Steward Tao doesn't have too many obsessions in his life, and the tea ceremony is undoubtedly one of them.

Listening to Lin Qian's words, he couldn't help but be interested in this "unknown source" tea.

"Don't dare, don't dare," Lin Qian glanced at Lin Ruo beside him with a smile, with praise and love in his eyes, and replied, "This tea is from Ah Ruo's hand, and it's called 'Barley Tea'." ”

"Barley tea?" Steward Tao took a breath and fell into thought slightly, and at the same time had a new understanding of this tranquil woman who had been standing silently on the sidelines.

"Exactly. In the past, I was running around all the year round, eating and sleeping in the open air, so there were a lot of problems in this temple, big and small. But what about me, hey," Lin Qian paused, laughed self-deprecatingly, and said, "I'm not afraid of Steward Tao's jokes when I say it, I'm the one I don't like the most, it's the bitter ink-like decoction." Thanks to Ah Ruo's filial piety, she turned over many medical books, but she found such a home remedy, and found Dr. Mo Shen for verification, which is indeed effective. ”

"Oh? I don't know how? ”

"It's a simple recipe, and the ingredients are easy to obtain, but it's just ordinary barley. It's just that it is quite troublesome to match, you need to wash the barley to the stone, dry it and put it in the pot and stir-fry it until it is golden brown, wait for it to cool down, and then crush it with a stone mortar and sieve it, mix it with the crushed tea powder, and then wrap it into a tea bag with dense vegetarian silk, soak it in a pot and boil it with water, filter off the tea residue and drink. It sounds easy, but every step takes days! It's also a shame that this kid has the heart to help me take care of it. ”

As he spoke, Lin Qian looked towards Lin Ruo happily, his eyes full of the love of his elders.

"But it works! Over the years, I feel that my body has a lot less problems, and I have never come to me again for minor illnesses and pains! ”

Steward Tao nodded: "The county lord is pure filial piety, and Master Lin is a blessed man!" ”

Hearing this, Lin Qian nodded, suddenly thought of Lin Ruo's life experience, and sighed again: "Yes." Ah Ruo also had a bad fate, her mother died early, and her father and concubine were ...... Hey, don't talk about it, don't talk about it......"

Looking at Lin Qian, who was sighing, and Lin Ruo, who was a little sad in his eyes, Steward Tao expected that Lord Minhui was not doing well in the Gu family, so Emperor Mingzong would specially decree that she would be handed over to the Lin family to raise.

"The county lord is deeply blessed, and with the favor of the emperor and the queen mother, Master Lin doesn't have to worry too much. Now that the Holy God has given marriage, after the county lord marries our prince, he will be happy and harmonious. ”

Hearing this, although Lin Ruo didn't say anything on her face, she couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart, and silently despised this insincere old housekeeper, she didn't believe it, the old housekeeper wouldn't know why Murong Chong was still alone until now. However, it didn't have much impact on her plans anyway, and she didn't care.

Seeing this scene, Steward Tao secretly said that this Minhui County Lord is really calm, and the holy decree says that "the courtesy is not overstepped", which is really worthy of the name! On the contrary, it is a bit rude to be here - in a few months, she will become the hostess of Rongwang's mansion, although Steward Tao himself is the old man of the palace, but after all, he is a subordinate, although the visitor is a guest, it is also promoted by the host's family. The lord of Minhui has a title on his body, even if he sits, it is not rude, but now this quasi-princess has been standing behind Lin Qian respectfully, abiding by the etiquette of respecting the elders, which is really rare.

Lin Qian listened to Steward Tao's blessings, and the smile in his eyes deepened: "What the old butler said is true." Uh, but ......"

Halfway through his words, Lin Qian paused and looked at Steward Tao with some embarrassment.

"If Master Lin has anything to say, you might as well say it directly."

Steward Tao naturally knew that Lin Qian must have some conditions to mention, so although Lin Qian opened his mouth, he did not promise to do it in a big way, and he was extremely calm.

