"Aunt Xing, the young master said that the new son likes to eat that flavor of pickled melon and vegetables the most, and he will have more at dinner." The little maid who came to report said again.

Aunt Xing pursed her lips and said, "This pickled vegetable melon is not mine, Diancui has the final say." ”

The little maid smiled and said, "Then please ask Sister Cui." ”

Who knew that Diancui was a good person, and after a long time, Aunt Xing saw that she was so reluctant to think that she was reluctant, so she smiled and said that she would not give it if she didn't want to.

Dian Cuiyun said: "There are not many left, this vegetable melon was planted by my teacher, I heard that he also came to Beijing, and I wanted to leave some for him to taste." Thinking of the departure of her teacher Yuan Zhiheng, a trace of melancholy surged in her heart.

Aunt Xing glanced at her, thinking that the capital is so big, she is a foreign maid who is not familiar with the place, and it is so easy to find someone. But seeing that she seemed to be sure that she could see it, it was difficult to say anything.

West courtyard chess room.

"What? The little maid said that the vegetable melon should be left for her teacher to eat, "The second young master laughed dumbly, this little maid is interesting and tight, Yurou, who was serving tea on the side, covered her mouth and smiled, and said: "I know this little maid, but she is a handsome and interesting person, not long after, the jar of pickled vegetables and melons was carried all the way from the countryside." You have eaten other people's food, and you are not satisfied, but you still want to eat at once, and I won't give it to me. ”

The second young master laughed and said, "It's not me who likes to eat this the most, but it's a pity that Brother Zhiheng didn't take it for dinner tonight."

Playing against him is Bai Gongzi, Bai Ye is as his name suggests, handsome, white in a long shirt, with loose hair, very chic and uninhibited. Bai Gongzi also laughed when he heard the little maid's reply, and said that Brother Heng hurriedly told him that his appetite was rejected by a little maid.

"Yuan Gongzi is digging soil and planting flowers in the garden with Lao Diao Tou at this time." The little maid said that when she came back from the kitchen, she really happened to meet Yuan Gongzi who was rolling up his trouser legs and long sleeves to loosen the soil.

Bai Gongzi sighed, he is a child of a family anyway, how can he be as good as that mud leg.

The second young master smiled and said I don't think so, in the past, Tai/Zu was also from a peasant family, and those flowers and plants can cultivate the love of me and other scholars.

You have to cultivate your feelings, not only flowers and plants, but also those warblers, swallows, swallows, and clouds? Bai Gongzi made a pun, this is talking about the second young master's wind/flow debt.

The eldest young master, who was drinking tea and watching chess games on the side, has always been unsmiling, and after hearing this, he smiled and said that the two of you are embarrassed to call you a scholar, eating, drinking, having fun, and fighting cocks every day, and you have lost face to the reader.

"We are all laymen, and we can't compare with my eldest brother's diligent study, as long as my eldest brother is here, we will have shelter." The second young master said and got up and took a funny look at his eldest brother.

"Less sycophants." The eldest young master said, his younger brother is too out-of-the-box, and he is not incapable, he calls friends and friends, does business and trades, and can make friends with talented people, but he is not very interested in studying, and their father has served him with a stick for this matter. The father of the family hoped that both of them would follow the official career in the future, and since ancient times, men have been officials and women have taken care of business.

In the early years, it was not possible to be a businessman, but now the world has changed, businessmen wear gold and silver, silk and satin abound, the world laughs at the poor and does not laugh and sing, and now many scholars are contaminated with the smell of copper, and the style of study is corrupt, which makes the young master with a noble temperament very disdainful. If the younger brother really gave up his studies, he would be the first to refuse.

"Time is in the dark, you and Bai Gongzi still have less fun, not as talented as Yuan Gongzi, and you should learn from that Yin Gongzi's hard work," the eldest young master couldn't help but admonish, he saw that Yin Gongzi was excellent, he couldn't let go of the book every day, and he bothered to read hard, where could he be so nonsense like these two boys.

These two have obviously listened to the eldest young master's bitter exhortation, and they are not annoyed, they only grin, Yin Zhen's kid is hard to read, but it is not such an elegant and humble son, a few days ago, he met a fisherman's female Huanyi on the bank of the Baishui River, and he was shocked.

The two of them thought of this together, glanced at each other, and immediately beat their chests, rolling on the ground and laughing wildly.

The eldest young master saw that the two of them were so difficult to train, and scolded the children for not being taught, and when the time came, he would lose face in front of all the uncles in the clan, and seeing that his father did not break your legs, he picked up the chess game and left angrily.

Seeing the eldest young master leaving, Bai Gongzi straightened his face and asked the second young master: "Brother Zhongqing, do you really want to give up this scientific expedition?"

The second young master also laughed and said, "I'm not reading material. ”

"Others don't know, but you and I grew up together, and your talent is actually on par with Brother Zhiheng, I don't believe what you say." Bai Gongzi smiled.

The second son picked up a soft apricot and threw it into his mouth, chewed the nucleus and spit it out Yurou's palm, and said: "The sage often says that reading 10,000 books is like traveling 10,000 miles, but reading 10,000 books certainly has the benefits of reading 10,000 books, but this journey of 10,000 miles, for me to gain more understanding, and the business in the house is all supported by my mother, she is old, I don't want her to work too hard." ”

Bai Gongzi nodded and said with a smile: "You are a filial person, but I heard that the woman in the house can take charge of the family after the age of Ji Lu and learn to take care of the family's business, so what are you worried about?" ”

It's okay if he doesn't say this, but as soon as he says this, the second son can't help but sigh, Dao Yu'er She was a bad sin when she was a child, and when she came back, her aura and mind were not as good as when she was young, let alone taking care of business, and even the responsibility of being in charge of the house was estimated to be incompetent...... Saying that, he didn't forget to look outside the door, this sentence can't be heard by the eldest brother, his eldest brother is extremely protective of his own young sister, don't look at him so old-fashioned and serious, once he is in front of Yu'er, he immediately becomes very spoiled, that is responsive, and he can't allow others to say that Yu'er is not at all.

