At the dinner table, Pan Ming talked about what happened in the Yamen recently.
"Yang Jin and Fan Yi were arrested. And they were caught among beggars. I happened to take a look at them, and they were completely gone. Hey, they are really their own fault."
The Qingyu family was not surprised by this. It was only a matter of time before those two people were caught.
Zhao Qian and Tong both cheered. Zhao Qian said, "It's not an exaggeration to behead people like them in public." He had heard about the two people who teamed up to harm Brother Bai's family.
, so I hate it very much.
Mrs. Tong also remembered something: "There have been many people wanted in the city recently. The man named Pi San wanted to frame us before, but I don't know where he has escaped now."
"And Scar, he is also a ruthless person. Knowing that he is still hiding somewhere makes me feel uneasy." Zhao Qian also became worried.
Seeing that the topic was getting more and more serious, Zhufeng hurriedly greeted: "Forget about these unlucky people, hurry up and eat the food, come here, come here, use your chopsticks."
Zhao Qian and his wife also felt embarrassed. They were asking for bad luck during the festival, so they held wine glasses and toasted to Zhufeng and Wen Ya.
The two tables were chatting about interesting things happening around them, but they were chatting and laughing and hadn't eaten a few bites when a voice called from outside the hospital, "Miracle Doctor, are you at home?"
It was the voice of my neighbor Zhang Er.
Zhufeng stood up and went to open the door. When he opened the door, he saw Zhang Er holding a plate of dumplings. He was a little confused, "This is..."
"Today is the beginning of winter. Our family has made dumplings and brought a plate to the miracle doctor. Don't dislike the plain stuffed ones." Zhang Er chuckled.
"Oh, that's so polite. We've made dumplings here too, so you can keep them for yourself. Come on, come in, have a few bites of food before you leave."
Zhang Er came into the courtyard carrying dumplings and said, "I won't eat any vegetables. I'm also stewing meat at home. We can have a good winter this year, but it's all thanks to the miracle doctor, your family."
We can't give you anything valuable to express our gratitude. It's just this plate of dumplings. Please don't refuse the miracle doctor."
Zhufeng smiled and took the dumplings and said, "Neighbors, what kind words can you say?" He pointed out Zhao Qian's family to Zhang Er, "This is Brother Zhao from my hometown."
Zhang Er said goodbye and called "Brother Zhao". After a few words of greetings, Zhang Er excused himself as they were waiting for dinner in the room and left.
Zhufeng put Zhang's dumplings on the table and said happily, "There are so many, how can we finish them? Everyone, hurry up and eat more."
Ms. Tong said with some emotion: "Thinking about the days when I had no food before, it feels like yesterday. Now that the table is full and there is no food to finish, it feels like a dream."
"The days in the future will definitely be better than now." Wen Ya patted the back of Tong's hand, feeling very confident.
"Come on, come on, let's eat quickly." Zhufeng advised everyone again.
The two families were chatting and laughing happily while eating, but before they had eaten a few mouthfuls, they heard someone shouting outside the courtyard, and the voice was from a bald man.
Zhufeng ran to open the door again, and when he saw the bald man coming over with a plate of dumplings, he couldn't help but smile: "You guys have made an appointment to deliver the dumplings."
The bald man scratched his hairless head, "My mother-in-law is not good at anything else, but her cooking skills are quite good. I'll keep these dumplings for you. If you want to eat them, don't refuse the miracle doctor."
Zhufeng had no choice but to think about it, took the dumplings from Bald Tou, and pulled Bald Tou into the yard. He picked up some of the vegetables on his table and asked Bald Tou to take them back. Then he divided another portion to be delivered to Zhang Er's family.
Next, in just one meal, the neighbors in Gushu Hutong checked the threshold of Qingyu's house one by one.
Some bring dumplings, some bring steamed meat, and some bring fried cakes. In short, there are many kinds of things.
This was the first time that Qingyu's family experienced the enthusiasm of their neighbors. They thought they were used to Qingxiu in Xuanmen before, so they almost couldn't resist it for a moment.
However, after Zhufeng got up and sat down for about ten times, the food exchange event with the neighbors finally came to an end.
Both families secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to have a good meal. But who would have thought that after just a few more bites, there was a knock on the courtyard door again.
Zhufengqi is so strange, everyone from Gushu Alley is here, who else can be there at this moment?
However, when he opened the door and saw the person coming, he became clear again and smiled happily to invite the person into the courtyard.
