This is the second meal of Yi Zhi to prepare dim sum for Su and Wen, she wrapped a large basket of long steamed buns with two sharp ends with vegetables such as yuba, fungus, shredded cabbage, diced carrots and other vegetables fermented from yesterday to today, steamed in the steamer until half-cooked, and after the steamer was hot, she changed the oil pan to fry the bottom of the long buns to crispy and fragrant. Then divide it into several portions, three portions into a food box, and serve it with sweet and sour cold syrup rice. One was sent to Fu Liangbi, one was sent to Su Fufu, and one was sent to Wenfu.

A small part was divided between Xing'er and Li Ping, and the rest was sent to the Qingming Courtyard, so after the packaging was completed, Yizhi was tired enough, she rubbed her sore neck, turned her shoulder blades again, and made a clicking sound.

After resting for a while, she picked up a middle bud with one shot and two flags, rubbing it with her fingertips while she was distracted. I didn't have a clue for a while, and I was a little annoyed, so I simply threw the middle bud out. Suddenly, he put his hands on his cheeks, staring at the bud in shock. After a while, he held his head and sighed for a long time.

Yizhi still couldn't think of an idea, and felt tired, so he simply yawned, took a nap at the desk, and didn't know how long he slept, when he woke up, he saw a golden sunset outside the window, she slept on the ground with stiff shoulder blades, endured the pain and straightened her arms, the chubby cook lifted the curtain on Tuesday and entered the back kitchen, he saw Yizhi and asked, "Girl, why are you still there." Remembering thought that it was probably the time to prepare for the dinner on Tuesday, so he replied sullenly.

Seeing her in high interest on Tuesday, she set up a cutting board and a knife while asking, "What's wrong?" ”

Yizhi pouted and said, "Second uncle, the bean ball is made of boiled red beans, ground into bean paste, mixed with sugar, flour, and formed into a round ball, and fried in oil, right?" ”

Tuesday didn't understand what it meant, and while looking at Yizhi, he hummed.

Yizhi continued: "The taste of red beans and the taste of tea are not harmonious......

Tuesday knew that Yizhi was developing tea bean balls, so he said: "Then you can't use mung beans instead, and the color of the bean balls made in this way is closer?" ”

Yi's heart lit up slightly, paused, and said: "Then directly use the baked tea bricks to grind the tea powder and add the bean paste, isn't it." ”

Tuesday thought about it and said, "It's worth giving it a try." ”

Remembering the joy in his heart, he hurriedly took a wooden bowl, ran to the study of Qingming Courtyard to get tea bricks, put them in a roasting basket to dry, grind them into tea powder, and then put them on, trotted all the way back to the back kitchen, boiled mung beans, ground bean paste, mixed with sugar, flour, and made a few tea bean balls.

Tuesday has been cooking oil with a hot fire, remember to take a few tea bean balls into the oil pot, only to listen to the sound, countless bubbles wrapped in the bean ball boiling up, the oil pot rattling, after a while, Tuesday with a fence to scoop up the bean balls, put them on a silver plate, the bean balls are fried and the wormwood green turns into a pine color, small and very cute.

The two of them each twisted a tea bean ball, blew it and stuffed it into their mouths, the rich aroma of bean tea spread between their tongues, and the two of them frowned slightly, and said in unison: "It's too sweet." He laughed again.

Yi Zhi carefully added some flour and tea powder, formed a tea bean ball, and then fried it and tasted it. I studied it again with Tuesday, adjusted the proportion, fried a lot of tea bean balls, and finally got satisfactory results, so I fried all the remaining tea bean balls and sent them to Qingming Temple.

Yizhi entered Yan Shu's study, heard him angry, and said, "Who turned this into this picture, like a thief?" I heard Yan Rong reply, "Only the eldest girl has ever come in." Yan Shu paused for a long time, and then stopped talking.

Yizhi walked forward quickly with the food box, first called Daddy sweetly, and then took out the tea and bean balls in the food box, put them on a few pieces, and said, "Daddy, taste it." ”

Yan Shu glanced at Yi Yi and asked, "What is this?" ”

Yi Zhi was eager to try: "Tea bean ball, my daughter's newly developed one." ”

Yan Shu understood and said, "No wonder. ”

Yizhi's eyes lit up and he hummed questioningly. But seeing Yan Shu waved his hand and picked up a tea bean ball to eat, he tasted it and said with a smile: "The tea is fragrant and full of bean flavor, although it is not very delicious, but it is better than the novelty of the taste." Saying that, he beckoned Yan Rong to come and taste it, and Yan Rong also appreciated it after tasting it.

