The Plow

What is the best thing to do in winter?

Pick up a pot, pour three cups and two cups of light wine, and put a table of shabu-shabu dishes on the table.

For fat and thin beef, it is best to slice thinner, the thinner the better, so that it can be easily cooked through the mouth after being rinsed in the hot pot.

As for the bottom of the pot, it is best to boil the old hen broth for a few hours. This kind of soup is used as the bottom of the pot, put some white radish and mushrooms, and cook for half an hour, which is enough to make the vegetarian dishes thoroughly wrapped in the taste of chicken soup. Be an integral element in this feast.

There are also duck tongue, tripe, and Chinese cabbage. These indiscriminate combinations of meat and vegetables make the winter lively around the stove.

This is the family banquet in Yue Dingtang's memory.

Different from other families, the family banquet of the Yue family does not like to let the chef cook those delicate and complicated dishes and put them on the table, especially in winter, even if the rich family has a group of servants to watch over them, the host should eat slowly , you have to take it down and get hot and hot again. Over time, it is easy for people to feel a trace of cold air coming from the chopsticks as soon as they sit down.

岳家的老爷子是北边过来定居的，他生前就爱吃一口热腾腾的锅子，从起菜到离席，一桌子都是热情洋溢的氛围，汤锅沸腾，人心不冷，再冷冰冰的话题也变得温暖起来。

Sitting around and shabu-shabu is more like the tradition of the Yue family.

Yue Dingtang doesn't like to eat mutton.

Yue Chunxiao loves to eat mutton.

The other two men in the Yue family, one likes to eat braised meat, and the other likes brains.

The four people have their own preferences, this hot pot can only be a four-square grid, the four of them gather together, and they can each have their own enjoyment, which can be regarded as seeking common ground while reserving differences, tolerance is great.

Even if the Yue family was separated from each other later, and Yue Chunxiao went abroad with her husband, the four palaces of the Yue family were indispensable during winter and festivals, but sometimes the boss was absent and the second child was absent, leaving only Yue Dingtang in front of the pot One, enjoy the four grids alone, and also enjoy the hot loneliness.

Tonight is a rare event for the Yue family.

With Yue Chunxiao present, they were just sitting opposite each other, but with the addition of Ling Shu, it was completely different.

The latter is used to liven up the atmosphere, and one person can tell the excitement of four people. With him, the smile on Yue Chunxiao's face never disappeared, and it was not the kind of polite and alienated smile, but a smile from the heart. joy.

Why does Third Sister like Ling Shu so much?

Yue Dingtang couldn't understand this.

The two had a relationship many years ago. Ling Shu came to eat at home. Of course, the third sister had shown that she liked Ling Shu at that time, but she had the same attitude towards the younger sisters of the same age and Du Yuning.

The enthusiasm of young people often comes and goes quickly. After many years, the third sister can still treat Ling Shu like this, which is a bit surprising.

Of course, Yue Dingtang knew that Ling Shu had a good appearance and a sweet mouth——

He behaved one way and another towards himself, but towards Yue Chunxiao, he acted like coaxing his sister.

As long as the hoe is swung well, there is no corner that cannot be dug.

Yue Chunxiao's "corner" has gone directly to someone else's house.

Yue Dingtang didn't want to admit that when Ling Shu was willing to coax people, he was indeed loved by everyone, and flowers bloomed when flowers appeared.

"Little brother is back!"

Yue Chunxiao smiled and waved at him.

"What are you doing in a daze, come here quickly, the dishes and chopsticks are all ready for you!"

Yue Dingtang took off his hat, scarf and overcoat, handed it to the servant, wiped his hands, and walked over.

"Why are you here again?"

This sentence was asked to Ling Shu.

Harsh sentences, but not much harsh tone.

Ling Shu looked innocent, and before he could answer, Yue Chunxiao rushed to speak.

"Sister Lingshu and her family went back to the countryside to visit relatives. Lingshu was alone at home, so I asked him to come over for dinner. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month just passed, and there was no smoke or fire at home, facing an empty table , how uncomfortable it is to eat leftovers!"

Yue Ding and Tang Xin said that there is an old servant, Aunt Hong, at home. You make it sound like he has no hands or feet.

Ling Shu said obediently: "Sister Chunxiao loves me and asked me to come over for dinner, and I will leave after dinner."

Yue Chunxiao: "Don't rush away, it's cold outside, your brother-in-law is still in Nanjing, and Dingtang doesn't talk with me at night, you stay here just to chat with me, there are many vacant rooms upstairs, let the servant Someone will tidy up a room for you, and you will come and go often in the future, so you will live there."

Ling Shu: "That won't work, it's too much trouble for you, and my sister is not here, I have to go back and check. Aunt Hong is getting old, and I am worried that she is at home alone."

Yue Chunxiao said affectionately: "You are really sensible, but don't be fooled, aren't you working with Dingtang now, and you just go there after breakfast in the morning, and I will send someone to the Ling's house to bring some food for Aunt Hong later. , by the way, you can go back tomorrow."

