When twilight was approaching, when Xiao Seventeen Lang of the Lanling Xiao clan was invited to Xiao's house, what he saw was a very lively and festive scene. A large group of people in the courtyard were talking and laughing, squatting or sitting in front of the braziers, busy barbecuing food.

Someone was sprinkling seasoning on skewers of skewers, someone was brushing oil on the chicken legs and wings on the iron shelf with a brush, and a dozen children stood in front of adults, staring at the food on the brazier with burning eyes, and excitedly asked, "Are you okay, are you ready to eat?"

The tempting fragrance wafted over, making Xiao Fan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and the strong man behind him followed, and the saliva was even more a foot long.

Xiao Fan was a little lost for a moment, he almost suspected that he was in the wrong place, now everyone outside thought that Xiao Qu's illness was about to end, but why was Xiao Mansion filled with a festive atmosphere?

Just when Xiao Fan was still in a trance, Xiao Qubing had already greeted him, grabbed his hand and said, "Seventeen Lang, I can be regarded as looking forward to you." ”

"Brother Xiao Shi is well!" Xiao Fan followed Xiao to get sick and walked inside, and bowed his hand. Although Xiao Quzhi is ten years younger than him, his status is high, he is a man from Shouchang County, and he is much higher than him, who has no title, not to mention that he is still the righteous brother of the concubine.

Xiao Qu didn't care when he fell ill, and led the two to a pavilion, Li Yu, Wang Changling and Aliyi stood up, and after introducing each other, they sat down in turn.

Xiao Quzhi said with a smile: "Seventeen Lang hasn't eaten it yet, taste my roasted chicken wings, how does it taste?" ”

Xiao Fan took the bamboo skewers handed by Xiao Quai, the two bamboo skewers were wearing two chicken wings, and they were already roasted golden on both sides at the moment. Sizzling oil. A spicy aroma came.

He took a bite. The outside is charred and the inside is tender, the fragrance of chicken, the fragrance of cumin peppercorns fills the mouth, and there is a sweet and spicy taste, which is indescribably enjoyable, it is ten times more delicious than what he has eaten before, just one bite, Xiao Fan is hooked on this taste. Some can't stop.

But he still held back, didn't bite a second bite, but asked the doubts in his heart: "Brother Shi invited, I don't know what to discuss?" Up and down the Xiao Mansion, there was a lot of joy, I don't know what the joy is? ”

Xiao Quzhi picked up a handful of lamb skewers and began to grill them on the shelf, he found that the Tang people did not pay much attention to eating, drinking, and having fun, because they were too martial, and even the palace was prevalent in Hu food, and most of the food was extremely coarse.

So Xiao Quzhi decided to put a lot of effort into eating. This method of barbecue is proposed by himself, and the chefs of Zui Senju and the employees of Shikai Trading Company develop barbecue sprinkles and barbecue sauces.

It's a pity that the Tang Dynasty didn't have chili peppers The main source of spicy flavor is dogwood, and dogwood is slightly bitter and slightly toxic, and now the two formulas are still dozens of people have tried hundreds of times before they can get it.

These chicken wings have been marinated in a secret recipe beforehand, and with their own craftsmanship and secret barbecue sauce, of course, the taste is good.

"Seventeen Lang can have words?"

"The words are good."

"Brother Ziliang will call me an auxiliary minister in the future." While roasting, Xiao Quzhi picked up the bottle on the side and sprinkled barbecue sprinkling on the mutton skewers, and the fragrance came out.

Accompanying this fragrance came Xiao Quai's calm voice: "Your Majesty has agreed to promote my title to the Duke of Lanling County in a few days, and appoint me as the Guardian of the Eastern Capital, the Commander of the Tiance Mansion, and the Part-time Deputy Chief of the Tang Dynasty Martial Arts in the South Transit Envoy of the Dugi River. ”

Xiao Fan's eyes widened: "Brother Shi's words are true?" ”

"Lie to you that you're a puppy." Xiao Quzhi said with a smile.

Xiao Fan also smiled, and from the moment he entered the door, he was a little stunned.

The lively and festive scenes in the Xiao Mansion are too contrasting with the rumors outside; He was surprised by the contrast between the harmonious atmosphere of the Xiao Mansion and the hierarchical and serious environment of ordinary wealthy families; Even Xiao Quai's skill in baking things was so good and skillful, which made him feel extremely surprised.

In the end, Xiao Quai's unassuming attitude also made him a little flattered, but he felt very close to him and said happily: "Then congratulations to Brother Shi, has Your Majesty said when Brother Shizhi will take office?" ”

Xiao Quzhi said: "Before February, the sixteenth day of the first month is my wedding, and when the wedding is over, the things here are cleaned up, and I can go to Luoyang to take office." ”

Xiao Fan was about to speak, the strong man next to him had already finished eating the two roast wings, so spicy that he stuck out his tongue, and his mouth screamed "hiss, hiss, hiss", and his eyes were fixed on the two chicken wings in his hand, making his mouth drool.

