The courtyard of the deep house was empty, and the snow hit the eaves, and there was little to spare

The sound of Lang Lang's book gradually began to hear, and suddenly the sound of horses' hooves was heard

It turned out that the stranger knocked on the door and slowly agreed that it was an old man

Ask the water to find the mountain, sigh peace, smile and bathe in the spring breeze

The old house of the Jiang family no longer has the scenery of the past. It's a cold winter day, and the north wind is howling outside, and it's very cold. There are few people in the mansion of Nuoda, and it seems a little empty and lonely. There are few people and it is not lively, and the people are hiding in the house and do not want to come out.

Jiang An, an old family member, stood in the courtyard with handrails, watching the two children frolicking in the yard, with a relieved smile on his wrinkled face.

The two little girls in front of me were bought back then, Feng'er and Yun'er. When I first bought it, the two little girls were yellow and thin. Now, more than a year has passed, and a lot has changed. Here, eat well, sleep well, dress well, and have someone to serve.

The two little girls have also grown a little, and their appearance is very unusual. The skin is tender, the complexion is ruddy, the eyebrows are delicate, and the height has grown a lot. The temperament has also come up, no longer cowardly, upright, and has the temperament of a little master.

The old housekeeper usually provides for the two like a bodhisattva, eats whatever he wants, wears whatever he wants, and goes out to buy it.

The teacher is also strict in discipline, so the two little guys are also knowledgeable, and they are also very respectful to their subordinates, and their mouths are also very sweet. After all, I'm still a child, and I don't have so many scheming, if you are good to me, I will be good to you. The whole house is very kind to these two young ladies. Indeed, the two little ones are also lovely.

Looking at the two little guys, who had been frolicking in the yard for a while, the housekeeper said softly: "Feng'er, Yun'er, you two have been playing in the yard for a long time, the weather is cold, you will get sick after a long time, hurry up to the study, Mr. will teach you to read."

Feng'er said: "Grandpa, let the two of us play again, we wear a lot, you see that the padded jacket is very thick, it won't freeze" The old housekeeper said: "That's not good, you can't play for too long, it's important to study, when the young master was as old as you, it would make a fuss, you two little guys can't be lazy"

Yun'er stepped forward, grabbed the placket of the old housekeeper's clothes, and said, "Grandpa, where did the eldest brother go, why didn't you see the eldest brother come back?" The housekeeper sighed: "The young master went to a far away place to fight" Yun'er said: "Then I will also go to war when I grow up, go to the big brother"

After listening to Yun'er's words, the old housekeeper smiled happily. Touching Yun'er's head and saying, "Okay! When Yun'er grows up, she will go to war and go to the young master." Okay, now, you two hurry back to the house, wash your hands, go to the study in a while, and listen to the gentleman's lecture well, otherwise the young master will be angry" As soon as I heard that the young master would be angry, the two little guys immediately behaved, ran to the inner room, and washed their hands.

The old butler shook his head and thought: It seems that the young master is still famous! No, when it comes to the young master, these two little guys are immediately well-behaved. Hey, I don't know how the young master is doing over there?

The old housekeeper is also tired this year. You think, take care of such a family, you have to do everything yourself, and you don't dare to slack off. Guarding this family business for the young master, and at the same time taking care of these two little guys. The old housekeeper has never married a wife in his life, and he is still alone, so it is extremely rare for the younger generation. Worried and sad, now my back is a little hunched, and I am much older.

The old man walked slowly with his hands behind his back and returned to his room. The old housekeeper lived alone in the west ear room, two rooms, an independent courtyard, and it was also quiet.

Not long after the housekeeper entered the house, he was about to go to bed for a while, when someone from the porter reported: "Old Jiang, there are two sons from outside the door, saying that they are here to find the young master."

When the housekeeper heard this, he thought to himself, "The young master hasn't made any friends, let alone friends from afar?"

Hurriedly asked: "Have you ever asked, where did you two come from?"

