The eldest lady of the Deng Xiang family grated her sideburns with an embroidery needle and asked cautiously: "I heard a rough idea of what you said just now, are you going to hire a cook?"

Mu Juan'er nodded: "Exactly." ”

The eldest lady of Deng Xiang's family hesitated and continued: "Your two nephews of Deng Xiangbo are cooks, but they are both village cooks, they have never seen the world in the city, and they have some skills, but I don't know if they can get into Ah Cheng's eyes." ”

Yan Yan hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter if you are a country cook, you can do it if you are familiar with it!"

Although the country cooks are not more knowledgeable than the city cooks, they always have the basic skills on the stove, which is much stronger than the new hands.

The eldest lady of the Deng Xiang family immediately nodded: "It is a familiar hand, and it is a family heirloom." Your brother Deng Xiangbo was born in this business. ”

Yan Yan immediately made a decision.

The eldest lady of Deng Xiang's family hurriedly went back to Deng Xiangbo to tell him about the matter.

Deng Xiangbo's family was already real, they had been helped by Yan Yan before, and they were thinking about repaying it, but at this moment, I heard that they were short of kitchen helpers, so they led Yan Yan and Bi Cheng to Dengjiazhuang outside the city.

Dengjiazhuang is on the edge of Luwu City, only a dozen miles out of the city, Bi Cheng personally drove Yan Yan and Deng Xiangbo, just after noon into the village.

Dengjiazhuang is located in the northern foot of Luwu Mountain on the slope of the mountain, the whole Zhuangzi is almost all surnamed Deng, and the ancestors are all from the same ancestral hall.

Deng Xiangbo took Yan Yan and Bi Chengyi into Zhuangzi, and almost all of them were Deng Xiangbo's relatives, who were particularly affectionate and familiar.

It's been half a year since Yanyan came to the mountain and sea realm, and he has never been to the village of this world, so it feels quite fresh.

As soon as the carriage entered Dengjiazhuang, she got out of the car and stood at the entrance of Zhuangzi to look at the small village in front of her.

It is already early winter, and compared to the city, Zhuangzi is particularly quiet and serene.

The wooden and stone houses are scattered and spread, separated by rustic earthen fences, and go up along the dirt road, between the high and low chimneys, the persimmon trees that have lost their leaves, and the persimmons that carry small lanterns like fire persimmons, just like the red velvet buckles on the rustic gowns, add a little vitality to the bleak season, revealing a vivid human touch.

Not far away, a turbulent silver belt is embedded in the mountains.

Bi Cheng and Deng Xiangbo, who had settled in the sedan car, came out of the Zhuangzi to look for her.

Yan Yan stretched out his hand and pointed to the river and asked, "Is that river famous?"

Deng Xiangbo smiled and said: "Miss Tang has just come to the local area not long ago, and that river is the famous Zegenshui!"

Yan Yan had already turned around, but when he heard this, he stopped again.

Turning to look at the river, her voice was low: "That's the water of Zegen." ”

Forgetting the river for a moment, Yan Yan retracted his gaze, followed Deng Xiangbo to the village, and asked casually: "Your ancestors live here, have you ever heard of Gu carving?"

Bi Cheng glanced at his master without a trace.

Is his master trying to scare people again?

Deng Xiangbo said with a smile: "Gu carving, I often hear about it." This thing is talked about by women every day, and they use it to bluff the unbelawed baby. The children of Dengjiazhuang all call this thing bluffing, hahaha......"

Yan Yan didn't smile, and then asked, "Has anyone really seen it in the ancestors?"

Deng Xiangbo shook his head with a smile: "That's not it." ”

"I heard from the old people that this thing was born in the water, and it is a great monster, and it will cause great disasters in this world. However, my ancestors of the Deng family lived in this place, and I have not heard of anyone who has seen it with their own eyes. ”

"Hehe, it's mostly a rumor, in order to scare the children who love to go down to the river. ”

Yan Yan asked again: "Then have you heard that there has been an accident when the hunters go into the mountains to hunt at night recently?"