Xiao Fan took a bite of the chicken wings beautifully, tore off a large piece of meat, and then said contentedly: "Then congratulations to Brother Shi again." Brother Shi invited me to come this time, but to discuss shipbuilding? ”

Xiao Fan actually wanted to ask, why did Your Majesty suddenly let you go to Luoyang, but this matter is not easy to ask, so he simply said the right thing, he thinks that Xiao Quzhi is a person who does things vigorously and resolutely, since he has already decided to go to Luoyang, he must be looking for himself to talk about shipbuilding.

Xiao Qubing divided two-thirds of the grilled mutton skewers in his hand to everyone, and beckoned Xiao Xuan to come over and asked him to send the remaining one-third to He Ke'er, who was roasting chicken wings on the other side with Hou Siqi and other clerks of the Four Seas Trading Company.

Xiao Quzhi himself also began to skewer, I feel that the taste is still a little bit fat, most of the sheep here are grown up eating grass, when the time comes, get a farm, gelding after feeding with feed, in addition to raising sheep can also raise pigs.

"Exactly, Ziliang was invited here for the sake of shipbuilding." Xiao got up while eating, and came to the table on the side, Xiao Fan, Aliyi, Li Mi, and Wang Changling also followed.

Xiao Quzhi pointed to a drawing on the table and said, "Ziliang, do you see a sailboat like this, can the Xiao Shipyard build it?" ”

On the table was a schematic diagram of a sail battleship, divided into sides and oblique sides, indicating various sizes, and as soon as Xiao Fan's eyes fell on the drawing, his eyes could no longer be pulled out.

The smaller sailing ships of the Tang Dynasty were all with one sail, and most of the sea ships were with two sails, and each mast was independent from each sailboat. The sailboat on the drawing, on the other hand, has three sails, and in addition to the mainsails on the three mainmasts, there are many auxiliary sails, which are not isolated from each other, but interact with each other.

As a top shipbuilding expert in Datang, how could Xiao Fan not see that the design of this sailboat is exquisite and reasonable, it is simply perfect.

Seeing Xiao Fan behave like this. Aliyi's heart was also full of pride. I thought to myself, "My master must be a man of God." It's omniscient.

Not only is the knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry systematic and complete, but also can design such a perfect sailboat. It is a blessing from Heaven that I can be his servant and impart all kinds of knowledge through him. ”

Of course, they don't know that this is not designed by Xiao Quzhi, but from a movie "Angry Sea Battle" that Xiao Quzhi likes to watch. Xiao spent two nights copying the movie drawings on his laptop.

This kind of sailing ship is the main warship in the era of sea power struggle in the early nineteenth century, in addition to having the characteristics of fast speed, maneuverability and flexibility, it can also go to the ocean on the rough ocean, and the technology is more than a little ahead of this era.

Xiao Fan's eyes lit up and said: "Brother Shicai, don't worry, if there are drawings, I will definitely make them for you." ”

"With the technology and strength of Shaw Shipyard. How big can you build a ship? "The dimensions on the drawings were estimated by Xiao Quai. The length is about 12 zhang, the width is more than 3 zhang, and the main mast is ten zhang high, which can hold hundreds of people.

But Xiao Qubing still felt a little smaller, because he remembered that the treasure ship when Zheng He went to the West was much bigger than this, and he could build it at that time, so there was no reason why he couldn't build it here.

Xiao Fan said excitedly: "No problem, no matter how big it is, it's no problem!" ”

Xiao Quzhi introduced Aliyi to Xiao Fan in detail, Aliyi is also half a shipbuilding expert in white, and the two discussed around the drawings for a long time.

Xiao Quzhi told Xiao Fan that he was going to let Ali Yi and Wang Changling go with him to the shipyard in Xuzhou, Lanling, in advance, and build the sea ship as soon as possible. At the same time, this is a warship, and he and Aliyi are asked to improve it and design a cargo ship to carry out the cargo.

When everyone discussed the matter and returned to the barbecue grill, Xiao Fan's big follower had already roasted and eaten all the meat by the stove by himself, and he hummed with a big belly.

"Hu Shisan, you foodie, you can't eat like this when you encounter something delicious!"

Xiao Fan jumped to his feet in anger and embarrassment, Hu Shisan opened his mouth and burped four or five times in a row, and he couldn't say a complete sentence, and it took a long time to understand: "I ate your skewers, and I will help you in the future." ”

Xiao Quzhi smiled and said seriously: "Okay, you can help me in the future." ”

After sending Xiao Fan and Hu Shisan away, the gathering and celebration of the Xiao Mansion also came to an end, the sky gradually darkened, and soon the entire Xiao Mansion gradually returned to calm, but in fact, everyone who returned to their respective rooms was difficult to calm down.

To be honest, before Xiao Qu came back from illness, although Li Mi and Li Sheng had been comforting everyone, everyone didn't have much confidence in the current situation of Xiao Mansion.

Even if most people are reluctant to abandon Xiao Quai's illness because of their worship of Xiao Quai's illness or their nostalgia for the harmonious and progressive environment of the Four Seas Trading Company, they are inevitably worried about their future.

