Chen's second sister-in-law rolled her eyes and said helpfully, "I think Pucao girl is a person who knows how to measure, and she didn't even open her own door, so she directly led the guests to Liu's house." There are Liu brothers and Chunni to help entertain guests, but no one can find fault. ”

There was some embarrassment on everyone's faces, and they chimed in dryly, "That's it, that's it." After saying a few words, this excuse still has work at home, and that excuse is time to feed the pigs, so they left one after another.

Sister-in-law Chen was a little annoyed, and said while closing the door, "Where are these people busy when they go back, they must be all over the village." ”

Aunt Chen was also helpless, picked up the threads on her body, sighed and said, "It's difficult to be a widow, it's difficult to be an abandoned woman, and it's even more difficult to be in the middle of Pucao." It's easy to be pointed at for anything, it's just that we just know that she is good. After speaking, he called the second daughter-in-law who had just entered the door, "Go to the cellar to pick up two radishes, pick up four salted duck eggs, and send them to the east courtyard to let Pucao make a dish." The sudden arrival of visitors in this big winter day gave Zhang Luo's daughter-in-law the most headache. ”

"Hey, got it, mother." Chen's second daughter-in-law hurriedly responded and did not mention it.

Liu Housheng was weaving straw curtains in the hall, and when he heard movement in the courtyard, he hurriedly got up on crutches to look, and just happened to welcome Pu Cao and Fang Jie in.

He was stunned, and he didn't understand why a rich boy came to the door. After listening to Pucao's brief introduction, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, smiling honestly and restrainedly, "Childe, please sit down, the house is dirty and makes you laugh." ”

Fang Jie didn't have a look of arrogance on his face, and after returning the salute, he took off his cloak and handed it to the little servant, and then sat down in the guest seat and looked at the furnishings in the room with a smile.

Pu Cao helped pick up the grass curtains and other things, and carried them out together. Just as she was about to go to the stove to boil water, Chunni, who ran back, grabbed her arm tightly, and asked anxiously in her ear, "Why is the restaurant owner here?" It can't be silver, is it? What to do, we have spent most of it. ”

Pu Cao was amused, rubbing her itchy ears and saying angrily, "What are you panicking about? It's the investor's inspection, and there's nothing to worry about. ”

"Investor inspection?" Chunni listened to the question marks in her head, and pondered for a while before she understood a little, "You mean, he came to see what our vegetables are growing, not for silver?" ”

"That's right," Pu Cao poked her head with her index finger and smiled, "Just take him around the greenhouse in a moment, and then have lunch." ”

Chunni let out a sigh of relief, patted her chest and said, "It's not good that I'm here to ask for silver." ”

Pu Cao turned around and listened to the movement in the house, and said, "You hurry up and help me pick up two pieces of tofu, I also boil bone broth, why do you have to Zhang Luo four dishes." ”

Chunni responded, went into the stove and grabbed a clay pot and left.

Pu Cao called Peach Blossom to help light the fire, and turned out Chunni's pig bones frozen under the eaves at the back of the house, broke two of them, washed them, and threw them into the pot to boil. Then he poured a pot of hot water and brought a few pottery bowls into the house.

Fang Jie didn't know what to say to Liu Housheng, both of them had a smile on their faces, completely devoid of their previous rustiness and restraint. As soon as he saw Pucao coming in, Liu Housheng even got up to pour water by himself.

Fang Jie had already seen that his legs and feet were inconvenient, so he naturally wanted to stop him, and said with a smile, "Brother Liu, don't be busy, I just came to see how the vegetable garden is doing?" If you drink water and go to the teahouse, you won't run so far. ”

Liu Housheng scratched the back of his head and said with a smile, "What Fang Gongzi said is right, that's the truth. Then I'll take my son to the greenhouse first? ”

After saying this, he seemed to suddenly remember that the owner of the greenhouse was still on the side, and he acted a little overstepping. Thinking like this, his face turned completely red, and he rubbed his hands together as if he wanted to explain two sentences, but he didn't know how to speak, so his face was even more ablaze.

Pu Cao guessed one or two, and hurriedly smiled, "Brother Liu spends most of the day in the greenhouse, and no one is more familiar with him than him. ”

Fang Jie seemed to be a little surprised by Pu Cao's understanding, and a pair of starry eyes turned around her, with a slight look of appreciation on his face.

Liu Housheng heard Pu Cao's words, his face was really much better, he grabbed the crutches and put them under his arm, and led Fang Jie to the house. Originally, the little servant and the coachman who were at the door seemed to want to follow, but Fang Jie waved his hand and stayed.

After all, growing vegetables in this winter is also a great miracle, and the greenhouse inevitably involves some secret methods. Although it may not be revealed after a few glances, he is a guest, and it is the minimum courtesy to try not to harm the interests of the main family.

Pu Cao watched him walk away, and sighed in his heart, this son seemed to be a little frivolous, but he didn't expect to be careful.

The master was not in front of him, and the little man and the coachman also relaxed, sat down under the courtesy of Pucao, and took a large pottery bowl and drank water. After a few simple gossip with them, Pu Cao let them sit down and went to the stove to eat.

As soon as she picked up the long spoon and stirred it in the soup pot a few times, Chunni came back with a full bag of things. The cold wind blew her face red, and Peach Blossom and Shanzi smiled and stepped forward to help pick up the clay pot.

