The ancient life of a master craftsman

"Brother Qing?" Yunli looked at Brother Qing, who was carrying a big bag and was panting tiredly, and went to help him carry things, "Why are you here all this time?"

"Brother Li asked me to come." Brother Qing gave him the lightest burden, "Brother Li said yesterday that he was going out, and he was afraid that it would be boring for you to be alone at home, so let me come to your house to stay with you for a while."

Yunli's heart warmed up, she didn't expect Brother En to even think of this.

Brother Qing put down his things and took Yunli's hand, "Ah, I'm not the only one, Brother Li asked me to call Brother Xue and the others. Hee hee, the four of us live together, you're happy No?"

"Huh?" Yunli opened her eyes wide in disbelief, "Uncle Wu agreed?"

"Yeah, I'll tell you, Uncle Wu agreed right away." Brother Qing held his head up, with a smug look on his face.

The emptiness in Yunli's heart immediately disappeared without a trace. When he was young, he thought about living with Brother Qing and the others, and he was happy every day. He never thought that this wish would come true after he got married!

With joy on his face, "Then you all live with me! There are too many guest rooms in the house!"

Brother Qing was also very happy, "Enen, I want to sleep in the same bed with you!"

"Ok!"

"Little master, young master, let's eat first." Zhang Jiu put down Brother Qing's things, saw that they were still chatting outside, and came over to remind them.

"No wonder Brother Jiu put three bowls, so he knew you were coming!" Yunli looked at Zhang Jiu pretending to be angry, "Brother Jiu still kept it from me!"

Zhang Jiu smiled faintly, "Before the master left, he said that he wanted to surprise you, and specifically asked not to tell you directly."

Brother Qing seemed to have just remembered something, "Oh, I forgot, brother-in-law told me not to tell you all at once, but to let you experience surprises step by step, alas...it's all my fault! Be quick to talk!"

Yunli patted him, "I'm already very pleasantly surprised! Thank you, Brother Qing, for coming to accompany me."

Brother Qing pulled him to sit at the table, "Thank you? I'm here to eat, drink, and stay." He took a bite of the dish and put it in his mouth. There was nothing special in the cabbage, just a little green onion. Ginger garlic and salt, very refreshing.

The thick chicken porridge is even more salty, fragrant and soft, satisfying from the mouth to the stomach. "This porridge is absolutely amazing!" Brother Qing gave Zhang Jiu a thumbs up.

Zhang Jiu added half a bowl of porridge to Brother Qing, "As long as Young Master Qing likes it."

The salty taste of the shredded chicken porridge is not too salty, just right, even for people like Yunli who are not suitable for heavy food, it will taste just right, it will not be bland and tasteless, and it will not be salty.

Coupled with Qing Geer's delicious food, he also whetted his appetite and ate a whole bowl of porridge. After they finished eating and rested for a while, Xue Geer and his two came over with their luggage.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and lived directly in the guest room on the west side, across the yard from Yunli's room. The two of them put their luggage away and stretched, "Ah—comfortable!" Brother Yu sighed.

When he and Brother Xue heard that they could come out to live, they were a thousand willing, let alone staying with Yunli and Brother Qing.

The few friends who were close before became even closer now, discussing what to do today together every day, and living a beautiful life.

On the other side, Li Enbai, who was preparing to go to the examination room, was deserted and lonely. He and Shuangzhong had dinner face to face, and both felt desolate. poor man.

"Ah..." Li Enbai sighed again, regretting in his heart, why didn't Yunli come with him.

It's not that Shuangzhong is bad, but Shuangzhong is used to working with his head down, and he doesn't know how to chat with Li Enbai. All day long, the two of them can't even speak a few words.

"Shuangzhong, you don't like talking so much, Brother Jiu, don't you feel bored?" Li Enbai had nothing to say.

Shuangzhong shook his head, "No, Brother Jiu said I would agree."

"Is that so..." Li Enbai's thoughts drifted back home, and he really didn't want to face the three-day exam.

This silent day lasted for two days. On the ninth night of September, Shuangzhong took out the small box that Yunli had given him and said, "Master, this is what the little master prepared for you, and I asked you to put it at the end of the bamboo box." One grid."

Li Enbai opened the small box and looked at it, and immediately smiled, Shuangzhong was taken aback when he saw it, he didn't know what the little master had prepared, anyway, it must be something very good.

Shuangzhong remembered the time when the little master handed him the small box in his arms.

Yunli found Shuangzhong while Li Enbai was packing up the bookcases, holding a small box in his hand, the small box was still locked, and the whole box fit perfectly.

His expression was very solemn, "Shuangzhong, I will keep this for you, and I will give it to Brother En on the ninth night of September."

Shuangzhong took the box, "Understood, young master."

Yunli looked solemn, as if she was handing over some peerless treasure, "It's about whether Brother En can perform normally, and if you pass the exam in one fell swoop, you must wait until the ninth night of September to give it to Brother En. If it is early, it will be useless !"

