Everyone stayed outside a courtyard, there were a row of bamboos on both sides of the courtyard gate, the courtyard was made of green bricks, dark black glazed tiles, and the simple atmosphere came to the face.

The little servants standing on both sides of the gate, wearing a blue smoke-colored robe dominated by linen, saw that Steward Liu was back, one of them stepped forward respectfully, while the other entered the inner courtyard to report.

"Old lady, Steward Liu is back with someone."

The little maid reasoned with the old lady, and then said respectfully.

The old lady put down the teacup in her hand, her eyebrows revealed joy, and said, "Oh, so soon, I have to go and see." ”

Peony, the big girl beside the old lady, hurriedly helped the old lady up and followed her and waited carefully.

Xiao Rui got off the horse, and then took An Lan off the horse.

The sedan chair and the horses were all placed by the small servant, and Steward Liu took An Lan and them into the courtyard together.

An Lan glanced around, there was a large osmanthus tree in the courtyard, and there was a simple tea table under the tree, on which was placed a set of exquisite silver tea sets, which could be seen that the old lady was a person who pursued life.

Not long after the few people entered the courtyard, they saw a kind old lady walking briskly towards An Lan and them with a smile on her face.

"Old lady, this is Miss Zhao."

Steward Liu saluted the old lady before speaking.

The old lady looked at An Lan kindly, with a smile on her face, seeing this, An Lan leaned over the old lady and asked the old lady to say goodbye.

The old lady was a little surprised An Lan's down-and-out generosity, a child who grew up in the village since childhood could have such a temperament, the old lady smiled with satisfaction: "Hehe, good, the girl is kind and generous, please hurry up, I'm really embarrassed to invite you here early in the morning, it's hard to hurry." ”

An Lan smiled politely: "It's not hard old lady, it's our blessing to be able to make a banquet for your loving grandmother." ”

The old lady instructed Steward Liu to arrange refreshments, and she was in a hurry to go out in the morning, and the old lady also thought of An Lan and they came over without eating.

The old lady asked An Lan and Xiao Rui to sit on the side of the main hall, and then Peony served them tea.

The fragrance of flowers spreads far away, which is the fragrance of osmanthus.

An Lan couldn't help but smile and said, "It's a fragrant osmanthus smell." ”

Picking up the teacup and smelling it, looking at the osmanthus flowers in the cup that bloomed completely, An Lan was a little surprised and asked, "Old lady, is this the flower of the osmanthus tree in the yard?" It's amazing how it can be kept so intact. ”

The old lady was happy: "This peony knows that I love to drink tea, and it is a pity that this osmanthus flowers wither on the ground every time they bloom, so the peony will put away the flowers every time the osmanthus is in full bloom, separate the independent package of a cup of tea, and then dry it, so that it can naturally maintain the integrity of the osmanthus to the greatest extent." ”

An Lan smiled and nodded: "I see, a kind and careful girl, the old lady is so blessed." ”

At this time, Steward Liu brought a few plates of pastries and snacks and put them on the small tea table between An Lan and Xiao Rui.

A plate of mung bean cake, a plate of red bean cake, a plate of halva cake, the sugar content of the pastry is high.

The old lady still smiled lovingly: "Taste the pastry, pad your stomach first, this pastry tastes very good with osmanthus tea." ”

"Thank you, old lady."

Immediately, An Lan picked up a piece of mung bean cake and sent it to Xiao Rui's mouth, let him taste it, and saw that Xiao Rui ate it quite fragrantly, and then he took another piece and ate it.