"Master Sun, I haven't seen you for a few days. I wonder if the thief has been caught?"
Sun Zhixin opened his mouth and wanted to say something several times, but held back. He just looked around a few times, then sat down and ate without noticing anything.
Zhufeng poured him a glass of wine and persuaded with a smile: "Master Sun, eat slowly and don't choke. There is a lot of food today."
Sun Zhixin gave him an annoyed look, picked up a dumpling, put it in his mouth and bit into it, which made Zhufeng's heart tighten, and he immediately didn't dare to speak anymore.
The dinner table became silent due to the arrival of Sun Zhixin, especially Zhao Qian's family, who were even more reserved. They were sitting on equal footing with the official, but they still felt uncomfortable no matter what.
But Sun Zhixin didn't realize it at all, he just ate dumplings, meat and vegetables, and when he was done, he asked Zhufeng to add a bowl of rice, which made him feel very comfortable.
Finally, after he had eaten and drank enough, Sun Zhixin stood up and left. Before leaving, he patted Zhu Feng on the shoulder. There was actually a sense of revenge in his eyes.
Zhufeng felt confused and sent Sun Zhixin out of the alley. He then stood at the entrance of the alley and watched for a while, making sure that no one would come again. Then he hurried home and bolted the courtyard door.
Wen Ya and Tong took this opportunity to reheat the dishes.
There was a plate of braised chicken feet left on the table. Qingyu stared blankly at it. Shi'an put two into her bowl. Qingyu smiled obediently, grabbed the chicken feet and ate them with relish.
Pan Ming saw her smiling eyes and thought she was very cute, so he teased her: "Sister Qingyu, do the chicken feet taste good?"
Qingyu nodded: "It's delicious. If Brother Ming comes next time, you can buy more chicken feet. The chicken feet won't damage the teeth."
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The meal went through many twists and turns, and in the end everyone was worried and would look at the door of the courtyard at the slightest noise to know who was coming again. But fortunately, it was quiet in the second half, and the two families finally
Have a good meal.
After dinner, Zhao Qian's family said goodbye and left. Pan Ming was persuaded to leave by Zhufeng not long after. After all, it was a holiday, so he had to be allowed to stay at home longer.
After persuading Pan Ming to leave, the family of five decided to take to the streets with a tacit understanding. Today is the beginning of winter, and the streets must be very lively.
Before going out, Wen Ya took out the new cotton-padded jacket she bought a while ago, "As autumn and winter change, it obviously feels much colder."
Everyone put on their new cotton-padded jackets.
Qingyu was wearing a pink coat, which made Hongtao laugh loudly: "In the past, the head junior sister always liked to wear white, which was a bit cooler, but this pink color is better, it's so close to her."
Wen Ya was very proud: "This is my choice."
Shi'an couldn't help but praise: "This color makes people look good."
Qingyu pursed her lips, tugged on her clothes, and looked around again, her little ears were red.
Take to the streets.
The hustle and bustle of the market has subsided the frost at the beginning of winter. There is a lot of people in the teahouse, talking about all kinds of current topics, the business of the tavern is booming, the waiter is standing at the door with a rag to greet the guests, and he always says "Guest" to anyone he sees.
"Does the official have a meal?"
People were coming in and out of various shops and workshops, boys and girls were running around looking at each other, and children were singing nursery rhymes around the candied haws. Qingyu watched the candied haws walking by, her eyes darting, and she tugged at the corner of Shi An's clothes.
Shi'an smiled: "Mom, my little sister wants to eat candied haws."
Wen Ya turned around and saw Qing Yu looking around randomly, so she stopped the candied haws, bought three bunches, and handed them to the three "children".
Chengyang County is not a small one, and there are different activities in various places in the southeast, northwest and northwest. For example, there is a lion show on the East Street, a lantern festival on the South Street, a boat cruise on the West Street, and singing and dancing on the North Street.
Naturally, Qingyu's family couldn't visit all the places. They spent the entire afternoon shopping on East Street until dark, then went to South Street to watch the lantern festival for a while, and then returned home after midnight.
After playing for most of the day, the whole family was very tired. After washing, they went to bed and lay down.
However, the excitement in Chengyang County is still there. Even after falling asleep, you can still faintly hear the voices of people on the street. It was not until midnight that the whole city gradually became quiet. But at this time, an unusual noise appeared. In the yard of Qingyu's house.