While the two were talking, they were getting farther and farther away from the hut where they were stumbling away, and when they saw the sun rising three poles, they returned along the stream, and saw Yuan Qian'er standing alone in front of the bamboo fence from a distance, as light as a chrysanthemum. Wang Wan smiled: "Senior sister must have cooked well." ”

Yuan Qian'er saw the two of them coming back side by side, and said with a smile: "You guys, it's just the right time to come back, we'll have dinner later." ”

Wang Wan grimaced at her and said with a smile: "We just came back when we smelled the food." ”

Yuan Qian'er smiled: "Just your dog nose spirit." ”

Wang Wan smiled: "Okay, you scolded us for being dogs." ”

Yuan Qian'er glanced at Bai Yixue and said with a smile: "Xiao Nizi, I am scolding you." The sisters laughed for a while, and Wang Wan asked, "Is Master better?"

Yuan Qian'er said: "It's no big deal, she just ordered, at noon she will personally cook for Bai Gongzi." ”

Bai Yixue hurriedly said: "I have been bothering for a long time, and I am really uneasy." ”

The three of them came to the front hall, and Granny Chu and others quickly filled a table of dishes, with more than ten plates. Although the dishes are some ordinary vegetables and fruits, they are all exquisitely made, showing the hospitality of the host. In particular, a can of bamboo shoots and shiitake mushroom soup, made with fresh spring bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms, the soup is yellow and light, and the aroma is rich, which is appetizing.

The three of them sat down separately, and Granny Chu, Granny Deng and others stood respectfully aside. Yuan Qian'er said: "Please don't be impatient, Jiaci will come immediately." ”

Bai Yixue hurriedly said: "Don't worry. ”

After a long time of incense, only to hear a slight sound of footsteps, the guest walked in, and said: "People outside the world have not been guests for a long time, fortunately empty valley foot, see a gentleman, isn't it a smile?"

Bai Yixue hurriedly stood up and said: "The word gentleman, I dare not be ashamed! The senior is a master in Takenaka, and the junior took the liberty to come and disturb the seniors to cultivate here, and I really felt terrified in my heart. ”

After the guest and host sat down, the guest stared at the white-clothed snow and said: "People from Shanye Village, coarse tea and light rice are not a respect, and I still hope that Shaoxia Haihan." ”

Bai Yixue hurriedly said: "Don't dare." ”

During the banquet, several dishes were tasted superficially, and few were touched, thinking that they were recovering from illness and had a poor appetite. When Yuan Qian'er and Wang Wan saw it, they both felt cramped, only Bai Yixue was hungry, tasted the dishes, and praised the can of bamboo shoot and mushroom soup.

Yuan Qian'er looked at the bottom of her eyes, the autumn waves flowed, and she seemed very happy, and said with a smile: "As the old saying goes, 'From time to time, don't eat.'" Nowadays, people value things that are not timely, but in fact, it is not the same. Although the taste of winter bamboo shoots is also very delicious and the flesh is more dense, it is the side buds of the bamboo whip, and the bamboo shoots that grow into the bamboo shoots will inevitably feel astringent and numb when eaten. Spring bamboo shoots are freshly broken out of the soil, and the taste is much more refreshing than winter bamboo shoots, which is the best time to eat in this season. ”

Bai Yixue sighed: "Jiangnan is beautiful in all seasons, and there are delicious dishes in season, no wonder some people say that they don't want to go back when they come to Jiangnan." ”

The guest's eyes flashed, and he asked, "I heard Wan'er say that Bai Shaoxia came from the north to visit relatives and friends in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Bai Yixue responded: "Yes." ”

The stumbling guest said lightly: "I don't know how old Bai Shaoxia is, who is the person?"

Bai Yixue pondered: "Master said that I was adopted by him from a farming family in Pingliang, so I am the Pingliang family." Mrs. Yuan asked such a question, and she should not be deceived by her, but it is also inconvenient to tell her the truth. At the moment, he said: "The younger generation is born in the year of Renxu, since he was a child, he has no father and no mother, and he was adopted by his master. ”

During the reign of Huizong, Weizhou had five counties, including Pingliang, Panyuan, Huating, Chongxin and Anhua. In 1141, the Song and Jin reached a peace agreement, and Zhao Gou declared himself a vassal to the Jin, ceded part of the land, and paid the annual coin to the Jin, and the two sides took the Huaishui and Dasanguan lines as the boundary, and the Song and Jin formed a situation of confrontation between the north and the south. In the ninth year of Jin Taizong's Tianhui (1131), Weizhou was changed to Pingliang Mansion, and in the second year of Jin Xizong's reign (1139), Pingliang Mansion was renamed Weizhou. Bai Yixue replied that her household was Weizhou, and the area was relatively cool and vast, so she couldn't lie.

