Chapter 4 Warmth
"Come, come, eat wild vegetable cake."
Aunt Zhang smiled and brought a large plate of wild vegetable cakes, palm-sized dough cakes, wild vegetables cut into shreds and mixed in it, made into the shape of a ring, fried on low heat until both sides were slightly charred, golden and lined with emerald green, which made people have a great appetite.
Uncle Yuqing put down his chopsticks, glanced at Zhang Jinwen, and deliberately asked, "Aunt Zhang, why is it so rich today?" Could it be that Zhou Dalang also said something good about you? ”
Zhou Ziyu lay innocently on the gun, and he was not angry, just drank soup.
Aunt Zhang wiped her hands on her apron and said with a smile: "Today is Jin'er's birthday." In this wild vegetable cake, I deliberately added a few mountain eggs. ”
Zhang Jinwen pointed to her nose in surprise: "Me? Birthday? ”
Her birthday seems to be a distant memory, and she has no impression at all.
Without allowing her to think too much, Aunt Zhang added with a smile: "Yes, Jin'er will be twelve years old today." ”
At the age of twelve, Zhang Jinwen remembered that when the eldest brother was twelve years old, the family feasted guests, and many relatives and friends came, the eldest brother swept away the naughty childishness, wore a brand new robe, and sat on the platform decently.
Now, these laughter are a thing of the past, where is she going to find her mother to be coquettish? Where can I go to my father for a gift?
"Hey! Jin'er! Uncle Yuqing shook his finger in front of Zhang Jin's eyes: "Jin'er? ”
Zhang Jinwen didn't seem to have come back to her senses, and looked at Uncle Yuqing in a daze: "Huh? ”
Uncle Yuqing gently patted Zhang Jinwen's shoulder: "Your twelfth birthday, such an important day, your master didn't come back, it doesn't matter, Uncle Shi brought you a gift." ”
Zhang Jinwen wiped the corners of her eyes embarrassedly, she didn't cry without gifts!
Uncle Yuqing took out a small red brocade bag: "Na, this is what your master asked me to bring to you." ”
Zhang Jinwen took it and opened it, it was an auspicious lock of pure gold.
Aunt Zhang hurriedly said, "Jin'er, put it on quickly." Reaching out and taking the auspicious lock from Zhang Jin's hand, he put it on her neck.
Jin'er's father is gone, Jin'er's master is Jin'er's father of rebirth, and the master's gift is the talisman that the father gives to his children.
Zhang Jinwen lowered her head and rubbed the pattern on the auspicious lock, this pattern was too familiar to her, and she had been with her for more than ten years, and she wore it on Huanlang's neck when she was one year old.
Uncle Yuqing took out a pair of green hostas, one large, one small, one long and one short, the hairpin head is a flowing cloud pattern, wrapped a circle of gold edges: "Uncle Shi has nothing to give you, this is my special green hosta, you see," Uncle Yuqing took the hairpin and unscrewed the gold edge joint: "Look, you can hide some medicinal powder here, and you can also put gold needles." ”
Zhang Jinwen was surprised and delighted: "Thank you, Uncle Yuqing." Then she stretched out her head and waited for Uncle Yuqing to give her a hairpin.
Uncle Yuqing looked at Jin'er's little head melon and small bun, picked up the small green hosta, and inserted it in the bun.
Zhou Ziyu stood up, untied the jade pendant on his waist and handed it over: "This time I came abruptly, and I didn't prepare a gift, this jade pendant will be taken as my congratulatory gift, please don't dislike it, little brother." ”
Zhang Jinwen leaned towards Zhou Ziyu slightly: "Thank you, Brother Yu." ”
Zhou Ziyu tied the silk silk on the jade pendant and put it on Zhang Jin's neck, and the green jade pendant and the golden auspicious lock also complemented each other.
Aunt Zhang also took out a pair of jasper bracelets: "Jin'er, this pair of jasper bracelets, Aunt Zhang has been collecting them for several years, from today onwards, you are no longer a child, you keep this and start a family in the future." ”
Seeing this pair of jasper bracelets, Zhang Jinwen's tears couldn't hold back any longer, and her face was full of fluttering, this is her mother's bracelet.
Uncle Yuqing couldn't see Jin'er crying the most, and he didn't know how to persuade him, so he looked back at Zhou Ziyu: "Zhou Dalang, you have a sweet mouth, you can coax Jin'er quickly." ”
Zhou Ziyu took over the heavy responsibility and put a piece of wild vegetable cake on the plate in front of Zhang Jinwen: "Little brother, after eating this cake, you will be a teenager, and from now on, tears will be golden beads, and they will not fall easily." ”
Zhang Jinwen couldn't help herself, holding the jasper bracelet and sobbing softly.
Zhou Ziyu moved to Zhang Jin's side and sat down, raised his sleeve to wipe Zhang Jin's tears: "Little brother, you see, you have a master, a master, an uncle, an aunt, and me, and there are still many people who care about you." ”
Zhang Jinwen nodded with blurred tears, she didn't want to cry, but what if she couldn't stop her tears.
Zhou Ziyu said again: "Little brother, why don't you wait until you finish eating, I'll teach you a few more tricks, how about it?" ”
Uncle Yuqing nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, Jin'er, Zhou Dalang's master is my senior brother Yuan Xuan, who is known as the first real person in Zhongnan Mountain!" It's a few points better than me. Zhou Dalang is my brother's beloved apprentice, if he teaches you, you will definitely be able to be both civil and military, and I am afraid that I will have a chance to catch up with my level in the future. ”
Zhang Jinwen snorted and burst into laughter.
Uncle Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, Jin'er, your tears are first-class, my heart," Uncle Yuqing dug his heart: "Alas, it hurts a lot." ”
Zhou Ziyu wiped Zhang Jinyu's face again, stood up and sat back in his seat: "Uncle Yuqing, the younger generation is willing to bow down." ”
Aunt Zhang lifted her apron and wiped the corners of her eyes: "Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, Jin'er will be carefree after eating the round lock cake." ”
Zhang Jinwen took the jade bracelet and the green hosta into her arms, grabbed the wild vegetable cake on the plate with her hand, and took a bite: "It's alfalfa, it's delicious." ”
Uncle Yuqing was happy: "Jin'er, I look at you, you have almost memorized those Laoshizi prescriptions, let your master take you to find the ancestor and stay by the ancestor's side for a few years." Otherwise, you might as well learn a few tricks from Zhou Dalang. Look at it, Zhou Dalang is only four or five years older than you, and he walks two mountains on his back without panting. ”
Zhang Jin's eyes lit up: "Can I go to study with my ancestor?" ”
Uncle Yuqing shook his head: "I have to ask your master to know." If you are my apprentice, I will let you learn from Zhou Dalang, you see Zhou Dalang, although the martial arts are worse than me, but it is enough to teach you to protect yourself. Zhou Dalang has read books again, and he writes beautifully. The most important thing is that he can speak, you follow him to learn a few tricks to make people happy, don't be like your wooden master, just um, ah, good, no, what I say in a year doesn't add up to what I say in a meal. ”
Zhou Ziyu lay innocently again, but still smiled, even if what Uncle Yuqing said was not true, it was not far off.