Chapter 41: The beauty of the fragrant carp in the moon

The sisters woke up to the sound of a change.

"Sister, my head hurts so much, can you stop today?" Ling'er begged her sister.

"Oh no, it must have been raining yesterday and suffering from a cold, it's all my sister's fault, I shouldn't let you get drenched in the rain, it's my sister who only cares about her own feelings, and doesn't take into account your ability to bear it, you lie down first, I'll go downstairs and find you some ginger syrup, sweat."

When I went downstairs, I ran into General Kaikatsu.

"White girl, where are you going alone? What about your sister? Kaisheng asked with concern.

"Oh, my sister Ling'er has a cold, I'll go to the innkeeper to find some ginger syrup."

"So that's the case, so the two girls don't rest on the spot this morning, it just so happens that we also have to rectify the local officials, and we can't return to the capital for the time being, so I will take you to eat the local authentic Yellow River carp at noon, what do you think?" Kaisheng sincerely invited.

"I'm afraid this is not good, it is useless, but Lord Wei sincerely invites, if I brush your face, wouldn't it be a rejection of people thousands of miles away, then it is better to be respectful than to obey fate, thank you Lord Wei, thank you two brothers." Qingqing was moved.

The boss saw that Qingqing was knowledgeable and reasonable, and was embarrassed in the slightest, Qingqing didn't want to go, but still gave 5 copper coins as a tip.

Qingqing thought that he had made a mistake and had to make up for it, so he carefully carried the soup bowl upstairs and tried the heat and cold of the sugar water, until the heat and cold were moderate, and then fed it to Sister Ling'er spoonful by spoonful.

"Sister, it's hard to drink, it's spicy and sweet, what kind of weird taste is it?" Ling'er played with a child's temper.

"Good sister, do you know how much work it took me to get this bowl of ginger syrup for you, I turned three corners, turned four corners, and spent 5 yuan to buy it for you, if you want to say it's unpalatable, have you ever drunk coptis water? As the saying goes: good medicine is good for disease, and advice is good for action, my sister has told you a lot of advice, see if you still drink it?" Qingqing added oil and vinegar and said a big basket of words.

"I took you, I don't think this disease is 'cured' by ginger syrup, but 'said' good by you." Although Ling'er was uncomfortable, she still didn't want to refute her sister's kindness, and whispered a funny word to comfort her sister, dragging the 'doctor' and 'saying' for a long time.

After Ling'er took a few sips, she was embarrassed to let her sister feed her, and she quickly drank it all.

Qingqing was stunned again at this time: she suddenly remembered the days when the emperor resigned in her hometown, thinking of him infatuatedly, thinking of him, thinking of him, and suddenly couldn't eat, or even drink water, Lili drank white fungus porridge for herself, which was also laughed at, and finally drank it by herself.

"Sister, what are you thinking?" Ling'er asked strangely.

"Oh," Qingqing suddenly woke up from her dream.

"I think about it, what am I thinking, I am thinking that my sister has grown up, knows how to do her own thing, and drank her own soup." Qingqing skillfully perfunctory the past.

"Sister, aren't you leaving this morning? I didn't have any strength in my body. Ling'er looked at her sister with blank eyes.

"Of course, there is a mountain of flames in front of you, and my sister will also extinguish it for you. There is nothing to do in the world, all mediocre people are looking for troubles all day long, take care of their illnesses, today at noon, Lord Wei will take us to eat delicious Yellow River carp! Qingqing comforted her sister vigorously, hoping that God would soon give her a lively sister.

After drinking the spicy and sweet ginger syrup, dense beads of sweat appeared on Ling'er's forehead, Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, and asked softly, "Good sister, are you comfortable?" ”

"It's much better, thank you sister, it's just that I didn't soak my feet last night, and I feel very uncomfortable. After Ling'er said this, Qingqing also felt uncomfortable with his feet, as if his feet couldn't breathe.

"Sister, it seems that 'there are no ugly girls in the world, only lazy women.' This sentence is really true, okay, you wait, my sister will bring two basins of hot water up, and we will soak our feet together. ”

The boss specially boiled hot water for the sisters, patted ginger, added a little salt, and soaked the sisters' feet as if they had become fat.

"Sister, look at my bear's paws." Ling'er said happily to her sister.

"It's all good now, right?" Qingqing asked happily.

"It's all right, I've forced out the cold of the past few years."

"Elf ghost, just your mouth is sweet, just know how to make my sister happy."

"Of course, you're my fairy sister."

Qingqing asked Ling'er to rest quietly for a while, and she went to pour out the footwashing water.

Afterwards, General Kaisheng brought breakfast to the sisters.

Seeing that Ling'er was refreshed and refreshed, he came up with the idea of learning.

"Sister, why don't we study for a while, okay?"

"It's good if you say yes." Ling'er said happily.

"Sister, you can't lose confidence in life at any time, and you must remember what Zhuangzi said: 'Mourning is greater than dying.'" Ling'er recited it loudly.

"It's hard for you to read a long work today, just memorize a few famous sentences, 'Those who love others will always love them; Those who respect others will always respect them. This was said by Mencius, who was known as the 'sub-sage'. ”

"'Time falls into the hands of a lazy man, and it is always a blank slate.'" After Ling'er memorized it, she asked strangely, "Sister, who said this?" ”

"This is a proverb of our Han people."

"You told so many proverbs about meteorology that day, I forgot to ask you what proverbs are." Ling'er asked humbly.

