self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 102

An Jiamu snorted coldly: "Want to explain? I'm afraid I want money."

An Ran came out from the back room: "Although we are right, we have to think about Jiayan. After all, Jiayan is an official in the court, and this matter will become a big problem. I'm afraid it will be inappropriate. We should resolve it quickly."

An Jiamu nodded his son's small mouth: "I'm so short-sighted. It's really disgusting to disturb my father's interest in teasing my son. Son, wait until my father takes care of those two bastards outside, and then come back to play with you."

Puff, puff... The little guy seemed quite disdainful, and spit out a string of bubbles from his small mouth.

An Jiamu was happy, and reached out to hug his son, but An Ran took it and pushed him: "Go, my son can't run away, so it's the same when you come back and hug him again."

An Jiamu adjusted his clothes reluctantly and went out.

An Yuan followed behind, taking a peek at the Eldest Master's face secretly, thinking that Xie Wen and Xie Wu really don't know how to choose a life, and they must find trouble when the Master is teasing his son. With the Elder Master's temper, if he is in a good mood, Maybe you can still talk, but now you don't need to think about the result.

When An Jiamu arrived outside the gate, where were the two brothers of the Xie family mourning?

An Yuan was also stunned when he came out. When he went back to report the letter to the Elder Master, there were only a few followers of Xie Wen, Xie Wu and the two of them. The yellow paper was muttering something, whether it was exorcising ghosts or saving souls, and it attracted many people to watch, which is not bad.

He wanted to be chased away, but the elder raised his hand to stop him, his eyes passed over Xie Wen and Xie Wu, and he slightly cupped his hands on those old Taoists: "Master Dao has worked hard, may I ask which Taoist sect came to perform the funeral ceremony?"

When the old Taoist saw this well-dressed man, he knew that he must be the famous God of Wealth in Dayan, the grand master of the Anfu, how dare he be negligent, and hurriedly said: "The poor Taoist is the real person of Changchun Guanqingchen, and I will greet the grand master today. At the request of the two uncles of your mansion, I came here to do something for Mrs. Shi Lang."

An Jiamu nodded: "I'm quite curious about something, and I hope the real person can enlighten me."

"Don't dare, dare not, please tell me, my lord."

"How much silver did you get for this ceremony?"

"This..." Even if the old man is greedy for money, it's a bit difficult to talk about the price in such a large audience. Seeing that the old man insisted on asking, it's okay to say it, so he said: "Uncle rewarded five taels of silver."

An Jiamu swipe and shook the fan he opened twice: "I'm really upset that I disturbed my son's interest in teasing my son just for five taels of silver."

As he said that, his face darkened: "You are a monk, so I will not make things difficult for you. I will give you two choices. One, get out of here immediately. If I am happy, I may go to your Changchun temple to have a funeral ceremony tomorrow. I remember that your Changchun Temple is at the entrance of Mao Mao Hutong in Xicheng. I intend to donate to build a temple, and I am choosing a place. I see that your land is good, and it has some geomantic omen..."

An Jiamu didn't finish his sentence, the old Taoist still didn't understand, he hurriedly said: "Excuse me, please excuse me, the poor Taoist will leave now, leave now." He hurriedly greeted his disciples, and he was about to run away after packing up.

Xie Wen and Xie Wu quit and grabbed him: "Where is the real person going?"

Qingchen hurriedly threw the two of them away: "My lords, the poor Taoist has to eat. If he doesn't even have a place to watch, where can the old Taoist shelter? Let's keep the five taels of silver, the poor Taoist can't afford to serve you." .” As he spoke, he took out some silver and handed it to the two of them, and then ran away without a trace.

Although the two brothers of the Xie family knew that Mr. An was not easy to mess with, they didn't expect to be so tyrannical. They were a little timid for a while, but then they thought, their sister died for no reason, so what kind of compensation is this.

Thinking of this, he immediately gained confidence: "My lord, our Xie An family are in-laws, so we can talk about anything."

An Jiamu snorted: "Is this how you two brothers talk to your master? You ran to the gate of my An Mansion in mourning and mourning. I remember that your mother died long ago. Could it be that your father is gone? The two brothers felt uncomfortable, and went to the wrong door for crying."

