Peach Blossom turned her head to look around and stuck out her tongue, and said shyly, "Sister-in-law, Peach Blossom fell asleep and forgot to help her sister-in-law take care of the guests." ”

Pu Cao kissed her head, and said softly while brushing the fine soft hair in her ear for her, "Peach Blossom is the most sensible, sister-in-law doesn't blame you." You help your sister-in-law wake up Shanzi first, and your sister-in-law will go to wash the clothes for the guests, and then we'll go back to the front yard for dinner. ”

Peach Blossom should get down, turned around and called Shanzi, who was also sleepy, to get up. Pucao lightly washed his clothes with water, and carefully rolled them out and hung them on the horizontal pole next to the stove.

Shanzi and Peach Blossom squatted in the aisle to play, smelling the aroma of food on the tray, and Shanzi's little belly couldn't help but growl. He looked at his sister pitifully and whispered, "Sister, I'm hungry." ”

Pu Cao was pouring the dirty water in the copper basin, so he smiled, "Bear with it a little longer, my sister will break a nest for you to eat in a while." ”

Shanzi immediately smiled, provoking Peach Blossom to embarrass him, "Shanzi is a little gluttonous cat!" ”

"I'm not, I'm not!" Shanzi twisted his fat little body and refused to respond, this kid is not picky about eating, he can eat enough for every meal in the past half a month, and his little body is round when he sees it.

Fang Jie, who was lying on the wooden collapse, actually woke up when Pucao opened the door, but the warmth of this room made him really reluctant to open his eyes.

He quietly felt the sun gently caressing his face, sniffing the faint aroma of food in the air, and in his ears was the woman softly coaxing the child, fetching water and laundry, everything was so calm and harmonious. It was as if he had belonged here a long time ago, or maybe this was the missing piece of his life...

This inexplicable and ethereal feeling seemed to easily shatter the protective shell that was tightly wrapped around his body, making him confused, but without the slightest panic...

He couldn't help but take a deep breath, and once again let this indescribable peaceful breath go around and around in his internal organs, ironing his whole body completely loose. The sadness and resentment that have accumulated over the years seem to be slowly calming down, slowly moving away from his world...

Pu Cao washed his hands and was just about to get a nest for the two children, when he heard the movement on the wooden collapse behind him, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Fang Jie who woke up, so he smiled, "Fang Gongzi is hungry, I made a few simple dishes, Gongzi will cushion his stomach." ”

Fang Jie stood up and looked around, and smiled without being polite, "I'm tired of my sister-in-law." ”

Pucao brought the tray to the wooden slump and opened the bowls one by one to reveal the dishes inside. Sure enough, it is very simple, only three side dishes of shallots mixed with tofu, boiled salted duck eggs, and fried salted meat with fungus, plus a large bowl of shredded radish meatball soup, and the staple food is seven or eight golden and brilliant wowotou.

However, what Pucao is best at is to make delicious flavors with ordinary ingredients, and even if there is such a lack of food in winter, she does her best to do her best. The tofu mixed with shallots is white and green, refreshing and pleasant. The fungus is also fried black and oily, the duck egg yolk is boiled to the point of red oil, and even the bowl of radish meatball soup is milky white. These dishes are all in one place, and the colors are different and complement each other, which really makes people whet their appetite before they even eat a bite.

Fang Zhuo praised in words, "Duolao's little sister-in-law has bothered, my sister-in-law's skills are probably higher than my restaurant chef." ”

"Fang Gongzi is polite, but it's just some home-cooked food." Pu Cao listened to the praise and praised the beauty in her heart, but her face was still modest. She was just about to take the child back to the front yard, but she didn't want Fang Jie to stay, "Little sister-in-law, I can't finish these dishes alone, so it's better for you and the two children to stay and eat together." ”

Pu Cao was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, after all, her identity was there.

But Fang Jie's eyes glanced down the aisle with a smile, and she immediately blushed.

Just now, they all lay on other people's bodies for so long, and then they were in the same room for most of the day, if they said it, any of them could make people spit to death. Now refusing to eat at one table is really a bit hypocritical.

Thinking like this, she simply threw those rules to the sky, and took the two children to sit down and eat together.

Fang Jie's smile deepened in his eyes, and while slowly biting the head of the nest, he watched Pucao pick up vegetables for the two children, and listened to her ask the two children how many words they were familiar with...

At sunset, dusk was quietly approaching, and the jackdaws flew back from afar with their chirps, squatting in the nest of tired branches and tilting their little heads to look at the mountain village in the distance.

The black-painted flat-headed carriage that had been parked in the courtyard of Liu's house for most of the day finally carried the master on the return journey, and quickly ran out of the village to the distant city.

