Allure of a Country Maiden

Seeing everyone's movements so skillfully, Xiaoer thought that ink drawings of mountains, rivers, clouds, flowers, birds, insects, and fish would appear on the lamp surface.

In the end, only Gao Ping and Lin Miaoyan, the daughter of the prefect's wife, could really point out the story.

It was so deceptive, it made her think that all the tea-distributing elites in the country were concentrated in Shengping County!

Gao Ping's tea cup shows a lifelike horse.

The soup flower ordered by Lin Miaoyan is a picture of pines and cranes prolonging life, which is extremely vivid.

Gao Ping glanced at the other girls' tea cups, and a flash of pride flashed across her face. When she saw Lin Miaoyan's tea cup, her face darkened again.

Hers just points out a horse, but the other person's is really a water painting: there are animals, trees, moonlight, and the two cranes are in pretty good shape.

It’s clear who wins and who loses.

Soon the pattern on the lamp surface disappeared.

When everyone came back to their senses, someone on the man's side praised him: "Miss Lin has amazing skills."

Gao Ping's face became even worse. She couldn't help but look at Lin Miaoyan when she saw Jingrui, and she was even more unconvinced. Lin Miaoyan was so good, but the soup she ordered at the last banquet was not as good as hers. Yes, she actually clicked on a painting this time. She must have deliberately hidden her strength before.

She couldn't help but said loudly: "One victory or defeat is nothing, let's do it again!"

Xiaoer glanced at Gao Ping, did she really think this was her stage and she could do whatever she wanted? This way other girls won’t be able to play anymore! Xiao'er was about to speak out, but then she remembered what Liu meant. After thinking about it, she stopped humming.

Lin Miaoyan glanced at her and shook her head: "There's no need to do it again. I'm not good at the other patterns. I can only do this one. When it comes to water paintings, the girl is better."

Gao Ping swallowed hard at her words. She didn't admit that she was no better than herself. When she said this, it made it even more obvious that she couldn't afford to lose, so she wanted to do it again!

Gao Ping secretly glanced at Jingrui's reaction in the pavilion on the other side and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was no longer paying attention to this side, but that he and Lin Miaoyan's brother Lin Miaojie didn't know what they were talking about.

At this time, Zhu Yan, the daughter of the richest man in Shengping County, said: "We can't compare to Sister Lin and Sister Gao when sharing tea. Among so many sisters, I can't even name them. I am willing to admit defeat. I am willing to accept the punishment. Rui Lord An, you are the referee, what do you think I should punish?"

"Choose between music, chess, calligraphy and painting, or bake something yourself to make up for the meal," Xiaoer said in compliance with her wishes.

"Then I'll play a song." Zhu Yan said with a smile after hearing Xiao'er's words.

After hearing this, Xiaoer asked the maid to get the piano.

The qin was quickly brought over, and Zhu Yan moved lightly to the side of the qin and blessed her with a blessing: "You're showing off your ugliness."

Then she sat down, plucked the strings lightly, tried the sound, and then started playing.

Zhu Yan played Plum Blossom No. 3. Although it was a melody played three times, a picture appeared in everyone's mind, as if they were in an icy and snowy environment, lost their way, and then smelled a faint fragrance. Following the scent, I found a large plum forest. The plum blossoms in the forest were blooming one after another in the cold wind, and the fragrance became more and more intense. At this time, snowflakes began to fly in the sky, and plum blossoms also rained in the plum forest. It was amazing. For a moment, I couldn't tell which ones were plum blossoms and which ones were snow. It seemed like there was a rain of petals floating in the sky and the earth... It was so beautiful.

The weather is getting colder and colder. The unyielding personality and progressive spirit of plum blossoms make them brave the cold. They bloom one after another, and the fragrance is overflowing, making people forget to leave.

At the end of the song, Xiaoer couldn't help but applaud her.

The crisp applause brought everyone back to their senses. Some people found that they could not help but stretch out their palms to catch the rain of petals. After he came back to his senses, he quickly retracted his hand and said with a blushing face: "Miss Zhu is so good at playing the piano." .”

"Brother Jing Rui, what do you think of this piano playing?" Zhu Yan's brother Zhu Jun asked Jin Rui.

"It's superb and fascinating." Jingrui praised it sincerely.

Zhu Yan stood up and blessed her. She suppressed the excitement in her heart and said softly: "Thank you so much, gentlemen, for your compliments."

She had indeed come prepared today. She was just a merchant's daughter, and there were not many opportunities to get in touch with the powerful circles, so she must take this opportunity to let Shengpinghou's family pay attention to her.

Not to climb the dragon or the phoenix, but to save the entire Zhu family.

She had put a lot of effort into practicing this Plum Blossom Song. She thought it was fascinating, and it certainly lived up to her hard work day and night.

Zhu Yan was very satisfied with her performance this time.

She returned to her seat and sat down. The girls around her couldn't help but praise her and ask her for advice.

Zhu Yan responded one by one with a smile.

"Brother Jiang, your favorite plum blossom wine." Liu Zhiwen handed a glass of wine to Jiang Zijian, the son of the newly appointed magistrate of Shengping County.

Jiang Zijian couldn't bear to look away from a certain woman, took the wine glass handed by Liu Zhiwen, and drank it all in one gulp. It's true that wine is not intoxicating, people are intoxicated themselves.

Hearing Jingrui praise Zhu Yan like this, Gao Ping felt even more uncomfortable. She never imagined that she would lose to Lin Miaoyan in the tea party that she was so proud of, and then let the merchant's daughter, whom she had always looked down upon, seize the opportunity and make a big deal. The limelight aroused praise from the son of Marquis Shengping.

She couldn't help but whispered: "It's just playing the piano. Who can't do it? What's so great about it?"

Xiaoer glanced at Jingrui and then at Merlin. She was very sure that this was a plum blossom and not a peach blossom, but why did her eldest brother provoke such a peach blossom?

At this time, the mutton was also cooked, and the smell of it made people want to eat.

The cook of the Liu Mansion began to pick up the knife and divide the meat for everyone.

Jingrui personally sliced ​​a small plate of Xiaoer and Yuner's favorite parts and handed it to them to eat.

Gao Ping saw that Jingrui loved his two sisters so much and even sliced ​​mutton for them to eat. She thought about it and decided to save the country.

"The roasted food cooked with the seasonings made by County Master Rui'an is really delicious. This roasted whole lamb must be delicious."

"Fortunately, Miss Gao, you will pay for it." Xiaoer pointed to the portion on her own plate.

The heat of this roasted whole lamb is very well controlled, it's charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It's delicious after eating it. But if you poke a hole in my plate, girl, I won't give you the mutton sliced ​​by my elder brother. Food, Xiaoer thought.

"I don't have any hobbies on weekdays. I just like to study food. County Master Ruian, can you teach me how to adjust the seasoning for this barbecue?"

Xiaoer shook her head: "Miss Gao, I'm really sorry. My family owns a restaurant. This seasoning is a secret recipe and should not be passed on to others."

Gao Ping's face froze after hearing this, and then she smiled awkwardly: "That's it, I'm the one who took the risk."

Gao Ping didn't think so in her heart. Her family didn't run a restaurant, so getting a recipe for seasoning wouldn't have any impact on her. She didn't expect a county head to be so stingy.

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