The pillar's family and Dayuan's daughter-in-law are like two pistachios, and when Qu Xiaobai saw them, he told the two of them that he was gone.

The two talked and laughed, but their hands were also neat, they fetched water from the river, began to clean the ducks, plucked the small fluff on the ducks, and after several times of clear water, Qu Xiaobai took the washed ducks to pickle, and put them neatly in a large basin, Zhao Yuan got a new task, go and get her some iron hooks.

This is simple, when she first built the house, according to her requirements, some places used very thick iron bars, and the iron bars were left, just bend them into hooks.

Qu Xiaobai counted a total of thirty ducks, and he couldn't roast so many in one oven, so he asked for fifteen iron hooks. The hook was done, one end hooked the duck, and the other hung in the hearth.

Qu Xiaobai couldn't believe in the fire, but he could trust Zhang, so he found Zhang.

The pillar family laughed at her: "My good girl, nephew and daughter-in-law, how many people do you have to work for a roast duck?" ”

"When the time comes, Auntie, you can eat more and eat all the books back!"

"You ghost girl!"

"Hey, hey!"

In the end, Qu Xiaobai also did some pickling and directing work, and the rest was done for everyone. They don't have a common language with those in the family, and they just take this opportunity to avoid being embarrassed by running into them.

At home, Zhang Jinglin wanted to stick to Mu Nanyun, and Mu Nanyun wanted to communicate with these people under Yang Ling, and the atmosphere was also very interesting. Zhang Jinglin is just a confused county official, Xin Qingjun doesn't look at him in his eyes, but his master Wang Ping next to him is very attention-grabbing.

Wang Ping is a very low-key person, standing behind Zhang Jinglin, he doesn't talk much, and there is always a little smile on the corner of his mouth, if it is an ordinary meeting, probably no one will notice him.

But Xin Qingjun heard Qu Xiaobai say about Wang Ping, Yang Ling and Qu Xiaobai were wronged that day and were taken to the court for trial, it was Mu Nanyun who saved the two of them at that time, but this Wang Ping also made some efforts. Qu Xiaobai, the little housewife, said that as soon as Wang Ping came up, he said a lot of words to her and Yang Ling, if it was because his brother-in-law Chen Jiu and Zhu Changsong were not on good terms, it would be reasonable for him to secretly help his brother-in-law, but the situation at that time, for the sake of an unsuccessful brother-in-law, to offend the top boss, this is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger.

The most important point is that Zhang Jinglin, the county station, is simply obedient to this Wang Ping.

Qu Xiaobai had already asked Xin Qingjun to pay more attention to this master.

Xin Qingjun has paid more attention to Wang Ping in the past few days, and found that he is not only low-key, but also very sleek, and the city is deep. In his opinion, this person's ability should never be condescended to the position of master, but he has been a master here for nearly twenty years.

Xin Qingjun took two cups of tea, walked up to Zhang Jinglin, handed one to Zhang Jinglin, and one to Wang Ping, and said with a smile: "Lord Xiantai, Master Wang, this is the tea that the next friend got from the south, it took a lot of trouble to get it, how about the two of you taste it." ”

Zhang Jinglin held the teacup, took the lid and pretended to brush the tea leaves floating in the cup, took a sip, and said, "Good tea." ”

Wang Ping's eyes were a little dark: "It's not easy to get it from the south." This friend of Xin Gongzi is not simple. ”

Xin Qingjun smiled: "People who do small business are not easy to talk about. People here want to live, people over there also want to live, there are always people who take risks in order to survive, and the barriers in this world, once they meet this kind of person, will not be so strong. ”

Zhang Jinglin really couldn't understand the twists and turns in the two of them, but he didn't want to be too ignorant, so he could only pretend to nod his head.

Wang Ping lowered his head to taste the tea, and the corners of his mouth were picked, "This hard-won tea can't be wasted." My lord, this tea tastes good, right? ”

"Huh? Ah, yes, yes, the fragrance is mellow, and the mouth is sweet. Zhang Jinglin said a few decent words. He didn't lie about these words.

This can only show that he has nothing to do in business, but he is very active in eating, drinking and having fun.

Xin Qingjun smiled calmly, "Our tea in the north is a little astringent, not as sweet as the tea in the south. If the adults like it, I'll ask the adults and the master to wrap a bag and take it with them and drink it fresh. ”

Wang Ping smiled back: "Then thank you Gongzi Xin." ”

Xin Qingjun finished greeting Wang Ping, and when he saw Mu Nanyun, who was admiring the flowers at the door, waving to him, he hurriedly walked over, "General Mu Xiao." ”

Mu Nanyun said: "This green chrysanthemum is rare, and it blooms well. Bring me a pot when you go. ”

Xin Qingjun was busy with a smiling face: "Ouch, this can't be done, our little housewife said that you can send anything, but you can't send chrysanthemums. Flower. She said, what it means, General Mu Xiao, you understand. ”

Mu Nanyun's eyes froze, "I forgot about this stubble." Suddenly feeling that something was wrong, he raised his eyes and looked at Xin Qingjun: "Your little master mother expected that I would ask for a chrysanthemum. Flower? ”

"Ahem...... The little housewife said that General Mu Xiao doesn't like to be armed, so he likes flowers and plants. ”

"She knows me! Since I don't give up chrysanthemum. Flowers, then you can take me to see other flowers. Mu Nanyun laughed amusedly, and pulled Xin Qingjun out, Zhang Jinglin saw it, got up and wanted to go out, but was pressed by Wang Ping, "My lord, drink tea." This tea is not easy to come by, and not everyone can drink it. ”

"But ......"

