[Seven Five + Sword Three] White jade dyed bright yellow

Sure enough, the Mid-Autumn Festival is about to pass, and just after dawn, you can smell the sweet fragrance of moon cakes in the air.

After Ye Shulan got up, she washed up briefly, followed the scent to find the kitchen, and immediately saw Mrs. Lu who was directing the servants to work.

Hearing the sound, Mrs. Lu looked back, laughed immediately, wiped her hands, let the others continue to work, and walked over while unbuttoning her apron: "Shu Lan woke up? Have you eaten breakfast?"

Ye Shulan nodded, then shook her head, her big eyes looked into the kitchen curiously: "Is this making mooncakes?"

"That's right. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's still far behind." Sister Lu said, then turned to ask the little maid next to her to get some snacks, and then pulled Ye Shulan to sit at the small stone table beside her.

The little maid moved very quickly. After bringing the snacks, Mrs. Lu brought them to Ye Shulan: "You can eat first."

Ye Shulan didn't move, and asked, "Have you eaten, sister-in-law? How about Brother Lu and the others?"

"The harvest was good last night. They shipped it to the city early in the morning. I think they will eat it in the city. Don't worry about them." Mrs. Lu smiled: "I have eaten it too. Yutang will eat it when he wakes up. Find something to eat."

Hearing what Mrs. Lu said, Ye Shulan picked up her chopsticks.

Seeing Ye Shulan eating, Mrs. Lu chatted with her casually.Not long after, Ye Shulan finished eating, wiped her hands and mouth, and looked at the busy kitchen, eager to try: "Sister-in-law, can I help make mooncakes too?"

Little Lolita's eyes were too bright and her smile was too sweet, Madam Lu subconsciously nodded and agreed, "Okay."

So when Bai Yutang, who got up, washed, and had breakfast, came over, he saw Ye Shulan wearing an apron that almost reached the soles of her feet, rolling up her sleeves, wrapping her hair with a scarf, struggling to stretch herself with a stick. Stir something in a big vat.

When he took a closer look, Bai Yutang almost spat out - what is this strangely colored sticky lump?

"Tangtang is here?" Seeing Bai Yutang coming, Ye Shulan stopped what she was doing, wiped the sweat off her forehead with her arm, and said with a smile, "I'm helping my sister-in-law and moon cakes! Do you think I'm very capable?" ah!"

Bai Yutang glanced at the strangely colored fillings, and while he was wondering whether to eat the mooncakes or not, he turned his head and looked around the kitchen, and saw that other people in the kitchen who were busy listening to Ye Shulan's words all put on their faces. Looking at Mrs. Lu with a stomachache expression, Mrs. Lu's whole face was wrinkled.

It's rare to see my sister-in-law look so sad, Bai Yutang was a little amused, and then stroked Ye Shulan's wrapped hair: "What are you trying to get along with?"

"Hmm." Ye Shulan raised her head, nodded her chin and counted softly: "Walnut kernels, pine nut kernels, melon seed kernels, yellow osmanthus..."

Bai Yutang was just about to boast, "The filling of the crystal mincemeat mooncake is pretty good", but unexpectedly, Ye Shulan didn't finish talking, and continued to count: "...roses, ham, pork leg, shrimp, lard... …Well, there’s also sugar! By the way, I like both sweet and salty mooncakes, how about you Tangtang?”

So you just mixed the sweet filling with the salty filling, didn't you?Bai Yutang propped his forehead, feeling powerless, picked up the mooncakes that had already been baked, broke off a small piece of sweet, salty, mixed them together, and stuffed them into Ye Shulan's mouth: "How about a taste?"

Ye Shulan puffed her cheeks, chewed and chewed, then blinked, and tilted her head: "It's a bit weird... something stuffed, be careful not to eat it tomorrow night. Tangtang, don't eat it either."

Bai Yutang pointed to the big vat she was stirring: "This is the stuffing..."

In the next second, there was a bang, and the big pottery vat was smashed by a stick.

The kitchen fell silent for a moment.

Ye Shulan turned her head and said to Mrs. Lu with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I accidentally used too much force and broke the tank, and the stuffing that was finally reconciled is useless—then I will help make the dough next." ?”

