The door of the courtyard had already been opened, and Li Hong and Xue Yulian had already greeted them in person when they heard the news, and said with a smile: "Yunfeng, Aunt Ning, are you back?" The husband and wife hurried to give the gift. Li Hong said: "It's all ready, just waiting for you, let's go in." As he spoke, he gave way to each other and let the husband and wife into the courtyard. Someone else took the things they brought back and placed them.

Xue Yulian took Fan Lihua into the wing room and met Liu Ruyan, Dou Yuxian, and Cao Xiuluan sisters. As soon as Fan Lihua entered the door, Dou Yuxian pulled her to ask long and short questions, and Fan Lihua smiled and talked to the sisters.

As he was talking, a little boy came in and said, "Childe let Xue Shizi serve tea." Didn't Miss Liu say that she would go and offer tea in person? Liu Ruyan smiled and said, "I know, I'll come." Sister, please sit down, I personally prepared tea for my cousin today, and I will be back in a while. As he spoke, he led a little maid out to prepare tea. Dou Yuxian and Cao Xiuluan couldn't help laughing beside them. Fan Lihua understood** and said with a smile: "You guys are ghosts again." Dou Yuxian smiled: "Sister, don't worry, we won't be embarrassed for my brother-in-law, just let him suffer a little." Fan Lihua smiled at Xue Yulian and said, "It's a loss that you are still a sister, and you don't want to stop it, watching your younger brother being teased." Cao Xiuluan smiled and said, "Look, Sister Ning is distressed." Fan Lihua blushed and didn't speak. Xue Yulian said with a smile: "Sister Yin is just respecting Yunfeng for a cup of tea according to the old customs, so she can't fool him." You can rest assured, you won't embarrass him. As he spoke, he ordered the maid to put on the table refreshments and fruits. Let Dou Yuxian and Cao Xiuluan accompany Fan Lihua to talk. And he went out and ordered a banquet to be prepared.

Xue Dingshan followed Li Hong into the main room, and when he raised his eyes, he couldn't help but be stunned. On the main seat in the room sat Xu Maogong and Cheng Yanjin, and Qin Han, Qin Ying, and Liu Mengming were talking to each other with genuine tea. Seeing him come in, Qin Han, Qin Ying, and Liu Mengming hurriedly stood up. Qin Han smiled: "The new aunt has returned to the door?" Unwelcome, unwelcome. Xue Dingshan was full of doubts, and hurriedly came over to Xu Maogong and Cheng to bite Jin Shili, and said, "See the two old Chitose in the later life." Cheng Yanjin "hehe" smiled: "No courtesy, no courtesy." Today you are a coquette, we are all accompanied, no need to be polite. Qin Han, please sit down with your new uncle. Qin Han smiled, lifted the chair on the guest seat, and said, "New aunt, please sit down." Xue Dingshan made them make a fuss, and Li Hong smiled: "Yunfeng, sit down." The two Chitose and General Qin were invited by me unintentionally, and everyone was lively and lively together. Xue Dingshan had no choice but to take a seat and sit down in the guest seat. Li Hong ordered the attendants to offer tea.

When the attendant didn't go long, he came back and said, "Young Master, Miss Liu has personally come to serve tea to Xue Shizi." Li Hongyi frowned and said, "Why bother? ”

Before the words fell, Liu Ruyan led a little maid in. The maid held a small lacquered sunflower-style tea tray with three fine porcelain cups of mutton fat on the tea tray.