Chunni saw that the carriage was gone, so she turned around and grabbed Pu Cao's arm, and asked nervously, "What did this Fang Gongzi say after coming to see him, didn't mention the deposit?" ”

Pu Cao couldn't help but want to tease her, so she pretended to have a bitter face and sighed, "This noble son dislikes our poor hospitality, and he is very dissatisfied." He was only given a three-day time limit to turn around, and then he had to send someone to get the deposit back. ”

"Ah, how is that good?" Chunni was shocked, and Liu Housheng, who was standing on crutches on the side, was also anxious, "Can't you?" Fang Gongzi is a good person, how could he suddenly ask for the deposit back? ”

Pu Cao couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said while rubbing Chunni's arm that was scratched by Chunni, "Fake, I'm scaring you." Fang Gongzi praised our vegetables for growing well, and said that they would give a high price when the time came. ”

"Really?" Chunni's eyes lit up immediately, and she stepped forward and pinched a few handfuls of pu grass to relieve her anger, and said angrily, "You dead girl will scare me into it!" ”

Pu Cao's eyes swept the corners of the red turban and green clothes that were not hidden in the front few homes, and said loudly, "Honesty in business, the boss of the family can trust us, and we can't live up to the entrustment of others." ”

Liu Housheng didn't know why, so he replied casually, "That's the truth, Fang Gongzi is a good person, and he doesn't have any pride." ”

Chunni saw that Pu Cao's expression was different, and she guessed most of it by following her gaze. She opened her mouth to scold, but was dragged back to the yard by Pucao.

"What are you pulling me for? These broken-mouthed girls, if you don't scold them a few words, you don't know what they are going to gossip? ”

Pu Cao didn't let go, and pulled her all the way into the house, rubbing her cheeks that were tingled by the cold wind with both hands and persuading, "I was originally an abandoned woman, and I will inevitably be said two words about everything, and you can still scold the street every time." When the time comes, my reputation will not be good, and you will have the notoriety of a shrew on your head, and you will soon have children, see who will dare to marry you in the future? ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Housheng happened to step into the threshold. The young couple of the Liu family glanced at each other, and their faces were instantly red.

Liu Housheng threw down a sentence, "I'll go to the greenhouse to have a look." Then Gadagata dodged on crutches, leaving Chunni to pounce on Pucao's mouth, "You dead girl, why do you say anything?" ”

Pu Cao just said it in passing, and he didn't think much about the taboos of people in this time and space about men and women, so he made such a big embarrassment. She couldn't help laughing, "Who knew that you were so thin-skinned, who didn't have children to live." ”

"You still say, you still say?" Chunni's face turned even redder, and she reached out to scratch under Pucao's armpit. Pu Caoqian is not afraid of everything, he is afraid of this tickling miracle, and hurriedly begged for mercy, and the two laughed together...

The winter nights are much brighter than the usual ones because of the reflection of the snow.

A black-lacquered carriage drove far away on the bluestone street of Cuiluan City, quietly passing through the brightly lit and noisy liquor and flower buildings all the way, and turned around into the alleys in the east of the city.

At the end of the alley, there was already a little boy who was on guard in shifts, and when he saw the carriage coming, he ran to the gate and shouted, "The master is back!" ”

As a result, the garden, which had been as quiet as a deep sleep, immediately came alive. A group of small servants rushed out from various resting places, those who opened the gates and removed the thresholds, and those who lit lanterns and lifted curtains, each performing their duties. Even the large and small pots and stoves in the stove room began to get busy, simmering warming soup and boiling hot water.

Fang Jie got out of the carriage, stepped on the ground that was cleaned and sprinkled with fine sand, and casually asked the little steward who came out, "Are you okay today?" ”

The little steward bowed and said with a smile, "Hui Gongzi, the third son of the Zhang family sent someone to send a post in the afternoon to ask you to drink and enjoy the plum blossoms tomorrow, and then there will be nothing else." ”

Fang Jie nodded absentmindedly and ordered, "Tomorrow, take two jars of bamboo leaf green in the wine cellar and send them, just say that I am not feeling well and will do it another day." ”

The little steward seemed to be a little unexpected when he heard this, and obviously paused for a moment and whispered, "Childe, I heard that the third prince invited the white pear flower girl to accompany the wine..."

Fang Jie waved his hand impatiently, "Do as I say." With that, he passed through the Moon Gate and into the inner courtyard.

The little steward was very surprised, stretched out his hand and grabbed Dongzi and asked in a low voice, "What happened to Childe when he went out today?" Doesn't he like the singing of white pear blossoms the most, and when he heard this, he must go to the banquet..."

Dongzi interrupted him with a grin, "That was the past, but now it's different. ”

The little steward was even more curious, "What's the difference?" ”

Dongzi broke away from his hand, smiling proudly and narrowly, "I don't dare to say, if the son is annoyed, he won't take me out." ”

After saying this, he chased him to the backyard as soon as he slipped away, and was so angry that the little steward scolded the monkey cub for being ungrateful.

Fang Jie entered the inner room to change into a wide robe at home, and the maid Chunying was about to pick up the coat but was stopped by him, "Go down, put this shirt here first." ”

The spring warbler hurriedly saluted and retreated, not daring to ask more questions.

There are many legends in Cuiluan City that his son-in-law is amorous, and he knows how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade. Many maids in the house don't know how to envy them who can serve them closely, and they can't wait to think that as long as they have a three-point color, and then find a chance to put on a delicate appearance, they will be easily accepted into the house by the son and mixed with an aunt.

In fact, only they, the people in the garden, know best in their hearts that this will never work.

A year ago, a sister pretended to be dizzy and wanted to fall into the arms of her son, but the end was to hit the stone horn and break the bleeding, and the wound was sold before it was wrapped.

Childe never had the slightest pity, and the coldness in his eyes froze people's hearts, and the rumored merry boy was like two people. Since then, all the maids have been honest. And she was already ordinary-looking, she never dared to be careful, and after being transferred into the inner room, she always adhered to her duty as a slave.