Yi Jiaoxue waved her hand and swept all the things on the table to the ground.

"What's going on? Why hasn't that dead old woman of the Wei family left yet? Her people obviously told her that the Wei family had left, leaving only Wei Wuye and a few people waiting for the little grandfather to leave.

The servants and servants kneeling next to them were trembling and didn't dare to speak, for fear that the killer star would be angry with them and directly let them drag them down and beat them to death.

Just as she was throwing a tantrum, a young man entered the room, and when he saw her appearance, the man sneered: "I told you not to act rashly, but you refused to listen." Now I'm starting to lose my temper again. You should think about it, if your father found out, what would happen to you? ”

"That's my father!" Yi Jiaoxue glared at him viciously, "You bastard who doesn't know where you came from, you dare to teach me a lesson?" ”

"I'm a mongrel, so what is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess?" The young man laughed back at all, "I'll remind you that your father's people should be coming soon, you better think about how to keep your father from being angry." ”

After saying that, the man turned around and walked away in a dashing manner.

Yi Jiaoxue began to lose her temper again, and she could vaguely hear the muffled snorts of the servants who were waiting for her.

The man paused at the gate of the courtyard for a moment, smiled coldly, and went out for a while.

The old lady of the Wei family sat down with Sima Ji to play the striker, but Wei Jin avoided it early and led the people out of the city.

"Third Miss, what are we doing here?"

Not dressed in men's clothes like in the past, Wei Jin asked people to prepare a car and drove directly to the farm in the northwest.

This farm was here last time, and I had a good chat with the head of the farm. The farm grows a lot of large radish, that is, reeds. Radish is a good thing, and ordinary people call it "native ginseng". There is a saying in Ganzhou: Radish is on the market, and the doctor is fine.

The radish in Ganzhou is a little different from the radish here. The radish in the north is larger and more watery, whether it is eaten raw or fried and eaten in stewed soup, it is juicy and sweet, and it melts into slag in the mouth.

In the dietary therapy prescription prescribed by the old doctor and Sima Ji, it is also specifically mentioned that soup is simmered in reed clothes in winter, which can be served with rice and boiled noodle soup.

"Can't this thing be dried in the sun? Fresh ones are difficult to transport, and dried radishes should last longer. ”

The kind of radish in the south is generally red-skinned and white-cored, not large, and slightly spicy and sweet when eaten raw, which is different from the practice of large radish in the north. Wei Jin wondered if he could dry the large radishes from the north and transport them to the south. But she wasn't sure if southerners would accept this taste, so she didn't buy too much at first.

The head of the farm had already received the letter, and as soon as they came, he would take the people to the drying ground.

"According to the method given by the young lady, we tried to dry it, three degrees, and it feels like it is still the middle of the middle, which can be kept for a long time, and it will not be too different in taste after soaking in water. This kind of sun is too dry, and it will be a little bitter after soaking into the soup. This has the best taste, but it is prone to spoilage due to too much moisture. ”

The head of the village led them to the storage room.

"It's all the same, stored with a curtain made of reed poles. You can see the difference. ”

Three shelves side by side against the wall lay reed pole bales of the same size and texture, which were opened. The first one looks okay on the outside, but in the middle it turns black and watery, and it is clear that it has begun to deteriorate.

When you open the second one, you can smell a fresh fragrance, but when you start it, you will find that it is too sunburned, and the dried radish becomes hard like wire.

The third one is the one recommended by Zhuangtou, which is still slightly elastic when touched, smells like radish, and has a hint of spiciness. Looking at the middle part, it is slightly softer than the outside, but not to the point of decay.

"I estimate that these can be left for another ten days and a half months. If it's colder, you can leave it on for a little longer. The only thing to be careful about is not to get wet, otherwise the reed pole on the outside will break down along with the inside. ”

Wei Jin asked people to take parts of the second and third packets to cook.

"Zhuangtou, please ask your lady to use the second package of reed clothes to stew a pot of beef and mutton bones."

At Wei Jin's suggestion, the maid took out some silver coins and stuffed them to the head of the village. Zhuang Tou didn't refuse, there were too many people coming today, if he provided food, I am afraid that the family would be hungry in the next month.

Surprisingly, the driest one, the one with the dry stewed bone broth in the reeds, was the most praised.

The beef and mutton bones have a strong smell, and the real watery reed clothes need to be processed in advance to highlight the fresh and sweet taste. But the dried reed is different, the dried reed that absorbs water and oil is a little more chewy on the basis of sweetness, unlike the fresh one that melts after being boiled for a long time, and this one is okay if it is cooked for a long time, but the taste level is more distinct.

