Shen Zangfeng and Guard Chief Ying were both stunned and said in unison: "Us?"
Captain Wei's expression changed drastically after he was stunned, and he immediately thought of the group of lotus-picking girls—
However, Gu Naizheng just smiled and said nothing, with an inscrutable look on his face. This attitude made Wei Changying, who didn't know his temperament, feel more and more anxious. He almost lost his temper and asked, but thanks to Huo Zhaoyu's kindness, he smiled politely. , explained: "Brother Yaoye and my sisters must not listen to Brother Zilie's words. In fact, I happened to be staying by the lake to escape the summer heat these days. This morning I saw Jiejia Restaurant catching fish and shrimps by the lake. I just said that the restaurant is now The rules have been changed and the restaurant will be open as usual in summer. I came here to taste it because of Jie Zhang’s craftsmanship. Unexpectedly, I realized that the table prepared by Jie Zhang was just for the two of us and had no intention of opening. "
When Gu Naizheng heard this, he sighed and said to Huo Chenyuan: "I just said that it will be difficult to get a job with an honest brother like you."
Huo Chenyuan smiled slightly shyly and said nothing. It seemed that he had a silent face and he was indeed not talkative.
But Shen Zangfeng and his wife already understood what they meant - they originally wanted to have a meal at Xie's family restaurant, but they didn't expect that Xie's family went fishing just to entertain Shen Zangfeng and Wei Changying, without preparing for others, so they waited here. , I came here specifically to have a meal...
Among them, Gu Naizheng is the more shameless. Not only does he want to get a meal, he also plans to complain to Shen Zangfeng and Wei Changying first, forcing them to take the initiative to invite him. Maybe Gu Naizheng also plans to pretend to shirk a few times, and then force himself to save face. Fully agreed.
Huo Zhaoyu, on the other hand, was much more kind. Since he wanted to take advantage of others, he simply expressed it directly...
Knowing that it was a false alarm, Wei Changying couldn't help but be speechless for a moment - now that the topic has come to this, even if Shen Zangfeng wants to be alone with his wife, can he still refuse? You can only follow their wishes and invite them.
After all, the Huo family brothers are well-informed and very gentle people. After agreeing slyly, they took the initiative to propose: "Since Brother Yaoye is here with his younger brothers and sisters, I think he likes to be clean. We also took a boat here to find out the solution." The restaurant is not open today, but there is no food on the boat. I am really hungry now, so I will disturb Brother Yaoye and his sister. Now I only need to ask you to share some food, and I will use it as I please. "
Wei Changying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that on such a hot day, these three people rushed over to meet the craftsmanship of Xiejia Restaurant. After rowing for a long time, they found out that they were not entertained here, and the nearby restaurant was not open that day. Kai, they rowed back hungry. Even though they were not the ones rowing, it was pitiful.
Just sharing some food and going out, so as not to disturb the two of them getting along, Wei Changying smiled - but wait!
Mr. Gu, Gu Naizheng, swung his folding fan very fast and patted Huo Zhaoyu's shoulder carelessly and forcefully. Although Huo Zhaoyu looked like a man, he couldn't help but shake slightly when he patted her, and even the whole boat swayed slightly.
Gu Naizheng was frothing at the mouth and said loudly: "Use it down there? Brother Jia Yao didn't even look at what your cyanotic robe has become? On such a hot day, Mr. Jie prepared enough ice for a private dining room. "If we don't go in, how can we eat?"
He nodded to Wei Zhangying again and said in a very shameless, thick-skinned and shameless manner, "Brothers and sisters are not outsiders, so they won't care about us—brothers and sisters, don't you think so?"
Looking at his bright smile, Wei Changying secretly vomited a mouthful of blood: You have said so, can I still say no? !
Therefore, Wei Changying could only turn his half-satisfied smile into a hospitable and hypocritical smile: "It's true what I said."
Huo Zhaoyu and Huo Chenyuan looked helpless and ashamed, and said in succession: "No, no, no! It's very rude to deprive you of food and drink today, how can I dare to disturb you two?"
