By Jia Xiuzhen

Li Wan was thinking about welcoming the spring in his heart, but it was inconvenient to say more.After asking a few words, Jia Lan came back from school.Ever since he got the food that Li Wan brought from the Fuchen market from time to time, Jia Lan's speed of practicing kung fu has not been what it used to be.He was feeling physically and mentally, and he was even more diligent. When he came back, he only used some snacks to make up for it, and then went back to his room to practice.

Seeing him come back, Li Wan asked Suyun and the others to bring up the prepared food.A bowl of rice with fragrant green vegetables and bacon, a pot of money mushroom and pheasant soup, the so-called pheasant is actually the jade plume flower heron that Li Wan brought from the Fuchen market.

Jia Lan used up all the rice and soup, and said to Li Wan: "Mother, the rice with the lamb chops last time was very good. I'm still wondering when I will eat it again."

Li Wan nodded with a smile and said, "That's easy, you just say it first, I'll get someone to prepare a bowl for you." Jia Lan hurriedly said: "A bowl? The big sea bowl with the fruit is good."

Biyue laughed from the side, and Suyun also said, "Brother is too modest, why bother talking about bowls, that guy is bigger than our usual steaming pots."

Li Wan said casually: "It's not the other one. It tastes heavy when you make it, so you can eat it. Madam Chang, who can eat mutton, feels like it's smelly. If you want more, you can eat it?"

Jia Lan said with a smile: "I don't dare to boast about it, this mother shouldn't suspect me." Everyone laughed when they heard this.Li Wan said again: "That's up to you. By the way, your aunts are coming over tomorrow, and your fourth aunt asked if you were there."

Jia Lan said: "The school will be closed tomorrow, but I would like to practice at home for a day. When the aunts come, I will come over." Nanny Chang listened and said: "Brother, it is good to be diligent, but as the saying goes You can't chew too much, and besides, the way of civil and martial arts stretches and relaxes, brother, don't use too much force, it's not beautiful to hurt your body."

Li Wan also said: "If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about us. You usually only eat three meals. Once you practice hard, you can't wait to make up for it every other hour. Why don't you ask the old man?" Madam let us use the big kitchen."

Jia Lan said with a smile: "Don't worry, mother, I won't mess around. Anyway, my practice is not very tiring, just... just need to eat..."

Madam Yan couldn't hold back her laughter.Seeing that Li Wan couldn't persuade him, he didn't care about him anymore, and said, "It's up to you, anyway, I have already asked outside to find food to prepare, but it's just a matter of warming it up. Fortunately, it's winter, if it's Fu Ri Li, there is no way to give you such a fix."

Jia Lan quickly apologized and said with a smile: "If it's summer, mommy and sisters can just cook some noodles for me, and I'll eat Lengtao." Li Wan laughed angrily, "Is it easy for you to prepare those condiments?"

Nanny Chang hurriedly came up to smooth things over and said, "Grandma, look at how healthy my brother is now. Besides, you agreed to let me practice this skill? A few days ago, Nanny Li was still eating a bowl for Second Master Bao. Herbal tea and rice have been making a fuss in the middle of the night, we are lucky to be able to eat."

After hearing this, Jia Lan went back to her room and practiced the art of correcting the time of arrival, and had another full meal at dinner. Li Wan looked at Nanny Chang and said, "Mother Chang, you said this, look, Isn't this blessing too great?"

The next day, Jia Lan really went to practice kung fu by herself after eating early in the morning. Because of the cold weather, Daiyu and the others came here after finishing their breakfast.Seeing that Xiangyun and Baochai had come together, Li Wan said with a smile, "But we're all here." Then he asked people to arrange tea, food, fruit, calligraphy and painting.

Xichun and Li Wan saluted, and before sitting down, they asked, "Where's Lan'er? I won't be going out to play today." Li Wan said, "No, Tete told him yesterday. Probably in my own room." Xichun said, "I'm practicing his Daoyin technique again, but unfortunately I'm not a man, so I can't learn it."

Yingchun sighed, "You've been fooling around again." Baochai also laughed and said, "Fourth sister is such a good boudoir lady, I really like these gun-wielding and club-wielding ones." Daiyu smiled and shook her head and said, "No, no, no. , how could the fourth girl love those, she is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking..."

Looking at Xichun with a protracted tone on purpose, he flicked her cheek and continued, "I also care about snacks and food." Yingchun and Tanchun laughed as well.Xiangyun entered the room and kept looking at her quietly. Baochai saw her as if she had never been here before, so she smiled and said, "Sister Yun, what are you thinking?"

Xiangyun lost his composure, and hurriedly laughed and said, "Sister-in-law's place is quite different from before." Baochai laughed and said, "Oh?" When Lan went, Xiangyun was sitting outside Xichun, so he also stood up and said, "I just want to see the Daoyin technique. I will go with my fourth sister." speak out.Those two got up and went to Jalan's room.

