Chapter 47 Strangers I've Seen
"Jiu?! This wine is enough to burn people. The name really lives up to the name.
Lv Erniang and Chaoxia nodded and wanted to say something more, but their mouths were so hot that they ran out to drink water. Lv Xianger, who stayed, was looking at Zao'er and Xiaotao steamed wine, while thinking about why the degree of the wine was not as high as expected.
In fact, in ancient times, if you want to know the degree and quality of distilled wine, you have to look at the hol. Lv Xianger is very strange in modern times and has deliberately learned a lot of knowledge in this regard. The alcoholic flower here refers to the foam formed on the surface of the wine after the distilled soju is gently shaken. The degree of the wine can be inferred from these bubbles.
Through Lv Xianger's observation, the degree of wine she made for the first time was lower than her normal. Maybe there may be some problems in proportion. Lv Xianger pinched her chin and slowly went out of the stove. Go back to your room and sit in ** thinking about the wine prescriptions that Lv Tai once said in front of Lv Xianger in his memory.
Zao'er and Xiaotao in the stove hall have never seen wine like water. At the same time, they admire Lu Xianger and deeply remember her instructions in their hearts and complete them seriously. After a busy day, I finally steamed all the wine that Lv Xianger fermented for the first time. Although the two maids were not very familiar with each other for the first time, there was a total of a jar of soju, a jar of secondary wine, and a small half a jar of wine tail. Lv Xianger is still satisfied with such a result. After all, this is the first time.
At dinner, the drunken dates and Xiaotao could no longer cook. Lv Erniang cooked in person, which was also a celebration of the success of soju brewing. In order to comfort Zao'er and Xiaotao, Lv Xianger sent dinner to the room of the two little girls and rewarded them with half a month's money. The two girls were so happy that they didn't know what to do.
Lv Xianger returned to the front yard. She just sat down and was ready to eat with Lv Erniang and Chaoxia, but the door of the courtyard was knocked. The three of them looked at each other, which was very strange. At this time, it was getting dark and it was getting late. It will take two days for Lv Hong to come back. It can't be him.
"I'll go and have a look. You sit down first." Lv Erniang put down her chopsticks, got up and walked out. Lv Xianger and Chaoxia thought about it and went out, but stood at the door and looked at Lv Erniang opening the door of the courtyard.
At the beginning, Lv Erniang did not open the courtyard door, but asked someone. When she heard that someone was asking Song Yuan, Lv Erniang opened a small gap in the courtyard door and looked out. With the faint moonlight, Lv Erniang saw two teenagers in ordinary clothes standing outside. The two stood one after the other, like a pair of masters and servants. The teenager standing in front of him looked cold, but not indifferent. When he saw Lv Erniang, he seemed to ease his expression, but he didn't seem to succeed.
"This lady, are you Lv Erniang?" The young man's voice was a little hard, but his attitude was very peaceful.
Seeing his attitude, Lv Erniang was relieved a lot of vigilance and nodded, "The Nu family knows Mr. Song Yuan and Song. I don't know if the prince is..."
"Well, I'm his nephew, and I came to him from Beijing." As soon as the young man heard that Lv Erniang admitted to know Song Yuan, he was a little happy and quickly said, "I came from Ye Fengye County. However, my uncle is not at home, so I want to see if my uncle is..."
"It turned out to be Mr. Song's nephew. Come in quickly." When Lv Erniang heard 'Ye Feng', she understood that the person in front of her was not lying, and quickly opened the courtyard door to let them in.
The teenager entered the yard and saw that there were only two little ladies at the door. He immediately stopped and did not go in. Instead, he said to Lv Erniang, "Mrs. Lv, I won't go in. Please tell me where my uncle is.
"All right. Your uncle, Mr. Song, accompanied my son to Jiangling Mansion to take the exam of Lu Mingyuan. He won't come back until tomorrow. Lv Erniang also seemed to be aware of something wrong, so she was no longer polite and directly told Song Yuan's whereabouts.
The teenager nodded and said, "In this case, I'll leave first." I'll go back to my uncle's house and wait for him. Thank you, Mrs. Lv.
Lv Erniang sent away the young master and servant, and Lv Xianger also went back to the room with Chaoxia to sit down. When Chaoxia saw that Lv Xianger frowned from the beginning, she was very strange: "Xiang'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, I just recognize who that person is?" Lv Xianger shook her head and wondered how Song Yuan was related to that teenager, and what was Song Yuan's identity. Chaoxia continued to ask, "That man is Mr. Song's nephew. Of course you will know him. Oh, that's not right. Why doesn't Aunt Lu know the teenager? Will you know him?
"Who do you know?" Lv Erniang returned to the house, sat between Lv Xianger and Chaoxia, picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat. I just asked so casually, and I didn't take it to heart.
Lv Xianger said, "I know that the person who just came here is Huo Qingsong, a general in the rebel army. When the anti-rebel army returned to Beijing and passed through Qingshi County, I saw General Huo wearing bright armor on the roadside.
"It turned out to be a young general. No wonder he was so cold. But it's amazing that he is only seventeen or 18 years old, and he is a general. Lv Erniang recalled the appearance of the teenager, and it was difficult to see what he imagined with Song Yuan.
