"What a blessing?" Wulang Qi Dao, is it related to the old Taoist Gang Na? "I don't know why the old man said this?"

The old farmer's face was full of wind and frost and ravines, but he had a particularly kind feeling when he smiled: "Little brother, I don't know, the Taoist who just joined you is Ziyang Zhenren and his old man?" ”

What the Zeng family respects is pure Confucianism, does not care about Buddhism, and does not believe in Taoism, and even because the Taoist Buddha occupies a lot of people's land, and there are monks and Taoists who do not produce but occupy more social resources than ordinary people, Zeng Laoduo also has some arguments about suppressing Taoism and stopping Buddha, so the brothers and sisters of the Zeng family do not know who Ziyang Zhenren is.

"Old man? That Taoist elder is only middle-aged, and Uncle Guan is much older than him, why do you call him an old man? ”

Seeing their doubts, the old farmer also said curiously: "A few brothers and sisters, they don't even know the Ziyang Dao Chief? You know, this Ziyang Dao Chief, but now we are the first Dao Leader of the Great Song Kingdom, and now he just happened to travel here, and only settled in our Magu Mountain, and with it, the incense of Magu Mountain is now much more prosperous than usual, although Ziyang Zhenren looks only middle-aged, in fact, he is now sixty years old, speaking of which, it is longer than my old man's year. I just saw Ziyang Zhenren treat a few people so politely, and I thought that a few brothers and sisters were acquaintances with Zhenren, you probably don't know that although Ziyang Zhenren temporarily lives in our Magu Mountain, he is not a frequent visitor, and it is not easy for the Taoist leaders of our Xiandu Temple to see his old man. No matter how many people ask for it, they can't ask for it. ”

Gorou then remembered that his brother and sister really forgot to ask the long road sign just now, and heard the old man say so much, I didn't think that Ziyang Zhenren was obviously a person in his sixties, but he looked like he was only a young man, and he was also very surprised, and said in his heart This old farmer won't be a trick on them, but this old farmer is kind, where is a person who can deceive people?

Not only him, but also the eight Niang and a few people were also very strange, so they said goodbye to the old farmer, and Zifu sighed on the way: "I didn't expect this, but it's a pity that we drank good tea for half a day, but we never asked the Taoist to give a respectful name." It's really rude. ”

Xiao Jiulang is the age when he is not afraid of heaven and earth, where does he care what famous real person or old Taoist priest, not to mention whether the tea is good or not, he can't taste it, for him, it is just Taoist tea, it looks good, but it is not as good as a bowl of sweet soup stewed by the eighth sister to make him more interested. Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Zifu's words, and only said: "It doesn't matter if he is a real person or an ordinary Taoist leader, he will never do our business." Let's hurry up and find the eldest brother and go to them, so that the eldest brother and them will be in a hurry, and they will reprimand us for running around in a while. ”

Banniang was silently on the side, believing in the old farmer's words. That long immortal wind bone, speaking and hiding a mystery, I thought it was because I was too careful, but now it seems that it is not at all.

What she didn't know was that the so-called pecking and drinking have a definite number of cause and effect, and it was precisely because of today's chance encounter with this Ziyang real person that in the future, she was spared a catastrophe that almost lost her life.

When a few people arrived outside the gate of Xiandu Temple, they saw Zeng Ziye and Guan Jinghui and other people waiting there, and Sanniang was tired of shopping when she saw people, and was sitting on the edge of the flower bed on the side to rest.

Seeing a few people coming, Sanniang also smiled and said: "As soon as we came out, they also rushed back, in the end, they are their own brothers and sisters, and they have a heart." ”

Everyone laughed.

and then go to see other scenery, this play, until the sun is thin and westward, Zeng Ziye simply said: "Go down the mountain again, if it is slow, the sky is dark, the mountain road is difficult to walk, and it is not safe, it is better to find a farmhouse in the mountain to live, wait for tomorrow to go down the mountain, just rush home in the afternoon, this day of shopping, are also tired." Just rested in the mountains for a night to slow down. ”

Zeng Zigu and Guan Jinghui saw that their younger brothers and sisters did not have the energetic appearance they had when they first went up the mountain in the morning, and they were all slumped, and they also knew that if they were asked to go down the mountain again, they were afraid that they would not be able to stand a few younger sisters, not to mention that there were Jiulang, Jue'er and Gong'er, and a few small ones, I was afraid that it would not be possible, so they all agreed.

