Chapter Twenty-Nine: Delivering Soy Sauce in Person
With the help of Li Meimoth, Lin Lan filled the soy sauce into two vermilion vats.
The mouth of the cylinder is sealed with filial piety cloth and fixed back and forth with hemp rope repeatedly. After tying it up, Lin Lan tugged hard to confirm that it was firm before giving up.
The horse is a lame and thin horse, and pulling two jars of soy sauce is the limit, so Lin Lan can only pull the horse away.
Lin Lan didn't forget to glance at Meng Liang, who was sitting at the door of the house: "I really want to send you back." β
Meng Liang, who had his eyes closed, moved his lips: "I swear that I would rather die and never go to that kind of place again." β
Lin Lan stopped arguing with Meng Liang and went to Yihong Courtyard.
Pulling the carriage on the road, from time to time there will be rotten vegetable leaves thrown over, and the scolding is very ugly.
"The surname is Lin, why aren't you dead?"
"Lao Tzu didn't look at the yellow calendar when he went out today, how could I meet such a scourge of you!"
Lin Lan not only didn't get angry, but even felt happy, at least not when he was just released, there were so many rotten vegetable leaves that he couldn't see the road at all.
When he was about to arrive at Yihong Courtyard, Lin Lan took out a black cloth and put it on his head, only leaking a pair of eyes, for fear of being recognized.
"Uncle, come and play."
As soon as he arrived at the door, Lin Mian was pulled by a woman wearing pink tulle, and the strong smell of fat powder was pungent.
Even a lame and thin horse costs three or five taels of silver, and those who can have horses are already richer than most people.
Pink Yarn Girl takes a fancy to this.
Lin Yan hurriedly withdrew his hand: "Tell Hou Tian that the soy sauce has been delivered." β
The pink tulle girl covered her mouth and sighed: "It turned out to be the meat oil you made." β
"Hmph, that's bad luck."
Lin Lai noticed that the other party's attitude had changed sharply, and he couldn't help but be confused, he didn't remember any grievances with this person.
The girl next to her covered her mouth with a Xiang Concubine fan: "Since there is meat oil, the sisters have given a lot less rewards." β
"Yes, how can anyone go to Yihong Courtyard and only eat vegetables and not order girls."
"However, his meat oil is really delicious."
All the silver on Lin Lan's body was scattered, and now he was penniless, so he had to plead with the girl at the door: "I'm tired of the girl." β
Unexpectedly, the girl at the door didn't pay attention to Lin Lan at all, twisted her waist and went to the other side.
Lin Lan could only tie the lame thin horse to the side and burrow into Yihong Courtyard with a hard head.
"Come, drink, five leaders, six six!"
"Is it easy for me to eat all the way away? When will my food be good! β
"Uncle, have a drink."
"Drink a hammer, we're here to eat, get out of the way."
The moment he entered Yihong Courtyard, Lin Luo stood in place like a log, the tables in Yihong Courtyard were tripled, and the corridor upstairs was also equipped with tables.
Lin Lan didn't smell the strong smell of fat powder, but the smell of vegetables filled the room.
If he hadn't seen the signboard when he came in, Lin Xian would have thought that he had come to the inn by mistake.
Lin Lan paid attention to the position of the little guy in and out, and followed the little guy who served the food to find the kitchen.
Hou Tian was bare-armed, sweating profusely, and took care of several stoves by himself: "Brother Hou, the soy sauce is here." β
The noise in the room was loud, and the sound of urging vegetables was continuous, and Hou Tian yelled loudly: "Pull to the back." β
Lin Mian's expression was embarrassed: "I can't pull it alone." β
Hou Tian grabbed the rag on his shoulders and wiped his face: "Shopkeeper Lin, you come around to the back door from the alley next to you." Someone in the back opens the door for you. β
Lin Lan replied that he understood, and withdrew again.
Pulling the lame thin horse, he circled around Yihong Courtyard and finally came to the back door.
"Knock knock."
Soon someone came to open the door: "Here we are." β
When the door opened, Lin Yan's body tightened suddenly, only to find that the person who opened the door was Xiaoqing.
There is also a person in the courtyard that Lin Lan least wants to see, Liu Ruyan.
Lin Yan touched the black cloth on his face for the first time, and made sure to cover his face, so he lowered his voice: "Oh, it seems that I came to deliver soy sauce." β
Xiaoqing was about to blurt out the word Lin Lan, but when she heard Lin Lan speak, she didn't feel like it: "Come in, didn't you come to the shopkeeper?" β
Lin Mian continued to pretend to be rough: "If the shopkeeper has something, he will ask me to come over"
Liu Ruyan tiptoed to look outside, and said softly, "How is your son-in-law doing?" β
Lin Mian kept his head down, his face was about to smoke: "Oh, it's just like the shopkeeper's temporary hiring, and I'm not familiar with it." β
Lin Lan didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly withdrew to untie the rope.
In order to delay until the two of them left, Lin Lan deliberately slowed down the speed of untying the rope, and kept peeking at Liu Ruyan from the corner of his eye.
