After a dreamless night, Shi Wu got up early. After washing up and drinking a bowl of porridge, he helped process the ingredients in his yard.

Shi Lintao got up to meet him and joked: "Hey, you have changed your gender. Are you ready to learn cooking?"

Shi Wu hurriedly refused: "No, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it."

Shi Lintao stopped teasing him and said seriously: "What do you want to eat for lunch? Whatever you want."

Shi Wu said cheerfully: "Really?"

Shi Lintao said angrily: "When will the things I promised you not be counted?"

"That's true." Shi Wu thought about it carefully and said, "Haoran likes to eat chicken legs. You can make him black-bone chicken stewed with yam."

"Okay." Shi Lintao agreed.

Shi Wu read again and said, "My dear, I like sweets. Do you have any that you are good at?"

Shi Lintao thought for a while and said, "How about a big bowl of red dates, white fungus, lotus seed soup, and sweet-scented osmanthus cake?"

Shi Wu nodded and said, "Okay, okay. No, I haven't seen you make Osmanthus Cake before."

"There is a first time for everything, and besides, your uncle wants to eat it." Shi Lintao whispered to Shi Wu, for fear that his uncle would overhear it.

Shi Wu was a little surprised and said: "It's rare that Grandpa also wants to eat something special, so I have to make it."

Shi Lintao asked again: "What about you, what do you want to eat?"

Shi Wu said nonchalantly: "I don't have anything to do. You can help Erdan and the others get some big bones with soy sauce. They love to eat meat. Just stir-fry two more vegetarian dishes."

"Okay." Shi Lintao agreed, "Then you go to the osmanthus tree at the entrance of the village to pick a basket of osmanthus petals and bring it back."

After hearing this, Shi Wu put down the dishes he was still washing, wiped his hands casually on his body, picked up the basket and went out.

Xuanjia Village is a very lively village. It is close to the mountains and the sea. Most of the villagers make a living by hunting and fishing. There are also some small shops selling daily groceries. On harvest days, foreign traders often come here to buy seafood and mountain treasures.

Shi Wu was running along with the basket. When he passed by Xuanxiang Noodle Shop, he was stopped by an old woman who called out: "Xiao Wu, come here."

The old woman had a generous figure, especially her exposed arms, which looked particularly strong. She looked at Shi Wu with a smile, and Shi Wu smiled back and said, "Grandma Xuan, what's the matter?"

The woman was Xuan Xiang's daughter-in-law. She put down the rolling pin in her hand, wrapped two kilograms of noodles in oil paper, and handed it to Shi Wudao: "Your grandpa Xuan brought me a big peach yesterday. It was very sweet. He said it was from you."

Mine. Later I heard your Grandpa Xuan say that you were wronged yesterday. Come, take this noodles back and eat it."

Shi Wu quickly declined: "No, no, my father will beat me if he finds out."

The old woman didn't care so much. She snatched Shi Wu's basket and threw the oil paper bag in while saying: "Don't be afraid of your father. If you have anything, just tell your grandma Xuan. It's not like your father has not been used by me."

Beaten with a rolling pin.”

When Shi Wu heard this, he immediately burst into laughter and said, "Grandma Xuan is still awesome!"

The old woman was not modest and said: "That's not true. If I had my previous temper, I would have found out the old Lin family guy who bullied you and beaten him. But you also know that now your Grandpa Xuan has too much control, and he is afraid that I will really

If the old guy from the Lin family is beaten up, Xuanlin and Lin villages will have trouble again."

Shi Wu replied: "Grandma Xuan, Xiao Wu knows that you love me. It's okay. In fact, I haven't suffered much injustice. My father and the others are still here."

The old woman complained: "Your father is really good at it. He is obviously very good at martial arts. What is there to be afraid of? Just go up and fight!"

Shi Wu wondered: "Grandma Xuan, how did you know that my father knows martial arts?"

The old woman laughed and said mysteriously: "When your father first came here, he asked your Grandpa Xuan to borrow twenty taels of silver. I thought he was here to rip off money, so I gave him three strokes with the rolling pin. Your father is also a

He has a tough temper, and he ate me three times without hesitation. Guess what happened next?"

Shi Wu asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

The old woman's memory was still fresh and she said: "Your father was standing there as if nothing happened, but the rolling pin in my hand broke into two pieces! Think about it, that was me ten years ago, how strong I was!

Even if you let your Uncle Youxian eat it now, he will suffer. One can only imagine how powerful your father was back then."

Shi Wu envied: "That should be the legendary internal strength."

The old woman also nodded and said: "It should be."

Just when the two of them wanted to discuss it further, Xuanxiang stepped forward and coughed: "What are you muttering about with a child?"

The old woman was not afraid of him and replied: "It's none of your business. By the way, yesterday your sister-in-law asked for another three kilograms of flour and she hasn't given her the money yet. Go and get the money back from me when you have time."

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Xuanxiang saw that his mother-in-law really didn't treat Shi Wu as an outsider and could say such things in front of others, so he hurriedly said: "Xiao Wu, what are you doing carrying a basket?"

Shi Wu suddenly thought that he was going to pick osmanthus flowers, and he accidentally chatted with Grandma Xuan for so long. He immediately said goodbye: "Grandpa Xiang, Grandma Xuan, my father asked me to pick a basket of osmanthus flowers and go back. He wants to make osmanthus flowers."

