Chapter 13: Serendipity
Early the next morning, Ji Zhihui set off with Wu Yue and others, accompanied by Mr. Bookkeeper in Princess Suit, who was in charge of accounting and bookkeeping, and Ji Zhihui took the processing method of green tea given to him by Zhu Xiaobao, and he wanted to make green tea by himself!
But the biggest difficulty of this trip is not the processing of tea, but the horseback riding! Ji Zhihui can't ride a horse, only a donkey. Wu Yue already took good care of him, and gave him a horse that was the slowest and most stable to run, so Ji Zhihui couldn't bear it after riding for a long time, don't look at other people's horseback riding is very majestic and chic, it's really his turn, only to know that this thing is not simple, Ji Zhichen's internal organs have been displaced! It's still a little donkey running steadily!
Originally, six or seven hundred miles away, Wu Yue and the others could arrive in two days, but now that there is more Ji Zhixi, it is estimated that they will have to walk for at least four days, so Ji Zhihui is still talking about it, which makes Wu Yue very speechless, even the fifty-year-old bookkeeper Mr. Fan seems to be at ease......
Wu Yue and Ji Zhihui left, but Zhu Xiaobao was much easier, and now Manager Wu didn't need Zhu Xiaobao to process dung cakes, and even the heavier work of carrying water was sent to do it. Now Zhu Xiaobao weeds and prunes every day. And early this morning, Aunt Wei also sent two sets of new clothes to Zhu Xiaobao, and the Tsing Yi hat worn by the subordinates was specially tailored to Zhu Xiaobao's figure. Now Zhu Xiaobao is finally dressed the same as the subordinates in the Nineteenth Princess's Mansion, and he can be regarded as a glorious family member in the Nineteenth Princess's Mansion!
However, Zhu Xiaobao's heart was a little strange, as if his treatment had suddenly improved, and Zhu Xiaobao estimated that this was all arranged by Chief Wu! It seems that my own bowls of tofu soup are still very useful! Anyway, it's definitely not the effect of stinky tofu, because the day before yesterday, Mr. Wu saw the stinky tofu made by Zhu Xiaobao, and before it was put into the pot, the smell suddenly smoked Mr. Wu away, and he didn't frown when he killed people, but when he smelled this smell, he was stunned and smoked away from Mr. Wu!
Nothing to do, Zhu Xiaobao took this nursery around, don't look at the nineteenth princess's mansion is not very big, but it also covers an area of forty acres, this nursery alone has more than 20 acres of land, there is a small river in the northernmost part, and there is a lotus pond in the south, which is the place where the princess takes a leisurely walk, not counting the scope of the nursery. However, the flowers and plants there still need to be pruned!
Zhu Xiaobao couldn't help but sigh, the residences of these royal relatives and nobles were really luxurious, and more than forty acres of land were still small. The mansions of the other princes and princesses were much larger, and many of the princes' mansions were inhabited by thousands of people, including a considerable number of samurai and doormen, of course! The Nineteenth Princess's Mansion is very shabby, there are only more than two hundred people, and one hundred of them are female guards headed by Wu Yue!
But Zhu Xiaobao didn't care about this, it had nothing to do with him, he was now adapting to life here as soon as possible and improving his treatment! To his surprise, there was also a bright red and fatty crayfish found on the small river beach in the north, which made Zhu Xiaobao ecstatic, and another delicacy appeared! Of course, I can't get it today, and I have to hurry up and eat the rest of the stinky tofu, otherwise it will be too stinky to put it down. So today, it is still bracken tofu soup and fried stinky tofu, Zhu Xiaobao also exchanged two large bowls of tofu soup and Wu Zongguan for a pot of wine, although the degree is not high, but it is just right for Zhu Xiaobao! In this early summer weather, it is very pleasant to drink some of this wine!
"Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon, I am born to be useful, and the daughter will come back when it is gone...... Five-flowered horses, daughters and daughters, Hu'er will exchange for fine wine, and sell eternal sorrow with you! Drinking happily, Zhu Xiaobao couldn't help but chant a song of Li Bai's "Will Enter the Wine", he now feels that his state is getting better and better day by day, and many things in his mind are getting clearer and clearer! The most important thing is that now he has found something that interests him, and he can practice many things himself, which is more fulfilling than what comes from books!
Mindfulness was happy, and suddenly a very soft voice came from behind him: "Is this a poem you composed?" ”
"Huh? …… Princess? Eh, Xiaobao has seen the princess! As soon as Zhu Xiaobao turned around, he saw the nineteenth princess standing not far behind him, wearing a light green dress, with a delicate face and clear eyes. Although it does not apply powder, it is free of an elegant and refined temperament! The long black hair is tied back in the back of the head, and it is very casual! Behind them stood two female guards dressed in samurai uniforms!
This is the second time Zhu Xiaobao has seen the Nineteenth Princess, but it seems that the first time he saw it yesterday, he didn't expect to meet again so soon! So Zhu Xiaobao was a little surprised, and hurriedly stood up, bent over, and saluted!
"Hmmm! You don't have to be nervous, I just walked around, I didn't expect to come here! Xia Zhen'er smiled shallowly, she thought it was very interesting to the way Zhu Xiaobao saluted, as if Zhu Xiaobao didn't like to kneel, every time he bent down, it was considered a salute! Xia Zhen'er looked at Zhu Xiaobao's chubby appearance and felt very interesting, and Zhu Xiaobao wore a set of clothes today, and he was still quite energetic! I couldn't help but ask again: "You wrote that poem just now?" ”
"Hmmm! No, it's someone else's, I just know how to memorize it! Zhu Xiaobao shook his head, he didn't dare to pretend at this point, if he changed Ji Zhichen, he would definitely become his own masterpiece with a cheeky face!
"Oh! It seems that you are really a reader! Why did you end up a slave? And the fourteenth sister will let a talent like you be a substitute for the dead? It doesn't make sense! Xia Zhen'er still looked at Zhu Xiaobao with a smile and said.
"I ...... I was seriously injured by the high-speed iron flower, and I can't remember anything before, so please forgive me, princess! If I remembered, I would tell the princess the truth! "Zhu Xiaobao knows that there are many things that can't deceive the princess in front of him, so they all push it to Gao Tiehua!
"Really? That's a pity! I hope you can slowly remember it in the future! "Xia Zhen'er said in her heart, I believe you are a ghost! The high-speed iron flower hit your heart, but it didn't hit your head! But Xia Zhen'er didn't wear him either, but she didn't want to leave at all!
This makes Zhu Xiaobao a little unnatural, and the pressure brought to him by the nineteenth princess is still quite great! This is the so-called coercion of the superior, don't look at Xia Zhen'er has always been a shallow smile, but Zhu Xiaobao still intuitively felt that Xia Zhen'er was much more shrewd than Wu Yue! Definitely a brilliant guy!
At this moment, Zhu Xiaobao stole a glance and suddenly exclaimed, "It's been suffered!" Scorched! ”
After that, Zhu Xiaobao hurriedly ran to the casserole and used homemade chopsticks to clip out a few pieces of fried brown and blackened stinky tofu! Then put in six pieces of stinky tofu again!
Xia Zhen'er frowned, this fried stinky tofu is really fried from this stinky thing! No wonder Wu Yue hated this kind of thing so much last night! But if you look at the fried one, it seems to exude an attractive aroma! Xia Zhen'er couldn't help but swallow her saliva quietly! It's good that she didn't make any noise, otherwise she would be too faceless as a princess!
But at this time, Zhu Xiaobao was busy saving some ingredients from the freshly fried stinky tofu and sending it into his mouth, although it was hot and blowing, but it seemed to be very enjoyable! He seems to have forgotten that there is a princess watching him behind him!