Just as Wei Chief Ying was about to speak, Gu Naizheng had already said triumphantly: "What the two brothers Huo Xian said is wrong. My brothers and sisters have taken the initiative to invite us to join us in the private seats. It's hot now, so why do you two have to suffer? After all, we are the first to When I see my brother and sister Wei again, it’s just an unlucky thing that I don’t have a meeting gift to give to my brother and sister. How can I not give this honor to my brother and sister?”
"..." Wei Changying's hands in her sleeves clenched into fists, tightening again and again. She suddenly felt like she really wanted to hit this person!
Shen Zangfeng obviously had a headache for Gu Naizheng. He held Wei Changying's hand and stroked the back of her hand with his thumb to comfort him. He smiled bitterly and said, "You three, please go up together. It's really hot here. "
… In fact, this is also the reason why all the wine shops here in Furongzhou are closed in the summer. This place was originally chosen because the water is shallow and there are not many winds and waves, so the painted boat can be used as a wine shop and a trestle can be built for tourists.
In the not-hot spring, autumn, and winter, it doesn't matter if there is no wind. But in the hot summer, there is no wind here and the sun is shining brightly. You can imagine the sweltering heat in this place. Even if ice can be brought in, the air temperature in the cool room is still unknown. Boring, how can tourists bother to come here to eat? No wonder Huo Zhaoyu's clothes were all wet when he was waiting in the cabin.
When we arrived at the second floor of Huafang, we saw that it was full of divided seats, with only a narrow passage in the middle, making it look very dark. But Jie's husband's wife led the way to one of the inner rooms, opened the door, and the skylight shone inside. She deliberately chose the side that avoids the sun. There is a long table in the middle, six seats arranged around it, and an open space for the accompanying waiters to stand and serve. The window is inlaid with colored glass, so it is bright and can block the ice after a while. The cool air escapes.
Because the boat has not been moved since it was placed here, and the Jie family does not live here every day, there are no other furnishings in the cabin. There is only a bookcase in the corner, with the four corners nailed to the deck board, and the four treasures of the study on it. , I guess it is not a very good pen and ink, it is just for tourists to record the occasional inspiration.
Shen Zangfeng and Gu Naizheng pushed each other to sit down - now Gu Naizheng politely insisted that Shen Zangfeng and his wife should take the lead. Wei Changying also said that after Shen Zangfeng was polite, he would happily run to the boss and sit down, then turn his back on the guests, call the slaves and maids, and then eat all the food prepared by Mr. Jie...
Well, I would have thought that Gu Naizheng would eat all the food prepared by Mr. Xie. It seems that he is also hungry.
While she was thinking wildly, her husband's daughter-in-law and her husband brought in the ice mirror and placed it near Shen Zangfeng and Wei Changying. Of course, Shen Zangfeng asked them to move the ice mirror to Gu Naizheng, who had complained about it being overheated. The next time Gu Naizheng unexpectedly declined again.
Wei Changying thought that this person was quite measured and not someone who really pushed his limits, so Gu Naizheng continued: "I just saw that they had more than one mouthful of ice. I think the other one is bigger, so let us use that one." Here, you can use this."
"..." Wei Zhangying was silent.
The rest of the people had known Gu Naizheng's weirdness, but they were all dumbfounded - Shen Zangfeng coughed dryly and said, "Brother Xie, just follow what brother Zilie said."
Brothers Huo Zhaoyu and Huo Chenyuan looked embarrassed. Looking at their faces, you could tell how much they regretted coming with Gu Naizheng today.
So Jie's son-in-law brought in a larger ice mirror and placed it next to Gu Naizheng. He didn't know whether he was really afraid of the extreme heat or just had an unruly nature. He moved his seat next to the ice mirror regardless of propriety. He hugged Bingjian intoxicated and exclaimed: "You can be considered alive!"
"..." Wei Changying.
Huo Zhaoyu took a deep breath, raised a cup to Shen Zangfeng, and said with a forced smile: "Brother Yaoye, it's really a sin for me to bother you today. Let's offer tea instead of wine to apologize to the virtuous couple. If the virtuous couple wants to stay by the lake for a while, we can do it some other time." Please come to my house and allow me to hold a banquet to apologize."
