Chapter 18: Dogwood Paste with Buds (5)
The boat family was so angry that he knocked on the bowl: "Whose family is not a mother-in-law cooking, I am a big man, I cook for you every day, and you are still not happy to pick and choose?" ”
In just two sentences, it seems to be bickering, but in fact, it is showing affection and sprinkling dog food, Shen Yiyi is happy: "Don't worry, this dish is very simple, I teach him, and you can eat it every day." ”
"What do you do, I boil fish in white water every day, and she is not as fat as she is." The boatman muttered, but turned his head and asked Shen Yiyi, "How?" ”
Shen Yiyi laughed out loud: "You remove the fish bones, boil the soup with the fish head and tail, and slice the fish into thin slices." Wait for the fish soup to boil, stir-fry the green onions, ginger garlic, peppercorns and dogwood paste until fragrant, and then pour the fish soup into it. ”
The boatman listened very carefully, and the chopsticks were not idle, and in a blink of an eye, only half of the boiled fish fillet was left.
Little Pepper swallowed her saliva and wanted to look away, but her stomach was helpless and she cooed. Shen Yiyi then remembered that when they fled in the morning, they hadn't eaten breakfast at all.
The boatman was very enthusiastic at this time, beckoning them to sit down and eat together, Shen Yiyi thought about it, asked for the boatman's consent, went to cook a few more dishes, and brought them together.
What she is cooking here is all home-cooked food, but all of them are full of color, aroma and mouthwatering. The boatman wanted to save face, but he still refused to praise him, and he didn't thank Shen Yiyi for teaching him to cook, but he danced a pair of chopsticks like a wheel, and after a while, he swept a large area of the dishes on the table.
Shen Yiyi sat down opposite the husband and wife of the boat family, and the lady of the boat family noticed her face and exclaimed in surprise: "Little Miss, why is your face scratched?" ”
The boatman thought she was making a fuss and knocked on her bowl: "They took our boat to Hangzhou Mansion to treat their injuries." ”
The boat lady let out an "oh", looked carefully at the injury on Shen Yiyi's face, and showed a trace of pity in her tone: "Why are you so careless and hurt your face?" However, I don't think this wound is deep, find a good man and treat it in time, it shouldn't leave a scar. ”
Shen Yiyi was about to answer, but Xiao Pepper suddenly stood up, poofed, and knelt down for the boat lady: "Madam, I see that you are a kind person, please lend me some silver to treat my young lady's injuries!" We are only in a moment's embarrassment, and we will pay you back as soon as we have the money in the future! ”
Her kneeling was too sudden, and the boat lady didn't react a little, and was stunned for a moment before opening her mouth: "I-"
But she had barely said a word, and the boatman interrupted her with a heavy cough. The boatman's lady obviously listened to the boatman's family, smiled apologetically at Little Pepper, and was silent.
Little Pepper didn't get up there, but knelt down and climbed in front of the boatman, and knocked his head down: "Uncle, I quarreled with you just now and collided with you, and I hope that you have a lot of adults, don't be like a slave and maid like me." I know you are a kind person, otherwise you would not have let us on the boat with just a piece of dogwood ointment, my young lady's wound is on her face, and it cannot be left untreated, you can do it, lend us a little money, and we will definitely pay it back......"
Little Pepper's words were rambling and long-winded, but her forehead was firmly pounding on the hardwood deck, making a loud noise. The boatman has never said anything, she just knocked so hard, every time her forehead touches the ground, even the small dining table will shake.
With this whistling sound, Shen Yiyi's hand pinching the chopsticks tightened suddenly.
She lost her parents and became an orphan, and she suffered countless hardships and humiliations, and she has long been accustomed to it, so even if she is trapped in the small courtyard by Wu De, even if she is locked by a masked person and hurts her face, she can not take it seriously and not go to her heart at all.
But when she grew so big, the favors she received were extremely limited, and she could never have imagined that a little maid who used her as a child every day could kneel and kowtow to someone for a small injury on her face, to such an extent.
Although she understands that Little Pepper is most likely not for her, but for "Shen Yiyi", the shock in her heart is still not diminished.
Think about it, the reason why she can be so chic and smile is really just because of her experience and natural optimism? In fact, it's because until now, she still thinks she's a passerby, and she hasn't put her heart here at all, right? If she really regarded herself as "Shen Yiyi", would she be so hasty as to drill into the small cart and throw Wu De, Lu Da and Lu Er to Little Pepper to face? If she really put her heart into it, with the caution she has cultivated under the fence for many years, will she not hide some money on her when she escapes?
She didn't treat herself as the owner of Little Pepper's dependence for life, but Little Pepper knelt down on her knees for her!
She didn't dare to accept this favor, she deserved it.
Shen Yiyi stood up suddenly.
At this time, Little Pepper suddenly rushed over, hugged her, raised her head and said, "Miss, the boatman is worried that we have borrowed money and cannot repay him, because his boat is on the water and has no fixed residence, even if we want to pay it back, we may not be able to find it." Or you sell me, I'll stay on the ship and help the boatman work, and you can take the money and heal your wounds!" ”
Shen Yiyi's chest was rolling, but her hand pushed the little pepper: "Are you stupid, kneeling at every turn?" I have my own way to get hurt, and it's not your turn to worry about it. ”
She prides herself on being sharp-tongued, but she can't speak from her heart.
However, this bluffing remark stopped Little Pepper, and she really thought she had a way, but she was troubled, so she obediently closed her mouth and was silent.
Shen Yiyi pushed the little pepper aside and thanked the boat family and his wife: "Thank you two for letting us take the boat, repay the loan and treat us for a meal, there is a lot of trouble, and I hope Haihan." ”
Shen Yiyi is angry with herself, but she will not be angry with others, she is no longer the reckless young woman who is full of thorns and takes everything for granted, the boat family and his wife meet her in Pingshui, and it is their duty to be willing to help her, and it is their duty not to help her.
After she finished speaking, she saluted the boat couple and walked out with the little pepper.
She walked to the door, and was just about to step out of the narrow threshold, but behind her came the voice of the boatman's lady: "Miss, you, you wait a minute." ”
Shen Yiyi turned her head suspiciously, and saw the boatman's lady pinching the boatman: "She doesn't even have money to take the boat, what can she take to treat her injuries, what if you borrow her a few taels of silver?" You see the clothes that their master and servant are wearing, and they don't look like people who can't afford to pay back. ”
"What if you can afford it? Where is she going? The boatman glared at her, "We'll be gone in the afternoon." ”
The boat lady said: "Tell her to go back to my cousin's shop, and you can get it later." ”
The boatman seemed to think that this idea was not bad, and after thinking for a while, he took out a piece of silver from his arms and handed it to Shen Yiyi at the door: "This is two taels of silver, you take it, go back to the Li family's foot shop, and I will pick it up in a month." ”