Besides, although this Xiangyun lost his parents in his infancy and was brought up by his uncle and aunt, he was also from a serious family of two lords. When he came to Li Wan's place to look at the furniture, it should be an unusual item, very different from his childhood memories. I was a little surprised.

I followed Xichun all the way to Jialan's house, and saw that several rooms were covered with ginger-yellow lotus-patterned gold-thread and silver plush blankets, and the east tip was separated by half to serve as Jialan's small study, which was different from the outside room. Not too big, bypassing the local screen to the side room where Jalan's bedroom is located, another change.

The house had been reorganized because of Jia Lan's exposure to the cold, and Li Wan's new acquisition of the Dust Market, so his hands were loose.When I entered the room, I smelled a strong sweet and fruity aroma. Under the south-facing window, there was a small book case with inlays, of which material I could not tell. It was paired with a small armchair covered with an ivory-colored cushion.On the table are the four treasures of the study, and there is a small two-story bookshelf of natural wood. The branches are uncarved and naturally curved.

On the high plane next to the table is a large bowl with a diameter of half a foot long and turned from dark brown whole wood, full of golden-red citrus fruits, which is exactly what you smell when you enter the room.On the wall beside the window is a picture of Jiufeng Xueji.There is also a small round table under the east window, which is extremely low, only reaching the knees of adults, and the table top will be full of feet. There is a low couch next to the table, but it is a pair of crescent-shaped curved legs, on which people can swing back and forth.

The couch was covered with a brocade mattress with pearl gray rattan pattern, and milk gray fur was pressed on the mattress, and the corners were fixed with silk ribbons to prevent it from slipping off.The floor is covered with a velvet blanket with rich and ancient patterns from the bottom of the desk to the inside, but from the big charcoal stove in the house, the rug is covered with a layer of milky white long hair leather mattress, I don't know what kind of leather it is, like that It is so big that it can cover half of the house.Xiangyun thought to himself that it must be made of several furs, otherwise it would be a huge beast.

The most eye-catching thing is the three-story gilded bronze incense boat in the middle, which is as tall as half a person. It looks like a big ship. The three-story cabin is just right for charcoal. All into the bottom of the ship, nothing leaked out.Now there are only two layers of charcoal in it, but it is ordinary silver frost charcoal mixed with dianthus charcoal. Western towels.

Gold-painted chests are also common in Jia's mansion, but the small bed is different from the outside room, there is no bed frame or curtain, only a backrest with velvet at both ends, and the mattress and pillows on the top are all short velvet material with honey-colored milky white patterns. The two quilts are covered with shades of bamboo green, and the outer edge of the bed is also covered with fur, but it is pale gold.

Jia Lan was not in the room at the moment, Xichun looked at Xiangyun in a daze, and smiled, "How good is Lan'er? It can't compare to Baoyu's crimson red and rich flowers, but I like it very much." Pointing to the fur on the ground, he said, "He usually practices on the ground, and he has covered it with this moisture-proof cover."

Xiangyun then asked: "What kind of leather is this? Ordinarily, wolf mattresses and bear mattresses are more common, but they don't have such a delicate color." Xichun smiled and said, "Who remembers those messy names, but it's Laner's. Fanguo gadgets from my uncle’s house.” Some of the details were not easy to look at, so the two went out again.

Just turning around the embroidered screen, I bumped into Primrose head-on, Xichun smiled without waiting for her to speak: "But you are looking for us?" Primrose hurriedly saluted, and replied: "That's right, my brother just finished practicing. I went outside, and the two tired girls rushed to nothing."

Xichun shook her head with a smile and said, "It's just a few steps away, but it's gone. I just happened to look at Lan'er's house, and now it's getting better and better. That big boat has never been seen before." Primrose followed her Behind the two of them, after hearing this, they said: "I lit a stove before, but I didn't expect it to be extinguished in the snowy night, and it almost didn't freeze people. Madam Yan and grandma worked closely together. Now this one can burn three layers. Charcoal, even if it is extinguished for a layer, it is not afraid."

Xichun smiled and said: "It's not just that it can't be frozen anymore, Lan'er told me last time that the roasted sweet potatoes are all ready." Primrose laughed and said: "Our brother is thinking about these." Xichun said again: "I see him I eat everything on weekdays, why is it that there are golden oranges in the house?"

Primrose smiled and said: "Brother said that there are too many fruits and too many aromas, and it makes me panic when I smell it when I sleep, so I put the same one at a time. Grandma put what I like to eat, and after eating Change another one. The oranges have just been replaced today, and they are usually not so full." They had already walked back to the east room, when Jia Lan saw him and came up to salute, Xichun smiled and asked him: "Your bowl of fruit How many days can I eat it?"

