This night, Liu Lizi and Ou Qingjin took Shang Shiqing, Changshou and Hua Laohu to accompany Liu Lizi's personal soldiers, divided into two groups, and drank until midnight.

Liu Lizi drank the sobering soup sent by Xia Ruixi, and patted Ou Qingjin on the shoulder with a full burp: "Good idea from Brother Xian, if this matter is really solved, brother, I will try my best to ensure that you go to the next level." You have to think carefully about what I just told you. He turned back to Xia Ruixi and smiled: "My brother and sister are good at craftsmanship, and I have caused trouble for my younger brother and sister for half a day." ”

Xia Ruixi naturally said that it was not troublesome at all, and she was happy to trouble. rewarded Liu Lizi's personal soldiers with silver, and packed four boxes of twelve-style exquisite pastries made by himself to bring him back.

Sending Liu Lizi away, Ou Qing would like to give Liu Lizi a meeting gift to Da'er - a pair of fish-shaped jade pendants handed over to Xia Ruixi, and said warmly: "Don't you wait, you are still waiting, don't you still have to go to the hot spring Zhuangzi to see the fish pond early tomorrow morning?" If you don't sleep so late, you will have to say that you have no energy tomorrow. ”

Xia Ruixi took his hand: "He is your top boss, and he has the grace of promotion and acquaintance with Ah Ke, especially after helping us so much, you asked him to come to the house once, how can I not be serious about entertaining him?" It's good to be able to contribute a little. said that he was looking for two skilled chefs, but he didn't find them, so he had to put more effort into it. Is General Liu still satisfied with tonight's dish? To his taste? ”

Ou Qingjin is running around for the family, she can't do much, she can only try to manage the family well, let him have hot food to eat, hot water to use, and have face in front of his colleagues, which can be regarded as hard work, right?

"Hmm." Ou Qingjin nodded with a smile, "He especially likes the steamed pork with dried beans you made yourself, as well as the little pheasant stewed lion's mane mushroom." He ate a lot of food, saying that the taste was very positive and authentic. ”

Xia Ruixi breathed a sigh of relief, Liu Lizi is from the north, and she racked her brains to come up with these two northern dishes according to the ingredients she had at home. She is not good at cooking, and she does it from memory, although she is very attentive, but she knows that she is not authentic. But sometimes when you invite someone to dinner, you don't look at your craftsmanship to see your heart, obviously Liu Lizi gives her face, which can be regarded as a good greeting.

Ou Qingjin was a little drunk, and raised her hand to look at it under the light: "Why do you make so many delicious foods?" Where did you learn these dishes? ”

Xia Ruixi said humbly: "Some of them are remembered after eating in the capital, and some are taught by my mother." I'm lazy, I always deal with her, I don't do well, this is General Liu giving me face, you really believe it. ”

Ou Qingjin clenched her hand: "Very well done." It's not that I'm boasting, the sisters-in-law in the family, except for the eldest sister-in-law, no one can make a better dish than you. ”

Xia Ruixi chuckled: "Except for the eldest sister-in-law, isn't there only the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law?" Why don't you bring a few cousins-in-law to compare with me? I heard that the daughter-in-law who is young makes a good dish, and she is very good. ”

Ou Qingjin cut off her words: "In my heart, you are the most capable." You're better than they do. ”

Although he knew that it was wishful thinking and touted his words, Xia Ruixi's heart was still warm, and he said willingly: "I'll make fish for you another day." ”

Ou Qing took the opportunity to ask: "To make sauerkraut fish, make a few other things." It's been a long time since you've cooked something for me to eat. ”

"You're not afraid of spicy stomachs?" Xia Ruixi pinched his nose, "There's no goat's milk for you to drink now." ”

Ou Qingjin laughed: "I have a good method, which is more spicy than drinking goat's milk, do you want me to teach you?" ”

"What is it?"