This soup and rice is also a delicacy, and with the hand-dipped mutton dipped in chili cumin powder, the taste is simply unchanged.

"What's this red one?"

Zhuangtou has never eaten chili peppers, and most of them used to use dogwood or other plant powders with a spicy taste to enhance the flavor, but the spicy taste is completely different from the taste of chili peppers, just like radish and ginseng!

"This chili pepper was found in the Sujia Market when I was in Zhangzhou." Wei Jin didn't hide it, "Isn't it breeding after that, it's on the little grandfather's Zhuangzi, and now I should have gained a lot." ”

The guards of the Su family have eaten and some have not, but they didn't expect that chili pepper with cumin would go well with beef and mutton.

One by one, regardless of the image, they held the bones with meat in one hand and the soup bowl in the other, and their mouths were full of oil.

Wei Jin had already ordered someone to send some ingredients back to the city, and asked the cook to cook them for the little grandfather to eat, I think I should have eaten them by this time, right?

"Mrs. Tai, this soup is very fresh, and the ingredients are sent from a farm outside the city."

Sima Ji didn't pay any attention to etiquette, and when it was time to eat and take medicine, he directly asked people to serve it.

"Please forgive me, I have to count the time to take the medicine, it's rude."

Of course, the old lady can't say anything, she can't say that I'm still here, you can't eat.

There weren't many things served, a small crockpot the size of a palm, which contained two or three bite-sized pieces of reeds, and two or three lumps of meat stewed softly. Next to it is a plate of finely sliced shredded reeds, drizzled with some red oil, which smells sweet and sour. In addition, there is a plate of roasted lamb flakes, and the small grid plate next to it is filled with two kinds of powder, one is light yellow and the other is yellow and red.

"This one is mixed with crushed peanuts, pepper powder and salt, and here it is chili cumin."

The maidservant, who was serving the old lady's meal, gathered her sleeves and took a part of the dish that came up like a stream of water and put it on the plate in front of the old lady.

Most of them are vegetarian, but the seasoning used in one bite is taken from chicken and duck fat.

The old lady somehow could only use a small amount of food in the past, so her spirit was not good at all. But today, I had dinner with the little grandfather here, and I actually ate a lot of things at once, and finally served her a cup of red date and hawthorn tea to eat.

"These are all ingredients from the farm? It felt much better than usual. ”

"If Mrs. Tai likes it, I'll send some later."

"No, no, I should leave too, if I delay any longer, I won't be able to go home for the New Year."

The old lady glanced at the little grandfather, and her eyes were a little complicated.

"You and her, you have to be fine."

"Listen to Mrs. Tai's teachings."

The old lady got up and walked out with the support of the maid, and turned to look at Sima Ji halfway through. The latter looked up at her in bewilderment.

"You have to be careful, although tigers are poisonous and do not eat children, but people are so vicious that they are not as good as animals. Let Ah Jin wander around alone. ”

Sima Ji frowned slightly, not knowing why, but he still nodded obediently.

After sending the old lady away, Sima Ji pondered for a long time, turned his head and asked Su Wu.

"Mrs. Wei's words, do you want to understand? Tiger poison does not eat children, how do I feel that there is a deep meaning in her words. ”

Su Wu thought for a long time and shook his head. In the end, the staff master who stayed behind muttered quietly.

"When my subordinates followed my lord to take office, I heard a rumor."

The little grandfather turned his head to look at him.

"Lord Shoufu had a wife before he married the eldest princess, and I heard that he also had a daughter."

Sima Ji and Su Wu's eyes widened.

"Why haven't we heard of it?"

"This matter has been pushed down, and no one has dared to mention the original partner who died early and the daughter who died young."

The staff master didn't say much, but Sima Ji understood it after thinking about it a little. What early death, what early death, is simply the means of Shoufu and the eldest princess.

"However, my subordinates have also heard a rumor. It is said that the lady who died early and the young lady who died before the child died did not die at all, but were rescued. But it didn't take long for this news to be mentioned again, and after so many years, no one had seen the original wife and eldest daughter again. ”

Sima Ji glanced at Su Wu, who nodded, turned his head and arranged for someone to quietly investigate the matter.

Wei Jin was playing outside Zhuangzi at this time.

In winter, there is less farm work. In addition, she was generous and pulled a lot of business for the head of the village. The peasants have a wide hand, and they are willing to buy some new clothes and shoes for their families and buy some delicious food. Of course, it is more important to serve the God of Wealth.

