Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

It was evening when Mu Sheng rode his horse back to the village, jumped off the horse, carefully guarded the food box in his arms, and slowly walked along the country road to find the home of the little brother of the He family.Red paper was everywhere on the road, and the smell of firecrackers and gunpowder smoke lingered in the air. The villagers who returned home joked about today’s engagement. , Instead marry a farmer.

Mu Sheng practiced kung fu since he was a child, and he has good ears and eyes. He listened quietly and carefully, and he knew the general idea. He touched his bosom, and besides the silver, he carried a jade pendant.Mu Sheng hesitated for a while before leading the horse and continuing on.Ah Mo only interacts with a few big families in the village, and the He family may not have given gifts for their engagement, but it doesn't matter, the He family will always go to the restaurant to deliver chickens, and then ask the shopkeeper to give it in the name of the restaurant.

After asking several villagers along the way, they found the small courtyard of the He family.Mu Sheng gently pushed the courtyard door. The courtyard door was not locked, and it opened with a push.He Xiaohua ran out from the main room, "Here it is, who is it? Hey, why is it you?"

Mu Sheng raised the food box in his hand, "Come here to deliver new dishes."

"It's done?" He Xiaohua rushed to the side of the food box and sniffed. The smell of gunpowder smoke in the air covered the aroma of the food. He Xiaohua quickly took the food box and opened it carefully. Eggs with brown shells.

"Taste a bite." Mu Sheng picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken and brought it to Xiaohua's mouth, "See if it tastes like this."

He Xiaohua opened her mouth wide and took it in one bite. The tender chicken, with a faint sesame aroma, was smooth and delicious, "Yes, this is it." He Xiaohua nodded vigorously, her beautiful big eyes filled with joy. Reach for it.

"Use this." Mu Sheng stood in front of him quickly, picking up a piece of chicken skin, "Try this, I've tried it, and it feels good."

"That's for sure, it's much better than cold pork skin." He Xiaohua opened his mouth wide, waiting for Mu Sheng to deliver something to his mouth.

Mu Sheng only felt his heart fluttering, his red lips opened slightly, as if tempting him to take a bite, and he swallowed a mouthful of spit unconsciously, thinking about it.

He Xiaohua waited impatiently, "Hurry up."

Mu Sheng felt his heart shrink, and subconsciously sent his hands forward, not daring to look at Brother He's son.

"Where are you going with your hands? Luckily, I moved quickly, otherwise it would be wasted." He Xiaohua complained softly, put one hand on Mu Sheng's hand holding the chopsticks, leaned over, and swallowed the chopsticks in one gulp.

Mu Sheng's hands froze, and there was a slight heat coming from the back of his hands. It wasn't hot, but it burned people's hearts.What the nose smells is the faint smell of the little brother, not the fragrance of powder, not the fragrance of incense, what is it?Mu Sheng couldn't tell, as if he had never smelled it before, not on Ah Mo, not on Zi Yun, his personal servant, the indescribable smell made Mu Sheng want to smell more and get closer .

"Try it too." Mu Sheng suddenly felt a sense of loss when his arm was pushed away.

"Well, I've tasted it, and I think it's good." Meeting He Xiaohua's expectant eyes, Mu Sheng continued, "I'm here to confirm with you. If it's really the taste you asked for, the restaurant will officially start tomorrow afternoon. sell."

"That's fine. We've settled the bill with one stroke." He Xiaohua smiled broadly.

Check it out?Looking at the released arm, Mu Sheng suddenly realized that if he said that he tasted it and thought it tasted bad, it might be a good idea.

"Xiaohua, who's here? Why don't you come in and sit in the main room." Yang Yan'er raised the curtain of the main room, leaned out and looked out, "Oh, this, isn't this..."

"I'm next, Mu Sheng." Mu Sheng bowed his hands to Yang Yan'er and saluted, Yang Yan'er hurriedly turned sideways to avoid it, and said a few words into the main room.Boss He and He Xiaozhu raised the curtain and ran out quickly.

"Mu Dong's family."

Yang Yan'er, who ran last, grabbed He Xiaohua with one hand and made him stand behind her.He Xiaohua pursed her mouth dissatisfied.

Suddenly there were several people in the yard, and it looked lively, but Mu Sheng would rather be like just himself and the He family brother.Put the upper food box on the wooden table, "Try new dishes."

"Well, just let us go there. Why don't Mu Dong's family deliver it in person?" Boss He rubbed his palms, took out the food from the food box, and went to the kitchen to get the dishes.

Mu Sheng raised his hand to stop Boss He from moving, "Ama and I live on Zhushan Mountain, so it's a good way to go home after passing here." He turned and cupped his hands to He Xiaozhu, "I just entered the village and found out that you are having a wedding. The shopkeeper sent it."

"No, no, no." Boss He waved his hands and shook his head, "My boss is so kind."

"The happy event in the village, since my Mu family has settled here, I naturally have to participate in it."

Having spoken politely, the people in the yard looked at each other in blank dismay. Boss He wanted to invite Mu Sheng to sit in the main room, but seeing that it was getting late, he would have to sit until dinner time. However, I don’t know if Mu Sheng’s family can eat the food at home. used.

Mu Sheng glanced at Boss He's face, knowing it in his heart, and consciously said that it was getting late and he had to go home.Without waiting for Boss He to persuade him to stay, Mu Sheng walked out of the courtyard on his own and rode away.

