Chapter 51: Breaking the Ice
Often in the afternoon when the weather is the hottest, Wu Jiangnan will not follow Xu Changting to the winery, the main reason is that it is not convenient to be a girl.
The winery is basically full of sweaty, shirtless men, and the creek next to it is the time for children in Banlong Village to play in the water in the afternoon, playing in the water bare-chested, which is obviously not suitable for Wu Jiangnan to come here.
In this way, Xu Changting had the opportunity to jump into the stream to cool off without the supervision of his eldest sister and second sister.
The middle-aged man didn't seem to be disappointed that Xu Changting hadn't brewed wine yet, but asked Xu Changting with a smile: Since you can't drink the spirits you brewed, it's okay to go to your mansion and ask for a bowl of water to drink, right?
Xu Changting also happily agreed at the moment, although no one supervised him, but because of his body, he should not stay in the water for too long, and the clothes on his body were completely soaked, no matter what, going home first was the best way.
casually grabbed a child who had just emerged from the water and plunged into the water, pointed to the wine shop not far away, and said, "Tell Mr. He, just say that I will go back first, and then call me when they are almost busy." ”
The bare-chested child is no stranger to Xu Changting, after all, he has been familiar with Xu Changting since he came to the stream every day in the past few days.
So after Xu Changting finished speaking, he ran to the winery bare-chested.
The middle-aged man smiled and looked at Xu Changting, who had gone ashore, twisting his clothes, and motioned for the two of them to follow towards the village.
The middle-aged man seemed to care a lot about his career, and on the way to the village with Xu Changting, he would always ask some things about the new plough and the new spinning wheel, and occasionally inadvertently doubt a little, were these two things really passed out from Banlong Village?
Xu Changting knows everything, everything is said, two days ago, his father Xu Zhongli had already sent Liang Bo to inform him, although there is no sincerity and movement on Lu Rui's side now, but it is certain that this matter is ...... If there was no one behind the storm in the winery and the future academy in Banlong Village, then it would have passed vaguely, and no one would have been held accountable for mentioning it.
As for whether Lu Rui took the initiative to implement it, no one mentioned this matter anymore, those dignitaries and nobles who came and went in Banlong Village mainly wanted to get their hands dirty, and they put it secondly as to who was the main promoter and the authenticity of the matter.
As soon as Xu Changting led the middle-aged man into the courtyard, he heard Wu Jiangnan exclaim: "You went into the water again, didn't you?" Have you forgotten what Miss explained? Your body is already ....... ”
"I got some water and came up, it's too hot in the workshop, or I'll get heat stroke." Xu Changting patted the wet clothes on his body, and said with an innocent expression.
"Hmph, the ghost will believe what you say. If you dare to go into the water again in the future, I will really tell Miss. Wu Jiangnan stomped his feet angrily and threatened.
The middle-aged man and his entourage were left aside by the two of them for a while.
However, the middle-aged man is still very self-contained, when Xu Changting quarreled with Wu Jiangnan's master and servant, he either looked at the small courtyard with his hands behind his back, or watched the quarreling master and servant threatening each other with great interest, and then after reaching a balance between them and a promise that they were satisfied with each other, this round of quarrels ended perfectly.
When he was dragged to the room by Wu Jiangnan sulking and snorting to change clothes, Xu Changting finally remembered the two guests he brought.
As Wu Jiangnan walked into Xu Changting's room with a copper basin full of water, and then took a cyan shirt from her room and threw it into Xu Changting's room, Wu Jiangnan's originally puffed up face was already smiling and well-behaved when he turned his head to face the middle-aged man.
Rao is a middle-aged man who is well-informed, and he was also taken aback by Wu Jiangnan's changing face.
After all, when the master and servant quarreled just now, the atmosphere could be described as extremely tense and suffocating, if it weren't for the middle-aged man's well-informed and experienced experience, I am afraid that when the master and servant quarreled, he would have left silently.
"Wait a minute, two nobles, I'll pour water for you." Wu Jiangnan said with a sweet smile, then turned his head to Xu Changting's room, and reminded sternly: "You'd better wipe your body and change your clothes, no matter how clean the stream is, it's very dirty." ”
"Don't talk so much nonsense, hurry up and pour water for others." Xu Changting's impatient voice came from the room.
"Hmph." Wu Jiangnan snorted again at the room, and then went to pour water for the middle-aged man's follower.
Through the gap in the window, you can see the middle-aged man shaking his head and smiling bitterly after glancing at the entourage, no need to guess to know that he must have been frightened by the quarrel between her and Xu Changting just now.
But Wu Jiangnan doesn't care about this, after all, Miss's explanation is more important than anything else, not to mention ...... Xu Changting really can't get cold water.
Wu Jiangnan remembered that when he was in Xining, Xu Changting was poured cold by a basin of cold water by chance, and then the whole person began to become cold and hot, as if he was infected with wind cold.
But compared to the usual wind cold, his wind cold could not be cured by medicine at all.
Although she was very reluctant to recall what happened in Miss's boudoir that day, in fact, Wu Jiangnan knew very well that Xu Changting was in the pain of alternating cold and heat all over her body that day, but it was actually Miss who gradually got better when she hugged him, as for what it looked like in the bed, whether she was wearing clothes, etc., even now, Wu Jiangnan didn't want to think about it, let alone guess what happened.
