Yipin Chef

1. Heavenly water for washing feet...

On the Double Ninth Festival, the trees fall and the reed flowers are broken, and the red leaves of maple and poplar fall.

Shanguo Temple, the ancient temple is full of incense lamps, and the Buddhist pavilion is outside the high clouds.

Originally, it was a good time to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the clear autumn. Ye Chengfeng never thought that he would encounter a basin of footwashing water falling from the sky when he prayed in Shanguo Temple. What was even more depressing was that his classmates saw him and said he deserved it.

That day was just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Ye Chengfeng and his classmate friend Xiao Bai met to offer incense at Shanguo Temple. When they were bored, they wondered if there would be a romantic encounter in the sky.

Xiao Bai laughed at him: "You already have more than a dozen concubines, why are you still thinking about having an affair?" He shook his head as he spoke, obviously disapproving of his behavior.

Ye Chengfeng knows that he is a good boy in the eyes of his teachers and parents. He is clean and self-loving and never goes to a place where there is luxury, but everyone has their own way of life. He doesn't like this kind of life. There are three good things in his life. Good food, beautiful scenery, beautiful colors, and of course a comfortable place to live. Life is only a few decades, so why not enjoy it?

"Today is a good day for pilgrimage. There must be many women asking for lottery in the temple. Let's go." Ye Chengfeng dragged Xiao Bai to the main hall.

Shanguo Temple is the largest temple in the county, backed by mountains and facing water, surrounded by maple trees on three sides. The temple is in the woods, amidst the swaying red leaves, you can vaguely see the resplendent roof, and you can hear the sound of Qingyue bells and chimes from far away.

At the gate of the mountain, there is a Dharma protector Wei Tuo, holding a golden mace facing down. According to the rules, the Wei Tuo with a golden mace means that this temple allows monks to live in the temple.

On the Daxiong Hall, the Tathagata sits on a lotus platform with a solemn appearance. There are vases of flowers on the altar table, and sandalwood is burning in the incense burner.

Xiao Bai burned the incense piously, but Ye Chengfeng's mind was not on the Buddha, he seemed to be watching casually, but his eyes wandered around looking for the prey, and he really caught sight of one.

I saw that girl's eyes were like a star and her face was like a full moon. The jingchai sarong did not hide her natural beauty. She seemed to be the daughter of an ordinary small family, but her demeanor was calm and generous, with a special flavor.

She lowered her head and put her hands together to pray to the gods. The white jade plugs in her ears lined her skin like snow, and she looked beautiful, elegant and graceful just from one side.

Ye Chengfeng's hair was all brittle, and he deliberately knelt beside her, pressed the corner of her skirt, and prayed to the Buddha: "The Jade Emperor listens to me, and the old mother of Guanyin will testify, so that I can see the beautiful woman as soon as possible, and love each other..."

The girl in commoner clothes kept her head down, and when she heard his sloppy words, she blushed and dragged the hem of her clothes to move aside.

Ye Chengfeng didn't give up, and deliberately walked over: "Where does the little lady live? Have you ever been married? Since the little lady came to ask for marriage, she must have never been married..."

The more she said this, the more unseemly she became, the girl in common clothes blushed furiously, without even looking at him, she pulled the hem of her clothes, got up and left.

"Interesting." Ye Chengfeng thought he was handsome and suave, and all women were fascinated by him, but unexpectedly this girl avoided him, which made him interested.

Seeing the girl came out of the palace gate, Ye Chengfeng lifted his robe and got up and chased after her.

The girl trotted all the way to a remote courtyard at the back of the hall. The courtyard was dotted with a few rocks, and a small building was hidden by flowers and trees. It was very quiet. It seemed that it was a resting place for the female relatives offering incense. The girl ran into the small building and disappeared in an instant.

Ye Chengfeng has had so many beauties, how could he give up on this, cleaned up his clothes and stood downstairs and said loudly: "Don't panic, little lady, Xiaosheng is not a bad person, seeing the beauty of the little lady, I suddenly feel admiration for it, and I want to be together forever That's good, if you feel sorry for Xiaosheng's lovesickness, I will give you a surname, and Xiaosheng will prepare a gift to marry him in the future."

There was silence in the small building.

Ye Chengfeng called again: "Little lady, Xiaosheng is sincere..."

Before the words were finished, the upstairs window opened a crack, and a basin of cold water fell from the sky, drenching Ye Chengfeng, and he stood there foolishly at a loss. With his embroidered green robe, he looked like a drop of water. A big green vegetable.

Xiao Bai followed him to look for him, seeing his virtue, he understood what was going on in his heart, and said with a smile: "It deserves it."

It hurts self-esteem not to be picked up by others, and it hurts self-esteem even more if someone pours a basin of footwashing water, and it hurts self-esteem even more if you are seen by friends when you look embarrassed.Ye Chengfeng's glass heart was shattered by a basin of footwashing water.

"It's unreasonable, you dare to treat me like this, and you don't even look at who I am...Ah..." Ye Chengfeng sneezed loudly, the mid-autumn weather was somewhat chilly, and someone poured a basin of cold water on his head, I wasn't very strong at first, but when I got home, I caught a cold, pinched my nose and drank several bowls of ginger soup, but couldn't relieve it.

