Happy to meet (1)
When Father Meng was reading in the study, he was very surprised by Lin Wenjie's visit.
Since Lin Wenjie came to this place to do the county order, he has actually done a lot of practical things. There are some things that Daddy Meng deeply understands.
Because of these things, he has been a great help, although these may be very insignificant in the eyes of this Lord Lin, but they can affect these scholars for a lifetime. At the same time, it also solves many problems of the people, so he welcomes Lin Wenjie's arrival.
And Lin Wenjie is also very humble because Daddy Meng has helped him, and he likes Daddy Meng's handwriting very much, and he came here today to ask for something. The two hit it off at first sight, and their impressions of each other were okay. Although Father Meng was very curious about why the county magistrate came to look for him, and it was so late, he thought that he had nothing to worry about, so he became more and more calm.
When Lin Wenjie saw this situation, he looked up to Daddy Meng even more, and after knowing that he was a county magistrate, he didn't have too much flattery, and he saw too much flattery in the capital, and he was more and more satisfied with Meng Xiucai's attitude. This is the integrity that a reader should have.
The two of them talked in the pavilion next to the private school, and after some exchange, both of them hated to see each other late. About half an hour later, Ma Fei saw that the time was a little late, it was a little dark, and it was a little cold, but the conversation between the two people did not mean to stop, so he quietly reminded Daddy Meng.
Father Meng was shocked at this time, and found that he was very snub to this Lord Lin, it was already a little dark outside, and it was a little cold, and he didn't feel it when he was talking just now, and he immediately felt cold when he stopped. immediately confessed and invited Lin Wenjie to go back to his home together to continue the conversation. Lin Wenjie has this intention, because the serious matter of coming here has not been mentioned.
Looking at this Meng Xiucai, he should be an informal person and he doesn't care about money, otherwise he wouldn't have nested in this small mountain village to teach these children to enlighten. According to the talent of this Meng Xiucai, it is also safe to take the exam. So Lin Wenjie was really embarrassed to ask Daddy Meng directly for the recipe for tofu.
Ma Fei set up the carriage, and Father Meng and Lin Wenjie were talking while walking. The two of them seemed to have endless words, Ma Fei was very puzzled, he never knew that his eldest brother could say so.
The three of them returned to Meng's house, and Ma Fei parked the carriage. Father Meng invited Lin Wenjie to his study to talk slowly. Although Ma Fei was very curious about what his county magistrate was looking for Brother Meng, he couldn't understand the conversation between the two people, so he didn't want to join in the fun. Consciously went outside to talk to a few of Brother Meng's children.
Father Meng took Lin Wenjie to his study and found that the study had a very rich collection of books, although there were still many empty shelves. But it is not easy for a farmer's child to have so many books at home.
Wu saw her husband leading a young man to the study. sighed leisurely, and forgot to give tea to drink. As soon as Daddy Meng said what he was interested in, he couldn't stop talking about it, and it was difficult for this young man. So he found the cup that Daddy Meng usually used to entertain guests, and brewed a pot of honey fruit tea pickled in autumn and sent it over.
As soon as the two of them sat down, they heard a soft knock on the door, because the door was not locked, and Daddy Meng answered directly, "Come in." ”
I saw Wu bring over the tea and kettle, and Father Meng found out that the county magistrate had not drunk tea so far. Father Meng was very grateful to his wife, so he took the tray with both hands. Wu then stepped back and closed the door by the way. So that two people can have a good conversation.
Daddy Meng confessed again, "It's really so-and-so, it's really too snubbing you!" ”
So he beckoned Lin Wenjie to sit down and rest and drink tea. The two of them talked for a long time, and they were indeed very thirsty at this time. So they all took their cups and drank them.
Lin Wenjie just started out just wanting to moisten his throat and didn't want to drink more. Nazhi just picked up the teacup, and found that there was actually a smell of fruit, and when I drank it again, I found that it was a little sour but a little sweet in the sour, and the mouth was immediately filled with the fragrance of fruit, which was very delicious. So he accidentally drank a glass of water.
This fruit tea is still Meng Xin's way to find a way. At that time, he collected a lot of honey in the mountains and went home, and his mother always made honey water for the family to drink, but Meng Xin found that his father didn't like to drink honey water and disliked it too sweet.
Because he has to teach and speaks a lot, Daddy Meng's voice is always uncomfortable. My father doesn't want to drink honey water. Basically, in winter, because it's too dry, sometimes I can't speak, which can make my family anxious.
Once, Meng Xin and Meng Ziqi went to play at the foot of the mountain and found a very sour fruit, which tasted very similar to modern lemons, which made Meng Xin very happy.
Meng Xin immediately called a few people to pick the fruit home, and at that time, Meng Ziqi and Meng Shilang laughed at Meng Xin, and said to Meng Xin that this fruit was very difficult to eat and could not be eaten at all. Meng Xin didn't explain too much, just said, "You'll know when you go home."
The two of them didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Mengxin's gourd, but because it was their little sister (little aunt), the two of them couldn't just accompany Mengxin to pick all the fruits home.
Meng Xin came back and told his mother, so he tried to try honey pickled this fruit, and found that it was very delicious to soak in water, and his father-in-law also drank it, so he took advantage of that time to pickle a lot. In addition, it has been found that these fruits can be stored for a long time when dried, and the taste of soaking in water is not bad.
The rest of the family tasted it and felt very satisfied, and the sour fruit on the mountain was basically picked by several children of the Meng family. After all, it's still fun to drink a glass of sweet and sour water like this in winter.
Lin Wenjie was a little embarrassed, it was too rude, so he took a fan to cover up his embarrassment. Daddy Meng didn't laugh at this situation, because he was like this when he drank this tea for the first time. So I inadvertently filled up the tea.
The two men continued to talk about the topic they had just talked about on the road, about the frontier. Lin Wenjie wanted to see what Father Meng thought of the frontier and what his attitude was. Fortunately, Daddy Meng's opinion is very much in line with Lin Wenjie's thoughts, there are some things that Lin Wenjie didn't expect, Daddy Meng actually thought of it. It can be seen how important a person's experience is. And listening to Daddy Meng's tone, he admires his father very much. Suddenly, I felt that what I was going to say next should be that Daddy Meng would not refuse him.