In the evening, Cai Junmo returned home and called Banniang, who was cooking in the kitchen, to the study, saying that the court had decided to borrow money from local merchants at the discretion of the prefectures.

"Father-in-law, are you saying that the court has decided to borrow money from merchants from all over the world?" Banniang is not too surprised by this result, although there may not be a loan or repayment, but the court at least has to take care of the face of the court, if it is really only a donation, and it is to be distributed by all prefectures and states across the country, then what is the difference between it and Ming robbery? Is there any prefecture that dares not to donate? In the end, borrowing is better than donating.

Cai Junmo nodded.

In this way, when Banniang arrived in Quanzhou, she had to think of a way to entertain the current Zhizhou adults in Quanzhou. Anyway, it's just a lot of formalities. She can't wait to make a bird now, donate it, borrow it, and achieve the goal, after all, she doesn't plan to get it back, even if the court returns the money to her in the future, she won't ask for it again, joke, before borrowing, she must have made a reputation for smashing pots and selling iron to make up the money, and if such a large amount of money is collected at that time, isn't it just to tell everyone that she is a fat sheep? Although many people who know her property now also know that she is rich, it is still different from getting back such a large amount of money from the court.

When the time comes, even if others don't have ideas, I'm afraid that the officials who can't bear to repay the money will still have ideas, look, the treasury is still empty, and your Zeng family has such a huge amount of money. Although in fact, there are not a few people in the Great Song Kingdom who are richer than her.

"This money, although it is a voluntary loan, but if the governors of various places want to make political achievements and respond to the call of the court, the more the better, maybe there will be things that will be forcibly distributed in various places at that time. After I go back, I will give a big gift to our Zhizhou in Quanzhou. Banniang said with a smile.

"Since the court has opened up to borrow this, Banniang, you can't mess around, if you donate too much, then the money will be recovered, and it will be ......."

"The court borrowed money from the people, this is not the first time, don't worry, don't worry, I originally planned to donate this money, that is, the court really wants to pay it back, and I don't plan to really want it, when the time comes, I will simply donate it to the court, and ask the official family for a reward, wouldn't it be good? Anyway, that's what my original purpose was, and it doesn't matter what the process is. ”

The father and daughter said a few words, Cai Junmo took out the letter to Li Yongxing and handed it to Banniang, and explained a few more words. Banniang received the letter, and heard a report from the little girl outside the hospital, saying that the Su family's father and son were visiting.

Banniang was wearing men's clothes, and Cai Junmo simply asked her to go out with him to meet guests.

When they arrived at the flower hall in the front yard, the father and son of the Su family had already taken their seats, and the maids were serving tea, Cai Junmo took Banniang forward, so they wanted to greet each other, Su Ziyou saw Banniang, opened his mouth, and said in a lost voice: "You, aren't you the son who helped us pay for tea in the tea shop a few days ago?" ”

After speaking, he felt rude again, and hurriedly bowed to Cai Junmo: "The little nephew has seen my uncle." ”

Cai Junmo smiled: "What, you have seen it before?" ”

Banniang saluted Su Mingyun first: "I've seen Uncle Su." Only then did he turn around and wink mischievously at Cai Junmo, then looked at Su Ziyou and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the brother I saw that day turned out to be the Su family brother whom my father-in-law greatly appreciated." Listening to your high arguments that day, I was very impressed by the two literary talents, so I just did my best, this is fate. ”

also told the story that she had seen Su Zizhan and Su Ziyou in the teahouse that day, and secretly paid for their tea, but she didn't say that she actually knew who these two were at that time.

"Who is this?" Su Mingyun saw that she was dressed in plain clothes, with long robes and arrow sleeves, very neat, and a down-to-earth temperament, and couldn't help but have a good impression, but the two boys of the Cai family are both officials outside, and looking at their appearance, they should not be the sons of Cai Junmo, so he asked with a smile.

Cai Junmo smiled: "It's not someone else, but my righteous daughter." ”

Righteous daughter?

When the father and son of the Su family heard this, they couldn't help but glance at Banniang again, Su Ziyou was very curious, but Su Zizhan pouted, but the three of the Su family father and son were a little strange, saying that it was a righteous daughter, and that was a little lady, but no matter how she looked at the little lady in front of her, she didn't look like a woman.

Cai Junmo was not surprised by them, and only smiled: "My righteous daughter is a little different from ordinary women, speaking of which, Brother Su and the two virtuous nephews heard of the Zeng family of the famous Qiuyu family at that time, and my righteous daughter is the eighth daughter of the deceased Zeng brother Zeng Budo, and the eighth sister of Zeng Zigu." Brother Su and the two virtuous nephews just call her Banniang. ”

"It turned out to be the niece of the Zeng family." Although he had only served as an official position such as the liquor tax county order, although he had Yin En at the beginning, he was able to resign from Yin En and participated in the scientific examination with his own strength and won the Jinshi, and later the official voice was upright, and the article was first-class, Su Mingyun also admired the Nanfeng Zeng family very much, and originally did not approve of the Zeng family's eight mothers dressing up as men, but when she heard that she was the daughter of the Zeng family, the expression on her face looked better.

Banniang stepped forward again and saluted.

Cai Junmo smiled and invited everyone to sit together, waved his hand to let the maids serving on both sides retreat, looked at the two boys of the Su family secretly looked at Banniang's appearance, smiled and told Banniang about business, and said that Banniang started from scratch, in just a few years, the achievements that have been had, Su Zi's father and son reacted differently, the original shame on her face when she heard that she was a woman is gone, especially Su Ziyou, very admirable.