The porter reported: "I asked, I said that I was from Yecheng" The housekeeper thought for a while, and hurriedly said: "Yecheng? Yes, there must be someone from there, please hurry up" The porter responded, and the housekeeper also got up and went to wait outside the door of the main hall.

The porter returned to the front door and led the two sons in, and some of them took the horses and sent them to the stables to be tied up.

These two are none other than Siqi's master and servant.

It's not easy to find these two people. Although there were no major difficulties, there were many minor sins.

It is said that the two of them were trapped by heavy snow in Jinyang City, and the heavy snow closed the mountain, and they couldn't get out, and they were trapped for more than half a month. Later, Siqi couldn't stand it anymore, and at this time the snow melted a little, and she was barely able to go out. The two embarked on the trip again, and along the way, they kept rushing.

Due to the slippery road, the snow has not yet melted, and the road is very difficult to walk, and you can't walk much in a day. The road was slippery, and the horses couldn't run. Mainly I am not familiar with the road, and I often miss the hotel where I stay in order to get on the road.

There is no way to stay in the wild, it is freezing on this day, how can the two women stand it, and within a few days, both of them are sick. I couldn't walk, so I stayed in one place, the nearest town, and treated the sick.

Because she was anxious, she was on fire again, and she was cold and cold, so Siqi's illness was a little serious. Although he is a doctor, he knows his own illness, and he is cool in the body, and then he is more urgent to attack the heart, and the ice and fire in the body are two heavens.

In six or seven days, Yunu's illness has been cured, but Miss's illness has not yet been cured. So Yunu had no choice but to take care of Siqi carefully every day. Fortunately, Siqi's medical skills are exquisite, and the nearby medical hall has complete medicinal materials. After another ten days or so, Siqi's disease was completely cured, and no root of the disease was removed.

Can't stay any longer, it's been delayed for so many days. At this time, it is the lunar season, and there are more than 20 days to celebrate the New Year, and there are still hundreds of miles to go. So the two of them hurried up, no, today they finally came to Jiangjiazhuang.

When he arrived at the door of Jiang's house, Siqi's heart could be regarded as falling, a smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly said: "That's it, I finally found it!" Then, I couldn't help but think of how much I had suffered and how many sins I had suffered along the way. Thinking about these tears, I fell unconsciously. Siqi hurriedly wiped her tears with her sleeve and said with a smile: "Sister Yu, don't come forward to knock on the door yet"

The jade slave responded and hurriedly stepped forward, and then called the door.

Siqi and the others, under the guidance of the porter, crossed the threshold and entered the second door. When the butler saw him come in, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, looking at the two of them as he walked. Look at the two, in their twenties, they are very handsome, and their clothes are very neat and clean, and they look like a big family.

The housekeeper Jiang An stepped forward and replied: "The little old man doesn't know that there are guests coming, and he is not welcome, please forgive me" Siqi hurriedly replied: "The old man is polite, I am the Wang family of Yecheng, Wang Siqi, I have seen the old man"

The housekeeper was surprised: "Are you Siqi of the Wang family? Isn't Siqi a daughter? And there is a marriage contract with the young master of my family" Siqi smiled, then turned around, took off his mask, and revealed his true face. The housekeeper fixed his eyes and changed his appearance, and he was even more handsome, carefully screened, and indeed the woman's appearance, and said in surprise: "Sure enough, Miss Wang is here, you see, this person is old, patronizing and talking, talking so much outside the door, it's cold outside, hurry into the house"

Saying that, the housekeeper hurriedly led the two into the house, and after they sat down, the housekeeper hurriedly shouted: "Come on, serve tea", and the jade slave also took off his mask and revealed his true face. The housekeeper saw that he was also a beauty, and he was not very old.

