On this breezy morning, Zhao Yunlan took the pepper record to the small courtyard of the Liu family.

Mrs. Liu was accompanying his wife to dinner, and the next person came to report, Mrs. Wang said curiously: "This is the Zhao lady you mentioned in the past." ”

Old lady Liu nodded.

Old lady: "Then I want to see you today." ”

Old lady Liu said: "After eating for a while, you will go with me to meet this Zhao lady, it is rare to have energy today, but you can eat more, and your body can be well maintained." ”

Old lady: "Hey, they all say that summer is the hardest, it's too hot this day, but I don't have an appetite, I eat almost." ”

Old Lady Liu looked worried when she saw that her wife had only eaten a little more, but she no longer forced Old Lady Wang to eat more.

Zhao Yunlan is drinking tea in the flower hall, the front yard of this flower hall is full of all kinds of flowers, Zhao Yunlan likes it, and thinks that her house will build a flower hall like this in the future.

Old lady Liu helped his wife to walk over slowly, and Zhao Yunlan got up and saluted.

"I've seen the old lady, the old lady."

Old lady Liu smiled: "Sit, sit and talk together." ”

The old lady smiled kindly beside her, and quietly pinched the old lady Liu.

Only then did Mrs. Liu introduce: "My wife was unwell the day before yesterday, and she has been recuperating. Today, I feel better, and when I heard that you were coming, I wanted to come and see you. ”

Zhao Yunlan owed to the old lady: "I should have gone to see Mrs. first, the woman doesn't know etiquette, and I hope Mrs. will forgive me." ”

The old lady smiled: "What's the point, you helped our master plant this pepper alive, but we should thank you." ”

Old lady Liu was a little anxious next to him, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the pepper record book brought by Zhao Yunlan, but the two of them were still greeting here, not caring about their own anxiety at all. Then he changed the topic and asked, "Zhao Niangzi, do you want to talk about this pepper today?" ”

Zhao Yunlan: "Yes, Mrs. Liu, there has been some progress in the consumption of peppers I brought back, and I want to discuss with Mrs. Liu." ”

"Then wait a minute, Koizumi will go to the study and bring my records." Old lady Liu shouted to the little guy next to him and ordered.

The old lady was a little sullen because the old lady Liu interrupted the conversation just now, Zhao Yunlan looked at the old lady's depressed appearance and took the initiative to speak: "Old lady, are you still used to living in this Qingshui Town?" ”

Mrs. Wang: "It's used to it, but there is a lot of rain and heavy days in the summer here, and the whole person feels damp." ”

Zhao Yunlan nodded: "The weather here has always been like this. ”

Old lady Liu said beside him: "It was too hot a few days ago, and I have only been lying down for a few days at night. ”

Old Madam Wang glanced at Old Lady Liu, and the old lady obediently stopped talking.

Zhao Yunlan looked at the affectionate and warm appearance of the second elder, and was envious.

Koizumi came over with Mrs. Liu's record and handed it over to Mrs. Liu. The old lady flipped through it and said, "This is what I have recorded by myself in the past few days, you can take a look." ”

Zhao Yunlan also took the opportunity to hand over her pepper record book to Mrs. Liu, and the two sides exchanged views.

Old Madam Wang instructed her subordinates to refill Zhao Yunlan's tea and go to have some snacks.

Although Zhao Yunlan was reading these records, she also felt the intimacy of Mrs. Wang.

Old lady Liu recorded little, Zhao Yunlan finished reading it in a while, and Mrs. Wang saw that her father-in-law was still reading Zhao Yunlan's record book, the thick pile, from planting to the feedback from the back of eating, it was estimated that the old lady would have to read it for a while, so she gently moved a position closer to Zhao Yunlan.

"Zhao Niangzi, when did you learn to read?" Old Madam Wang asked.

