Chapter 135 Life
After hearing what they said, Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan looked at them in surprise: "Master (Uncle), Master (Master), we are only staying here for a few months. Do we have to make friends with our neighbors?"
Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng looked at each other. They had the same idea at first, thinking that there was no need to have too much contact with the neighbors in just a few months.
However, after they had been out and about for a few days, they discovered that things in the capital were somewhat unsettled, so after much thought, they decided to get to know their neighbors.
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan went to buy flour, red beans and mung beans, intending to make red bean cakes and mung bean cakes.
There was already a stone mill in the courtyard, so after the red beans and mung beans were soaked, Shi Xiaoliu worked hard to grind the bean powder, while Shi Zelan started to bake red bean cakes and mung bean cakes.
After the red bean cakes and mung bean cakes were made, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng tasted one of them, and then they said to Shi Zelan: "Next time, make some more cakes with spirit beans."
Shi Zelan smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's use the noodles grown by our sect, it will taste better that way."
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan delivered cakes to their neighbors, and let them know how many people there were in their family. They also told everyone that they came to the capital to broaden their horizons, so the elders liked to sit in teahouses and bookstores.
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan both look young, and their neighbors know that they were traveling with their master.
Some neighbors are disdainful of talking to outsiders, while others are curious about the places they have been to.
Shi Xiaoliu came out to talk to others, while Shi Zelan was the shy sister who followed closely behind her brother.
After they returned home and told Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng about the attitudes of the neighbors, Shi Zelan smiled and said, "We only have an acquaintance with them, and they don't have a deep friendship with us either."
"We told them that we were just outsiders who rented the yard for a short stay, so they naturally looked at us less critically."
The next day, when Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng went out of the yard, they received warm greetings from their neighbors, and they also responded to their neighbors' enthusiasm.
Shi Xiaoliu was turning over and drying herbs in the yard, while Shi Zelan was sitting in the yard, basking in the sun and continuing to draw talismans.
"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock on the door. Shi Xiaoliu saw Shi Zelan put away the things used to draw talismans and took out a book to read.
He walked over and opened the courtyard door, showing a surprised look to the three women standing outside the courtyard: "Aunts, come in and sit for a while."
The three aunts smiled and handed over three bowls of food: "This is the food we cooked at home. We're giving it to you to have a taste."
Shi Zelan followed out, and when she saw Shi Xiaoliu nod, she took the bowl: "Thank you, aunties, come in and have a glass of water."
When the three aunts saw Shi Zelan at home, they walked in and saw medicinal herbs drying in the yard and an open book on the table.
The three of them looked more relaxed: "My little sister is drying herbs."
Shi Zelan quickly shook her head: "My brother is drying herbs, I'll sit down and bask in the sun for a while."
Shi Xiaoliu went into the room and moved out a stool, while Shi Zelan went to the kitchen to empty their bowls and put two more pancakes in the three bowls.
After she came out with three bowls, she said to the three aunts very embarrassedly: "Aunts, next time I make pancakes, I will ask you to taste them again."
The three aunts looked at each other and said sheepishly, "We would like to ask you how to make pancakes. If it is a family craft passed down from generation to generation, then we can just consider ourselves as new neighbors."
Shi Zelan looked at Shi Xiaoliu who was carrying water and smiled: "My brother and I have eaten this kind of cake. When we first came to the capital, we thought we couldn't go to meet the neighbors empty-handed.
We thought pancakes were easy to make, so we went out to the grain store on East Street to buy flour and beans.
My brother used the landlord's stone mill to grind the beans into powder, and then I roasted it over low heat. ”
The three aunts went to see the stone mills in the corners of the yard, and it looked like they had just been used.
They still said to Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan: "Little brother, little sister, next time you make pancakes, can we come and learn from you?"
Shi Xiaoliu nodded, and Shi Zelan smiled and said, "Then let's go buy some flour and make pancakes tomorrow."
The three aunts said quickly, "Call me when you go out tomorrow. I'm Aunt Liu who lives on your left."
"I'm Aunt Wang who lives on your right."
"I'm Aunt Lin who lives at the intersection."
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan sent them to the gate of the yard and agreed on a time to go out.
They closed the courtyard door and heard Aunt Liu say with a smile: "I told you, no matter if it works or not, it's better to ask than not to ask."
"Sister Liu, I'm glad I listened to you this time, it's worth it.
Xiaoliu and Xiaolan are both very kind-hearted, capable and sensible. ”
In the yard, Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan smiled at each other, and Shi Xiaoliu whispered, "I'll help you light the fire tomorrow."
Shi Zelan nodded and said, "Okay, let's go buy noodles and beans early."
"Sister Lan, do you think we should make some cakes to sell?
We're living here for a few months, we can't spend money without earning it. ”
Shi Zelan listened to him, looked at the herbs drying in the yard, and said, "No hurry, let's listen to the arrangements of Uncle Master and Master."
"Then there's no need to rush. My master and I can also treat people."
“Xiao Liu, in the secular world, there is an old saying that doctors don’t knock on doors, the truth is not easily passed on, and teachers don’t just pass by.
The medical skills of you and your uncle are worthy of others coming to you. ”
Shi Xiaoliu listened to Shi Zelan's words, smiled and nodded, saying: "I was anxious."
"Xiao Liu, Uncle Master and Master will always find a reason to make people around us accept that our lives are different from theirs."
In the evening, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng came back from outside and sat down to listen to Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan talk about what happened today and about making pancakes with the neighbors tomorrow.
Master Decheng smiled and said, "Okay. I also think that the pancakes made by Xiaoliu and Sister Lan together taste naturally sweet."
Shanzheng Zhenren said to Shi Zelan, "Sister Lan, kitchen affairs also require talent. You have this talent, and if others don't have it, you shouldn't force yourself to do it."
Shi Zelan smiled and nodded: "Master, we will ask them to buy noodles and beans, and we will not avoid them when making pancakes.
How much they can learn depends entirely on their own understanding.
Xiaoliu and I also ate pancakes outside and then came back to make the pancakes. ”
Shi Xiaoliu smiled and said, "Uncle Master, we can take this opportunity to see how these three families behave."
Shi Xiaoliu then told Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng about his concerns. Master Decheng laughed and said, "We will find a way to leak some information.
The ancestors of our two families did good deeds and left us some surplus money.
We have always been single, so we don’t have to worry about the lives of our entire family. ”
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