She was about to open her mouth to inquire, but Lei Zi reported outside the door, "Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao, a guest came to the door and handed a post in." ”

Zhao Fengnian and Rui Xue were both stunned, handing out posts is usually a etiquette used by officials or literati to visit each other, they have a farm yard, and they can see the bottom at a glance, how can anyone deliberately do this, Rui Xue opened the door and took the post in.

Zhao Fengnian also put on his shoes, and when the two opened the post, they froze, and it was actually Old Man Tian who came to the door.

Originally, Rui Xue was going to apologize and give a thank you gift today, because Wu Yu was delayed due to illness, but this is good, people came by themselves, which shows how much he respects Zhao Fengnian, a poet, if he knows the truth, I am afraid he will be very disappointed.

Both of them felt a headache, but on a cold day, they couldn't let the guests wait outside the door, so Rui Xue had to say, "According to the original agreement, I said that you heard it when you traveled outside." ”

Zhao Fengnian nodded, and the two greeted the door together.

Under the willow tree outside the courtyard gate, a Nanmu carriage is parked, the doors and windows, the roof and even the wheels are carved with patterns, brushed with dark brown lacquer, it looks simple and atmospheric, there is a small steward under the door, the two of them saw the main family come out, immediately stepped forward to put a small stool on the foot, opened the door, and helped down a white-bearded red-faced old man, short and fat, wearing a brocade robe, but it was not that night for Zhao Fengnian to diagnose the pulse, the second morning and gave the old man Tian of Chiyanguo.

Rui Xue and the others immediately stepped forward, saluted and said with a smile, "The old man has always been in good health, but we didn't wait to come to the door to thank the old man for saving his life, but the old man was so tired that he came first." ”

Old Man Tian waved his hand, his voice was loud, and he was very confident, and said with a smile, "I feel bored in the house all day, so it's good to come out for a walk." Saying that, he looked at Zhao Fengnian carefully a few times, and saw that he had a handsome face, a long figure, and an extraordinary bearing, and he really had a bit of a literati posture, and he was even more pleased, and actually bowed half of his hand, "Judging from Mr.'s complexion, his body has recovered most of it, which is gratifying." ”

Zhao Fengnian hurriedly returned the salute, "Thanks to the old man who rescued him that day, I am grateful for my late life." ”

Old man Tian heard him call himself a late student, which is the title of a gentleman and a disciple among the literati, and he smiled even more happily for a long time, and walked towards the courtyard with his hand, and said with a smile, "Mr. is talented, it is the old man who wants to call the late born is." ”

Soon, the two entered the hall and sat down, Rui Xue took the best tea brewed in the house, sent it in, and then went into the stove to move all the saved chicken and fish meat to the board, totaling how many dishes to make in a while, not to mention the novelty and deliciousness, but also to take care of the appetite of the elderly.

Lei Zi followed Zhang Dahe to make tofu inside and out, seeing her like this, he was curious, so he asked Zhang Dahe, but Zhang Dahe didn't answer, but Ruixue heard it and said with a smile, "Mr. was seriously ill last time, and it was this old man who came to the rescue and picked up a life, this is a life-saving benefactor." I'm going to set up two tables of banquets, and I can't do it alone, Brother Leizi, you go home and take a look, if your mother doesn't have any work in her hands, ask her to help me. After a while, another seat will be opened at Brother Zhang's house, and it would be better if the second uncle could also come and help accompany the two stewards to have a meal. ”

The farmers cooked, and the women often helped each other, and Lei Zi should get down in one bite, and Zhang Dahe also said, "The tofu is almost done, I'll invite the steward to drink tea at home first, it's too cold outside." ”

Ruixue nodded, "Okay, that's it." Zhang Dahe and Lei Zi went out separately, and soon Aunt Yun also rushed over, and asked as soon as she entered the stove, "I heard Lei Zi say that our husband's life-saving benefactor is here, so you need to buy some food, and ask your aunt to help, just say." ”

If Rui Xue wasn't too busy, she didn't want to invite Aunt Yun to come, after all, Lei Zi had just come to work, so she called the old lady to come to help, and there was always some suspicion of calling people in disguise, but Cui Niang and Sister-in-law Zhang were not at home, and Sister-in-law Qian was pregnant again, and the people who knew each other were left with Aunt Yun. I had to say politely, "Let my aunt suffer again, if Cui Niang and Sister-in-law Zhang are at home, I won't toss my aunt." ”

"What are these words, it's all a family, but it's just a matter of helping."

Rui Xue brought a chicken to Aunt Yun, "Auntie help me chop it, blanch it again, and use it to stew mushrooms." ”

"Okay, this aunt is good at it." Aunt Yun picked up the kitchen knife and cut a fat chicken into pieces, turned around and went to boil water again, Rui Xue picked up two carps, thinking that the braised oil had a strong taste, so she smeared the inside and outside sides with grain wine to remove the fishiness and prepare to steam. When the ribs are also cut into pieces, and then a small half pot of tofu bubbles is fried, and all the ingredients are almost ready.

Two stoves are on fire at the same time, a pot stews chicken, a pot stir-fry, and finally the chicken stewed mushrooms and bean pickles, roasted pork ribs, stuffed tofu are almost on the table at the same time, and then the steamed fish and tofu mutton casserole need to be eaten while it is hot, and finally put it into the pot to burn, serve it, and the five dishes and one soup are complete.