Zhao Yunlan told the truth: "I only learned it at the beginning of spring this year, but there are still many words that I don't know." ”

Old Madam Wang was surprised: "Mrs. Zhao is so smart. ”

Zhao Yunlan: "I don't deserve the old lady's praise!" ”

Mrs. Wang waved her hand: "This is the truth, why did Mrs. Zhao learn to read and write in the spring this year?" ”

Zhao Yunlan said: "My father-in-law is studying, thinking that the two of them talk very little on weekdays, and the spring of this year has encountered an accident, so I feel that I should also know some words, and after recognizing words, I can understand some articles in the book, and I found that the truth in the book is quite interesting, so I have been learning." ”

Mrs. Wang's eyes showed appreciation, no matter how she learned to read and write, it was admirable that she was still insisting on reading.

Mrs. Wang is also a lover of reading, from the thousand-character text to the Four Books and Five Classics, and then to the strange and miscellaneous conversations in the bookstore, the old lady has read them all, and Mrs. Liu's study is very large, the reason is that half of the books are collected by the old lady. The old lady can also debate with Mrs. Liu on weekdays and talk about national policies.

Mrs. Wang continued: "It's good to read! Reading makes people reasonable. ”

Zhao Yunlan nodded approvingly: "Yes, reading is reasonable." ”

When Mrs. Liu saw the end, she suddenly exclaimed, "You still made a dish to eat!" ”

Old Madam Wang was frightened by this sudden voice: "You be quieter." ”

Old lady Liu slowed down: "You guys ate this pepper?" ”

Zhao Yunlan nodded, and Mrs. Wang heard it clearly, and she was also frightened, and took Zhao Yunlan's hand to see if there was anything wrong.

Zhao Yunlan comforted the second elder: "I'm fine, and my family is fine." ”

Old lady Liu was a little anxious: "You are too nonsense, what if it is poisonous?" ”

Zhao Yunlan said: "I fed the chickens before I ate it." I ate it without a problem before I made a dish, in ancient times, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, so many medicinal materials have come out now, there must be someone who dares to be the first person! Zhao Yunlan was weak when she spoke, after all, she already knew that this pepper could be eaten, and she was ashamed to say the words 'first person'.

Old lady Liu seemed to be persuaded by Zhao Yunlan's words, and continued to look at the feelings of the Li family after eating.

Zhao Yunlan took a sip of tea and suppressed her own weak heart.

After reading it, Mrs. Liu asked suspiciously: "So, this pepper is really edible." Will you sweat after eating, make people feel comfortable, and can you still be appetizing? ”

Zhao Yunlan said: "This is how people in our family give me feedback, and I myself think this pepper is appetizing. ”

Mrs. Wang listened to the appetizing pepper next to her, so she wanted to give it a try. Old lady Liu said nervously: "Don't mess around, wait for me to confirm and confirm, you can't care about your body." ”

Mrs. Wang also knew the severity, so she gave up.

Old lady Liu fell into deep thought, and Zhao Yunlan continued: "I think if this pepper can warm people's bodies, can it be eaten in winter to ward off the cold." ”

Old lady Liu's eyes were bright, she smiled, and said: "I don't know if Zhao Niangzi's record can be handed over to me, if Zhao Niangzi's exploration is true, it will definitely be of great use." ”

Zhao Yunlan wanted to give this record to Mrs. Liu, but she thought of something and continued: "Old lady Liu, I plan to plant this pepper next spring, this is ......"

Old lady Liu thought for a while: "Don't worry, I will let you plant it next spring, and now I can't let you pick it on the pepper tree, Xiaoquan, you go and tell Lao Sun to find a few people to protect the pepper, and pick the ripe pepper and keep it." ”

Zhao Yunlan didn't think about picking it anymore, and the pepper seeds left at home were enough. Mrs. Wang also wanted to invite Zhao Yunlan to visit the yard, but Zhao Yunlan saw that the sky seemed to be raining, so she had to excuse herself.

Mrs. Wang didn't force it, and only invited Zhao Yunlan to play next time.

When Zhao Yunlan left, Mrs. Wang also wrapped Zhao Yunlan with some newly cooked dim sum from her own cook.