Chapter 18 Casual Encounters

Another group of men and horses roared away, and only young men and horses were left in the mountains, and it was even more deserted.

"King of the county, let's set off too." The attendant next to him asked in a low voice, looking at the young man who seemed to be still distracted.

The young man sighed, stretched out his hand and lifted his hood, and looked in the direction where he came, and the sound of horses' hooves faintly echoed in the mountains, and at the end of the day, there was silence.

"King Jun, what did the lady say to you? Why is the king so distracted? A man who looked like a steward came out and smiled, a little more casual than the others were respectful.

The young man and Cheng Jianniang stood close and whispered, except for the two of them, no one else heard the last words.

The young man turned and looked at the man, smiling as well.

The king of the county loves to laugh and has a good temperament, perhaps because he is worry-free in the palace.

"She asked me He Jialangjun, can I have a marriage match." He laughed.

The crowd burst into laughter.

"The king of the county is handsome and beautiful, and the girl is not fascinated when she sees it." The man in charge laughed louder.

"It's a pity that my father didn't wait for me to get married." The young man said, his expression low.

The laughter died down, and everyone around them changed to sad expressions.

"The King's Day mourns." The man in charge said, squeezing out two tears, "Your filial piety prince is in the Heavenly Spirit, let's hurry up." ”

The young man nodded, and with some sorrow took the horse that the squire had pulled.

"The carriage is broken, and the road of the king remains the same, why don't we go ahead and change the water route?" The man in charge thought of something and said.

"But when you change to water, it's a detour." Someone said.

"If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, the body of the county king is important. I've never traveled so far, and I'm frightened. The emperor and the queen mother have to worry. The steward said worriedly.

"Then let's follow what Steward Liao said." The young man said, with a bit of casualness. "It's important to get safe."

The steward responded happily, went to arrange the delivery, and looked at his back, and the corner of the young man's mouth sneered.

It depends on which one is actually asking for his own life.

The fish is already a fisherman, and the fisherman doesn't know it, which is also very refreshing.

The young man put away his smile and looked again in the direction he had come.

The surname of the family is Chen. The surname of the family is Zhou, so is this woman's surname Zhou or Chen?

He reached out and put on his hood, grabbed the horse's belly, and galloped away.

Day and night, the roads and trails are rushing, and the capital is approaching day by day.

"Master Cao, the things have been bought."

Several entourages entered the door of the inn with large bags and small bags.

In the hall, Steward Cao and others were eating.

"Send it and send it, eat it quickly and hurry up." Steward Cao said.

The attendants went in at the call.

"What does the lady want to eat?" Someone asked curiously, looking at the dazzling array of dishes on the table. "Doesn't that all of this fit?"

Along the way, the wind and dust traveled day and night, eating and drinking were all to deal with a mouthful, looking at the capital and the three or five days away, everyone's mood was also a lot easier. Although he couldn't wait to enter Beijing in one go, Master Chen Si still had the patience to let everyone settle down here to rest a little and eat a hearty meal.

This is already a familiar territory. I chose a good restaurant with a good reputation and ordered a signature dish that I was good at. But the lady only tasted one bite and stopped eating.

"Not good." She said.

Then he read a list of strange things and asked him to buy them. She's going to do it herself.

Why is it not good? Such a nice thing...

This lady is too picky.

Master Chen Si's euphemistic expression, the way has to go, and he will be ready to do it.

"You said you were going to rest." Cheng Jianniang looked at him and said.

She speaks simply, but the maidservant will explain.

"Along the way, didn't my lady settle?" The maidservant said unhappily, "When everyone is working hard to get away, my lady doesn't say a word. ”

That's just as well.

This woman was really quiet along the way, so quiet that Master Chen Si and others almost couldn't remember that she was a woman, for example, when she met a wolf pack that night, if she had been replaced by other women, she would have cried and screamed in fright, but she was quiet, she should sit down, sing when she should sing......

It is a contradiction to be able to endure hardships, but also to be pampered and picky.

The entourage who sent the things back reported to Steward Cao.

"That's a lot of money that's been spent really fast." He said.

"How much can the two of them eat?" Master Chen Si smiled, beckoning to his entourage, "I'll pay, I'll pay." ”

This can't be done, Steward Cao hurriedly blocked it.

"I don't spend much, I don't spend much." He laughed.

"The lady doesn't use much, but she gives more to the brothers of Maoyuan Mountain." The attendant also explained.

"That's okay, the lady is kind." Steward Cao said again.

He was really afraid that this lady wouldn't spend her own money, but he didn't expect to spend it so happily, and he was willing to let them spend money, indicating that he was his own person, which was good.

When he came, the old man also said, what you want, isn't it money, as long as there are people, money is nothing.

The maid handed over a handful of chopped vegetables and watched Cheng Jianniang put them in the pot.

The small pot was tumbling and tumbling.

"Lady, you are really kind, give those people in Maoyuan Mountain a lot of money." The maidservant said.

Cheng Jianniang moved to the side, mixed sesame oil, soy sauce and other sauces into the soup bowl with a spoon, sprinkled with fine shallots and handed it to the maid.

The maid took it a little stunned, and she didn't know how to eat it.

"When the pot is boiling, the rabbit meat will be soaked and eaten." Cheng Jianniang said.

The maid suddenly looked at the small stove copper pot in front of her, the thin meat on the plates and plates, the verdant vegetables, and then smelled the aroma of the pot wine pepper, and her index finger moved.

"It's not my money, why don't you give up when you use it to do good deeds." Cheng Jianniang said, she also adjusted a bowl, turned around and sat down.

