In the moment before the sun rises, Xiaobai always wakes up on time.

When the sun rises, the sunlight will shine through a banyan tree in the northeast corner of the yard, which has grown for many years, the roots of the pillars are connected, the pillars and branches are intertwined, lush, and the huge canopy extends over the main house and the transept, covering half of the kitchen and the well in the yard.

Xiaobai likes to welcome the early morning here, first fetching a bucket of water from the well near the kitchen, and sprinkling two scoops of water on the mint planted in the fan-shaped land next to the well. The tender green leaves are hanging with water droplets, swaying gently. Then I watered the roses planted in the corners of the main house, and hoped that when summer came, they would still be as shy and touching as ever.

Then there is the small strawberry patch next to the trellis to the west, which has now grown white buds. This is a wild strawberry found in the depths of the earth, it took several times to survive, and the fruit that grows is not very large, but the taste of each one is sweet and sour, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

The grape trellis that connects the welcome guest and the west ear room has gradually become a piece of emerald green, but when I think of just planting this kind of seed, it really saddens her, the seeds of this pearl grape are foreign, I don't know how many hands I turned, how many places I wandered in Qingguo before I went to Huicheng, the owner of that kind of sub-shop has not sold it for a year, and I think it is really going to be a loss. Luckily, I met her. Although the process was very bumpy, at least the result was gratifying, even if the wine made was not half as good as the Xia family's pearl red, but she still felt that what she was doing was the best thing in the world.

When the sunlight arrived in the courtyard, Xiaobai was shaken by the shadow wall opposite the main house, which was carved and spliced with eight pieces of stone from Meishan, which was crystal clear and unpretentious, but if you look closely, you can see that this is actually a lotus picture. It is the easiest time to see in the summer, where you can feel the coolness of the lotus pond as far as the eye can see.

A small open space was set aside for Xiaobai to the west of the lotus shadow wall, and a toon tree and two persimmon trees were transplanted as gifts from an elder who often took care of her. She originally thought that she couldn't plant it, but she didn't expect that these three trees were like crazy, not only did they not wilt because they moved places, but they became better and better day by day.

The toon tree is already two people tall at the moment, and every year when the season comes, Xiaobai can always pickle a lot of toon buds, but whenever you want to eat it, the taste is no worse than the freshly picked one. What she likes the most is the two persimmon trees, don't look big, but the yield is extremely amazing, in addition to frozen persimmons, she also made a lot of persimmons, each of which is hung with white frosting.

The open space under the tree was sprinkled with all kinds of green vegetable seeds, and every summer, it would be chaotic, and it would take a long time to find a vegetable, but despite this, Xiaobai was still happy.

The whole yard was leveled and cleaned by her with bluestone slabs, except for the one on the east side of the lotus shadow wall and the south window of the kitchen, a big pit was made and a tree was planted that no one knew except her. At this time, the shadows of some flowers can be faintly seen on the branches, but they are too small. If you don't pay attention, you can't find it at all.

After watering, the time was almost up, and seeing that there was not much firewood left in the kitchen, she ran to the small courtyard in the northeast corner where there was the ancient banyan tree, under the cover of the huge canopy, this small courtyard, which does not see the sun all year round, is very shady, and the cellar for storing crops and winter fruits and vegetables is also built here, and the entrance is next to the east ear room used as a guest room on the east side.

She first looked at the three large porcelain jars in the north corner, and there were not many of them. I looked at the sauce jars and pickle jars in the northeast corner, and after a winter, there was really not much left. She shook her head, feeling that she really had to work hard these days.

As soon as winter comes, the snow covers the mountains, and no one will go out if they don't have a fatal emergency. But before spring comes, it will take four long months, these four months, she can't close her doors, occasionally run into the convoy passing by, which is not mighty, I can't wait to move her own house, she makes in the winter to sell a day's food, sometimes a convoy is all round.

Think about what happened some time ago, forget it, it's useless to think too much, the winter that has passed has been really busy.

Picking up some firewood, she hurried to light the two staple stoves on fire, and then steamed the pumpkin cake. adjusted the heat of the senior happiness again, hurriedly opened the small door, and opened the door to welcome guests.

It was already dawn, and there were already a few carriages parked at the door, and the little errand boys were all sitting quietly on the wooden benches on the side, and when they saw her come out, they came over with a smile.

"Little white girl, is it a little late today?"