Aunt Yun's hands and feet are nimble, Rui Xue is not slow, the two of them cooperate very tacitly, and soon fished out a pot of japonica rice as the staple food, and then rested the stove, Rui Xue went into the house to take care of it, and Aunt Yun took a table with a square plate and sent it to Zhang's house in the West Courtyard, and specially took some steamed buns for a few children to pad their stomachs.

Uncle Yun's father and son and Zhang Dahe are not good talkers, but fortunately, the rules of the Tian family are heavy, and there are few people who are mean, especially the little steward is also from a peasant family, and when it comes to farming, hunting in the mountains, etc., it is also very harmonious.

When the dinner table was set, Zhang Dahe ran to hug a jar of osmanthus wine and came back, and the atmosphere was even more lively.

The Tian family has a lot of wealth, and the people are also generous, and the food and clothing on weekdays have not been deducted, but the slave's food is still much worse than that of the master, three meals a day, and only a meat dish can be seen at night.

The little steward is okay, there is always some oil and water on weekdays, and the little guy is gone, so as soon as I see a bowl full of chicken, a whole big fish, and a snow-white thing inlaid with meat filling, the same and the same served, saliva began to flood, with fragrant japonica rice, first a big bite to eat.

Second Uncle Yun's father and son also ate the Zhao family's banquet noodles for the first time, and naturally they felt that they were delicious and hearty, so everyone was full of praise while eating.

The old man of Dongyuan Tian also held the chopsticks to pick up the white and tender things on the plate at this time, and he was curious, and sent it to his mouth to taste, it was as tender as egg custard, but it was not the taste of eggs, so he asked Rui Xue, who was standing next to him, "Zhao Niangzi, what is this dish made of, it is really soft and delicious, we old men, it is very easy to eat." ”

Rui Xue smiled and gave him a chopstick fried bean bubble, and said with a smile, "The old man doesn't know, this is a snack that the slave family learned in his hometown, called tofu, there are many methods, and it tastes delicious, the only fly in the ointment is that this tofu is made of cow beans, today the old man came to the door, and the slave family couldn't find fresh food for a while, so he rashly used this tofu to cook the dish and serve it, and I hope the old man will not blame." ”

"Oh, such a delicious and delicious food, it's actually made of cow beans, it's really amazing." Old man Tian is not a pedantic person, this is also related to his old profession, there are many even animal bones or feces in the medicinal materials, which can be eaten to cure diseases.

"As long as it tastes good and is not harmful to the body, even if it is made of cow beans, it doesn't hurt."

"If the people in the city were as open-minded as the old man, our family's tofu business would be rich." Rui Xue smiled and gave the old man a bowl of tofu and mutton soup, she was really respectful and grateful to the old man Tian, and she had the posture of treating him as filial piety to his own parents, after all, if he hadn't made a move that night, Zhao Fengnian would probably have been lying under the dirt bag now.

Old Man Zhao waved his hand, "Everyone in the world is burdened by fame and fortune, how can they be as noble as Mr. Zhao, humble as a valley, so talented, but willing to hide in a small village, those who sell their fame and reputation, I am afraid they are not as good as Mr. ”

Rui Xue chuckled in her heart, and said secretly, this matter really can't be avoided, the old man still mentioned this after all.

She was thinking about how to apologize to Old Man Tian, Zhao Fengnian had already stood up first, bowed deeply, and said with a guilty face, "Old Man Tian, I am ashamed of my late life." When he traveled to Wuguo in his later life, he occasionally heard a few poems, which were gorgeous and exquisite, and he loved them very much, so he memorized them, and asked who wrote this poem at that time, but the locals said that it was given by heaven and man, not made by mortals, so that's it. On that day, on the Shangyuan Festival, because of the occasion, she recited it to the insiders, but she misunderstood that it was done by the late life, so this misunderstanding was born when she went to your mansion to seek medical treatment. After waking up in the evening, he heard the reason, and he always wanted to go to the old man's house to make amends, but because of the delay to this day, the old man was tired and came back in disappointment, which was too undeserved. ”

"Ah, you didn't write that poem?" Old man Tian asked in surprise, very disappointed, but he was an open-minded person, and then he thought about it, how many days he had studied the poem, it was too high, it was indeed not like what mortals did, at this time, Zhao Fengnian and his wife sincerely apologized, so they waved their hands and said, "That's it, it's also a fate, if there is no misunderstanding, I'm afraid I won't be able to save Mr. Zhao that day." ”

Zhao Fengnian and Rui Xue saluted and thanked each other again, and then sat down again.

The old man heard him just mention that he had traveled to Wuguo, and he was also very interested, and slowly asked about the customs and climate of various places, and even the products, when Zhao Fengnian took care of the Zhao family's shop, he really ran all over these cities, and even went to northern Xinjiang twice, so he was not scared, he would answer all questions, and the answers would be in the stream, and occasionally a small local anecdote would be added. Listening to the old man Tian's relish, he sighed that he couldn't travel when he was old.

(Woo, my back hurts to death, it hurts to death, my turtle speed, it took three hours to get 3,000 words, the second shift, hold on, and there is one more!) ）