Chapter 14: Play pig eat tiger
Chapter 14 Pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger
Chu Nanzhi quietly watched the aunt and sister-in-law leave, feeling annoyed and amused in her heart.
Now that family is getting more and more excessive, and they are starting to rob for money.
Still a little depressed, but Liu Qingbo sighed bitterly:
"Magistrate Lin is well-known throughout Luyan Port, why are there so many clowns in his family?"
Chu Nanzhi raised his eyes to look at him, seeing the meaningful expression on his face, and didn't know that this clown bag didn't include her.
Except for the vulgar person in front of the three people, the other two were famous Confucian scholars who were once famous in the Great Harvest Empire, and she was still in awe of them.
Seeing that they were asking about Lin Jinxiao's condition, Chu Nanzhi hurriedly went to the living room to tidy up, prepared herbal tea, and then came out and said to several people, "Li Zheng and the second elder should sit inside."
Hearing this, Li Ce immediately helped Lin Jinxiao into the house.
The four little guys all gathered around Nie Huai'an at this moment, calling out expectantly, "Grandpa Nie, we want candy."
Nie Huai'an smiled brightly, pulled a group of little fellows into a friendly smile and said, "Grandpa Nie will never forget you, but what Grandpa Nie brought to the little ones today is the most famous red bean cake in the county."
As he spoke, he took out a large bag of pastries from his bosom and handed it to Dabao: "Take it and distribute it to the brothers and sisters."
How could the four little guys eat such expensive pastries on weekdays? They happily entered the house with the pastries surrounded by Nie Huai'an.
Waiting for everyone to go to the living room, Chu Nanzhi saw Chang Yanjue leaning on a cane, standing imposingly at the gate of the courtyard, refusing to move.
Ever since he was admitted to the hospital, she noticed that the old man had always kept a straight face, and he was carved out of the same mold as his student.
She remembered that this old man had a lot of background. He used to be the crown prince's tutor, but because of some reasons, he resigned and went back to the countryside. In more than ten years, he took in Lin Jinxiao, a closed disciple, without taking any money.
Back then, the old man intended to betroth his niece to Lin Jinxiao, but he never wanted to be disturbed by Liu Yun.
Combined with the bad reputation of the original owner, this old man has a lot of opinions on the original owner, and feels that the original owner has affected Lin Jinxiao's future.
So since Lin Jinxiao got married, this was the first time he visited Lin Jinxiao's house today.
Seeing that he refused to enter the house, Chu Nanzhi looked up at the sky again. It was the scorching sun. Standing under the sun, she could feel the evil intentions of nature, and sweat stains had already begun to seep out of her clothes.
This year pays attention to not revealing clothes, and women suffer even more. In summer, even the most breathable clothes are like being wrapped in a quilt.
She glanced at the stone table with a pergola on the side, and said with a smile: "People like to bask in the sun when they are old, but the sun is really poisonous. If you don't want to go inside, please go there to rest."
Unexpectedly, the old man's face was like an iceberg, and he turned a deaf ear to her words.
At this moment, Nie Huai'an also walked out with a loud voice.
Nie Huai'an glanced at Chu Nanzhi angrily, and inexplicably started gesturing from Chang Yanjue's side with a cane, as if measuring the distance.
About half a meter away, the old man also imitated Chang Yanjue's appearance and leaned on his crutches, standing there majestically and solemnly. Two giant Buddhas instantly blocked the entire courtyard gate.
These two old men are really weird.
Chu Nanzhi sighed bitterly, looked at the scorching sun for some reason, and had no choice but to hide in the shade first.
After a while, Lin Jinxiao saw that there was no movement outside, worried that the elders might make mistakes, so he came out leaning on a cane to ask, "It's hot outside, the two teachers should go inside to rest."
The two elders were indifferent, one gritted his teeth, the other pursed his mouth, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
Chu Nanzhi pursed her lips helplessly, and said with a smile: "It's indeed too hot, and the elders like to enjoy the scenery in the courtyard, so they can't just stand there dry-mouthed. Please wait a moment, the elders, go and do it for me." The elders make a cup of hot tea to warm up."
Nie Huai'an immediately lost his restraint when he heard it, and nodded and stroked his beard: "Don't trick me, I won't fall for your trap, I'm not the same as him."
"You really solved the tax and bank case?"
Just as Lao Nie finished speaking, he heard a deep voice coming from Chang Yanjue's mouth.
"Everyone says so."