Pfft... Those around couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Xie Wen's expression changed: "My lord, we two brothers are trying to seek justice for our sister. My lord is planning to use his power to bully others."

An Jiamu laughed: "I know that my master likes to bully others, but he still came here. Did he come here to make you feel uncomfortable?"

No matter how temperless the two brothers are, they are also the young masters from the aristocratic family, and they were spoiled by his mother when they were young. How could they have been so angry? First, I shut my sister up in the Zhuangzi, ignored her, and then stopped my wife and remarried. Now, even people are dead for no reason. According to the saying, my sister died so badly, maybe you set up your family thinking about marrying a bride, and secretly forced my sister to death, my poor sister..."

As he spoke, he began to cry again, but it was a pity that there was no rain due to thunderstorms, and he couldn't squeeze out a few tears after squeezing for a long time.

An Jiamu was not in a hurry, and told An Yuan: "Go and bring out a cool chair for me, and besides, bring me the lotus soup that my wife made early in the morning, this scene is lively today, so I have to watch it carefully. "

An Yuan suppressed a smile and responded.

After a while, the two boys brought out a bamboo cool chair from the inside and placed it in the shade of the gate. An Jiamu sat down and raised his legs, reached out to take the hot summer soup in An Yuan's hand, and took a sip , glanced at the two brothers of the Xie family: "Go on crying, why don't you cry?"

Coaxing... There was a burst of laughter around, the two brothers couldn't help crying, and gritted their teeth: "An Jiamu, don't go too far, my sister lived in your home, and your home is so vague, so you put her Converged, there is no door."

An Jiamu nodded: "Then what do you two think?"

The two brothers were taken aback for a moment, thinking that he had let go, but when they thought of the white money, they immediately changed their expressions: "Well, we two brothers don't want to do anything, after all, people are gone, there is a saying that people die like a lamp, but this If the person is gone, the old man must be interested, and he can't just say nothing about it, right?"

Slightly approaching and whispering: "What's more, who doesn't know that the old man's family is rich, and it's nothing if you give us a few brothers."

The two brothers said a few words, and the spectators around heard what they didn't understand. The reason for such a big fight was to blackmail An's family money.

An Jiamu handed An Yuan the heat-relieving soup, took the fan and slapped it twice: "What you two said seems to make sense. My An family has a lot of money, so it's not a big deal to give you a few rewards."

"That's right, Eldest Master raised his hand. If we two brothers pass by, we will all pass by. It will save trouble and spread the bad reputation of your house."

However, An Jiamu laughed: "But I have a habit since I was born. When I'm in a good mood, it's not a big deal to give me a beggar of 80 [-] taels. It's a good deed for my son. But if I'm not in the mood Okay, for a big boy, I feel awkward, I was in a good mood today, but you two brothers had to go here to mourn, which made me in a very bad mood at the moment, wanting money, two words, dreaming. "

Only then did the two brothers realize that they were playing tricks on An Jiamu, and their faces turned green and pale, and it took a long time for them to calm down: "Don't be so extreme about this matter, my lord, even if your lord doesn't care about your reputation, Don't you think about your brother, don't you think about Shang Shufu, although my Xie family is not as good as before, at least I have a relationship with the emperor, if we two brothers really go all out to sue the imperial court, then we will have nothing to eat I'm afraid it's your Anfu."

An Jiamu laughed: "Sue the imperial court? It's done. Mr. Xiang is an ordinary commoner who has never fought such a decent lawsuit. If the emperor can interrupt my housework for a while, it will be good fortune. If you two sue Please hurry up with the imperial certificate, do you need me to help you deliver the certificate, this certificate has to be delivered to the emperor's imperial case, don't send it to the wrong Yamen."

"You... don't deceive people too much."

An Jiamu's face darkened, and he stood up: "You two are really fools, I want to persuade you two brothers, don't just stare at the white money, and don't care about anything, think about what your mother is doing Damn, think about what your sister did before, if it wasn't for the sake of your two nephews, I would have sued you in the yamen for thanking your family this morning."

"Say, what do you tell our Xie family? You, you don't know what to do." The two brothers really got a little scared.

