The fourth master's time was not so idle, that is, he received a call from Lin Xiao, and heard that he had come back with something, so he postponed other activities and deliberately waited for Lin Xiao to come over【】

But this time, it was neither in the hotel nor in the club, but at the home of the fourth master in the capital.

The fourth master's home is a typical courtyard structure in the capital, and the area is larger than the ordinary courtyard, but it is not as outrageous as the Chen family courtyard that Lin Xiao got, after all, this is in the downtown area, and it is impossible to have such a large area.

Rao is so, this courtyard is more than twice as large as an ordinary courtyard.

When Lin Xiao came over, the sky had not yet been completely pressed, and his car was parked outside the gate, and he heard the voice of the fourth master, but he got a report from the doorman and greeted him directly.

"The fourth master is polite, and he came out in person." Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"When you come to the door, of course, you have to greet you in person, according to the previous rules, it has to be a wide open door." The fourth master smiled and shook Lin Xiao's hand, and then hugged his shoulders and invited him in.

A few people next to him were probably friends or something, and when they saw this scene, they immediately looked at Lin Xiao with admiration.

After all, everyone knows the identity of the fourth master very well, his usual score is also quite big, and when ordinary people come, they all love to ignore it, unless it is the kind of family background that is particularly prominent and has dealings with the ancestors of the fourth master, they will give courtesy.

It is indeed a bit surprising that a character like Lin Xiao, who is not very old and looks very good, can actually talk to the fourth master, so everyone is speculating about what kind of big man this is, otherwise, it is impossible to be treated like this by the fourth master.

After entering the house, Lin Xiao saw that many people were there, it was estimated that the fourth master was preparing to receive guests at home or something, even the mutton hot pot was supported, the charcoal fire was also burned, and some helpers were preparing sauces and meat slices at this time, and several women were sorting out the washed vegetables.

"The fourth master is having a good time, beautiful!" Lin Xiao smiled when he saw it.

"Well, it's just a fool." The fourth master shook his head with a wry smile and said, "My friend raised a flock of sheep in the mountain, and now he has grown up, and he specially killed a few to entertain guests, I just provide a place to eat here, anyway, there are more people and more people, but it is also a grand event." ”

Then the fourth master said, "Don't leave later, go back after eating, anyway, there is a lot of mutton, but you have to cut it slowly, not as good as you can eat ready-made in a restaurant." ”

"Cutting lamb or something, I'm the best at it." Lin Xiao came as soon as he opened his mouth, but he didn't talk nonsense, after all, in terms of his ability, and mutton is really a piece of cake, even if it is cut into hair as thin, it is not a difficult task.

If he really wants to talk about it, he doesn't need to use a knife at all to cut the lamb slices.

While the two were talking, they entered the main room in the back.

After taking a seat at this time, the fourth master looked at Lin Xiao with some hope and asked, "Did you bring things back?" ”

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life." Lin Xiao immediately smiled, and then took out a box wrapped in yellow silk from his arms and put it on the table.

The fourth master was overjoyed, took the box immediately, then opened the package, took out the boxwood carving arm inside, held it in his hand, and rubbed it over and over again, looking quite excited.

Lin Xiao didn't feel strange when he saw that the fourth master was immersed in it, he poured himself a cup of tea, and then drank it to himself.

"Alas, Brother Lin Xiao, I made you laugh." It took a long time for the fourth master to wake up from that deep indulging, and immediately put his arm in the box, re-closed the lid, and then said to Lin Xiao with some emotion, "It's really a bit of a thing I can't help but think about." ”

"The fourth master is polite, this is human nature, understand and understand." Lin Xiao nodded and replied.

Lin Xiao said this, but he was very sincere.

After all, Taizu was indeed extraordinary, majestic and strategic, and his style was really fascinating.

It's a pity that it's his descendants, but he hasn't got much light, although the fourth master is a descendant, that is, he just bears a false name, and the actual benefits have not been much.

Even Taizu's relics did not leave a few in his hands.

Now that he has finally returned from overseas and found such a piece, of course the fourth master is a little excited.

Besides, the meaning of this relic is also different, this is a piece of arm rest given to Taizu by Taizu's teacher back then, whether it is from the perspective of literati sympathy, or from the father-in-law's attention to his son-in-law, the meaning of this arm rest is indeed very heavy.

The fourth master is the descendant of Taizu's original lineage, of course, he will attach great importance to this arm rest, so he did not hesitate to borrow Lin Xiao's power to give it back, which can be regarded as a matter of heart.

"There are not a few decent relics of Taizu around me, this one, I heard about it by chance, so I asked someone to ask for it, and people also heard that I wanted it, so I gave a face, otherwise, this is definitely not something that can be bought back with money." The fourth master babbled to Lin Xiao.