Some concubines and maids next to him brought hot water, some twisted the handles of towels, and some wrapped him in blankets. The aunt on the side persuaded him: "Master, please ask the doctor."

"No, no." Ye Chengfeng called out. Asking a doctor means taking medicine. Since he was a child, he has been afraid of taking medicine. He would never die. Of course, if it is really serious enough to die accommodate.

Auntie was too worried. She was the big maid who followed the master, her name was Narcissus. She served Ye Chengfeng since she was a child. For internal affairs, the wife entrusted the young master to his care, and if something happens to her, she will tell her how to explain it.

"Okay, don't bark if you don't bark." Narcissus coaxed her with a wink, implying that the butler invited the doctor over, and that the young master had a childish temper, so she couldn't let him go.

The doctor came, took Ye Chengfeng's pulse while he was asleep, and prescribed a prescription, but after making the medicine, Ye Chengfeng looked at the black soup and refused to put it into his mouth.Fortunately, he was young and had a good foundation, and he got better after drinking a few bowls of ginger soup and covering himself with the quilt for a few sleeps.

The first thing I did after I got better was to call the butler and tell me: "Go and find out for me, who lived in the small building in the backyard of Shanguo Temple on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I want to take her as my concubine. Hmph, I, Ye Chengfeng Anyone who wants it should not try to run away, and you will have to pay the price if you let me down."

Narcissus frowned and persuaded: "Young master, please save yourself, my wife is very unhappy with you taking concubines on the left and right, saying that young people are not good at studying and making progress, and they are not good at taking care of themselves. They just raise a little wife to mess around .”

The other concubines also nodded in agreement. One more person means that one more person will share the favor of the master, and they are not happy about it.

Ye Chengfeng touched Narcissus's hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I didn't take her as a concubine to pamper her, but to give her some flair. You don't need to be jealous. I don't bother to touch such a tricky shrew."

Narcissus understood what he meant, he didn't resent that he was splashed with cold water and hurt his face, so he wanted to bring people in to rectify and retaliate, not to be pampered.The concubines were relieved, but the kind-hearted Narcissus was worried about the woman who was about to pass through the door. It was very difficult to live in Ye's house.

The housekeeper quickly found out that the family's surname was He, and their ancestors were also officials. They were also regarded as a scholarly family. Later, they fell into disrepair. The whole family was impoverished. There was only one widow, one son, and five daughters in the family.The one who went to Shanguo Temple to offer incense that day was the eldest girl named Jiahuan.

"Five golden flowers." Ye Chengfeng smiled meaningfully, "Then how does his family live?"

"I used to live on a few acres of land in the countryside outside the city, but the owner of the family was not good at management and his life became poorer. After He Da died, his wife was useless, and he liked to gamble money and eat wine all day long. He sold the rest of the land and had to move. I went to live in a slum area in the south of the city, and my sisters did some needlework, and my son did odd jobs in Zhiweilou to earn a couple of dollars, so I lived like this.”

"Such a family is so arrogant." Ye Chengfeng sneered, turning the teacup in his hand, and had an idea. "I'll give you 500 taels of silver, and I'll say that the master wants to take the eldest girl of his family as the No. 12 concubine."

"If they won't..." The housekeeper hesitated. The ancestors of the He family were also from a scholarly family. Although they are now in decline, they may not be willing to sell their daughters to be concubines.

"No?" Ye Chengfeng sneered, "His family is like this, why don't you refuse? Isn't her mother good at gambling? What can a gambler do in order to make money? Let her lose a few hundred taels of silver before sending a message Give it to her, and if she doesn't make it within three days, her eldest daughter will be used to pay off the debt."

The butler stuck out his tongue and had to obey orders.The Ye family has a good family style, and they have never been willing to do or bother to rob people's daughters. Apart from other things, just because of Ye Chengfeng's noble status as the son of Shangshu, his future prospects in officialdom are limitless. He has countless properties and rich family fortune, not to mention he is young, handsome and suave, gentle and considerate to women. Although he has the problem of a smelly man who loves the new and dislikes the old, he is easy to talk to and easy to break up with tired women. Shi Xiaoxiao is unrestrained and unrestrained, and will never be treated badly.Based on these few rules, many women are willing to be his concubines, only for the kindness of punctuality, not for the future.There are also individual people who are looking forward to the position of the main wife, wanting to be his only one, because the flirtatious person said that once he gets married, all the concubines will be dismissed, and he will be devoted to his wife. All the families with daughters are eyeing the position of the eldest grandma of the Ye family. .

In general, Ye Chengfeng has no other shortcomings except that he is a bit fickle and arrogant. It is normal for a man to be fickle, but it is also normal for a man of rich and noble background to be arrogant, and Ye Chengfeng His arrogance did not cause any harm to others, but made some women feel that he was more like a man.

But the He family is firmly opposed to this marriage. First of all, the eldest girl, Jiahuan, already has a sweetheart. She went to Shanguo Temple that day to meet her lover. Her lover...how should I put it?He is a monk, but the folk customs in this place are simple and honest, and the rules and regulations are not very important. After becoming a monk, you can return to the secular life if you want to get married.

The second is the joy of being the only man in the family.In order to feed well,