Chapter 156: Cui Family's Hospitality

The things that belong to noble people are things that ordinary people like them will never see or touch. Although Cui Mingshan was shocked, he continued to pour tea for Xie Tingzhou patiently. It was either good tea or tea bought in the town. , one tael costs five hundred bucks, which is the highest treatment for guests in an environment like this in the village.

This thing was bought by Village Chief Cui before to entertain guests, usually for officials and soldiers from the county. Life has been better in the past two years, and there is no more recruitment by the superiors, but this tea has no use.

Xie Tingzhou looked at a set of black tea sets, but did not drink. Instead, Village Chief Cui reacted and rushed his son aside. Then he poured tea for Xie Tingzhou himself. After pouring it, he also picked up another cup and said .

"There are many distinguished guests today, and I don't have anything to entertain you. A cup of tea is not a sign of respect. I would like to offer you a cup first. You can do as you please."

As he spoke, he picked up the small tea cup and took a few sips. However, he saw that Xie Tingzhou had reached out his hand at this moment, and he concluded that Xie Tingzhou's identity was anything but ordinary.

You must know that the higher the status of the noble, the more people follow him. Even if he eats food from outside, his servants must try it first to make sure it is free of toxins before eating it.

It is said that the son of a rich man cannot sit in court. This noble man may have really encountered something, so he came to their village. If it had been in the past, their village would not have been so lucky to meet such a noble man.

Xie Tingzhou tasted the fragrance of the tea. After just one sip, he tasted that it was a kind of silver mountain tea. Even in the modern world, the price is not something that ordinary people can afford. When he drank it, there was a lingering fragrance in his mouth. It even has the effect of clearing the lungs.

Seeing the noble man tasting tea, he did not dislike his family's situation. Village Chief Cui did not dare to ask more about Xie Tingzhou's situation and just said.

"Your Excellency, please rest here first and let me, this silly son of mine, stay with you. If anything happens, your Excellency, just give him instructions. I will arrange a house for you to stay in. It's bitterly cold in winter and it's about to get dark." , I asked my daughter-in-law to make some cakes."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Xie Tingzhou agreed, he quietly retreated. The pearl bracelet on the table was still there, which made Cui Mingshan understand more that this noble man was more powerful than he thought, and he did not dare to move. For a moment, he just stood there, like a stone pillar.

You know, Cui Mingshan's uncle lived in Wenxian Town, but he was also a commoner. At that time, he was working as a handyman in Jinlou, and later he got a little promotion. It was also from this uncle that Cui Mingshan learned that the distant Over there in the East China Sea, people go to the sea to catch pearls. Even a round pearl is worth a thousand taels of silver. Now the noble man's string is of excellent color and soft light, and the whole string is exactly the same in size, so it is naturally even more precious. , just putting it on a simple table at home makes the table look a lot more luxurious...

Xie Tingzhou felt Cui Mingshan's shocked look at Pearl, and then glanced at the dark-skinned man next to him, who was probably less than 1.7 meters tall.

"Tell me about your Cuijia Village."

How dare Cui Mingshan disobey the nobleman's orders? He quickly began to tell the story about Cuijia Village, including how many people there were in their village, what they did for a living, how much land there was in the village, etc. As the child of the village chief, Cui Mingshan knew these.

While Cui Mingshan was serving Xie Tingzhou like a servant inside the house, Village Chief Cui, who had gone to another room outside, called his daughter-in-law.

"Ms. An, there's a noble person coming to the house now. You can ask Ms. Fang to go to the stove and make some delicious snacks to feed the guests."

The Yong Dynasty still practiced the habit of not eating after noon, but some wealthy people kept snacks at home. If they were hungry at night, they could have snacks with tea. As for this poor family, they really did not eat after noon. of.

"Yes, Daddy." An Niang has a silent temperament. She manages the home well and takes care of the children very efficiently. The most important thing is that her father is a cook in a restaurant in Shuifeng County and is good at cooking. As a daughter, An Niang also learned a lot, so Village Chief Cui spent a lot of effort to hire An Niang for his eldest son.

Later, when An Niang got married, the kitchen at home was given to An Niang. Some money was allocated to An Niang every month to make meals for the family, and her life was very comfortable.

"It must be done more carefully. A noble person has come to the house today, and the house on the east side must be freed up for the noble person to live in. I know that is the house you and Mingshan prepared for Dalang, but now that the noble person is here, the house is full of new things. Yes, let the noble people live in it first.”

Village Chief Cui is not a father-in-law who likes to make things difficult for others. Now that he has to arrange a room, he naturally explains it clearly to An Niang. The things in the east room are all arranged by An Niang’s dowry. Village Chief Cui doesn’t have that old face. To occupy other people's things.

"Everything is done according to daddy's instructions." An Niang is not stupid. Naturally, she knows that the noble people that daddy said must be real noble people. If they live in their own homes, they can make their own rooms shine. If it is a son, If I live there in the future, I won’t be lucky enough to be a noble person, and I’ll be able to honor our ancestors...

With the matter settled in this way, Village Chief Cui went to the house inside again, saw the old wife who was doing embroidery, and snatched the things from the old wife's hands.