Memories excitedly said: "Really! ”

Yan Shu nodded and said, "Send it to a few of your brothers to taste." Yizhi always knew that his father didn't like sweets, and it was already full of face to get this evaluation, so he put the dish of tea and bean balls back into the food box, and hurriedly called out Han Yuqi, Ouyang Xu, and Shi Jie. The three of them tasted it one by one, and they all praised it, and they added a little more confidence to it, and they couldn't wait to make a few more copies and send them to Su Mansion and Wenfu immediately, but because the sky was already gray, it was the time to eat, so they pressed their thoughts down. When it came to the next day, he cleaned his hands to make tea and bean balls, made many portions according to the convention, and divided them separately, the excitement was still not calmed, and he returned to his father's study to find a book to alleviate, and inadvertently found the famous "Hanshu Zhang Liang Biography" that made Su Zimei famous, and took it to read it on a whim, and it was interesting to read it, and couldn't help but be fascinated.

Yizhi asked Xing'er what was the matter, and Xing'er carried the food box and said, "This is sent by Uncle Wen Hai, I heard that it is a thank you gift from Wen Erguan." ”

Yizhi put down the "Book of Han" and said rarely: "He has a heart, so what does my cousin say?" ”

Xing'er squinted her eyes and thought for a while, and said, "It seems that I have mentioned hard work." ”

Yizhi pursed her lips, took the food box, opened the first layer first, and saw a plate of persimmon cakes, wrapped in a layer of white frosting, faintly visible yellow orange fruit pulp under the frosting, she took a bite down, only to feel that the epidermis was slightly tough, and the soft preserved fruit was crowded out.

Apricot hurriedly picked one up and tasted it, and let out the same admiration as Yizhi.

Among the candied fruits, I love persimmon cakes my favorite, and I have also tasted many shopkeepers, only this one surprised her, the icing on its skin is sweet but not greasy, slightly tough, and the meat petals inside are like fresh persimmons, the petals are distinct, and every bite seems to have the feeling of juice overflowing.

Yizhi couldn't help but sigh: "Second Brother Wen is really a child of anointed rice, and the food is different from others, so it can be seen that I ignored him in the past, and I have to treat him better in the future." He nodded again.

Xing'er rubbed Yizhi with her elbow and said, "Miss, what is in the second layer of this food box?" ”

Yi Zhi hurriedly opened the second layer, and the lattice was divided into two parts, and a small plate of oily green tea bean balls and a small plate of oily green crispy abalone snails were placed. Xing'er first took a tea bean ball to eat, and after tasting it, she opened her eyes and praised: "Girl, it's much better than what you made." ”

Yizhi also took the tea bean ball to eat, only to taste the strong taste of tea soup, which also has a hint of bean flavor to set off, and it is not noisy. I can't help but feel a little discouraged, and then use a wooden spoon to dig a drop of crispy abalone snails to eat, the drop of crisp melts in the mouth, the fragrance of tea and cream are blended, the fertile lungs melt the heart, and I can't help but sigh when I remember it.

Remembering the sigh, Xing'er had already eaten two bites in a row, and when she saw her expression, she asked, "Girl, what are you sighing for such a delicious thing?" ”

Remembering not to say a word, he just sat for a moment, and then walked out of the study, only to see that the sky had already appeared a thick twilight, the setting sun was setting in the west, reflecting the clouds on the horizon of the sky in crimson, and the crow flying overhead with its back to the sun.

I think of it, my appearance is not top-notch, my literary talent is not outstanding, and now even the proud cooking skills seem to be nothing more than that, a dull and boring character like me, there is no possibility of entering the world, nor do I like to make a living in the inner courtyard, and there is no brother to help me, is it possible that there is only a way out of being a sister-in-law with my hair? Thinking about it this way, although it is not very difficult, but it is not willing to give up this prosperous world and splendid food.

