The afternoon sun spilled into the courtyard through the sparse bamboo forest in front of the door, and the seemingly ordinary small courtyard was filled with the aroma of food. The hostess Manniang was lifting the cage drawer with her hand, and streams of hot air were bubbling out of the cage drawer.

Xing Ruyi and the fox sat in the corner, with several delicate side dishes in front of them, and a wine jug next to the side dishes. The jug contains the fruit wine made by Manniang herself, which tastes a little astringent, but with these side dishes, it has a different taste.

The fox is a cultivator of immortals, and he doesn't pay attention to appetite, except for the food cooked by his wife, the rest is just a few bites.

Xing Ruyi is a foodie herself, but her appetite is a little bad today, and she is just holding chopsticks at this time, staring at one of the dishes in a daze.

Compared to their quietness, the table next to them is very lively.

A family of five, in-laws with sons and daughters-in-law, daughters-in-law still holding a little baby who has just reached the full moon in her arms.

The coat is pink, revealing the baby's thin, yellowed hair and snow-white and delicate face. The father-in-law talked to his son, and the mother-in-law sat in silence, occasionally picking up chopsticks and putting some food in the dishes of her husband and son. The daughter-in-law was smiling, her slender eyes were always crooked, and she listened to her father-in-law talking to her husband, while looking down at the baby girl in her arms.

The baby girl slept soundly, and her little nose fluctuated slightly with her breathing.

Whenever Xing Ruyi's gaze moved from the meal to the baby girl's face, she couldn't help but stay for a few more moments, and then subconsciously glanced at her lower abdomen.

In a few months, her child with the fox will be born. Although she has already raised a child, Yin Yuan is a little different from ordinary children, and she grew up by herself with almost no effort. The one in the stomach is unknown.

It's okay if it's a normal baby, but if it's a fox, she, a mother, really has no experience in feeding.

Or...... Out of the corner of his eye, he slanted to the fox.

Why don't you send the child you gave birth to directly to Qingqiu to raise?

It's a good idea, but I don't know if her parents-in-law who are far away in Qingqiu are happy.

The fox frowned, and after being silent for a while, he reached out and tapped lightly on Xing Ruyi's forehead.

"Eat!"

Xing Ruyi smiled and lowered his head.

"Not a fox!"

"What?"

Xing Ruyi raised his head, and the tip of his chopsticks touched a green vegetable leaf, splashing a few drops of oil.

Well, this green vegetable is a little greasy, and with less oil, it is easier to taste.

"You don't have a fox in your belly."

"How do you know?"

"We seem to have discussed this issue before." The fox approached a little closer, forcing Xing Ruyi to look at him: "Madame, can't trust me, or is she questioning my ability?" ”

Xing Ruyi smiled and stuffed the piece of green vegetables into his mouth. It is true that the oil is big, and after the entrance, there is only the greasy feeling of oil, and there is no original taste of green vegetables. While forcing herself to swallow the unpalatable greens into her stomach, she muttered in her heart: "Why do you keep speculating about other people's hearts?" ”

"You're no one else?" The fox pulled the dish with the greens in front of him: "Don't force yourself if you don't like it." The practice here is indeed different from yours, and it is normal for you to not get used to it. ”

"Since it's ordered, it's not a waste of it, I'm just wondering, why did this Manniang open the restaurant in such a secluded place. Do you know? This kind of courtyard-style small restaurant is a characteristic in my hometown, but it always feels a little weird to appear in the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Why don't you ask, maybe this Manniang is from your hometown, just like you."

"Do you think I haven't thought about it?" Xing Ruyi snorted lightly: "When I just came in, I had already tried it, this Manniang is not from my hometown. ”

"The reason why you think that way is because there are many similar restaurants in your hometown, so you have a preconceived idea that it is a little strange. But in fact, it is your eyes that deceive you. Manniang's restaurant is not the kind of restaurant that is serious, and the people who come here to eat are not the kind of diners who are serious. ”

Xing Ruyi glanced at it. There are indeed some differences in Manniang's restaurant.

In other restaurants, although there are no restrictions on the identity of the guests, the scholars will never sit with the croppers, and they will talk and laugh without any mustard. A girl in coarse linen will never sit with someone who wears silk and satin, lest she be disliked. But in Manniang's restaurant, these people who don't sit together to eat all sit together, and they get along so harmoniously that they are so harmonious that Xing Ruyi mistakenly thinks that they are all old acquaintances and are excellent friends.

