The red pepper that Shen Haozhi had heard of was a relatively common pepper in the Jingjiu Dynasty. It was about the size of a thumb, blood red, and very spicy. It was also called "flame pepper".
Shen Hao heard from Xia Nu that the hot and sour soup noodles in Shen Mansion were mixed with dried red pepper powder.
While waiting, Yu Shu mixed another kind of wine, which was also light. It was said to clear the taste in Shen Hao's mouth so that he could receive the baptism of "noon time" later.
Hearing this, Shen Hao drank the glass of wine in his hand and then picked up a glass of water on the table and rinsed his mouth, quite looking forward to it.
Today was the right time. Yu Shu's talkativeness and humor, as well as the more than ten kinds of wines he prepared, made Shen Hao feel that his trip was worthwhile.
After half a stick of incense, footsteps sounded on the path in the bamboo forest, very light, and there was a faint fragrance of flowers along the wind.
Um? woman?
Shen Hao tilted his head slightly and saw a woman wearing a goose-yellow dress and holding a bottle in both hands walking over quickly.
She seems to be very young, probably less than twenty. She has long hair, elegant but not simple makeup, and exquisite hair accessories and earrings, which add a bit of naughtiness to her movements.
Looking at the woman's appearance, Shen Hao, a seasoned veteran, was stunned for a moment without realizing it.
It was that kind of, hiss, that kind of... indescribable feeling that made Shen Hao lose his mind at a glance, and it took him a few breaths to come back to his senses.
pretty! Really beautiful! Moreover, the coquettishness and coquettishness between the eyebrows are even more hidden, forming a sharp contrast with the elegance and tranquility of the woman herself, giving people a sense of extreme beauty and freshness, suddenness and contradiction.
Before this, the most charming woman Shen Hao had ever seen was Lianxiang. She was a little fairy who could make your bones tremble with just one glance. However, Lianxiang's "charm" is not innate to a large extent, but is slowly cultivated through the practice of charm.
But the woman walking quickly in front of him was different. Shen Hao could clearly sense that she had no true energy at all, let alone cultivation, and even her life aura was only at a relatively average level among ordinary people.
Is this the legendary "naturally charming person"? !
This idea flashed through Shen Hao's mind, and he quickly calmed down and returned his attention to Yu Shu and Kuang Shengyuan at the table. But he was curious because this was the first time he saw a female family member in someone else's home.
Shen Hao didn't need to ask or guess. He definitely couldn't be a servant or slave of the Yu family in this outfit, he could only be a junior of the Yu family.
"Grandpa, this is the red pepper juice you asked for."
The sound is very soft, but not too greasy, just right. Shen Hao glanced at the other party unconsciously. Because Shen Hao was sitting and his eyes were level, he just glanced at the woman's figure. He secretly thought that this woman should not be underestimated. She was probably no less generous than Xia Nu and Reixiang, right?
"Come on, come on, do you know this person?" Yu Shu pointed at Kuang Shengyuan and asked the woman.
"I know you. Hello, Mr. Kuang." The woman smiled lightly and bowed slightly to salute. She knew Kuang Shengyuan and had met him more than once. At the same time, his big eyes glanced curiously at the person next to him. This was the first time he had seen this person.
Yu Shu introduced: "This is the commander of the Black Flag Battalion of the Xuanqing Guard, Shen Hao, Master Shen. Haha, Qiaoer, Master Shen is the youngest fourth-grade official in the imperial court!"
The woman's curious expression became more intense, but she seemed to have a tender face. She lowered her head and leaned forward cutely and said, "I have met Mr. Shen."
"Shen Hao has met Miss Qiao'er." Shen Hao also returned the greeting.
To Shen Hao's surprise, the young lady from the Yu family did not leave the thatched pavilion. Instead, she was stayed by Yu Shu and served as his assistant in bartending. Yu Shu mixed the fine wines one by one, and then Yu Shu mixed them. Yu Qiao handed it to Shen Hao and Kuang Shengyuan.
Kuang Shengyuan smiled more heartily than before, and from time to time he praised Yu Qiao for being well-behaved and acting like an elder. Yu Shu was also cheerful, saying that his granddaughter had learned more than half of his bartending skills, and she had even begun to think about mixing new wines by herself. However, Yu Shu's drinking ability has been reduced, so he is not very good.
The atmosphere becomes very different when there is one more person at the table, Yu Qiao.
Before, it was just like wine tasting and chatting with some interesting stories. And now this Yu Qiao seems to have become the protagonist in Yu Shu and Kuang Shengyuan's conversation.
Holding it like this, Yu Qiao's face turned red and she felt embarrassed. After Shen Hao echoed Yu Shu and Kuang Shengyuan's words, he came to his senses and realized that he should have been assigned a round today.
So Shen Hao stopped talking later, and felt awkward for no reason. He always felt that he was not comfortable with this occasion.
After drinking until noon, lunch was changed back to the previous main room, where a very formal table was set, but Yu Qiao did not follow him to the table. This actually made Shen Hao let out a long sigh of relief.
They didn't finish lunch until the middle of the day. After drinking tea for a while, Shen Hao and Kuang Shengyuan said goodbye to Yu Shu together, and Yu Shu walked to the gate.
After the carriage drove out for a while, Shen Hao took a long breath, causing Kuang Shengyuan, who was in the same carriage, to burst into laughter.
"Master Kuang, aren't you kind enough? You arranged a game for me without informing me in advance?" Shen Hao smiled bitterly. He thought he was going to have a drink and get acquainted, and he thought he was going to attend the official school ceremony. But who knew that what they arranged for him was a dinner with mysterious connotations.
This is a blind date! Shen Hao's waist was almost dodged when he was caught off guard. But he knew that Kuang Shengyuan had good intentions, and whether it was the Yu family's family background or Yu Qiao's personal conditions, he was definitely the best choice. He really couldn't blame Kuang Shengyuan for this.
"I'm just meeting the Yu family's granddaughter by the way. The main thing is to introduce you to Yu Da's wine." Kuang Shengyuan smiled and waved his hand. He did not deny that he meant to help Shen Hao make connections, but at the same time, he did help Shen Hao to introduce him. What Yu Shu meant was that only he himself knew which one was the main intention.
After a pause, Kuang Shengyuan continued: "Yu Qiao is seventeen years old. She grew up in a scholarly family and is rightly called a lady. Today you saw that she also knows Yu Shu's unique skill of bartending! Not to mention her absolute appearance. Looking at the whole country, he is outstandingly handsome. How about it? What do you think?"
The reason why Kuang Shengyuan dared to hide this from Shen Hao was because, as he said, Yu Qiao's conditions were good enough. Otherwise, he wouldn't join in the fun.
Of course, this matter has limited benefits for Kuang Shengyuan. The main reason is not that he came up with the idea, but that Yu Shu asked him to help him. So Shen Hao was actually not wrong when he said he was "arranged for a round".
Naturally, Shen Hao didn't know what Kuang Shengyuan was thinking. He smiled and asked, "But why didn't you say that Miss Yu is a "naturally charming girl"?"
