In the month of Layue, the whole Huicheng has changed its appearance, and the people who are busy with their livelihood on weekdays begin to leisurely prepare New Year's goods, driving the carriage to buy slowly in large bags and small bags, and buy a string of rock sugar gourds from time to time, or pinch candy people, fried noodles and fish to coax their children to be happy. But those children who are used to being ordinary and leisurely, but they don't care about the sweetness of the candy wafting in the market, and the novel toys, their faces are full of nervousness, thinking about how to pass the year-end assessment and entrance examination.

Yu Kebai said goodbye to Yu Li, with two big cars full of New Year's gifts to the city gate, in the warm and prosperous atmosphere of Huicheng, his heart was full of gratitude, this year is considered to be a thrill, the Yu family is safe and sound, the business has been signed smoothly a lot, my grandmother is healthy, he also sent a big red envelope to the workers of the sauce factory, this year ended safely, and next year will be better.

Just his friends ... Ay...

Xiaobai didn't know that Yu Ke was coming, the snow finally stopped at this time, she was hanging frozen radishes with Guo Zhaoyang, a few days ago there were too many merchants who came to give New Year's gifts, she was busy and dizzy, and now she was idle, only to remember the white radish that had just been dug up, peeled and cut into wide strips, and hung on the eaves with hemp rope, after the freezing process, the taste will be more solid, every year she will get a lot, put it in the senior year.

From a distance, the two playful chasing figures are particularly vivid in the pure white snowscape, such laughter and laughter also make Xiaobai forget the loneliness in the winter every year, in fact, she doesn't need companionship, but no one has ever taken her needs seriously. In previous years, the Lin Mansion would only ask Huang Bo to send some things over, and would not really ask Xiaobai to go to the Lin Mansion for the New Year's Festival. And this year, Huang Bo did not come.

After lunch, the two of them fell asleep around the fire, and then they heard the door ring, Yu Ke pushed the door in, bringing in fine snowflakes, and the sky that was still blue in the morning became gloomy again in a blink of an eye. "Don't sleep!" He took off the big coat, shook it a few times, threw it to the six directions, walked to the stove, poured a cup of hot tea, held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "Do you know that the fire is going to burn to your eyebrows!" ”

Xiaobai yawned, raised his waist again, and then said: "If you want to be anxious, you should be anxious, this is all the year, you still have time to come to me to grind your teeth, what, next year's business is negotiated?" ”

Yu Ke smiled slightly, unable to hide the joy in his eyes, but said: "I just work hard, you drink tea here, but I have to run around to do things for the Yu family, and there is no one around to help." ”

"How else do you want me to help you?" Guo Zhaoyang took over his complaints, "Furui Yunzhulou has negotiated for you, Chunrifang has also helped you open the gap, and even the sauce factory has helped you get two, just your small body, just do these well, don't always think about expansion, the time has not come, the gains will outweigh the losses." ”

"But with my small body, I'll get tired running around!" Yu Ke sighed, he knew that Guo Zhaoyang would not really come forward to help him take care of the business, but he was alone, and there was no trusted person around him to help, it was too tiring to check the business everywhere every day, thinking that many people had been dismissed this year because of open source and throttling, so he said: "Why don't I promote a few big shopkeepers." ”

Guo Zhaoyang turned his head helplessly, Xiaobai covered his mouth and smiled, and said: "No wonder the ancient housekeeper refuses to go back to his hometown to support the elderly, if he really hands over the business to the people below, he is really not at ease, you, you should really learn from the ancient family who ascended to the Fengtai, the old man and the ancient housekeeper are also a handful of years, but they are still diligent." ”

"I'm also very diligent." Yu Ke was not convinced.

"Then don't complain, this is what you should do, it's your duty! It's useless to talk to others. Guo Zhaoyang unceremoniously gave a roll of his eyes.

Yu Ke raised his eyebrows and said, "You also know what duty is?" Then let me ask you, do you know that your mother has returned to the county king's mansion? Why don't you hide here and not look at her? Is this what you're supposed to do? ”

"Shut up!" Guo Zhaoyang couldn't help but glare at him.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you! This is very strange! Not long ago, I went to the county king's mansion to visit, but Wen Qing didn't let me in, you know? The atmosphere in the entire county king's mansion was very depressing, and the faces of the guards at the door were black! As he spoke, Yu Ke became excited again, he originally thought that after the last time Guo Zhaoyang had an accident, he would be very calm if he faced any changes.

Xiaobai frowned and said: "I heard that the master of the Chu Pavilion has found trouble in the county king's mansion and put the county... beat the woman so hard that even the garrison came forward to stop her, but the woman had always been kind and pleasant, and she respectfully invited the Chu Pavilion Master in. "These news are all said by passing merchants, Haixing has been making a lot of trouble recently, most of them are talking about the virtuous and virtuous princess of the county, and I can't complain about the one before the county king is going to take a break." But didn't I hear that the owner of the Chu Pavilion left? ”

"Who saw that?" Yu Ke asked rhetorically, "People have entered, isn't it that Wen Qing can say whatever he wants?" Ah Yang, I haven't seen your father for a long time, you should really go back and see, don't let your mother be bullied by Wen Qing. ”

"She's going to be bullied?" Guo Zhaoyang snorted coldly, "You underestimate her too much." ”

Xiao Bai felt very helpless, although they had heard Chu Cailing's news early on, and she had persuaded her, but Guo Zhaoyang had not given any accurate answers, Xiao Bai thought to himself, he might still be in conflict. "It's useless to think more, it's better to see with your own eyes."