In this way, I was depressed for a few days, and even the Qingming Courtyard went less, and after a few days, it was close to the Cold Food Festival, and every household rushed to buy food for the festival. Su Shi was bored, and seeing that he was depressed, he thought that his daughter was in a mood because he didn't like the cold food festival, so he forcibly invited her to go shopping in the market to relieve the depression in his heart.

The two of them took a carriage to the market, and when they got off the horse, they saw that the restaurants of all sizes were full of people, and the buyers were shoulder to shoulder.

The two walked a few steps, passing by a carved flower plate to drive, saw that the car was about a foot long, about half a foot wide, a small car made of bamboo and wood, there are flat cars, carriages, wheels, earth cars, water wheels of various colors, but also the bamboo cage made of silk, remember to see it exquisite, then pick up a check, only to see the eaves for the cover, a circle of bells hung under the cover, the pavilion is the cage body, the bamboo cage has wooden knives, wooden guns, small flags, small fans, small bows, small arrows, small targets and other colorful things.

Looking at it, she suddenly noticed that someone was pulling her silk skirt, and when she looked down, she saw that it was a boy, about four or five years old, wearing a narrow-sleeved cross-placket heron-pattern brocade robe, which was very good. ”

The boy said, "I like the bamboo cage in your hand." ”

Yizhi handed the bamboo cage to the boy, looked at him and played with it for a while, and asked, "What about your adult?" ”

The boy played with himself and did not answer.

Suspicious, he asked, "Do they know you're here?" ”

Ben and the flamboyant hawker who sold crystal knots next door saw that Yizhi and the boy stayed in front of the car for a while, so they came to greet him: "This girl, the little brother seems to like it very much, you might as well buy it." ”

The boy pulled Yizhi's silk skirt again and said, "Sister, you can help me buy this thing, don't worry, my family will reward you." Yizhi frowned, and was about to speak, when she heard someone shouting a name at this room, she felt that the voice was very familiar, so she looked up to see that it was Wen Yanbo, and couldn't help but wonder, why can we always meet these days, just thinking like this, the boy Lang Lang called his uncle, and then raised his two little hands and threw himself into his arms, Wen Yanbo also opened his arms, and when Xiao'er ran to him, he held his squeaky socket with both hands, and lifted him up, and his movements were very familiar.

Yizhi straightened up and said with a smile: "It turned out to be your brother, and it was strange that the adults of his family would reward me." ”

When Wen Yanbo heard this, he was stunned at first, and then said to Xiao'er with a smile: "This one, you can't be rude, her father is a figure that your grandfather must respect, call your aunt quickly." ”

Yizhi frowned, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't, don't, it's good to call me sister, this aunt will be older in an instant." Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "If he calls you sister, don't you want to call me uncle, and you are Zimei's cousin, then it will be a mess." ”

Yizhi smiled bitterly for a while, and compromised: "Okay." As he spoke, he gently pinched the boy's tender face, squeaked his round little belly, and said, "What is your name, I don't know yet." ”

The boy shrank into Wen Yanbo's arms, giggling happily, and Wen Yanbo replied for him: "Wen Zhongde." Yizhi nodded, and asked again, "I don't know if there is a milk name." Wen Yanbo said: "First of all, I asked a gentleman to calculate, saying that he was short of water in the five elements, so he took the name Miao'er. ”

Yizhi smiled and said to Miao'er: "Miao'er, can my aunt buy you this bamboo cage as a meeting gift?" ”

Miao Er shouted a good word, and then felt ashamed again, and shrank back into Wen Yanbo's arms. Yizhi glanced back at Xing'er, and Xing'er hurriedly took out the copper coin from her sleeve pocket.

Wen Yanbo said: "How can I tell you to break the bank." ”

Yizhi smiled and said, "Compared to the snacks you sent a few days ago, this is nothing. ”

Wen Yanbo asked, "Have you ever tasted the fruit of that tea?" ”

Yizhi nodded and said, "It's much better than what I made." ”

Wen Yanbo smiled: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of it." To tell you the truth, the small buds are the tribute tea, the buds are the second, and the middle buds are the last, and they often can't be used, so that the annual wear and tear can be saved, and I want to thank you. ”

Seeing that he was very sincere, he suddenly felt that he was not so unbearable, thinking about it like this, his mood brightened a little, and he asked: "The day after tomorrow, I will try in the palace, why didn't Second Brother Wen prepare at home, but went to the street." ”

"Miao'er is naughty at home, and the eldest sister-in-law is inconvenient. My mother simply took him out, and she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to look at this little demon king of the world, so she forcibly invited me to go with me, and if I didn't go, I would even lose the book. Wen Yanbo said and laughed. Yizhi also found it funny and laughed alongside.

