The voice of this sentence was not loud, and it just floated into the ears of Master Yin, who sat on the earthen kang and raised his head suddenly, just in time to see Shen Xiuwen walking in front of him, but did not look back. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Old Man Yin looked at his straight back and calm posture, not like those hypocrites in the capital who worship high and low, or the merry boy who eats, drinks and has fun and does not do his job, his opinion of him has changed slightly, but his words are disrespectful and reckless, which makes Master Yin feel that even if he is named on the gold list, it is difficult to make a difference in officialdom.

Shen Xiuwen didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, but felt that Fang Cai's words just frustrated his spirit.

The valley was rainy and rainy, Yin Rou was delicate and noble, and suffered some wind chill when he was on the road, and it was even cooler in the evening at this time, and he felt that his forehead was a little hot, and he coughed lightly.

Seeing that her face was a little pale, Master Yin's eyes suddenly showed nervousness, and he instructed Ling'er to help her go to the inner room to rest, and personally found a clean and soft white cloth and soaked it on her forehead. After Yin Rou gradually fell asleep, Master Yin sat back on the earthen kang in the outhouse again.

Shen Xiuwen hugged his arms, leaned against the wall, and his gaze swept over him thoughtfully. Seeing that the worry on his face was fading, he withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened, and paced to the table and sat down.

After a while, the two elders' son Zeng Mao and daughter-in-law Jiang served a hot meal.

Zeng Mao is a sturdy and burly man, uninformal, cheerful, and makes a few good home-cooked dishes with his daughter-in-law.

The fat man and Miao Laosan were both hungry and panicked, and they didn't care about the others and devoured them. Yan Dongming glanced at the two of them, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

This fell in Shen Xiuwen's eyes, but he smiled indifferently, stretched out his chopsticks and flicked the tofu on the plate, and muttered: "Brother Zeng, this tofu is so fragrant." After saying that, he closed his eyes and sniffed deeply.

Zeng Mao said with a smile: "This tofu is made by my lady herself, put some meat foam, garlic sprouts in it, and put some ground chili peppers, the taste is better than that made by the chef in the restaurant in the town." ”

Jiang Shi listened to her husband's praise, and her face flushed slightly, revealing a trace of shyness.

Shen Xiuwen put a piece in his mouth and nodded repeatedly, "Well, it tastes good." ”

As he spoke, he glanced obliquely at Master Yin, who was still sitting on the earthen kang, and then looked at Yan Dongming, who had been standing at the table, and suddenly raised his voice and said with a hint of surprise: "Why doesn't Brother Yan move his chopsticks?" You might as well try such a delicious meal. ”

Yan Dongming showed a trace of hesitation on his face, glanced back at Master Yin who was sitting on the kang, and then slowly sat down and smiled: "You eat first, I'm not hungry yet." ”

When he finished saying this, Shen Xiuwen clearly saw him swallow a mouthful of saliva. Shen Xiuwen was not picky, and said with a smile: "Then I'm not welcome." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks and flicked the cabbage stew on another plate, and suddenly remembered something, chopsticks paused, turned back to Zeng Mao and said, "Brother Zeng, why don't you eat it?" ”

"We've already eaten."

Shen Xiuwen couldn't help but show gratitude, "This is specially done for us?" ”

Zeng Mao patted his shoulder with his big hand, and Lang smiled: "It's not deliberate, if you do more today, you will save a lot of trouble tomorrow." ”

Shen Xiuwen stretched out his hand and pulled him to sit down, and said with a smile: "Our acquaintance is also a fate, Brother Zeng, I will replace the wine with tea, and I will toast you with a cup!" As he spoke, he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all.

Zeng Mao was stunned for a moment, suddenly laughed, poured a full cup for himself, and raised his head to drink.

At this time, the two elders came out of the stove room with a pot of soup, and when Shen Xiuwen saw this, he stepped forward to help take the soup pot and put it on the table.

Old man Zeng looked up and saw that Master Yin was still sitting on the earthen kang, and said in surprise: "Master Yin, is the food unappetizing?" ”

Old Man Yin smiled politely, "No." ”

Old man Zeng wanted to say something, but saw the steward hurriedly walk in from outside the house, with an extra burden in his hand. The steward opened the baggage, and inside was a box full of silver needles. He took out one of them, walked over to the table and stuck the silver needle into the food and soup pot to examine each one.

The fat man and Miao Laosan were stunned, and Shen Xiuwen also showed a look of astonishment on his face, staring directly at the silver needle in the steward's hand.

When he raised his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the embarrassment on Yan Dongming's face, but he also saw a trace of anger in Zeng Mao's eyes.

After checking the results, the steward put away the silver needle and nodded to Master Yin. Only then did Master Yin get up and said: "The old man did this as a last resort, and he was offended, so I hope you don't take it to heart." ”

Although he explained what happened to Fang Cai, there was no apology in his tone.

