The wind stopped and the snow stopped.

The entire courtyard, front and back, and up and down the eaves were covered with a thick layer of white snow.

The sweeping ladies, who knew what was coming, had already taken dustpans and brooms and were ready to clean the roads inside and outside.

But I was told that according to the second master’s instructions, there was no need to sweep the snow in the courtyard.

The mothers-in-law are also happy, as this saves half of their work.

But I don’t know what the second master wants to do with the whole yard of snow.

Take a closer look, and soon, under the leadership of Miss Ping'er, several maids started playing with the stove, pots, shelves, and dishes in the middle of the yard.

The ladies all laughed: "The second master is so elegant, why do you want to eat hot pot in the snow?"

Under Ping'er's skillful arrangements, soon Two pots were set up in the snow, and the fine silver frost charcoal also started to burn.

With the support of Xiang Ling, Jia Lian slowly walked to the middle, and Qingwen quickly set up a stool for him to sit down.

Ping'er cooked a piece of mutton that the cooks had cut very thinly, dipped it in the sauce, then held it in the sauce bowl and brought it to Jia Lian's mouth while it was still hot.

Jia Lian opened his mouth to eat and couldn't help but nodded. It tasted much better than he expected.

The hot pot of this era is naturally not as colorful and colorful as those of later generations. What Ping'er ordered was not the spicy dish he likes, but it is better than the original deliciousness and basic seasonings. The products are complete.

Even his favorite coriander (cilantro) is available!

Therefore, we must not underestimate the pursuit of enjoying delicious food by the ancients who did not have mobile phones to play or read electronic novels. Eating hot pot in winter is extremely common in this era.

Ping'er was worried that Jia Lian's hand was injured, so he served Jia Lian to eat with his own hands. Qingwen saw that Jia Lian's silver "Mandarin Duck Pot" was ready, so she ran to the copper pot on the other side and shouted to the maids to start playing with their own.

Although there are many people under Sister Feng’s command, many of them are not from this courtyard.

There are only a dozen or so maids, mothers-in-law, and young servants (under the general office, used to watch the courtyard gate and deliver messages) at the service of the couple, and most of them are still in charge. None of them live in this courtyard.

So at this moment, in this white snow field, apart from Ping, Xiang, and Qing, there are actually only two or three maids such as Feng'er waiting for orders. But even if it's just like this, With kitchen utensils, dishes and all kinds of dishes covered with snow, the scene is still full of laughter and liveliness.

See the basicsEverything was ready, and she was no longer needed here, so she handed the dishes and chopsticks to Xiang Ling and asked Xiang Ling to serve. She said, "I'll go see if grandma is done."

"Ask someone else to go. You've been busy for a long time. Aren't you afraid that they will finish all the good food when you come back?" Jia Lian said with a smile.

He originally came up with the idea by chance and asked Ping'er to arrange it.

Only Ping'er, the "internal manager" around Wang Xifeng, can arrange this kind of internal affairs with ease. Qingwen is not good at this, and Xiangling is not good at it.

Ping'er followed Jia Lian's instructions and called another little girl.

Jia Lian took the opportunity and quietly turned his head and told Xiang Ling: "Go, put more chili powder and pepper powder..."

Xiang Ling was still hesitating, Qingwen had already Seeing it, he hurriedly said: "Don't listen to him, the doctor said, he should avoid spicy things, so that the wound can heal quickly!"

While speaking, Qingwen had already ran over and snatched it away Jia Lian took the bowl from Xiangling's hand and volunteered: "I'll serve him."

Seeing that Qingwen didn't take his words to heart at all, Jia Lian reached out to pull her ears, which scared Qingwen. He quickly exclaimed: "Don't, don't, don't, be careful of spilling the bowl~!"

While they were making a fuss, they suddenly heard a sweet voice coming from the gate of the courtyard: "Hey, you guys are really busy here."
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Everyone looked up and saw Lin Daiyu walking in.

She is wearing a cloak with a dark pattern of red orchids, and a light yellow plush-edged cloak hood covering her head. She is clearly a small and thin body, but she looks like she is walking smoothly. .

Behind her, Xue Yan, who was wearing a tight cotton jacket and cotton trousers and looked even more petite than Dai Yu, followed step by step.

“Miss Lin is here~”

The maids came to greet her one after another.

Jia Lian also stood up and said with a smile: "It's such a cold day, how come Sister Lin has time to come to my place?"

"I have nothing to do, just walk around. ."

Daiyu said casually as she walked closer and took in the scene with one glance. Then she smiled at Jia Lian and said, "Brother Lian is so elegant."

" I didn't dare to call her elegant at first, but now that I'm here, I can call her elegant. Please take a seat."

Jia Lian's compliments made Daiyu smile.

She came here specifically to see Jia Lian and see how his injury was getting better. Now that he actually has the mind to do this in the courtyard, it must be pretty good.

