At the end of Shen and the beginning of the first month, the magistrate said that his wife would thank Wu Song for sending her a congratulatory gift to Tokyo, holding a family banquet to entertain him, and ordered his subordinates to invite him to the inner hall.

The inner hall is very elegantly arranged, hanging a few pairs of Su Dongpo's calligraphy and paintings, it seems that the county knows that he has the style of a Sumen bachelor, and he is not bragging, and a faint sandalwood is very comfortable.

There are only two maids waiting inside, Zhixian and Mrs. sat at the dinner table, Wu Song saw Mrs. for the first time, but it was very dignified, there was a strange look between his eyebrows, as if he had experienced something good, he naturally didn't know that she had found her long-lost youth last night, and he couldn't help scolding Su Quan in his heart:

"Su Quan, you thief, such a dignified woman actually gave your dirty eyes a transparent look, it's really blasphemous. ”

"The villain greets Eun Xiang, and greets Madame!"

"This is an inner house, only loved ones can come in, don't be intimidated, sit down!"

Zhixian's words are no exaggeration, in ancient times, all officials and wives were very deep, how could they be seen by outsiders, especially men, at this moment, Wu Song entered the hall and could see her true face, which really moved him very much.

Wu Song sat in the guest seat, leaning slightly to the side, not daring to look at Mrs. head-on, Mrs. exclaimed: "Xianggong often praises Dutou as a sincere gentleman, and he really knows etiquette when he meets today." ”

"Hey, madam, everyone sitting here today is like a relative, you don't have to call Dutou, just call Erlang. The magistrate smiled and poured wine for the three of them.

"How dare the villain be so favored!" Wu Song looked at his nose and nose, and his nose looked at his heart, very solemn.

"Erlang, I heard Xianggong say, you miss your hometown, so I learned to make a few hometown dishes in Qinghe County, please taste them. ”

Wu Song took a slight look, and saw a plate of fried duck feet, a plate of chicken tongue soup, a plate of fried beef tendon with mandarin ducks, a plate of ginger vinegar gold and silver hooves, a plate of steamed sea bass, and a plate of deer belly stuffed Jiang Yao, all of which were very delicate and mouth-watering.

"Yes, these are the most expensive restaurants in Qinghe County can be eaten, but where is the hometown food, if everyone can eat something, Qinghe County is not no poor, it is estimated that the Xianggong and his wife arrived in Qinghe County, and these are the only things that greet them, so they think these are the authentic food." ”

"Madame is really good-natured, ingenious, these dishes are better than any restaurant in Qinghe County, and it is estimated that only the imperial chef has this skill. ”

"Xianggong!" Mrs. pursed her lips and smiled: "It turns out that Dutou also knows how to make people happy, knowing that it is fake, but the slave family is full of joy when he hears it." ”

"Wu Er doesn't dare to tell lies in front of the prince and his wife!"

"It's true, don't say anything else, just take this steamed sea bass as an example, the restaurants in Qinghe County don't do that, they are used to make fish tart, that is fresh and sweet, but I have done it, it is very fishy, it is difficult to eat, I don't know the trick. ”

"Madam, the fishy smell of fish belly comes from fish blood, as long as the fish blood is cleaned, there is naturally no fishy smell. "Yusheng is the modern yusheng or sashimi, Wu Song was very interested in eating before the crossing, so he also understands the reason.

"I also know that I need to let blood, but I was born to love cleanliness, and I am afraid that I will be contaminated with fish, so no wonder I can't do it well. Madame's face was full of disappointment, she was very virtuous, and thought that it was the wife's duty to cook a good dish for her husband, who was so good that he could not make it herself.

"Madam, in fact, you don't need to let the body get fishy, generally fresh fish bloodletting is to cut off the tail of the fish, let it swim in the water, the body moves, the blood flows naturally fast, and finally all the runs, about three pans of water, you can. Wu Song talked eloquently: "When eating, add shredded ginger, lemon leaves, garlic slices, sweet and sour buckwheat, fried taro shreds, sesame seeds, and eat them together, the fishy smell disappears, and it is extremely delicious." ”

"Xianggong, after listening to Erlang's words, I really opened my mouth!" the lady exclaimed: "It would be good if I could often consult him in the future." ”

"Madame, if you have an order, let your subordinates say it, Wu Er knows, there is nothing that he doesn't say!" Wu Song said respectfully.