Here comes the crispy cake. If it tastes good, I will send some to you, my second wife."

Xuanxiang smiled and said: "Good boy, go ahead."

"Yes." Shi Wu took the basket and thanked the old woman again before running to the entrance of the village.

After Shi Wu left, Xuan Xiang looked at his mother-in-law and said, "Don't talk about everything. It's not good for others to hear you."

The old woman snorted and said: "Xiao Wu is not an outsider. Besides, how much pasta does your brother's family take from us on weekdays? Can't you just talk about it? Do you want to fight, old man?"

Xuanxiang saw her posture and immediately slipped out of the door with oil on his feet.

The old woman said angrily: "Why are you going so early?"

Xuanxiang said without looking back: "I'll help you taste the sweet-scented osmanthus cake first."

The old woman sighed softly and went back to the shop to roll out the dough.

It was already the autumn season, and the two rows of osmanthus trees at the entrance of the village were growing very well. Before he reached the entrance of the village, Shi Wu smelled the strong fragrance of osmanthus. He was taller among his peers, and the osmanthus trees

The trees were not as tall as loquats, mulberries and the like, so Shi Wu still picked a big basket easily. Just when he had almost finished picking, he saw

A person walked towards the entrance of the village. This person was about in his early twenties, with a slender figure. He was carrying a strange long sword with a handle like a dead wood. He was dressed in sky blue brocade clothes, and there was a very special waxing moon pattern on the left chest of the clothes. The person also paid attention.

Catching Shi Wu's gaze, he walked towards Shi Wu with a smile and asked, "Little brother, may I ask how to get to Linjia Village?"

Shi Wu couldn't help but asked: "Are you a knight?"

The visitor smiled when he heard this and said, "So be it."

"Oh," Shi Wu pointed to the front and said, "If you go straight ahead from this road, you will see a big fairy tree through the bamboo forest on the right. After walking a little further by the front river, you will find the Lin family home.

It’s the boundary of the village.”

The visitor cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, little brother."

Shi Wu responded nervously: "You're welcome."

Just when the visitor walked into the village, Xiuling also happened to come out to look for Shi Wu. When the visitor passed by Xiuling, he couldn't help but marvel at the unique temperament of the orchid in the empty valley. The visitor realized that he had lost his composure and corrected his mind.

After reciting it, he walked quickly.

Shi Wu came to Xiuling with a basket and said, "Mother, why are you here?"

Xiuling said: "Your father is worried about you because you haven't come back for so long. Fortunately, I met your Grandpa Xiang on the way here. He said that you and your Grandma Xuan had a chat at the noodle shop."

Shi Wu said "Hmm" and said, "Mother, Grandma Xuan also gave me two kilograms of noodles."

Xiuling said angrily: "You're not welcome."

Shi Wu immediately said: "What I don't want is that Grandma Xuan insists that I accept it. She said that even if dad comes, she won't be afraid."

Xiuling thought of the posture of the old woman from the Xuan family and said with a smile: "She is really not afraid."

"By the way, mother, I seemed to have seen the knight just now!" Shi Wu said excitedly.

Xiuling looked at the direction in which the man was going and murmured: "It's not from above. It should be to pick up the girl."

"What girl?" Shi Wu heard something and asked in confusion.

Xiuling shook her head and replied: "Nothing, some of your friends are already here, let's go back."

"Ah! They are already here. Go back quickly." Shi Wu didn't want others to wait, so he immediately wanted to run home.

Xiuling sighed softly: "Slow down, it's still early, there's no rush."

When Shi Wu returned to Lintao Pavilion, two brothers, Xuan Haoran and Erdan, had already arrived. They were sitting there respectfully, looking very funny. Shi Wu handed Shi Lintao a basket of osmanthus flowers and noodles wrapped in oil paper.

Then he invited them to play in the backyard.

Shi Lintao held the basket, looked at Xiuling who came in from behind, and asked, "Is it them?"

Xiuling whispered: "No. But it is indeed a foreign monk. When he stepped into the magic circle at the entrance of the village, I panicked a little. That person should have come to pick up the girl from Linjia Village."

Shi Lintao said with peace of mind: "It's okay if it's not them. Don't worry too much. It's been so many years. They probably won't find this place."

Xiuling knew that with the temperament of her family, she would never give up, but now she could only relax and say, "Well, I'll go to the back room to see the children."

"Go ahead." Shi Lintao said, "I'll wash the sweet-scented osmanthus and steam it first."

When Shi Lintao was going to the kitchen, Xiaoguai came with two braids. When she saw Shi Lintao and Xiuling, she hurriedly shouted: "Hello, uncle and aunt."

Shi Lintao smiled back and said, "Hello, hello, they are all in the back room. You can go there with your Aunt Ling."

"Okay." Xiaoguai said as he handed a sea bass weighing three to four kilograms in his hand to Shi Lintao and said, "Uncle, here it is, this is freshly caught by my father."

Shi Lintao took over and said: "You are too polite, I will thank you on Xiaowu's behalf."

After saying that, Xiuling took Xiaoguai's hand and went to the back room together.
To be continued...