"I'm telling you that the Xie family allowed their daughter to kill her for money, and committed suicide in fear of crime after being exposed. The witnesses here are all tight. Originally, the master thought that no matter how vicious this woman is, it's fine if she dies. Since you two are very If you don't give up, that's fine, let's get to the bottom of this matter, so that everyone can understand, what kind of vicious daughter you have taught your family Xie."

The two brothers were secretly shocked, after the An family sent their mother to the Zhuangzi that day, but they found them, how did the mother murder the two young masters of the An family, and even poisoned the wives and concubines of the An family, so that the elder almost lost his children and grandchildren? Son, they are fully aware that if this matter is found out, it will cost two lives. If the An family really insists on pursuing it, the Xie family really cannot get away with it.

What's more, the two brothers are just talking big words, really suing imperial court, where are they going to sue, even if they have such a little relationship with the emperor, they have long since lost their affection, if the emperor has a little heart to miss and thank the family , the Xie family will not fall here.

Besides, when it comes to litigation, even the common people know that it is difficult to open the gate of the yamen, and don’t come in if you don’t have money. When you fight, what good is it to have yourself?

It was a good idea at first, so I seized this opportunity and took the opportunity to extort a few silver coins, so I could spend a few days ironing them out. After all, the An family has plenty of silver, and the old man is extraordinarily generous, so he returned the spice shop to the Xie family back then. .

Thinking of this, but remembered one thing, the two brothers whispered their ears to discuss the discussion, Xie Wen stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Our two brothers came here rashly without knowing the details, disturbing the peace of your mansion, the elder is not sorry. Yes, it's just that this person's death is the worst thing, no matter what happens, my sister is gone, when my sister married to An's house, the dowry was more than a spice shop."

The common people around watching the excitement couldn't help whispering: "These two brothers are really nothing. They have been arguing for a long time. They are here to ask for their sister's dowry. How shameless..."

An Yuan was also very angry, and couldn't help but say: "If you say that, please return the betrothal gift from our An family that day, and, for so many years, Mrs. Xie has secretly donated money to her natal family. Remember it clearly, and return it all."

Now that the point has come to this point, the two brothers didn't plan to make a fool of themselves: "The housekeeper is wrong, the bride price should have been given in the first place, and as for supporting the mother's family, we brothers don't know about it."

An Jiamu waved his hand, and An Yuanfang took two steps back.

An Jiamu slightly pondered and said: "It's not difficult to return Xie's dowry to you, but since the dowry has been returned, Xie can't be regarded as the daughter-in-law of our An family. How about marrying this daughter?"

Brothers, look at me, I look at you, although I feel sorry for my sister for doing this, but think about my own father, didn't he burn their mother on fire, and pour the ashes into the latrine, My sister is just a spiritual position, what's the matter, the most important thing is to pay off the gambling debts I owe.

Thinking of this, nodded: "Success."

The agreement was reached within two minutes, and the people around scolded the two brothers. They co-authored it for the sake of money. They even ignored their sister's spirit position for the sake of money. What the heck.

The two brothers pretended they didn't hear it, and went back to Xie's mansion to discuss with their old man. The old man slapped the table annoyed, and pointed at them: "You guys are stupid, your sister was married back then, and you have a fart dowry. There are only a few boxes in total. It was all made up with little effort, if I had money, why should I be so close to An Jiapan?"

The two brothers scolded the old man like hell, and hurriedly said: "Father, the elder also agreed. As long as we welcome back my sister's spirit card, in addition to the original dowry, I will also give 1000 taels of silver."

1000 taels?The old man's eyes lit up: "Then hurry up, go to Changchun Guan to find the Ox-nosed old man, and bring back your sister's spirit card."

The two brothers really went to Changchun Temple.

How could Qingchen dare to care about their business anymore? Now I know that Mr. An is much more powerful than the rumors outside. He just raised his hand, and his place to stay was gone. Everyone said that Chef An was Bodhisattva, this Elder Lord is the living King of Hades. If you offend this man, you are looking for death. He hurriedly asked two Taoist boys to drive the Xie family brothers out and explain that in the future, as long as it is about the Xie family's business, they will not accept it at all.

The two brothers didn't know what to do, so they went to the Guandi Temple not far ahead, and found two old Taoists to welcome Xie's spirit tablet back to Xie's house.Without Xie's Mannia, she became a serious servant's wife.