Xiangyun glanced at Xichun in surprise, and Jialan smiled and said, "It's very dry when the stove is lit, and it will be eaten in three or five days." Xichun said: "Ah, fortunately, it's that fruit. If it's Bingjing fruit, it won't last for those days. Let's go." Jia Lan scratched his head and said, "I didn't let those things go, if I let them go, I had to hurry up and eat." Several people around were overjoyed to hear the conversation between the two.

Just as they were talking, Qing Yu and Bi Yue came in with food plates, on which were five-inch red plum-carved milky-white disks with neat slices, and Li Wan greeted everyone: "Aunts, try our Laner." It’s just for this.” Tan Chun smiled and said, “Lan’er, what do you want to buy? Don’t let the boys run away, but go by yourself. It’s cheaper for them.” gone."

Jia Lan said with a smile: "I went out because I wanted to go shopping. I saw it and bought it on the way. Aunts, try it." Pointing to the plates, he introduced them one by one: "This is Wuweizhai's old crock sauce beef. Beef tendon and money belly are also from his family. That plate is stone kiln style chicken, which is slowly roasted in stone kiln, and has a special aroma. His family’s salt is all fried with dozens of spices, and it’s also unique.…”

Daiyu looked at the meat and bean tendons on the table and said with a smile, "Is this going to be dinner?" Jia Lan said with a smile, "These things are just like rice. Tea is the best." Daiyu asked in amazement, "Tea?" Jia Lan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, the autumn tea from the south has a strong flavor, and these are the most delicious."

Daiyu continued to ask in amazement, "Does it taste?" Jia Lan nodded again and said, "Yes, yes, it's not just the taste, it complements each other." Jia Lan said: "Don't make trouble with Aunt Lin, just talk to Nanny Chang about your taste. I don't know how you figured it out."

They were talking at one end, while Xichun at the other end took a sip of hot tea, picked up a piece of chicken and ate it, squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "It's really good." Li Wan hurriedly smiled and pushed Jia Lan, "Yes, yes, look. Have you arrived, where is your confidant?"

Suyun was also asked to serve Changshou Crisp, Rice Run, Soft Bean Candy, Fried Dumplings with Five Kernels, Slices of Pine Flesh, and Cloud Cake with Milk Crisp for refreshments.Daiyu's spleen and stomach have never been strong, and now that she has practiced the Qingming Jue, she is even more indifferent to food in the world, not to mention that these fine ingredients are meaty, so she only picked a piece of cloud cake to eat, but her tea was mixed with spirit tea. Feel very moist.

The rest of them all tried Jia Lan's filial piety. Xichun abandoned the crispy sweet beans that he usually loved, and fell in love with those street shops for food. Yingchun tugged at her sleeve anxiously, "Fourth sister, although this is novel and delicious, After all, it’s meat, and if you eat too much, it may hinder the dinner.” Jia Lan chimed in: “Second aunt, don’t worry, this tea won’t make your elbows greasy, and you can still eat it for dinner, it’s not a problem at all.”

Yingchun smiled bitterly and said: "Your fourth aunt can't compare with you. You have a body that is practicing kung fu. It consumes a lot of energy. She can't walk a few steps a day. She prefers to eat and drink with you. How about saving food?" Turning around again, he said to Xichun: "Be careful, your nurse told your sister-in-law to go."

Xichun didn't take it to heart when she heard this, and said with a smile: "Second sister, you've been in a hurry for half a day, and you've spent a lot of money. You can add another dollar to make up for it." After saying that, they laughed together with Jia Lan.Yingchun was angry and laughed, and had no choice but to pat her a few times, so he had to let him go.Xiangyun has been in a fog since he came here, and now he drank tea and ate fruit, but his heart was not up and down, and he didn't know what was going on.She also loves those shops and markets to eat, but she can't say it as naturally as Xichun, she just picks up some words that can be picked up and said a few words.

When Daiyu saw it, she smiled and said, "What's wrong with Yun'er? The fourth sister ate a lot, and you seem to have saved food." After hearing this, Xiangyun said, "What's the matter?" Daiyu looked at her Said: "On weekdays you are the most lively, and you love new things. There are so many new things here, and you become quiet. There is no one who has met you here for the first time." Xiangyun heard this and said: "What new things, I don't know what you're talking about again."

Baochai said: "Sister-in-law Yun and I come to sister-in-law's place very rarely. I'm afraid we might make a mistake. We'll have to come more often in the future."

A few people lingered before the dinner and dispersed, Li Wan left Xichun Yingchun to eat, Xichun naturally had nothing to say, Yingchun wanted to refuse, but Jia Lan said from the side: "Second aunt, you should watch the fourth aunt eat before you can eat." Don't worry." After hearing this, Yingchun agreed.