happy event

Chapter 120
It's a pity that they happily followed along the way, seeing that the gate of the orchard was in front of them, they didn't want to come out a dozen young men in green clothes and caps, four of them directly led the carriage with the female relatives into the garden.A group of students and a few old gentlemen were left behind without such good treatment. They got out of the car and walked around the lotus pond to a row of huts at the foot of the mountain.

The students were helpless. Although they yelled it was a pity in their hearts, they were immediately attracted by the scenery in the orchard.

At this moment, the sun has not risen too high, and the faint mist in the mountains still lingers on the branches and refuses to leave.The peach blossoms on the entire half of the hillside shyly showed their gorgeous faces in the slightly cold morning mist, welcoming the visitors with joy.Occasionally, the sun shines through the mist and falls on the petals, making the drops of dew crystal clear and beautiful.

Not to mention that the great Confucian scholars and students who have been with scholars all day are amazed by the beautiful scenery in front of them, even the robbers with evil thoughts will put down their butcher knives and become Buddhas immediately.This is the unique charm of nature, where the quietness cleanses the soul, and the movement is shocking.

Dong Ping saw that all the teachers and students were immersed in the beautiful scenery and couldn't extricate themselves. He couldn't help but feel a little bit proud. He stepped forward and asked the students to sit on the wooden floor of the small restaurant. Tables and cushions, tea and snacks, etc. were brought up like water.

He personally invited several gentlemen to go up the stairs, passing through a tree of peach blossoms, and finally arrived at a grass pavilion halfway up the mountain.There is a round table in the middle of the grass pavilion, and six round stools are placed beside the table, all of which are covered with a light yellow straw coat, which looks very wild.

Several gentlemen took their seats slowly, and they couldn't help nodding. Among them, Mr. Sun, who likes to walk around the most because he is good at painting, was the first to praise, "The world likes to add gold and jade to their bodies. If you want to build a gazebo, you can't wait to cover it with a glazed tile roof. Don't you know that only Such a simple grass pavilion is the most beautiful scenery."

"That's exactly the reason." The other gentlemen agreed one after another. Dong Ping looked sideways to the side of the pavilion, and sure enough, Xizi was waiting quietly with a straw woven food basket on her shoulders.Seeing the master waving at this moment, he immediately walked to the entrance of the pavilion, squatted down quietly and began to dig out everything from the food basket.The small purple sand teapot, six small teacups with shallow mouths, the long wooden spoon of huanghuali, and the small tray carved with red sandalwood are all exquisite. In the end, he even took out a small stove with a few pieces of red charcoal.

As he was busy, the fragrance of tea soon wafted from the pavilion.At this time, another servant came running over, also carrying a straw woven food basket in his hand, and swiftly placed eight plates of snacks on the table.

After waiting for a few gentlemen to recover from the beautiful scenery of peach blossoms in the mountain, they already have food and drink at hand.Mr. Yang glanced at the proud disciple approvingly, but said, "Juncheng, this kid, is too focused on eating and eating. If all these thoughts are spent on studying, I am afraid that he will be able to improve his studies by three points."

The gentlemen have long been accustomed to Mr. Yang's special way of showing off. No one answered the conversation, and they drank the tea and ate the snacks.Mr. Yang was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at his eyes, and scolded with a smile, "gentle, gentle! You are also famous Confucian scholars in Daqi, why are you just like children?"

Mr. Sun squeezed a piece of soft ox tongue cake in his hand, took a bite and drank tea, turned his head and smelled the rich fragrance of flowers, and felt that every pore on his body was cheering comfortably.So he said, "Brother Yang, it's rare to see such a beautiful scene, so don't belittle your proud disciple. We regretted it a long time ago. If we could go back in time, we would have a fight with you even if we broke our heads."

Everyone laughed, and when they were half full, they went out of the pavilion together for a walk in the peach blossom forest.If you have a flash of inspiration, you can quickly bow your head and piece together a few poems, and wait for a while to compete with your old friends.

Dong Ping was most familiar with the preferences of the gentlemen, so he called Xizi to tell him to find a small book case and the Four Treasures of the Study to be placed by the side of the pavilion for later use, and then followed closely behind Mr. Yang, taking good care of him.

Dong Rong was also very busy at the moment, and the female family members of the gentlemen's families were led directly to the foot of the southern mountain, and Chu Silian picked them up with a little restraint, walking through the peach forest and climbing up the mountain.Although the stone steps are not steep and the beautiful scenery along the road is attractive, the female relatives are pampered and pampered on weekdays, and they still feel a little tired when they reach the top of the mountain.

Dong Rong was dressed neatly and waited outside the gate. When she saw everyone arriving, she quickly stepped forward to salute, and said with a smile, "The elder came to the door, but the little girl didn't go down the mountain to greet her. It's really rude."

Dong Ping is Mr. Yang's proud disciple, and when he came to Dong's orchard as a guest today, Mrs. Yang naturally became the leader of all the female relatives.She took two steps forward to help Dong Rong and said with a smile, "Madam Cao, you are being polite, but we still have to thank Madam Cao for your kind invitation, otherwise how could we see such a beautiful view of flowers blooming in spring."

Dong Rong's face was half red, and she refused with a smile, "We people in the mountains are used to being loose on weekdays, and we are not used to being called Madam like this. If Madam doesn't mind, I will call you Master Mistress just like Brother Ping , you also call me Sister Rong like the elders in the family, okay?"

