"Don't let me see the lotus!"

When Zuo Rou saw Song Beiyun coming back from outside carrying a basket of lotus flowers in her hand, she jumped like thunder on the spot, grinning her teeth, as if she was reincarnated by a Yaksha.

"You're still traumatized."

Song Beiyun muttered, didn't pay attention to Zuo Rou, went directly to the kitchen and put the iron pot on the stove, waited until the pot was red, put oil when the oil was hot, and put sugar when the oil was hot and bubbling, and kept gently stirring with chopsticks to prevent the syrup from sticking to the bottom, and when the syrup became amber, he picked off the petals of the lotus flower and wrapped it in syrup in the pot.

This step is very important, it must be fast and accurate, the time is not too long and not too short, the short will not be completely wrapped in the syrup, and the long will lose moisture due to the high temperature and become crumpled.

Soon, all the petals were wrapped in syrup, and the scorching heat of the syrup scalded the lotus flowers, and then took advantage of the fact that the syrup was not completely cooled and put them on the plate with chopsticks, so that when they were served, amber lotus flowers bloomed on the plate.

Zuo Rou scolded the most fiercely, but when she grabbed food, she put the crisp and sweet lotus wrap in her mouth and chewed out a crunchy sound.

The sweetness of the sugar and the fragrance of the petals are mixed together, and it is neither sweet nor greasy, nor has the unique "green" taste of grass and trees, and it becomes an excellent dessert after dinner in the middle of the hot sun.

"Really fragrant ......"

Zuo Rou ate three slices and continued to reach for them. Song Beiyun helplessly reached out to wipe the sugar residue from the corner of her mouth: "Don't be like a dog grabbing a slot, leave some for Qiaoqiao and Sister Qiaoyun." ”

"So many!" Zuo Rou pinched a petal and pointed to several plates of lotus wraps on the table: "You are too eccentric." ”

"Qiaoqiao, go and send one to Brother Yusheng first, he wants to eat some sugar when he reads all day."

"Hmm." Qiaoqiao patted the slag on her hand, picked up a plate and went out.

And Qiaoyun licked her fingers with a smile, after all, sugar is really a scarce thing in the Great Song Dynasty, which has lost its place of origin, and it is difficult to make sweets like Song Beiyun with such luxury, even if it is Zuo Rou's family background, it is difficult to do it, after all, she really has no money in the Dingguo Mansion, and sugar is expensive......

"Okay, okay, don't you like sweets in your family?" Song Beiyun pressed Zuo Rou's hand: "You can't eat too many sweets, save them for tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow won't taste good." Zuo Rou stretched out her hand unrelentingly: "Let me eat some more." ”

After a while, Qiao Qiao came back, and Song Beiyun looked around: "What about Zhao Ling?" Why haven't you come yet? ”

"She said she was going to freshen up and dress up, and she didn't care about her." Zuo Rou was not angry when she mentioned Jin Ling'er: "I said I was coming early in the morning, but I haven't come to freshen up yet." ”

There's an old saying, how does it go? You can't talk about people during the day, you can't talk about ghosts at night, Zuo Rou didn't finish a word, Jin Ling'er floated here like an ownerless and lonely soul, and by the way, there was a charming fragrance.

"Ah!!!h Zuo Rou suddenly became irritable and pointed at Jin Ling'er: "You use my essential oil!! ”

"If you use it, you can use it." Song Beiyun raised his hand: "Don't talk nonsense, I have something to explain." ”

"You're going to die?" Zuo Rou tilted her head and looked at Song Beiyun: "You return my essential oil first!" ”

Song Beiyun sighed deeply, sat on the chair, picked up a piece of lotus wrap in his hand and ate it: "Here's the thing, I received a secret letter from Lord Fu this morning. ”

"Since it's a secret letter, you still tell us?" Jin Ling'er leaned over and bit the half piece in Song Beiyun's hand in her mouth, then straightened up and said, "But seeing that you are so serious, it is probably a big deal." ”

Alas...... How to put it, it's annoying.

Here's the thing, this morning he and the imperial physician were just about to go out to the river to practice the five fowl play, suddenly a messenger came to the door, saying that it was a secret letter from the prince Fu, since there is a letter, then look at it. But after reading it, he realized that there was not much time left for him to wander.

Originally, he was the candidate for the county order of Qimen, and the current county commander over there was only transferred in September, but yesterday Prince Fu received a secret report that the county order of Qimen County drowned in the pond three days ago, and the result given by the local clerk was that he lost his footing after drinking.

But King Fu said that man was one of his favorite henchmen, he never drank, let alone drunk, and now he suddenly drowned after drinking before leaving office, there must be something strange in this, so now Song Beiyun must take office a few months in advance.

The first is to investigate the cause of death of the former county magistrate, the second is to find out the tea merchants in Qimen County, and the third is to find a way to isolate the collusion between officials in Qimen County and Fuliang County.

The letter also said that Qimen County is the main road linking the three places, and the relationship is intricate, so Song Beiyun should always be careful......

