At this time, Chu Gehuan was also looking at Zhao Fengnian, with a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, although this person's body was thinner and his face was whiter, but just looking at his deep and clear eyes, he knew that this was by no means a simple man, if he wanted to tell the truth, he had to admit that this person was barely worthy of that woman.

"Mr. Zhao is polite, Chu occasionally hears that there is a poetry meeting here, come to join in the fun, and I hope Mr. will not be surprised."

Zhao Fengnian returned the salute and said with a smile, "Young Master Chu is polite, the little poetry club is all poetry and literary colleagues, get together, enjoy the scenery and compose poems, and have fun." If Gongzi Chu can come, he is naturally welcomed. After speaking, he called the bolt over, "Beckoning Young Master Chu to sit in the second place on the left hand, don't slack off." ”

The bolt respectfully responded, Chu Gehuan folded the fan, and took a wrong step, as if he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and whispered, "That day, Chu Mou encountered difficulties, thanks to Mrs. Zhao's help and meager thanks, Mrs. Zhao is still satisfied, right?" ”

Zhao Fengnian was confused at first, and when he mentioned Ruixue twice, he suddenly remembered that the young man of Chu who sent muslin cloth to stir up discord between their husband and wife that day was the person in front of him, his eyes instantly turned cold, but he still smiled on his face, and said lightly, "My lady likes gold and silver things, and she is very disgusted to go into the city to sell cloth. ”

Chu Gehuan raised his eyebrows, Danfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, smiled evilly, turned around and followed the bolt to the low table and sat down.

At this time, several scholars sitting at the end of the table said, "Here we are, here is the teaching." ”

Zhao Fengnian greeted him at the end of the path, and sure enough, there were four old men coming with him halfway up the mountain, two of them were over fifty years old, Wang Xundao and Zhang Xundao, who were specially invited by him, and the white beard hanging on his chest was Wen Juren, and the one who was laughing and talking with the three of them was actually the old man Tian.

Zhao Fengnian's eyes flashed with a different color, and he saluted first, "Student Zhao Runzhi is polite, and it is really disrespectful for the gentlemen of labor to come from afar." ”

Wen Juren is a straight temper, although he has a great talent, learns to be rich and five cars, and is 18 years old when he is admitted to the exam, but because of this temperament, he refuses to give a thank you gift to the teacher, and even openly criticizes the darkness of the scientific examination in the restaurant where the scholars gather, and offends countless officials, so he has never been able to enter the jinshi again, and he has also been discouraged and returned to his hometown to set up a academy.

When he heard Zhao Fengnian's politeness, he waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't be pretentious, we old men can come out for a walk and see the spring scene, and we are happy in our hearts." ”

The other two instructors naturally took his words as their heads, and echoed, "The spring scenery is good, and the poetry meeting is here, which is really good." ”

Zhao Fengnian saluted Old Man Tian again, and the old man feigned anger, "Did Mr. Zhao forget his old friend, such a good thing, he didn't send me a post, did he forget our previous appointment?" ”

Zhao Fengnian naturally didn't want to say it, he was afraid that his old man would be embarrassed to meet him because of his eldest daughter, so he didn't send a post, so he had to smile and say, "Old man Tian was angry, and he mistakenly thought that the old man liked to be quiet, so he didn't dare to bother." ”

Old Man Tian's face was a little better, and he glared, "Don't forget next time, I'm the best to be lively." ”

"That's a good thing, Brother Tian finally admitted it to himself, and came to me all day long to drink tea and discuss poetry, which really made me a rare time to be quiet." Wen Juren picked up the conversation, causing everyone to laugh.

Zhao Fengnian led them to sit down at the two small tables in the main seat, and the plug was clever and immediately served tea.

Wen Juren raised his eyes to look at the surging Peishui River at the foot of the mountain, the large wildflowers blooming on the hillside, where he sat was under the shade of willow trees, the spring breeze blew, it was extraordinarily comfortable, it was indeed much happier than the gardens in the city, and after a rare compliment, he said, "A few of us old men, on the road, guess what is the proposition today, since everyone is here, let's reveal the mystery." ”

The scholars below are also a little anxious, there are so many visitors today, and the color is also rich, if it is really the first place, but it is fame and fortune, they naturally want to know what the proposition is earlier, so they echoed, "Yes, Brother Zhao unveiled the topic earlier, right?" ”

Some people who think they are smart have already begun to guess, "The proposition is Liu?" Is it water? Or is it a spring day? ”

Zhao Fengnian motioned for everyone to be quiet, and said with a smile, "Brothers, don't worry, the proposition will be revealed soon." After speaking, he turned his head and nodded at Zhang Dahe, "Tell the shop that you can bring things here." ”

Zhang Dahe replied in a low voice and strode down the mountain.

