When the four of them entered the hall, two Xiaohuan had already offered tea, only to see that in the Dehua porcelain cup, there were tender green Tieguanyin tea leaves, and the tea was fragrant.

Lu Man saluted Chen's father, and said, "The little woman has seen Uncle Chen. ”

Chen's father said: "Girl, please get up, come from afar, the cold house is a lot of simple and slow, and the hospitality is not good, since she is a friend of the child, she doesn't have to see outside, just treat it as if she was in her own home." ”

After the four of them sat down, Chen Xiuyuan sat down with Lu Man, and Chen's father asked about the situation since Chen Xiuyuan went down the mountain, Chen Xiuyuan secretly decided to keep the affairs of the rivers and lakes out of the house, so he still answered briefly, and did not mention anything about the affairs of the rivers and lakes.

Chen's father taught Chen Xiuyuan another lesson, and asked him what books he had been reading recently, and asked accidentally: "Child, do you know the difference between "Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin"?"

Although Chen Xiuyuan had read these two books when he was a child at home, they were all-encompassing, and they were not related.

Lu Man heard it on the side, and saw that Chen Xiuyuan was pondering for a while and did not answer, smiled slightly, and said: "Uncle Chen, the little girl is not talented, but I have also read these two books, in my humble opinion, although the Three Kingdoms are three-legged, but Cao, Liu, and Sun are each eager to seek talent, and they are virtuous corporals, so that they can stand out among the princes from all walks of life and establish a foundation." And although there are one hundred and eight heroes in "Water Margin", the temple abandons them in the mountains and wilderness, and does not know how to treat them as national soldiers, so that they can show their strengths......" and said: "My niece is shallow, and I also ask Uncle Chen to teach." ”

Father Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed "hehe" and said: "Good, good! The girl is clever and clever, and her conversation is extraordinary, these words have made me unheard of, and I have extraordinary insights, admire, admire! I dare not be a ...... of teachings," sighed, and said: "Mencius said, 'The lady will insult herself, and then people will insult her, the family will destroy herself, and future generations will destroy her, and the country will destroy herself, and future generations will destroy it...... 'Alas, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs......

Chen's father is a scholar, since ancient times, literati and Confucian scholars have hoped that those in power can love talents and good scholars, on the one hand, they are high and self-respecting, and on the other hand, they are envious of Kong Ming's high lying in the middle of the long, but they have Liu Bei's wisdom and talent, and they are respectful of the "three visits to the thatched house". Lu Man is empathetic, and these words can be said to have reached his heart, and he can't help but be happy and admired.

Chen Xiuyuan saw his father praising Lu Man in person, and he was also happy in his heart, thinking: Although I have also mentioned that General Yu was buried by the imperial court, I can't explain the truth so clearly and thoroughly like Manmei, it seems that her talent is far better than mine...... Listening to my father mention Mencius again, I thought: The eldest brother was mighty and unyielding in the forest that day, although General Yu was falsely accused and dismissed, he was still able to make a husband song, which can be described as poor and untouchable, and Zhang Daxia regards gold and silver as dung, and he can also be called rich and noble when he thinks about it, and these three people can be described as big husbands.

At this time, Father Chen suddenly stood up and said to Mrs. Chen: "Madam, I will go and tell them to prepare some meals, and I will ask you to accompany the distinguished guests to have some light meals." With that, he walked out of the flower hall first, and Chen Xiuyuan and Lu Man hurriedly stood up to send each other off.

After a while, two small rings placed cups and chopsticks on a pineapple wooden round table in the flower hall, and placed a red peat stove hot pot in the center. Hot pot, known as "antique soup" in ancient times, is named after the "coo" sound made when food is put into boiling water. Around the charcoal stove hot pot, a circle of plates of different sizes was placed one after another, and seven plates were filled with celery, garlic, onions, turnips, leeks, fish, and meat, which respectively implied: diligence, calculation, intelligence, good popularity, long-term happiness, surplus, and abundance. Finally, a tray is served with some butterflies, which are filled with salt, sauce, vinegar, honey, peppercorns, fish sauce, and other seasonings...... And so on.