Liu Ruyan picked up a broom, swept the fallen leaves in the backyard, and swept the fallen leaves into piles, never looking at Lin Lang's side.
No matter how slow Lin Lan's speed is, there are times when he completely unravels it, and what is even more embarrassing is that Lin Lan can't hold it alone.
He could only continue to lower his voice: "Is there a water tank in the house?" β
Xiaoqing looked up in astonishment: "There is an empty wine vat for wine." β
Lin Lan passed by Liu Ruyan again, went to the house to move out the empty wine vat, and then scooped out some of the soy sauce with a wooden scoop and distributed it into the empty wine vat.
In this way, the two full cylinders of soy sauce were finally divided into three cylinders, and Lin Yan was finally able to move.
Liu Ruyan put down the broom and chatted with Lin Lan: "This thing is black, but it is delicious to eat." Just like people, don't care about rumors, you have to get along with each other sincerely to know the true face. β
Lin Lan couldn't find a crack in the ground to get into, so he had to whisper back: "Huh." β
The cyan handkerchief in Liu Ruyan's hand was crumpled into a ball, and when he saw that Lin Yan had already moved the two jars of soy sauce in, the two words still came out: "Childe." β
Lin Yan, who was facing away from Liu Ruyan, paused, and replied stubbornly: "What's the matter with this girl?" β
The slim Liu Ruyan lightly opened her thin lips: "Young Master Lin, can you go upstairs and talk about it." β
Countless images flashed in Lin Lan's head, and he kissed the Oiran of Yihong Courtyard, which was the faΓ§ade of Yihong Courtyard.
When he first came, he also heard about it, and he only saw two of them, both of whom were great talents of the Wu Dynasty.
Now both of them are in high positions in the court.
It was the height of summer, the scorching sun, but Lin Lan seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, and his body was cold.
There must be a thug hidden in the attic, and he may have set up a bureau when he came this time.
Lin Lan came to his senses in an instant, and untied the black cloth on his face: "Miss Liu." β
Liu Ruyan saw Lin Yan's face, and the cyan handkerchief in his hand was even more twisted: "Why does the son hide his face, because he doesn't want to see Ruyan?" β
Lin Lan spread out his hands: "What's the matter, I'll come after I move the soy sauce." β
Liu Ruyan bowed slightly, and her demeanor was elegant: "Ruyan is making tea in the attic and waiting for the son, Xiaoqing, you stay in the courtyard first, and then lead the son upstairs." β
Lin Lan put down the soy sauce, quietly untied the tethered hemp rope, and smirked at Xiaoqing next to him: "Xiaoqing girl, long time no see." β
Xiaoqing tilted her head depressedly: "I just saw it not long ago!" β
Lin Yan stiffly squeezed out a smile: "Really? β
Xiaoqing felt that Lin Lan was weird: "The soy sauce has been moved, and my young lady is waiting in the attic!" Let's get up there. β
"Ah, what did you say?"
Lin Lan had already sat in the carriage, and the horse's hooves clattered forward.
Xiaoqing raised her voice: "My young lady is waiting in the attic!" β
The carriage took a few steps forward, and Lin Mian shouted again: "What, your young lady is sick?" β
Xiaoqing was about to speak, when she found that Lin Lan got out of the carriage and ran quickly and ran out of the alley.
"Hey, hey." No matter how Xiaoqing shouted, Lin Lan didn't look back.
Xiaoqing stomped her feet twice angrily, and could only reluctantly close the back door.
In the attic, Liu Ruyan took off the veil, brought the copper basin, and reached into the water with her slender hand to test the water temperature.
I felt that it was unsightly to just place a copper basin, so I threw a few red petals into it.
"Childe has been sweating a lot just now, he must be very thirsty."
Liu Ruyan poured out the hot water in the purple sand teapot in advance and gently blew it with her mouth to cool down the tea.
"Miss, I'm really angry." Xiaoqing pouted and went up to the attic.
Liu Ruyan hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand, for fear that Lin Yan would see this scene: "Lin Gongzi, you are here." β
Xiaoqing sat aside angrily: "Miss, that person is so angry." β
Liu Ruyan slowly raised her eyes, looked behind Xiaoqing, and found that there was no one: "Lin Gongzi!" β
"Run, the more I scream, the more I run, the more I run, I really don't know what to run."
Liu Ruyan's eyes suddenly lost color, and he couldn't sit on the futon: "Lin Gongzi doesn't want to see me." β
Xiaoqing was distressed when she saw Liu Ruyan like this: "Miss, don't think about him anymore, he is a wolf-hearted thing." β
"If it weren't for Miss, he would have been beheaded a long time ago. Mademoiselle invited him up to the attic, and he drove the carriage farther and farther. β
Liu Ruyan lost her spirit and lay on the table: "Why did the son leave?" β
"Is it like smoke and dust?"
Liu Ruyan suddenly figured out something: "Xiaoqing, how much silver have I saved over the years." β
Xiaoqing sensed that something was wrong and was a little scared: "Miss, what are you going to do?" β
"Redeem yourself!"