Zeng Zigu remembered that when he and his sixth brother-in-law Wang Ji visited Magu Mountain in the past, the family where he lived was very enthusiastic about people, and that family was also a big family in the mountains, they had so many brothers and sisters, it was really difficult to find a family that could live, and that family happened to have a lot of houses, so he discussed it with Zeng Ziye, fortunately, the family surnamed Wang was not far away, and then walked down the mountain, and it was there, Zeng Zihua asked Wulang and Shilang and Zifuzi Jian Zijing to take care of a few small ones, Guan Jinghui saw that Sanniang was also very tired, He has always been in poor health, so he didn't care about being teased by his uncles and sisters-in-law, so he took his own lady's hand, and several people went down the mountain carefully.

Although it is labor-saving to go down the mountain, it is more difficult to walk than to go up the mountain, so I also walked for a while, and only then did I arrive at the house surnamed Wang, Zeng Zigu because he had lived in this house before, and he stepped forward to pat the chaimen, and an old man came to open the door, and saw Zeng Zigu and the brothers and sisters behind him, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Mr. Zeng, who are these people?" ”

As he spoke, he let the person into the house.

Zeng Zigu replied: "I'm bothering Uncle Wang, today I led my brothers and sisters to the mountains with my brother and sister, because it was late, it was inconvenient to go down the mountain, so I wanted to come to Uncle Wang's house to borrow a night, I don't know if it was convenient?" ”

"Convenient and convenient," although Uncle Wang is an old farmer in the mountains, he is very enthusiastic, while calling his wife to come out to welcome guests, while laughing, "In recent years, the year has been good, and the family has some surplus money, because Mr. Xujiang set up Xujiang Academy, and sent the two boys to the academy in the spring, these two boys are also very angry, and they were also admitted, and the three daughters are also married. Only our people in the mountains, although there is no shortage of food, but there is no good one, I am afraid that the greeting is not good, Mr. don't mind. ”

Mr. Xujiang Li Liang can be regarded as a famous Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River, and Zeng Zigu's teacher, I heard that the two sons of the Wang family went to the academy set up by the teacher, Zeng Zigu was also very happy, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang is really blessed, with two sons who are so competitive." Speaking of Mr. Xujiang, or my mentor, Mr. is a famous Confucian in our Jiangnan, the uncle's son can enter Xujiang Academy, don't worry about no future interest, the old man will have great blessings in the future. ”

Who doesn't like to hear praise for their sons? When Uncle Wang heard this, he was overjoyed, and laughed: "Then borrow Mr. Ji's words." "I heard that Mr. Xujiang is still the teacher of the famous Mr. Zeng, and he is full of confidence in his son's future.

Overjoyed, he urged the old woman to cook the camellia quickly, and first gave the young ladies a drink, and it was getting late, it was time to make dinner, and urged the old woman to make dinner, and the mother-in-law Wang was unable to be urged, so she had to laugh and say: "You old man, it seems that there are so many young ladies and young men, but the old man is confused with joy?" You have to call the old woman the same, right? ”

He turned his head to Sanniang and smiled at the others: "We are quiet in the mountains, and the children are not around, and there is really no one to talk to on weekdays, no, you are here, the whole family is lively, no wonder the old man likes it," and said, "Brothers and sisters, sit down and rest, this has been playing for a day, very tired, right?" The old woman will make some food, but the house is ordinary, and there is no good food to entertain, so don't dislike it. ”

Sanniang was the eldest of several people, and said with a smile: "Mother-in-law is too polite, how can you be embarrassed to call us?" When I came, I heard my brother say that the old man and his mother-in-law were hospitable, and the food cooked by my mother-in-law was always thought about by my second brother, and he also said that when he came back, he was entertained by the two old people, and he never reciprocated. If my mother-in-law doesn't think we're slow, we'll also go to help, or these people's meals won't be ready for a while, and we won't have to bother us, and we'll be tired of my mother-in-law. ”

Seeing Granny Wang's refusal, Sanniang continued to smile: "Mother-in-law doesn't have to be polite, don't dare to say anything else, my younger sisters are all good at cooking, but I, the elder sister, dare not be ugly." Has my mother-in-law ever heard of the Sheraton Restaurant in The South? My youngest eighth sister is the owner of the restaurant, and she is a good cook. If the mother-in-law doesn't care, just tell them to do it themselves. ”

