Your fiancee ran away with someone again

Qi Zhan, who has an excellent memory, asked Mu Ting for the gift promised to him last night as soon as he returned to the courtyard.

Mu Ting looked around in the yard. It was dark, and even with the lanterns lighting up, he couldn't see much. Mu Ting said, "It's too late today, why don't we see it tomorrow morning?"

Qi Zhan refused, and shook his head like a rattle, "It's not too late, Ting Ting, I must be the first to see the gift you prepared for me!"

"Okay, then go and get some more candles, the gift is in the yard, light it up and see."

Qi Zhan responded cheerfully, and then asked someone to light candles to make the yard as bright as daytime.

After Qi Zhan placed a circle of big red candles in the middle of the yard, Qi Zhan looked at Mu Ting eagerly, making it hard for Mu Ting to refuse.

He walked to the side and lifted a piece of cloth, and asked Qi Zhan to come over with a candle.

They were two little snowmen, piled up very delicately. One was wearing a bamboo armor and holding a red-tasseled spear with a wooden stick.

Another villain next to him was wearing a blue Confucian shirt, with a small round face that seemed to be smiling, holding a small fan in his hand, giving him a warm and jade-like feeling.

Qi Zhan looked at the two little snowmen in a daze, and didn't say a word for a while.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Mu Ting asked aloud, "Why, don't you like it?"

Qi Zhan was brought back to his senses, he shook his head violently after reacting, threw away the candle and excitedly pulled Mu Ting up and hugged him, "I like it, I like it so much, Tingting, why are you so kind to me? I like you."

Qi Zhan felt that these two little snowmen represented his image in Mu Ting's heart. Not only was he capable of both civil and military skills, he was also handsome and unparalleled in the world. Ting Ting was definitely the first person in the world who thought of him so much, and he was about to be moved to cry up.

When Mu Ting was hugged suddenly, his body stiffened subconsciously, and then he slowly relaxed. He patted Qi Zhan on the back, "It's fine if you like it. I saw that the snow was thick today, so I thought about building two snowmen as snowmen." It's a gift."

"I like it very much. The ones sent by Tingting are the best ones. I want to keep them well and take a look at them every morning."

Not only does he want to see it for himself, but he also wants to let more people know that Qi Zhan has already made up his mind, and tomorrow he will invite his elder brother and his second brother to sit in the courtyard. The boy used to show them off.

Of course, Qi Zhan's little regret didn't last long. After he let go of Mu Ting, he gathered all the servants in the yard together, asked them to line up to visit, and then said to everyone, "This is my A gift from my daughter-in-law!"

That pride, that pride, that unabashedly showing off tone made all the servants feel ashamed.

After all the tossing, Qi Zhan didn't even let the dogs go. Qi Zhan put a rope on the prestige team and pulled them in front of the little snowman, teaching them to call him brother.

As a bystander, Mu Ting watched the whole process of Qi Zhan's tossing: "..." For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be happy that Qi Zhan liked his gift so much.

Before Qi Zhan was urged to go to bed by Mu Ting, he even asked someone to move a table to protect the little snowman from the wind and snow, and never allowed them to be damaged by anything.

Of course, what Mutin didn't know was that this was just the beginning.

The next morning, Mu Ting woke up and found that Qi Zhan was not on the bed. He was dressed and was about to open the door to ask where Qi Zhan was, when he heard voices from the yard outside.

Qi Zhan: "Brother, look, second brother, this is a gift from my daughter-in-law, doesn't it look good?"

"This is also the first time you have seen such a delicate and mighty snowman. Bai Ling said that my wife spent half a day building it for me. He is really kind."

"Big Brother, Second Brother, please take a closer look. You are all my own brothers. You are welcome. To open your eyes, I went to look for you as soon as I got up in the morning. Do you think it is great to have such a caring brother like me?"

Listening to Qi Zhan's words that gradually deserved to be beaten in Mu Ting's room, he felt that he might not be far from being beaten.

Sure enough, Brother Qi's voice sounded quickly, "Qi Zhan, are you itchy again?"

The second brother Qi followed suit, "Third brother, do you count how many days you haven't been beaten?"

Fearing that Qi Zhan would really be beaten, Mu Ting opened the door, but closed it again soon. He felt that if Brother Qi really wanted to do something, he could only say - Qi Zhan deserved it!