Seeing Wen Yanbo talking about herself, Miao'er twisted her body unhappily.

Wen Yanbo continued: "Just now, you and my mother met in front of the Yueqing Tea Workshop, and the conversation was energetic, your mother mentioned you, and Miao'er and I were just boring, so I volunteered to look for you, but he ran so fast that it was only a blink of an eye, and it was gone, but fortunately, he also found it, and you also found it." He continued while leading the way: "Your tea bean dumpling method is different from the kitchen of my tea factory, I don't know what the recipe is. ”

Yizhi hesitated for a while and asked, "Do you think it's delicious?" ”

Wen Yanbo looked at Yizhi and said with a smile: "Hasn't my sister always been very confident in her cooking skills, how can she ask such a question." ”

Yizhi shrugged his shoulders slightly, stumbled and said, "I...... I actually...... It's been a few days......"

"Oh? Why is it depressed. ”

"I was hit hard by the comparison between the tea bean balls I made and the ones you sent......"

Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "Your tea bean balls are not fragrant, they are a good taste of home. The chefs at my tea shop have been through a lot of battles and know how to cater to the tastes of diners, how can this be compared. Yizhi smiled and was relieved, so he told Wen Yanbo the recipe, and asked him about the recipe in the back kitchen.

Wen Yanboben listened silently, and when Yizhi asked about the formula, he said with a smile: "My method is similar to yours, but it's just the raw materials, and it's not easy for you to get them." ”

Remembering Zhizhi, he was interested and asked: "This aroused my curiosity, I don't know what the material is, and I don't know that it is inconvenient for the second brother of Wen to disclose it." ”

Wen Yanbo said: "It doesn't hurt to tell you, there are two steps to make tea steaming and grinding, and grinding paste is divided into three steps: pressing yellow, pounding yellow, and kneading yellow, which is the process of repeated rolling, spring pounding, grinding, and rinsing. I will save a few of these steps to preserve the taste of tea to the greatest extent, so that the tea bean ball is naturally much richer than what you make with ready-made tea powder. Moreover, we use white beans to make the brown color more pure. ”

Remembering suddenly, he said: "I see, but I vaguely remember that such a tedious pounding and washing, in order to squeeze out the bitter juice, if you save a few steps, it is difficult to ensure that the tea is not bitter." "Do you know that the Tang people drink tea by putting the tea leaves in a pot of boiling water and boiling them for a while, and then adding a small amount of salt, ginger and other condiments to remove the bitterness. The tea powder we make for the tea dough is not so bitter and can be blended with just a little salt. ”

Yizhi suddenly realized, nodded again and again, sighed with a wry smile, and said: "First, my cousin said that it is not easy to work in the industry, but I don't think so, but now I have a long experience." Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "In life, nothing is easy. ”

Yizhi looked at Wen Yanbo and thought, I didn't realize it when I saw it in the past, but after getting along, I found that this person is thoughtful, and his mind is far above me, and he is really a character that cannot be underestimated. So, I felt that the two were a little farther away, my respect for him was a little deeper, and my familiarity was a little less. thought of Sheng Yuzhen again, and felt that if these two could achieve it, it would be a strong combination, and with her mind, she would definitely be able to solve problems for Second Brother Wen and take care of big and small things.

Thinking about it all the way, it was inevitable to be ashamed of herself, and suddenly a girl with a basket of flowers in her hand blocked in front of the two, and said timidly to Wen Yanbo: "Big official, buy a bouquet of flowers and give it to your wife." ”

Yizhi was stunned and wanted to clarify, but saw Wen Yanbo half-squatting, put Miao'er down, and took out a few coins from his sleeve pocket and handed them to the girl, the girl grinned, picked out red and purple flowers from the flower basket and handed them to Wen Yanbo, and after saying ten thousand blessings, he trotted away.

