C55 (1/2)

Wei Tengfei regained his senses, and said with a smile. ”How can it not fit your appetite?” He scooped up a large spoonful of mahogany tofu and placed it over the rice and popped it into his mouth.

Xiaowan heaved a sigh of relief. After that, she looked at the grand general, who had cleaned up the table of food, afraid that the guards outside would not be full, and went to get some ready-made snacks.

The few big brothers said to the Xiaowan, ”young lady, let's follow the general to the capital. After half a year, our mouths have already gone dry from eating so much, and we have finally tasted the food from our home. Could it be that you are also from Chuanyu?”

Xiaowan laughed: ”I am a local, and guess that all the military lords love to eat spicy food. Please forgive me for the random food.”

Everyone kept praising him, saying that they had finally eaten a comfortable meal. Xiaowan put down the dim sum, received the tableware, and entered the room again. She saw that Aunt Zhang had also cleaned up the table and set down the tea and snacks, inviting General Wei to enjoy his meal.

Wei Tengfei laughed: ”That day when I brought Siyan and left, I did not speak on the way, but she suddenly called me over, and fed me a green bean cake, and happily asked if I was especially tasty, and spoke until we reached the capital, and she did not run away.”

The Xiaowan said, ”The chef that made the green bean cake is not at home. He will only be back tomorrow night.

He was completely different from that day when he came to arrest people and said: ”I'm not here to eat green bean cake, don't be nervous. I came to find Ling Chaofeng, wanting to talk to him, but unfortunately, I came at this time, causing you all to become flustered.”

The Aunt Zhang said: The shopkeeper will be back in the evening, so if the general wants to wait, he might as well ask you to go to the guest room upstairs to rest. It's cold outside, and the soldiers won't be able to stay outside for long, so tie the horses up in our stables and come in to roast the fire.

The Xiaowan said, ”General, you would like to see your sister …. Isn't … isn't it the room the empress stayed in that day? ”

Wei Tengfei was overflowing with interest: ”Alright.”

He followed Xiaowan up the stairs slowly. Xiaowan brought him to Yunze's room, which was the one with the best view of the Ling Xiao Inn. The interior of the house was not decorated in a strange way, but was a little more elegant than the usual inns.

Wei Tengfei wanted to turn around to talk to Xiaowan, but she was standing in front of the door without coming in. Xiaowan smiled embarrassedly and bowed: General, please rest.

She carefully closed the door and was about to leave.

The Xiaowan thought that things were simple, since she did not like seeing her husband and Yue Huaiyin alone in the same room, then she had to be careful herself. Although the people of the martial arts world were not that particular, but even if they only opened their doors to do business, they still had to know their limits.

Coming downstairs, he said to Aunt Zhang: ”If General Wei has anything you need, Aunt, thank you for your hard work.”

Aunt Zhang understood: ”I'm here.”

But Wei Tengfei would not sleep during the day, so after walking around the room and looking at the scenery outside, he went downstairs.

Seeing that there were only Aunt Zhang in the shop, he asked: ”Where is your owner?”

Aunt Zhang replied, ”Reporting to General, she is washing the dishes at the back door.”

By the well water, Xiao Wan was working with her sleeves rolled up. She had made a meal out of a jade ring, so she couldn't afford to be lazy after washing the dishes. Normally, if there was no one around, she would use her ring to steal a lazy moment. Especially since there were so many guests, she did not feel wronged when there were several large bowls and chopsticks.

”Why is the shopkeeper washing the dishes in your restaurant, not the servants?” Wei Tengfei walked to the back door and looked around. It really was a desolate place, only this one and only this one, he said to young lady who was washing the dishes, ”It's so cold, aren't you afraid of the cold water hurting your hands?”

Xiaowan laughed generously: ”It's the same inside the shop, whoever has nothing to do will work, there's no difference between master and servant. General Wei, why did you come down?

Wei Tengfei said: ”How can soldiers sleep during the day? These few months of being idle in the capital have already bored me. ”

Xiaowan laughed, and continued to lower her head to wash the dishes. Unexpectedly, Wei Tengfei moved a chair from the side, and sat not far away.

Xiaowan was initially a little embarrassed, but seeing how calm the general was, and what could he do in broad daylight, she did not need to be too shy.

”Is there anyone in your store taking the Imperial examinations?” Wei Tengfei started to chat casually.

”Little brother, you've been studying since you were a kid. In the previous tests, you were first.” The Xiaowan said proudly, ”This time, I will definitely be able to become an Elementary Scholar, and then I will be taking the High Scholar examination in the eighth month.”

But Wei Tengfei laughed disdainfully: ”How old is he?”

Xiaowan replied, ”Twenty years old.”

Wei Tengfei shook his head: ”A twenty year old youngster. You still need so many people to accompany you to the Academy Exam? Since he had already gone to a chef, why would Ling Chaofeng go as well? Are all of you going to the capital to accompany him in the middle of August? ”

The Xiaowan was a little unhappy and replied sternly, ”It is General that doesn't know. My husband had no choice but to deliver the exam to the Imperial examinations every day. But then again, it's not easy to nurture a scholar in an ordinary person's house. If it's important, you have to be more concerned about it.

Wei Tengfei looked at her, the Xiaowan felt that he was being rude, and immediately said: ”If this humble woman has offended you, please forgive me.”