Outside the door, the table that was moved last night to protect the little snowman from the wind and snow is gone, and replaced by two chairs. Brother Qi is sitting on the chairs, one on the left and the other on the right, facing the little snowman. And Qi Zhan was standing between the two of them, pressing the shoulders of his two elder brothers one by one to prevent them from getting up. In addition to the ostentatious words Mu Ting heard in front of him, Mu Ting thought, if it were him, he would also want to Hit people.

Too owed.

Mu Ting's movement of opening and closing the door was still noticed by Big Brother Qi and the others. Big Brother Qi coldly warned himself to this younger brother who wanted to go to the house to expose the tile if he didn't beat him for three days, "If you want your younger siblings to listen to you being beaten in the room The screams..."

Before Big Brother Qi could finish speaking, Qi Zhan quickly withdrew his hand, bowed his head and raised his hand to see off the guest respectfully, "Big Brother, Second Brother, go slowly."

Brother Qi got up, ignored his belated fake hospitality, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Second brother Qi smiled and patted Qi Zhan, "Thank you, second brother, for opening my eyes to see such a mighty snowman, second brother will remember it."

Second brother Qi walked away after finishing speaking, leaving Qi Zhan feeling chilly behind him, always feeling that his second brother's words had some deep meaning.

But with the thought that we are all brothers, the second brother should not care too much about his younger brother, Qi Zhan put the sense of crisis behind him, turned around and ran back to find Mu Ting.

Showing off to him how he coaxed his two elder brothers to come to see the snowman in the courtyard early in the morning, Qi Zhan got up early, and then ran to the courtyard of the two elder brothers to call for someone, saying that he got a good thing yesterday and wanted to share with the two elder brothers. To share, to deceive people in a hurry, and then make a show of operation.

Mu Ting's conclusion is that Qi Zhan's not being beaten is also an expression of the deep brotherhood of the Qi family.

The victims were obviously not only the eldest brother Qi and the second brother Qi. Qi Zhan came home from school in the evening, followed by a group of brothers, all of whom were coaxed by him to see the snowman.

At that time, Mu Ting was teaching Zhao Quan how to cook in the kitchen. He made Cantonese-style refreshments. After eating hot pot last night, Mu Ting thought it could be lighter today, so he marinated the bones to make salty bone porridge, which was just right to go with it. refreshments.

There are so many types of Cantonese-style refreshments, it’s really hard to count them all, let’s say they can be eaten for a few months without repeating the same.

Mu Ting chose steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce, shrimp dumplings, dry steamed siu mai, golden sauce quicksand buns, chicken feet with sauce and crispy carrot cake to make.

Mu Ting was preparing to leave, so he asked Zhao Quan to help, and passed on the recipes of these teas to him. After he left, Zhao Quan could still make it for Qi Zhan.

Considering Qi Zhan's appetite, Mu Ting didn't use a small steamer to steam the buns and dumplings, they all increased the portion, but when Qi Zhan and his classmates came, it was probably only enough to stuff their teeth.

Mu Ting asked Bai Ling who came to pass the message, "What does the third son say, but you want to go out to eat?"

Bai Ling took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to Mu Ting, "The third young master said so, but those young masters refused, and then took out all the banknotes they were carrying, saying that they don't care about what to eat, as long as they eat It's the third young lady, you can do it."

Just looking at the thickness of the bank note, you can tell that the amount must be quite large, Mu Ting asked: "The third son asked you to send it?"

Bai Ling: "Those young masters have been staring at the snowman of the third son, and then boasted that it is prettier than flowers. The third son asked the young lady to accept the silver ticket, and then instructed Master Zhao to cook a few dishes, so that you don't have to do it yourself. Do it."

At the end, Bai Ling added, "Young madam, the third son really loves you."

Although Mu Ting didn't hear how those people praised the two snowmen, but after listening to Bai Ling's report, he obviously said a lot of good things, so that Qi Zhan could still keep his sense and didn't agree to let him cook for his friends. It can be seen that the last fight really took a long time.

Or maybe, he really cared about him and didn't want to make himself work so hard to feed so many people.

Mu Ting smiled lightly, "Then according to what the third son said, Master Zhao will add some more dishes after hard work."

