It was the first time for Jiang Wanmu to follow a group of people to eat flowing water noodles, regardless of men, women, and children, lining up, holding bowls and stretching out chopsticks to eat the dishes of each family in order. Under the long tabletop, there is a stove a few steps away, and the dishes on the tabletop can still waft away the heat under the cold wind.

Jiang Wanmu followed behind Jiang Feiyang's brother and sister, and Lian Hao instructed them to taste more of the dishes he saw when tasting the dishes from time to time. When Lian Hao turned her head, she stretched out her finger and pointed to the direction of the farmhouse they had set, and after Lian Hao nodded lightly, she gently tugged at Jiang Feiyang and said, "Feiyang, my mother's family is already full, you take care of the lazy, the two must go in and out together." Jiang Feiyang nodded affirmatively at her.

Jiang Wanmu turned back to the farmhouse and saw the simple peasant woman, who was squatting on the ground and separating her shoes made of grass. When she looked up and saw Jiang Wanmu, she rubbed her hands and greeted, "Madam, have you finished your meal?" Jiang Wanmu looked at her with a smile, thought about it and asked her, "Haven't you eaten yet?" Aren't you the head chef of your house? The woman blushed and said, "I am not good at cooking, and I am afraid that the nobles will not come next time after eating what I cooked." Usually my daughter cooks for dinner, and the dishes she cooks are famous in our village. Tonight, she will cook the dishes with her heart.

Last time, a lady tasted my daughter's cooking, and she said that it was better than the master chef of the famous restaurant in Dongcheng, the morning noodles. I'll go outside and clear the field later, and then I'll go and have some food, and we'll eat very quickly. As she spoke, she pulled a stool, and after inviting Jiang Wanmu to sit down, she squatted on the ground again. In the pile of straw sandals, a pair of delicate straw sandals were turned out, and she handed them to Jiang Wanmu and said, "Madam, there is still snow on the mountain." Wear straw sandals when going up the mountain, not slippery. I made these straw sandals, and you put them on the uppers. ”

Jiang Wanmu and his party were in front of entering the village. I have already made an appointment to go back to the city after the meal. As a result, when they sat down in the farmhouse, they heard the man mention the spring huā on the mountain behind them, and several young men and women were the first to be moved, and then the hostess said with a smile: "At this time of year, most of the people who come to our village go to climb the mountain after dinner. When they came the second time, they told us, "People who have climbed over the mountain." This year was more fortunate than those who didn't go hiking. You can also try it, there is a fire ceremony in the village tonight, you can stay after dinner, and have a look, our city only holds once a year. You can prosper and be safe. ”

The hostess's words stirred everyone's hearts. Lian Hao smiled at Jiang Wanmu's expression, and he smiled and proposed: "If you don't have anything to do, it's better to finish your lunch and go climbing the mountain, and then ask the master's family to help us prepare straw sandals for going up the mountain, and we will have dinner at the master's house in the evening." I saw their fire ceremony once, and when everyone went back after watching it, we were in time to enter the city. During the New Year's Festival, the city gate is closed at one o'clock later than usual. Su Huan and Mu Gen looked at Jiang Wanmu's expression. Jiang Feiyang and Jiang Lazy pestered her directly, and the two said, "Mother, do we want to go to the mountain to watch the Wanghuo ceremony?" ”

Jiang Wanmu glanced at Lian Hao, and always felt that he had arranged to come here on this day, but he was afraid that he had already planned in his heart, and it was exactly what he wanted right now. She glanced at Zhang Niu's hopeful eyes again. She smiled and said, "As long as you don't feel tired, I'm also a little curious to see the Wanghuo ceremony." Everyone smiled and nodded, and Lian Hao smiled and said to the male and female hosts: "In the evening, our group will have dinner at your house, and you must use fresh vegetables." They eat well, and maybe after a while, we'll come back to you again. ”

After hearing this, the male and female hosts nodded again and again, and the male master said directly: "General, don't worry, there are vegetables left in the vegetable field, and we will pick them directly to cook them later." Be sure to let everyone taste it, and next time think about the freshness of my food. The people in the room laughed, and everyone thought that the man in charge could speak. Jiang Wanmu reached out and took the straw sandals in the woman's hand, she tried to put them on her feet, and asked casually: "Do you always have guests here who will come to the door to taste the fresh dishes of the new season?" Every year, will many guests come to the door? ”

When the woman heard this, she shook her head with a smile and said, "That's such a good thing, but the military masters are free these days, and they bring their families to us to taste the authentic local dishes of the farm." On weekdays, except for the happy events in our own village, we don't have many people coming and going. At most, the military masters sometimes give some face, and after they are tired from training equestrian skills, they come to us for a meal once or twice. It's ridiculous that they can come once or twice in a season. After all, there are more restaurants in the capital than ours, and they are not far from me, and we cook here and are the dishes that best suit our family's taste. ”

