On Chinese New Year's Eve, the city of Binh Duong is lively, and firecrackers sound from time to time.

Tonight, the city gate can't help it, the neighborhood is not closed, the hotel wine shop has friends calling friends to drink, there are also family members sitting around to watch Chinese New Year's Eve, and some young boys in the suburbs have lit bonfires, throwing firecrackers into the middle one by one, everyone seems to have their own joy.

Only in the school palace, in the depths of the small courtyard, there is a lone lamp and two figures.

During the day, Cai's mansion was preparing for the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the maid and the old woman were busy cooking Chinese New Year's Eve food, and the people who came and went were also popular, but when it came to the Chinese New Year's Eve meal at night, an indescribable loneliness still came up......

The maid and the mother-in-law are not qualified to sit at the same table with Cai Yan, and the only one who can serve them closely is Fengshu who can barely sit down, but even so, the family banquet for two people is deserted to the extreme.

Deciduous trees, cold lights and lonely nights.

Fengshu took a bowl of white fungus soup and sent it to Cai Yan, saying, "Little lady, this is what I stayed up all afternoon to boil...... If you don't eat it, it's going to get cold......"

If it was usual, Fengshu would not go out of his way to disturb Cai Yan, but after all, tonight is different, in order to alleviate Cai Yan's emotions, Fengshu almost tried his best, and even risked being scolded by Cai Yan.

Cai Yan smiled slightly, but the smile was fleeting, took the small bowl in Fengshu's hand, took the soup spoon and flicked it twice, and watched a few pieces of white fungus rippling in the clear soup, and did not eat it, but started to be stunned again.

When Feng Shu saw it in his eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little worried and a little pity. She has been by Cai Yan's side since she was a child, and after getting along for a long time, she naturally knows Cai Yan's temperament, like Cai Yan's smile now, all of which are posed to appease others, and she must not know how bitter it is in her heart.

Cai Yan will only take many things to heart, rarely say it, and will not fight, just like hearing the issues that some students in the school palace are arguing, which is obviously wrong, but Cai Yan is basically not like some people, eager to pour out all the ink in his stomach to others, most of the time he smiles faintly and does not comment.

This is true of learning, and so is emotion. Fengshu is by Cai Yan's side every day, and after staying for a long time, he can detect some clues from Cai Yan's behavior, otherwise looking at Cai Yan's usual appearance of talking and laughing freely, he would not have thought of how much Cai Yan misses his father at the moment.

Cai Yan just watched, held, but didn't eat, Fengshu wanted to persuade, but opened his mouth but didn't know how to say better, so he had no choice but to sit aside, and stretched out his hand to wrap the robe on Cai Yan's body again. Seeing that the food is getting cooler and colder, it seems that my heart is also cooling down, and I can't spare any more heat.

"Little lady, why don't I take it down and warm it up......" Fengshu touched the edge of the bowl and said.

The dishes had been on the table for a long time, but neither of them had much appetite. The dishes on the table, although there are fish and meat, are more of a form than really much interest to eat.

"Huh? Oh, no need......" Cai Yan picked up the bowl, casually dialed some into his mouth, and then said, "Eat some more, and then withdraw......" Even though there are thousands of discomforts in his heart, Cai Yan still knows that grieving is useless, although some food is tasteless, but it is always necessary to eat some.

You have to eat it, and your body can't stand it if you don't eat.

"Little lady......" Fengshu looked at Cai Yan, and there were some ripples in his eyes.

"It's okay, let's eat, if you don't eat it, it'll be really cold." Although Cai Yan looked weak on the outside, he was extremely strong in his heart, and he still smiled faintly, and then picked up the spoon and dialed some dishes into the small bowl of Fengshu like taking care of his sister, "This is venison, shredded and fried...... Fried, warm, eat more ......" When the word "fried" was spoken, Cai Yan paused slightly, as if he had been pricked by the hard bristles on his coat, and paused for a moment before continuing.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the courtyard, which was particularly obvious in the quiet night of the small courtyard.

Not long after, a maid trotted in excitedly and reported: "...... Be...... It was General Zhengxi who came, and he was setting up a tent outside the courtyard......"

"Outside the hospital?" Cai Yan was stunned. Together, I fell again, and I don't know what it feels like.

There's a flat area outside the courtyard, but why don't you want to come in?

Could it be......

