Red House Farm Stay

The members of the Wang family were all there, and when they heard this, they were a little dumbfounded. There was no friendship between their family and the county magistrate.

It was Grandma Liu who had the opportunity to invite the maid to sit in the main room first, made tea, and brought a fruit bowl, which contained prepared peanuts and sesame candy cakes, for the guests.

"May I ask what wind brought my mother to our house? The county magistrate is a good official. Although I am an old woman in the country, I know that you have a good reputation for loving the people like a son. When the lord is promoted, the old woman will be the first to give Your Excellency will give you the Wanmin Umbrella."

Who doesn't like to hear good things, the servant woman had already grinned when she heard the excitement of Grandma Liu, "But I will accept your old auspicious words." As she spoke, she talked about the things I ate on the mountain that day, and only said Mrs. The son of the natal family didn't know that the world was difficult, so he ate food from other people's house without making a sound.

Now that Madam knows, she can't act as if she didn't know, and specially sent a New Year's gift here, and also apologized for the young master.

"Oh, I dare not take it seriously. Although our family is poor, we don't see any reason not to entertain guests. It's just a child's nonsense, and it's everyone's demeanor that the young master doesn't dislike it."

The two chatted about each other, and the maid couldn't help thinking, is this really a country old woman?Talking in the same way, closed your eyes and listened, as if it was some old servant who had been there for many years coming out to meet the guests.

In the end, he explained the purpose of his visit, "The young master was clamoring for fried sparrows at home, and insisted that the seasoning your grandson sprinkled was delicious. We are slaves, and all we think about is serving the master all day long. Don't blame us for being troublesome, just want to ask by the way, what kind of rare thing is it, maybe sell some to us."

Before Grandma Liu could speak, she heard Liu Shi, who was accompanying the guests, heaved a sigh of relief, "Hey, what do I think it is? Chili noodles, this is something that our family has a lot of. It is especially good and warm in winter. Just wait, I'll get you a can."

As he said that, he went to the kitchen and took out a can of colored sweet peppers that were dried in the sun and then ground into powdered chili noodles.I didn't feel this thing at first, I just thought it was a seasoning, and I didn't feel better until winter.After eating it, they can get hot, and the moisture on their bodies is not so heavy, which makes them think about it even if they don't eat for a day.

The servant girl took it over, smiling from ear to ear, and left with a thousand thanks.

As soon as the county magistrate left, Jia Zhuo and Qing'er came in. Grandma Liu glanced at her daughter and was about to speak.Jia Zhuo flung himself into Grandma Liu's arms exaggeratedly, "Grandma, what good things did the magistrate's family send you, let us have a look."

Grandma Liu touched Jia Zhuo's hair, knowing that she was stopping her, she sighed and said, "Let's go and see."

The county magistrate's wife gave a whole pig's hind leg, a bag of flour and two live fish.Not only is it a generous gift, but it is also very practical.

It became difficult to return the gift, they couldn't afford such a heavy gift in return, and it was Jia Zhuo who came up with the idea, "The magistrate's wife doesn't need anything, we can afford it, they may not be interested in it. It's better If there is something made at home, it would look nice to give to others.”

"What can our family do?" Mrs. Liu looked around, but couldn't tell.

"My aunt's pickled peppers are very good. They are appetizing and go with meals. During the Chinese New Year, they are tired of eating big meat, and they are good to serve with porridge." Jia Zhuo came up with another idea.

Grandma Liu watched Jia Zhuo remain silent, and when everyone left, she took Jia Zhuo back to her room.

"Girl, if you give it away like this, the matter of the colorful sweet peppers will be lost." What Grandma Liu is most afraid of is that Jia Zhuo's identity will be exposed.If Caijiao couldn't keep her identity, so could her identity.

"Grandma, I've thought about it. Since people came to the door, they must have found something. I'm afraid it's useless to hide it. Why don't we see what they want to do? Kang Nancha's family and Prince Zhongshun are both in the south The Cha family has been working hard for hundreds of years since the previous dynasty, so it may not be possible to sell Prince Zhongshun's face. What's more, this ninth son is the son of the direct line of the Cha family. Even if he wants face, he will not sell me to Prince Zhongshun reward."

"But it's too difficult for you." Grandma Liu thought about it for a while, and the reason was the same, but it was not easy to do.

"This kind of thing will happen sooner or later. I'm just glad it's him, not someone else." Jia Zhuo sighed, meeting a son who cares about face and not short of money is much easier to negotiate conditions than meeting a dirty ghost.

A jar of thinly sliced ​​red and yellow bell peppers, salted, and sealed with ginger and minced garlic.With soup and water, it exudes a sour taste.Jiu Gongzi was studying chili noodles but didn't study it clearly, so he directly received this altar in return for him to see clearly at a glance.

What is this red fruit from Jun's family? No matter how finely it is cut, he can recognize it when he fiddles with it.Moreover, an extra yellow was added.