After sending Mu Sheng away, the eggs and vegetables he sent naturally became the additions to the dinner.Yang Yan'er was full of praise for the tea eggs and shredded chicken, but wondered how Xiaohua came up with these dishes.

He Xiaohua blinked, "Second brother read the book and said that there are these dishes, and he wanted to eat them. I wrote down the recipes, and I wanted to try them myself. It happened that Mr. Mu's family wanted new dishes, so I took the dishes. I'll give it to him." While speaking, he kicked He Xiaohu.

"What are you kicking me for?" He Xiaohu looked at Xiao Hua strangely, rubbing his calf.

He Xiaohua stared, the second elder brother hid in his room all day long and didn't see anyone, and he didn't know where to go when he was eating.

Yang Yan'er covered her mouth and smiled, she didn't expose her little brother, and she was very happy. Xiaohua knew how to hide sharpness at a young age, and with a movement of chopsticks in her hand, she put a piece of chicken that Boss He liked into Xiaohua's bowl, "Eat more, Xiaohua you are Too skinny. During the Chinese New Year, even if you eat meat every day, you still don’t see you gaining weight, so go back and ask someone to make up for you.”

Boss He chuckled, he didn't mind if his chicken fell into the flower bowl.

In the early morning of the eighteenth year of the year, the six boys from Nanhe Village who took the children's exam gathered early in the yard of the village head's house.The elders in the family held hands and told them carefully.The village discusses car arrangements with the old people.The two exams for children's students are completed in one day, and the results are released on the same day.Articles are tested in the morning, and math skills are tested in the afternoon.The examiner has enough time to read the papers of the article, and the number of spells is a fixed answer. Right or wrong can be seen at a glance. The Liang family and the Mu family each provide a carriage. Drive, send Wen Xiucai and six boys out of the county.

He Xiaohu was held in Yang Yan'er's arms, exhorted and exhorted, and at the end, Yang Yan'er wiped her tears and said, "If you fail the exam, you will not pass the exam. The family can afford you."

He Xiaohua couldn't laugh or cry when she listened to it, and she said in advance that she would fail the test, "Ah, the test is easy. Didn't Mr. Wen say that the second brother will definitely pass, it just depends on which list he ranks in."

He Xiaohu hugged the inkstone that his father gave him, and a small bundle in one hand, which contained the pancakes Yang Yaner had prepared for him, and a long coat, and hung his head in silence.

Boss He pulled Yang Yan'er away, "It's time for Huzi to get in the car." Then he said to Xiaohu, "Go, remember to finish the exam and thank Wen Xiucai."

He Xiaohu answered sullenly, turned his head and left.He Xiaohua quickly took two steps to catch up, "Second brother, don't worry. You can do it. You see, the exam is like doing homework. Second brother, what you usually do, you can do now. It's very simple."

"Xiaohua, I have points." He Xiaohu stopped and looked at Xiaohua. There was something inexplicable in those big eyes similar to Xiaohua's, what was more, and what was missing.

The second brother is really different, He Xiaohua was a little silent, followed Xiaohu to the car on the far side, took the bag and the inkstone, and handed it over after Xiaohu climbed into the car, "Second brother, we still have us at home." .Go home early after the exam."

He Xiaohu raised the curtain, looked at his younger brother, and suddenly smiled, just like the naughty little tiger in the past, showing his big white teeth that he hadn't seen for many days, "Xiao Hua, don't be afraid, the second brother will definitely pass the test. Xiao Hua, the second brother will protect you." Arms spread open , hugged my brother full of arms.

What are you afraid of?Xiaohu was stupid when he was studying.

Following the village chief's shout, He Xiaohua and the people who saw him off all retreated to the side, and the carriage rumbled to the outside of the village.The villagers did not disperse, but followed the car step by step to send them out.

Boss He helped Yang Yan'er to land at the end, and He Xiaohua relied on her small stature to weave through the crowd and run to the front.

A person suddenly jumped out of the Liang family's car at the front, and as soon as his feet hit the ground, he ran behind the car and quickly jumped into the last carriage.With sharp eyes, He Xiaohua immediately recognized that the person who jumped down was Liang Qi.

There was a shout from the last car.Immediately afterwards, the Mu family boy fell out of the car, the car was not going fast, and his clothes were only dirty when he fell off, and his palms scratched a layer of skin, but there was no bleeding.Mu Xiaozi got up smartly, without saying anything, he ran directly to the Liang family's carriage.

The villagers exclaimed for a while, asking each other, what's wrong?What's wrong?

The village head was frightened by the actions behind him, stopped the car and asked, Mu Xiaozi waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay. Hurry up to the county seat, don't waste time." After speaking, he hid back in the carriage.

After a little commotion, the three carriages continued towards the county seat in the original direction.

When the crowd gradually dispersed, Liang Xiu who was walking at the end was revealed.The youngest was struggling to support Liang Xiu's body, "Fu Lang, you see that the young master is not well, Fu Lang, don't worry."

Liang Xiu's face paled, "I'd rather he be worthless and stay at home every day, than suffer a little."

"It's hard work to be an official. What Fu Lang said was a joke."

Liang Xiu shook her head, staring blankly at the carriage gradually going away.

"Humph. Haha." In the carriage, He Xiaohu stared coldly at Liang Qi who came uninvited, and after a cold snort, he laughed instead, finally they all came.