Seeing Wen Yanbo handing the flowers to Miao'er and whispering in his ear, Miao'er giggled for a while, twisted her body and shrank into Wen Yanbo's arms, Wen Yanbo smiled and picked up Miao'er, and encouraged her again, Miao'er blushed, handed the flowers to Yizhi, and said, "Here you go." Wen Yanbo said: "You give him a bamboo cage, and he gives you flowers, and the gifts are still exchanged, which is very appropriate." ”

Seeing him arrange it like this, Yizhi's heart warmed, so he smiled and thanked him, and accepted it with both hands.

The two were about to continue moving forward, only to see that under the tea shed not far away, Su and Mrs. Wen were surrounded by a group of maids and servants, looking at the two and laughing.

Wen Yanbo teased: "Fortunately, you have your in-laws, otherwise this scene would have to be made fun of." Yizhi smiled reluctantly, not saying a word.

The two walked towards the tea shed, remembering that they had said Wanfu first, only to feel that Mrs. Wen's hot gaze always stayed on her, and heard her say: "This is the girl from Yan Daguan's family, I always hear Mei Ge'er mention it, and this meeting is finally seen." Yizhi smiled back, and Mrs. Wen continued: "I heard that three of your father's protégés have passed the provincial examination together, and they are going to participate in the palace examination with your beautiful brother and my second brother, I don't know which one you want to be named in the gold list." ”

Yi Zhi was puzzled, and said with a smile: "Naturally, all the talents in the world are the best among the official families, and the elder brothers are all talented and ambitious people, I believe that Your Majesty will not be left behind." ”

Mrs. Wen smiled and looked at Su Shi, and said, "You are blessed, I always want a daughter to be on my knees." ”

Su said: "You are blessed, two sons, one marries back, you have two daughters, where is the use of envy me." ”

Mrs. Wen asked, "You girl is about to get done, I don't know if anyone has made it." ”

Su Shi said with a smile: "His father seems to have a favorite. ”

"Oh?" Wen Yanbo said: "I always listen to the ridicule, but it is not decided? When Mrs. Wen heard this, she glanced at her son, tilting her head slightly thoughtfully.

Su Shi smiled and said to Mrs. Wen: "They all grew up together, and there are some who are used to it." Although there are many brothers in that courtyard, they are all very well-behaved children. If her father is not there, she will not go to the courtyard. Therefore, if there is any joke, we are not restricted. While listening, Mrs. Wen took the time to glance at Wen Yanbo, and then continued to look at the Su family, and when she heard the back, she smiled and nodded in agreement.

Yizhi said with a smile: "I always think selfishly, my father and mother only have one daughter, if I marry early, how boring they should be, just rely on it first, and it is one more day to fulfill filial piety." Mrs. Wen smiled again and echoed Yizhi: "That's right, if I only have one sister, I will stay for a few years." But ......" Mrs. Wen smiled and said, "You can't delay your sister in vain, but you can find a family with many brothers and don't rush to marry, settle down first." When Wen Yanbo heard this, he glanced at Mrs. Wen. Yizhi felt that the Wen mother and son were secretly arguing, and felt a little funny.

Su Shi didn't notice this stubble, and said earnestly: "That's what my sister said, I think so too." It's just that my sister also knows that there are only a few people in my family, she has no experience, and she is a rough and stupid character. If you marry into everyone, you don't know how to take a detour, and you don't have to annoy people. ”

Mrs. Wen smiled and held up Yizhi's hands with one hand, one hand on top, covering the back of Yizhi's hand, and said to Su: "So, if you are looking for a husband, you need to see clearly what kind of behavior the elders in the family are. ”

Su Shi said yes with a smile, and asked Mrs. Wen again: "How early and late is your eldest brother and daughter-in-law, these days are passing day by day, and they are really fast, speaking of which, why didn't you think about finding one for your second brother, but it seems that he is alone?" ”

Mrs. Wen said with a smile: "The gentlemen of the Wen family all have big ideas, this second brother is the worst, he came back one day and said that he wanted to open a teahouse, and he talked with his grandfather for a few days, and it was opened non-stop." When I came back one day, I said that I wanted to take the imperial examination, and I was stuck in the study, where was there room for me to speak. As he spoke, he sighed again, glanced at Wen Yanbo with disgust, and said with a smile: "I can't control it, I can only count on asking a capable daughter-in-law to help me treat him." ”

Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "I please Mrs., naturally please me to please, in the future, you will respect me, I will respect you, if Mrs. blindly has the same heart with her mother, in order to please her mother, but to punish me, wouldn't it be a good ear to report God by her side, then what will happen." ”

When Yizhi was about to laugh, he felt that it was inappropriate again, so he hurriedly pressed it.