When it was time to return to the city, there was an extra ox cart loaded with ingredients and beef and mutton in the original team.

"Little brother, can you take a ride? I'm from out of town, I'm lost, and I'm afraid that I won't have time to go back to the city when it's dark, so I'm going to make it convenient. ”

More than ten miles from the city, they encountered a young man blocking the road. The man was not badly dressed, but there was no one to serve him, and there were no friends who were traveling with him, so he appeared very abruptly.

"I had a quarrel with my family, and I rushed out of the city with a sullen head, but the northern border was so vast and sparsely populated that I got lost, and I couldn't even find someone who wanted to ask for directions, but fortunately I met you."

The young man climbed into the ox cart with both hands and feet, and regardless of the poor conditions, he shrank on the edge of the cart and chatted with the little brother who was guarding the horse next to him.

"Third Miss, this person is a little suspicious."

"It's okay, at most, it's just with the first assistant's daughter." Wei Jin glanced at it and lowered the curtain, "Anyway, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and he can't fight so many of us alone." ”

After walking two or three miles further, this time I met two people who stopped the car, a man and a woman, dressed in a more northern style, and listened to their accents.

"Third Miss, they ...... I don't feel like it's a good person. ”

The maid quietly opened a crack and looked at the man and woman who were following the team on horseback.

"Those who come are not good and those who are good don't come, don't be afraid, anyway, there is a daughter of the first assistant, it's a big deal to let them fight."

The maid looked at her with a confused face, not figuring it out.

"The forces in the north are something that Lord Shousuke has always wanted to control but can't control, you say, suddenly someone from the north, or choose to choose such a juncture......"

The maid tilted her head and thought about it, and her eyes lit up suddenly.

The little grandfather from the south, the third lady from the west, the first daughter of Zhongzhou, and the unknown person from the north, are so silent that they are about to start a big show?

Wei Jin didn't show up the whole time, and it wasn't until after the carriage drove into the inner house that she put down the wood carving she had been playing with all the way and laughed.

"Third Miss, it's starting to snow." The maid came back after cleaning up the dinner plate, stood under the porch and called out in surprise, "Is the third lady going out tomorrow?" ”

Wei Jin sat in front of the window wearing a fox fur, and looked at the sky when he heard the words, and the snowflakes that fluttered made this night a little romantic.

"If you don't go, just stay in the house tomorrow. You pack your things, and in a few days we should be back. The little grandfather's body is still not strong enough, and the cold in the north is not conducive to his recovery. ”

The maid came with Su Wu, and sighed when she heard this: "It's a pity that the old doctor refuses to leave here, otherwise he can be invited to the south to recuperate for the little grandfather." ”

"There are famous doctors in the south, and Brother Qi's medical skills are also good, but the little grandfather's body was too weak before, and he had to slowly recuperate to make up for it, and he couldn't come in a hurry."

In fact, it is really much better, and today's appearance is also for outsiders to see, in fact, he walks like a fly, and he is not afraid of the cold than Wei Jin.

"The little grandfather is here." The maid was hanging the shelter lamp on the eaves, and when she turned around, she saw the little grandfather who had strode in, and hurriedly leaned over and saluted.

"What about the third lady? Can you rest? ”

"No, the third lady is reading."

During the conversation, Wei Jin had already wrapped his big and stood at the door.

She's not very small. Small, but still a little thinner than the people of the Northland. As soon as the big man is wrapped like this, a small hairy head is revealed, which makes people love it when they look at it.

"Why are you here on such a cold day?" She hurriedly beckoned Sima Ji into the house, and asked the maid to make the brazier a little more prosperous, and asked Sima Ji to roast her hands and feet.

"Today I heard that you met some strangers when you returned to the city. The fifth brother sent someone to investigate, and the two were afraid that they were a pair of children of the king of the north. ”

The king of the north is the imperial uncle of His Majesty today, dear. First the king of the north had no children, and later succeeded His Majesty's uncle, which is one of the reasons why His Majesty has a lot of trust and preference for the king of the north.

"The prince and county lord of the Northern Palace?"

"I don't know if it's the prince, but the horses they ride have the mark of the king of the north on their instruments."

The mark of the North King is different from the mark of the North King's Mansion, the former represents status, and the latter is just a right of belonging.

"It's really getting interesting."

Wei Jin smiled noncommittally and handed Sima Ji a teacup, with a slight unclear obscurity in his eyes.