Yuan Qian'er and Wang Wan heard Bai Yixue say that they were an orphan, and they couldn't help but let out a soft "ah", with a look of pity in their eyes. But the face sank like water, and said, "Your master, so you were raised by your master?"

Bai Yixue responded: "Exactly." ”

Yuan Qian'er saw that her mother was so inquisitive, and she was a little unkind, and interjected: "Mom......" How do you know that the guest is even more suspicious at the moment, she glanced at her, and asked: "Your kung fu was also learned from your master?"

Bai Yixue said: "Yes." ”

The stumbling guest stared at his young face, although his face was very calm, but the well, which had been flat for many years, had already rippled layer by layer, and he couldn't help but think: "It's really like it...... Really...... This really looks like him...... The eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to that fox spirit, could this son really be the evil seed born by that fox spirit?" said: "Dare to ask what sect the respected master is......? Gao's surname?"

Bai Yixue had already expected her question, and said with a smile: "Our teachers and students are indifferent, live in seclusion in the countryside all the year round, and have no reputation. ”

With an "oh" sound, he contemplated and didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing that she was silent, Bai Yixue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head and only cared about eating, Yuan Qian'er and Wang Wan saw this, they also ate quietly, and the table fell silent for a while.

The guest thought alone for a while, glanced at the three people on the table, turned his head to Granny Chu and said, "I see that everyone has eaten about the same, you go to the kitchen to take a look, is the rice cooked?"

Granny Chu replied, "Yes." He turned around and walked out of the flower hall. After a while, she ran back out of breath, and shouted: "Valley master, old maid, I should die, damn!"

The stumbling guest frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

Granny Chu made an old face and said: "People are old and forgetful, and they forget to extinguish the firewood in the stove, and the rice is ...... They all asked the old maid to cook paste. ”

The stumbling guest's expression changed, Huo Di stood up and shouted, "What did you say?"

Granny Chu's cloudy eyes showed a look of horror, and she snorted: "Ah, valley master, I'm really old and confused, the old maid deserves to die, and the real sin deserves to die......"

Bai Yixue saw that she was trembling all over, obviously terrified, and thought secretly: "It's not a big deal if the rice is cooked, why is Mrs. Yuan so angry? I think she has lived alone for a long time, and her temperament can't help but be a little withdrawn and weird." ”

The stumbling guest stared at Granny Chu coldly and said, "Okay, you won't be young when you come to the valley, and you know the rules in the valley." Do it yourself. As he spoke, he took out a shiny dagger from his bosom and threw it lightly. The dagger snapped softly, impartially, and slanted into the ground in front of Granny Chu.

Bai Yixue was taken aback, and Yuan Qian'er and Wang Wan were also discolored. The three of them saw that the stumbling guest looked cold, how dare they argue with him, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Granny Chu's face was miserable, and she said, "The old maid is guilty. He took two steps, stooped down and drew the dagger on the ground, and was about to cut off his left hand. Bai Yixue was shocked and shouted, "Wait!"

The stumbling guest frowned, and said lightly: "Bai Gongzi, what do you have to say?"

Bai Yixue pointed at Granny Chu with her hand and said, "This mother-in-law was negligent for a while and cooked rice, which is indeed a punishment, but I hope that the seniors will spare her this time for the sake of seeing that she is old and has served her wholeheartedly in the valley for many years." ”

The stumbler said coldly: "If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a circle." Since there are rules in the valley, whoever violates them will be punished. ”

The white-clothed Xue Qi said: "What kind of rules? Cooking rice is just an unintentional act, and you must also be punished?"

Granny Chu said loudly: "Bai Gongzi, thank you for interceding for my wife." However, the valley owner has already set the rules of the valley, and no one in the valley can mention the word 'paste'. The old woman accidentally said twice that the sin cannot be redeemed. He turned to the stumbler and said, "Valley master, since the old woman has broken the rules, she is willing to be punished." With a wave of his right hand, the dagger in his hand flashed coldly, and the little finger of his left hand was cut off, and blood suddenly sprayed all over the ground.