Chapter Twenty-Three: Giving Face
"I promise to help you prepare, make sure it's enough. Then can you tell me what you are not satisfied with about me, don't yin me. Don't you know that I am the owner of the village, and it will definitely be good for you to help me sit on the throne of the owner. I'll be your best friend, no matter where you are, if you need me, make sure to arrive as soon as possible, won't you? Zhuge asked a series of questions and reassurances, which made the Xi Nu on the side couldn't help laughing.
"The drawer on the left under the table."
Zhuge hurriedly opened the drawer, took out a handful of paper, and flipped through the joy. Seeing that there was still a drawer on the right, he rolled his eyes and said in a sincere whisper: "Yinuo, whatever medicine you need in the future, I will prepare it for you." Even if you want to poison the emperor, I promise, if you let him die in the third watch, I will definitely make him lose his breath. “
"Right drawer."
Zhuge took out another handful of paper, flipped through it, and was ecstatic, "Hahaha, Yinuo, thank you!" I will try to open as soon as possible and say goodbye. “
Zhuge jumped on the roof and flew away, and Xinu came in and asked, "Miss, you gave it to him, what will you use to hold him hostage in the future?"
Yu Jin smiled and replied lightly: "Who wants to hold him hostage, he is one of the four sons in the world, you think he is easy to bully." What I give is what the master specially designed for Uncle Feng Lan to open a medical hall, and I don't give it to anyone. Let's sleep! “
It was getting colder and colder, and the wind was blowing fiercely, with a whistle. The sky was gloomy and there was no rain or snow, and Yue Sanye sent someone to Yu Jin to send a message, saying that Liu Guogong would go to the old marquis to play chess tomorrow morning.
Yu Jin asked Xi Nu to try to make fermented bean curd according to the recipe left by the master. It's ridiculous to say, Gong Jiuling can do anything, but the words are so ugly that he can't see people. She is accustomed to writing simplified characters with a pen made of goose feathers, and she writes horizontally from left to right, which only Yu Jin can understand. So all the things she left behind became the driving force for Yu Jin to practice calligraphy, and they were all copied and sorted out by Yu Jinteng. Yu Jin has the ability to never forget, and remembers everything that has been copied.
Yu Jin's disadvantage is that she knows that the method can't be done, so she uses her mouth, and Xi Nu or Bai Zhao do it. The four of Xinu have been trained by the palace and the nine spirits respectively, and they are all people who draw inferences from each other, and each of them has a specialty and can stand alone. None of the people Gong Jiuling received were stupid, and she often boasted about this, because all the stupid ones were eliminated by training again and again.
The buckle bowl meat made of tofu milk can only make fourteen bowls at a time in Yujin's small kitchen, only the middle is a big bowl when steaming in the upper drawer, two large bowls are given to my father and two gentlemen to taste, two brothers and Changhe have a small bowl, Yujin and her mother and two sisters eat a small bowl, rolled up with steamed buns, it is really delicious. They all praised the deliciousness, and the meat was padded with finely chopped dried vegetables, tofu, and bean sprouts, and even the bowl was wiped clean.
Yue Sanye took Zhang He and Ji Qing to Dingyuan Hou's Mansion with their burdens, and when they arrived at Hou's Mansion, it was almost noon.
The old marquis had just finished playing chess with Liu Guogong, and was arranging for someone to pass the meal, when the third master Yue went in, "The son has seen his father and the grandfather of the country." “
The old marquis was excited for a while, and suddenly saw Liu Guogong present, and immediately changed his face and said angrily: "Who asked you to come in, get out of here, someone..."
Third Master Yue hurriedly explained with a smile, "Father, stop being angry. I came in as a clansman, so you won't even drive them away! “
Liu Guogong hurriedly became a peacemaker and persuaded: "Brother Yue, this is your fault. This kid came in as a clansman, and if you drive him away, you won't let him out of the clan! Your people don't want to know it, so since you're here, sit down! “
"If you have something to say, leave after speaking, there is no place for you to sit here." The old marquis was very persuasive, and said with a dark face.
Third Master Yue shouted, "Father..."
The old marquis roared: "Don't call me father."
"Dad, I'll send you some buckle bowls, and two pairs of shoes to wear in the rain and snow." Yue Sanye was as good as a stream, and hurriedly changed his words. In Guide Mansion, children are used to calling their fathers, and he sounds good, but he is rustic in the homes of officials in the capital.
Liu Guogong burst out laughing, this father and son are really interesting. He saw that the old man wanted to get angry again, and shouted outside the door, "Buckle the bowl and send two bowls, I'll taste it." “
Outside, Zhang He replied in a muffled voice: "Yes, I will let people heat up."
Liu Guogong was afraid that the old marquis would lose his temper, so he raised his voice and asked, "Where are the shoes?" Take it in and I'll take a look. Brother Yue, give my brother a face, don't train this kid today. If you don't eat the dishes, I will eat, and you don't want the shoes, I want them. “
The old marquis was so depressed that he wanted to die, and said in his heart: My son finally took advantage of you to come over to be a witness, came to me, and sent me something, your eyes saw me say no, is there such a shameless and hot person as you?
Depressed to depressed, the words in my heart cannot be spoken. Yue Sanye was also a little dumbfounded, with a total of ten buckles of meat, four pairs of cages, and two pairs of parents each. If you don't take it, Liu Guogong has already opened his mouth, and he is reluctant to take it. Seeing that the old marquis's eyes flickered, his face was red and white, and he was reluctant, and he was a little happy in his heart.
The cage Weng sent in a pair, Liu Guogong is fat and shorter than the old marquis, the old marquis father and son are tall, Changbai and Changqing are not as tall as their father and grandfather.
