Chapter 24: Going to the Feast
When he got off work on Thursday afternoon, Ji Lao specially instructed Fang Xu to come to his house tomorrow as a guest, and don't forget to tell his friends that it would be best to come together if he could, Fang Xu nodded and agreed.
Back home, Fang Xu told Yun Ruoruo about the matter, but he didn't say anything about Ji Lao inviting her to go with her, in just ten days, Yun Ruoruo's name has been very loud, and the TV station also interviewed her when the ribbon was cut at the hotel, and now the hotel's reputation is gradually getting bigger, and there are more people who know her, if Fang Xu takes her to the banquet with her, it will be terrible to be recognized.
After Yun Ruoruo heard it, he didn't have any opinions. Although she really wants to be with Fang Xu tomorrow night, because tomorrow night is a day for family reunion, which has a special meaning. But it is normal for the apprentice to visit the master's house, and she is not easy to stop, "Okay, anyway, there will be a lot of things in the hotel tomorrow, so I will eat in the hotel." After thinking for a while, he said, "Ah Xu, should you bring a gift when you visit the master's house?"
Fang Xu smiled slightly after hearing this, and said, "I never fight unprepared battles. I have already asked my friends at the pharmacy, and I know that my wife is a university professor who likes all kinds of calligraphy and painting, and that my master has no other hobbies but likes to drink tea, and I have prepared them for them. ”
Looking at Yun Ruoruo's curious eyes, Fang Xu said, "Sister Yun, do you want to take a look?"
"Okay, I can't ask for it, I want to see what other treasures you have?" Yun Ruoruo wrinkled her lovely Qiong nose, and a few shallow lines at the corners of her nose looked very delicate. Beauty is beauty, a smile and a smile are so attractive.
Fang Xu didn't dare to look any further, so he hurriedly got up and went into the bedroom and took out the gift he had prepared. It was a long wooden box and a fat box.
"What is it?"
Looking at Yun Ruoruo's eager expression, Fang Xu smiled slightly, "The girl's curiosity is too great." Open the long box, there is a scroll inside, Fang Xu carefully opened, it is a landscape painting, the painting of the green mountains and the majestic shore, on which is lush, the river is surrounded by mountains, the gurgling water is painted as if it is really flowing, the dawn is rising, the faint red light shines on the landscape, giving it a mysterious taste. After looking at it, Yun Ruoruo felt that the firmness of the mountain, the tenderness of the water, the majestic domineering combination of mountains and rivers, and the infinite vitality brought by the rising sun were all reflected in the painting, and they were perfectly combined.
"It's so beautiful" Yun Ruoruo was stunned, and only after a while did she lightly open her mouth and exclaim, "Is it an ancient famous painting?"
Fang Xu shook his head.
"You painted it?" Yun Ruoruo exclaimed.
Fang Xu smiled and said nothing, but the smug look in his eyes was really unobstructed.
Although Yun Ruoruo had long known that Fang Xu was good at calligraphy and painting, and the "Fairy Dancing Sky Picture" in the living room was from him, this landscape painting that was obviously better and had a very different painting style (many painters' painting styles are certain) was also from his handwriting, even if he was as calm as Yun Ruoruo, he was surprised. 'A man who is hidden and can create miracles', this is Yun Ruoruo's evaluation to Fang Xu.
Next, Fang Xu opened the chubby wooden box, which turned out to be a bag of tea. The lid was opened, and the room was full of incense, Fang Xu casually took out a handful and put it in the teapot, and then covered the wooden box, and it could be seen that the sealing of this wooden box was excellent.
Fang Xu brewed the tea, poured a cup and handed it to Yun Ruoruo, who was "salivating" who had long been seduced by the fragrance of tea, and looked at her with a smile.
Yun Ruoruo happily took it and took a sip. The beautiful eyes are slightly closed, and a smile that makes a hundred flowers bloom on her face. After a while, Yun Ruoruo sighed lightly: "It's so wonderful, it makes people deeply intoxicated, no, it should be said that they are indulged in it, but there is a strange chill in the tea fragrance that refreshes people's hearts, so that people can ensure the clarity of their minds while indulging, and the whole body is comfortable after drinking, which is really good." Ah Xu, what's the name of this tea?"