Liu Ruyan came in and said with a smile: "Today is the joy of my cousin and Sister Ning's return to the door, and I, as a younger sister, naturally want to serve two cups of fragrant tea." Cheng Yanjin smiled: "Yes, yes." Or Miss Liu is polite and thoughtful. Liu Ruyan said with a smile: "Cousin, do you remember that we have a custom in Jiangzhou, and when the new son-in-law returns to the door, the female family must have three cups of tea to respect each other?" Xue Dingshan nodded and said, "That's right." Liu Ruyan said with a smile: "In this case, cousin, these three cups of tea must be drunk." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and handed a cup of tea to Xue Dingshan with both hands, and said, "This is the best tea we specially brewed in order to welcome our cousin back." This first cup is a son-in-law tea, please look at our sister Ning with a high look. If Sister Ning has anything inconsiderate in her daily life, I hope that my cousin will not care about the second elder of the Fan family. Cousin, please. Xue Dingshan took it, and saw that there was only half a cup of tea in the cup, and the color was slightly darker than the usual tea. said: "Thank you Sister Yin for your trouble. After a little hesitation, he took a sip, and as soon as the tea was in his mouth, a bitter and spicy breath rushed straight to the seven orifices, and his mouth was full of fire, and he couldn't help frowning. I want to spit it out, and I'm embarrassed in front of so many people. Seeing this, Cheng Yanjin asked, "Ding Shan, what's wrong with you?" Xue Dingshan had to reluctantly swallow the tea. Exhaled and said, "It's nothing, it's really good tea." Liu Ruyan couldn't help but smile, took the teacup and put it down.

turned around and picked up the second cup again, and said: "This second cup is Hehe tea, I wish you husband and wife to respect each other and grow old." Cousin, please. Xue Dingshan was shocked, "Uh, Sister Yin, this ......" Liu Ruyan smiled: "What?" Doesn't my cousin want to drink this cup of wahe tea? Xue Dingshan had to take it. said, "Thank you, sister." He gritted his teeth and barely took a sip. This cup is slightly less bitter than the first one, and the mouth is slightly sweet. Xue Dingshan breathed a sigh of relief and swallowed the tea.

Liu Ruyan picked up the third cup and said with a smile: "This cup is a prayer tea, may Sister Ning conclude a pearl as soon as possible to continue the incense for the Xue family." Cousin, you have to drink all this cup without a mouthful, and the rest of it will not work. Xue Dingshan looked at this cup of tea, a little frightened, and reluctantly took the teacup, hesitating slightly. Liu Ruyan smiled: "Cousin, drink quickly." My aunt is waiting to hold her grandson. Cheng Yanjin also smiled and said, "Yes, since it was Miss Liu who made a wish for you, you should drink it quickly." Xue Dingshan had no choice but to be ruthless and took a sip of the tea in the cup into his mouth. This cup of tea is unexpectedly refreshing and sweet, and there is no bitterness at all. Xue Dingshan swallowed the tea at this time. As soon as the tea falls into the throat, it is mixed with the bitterness just now, and it is even more full of flavors, and it is not a taste.

Liu Ruyan saw that Xue Dingshan had finished drinking the tea, and said with a smile: "Okay, the three cups of tea are finished." The slave family retired. After saying that, he led the maid out.

Liu Mengming hurriedly ordered Chenliang to pour a cup of tea and handed it to Xue Dingshan, and said, "It's not good for these girls to be in one place, and they have been discussing and playing tricks on their cousins since yesterday." Li Hong said: "Since Brother Ming knows, why don't you stop it?" Yunfeng, don't take it to heart. They were just joking, not malicious. Xue Dingshan took a sip of tea and pressed the bitterness in his mouth, and said with a smile: "My brother-in-law is serious, and my sisters are also kind, how can my little brother be weird." ”

Cheng Yanjin asked curiously, "What?" What else is this tea saying? Liu Mengming smiled: "I don't know if it's tea." This is what several sisters came up with to play tricks on their cousins, and the first cup was made by decoction with coptis and ginger; The second cup is boiled with cork and some rock sugar; The third cup is fried with licorice with rock sugar and honey. Cheng Yanjin laughed after hearing this, and said, "It's hard for them to think about it." Xu Maogong smiled: "This is called bitter first and then sweet." It should be in the marriage of Ding Shan and Pear Blossom. Cheng Yanjin smiled: "Yes, yes." What the third brother said is that it is bitter first and then sweet, and it will be better to only be sweet in the future. ”