Ou Qingjin smiled, held Xia Ruixi's head, stretched out his tongue and licked her lips, licked and licked and squeezed into his teeth, and said vaguely: "It's this, if you don't believe it, you'll know when you try it." ”

Xia Ruixi laughed and pushed him away vigorously: "You are drunk and stinky." Get out of the way, Liang'er is here. ”

Ou Qing hurriedly let go of her and sat upright.

Liang'er brought hot water in to wash the two: "Master and Mrs. go to bed early, they have all beaten the drum of the fourth watch." ”

Xia Ruixi saw that Liang'er's eyes had already turned red, it was a little girl in her teens, and she couldn't stay up all night, so she smiled and said, "You go down to rest, we can come by ourselves." ”

Good touch her head, a little hesitant, this is her business.

Xia Ruixi pushed her with a smile: "Go ahead, I'll personally serve the fourth master to wash." ”

"The lady will put the used water at the door, and the slaves and maids will come to clean it up early in the morning." Liang'er suddenly realized that couples should cultivate feelings, and stuck out her tongue and smiled and retreated.

After washing, Xia Ruixi put a basin of hot water for Ou Qingjin to burn his feet: "It's been a day of dancing, I'm tired, isn't it?" Let your wife personally serve you. ”

She lowered her head and rubbed his toes, arches, instep, heels, calves, and playfully tugged at the leg hair on his legs from time to time. "People say that washing your feet in hot water at night is equivalent to eating ginseng every day. In the future, I will give you ginseng every day, and you will have to exploit me alive. ”

Ou Qing didn't speak for a long time, Xia Ruixi thought he was too sleepy and tired, and fell asleep as soon as he was comfortable. Raising her head, Ou Qing stared at her quietly, her dark eyes full of watery tenderness.

"Why are you staring at me?" Xia Ruixi raised his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, "Soul ......"

Ou Qingjin stretched out his hand to hold her face: "Xixi, I suddenly feel that everything I do is worth it." ”

Xia Ruixi's heartbeat suddenly slowed down by half a beat, and the corners of her mouth curled: "I'm ...... too"

On the second day, the two slept until three poles in the morning before getting up, and after lunch, Xia Ruixi let Hua Laohu set the carriage, and she and Ou Qingjin went to the hot spring Zhuangzi to have a look. She didn't want to waste the fish pond that was built with a lot of money, and those vegetable patches still had to be planted.

Liao didn't want to go temporarily: "Madam, they all say that they don't go out on seven and don't return home on eight, you see today is the seventh day of the new year, it's not good to go out, it's better for you to go out on the ninth day." ”

When Liang'er heard this, her face changed, even if it was like this, Liao shouldn't have said it like this, when he mentioned it yesterday, didn't Liao say it? Why did such a sentence suddenly pop up today? For the New Year, who doesn't want to ask for a lottery, it's not good to go out, and it sounds like a curse.

"I've never cared about that." Although Xia Ruixi said this, he was also a little unhappy in his heart. Originally, there were a lot of taboo things, and she basically did not do less, it was better not to care about the same, and to be more comfortable, but in the end, it was the New Year, and Liao couldn't say it so bluntly...... She is a layman in the end, and she still has some scheming in her heart.

Seeing that Xia Ruixi looked a little displeased, Liao lowered his head with a white face, saying that he was collecting things for Da'er, and slowly retreated.

