Just as he was about to close this legendary story that he didn't know where it came from, Zhang Shou suddenly caught a glimpse of two names appearing on a certain page out of the corner of his eye. At first glance, he felt that the two names seemed familiar. Zhang Tao? Zhu Mao? Why is this name so weird? Isn't this an insinuation of him and Zhu Ying?

Regardless of the fact that there was still a little guy waiting to give him a congratulatory gift, Zhang Shou immediately turned a few pages, and saw that the Zhaoguo Mansion had become the Yanguo Mansion, and the so-called Zhang Tao had turned into a mountain forest master, a closed disciple of the hidden sage, and then fell in love with Zhu Mo at first sight, and began a singing and crying love story, he was simply numb.

He subconsciously turned to the last page, and when he saw that the bookstore where the book was printed was Sansan Bookstore, and the price was 100 Wen, he couldn't wait to immediately catch Lu Sanlang's little fat man in front of him and beat him up.

If there is no Lu Xiaopang's handwriting behind this, he will write Zhang upside down! Is this broken book still asking for a hundred wen? I don't know how many people have been deceived! His reputation is ruined!

Angry, Zhang Shou casually handed the book to Ah Liu next to him, and then continued to receive gifts with a stiff face. Fortunately, after the out-of-tune kid just now, the gifts are a lot more normal.

The two girls coincidentally gave him shoes with fine stitches—he knew that they were for himself when he saw the style and size of the shoes, and the other two girls gave him socks made of Youqibu, which were also given to him. Before sending it, the four of them unanimously said that the size of the shoes and socks was given by Wu, and only the cloth was bought with their own money. In this regard, of course, Zhang Shou will not be wrong.

As for the boys, the gifts are even more varied. There are ancient books that I don't know where to get them, but after only turning one page, you can see that they are fakes, and it is claimed that it cost 200 Wen; There are beautiful ornaments, but the quality is very poor; If you have a beautiful fan, you don't know if it's your own craft; There are also those holding small vases; Sending hats; ...... to send knee pads

There are some things that Zhang Shou doesn't think he can use at all, but these boys all sent them solemnly. In this regard, he could only take it all, by the way, a word or two of encouragement, and at the same time warn them not to spend money indiscriminately.

Of course, even if many of them actually spent money indiscriminately this time, he didn't feel that there was anything unworthy. That simple heart is more precious than any gift.

And when it was the turn of the two widows, they stepped forward together, but they handed a burden together. Seeing that Zhang Shou was stunned and stretched out his hand to take it, one of them, who had always been silent, was stunned, and the other hurriedly said: "The young master took care of our affection, and we didn't know how to reciprocate, so I asked the lady about the size and made this dress for you." ”

"The material was bought by me and Ah Li who went to the cloth village together and bargained with people repeatedly, not silk and satin, but fine cotton cloth. After the two of us cut, we took turns to make a stitch and thread, although it is certainly not as good as those needlemen of large families, but it is also a little bit of our heart. ”

Zhang Shou was slightly stunned, and then directly opened the baggage, he didn't seem to see the slightly embarrassed faces of the two widows, and saw that it was a azure shirt with his wide robe and big sleeves, he took it out and shook it open, and then said to Ah Liu next to him: "Ah Liu, help me put it on to try if it fits!" ”

Although the tradition of Chinese people to receive gifts has always been to accept them with a smile, and then open them when the guests are gone, and take this as a etiquette, but Zhang Shou's action of taking out the clothes and trying it immediately, the two widows who were still a little sad just now quickly felt overjoyed. Seeing that Zhang Shou directly put his clothes on the outside and tried it on, and then said that he would wear it tomorrow, the two only felt that their eyes were red, and they couldn't help themselves with joy.

But whoever gives gifts, of course, hopes that their gifts can be liked by others!

After the two widows had taken out a garment from their baggage as a gift, it was the turn of the two lonely old men to come up with a sack. One of them was an old man Zhou who had to stay alone in an empty house and live on two acres of thin fields, and the other was an old widower for a lifetime, and Old Man Yan, who was born in the old army like Old Man Yang.

At this moment, Old Man Zhou untied the sack, and Old Man Yan, who had more strength, directly took out a huge winter melon inside. Seeing this scene, Zhang Shou was taken aback at first, and then hurriedly asked Ah Liu to step forward to take the winter melon, and when he was about to thank him for two sentences, he heard Ah Liu suddenly say: "Young master, there are words on the winter melon!" ”

Zhang Shou was slightly stunned, and when Ah Liu moved his hand twice and faced him with the word, he saw clearly that there were eight characters engraved on it with a beautiful official script - both ability and political integrity, and a gentleman.