An Ran knew in her heart that An Jiamu had always been against Mrs. Xie. Even if the person died, those things Mrs. Xie had done were still pissed in his heart. Only then took the opportunity of Xie's family to make trouble, and sent Mrs. Xie back to her natal family.

An Ran felt that if it wasn't for Gu Nian Xie's being Hao Si Haoyu's biological mother, he was afraid that the inhuman father and son of Xie's family would be set on fire and dumped into the latrine the same way they treated Mrs. Xie's mother. Let the Xie family welcome back together with the coffin where Xie was buried.

Speaking of this, An Ran felt that the reason why the Xie family is so vicious is entirely due to genetic inheritance. Her mother is poisonous, and her father is even more vicious. I heard that Xie's mother killed one of his rare concubines back then. After that, the body was thrown into the cesspit, and the ashes of Mrs. Xie were also poured into the latrine.

People with a little bit of human conscience would not do such a heinous thing. It is no wonder that Jiamu said that the Xie family now only has the main gate, and there are no human animals inside.

I don't know if it's retribution, the Xie family welcomed Mrs. Xie back not long ago, because the old man of the Xie family was making a stove at home and practicing some longevity pills, he didn't watch the fire at night, so he started a fire.

Originally, it has been raining every day for the past few days. If it catches up with the rain, the fire of Xie's house will be extinguished. However, the night when Xie's house caught fire, even though the sky was cloudy, even a drop of rain did not fall, instead, there was a wind .

What's more, the wind is also very evil, it doesn't blow to the left or right, it just rolls backwards, the wind helps the fire, and in an instant, Xie's house turned into a sea of ​​flames.

Xie's family is not honest, and they don't usually accumulate virtue. They hate their neighbors. No one comes out to help. They only care about themselves, and no one pays attention to Xie's family.

The fire burned for half a night, and it seemed that it was almost burned. At dawn, there was a thunderstorm from the sky, and the torrential rain poured down, dousing the fire, and the houses of the neighbors were not damaged.

The people in the capital talked a lot, some said that the Xie family lacked great virtue and got such retribution, some said that the Xie family died unexplainably at the hands of those evil spirits, in short, no one felt sorry for the Xie family, Everyone said that the Xie family deserved it, which shows how hated the Xie family is.

When the fire broke out, the three of Xie's father and son were calling a few fans to go in for a drink and have fun. In the middle of the night, those who had eaten earlier were so drunk that they had no energy to run away from the fire, and they burned to death, together with those few With two fans, there is also a romantic ghost.Xie's spirit tablet was also turned into ashes along with the Xie family mansion, without leaving any traces, this is probably her retribution.

"I don't know if she regrets it now under the Nine Springs?"

When Mannia asked An Ran this in a low voice, An Ran glanced at her: "You are too kind-hearted, you don't care whether she regrets it or not, whether she regrets it or not, she deserves it. In this world, there must always be certain rules, that is, good and evil will be rewarded. If the wicked can end up with a good death after doing all the bad things, then we are not in this world, but Avici Hell. This is the best outcome. In the future Don't mention her in front of Jiayan and the children, just pretend she doesn't exist."

Mannia clasped her hands together and said aloud, "Amitabha, I hope she can fully realize her enlightenment and be a good person in the next life."

An Ran laughed: "Master Buddha must have heard you when you are so sincere, okay, don't talk about this, I have something to trouble you, tomorrow will be a good day for my elder brother and Xiaotao, but there is one missing. Blessed person, pick up a new wife, I would like to go, but I am alone, although I have a son, but no biological parents, it is not easy to go to help, can I ask my younger siblings to help me?"

Mannia: "Sister-in-law, why are you being polite to me? I'll be there tomorrow morning, but Xiaotao's parents must be overjoyed. I've met Chef Gao a few times, and he's an extraordinarily stable and honest man. Such a son-in-law is hard to find." .”

Speaking of this, An Ran couldn't help thinking of the day when Xiao Tao's parents came.

An Ran specially asked someone to send a letter back, and asked her elder brother Zhou Tai to bring Ma Dazuo and his wife here. After entering Beijing, they went directly to the mansion, and placed them in another courtyard on the outskirts of An's house.

