It turned out that there was a small kitchen in the backyard of the courtyard, with many simple tables and four large double stoves. There is also a separate dining room in the kitchen, all kinds of furniture are painted with varnish, and even the chopsticks are carved with patterns and neatly arranged on the chopstick rest. The dining room is brightly lit and glorious.

Zhang He said: "Grandpa is not a corrupt official. This is to prevent people from coming to the palace, usually the official is sent to the room for dinner, today I will make an exception for you, we will not eat here in the future, it is not practical. ”

The sick man raised his head and asked, "Why don't the people from the palace eat with everyone?" ”

Zhang He smiled: "How can it be done, in that case, grandpa's hat would have been gone a long time ago, and the family would be waiting to starve to death." ”

When the cook saw someone coming, she hurriedly brought the food stewed in the pot to the table. While smiling and serving, he said "braised duck", "dog meat", "salted courgette", "river mussel soup" and "selling rice", all of which were a lot of dishes, and the dishes were also very positive, and at the end there was a bunch of crystal clear grapes. There was another small official named Zhao Wu, who warmed the wine and poured it for Zhang He and Shi Gao. Guanghan excused himself in every possible way, and also sat down at the table and poured wine.

I'm really hungry, but I'm alive. Guanghan saw his thoughts, and frequently served vegetables for him, but he was sick and raised rhubarb, and he couldn't bear to eat dog meat, so he thanked Guanghan and ate some other dishes by himself.

Shi Gao thought to himself: "I have really lived in vain in the past 20 years, it is better to be an official." In the past, although he had a little money, he was always worried about the harassment of the government and thieves, and was ridiculed by scholars and children of the family everywhere. ”

On weekdays, Shi Zhenjun governs the family very strictly, and there is not much money left at home, Shi Gao usually doesn't drink much, and he gets drunk after a few sips, and a few people get warm. Shi Gaohe was sick and knew that Zhang He and Guanghan were both people who had been corrupted. Guanghan was originally a Changyi Langguan, because he was honest and down-to-earth, he won the trust of his superiors, but he was often jealous of his colleagues, and was framed by design again and again, and the official became smaller and smaller, and became a tyrannical man under the court, that is, the person in charge of the harem dyeing workshop, although there were no more than twenty or thirty people's husbands, it was not a serious "official", but it was a little better than a slave.

While a few people were chatting, a person suddenly flashed at the door, as if it was a teenager calling them to eat. He was already busy standing up and said, "Have you eaten, come and eat together." ”

When the cook heard this, she hurriedly ran over and knelt down and said: "Zhang Ling, the people's girls have no way to manage, and there are distinguished guests here, but they still swept away your interest, and I hope that the adults will bear with me." ”

"Where is this, this is in the back kitchen, don't do that, hurry up, call Jin'er to come together." Zhang He beckoned.

The cook had to summon Jin'er over. Jin'er bowed again, and then crept in, and the sick was busy standing up to give him half a seat, and Jin'er said that she wouldn't sit on anything, but only found a footstool and sat down with her back and head down on the very edge. Only then did she see that she was thin, her cheeks were red, her hands were rough, she had a strip of cloth tied around her waist, her coarse linen clothes were obviously large, and there was a lot of wood ash on them, and there were several patches of different shades on her clothes. I didn't expect that there would be a child in the city of Chang'an who was the same as the countryside of Du County, and he suddenly felt pity and secretly wanted to find a winter coat for him tomorrow. But if you look closely, Jin'er's hair and face are clean, and the patches are finely stitched, and she sighs to herself that it is good to have a mother after all!

But later I learned that the cook was not Jin'er's mother, his mother married Liu surnamed on an errand in her early years, and gave birth to Jin'er, who knew that Liu was killed in the witch Gu thing, and his mother took him everywhere to do short-term work, but he was bullied and became a little crazy, Jin'er took her mother to the street to beg, Zhang He saw that her mother was really pitiful, so he called her to the back kitchen to be a helper, and vacated the place to live, the mother and son ate and lived in the backyard, although Jin'er's mother was a little confused, but she could do some rough work. The cook looked at Jin'er pitifully, so she accepted her as a righteous son, and she didn't call Jin'er's mother very much. Jin'er is also sensible in every way, following her stepmother to help carry water, chop firewood, make fire, wash the floor and wipe the dishes on the table, give her mother food first, and dress her mother first.

I have heard this, and my heart is greatly moved, there is such a good man in the world, thinking that his life is still good, and thinking of his maternal great-grandmother who loves him, he secretly shed tears.

Zhang He felt that the topic was heavy, so he interrupted: "Jin'er, I heard that you often read "Poems" when you are burning the fire, very good, very good!" How's it going? ”

Jin'er said shyly: "I don't know a lot of words, and I can't understand them." ”

Zhang He said: "No one preaches and teaches, it is really difficult to understand. I know a family master, is a native of the East China Sea, called Lan Zhongweng, is very proficient in "poetry", opened a museum in Chang'an City to accept apprentices, not far from my court office, wait a few days, you have gone to school with the illness, go out early and return late, two people together have a good care.

At this time, the cook hurriedly came over and knelt down again and said: "Zhang Ling, Jin'er is well fed and clothed now, how dare she dare to study, besides, people like my son don't know what the use of reading is." ”

Zhang He hurriedly called the cook to get up and said: "This is not true, how many heroes and heroes and romantic talents have risen and Qianmo, isn't Gaozu also a wealthy family." Jin'er, this child, is perfect and beautiful, must study, when today's son Shengming, the general also loves talents, from top to bottom are willing to recommend talents, maybe "Mingjing" and "filial piety" are waiting for him. ”

The cook smiled: "I don't dare to hope that I can cook with you, but if I can really do that, his mother can be regarded as happy." Just ......"