Su Mingyun asked Banniang a few words about the situation of the Zeng family, and Banniang was about to retire: "Father-in-law, the hour is not early, my daughter will have to leave for Quanzhou in the past two days, and it is estimated that she will be able to return to Beijing after half a year. ”

"Zeng Bamei is still good at cooking?" Su Zizhan, who had not squeaked, said strangely.

"Back to Brother Su, I don't dare to say that I am good at it, I only know how to cook a few side dishes."

"You hurry up, make a few more good dishes, your uncle of the Su family is from Shuzhong, he likes to eat spicy things, you remember to make a Shu dish."

"Yes, my daughter is ready for a long time." Banniang smiled and went out of the flower hall to the kitchen.

Cai Junmo smiled at the three fathers and sons of the Su family: "You are also blessed today, my righteous daughter, not my boasting, was born in Nanfeng Zeng's family, not to mention the talent of poetry and literature, and the talent for business is even more very capable, even if you are a first-hand cook, you will not be a palace chef." By the way, I will also let you taste the good wine that my righteous daughter gave me, which I am usually reluctant to take. ”

Su Mingyun listened to his boasting, and couldn't help laughing: "Brother Cai, don't overdo it, if the food is not good and the wine is not beautiful, I won't be able to go to the door of your Cai Mansion in the future." ”

"After you have dinner tonight, you always want to come to me to drink and eat, and don't blame my brother when I look back, I can't entertain you every day."

The two brothers of the Su family listened to the two elders fighting against each other, and it was not easy to interject, Su Zizhan has always been proud of his talents, and he didn't think that the Zeng family's Banniang was really as good as Uncle Cai's mouth boasted, just thinking that when dinner was later, if this Zeng Banniang was here, he would definitely pick a little stab and press her, but Su Ziyou was full of curiosity, this Zeng Banniang seemed to be similar to his age, as a woman, he had already done so, on the other hand, at the same age, but he still had nothing to do, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, and he had the intention of befriending this Zeng Banniang.

I just thought that she was a lady after all, and how she could make friends like a man, and I couldn't help but be discouraged.

But said that the Banniang in the kitchen thought that the Su family father and son were Xishu people who were not spicy or happy, so most of the dishes prepared were Sichuan dishes, which was bitter for the warm mother who started to fight, and the tears and snot smoked by the spicy taste in the kitchen, the Banniang who watched it was really funny: "Look, I said that you should not come, I will be alone, you have to follow, this time you have to suffer." ”

"Eighth sister, it's so spicy, can you eat it?" Nuan Niang asked with a sad face while sneezing. Fortunately, the red stuff called chili pepper that was sent before has been left unused. If I knew it would be spicy like this, I should have thrown it away. and save yourself from these sins tonight.

Banniang looked at her and couldn't help laughing: "Why can't you eat it?" Don't worry, keep the bottom of the plate that the Su family father and son can eat. ”

For her outrageous words, Nuan Niang expressed deep contempt, and couldn't stand the spicy taste, so she had to avoid it.

Banniang considered that it was not only the Su family father and son who were eating, so she also made a few other dishes, and when a table of dishes with all the color and flavor was put out, Banniang thought that she was a woman after all, and introduced the dishes one by one, so she planned to avoid it and eat with Mrs. Cai and Nuan Niang.

But he was left behind by Cai Junmo: "Your uncle of the Su family is not an outsider, why are you so tight?" Let's sit down and eat together. The two sons of your Uncle Su's family are both talented people, you young people, you should have more contacts. ”

Well, father-in-law, you're too much, aren't you? The daughter is wearing men's clothes, but she is not a real man. Banniang had a black line, so she had to sit down, and she was at ease, so she simply greeted the Su family father and son generously and moved their chopsticks.

Because Cai Junmo praised her cooking skills before, the Su family father and son stretched out their chopsticks and tasted it.

After tasting it, it was already a sight to behold.

Su Zizhan looked at the satisfied expression on his father's face, and said in his heart, is it really that delicious? I also took a chopstick and tried to eat it.

It was a fish he had never seen before, it was refreshing, smooth, tender and spicy, without a hint of fishy. Unconvinced, I took another piece of chicken, but it was crispy and delicious, and my lips and teeth were fragrant.

Banniang looked at the famous Tsundere Emperor and said with a smile: "The dish that Brother Su tasted first is called boiled fish fillet, and the other is spicy chicken. ”

"This ......" Emperor Tsundere wanted to give a bad review, but he couldn't be too shameless, so he had to nod reluctantly, "It's okay." ”

But my heart is shouting, wow, this is really a veritable delicacy in the world, haven't I heard that Jiangxi people like spicy? How could she make Shu vegetables so authentic? No, it's not authentic, it's more delicious than all the Shu dishes that he, a standard Shu person who grew up in Shushan and Shushui, have eaten.

Banniang smiled, and saw that Su Ziyou had been reserved and had never moved the chopsticks, so she smiled and said: "Father-in-law, there are also a few dishes you like on weekdays, if you don't do it, Su Erlang is embarrassed to use the chopsticks." ”

When Su Ziyou heard her say this, his face instantly turned red, and it was even a little redder than Su Zizhan's face, which was spicy and physically and mentally refreshing.