Although Xiaotao's parents are servants of the Anfu, since Xiaotao is married to a senior brother, she is her sister-in-law. Even though Xiaotao keeps expressing that she doesn't want to make a fuss, she still has to follow the basic etiquette.

In addition, the master was brought over, and Gouzi Shunzi was also called to Beijing. After all, the master chef and Xiaotao got married, and Yashe's chef was not enough, so let Gouzi Shunzi come over to help. It's a good time to be busy, and I can meet Xiaotao by the way. The two boys have studied with the senior brother for a long time. The senior brother is more like a master to them than their own master.

Gouzi Shunzi is naturally very happy, now who in Dayan doesn’t know Yashe in Beijing, Qizhou’s kitchen business is even more legendary, talking about how novel the dishes of Yashe, etc., knowing that the two of them are safe Apprentice, many people came over to listen to them, what kind of delicacies are in Yashe?

How do the two boys know, it's so easy to have a chance to see and see, so naturally they are eager to see, the fart and fart came, kowtowed to An Ran, plunged his head into the elegant house, and never came out again, for Xiaotao I thought it was a junior sister of the same school, but it suddenly became a matter of the teacher's wife, which is not new at all.

The conversation is far away, and then I will talk about the Ma Dajiao couple. The couple never dreamed that it would be such a good thing to fall from the sky. In fact, since An Ran brought Xiao Tao to Beijing and became the chef of Yashe , the couple didn't fall asleep for several days, and they didn't dare to close their eyes, for fear that if they closed their eyes, they would find it was just a dream when they woke up.

Later, more and more people rushed to please, and the couple found a sense of reality, knowing that this was real, not a dream, and they became happy, busy preparing joss sticks and paper money, and went to Xiaotao’s grandparents’ graves, The couple cried, laughed and kowtowed, and they came back after a tossing day.

The joy in her heart hadn't passed yet, Xiaotao asked someone to bring back her wages, a total of 100 taels of silver, and the couple held the silver and stayed in a daze for half the night.

It is said that Xiaotao asked someone to send a letter back, saying that she would let her parents watch and buy a yard to move away. After all, the next door is Jiao Xinger's house. Xing'er's mother was crying when she saw Tian'er, and when she cried, Jiao Xing'er's father would punch her, making Jiao Xing'er's mother scream and scream all day long.

Ma Dajiao and his wife went over to try to persuade them twice, not only did they fail, but they were also ridiculed. The month's salary didn't move at all, and I asked someone to bring it back, just to let my parents sell the yard elsewhere, so that they could be quiet and quiet.

The couple had been poor for half their lives, and suddenly they had money. How could they be willing to spend it? Just have a yard to live in. Besides, this is earned by the girl, so I have to save it for her. When I get married tomorrow, I can buy a few. A decent dowry, so as not to make jokes from the in-laws.

After the couple discussed it, they put away the money. From here onwards, Ma Dazuo carefully put away the money that Xiao Tao brought back, and was thinking about saving Xiao Tao's dowry for the next half year. .

I don't want to, Mrs. Liu, mother and son came here early this morning, holding the door, and when they entered the door, they said that they would pick up the couple and go to Beijing to meet the uncle.
Aunt Liu smiled and said: "An Ran brought these words back, and told you and your wife in detail that your Xiaotao has found a family for herself. You also know this uncle, and he was Chef Gao in our house earlier."

The couple were dumbfounded: "Gao, Chef Gao?"

Aunt Liu nodded: "Speaking of which, Xiaotao of your family is smart, has a heart, and is blessed."

Seeing that the couple were silent, he couldn't help asking: "Could it be that you two are not happy?"

Ma Dazuo hurriedly shook his head: "We all know Chef Gao, although he is a chef in the house, he is a rare good-natured person, but, he is the elder brother of the eldest lady, and he has also been an imperial cook, how can we be so small?" A girl from a small household can be climbed high, but if she is not in the right household, my Xiaotao is married, and if she is wronged in the future, our husband and wife will not even be able to speak to each other."

Aunt Liu burst out laughing: "At first I only said that Jiao Xing'er's mother doted on her daughter so badly, but now I realize that you and your wife are the ones who really love your daughter. Let me tell you the truth, it's you Jia Xiaotao fell in love with him. Chef Gao first had a daughter-in-law who hadn't passed the family history. Later, because Mr. Zheng lost the imperial chef competition, the family resigned and made Mr. Zheng very angry. I swear that I will never marry a wife again in this life."

