Mrs. Liu thanked her colleagues and asked them to sit down for breakfast. The boy put down the cherries and said that he had to rush back to recover and not stay too long. After saying this, he turned around and left.
Shi Yanwei saw that he was only fourteen or fifteen years old at most, with a thin and small figure. He quickly stopped him, got up and grabbed a handful of copper coins from the small money jar in the cabinet and gave it to him, "Thank you for your hard work, young man." Suffer."
The boy hurriedly put the copper coins into the money bag, couldn't hide his joy, thanked him repeatedly and left.
Xi'er looked at Shi Yanwei for a long time, and when she saw her sitting back, she suddenly put down the bamboo chopsticks in her hand, spread her hands and teased her: "Ms. Yang has a heart of a Bodhisattva. It would be better if she took the name of Shan'er." "Shan", how about using a small character and calling him "Shannu"?
Shi Yan smiled slightly and asked, "It's not difficult for me to be called Shannu, but I don't know where to find someone with the nickname Xinu to make a couple with you?"
As soon as she said this, Liu Lao couldn't help laughing and added a chopstick of pickled vegetables to Xi'er's bowl. "Eat quickly. If you continue to be naughty, the noodles in the bowl will become lumpy."
As soon as everyone finished eating, Liu Lao went to look at the cherries in the basket and plucked them twice. The fruits were still chilling. She thought they had just been taken out of the ice cellar, so she turned towards the direction of the retreat. He crossed his arms and started talking to himself.
Shi Yan faintly heard words like "Master of the house, kindness, reward, blessing, blessing" in her mouth, and he immediately knew that she was thanking Song Heng for his reward and praying for the blessing of the gods on his behalf.
Liu Lao muttered for a long time, and when she turned around, Shan'er and Xi'er were staring intently at the half-frame of plump crimson cherries, and almost reached out to pick up a handful and eat them.
"There are only about ten people in the house, plus the favored maids around the master, so we can only use half of the cherries in this box. You can use the basket to pick out the big fruits, and you can eat the rest among yourselves. "
Everyone agreed with a smile, and went to the bamboo basket to pick cherries. After picking, wash them with water and remove the pits, put them in a pot, add brown sugar and boil them to make cherry jam. Wrap the cherry jam in a pancake wrapper and make it into square strips, then fry it over a slow fire until Golden on both sides.
Shi Yanwei and Liu Yu were busy all morning and finally made the cherry biloba. Xi'er Shan'er and others placed the biloba on plates and put them into food boxes. Except for Shi Yanwei, Xi'er looked better, so she Xi'er went to each hospital to ask people to pick it up.
Xi'er was in trouble and frowned: "I don't usually go into the garden, how can I know the way?"
Shi Yanwei helped Liu Lao sit down and was beating her waist. Hearing what Xi'er said, he smiled and said, "I'll take you there. You are young and you will always have to go to the garden in the future. Take advantage of this opportunity." It's also good for Huizi to know the way. Liu is getting old, and her waist feels uncomfortable after standing there for a long time. I would also like to ask Shan'er to give her a hammer."
Shan'er said hello with a smile. Shi Yanwei put half of his portion of cherries into a tall plate, then took out a small plate and put a few cherries in it. He put them in the food box and led Xi'er out of the dining room. , and went straight to Daixiuju.
Outside the courtyard gate, Shi Yanwei asked Xi'er to go in and look for the painting screen by herself, just in time to practice her courage. He also asked her to see if Yin Zhu was there, and if she was, ask her to come over.
Yin Zhu often went to the dining room, so Xi'er naturally recognized her, and immediately walked into Dai Xiu's residence. She happened to see Yin Zhu holding her face in a daze under the shade of flowers, so he went over to tell her that Madam Yang was waiting for her outside the courtyard. Asked where Huaping's sister was, Yinzhu heard that it was Mrs. Yang who was looking for her. A smile appeared on her face and she pointed out a place to Xi'er.
Xi'er thanked her and left, and Yin Zhu went to look for Shi Yanwei outside the hospital.