Rui Xue carefully put the last flower siu mai on the plate, straightened her waist, wiped the sweat on her head, and looked at Sister-in-law Zhang, "Are you ready?" ”

Cui Niang was a little nervous, and glanced at a tray on the board, "All... All ready... All right. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang stumbled when she heard her, so she smiled and said, "Heizi damn, don't worry, my sister's cooking is even better than the big restaurants in the city, and the storage surprised those talented masters." ”

Cui Niang patted her chest, her face was slightly red, "I'm a little nervous when I see so many people." ”

Cuilan also whispered, "Me too." ”

Rui Xue said with a smile, "The dishes on the left and right are also done, and the sisters-in-law will take the opportunity to deliver the dishes and go to the mountains to see the excitement." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang listened to the noisy sound at the door of the shop, and said with a smile, "Forget it, let's go sell steamed buns, change a few children to go up the mountain to open their eyes, they guarded the steamed bun stall, maybe how to be in a hurry for a while." ”

Cuilan and Cuiniang both laughed, washed their hands again, and then went out, just as Zhang Dahe came back to report the news, Rui Xue commanded the four of them to each carry a large tray and send it up the mountain.

Everyone on the mountain, not only the scholars, but even the people watching the excitement, were looking forward to it, and they all shouted, "It's coming, it's coming." ”

Kuroko and Da Zhuang were originally a little timid, but when they saw their husband looking at them gently, their hearts immediately became much bolder, and they walked over from table to table, put the dishes on the tray in front of all the scholars one by one, and then turned around and went down the mountain again.

Everyone carefully looked at the table in front of them, and among the two palm-sized white porcelain plates, one of them put four pieces of fried golden things, and poured white soup. In the other one, there are some emerald green wild vegetables mixed with some small white pieces, which seem to be a little tender and a little soft. Nose and sniff, there is an indescribable aroma, what kind of food is this, why haven't I seen it before?

The sharp-eyed people who watched the excitement next to him immediately recognized it and shouted, "Oh, it's tofu, I bought two pieces of stew and ate it yesterday." ”

"No, it's really tofu! It's a good thing, it's cheap and delicious! ”

When all the scholars heard the discussion, they all looked at each other, wondering in their hearts, is today's proposition to eat?

Only a few old men sitting on the upper seat did not have the slightest look of surprise, but looked full of interest, Zhao Fengnian did not explain, only smiled and said, "You come from afar, you must have an empty stomach, please taste these two dishes first, fry the plate called bookbox tofu, and the cold salad plate is sesame oil and wild vegetables mixed with tofu." ”

Everyone felt that Zhao Fengnian would not be just to invite them to taste the dishes, it was so simple, but as Zhao Fengnian said, it was noon at this time, and everyone was not full in their stomachs, so they would naturally not starve with such good dishes. Looking at the gentlemen in the upper seat, they had already moved their chopsticks, and the Chu Gongzi at the bottom left had even eaten half of it, so he hurriedly moved his chopsticks.

As a result, this meal was a cheer, and this one said, "This food is soft and tender, which is really good." The one said, "This wild vegetable is more refreshing to eat." ”

Several old men in the audience also nodded in praise, and Wen Ju said, "Our old man, his teeth are not good, and he is so hard that he can't bite it, this food is really good for his appetite." ”

Old Man Tian also complained to Zhao Fengnian, "After eating at your place last time, I thought about it for a few days, but I didn't see you send someone to send me a few pieces." ”

Zhao Fengnian said with a smile, "I'll send it tomorrow." Old man Tian was satisfied, Wen Ju's body was healthy, and the amount of food was not small, he ate all the dishes on the plate, and felt that his stomach was not full, so he said, "Just these two dishes?" ”

These words asked the voices of all the scholars present, the dishes were extremely delicious, but unfortunately the amount was small, two people at a table, but four pieces, and it was all over after a few bites.

At this time, Zhang Dahe led a few small ones to bring new dishes, and everyone knew that there was a follow-up, and they were looking forward to it.

"The third dish is called the colorful tofu box, and the fourth dish is called pan-fried white jade shrimp, please use it. There is also a soup and a snack in the back. Zhao Fengnian reported the name of the dish out loud, so he didn't say a word.

Everyone saw that the black fungus, white white fungus, yellow shredded eggs, red carrots, and green onions were all embedded in the white tofu, which was really pleasing to the eye and had a better appetite.

When the last soup and snacks came up, this small banquet finally reached the climax, the white and green shepherd's cabbage and tofu soup, smelling is fragrant, the flowers are made like flowers, and there are even yellow flower plates, green tender stamens, delicate and abnormal, everyone is reluctant to send it to the mouth for a long time.

People praised, "This chef is really ingenious, and he eats well, and it is rare to have such elegance." ”

Everyone echoed in unison, and with a sense of admiration, they slowly drank all the siu mai and the soup.

The bolts hurriedly removed the dishes and replaced them with tea, and everyone felt satisfied with their meals.

Old Man Tian said with a smile, "Mr. Zhao's pass is almost sold, it's time to reveal the proposition." ”

Zhao Fengnian smiled apologetically, got up and made a circle, "Friends of poetry and literature, today's proposition is the new dish you tasted just now, tofu." To tell you the truth, tofu is soaked in cow beans, ground and ground, and then boiled until it is made, just like the lotus and white lotus root in the mud, although they are from a poor background, they are innocent. Friends with this as the idea, a poem, there are two instructors, Mr. Wen and Mr. Tian jointly judged, the winner won a set of four treasures worth a hundred taels of silver. ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately burst into discussions, tofu is so delicious, it is actually made of cow beans, they pretend to be noble on weekdays, they want to say that this is a cheap thing, and they feel that it is indeed like Zhao Fengnian said, the lotus flower is still out of the silt, and even the white lotus dug out of the silt They have also eaten, why can't the cow beans be eaten.