Chapter 046: Wine Tasting
Tang Shirong was obviously stunned.
When he came back to his senses, his eyes were a little red, and he said in a low voice: "I have wronged you, Yueyue." ”
He closed his eyes and calmed down: "Yueyue, I want to go home to study, I don't worry about you, I really don't worry...... The last time I wasn't there, let grandma sell you, and they beat you like that...... I'm just, I'm very anxious, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect A-Niang to ...... She's this, she's ...... the hell"
He broke his sentence into several paragraphs, choked up several times, and was obviously extremely guilty.
Tang Shiyue is a typical eater who eats soft and does not eat hard, as soon as she saw the little boy feeling guilty like this, she immediately regretted saying too much, and said hurriedly: "What nonsense are you talking about, the matter has been resolved, what are you doing when you come back!" ”
"It's okay," the expression on the young man's face gradually calmed down, but his eyes were still red: "It's okay, anyway, it's all studying, reading in the sect school, and reading at home, it's no different." ”
"Who says it's no different?" Tang Shiyue said: "Don't say that we don't have so many books for you to read, even if there is, how can you compare to Mr. Explain it to you, besides, there are many test-taking rules, how to do the article, although I don't understand, I also know that these are impossible to know by reading by yourself, so you must stay in the school!" ”
She grabbed his hand: "You don't have to worry, in fact, I don't care about these things at all, I can handle them all, I'm just angry, so I'll talk to you and be angry." ”
"No, no," Tang Shirong choked up: "I understand, she is a mother after all, she can do anything, but you ...... You can't do anything, I'm afraid you'll lose. ”
"Are you making me laugh?" Tang Shiyue smiled: "Don't worry, she is not my opponent, after all, I am so smart." Seeing that he still wanted to say more, Tang Shiyue said arrogantly: "In short, you can't come back, otherwise I will go and tell the patriarch!" ”
The two siblings argued for a long time, and in the end Tang Shirong was persuaded by her.
When he went down the mountain, the door of every household was inserted with mugwort, but Tang Shiyue followed the rules, weaving wormwood into a human shape, and the calamus leaves were cultivated into a sword shape, which was inserted upside down by the door, and a large string of garlic was also hung, and banyan branches and pomegranate flowers were inserted, which was very festive to look at.
Qi Jing sent Qi Yang over, and she also stuffed a handful of garlic and wormwood calamus, Qi Jing glanced at it, and went back to draw the gourd and arrange it in the same way.
After the arrangement was finished, Tang Shiyue carried some meat and vegetables and took two small dumplings to the small wine shop. Tang Shirong went to make an appointment with Qijing and went.
As soon as she entered the door, Zhou Niangzi greeted her and said with a smile: "Yue'er, I sewed a few sachets for you, Auntie's needlework is ugly, don't be disgusted." ”
Tang Shiyue was stunned.
The custom of the Dragon Boat Festival will sew incense sachets for children to ward off evil spirits, which are filled with cinnabar, realgar and incense, and are knotted into a dumpling shape with colorful silk threads, hung on the waist, or tied on the wrist, Wang's needlework is good, but she doesn't mean this at all, but Zhou Niangzi, she actually thought of this.
Seeing that Zhou Niangzi handed over the sachet with a smile, and even the Qijing brothers had it, Tang Shiyue's eyes were sour for a while, and she really recognized this shrewd but kind woman in her heart.
Qi Jing also didn't expect it at all, he took the sachet, tied it around his waist, and looked at the small string on Qi Yang's wrist, Zhou Niangzi smiled and quipped: "That can't be given to you, it's for the little doll to wear, but it's not fun to rob." ”
Qi Jing smiled and said sincerely, "Thank you." ”
Several people sit together, lively and lively dumplings, here is mainly a corner dumpling, is a sweet dumpling, put bean paste or jujube in it, glutinous rice is as white as jade, so it is also called white jade group.
Qi Yang can play with them, but Qi Jing can't, he sits with Tang Shirong and Tang Junchen and chats.
Tang Junchen is a good person, I am afraid that he will not be comfortable, I deliberately did not talk about poetry, but I didn't expect to be able to talk about anything, and even they were not as good as him, the three of them gradually talked more and more speculatively, especially Tang Junchen, who was very thoughtful and enthusiastic.
There was a curtain, and the movement over there could be heard clearly.
Tang Shiyue is a little funny, and it is no wonder that Tang Shirong said before that Tang Junchen is really the kind of person who is particularly suitable for being a younger brother.
