The middle-aged man introduced the two maids to Bai Gu and others, "These two are twin sisters, so they look exactly the same. The one with the red forehead band on her head is the elder sister, named Jiaoxia. The other is the younger sister, named Yue. white."
The two maids bowed in turn.
Wang Xizhou suddenly realized, "It seems like the moon is covered by light clouds, and flutters like the snow covered by the flowing wind. Looking at it from a distance, it is as bright as the sun rising as morning glow; looking at it closely, it is as bright as a flower emerging from Lubo. The slenderness is satisfied, It should be shortened and fit properly. If the shoulders are cut into shape, the waist should be as plain as expected. It turns out that the names of several boys and maids are derived from "Luo Shen"."
Qingyun, bright clouds, Lubo, Yuesu.
The middle-aged man nodded, "Yes, I also pick up the wisdom of others and benefit from the wisdom of my predecessors."
After Jiaoxia came back from fetching water, she whispered to the middle-aged man: "Sir, the preparations over at Liuxue are ready. Do you want to serve the food?"
The middle-aged man smiled at a few people and said, "It's the lunch market too. I wonder if you can give me a favor and try the bamboo shoots I have here. My cook Liu Xue has top-notch cooking skills and the food tastes great."
Wang Xizhou nodded, "It's an honor."
Bai Gu raised his hand and asked: "Senior Zhusheng, is there any meat? If you are a vegetarian, you may have to think about this again."
The middle-aged man looked at Jiaoxia.
"Liu Xue has arranged meat dishes, please rest assured."
Bai Gu nodded with satisfaction, and then explained with some embarrassment: "I have a big appetite, and my sister likes to eat meat, so I rarely eat vegetarian dishes."
"That's okay. Sometimes I will ask Liuxue to arrange an all-meat meal. The taste of eating meat is really good."
Wang Xizhou looked at the middle-aged man with some surprise in his eyes.
In his impression, a refined middle-aged man and a meat-eating man with a mouth full of oil do not go together well.
As if he knew Wang Xizhou's doubts, the middle-aged man smiled and said: "No matter how upright and elegant I am, I am still a human being, and I can't help but have cravings. Eating meat is one of my few hobbies."
Wang Xizhou blushed slightly, "Senior Zhusheng acted with reason. Xizhou took it for granted."
Bai Gu took out a small cloth bag and handed it out, "I was rash just now, and I have nothing to apologize for. Please don't dislike this little thing, Senior Zhusheng."
After Jiaoxia took it, she handed it to the middle-aged man. The latter opened the cloth and saw what was inside. He smiled dumbly at first, then took a closer look, and the expression on his face became a little strange, "Dear guest, is this thing small?"
Bai Gu scratched his head, "It's just a little bacon, it won't be on the table."
The middle-aged man's expression became even weirder, but he didn't say much, "Since your distinguished guest has this intention, I will accept it."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man took out a wooden box and put the small cloth bag in it.
Bai Gu asked: "Senior Zhusheng, isn't bacon just for eating? Why are you pretending to be it?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "No matter how big or small, no matter how many, the gifts given by distinguished guests are all from the utmost care. How can we dispose of them casually? Naturally, we should keep them for a long time and keep them in our hearts."
Bai Gu pretended to be surprised and nodded.
Ah, yes, yes, this is your territory, whatever you say is what you say, and whatever you do is right.
How dare I say that to you?
The middle-aged man handed the wooden box to Jiao Xia, "As usual, put it in Xinshangzhai so that you can make offerings. Also, serve the food, don't keep the distinguished guests waiting."
"Okay, sir."
Not long after, Jiaoxia and Yuosu came over carrying plates of dishes, followed by a young woman wearing blue and white clothes and a floral apron.
The three of them served all the dishes together, a total of six dishes and one soup.
Stuffed skin, stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried shredded bamboo shoots, braised duck with spring bamboo shoots, braised chicken with tea tree mushrooms, wild boar meat in sauce, chicken soup with shredded bamboo shoots.
The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Although there is no wine, we will drink it for the common people; although there is no fancy food, we will eat for the common people. Please don't dislike the home-cooked dishes."
Bai Gu looked at the dishes in front of him with strange eyes.