Zhang He guessed the cook's thoughts, and said: "The old gentleman is my old friend, in fact, I told him a few days ago, the two only accept one person's share, you don't have to worry about money." ”

The cook was grateful for her kindness, and she was already deeply admiring the Grandpa Zhang in front of her, how could such a good official be humiliated by such a shameful punishment?

At the end of the meal, the miscellaneous servant Zhao Wufu sent Shi Gao to rest, Zhang He and Zhao Guanghan had arrived in Guanghan's room with illness, Zhang He saw that it was really refreshing, and the sick bed was also clean, so he went to rest with confidence. Guanghan had washed his feet while he was sick, and made a grass nest for the big yellow dog, so they slept separately. I can't help but think about my great-grandmother, and I feel that today's things are like a dream, I have become the so-called royal family, but I have to part with my relatives, this royal rule is really strange, and I fell asleep after a long time.

The next morning, the sick was woken up by the sound of talking outside, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that Guanghan had already gone out, and it seemed that he was really not idle, so his only son got dressed, opened the door and saw that a covered carriage was parked in the courtyard, and a young man was leaning on the frame with Erlang on his feet, with a hay in his mouth. The son has thin eyebrows and wide eyes, skin like summer wheat, and is quite handsome. It was Zhang He who was talking to him next to the carriage, and he was sick and hurriedly called "Grandpa Zhang, morning." ”

Zhang He saw that he was already sick, and said busily: "Sick, this is Peng Zu, three or four years older than you, I have a lot of things to do these days, so I will ask him to take you and Shi Gongzi around to play, you can call him Brother Peng Zu." ”

Before he could speak, Peng Zu said: "Hey, Zhang Ling, he calls me brother and your grandfather, so I don't have to call you grandpa." ”

Zhang He feigned anger and said: "Little rabbit cub, clean poor mouth, this is the emperor's great-grandson, a few years younger than you, I will call you brother, I will talk about it today, you just put your life into it, and you have to protect him!" ”

Peng Zu turned over and jumped down, saluted seriously: "Little one obeys orders, your old man can rest assured!" ”

Zhang He said: "Wait for Shi Gao, the eldest son of the Shi family, to come, you take them to the east and west cities, and several palaces can also go around to see, where is Chang'an City fun and beautiful, you know these better than me." ”

Peng Zumei smiled: "What's the best thing to look at in Chang'an?" The girl is the best-looking. Show them insights? ”

"You! Little bunny, don't run! Zhang Hefeng took off his clogs like a wind, and fanned Peng Zu with his head and face, and Peng Zu had already gone around to the other side of the carriage like the wind. The two were inseparable, and Shi Gao also arrived, so Zhang He had to stop and introduce each other again.

A few people were just about to set off, and suddenly, a girl in white with a food basket came over, with pink hair, flowing eyes, looking forward to the brilliance, her face was like a full moon, warm as jade, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, a dimple was shallow, and a few wisps of disobedient green silk floated in front of her, and she didn't know where to come from! Although he is plainly dressed, has no makeup, and has no rings, he is more and more lovable. The sick heart suddenly jumped, and it felt cute at a glance, very familiar at another glance, and quiet at another glance, like walking by an autumn stream, like sitting in the shade of a lush tree in midsummer. I wanted to take a closer look and was afraid of other people's jokes, so I had to turn my head, but I saw Peng Zu seriously pinching off the wheat stalks on his body.

The girl didn't notice that there were so many people in the courtyard, but when she saw it, she was taken aback, and with an "ah" sound, she tripped and fell to the ground like a pink butterfly, and the cooked chickens in the lunch box rolled out one by one.

The sick heart also "chuckled", as if he had fallen. However, before he could react, Peng Zu ran over in a few steps like the wind, gently helped the girl up, and teased: "Hurry up, why bother to make such a big gift, it's not the New Year yet." ”

"Go aside." The girl's voice was like a brittle jade, and she bent down to pick up the chickens as she spoke.

Zhang He asked with concern, but the girl didn't fall anything, so he said: "It's a coincidence that you came today, the emperor's great-grandson has restored the clan signature, and the Son of Heaven has summoned the court to raise him, and he only came yesterday, and today he asked Peng Zu to accompany the emperor's great-grandson and the eldest son of the Shi family to walk around, since you are here, put things on your father's bed, and go out with them to relax!" ”

The girl is controlled by her mother at home every day, and she can't wait to come out, but when she heard Zhang He say, she didn't ask who the emperor's great-grandson was, and nodded like a peck of rice.

Zhang He was busy with official business, and he couldn't allow him to arrange it any further, so he explained everything to Peng Zu and prepared to leave first. Peng Zu called out to him and said, "Father, you have arranged it well, so many people can't sit in one car." Besides, could it be that I really take them all over the streets, not eating, drinking, and buying? As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers and rubbed them.

Zhang He rest assured that this kid, don't look at him as if he is not serious on weekdays, but he is not ambiguous in his work. said with a smile: "I have prepared it early, it is useless to give it to Zhao, if you want to use it, take it from him, don't save it for me, in addition, ask him to drive for you, and save a coachman." ”

Peng Zu listened and said: "You are really a master, you sent me to manage the accounts, and also sent a supervisor." ”

Zhang He didn't have time to talk to Peng Zu, so he left first, leaving Peng Zu in charge, and I don't know what arrangements he will make.