"Then why don't you go to the Lin Mansion?" Guo Zhaoyang suddenly felt very bored, he knew that Xiaobai was for his good, but he was just awkward, seriously, no one can really understand the entanglement between their mother and son, since they don't understand, what position do they have to say comfort?

Xiao Bai's heart throbbed suddenly, and he bit his lip tightly and stopped talking.

"You're sick!" Yu Ke glared at Guo Zhaoyang, he didn't want to talk about the recent events in the Lin Mansion, there are many people coming and going in this place, Xiaobai has probably heard a lot, why bother to pour salt on her wounds?

Guo Zhaoyang also realized that he was a little mean, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing." ”

The firewood in the stove crackled, the sweet smell of sweet potatoes filled the hall, and the three of them fell silent.

.......

That happened on the fifteenth day of the lunar month.

I heard that Lin Wenjuan had been unwilling to go back to Chen's house, so Chen's mother asked Chen Heng to pick her up, but for some reason, the little guy at the door just didn't let him in, just when Lin Wenhai came back, Chen Heng made a fuss, but he didn't expect Shang Ting to sit in the carriage behind, and the two had some quarrels, Shang Ting moved in advance, and the child was born in Lin's house.

I heard that Chen Heng was taught a good lesson by Lin Dongyue and sent back to Chen's house, Lin Wenjuan didn't follow, thinking that she didn't plan to spend this New Year's Festival in Chen's house.

I heard that Shang Ting said something in front of the Lin family and the businessmen: said that this kid was going to be born in the business, but he couldn't wait, did he look down on the businessman and wanted to be surnamed Lin?

Although it is a rumor, everyone also takes this sentence as a joke, after all, Wang Yanchang is fine, how can he let his child recognize the father of others? But Xiaobai faintly felt that as long as Shang Ting was willing, the Lin family would not refuse. This is not a method used by the Wang family to maintain the relationship with the Lin family, but a choice that Shang Ting must make for the sake of this child's future future.

It stands to reason that Xiaobai met Shang Ting first, she gave birth smoothly, Xiaobai should go to congratulate, but this child was born in Lin Mansion, Xiaobai can't go, even if he goes, he will probably end up like Chen Heng, and he will be blocked out. It's better not to go, lest these rumors that are not in the wrong way will have one more of her.

Yu Ke looked at Xiaobai in a daze, reluctantly squeezed out a smile, and said, "It has nothing to do with you, what are you going to do." ”

Yes, it has nothing to do with her, Xiaobai knows it in her heart. "Do you want to eat sweet potatoes?" She returned to normal, took tongs and went to the stove to get sweet potatoes.

"I want to eat." Yu Ke nodded.

"I want to eat it too." Guo Zhaoyang said softly, regretting the momentary moment just now, Xiaobai didn't say it didn't matter, probably really angry.

Liufang ran up and dusted off the snowflakes on his body, and said, "Young master, everything has been moved." ”

Xiaobai only noticed that Yu Ke was the only one who came in, and the others... "What did you send again?"

"New Year's goods, thinking that you don't have time to go to Huicheng to procure, I bought all the things and asked them to move them to the cellar, and the list was also put in, so it is convenient for you to find it."

"It's not that I don't have time to buy, it's that I don't need to be good at all!" Xiaobai was anxious, got up and ran to the back, it doesn't matter, my God, there are dozens of times more things than she bought when she spent money to solve her worries, where was this bought by Huicheng, obviously there are still Haixing's things, a thick stack of lists, ordinary people can't use it up for a year. Going and returning, Xiaobai was a little angry, "It's boring for you to be like this, didn't I say it, don't send me anything again!" ”

"But I sent it to every house, didn't you say we were friends? If my grandmother didn't give a gift to a friend when she knew about the New Year, she would blame me. "How else can Xiaobai refuse?

Guo Zhaoyang nodded and said, "I forgot, I haven't sent this year's New Year's gift to my master yet." ”

"I've already sent it to you!" Yu Ke said, "I see that you never come back, where do you remember the master?" ”

Guo Zhaoyang didn't know what to say now, so he had to say, "Thank you." ”

Yu Ke took out an envelope from his arms, stuffed it into Xiaobai's hand, and said with a smile: "This is the dividend of the recipe, take it." ”

"If the recipe is really so profitable, why do I get up early and open a restaurant at night?" Xiaobai gave it back to Yu Ke, and said righteously: "I don't want it, if you have to give it, even take all those things!" Really, since we're friends and I've calculated the recipes before, don't always send me any dividends. ”

"Don't pull it down." Yu Ke didn't insist, it would be good if he wrote a letter next time.