"Why do you do this when your eyesight is so bad?"

Mrs. Cui was also helpless and sighed.

"When spring comes, I want to give birth to a baby for the third family. I will do more work now and sell it in the county during the Chinese New Year. I can exchange some money for the third family to buy eggs. Anyway, it is the same at home in winter. "Idle."

It's too cold outside, it's raining and snowing, and you can't go out. Mrs. Cui also wants to have more income for her family.

"No need for that. Our family is lucky today. A distinguished guest came to our home. But I think that distinguished guest doesn't like to be disturbed. You go and tidy up the room that An Niang arranged before, so that the distinguished guest can have a good time. Is there enough charcoal fire in the house for sleeping? Let’s put it in the guest’s room to prevent him from catching a cold, and put in new quilts as well.”

Village Chief Cui is a very gentle man in front of his wife. When Old Mrs. Cui heard this, she nodded immediately. She is a woman who will support her husband all the time. She and Village Chief Cui have three sons and one daughter. Now that they are older, their life is considered to be the best in the village. Not bad.

"Okay, I'll get ready right now." Old Mrs. Cui didn't ask any questions, and just made arrangements according to the highest level of distinguished guests.

The entire Cui family was stirred up because of Xie Tingzhou, and Xie Tingzhou also learned more about Cuijia Village from Cui Mingshan. For example, when the weather gets cold, people in Cuijia Village usually stay at home and don't go out.

Generally, after surviving the winter, it would be in March of the following year that they would slowly start farming or go to work in the city.

Of course, both Wenxian Town and Shuifeng County are lively during the Chinese New Year. If there is no heavy snowfall in winter, people from the village will go all the way to go to the market. Shuifeng County is only two hours away from the village, but Wenxian County is only two hours away from the village. It takes a day to reach Fairy Town.

This result also made Xie Tingzhou understand how remote Cuijia Village where he was now was, so he was very calm about it.

He has traveled through many worlds. In an environment like ancient times, the more arrogant you are, the more respect you will receive. Xie Tingzhou's outfit and his own aura are even more intimidating. Let him say Whatever, everyone in the Cao family will believe it.

After asking about the situation in winter, Xie Tingzhou knew that it should be October in the Great Yong Dynasty, and the first snow of winter had just fallen. If he wanted to get through it, it would take several months.

After that, Xie Tingzhou stopped talking, and Cui Mingshan on the side didn't dare to speak either. He just stood there with a slight bend, waiting for the nobleman's orders at any time.

Xie Tingzhou didn't feel uncomfortable. He sipped the tea slowly, making it seem as if the room belonged to him.

Standing there, Cui Mingshan didn't dare to look at the noble man, but his eyes couldn't help but fall on the pearl bracelet on the table. It wasn't because he was greedy, but because he had never seen it before. It was the kind of person who sees precious things. Such joy made him unable to take his eyes away.

About half an hour later, Village Chief Cui came back again. This time he brought pastries made by his daughter-in-law. Even this kind of pastry is something that ordinary people cannot eat. After all, the recipes for making pastries are all The secret recipe passed down from the family is something that ordinary people would not make. That is to say, Village Chief Cui married his son to such a daughter-in-law so that he could eat this precious thing.

"My lord, this is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by my daughter-in-law. It's bitterly cold in winter, so why not taste it while it's hot?"

It can be said that Village Chief Cui’s heart is extremely sincere. Xie Tingzhou just took one look and understood that Village Chief Cui is quite shrewd. If he met an ordinary person, he might be greedy and do some bad things, but Village Chief Cui has seen a lot. He is knowledgeable and understands the impact that leaving a noble person will have on the village in the future. He is so diligent for the future.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

Xie Tingzhou showed a rare gentleness, which made Village Chief Cui even more delighted. Xie Tingzhou took out a small silver fork from the purse he carried with him. Village Chief Cui and his son were even more shocked. The silver The little fork was so exquisitely made that it made the pastry look a bit unattractive.

Xie Tingzhou pierced the hot pastry with a fork and took a bite. Sure enough, the sweet-scented osmanthus flavor was rich and sweet. It also had a strong aroma in the mouth and tasted good.

Xie Tingzhou raised his eyes and saw the Cao family's father and son looking at him, frowning.

"I don't like to be watched while I'm eating."

When he said this, the two of them didn't dare to look at him. They immediately wanted to bend down and leave to give the noble man some space.

As a result, the next moment, the white pearl bracelet was thrown over, which made Village Chief Cui startled. He quickly and carefully caught the thrown pearl bracelet in his hand, for fear of falling to the ground.

"It's worthless, just take it."

When Xie Tingzhou said this, the Cao family's father and son did not dare to raise their heads. They carefully held the pearl bracelet and left the front hall. They also carefully closed the door to prevent the wind from entering. After they came out, they didn't know why it was loosened. One breath.

The two of them walked to the side room, and Cao Mingshan couldn't control his emotions and lowered his voice excitedly.

"Dad, the noble man rewarded you with pearls? This pearl bracelet is probably worth thousands of gold..."