【4500, two-in-one】

Noon.

Inside the large kitchen of Rongguo Mansion.

The portrait of the Kitchen God was polished and polished, and new couplets were placed on both sides.

Letter: God says good things.

Next letter: Return to the palace to bring good luck.

Hengpi: Master of the Eastern Chef.

"A treat for the Stove Lord~!"

Following the shouts of Wu Xindeng, the third steward, a plate of Guandong sweets half as tall as a person was carried to the makeshift altar table.

"Feed the Stove Lord's fairy horse~!"

This time it was a small half tank of carefully selected beans.

Later, various tributes were offered one after another, until the big altar table could no longer be placed, and Wu Xindeng began to pray eloquently.

"Keep your mouth sweet, don't speak evil words, prepare your horses with good materials, leave early and return early! Today is a special ceremony for good men and women..."

Since Lai Shun was at the back, he could hear the beginning clearly. Later, Wu Xindeng spoke faster and faster, and the humming and singing could not be heard clearly.

At first, he was mixed in among the many small stewards, and looking at the solemn and solemn posture in front of him, he felt a little strange.

After all, in the daily lives of later generations, such ritualistic feudal superstitious activities are almost no longer seen.

but……

Novelty is the thing that cannot help but be wasted.

As time went by, Laishun gradually became irritable. Looking at the previous scene, it no longer felt like a ritual, but just nonsense after being full.

After finally waiting for Jia She, Jia Zheng took the lead in offering incense and sent the Stove Lord to heaven. While all the stewards came forward to flatter him, he quietly took some cakes, then greased his soles and left.

The kitchen.

"Come and take care of things, come and take care of things!"

As soon as he reached the entrance of the courtyard, he heard someone calling from behind. Laishun turned around to look around, but a cook on the stove chased him out.

Lai Shun secretly cried out that he was unlucky and handed over the cake. Shan smiled and said, "I'm just afraid of missing the start of the show, so I want to make up for it first."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"

The cook hurriedly held up a rattle, then handed over a pack of dried meat with a smile, and said: "I think what you are getting is just small bits and pieces, whether you are full or not, how can this be possible?"

It turned out that he was not asking for snacks, but was here to show his courtesy.

Laishun took the dried meat and saw that it was all cleaned high-quality yak meat. He smiled and asked, "What do you call my sister-in-law?"

"My husband's family name is Liu."

"It turns out to be Sister-in-law Liu. I have remembered this sentiment."

As Laishun said, he raised the dried meat in his hand to her and turned around.

Sister-in-law Liu watched her come and go with great pleasure. She turned around and was about to go back to the kitchen when someone outside the courtyard door poked her head in and called: "Mother, mother!"

Sister-in-law Liu stopped and looked back, she saw a very delicate-looking girl.

"Wu'er?"

She was taken aback, quickly wiped her hands with her apron and went up to him, whispering: "What are you doing here at this time? You're not afraid of getting caught in the wind!"

Liu Wuer said timidly: "Dad asked me to take the dried meat back so that I can sacrifice it to the Stove Lord."

"Why are you offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God? I think he wants to offer sacrifices to his five internal organs temple!"

Sister-in-law Liu complained angrily, and then told her daughter: "Go back quickly, and don't run around again - when you recover in a few days, mother will find a good job for you!"

"Um."

Liu Wuer obediently agreed, but then asked about the dried meat.

Sister-in-law Liu was displeased and said, "Just say I used it to raise a man - go back and make him drink less cat urine!"

…………

However, Laishun carried the snacks and dried meat all the way to the large flower hall in the northwest corner.

This land is exactly opposite to Lixiangyuan, but since there are no female relatives living there, it cannot be regarded as a serious back house.

The large flower hall looks a bit old, but it is still very grand, with as many as three doors.

The left and right corner doors are slightly smaller, while the middle door is large enough for cars and sedans to enter and exit.

Because he came early, the theater was not fully equipped, and not a single spectator was present. The stage was empty, and there were only a dozen servants busy under the stage.

Since Laishun entered through the right door, he planned to sit down nearby. Unexpectedly, as soon as he selected a table near the door, a waiter came over with a smile on his face.

"Come to take care of things. The female guests are seated here, so I'm afraid it won't be convenient."

Laishun was stunned for a moment, and then he figured out that this layout should be based on the distribution of men on the left and women on the right.

As for the large area in the middle, surrounded by translucent colored gauze, it is naturally the seats for the ladies.

So Laishun, under the frightened guidance of the boy, moved to the left seat and sat down.

The young boy was probably afraid that Lai Shun would hold a grudge, so he asked for a pot of tea and most of a plate of melon seeds and peanuts from somewhere. He placed them respectfully in front of Lai Shun, and then said, "Come on, if you need anything else, just tell me."

."

"I'm just here to occupy some space first, and you can go about your business."

Lai Shun waved the boy away and spread out the dried meat snacks on a plate of melon seeds, pouring them with tea and eating them deliciously.

About half an hour passed before guests finally arrived one after another.