In ancient times, the young lady's maid was to marry with the master, and she may be accepted in the future. The housekeeper is happy for the young master, these two delicate beauties, the young master has accepted them, and the Jiang family will be scattered in the future. Maybe they can have a few more, and then the Jiang family will be able to prosper again and restore the scene of the year. Thinking of this, the old housekeeper's face blossomed with joy, and he hurriedly informed his subordinates: "Let the kitchen, hurry up and prepare a first-class meal, just say that our young lady is here, and she wants to get the best."

Siqi was a little shy when she heard the housekeeper say this. Then the housekeeper Fang talked to Siqi. I asked, when did I get on the road, how long I walked, what I experienced on the road, and what was the health of my parents in the house, Siqi answered one by one, and the two sides became more acquainted with each other.

The woman came to the door, after all, this is not a trivial matter. Besides, they haven't met before, and the old housekeeper is still a little uneasy just by saying one-sided. Yu Jia's love token, he knows. Many years ago, the master took him to Yecheng, and the two jade pendants were handled by him, so he naturally knew the reason. But what Siqi looks like, the old housekeeper has never seen it.

Talking and talking, the housekeeper changed his words and said: "When the old man was the young master, he promised this family business, and left it to the two of you, each of you with a piece of jade pendant, as a love object, I wonder if the girl ever wore it with her?"

When Siqi heard this, she thought to herself, this old butler is a thoughtful person who doesn't trust people easily. didn't show displeasure, and it was reasonable for people to ask. So he turned around, took off the jade pendant from his neck, and handed it over.

The old butler took it carefully, put the jade pendant in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully. I turned it over and saw the word Yu and confirmed that this thing was the jade pendant back then. Hurriedly handed it to Siqi with both hands, and said: "Girl, don't blame the little old man for being abrupt, it's just that it's a big matter, and it needs to be confirmed."

Siqi hurriedly replied: "Old man, Siqi can understand what you are doing, how can I blame you? You see, we have been talking for so long, why haven't we met, Brother Yujia? I don't know if Brother Yujia is in the house, and I don't see the lord and Mrs.

For the past half a day, Siqi has been pondering. This new daughter-in-law has come to the door, why can't she see the master? Only a housekeeper to receive you is not a way of hospitality. Besides, if you know that you are here, you should also inform Yujia immediately, which doesn't make sense.

When the old housekeeper heard the young lady ask, Fang sighed and spoke eloquently. The change from the house and Yu Jia's enlistment in the army told Siqi in great detail. Listening to the old housekeeper's story, Siqi's eyebrows were twisted together, and when the old man finished speaking, the eyebrows did not stretch. The jade slave was there, and he was also worried.

The two of them came all the way to this Jiang family village, although they were a little mentally prepared, knowing that something must have happened in the Jiang family. But who knew that such a big change would happen!

The housekeeper also shook his head when he saw the expressions of these two, and then said: "Since the two girls are here, they can stay here with peace of mind, if there is anything, let's go back and talk about it." Siqi and Yunu glanced at each other, Yunu was an unassertive person, and it was all up to Siqi to make up his mind.

Siqi thought about it, and at the moment, she could only do this first, and hurriedly said: "Then bother the house."

The old housekeeper hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This home, sooner or later, will be the girl's home, you're welcome, stay here with peace of mind"

While they were talking, there was a sudden shouting from outside, like a brass bell. Before anyone arrived, the voice arrived first: "Grandpa, grandpa, there are guests at home? It seems that there have been no guests in the house for a long time!" As the voice landed, two teenage girls ran from outside the door.

When the housekeeper saw the two of them, he smiled and said to Feng and Yun'er: "These two are guests from far away, and Feng'er and Yun'er haven't seen the courtesy?" When the two heard this, they hurriedly saluted Siqi and Yunu, and said in unison: "Feng'er, Yun'er, I've seen the two sisters" Siqi and Yunu, quickly got up and stepped forward to support the two little guys.

Siqi smiled: "It's really two, cute little guys"

Yun'er is more lively, and the wind is quieter. Yun'er was a little familiar, took Siqi's hand, climbed onto Siqi's lap, and said sweetly: "Sister, you are so beautiful, just like a fairy."