Xia Ruixi was a little annoyed, the schedule was set yesterday, and she told the Liao family to pack up her things at that time, why is it still confiscated now? asked Liang'er: "What's wrong with the Liao family?" I looked at her and why didn't she want to go? When she talked about it yesterday, she didn't say anything. ”

Liang'er replied: "Someone came to look for her yesterday, it seems to be her mother's family. She handed Da'er to the slave maid to watch, went out for a long time before coming back, came back with a bad face, and went out early this morning, the slave looked at her appearance, probably wanted to give you leave, but did not dare to speak, so in such an excuse, don't you have to take a nap every day? At that time, she happened to go out, but in fact, she just spoke, would Madame still not sympathize with her? It's good to say this, it's good, you want to go out, and your heart is still choking. ”

"According to the slave, it's late today anyway, and the weather is not very good, so it is estimated that it will be dark before it arrives. Otherwise, let's really go to the ninth day of the new year, and we don't care about this day or two. The left and right masters also had to go to the Yamen after the Lantern Festival. Let Changshou ride a horse to Zhuangzi to make a front stop, and it will be convenient for us to go. ”

Xia Ruixi responded: "That's the truth." Since she had something to do at home, she was allowed a few days off. Go and call her, and bring out five taels of silver. ”

After a while, Liao Shi came with his head down, and there was some powder around his eyes, and Xia Ruixi couldn't help but be a little surprised. It must be known that Liao's usually don't even want to buy rouge gouache, there is a box of powder I don't know when, the quality is poor and the taste is pungent, I use it once in a while, Da'er keeps sneezing when she smells it, and Xia Ruixi doesn't allow her to use it again.

Now that Liao's is suddenly powdered again, there is only one possibility, she cried, afraid that the owner would dislike it, so she deliberately covered it up with powder.

Xia Ruixi sighed secretly, this is also a poor person, and he always loves to be depressed with joys and sorrows. Looking at her during this time, she seems to be more cheerful, who knows that in the end, the country is easy to change, and her nature is difficult to change, and she still looks so sad when she encounters something. At that moment, Wen Yan said (b: "I heard that someone in your family came to look for you yesterday?"). But what's the matter? Otherwise, give you a few days off, and you will go back and take care of it? ”

Liao Shi raised his head in horror, quickly glanced at Liang'er, and said timidly: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the slave's father occasionally feels cold." The slave maid just went to see it, and she will never do it again, and she will change her clothes and wash her hands when she comes back, and she will definitely not give her illness to the little master...... Ask the lady for mercy, the slave and maid will definitely take the little master well. As he spoke, his eyes turned red again.

Xia Ruixi knew that she regarded her words as a temptation, and she didn't even dare to tell the truth, so she couldn't help but pity her even more: "I really asked you and wanted to give you a few days off." You came to my house, signed a living contract, and you didn't take any leave to rest, and you should have been allowed to go back to play with your family for a few days during the Chinese New Year. It's just that I've been busy, so I forgot, it's because I didn't think it through. Today Liang'er reminded me, and I just remembered. ”

Liao Shi kept his head and didn't speak, but he was not as nervous as before.

Xia Ruixi asked Liang'er to hand five taels of silver to Liao's, Liao's was suspicious and didn't dare to take it, Xia Ruixi had no choice but to say: "This silver is an extra reward for you, you go and take a look, buy some medicine or something to go home to see the old man, it's also a little bit of my heart." ”

Everyone in the family knows that Liao's life is very frugal, and she carefully saves her salary and every reward she gets, just for the sake of supporting her in the future, and she will never waste a child.

Xia Ruixi gave her this money, also considering her difficulties, ordinary people usually look down on the doctor, the medicine is too expensive, and often minor illnesses drag on major illnesses, let alone in this world?

Liao desperately held back the tears in her eyes, and wanted to kowtow to Xia Ruixi, but Xia Ruixi hurriedly asked Liang'er to stop her, she did this, in fact, for her own selfishness, hoping that Liao could treat Da'er more attentively.

Liao Shi carried half a bag of white flour and two catties of meat and a box of pastries given by Xia Ruixi, and went home with the silver, and even his steps were much brisker along the way. Her father's illness had already tormented the already poor family, otherwise her brother would not have come to her for ideas. With this silver, it's probably enough for her father to see a good illness, right?

As soon as Liao entered the door of his mother's house, he was surprised to find that there were a few more strangers in the house dressed in gorgeous clothes.