Most of them were young maids and servants, but they did not dare to sit down directly. Instead, they huddled in the corner chattering, looking as if they were too excited to extricate themselves.

This is a bit like a groupie.

It seems that the one who will appear today is a quite famous character.

After a while, Ms. Xu also hurried over and saw her son waiting inside. She was satisfied and hurriedly ordered Lai to come: "Go and wait outside first, the old lady will be here soon!"

As he said that, he pointed to his eyes again, obviously reminding his son to look carefully.

I came to Shunzi naturally to have a good look, but I didn't want to see some maid, I wanted to see Baochai's true face.

So he stuffed the last piece of beef jerky into his mouth, grabbed two more handfuls of melon seeds and peanuts, and then Shi Shiran found a seat against the wall.

At the same time, Mrs. Xu arrived backstage in a hurry, presumably to discuss with the troupe leader when to make her debut.

After waiting for another two-quarters of an hour, the closed door opened to the left and right, revealing a small sedan chair and a full fifty or sixty women!

Laishun hurriedly opened his eyes and searched for the girl who was suspected of being Baochai in the middle of the crowd.

However……

A large number of people surrounded the sedan chair and rushed into the hall. Two maids were among the first, and the mother-in-law stepped forward to help them.

The place was surrounded both inside and outside, not to mention Baochai. Laishun couldn't even see clearly what Mrs. Wang looked like.

When he wanted to do the next best thing and find a few maids on the periphery to satisfy his cravings, the large army had already penetrated into the gauze tent.

There were only a few middle-aged women and a dozen unopened little maids left, busy going back and forth.

Next, the men entered the venue one after another.

What else is there to see?

Laishun was so angry that when the show officially started, he couldn't watch it any more.

Cuo Fei still wanted to ask his mother for help, but he would run away if he had no choice but to do so.

After another half hour of torture, Mrs. Xu finally had time to call him out for questioning.

Because his mother asked carefully, Laishun didn't even look at her clearly, so how could he tell her one, two, three.

So he had to admit that he was dazzled by so many people who came in all at once, and he couldn't tell who was who.

"Mom, I'm afraid this method won't work, so I'd better wait until the Chinese New Year is over before exploring slowly."

Laishun said, waiting to escape.

But she didn't want to be grabbed by Mrs. Xu, and ordered: "Then you wait until the evening, about after the second watch [9 p.m.], the courtyards should disperse one after another, then you can take a closer look!"

Laishun made a bitter face: "This..."

"What is this? That's it!"

Mrs. Xu said, and then warned him: "When the second mistress goes home to rest, I will come to check the post!"

Got~

Don't say anything, just continue to be here next to each other.

While waiting for more than an hour, Laishun did two things: eat melon seeds and recognize people's heads.

But the person he recognized was not a maid, but Mingyan, the enemy he had always longed for.

I have to say that this boy is much more handsome than his skinny self.

She may not be as good as Pan Youan, but she has a smart temperament and is carefree and carefree, making people want to get close to her.

It is estimated that the 'original owner' was deceived by this appearance, so he fell into the trap stupidly.

Of course, Laishun didn't envy his appearance. After all, there was nothing wrong with being thicker.

After taking a closer look at Ming Yan's appearance, I saw that it was already halfway through the first update, and Lai Shun was a little dizzy due to the loud voices on the stage and the cheers from the audience.

So I thought that it would not be too late to go out for a breath of fresh air and come back at the second watch - I hope Baochai would also leave in pieces instead of continuing to follow the large army.

Since the snow that fell in the past few days has not yet melted, the air outside is refreshing.

While pacing back and forth at the door, flexing his muscles and bones, he walked to a remote corner unknowingly because passers-by looked at him strangely from time to time.

"Don't come here!"

Suddenly, a sharp voice came from in front of me.

Laishun opened his eyes wide and looked around, but it was a little maid of twelve or thirteen years old, standing guard in front of a bush.

This is……

Before Laishun could figure out why the little maid had stopped her, there was a shaking in the bushes, and a rather embarrassed little woman appeared.

After a closer look, he turned out to be an acquaintance - Grandma Huang from Dong Hutong. Because Laishun had often gone to her restaurant to have teeth made in the past, he had bumped into her two or three times and exchanged a dozen words with her.

Grandma Nahuang looked a little embarrassed when she saw that she was coming. She held the handkerchief and hesitated again and again, then stepped forward and bowed slightly: "So you are here to take care of things, but you haven't been to our place for a while."

Laishun also guessed at this time that she probably chose to solve the problem in the open air because there were too many people queuing in front of the women's restroom.

Naturally, he would not expose such embarrassing things, and returned the gift with a smile, saying: "I have been busy and sick for a few days. I am afraid that I may not have time to go before the new year. But if you receive anything after the new year, You have to save some of the delicacies from the mountains and seas for me."

"Of course there's nothing to say!"

Seeing that he didn't expose what she had just done, Grandma Huang immediately put on a smile on her face and responded, pointing to the large flower hall not far away: "I still have to go to Sister-in-law You's place to provide support, and wait until it's over. Come to our store next year and let our boss personally entertain you."