Su Shi said: "These children have big ideas, which are different from those of us. We didn't say anything at home, we would do whatever we wanted, but we didn't dare to have an opinion. ”

Yizhi suddenly remembered, took out a deer made of colorful silk thread from his sleeve pocket, and said: "This is my own food beast, it is a lottery head, every brother has it, I happened to meet it today, and I don't have to send it deliberately." As he spoke, he handed the deer to Wen Yanbo, who took it with both hands, and saw that his mother was curious, so he put it under her eyes so that she could take a look.

Mrs. Wen took a look at it and felt that it was small and very cute, so she sighed: "Such a clever gift." He raised his eyes and looked at Wen Yanbo again, as if he had no intention: "I don't know what kind of gift to return the gift." ”

Yizhi hurriedly said: "I once heard my cousin mention that the second brother Wen played with others when he was a child, and the juju ball fell into the hole of the tree, everyone look at me, I look at you, there is no way, only the second brother Wen went to carry a wooden bucket of water, poured it into the tree hole, the water rose high, and it could be taken out, and it was also passed on as a good story."

A talent like Second Brother Wen will definitely be a big official in the future. If you don't dislike this gift, Haosheng accepts it, and you will have all the face of memories, and what kind of thank you can talk about. When she saw that all the spirit of the people was concentrated on herself, she said, "But ...... If you have to thank you, it's not impossible to ......" and said with a smile: "If you can borrow me more soup and tea boxes to help me survive the cold food, it is a great blessing!" ”

Wen's mother and son didn't know what was going on, and they were wondering, Su already understood, and explained with a smile: "This girl, when I was young, I felt that I didn't have to wash and groom during the Cold Food Festival, and I was the most anticipated festival to do embroidery and needlework." It's bigger, but it's exquisite, and it's not afraid of being hot, why do you have to eat hot food, and it's not good to be cold, gradually, more and more I hate cold food, and every year I always have to prepare some soup and tea boxes to keep hot tea hot water, hot wheat porridge. As he spoke, he said to Yizhi: "If you want to make it, don't people want to make it?" I still have the face to say. ”

Yizhi laughed and lowered his head.

Mrs. Wen said: "I don't like to eat cold, this point can be related to me, I am also most annoyed by the cold food festival, anyway, the cold food for three days, you can't make a fire, and the tea shop can't be operated, so the soup and tea box is also in vain, it's better to call someone to tidy up one night sooner and send it to your house, what's the difficulty?" As he spoke, he glanced at Wen Yanbo again and said, "You have received a gift from others, so you naturally have to thank you, do you say yes?" Wen Yanbo smiled: "Mother said yes." ”

Yi Zhixi couldn't help but raise his head to look at him, only to see that he was looking at himself, his eyes were a little different from usual, he was subconsciously timid, and he thought of Sheng Yuzhen again, and he was a little ashamed in his heart. But then I thought about why I was ashamed, so I recovered my emotions, but in the end I was a little uncomfortable.

They talked for a while, until the two stewards had made a good purchase, and then they went to their respective houses.

On the way home, Su Shi smiled and asked Yizhi what he thought of the second brother of the Wen family, and Yizhi replied: "I think, Mrs. Wen is an interesting character." Su Shi saw that her answer was not the right one, so he probably understood her mind and did not want to talk about this topic deeply. Although Su was helpless against his daughter, he also figured out a set of coping methods because of years of tempering. She first glanced at Yi Yi, and then said with a smile: "The colorful silk thread you bought is only enough to beat a fawn, so how can every brother have a share." I don't expose you, because I don't want you to be faceless in front of the Wen family's mother and son, and I selfishly speculate that you may be interested in the second brother of Nawen and want to test him. ”

"I had this intention, but I hit one, and I happened to meet it again today, so I gave it to him first." Yi Zhi disagreed, and said: "I only wonder that this man and woman will not be able to make friends unless they are intentional." ”

Su Shi laughed and said, "It's best if you don't have any intentions, you are not worthy of Second Brother Wen, and it will save me from being an old faceless." ”