The maid grinned, and watched Cheng Jianniang pick up the rabbit meat and put it in the pot, so she also learned to make it.

The steam in the private room was fragrant, and from time to time there was a low breath of the maid and the voice of Cheng Jianniang.

"Hot, put it in the sauce and let it cool."

"Mmmm, it's delicious."

"It's not delicious, it's not good wine."

"Lady. What is this called eating? ”

After a moment of silence.

"Dial the glow." Cheng Jianniang looked at the boiling vegetables and meat in the pot and slowly spit out three words.

A bowl of wine is drunk slowly. Fourth Master Chen was a little unsatisfied, but it was still important to hurry. When their father recovered, their brother could drink freely.

The retinue had already begun to assemble their wagons and horses.

"It's a lot of vegetables, meat and wine, I don't know when I will finish eating." The entourage whispered to Fourth Master Chen.

It's not a pot on the stove, it's fried separately, but it takes a lot of effort.

Fourth Master Chen shook his head before he was about to speak, when he saw the sound of the door over there, Cheng Jianniang and the maidservant came out.

"Lady, have you eaten?" Fourth Master Chen asked. Somewhat surprised.

"Do you want me to eat well, or do you want me to eat badly?" Cheng Jianniang put on her hood with one hand, looked at him and asked.

What is this called! This woman is too choking to speak

Master Chen Si sneered, and Steward Cao on the side couldn't help but laugh.

What you care about is not whether people eat well or not, what you care about is whether you can hurry, and you have to ask more about this, which is boring.

Qin Langjun was really right, he must let this woman act. I can't say more.

Seeing the woman and the maidservant get into the car, Fourth Master Chen shook his head and laughed at himself.

"You didn't eat well, so you lost your temper at me." He said, and couldn't help but walk over to the room and stretch out his hand to open the door, "See how much food is left." Why don't you pack it and take it to eat on the road..."

His voice stopped when the door was opened.

In the elegant room, the square low table is exquisitely arranged, and a charcoal copper pot is in the middle. There are four or five plates on each side, and on the side there are bottles and jars on the ground. At this time, the charcoal fire was not extinguished, and there was still steam in the pot. But the dishes were empty.

The aftertaste of the room is overwhelming.

Master Chen Si couldn't help but take a deep breath.

It smells so good.

So much eaten?

He looked surprised again, how did he finish eating?

Didn't you buy meat and buy a lot of vegetables, and even cook and eat them together, keeping pace with them?

"What did you do to her?" Fourth Master Chen asked, looking at the guy who came over and was about to clean up the dishes.

"We didn't do it, the lady only asked us to wash and cut the rabbit meat, sent oil, salt, sauce and vinegar knives and scissors, and set up the pots and plates." The man bowed and said, also looking inside with curiosity.

Could it be that this lady eats raw food?

Fourth Master Chen wanted to ask again, and the entourage outside respectfully came over to suggest that everyone was ready, waiting for him to give the order to set off.

also said that he would wait for others, but everyone was waiting for him.

Fourth Master Chen shook his head and didn't ask any more, took the cloak and put it on, and strode out.

The convoy of men and horses rumbled away.

Not long after, there was a shout in the private room here, which startled the guys who were cleaning up the dishes outside.

"It's delicious! It's so subtle! ”

Stealing leftovers from guests, and eating like this, this guy doesn't want to do it.

The guys watched as the shopkeeper rushed in a few steps from behind the counter.

"You kid... Hey? You mean, they are all cooked in a pot? … Isn't that a miscellaneous mess, how can it be delicious? …”

"Shopkeeper, you taste, you taste..."

"....It's delicious....it's wonderful... Wonderful... Let the people in the back kitchen come and see how it is made and how it is eaten......."

When I saw the gate of the capital, it was almost evening, and the streets were still crowded.

"It's here, it's finally here."

At the gate of the city, there were already people from the Chen family who had received the news in advance.

"Fourth brother!"

"Second brother, are you here too?"

Fourth Master Chen jumped off the horse and looked at the cousin who took over, if it wasn't for the fact that the little boy rushed back and forth in advance to report his father's current situation, he wouldn't have dared to see his brother.

"My father, he...", but Fourth Master Chen still held his brother's hand and asked in a trembling voice.

"Go, go." Second Master Chen also said in a trembling voice, "It's not the time to gossip. ”

Fourth Master Chen endured the excitement and hurriedly got on the horse, and the attendant shouted to open the way.

At the same time, there was a group of people on the side of the road looking over.

The black-robed young man stood with his arms crossed, and the young man in the green robe sat on the couch, which was very eye-catching in the chaotic crowd.

"Childe!"

Steward Cao shouted, about to dismount.

Saturday Lang waved at him with a bit of solemnity.

Steward Cao immediately sat upright on his horse.

"Go quickly, my father and mother are already in the Chen Mansion." Saturday Lang said.

Steward Cao responded that the people of the Chen family in front of him were galloping, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he followed Cheng Jianniang's carriage closely.

From the beginning to the end, there was not a single crack in the carriage, and no one lifted the curtain to visit.

"It's a good shelf." Saturday Lang snorted.

"It should be so calm." Qin Langjun said, with a hint of a smile on his lips, "I'm a little panicked." ”

His gaze followed the carriage, although his expression was as indifferent as ever, but when he looked closely, there was still a little more excitement in his eyes.

Yes, what kind of woman?

The carriage soon entered the city gates, and was overwhelmed by the crowd and disappeared. (To be continued......)