Seeing the shelves with many dishes arranged one after another, he laughed even more, shook his head and said: "I don't dare to enter your place.A gluttonous feast. ”

　“Haha. " Jia Lian smiled. Sure enough, he was talking to Daiyu and other cultural figures, but he felt different from the maids.

Because he helped Daiyu sit down, he turned to Ping'er and said, "Go and get some good wine. "

"Second Master, Second Grandma ordered that you should not give Second Master wine while he is recovering from his injuries. Ping'er's good words advised.

Jia Lian said: "If I were alone, I wouldn't embarrass you. Now there are distinguished guests coming to your door. Could it be that I'm a little hurt? I won't even give you a drink in this winter." Can the guest warm a cup? "

Ping'er was helpless and couldn't help but look at Daiyu, hoping that Daiyu could help and persuade them. Unexpectedly, Daiyu didn't look at them, as if she didn't hear their conversation, let alone help them. I persuaded Jia Lian.

Ping'er had to go in to get some wine.

When Jia Lian sat down, Daiyu said, "If I don't come today, you won't be able to get it." How can you thank me for the wine and food? "

Jia Lian cupped his hand and said, "Sister Lin, Gao Yi, I will treat you to three big bowls of drinks later, and we will get drunk before resting." "

Daiyu glanced at Jia Lian. At this time, the gauze on Jia Lian's face had been removed, revealing a shallow scar, which somewhat damaged the originally handsome and flawless face. She felt a little distressed, so she He didn't reply to Jia Lian, he just snorted and ignored him.

With Daiyu around, Jia Lian was no longer like a wealthy landlord, letting the maids take turns serving him food.

When the maids had warmed up the wine, they were allowed to get started and everyone had a good time together.

Seeing Xueyan still standing beside Daiyu blankly, her innocent eyes were already looking at her Xiang Qingwen and the others said to her, "You should go over and eat. When someone is needed here, I will call you." ”

Meat and vegetable dishes were stewed into a pot, and five or six maids sat or stood in a group in the snow, talking, laughing, and fighting for each other. It was very lively and interesting.
< br /> Daiyu had a glass of wine. Although it was just the rice wine that Jia's family often drank, Jia Lian did not dare to give Daiyu the shochu he brought from the south. But after a glass of wine, Daiyu's little face still turned red. .

She looked at the girls over there who were a little presumptuous, and thought to herself that in the past half month since she came, she had often heard people commenting that Brother Lian was a person who indulged in pleasure. It may be true, but by saying that Brother Lian has no character, those words must have been spread by them to cause trouble.

According to her long-term opinion, Brother Lian is one of the most sincere people in the world. , it is definitely not the person who makes people angry and holds it by themselves.

If not, how could these girls dare to release their natural instincts in front of him.

Suddenly her eyes flashed, and then she heard: "What do you think of when I ask you to eat meat?"

Daiyu lowered her head and saw that there was already an extra piece of ten cents in her bowl. The fat pork belly made Daiyu frown.

　“I don’t want to eat~!”

　“How can you only eat vegetarian food? Look at your body is so thin, eat more meat. As the saying goes, no meat makes people thin, this How could Sister Lin not know this?"

Although Daiyu had only studied for a few years, she knew that these were exactly what Mr. Dongpo said, so she immediately replied: "As the saying goes, The absence of bamboo makes people vulgar, so what can you say if there is not a single bamboo in your courtyard?"

What else can I say, he and Sister Feng are both vulgar people.

But seeing Daiyu’s face looking like she was trying to win or lose, Jia Lian laughed again: “Although I don’t have bamboo, I do have this.”

Said, from A piece of bamboo shoot was picked up from the bottom of the pot and put into Daiyu's bowl.

Daiyu’s brows tightened, what’s this? Reply to her by treating the bamboo shoots you eat as bamboo?

But I heard Jia Lian chuckle and say: "As the saying goes, no bamboo makes you vulgar, no meat makes you thin, not vulgar but not thin, braised pork with bamboo shoots!"

"???"

Daiyu's eyes widened. Her watery eyes, which seemed to be shining, were full of shock, and she seemed to be at a loss as to why her outlook on life was completely ruined.

"Hahaha..."

Jia Lian smiled proudly.

"What are they talking about, the second master is smiling so happily?" The maids next to them were also paying attention to what was going on around them.

“I don’t know, I think I heard the second master say ‘bamboo shoots braised pork’, and what else...”

“Haha, you didn’t really listen, let me tell you You, the second master said that it is not vulgar but not thin, that is braised pork with bamboo shoots, hahaha, it made me laugh. Let us also eat some bamboo shoots and pork, we are all good people."

Qingwen's voice was the sharpest and most powerful, making Daiyu blush when she heard it. She lowered her head and glanced at the bamboo shoots and the piece of fat meat in the bowl, and spat: "Bah, it's all nonsense."