But what Wu Jiangnan can be sure of is that the young lady is still the perfect young lady, and there is no lack of girlish characteristics.
So for the matter about their young lady's reputation, Wu Jiangnan never mentioned it, and he didn't even want to think about it.
Two cups of syrup-like drinks were brought to the middle-aged man by Wu Jiangnan with a pair of cups brought from Nantang.
After thanking Wu Jiangnan, the middle-aged man took the cup, and his expression was a little surprised: "Why is it still a little cold?" ”
"On a hot day, wouldn't it be even hotter if you only drink water, this is the peach juice made by Xu Gongzi, but I just added some ice cubes." Wu Jiangnan said calmly, without the slightest smugness on his face.
Since coming to the courtyard, the middle-aged man found a stool and sat down, and the man who followed him had been standing behind the middle-aged man, but he was really dutiful.
At this time, when the middle-aged man heard Wu Jiangnan say this, both of them couldn't help but show surprise on their faces.
Ice is not common at this time, but it cannot be said that there is no ice at all, but because of the hot weather, it is difficult to preserve ice at this time, and there is no ordinary people who will spend time and effort, mainly because it costs money to save these ice cubes that are not of much use.
But now, in the hot season, they actually saw ice in the ordinary farmer's house in Banlong Village.
"Do you still keep ice?" The middle-aged man asked in surprise.
After all, after looking at this home just now, it doesn't look like a businessman's house with a lot of money, where will they have the leisure to keep the ice.
"You don't have to keep it deliberately, you can make it when you want it." Wu Jiangnan sat down on another stool, obviously not interested in this topic.
The middle-aged man was stunned, and he didn't understand for a moment how the little girl in front of him, who even dared to reprimand the master, could talk like this?
And what does that mean? You don't have to deliberately save it, you can have it if you want it, it's hard to ...... Juggle?
Looking at the curious expression of the middle-aged man, Wu Jiangnan was in the mood to explain, and casually pointed to Xu Changting's room next to him, and said, "When he comes out, you can ask him." ”
"Dare to ask Miss ......." And at this time, the middle-aged man suddenly asked Wu Jiangnan.
"Huh? What's the matter? Wu Jiangnan looked up in confusion and looked at the man who had been standing behind the middle-aged man.
"Since you said that this is the peach juice made by your son-in-law, then...... Why did the young lady give your son-in-law a glass of water, but give us ....... The man's voice was very gentle, no, to be precise, it seemed to be a little thinner, so when he spoke with his voice suppressed, it sounded very gentle at first glance.
Wu Jiangnan frowned his good-looking and fair brows, and said, "He can't drink cold, otherwise he will be infected with wind and cold, so he can only drink some hot water." ”
The man who asked was still solemn and serious, as if he was discerning the truth of Wu Jiangnan's words, and the middle-aged man already had a sudden expression, so it was no wonder that the master and servant were arguing just now.
"If you can't drink it cold, why do you need to keep ice?" The middle-aged man was clearly interested in ice.
Wu Jiangnan rolled his eyes impatiently, sighed slightly and said patiently: "We really don't have ice, it's just someone's whim...... Then I made the ice. ”
Looking at Wu Jiangnan's expression of being too lazy to explain, the middle-aged man looked at Xu Changting's room next to him in surprise, and couldn't guess what kind of happy couple these two little guys were for a while.
And the reason why Wu Jiangnan is not interested in this topic is just because the ice, which was originally very precious in summer, was about to be flooded by Xu Changting's whim.
Of course, the main reason is that she still hasn't understood how Xu Changting made ice.
But Wu Jiangnan is not stupid, she knows that it must be related to the farmer Liu Shugen, as well as the Dong Pimple who is a farmer in Lu Rui.
Because she vaguely remembered that not long after coming to Banlong Village, after Xu Changting had a further grasp of how to make wine, a chat at dusk allowed Xu Changting to learn from the mouth of the willow bark that his eldest brother willow root and Nadong Pimple were quite researched in herbal medicine, especially in the dense forests of the back mountains, and some precious medicinal materials could always be found, and these were also the sources of extra income for most farmers in Banlong Village after the wheat harvest.
Therefore, from the next day, Xu Changting asked Liu Shugen and Dong Pimple to tell the two of them the leftover herbs at home, as well as some herbs that he only knew by name and didn't know what they looked like, and Xu Changting became a herb dealer overnight.
Then I don't know what's going on, and suddenly one day Xu Changting mysteriously said to Wu Jiangnan, who was shouting that he was dying of heat, give me a tael of silver, and I will give you a piece of ice, promising not to break my word and not to deceive people.
"Liars are puppies." Wu Jiangnan looked vigilant, obviously he had been deceived and scared before.
So after hooking up with Xu Changting, Xu Changting returned to his room and mysteriously tinkered, and then Shi Shiran walked out not long after.
Wu Jiangnan also asked with a blank eye: "What about the ice?" ”
"Go to your room and get it yourself." Xu Changting said lightly.
Then Wu Jiangnan rushed into Xu Changting's room, and then Huo Nuer, Po Li San, and He Chengtian all heard Wu Jiangnan's scream piercing the night sky: "How is this possible!" How can there be ice in your room! I don't find out when I go in and out every day! ”
So from that day on, Wu Jiangnan was shut up by Xu Changting because of a piece of ice.
Because of the big and small, she seems to have been cheated by Xu Changting for nearly a hundred taels of silver, just because of this icebreaker!