Chapter 180： fish pond

Everyone looked at Yang Santie in surprise, only to see him running away like the wind.

Yang Santie hurriedly ran out, opened the baggage he had brought, checked it, and came back with the baggage in his arms, "Grandpa Zhong, my grandma made this rice paper herself. Mianmian must like it."

"You! You are so smart!" Zhong Bohan was speechless. He checked the rice paper that Yang Santie brought over and found that it was still good. "No wonder Brother Ming kept praising it. This paper is really good. In some aspects, it is even better than Qingzhou rice paper." Better than that.”

Yang Santie looked at Zhong Bohan longingly, "Grandpa Zhong, do you think this paper can be sold for one or two halves per roll?"

“It’s difficult!” Zhong Bohan said truthfully: “Look, Qingzhou rice paper comes in one roll or two, and the paper is a consumable. Even if the paper is better than rice paper, scholars will not spend so much money to choose it.”

Yang Santie was a little depressed, but not disappointed. He still held the roll of paper and went to visit Mianmian.

Mianmian immediately put down what she was doing when she knew Yang Santie was coming, and hurried over to meet the guest, "Brother Santie!"

“Mianmian?” Yang Santie’s eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Mianmian, who was wearing a goose-yellow gauze skirt. “We haven’t seen her in two years, and I almost don’t dare to recognize her!”

Mianmian smiled and narrowed her eyes, looking expectantly behind Yang Santie, "Where's auntie? Has auntie come to see me?"

Yang Santie shook his head.

The corners of Mianmian's mouth suddenly drooped, "Don't she want to see me?"

"No, no. My mother-in-law didn't come to Fucheng. I came here with a few classmates who were rushing to take the exam. This is rice paper made by my mother-in-law and given to you." Yang Santie quickly took out something to coax her.

Mianmian was immediately interested, "Can you still make rice paper?"

“Try it!” Yang Santie looked at her expectantly.

Mianmian immediately asked the maid next to her to bring over the Four Treasures of the Study and wrote a poem in front of Yang Santie.

Yang Santie was amazed, "Mianmian, you are really good! Even scholars may not be as talented as you! Absolute! Absolutely amazing!"

Mianmian's face turned red after being praised. She suppressed her inner joy and asked, "Brother Santie just came to Fucheng with them to play?"

Yang Santie shook his head and calmly stated his purpose and thoughts.

Mian Mian was happy, "Grandpa asked you to come to me to come up with ideas, but you really just said everything out loud! You don't even know how to cover it up!"

"What am I covering up? Who are we following whom? Do I need to play tricks on you? Just tell me if there is a way. If there is no way, I will sell one or two rolls for sure. I can definitely sell out!" Yang Santie I had already prepared for the worst.

Mianmian covered her snickering, "Brother Santie, don't worry. Since you want to sell the paper at a higher price, then we will find another way. There will be a flower viewing party in a few days, and I will use the paper made by the aunt to draw pictures and write poems. If you praise me again, other ladies will definitely be vying for it. It would be better if you can make some more tricks on the paper."

Yang Santie was thoughtful and bowed deeply to Mianmian for a moment, "My sister's words made me enlightened. Don't worry, I will tell my mother-in-law when I get back. If I can make paper that women like, I will be the first to make it." Give it to you!”

“Then I’ll be waiting!”

After the two agreed, Yang Santie said goodbye. As soon as he walked out of Zhongfu, he saw Xu Nuoshan and others waiting for him outside.

“Why didn’t you go back first?” Yang Santie ran forward.

Gong Haining joked: "I didn't expect you to know Zhong Xuezheng. No wonder Mr. Ming gave you the letter of recommendation! If I had known, I would have thought of ways to please you!"

Yang Santie made a face, "I didn't know that Grandpa Zhong was studying politics. It's too late to please me now, but it's useless, hahaha."

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

Gong Haining laughed and said, "Okay! Today I will be the host and invite you to have a meal at Yongtai Restaurant. From tomorrow onwards we will study hard behind closed doors!"

He has said so, and others will naturally not refuse. As soon as Yang Santie entered Yongtai Restaurant, he asked the shopkeeper to serve all the signature dishes.

The shopkeeper recognized Gong Haining and served him very attentively. Soon the table was filled with dishes, and the waiter introduced them.

Yang Santie was the first to take a bite of plain-cut chicken and tasted it carefully. His expression did not change. He took another bite of cold salad but said nothing. After taking a third bite of roast duck, he put down his chopsticks and took a sip of tea. .

Gong Haining was worried as he looked at it, "What? Not to your liking?"

The waiter on the side was also very nervous.

Yang Santie shook his head and sighed, "It's not that it's not to my liking. To be honest, the chef at your restaurant cooks very well. I just suddenly want to eat the dishes cooked by my mother-in-law and eldest brother!"

The waiter secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Gong Haining asked tentatively: "Mrs. Muyi and brother Ling can cook better than the chef in my restaurant?"

Yang Santie blinked and looked at Hua Yongnian, "My eldest brother cooks at his inn. He has the final say on whether it tastes good or not."

Hua Yongnian nodded hurriedly, "That's not just delicious! My business used to be average, but since I hired Brother Changsong, the business has boomed immediately, and even the Mingjiang Inn opposite has been crowded. I'll invite you to try it when I go back this time." taste."

Gong Haining nodded thoughtfully. Although he and Hua Yongnian were classmates, the two families did not live together. In addition, the Gong family had a big business, so he had never been to Hua's inn.

The group had a wonderful meal at Yongtai Restaurant. Before leaving, Gong Haining asked the shopkeeper to prepare a bullock cart and pack a lot of food to take away.

As soon as they entered Zhuangzi, they heard that Yang Erdan was leading a group of people to build a fish pond.

Every man can't resist the temptation to climb mountains and trees and fish in the water, and the same goes for this group of scholars. Hua Yongnian immediately ran back to Xiyuan, asked the bookboy to find him the worst clothes, and hurried to the fish with a bucket. pond.

Behind him was Gong Haining’s call.

When a group of people rushed to the fish pond, they saw more than twenty people standing in the fish pond. One group of people pulled the fishing net, and the other group of people kept scooping out water.

Yang Santie rushed to Yang Erdan excitedly, "Second brother, second brother, I want to go down too!"

"What are you doing here so cleanly? We'll be ready in a moment." Yang Erdan refused.

Yang Santie has already started to take off his shoes.

Yang Erdan: “.”

“Several gentlemen are waiting nearby. The younger ones will gather the fish together, and you will be responsible for catching them, okay?” Butler Zhu proposed a compromise plan.

Everyone’s heads were nodding like chickens pecking at rice, and they stared at the fishing net without blinking.

Soon the fishing net gradually came closer to the shore. The water in the pond was already turbid, but figures of big fish still appeared in the fishing net. They were densely packed. The small fish on top weighed one or two kilograms, and the ones below were probably bigger.

Hua Yongnian exclaimed, "What a great harvest! Come on, come on, let's eat fish tonight!"

The book boy immediately got ready.

Yang Santie had quick eyes and quick hands, and he grabbed a big fish weighing four or five kilograms with all his strength, but he broke free, causing everyone to scream.

Yang Erdan brought a few net bags and a bamboo basket, "Use this."