Jiang Wanmu laughed when she heard this, she had already put straw sandals on her shoes, stood up and stepped on the ground a few times by the way, she said with a smile: "If you cook the same dishes here as in the restaurants in the capital, there will not be so many people in your village to taste them in the future." What we come to eat is the original taste of your dishes, and what we taste is the home-cooked umami you said. When the woman had arranged the straw sandals on the ground in pairs, she stood up and rubbed her waist with her hands, and she smiled and said, "Madame said the same, all taste the same, and if you eat there, why bother us to eat." Our village chief also reminded us in the same way, and he asked the best people in our family to cook the dishes we eat on weekdays. ’”

Su Huan and Mu Gen had arrived at the door of the room at this time, and after the woman welcomed them in with a smile and sat down, she bent down and took four pairs of straw sandals arranged on the ground, handed them to them in length, and greeted them carefully: "Put it on top of your shoes, tie the strap tightly, and it will be non-slip when you go up the mountain." You don't have to climb too high, in fact, the huā halfway up the mountain is the best. If you climb too high, you won't be able to go down the mountain when it's dark. Of course, on the mountainside, our village will send people to guard at that time, and you will not be allowed to climb up at this time. You really like to climb mountains, so let me know before you come next time, you can come early in the morning, you can climb to the top of the mountain, and there will be people in our village to follow you safely. Of course, if General Lian personally leads you up the mountain, our village people will also follow to join in the fun, and the general is familiar with the way to the mountain. ”

Jiang Wanmu could hear the familiarity of Lian Hao in her tone, and she just listened with a smile. Su Huan asked with some surprise: "This sister-in-law, I listen to your tone, General Lian is a person who often comes to your village?" The woman looked up at him and said, "Aren't you a friend of the general?" The mountain outside the capital, the general has not climbed. A few years ago, he and those military men often went to climb the mountain early in the morning, and after coming down the mountain, they had a casual meal at home in our village. He is not as outrageous as the people in the capital say, he is a good person. It's a pity that those who came with him back then heard that some people were on the border and could never come back.

In recent years, the general has not brought people to climb the mountain as he used to, and I have only heard people say that he only came once or twice a year last year. Alas, all military masters are good people. Forget it, during the New Year's Day, I don't mention those things, this old person likes to talk about old things when he has nothing to do. As she spoke, she went outside, and she turned to the door and greeted the people in the room, saying, "If the straw sandals I have prepared for your number are not of the right size, let them be shouted outside, and they will be changed for you again." I'm going to clean up the outside now, you have something to call me. She strode out, leaving the room staring at each other.

Lian Hao entered the room with a group of children, he swept his eyes and bent down to pick up three pairs of straw sandals from the ground, and said to the followers: "You choose the right straw sandals." The five adults in the room stood up, Jiang Wanmu reached out and took a pair of hands from Lian Hao's hands, pulled Jiang Lazy to sit down, and directly put straw sandals on her shoes. Lian Hao quickly put on straw shoes for Jiang Feiyang, and then put straw shoes on himself, and then Jiang Wanmu tied the straw shoes for Jiang Lazy. After Lian Hao came over to take a look, he stretched out his hand to pull her to stand up, he squatted down and rearranged the straw belt that Jiang Wanmu had tied, and said: "Everyone remember to tie it tightly, when you go up the mountain, the straw shoes will be loose, and you will slip and fall down the mountain." ”

Lian Hao's hand was very fast, and he quickly tied Jiang Lazy's straw sandals. He turned around and looked at Jiang Wanmu, who was bending over and tightening the straw belt, he reached over to help her tidy up her straw sandals, and when she wanted to move her feet, he directly reached out and patted her calf, signaling her not to move. Jiang Wanmu's face turned red slightly, and Lian Hao seemed too intimate with her behavior. She straightened up, not daring to look at anyone in the room.

Su Huan and Mu Gen and their husbands and wives, each checked the straw sandals they were wearing, and inadvertently saw Lian Hao's inappropriate behavior, and their expressions were a little stunned. After Mu Gen was stunned, when he immediately stood up, Su Huan hurriedly reached out and grabbed him, and shook his head at him. Mu Gen glared at him with an unconvinced expression, and at this time, Lian Hao stood up and said to Jiang Wanmu, "Wanmu, you take a few steps and take a look." Jiang Wanmu listened to his words and walked a few steps, the straw sandals were indeed more obedient than before, and she whispered, "Thank you." She turned around and pulled Jiang Feiyang and Jiang Lazy up and walked a few steps in the room.

Lian Hao looked at the people in the room, and he said with a cautious expression: "Since everyone is all wearing straw sandals, we will walk from the end of the village to the mountain." Remember to keep up with the people who are traveling with you. There were women and children in our group, and today we were only allowed to climb to the halfway point of the mountain. If any of you are interested in climbing to the top of the mountain, next time you can make an appointment to climb the top of the mountain in the morning. Did you understand me? "Understood."

Lian Hao glanced at the people in the room again, and he said directly: "Master Su, Master Jiang, you two take care of your own lady." Ah Niu, you and your friends take care of the people you brought. Wanmu, Feiyang, and Lazy are naturally protected by me. Walk, go up the hill. Don't run around, this mountain is deep, don't be curious to go inside. The people in the room followed one by one out of the door, and the little guys brought by Lian Hao were waiting outside the door. (To be continued.)