Chaoxia was thoughtful and muttered to herself, "It turns out that he is Huo Qingsong. It's really better to meet than to meet him. I didn't expect him to be so young..."
"Sister Chaoxia, do you also know General Huo?" Lv Xianger couldn't help asking when she heard Chaoxia's intermittent self-sense. Chaoxia was slightly stunned before saying softly, "I have also heard of this General Huo. He has made a lot of military achievements in the south of the Yangtze River. At the beginning, he was still the 'vanguard' of the rebel army. At that time, he was only thirteen years old, and he was not young and talented.
"Vanguard officer? It's the kind of pioneer army." Lv Xianger also heard Lv Hong talk about the army and had some understanding. Thinking of Lv Hong, Lv Xianger thought that if he was here, he would be very happy to meet the army.
Lv Hong likes the barracks so much, but he doesn't dare to talk to Lv Erniang. Lv Xianger is a little sad. Lv Xianger didn't know why Lv Erniang didn't like Lv Hong to join the army. As soon as she heard him mention this, she immediately lost her temper and didn't want to listen to it anymore.
At the beginning in Qinghe Village, Lv Erniang was a little unhappy when she heard that Lv Hong had made friends with the young general. Finally, when she heard that the young general had left, Lv Erniang's face looked as good. Speaking of the young general, Lv Xianger suddenly felt that the man was very similar to Huo Qingsong today. Oh, no, it should be said to be a person. Huo Qingsong before, like all ordinary teenagers, was full of vitality, always with a straight face but could not hide his inner happiness. After that, Huo Qingsong did not have the spirit of the young man. His expression became cold and his behavior was indifferent, as if he had encountered some major sad thing.
If Lv Xianger hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would have been hard to imagine that Huo Qingsong would have two different appearances. What on earth is it that makes a person change so much? Lv Xianger didn't think about this problem until she lay in bed. Lu Xianger, who has never been in love, didn't know at all that this was a dangerous beginning.
After sleeping until dawn, the Lv family became busy again, not to make distilled wine, but to prepare a big meal. Today, Lv Hong, who took the exam at Luming Academy in Jiangling Prefecture, is coming back. Although she couldn't know immediately whether she could be admitted to Luming Academy, Lv Erniang still decided to reward Lv Hong and thank Song Yuan for his help.
After a simple breakfast, Zao'er and Xiaotao followed Lv Erniang out to buy vegetables. Lv Xianger and Chaoxia cleaned the room at home. After Lv Erniang and the other three came back, the five began to pick vegetables and wash vegetables and make some preparations. Even Chaoxia's life in the Lu family for such a long time has helped a lot. You know, she has never been in a place like the kitchen.
At noon, after four people worked together, they finally rectified a table of dishes. Zaoer and Xiaotao went to the kitchen to clean up before Lv Hong came back. Lv Erniang sat in the yard with Lv Xianger and Chaoxia looking at the gate and waiting for Lv Hong to return home. Just as Zao'er and Xiaotao came out of the kitchen, there was finally a knock on the door.
Zao'er hurriedly ran to open the door, and Lv Erniang and others also walked over quickly and prepared to welcome Lv Hong happily. However, Lv Erniang was very surprised to see people standing outside the courtyard. It turned out to be Huo Qingsong's master and servant who came last night. Lv Xianger and Chaoxia looked at each other and wondered why Huo Qingsong came here.
Huo Qingsong may have seen Lv Erniang's doubts. He looked a little embarrassed and explained unnaturally, "Mrs. Lv, I think my uncle will come back from Jiangling Mansion and may come to your house first. So, I don't know if it's okay to wait for him here.
"Oh, then invite General Huo to come in." Lv Erniang asked Zaoer to open the door of the courtyard and prepared to invite Huo Qingsong's master and servant into the yard.
Unexpectedly, just as the courtyard door was about to be closed, Zao'er saw a carriage coming in the distance. Seeing the driver clearly, Zaoer immediately turned around and shouted, "Madam, it's Xiaowu. They're back."
"Really." Lv Xianger, who was about to go back to the house, heard Zao'er's voice and immediately ran to the door of the courtyard regardless of the etiquette taught by Lv Erniang.
Huo Qingsong, who was standing in the yard, saw Lv Xianger's appearance clearly, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. Slowly, his eyes gradually became clear, and the corners of his mouth rose. Looking at the chicken coop in the corner of the yard, he seemed to recall the little girl who was carrying a basket and crawling on her brother's back.
Outside the yard, Lv Hong had jumped out of the carriage and handed the gadgets bought from Jiangling Mansion to Lv Xianger. Lv Erniang stood at the door and looked at the brother and sister happily, but Song Yuan stood next to the carriage, with a trace of envy in his eyes.
After saying a few words, Lv Hong pulled Song Yuan into the yard and didn't let Lv Erniang say what she wanted to say. Therefore, Lv Erniang, Lv Xianger and Chaoxia did not expect that Song Yuan's face changed greatly when he saw his nephew Huo Qingsong.