was busy, and the Wu family sent someone, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, to send invitations to the Banniang sisters. After making an appointment for dinner tomorrow, I went to Ruyi Building to admire the moon, and Wu Sanniang booked a private room there. Ruyi Building is the largest restaurant in Nanfeng City, so the building is the tallest building in Nanfeng, and it is not far from Zeng's house, just in Nancheng, ascending high and overlooking the night view of Nanfeng City with thousands of lights on one side, and the misty and leisurely autumn colors of the countryside under the moonlight on the other.

If it was ordinary, Banniang would have readily agreed, but tomorrow the family will be reunited, and the fifth brother said that he wanted to take her to the poetry meeting, where would she be willing to give up the poetry meeting? But Wu Sanniang's appointment was not easy to refuse, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "The original Wu sister invited, our sisters should go, but yesterday's father ordered that the family should go to enjoy the moon, it is really not good to disobey the father's order, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Banniang and the sisters must return to invite the Wu sister to personally accompany Sister Wu, and please go back to tell the sin on your behalf." ”

The little maid smiled and said, "Since the young ladies want to accompany the old lady, my young lady will definitely be able to understand, and the maid will definitely tell my young lady what Miss Eight means when she goes back." ”

Banniang rewarded the little maid with 100 yuan and sent her away.

When the people left, Qi Niang asked, "Father won't go out tomorrow?" ”

Because of her sister-in-law on the side, Banniang just laughed.

After a busy morning, I reconciled the noodles to be made for mooncakes, steamed red bean paste, chopped the meat filling, fried sesame seeds and peanuts and adjusted the frosting sugar, and boiled duck eggs and took out the egg yolks, and the four fillings were ready.

Just wait for the dough to be ready in the afternoon and make it by hand.

It's a pity that I didn't prepare in advance, otherwise I asked the carpenter to make a few molds, and the mooncake would look much more beautiful.

Unexpectedly, Liu Erlang of Guzhuang Liu came to visit in the afternoon and brought two large baskets of kumquat and a few fish.

Nanfeng was originally the hometown of kumquats, and in mid-autumn, it was the time when the golden oranges were ripe.

Liu Erlang said with a smile: "My family has an orange orchard, and my father picked some for me to send, although it is planted by the family, it is also very sweet, not sour at all." The other few fish were also caught by Tie Dan themselves, and they couldn't eat them for a while because there were too many at home, so they brought a few by the way. ”

Because Liu Erlang was a man in the end, Wu called Wulang to meet guests.

Gorou said with a smile: "Second Brother Liu sent it at the right time, I was going to buy some, but my sister-in-law didn't buy fish in the morning, and I still thought that I would buy it early in the morning, but I saved a lot of money." ”

Liu Erlang touched his head and said humbly: "These are all ordinary, and they are not worth much." ”

Wulang invited Liu Erlang to sit in the house, Banniang went to make tea again, said a few words, and asked Liu Jiaqiu how the harvest was, and Liu Erlang answered them one by one. After sitting down for a while, he was about to leave: "I have a few days off in the shop, and I have to rush back to the countryside, so I won't stay longer." ”

Moon cakes were being made in the kitchen, Banniang saw that he was leaving, and said with a smile: "Second brother Liu will sit down for a while, I have nothing to do, I made some round cakes, although it is homely, but the filling is novel, wait a while to make it, you take a few home to taste it for the old man and mother-in-law." ”

Where is Liu Erlang willing to ask for it, Banniang said angrily: "It's all done indiscriminately at home, but Second Brother Liu dislikes it?" If you refuse to accept it, then we will not be able to accept your two baskets of oranges and fish. ”

Liu Erlang sat down at this time.

Banniang sent the reed who was playing on the side to take a look in the kitchen, and if it was good, asked Qi Niang to pick up some and pack them up and take them home for Brother Liu.

The spring responded.

Banniang asked the furniture that was drawn in front of her and planned to buy a dowry for Liuniang, and showed it to Liu Erlang: "Second Brother Liu, can you and Uncle Liu make these furniture?" Also, we haven't dealt with a wood shop either, so if you want to buy wood, where should you go? ”

Although Liu Erlang does his own carpenter work, but in the countryside, the villagers have to do the housework, probably to prepare the wood at home, he is only responsible for doing a good job, now in the carpenter shop to do things, but also buried in the work, outside things, but not very clear, after thinking about it, then said: "These I can do it originally, only some carving, and my father has to do it, his old man carved the work with one hand, I only learned the fur, as for the problem of wood, my father used to have some old knowledge, I went back and asked my dad if he could find a trustworthy timber shop, and then came to the house to reply. ”

From time to time, Qi Niang sent the finished moon cakes over, picked four pieces of each, made a bag, and puffed up a bag, Liu Erlang took it, there was still some soup in his hand, and he smelled the aroma of the package, and said with a smile: "It must be Banniang's craftsmanship, right?" Your craftsmanship is good, you haven't eaten it yet, and you don't think it's fragrant. ”

After sending Liu Erlang away, Wulang pulled Gong'er and ran to the kitchen to taste the freshly baked so-called moon cakes. I tasted everything, the straight was crispy and delicious, Wu and Qi Niang also tasted it, so they took the porcelain plate and put it up, and asked Wulang to send some to Zeng Budo by the way, and Banniang also packed a plate and sent it to the old lady and Zhu.

