Being dragged by Gu Xiran out of the Pinzhu Pavilion, Shu Huan bowed his head before taking two steps, and saw that on the ring finger of his left hand, he was also wearing a ring, which was also made of silver, but the shape was simpler, without the ruby. Inlaid, only a few inconspicuous dark lines can be seen as a pair with her ring.
There is some sweetness in my heart.
The two of them didn't speak much, they just dragged their hands like this for the first time in their life, side by side, admiring the scenery, and walked slowly back to Hexie.
Hearing that the beautiful scenery in Hexie had already returned, seeing the two of them entering with their hands in hand, she was stunned for a moment, then immediately pursed her lips and laughed: "Second Master, Second Mistress, lunch is ready, shall I just serve it?"
Gu Xiran nodded, watched Meimei cross the threshold, and suddenly called her back: "Bring another jug of wine."
The beautiful scenery went away.
Shu Huan gave him a sideways look, and said with a smile, "Why, do you want to get drunk again?"
Gu Xiran was a little ashamed by what she said, but she didn't show it, she just smiled and said: "The alcohol here is not high, so it doesn't matter if you have a drink or two in the afternoon."
What's more, this situation, this scene and this person can only enjoy themselves with wine.
Hearing that there is an upstairs in the lotus pavilion, a small table is placed by the open and bright window, and the two of them sit opposite each other, overlooking the lake view, and drinking lightly and slowly is also a kind of fun.
Not long after the beautiful scenery left, he brought a jug of wine and said with a smile: "There is a lot of wine in the other courtyard, but there are not many sweet wines. There are rose dew, rose wine and sweet-scented osmanthus wine. Take it on your own, Second Mistress will taste it first, if you don’t like it, I’ll get another one.”
Shu Huan took a glass of sweet-scented osmanthus wine she poured over, and seeing the color was clear and yellow, he took a sip. The thick and mellow wine touched his tongue, and the slightly sour and sweet taste spread on his taste buds. Afterwards, there was a clear scent of sweet-scented osmanthus lingering in her mouth, she nodded unconsciously, and said with a smile: "You don't need to take any more, this one is very good."
Meimei smiled, and then turned around to serve the dishes.
There are not many dishes, just refreshing and refreshing four colors, tea-flavored shrimp, lotus duck, emerald wild rice stem and three fresh meatballs, and two pots of braised fish lips.
The beautiful scenery said while laying out the dishes: "These dishes are all ready for dinner. When I was getting the wine just now, I asked the kitchen to cut some salted elbow flowers, and then sent them to the chicken feet on a marinated plate. It's just not so fast. Second master and Second Mistress has to wait."
As she spoke, she stood by the table holding a jug and pouring wine.
Gu Xiran glanced at her, took the jug in her hand and said with a smile: "There is no need to wait here, you and Huiyun go to eat first."
Meimei didn't hesitate, agreed and left, and thoughtfully closed the door for them.
Only then did Gu Xiran smile and said: "This maid is not bad, she acts meticulously without being overly rigid."
Shu Huan liked the sweetness of the sweet-scented osmanthus wine, and was sipping the wine glass. Hearing what he said, he immediately nodded and said, "The maid I picked is naturally better than the one around you."
Thinking of Huiyun and Qiaoyun, the two extremes, Gu Xiran felt a little depressed: "I can't blame me, it's the original owner's poor vision."
In fact, it's luck to choose a maidservant. Compared with people's hearts, eyesight is really inaccurate. Shu Huan smiled slightly: "Isn't it too extravagant for the two of us to be slaves and servants?"
Gu Xiran picked up the wine glass, and squinted at her with a smile: "You can do everything yourself."
"Excuse me, I'm just feeling a little bit guilty, but I never do anything that harms myself or others." Shu Huan put down his glass and said, "Just go to the country and do as the Romans do, besides, this place is not like the kind of dwelling that I used to live in. Even if I do it myself, I can handle it. It takes half a day for the Gu family to send messages back and forth to pick up and deliver things. If I do laundry, cooking and cleaning the room, it will be so exhausting in a day, not to mention that I have to do all these things by myself. , didn’t they take their jobs?”
