"Master Chen, why did you carry a bamboo basket today? What's in it? I seem to smell a hint of fragrance, but for adults? ”

In the inner courtyard of the county government, the ink inkstone carrying the food box met Chen Zhushu at the arch.

Master Chen bowed his head slightly towards Mo Yan: "This is the wedding cake given to adults by Li Daniu in Lijia Village." When I came to the county office, I happened to see Li Daniu wandering at the gate of the ya, and he entrusted this thing to me. ”

Mo Yan's eyes lit up slightly, and he stepped forward to lift the corner of the red linen covered by the bamboo basket and glanced at it, then straightened up and said with a smile: "This wedding cake, Master Chen wants to hand it over to the adults personally?" Or will I pass it on on my behalf? ”

Master Chen said: "Li Daniu still has some words for me to convey on my behalf, so I'll go and meet the adults in person." ”

Mo Yan smiled and nodded: "Then Master Chen's book will come with me." ”

The two walked through the archway to a pavilion in the courtyard.

In the pavilion, Xie Jinlan, who was dressed in a crescent white brocade robe, was sitting on the stone bench very casually at the moment.

The autumn breeze slowly blows the corners of his clothes embroidered with gold threads, and there is a sense of quiet time.

After making Master Chen wait for a while, Mo Yan walked into the pavilion with the food box.

Gently put the food box on the stone table, Mo Yan smiled and looked at Xie Jinlan, who was frowning at the moment and looking at the books in his hand: "My lord, Master Chen asked to see him, and said that he was here to send happy cakes to Li Daniu in Lijia Village." ”

Hearing this, Xie Jinlan threw the book on the table casually, crossed his hands behind his head, and held a lazy posture: "Oh? Then Li Daniu has already married Widow Yang? ”

Immediately, his gaze fell on Master Chen, who was outside the pavilion: "Let Master Chen come over." ”

Mo Yan responded with a smile, and within a while, he brought Master Chen's book into the pavilion.

Master Chen gently put the bamboo basket in his hand on the stone table, and then bowed to Xie Jinlan: "Xiaguan has seen my lord." ”

Xie Jinlan first glanced at Mo Yan: "Let's set the meal." ”

Then he beckoned Master Chen to sit down beside him.

After Chen Zhushu sat down with the hem of his clothes, he pushed the bamboo basket slightly in the direction of Xie Jinlan, and then said, "My lord, this is a wedding cake sent by Li Daniu." He also has something to convey to my lords. ”

Xie Jinlan took a pair of porcelain chopsticks handed by Mo Yan and replied casually: "Oh? ”

Seeing that Xie Jinlan didn't care at all, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes, and his tone couldn't help but increase a little:

"My lord, courtesy is light and affectionate. This is the heart of Li Daniu's family, you are like this...... Something is not right! ”

After Mo Yan set up the meal, he bowed down and stepped back behind Xie Jinlan. Hearing this, he couldn't help but pause slightly, and glanced at Master Chen's book funny.

Xie Jinlan was not affected in the slightest, took a bite of squirrel cinnamon fish and put it in his mouth, and squinted his eyes quite enjoyably.

After swallowing the food in his mouth, he nodded with satisfaction: "Aunt Wang's cooking skills are getting better and better." ”

Immediately, he looked at Master Chen, who was a little angry on his face, and said with a smile: "Master Chen, do you want to taste today's lunch of this official?" ”

When the words fell, he didn't wait for Master Chen's answer, so he instructed Mo Yan to get another pair of dishes and chopsticks.

Mo Yan bowed slightly: "Yes, my lord." Then he walked quickly out of the gazebo.

Master Chen couldn't refuse, so he could only watch the back of Mo Yan walking away.

Looking back at Xie Jinlan, who was elegantly behaved, Master Chen's eyebrows twisted slightly: "My lord, can you listen to the words of the lower officials?" ”

Xie Jinlan nodded rather perfunctorily: "I listened to it, doesn't it mean that this wedding cake ceremony is light and affectionate?" ”

After a pause, he seemed to think of something, and asked casually: "By the way, you just said that Li Daniu has something for you to convey to this official?" How? ”

Master Chen was sitting precariously with a serious expression:

"Li Daniu said, my lord, you not only protected him and Widow Yang, but also washed away the stigma of Widow Yang in Lijia Village. For this, he is extremely grateful.

He also said that if you have any orders in the future, he will not give them a clear definition. Your identity, as your family commanded, never mentioned it to anyone.

They only said that Jin Lan and Mo Yan had received a letter from home, so they hurriedly returned to Jinjia Village, and they might not come to Lijia Village again in the future. They also set up an immortal tablet for you in Kiyomizu Temple, hoping to add blessings and longevity to you. ”

Xie Jinlan nodded with satisfaction: "This family can be regarded as a grateful retribution." ”

Master Chen's eyebrows were twisted so much that he could almost catch a fly: "My lord, don't you have anything else to say?" ”

Xie Jinlan paused the chopsticks in his hand, and glanced at Master Chen in surprise: "What else does this official need to say?" ”

Master Chen choked instantly.

At this moment, Mo Yan held a tray with a pair of clean dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and quickly walked into the pavilion.

After gently placing the dishes and chopsticks in front of Master Chen, he raised his hand and made a gesture of please, and said with a smile: "Master Chen, the hospitality of adults is difficult to resist, you can taste it quickly." ”

Looking at the pair of masters and servants in front of him who didn't take this Li Da Niu matter seriously, Master Chen got up angrily, bowed to Xie Jinlan, and dropped a sentence: "The next official retires!" ”

Then he left the pavilion quickly.

Seeing Master Chen's figure disappear around the corner, Mo Yan asked with a smile: "My lord, where did Master Chen provoke you?" Why did you deliberately provoke him? ”

Xie Jinlan put down the chopsticks in his hand, raised his hand to open the bamboo basket, took out a palm-sized wedding cake, broke half of it and handed it to the ink inkstone on his side, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked:

"Master Chen, this person is straightforward, and he is quite dead-eyed, this official doesn't want to listen to his ramblings."

Mo Yan took the cake with both hands and nodded thoughtfully:

"What the adults said is right, Master Chen's book is very good for everything else, and that's it, sometimes it's quite head-catching." When the words fell, he took a bite of the cake in his hand.

After eating the wedding cake in his hand, Mo Yan began to quickly clean up the dishes and chopsticks on the stone table.

Seeing his adults slowly nibbling on the wedding cakes, frowning and looking at the books in his hands, Mo Yan couldn't help but wonder:

"My lord, what is written in this book of Nature that you are reading? In the past month, Mo Yan has always looked like this when he saw you, but he was more serious than when he was studying at Wansong Academy. ”

Xie Jinlan didn't raise his head: "In Wansong Academy, your adults and I are just going to go around, don't insult the word serious." ”

Mo Yan grinned: "My lord, what you said is true." But you're interested in reading again? ”

After turning a page of the book, Xie Jinlan said: "This official is just studying how to raise Xiaobai. ”

Thinking of the little green snake raised in the second bedroom next to the master bedroom of his own adult, thinking of its brown vertical pupils and the appearance of spitting letters, Mo Yan couldn't help but shudder:

"My lord, Mo Yan never knew that you actually liked to raise such animals. And this little green snake, where did you catch it? It's all green, why did you name it Xiaobai? ”