Although the moon cake can't be said to be exquisite, only before doing it, Banniang had an idea, took a small plum blossom pen to wash it as a mold and took it off, it looks like it will be good, because the taste is good, I suddenly remembered to worship Cang'er in Lu Mansion as a teacher, saying that the apprenticeship is fake, can she really be a woman? The rivers and lakes are full of knives, she crossed over to walk the farming style full-time, and fell into the martial arts world, which is not a proper job, and then said that in the peaceful and prosperous world, being a chivalrous woman is not a pursuit of progress, but it is also very necessary to learn some martial arts to strengthen the body and defend oneself.

Since he said that he wanted to apprentice, how could there be a festival without gifts?

Seeing that the sun was still early, she asked her sister-in-law to find a box to come over, packed two boxes, took the brocade and tied it, and said to Wu: "Sister-in-law, I will go to Lufu and come back soon." I remember that I went back to Tai Ruixiang to buy a pair of silver hairpins with butterflies and flowers, and a silver hairpin full of delicate, and let my sister-in-law accept it at that time, is it still there? ”

That's also the appearance of Baniang's own painting, once when I went to Tai Rui Xiang to see, I think it is very exquisite, the butterflies and flowers are like living, plus the plain white bright silver, it is very beautiful, I sighed deeply at the exquisite handiwork of Tai Ruixiang's master, I couldn't help but buy a set. Now that I think about it, it's quite worthy of the little girl in Cang'er.

"It's still there, you're going to take it and give it away?"

"Well, because I asked for a guest girl in the Lu Mansion, I wanted to give her a gift."

"Then eighth sister, wait a minute, sister-in-law will go and fetch it for you."

"By the way, sister-in-law, I bought the box last time, you can find two more, put the hairpin in it, and take it out decently."

Wu smiled and agreed.

From time to time, I took it and wrapped it in brocade cloth, Banniang carried it in my hand, because the family was also busy, the two sisters couldn't leave, so I simply called Wulang together and went to Lufu.

Lu Siniang didn't expect Zeng Banniang to come to give gifts, and I heard that one of them was hers, and the other was Cang'er's, and Cang'er was not treated well in Lu Mansion, but although the eighth lady of the Zeng family joked that she wanted to apprentice, she really gave a gift, and she couldn't help but have a good impression of Banniang, and hurriedly called the maid to go to the sixth room to invite Cang'er.

After drinking a few sips of tea, Cang'er entered the house, and the two parties saw each other, and heard that Banniang actually came to give her a worship ceremony, Cang'er couldn't help laughing and said: "It's just a joke, Zeng Banniang, you took it seriously, and gave me a gift, which made me embarrassed." ”

I heard that there were mooncakes in the package, and she was also curious, she was not the one who twisted it, so she found two packages on the spot.

There is no girl who doesn't love beauty, the box is liked at first sight, and when the box is opened, I see the pair of small butterflies wearing flower silver hairpins, and I can't put it down: "This is really for me?" I've never seen such a beautiful hairpin? As he spoke, he inserted it into his hair and asked Lu Siniang and Banniang, "Isn't it beautiful?" ”

Because it was given by herself, it was hard to boast, Banniang only pursed her lips and smiled, and Lu Siniang praised: "It's like the show you made for it, it's very beautiful." ”

Banniang thought about it, the Lu family has a few rooms, and it is a family that is not short of money, so it is better to simply advertise Tai Ruixiang, so she said: "This is what I saw when I visited Tai Ruixiang last time, and the silver is not worth anything, but this style is really beautiful, I was moved, so I bought it back, but my two sisters usually don't go out much, and they will be at home casually, and they don't like to dress up, so they have been kept. Unexpectedly, Sister Cang'er put it on, and it really looked good. ”

Cang'er doesn't understand jewelry, but just looks at it, Lu Siniang heard Tai Ruixiang, smiled and asked: "In the past few months, the name of Tai Ruitai is very loud, saying that there are no new head styles every month, and now in Nanfeng City, their gold and silver shop is unique, I am always busy, and I don't have time to go out. ”