Talking together, he went to Xiao Taoniang's ear, and explained how to come and go. This was An Ran's explanation. An Ran had already seen that the horse and big feet loved their daughter, and they were honest, so they probably didn't want to cling to the elder brother.

After Ma Dazu heard this, he understood that his daughter already belonged to someone else, and the reason why he said to go to see the aunt was that the eldest lady gave them a face, so he dared not delay, he was busy packing up, and followed Zhou Tai to catch up To the capital.

I thought I was going to see the old man and the old lady, and I was very nervous along the way, but I didn't want to, but I went to another courtyard in the suburbs, and went directly to the guest house. Although the couple were both working in the Anfu, one was in the kitchen outside, and the other was in the garden. I have been to such a decent house, let alone let them live here now, and I have nowhere to put my hands and feet.

Most of the people who waited around didn't know each other, and only An Yuan's family had met him a few times, Ma Dazu couldn't care less, and grabbed An Yuan's family: "This, this is not the place where we live, auntie still put it Let's take the two of us elsewhere."

An Yuan's family laughed: "Don't be polite to you couple, it's not for you, it's for Chef Gao, that's our eldest wife's brother, originally the eldest lady wanted to set up a yard for their young couple Yes, who knows that your Xiaotao doesn't want it, she said she lives in Chef Gao's original small courtyard, the lady has nowhere to do her best, so naturally she has to treat you old couple well, besides, if you don't visit the hall this day, you old couple are not good It's not polite to live with my son-in-law, you and your wife have raised a good daughter, who is good at cooking, and has good eyesight, so if you choose such a son-in-law, you old couple will sit back and wait to enjoy the blessings."

As he spoke, he saw Xiaotao outside: "Miss Xiaotao is here, you two should have a good talk, my daughter will belong to someone else in a few days."

Xiao Tao's father was honest, he only saw his daughter standing in front of him, he grinned silly, Ma Dazu gave him a blank look, and dragged Xiao Tao into the back room.

The two of them sat on the kang, and Ma Dazu looked at the daughter carefully from top to bottom. Seeing that it had only been half a year since they had seen each other, it was like a different person. When they left Jizhou, they were still like a young child. Now the style of the eyebrows and the corners of the eyes can be seen as a man.

Xiaotao felt ashamed when her mother looked at her: "What is mother looking at me like that?"

Ma Dajiao sighed: "You're really a big girl, mother always remembers, yesterday she was a little girl who pestered mother to ask all kinds of questions, and in a blink of an eye she grew up and was going to get married." Said As he spoke, tears fell from his eyes.

Xiao Tao was startled, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to wipe her mother: "Mother, why are you crying? If mother doesn't want to part with her daughter, then she just doesn't want to marry. She stays with mother at home every day."

The one-sentence Ma Dajiao was overjoyed, and pinched her face: "I know how to coax my mother, so my mother won't believe it. The girl is getting older, and her heart is getting bigger. If you have someone you like, how can you care about it?" Mother."

Xiao Tao's face turned red: "Mother, brother Gao is a good person, really, he is good to me, and he will be filial to his parents. I discussed it with me a while ago, so don't go back when you come this time. Live with us and live together as a family."

Ma Dazu was taken aback for a moment, the couple had raised a girl like Xiaotao, and they had thought that they would find a suitable son-in-law at home tomorrow, so that they would have someone to rely on when they got old, and now that the girl has found such a decent son-in-law, this matter I dare not mention anything.

I don't want my son-in-law to take the initiative, so I couldn't help saying: "Could it be that he said this to make you happy, he has been an imperial cook, it's amazing, how can he be a son-in-law for our family."

Xiaotao laughed: "Mother, he is not a vain person, he is the most talkative person, and he told me that when he was a child, there was a plague in his hometown, and the whole village died, so he survived and came out." After asking for food, I learned how to cook with my master, and there is no one at home."

Ma Dajiao still said: "But where is Da Furen, don't you despise our family?"