He was slightly stunned, and then stared at Old Man Yan and Old Man Zhou in surprise: "This is what you carved?" ”

Old man Zhou immediately pointed his hand at his companion and sold the person without hesitation: "I am only responsible for growing vegetables, and he carved the lettering!" This guy is showing off his knife work, and he is still spoiling the radish carving flowers, and he was originally shouting to give the young master a handful of radish flowers as a congratulatory gift, so I scolded him back, there are all kinds of flowers in the garden, what radish flowers to send, he can also give it away! ”

Zhang Shou immediately smiled: "Why can't you send it?" It was a craft, and it must be the proudest thing in his life, and if he carved a handful of turnip flowers and gave it to me, I would definitely accept it gladly. However, I have been in Rongshui Village for so many years, and I didn't know that he could write such a good handwriting, if I had known, I would have asked him to practice calligraphy, and I would not be laughed at now. ”

Old man Yan suddenly smiled, and his face showed undisguised pride. He glanced at the old man Zhou, who had always liked to quarrel with him, and then said with a smile: "Young master, I have been practicing for many years with this hand, and there are still a bunch of calligraphy hidden at home, and I don't even recognize many words on it, but I have been drawing gourds and writing for so many years, and I can just write very beautifully." ”

"I just take the dry branch and write on the ground, copy and aim, anyway, I don't have a daughter-in-law and children, I take this every day to relieve boredom, write for decades, of course, I can write well."

Sure enough, it is a folk master, which also confirms that as long as the kung fu is deep, the iron pestle is sharpened into a needle, thinking of this, Zhang Shou directly gave a thumbs up to the old man Yan, and then smiled: "Radish can not only carve flowers, but also carve beauties, carve pavilions, and carve many strange things." You can try it later. ”

Old man Zhou was simply stunned: "Young master, did you still let him carve something else?" He doesn't know how much he spoils all year round! I think that his land in the village was bigger than mine, but he often had a meal and a meal, all of which he wasted! ”

"What is a waste, you are jealous of me! You only know how to farm all day long, and you don't know how to appreciate good things! Forget it, I didn't expect you to have such a good vision as the young master! ”

Seeing that the two old ones were blowing their beards and glaring in front of him, as if they were going to quarrel next, Zhang Shou hurriedly signaled Ah Liu to come out. Sure enough, they only saw the expressionless Ah Liu take two steps forward, and the shouting of the two old men suddenly turned into muttering, and in the end, when Ah Liu personally picked up people, they snorted in unison, retreated and continued to argue.

And when they left, the other adults finally found a chance to celebrate their birthdays. The gift given by everyone in the Zhao Mansion together was a set of wood carvings with golden scales leaping over the dragon gate. The carving is delicate and the wood is round, and after Zhang Shou accepted it, he also thanked them.

As for the other people who used to mingle in the market and were ambushed by Ah Liu, the gifts they gave were so varied. There is a glass cup of dubious origin, although its owner swears that it is absolutely clean, but it is an ancestral heirloom; There was a string of blood jade beads, although it looked like some kind of bird blood from later generations; There is a jade bowl with a corner missing, but it is as bright as new, and it is known as an antique......

And after Zhang Shou accepted a lot of gifts from such a large number of people, he saw Ah Liuhu rolling up his sleeves with a face, obviously going to chat with some people, and by the way, ask about the origin of things!

Only Mrs. Xu's gift is still in line with the characteristics of the profession, it is a cage of crystal buns, it is said that the old woman personally went to the market to buy fresh vegetables, seasonal mushrooms, and then got up before dawn, grinded the flour with her own hands, rolled the skin with her own hands, mixed the stuffing with her own hands, and spent most of the day to make it. Zhang Shou tasted two on the spot and felt that it was fragrant and delicious, so he immediately sent it to Wu with a smile.

Wu's appetite is not big, so he praised one after tasting it, and let Aunt Liu taste one too. The latter and Mrs. Xu have been competing for cooking skills for a day or two, and at this time, the chopsticks were awkwardly put into their mouths, and their complexion changed immediately.