The servants in the kitchen immediately got busy, completely ignoring the punctured vat, while Mrs. Lu arranged for the other party to have a meeting, dumbfounded. Seeing Ye Shulan happily carrying the basin, everyone breathed a sigh of relief—— Not everyone has the guts to try new flavors.

Making noodles was not that easy. At first, Ye Shulan was not proficient in business, so she wasted a lot of flour. She was almost rubbed all over her body, and almost turned into a white chicken.Fortunately, she is relatively strong, and the dough that comes out is very soft and tough, and finally fulfilled the project of helping.

However, Mrs. Lu thought she was here to play, and when she saw that it was almost time, she drove the two of them out of the kitchen: "The place in the sky is very big, let Yutang take you out for a walk, the kitchen is not bad for you one."

Seeing the jar of stuffing and flour she wasted, Ye Shulan felt a little embarrassed, so she took off her apron and followed Bai Yutang out.

The empty island is the place where Bai Yutang grew up, and there are indeed many interesting places in it, one of which is Luoshixuan.The Luoshi Pavilion was built on the east side of the main courtyard, cleverly arranged in accordance with the law of Qimen Dunjia, and those who are very far away cannot get out at all.

But this is nothing to Ye Shulan—there are too many places she can’t get out of... However, Ye Shulan suddenly rubbed her chin and laughed: "This place is actually quite interesting—sister Zhan Zhaoding and the others Come on, it's fun for us to watch them go round and round."

Bai Yutang snapped his fingers to show his approval—although there was nothing he could do to address Zhan Zhao as the Royal Cat, but it would be good if he could play tricks on him.

So the two secretly thought about how to lure Zhan Zhao and the others over after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After watching Luoshi Pavilion, Bai Yutang took Ye Shulan to Tongtian Grotto.

The so-called Tongtian Cave is actually a line of sky landscape.

Ye Shulan looked up and saw that both sides were towering and steep cliffs, slanting like clouds, like a big mountain split from the middle, with sparse vines and trees growing on the walls, faintly revealing a line of blue sky, and sunlight seeping through. Entering, there was an extraordinarily warm feeling, and I couldn't help admiring: "It's so beautiful."

Bai Yutang stood behind her and looked down at her: "This is not the most beautiful place. When we have time some other day, let's go to Sichuan to see the authentic Yixiantian."

"En." Ye Shulan nodded heavily.

At this time, they faintly heard a series of sighs, which startled Ye Shulan, and looked at Bai Yutang: "Is there anyone here?"

Bai Yutang also frowned, and while following the voice, he explained: "Although this place is beautiful, it's a bit gloomy after all. Big Brother and the others will occasionally lock servants who make mistakes here, probably..."

When Bai Yutang said this, he happened to find that person—a man about 50 or [-] years old, wearing shabby clothes that were washed white with starch. Although the fifth master could not remember the faces of every servant in the family, he could tell The clothes the other party was wearing were too rough, and they were not what the servants of the family would wear.

Ye Shulan also saw that this person was not from the village, so she stepped forward curiously and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

The man was startled when he saw a little girl like Ye Shulan, and said anxiously: "Why is the girl here? Young girls can't stay here."

"Leave us alone, why are you here?" Bai Yutang protected Ye Shulan behind him, looking at the man with a cold look: "This is Lu's Village, how did you get in?"

When the man saw Bai Yutang as a grown man, his face relaxed a little, and he sighed: "I don't want to be here either..."

Then the man said the matter again.It turned out that he was from Zhenjiang, his name was Guo Zhang, and he was planning to take his daughter to join relatives, but he was brought here by Hu Lie, the leader of the ferry, when he was on the ferry.

In broad daylight, not only are there those who rob money, but also those who rob people?Ye Shulan touched her chin, and asked with great interest: "Why did he rob you? To be a coolie? Then why did you stay here? And your daughter?"

When this was mentioned, Guo Zhang made a bitter face: "Then Hu Lie said that my daughter is a bit pretty and wants to marry Zhuangshang Wuye... Although the Zikong Island family has a great career, I also want to marry... ...However, my daughter has already said that she is waiting to get married. How can I regret the marriage? I can only say that I am not so lucky. But Hu Lie said that I don't know how to praise, scolded me for toasting and not eating fine wine, so he tied up and threw it away Here it is."

After hearing this, Ye Shulan opened her mouth wide, and turned her head to look at Bai Yutang with strange eyes - you have to rob to marry a daughter-in-law... Don't you have some hidden disease, Tangtang?