A good New Year, but they had an extremely bleak and gloomy life, now it is good, the emperor's will has changed, the new appointment of the lord and the head of the family is coming, and it seems to be several times better than the environment before Chang'an, the new life is displayed in front of everyone, this night, all the people are so excited that it is difficult to sleep.

Xiao Quzhi and He Keer were naturally equally excited.

The world of the two after being busy every day is the favorite of the two, and at this moment on the edge of a pavilion in the backyard of Xiao Mansion, Xiao Quzhi gently hugged He Keer in his arms, humming a song in his mouth.

"The best scene of my life is meeting you

In the vast sea of people, quietly staring at you, strange and familiar

yes

Even though I breathe the breath of the same sky, I can't hug you

If you change your plane, identity, and name, I hope you can recognize your eyes

Where will you be in a thousand years, and what kind of scenery will you have around you?

Our story isn't beautiful, but it's so hard to forget

Ah......h

He Keer snuggled in Xiao Quai's arms, feeling the fiery temperature and steady and powerful heartbeat on Xiao Quai's body, smelling the delicious scent of a newborn baby on his body, and then listening to the low voice of his beloved man, feeling that the whole person was going to faint with happiness.

"Xiao Lang, aren't you hugging me now? I love to be held by you like this until the earth is desolate. Hearing Xiao Qu's illness, He Ke'er tilted her head, rubbed her face on Xiao Qu's chest, and muttered with half-squinted eyes like a kitten.

Xiao Quzhi lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the forehead: "I also want to hold you all the time, don't do anything every day, and don't want to be separated for a moment."

But I always wanted to do something...... Is this good, after getting married, for a month, we were together every day, just the two of us, no one saw anyone, nothing mattered, anyway, I want to spread the name of lust. ”

"yes, okay." He Ke'er replied softly with a red face, and then sighed: "There are so many things, if we don't do it, won't it be chaotic?" ”

Xiao Quzhi hugged He Ke'er with his left hand, gently lifted the thick cloak with his right hand, and put his hand into Ke'er's clothes, feeling the trembling and scorching heat of Ke'er's skin, a little upward, holding the jade rabbit on her chest, and immediately reveling in the wonderful elasticity.

Xiao Quzhi gasped a little and said: "The matter on my side can be handed over to Li Yu, an old man with a bull's nose, as well as Li Sheng and Ma Sui to do." As for your side of the matter, let it go to Xiao Tianming and Hou Siqi for the time being. ”

He Ke'er felt that her whole body was soft, a little unbearable and a little intoxicated, and exhaled like a land: "Have you noticed?" ”

"Found what?"

"Hou Siqi and Nan Jiyun seem to be interested in each other, but neither of them dares to speak."

Xiao Quzhi said with a smile: "This Nan Jiyun is really a thief, and he picked the most beautiful little lady of our Sihai Trading Company at a glance...... I mean, you're mine except you...... No, I have to educate him, if you have a girl you like, you should take the initiative to chase it, what is it if you don't open your mouth. ”

He Ke'er blushed and said, "Who is yours!" ”

"Okay, I'm yours, I've decided, I'll work until I'm thirty-five years old, and then I'll be a servant, eat soft rice at home, accompany you every day, travel around, and be happy."

He Ke'er pouted, and Yi Xi Yi sneered: "What about Xerxes's sister?" ”

Xiao Qu was stunned for a moment, feeling a little guilty in his heart, both to Liqisi and He Keer, and only said after a while: "This, I told you, firstly, I don't hate her, and secondly, I need her to help me stabilize Khorasan, so I decided to marry her, didn't I meet you at that time?"

I swear, the only thing I like most in my heart is you......"

He Ke'er was obviously not ready to let go of Xiao Quai's illness easily: "Do you have that with her?" ”

Xiao Qu sneered: "Which one?" ”

"That's it...... Is that what you do in the cave after the wedding? He Ke'er's face was so red that he was about to burn, but his strong curiosity still made him can't help but ask.

Since a few days ago, when she was inquiring about Xiao Quai's illness, she heard Xerxes talk about the night before Xiao Quai's illness and left Mulu, and she was with Liqisi all night, and this question has been haunting her mind and lingering.

Xiao Qu was very embarrassed, recalling the beauty of that night, he couldn't help but be moved, his hand increased a little strength, and whispered in He Keer's ear: "We did sleep together that night, we saw enough, kissed enough, but didn't take the last step, or tonight, we ......."

"Don't!" He Ke'er bit her lip, struggled to get up from Xiao Quai's arms, her face was so red that she was about to burn, and she took a bite of Xiao Quai's illness and said, "I don't want to be like her, after I get married, I can do anything, but not now." ”

After saying that, he struggled and got up from Xiao Quai's arms and wanted to go to his room, but his body was weak and he walked unsteadily.

This He Ke'er is good at everything, but he is too principled, and he has come to live at home, and the two of them are separated by a wooden wall, but they ...... Then wait for another eleven days, Xiao Quzhi thought with hatred in his heart. (To be continued.) )