Chapter 46: Lonely Men and Widows
"It's not thin, we are a small family, and that's all there is to the return gift on weekdays, the Chu family is sensible and will not pick our reason."
"Okay, in the afternoon, let Qingsong go to Zhuangzi to load a basket of eggs, catch a few live chickens and come back, tomorrow morning, you will personally go to the Chu family......" Ruan Shi admonished.
Xi Feng, who was on the side, interjected, "There is no need to go to the Chu family, the fourth master is recuperating in the tea shop next door to the Wang Family Medical Hall, and I will send things to the tea shop with my father tomorrow." ”
"You're going tomorrow too?" Xi Tongfang frowned, his daughters are fifteen years old, they are big girls, and the fourth master of Chu is a man, so he let his daughters go to see him, he feels bad.
Xi Feng pursed his lips and said, "Daddy, where do you think, that Fourth Master Chu is bedridden with injuries, can I still see him?" I just want to go and thank Feng San's shopkeeper in person, they personally sent so many gifts, and left without even eating a meal, I don't want to go, I should go over and thank him in person. ”
Xi Tongfang felt that what his daughter said made sense.
After all, Fourth Master Chu's thank you gift was given to his daughter, and her daughter thanked him and went to return the gift in person, which was also out of politeness.
Xi Tongfang agreed to let Xi Feng go with him.
In the afternoon, Xi Tongfang instructed Qingsong to go to Zhuangzi to get eggs and catch chickens, Qingsong groveled, "The slave is going here, but, master, can you eat so many eggs and pheasants at once?" Otherwise, catch a few pheasants, and when you are done eating, the slaves will go to the Zhuangzi to catch them. ”
"Just catch eight, not one." If it's less, how can you take it?
Qing Song opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Xi Tongfang waved his hand, "Go and go, come back before dark." ”
"Yes, sir."
Qing Song didn't dare to ask any more, and hurriedly left.
The next day, Xi Tongfang took a few pheasants with their wings and legs tied, a basket of eggs, a box of dim sum made by Ruan, and a box of Qingtuan, and went to the Chu family tea shop with Xi Feng.
Every Qingming Festival, every household in Hangzhou City will make Qingtuan to eat, and will deliberately make more, to give the neighbors to taste, in order to enhance the relationship between friends and neighbors, now there are still ten days before the Qingming Festival, Ruan's in advance picked the young leaves of wormwood grown in the backyard, made a pot of Qingtuan, and packed a box, for Chu Li to taste.
Xi Feng's father and daughter went to the tea shop and gave a return gift.
Feng San's shopkeeper hurriedly instructed the little servant to take the things and put them in the backyard, while he made a pot of Longjing before the rain with his own hands, and poured a cup for each of them, "The new tea that has just been fried, Longjing before the rain, Master Xi, Miss Xi, try it." ”
"Good tea." Xi Tongfang held the teacup in both hands, took two sips, and praised it.
Feng San's shopkeeper smiled, "This tea is fried by my fifth brother himself, and it is specially used for entertaining guests. ”
"How can this work, we are here to give a return gift, how can there be a drink and take, this ......"
"Why not, Miss Xi is the life-saving benefactor of my fourth master, not to mention two catties of tea, it is not too much to give her a tea shop." Shopkeeper Feng San interrupted Xi Tongfang's words.
At this time, a little servant came in and said, "The third shopkeeper, the fourth master invited Miss Xi to come over, saying that he had something to say." ”
"This ...... Miss Xi, look ......"
Let a young lady go to the inner room to see the fourth master, a lonely man and a widow, the father of the other family is still there, Feng San's shopkeeper is a little embarrassed.