Home cooking?
Who is a good person who eats so well at home?
Wang Xizhou also smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if the mountain is high, if there is an immortal, it will be famous; if the water is not deep, if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. And just now, Senior Zhu Sheng also said that no matter how big or small, no matter how many, things are all cherished and must be treated seriously. Take it to heart.”
The middle-aged man smiled and nodded.
Bai Gu watched the three people bring up the pot of shredded bamboo shoots and chicken soup. Except for the cook who left and never came back, the two twin sisters stopped moving and stood straight beside the stone table. Prepare to help pick up vegetables, ladle soup, make tea and add water.
Seeing the disappointment on Bai Gu's face, the middle-aged man asked, "Dear guest, are you dissatisfied with the dishes?"
"No, no, there's nothing dissatisfied with the food. It's just..." Bai Gu said seriously, "Senior Zhu Sheng, don't we have any staple food?"
As soon as these words came out, even with the indifferent nature of a middle-aged man, he couldn't help but feel speechless for a while, and then he had no choice but to say, "I have never liked the staple food, so Fang Chunyuan has never prepared it. If you are a distinguished guest, If necessary, I will ask Liuxue and the others to do something immediately."
"No, no, there's no need for the sisters to worry about such a trivial matter anymore." Bai Gu waved his hand quickly, and then took out a pack of steamed buns from the Xumi Pearl. There were five steamed buns in it, which were very solid. , it must be about two kilograms.
Originally, there were six steamed buns in one pack, but Bai Gu bought less cakes during a previous meal on the way, so he took one of them to fill his stomach.
Bai Gu handed the bag of steamed buns out, "Sisters, please take this and steam it."
Jiaoxia was relatively calm. There was nothing strange after taking the steamed buns, she just smiled slightly. Yuesu was not so calm anymore and looked straight at the bag of steamed buns with surprise in his eyes.
Where are the steamed buns so big? These three together weigh one pound, right?
Wang Xizhou looked at Bai Gu and said, "Xiao Bai, there are eight people here, just take five out. Isn't it enough?"
"You want it too? I thought you could just eat vegetables." Bai Gu took out two more packages of steamed buns, which were a complete package of six steamed buns. "Then add two more packages. That should be enough."
The middle-aged man said helplessly: "Dear guests, I won't eat the staple food, you can do it yourself. Jiaoxia and the other two are not dining with us, so they don't need to be counted."
Wang Xizhou stretched out a finger and said, "I can do it alone."
"I'm the same as Lao Wang." Hua Xie quickly agreed.
"Xinluo and I will share one together." Bai Xiaoxiao whispered.
Du Xinluo nodded.
Bai Gu couldn't help but ask: "Don't you two sisters eat together? There are so many dishes."
Even though he ate until the end, Bai Gu was still able to find a way to wrap it up.
"They have their own meal times, so guests don't have to worry."
"Oh, that's it. Let's change to this pack. It's just right." Bai Gu handed out a complete pack of steamed buns and put away the other two packs.
That's okay, I can eat more.
Yuesu accepted the package of steamed buns, then left the bamboo shed in a hurry and went to the kitchen. He thought there were some things he couldn't hold back in his heart and he couldn't express them.
The middle-aged man greeted everyone enthusiastically, "Everyone eats first, eat first. The main food should be here soon."
Wang Xizhou and Hua Xie just smiled and made no move.
When visiting other places, if the host does not pick up the dishes, the guests will be embarrassed to use their chopsticks.
But this rule does not apply to Bai Gu.
This thing is for people with morals and quality. Obviously, Bai Gu doesn't have it.
So Bai Gu took the initiative to pick up the chopsticks, put a chopstick of fried bamboo shoots and three shredded shreds into Bai's small bowl, and then very naturally picked a chopstick of stuffed skin and stuffed it into his mouth.
Then Bai Gu felt a few strange eyes sweeping back and forth on him.
"What's wrong, do I have gold on me? Why are you all looking at me?" Bai Gu asked vaguely while chewing the stuffed skin.
Wang Xizhou put his hands to his mouth and coughed lightly.
Then a voice sounded in Bai Gu's heart.