Siqi poked her head with her finger and said with a smile: "You little girl, your mouth is quite sweet." How can my sister be so beautiful as you say?" The housekeeper saw that this child was too disagreeable, and he climbed on top of others when he came up, what kind of system did this be? Do you know who this girl is?"

As soon as Yun'er heard this, Grandpa became serious and a little timid, so he climbed down.

When Siqi saw it, she hurriedly hugged Yun'er and hurriedly said, "It's okay, besides, I like this child a lot, child, it's okay to be closer." After that, he also teased Yun'er, and stroked the child's head with his hand to soothe Zhuang.

The housekeeper saw that the young lady was kind, and said with a smile: "Let the girl laugh, these two girls also make me spoiled, and I usually don't discipline them well, let them be lawless" He also smiled slightly.

Siqi then asked: "These two little guys, who are they in the house?" I thought, I haven't heard that there are any side heirs in the house? The housekeeper hurriedly explained: "They are the maids that the young master bought before leaving. Before leaving, there was an explanation, and they had to take care of them. Let them read and practice calligraphy and martial arts well. Treat them as you would a young master. No, it's spoiled for them now."

Siqi listened to the housekeeper's words and understood. I only heard that when the old lady was alive, she was a great good person. Unexpectedly, Brother Yujia is also kind-hearted. In my heart, I added a few more points to Yu Jia.

While he was talking, someone said that the meal was ready. The housekeeper listened and hurriedly said: "Then let's eat first, since the young master left, the upper room has been empty, but it is cleaned every day, and the next person will change two quilts for a while, and the two of you will go to rest after eating, if you need anything, you will only make a sound."

Siqi hurriedly said: "It's all up to the uncle's arrangement, then Siqi will have to bother for a few days." The housekeeper hurriedly said: "The girl laughed, this is your home, no matter how much you bother, you can live as long as you want." Let's go, hurry up and eat, I guess I didn't eat well on the way." As he spoke, a group of people came to the table.

Siqi and Yunu led a little guy to sit next to them, and the housekeeper accompanied them. A table is very rich. The housekeeper explained, and the young lady came. The kitchen also took a lot of thought, just like the New Year.

Usually, the house continues the living habits of the lord, and every meal is very simple. Although I don't have a vegetarian diet, I don't have that luxury. There is a meat dish at every meal, and the two little ones have a long body after all, so they can't be treated badly. One day a week, add a meat dish to the two of them, that is, one day a week, there are two meat dishes and two vegetarian dishes on the table, and usually two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish.

The next person improves it every month and adds a meat dish to them. In time for the New Year's Festival, the whole house is celebrated together, and what the master eats, the next person eats. Every table is the same, there are ten dishes for the New Year, and there are not too many dishes.

Today, according to the standards of the New Year, six meat and four vegetarians:

The first course, stewed with pine mushrooms with pheasant, is game. At that time, there were no refrigerators, and in the past, there were cellars, and ice and snow were used to refrigerate food in winter, and the preservation effect was good. The pheasant is packed up and put in the cellar to freeze, and when it is used, take it out and melt it with cold water. It's cold in the north, so the stew with soup is warm, and another reason is to save food, you can eat a bowl of rice with vegetable soup, so it's all to save life.

The second course, braised carp, of course, the carp is not fresh, it is all frozen. There is no seafood in the northern interior, most of them are river fish, and they are all frozen in winter, and there is no fresh food. At that time, it was also good to be able to eat fish. In winter, fish is out of season. The color, shape and taste are complete, and the entrance is fresh and refreshing.