There are a lot of materials for tea preparation, so it doesn’t take much time to add vegetables at the moment. Chef Zhao Quan and Mu Ting are watching from the side, giving a few words of guidance from time to time.

After the Cantonese-style refreshments were ready, Mu Ting asked Zhao Quan to kill two fish fillets and prepare them in thin slices. After a while, he said that there was not enough food, so he cooked pickled fish in the pot. Mu Ting told Zhao Quan how to make pickled fish.

The food was sent to the Qi family's dining room specially used to entertain guests. Mu Ting is now a woman, so he didn't go with him, so he ate in the house by himself.

As a result, Mu Ting found that Qi Zhan was there when he entered the door, so he asked, "Why didn't you entertain your friends?"

Qi Zhan helped him set the bowl, and sneered with a slumped face, "Oh, those idiots, they pretended to let me come back to eat with you, but they were actually afraid that I would steal from them, idiots!"

Mu Ting saw that he was angry and cute, and said with a smile: "Then eat in the house, it just so happens that I made these."

Hearing this, Qi Zhan was happy, and praised Mu Ting's cooking skills while serving porridge, "Ting Ting, what are you eating today? This steamed bun and chicken feet look different from the ones I've seen before."

"This is refreshment, Cantonese-style refreshment." Dayu has a place name called Guangfu, which matches his original geographical location in Guangdong in time and space, and his eating habits are quite similar. This is what he learned from the memory of the original owner. , I'm not afraid of revealing my secrets.

Qi Zhan first took a piece of Shrimp Dumpling Emperor, the crystal skin made of Chengmian, through the thin skin, you can clearly see the large shrimps inside, put it in your mouth, and the skin broke when you bit it lightly, and the delicious hot soup flowed out. Instantly stimulates the taste buds, making people instinctively want more, so naturally they can't wait to take a bite of the plump shrimp.

The shrimp meat is firm and elastic, and the taste of the shrimp itself is not concealed at all. After chewing it a few times quickly, swallowing it together with the skin, the mouth is clamoring for another one except for the freshness left in the mouth.

Qi Zhan was full of surprise, "Tingting, this dumpling is delicious."

As he said that, the chopsticks had already moved towards the second one.

The portion of this shrimp dumpling was not much, Qi Zhan couldn’t get enough of it between his teeth, so he quickly switched to other foods, such as golden quicksand dumplings with soft skin and golden quicksand inside; The stewed chicken feet in sauce, just the crimson color makes people salivate, not to mention the crispy, soft and rotten taste.

Qi Zhan didn't lift his head when he ate it. Apart from delicious food, he couldn't think of any other praiseworthy words.

Here Qi Zhan eats like this, and his friends who eat in the front hall are even worse. They drove Qi Zhan away not only because they were afraid that Qi Zhan would rob them of food, but also because of his inseparable words. Daughter-in-law's mouth.

As soon as I arrived at Taixue today, I told them how delicious the hot pot I ate last night was so delicious that the gods in the sky and the current emperor had never eaten such delicious food. At that time, they were so greedy.Pian Qisan didn't know how to restrain himself, and boasted about the gift his wife gave him, and even asked them to come to see it at home. Now, let them find an opportunity. You have to eat before you can leave.

They have already discussed it, if Qi San doesn't agree, it's not impossible for them to play around, anyway, a group of incompetent dandies have no face to speak of.

Fortunately, they didn't reach this point yet. After they scraped out all the flattering words in their heads, they took turns to praise the snowman Qi Zhan's wife gave him, and Qi Zhan agreed.

As for what is just pointing to the chef and not doing it by himself, they don't care at all, after all, with Qi Zhan's wife's cooking skills, the food will not be bad after a few pointers.

So when the dishes were served, they simply asked the maid to introduce the names of these dumplings and started to start. They were all from their own family, and they couldn't be more clear about each other's virtues.So after the official start of the meal, these people have never said a word. Apart from picking up vegetables and eating with their mouths, they have nothing else to do and refuse to communicate with each other!

Seeing his behavior, the maids serving by the Qi family were stunned, but soon they had no time to stay, because they were busy changing the plates and serving new dishes, and sending people to the back kitchen to urge Zhao Quan to continue cooking, which was not enough for them to eat. .