Bai Gongzi knew what he was avoiding, and immediately laughed and said: "It's really not good, you marry a wife as soon as possible, go to a capable and virtuous wife, and then someone will share the burden of returning to the lady." As he spoke, he glanced at Yurou, who was waiting on the side, and quipped: "Don't you persuade your young master to give you a flower-like housewife as soon as possible?" ”

Yu Rou's red little face immediately turned pale, and said with a smile: "How can the young master's family affairs be interfered with by my slaves and maids, Bai Gongzi should not gossip, and when it reaches the ears of his wife, the slaves and maids can't afford to bear the guilt." ”

"That's it, I don't want to marry a wife, if I marry a fierce wife, won't it make us Yurou angry." The second son sniffed the fragrance of osmanthus on Yurou's head, and joked.

As soon as she heard this, Yurou stood up suddenly, pulled the hair that was still in the hands of the second son, and said angrily with a white smile: "Why does the second young master say these words that stab the knife in the heart, Yurou is just a slave, and the words of the mastermother have been spread by some people, if he passes the door on the other day, then Yurou will have no face to see people and can only hang the beam!" As he spoke, he wiped his tears and covered his face and ran away.

Gui Zhongqing also knew that some of the jokes had been said today, so he had to rub his nose and be stupid.

Let's say that Yurou ran out angrily, and had nowhere to go to the northernmost west courtyard, said hello to Aunt Xing, and sat by the well and watched a few little maids wash vegetables and pick vegetables.

"Sister Yurou has something on her mind?" The little maids all know that she is the big girl who is valued by the second young master, and she has a heart.

"What are you talking about, Sister Yurou is fine with the second young master, what can you do." The other mother-in-law also sneered.

Yurou felt annoyed by them, frowned and lifted the hem of her skirt and turned to leave, and the mother-in-law and maid who had been snubbed immediately looked bad.

"Phew, I really think I'm a noble lady, but I'm a favored girl, I fell out of favor that day, maybe it's better for us to cook on the fire." The mother-in-law, who was snubbed, spat fiercely, and the maid on the side immediately echoed.

"Okay, you don't chew the root of your tongue anymore, what's wrong with cooking on the fire, you don't have to be satisfied with food and warm clothing." Another round-faced daughter-in-law persuaded, and the other mother-in-law and maid were about to refute, but when they saw Aunt Xing, who was five big and three thick, came out with a black face, a few of them were so frightened that they didn't dare to say anything.

Aunt Xing followed Diancui, carrying a small snack box in her hand, which was a shortbread recipe made by herself, which was made of four taels of puff pastry, one tael of honey, and one pound of white flour, rolled into a drug, and put into a plum blossom seal or longevity peach seal, and made a cake of two shapes of plum blossom and longevity peach, which was baked on the stove. Aunt Xing twisted one and ate it, the sweetness of the silk, the hot fragrance of the wisps, it was still soft and delicious. I also asked a few cooks in the kitchen to taste it, and they all said it was good.

Diancui made some more, and wanted to take them to the garden to taste for the old man.

In the garden, the old Diao Tou will plant those few Phnom Penh Ruixiang, and when he saw Diancui carrying a small food box, he quickly went to clean his hands with a smile and came back.

There is a gazebo in the garden, which is not small, and there is a chessboard in it, and the young masters can play chess and drink tea and enjoy the scenery in the summer. Diancui didn't go inside, first, this is a place for the masters to have fun, and secondly, the spring wind is strong, Diancui only found a clean big stone slab to do, and put out the two-color shortbread in the food box.

Lao Diao took out a sweat towel and patted the soil on his body, and while the heat of the shortbread party had not yet dissipated, he quickly picked up one and took a bite, giving a thumbs up while eating.

"Count you, you maid can be a man, every time I come to this small garden, I will send me food, such sweet and crispy cakes are probably only eaten by Mrs. and Miss." Lao Diao is over the age of six, but he is like an old child, and he loves sweetness.

"It's not," Dian Cui smiled: "This is what I did by myself, I didn't do it well the first time, don't dislike it." ”

The old Diao laughed and said This is not good, it is not good, but it is a pity that the little brother Yuan has been busy with my old man for a long time, and the front foot is about to leave, and there is no luck.

Before Dian Cui could ask which little brother Yuan was, he heard a voice with a slight hint of water vapor and said:

"Can I eat one too?"

Diancui looked up, but it was Yurou beside the second young master, who seemed to have cried, so he immediately beckoned her to sit down together.

Yurou has been sitting in the pavilion for a long time, and she has been watching this old and young person eating this fresh-looking shortbread square, smelling the sweetness, and then remembering that she was taking care of the second young master, and she was really hungry.

Although the old man didn't like it, he didn't like it, but it was not easy to compete with the little girl with pear blossoms and rain to eat.

So, the shortbread recipe of this small food box was eaten by this old Diao Tou and Yurou, one by one. Dian Cui looked funny, and saw that Dao Yurou remembered something, so she took a small bag tied around her waist and took out a hairpin from it.