Mrs. Yang originally wanted to be close, so she responded naturally when she heard this, "Okay, I'll call you my wife. Come, let me introduce some wives for you." While talking, she led Dong Rong to greet other wives.

Dong Rong was also winking, and asked everyone to come in quickly with a few words of politeness, and smiled while walking, "All the men in the family have been driven down the mountain by me, teachers and sisters can walk around at ease."

Hearing these words, the three young ladies who had kept their heads down raised their heads slightly, looking curiously at the strange farmyard.Two of them supported the servant girl's hand, occasionally glanced somewhere and saw something unpleasant, and their delicate little brows would be slightly frowned.Only one lady in a water-blue dress walked as usual, with a faint smile on her face all the time, looking very stable.

For some reason, Dong Rong paid attention to this lady, and when she entered the room and sat down again, she realized that the lady in blue was Mr. Yang's daughter, and she could be regarded as her younger brother's genuine junior sister.

Brothers and sisters, the corners of Dong Rong's mouth couldn't help curling up. Finally, she looked at the whole room of female relatives, and hurriedly threw out the bad taste in her heart again.

Wen Niang and Mei Hua'er brought hot tea, and then placed four plates of snacks on the high tables between each seat.Dong Rong greeted everyone with a smile, "Our farm doesn't have delicious food to entertain guests. If the wives and ladies are not too rough, you can try the dim sum baked by the servants at home."

Mrs. Yang said with a smile, "Sister Rong is as humble as Juncheng. Who in the academy doesn't know that Dong Juncheng has a good sister who is ingenious and handy. Not to mention that Juncheng's classmates are looking forward to delivering food every day." If the box comes in, even my husband will be spoiled, even if he occasionally eats a piece of jujube cake I made, he will have a few words of disgust."

Everyone laughed, and Mrs. Sun also said, "That's exactly what I said. My husband is also like this. Every time he eats Jun Cheng's filial piety, he always complains to me when he returns home, saying that Jun Cheng is such a good disciple. Why didn't you break his head and snatch him back?"

When Dong Rong heard them praising her younger brother, her heart was sweeter than eating honey.Then look at the three young ladies, although their heads are half down, as if they are listening to their mothers, but in fact, their eyes are fixed on the delicate and lovely dim sum.

So she greeted again in a considerate manner, "Madams have praised me, Brother Ping has a straightforward temper, thanks to the gentlemen who have taught me." After she finished speaking, she picked up a small wooden clip, Dang put a piece of mille-layer cake for Mrs. Yang first, and said with a smile, "Mrs. How about this dessert?"

Women are delicate by nature, and there are very few who don't like delicate food.Mrs. Yang saw that the pastry on the plate was cut into small diamond-shaped pieces, each layer with a different color, very gorgeous and beautiful, so she couldn't help pinching it and took a bite. At the end, her eyes lit up immediately, and she waved her handkerchief to greet everyone, " Try it too, it tastes really good!"

The wives started to eat with smiles, and the three young ladies naturally moved their hands afterward. After eating a piece of cake, everyone's faces were three points more happy, and they asked one after another, "This thousand-layer cake It’s made of glutinous rice, but it doesn’t stick to your teeth, it melts in your mouth, and the taste is extremely fresh.”

"That's right, this thousand-layer cake is much more delicious than those sold in pastry shops."

Dong Rong smiled and pointed to Chu Silian who was standing at the door, "This is my cook, and she is usually stubborn. I always saw me preparing food for Brother Ping, so I fell in love with it for some reason. She pestered me to learn how to make dim sum. Not to mention, she really has some talent. This cake is the top grade in the mille-feuille cake. There are no other processes, only the rice milk needs to be brushed with more than ten layers in a row, and then steamed for two hours, if there is a slight mistake, the success will be lost.

To tell you the truth, I don't like rectification, only she has the patience.And the rest of the snacks on this plate are all baked by her, which is considered a novelty, the teacher's wife will try another piece. "

After she finished speaking, she brought another piece of baked brown cake to Mrs. Yang. This cake was molded into the shape of an apple with leaves, which looked very cute and funny.The first bite is soft and sweet, and after another bite, the applesauce in the middle is revealed, which makes people feel like they are really eating apples.

One of the ladies in red is the daughter of Mrs. Sun. Xu Shi is usually very lively. After eating two pieces of dim sum, she couldn't help asking, "Sister Dong, what kind of dim sum is this? It's like steamed buns... and it's more delicious than steamed buns." Soft, with apple filling?"

Dong Rong saw that she was only twelve or thirteen years old, and although her eyes were full of curiosity, she tried her best to maintain a steady and polite appearance, so she felt more pity and smiled more cordially.

"This is a cake, because a lot of eggs are added to the flour when making it. The filling inside is applesauce, which is not difficult to make, but it is not easy to preserve. So this snack is meant to be eaten fresh and not easy to keep for a long time."

Everyone nodded, and Mrs. Yang praised, "It is said that there is such a master as there is such a servant. Sister Rong is very handy, and her skill as a servant is hard to find in a hundred miles."

Sweets can make people feel relaxed and happy. At this time, everyone is eating a few delicious snacks, and they have long lost the restraint they had when they entered the door.A group of wives talked about which dim sum shop in the city had a good reputation, and then they talked about clothes materials, embroidery shops, and jewelry shops. Dong Rong didn't usually go shopping, but now they heard it with great interest.

(End of this chapter)