"It's easy to say, just do as you please."

Laishun also hurriedly extended his hand to give way, but after saying this, he felt that something was not right.

Fortunately, Grandma Huang didn't think too much and quickly returned to the big flower hall with her skirt in hand.

As Laishun watched her and the little maid disappear behind the door, he couldn't help but think of the time he went back to the Donghutong wine shop.

At that time, because Grandma Huang kept paying attention to me, I thought I had met someone who was ‘a good person’.

Now it seems that he is just being sentimental.

That's right, with his fierce appearance, how could any woman fall in love with him as soon as he meets her?

With a self-conscious smile, Laishun turned his head and was about to continue wandering around. Who would have thought that there was no sound in front of him, and there was another thin and tall woman!

"Who?!"

Laishun was startled, took half a step back and took a closer look, only to find that it was another acquaintance - Qin Xian's wife Yang!

"What are you..."

Laishun looked at the unlit candle in Yang's hand and asked with some uncertainty: "Are you on night watch?"

Yang nodded nervously, then shook his head vigorously.

This reaction made Lai Shunzheng confused.

After a long while, I heard Yang timidly say: "Didn't you say that you wanted to..."

After all, she doesn't have Siqi's temperament.

When things came to a close, I started to cringe a little.

However, from the stumbling words, Laishun could barely understand the purpose of her visit.

Thinking about the Ming Yan he had just met, he immediately said: "Actually, I was looking for a chance to have a chat with you - you said you wanted to go back and think about it last time, and it has been more than three months.

"

Mrs. Yang gave him a timid look and deliberately argued: If you hadn't come to be the manager and leaked the news, allowing Pan You'an to see the clues, how could it have been delayed for so long?

But when the words came to his lips, his lilac tongue seemed to be knotted. After brewing for a long time, he just managed to squeeze out the sentence: "I, I understand now."

As he said that, he lowered his head timidly, pinching the corners of his clothes and not daring to look down again.

Tsk~

She doesn't behave like a woman, but like a young girl who is about to leave the palace!

Lai Shunyin looked at her curiously and found that she had also applied some rouge and gouache - who was applying rouge and gouache this late at night?

Thinking about it again, she seems to have come specifically to find him...

Lai Shun suddenly felt strange in his heart.

Could it be...

I have just shattered a self-centered fantasy, so here is another ready-made counterexample, right?

But Si Qi came to him directly in the same way.

Or maybe...

Is this the ‘habit’ of their Qin family?

If that's the case, then you won't have to think of ways to take advantage of her.

Besides, if you come to your door all by yourself, how can you let him go?

Thinking of this, Laishun tentatively stretched out his hand slowly, grabbed her slightly trembling catkins, and said with a smile: "What have you figured out?"

Yang was trembling even more violently, but until Laishun successfully grabbed her cold little hand, she had no intention of dodge.

Laishun tried to pull back again, and Yang obediently threw herself into his arms and put her head on his shoulder, her body as soft as mud.

Is there any need to test this again?

Laishun asked her directly, "Do you know any good places near here?"

After a pause, he quickly added: "It's best if it has heating!"

"I know, I know."

In fact, Mrs. Yang had already made a plan. Seeing that they had "understood their intentions", she plucked up some courage and muttered: "There is a glass-roofed pavilion nearby. It is full of flowers and plants. It is quite clean at night."

tight."

Laishun couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, and hurriedly rushed to the Nuan Pavilion.

Because the Nuan Pavilion is roofed with glass and surrounded by high white walls, and the air is filled with all kinds of exotic plants, there is no chance that light will leak out.

By the way, I ordered Mrs. Yang to light a candle. Although it is not as bright as in the daytime, even if it is close, every detail can be seen.

The two of them said nothing more, and just had a strange dream in the same bed under the starry sky and candlelight.

There is a word cloud that says:

The pink walls of the high hall are decorated with flamboyant figures. In front of the candle, I see Cangzhou Qing.

The waves are surging, the mountains are towering, and the bright red hills look across the sea to Chicheng.

In the light, the mist suddenly disappears, which means that when the mountain is cloudy and clear, it snows.

The clear blue stream of the Huixi River is silent and noisy, and it is like a Qin man peeping at the source of flowers under the moon.

I don't know how to clear my heart and my soul, I can only sing the sound of autumn apes over the mountains.

My joy with you has not ceased, and I have been singing and reciting.

——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "Song of the Landscape Mural with Candles Shining by Jincheng Weishuqing, a Compatriot of the Same Clan"

…………

Yang's original plan was to "separate the labors and the swallows" halfway through the second watch, and pretend that nothing happened.

Unexpectedly, after the third watch, he was still limp in Laishun's arms, unable to raise any strength.

So I had to change my plan and prepare to take a nap before going our separate ways.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the cloud board knocking four times in succession was heard outside the second door.

Yang's expression suddenly changed, and she didn't know where she got the strength. She climbed up from her arms and hurriedly picked up her small clothes and put them on her body.

"Fourth update so soon?"

Laishun muttered in confusion.

"This is not a wake-up call!"
Chapter completed!