"I see the same thing." Gu Xiran smiled, raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.
Shu Huan held a chopstick of tea-flavored shrimp for him, and said leisurely: "I wanted to ask you just now, what are you doing researching those herbs? I saw a lot of things about herbs were mentioned in the manuscripts left by the original owner. Are you Are you afraid that if you don't know anything about those things, you will show your flaws later?"
Gu Xiran shook his head: "It doesn't matter. The original owner is an invisible person in the Gu family. No one would chat with him about it. If someone asks about it, it's fine to divert the conversation. I just want to learn some skills, but the Gu family There are not many other books, but there are many books on fragrances. During the period of recuperation, I was free, so I read a lot and memorized a lot of fragrance recipes."
As he said that, he lifted his cup pretending to be depressed and sighed: "Nowadays it's not as good as before. One person is full, the whole family is not hungry, and if you don't learn something, how will you raise your wife and children in the future?"
Shu Huan glanced at him: "There are also concubines and bastards."
Gu Xiran was so choked by her that he almost spit out his drink, he swallowed hurriedly and waved his hands: "It's okay not to mention this matter, whoever wants to raise it, I can't afford it anyway."
Shu Huan smiled, didn't mention this again, just asked him: "I haven't asked you yet, is there something you learned before that can't be used here?"
It's fine if she doesn't ask, but when she asks, Gu Xiran has the urge to hit the wall and jump out of the window, she is really depressed: "I don't want to say, what you learned can still be used here, what I learned is completely useless."
Shu Huan curiously guessed: "Could it be a foreign language?"
Gu Xiran shook his head.
Shu Huan made a more foolish guess: "Computer?"
"no."
Shu Huan's eyes widened: "I'm not going to be a civil servant, so I can try it, go to the yamen to be a staff master or something."
Gu Xiran raised his fist to the edge of his mouth and coughed twice: "Don't guess, it's all wrong."
"Then tell me, how would I know if you don't tell me."
"You really want to know?"
"Nonsense, why don't I ask you?"
Gu Xiran frowned and looked out the window for a while, as if he was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle, and finally said helplessly: "Lawyer."
"Pfft—" Shu Huan laughed at that moment: "What a tragic profession."
No wonder he is quick-witted and eloquent.
Gu Xiran gave her a squinting look: "I've said it and I don't want to mention it, but you insist on asking."
Shu Huan continued to laugh with a muffled voice: "It's okay...you can be a death judge...or you can find two law books to read, and set up a stall on the street to write pleadings for others..."
Gu Xiran continued, "That's right, you spend dozens of copper coins every day, carry one liter of rice, take two handfuls of vegetables home, and you have to work hard for the lady to grind the tofu."
It sounds like a very sweet little day, but it is actually very hard.
When it came to practical issues, the smiles of the two were a little bit awkward, and they looked at each other again, and they both sighed helplessly.
Skills are useful, but usefulness does not mean that they can do better than the ancients. The only thing they are better than the ancients is their relatively open thinking, which is not as restrictive as the ancients.
"That's good." Shu Huan said first, "Let's learn from the beginning. Anyway, the Gu family is making incense. It's easier to learn how to make incense than to learn anything else."
Gu Xiran nodded slightly: "After learning everything, think about whether there is any way to improve."
As he spoke, he grabbed Shu Huan's hand and said: "It's always enough to support you, but if you want to live a better life, you have to work harder."
Shu Huan smiled, she wasn't worried about this at all, and didn't mention anything else. If they had to leave Gu's house one day, he could save some flowers with the money he earned from selling flowers and plants. In this era of low prices, , It is enough for the two of them to sit and eat for several years, or use it as capital to do a small business. Besides, not only is he working hard, but she will also try to make money. Two people are together and want to live a good life. It is better than being alone. It's easy and easy, at least I feel at ease and not panic.
Now, she has the courage to face the difficulties in the future.