"yes, I'm sorry guys." As she spoke, she moved out the stove for making tea, and the maids and maids, who were not equipped with tails to become monkey spirits, all came out to help, adding firewood, storing water, and placing tea bowls. Xiaobai was only polite and polite, but his heart was warm because of everyone's kind actions.

"I thought you wouldn't open today, but I saw that the vending machine was empty, and I thought that you would be too late if you had something else to do, and our master was waiting to eat that year." The clever little guy handed Xiao Bai an oversized food box, and Xiao Bai knew that it was still the same, double copies.

The lord of this family, a distant relative of the ancient housekeeper who hurried to Haixing yesterday, lives in Huicheng to do silk business, the business is big, and the shop is also all over every bustling street market in the three towns of Huixian County, and he has to go to other stores every three days to inspect the situation, and he is very diligent. But the appetite is not very good because of too much entertainment, but after the recommendation of the ancient housekeeper, I fell in love with the dishes here in Xiaobai, even if I want to take a long detour, I will come here to order one, and over time, one becomes a double portion.

"And me, the century-old good union of our young lady." The fat-faced girl lifted her dark red hollow dragon and phoenix pattern food box. She was in a good mood, because a few years ago she was visiting relatives and bought one by chance, and the young lady actually got her wish and got engaged to the person she liked. Miss must say that this dish is the red line, otherwise, she and her sweetheart are afraid that they will really miss it.

"Little white girl, hurry up, happy senior."

"Me too, the senior is happy plus a pack of steamed fish dumplings."

The orders in the hall came and went, and Xiaobai remembered them one by one, and after confirming it, he held a stack of food boxes and ran quickly to the kitchen.

The day's business is about to begin. The pumpkin cake is ready, and the sweet smell of pumpkin fills the kitchen. Before she could confirm the condition of the hair cake, she heard the fat-faced maid just now say loudly: "Is it a pumpkin hair cake?" Come two pounds! ”

In the afternoon when summer is approaching, there is a warmth in the breeze, and only a few clouds drift through the clear blue sky. All the scenes were as clear as a picture.

Xiaobai had just sent off a wave of guests, and before he could clean up the table, someone came to order again. A big four happy plus a spicy fried tofu, Xiaobai's hot sauce has a great feature, although it is a hot sauce, it has the sweetness of a fruit. Very popular with the ladies, this time it is estimated that the lady who is not eating is very greedy, remembering that her hot sauce here is here, tofu is nutritious, and it is very anti-hunger. The main thing is that the taste of this hot sauce is really satisfying.

She hurried to the kitchen and didn't notice a few people walking in. The maid crossed the girl in front of her, saw only one of the corners of her skirt at the small door, and shouted, "White girl!" ”

This title made Xiaobai's footsteps pause, and there were ripples in her heart, but soon, she returned to normal. He said to the door, "Go and sit in the private room, there is tea at the counter, make a pot by yourself, and I will watch the meal." Then he picked up a piece of tender tofu from the water, took out the spicy sauce he made from the shelf, cut some green onions, and lit the fire on the small stove. Malier's pot makes spicy fried tofu.

The maid pursed her lips, and just as she wanted to say something more, she heard the sound of a spatula coming from the kitchen, and the richly dressed girl behind her pulled her, shook her head, and said with a tired face, "Let's go and sit inside." ”

"Miss, is the white girl still angry?" The maid pouted.

"Alright, Chun." She didn't allow Ah Chun to say a word, and went straight up the low steps at the door, to the innermost private room.

"Miss is such a good temper, she has come to this point, and she still comes up to beg for disgust." The little maid next to Ah Chun is called Ah He, and her mouth is usually the most tricky, and her name is not like her at all.

"Alright, you both shut up." Ah Yun is the oldest maid next to the girl, and when she spoke, Ah Chun and Ah He both lowered their heads and obediently followed. Ah Yun turned to the little guys, the grooms, and the guards and said, "You guys are in the hall, wait a minute, the white girl will arrange the meal." ”

"Got it, Miss Yun should go and serve with you." The people behind him sat down in a neat and orderly manner and waited quietly.

Xiaobai handed over the packed food box, only to notice that there were four more tables of people in the hall. She sneered and complained in a low voice: "It's really annoying to have such a big battle every time you come." "It's no surprise to these people for their regular sitting posture and reticency.