When all the Cantonese-style refreshments were finished, these people were [-]% to [-]% full. Fortunately, Mu Ting understood their nature of food buckets and asked Zhao Quan to make pickled fish.

Two bowls full of pickled fish and white rice were delivered, and the second battle also started, but the fish had spines, and the speed of eating was not as fast as the refreshments, and now they were discussing the previous refreshments while eating.

Some people said: "The bean...the pork ribs in black bean sauce, the ribs were torn off the bone after being torn lightly, but they were crispy and tender when eaten, completely different from the ribs I used to eat, so delicious."

"It's called siu mai. It tastes delicious and glutinous. It doesn't stick to your teeth. There are vegetables and meat in it. I don't know how to make it. It tastes really good. My sister-in-law's cooking skills are admirable. "

"That's right, there's also carrot cake..."

People here are envious of Qi Zhan while eating pickled fish. Why didn't they marry a wife who can cook?

Zhujiu elbowed Yu Xuyao ​​next to him, "Didn't you say to ask your mother to find you a wife when you go back? What did your mother say?"

Yu Xuyao's face was immediately mourned, "I'm wondering if I'm my own."

This was a bit of a preposterous statement, everyone at the table focused on Yu Xuyao, waiting for him to speak.

Yu Xuyao ​​said, "I didn't make any other demands. I just told my mother that I want to marry someone who cooks delicious food and can push me forward. Then my mother gave me two options. One is to marry someone who is willing to marry me." My daughter-in-law is fine; second, continue wishful thinking and be a bachelor for the rest of your life, do you think this is what my mother would say?"

Whether it is or not, anyway, the words have been said.

Everyone looked at him lovingly, but at the same time couldn't help thinking, what kind of shit luck did Qi San have, and he took advantage of this good thing.

When talking about this, Yu Xuyao ​​felt that the pickled fish in his mouth was tasteless, "Why is it so difficult to marry a wife who suits you?"

People like theirs, no matter how rich they are, there are people who are willing to marry, but those who are willing are not liked by their families, and those who are able to be liked, they also look down on him.

Yu Xuyao ​​thought about going to visit Mrs. Xia Qi and ask her which master she could find for Qi San's destined marriage, and he wanted it too.

When Yu Xuyao ​​said this, the few unmarried people were moved. They used to think that marrying a wife would be uneasy, but watching Qi San talk about his wife all day long, and every day he would have delicious food when he came home from school. Yes, they want a wife too.

So when Qi Zhan came to chase away people after eating, he was dragged by this group to visit his parents.

Qi's mother is very satisfied with Mu Ting now, and firmly believes that it is the result of a destined marriage. For Qi Zhan, a group of friends who came to ask her, Qi's mother did not hide anything, but Yu Xuyao ​​and the others were happy. A little floating, as if you can marry a satisfied daughter-in-law and go home right away.

Qi Zhan suffocated by the side without saying a word, waited to send the man away, and immediately ran back to find Mu Ting, and then told him that the fortune-teller that Qi's mother found was unreliable, "The fortune-teller is not accurate at all, look at him What kind of person is the Li Yaoyao who matched me? He got pregnant before we got married. If you say that the fortune teller matched Yu Xuyao ​​and the others with such a daughter-in-law, it will be completely finished, and he will definitely turn his back on me."

At that time, it was not easy for him to stop him, and it was easy to arouse suspicion. Qi Zhan had no choice but to hold back and find Mu Ting to find a solution when he came back.

Mu Ting didn't react much after hearing this, he said: "If the master is so accurate in calculating the fate of marriage, he would have been famous long ago, and it would not be Yu Xuyao's turn to ask his mother. Since he is not famous, it means that he did not have any achievements before. In the eyes of outsiders, this marriage between you and me is nothing more than a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, not everyone believes it."

"Finally, if he is a liar, he is already bold enough to lie to the Qi family, and he will never dare to lie to so many high officials again. It will be fatal. You heard your mother talking to Yu Xuyao ​​and the others just now. If someone checks that so-called master, and then warns him, he will naturally know what to say and what not to say."

This incident reminded Mu Ting that maybe that master had something wrong with him. I don't know if he just wanted to lie to Yinzi or someone was behind the scenes and had other plans.