Xiaotao shook her head: "Ma'am, you don't dislike her. Mother and Madam have known each other for a long time. Madam used to tell me about the kitchen outside. I have been with Madam for so long, and Madam has never told me Treat me like a servant, she carefully taught me how to cook, and even made me a little girl to become the chef of Yashe. The lady treats me and our family with the same kindness, it's just this kindness, we just keep it in our hearts , always mentioning it, it seems empty."

Ma Dajiao: "My mother, the eldest lady is a bodhisattva who saves the suffering. In the future, the stepmother will go to the temple to burn incense and pray to the Buddha to bless the eldest lady, the elder master and the young master, so that they will live happily ever after."

Xiaotao nodded: "Brother Gao asked me to tell my mother that tomorrow his master, younger brother and eldest lady will come to propose marriage."

When Ma Dajiao heard this, he hurriedly stood up: "This, this is not worth it."

Xiaotao pulled her mother: "Mother, Brother Gao asked me to tell you in advance because he was afraid that you would feel uncomfortable. Don't be afraid. Brother Gao said that the master has the best temper, and he urged him to get married a long time ago. Listen now." It’s a pleasure to talk about us.”

Ma Dajiao suddenly realized that the girl had grown up not only in appearance, but also in courage, presumably because she had gained experience during the six months in Beijing, she was no longer the timid little girl who didn't understand anything, looking at such a daughter , it reminded Ma Dazu of An Ran in the big kitchen back then.

I thought to myself, this person really looks like whoever he follows, regardless of his background, and his daughter has become a bit like the eldest lady when she follows the eldest lady.

Ma Dazu was quite happy in his heart, although he only gave birth to a girl, but this girl of his own is not better than many boys, so what should he be afraid of.

Even if they figured it out, they were still at a loss when they saw An Ran, the master and his disciples, especially Xiao Tao's father, who didn't even dare to sit down. If her mother's family didn't sit down, it was not easy to propose a marriage. Now that the matter is settled, An Ran still finds it funny when she thinks about it now.

Seeing her smile, Mannia remembered one thing: "When I first came in, I saw a few boxes and cages piled up outside. Is sister-in-law planning to go back to Jizhou?"

An Ran nodded: "When I first came to Beijing, I didn't expect to live for such a long time. I thought I would go back after giving birth to Dudu. I don't want to. One thing is next to another. It's June in a flash. Cooking skills The college is almost fully built, and the teaching teacher has not yet been found, and it will be too late if we don’t go back.”

Mannia was quite reluctant: "If only we could go back to Jizhou, it would be nice to be together as a family and live with Lele. When sister-in-law leaves, Mannia won't even have anyone to talk to. "

An Ran laughed and blinked: "I'm not afraid of anything, isn't there some good talk, you and your wife have nothing to say."

Mannia blushed, "That's different."

An Ran: "Now that June is over and it's almost autumn, the year is coming in a blink of an eye. When the New Year comes, you and Jiayan go back earlier and stay at home for a few more days. Besides, you have to take care of Jiayan. You have to take care of Haosi Haoyu, you are busy with some things, how can you have time to worry about other things."

Mannia knew that her sister-in-law was different from herself. Although she had a reputation as a talented woman, she was a mediocre woman who only had her husband, children, and family in her eyes and heart.

In addition to these, the sister-in-law also has the world's cooking skills in her heart. The sister-in-law is not an ordinary woman by nature, but, even so, the sister-in-law is also the most intelligent wife and housewife, and I have learned a lot from her.

The wedding between Xiaotao and senior brother was simple and grand, there were not too many guests, all the family members came, and the wedding banquet was not held in Yashe. In the words of senior brother, what he liked most was when he and Mei were in Qizhou. It's a big wedding, so I set up a few tables in their small courtyard.

Xiaotao's parents didn't return to Jizhou after marriage, probably because they were very satisfied with the son-in-law of the elder brother, so they stayed in Beijing and lived with their husband and wife.

Usually when the younger couple goes to Yashe, the older couple will clean up the house, sweep the yard, water the flowers, grow vegetables, and when the younger couple comes back, the whole family will have dinner together.

The rice is made by Ma Dajiao. At first, I was afraid of my own craftsmanship, and the chef and son-in-law didn’t like it. Later, I found out that the son-in-law ate a lot every time, so I was relieved.When the young couple was resting, they went out for a stroll, sometimes in the city, and sometimes in the suburbs, which went very smoothly.