Seeing the seriousness of what he said, Shuangzhong paid more attention to it, "I wrote it down, and I will definitely give it to the master on the ninth night of September."

"Well, please remember that you can't be opened by Brother En in advance. This is the key." Yunli took out a key, handed it to Shuangzhong, and told him, "On the night of September [-]th, you gave this box to me. Brother En, tell him to put the contents in the last box of the bamboo box, and don’t make any mischief.”

"Remember it, little master." Shuangzhong held the box and replied firmly.

So he really didn't say anything, and he gave it to Li Enbai only tonight. Seeing that the old man who was originally sad suddenly smiled, he was even more sure that the little master must have given a baby!

But when Li Enbai took out the contents of the box and put them in the last box of the bamboo box, Shuangzhong was really shocked, and even couldn't help asking questions, "Master, the little master prepared a box of sachets for you ?!"

Li Enbai was already humming a little tune happily at this moment, and when he heard him ask, he didn't notice the disbelief in his tone, so he replied briskly, "Yes, a box of sachets, all of which are pear blossom flavors that I like, Light and nice smell."

In fact, it is not entirely correct to say that it smells like pear blossoms. There are some other flowers in it. The pear blossoms have a light taste and cannot be stored for a long time. If you put some long-lasting ones together, the sachet can be used for a longer period of time.

But that's someone else. For Li Enbai, these sachets can only be used for three days, which is the three days of the exam.

Shuangzhong returned to his room to rest with a shocked face, he couldn't figure out why the little master handed him a box of ordinary sachets so solemnly and seriously.

Half of those sachets that look the same are sewn by his husband. What's the point? !

Shuangzhong, who couldn't figure it out, didn't understand until Li Enbai finished the exam.

Before dawn the next day, around 6:[-] a.m. ([-] o'clock in the morning), candidates for the examination had already gathered outside the examination hall, and Li Enbai also got out of the carriage and stood in the line of candidates.

The examination institute had already opened, and the clerk was carefully checking the luggage brought by the candidates. When it was Li Enbai's turn, he took the initiative to take out the sachets, but there were only three of them, and he put the others into the system space.

The little official seemed to be familiar with the strangeness, what is the sachet, he has also seen someone carrying the incense burner, open the sachet and pour out the spices inside, if there is no problem, then throw it back roughly, "No problem, pass."

Li Enbai didn't care that the sachet became tattered once it was inspected, as long as it could be used.He tied the mouth of the sachet tightly, and went to the next servant, allowing him to check his clothes.

In the end, he was taken to a relatively remote corner by the officers and soldiers, in the completely opposite direction from last time, and this time he was closer to the last toilet.

When Li Enbai discovered this fact, the first thing he did was to hang the sachet around his neck. If possible, he really wanted to hang the sachet under his nose.

After hanging up the sachet, the smell of pear blossom mixed with the light fragrance of other flowers lingered in his whole nostrils. Li Enbai cheered up and cleaned the narrow exam room, then laid out the mats and sheets, and waited for the exam to start.

Three days passed in a flash, Li Enbai's sachet had lost its original fragrance, and his whole body was gradually sluggish in the space mixed with various smells.

Until the gong sounded for the opening of the hospital, he seemed to come alive, and left the examination hall as quickly as possible. Unlike other candidates whose footsteps were flimsy and crumbling, Li Enbai, who wanted to leave this dirty air, walked like flying, striding like a shooting star, and was envied by everyone. , Astonishing eyes, quickly escaped from the examination hall.

Shuangzhong waited outside the examination institute early, the carriage stopped at a place where it could turn around, and waited eagerly for the master to come out. At first, he was worried that the master would not be able to find him because of his lack of energy, but he saw a tall and thin figure in the crowd like a fish swimming in the sea , quickly drilled out.

"Master!" Shuangzhong shouted.

Li Enbai adjusted his direction when he heard it, and jumped into the carriage directly, "Go back."

"Hey, I got it!" Shuangzhong didn't know why he felt urgent, and drove the carriage back to the rented yard quickly.

When Li Enbai arrived at the rented place, he was not in a hurry to enter the house, "Shuangzhong, go get me some clean clothes!" After speaking, he went straight into the bathroom.

Shuangzhong was taken aback, "Master, the water hasn't been mixed yet!"

He hurriedly went to the kitchen to mix the boiled water into the bathtub, and Li Enbai soaked in it and began to scrub.

"Shuangzhong, take out that stinky clothes and don't put them here." Li Enbai glanced at the clothes he took off and threw on the ground with disgust before Shuangzhong withdrew.

The clothes that accompanied him for three days and three nights in the smelly test house were thrown into the tub by Shuang Zhong amidst his disgust.

Shuangzhong washed his hands, went to find some clean clothes with a little scent of acacia, and put them on the screen in the bathroom, "Master, here are the clothes."

"understood."

Shuangzhong exited the bathroom and went to wash the stinky clothes he was disgusted with. There was an emotion in his eyes that could not be explained in words. No wonder the little master had prepared so many sachets...

It turns out that the master is afraid of smells!