After hearing what Mu Ting said, Qi Zhan nodded quickly, "Okay, I will arrange for someone to investigate tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he leaned towards Mu Ting, "It's all because you are so powerful, Ting Ting. They envied me for having such a good wife like you, so they moved their minds."

"But no matter what, they won't be able to marry such a good wife as you, Tingting. In my heart, you are the best, and no one can compare to you." Qi Zhan hugged Mu Ting's arm and laughed silly.

Mu Ting curled his mouth and said softly: "You are also the best in my heart."

……

The heavy snow fell for three full days before it stopped, and the snow was thick, and it took another four or five days to completely melt, and it was the twelfth lunar month in a flash.

It was cold and no one came to disturb him, so Mu Ting stayed at the house every day to live his peaceful life.

It's just that if he is at peace, someone is destined to be restless.

Duke Mu's Mansion

Mu Qiu has been imprisoned in the Duke's Mansion for three full months, but it seems that Duke Mu has no intention of letting him out, and Mu Qiu becomes more restless and impatient, and even his temper becomes more irritable. If the waiter is a little careless or negligent, he will be beaten and scolded severely.

But this is not enough at all. Apart from venting the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart, it has no effect on Mu Qiu. The people of Mu Guogong's mansion are still looking for Mu Ting, and he still has not been able to enter the Mu family tree. I always feel that Mu Guogong still looks down on his own son, and wants to get Mu Ting back as his son.

This is the last thing Mu Qiu wants to see. He regretted it a long time ago. He should not have humiliated Mu Ting by marrying on behalf of him. It's just a corpse, not like now, which makes him worry every day.

A few days ago, someone gave him an idea, asking him to tell Mu Ting the whereabouts of Mu Guogong, but Mu Qiu did not do so, but quietly sent a letter to the Qi family to threaten Mu Ting, he was full of confidence. Mandi thinks that Mu Ting is afraid that his identity will be exposed, so he will definitely come to him to negotiate terms with him. As long as Mu Ting dares to come, he will directly ask someone to kill him to completely solve this disaster.

However, after waiting for more than ten days, he was in a hurry, but there was no movement from Mu Ting, as if he hadn't received the letter at all. According to the servants, Mu Ting's reputation is still very good now, and the female relatives of rich families are all there. Praise him.

Although Mu Qiu was superficially disdainful, he felt that Mu Ting was lowly, and he really regarded himself as a woman, but the worry in his heart was even stronger. This man was once called the proud son of heaven in the Duke's mansion, but now he can be famous for pretending to be a woman in the backyard. No matter how unwilling Mu Qiu is, he still knows that he is far behind Mu Ting.

And this kind of thinking was locked up for a few months. Someone often mentioned him, and he gradually realized that in the past, he didn't take Mu Ting seriously at all.

Mu Qiu looked out sadly, there was someone more in the room at some point, and that person asked: "Have you thought about it? Say it or not?"

Mu Qiu didn't look back, but the expression on his face became even uglier. After a while, Mu Qiu ordered his servants, "Go and tell mother that I want to see father, and let her arrange it."

With the help of Mrs. Mu Guogong, Mu Qiu successfully met Mu Guogong.

Mu Qiu had an instinctive fear of Duke Mu. Although they were real father and son, there was no intimacy between them. Mu Qiu walked through the scene to greet Duke Mu.

Mu Guogong applied for indifference, and said coldly, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Mu Qiu's face froze, showing some embarrassment and anger, but he restrained himself quickly. He knew that he could not provoke Mu Guogong now, and this man could kill him with a single word.

Mu Qiu said honestly: "I know where Mu Ting is, Dad, don't ground me, as long as you promise to let me out, I will tell you where he is."

"I know," Mu Guogong's eyes fell on Mu Qiu, those eyes seemed to see through everything.

Mu Qiu was stunned.

Mu Guogong's voice sounded again, "Without my permission, not even a fly can fly out of this house, let alone a letter."

Mu Qiu retreated subconsciously, only feeling terrified all over. Does this mean that Mu Guogong also knows about the people behind him?

Mu Qiu didn't dare to ask, so he could only try his best to stabilize his mind, and asked Mu Guogong, "Then why do you still have people pretend to look for him, instead of bringing Mu Ting back directly?"

There seemed to be a little more smile on Mu Guogong's face, but it made Mu Qiu even more scared. He heard Mu Guogong say, "Because it's not time yet."