When Granny Wang heard this, she hurriedly glanced at the Zeng family's eight mothers, and said: "It's really my wife in the mountains who has seen a little bit, and the Sheraton Restaurant, I don't know anywhere else, our farmers in Magu Mountain, but I've heard of it, is the silver bead rice used in the Sheraton Restaurant all sold from us?" And the price is higher than that of other places, and now all the people in the mountains who produce silver beads and rice at home are thinking that the Sheraton Lord has a good heart. Where did you think that it was your sister? If you want my wife to look at it, these eight young ladies are only a little older, in the end, they are the young ladies of our famous autumn rain family, and they are capable. ”

When Sanniang saw Granny Wang praising her sister, she was also happy in her heart, but she said humbly: "How can there be such a mother-in-law who said? It's just that she likes to cook, and she works hard. I can't let my mother-in-law boast like this. ”

When Banniang heard Granny Wang say this, she realized that Lu Qiqi actually asked someone to come to Magu Mountain to harvest rice, and heard Granny Wang praise her, and also followed Sanniang and said: "Where do I have a mother-in-law who praises so well, it's all the brothers and sisters in the family who help me, and I will also stir-fry a dish." By the way, mother-in-law, now you just have to give orders on the side, and enjoy a blessing, and I am not humble, so I will be in charge, and call the old man and mother-in-law, and also taste the craftsmanship of me and my sisters. ”

Although Granny Wang wondered in her heart how a famous lady could go to open a restaurant, go to the stove to stir-fry, and deal with oil and smoke all day long, but these young ladies of the Zeng family did not have half of the squeamishness of the rich and noble lady, and what she said was very intimate, and she liked it in her heart, and said with a smile: "What a good sister, that mother-in-law will not dare to show her ugliness in front of you, and the few dishes I fry will also be able to enter my old man's mouth." ”

Then he led a few people to the stove, and took out all the good ingredients at home, including two wild pheasants, a few pickled rabbit meat, bamboo shoots, all kinds of wild mushrooms, bacon, smoked fish, magnolia slices, and some home-grown vegetables in the mountains, as well as rice wine made from the spring water of the mountain, all moved out together, it was very rich, where is it simple?

Banniang said happily: "Mother-in-law, these are all good things." Normally, we just want to eat at home, but we may not be able to eat it. ”

Granny Wang smiled and said, "Where is the good thing?" These pheasants and rabbit meat are also cheap, and they can't be sold for a few dollars, so I simply keep a few at home. ”

Banniang went to see the rice wine again, took the wine and bit it, regardless of other people's jokes, tasted it, the wine was milky white, the entrance was cool and sweet, and it was made of the best mountain spring water, which was really stronger than the rice wine fruit wine that could be drunk normally, so she asked Granny Wang: "Mother-in-law, this wine is made by your own family?" Or will everyone in this mountain brew? ”

"It's my own brewing, and it's not a rare thing, every family in the mountains will brew it, but although the method is the same, but each family's taste is also good and bad."

Banniang is a businessman, and when she saw this wine, she thought it was really delicious, so she said: "Mother-in-law, I'll serve some first, and ask my sisters to taste it too, don't you mind?" ”

When Granny Wang heard this, she said angrily: "You child, look at what you said, isn't this just for you to taste?" What do you care? You like to drink, my wife likes it in her heart, there are many at home, if you like it, go back and pack some for you to take down the mountain, take it home and taste it slowly. ”

Sanniang also glanced at Banniang, and felt that she hadn't eaten this meal yet, so she drank it first, which was really a bit unlikely, but fortunately, her mother-in-law was simple, if it was someone else's family, she would still be the daughter of their Zeng family without rules.

Banniang also knew what Sanniang was thinking, but she didn't care about her, took the bowl and filled it with some, and let the sisters taste it one by one, before asking: "Isn't it delicious, stronger than what we usually drink?" ”

The sixth sister and Yun Xian are all sisters who have seen more of the world, and they often interact with young ladies from rich and noble families, usually socialize, all kinds of wine, and have tasted a lot, seeing Banniang asking, they all nodded and said: "It's really delicious, where is it like wine?" It's even more delicious than the cold drink in the summer, and I've never drunk better rice wine than this. ”

Banniang was thoughtful and said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, how about I discuss something with you?" ”

Although the Wang family is slightly richer than the average peasant family in the mountains, but in the end, there is not much input in the mountains, but there is more land production, so Banniang feels that if she can let Granny Wang brew more rice wine, when the time comes, she will only entertain female guests in her own restaurant, and it is not comparable to other people's rice wine, it will definitely be very popular, not only can she use it to attract customers, but also the two old people of the Wang family, you can also have more inputs. Isn't it a good thing to have both?