"Don't take the state exam?" Pretty was the first to jump up: "That's okay." ”

"Sister Qiao, don't be in a hurry." Jin Ling'er rolled her eyes while eating snacks: "The test is probably for being an official, so since my father has made arrangements, then naturally this state exam has already passed, this examiner is my father, isn't it a matter of one sentence to set a move." ”

"I see." Qiao Qiao let out a sigh: "Take office immediately? So I'm going to pack my things and go? ”

Song Beiyun shook his head and said, "This time I have to go alone." ”

"Why?" Qiao Qiao frowned and asked, "It's always been where you are, I'll go, I don't follow." ”

Song Beiyun sighed: "Not this time, it's too dangerous." ”

With his cleverness, how could he not think of what was going on with King Fu's sudden order, the previous county commander drowned for no reason, and if there was no article here, it would not be able to say.

Therefore, he definitely asked the local squire forces to do the maneuvering in this trip, and it was very unreliable and dangerous to bring his family.

So he explained his worries to Qiao Qiao, and Jin Ling'er also persuaded him: "Sister Qiao, you can rest assured, my father is not willing to leave this guy in that place for too long, and after a few days, the matter will be resolved, and he can come back." It is...... It's still a bit bumpy along the way, can you do it? ”

"I can't, you let your father find someone else." Song Beiyun said angrily.

Jin Ling'er covered her mouth and smiled: "That's not possible, everyone says that my father's art of war and calligraphy are the best in the world, but in fact, he, this vision of knowing people and employing people is the first in the world." If he thinks you can do it, then you can solve it. ”

Song Beiyun frowned and didn't speak, after all, he didn't have confidence in his heart, but Zuo Rou said beside him: "Let Sister Qiaoyun go with you, don't say anything else, protect you safely and steadily." ”

After speaking, she also glanced back at Qiaoyun, whose eyes were flickering: "Sister Qiaoyun, what do you think?" ”

"It's up to the young lady to arrange."

"Hmm." Zuo Rou nodded and said, "That's it, Qiaoyun will go to Qimen with you." ”

Song Beiyun's face was embarrassed: "It's very dangerous." ”

"Hugh wants mother-in-law and mother-in-law, can you still be more dangerous than going into battle to kill the enemy?" Zuo Rou waved her hand: "Sister Qiaoyun has followed her brothers on the battlefield since she was thirteen years old, what are you?" ”

Song Beiyun looked Qiaoyun up and down: "Really? You haven't even told me. ”

At this time, Qiaoyun has ...... was already a little uncontrollable happy, she couldn't help showing a cheerful expression, just lowered her head: "Well, it's not enough to worry about ......"

"That's fine."

Qiaoyun's ability Song Beiyun knows that he is really a short fight and can fight with her, as long as he takes a weapon, he is not a thing at all, the kind that is directly stepped on his head, no matter what nunchucks and nine-section whips, Qiaoyun can beat himself into a zebra with only a long stick.

If she is asked to wear a sword, then will she be able to pay it back?

"Sister Qiaoyun."

"Yes, miss." Qiao Yun took a step forward: "You can be a guard for this guy for the time being." ”

"Yes, miss."

Song Beiyun looked at Qiaoyun's appearance, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile, and Qiaoyun hurriedly avoided his eyes.

On the contrary, Qiao Qiao was a little unhappy there, but Jin Ling'er kept coaxing, one pretty sister at a time, and she was very affectionate.

"Okay, I've told you everything, I'll go and explain to Brother Yusheng first, and I'll arrange a job for you when I come down."

Communicating with men, there are a lot less, Yusheng just told Song Beiyun to be careful, he will be beaten when he comes back from an injury. As for not having an exam or anything, Yusheng didn't care at all, he said that the heavens were up to the people, but they didn't care about anything else.

He also said that when Song Beiyun came back, if he still couldn't be lifted, then he would go to his mother's place to marry a wife and have children, and share his family with his mother.

"Brother Yusheng, you have to promise me." Song Beiyun sat in front of him and said very seriously: "Don't drill the tip of the horns of the bull, and be open-minded in everything." ”

"I know." Yusheng put his hand on Song Beiyun's head: "You should be careful." ”

The act of being able to put his hand on someone else's head is something that a father and brother can't do, if it is someone else, Song Beiyun can beat him and roll on the ground, but Yusheng should touch his head.

"I know, I put all the money and silver on the beam of my hometown's house, five thousand taels of silver, if there is an urgent need, you will take it, if it is not enough, go to heaven and earth to pay it, you can pay as much as they have in their account."

Yusheng laughed: "You look down on your brother too much." ”

"What if."

"Don't mention this, if you can't bring you with you after you leave, I'll move out." Yusheng glanced outside: "It's inconvenient in the end." ”

"Don't worry, if you stay, I'll arrange it."

"That'll do."

The two chatted for a while, and then Song Beiyun returned downstairs and began to explain his work.

In fact, the specific content of the work is not much, mainly the matter of the Jin family's split into shares, this already has a specific written plan, as long as Jin Linger grasps the opportunity, it is not impossible to delay a few days to find him.

There are also some arrangements for Qiaoqiao to do business and the continuation of Zuo Rou's plan.

Because King Fu's letter is for six months, now counted, that is, he will be able to come back in November, and after returning at that time, Song Beiyun can enter Enke as an official, although it is a bit of a bully, but what can the royal family do if they bully people.

"Anyway, that's probably it, Jin Ling'er, you take care of it." Song Beiyun patted Her Royal Highness the princess's dog head: "Don't always bully Sister Rou." ”

"How dare I." Jin Ling'er rolled her eyes: "She's going to eat people." ”