This thing is really edible, what did the Jun family say, wait, if the chili noodles are also made of this thing, he has eaten it several times, and there is nothing wrong with it.Jiu Gongzi picked up the chopsticks and tasted a little bit, then nodded immediately, that's the taste.At Jun's house that day, through the skin of the red fruit, this is what I smelled.

Could it be that this thing belongs to the Wang family? Judging by the cleverness of their children, it is really possible that they did what happened to the Jun family.

It seems that it's time to go for a walk.

"Oh my god, the young master is smiling, the young master is so pretty when he smiles."

"But, why do you laugh like this at a plate of pickles?"

The girls outside the house whispered to each other and laughed together.Only Wan Qing didn't smile, in her opinion, Jiu Gongzi didn't smile at the pickles, it was clearly the person who was looking at the pickles smiling.

The Wang family didn't dare to spread the news about the county magistrate's visit, and the servants also kept a low profile.The people in the village only know that the family that the ancestors of the Wang family made good friends sent them, and they all envy their family's good luck.

Jia Zhuo began to take care of the bell peppers again, wiping off the leaves one by one, and did not pick the fruits one by one, but let them grow bigger and bigger.

"Are we going to vote again?" Qing'er looked at Jia Zhuo with bright eyes.

Jia Zhuo snorted and almost threw the rag in her face, "I listened to the drama outside again, why do you get one vote and two votes? That's not a nice thing to say."

"I know, we don't go outside to talk about it, what are we afraid of." These few days were cloudy, and Mrs. Liu would not let her touch the needle, fearing that her eyes would be damaged, so she went to the home of the big head in the village to listen to his opera lectures.

Datou works for people in the city, and he only goes home for a few days every year during Chinese New Year. He likes children very much, and when children from other families come to his house, they are always treated with sugar water and fruit.He also told them the story told by the storyteller. Qing'er heard a few stories about the Water Margin, and when he came back, he started to talk nonsense.If the grown-ups say that there is still a bit of fear, it would be more ridiculous if a girl said it seriously.

"This time, let's wait for the big fish to take the bait." Jia Zhuo did not have [-]% confidence in his plan.But if she doesn't gamble and live in such fear forever, she is really not reconciled.

Ban'er came back with an empty bucket, searched around, and finally found two girls in the backyard, "Xiao Zhuo, come out with me."

Just as Qing'er was about to stand up, Jia Zhuo held her down.

"Stay here and keep wiping." Passing the rag to Qing'er, he hinted with his eyes that the big fish has arrived.

Qing'er nodded excitedly, Ban'er led Jia Zhuo out, frowned and said, "What's going on, why did that young master come to you."

"Don't worry, I have a measure." Although she said so, she was not very sure.

"Is it my mother, she..." If she hadn't been about to send out the chili noodles in a moment, maybe there would be nothing to do later.

"Maybe it's a good thing." Jia Zhuo didn't let her say it, Liu did everything, and it would only make her uncomfortable, so why bother to say it.What's more, now it seems that bad things may turn into good things. If we don't talk about it, who knows the result?

It's just that at this point, she began to fear again, what if the Wang family gets involved.I can only bite to death, I escaped by myself, the Wang family doesn't know anything.Jia Zhuo sighed softly in his heart, and refused to let Ban'er follow, but wanted to go to Xiaodongshan by himself.

"Ban'er." Seeing that Ban'er refused to go back, Jia Zhuo couldn't help raising his voice.

"I'll just send you to the foot of the mountain, and you can go up by yourself. The road is too far, and I don't trust you to go alone as a girl." Ban'er insisted, and Jia Zhuo had to let him.

Ban'er squatted in a sheltered place near his own land, watching Jia Zhuo go up the mountain alone.

As soon as Jia Zhuo went up the mountain, he saw the ninth son. He was wearing a brocade robe with iron embroidered red with dark patterns and a black cloak on a snowy day. .

"Master Ninth, you have spent so much time finding the girl, I don't know what to order." Jia Zhuo bowed slightly, then looked up at him.

"Your return gift is thoughtful. It's good for me to eat it. Can you tell me where I can pick this kind of wild fruit." Jiu Gongzi didn't know how to speak for a while, and only after he finished speaking did he feel that his excuse was very lame.

Jia Zhuo smiled as expected, "Master Ninth, Ming people don't talk dark words, you are not a person who is interested in wild fruits. No matter how delicious it is, it is just an appetizer for porridge. Find people for this kind of food." Girl, it's really a big deal."

"Okay, okay, I don't bother to make excuses anymore, the red fruit of Jun's family, is it your fault?" Ninth Young Master simply cut to the chase, and didn't bother to beat around the bush.

"Yes, if the Jun family's red fruit refers to the pot of colorful sweet peppers that no one knows, it is indeed me."

The Ninth Young Master did not expect Jia Zhuo to admit it so generously, seeing her calm expression, he couldn't help but wondered; "Why?"

In other words, it is obvious that you can sell a few hundred taels of red fruits outside, so why give it to Jun's family for a reward of two or thirty taels of silver.

This is also the reason why the people in Jinling City didn't feel that the Jun family was cheated.But Jiu Gongzi felt that if the little girl from this family really did it, it might really be for this little money.