Bi Cheng, who had been silent, glanced at Yan Yan again.

Master, she still remembers the mutant lake.

Deng Xiangbo nodded: "I've heard about this, and it's weird and evil to spread this in the city." ”

Seeing Yan Yan's serious expression, Deng Xiangbo thought that she rarely went out of the city and was afraid, and smiled to soothe: "Don't be afraid, Miss Tang, what you said is about the east of the city, I heard that there is wild grass growing in the mountains over there." ”

"This kind of grass is unlucky, it is said that the soul is changed, and the beasts in the mountains will become mad when they eat it. We are at the northern foot of the mountain, and I haven't heard of any beasts hurting people. ”

Araffo grass?

This thing sounds familiar, as if he has been found in some book.

The three of them chatted while walking, and Deng Xiangbo led the two into the courtyard of a farmhouse.

As soon as I entered, four or five people came out of the house.

The one who walked in front was about the same age as Deng Xiangbo. Deng Xiangbo introduced Yan Yan and Bi Cheng: "This is my second brother, he became a village cook when he didn't get married, and now his two sons are all village cooks like him." The two nephews of mine that my wife mentioned to you are the children of my second brother's family. ”

After Deng Xiangbo finished speaking, the two men in their twenties standing behind him stepped forward to greet Yan Yan and the others.

One of the two juniors is called Deng Jiang and the other is Deng Hai, and the brothers look about the same age as Bi Cheng.

The father and son had loyal smiles on their faces, and at first glance, they were as real as Deng Xiangbo.

The second uncle of the Deng family took two steps forward and saluted to Bi Cheng's master and apprentice, with a grateful face: "I have heard about the affairs of the third brother's family, and the noble man has prevented the disaster for my brother's family, and my family should be grateful." ”

"I heard that the noble family wants to hire a cook, as long as the noble person does not dislike it, our grandfather, and the seven or eight apprentices under our hands, the noble family will send them at will, we have nothing to say!"

As soon as the second uncle of the Deng family finished speaking, the door of the hall opened, and a capable woman in coarse cloth clothes came out, smiling: "Distinguished guests come from afar, and they are not invited in to talk, the older they are, the more ignorant they are, hehehehe~"

Before the person arrived, the smile was heard first.

Yan Yan looked sideways, and the middle-aged woman had already walked up to her with her legs and feet neatly, with a joyful smile on her round face, she was a typical rural woman.

The woman habitually stepped forward to hold Yan Yan's arm, but when she saw Yan Yan's appearance clearly, the outstretched hand retracted in embarrassment.

He smiled and played a round game: "Ah, this girl, this is a person made of white jade." We are reluctant to touch people, so sit down!"

Deng Xiangbo smiled and introduced: "This is my second sister-in-law, the most eloquent among the women in the village, you can joke with her." ”

Everyone else laughed, and everyone surrounded Bi Cheng and Yan Yan into the hall.

The light in the hall was dim, and the second aunt of the Deng family moved a large square table to the window, put a high-backed wooden chair next to the table, and temporarily found a piece of pulp and washed potpourri cloth to cushion the chair surface.

After doing this, the second aunt of the Deng family raised her head and greeted Yan Yan: "Girl, come here, sit here." The girl is a naturally delicate person at first glance, and our place is lined with the girl's style, and it has become a pig's nest and grass pit, and the girl is not suspicious. ”

Yan Yan thanked the second aunt of the Deng family, and sat down generously.

The second aunt of the Deng family moved the charcoal basin to Yan Yan's feet again.

Several men, including Bi Cheng, consciously sat away from Yan Yan and began to discuss the serious matter of helping the cook.

The second aunt of the Deng family added hot tea to everyone and went out.

But after a while, when he came back, he held a bean-green coarse porcelain bowl in his hand, and the bowl was steaming, and he held it and sent it to Yan Yan's hand.

"There's nothing good at home, it's cold outside, so the girl drinks a bowl of this while it's hot and goes to get rid of the cold. ”

Yan Yan looked down at the contents of the bowl, and his heart was shocked.