Fang Xu shook his head slightly: "I haven't chosen a name yet." ”
Yun Ruoruo was stunned for a moment, "Could it be, could it be that this tea is your own...... ,”
Fang Xu bowed slightly, "It is estimated that there will be no duplicate in the whole world, I picked and cultivated it myself." Well, how about you come up with a name?"
"Me?" Yun Ruoruo looked at Fang Xu's serious expression, her heart was secretly happy, and she muttered for a while, "How about calling it Snow Lotus?"
"Snow Lotus, Snow Lotus, cold and arrogant, people can appreciate the sobriety of the Lingtai at the same time, appropriate, it is called Snow Lotus" Fang Xu said happily.
"By the way, Sister Yun, I still have two boxes, I'll give you one box, you usually work so hard, drink a little when you work, this tea is not only good for the taste, but also good for the stomach, and can enhance the physique. Fang Xu said, and went into the house to take another box.
"Thank you, Axu. After Yun Ruoruo took it, she was overjoyed and smiled, and suddenly thought of something, and said, "By the way, Ah Xu, can this kind of tea be produced in large quantities?"
"It's very difficult, there are several ingredients are very scarce, and the cultivation process is also very complicated, the formula is I unintentionally seen in an ancient tea scripture, and there are several ingredients on it I didn't find, so I had to find some similar materials instead, for a few years I have only cultivated seven boxes, I myself three boxes, the others have been given away (two boxes of old Tao, two boxes of parents), each box is nothing more than three taels. ”
"That's a pity, if we can produce it in large quantities, we can open a special teahouse, and then it's a lot of money. Yun Ruoruo's face was full of regret.
Fang Xu smiled secretly, this Yun Ruoruo is linked to profits, but this is really an excellent performance of a doer: seize all the business opportunities that can be used.
The next day, Friday. Ji Lao didn't come for a day, and at four o'clock in the afternoon, he called the pharmacy and asked the middle-aged Lin Xiong to bring Fang Xu to his house after work.
After getting off work, Fang Xu accompanied Lin Xiong to take the bus, and it took about five minutes to arrive at a community, which was a few minutes' walk away.
Ji Laojia was on the third floor, after knocking on the door, Ji Lao opened the door, and when he saw Fang Xu, his face was full of smiles, "Come in, don't be in a daze at the door." Lin Xiong said hello and said goodbye, his family was originally in this community.
Fang Xu entered the door and changed his slippers and walked in. Ji Lao saw that he was still carrying something in his hand, he frowned slightly, Fang Xu's family background seemed to be average, he was dressed plainly, and he didn't go home during the New Year, the family conditions were definitely not good, and now he was spending money to buy gifts, 'Alas' Ji Lao sighed lightly in his heart.
At this time, a woman who looked to be in her sixties, graceful and luxurious, full of intellectual femininity, came out of the kitchen, saw Fang Xu and smiled: "You must be the young man Fang Xu who has been talking about it a lot these days." ”
"Hello master. It's good for my wife to call me Xiao Xu. Fang Xu hurriedly got up and replied politely.
"What a polite child," the old lady's face was full of joy, it seemed that Fang Xu gave him a good impression, and at a glance he saw the things that Fang Xu had mentioned, he frowned like an old man, and said: "Xiao Xu, why did you come to see our old couple and bring something, isn't this too foreign, and it's not good for young people to spend money indiscriminately." ”
The slight reproachful words revealed the old man's concern, and Ji Lao also nodded beside him.
Fang Xu was moved in his heart, and hurriedly explained: "Master, master, you misunderstood, this is not bought with money, this is a landscape painting, painted by a friend of Xiao Xu, this is a little ordinary tea is cultivated by our own family, borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, and talking about respect." ”
"I see", the second elder understood, and the master said: "Since it is Xiao Xu's filial piety, we are disrespectful." Old plan, you can take it. ”
Ji Lao nodded happily.
The master continued to cook, and Ji Lao and Fang Xu chatted in the house. Fang Xu looked at the room, the layout of the three-bedroom and one-living room, everywhere seemed to be orderly, extremely clean, the tables and chairs placed in the living room were all antique-level, the value was extremely high, and the tea he drank was Ji Lao's treasured Longjing, although it was not as good as the 'Snow Lotus', it was also quite good. There are seven or eight paintings on the wall of the living room, and there is a bamboo painting of Zheng Banqiao, which is a genuine work on a closer look, and most of the other paintings are painted by other contemporary masters, and several paintings have a line of inscription: Meiqin teacher who gives peach and plum all over the world. It seems that Mei Qin is the name of the master's wife.