"Don't think I'll take it when I write a letter! No way! I'll definitely give you back! Xiaobai seemed to see through his thoughts, making Yu Ke blush. Don't go tonight, I'll slaughter a few golden chickens and entertain you. ”

"Thank you, little white girl, this little one is in good hands!" Looking up, it turned out to be Liufang them, no wonder they were so happy, the products of Rabbit Island have always been very expensive and scarce.

After a busy afternoon, when night fell, the entire hall to welcome guests was ready, Xiaobai put all the tables into a row, everyone sat around the table, no need to talk about any etiquette rules, just like a family reunion, easy to talk about some family life.

The stewed chicken on the small stove exudes a different fragrance from the usual domestic loose chicken, it is really a special product only on Rabbit Island, just smell the taste to know its difference, enough big four happy neatly placed more than a dozen plates, plus more than a dozen side dishes and dried fruit preserves, as well as two large barrels of japonica rice, and pork ribs and radish soup on the stove, so that people can easily eat three bowls of rice just by looking.

Xiaobai also took out a few jars of mulberry wine that were more than five years old, and everyone talked about the wine and was not lively, just as he was saying this, there was a guest outside, and it was the uncle who bought all the seafood with 400,000 taels of silver last time. Xiaobai was naturally very excited, maybe he brought something rare this time. But when I looked outside, there were more than a dozen carriages, only one of which had boxes on it, and the others were empty.

The uncle also seemed to know what Xiaobai was thinking, and said with a smile: "I'm going to Xiyue City to buy some goods, but I didn't bring anything this time, but there are a few sea fish, if you can see it, I'll give it to you." ”

Xiaobai frowned and said, "There are still a few days before the New Year's Festival, why do you go to Xiyue City at this time?" Don't people need to rest? ”

"Don't give him a break! If I don't do my big business, they will be fools! "Uncle haha, let his subordinates bring those sea fish in." I didn't plan to come in, but I smelled that your food here was so fragrant, so I couldn't help it, and we just happened to eat before leaving. Trouble the little white girl is ready. As he spoke, he beckoned his men to sit down at the dinner table, not polite at all.

Xiaobai looked at those sea fish, and couldn't help but wonder, how many are they called? Just these moved into the kitchen, I'm afraid that there is no place to stay, but there are a few big tuna, Xiaobai immediately had an idea, anyway, there are so many more dishes on the table that so many people can't eat, there are a few cages of mushroom meat buns on the stove, enough to eat, so he hurriedly ran to the kitchen, commanded everyone to work, and soon made some sashimi and fish bone soup.

When everyone saw these two dishes, they were stunned, how did they take it out? Even people who live by the sea all year round will not eat like this, but will make a soup like this fish bone soup and eat it. Unexpectedly, Xiaobai put some small plates, put some green puree seasoning, poured out some soy sauce from the pot and said, "Count yourself lucky, if Young Master Yu and Uncle Yu hadn't come at the same time today, you wouldn't have been able to eat this." ”

Yu Ke sniffed it and said, "This is... Wasabi, right? There is also soy sauce from the Yu family. ”

"Wasabi?" The uncle dipped his little finger in it and tasted it, and his expression suddenly became very surprised, "I didn't expect this thing to be eaten by anyone!" ”

"I didn't expect it to be even more delicious when mixed with the Yu family's soy sauce, right?" Xiaobai smiled, "There is a lot of fat in swallowing, and the taste of raw food is actually better, let's try it!" ”

Since Xiaobai said so, everyone naturally had no doubts, and they all tried it one after another, this taste was amazing, and it was clear that more than thirty plates were cut, but they were wiped out in an instant.

The uncle gave a thumbs up and praised: "It's really yours, this taste is really good, if we go to sea, we can eat when it's inconvenient to cook in a storm." ”

"Then you have to buy more sauce from Young Master Yu's house."

Xiaobai didn't say it, the uncle didn't pay attention at all, so when he looked at the dinner table, not only the young master of the Yu family was there, but the prince of the county prince's mansion was there, what was going on? Their status is so noble, how can they eat with their subordinates? If it's really a rumor, I can't believe it.

"When you come here, don't talk about the rules, just relax and relax." Guo Zhaoyang saw the uncle's discomfort and nodded to him.

But how can the uncle not care? He was obviously a little cramped, and just wanted to salute Guo Zhaoyang, but found that Guo Zhaoyang ignored him at all, and after being embarrassed, he saw Yu Ke sitting over and said, "Yu Ke is under him." ”

"Oh... Sim World. ”

Yu Ke poured a glass of wine for Xin Shijie and said with a smile: "If the uncle goes to Xiyue City, maybe we will meet again, and when the time comes, I want to talk to the uncle about something." This idea came out of nowhere, because Yu Ke has always wanted to expand the business of the sauce factory, but he is not the only one who makes sauces in Qingguo, and it is already an unavoidable opportunity to enter the spring side, such an opportunity is not to say that there is one, maybe Xin World can bring his sauce outside.

"Well, I also want to talk about buying sauce with you." Xin Shijie raised his glass, and the two looked at each other and smiled.