Pu Cao looked at the extra green radish and salted duck eggs, and asked, "Who is this asking for?" ”

Chunni leaned over to the door of the stove and said with a smile while roasting her frozen fingers, "I met Second Sister-in-law Chen on the road just now, and said that Aunt Chen asked her to send it to us to entertain guests." ”

Pu Cao was grateful when she heard this, and just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard someone shouting something outside the house.

Chunni listened carefully with her ears pricked, and immediately her face changed dramatically and exclaimed, "Oops, my son fell." ”

Pu Cao was also taken aback, and hurriedly ran with her to the back garden.

Sure enough, on the path leading to the greenhouse, Liu Housheng sat paralyzed on the ground with a painful and panicked face. The royal blue brocade cotton robe on Fang Jie next to him was also stained with mud and water, and it was obvious that the two of them had fallen together.

Chunni hurriedly stepped forward to help Liu Housheng up, and said angrily, "Why did you fall down here, didn't you tell you to take a good look at the road?" ”

Liu Housheng stood up with a look of annoyance, and he didn't care about the muddy water on his body and wanted to salute Fang Jie, "It's that I didn't see the ice under my feet, Fang Gongzi wanted to help me, but he fell into dirty clothes together." ”

Pu Cao looked at Fang Jie with only a slight frown, there was no look of anger on his face, it was obvious that he just didn't like his clothes and dirty, but he didn't mean to complain about Liu Housheng. She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, stepped forward and said, "Nizi, you help Brother Liu go back first, and then call Fang Gongzi's little servant." ”

After speaking, he turned to Fang Jie and said, "Fang Gongzi should go and sit in the greenhouse, it's very warm there." Take off this shirt and wash it, but it will dry in half an hour, and Childe will definitely be able to change it before he goes back. ”

Fang Jie's visit this time was also a temporary decision, last night he set a plan for the golden cicada to get out of his shell, and this morning he went out of the city to send away the ancestor and grandson of the old shopkeeper Chen, he was bored and ordered the coachman to walk around.

Dongzi was reprimanded by Shopkeeper Luo last time, and he was always curious about whether Pucao was a liar, so he took the opportunity to propose to visit Nangou Village.

Fang Jie remembered Pucao's words that day, and also felt that now that the snow had fallen, her green vegetable plan should have made some progress. So he nodded and agreed, and this was the trip to Nangou.

In this way, it is naturally impossible to have clothes and supplies, Fang Jie thought about it and nodded and arranged with her.

The small door of the greenhouse is nailed very narrow in order to keep warm, and two layers of thick straw curtains are added, so it is very heavy.

Pu Cao pulled two handfuls, but his face was so red that he didn't pull it away. The third time she used her best strength in frustration, but she didn't want the door to open so easily that she almost fell.

Fang Jie laughed out loud, causing Pu Cao to blush, and he didn't care about the hospitality etiquette, so he bowed his head and walked in. Seeing this, Fang Jie smiled even more.

At this time, it is the end of the hour, the best time of the day. The pale yellow halo spilled in from the sloping window, shining on the rows of wooden boxes, and the tender green sprouts that had just emerged on the garlic cloves, the cabbage and spinach seedlings that broke out of the soil were all bathed in warmth, and they happily tilted their heads, shaking the young leaves slightly from time to time, and people couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts.

Fang Jie smiled at the corner of his mouth, with three points of surprise and seven points of sigh in his eyes, and slowly walked around the aisle, sometimes praising a few words.

Pu Cao saw that he was wearing a muddy robe but his face was full of interest, and he was a little amused and proud in his heart, and he didn't say much hello and let him wander around by himself. Then he turned around and went to the corner of the wall to get a copper basin, and scooped two scoops of cold water in the water tank.

When she had to go to the stove to carry the kettle to heat the water, she didn't take a few more steps to take a short time, but stepped directly over the tin stove.

I don't want the tin tube to burn too hot, and when I make cotton pants, I cut it loose for the convenience of walking, and the trouser legs will inevitably be burned.

It's rare to make a new set of pants, and the upper body was subjected to this "catastrophe" within a few days, and Pucao was extremely distressed. With a scream, he was about to retract his legs, but unfortunately his body did not obey the call and fell straight to the stove.

At the last moment, Fang Jie, who happened to be walking nearby, reached out and pulled Pucao without thinking about it, and the two suddenly fell together.

Fang Jie made a meat pad solidly, not to mention that, the half basin of cold water also completely turned him into a soup chicken.

Pu Cao was stunned and lay on Fang Jie's body for a long time before she came back to her senses, she was so panicked that she wanted to get up, but the more anxious she was, the more difficult it was to get up.

Fang Jie half-raised his hands with a slight sense of suspicion, but when he looked at the woman struggling and arching in front of his chest, as cute as a puppy who had been looking around for a familiar taste since he was born, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Pu Cao helped the wooden frame on the side and finally got up, her face was so hot that she could immediately cook an egg, she wanted to apologize but felt really embarrassed. Just when I was at a loss, the small door of the greenhouse was opened from the outside.

It turned out that Dongzi got Chunni's news and rushed to serve, and his ghost spirit just stepped in with one leg, and when he saw his master smiling wantonly, and the woman was blushing and shy, he thought that he had broken the master's good deeds of hunting for beauty. Hurriedly closed the door and guarded the outside to control the wind.

Pu Cao guessed that this little guy must be crooked, his face was even redder, and he hurriedly threw down a sentence, "There is a shower in the corner, Childe will wash it first, and I will go find a change of clothes for Childe." ”

With that, she pushed the door open and hid.