Chu Nanzhi replied immediately.
I started to feel happy in my heart, it seems that these words are still effective, after all, the old man can't hold back anymore.
Otherwise, if these two great Confucian scholars are really exhausted like this, they can't afford to suffer from some troubles.
After hearing her answer, Chang Yanjue's mouth showed a sour feeling.
Since the tax money was lost, he has been researching the case, but he has not found any clues. In the end, he had to agree with the layman's point of view, believing that it was the work of the Dongsang monster, and watched his lover die.
I never wanted a woman to solve the case easily. It was a waste of my life experience.
As for mercury cinnabar, he often saw it in the palace before, but he never thought that it could collide with gold to create sparks, but after repeated experiments at home yesterday, he had to accept this fact.
Walking slowly to the edge of the stone table in the arbor, he sat down slowly, holding the crutches in both hands and contemplating for a while, then moved his eyes deeply to Chu Nanzhi:
"I didn't expect Mrs. Chu to be able to understand this knowledge by hiding her secrets."
"Old Chang praised you."
Chu Nanzhi pretended to be stupid and replied: "The folk woman is just a blind cat who ran into a dead mouse, and hit and fell by mistake."
Such humble words made Chang Yanjue feel much more at ease, and his gloomy complexion gradually relaxed.
He looked at Lin Jinxiao who was leaning on crutches in front of the house again, and said with a smile, "Da Lang is fine now, so I don't worry about this old man, take good care of yourself."
After finishing speaking, he stood up and cupped hands with Nie Huai'an: "Old Nie, take care, I will leave first."
But Nie Huai'an grabbed him and said, "We haven't seen each other for quite a while, I knew you were coming, so I brought some good wine. Now that Da Lang is reborn after the catastrophe, it's a rare happy event, you should stay here Accompany me to celebrate with him."
As he spoke, he ordered Li Ce to take out the wine from the inside.
However, looking at the two bottles of old wine, he suddenly frowned: "It's just that I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any good dishes, but it doesn't matter, San Lang, you immediately drove the old carriage to buy some good dishes come over."
Then he took out two liang of silver from his waist and handed it to Li Ce. Just as Li Ce was about to go out, he saw Sibao Lin Ruijia running over in a hurry, grabbed Nie Huai'an and pointed at Chu Nanzhi, shaking his head and saying:
"Grandpa Nie, why do you bother Uncle Li like this, the dishes she cooks are delicious, you just ask her to cook for you and Grandpa Chang."
Yesterday, after eating the dish made by the bad woman, Sibao has been hungry all the time. She just secretly found out that the house bought meat again. She didn't dare to mention it to the bad woman blatantly like Dabao. wishes.
Nie Huai'an glanced at Chu Nanzhi in disbelief: "She can cook?"
"Yes, Sibao doesn't lie to Grandpa Nie. If you don't believe me, you can ask my father. Yesterday, my grandma and my little aunt praised her for cooking well."
Little Sibao was afraid that Nie Huaian would not believe him, so he explained earnestly.
At this time, the other three little guys also gathered around and said in unison: "Grandpa Nie, Sibao really didn't lie to you."
Nie Huai'an looked at Lin Jinxiao with some embarrassment.
Because the village house in Caifeng Township is very close to Anlin Village, he occasionally came here to visit Lin Jinxiao and a few children in recent years, but he never dared to have a meal at this home.
If it wasn't for today's discussion, how would he dare to force Chang Lao to stay here.
Lin Jinxiao didn't refute the four little guys this time, and he didn't look at Chu Nanzhi with the disgust he used to. He said respectfully to the two great scholars: "The taste of this clumsy woman's fried dishes is really novel. You might as well stay here." Have a taste."
"Stir fry?"
The two elders looked surprised: "This is the first time I have heard of this term."
But everyone knows that the student, this wicked woman, is a lazy eater. Where can she cook any good dishes, the eyes cast on her are still full of doubts.
Chu Nanzhi is used to the upsurge of ridicule these days, and it is time for these two old guys to change their views on themselves.
She humbly said to the elder:
"The two elders are both great Confucians who have seen the world, and the women are nothing more than rural women. They are not as good as those famous masters and royal chefs. They can cook two whole vegetables that are not on the table to fill their stomachs. If the two elders do not give up, they can stay at home to eat. Let's have lunch."
No matter whether she can cook any good food or not, the second elder's impression of her has changed a lot after this contact.
(end of this chapter)