Not to mention that the four members of this family are harmonious and harmonious, let alone An Ran, saying that they are going back, it will be July when they leave, the summer heat will fade, and it will be the beginning of autumn.

Although it was still hot at noon, it was much cooler in the morning and evening. An Ran was afraid of the heat. An Jiamu ordered that he only rush on the road in the morning and evening. When it was hot in the middle, he found a cool place and pitched a tent to rest. Wait for the sun to set before continuing on the journey. It was not a long journey, but it took three days to arrive.

As soon as I saw the gate of Jizhou, I saw a steady stream of refugees. The capital is important, and naturally these refugees are not allowed to enter. Jizhou has become a place for these refugees to flee. Pay attention to their accents. , The common people had no way to survive, so they ran all the way to Jizhou.

The feeling of being away from home is not good, and many people are not good at speaking the official language, so it is even more difficult to survive. Moreover, once a war breaks out, who cares about the lives of ordinary people? Luckily, therefore, even if these people escaped, they would still be penniless.

It's okay for those with skills and strength, but it's hard for women, children and children.

Suddenly, I saw a woman sitting at the base of the city wall, holding a baby in her arms. The child seemed to be hungry and crying. Very.

An Ran stopped the carriage and asked the maid to go down and ask, if the child was hungry, she would bring her over.

The maid was taken aback: "Madam, this is not allowed. The two girls seem to have escaped from the south. I don't know what happened. If there is something wrong..."

An Ran interrupted her: "If you are really sick, you shouldn't be hungry."

The servant girl looked at the Elder Master. Although An Jiamu was reluctant, she still nodded when she thought of his wife's temperament.

The maid just went over and told the woman that An Ran watched from the car window and saw the woman panicking and holding the child tightly, she probably misunderstood.

An Ran got out of the car with Dudu in her arms and walked over: "Sister-in-law, I see that the child is very hungry, so I will feed him first, so that he is full first, and you two can think about the future, adults may as well , how can such a small child endure hunger."

The woman believed it when she saw that An Ran was also holding a child in her arms.

An Ran handed Dudu to An Jiamu who was behind, invited the woman into the carriage, took the child from the woman's arms, and unbuttoned the skirt...

The child was so hungry, and when he smelled the fragrance of milk, he couldn't care about anything else, and started to eat gulps, and the woman wiped her tears and said, "First, I have enough milk, but the road is bumpy and I can't eat or drink. I went back."

An Ran: "Where's the child's father?"

The woman shook her head: "The soldiers were in chaos, and they got separated before boarding the boat. I don't know if they are dead or alive. Will we see each other again in this life?"

An Ran comforted her: "Take care, both of you, you two will see you." Seeing that the child was full and asleep, An Ran handed it to the woman, and the two of them got out of the car.

An Ran looked at the crowds of disaster victims around, the yamen at the city gate would not let them in, so they could only stay at the base of the city, sitting, standing, leaning, or lying down, old and young dragging their families along , There are all kinds of people, all of them are sallow and emaciated, obviously malnourished.

And the despair on their faces was even more sour.

An Ran: "Although it's autumn, it's still a bit hot. You see, they just drink the water from the moat. How can this happen? There are so many people. If this continues, it will be a big trouble if the disease spreads. If it rains, it will be even worse. Well, isn’t the Culinary Academy already almost built, let’s put them somewhere, first have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and then think about it later.”

An Jiamu nodded, and told Anping to find someone to handle the matter, and asked someone to set up a porridge shed outside the city.

An Ran called An Ping, told him a method of vegetable and meat porridge, and ordered to cook it according to this method. These refugees did not know how long they had been hungry, and at a glance, most of them looked disheveled. To prevent the plague, vegetable and meat porridge is obviously the best choice. At this time, don’t worry about the taste, it’s important to eat first.

After simply ordering, the couple entered the city, and An Ran went back to An's mansion, thinking about that little girl Yue'er, An Jiamu went to the mansion.

An Ran knew that he was going to look for Ji Gongming, after all, for things like helping the victims, the government would get twice the result with half the effort...

(End of this chapter)