"It's really rare, and I envy it when I see it." Lin Xiao also casually praised a few words, "I have also seen this arm rest a few times, whether it is from the perspective of historical value or artistic value, it is a rare boutique, the fourth master has a saying, I deeply agree, that is, it is worth it to buy this thing no matter how much money it costs." ”

"Brother Lin Xiao, you understand me, don't leave at night, there are better things besides mutton shabu." The fourth master patted Lin Xiao's arm and said to him with a smile.

Lin Xiao nodded, in all fairness, this arm rest is probably the only arm rest that Taizu has left in the world that has carved the words by himself, and for this reason alone, countless people are rushing to it, not to mention others.

After the fourth master put away the things, he pulled Lin Xiao to the west room, where the table had already been set up, and four tables were opened, all of which were set up with copper hot pots, stretching their necks and waiting for the mutton to be put into the pot.

"Come on, come on, sit down first." The fourth master pulled Lin Xiao to an empty table and sat down.

All kinds of utensils have been placed at this time, mutton, leek sauce, sesame paste, chili, sweet garlic, chives and so on, placed in small plates, format vegetables on the side of the shelf, at this time the water in the copper hot pot has been boiled, it is the best time to eat white water mutton.

"Brother Lin Xiao, don't be polite, just treat it as if you are in your own home." The fourth master smiled and said to Lin Xiao, "Eating mutton shabu is a matter of doing it yourself and having enough food and clothing. ”

"That's right." Lin Xiao also nodded in agreement, "What you want is this taste, if there are really two girls standing next to you waiting for you, then it won't be called shabu mutton, after all, this shabu mutton is exquisite, it is a shabu word." ”

"Mutton in the pot, mutton in the pot." At this time, the fourth master shouted.

So the two of them were not polite, they each took the mutton in the pot of boiling water, and then dipped it in the sauce, ate it beautifully, and occasionally drank a sip of cold beer, which was really very refreshing.

Speaking of which, mutton shabu is an old tradition in the capital.

Just after winter, such a pot of mutton shabu is definitely the supreme enjoyment.

However, a few years ago, because of the impact of an epidemic, it was not popular to eat this copper hot pot shabu mutton in the capital, saying that so many people's chopsticks and saliva were mixed together, which was unhygienic and easy to infect.

So for a while, no one cared about the copper hot pot mutton shabu, and then some people thought that it was not okay to go on like this, and if they didn't eat mutton shabu, they felt that there was something missing in their lives.

For the Chinese people, if they are uncomfortable eating, it is better to die and count the ball.

Of course, there are still smart people, so they invented a meal system that adapts to the times, using a small alcohol pot to shabu shabu, in this way, one person and one pot, wouldn't it avoid the risk of infection, and still be able to enjoy the food?

It's just that if you do it like this, it's still not as refreshing as the whole big copper hot pot, so after a long time, everyone thinks it's okay, and this copper hot pot is back on the table.

Of course, the people who can eat at the same table with the fourth master are still very few after all, although the others are noisy, they all eat at their own tables, and occasionally toast to the fourth master, but they definitely don't come to harass the fourth master and Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao was eating shabu mutton, and while looking at the situation here, he felt that these people could be said to be hierarchical, each with its own circle, each with its own level, if it wasn't for the people in a circle, they would definitely not make do with it.

The two were eating and chatting at the same time, and after a while, they heard the fourth master's mobile phone ringing.

The fourth master looked at the caller ID on the mobile phone, and then connected the phone, uh-huh, ahhh ”

Lin Xiao didn't care too much, after all, the fourth master's words were quite interesting, he had eaten half of the meal, and he actually called someone to come over, and he was right, if the other party came a little later, the road conditions in the capital would be a little worse, and Lin Xiao and the fourth master would eat faster, so when they came over, they would really only have to drink soup.

However, the other party came quite quickly, that is, it took about ten minutes to enter the gate.

Lin Xiao was cooking vegetable leaves, and when he heard the footsteps of someone entering the door, he couldn't help but raise his head and take a look, but found that it was actually Ye Laosan and Ye Qianqiu, brother and sister, who came together, which made him feel a little surprised.

Doesn't it mean that the relationship between the Ye family and the fourth master is just average, why does it seem to be a little closer now?

It's just that this kind of thing has nothing to do with Lin Xiao, so he took care of cooking the leaves by himself, and added water to the copper hot pot with a spoon, but he didn't notice that Ye Laosan and Ye Qianqiu, brothers and sisters, had already come over and sat beside him.

"Lin Dashao, I haven't seen you for many days, and you've always been fine?" Ye Qianqiu rolled up his sleeves, brought a plate of mutton slices, and said to Lin Xiao with a smile.

"Well, okay, I'm good, you are good, eat it quickly, the temperature of the soup is just right now, if you eat it again after a while, you will have to change the soup." Lin Xiao raised his head and glanced at Ye Qianqiu, with mutton still stuffed in his mouth, and said to her vaguely.