The third course, stewed pork ribs, add some cabbage and vermicelli to it. The pork ribs are stewed very badly, they are slippery and not greasy, the cabbage is soaked in the bone broth, it is very refreshing, and the vermicelli is also very slippery. This dish is a bit like the current Qingshui hot pot, which maintains the original flavor of the dish, and is also a nourishing dish in winter, and the northerners love this dish. Of course, the cabbage is also stored in the cellar, unlike now, you can eat fresh vegetables in winter, and the out-of-season food is grown in greenhouses. At that time, there were no greenhouses, they were all stored.

The fourth course, Sixi meatballs, is called lion's head in the south. Choose the best pork minced, add starch, egg white, lard and stir into a gelatinous shape, and then form a round ball, forming a ball shape, of course, the size is arbitrary, the north is, make it into a fist-sized, put it in boiling water, take it out after cooking, and then put it in boiling oil and fry it. At that time, whether there was edible oil or not, and the oil extraction technology, it is unknown, but this is the dish anyway. There is no vegetable oil, meat oil (animal oil) can also be replaced, wait for the balls to be golden and take out, then take out the oil in the pot, take out a small part, put in the condiments and stir-fry, put in the green onions, ginger and garlic or something, you can also put some accessories, and then put in a little water, soy sauce, vinegar, boiled sauce, when the sauce is boiled almost put in the fried meatballs, the guy starts to stew, and the soup is not bad, put it out in a large bowl, with some lettuce leaves on it, this dish is completed. This dish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, oily but not greasy, and it is a delicacy to accompany rice.

The fifth course, stewed rabbit meat, is delicious game. All like to retain, the taste of the game itself, with some Chinese herbs, to its earthy smell, stewed rabbit meat becomes soft, rabbit meat animal fiber is relatively fine, the meat is naturally more delicious, it is said that rabbit meat is also a good beauty product.

The sixth dish is shredded mutton, this is a freshly slaughtered sheep, stewed in a large pot, the meat is directly torn off by hand, dipped in the sauce, and it is very delicious to eat in the mouth.

After the introduction of the six meat dishes, let's take a look at the vegetarian ones:

The first vegetarian dish is a vegetarian stir-fried wild vegetables, dug up in the mountains in autumn, cleaned up, put in the cellar for storage, when used, take it out, and keep it very fresh, this dish cleans the stomach and relieves the greasy feeling

The second course, scrambled eggs with fungus, at that time were all captive chickens, fed all, cereals and vegetables, pure green. It is also a home-cooked delicacy.

The third course is fried eggplant strips with oil, fried until golden brown, and then stir-fried in bone broth, which is also a first-class dish.

The fourth course is vinegared cabbage, all the cabbage is made of cabbage heart, and there are more than ten cabbages in one dish, only choy heart. It's very exquisite. This dish is also the next thought, and it is said that this dish was later selected by the Imperial Palace as the imperial meal.

Ten dishes are on the table, and they are full, which is really full of color, flavor, and appetite. The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Mountain village, there is no good food, entertain the two, are some homely meals, if there is no thought, I hope to forgive me, hurry up and move the chopsticks, it will not taste good when it is cold"

Siqi hurriedly replied: "Uncle, you are polite, so rich, Siqi really dare not be, coarse tea and light rice, just fill up, don't be so extravagant"

In ancient times, it was really troublesome, and you had to be polite when eating. Yes, this meal, polite to each other, took some time, so this meal was eaten some time.

The two little ones are very satisfied with their round stomachs. Siqi and Yunu come from a large family, and they eat more Sven, and the girls eat less, and they basically eat almost every dish. After chatting with the butler for a while, the meal was finally over.

After the meal was finished, the servants also cleaned up the room. Usually Yujia's room is cleaned regularly and is very clean. At this time, it is just a matter of changing two futons. He had his own subordinates, introduced the two into the room, and the subordinates explained to the two of them, and then took the door and went out.

This is exactly what it is:

Siqi is a big girl, and she is willing to look for thousands of miles

The petite figure shows hard bones, and there is no aura without powder

Knocking on the door with joy, who knew that the house was sparsely populated

Let go of the hesitation in your heart and come here to find peace