The old woman on duty in the front yard also ran over, her face wrinkled and smiled, "Cai family lady, General Zhengxi is invited......

Cai Yan was silent for a moment, lowered his head and said: "Fengshu, take my Bofu and enter the ......Xian Crown" Now Cai Yan's official identity is a doctor of the Academy, and naturally he also has a crown and a ribbon.

"Huh? The little lady ...... "Fengshu hesitated.

"Go, don't let General Zhengxi marquis for a long time." Cai Yan said, his eyes flickering under the light of the fire candles in the hall.

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Fei Qian didn't wear a tiara, tied his hair with a scarf, sat in the curtain, lying down slightly, adding some charcoal to the copper hot pot in front of him, and then picked up a small fan on the side, wanting to fan out the fire and burn the edge of the newly added charcoal red.

The winter is cold and damp, and the charcoal itself is the easiest to absorb water, so although the silver charcoal used by Fidive is carefully selected, if you don't pay attention, it may still cause some smoke to come out when you burn because of the inhalation of water vapor.

Although it is said that the servants are responsible for lighting the fire, but when it is sent here, it is cold and freezing, and the charcoal fire is consumed quickly, plus Fei Qian did not let others wait on the side, besides, eating a hot pot is to do it yourself, and everyone else does everything, so what's the point?

Fei Qian almost lay on the mat, fanning the wind with a small fan, not too fast, otherwise it would take away more heat and not burn up.

So when Cai Yan wore a formal suit and walked into the curtain with Erliang Jinxianguan, who represented the doctor, he saw the scene in front of him......

As soon as they looked at each other, both of them were in a daze.

Fei Qian didn't expect Cai Yan to dress so formally, and Cai Yan didn't expect Fei Qian to dress so casually.

Fei Qian immediately reacted, pointed to the peach grove on the side and said, "This is Master's favorite place before...... I just think it's bigger to burn this firework, and secondly, it's like I'm with Master here...... I don't really mean anything else......"

Cai Yong has been immortal for a long time, although he is still a little sad now, but the so-called filial piety is true filial piety during his lifetime, and even if it is a funeral after death, it is just for others to see.

Not taboo, not avoiding, and living well is the greatest respect for the deceased.

After listening to Fei Qian's explanation, Cai Yan's face was slightly red, ashamed and ashamed, and he wanted to turn around and leave.

"Ah, senior sister......" Fei Qian saw that Cai Yan was leaving, and hurriedly shouted, but saw Cai Yan's footsteps not stopping, and shouted in a hurry, "Cai Zhaoji! ”

Cai Yan was stunned and stood still.

"Uh...... That's it, no need to change it...... That's good...... I haven't seen you dressed so formally, it's pretty good......" Fei Qian motioned for Cai Yan to sit down and said, "It's okay, it's okay...... Let's take a look at this pot and the ingredients, and if there is anything you like or dislike......"

Hot pot has been there as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but at that time it was not called hot pot, but called antique soup, because the pot was always in a boiling state, and there was a sound of cooing, so it got its name.

Moreover, the shape of the early antique soup, the shape of the hot pot is completely different from that of later generations, and there is even a carving into a small bronze beast prostrate on the ground, the belly is heated, the lid on the back is lifted, and the belly is cooked. Later, it was simplified into a three-layer structure, with a small round dome at the top, and a tray in the middle to hold charcoal, and a foothold under the tray to be placed on the ground.

But the one brought by Fei Qian is indeed built according to the impression of Fei Qian's later generations, and the material is red copper, not the bronze commonly used, the reason is naturally very simple.

The people of the Han Dynasty liked brass, but also liked bronze, and few people would use pure red copper, but for the utensils for cooking ingredients, only red copper was the most suitable.

The water in the hot pot has boiled, and the hot air is bubbling out against the lid.

Fei Qianquan couldn't see Cai Yan glaring at him angrily on the side, and handed Cai Yan a pair of long wooden chopsticks on the table, while taking a plate of cut mutton slices, and then lifted the lid and put it in the hot pot, and didn't forget to say: "Don't be stunned, put what you want to eat...... Oh, let me tell you, I drank a lot of alcohol this night, I really didn't eat anything, and if it weren't for the fact that people mixed some wine in the water, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to walk now......"