After chatting about it, Ji Lao was interested in Fang Xu's silver, and he used to be in the pharmacy, and he was embarrassed to ask at work, but now he doesn't have so many scruples in private talks. Fang Xu is still the same rhetoric, and Ji Lao is surprised again and again.
At this time, Mrs. Mei took over: "Xiao Xu, are you a student of C University?"
"Yes, Mrs., first-year architecture"
"Our Xiaojia is also there, but she's a sophomore. The grandmother smiled and talked about her granddaughter, and her tone revealed infinite doting.
"Then I really hope to see each other when I have the opportunity," Fang Xu replied, in fact, he said this for the sake of politeness, how could he have such a thought.
"That's a good relationship, but there's no need to look for a chance, her family of three will arrive in a while, meet when the time comes, and take care of each other in school in the future. Ji Lao said with a smile.
"I'm doing, it turned out to be a family banquet", Fang Xu was a little surprised, he thought it would be good to have a light meal and chat with the two old people, but he didn't expect that people were holding a family banquet, Fang Xu was not very willing to get too close to other people, especially strangers, except for his parents, Lao Dao and a few friends. may have been lonely since childhood, and developed such a character.
Fang Xu thought secretly, 'Fortunately, they only have one daughter, if there are a few more, it won't be troublesome'.
Just thinking about it, the doorbell rang, and Ji Lao laughed and said: "Say Cao Cao, this Cao Cao has arrived, Xiao Xu, please go and open the door." ”
Fang Xu nodded yes, got up and went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, there was a burly tall middle-aged man standing at the door, almost the same size as Fang Xu, with a slightly chubby face, a pair of eyes that were very bright, and an expression on his face that was too serious, next to him was a middle-aged and beautiful woman with a smile on the corner of her mouth. There was also a girl behind the two, but the face was blocked by the man's body.
The man was stunned when he saw Fang Xu open the door, and then reacted that this was the newly accepted little apprentice mentioned by his father-in-law, but he didn't expect to be so handsome and compelling, fortunately, he was also a person who had seen a big scene, so he instantly recovered his expression and smiled at Fang Xu. Fang Xu also smiled politely, and turned sideways to welcome them into the room.
After Fang Xu closed the door and returned to the living room, he saw the true face of the girl behind the middle-aged couple, 'It's her', Fang Xu was slightly stunned.
The girl also saw Fang Xu, and she was also stunned, and then smiled coquettishly: "It turned out to be you, the first handsome guy." ”
"Hello, Senior Sister Liu Jia", Fang Xu said with a smile
"Do you know me?" said Liu Jiawei
"Of course, Senior Sister Liu Jia, one of the top ten beauties in the school, doesn't know which one or the other. ”
The two of them talked and talked very happily, but several adults in the room were stunned, thinking: What the first handsome guy, the top ten beauties, what the hell.
Ji Lao reacted first: "Xiao Jia, Xiao Xu, what are you two talking about?" ”
Liu Jia Fang Xu looked at each other and smiled, and at that moment Liu Jia smiled and told the ins and outs of the matter, and everyone was stunned.
"Xiao Xu is the first handsome guy, well, yes, no wonder there are more girls in pharmacies these days, it turns out that the doctor is fake, see if you are real. "I didn't see that Ji Lao was still full of humor.
Ji Lao said and laughed. Fang Xu smiled indifferently, his face was not shocked, there was no embarrassment or triumph as others expected, and a hint of approval flashed in the eyes of Liu Jia's parents.
I followed Xia Xu to see Liu Jia's father Liu Mingyun and mother Ji Qing, but he was a little embarrassed in terms of title, and he couldn't listen to his wife's words: "Just call it 'big brother, big sister'", didn't you see Liu Jia's unhappy face. But also, if she called it like that, then she couldn't call Fang Xu 'uncle'.
In the end, Ji Lao spoke, "Okay, each will talk about it." Why pay too much attention to the world's conditions. ”
So Fang Xu called Liu Mingyun Jiqing "uncle and aunt", and still called Liu Jia a senior sister, which can be regarded as a great joy.