Lao Feng drove the carriage and was not in a hurry at all. After smoking a bag of cigarettes, he knocked out the tobacco on the wheel and put it in his arms. He will only go back after dark, as long as he delivers the goods, he doesn't have to rush back.

It happened that the light rain had stopped, and the candle was newly lit, and Xiaobai had just come back. He stopped the carriage and shouted at the top of his voice: "Little white girl! The beef arrived. ”

"Hey! Uncle Feng! Xiao Bai's clear voice came, and Lao Feng smiled. The movements in his hands did not stop, he untied the rope and put away the layer of oilcloth, took off his coat and put it at the door.

Xiao Bai ran out and opened the door with a bang, and saw Lao Feng hurriedly saying hello, every time Lao Feng came with a pinch, at this time she had just cleaned up the room and put the side dishes on the table, and the dishes of the senior were cut in half. Seeing that there were twice as many beef on the carriage as usual, and a few sheep, he asked, "Why is the business of the butcher Wang good these days?" ”

"Well, you should be the cow and say there is. If it weren't for some time ago ... Hey, forget it, don't talk about it. "Lao Feng is right, in Qingguo, ploughing cattle cannot be slaughtered at will, unless they are too old to farm, go to the county government to register and make a register, and then sell them to the butcher, the price is naturally much higher, but the cattle are an animal, in the eyes of the people, like a family, they would rather be buried than slaughtered by the butcher." This time, it was specially instructed by the county magistrate's wife. Lao Feng glanced at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai smiled lightly, even though she and Lin Wenjuan had an awkward quarrel and had no contact for more than a year, everyone in the Lin family was full of her life. "Uncle Feng, rest here with me tonight, I have put all the food in the house, you go and clean your clothes and go to rest, leave it to me here."

Every time Lao Feng comes to deliver Xiaobai, he will clean up the innermost guest room on the second floor and let him rest, this work of delivering beef is different from sending off, it has to be a Huichengtong, know which family has cattle, and also know the condition of the cattle. If you want to know this, you must be a good person, not only close to your neighbors, but also well-informed and familiar with each other. The county government and the butcher must be constantly moving, in case there is no door-to-door registration of the old cow this month, he has to have a way to ensure that Xiaobai's supply cannot be broken, so, Lao Feng, Xiaobai is very respectful.

Watching Lao Feng slowly ascend the stairs, Xiao Bai's hand flashed, and all the things on the carriage disappeared. She unloaded the wagon, moved the horses to the stables, fed a bundle of straw, and then went into the house, closed the door, and went to the kitchen.

I want to clean up the beef quickly, but unfortunately the grass fruit has not yet grown, and this century-old good recipe has to be made with a different recipe.

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After a good night's sleep, Lao Feng washed his face, filled a bundle of hay for the horses, and then turned around and entered the hall. Breakfast was already set on the table near the door, golden steamed bun slices, a plate of braised pork and a bowl of rice porridge. He smiled warmly, and his sincere treatment of Xiaobai, a little girl, was not in vain.

"Uncle Feng, did you sleep well last night?" Xiaobai put a cup of hot tea in Lao Feng's hand and sat down. "That plate of fried screws tastes okay? I just caught it yesterday. ”

"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's still the little white girl who remembers that the old man likes this bite. And that chicken and side dishes. It's also delicious. Xiaobai, if anyone marries you in the future, it will be really too blessed. He was in high spirits and picked up a slice of braised pork and put it in his mouth.

"Forget it, Uncle Feng, don't make fun of me."

Xiao Bai's past, when everyone in Huicheng made a fuss, Lao Feng smiled awkwardly and said, "By the way, little white girl, what did you gain from going to Fudi this time?" ”

"Uncle Feng, how many times have I told you, just call Xiaobai, you don't have to be troublesome." There was the sound of a carriage outside the door, and she seemed to be angry, but in fact she said a coquettish word, and went out to greet the guests. Lao Feng laughed out loud.

"Boss!" The little guy came running quickly, and he was a guest. Xiaobai glanced at the convoy of more than a dozen carriages and welcomed the little guy into the door, but the little guy found that a huge inn was only a guest. His face was obviously not good, and he found that there was no food sign on the wall at all, and he was hesitating to speak. Seeing the guests at the only table in front of them, putting these coarse foods that no one in their house eats, their disgusted expressions were not hidden.