Cai Yan subconsciously took the chopsticks, then reacted, and couldn't help but laugh, "Mixed with wine in the water?" ”

"Yes, some of the flavors are that you can't drink cold water alone...... Fei Qian soaked the mutton a few times, saw that the color had changed, and estimated that it was cooked, so he took it out, put it on a small plate, and then handed it to Cai Yan, "Oh, give, dip some of those seasonings and eat it...... Otherwise, so many people will drink it, where can they stand it...... It's just that I drink too much water, it's like I have a water bladder in my stomach, and I will sway and there is a sound of water when I walk, so I have to hold my stomach every time I talk to others......"

Cai Yan took a small bite of mutton, and wanted to laugh when he listened, but there was food in his mouth, and he couldn't laugh, so he had to twist his head away, holding back a little uncomfortable.

Fei Qian laughed a few times, and also soaked himself some mutton, snorted and ate it, then sighed comfortably, and continued to pour mutton into the pot while saying: "Don't look at the dishes I made, the name is good, the appearance is good-looking, but only this hot pot is the best delicacy in winter, eat it now, warm the belly, and be rich and simple...... Come on, I'll give you some more, this one is delicious......"

Perhaps China has created countless ways of eating or eating for thousands of years, but hot pot must have a place in it, from south to north, from east to west, with infinite creativity and vitality.

Fei Qian was snoring and eating, and the sound even drowned out the sound of gurgling water, but Cai Yan didn't feel unpleasant, and even had some appetite driven by Fei Qian, and ate some along with it. Perhaps the temperature of the ingredients in the hot pot is more suitable, and the originally cold hands and feet have gradually warmed up, and Cai Yan's face has gradually become a little flushed, reflecting the charcoal fire of the hot pot and the air dead wind lamp on the side, which is bright and moving.

“…… Last time, ......" Cai Yan put down the small plate, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Why don't you use my method?" ”

"I was too anxious before, and I didn't think about it......" Fei Qian picked up a plate of frozen tofu and put it in the hot pot with pieces of it, "I thought about it again in the past two days, and I was indeed in too much of a hurry, and the preliminary work has not been done yet......"

"What job?" Cai Yan was a little puzzled.

"The matter of sentence reading seems to be small, but it has a great impact...... Fei Qian picked up the spoon and pushed it in the pot to prevent it from sticking, and said, "The scriptures of the Han Dynasty have been passed on by word of mouth from the beginning. It is passed on without rebirth, and its meaning is not understood...... Therefore, the weight of the sentence is set at the beginning...... The change we make in the reading of sentences, even if it is a small change, is also a great shake to this foundation, and it is naturally not accepted by these old scholars......"

"Then what do you mean......" Cai Yan frowned slightly.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh ......" Fei Qian looked at the hot pot, looked at the ingredients rolling in the soup and said, "We can't turn the fire too big at the beginning, just like this pot, slowly cook, slowly heat, and when it boils, we don't have to spend much effort to boil any soup, whatever meat and vegetables are cooked, they are all delicious...... Ah, the tofu should be fine, and if you cook it again, it will be rotten...... The same is true of things, just right, since it is laborious, there is no need to force it, there are thousands of roads, all of them are ...... Well, Tong Yang ......"

Cai Yan looked at Fei Qian: "Do you have an idea?" ”

Fei Qian nodded slightly, then scooped up some ingredients and put them on Cai Yan's plate, and said, "You eat first......"

Cai Yan lowered his eyelids slightly, and his long eyelashes trembled a few times, "You say ...... first"

"Then I'll say it, you eat it while ......" Fei Qian didn't take it seriously, "This tofu is good...... Actually, I should have fried some soybean oil bubbles, but I didn't have time to do it, so next time, ......"

Cai Yan held the small plate, dissatisfied with Fei Qian's interruption, and wanted to put it down again.

"Don't, I won't say anything if you put it down...... Hiss ......"

Fei Qian said, while taking a bite of the frozen tofu, the frozen tofu is all full of soup, the bean flavor and meat aroma are mixed together, all burst out, there is a different taste, but it is a little hot......

Cai Yan rolled his eyes to Fei Qian, and then also showed his teeth as thin as white jade, and also bit a piece of tofu, feeling that the taste was really good, nodded and said, "Well, your tofu is very delicious......

"Poof......" Fei Qian hurriedly waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, it's choking...... Ahem, let's get down to business, senior sister, did you ever know that there is a plan called flowering on the tree? ”