Chapter 146: Bitter Almonds

When Li Zifeng woke up again, it was already noon the next day, the sky outside was already very bright, the bright sunlight rushed into the room through the cracks in the window, sprinkling dappled light and shadow on the ground and cabinets, the stove was slowly steaming, the body was covered with a thick quilt, and the bed was very comfortable.

Li Zifeng was stunned quietly for a long time before he came back to his senses, and he found that he was lying on Ouyang Ze's soft collapse. Hurriedly sat up, Xu was a little violent, his head was still dizzy, and he felt a faint pain.

After a brief wash, walking out of the room, Mo Xuan came in with a bowl of fragrant red bean porridge, and saw Li Zifeng walking out of the door, his complexion was much better, and he smiled with relief, "Senior brother woke up?" ”

"Oh. Thank you," Li Zifeng responded in a low voice, "Where is the master?"

Mo Xuan took the red bean porridge off the tray and put it on the table, and said, "Oh, the head is handling some urgent documents in the study. ”

Li Zifeng was stunned for a moment, he hadn't heard that there was something important for Ouyang Ze to deal with in a hurry, but two days ago I heard that the matter in Mozhou was temporarily over, and the only possibility was that Uncle Lu and Xu Zining had returned to the mountain to resume their lives. Mo Xuan's mouth was really strict, it seemed that he really didn't mistake him at the beginning, thinking of this, he smiled. But after a while, Li Zifeng's smile froze on his face, and for some reason, a trace of uneasiness suddenly rose in Li Zifeng's heart.

"Senior brother?" Mo Xuan saw that Li Zifeng's expression was different, thinking that he was uncomfortable again, so he called out uneasily, "But I am not feeling well, I will go and ask Elder Yaodan to come over." ”

"Oh, you don't have to!" Li Zifeng came back to his senses, hurriedly stopped Mo Xuan, and then sat down and scooped the porridge spoonful, the porridge he loved to eat in the past, but now he looked at it, but he lost his appetite.

Mo Xuan smiled, and even joked slightly, "Senior brother, don't worry, I have checked it repeatedly, and there is no problem." ”

"Ah?" Li Zifeng was stunned, Xu was too burned in the past two days, and he was a little confused, so he remembered the poisoning a few days ago, and then coughed lightly, "Oh, speaking of this, someone poisoned Shang Qingyuan, but what clues are there?"

"The boss is conducting a thorough investigation. Mo Xuan was businesslike, answering questions without revealing anything.

"Oh. Li Zifeng wanted to habitually say a few words to check quickly, not only Shang Qingyuan, but also every corner of the Hengshan faction, and everyone who may have contact with the kitchen. But he held back, what was the use of being anxious, he was just a lowly follower disciple now, and what qualifications did he have to tell others to do things.

Mo Xuan seemed to see Li Zifeng's thoughts, and deliberately reminded, "Senior brother, relax." ”

"I'm sorry for you, I'm fine, you go get busy first! After I finish eating, I take the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen to clean them. ”

"Senior brother, use it slowly. Mo Xuan immediately understood Li Zifeng's intentions, and after bowing his head, he turned around and left.

Although Li Zifeng is now a disciple of the attendant, doing the work of serving Ouyang Ze's daily life and sprinkling and sweeping the courtyard, the work of washing dishes has always been the responsibility of other attendant disciples, even if he leaves the dishes and chopsticks down after eating alone, it is normal, so the purpose of his move is nothing more than to find out how the poison got into the meal.

After all, if it happened to him, he would not be relieved if he handed it over to anyone to investigate or wait for someone to investigate thoroughly, and besides, this person actually poisoned Shang Qingyuan's diet! Li Zifeng's eyebrows were deep.

So, he drank the porridge as fast as he could, like swallowing dates, and almost didn't taste the sweetness of the porridge. A bowl of porridge quickly went down, Li Zifeng picked up the empty bowl and hurried to the kitchen.