"That being said, it's always bad to spread the word through people. Madame frowned: "If you are a daughter, you can come to the inner hall often." ”

The magistrate laughed when he heard this, Wu Song couldn't help laughing, and his wife suddenly said happily: "Xianggong, do you think this is okay, you men have sworn brothers, women have righteous Jinlan, and Erlang and I can also marry as sisters and brothers......"

She said this, watching her husband's face change slightly, and immediately regretted it: "By the way, this Wu Song has an impulsive personality, I heard that he left after hurting someone in Qinghe County. ”

Wu Song can still understand this brow, and immediately stood up and bowed and said: "Mrs. Xie is wrong to love, but Wu Song is the head of the Xianggong, if he is commensurate with his wife's sister and brother, it will definitely cause a lot of gossip, which is very unfavorable to the Xianggong, this thing must not be!"

"Erlang is right. The magistrate hurriedly said: "If Mrs. Ran thinks that she can get along with Erlang and treat him as a brother in her heart, it is okay." ”

"Hey, I'm a woman, and I can't understand big things, so when I think of it, I say it out of my mouth. Mrs. immediately played a round and pushed the topic to the point: "I heard that Erlang is sincere and doesn't like to owe people money, which is very compatible with my character, plus you know how to cook, I like it even more in my heart, so I rushed out." ”

"Madame praised it falsely, and many things were unavoidable. Wu Song didn't like to lie, and when he heard his wife say that he owed people money, he immediately thought that he owed Chen Taigong thirty catties of gold.

Seeing Wu Song's displeasure on his face, the magistrate knew that Mrs. was talking about it, so he laughed and said: "Madame's words are also unreasonable, if you owe people money, don't you owe people money too, Erlang is also an honest gentleman, how can he owe people money everywhere!"

"Xianggong, you can't say that, the so-called life in the world, fortune and misfortune are unpredictable, people who go out will not carry the house on their backs, naturally there are times when they ask someone to take them in, and the righteous people will not carry thousands of taels of silver with them, to save people from fire and water, and there are also people who borrow money. ”

"Hey, Madame is talking nonsense after drinking!" the magistrate pretended to be angry and put the wine glass on the table heavily, and Madame also kept a straight face.

Wu Song felt very guilty, as if he had caused their dispute, and immediately said frankly: "Xianggong, what Madame said is right, Erlang does owe people money, and it is thirty catties of gold, and now he has received monthly silver to repay, but the elder who helped the villain sell the house is really guilty." ”

"Erlang is telling the truth?" the magistrate pretended to be surprised.

"The villain doesn't dare to speak!"

"Xianggong, this is not good after all, this owes money to others, not to mention that people still sell their businesses to help. Mrs. poured a glass of wine for the magistrate, took his hand and said: "Although Erlang did not form a righteous relationship with the slave family, he was like a brother in the heart of the slave family. ”

"What Madame said is very reasonable, but the husband is an official and upright, where is there so much silver?" The magistrate pretended to be very embarrassed, and after a while, he slapped the table, splashed the wine, and said with a smile: "Yes, our family doesn't talk to each other, the Lion Building and the Cuihong Building should have enough thirty catties of gold, Erlang will go and take it first, and repay it month by month in the future!"

"Thank you Enxiang!" Wu Song fell to the ground and bowed, jumped up after worshipping, and hurriedly said: "Enxiang, madam, the so-called debt repayment, I will go to get the money and return it to Mrs. Chen, I'll take care of it!"

After Wu Song finished speaking, he saluted and said goodbye, and strode out of the inner hall, and his wife smiled: "He is really in a hurry." ”

"Hey!" the magistrate sighed.

"Xianggong, why sigh, isn't this matter already settled?" The lady was very suspicious: "How much can he earn every month, even if he adds the income of the Lion Tower and the Cuihong Building, if he wants to repay the thirty catties of gold, he will have to work for you for at least three or five years, and you will have been promoted in three or five years!"

"Madame doesn't know!" Zhixian said helplessly: "Originally, I thought the same as you, but you see that he heard that he could pay back the money to people, that anxious look, so he owes us money, and it will be the same, he is now very famous, it is not difficult to get money, I am worried that there will be people who want to rely on him in the future, and they will pay off their debts for him like us!"

"Xianggong can rest assured. Mrs. leaned on the Zhixian arms charmingly, and said with a smile: "Didn't the slave family say that there are three treasures in Yanggu County, and now there is only one treasure, and there are two treasures!"