Yi Zhi was displeased, and cross-examined: "Why am I not worthy of him, he is just a second-class person, and his ranking is not as good as the second brother, and the fourth brother is not as good as his cousin." As for his family, it is also the grace of his ancestors and fathers, is this also his ability? ”

Su Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "So, you don't look down on him?" ”

Yizhi pursed his lips and said, "I didn't think about it, you have to provoke me, I can only respond like this." ”

Su Shi glanced at Yi Yi and said, "You are obedient." Yizhi grinned, opened his arms to hug Su, Su gently hugged Yizhi, came out of his mind for a long time, and said: "The Wen family, looking bright now, ten years earlier, is extremely depressed. ”

Memories snorted suspiciously.

Su Shi continued: "That Wen Daguan and your father passed the provincial examination at the same time, but after that, he was sluggish, and after more than ten years of the exam, others thought he was useless." This second brother, it is also pitiful, at that time, the Wen family was down, and even rice and noodles could not be bought, Mrs. Wen could only send him to his grandfather's house in order to concentrate on his livelihood, his grandfather's wife and concubines were more than ten people, although Mrs. Wen was a young daughter, but she was a concubine, I heard that her mother was still not able to be on the stage. Even if it is the family of Shili hairpin, as long as it is older, there is no power up and down, let alone the businessman's family, which shows that he was in a difficult situation at that time. ”

Yizhi sighed with emotion: "It's strange, Second Brother Wen is not a few years older than me, but he is very old-fashioned, so it can be seen that he has been tempered since childhood." ”

Su Shi suddenly laughed and said, "Mrs. Nawen is also an extremely capable person, a natural business broker. Some women can achieve it, but by what means? She is very different, which makes people admire in their hearts, the leaders of these various lines, which one of them sees her, is not respectful. The Wen family has today's scene, and she has seven points of credit in ten points. I often joked with your father, saying that the reason why the family was so poor was that he married someone who was not good at making a living.

Later, the Wen officials took the path of Duke Lu and entered the official career, and Mrs. Wen didn't know what method to use, so she set a baby kiss for the eldest brother of the Wen family and the niece of Duke Lu, which was thriving. Su Shi looked at Yizhi meaningfully and said, "I look at Mrs. Wen, I like you very much." ”

Yizhi smiled: "I like her too, as soon as I see Mrs. Wen, I feel bright...... I just think that a shrewd and capable person like them should look down on me as talentless and unattractive, and it is inevitable to speculate whether she likes me, or likes my father who participates in political affairs, and loves the house and Wu. As he spoke, he said coquettishly: "Mother, you are always in a hurry to find someone for me, so you are willing to do it." ”

Su Shi patted Yi Yi Ji and said, "You are heartless, how can I not be anxious for you." Speaking of which, it's all my fault, if you have a brother to help you, you can see me ignore you! As he spoke, his eyes turned a little red.

Su Shi wiped the corners of his eyes with a towel, and continued angrily: "Your life is smooth, you always think that the prosperous world is peaceful, where do you know the filthy behavior of the high-ranking family and the squire. How powerful is the privy deputy envoy Du Xingdu, his sixth sister is married to the cousin of Sheng Hongsheng, a scholar of the Zhishiguan University, thinking that back then, she was the best among our group of sisters, and which one was not hot. Who would have thought that she would be able to ask her mother-in-law to abuse her to death...... Those are all powerful figures, and even so, you don't have a foil anymore...... We raised you so big, how could we have made you suffer a little, and when I thought that you didn't know which household you were going to marry into in the future, and I didn't know what would happen, how could you not be afraid. As he spoke, he couldn't help but whimper.

Yi Zhi was busy carrying her back, secretly thinking about Sheng Yuzhen, and asked, "Then, that Aunt Du Liu, she died in vain?" Is there still a royal law for this? ”

"That royal law is not set by people, you can always find loopholes and detours, the two families have negotiated, and if they can cover it up, they will cover it up, and only say that they have died, and those of us who know the roots, just cry for her."

Su Shi snorted, eased his emotions, and said, "Thinking about it this way, Brother Bi is an excellent candidate. He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Your father's decision, when to miss it." Yizhi took care of his mother's emotions, so he smiled at Su Shi and agreed.