Granny Wang thought that she liked this wine and wanted to go back more, so she simply brewed more at home, and the children were not at home, so the old man occasionally drank some, and occasionally tourists came to the house to spend the night, and invited street guests, so she smiled and said: "Sister is polite, what is there to say to my wife?" ”

Banniang stepped forward and grabbed her mother-in-law's arm, and said with a smile: "We drink this wine really well, in my restaurant, there is just a lack of rice wine that female guests like to drink, and mother-in-law's rice wine is no match for other families, if you can, why don't you make more than your mother-in-law, and provide it for our restaurant?" In terms of price, I will not lose my mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law thinks it is feasible? ”

Granny Wang never dreamed that the ordinary rice wine she brewed could be fancy in the big restaurant, and she had to go in to entertain guests, so she couldn't help but be worried, and said: "The old woman doesn't want to hurt my sister, this wine is not difficult to make, every household in our mountains will brew it, although people praise me for making this wine well, but it is not worth anything, where can I get it to the big restaurant to entertain guests?" If it weren't for the fact that my sister didn't look like a joke, the old woman would only make me happy if you were obedient. ”

Banniang secretly praised this mother-in-law for looking at the simple and really wise old woman in the mountain village, who was so good at talking. It not only shows that everyone in this wine mountain can brew, but also shows that the wine they brew is indeed better than that of others. And when people listened to it, they felt that she was telling the truth.

smiled and said, "How dare you tell your mother-in-law?" What I said is true, only I want to use it in the restaurant, although the amount is not much, but it is also a lot, my mother-in-law may have done it? ”

Although Granny Wang's family conditions are good, she is for her two sons to study, and then she will go to Beijing to take the exam and marry a daughter-in-law, all of which will cost money, so how can she not want to add an entry? Besides, winemaking is not a troublesome matter, only this rice wine is made of silver bead rice, the cost is higher, so if you want to sell, the price of rice wine is higher than that of the city, and I listened to Banniang's question, and I am afraid that I have quoted the real price, Banniang thinks that the price is expensive, but it is not beautiful, so I smiled and replied: "I did it, only my wife did not hide it from my sister, this wine is made of silver bead rice produced in our mountains, it was originally for home use, naturally it is to use materials in the good, but if it is sold out, but also with silver bead rice, I am afraid of the price, It's a little higher than the rice wine outside. But if you don't use this silver bead rice, you won't have this good taste. So it's not that the old woman doesn't know what to do, and she cheats her sister, if you want less, it doesn't hurt for the old woman to give you some, but if you want more, you can't stop charging money, but the price is really higher than the outside. ”

As long as it can be done, the price is higher and Banniang can understand, after all, this silver bead rice, but than ordinary rice, the price is more than double the price, she originally fancy the quality of this wine, if it is made with other rice, lose this refreshing sweet and sour taste, what does she buy this wine to do?

So he smiled and said: "This mother-in-law doesn't have to worry, our restaurant only sells rice made of silver beads, and my mother-in-law also knows it, so how can I not count this price?" One is that the cost of your rice wine is one layer higher than that on the market, and the quality of this wine is good, I will increase the price and buy it at three times the price of the general rice wine on the market, and my mother-in-law thinks it is feasible? ”

Thrice? Granny Wang was overjoyed, the general rice wine was also able to compete for some money, she used silver bead rice to brew, the cost is only twice as much as others, but the profit is three times higher: "Sister has said so, how can it not work?" Okay. When I turned around, my sister only told me how much you need each time, and I will send some to your restaurant when I have finished brewing it. ”

If you send it over, you don't have to buy it yourself, and it will save some costs, Banniang smiled and said: "Nacheng, when I think about it at night, Ming'er will tell my mother-in-law that this matter is settled, and my mother-in-law is not allowed to regret it, but Banniang has a small request, and I ask my mother-in-law to answer." ”

Granny Wang saw that her price was not only fair, but also very kind, so she knew that this young lady of the Zeng family would not make any out-of-the-ordinary requests, so she generously responded: "Sister, just say it." As long as my wife can do it. ”