At noon, when lunch had been served, the dishes, chopsticks and plates after the meals in each courtyard were sent back to the kitchen in Qingheyuan, and at this time, Uncle Wu, the steward of the kitchen, was instructing the attendants and disciples to clean them.

Uncle Wu is more than half a hundred years old, with a strong body, dressed in a simple linen gray shirt, honest, kind, never climbing high and low, always laughing very heartily, the only headache is that he loves to nag, sometimes he talks energetically, and can pull a person from dawn to dark. Therefore, when the other attendant disciples came to wash the dishes, they always hid far away. Uncle Wu couldn't play his 'special', and he was also very helpless.

Li Zifeng walked into the kitchen and pretended to be unintentional, and walked to Uncle Wu to clean the dishes, chopsticks and dishes. Uncle Wu was very happy to see that someone came to clean up with him, so he made the mistake of nagging again......

"I said, don't look at this dishwashing as a rough job, but you should also be careful, don't be in a hurry to wash it when you bring it back, you should wipe it with a clean rag first, and then ......soak it in warm water."

Li Zifeng patiently listened to the nagging, and couldn't help but wonder, "Yes, the disciples have written down what Uncle Wu said." ”

"Well, just remember it......" Uncle Wu even if he was careless, he also found that there seemed to be something wrong with the voice of the person who spoke today, so he turned his head and prepared to 'examine', and the next moment he came back to his senses, "Oh! Zifeng! How can you do such a rough job! Just leave it to me, those little rabbits, don't say hello." ”

"Oops! Uncle Wu. Today's boss has exempted me from rough work, but I can't be idle, can I?"

"Hey, you're born to work hard. Uncle Wu looks at people very accurately......" As he spoke, Uncle Wu looked around and said in a voice that only two people could hear, "Sooner or later, you will pick up the burden of the sect." ”

Li Zifeng was stunned, his eyes were sour, "I'm just a guilty body now, and it's a great grace for the head to keep me by his side and enjoy food." ”

Uncle Wu smiled, no longer answered, but deliberately changed the topic, "Okay, I'm still going to see Uncle Wu! You are here today, not just to wash the dishes with me, right?"

Li Zifeng's hand paused, and he smiled awkwardly, "It's been a long time since I've eaten the dessert you made, I'm hungry." ”

"Hey, what should I do? If you want to squeak, why do you want to run for it yourself? Say it! Whatever you want to eat, Uncle Wu will make it for you. ”

Li Zifeng said indifferently, "Almond crisp." ”

Uncle Wu was stunned for a moment, his smile froze on his face, Li Zifeng saw it in his eyes, and sighed with regret, "But Uncle Wu doesn't want to do it? ”

"Oh, hi!" Uncle Wu came back to his senses, "Don't get me wrong, it's not that Uncle Wu refuses to do it, it's just that I don't know how recently, the almonds purchased by the bunnies in the miscellaneous workshop are not quite right, and they are bitter, and the desserts made with it have lost their taste, and they even said that this is the best almond on the market, do you say that it is annoying?"

Li Zifeng smiled and said nothing, and Uncle Wu continued to nag, "There are not many people in the sect who love to eat almonds, and I simply don't bother to do it." But recently, He Yi's kid doesn't know what is wrong, he often comes to me to ask for almonds, and from time to time asks me to make almond cakes for him to eat, and I also persuade him that the almonds are bitter and not delicious, but he prefers to eat them, what can I do?"

He Yi? Could it be that the taste of almonds on his body is really 'eaten'? Li Zifeng came back to his senses, "Oh, can I ask for some then, what is wrong with tasting it?"

"No problem. Uncle Wu, I'm going to get it for you. ”

After a while, Uncle Wu took the almonds wrapped in paper and handed them to Li Zifeng, who took them and checked them in his hand, "Thank you, Uncle Wu." ”

(End of chapter)