After walking out, Shi Yanwei was sitting on a rock not far away. When he saw her coming out, he called her at a high volume. Only then did Yin Zhu see Shi Yanwei and walked straight towards the rock.
The two met, Shi Yan slightly pulled her to sit next to him, and Yin Zhu said, "Why did Yin Niang come here to look for me at this time?"
Shi Yanwei handed the food box to her and said with a smile: "The head of the house ordered people to send a lot of cherries to the dining room, and ordered them to be made into cherries and delivered to each courtyard, and the rest were rewarded to the people in the dining room." Liu Yu called Xi'er came to tell each hospital to send someone to fetch Piro, but Xi'er didn't know the way, so I led her to the garden. I brought these cherries and Piro for you to eat."
Cherry bilo is sweet and sour and is suitable for all ages. The fresh cherry fruit is highly sought after by the people of this dynasty. Literati often wrote poems about it. Yinzhu was as happy as an eight-year-old child when she had these two kinds of food. , hurriedly took the food box and held it in his arms, smiling and saying: "Thank you, Yin Niang."
Shi Yan said softly, "Thank you for that. This is what I promised you personally last time. When summer comes, I will make some tea and cakes for you to eat."
While talking, Xi'er had already left Daixiu Residence and came over here. Shi Yanwei said goodbye to Yin Zhu and led Xi'er to Mrs. Xue's Cuizhu Residence.
Shu Yu was not living in Daixiu at the moment, because Rui Sheng recognized Xi'er and saw her in the corridor, so he called her to ask. Xi'er explained the matter, and Rui Sheng agreed and went to the dining room to get cherries. Biro.
After leaving Daixiuju, Shi Yanwei asked the passing woman how to get to Tuihanju. The woman was not good at words and talked for a long time. The two of them only understood the general idea and walked in the general direction she pointed.
After passing through a mountain corridor and going down the stone steps to the level road, he was suddenly stopped by a male voice. Shi Yanwei turned around to look, but it was the boy who had been following Song Heng that night.
At that time, Shi Yanweishang didn't know his last name, but after asking around, he found out that his name was Feng Gui, and he had been serving Song Heng since he was a child. Song Heng was two years old and was now twenty-four. .
According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, maids and servants can only be released from the garden to get married when they are twenty-five years old. If the master has the grace, they can get married at the age of twenty. Therefore, his marriage to Ruisheng will have to wait until Huanzhu turns two next year. Only ten can be decided.
Shi Yanwei crossed his hands and said, "Feng Langjun."
Feng Gui and her returned the gift and asked, "Where are you two ladies going?"
Shi Yanwei heard the words, stopped for a moment, and replied loudly: "Retire to the cold."
Madam Yang was going to retreat to the Han Residence at this time. She thought she had something to talk to Shanglu and Jubai.
However, today is not Xiu Mu, so there is no chance to meet the family head; otherwise, the family head would definitely be happy to meet Madam Yang in Tuihan Residence.
Feng Gui thought to himself in his heart, feeling a bit of regret. He forced a smile on his face and said, "What a coincidence. The master of the house called me back to get something. The two ladies will just go with me."
Shi Yan pointed his eyes at Xi'er beside him to follow him, and said, "In that case, I would like to thank Feng Langjun."
Not long after, the two of them followed him to the retreat, which was located on a slightly higher ground. They saw that the courtyard on the hill was simple and grand, with three houses rising from the ground and arranged in an orderly manner. A pool of clear water flowed slowly from the stone gap in front of the courtyard. Slowly leaking out, there are rugged rocks and thick flowers and grass on the waterside. Looking towards the water flow, you can see a stone bridge with a pavilion on it and copper bells hanging under the eaves. At this time, they are swinging in the wind, emitting bursts of ringing sounds. .
Shi Yanwei found it interesting, so he stood under the pavilion and observed the dragon and phoenix patterns carved on the copper bell. Xi'er went in and told Shang Lu about the matter. When Xi'er finished conveying the words, they went back to the dining room together. Next words.
At Youzheng, Song Heng returned to the mansion and entered the main room. Ju Bai entered and presented the food box, saying it was the cherry biluo prepared in the dining room.