"Xiao Bai, when you are eating, you have to wait for the host and elders to pick up the dishes. Only those of us who are guests and juniors can use our chopsticks. It's very rude of you to do this."
Bai Gu secretly rolled his eyes, and then explained to the middle-aged man: "I'm sorry, Senior Ha Zhusheng, my sister and I were used to being comfortable and didn't have any rules. You, sir, have a lot, please be considerate."
The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, "The rules here are not that strict. Just let the distinguished guests do as they please."
"As the guest does, the host does as he pleases," Wang Xizhou said with a smile.
That's what they say, but whoever dares to do this is a real fool.
Who knows what senior Zhu Sheng is thinking?
Bai Gu had an indifferent expression on his face, and took another chopstick to stew chicken with tea tree mushrooms, which was a chicken leg, and placed it in Bai's small bowl. Then he continued to explain to the middle-aged man, "My sister is afraid of strangers and only eats what's in the bowl." , she wouldn’t eat after she finished eating. As a brother, I had to help her pick up the food, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to use the chopsticks to pick up the food from the plate, and she wouldn’t eat much of what others picked up. And she wouldn’t even eat when she was hungry. I will take the initiative to speak out, but I will only endure it.”
"I see. It's natural to be shy. I really can't criticize you too much." The middle-aged man smiled, "Although it's a bit over the top, I still want to say that your sister is so dependent on your guest. In the long run, , is not necessarily a good thing. Some things still need to be learned."
"Xiao Xiao is still young, let's talk about it later."
Bai Gu knew that the middle-aged man was talking about Bai Xiaoxiao's picking up vegetables, or, looking at it from a deeper level, it was about Bai Xiaoxiao's independence.
Both Bai Gu and Bai Xiaoxiao knew it, and they also knew that Bai Xiaoxiao would be independent one day and would not need his brother to help pick up food. He would not be afraid of the dark or thunder when sleeping alone at night.
These things will come sooner or later, but both Bai Gu and Bai Xiaoxiao seem to be used to the current way of getting along, as if they are indulging in a beautiful dream and neither wants to wake up.
Both of them are cowards, and after being together for a long time, they don't want to be separated from each other.
Therefore, Bai Gu and Bai Xiaoxiao have a tacit understanding not to touch independent matters, and put them off as long as they can.
So much so that Du Xinluo now lives alone in a room. At first she was scared because the room was too big, but now she feels better and can slowly accept it.
The middle-aged man glanced at Bai Gu, then at Bai Xiaoxiao, without saying anything more.
They have their own worries about other people's affairs, so why bother worrying about it as an outsider?
It's the most disrespectful thing to do without knowing how much you are feeling, but others still don't appreciate it.
Not worth it.
The middle-aged man smiled and continued to greet a few people and use chopsticks to eat, as if it were his own home.
Wang Xizhou, Hua Xie and Du Xinluo also knew how to restrain themselves. They waited until the middle-aged man moved his chopsticks before reaching out to touch the chopsticks.
Bai Gu and Bai Xiaoxiao didn't care. They continued to go their own way, eating and drinking when they should. They didn't have the so-called rules and politeness of Wang Xizhou at all, and they ate happily.
When the steamed buns came, Bai Gu took one without hesitation and took a bite. Then he took another one, broke it in half, gave it to Bai Xiaoxiao and Du Xinluo, and then took another bite of the steamed bun in his bowl.
Yuesu's eyelids twitched when he saw it.
These steamed buns are freshly baked and not too hot. Can they still be eaten?
This guy has a tough mouth, right?
Then a look from the middle-aged man drove Yuosu away from all her thoughts, and her mood became clear.
Jiaoxia glanced at her sister who walked to her side obediently, feeling helpless in her heart.
Remember to eat but not to fight.
However, Jiaoxia did not have so many complicated thoughts and continued to serve tea and water for everyone.
There was a wind blowing outside the shed, making the surrounding bamboo leaves whisper and rustle.
At the same time, a spring rain pattered down, moistening the entire low mountain.
When Wang Xizhou saw this, he couldn't help but whispered: "A thousand miles of green jade branches will become greener, and a stream across the mountain will pay off."
The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said nothing.
Just looking at the scenery without words is the scenery.