These two people are like singing oboe.

Yue Dingtang thought blankly, took a piece of radish and put it in his mouth.

October radishes compete with ginseng. Although it is not October now, the radishes soaked in chicken soup for a long time have a distinctive sweetness. After one bite, the chicken soup and radish juice burst open, instantly expeling all the coldness. Warm up to the stomach.

Originally only he and Yue Chunxiao shared the four-square grid, but now there are more people, but it seems to be double the excitement. Lingshu alone can hold up half the sky, and it feels like five or six people eating three people around the stove .

He can tell an interesting story even in a piece of ordinary Shanghai youth.

"It is said that there used to be a person who loved to eat Shanghai Qing, but he was wandering in other places, and he wanted to eat it but couldn't eat it, so he had to buy some big cabbage. He saved money and bought some vermicelli. Isn't pork stewed vermicelli popular in Northeast China? , but he couldn’t buy fresh pork, so he had to use Chinese cabbage and vermicelli, put some radishes and sun-dried corn, borrow some old bacon from the neighbor, and stew it like this, and found a little taste of Shanghai Qing.”

Yue Chunxiao's appetite increased greatly upon hearing this, and he couldn't help scalding another piece of Shanghai Green.

"This Chinese cabbage stewed vermicelli, how can it have nothing to do with Shanghai Qing?"

Ling Shu said with a smile: "It doesn't seem to matter, but he can taste the taste of Shanghai Qing, isn't it because of his homesickness? So everything he eats can taste the taste of hometown food."

Yue Chunxiao expressed his feelings: "Isn't it? When I was abroad, I didn't think about anything else but this hometown food. I thought about it every day. Although there is a Chinatown in this country, I can buy vegetables and cook by myself. After all, the dishes made are less interesting. Take the vegetarian goose as an example. Your brother-in-law likes to eat it, so I bought tofu skin and vermicelli to make it myself, but he always said it was not as delicious as the one at home. Tell me to be angry."

凌枢夹起一片薄牛肉，就着酱料一扫，送入嘴里，美滋滋下了总结。

"So, being a Chinese is a blessing."

Yue Chunxiao said angrily: "How can there be any good fortune? Right now, only one-third of an acre of land in Shanghai is relatively peaceful. In those other places, where are there wars every day? What natural disasters and man-made disasters, you can't even try to be safe. easy."

"If you don't break, don't stand, and be prepared for danger in times of peace, you can make people work harder and pursue peace."

This is a bit like eating hot pot with family members during the holidays.

Although there is only one family member, the other one is an unexpected visitor.

However, Yue Dingtang's mood improved unconsciously, and he added the topic casually and reservedly.

But Yue Chunxiao didn't buy it, and complained about him: "Whenever you men open your mouth, you always make these big and generalized arguments, without any sense of ground!"

Yue Dingtang said calmly: "This is called condescending, long-term vision."

He ignored Yue Chunxiao's lip curling reaction, and asked Ling Shu instead.

"Sister Ling Yao, why did they suddenly go to the countryside to visit relatives?"

Ling Shu glanced at Yue Chunxiao.

The latter gently encouraged: "Don't be afraid, just say, you are right about this."

Yue Dingtang suddenly had a bad feeling, and wanted Ling Shu to stop talking.

"He You'an was assassinated by a radical movie fan and saved by me. When she was thanking me, Shen Shiqi happened to see her. This guy wanted to hit me, but I beat him up. I was afraid that he would run to find trouble with my sister and brother-in-law , let them go out to avoid the limelight, and go back to the countryside to visit relatives by the way."

Yue Chunxiao added: "He is clearly acting bravely in the face of righteousness, seeing injustice, that Shen Shiqi doesn't know what to do, and returns his kindness and revenge. In my opinion, next time you meet that He Youan again, don't bother with her, so as not to worry about Shen Shiqi. Trouble with you!"

Ling Shu said helplessly: "She was in danger in front of me. I can't just leave him alone. The next time I see Shen Shiqi, I will take a detour. After ten and a half months, he will forget me as a small person." gone."

Yue Chunxiao said distressedly: "Why is this necessary? Even good people can't do it these days? Don't be afraid, our Yue family can still talk in Shanghai. Let your second brother come forward to find Shen Shiqi's elders later. , what is the origin of the Shen family?"

She couldn't help looking at Yue Dingtang.

Yue Dingtang: ...

How did this become my business again?

Yue Dingtang thought so, and slowly opened his mouth: "The Shen family's family background is average, but Shen Shiqi has an uncle who is from Mrs. Jiang's side and can speak a few words. .”

Yue Chunxiao: "In this way, there is no need to be afraid of him. In my opinion, there is no need for your second brother to come forward. Brother, you can handle this matter."

Yue Dingtang: ...

Ling Shu: "Sister Chunxiao, thank you very much, but I don't want to bother you. The Yue family has helped me enough. Even for the sake of old classmates, I can't afford to repay the favor. Since I can't afford to offend you They, I'd better stay away, one person does things and one person is in charge, you don't have to worry about me."