"Proverbs are fixed sentences that are passed down orally by the masses of the people, and they reflect profound truths in simple and popular words. The proper use of proverbs can make language lively and interesting, and enhance the appeal of our speech or writing, which can be broadly divided into types such as 'meteorological', 'agricultural', 'health', 'social' and 'learning'. ”

"The year is cold, and then the pine and cypress are withered. This is what Confucius said. ”

Qingqing corrected the pause in the sentence so that Ling'er was not dizzy.

"The years are not cold, and the pines and cypresses are unknown; It's not difficult, and you can't know the gentleman. This is what Xunzi said.

"Sister, this sentence is much easier to memorize." Ling'er felt like she had found a treasure.

"What else did he say?" Ling'er suddenly became interested in Xunzi.

"I don't know his son, but I regard him as a friend; I don't know the king, but I look at it. ”

After Ling'er memorized it, she asked her sister what she meant.

The meaning of this is not to know the person, but to see who his friend is. I don't know what kind of person this king is, just look at the civil and military officials beside him. ”

"Oh, sister, it would be nice if your sweetheart was the emperor, you see how good the two generals around him are, they are strong in martial arts and kind to people." Ling'er couldn't help but say loudly with joy.

Qingqing's cheeks turned red unconsciously.

"Look, my face is red, it must be the emperor, yes! My brother-in-law is the emperor, and my brother-in-law is the emperor. Ling'er shouted again, but fortunately this time the voice was much quieter.

"You little scoundrel, why are you so smart, stop shouting, beware of recruiting thieves." Qingqing stopped.

"No wonder my sister has such high requirements for herself, she wants to learn literature and martial arts, and she insists on making herself peerless." Ling'er grimaced.

"Since you like Xunzi so much, then learn another word from him, don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become rivers and seas. ”

After Ling'er carried it, she said excitedly: "No wonder my sister always reads and studies whenever she has time, it turns out that she is inspired by this sentence." ”

"Yes, you should understand the importance of accumulation, to accumulate, you must be diligent or diligent, there is a proverb: diligence is priceless; Diligence redeems stupidity; People are diligent and spring comes early, and a diligent life is full of ingenuity; Blessing is obtained from hard work. Oh, I almost forgot that the poet Du Fu also said a sentence, "Wealth must be obtained from hard work." ’”

"Sister, I'm a little tired, why don't we go to the garden of the inn and take a walk."

"Only those who can rest can learn, and it is rare for my sister to know how to combine work and rest."

Zhengzhou is worthy of being the kingdom of the moon season, and the garden is full of high and low moon trees. The flower bones are tightly closed, and the small ones are like a soybean; And the blooming ones, I don't know if they are dozens of times larger than the flowers! Qingqing fell into a reverie: on this long journey of pursuing love, it is like the gradual transformation of flower bones to flowers.

"Sister, can you recite an ancient poem describing the moon season?"

"There are not many people who describe the moon season, but there are many who describe roses, and I will recite a song written by Xu Kun (Yin) in the Tang Dynasty, 'Fang Fei moved from Yue Yi, and the most beautiful roses were planted. Jia Yan is full of pity and painting, and the name of the person who gave it as a rose. Spring into a splendid listening to the same, the sky dyes Qiong Yao moon shines. In order to report Zhu Yi's early invitation, Mojiao scattered the moss. 'Is it beautiful?' ”

"I think no matter how beautiful the poetry is, there is no beauty in the moon." Ling'er listened to this poem of praise for flowers, like appreciating the moon season in the fog of five miles, and seemed to understand whether she understood or not.

Ling'er followed her sister, accompanied by the refreshing fragrance of moon flowers, and recited this ancient poem again.

"Hey! White girl, it's time for lunch, let's go. General Kaisheng shouted loudly.

Come to the "Hualong" Yellow River Bay Roast Carp Museum.

"Sister, do you know why this fish restaurant is called 'Hualong'?"

"I don't know, there is a poem called 'bamboo shoots because of the falling, the sound tuo, the sound, the square into the bamboo, the fish for the rush to the beginning of the dragon.'" It means that no one will succeed casually. If the ordinary fish goes with the flow, it is easy to become a dead fish, and if the excellent fish goes with the flow, it is easy to become an ordinary fish. ”

"Oh, it's the first time I've heard Miss Bai talk about such a profound knowledge of life, and I really admire it." Kaisheng gave his hand and exclaimed.

"Where, the general's words are serious, but I am just fortunate to have read this sentence." Qingqing humbly replied.

"The white girl is still the first time to eat the Yellow River carp, this Yellow River Bay roasted carp is a special dish here, the Yellow River carp, since ancient times, the Central Plains is the best, praised by many literati and writers, thinking for a long time, Fang knows that everyone is attracted by its delicate and delicious meat, golden scales and red tail, and the beautiful shape of the body is long." Kaisheng introduced it like a few treasures.

"The fish here are so beautiful, let's go and have a look in the kitchen."

"Sure enough, the look is extraordinary, the scales are golden, and the tail is red and gorgeous." Qingqing praised happily.

Eating the authentic roasted carp with fresh fragrance and fragrant sauce, the sisters felt how happy they should be as children on the bank of the Yellow River.

"General, what are the health benefits of this carp?" Qingqing asked curiously.

"Eating this carp often can strengthen the spleen and dehumidify."

"Thank you so much for this carp, thank you so much for the general's hospitality, this morning, my sister because of a cold, not thinking about appetite, eat this fish, you can also get rid of the moisture from yesterday's rain." Qing Qing thanked the two generals incoherently.

"White girl, you don't have to be polite, as the old saying goes: all the worlds are brothers, why bother with flesh and blood."

"Okay, dry this bowl of soup, respect my two big brothers." Qingqing picked up the vegetable soup bowl and "clinked glasses" with the generals.

"To the two little sisters." Kaisheng、Awe-inspiring replied。