Wei Tengfei came to his senses and said with a smile: "How can it be unappetizing." He scooped a large spoonful of mapo tofu over the rice and took a big gulp of it into his mouth.

Xiao Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the dignified general, sweeping the table of dishes clean, Xiao Wan was afraid that the guards outside would not be full, so she went to get some ready-made snacks.

The eldest brothers said to Xiao Wan: "Little lady, we followed the general to the capital, after half a year, my mouth tasted nothing, and I finally ate the dishes of my hometown, could it be that you are also from Sichuan and Chongqing?" ”

Xiaowan smiled: "I'm a local, guess that you military masters like spicy food, and you can do it indiscriminately, please bear with me." ”

Everyone praised again and again, saying that they finally had a comfortable meal, Xiaowan put down the snacks, put away the dishes and chopsticks and then entered the door, seeing that Aunt Zhang also cleaned the table and put down the tea and snacks, please General Wei use it slowly.

Wei Tengfei said with a smile: "I left with smoke that day, and I didn't speak along the way, and then she suddenly stopped me, fed me a piece of mung bean cake, and happily asked me if it was particularly delicious, so I finally spoke, and she didn't run away until she arrived in the capital." ”

Xiaowan said: "The chef who makes mung bean cake is not at home, and he will not come back until tomorrow night, and the women and aunts will not make that kind of dim sum." ”

Wei Tengfei was very kind, completely different from when he came to arrest people that day, he said: "I'm not here to eat mung bean cake, don't be nervous, I came to find Ling Chaofeng and wanted to say a few words to him, but unfortunately coming at this time, you are in a hurry." ”

Aunt Zhang said: "The shopkeeper will come back in the evening, if the general wants to wait, it is better for you to go upstairs to the guest room to rest, it is cold outside, and the military masters will not stay long outside, tie the horses to our stables, and come in to roast the fire." ”

Xiaowan said, "General, do you want to see your sister...... No, is it the house where the queen lived that day? ”

Wei Tengfei was full of interest: "Okay." ”

He followed Xiao Wan slowly upstairs, and Xiao Wan took him to the door of Yun Ze's room, which was the room with the best orientation and the widest view in the Lingxiao Inn, and the layout in the room was nothing unusual, but it was more gorgeous and elegant than ordinary inns.

Wei Tengfei turned around to talk to Xiao Wan, but saw that she was standing in front of the door and didn't come in, and Xiao Wan smiled embarrassedly, bowed down and said, "General, please rest, if you have anything, you can tell the women at any time." ”

She carefully closed the door and was about to retreat.

Xiaowan thought that things were very simple, since she didn't like to see Xianggong and Yue Huaiyin staying alone in the same room, then she herself should also be cautious, although the people in the rivers and lakes are not so particular, but even if they open the door to do business, they must be measured.

When I came downstairs, I said to Aunt Zhang: "What does General Wei want, auntie, I have worked hard for you." ”

Aunt Zhang understood: "I'm here." ”

But Wei Tengfei didn't sleep much during the day, so he walked around the room, looked at the scene outside, and went downstairs.

Seeing that only Aunt Zhang was in the store, he asked, "Where are you shopkeepers?" ”

Aunt Zhang said: "Back to the general, she washes the dishes at the back door." ”

By the well water, Xiao Wan was working with her sleeves rolled, and today she made a meal with a jade ring, and she couldn't be lazy when washing dishes. There is nothing else to do on weekdays, as long as there is no one in front of her, she will use the ring to steal a little lazy, especially when there are many guests, a few large pots of dishes and chopsticks, she will not be wronged.

"In your store, why is it the shopkeeper's dishwashing, not the next person?" Wei Tengfei walked to the back door, looked at the surrounding scene, it was really a wilderness, only this one, and said to the little lady who was washing the dishes, "It's a cold day, aren't you afraid of cold water and hand pain?" ”

Xiaowan smiled generously: "It's all the same in the store, whoever is idle is who works, and there is no difference between the master and the subordinate." General Wei, why did you come down and not rest? ”

Wei Tengfei said: "How can the people who lead the troops sleep during the day? I've been idle in the capital for the past few months, and I'm tired of being idle. ”

Xiaowan smiled and continued to bow her head to wash the dishes, but Wei Tengfei moved a stool from the side and sat aside.

Xiao Wan was a little embarrassed, but seeing that the general was frank and open, and the sky was blue, what could she do, she didn't have to twist too much.

"Does anyone in your store take the imperial examination?" Wei Tengfei chatted.

"The little brother who ran the hall, who has been studying since he was a child, was still the first place in the county exam before." Xiaowan said proudly, "This time I must be able to just take the Xiucai exam, and I will go to the examination in August." ”

Wei Tengfei smiled disdainfully: "How old is he?" ”

Xiaowan said: "Twenty years old." ”

Wei Tengfei shook his head: "Twenty-year-old young man, take a college exam, and you need so many people to accompany you?" Since he had already gone to a chef, why did Ling Chaofeng go too? Is it that in August, all of you are going to the capital to accompany him? ”

Xiaowan was a little unhappy, and Zhengse said: "It's because the general doesn't know, and the Xianggong goes to the department every day to send the exam, which is also a last resort." But then again, it is not easy to cultivate a scholar in the homes of ordinary people, and it is not possible to care more when it is important and not hinder others? ”

Wei Tengfei looked at her, Xiaowan felt that she was rude, and hurriedly said: "If the woman is offended, please forgive me." ”

"Then you guys, if there is anything unavoidable, can I help?" Wei Tengfei asked.