Song Heng hummed softly and told her to step back. Feng Gui stepped forward and took out the silver plate with the cherry bilo and presented it to Song Heng. He smiled quite meaningfully and said, "Master, go to Madam Yang." After working as a helper in the kitchen, Mrs. Liu gradually handed over the making of tea cakes and snacks to Madam Yang. I think this Cherry Biluo was also made by Madam Yang."
The cherries were thin in skin and large in filling, with a faint milky aroma. Although Song Heng didn't eat much sweets on weekdays, after hearing what Feng Gui said, he still picked up a piece with silver chopsticks and brought it to his lips, biting it lightly. One mouthful.
Different from the crispy biloba used in Song Qinghe's house last year, the skin of this biloba is soft and tender. After boiling to remove the fishy smell, the milk smell is fragrant, which is different in its own way.
Song Heng suddenly put down the silver chopsticks in his hand and told Feng Gui in a deep voice: "Go to the dining room quickly and tell me that I want crispy bilo; and then find an excuse to ask Madam Yang to deliver it to the study in person."
Feng Gui's dark eyes rolled, and he immediately understood the intention of the family leader. He was trying to find a way to meet Madam Yang. Obviously I just met him yesterday at the Tai Madam's Cuizhu Residence, and I want to see him again today. Isn't this just what the literati wrote about not seeing each other in one day as if it were three autumns apart?
"Master, don't worry, I will take care of things." Feng Gui responded respectfully, exited the room quietly, and closed the door.
To deceive the young lady like this, he, Feng Gui, had not done much in the past. Even when facing Huan Zhu, at most he was just coaxing her with honey on his lips, how dare he deceive her at will.
This errand is a real bummer. Feng Gui was worried, thinking about what he would say when he saw Madam Yang later, and before he knew it, he was outside Shi Yanwei's hospital.
Shi Yanwei had finished dinner and was walking outside. He wanted to go for a walk in the garden to eat. The two of them met at the corner door. Feng Gui bowed and crossed his arms and saluted, "The master of the house is not used to soft-skinned cherries. There is no one capable in the dining room at the moment, so I have to trouble Madam Yang to go to the dining room and make some new crispy ones for the master."
You are the host and you are the guest. If you are wise, you should take advantage of others' shortcomings and be soft-spoken. How can you not sell face? Shi Yanwei cursed secretly in his heart, then smiled calmly and said warmly: "It should be my duty to do it. Why bother? Feng Langjun will ask someone to come and pick it up in a quarter of an hour."
After speaking, she turned around to leave. When Feng Gui saw this, he hurriedly called out to her, pretending to be embarrassed, and said rather awkwardly: "Ju Bai just took leave of absence and went home. Shang Lu felt uncomfortable. I'm resting in the house right now. Cui's legs and feet are not good, and I have other things to do out of the house right now. Could you please go to Retreating Residence in person after Madam Yang has made the cherry bilo?"
After hearing this, Shi Yanwei was puzzled. What a coincidence. The three of them were not allowed to come to the dining room...
Feng Gui watched her being silent for a long time, and he must have hesitated. Fortunately, he had already thought of a complete countermeasure, and then said with a cheeky smile: "If Madam Yang feels inappropriate, you can ask that young lady to join you at noon." Go and ask Cui Yu to deliver the food box to the master's study."
At this point, Shi Yanwei couldn't refuse, so he nodded in agreement and returned to the dining room.
After Biluo was ready, there were only two people in the dining room, Tonggui and Shan'er. Shi Yanwei didn't want to bother Shan'er. Besides, Tonggui was a boy. If something happened, he had faster legs and feet and could handle the matter better. Then he asked him to go with him.
Walking all the way to Retreat for the Cold, the lanterns under the eaves were already lit. Shi Yanwei asked Tonggui to wait for her in the pavilion, and then went to look for Cui Lao. Unexpectedly, Cui Lao didn't know where she had gone, and no one answered.
Shi Yan walked out of the study room slightly uneasily, and saw the tall silhouette of the man reflected on the green screen window, which immediately made her feel uneasy and hesitated.