Lao Feng is a person in the market, and he has seen a lot of people who step on the high and praise the low, if it is another family, he is nothing, but although this Xiaobai does not have much contact with him, he is also a person he is willing to treat sincerely, and the diaphragm of this stomach should be vented. Xiao Bai saw that Lao Feng's face was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward to fill the half-empty teacup, signaling him not to speak.

Not to mention that the carriage was well-made and luxurious, but just the panache and clothes on this little guy knew that it was by no means from ordinary people. Xiaobai didn't want to have a bad deal with any of the guests who came in to welcome him, so he stepped forward and explained: "The only things we can pack at once in our store are four dishes and some staple foods. ”

The little guy glanced at her, the emaciated ordinary woman, and the crimson birthmark that couldn't be ignored. But she could guess that she was going to take a dish that could be packed, and she was a little clever, so she put the slackness in her heart and asked, "Which four?" ”

Xiaobai patiently replied: "Beef stew, stew, minced meatballs and stewed crucian carp." The main dishes are sweet steamed buns and shrimp dumplings. Lao Feng glanced at her puzzled, not understanding why he didn't say the name of the dish on weekdays.

"Ten portions of the same, be quick." Xiaobai thought, if she comes to ten copies, she has to speed up, how can she get it? Could it be that this little guy with eyes on the top of his head will help her? The little guy obviously knew what Xiao Bai was thinking, frowned, and said, "You just have to prepare your dishes, and someone will naturally come to help you get them in a while." With that, he turned around and went out.

Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, and laughed out loud. Lao Feng also said clearly: "Is this here to run errands, or is the young master of which family has fallen to the ground?" Why don't you say the name of the dish, though? ”

"Uncle Feng, if I say the name of the dish too much, I'm afraid he won't buy it." Xiaobai entered the kitchen with a smile and pretended to eat with his hands and feet.

As soon as I packed a copy, I saw a pink-clothed maid standing at the door of the hall in a regular manner, and I didn't know if it was because the rules were good and I didn't come in, or I was afraid that my clothes would be dirty, Xiaobai didn't think about anything, just gave him the food box one by one, and then handed it to the little maid behind her.

After waiting for all ten servings of food to be packed, the maid handed her a purse and said softly: "There weren't so many, but your stewed crucian carp is very much liked by our wife, so I will reward you separately." Take it. ”

Xiao Bai couldn't stand the expression of the gift, but she had no enmity with the silver, she stretched out her hand to take it and thanked her, and when the maid went out, the convoy began to move forward slowly, Xiao Bai sat back opposite Lao Feng and opened the purse, if it was usual, she wouldn't look at it, but today she felt that the weight of the purse was a little heavy.

"Gold?" Xiaobai picked up the heavy gold ingot and looked at it. I found that there were no three words at the bottom, but a small seal was engraved, and the word letter was written. In Qingguo, she had only heard of gold ingots engraved with private seals, but she had never seen them! Thinking that the direction of the convoy was Haixing, Xiaobai had some strange thoughts, and he always felt bad.

"Yo, this is a big shot." There was no trace of greed in Lao Feng's eyes, which was another major reason why Xiaobai respected him. This uncle is over fifty years old and has not yet married a wife, and he is free to get by all day, and I really don't know what happened in his early years. Lao Feng drank all the tea in the cup, got up to say goodbye, and did not politely ask Xiaobai to pay for the meal.

"Uncle Feng, see you next month, I'll make you some delicious food next month." Xiaobai handed him a few snacks that had been packed a long time ago.

Lao Feng smiled, and finally didn't want to hide anything from Xiaobai, and said: "Originally, I didn't want to talk much, but this time, Young Master Lin went to me in person and asked me to see if you were okay, there was a collapse ahead, he was still quite worried about you, you, don't be too serious, who hasn't had a hurdle?" Just cross over and keep it in your heart, or you will suffer yourself. As he spoke, he stuffed a packet of maltose into Xiaobai's hand, "Take care of yourself, I'm leaving." ”

Regarding the matter between Xiaobai, Lin Wenjuan and Chen Heng, everyone thought that Xiaobai had been wronged, but no one told her that she could blame anyone, she could lose her temper, but she just wanted to open it up, as if Xiaobai should be so generous, Xiaobai picked up a piece of maltose and put it in his mouth, his expression was indescribably annoyed, hey, even this sugar is bitter.