A touch of contempt flashed in Wang Ping's eyes, but it was too fast and too light for people to notice at all, "My lord, the little general didn't greet you to serve, and you rushed there, for fear of provoking the little general." ”

Zhang Jinglin frowned and pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but be irritable: "Thank you for reminding me." ”

Wang Ping didn't say anything more, and lowered his head to drink tea.

Xin Qingjun accompanied Mu Nanyun to wander around the courtyard.

There are a lot of strange flowers and plants in the courtyard, in fact, when Qu Xiaobai went south, whenever he encountered good-looking flowers and plants, he would buy them and let the dart bureau send them back, and there were a lot of them.

Mu Nanyun unceremoniously asked for a few pots, and Xin Qingjun was not polite: "These are all bought by the little master mother for a lot of money." ”

"Got it, is there less silver ticket for my entourage today?" Mu Nanyun was speechless. He thought that Xin Qingjun was a humble gentleman, but who knew that after being with Qu Xiaobai for a long time, he would become a miser?

"Hey, that's not what I mean, I just want to say that these flowers and plants are quite valuable, please treat them well after the little general brings them back."

"Got it. Lao Xin, why did you talk to that Wang Ping for so long just now? He is a little master, what is there to say? ”

Mu Nanyun finally turned his words to the point.

"It's nothing, it's just a matter of talking about it. He liked today's tea and asked me for a bag of tea. ”

"Oh, today's tea tastes familiar."

"Well, it was sent by the Tang housekeeper of your mansion."

"Then you tell people that it's tea from the Southland?"

"So General Mu Xiao heard it?"

Mu Nanyun was speechless: "I'm not far away." ”

Xin Qingjun smiled indifferently: "Although it was sent by Steward Tang, it is indeed tea from the south, and I didn't lie to them." ”

"Yes."

Xin Qingjun suddenly raised his eyebrows, and he was a little sharp: "There is no trade between the north and the south, and the checkpoints between the two places are very strict. ”

"I never ask about the affairs of the house, Tang Muqiao may have any doors, you might as well have a chance to ask him."

Mu Nanyun calmly beat Tai Chi back. There was a sudden aroma outside the wall, Mu Nanyun wrinkled his nose and sniffed, "I won't talk to you, I'll go see what delicious food is made outside." ”

Xin Qingjun looked at his swaying back, his eyes slightly dark.

By the river, the roast duck in the oven already exudes a rich aroma.

Several people around the oven were full of praise: "I didn't expect the duck to be roasted and eaten like this, it's so fragrant!" ”

"Little white nephew, how did you come up with it?"

"Do what you dreamed of. I can't do it, and I'm not happy to eat it? ”

"Oops, I can't stand it, I really want to eat it quickly."

"Sister-in-law Dayuan, does my brother Dayuan know that you are so greedy?"

"Do you know that after so many years, how can he still take a leave of absence?"

"Sister-in-law is domineering!"

Mu Nanyun slowly paced over, and everyone hurriedly put down the work in their hands and saluted, and knelt on the ground in a mess.

Qu Xiaobai knew that there were some things that he couldn't ask more, so he could only kneel down with them, "Why did General Mu Xiao come out?" Is it because the tea in the house is not delicious? ”

"Let's get up, everyone is here today as a little white friend, not a little general, you don't have to be restrained."

Qu Xiaobai quietly glanced at him. She can't afford to be a friend.

But she didn't debunk it in person, after all, it was still necessary to maintain a friend relationship with him on the surface.

"Aunt Zhang, help me look at the ducks in the stove, and replace the next pot when it is cooked. I'll talk to General Mu Xiao. ”

Mu Nanyun paced to the water's edge, looked at the mountains and rivers in front of him, opened and closed the folding fan, and said with a sigh: "This is really a good place, there are mountains and rivers." What kind of mountain is the other side? ”

"I don't know, I don't have a serious name, I call it Nanshan."

"You haven't climbed that mountain?"

"No, Yang Ling went in to hunt, and I didn't have a chance to go in. Listen to Yang Ling said, there are clusters on the other side of the mountain. Forest, over the bush. Lin is the territory of the Diyi people. But plexus. The forest is very wide, stretching for more than 100 miles, and poisonous insects and beasts are infested in it, and the Diyi people can't get by. On the other hand, on the other side of Shadow Mountain, although it is also a wasteland, it is much worse than the terrain here, and it is inevitable that the Diyi people will choose to attack from there. ”

"Actually, when I first came to Nanping, I went to the other side of the mountain, as you said, there was a natural barrier, I only went into five miles, almost injured by the miasma, and then I never went in again. Hey, you name this mountain. ”

Qu Xiaobai raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Why did I name it?" It's not mine. ”

"Name it, it's yours."