"It's a family matter, it's not appropriate to talk to outsiders, please forgive the general." Xiaowan is very polite, and she has already learned these respectful polite words.

As for the matter of Governor Meng's mansion, Xiaowan wished that a high-ranking official would come to punish that old thing, but she is now a member of the inn, and she can't do things without patronizing what she thinks, she must take into account Xianggong and the entire inn.

She knew that Ling Chaofeng didn't take Governor Meng in his eyes, but he compromised and came to this point cautiously, he didn't care whether he was aggrieved or not, but he cared about Ershan's future career, he owed too much favor now, and it would be Ershan's many constraints in the future.

Wei Tengfei was a little surprised: "I see that you are young, and you thought you were ......" Xiao Wan's speech and demeanor surprised him, such politeness and knowledge of advance and retreat are very inconsistent with this inn in the barren mountains and forests.

The people in such a place, in his imagination, should have been a spicy character, full of rivers and lakes, knocking on his feet and scolding his father and mother for bringing their ancestors to the eighteenth generation, eating fried stick bones and drinking a big bowl of wine.

But in front of her, she is a pretty little lady, gentle and lovely.

Wei Tengfei thought to himself, then smiled and said, "How old are you?" ”

Xiaowan smiled: "I will be eighteen years old in May." ”

"You're as big as smoke." Wei Tengfei said, "You can already be the master of the house, she is still a child who has not grown up." ”

Xiaowan heard the name "Like Smoke" for the second time, and asked cautiously: "General Wei, is Like Smoke the honorific name of the queen's mother?" ”

Wei Tengfei bowed his head: "Her maiden name is like smoke, and she is as big as you." ”

Xiaowan wrote it down, and continued to bow his head to wash the dishes, but he heard the big man muttering on the side: "I have been in the capital for a few months, and I have not been able to eat the food of my hometown. ”

This question, Xiaowan talked to Aunt Zhang idly, Aunt Zhang said that the imperial dining room in the palace can do anything, it only depends on whether the master wants to eat, if the queen wants to eat, it is just a matter of one sentence to invite the authentic chef of Sichuan and Chongqing.

She raised her head to look at Wei Tengfei, the general looked at the shallow spring in the back mountain, although the cold was about to pass away, when everything was recovering and thriving, there was still a bit of desolation, and this desolation turned into sadness on him.

Xiao Wan guessed, is the general reluctant to sister?

Wei Tengfei is thirty years old, a lifetime of horses, after the death of his father, he inherited the Sichuan and Chongqing army at a young age, when his sister was three years old, his mother could not bear the pain of losing her husband, and died, since then he has been alone with his sister.

Because of the busy military affairs, she rarely cared about taking care of the smoke, and in a blink of an eye, she grew into a slim girl, but he, who was the elder brother, had to send his sister to the capital for the life of the Sichuan and Chongqing soldiers to marry the emperor.

Wei Tengfei clenched his fists tightly, hating himself for not being productive.

"General Wei?" Xiaowan washed the dishes and picked up the wooden basin, "I'm going in, it's windy here, you can go to the store and sit." ”

Wei Tengfei came back to his senses, looked at her, and said unconsciously: "Little evening girl, thank you." ”

Xiaowan didn't understand, so she asked with a smile: "What are you thankful for?" ”

Wei Tengfei said: "You give you a mung bean cake that looks like smoke, she likes to eat it very much." ”

It was a very simple sentence, but Xiao Wan was shocked, she clearly saw tears floating in the general's eyes, but he quickly restrained himself, and quickly stood up and walked to the store, this time the mood was naturally calmed down, but at that moment, it left a deep impression on Xiao Wan's heart.

General Wei was really reluctant to give up his sister, that day he came to arrest the queen mother, the conversation between the brother and sister was also very strange, he was not as vicious as Meng Zhifu, and the queen mother did not struggle. Naturally, when the Mid-Autumn Festival was in the market, they were still quite fierce.

After that, Wei Tengfei and his guards sat in the shop, saying some words that Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang couldn't understand, and when the sun was setting, Ling Chaofeng rode his horse back, and before he entered the door, he saw the horses tied to the side of the road, and knew that there were guests.

But he didn't expect that it would be Wei Tengfei, and when he entered the door, he came to clasp his fists and salute: "General Wei." ”

Wei Tengfei said: "I want to say a few words to you, it's unfortunate to come, but after waiting for an afternoon, sure enough, they said well, it's not easy to see you." ”

The guards all retreated, Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang also retreated to the backyard, I don't know what the two men in front of them were talking about, half an hour later, I heard the neighing of horses, as if they were leaving.

Wei Tengfei got on the horse, looked at the inn again, and didn't wait for Xiaowan to come out to see him off, he couldn't politely open his mouth to find someone, so he hugged his fist with Ling Chaofeng, and galloped away with his horse and whip.

Xiaowan only came out at this time, and when she saw the tall figure hidden in the twilight, she ran to Xianggong's side, and said with crooked eyebrows: "But I look forward to you coming back, they are sitting in the store, and my aunt and I dare not move or speak." ”

Aunt Zhang said in the door: "Evening, the shopkeeper must be hungry, let's hurry up and cook, you cook the dishes for General Wei at noon, and also cook for the shopkeeper." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Wan stayed, where would she do it.