Liu Guogong happily walked over and changed into a cage, and said happily: "It's so warm, I'm wearing this just right."
Is it okay to wear it a lot bigger? The old man was not blind, and said in his heart: You are a person who can make do with it.
Yue Sanye sincerely persuaded: "Guogong, you wear this a little big, I prepared it according to my father's feet." Otherwise, you can return this pair to my father, and when I go back, I will ask my family to give you a pair of just right, and send someone to send it. Do you think so? “
Liu Guogong smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll kick something on the mat when it's bigger." You can send me two more pairs, this is really warm. Brother in-law, look, I'm wearing this... What is your name? Now as tall as you. “
"This is called Xie Gongyi, also called Cage Weng."
The old marquis hated it so much that he said angrily: "The soles of the shoes are high, and you can't stand steadily, don't blame me for being careful of wrestling."
Liu Guogong didn't seem to hear the good words, and said continuously: "It's not weird, it's not weird, the sole of this shoe is not high." It's definitely afraid that you'll slip, it's so warm. Don't you take me cheap. Isn't there another pair? If you don't want it, I'll take it all first. “
Third Master Yue can only tell a small lie, otherwise the old Hou Ye will not be able to get a pair for a while, and it is not easy to come to the Hou Mansion, he explained with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, those pairs are for my mother."
The old Hou Ye has already begun to ask Hou Guogong and his mother in his heart, and if he says a warm word, the old Hou Ye will feel distressed. This damn fat man will be a guest, do you know how to be a guest, you think this is your home!
The old marquis turned his head and looked at his son angrily and said, "What are you still doing here, since you have shoes for the old lady, don't you hurry up and send them." Leave quickly, no one cares about your meal. “
Yue Sanye hurriedly withdrew, and called Zhang He and Ji Qing to quickly carry the burden into the backyard.
Two buckle bowls were served, and the fragrance was fragrant. The old marquis brought a bowl in front of Liu Guo's open mouth, so as not to block the old boy's mouth. I saw that there were large pieces of knife strips of meat on it, and there was a thick pile of white flour steamed buns next to it. The servant was busy waiting to roll the meat into the bun, and the old marquis took a bite, it was so fragrant! It's so soft and smooth! It's delicious!
Liu Guogong can't care about opening his mouth now, he eats a lot of fat and eats quickly, he only cares about burying his head in the hard work, and at the same time observing the meat in the old marquis's bowl.
How can the old waiter be a vegetarian, but now he doesn't need servants to serve him, and he doesn't even need to eat the buns, so he will finish the meat first. Two old friends are like two children, starting a competition to see who eats fast.
The servant who was waiting next to him wanted to laugh, but he tried his best to hold back. Just look at the two old men, one racing and the other pulling into the mouth quickly.
Liu Guogong saw that there was no meat, so he hurriedly said: "Go and heat two more bowls, just this meat is not enough to stuff your teeth, and you are not even half full."
The old marquis secretly rolled his eyes and said in his heart: Your teeth are really wide enough.
The servant hurriedly said with a worried face, "Grandpa Guo, there is no more."
"He's not going to just send two bowls!" Liu Guogong muttered to himself, and suddenly woke up, "Send it to the backyard, quickly, tell the backyard to leave me ten bowls." “
"Grandpa Guo, bring a total of ten bowls." The servant replied with a bitter face.
Liu Guogong hurriedly said: "Your old marquis doesn't want to eat, let him keep it for me."
The old marquis finally couldn't help but ask: "Who said I don't eat it?"
Liu Guogong was stunned, and said confidently: "Don't you don't recognize this son?" Why eat him. “
The old marquis choked, stalked his neck and said, "I don't recognize it, but this kid sticks it up." Didn't you ask me to give you face and treat him as a clansman, didn't I listen to your advice and let him stay for a while? “
Liu Guogong's fat face turned red, and the old marquis said in his heart, it's too bad, don't want to turn your face for eating a bowl of meat. hurriedly instructed his subordinates, "Hurry up and inform the old lady and ask her not to divide the meat, and leave four bowls for Liu Guogong to bring over." How? Brother, let's be half of each other. “
"What half, only four bowls." Liu Guogong said angrily.
Not to be outdone, the old marquis glared, "You still ate a bowl, have you forgotten?" “
Liu Guogong was psychologically balanced at this time, and he rolled his eyes and said: "This kid is stubborn, but he is quite filial." You tell him he likes this, and ask him to send you more. “
The old marquis said in his heart, the meat you made as my son was blown by the wind, and he still owes more than 3,000 taels of foreign debts. He said angrily: "I have nothing to do with him, I want to say you."
"Hey, I'll just say it. You go and tell that kid that when you give shoes to Grandpa Guo, bring ten bowls of meat, and if he doesn't give them, I'll go to his house to eat." I didn't ask for him in vain, but I gave him ten jars of good wine. After Liu Guogong finished speaking, he looked at the old marquis proudly. The servant who was waiting for the grandfather of the country saw that the old marquis did not object, and hurriedly ran to the backyard to inform him.
In the backyard, Yue Sanye was very excited to see his mother, and the old lady stood up in shock, and as soon as the joy spread to her face, she suppressed it and sank her face.
"Let's all go down!" Mama Gui was very eye-catching, and asked the maids who were waiting in the house to go down.
"Mother, don't worry, I know that you and my father are working hard, I won't stay here for long, I'll leave in a while." Yue Sanye stepped forward to hold his mother's arm and whispered softly.
The old lady seemed to be dreaming, and looked at her son in astonishment.
Seeing that his mother was suspicious, Yue Sanye hurriedly explained: "Liu Guogong interceded, and my father allowed me to come to see my mother as a clansman. Mother, sit down! Come on, bring things in. “