Lin Qian pondered for a moment before he spoke: "Steward Tao, you also know about Aruo's distress yesterday. Now, the emperor just gave a will, and the marriage date has not been determined, and Ah Ruo has been targeted. I was also worried about her safety, so I ......"

Steward Tao looked at Lin Qian and did not have an interface. If he wants to get married early, he can't be the master.

This time, it was the little master of his family who listened to the prince's bitter words and sent him here. One can imagine how difficult it is to get married early. In contact today, although he felt that the county lord of Minhui was a good woman, he could not be the lord of Murong Chong. Naturally, he would not take the initiative to answer, but he had already begun to think about how to reply to Lin Qian's reply in his mind.

Clinker, what Lin Qian wants to say is not about an early marriage contract.

"I think, choose a few guards for Ah Ruo, I wonder if Steward Tao can tell Prince Rong and ask for his opinion?"

After listening to Lin Qian's words, Steward Tao was stunned, but immediately breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his normal expression: as long as you don't mention the matter of early marriage, it's easy to say anything.

"In this matter, Master Lin is in charge."

Lin Qian shook his head: "Lord Rong holds the power of the army, and there must be some secrets in the mansion that cannot be known to others." Therefore, everyone who goes to the palace with Ah Ruo must carefully check the details, so as not to cause trouble to the prince. ”

Steward Tao nodded: "Master Lin is thoughtful. ”

"Although there are some nursing homes in my house, if someone really wants to attack Ah Ruo, it is not enough to resist at all. Steward Tao, you also know, Ah Ruo's sister...... It's an accident. Lord Shude is my only sister, Ah Xi is no longer there, and Ah Ruo is the only child she left behind, I, even if I fight for this old life, I have to protect her well! Otherwise, what kind of face will you have in the future, go and see my sister! ”

Looking at Lin Qian's excited expression, Steward Tao's face also became serious, and he immediately got up and saluted: "Don't worry, Master Lin, I will definitely tell the prince, if you want to come, the prince will definitely be able to understand Lord Lin's protection of Lord Minhui." ”

Lin Qian got up and saluted back: "In this way, there is a housekeeper of Lao Tao." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Steward Tao got up to say goodbye.

Lin Qian personally sent the Tao housekeeper to the carriage and attached a return gift from the Lin Mansion. It is worth mentioning that in addition to returning the gift, Lin Qian handed over a package of "barley tea" to the Tao steward alone.

When the carriage of King Rong's Mansion disappeared from sight, Lin Qian let out a long breath, with a light smile on his face, and sighed softly: "This ghost spirit, I really expected everything. ”

"Gone?" A playful voice came, and a smiling face appeared in front of him.

Lin Qian nodded, stretched out his finger, and pointed at Lin Ruo with a smile: "You, I really admire you more and more." How do you know that Steward Tao will love barley tea? ”

Lin Ruo shook his head and smiled slyly: "What he likes is not barley tea, but the Xinyang hair tips mixed in it." ”

Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Lin Qian, who was sitting on the chair, almost squirted out the tea he had just drunk in his mouth. But thinking that it was five taels of gold and one coin (1), Xinyang Mao Jian hurriedly swallowed it back. As a result, I choked on the contrary, coughing until tears were about to flow out.

Lin Ruo hurriedly stepped forward to give Lin Qian a good breath.

"Ahem, letter...... cough cough, Xinyang, hairy tip...... Ahem, you ......"

Lin Qian pointed at Lin Ruo, coughing so much that he couldn't speak, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and took another sip of water: "You actually took Xinyang Maojian to match barley tea!" ”

Lin Ruo nodded: "That's right, the barley tea you have drunk for so many years, I have used Xinyang hair tips in it." ”

Hearing this, Lin Qian couldn't help but start coughing again.

The feeling is that what he has drunk for so many years is not tea, but gold, no, it is gold water!

"Uncle, take it easy!"

Note: (1) One coin = 5g, one tael = ten coins. The auction price of the best Xinyang hair tip is 745,000 yuan a catty.