"Bold! ...... "A female guard behind the nineteenth princess really can't stand it, this little fat man is so unruly!" It doesn't matter if you don't kneel down when you see the princess, and now she starts to eat wildly in front of the princess, and this eating is really not very elegant!
Although Xia Zhen'er immediately stopped the female guards behind her, she still startled Zhu Xiaobao, and came back to her senses a little overwhelmed, it seems that the nineteenth princess has no intention of leaving! So Zhu Xiaobao asked a little uneasily: "Why don't you sit down and eat together?" ”
"Good!" Unexpectedly, the nineteenth princess nodded happily, and as soon as she finished speaking, the female guard behind her had already stepped forward and spread a square scarf on the stone pier where Zhu Xiaobao was sitting just now, and then invited the princess to take a seat.
Zhu Xiaobao couldn't help pursing his lips, and said in his heart that Lao Tzu's clothes are also new clothes, and the places where they have been made are not dirty, as for such an exaggeration?
"Take it off! Now it's not cold! You don't need that! Xia Zhen'er was discerning, and saw Zhu Xiaobao's disdainful eyes, so she said casually.
Zhu Xiaobao moved a stone pier again, this stone pier was a little dirty, and it was full of dust. Zhu Xiaobao wanted to pat off the dust, but he was afraid that the dust raised would fall on the food, so he planned to sit on it directly!
"Put that square scarf on him, and make sure that new clothes don't get dirty!" The Nineteenth Princess ordered the female guard just now, and the female guard immediately put the square scarf on the stone pier that had just been moved.
This alone didn't make Zhu Xiaobao have a lot of good feelings towards the Nineteenth Princess! Zhu Xiaobao also became attentive, ran to the utility room, and brought a pair of chopsticks and a cup! I also poured a glass of wine for the nineteenth princess! The female guard behind her wanted to interfere again, but she was stopped by the stern eyes of the nineteenth princess! It turns out that the princess has her own special bowls, chopsticks, cups and saucers, how can she use the same bowls and chopsticks with a subordinate and eat together! But now Xia Zhen'er did it, and that little fat man was also bold, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he actually sat opposite the princess, pushing the cup and changing the lamp! The two female guards were a little tempted to slaughter this little fat man at this time!
But what I didn't expect was that Xia Zhen'er not only had no scruples, but sent the two female guards away! Let them wait in the distance! In this way, Zhu Xiaobao is even more relaxed!
"What's this thing called?" Xia Zhen'er also learned from Zhu Xiaobao, and the freshly fried stinky tofu also saved some ingredients, and then took a small bite, which was much more delicious than what Ji Zhihui brought yesterday, and it was not so spicy! The key is that it has just been baked, and it is particularly spicy and hot, but it is so hot! After eating a piece and taking a sip of wine, it was really a great enjoyment, and it seemed that I had never eaten so carelessly and happily! The nineteenth princess actually ate fine beads of sweat on her forehead!
"Stinky tofu! Smell stinky and eat deliciously! Girls like to eat! Zhu Xiaobao looked at the nineteenth princess in a daze, this is what a girl should look like!
"Hmmm! Very good, very good! It's a pity that Wu Yue won't enjoy it! Well, by the way, this is Mr. Wu's bar? His wine is stronger! Xia Zhen'er also completely let go, ate heartily, and could guess the origin of this wine during the period!
"Yes! I exchanged tofu soup and Mr. Wu! I bought everything by my own skills! Zhu Xiaobao nodded, said proudly, and at the same time poured Xia Zhen'er full of wine, and then poured himself a glass and took a big sip!
"Oh? Do I have to pay somewhat? Xia Zhen'er asked jokingly.
"Hmmm! It's a must! Forget it, so-so, four taels of gold, four taels of silver, four taels of bronze, three four and twelve taels! It's not expensive, is it? ”
"Money junkies!"