should be wishful thinking...

If this house is placed in Dongtangzi Hutong, there is no one or two thousand taels of silver, and the edge will not be able to withstand it.

Still have to make money.

Making money is the last word.

Han Chuan went all the way, followed her to the inner courtyard, and changed to a girl with drooping hair and double rings to take her.

Xiao Shuang'er was amazed, followed Han Chuan closely, and whispered, "... They are all restaurant owners, shopkeepers, you look at the pomp and circumstance of others. ”

Han Chun: ...

Okay, she gritted her teeth and worked hard to take this group of small ones to the sky as soon as possible.

When she arrived at the main hall, the little girl led Han Chuan and Xiao Shuang'er around the twelve screens, a woman wearing a crimson satin shirt and holding a hollow copper kettle hand warmer in her hand, twenty-five or sixteen in appearance, with a good face, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, gentle eyebrows, high bulge between the abdomen, and embroidered bandages and seven-colored colored threads on the small desk next to her, which looked very gentle.

Han Chuan's eyes fell on the woman's bulging abdomen, and she opened her mouth, and her mouth was a little astringent.

Suddenly, I wanted to go home.

The woman got up with a smile, and first blessed Han Chuan with a blessing, her voice was thin and weak, "Uncle Qu said that Grandpa Bai's apprentice came over, and I thought it was a neat and old sister, but I never thought that it was a young and beautiful little girl." In terms of seniority, I need to call you uncle. ”

In terms of seniority, it's a good generation of seniors...

Han Chuan also returned the salute deeply and smiled, "Let's talk about our own things, you call your uncle, you call your sister, it's all done." ”

The woman covered her mouth with a handkerchief, smiled and bent her eyebrows, and asked Han Chuan to sit down, "... I remember seeing Grandpa Bai when I was a child, he was a cheerful and cheerful person, and now I see you, and I am indeed a good apprentice of the Bai family. He beckoned the girl to have tea again, and asked with a smile, "How is Grandpa Bai doing recently?" Do you still live in Iron Lion Alley? Er remembers that the eldest man of the Bai family is a little weak, is he better now? ”

Without waiting for Han Chuan to answer, the woman smiled, "... We are juniors, and we should have visited Grandpa Bai every year, but in the past two years, my father's body and bones are not very good, thinking that there is medicine on his body, it is not good to walk the streets, but now I am tired of you coming to the door in person. ”

is a very gentle and polite woman, and her speech and demeanor also bring the old etiquette of the Beijing people who understand the rules.

Han Chuan has a good impression of the Qu family's lady.

I thought of the old cucumber with slanted eyes and crooked mouth.

Bah!

Han Chuan snorted in his heart.

Blind.

Han Chuan moved his hand, and Xiao Shuang'er took out the red seal and the mahogany box containing the ginseng slices knowingly.

Han Chuan smiled, "Some time ago, the master retired from the imperial dining room, and stayed at home to talk to Sixi about his daughter-in-law, yesterday I went to Tieshi Hutong to hear the old man say this, so I wanted to come over and take a look-you know, Sixi is also on an errand in the imperial dining room now, Brother Bai is weak, and my sister-in-law invited herself to the temple to pray for Brother Bai." Er is considered a closed disciple of the master, and now he is running a small restaurant, so it is also appropriate to come and see for the master. ”

Han Chuan paused, and then said with a smile, "Liuxianju is a time-honored brand, and it is opened at the entrance of the Iron Lion Hutong, and the master often takes his children to study and patronize." I went to eat two days ago, the dishes were a little wrong than before, the master inquired left and right, and then I knew the recent situation of Master Qu, and sighed and chanted, only hated that the leg was not lame immediately, and quickly put on the wings and came to see. ”

When Qu Niangzi heard Han Chuan say this, her face moved slightly, and her eyes looked at Han Chuan a little more scrutiny.

What do you mean by that?

That's a lot of meaning.

One is that this little girl can represent Master Bai, the other is that the dishes in Liuxian Ju are not quite right, and the third is... She also runs a restaurant... If Grandpa Bai, who is the imperial chef, is considered half a peer, this little girl is completely a peer.

What is she doing today?

It's not just here to visit the sick, right?

Qu Niangzi's face was quiet, her hand was placed on her abdomen, and she smiled and asked the girl to accept the red envelope and mahogany box, "Thank you for your gift." The father is old and frail, and now the husband of the son is running and taking care of the Liuxian Residence, and if the shopkeeper is changed, the taste of the dishes in the natural restaurant will be different.

Qu Niangzi thought about it and opened her mouth, "Grandpa Ruobai also thinks that the taste and dishes are very different, and when Sibai comes home, he will ask." ”

Han Chuan took a sip of tea and looked at Qu Niangzi, who was still a beautiful and beautiful appearance.

I was a little sure.

Qu Niangzi must not know what the old cucumber did.

Han Chuan thought about it, got up and opened the food box he was carrying, took out the roast duck slices, sauces, shredded green onions, and cucumber strips in turn, looked at the girl who was waiting in the inner room of the hall, and then glanced at Qu Niangzi, "The deeds of the subordinates are all held in your hands?" ”

Qu Niangzi didn't know what Han Chuan was going to do, so she nodded with a little hesitation.

With a jaw head, that's okay, you don't have to hold back people.

Han Chuan took a clean porcelain dish, sandwiched a slice of roast duck with silver chopsticks, ordered a chopstick sauce and a few clusters of ingredients, handed it to Qu Niangzi's side with his own hands, and said softly, "You also asked the shopkeeper Chen, you can taste it yourself, and you will know that the difference is not big." ”