Yue Chunxiao: "You're sensible, but my heart aches. If someone beats up this face, what's the point?"

Yue Dingtang: ...

At this time, Ling Shu, no matter how innocent and innocent he is, he is like the sun and the moon beside him collapsed, and he does not do his business. , clear, without a trace of dust.

But Yue Dingtang never forgot that when Ling Shu shot and killed Sancai in the Yuan family's underground warehouse, his reaction at the critical moment in just half a second was precise, ruthless, and without hesitation.

It is absolutely impossible for a young child or bastard who has never been bloodied or seen a dead person to have this kind of reaction ability.

It can only be said that Ling Shu and Yue Chunxiao are one willing to coax, one willing to be deceived, one willing to fight and the other willing to suffer.

According to Yue Dingtang, Yue Chunxiao and Ling Shu are real siblings, and he was brought back by the side of the road.

"Since Ling Shu said so, Shen Shiqi's matter will be resolved by himself."

Yue Dingtang resolutely refused to step on this trap.

"Sister, Ling Shu has grown up, and he has been working for several years. He is not a baby to be hugged and coaxed. If you believe in his ability, we don't need to intervene."

Yue Chunxiao glared at him fiercely.

Yue Dingtang was unmoved.

On the contrary, Ling Shu was very reasonable.

"Sister Chunxiao, don't worry about it. I heard that my brother-in-law will come to pick you up for a reunion soon. You are going abroad again. I asked my sister to prepare some local products, including pickles and dried shrimp, to take you abroad. Let’s talk about the pain of homesickness.”

Yue Chunxiao directly ignored the "my sister" in his words, focused on Ling Shu, and moved, "My sister really didn't hurt you for nothing!"

He glanced at Yue Dingtang again, his expression clearly read: Look at him.

Yue Dingtang didn't want to talk anymore, he put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"Sister, I'll take Ling Shu back."

Yue Chunxiao: "Why do you want to go back? Didn't you agree to sleep here at night?"

Yue Dingtang frowned: "Don't think about it. The old servants in his house don't know that he is going to spend the night outside. It will be useless to worry later. Besides, the guest room has been empty for a long time. If you can’t clean it up, if you want to keep guests, let’s talk about it another day.”

He became serious, and there was a little old man Yue's charm in his eyes, but Yue Chunxiao couldn't say anything.

Ling Shu smiled and said, "Sister Chunxiao, I'm going back first, and I'll come to see you another day."

Yue Chunxiao felt a little bit reluctant: "Then tell the driver to drive slowly, the weather is cold and the road is slippery, by the way, I still have some cakes I made by myself, just baked this afternoon, I'll bring you some back for Aunt Hong to eat, I'm hungry at night You can also pad your stomach."

Her attitude towards Ling Shu was close to doting, Yue Dingtang dared to assure her that he had never received such treatment when he went abroad to study, those who didn't know thought that Ling Shu was going to travel across the ocean and would not come back until ten or eight years ago.

Yue Dingtang sighed, what a loving mother who loses her lot, presumably Ling Yao and Mrs. Ling also doted on Ling Shu in this way before they were alive, that's why he got used to him not seeking to make progress, making people angry.

Ling Shu wrapped his hat and scarf, and as soon as he stepped out of Yue's house, the gust of wind that hit his face was all-pervasive, almost eroding him completely, causing him to suddenly fall from a warm heaven to a cold hell, and he couldn't help shivering.

Yue Dingtang walked in front, bent down first and got into the carriage.

Ling Shu followed behind.

Speechless all the way.

It was not until the car was halfway that Yue Dingtang suddenly spoke.

"You are trying your best to get close to my third sister, is it because of your affinity with her, or is it because of the sign of the Yue family?"

His voice was very low. Although the window was closed, there was still the sound of the car engine running. If you didn't listen carefully, you would almost mistake it for an illusion.

Ling Shu was full of food and drink, and was drowsy in the warm carriage, unexpectedly startled by this sentence, drowsy and drowsy, as if in a dream, subconsciously said "Huh?", and then slowly recovered.

"Sister Chunxiao has a sassy personality, just like my older sister."

Yue Dingtang didn't speak again.

Ling Shu didn't take the initiative to explain anymore.

Even the driver in the front seat seemed to feel this strange atmosphere, and couldn't help but move in his seat, feeling a little bit on pins and needles.

Fortunately, there are not many cars on the street and the road is not far away.

Soon, the Ling family was in sight.

"Just send it here, thank you."

Ling Shu made a sound, and the driver naturally stopped on the side of the street.

"Thank you, Chief Yue, see you tomorrow."

Ling Shu still had that carefree tone, waving his hands carelessly, without turning his head, his figure soon diffused into the snowy night.

Yue Dingtang looked at it for a while before saying, "Let's drive."

Ling Shu carried the cake Yue Chunxiao brought him, humming a little song, walked up the steps, took out the key, and prepared to open the door.

Unexpectedly, small movements came from behind, and before he could react in time, he was caught by the sack from top to bottom, and his eyes suddenly went dark!