Although he is also a very humble gentleman on the surface, as soon as he talks to Qijing, he always gives people a sense of "Wow, he's so powerful, I want to hug my thighs" I can't wait, after all, the young city is not deep, so people can see it at once.
But because he didn't deliberately flatter, and he didn't make serious calculations, he was just a simple admiration, so he wasn't annoying.
Everyone finished eating happily, everyone ate one or two zongzi to meet the occasion, Tang Shirong sent two zongzi and two dishes to Wang Shi in advance, and came back after a while, and the clothes on his shoulders were also wet, but everyone didn't ask, and it passed.
The next day, Tang Shirong could rest for a day, and Tang Shiyue prepared all morning, planning to call them to eat hot pot.
There are no chili peppers in these years, and life is missing a lot of fun, but it can be used as a clear soup pot base.
Tang Shiyue bought a big tube bone before, and yesterday Zhou Niangzi left a chicken rack when cooking, first put green onions and ginger, put the tube bones and chicken rack in, boil over high heat, blanch the water, skim off the floating powder, take it out and put it back into the water, slowly boil for an hour, add wolfberry red dates and green onions, and add a little salt, and the bottom of the pot is ready.
At noon, he called Tang Shirong to call the two families to come over for dinner.
Zhou Niangzi smiled as soon as she entered the door: "I knew that you bought a warm pot before, and you will find a reason to eat in the next two days." You girl is used to being a little glutton, and I don't know what ...... future" Before she finished speaking, she saw Qi Jing coming, and suddenly changed her words: "That is, I, I know that you are here because of your brother, if it is you, you will be reluctant to eat." ”
Qi Jing was calm, as if he hadn't noticed anything.
Everyone got started together and quickly packed up their things.
The hot pot of this era is made of ceramics, called a warm pot, Tang Shiyue has never been stingy, chicken, fish, mutton, mushrooms, tofu, wild vegetables, hand-rolled noodles, prepared a lot, everyone doesn't talk about any rules, sit together, laugh and talk while eating.
Wang Shi has an advantage, she usually does not appear on such occasions.
Because there are village women who she doesn't look down on, and there are inconspicuous village men like Fourth Uncle Tang, of course she doesn't want to mix with these people. She is like a little princess living in a castle, she only accepts what she wants, and she doesn't know how wronged she was in the Tang family back then.
Tang Shiyue said: "Actually, I invited you over today to let you taste the wine. ”
As soon as she said it, Zhou Niangzi also thought about it: "Yes, such a good dish, the master, you go back and get the altar wine!" ”
"Don't! Fourth Uncle Wait," Fourth Uncle Tang was about to get up, but Tang Shiyue stopped him with a smile: "I want you to taste my wine." ”
As soon as she said this, everyone was also curious, Zhou Niangzi went back to get the wine bowl, and saw Tang Shiyue take out five jars of wine from the half-collapsed house next to her.
Zhou Niangzi smiled: "You kid, this is not my family's wine." ”
Tang Shiyue said while opening the seal: "No. ”
"Why not," Fourth Uncle Tang said honestly: "I recognize my family's jar!" ”
Tang Shiyue smiled and poured a bowl a little bottom: "Taste it and you'll know." ”
In fact, many of the wines of this era are green, such as the liquor and the wine, but the wine of the small winery is the most common primary color, that is, pale yellow. But at this point, the color of the wine is a slightly darker yellow, and it has a thickness, like honey.
Tang Shiyue said: "Try it first." ”
said to taste it first, in fact, children can't drink it, usually, Tang Shirong never touches wine, but because of curiosity, he also picked up a bowl and wiped his lips. Tang Shiyue took advantage of their inattention, and quietly picked up the bowl, tasted it, tasted it and spit it out.
The mouth is mellow and smooth, and the texture is much thicker than the previous sake, the sake of this era is actually very sweet, but now it has a medicinal taste, but it is not difficult to drink, just like chocolate, weird, but with a long aftertaste.
It's just a sip of wine, but they have been tasting it for a long time, Tang Shirong, who has never drunk wine, can still say that Uncle Tang's family, even Tang Junchen's expression is a little strange, and he is surprised at first glance.
Then Fourth Uncle Tang said: "You made this wine?" Do you want to take it out and sell? ”
Fourth Uncle Tang has always been honest and has few words, until he said this, he showed a bit of businessman's shrewdness.