Chief Wei Ying Xin said, "You just said that the three of you saw Jie's family fishing together. It was expected that Gu Naizheng would be a guest in your Huo family's courtyard. With such a strange person here, your apology banquet was not delicious!"
Shen Zangfeng probably had the same thought, and quickly declined: "Brother Jiayao, it's too much, but it's just a meal, how can we apologize? In fact, it is indeed necessary to visit the house, but unfortunately, Zangfeng only has two days during the holiday. Today, I only have two days to tell my mother, and I will return to the imperial capital tomorrow, but I have no time to go. "
"Then next time..." Huo Zhaoyu and Shen Zangfeng exchanged pleasantries with each other, which finally made the atmosphere less awkward. At this time, when the door of the private dining room opened, it was Jie's husband's wife, holding an ebony lacquer plate. A porcelain bowl big enough to grow a lotus came in. The inside was steaming and fragrant. As soon as she took a sniff, Wei Changying secretly praised her. She never tired of eating, and everyone who served her food was very particular about the color, smell and taste. , but the dishes in this basin are surprisingly delicious and really make people salivate - Gu Naizheng, Huo Zhaoyu, and Huo Chenyuan are all descendants of aristocratic families. Even other courtyards cannot lack cooks, but on such a hot day, they rush to Come here.
The porcelain bowl was carefully placed on the table, but the soup in the porcelain bowl with plum green paintings and two carps playing with lotus was milky white. A fish head was half submerged and half exposed. It was sprinkled with chopped green onion, shredded ginger, dried bamboo shoots and other things. The ingredients arrived. The recipe looks very simple, but the aroma is so fragrant that it attracts people to eat chopsticks.
Before Shen Zangfeng greeted him, Gu Naizheng, who had been hugging Bingjian tightly as if he had finally returned to the world, suddenly jumped back to the table and stared at the fish head with bright eyes - looking at his appearance, he It's not surprising that Wei Changying was immediately holding the fish head and gnawing at it.
"Where is Qingquan wine and Qingquan wine that has been purified?" Gu Naizheng stared at the fish head with salivation, and asked loudly without raising his head, "This Jie's fish head has always been paired with purified Qingquan wine." The best thing is to eat with wine... Wife of the Jie family, the fish has been served, but where is the wine?”
"The wine is here." The answer was Brother Xie, the son of Jie's father-in-law, who came in with a jar of wine. There was a trace of white vapor coming out of the jar. It was obvious that it had been frozen in the ice just now.
After seeing the wine, Gu Naizheng was satisfied, and complained: "Why is it just one jar? How can such a small amount be enough?"
Huo Zhaoyu and Huo Chenyuan looked at Wei Changying's indescribably weird expression and wiped the sweat from their brows. They forced a smile and said, "We brothers don't want to drink today, this jar should be enough."
Wei Changying gritted his teeth and said, "I am a woman and I don't like to drink. You can drink this wine with your husband."
Even if the fish head aroused her interest in having a few drinks before, she was completely ruined by Gu Naizheng now...
Shen Zangfeng coughed dryly and said, "Zangfeng is not very good at this Qingquan wine... Brother Zilie, just do as you like."
Gu Naizheng then smiled happily and said happily: "It's such a good wine, how come you either don't drink it or don't drink it well? It's such a waste of natural resources!" Then he said happily, "If that's the case, then I won't be polite." He didn't even use the wine cup, he just opened the mud seal, raised his neck and drank. After drinking a lot, he wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. When he shook his hand, a little wine splashed in front of Wei Changying, but Gu Naizheng didn't notice it. He probably didn't notice it. Even if he noticed it, he wouldn't care. He laughed loudly and said, "Good wine, good wine! What a pity, what a pity, you don't drink it!"
… My husband only said that this Qingquan wine was not very good, but he didn’t say that he wouldn’t drink it! ! !
Wei Changying looked at the fish head in front of her, and suddenly she lost all her appetite - now she just wanted to lift this pot of fish head and smash it on Gu Naizheng's head!
The Gu family in the imperial capital has been a prominent family for hundreds of years. How could there be such an unreliable son? (To be continued)