At this time, Mrs. Chen took Chen Xiuyuan and Lu Man's hands and led them to sit together. The two looked into the pot, only to see that the soup was milky white, fresh and mellow, it turned out that the soup base was water snake soup, Mrs. Chen grabbed a handful of white chrysanthemum petals that had been washed and dried from a small plate and put them into the pot, and said: "This is Han Ju, which I planted with my own ......hands in the old house at home last winter" said while putting some spices and food into the pot, and said to a small ring: "Serve it." ”

Chen Xiuyuan knew that his mother was unwilling to let him leave her eyes at any time, so he deliberately moved this hot pot from the kitchen to this flower hall to cook. Soon another Xiaohuan came in with a tray, and there were two blue and white porcelain bowls on the plate, but it turned out to be a bowl of ginseng soup and a bowl of bird's nest, which were placed in front of Chen Xiuyuan and Lu Man respectively. Mrs. Chen picked up a spoon from the table with her own hands, handed it to Lu Man, and said, "Girl, please drink it while it's hot, it's not good if it's cold......" Lu Man hurriedly thanked him, and fed a small bite of the spoon into his mouth, which was really sweet and fragrant, and it was indescribably useful to eat.

Chen Xiuyuan tilted his neck and drank the small bowl of ginseng soup cleanly.

After a while, Mrs. Chen finished seasoning, and used long chopsticks and spoons to put vegetables and scoop soup into the bowl in front of the two of them, and the two hurriedly stood up, but Mrs. Chen said with a smile: "Sit, sit, don't see outside." Lu Man saw that she was amiable, and sat down after thanking her, but Chen Xiuyuan said, "Mom, you can eat too." Mrs. Chen smiled: "Eat quickly, your father and I have already eaten." As he spoke, he couldn't stop adding vegetables to the bowl of the two and persuading them to eat. Chen's father thought that it was because Lu Man was a young woman, so he didn't come out to sit at the table anymore.

For a while, the three of them were like a family, and they were happy. But Lu Man was silent at this time, thinking that he left home when he was a child and followed his master to Mount Emei, after the death of his master, he was the head of the Emei faction, taking care of and supervising the disciples under his door, he had not enjoyed such family happiness for a long time, seeing that Mrs. Chen was as amiable as a mother, he couldn't help but bow his head and a tear fell into the bowl.

Mrs. Chen saw her and stroked her arms and back, comforted her softly, and said to Chen Xiuyuan: "Child, why haven't I seen this long gown of yours?" It turned out that although Chen Xiuyuan left home to study art in the South Shaolin Temple when he was a child, he studied in the temple as a lay disciple. Xi Wu, not wearing monk's clothes, a piece of clothing and bedding is still sewn by Mrs. Chen herself and sent up the mountain, at this time in addition to his mother's old clothes wearing Lu Man's new robe, mother is very careful about herself, almost meticulous, since she noticed that the new robe is not from her hand, at this time the face is red, replied: "This ...... It was a ...... from a good friend."

Mrs. Chen was stunned for a moment, and when she saw Lu Man lowering her head, her cheeks were red, she immediately understood that this new robe must have been given by this Lu girl, and said: "Child, are you full......? ”

Chen Xiuyuan agreed, stood up and put his arm around his mother's shoulder, lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "Mom, did you bring any good things from home this time?" Mrs. Chen said: "What are you doing?" Chen Xiuyuan's face turned red and said in a low voice: "This Lu ...... Miss Lu...... I can't be better yet, so please pick a gift for her. He didn't mention that Lu Man had saved his life, so as not to make his mother more worried. Mrs. Chen smiled slightly and said in his ear, "I know, don't worry." The speaker gently pushed him out of the hall and told him to meet her husband and son.

Chen Xiuyuan saw that his mother and Lu Man got along well, and they were quite affectionate when they talked about it, and they were very happy in their hearts, so they greeted Lu Man, and then walked out of the flower hall and went to the inner hall.