What Bai Yutang was thinking at this moment was another question: "Who is Hu Lie?"

Ye Shulan: ...

Anyway, this has to be sorted out.Bai Yutang lost the intention of wandering around, so he directly took Guo Zhang out, had someone settle him down first, and then sent someone to call Hu Lie to his yard.

While waiting, Bai Yutang asked the servants around him again, and then he remembered Hu Lie - Hu Lie also had a brother named Hu Qi, both of whom were recommended by Liu Qing.Because the white-faced judge Liu Qing had a reputation as a hero, he didn't go into it too carefully, and directly assigned the two brothers the position of leader.

Ye Shulan sat beside Bai Yutang, slowly drinking tea from a cup, and couldn't help shaking her head when she heard the conversation here—Tangtang has a simple and straightforward personality, and she trusts the friends she recognizes very much.But in fact, whether a friend of a friend should believe it or not is really a question.Brother Lu really shouldn't let him interfere in the personnel arrangement in the village.

Hu Lie came over quickly, and immediately greeted Bai Yutang as soon as he entered the door.

"You've been here on Trapped Sky Island for several months, are you doing your work smoothly?" Bai Yutang asked in a cold voice after sipping a sip of his tea—but although his tone was cold, it was still his usual appearance.After all, he is still more willing to believe in the character of the person recommended by a friend than a one-sided statement from a stranger. Maybe there is some misunderstanding in this?

When Hu Lie heard the question, he raised his head happily: "Thanks to the praise of the fifth master, the younger one did it very smoothly. Besides, the master only came back yesterday, and the younger one still has something to report..."

Bai Yutang narrowed his eyes: "What's the matter?"

"It's like this." Hu Lie proudly said: "The young one saw a father and daughter on the ferry yesterday. Staying with the father and daughter can be regarded as a good relationship, I don't know Fifth Master..."

At this time, Ye Shulan let out a "puchi—" laugh, spraying tea all over the floor, and then looked at him with a smile on her face: "Pretty pretty? How pretty are you talking about? Even more beautiful than this white mouse ?”

It was only then that Hu Lie noticed that there was a girl in a yellow shirt sitting next to Master Wu. Although she was still young, she could vaguely see her beautiful features. She must be a great beauty when she grows up, let alone her delicate appearance. Compared with the one he snatched before, he has snatched it countless times, and looking at the handsome Bai Wuye, that woman is indeed incomparable, and there is inevitably a little embarrassment on her face: "This..."

It was only then that Bai Yutang believed that what Guo Zhang said was true, and felt very unhappy. He threw the teacup in his hand in front of Hu Lie, and snorted coldly, "What are you? You want me to intervene in my master's lifelong affairs? "

"Fifth master... the young one, the young one is also loyal! The young one is just caring for the fifth master. There is no caring person in the fifth master's house who is good at making opinions. I didn't expect the fifth master to already have a lover..." Hu Lie realized that something was wrong. , kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "It's a little foolishness, it's a little foolishness, please ask the fifth master to make amends!"

He hated such soft-boned people who only flattered him the most. Seeing this, Bai Yutang became even more angry, but he suppressed it: "Where is that girl now?"

"In a small home, looked after by a young wife."

Bai Yutang immediately beckoned someone to look for him, while Hu Lie watched helplessly, waiting for Bai Wuye's soft words, but he didn't expect that when Bai Yutang turned around and saw him, he finally endured the pain of beating him up Thinking, said in a deep voice: "...Come here, give Hu Lie to the Songjiang Mansion for disposal, and he will not be allowed to go to the island again in the future!"

Someone immediately suppressed Hu Lie, and Hu Lie wanted to beg for mercy, so a piece of rag was directly stuffed into his mouth.

After dealing with Hu Lie, the servants also responded quickly and successfully found the girl from the Guo family, and now they have taken it to the old man Guo.

Bai Yutang nodded to show that he understood, and ordered people to find all the old man Guo's things and return them back, and sent him more than a dozen taels of silver as a shock fee, and sent him to Guazhou immediately with a reliable boat and a few sailors. .He was relieved when all the subordinates took their orders and left - the matter was resolved without disturbing the elder brother.

However, he was obviously relieved a bit early. After everyone retreated, Ye Shulan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "White Mouse, who is your ideal...?"