She didn't want to admit that Mrs. Xu's dim sum was better than herself, but in the face of the smiling Zhang Shou, she finally hung her head and said: "That dead old woman, she usually doesn't hum or do her best, but this craft really doesn't have to be said!" ”

Wu has always been close to Aunt Liu, who has been with him for more than ten years, and at this time he smiled and comforted: "Doesn't Ah Shou often like to say, doesn't he specialize in art?" You just need to cook well, and let Mrs. Xu play this snack and the like. By the way, there are so many crystal buns left, don't waste them, and share them with everyone while they're hot. ”

Wu, who was born in a small people, has always had such a simple sense of sharing, and Zhang Shou has long been used to it, so of course he will not object. So, Lao Liu Tou ran over and swallowed one directly with his face salivated, and then he smiled and took the cage drawer to the next table, and a group of little guys surrounded him.

However, how many are there in total? The four quick-eyed little guys grabbed one directly, and the others didn't have a share. Especially Yang Hao and Zheng Dang, who sent the drunk Song Juren back to the room and came back one step later, didn't have time to send the gifts, and didn't eat good things, it was even more angry.

In this chaotic time, Mrs. Xu, who usually looks like a kind old woman, smiled and brought a few cage drawers. Her vegetable buns are now well-known in Zhang Yuanna, and at this time, a group of little guys saw that she was well prepared, where there were still doubts, and they all rushed up to scramble with cheers, and as long as they caught one, they stuffed it into their mouths, and they didn't know it at all.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, there was a wail from all directions. Some people shouted that they died, some people shouted that they died, and anyway, all kinds of voices were endless. And standing in this piece of children crying wolves, Mrs. Xu showed a very kind smile.

"This is a new flavor I have tried, I don't dare to rashly give it to the young master to eat, I can only let you try the poison first. There are sour and spicy, spicy, bitter gourd filling...... All in all, everything. ”

Zhang Shou was keenly aware that among the large group of extremely distressed faces, there were also a few faces with flying eyebrows and radiant expressions, obviously, Mrs. Xu was not trapping everyone. While a bunch of people were pitted, others also tasted delicious. But even so, he still felt that this kind old cook looked like a wolf grandmother just now.

Retracting his gaze, he saw that Lao Liu Tou and Aunt Liu were muttering, so he said with a smile: "Everyone else has given gifts, Old Liu Tou, what are you and Aunt Liu going to give me?" ”

"Ahem, I still want to surprise you young master." Old Liu Tou pretended to be depressed, but then said with a smile: "I have discussed this gift with my mother-in-law for a long time before I have eyebrows, young master, you and the eldest lady will definitely like it!" ”

He didn't seem to realize that the gift he gave to Zhang Shou also added that Zhu Ying also liked this big premise, and said mysteriously, "I found an ancient book that recorded a lot of recipes, and after I found Old Taishi Ge to personally identify it, the old lady actually said that it was written by Emperor Taizu himself." Doesn't the young master like to cook things for the eldest lady to eat? Isn't that just right? ”

Zhang Shoudu was almost amused by Lao Liutou's pride. I'm not the second stunned person surnamed Song! I do it myself because no one does it well, and if someone does it well, how can I have so much time to cook and smoke oil? I don't even have a range hood these days!

However, the so-called recipes handed down by Taizu were still certified by Ge Yong, and he still had to squeeze out a smile to accept this "heavy gift". And immediately after, he received a congratulatory gift carefully prepared by the Wu family.

It is exactly the same as in previous years, it is a long-life lock, the only difference is that it used to be silver, but now it is gold, and the craftsmanship is exquisite, and it should be made by a famous gold and silver shop. He could understand Wu's good wishes for his long life, so he couldn't help but smile and thank him, and then took it into his arms.

When the banquet was over, he followed Wu to the small Buddha hall in the backyard, and once again bowed to his deceased parents. Finally, he was able to repay this cause and effect. Without the vague Zhang Xiucai, without the brave but tenacious Widow Zhang, there would be no reincarnation of him.

After settling down the Wu family and coming out of the small courtyard that was often filled with sandalwood, Zhang Shou only felt that the whole person was a lot more relaxed. Therefore, when he saw Ah Liu standing at the gate of the courtyard, he even joked very leisurely: "What, could it be that you just went to check the homework of some people in the family again?" ”

Since Ah Liu's last return to the capital, he began to check his homework and beat a group of people big and small to the point of convincing, these four words have become synonymous with teaching people a lesson in Zhang Yuan. As soon as Zhang Shou said this at this time, Ah Liu not only did not deny it, but shrugged his shoulders and said: "Young master, what you said, jade is not cut, and it is not a weapon. ”

"It's not the young master I said, this is what the Book of Rites says!" Zhang Shou wanted to go up and knock Ah Liu's brain, but the next action of Ah Liu surprised him. Because the man took out a cloth bag directly from his bosom and brought it to him with both hands: "Give, gift." ”