Zeng Mao's eyes sank, and he was about to get up and reply, but he was held down by Shen Xiuwen, and he hurriedly diverted the conversation: "Brother Zeng, seeing that your family lives in the valley, how do you make a living on weekdays?" ”

He also asked casually, Zeng Mao's anger gradually eased, and he only heard him say in a muffled voice: "The yard at home grows some fruits and vegetables, and on weekdays, I go up to the mountains to chop firewood and hunt, and when I encounter good goods, I go to the town to exchange for some broken silver, and my livelihood for a year will be maintained." ”

When Shen Xiuwen heard this, he was curious: "Hunting? Is it in this valley? ”

Zeng Mao said: "I will also go to the nearby mountain, there is a narrow mountain road not far ahead, go up along the mountain road, it is a cliff road leading to Qing County, where you can often hunt some good goods." ”

Shen Xiuwen was startled, remembering the cliff where his father and eldest brother had an accident, his eyes were uncertain, and he stared at Zeng Mao and said, "Brother Zeng, is there a big river under the cliff?" ”

From Ning County to Qing County, in addition to the official road of the valley, it is the cliff road that Wanlin Village passes, Shen Xiuwen couldn't be clearer, but he still asked, waiting for Zeng Mao's answer.

"Yes, there is indeed a big river under the cliff road." Zeng Mao has a hearty temperament, and the unhappiness in Fang Cai's heart has disappeared in the small talk.

On the big log table, Master Yin and Yan Dongming had already begun to enjoy the meal, while the fat man and Miao Laosan had a few bowls of rice in their stomachs, filling most of their stomachs, so Miao Laosan's mad temperament began to attack again, imitating those elegant people who chewed slowly and slowly, Liu Daan's small eyes opened and glared at him with disgust.

Old man Zeng and his wife saw that the steward, the maid, and the little maid had not eaten yet, and thought that it was the rule of a large family, so they invited Jiang to go to the stove room to serve some more food, set up a table in the foyer, and beckoned those subordinates to fill their stomachs first.

Seeing this, the steward muttered in Mr. Yin's ear, and Mr. Yin looked up at the table at the entrance of the foyer and nodded. Only then did the steward thank the old man Zeng and his wife, and let the accompanying maids and servants go over for dinner.

Shen Xiuwen didn't have much heart to move his chopsticks, got up and paced outside the house, holding his hands under the eaves. The valley is quiet and quiet, and the soft light of the houses blends with the night through the window lattices, looking quiet and distant.

Just like his heart at the moment, the mirror is as empty as water, but it is cloudy and unclear. There are some things that he still can't think through.

The eldest brother rode home alone that day, why did he choose the difficult and steep cliff road instead of the wider and closer official road in the valley?

What happened to Big Brother? Or who did you meet? It was only then that he changed his mind and chose a dangerous path full of dangers.

Shen Xiuwen looked at the inky mountains in the distance, and his mood was very heavy.

The mountain stream was drizzling, the cold wind was blowing, and the whirring wind passed through the empty valley, lifting the corners of his white robe. This made Shen Xiuwen feel a little flustered.

Liu Daan silently paced behind him and whispered: "Look up to the sky and laugh and go out, how can I be a Penghao person." Then he stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, his eyes showing sympathy: "Xiucai, one day you will get ahead, it is that Master Yin does not know the goods, not to mention that Miss Yin is not suitable for you, people look at it as a young lady who is either rich or expensive, the so-called marriage is a good person, even if you are sad all day long, it will be useless." ”

This fat man turned a corner and hurt him! Shen Xiuwen has always been generous, and he didn't care about him, but said quietly: "You can also memorize this poem?" ”

Liu Da'an smiled dryly: "It'll be like this, and if there are more, it will be exposed." ”

Shen Xiuwen nodded, "It's also a little self-aware." ”

Liu Da'an was stunned, waved his sleeves and turned around and went into the house. Shen Xiuwen laughed secretly, but did not look back at him. After a while, I felt a little tired, so I found a room in the side room and rested.

The next morning, the rain stopped, and the bright light shone in through the window lattice, Shen Xiuwen slowly opened his eyes, but saw the fat man sleeping in the same bed with him, and one of his legs and one hand was on his fat thighs and buttocks.

Shocked, Shen Xiuwen's face turned pale for a while, and he relieved his breath after a while. I saw him raise his hands and legs slightly, and at this moment, the fat man suddenly opened his eyes, Shen Xiuwen shuddered, and subconsciously slammed an uppercut on his chin.

The fat man was so unaware that he was punched, only to hear him snort, and jumped up from the earthen kang with his head, and said angrily: "Xiucai, what are you doing?" ”

Shen Xiuwen let out an "ah", stood up casually, frowned, and said with concern and apology on his face: "Ashamed, ashamed, I just had a dream." ”

Liu Da'an looked at him for a long time, snorted, and fell asleep on the kang again. Shen Xiuwen saw that he didn't move, so he got out of bed and pushed open the door.