"Things gather by like, people by groups, this is a sentence that you mortals often say, but it is very suitable for Manniang here. Here, it should be Manniang's home. Manniang's initial business should have been just a small business, but she just had her own cooking skills, being able to support her family, and take care of the life of the family.

Some of the diners who came to eat were Manniang's neighbors, some were old acquaintances, and some were admirers, but without exception, they all liked a dish made by Manniang. Because of this dish, they also became friends with each other talking about everything, at least when they walked through this door, they became each other's friends. ”

Xing Ruyi took a closer look, and sure enough, a dish was placed on each dining table. An identical dish.

"That's ......" Xing Ruyi sniffed: "Slip the tip of the liver." ”

"I ordered it too." The fox motioned for Xing Ruyi to look towards Manniang.

Only two meters away from Xing Ruyi, Man Niang was cutting the pork liver into willow leaves and putting it in the basin, and the original aroma of rice in the yard added a hint of fresh pork liver.

Slipping liver tip is a relatively common home-cooked dish. When Xing Ruyi was a student, he had a friend who liked her very much, and occasionally he would pick her up to eat. But she didn't seem to like these animal livers by nature, and she could smell them from afar. No matter how skilled the chef is, he can't handle the internal organs of these animals to her satisfaction. When she learned to cook, she also tried to make this dish, but it turned out that if she did it well, she would eat it if she didn't see it.

Man Niang poured a large spoonful of white vinegar onto the pork liver, washed her hands, and carried out the next necessary process. Xing Ruyi took his gaze back, looked into the fox's eyes and said, "First of all, I don't like animal offal, especially pig liver and pig intestines, I always feel that there is a strange taste." ”

"So what?" The fox squinted slightly.

"Later, this dish will come up, and you will be responsible for destroying it. I don't eat, I don't eat a bite, don't persuade me, it's useless to persuade me. ”

"I never force Madame to do something she doesn't want to do." The fox clasped his hands around his chest: "It's just that madam, aren't you curious?" ”

"Curious about what?"

Judging from Manniang's technique, there is nothing unusual about this dish. And those cooking things, which look extremely ordinary, so how did she attract these diners. Men, women, and children, their temperaments and tastes must be different, but if you look at the diners, almost all of them chose this dish, and they all showed that very satisfied expression when they tasted it. ”

"Maybe they all like to eat this liver tip."

"No matter how much you like something, if you eat too much, you will get tired of it. But when you look at their expressions, they don't look like they've eaten so many times. Madame's cooking skills, I think are much higher than that of Man Niang, but the dishes made by Madame are not as magical as this liver tip. ”

"Agitation?" Xing Ruyi touched his nose: "It's useless, someone used it on me a long time ago." ”

"It's okay, wait for this dish to come up later, and you can still stick to your current idea. However, I think you, ma'am, will change your mind. ”

While talking, two more people walked in from the gate of the courtyard. There were two young men, one of whom was dressed in a silk gown, with a fair face and a bookish look in his eyes. The other was dressed in a short shirt and trousers, one of which was still stained with mud, and the other was kicked in a shoe. At the edge of the sole, Xing Ruyi found some grass and a grain seed. He had just returned from working in the fields.

A scholar, a farmer, and two people came together.

Man Niang glanced at it, and greeted with a smile: "Are the two of you still the old rules?" ”

"It's still the old rule, two portions of the tip of the liver, and you can see the rest of the full mother. Bring me another pot of wine, don't want the fruit wine you brewed yourself, it's too sweet, it's not strong at all. By the way, bring my brother another pot of tea, it will quench his thirst. He reads a lot, and his throat is always a little dry. ”

"Yes." Man Niang nodded and continued to work on the things in her hand.

The two young men didn't stop, and went directly to the table next to Xing Ruyi and the fox and sat down. As soon as he sat down, the peasant couldn't help but come up to the scholar and said something in his voice.

"Have you heard? The youngest son of the king of Chengdong Beard also got a strange illness. Grandma's, thinking about this makes people feel panicked, and I don't know if this strange disease can infect us. ”

"Brother is talking about that king's beard?"

"It's not him, who else could it be. In our Yun'an, he is the only one who is called Wang Huzi. Coincidentally, when I went out in the morning, I happened to pass in front of his house and vaguely heard someone crying inside.

I wondered if this king's beard had drunk wine and made his wife angry, so he stood in front of the door.

Who knows, as soon as he stood still, he saw Wang Huzi angrily pushing a person out. Look at it again, isn't it the miracle doctor in our town? I also owed, so I asked so many sentences, but I still don't feel sure when I ask.

The fourth, this is already the fourth child to have this strange disease. God knows if this strange disease will continue to be contagious. ”