Chapter Eighty-Nine: Stealing
"Silkworm Silk" is the national treasure of Dongling Kingdom, which is a kind of "silkworm" that grows on the mulberry tree next to the Tianchi and weaves silk. There are only six mulberry trees that can raise silkworms, and the silk spun from cocoon reeling silk every year is only four or five, almost all of which are paid tribute to the Yan country, and even the royal family of the Dongling Kingdom can have a piece of silkworm silk clothing, which is an extremely face-saving thing.
Looking at the past from different angles, the colors are not repeated, and the charm is extraordinary. It is made into clothes, warm in winter and cool in summer, and more importantly, it is made into underwear to be worn closely, which can improve physical fitness. However, no one is willing to make such a precious silk into intimate clothing and wear it inside, right?
However, if you are willing to give it away, it is a silkworm silk, and it is not Ling Jiechen. This silkworm silk was rewarded by the palace when he found the legendary snow fruit for the emperor, "alleviated" the emperor's illness, and was rewarded by the palace. A whole horse of silkworm silk made many people in the court covetous.
The second prince almost crushed his teeth. He never expected that the stumbling block he gave Ling Jiechen would inadvertently promote the other party to get such a treasure. As a prince, he has never owned a horse of silkworm silk, why can he have such an honor when he is no more than a royal dog? Father is really old and confused, so favored the Ling family, who is in power in the army, is Ling Juechen his own?
A silkworm silk deepened the jealousy and resentment of the second prince towards the general king. I have to say that the second prince's mind is not enough to achieve great tasks.
To get back to the point, the mirror that Ling Juechen is going to send out is a mercury mirror newly produced by the glass workshop, which is clearer than the current copper mirror. As soon as the experiment was successful, five mirrors of different sizes were produced, and the news spread, and many beautiful ladies in Beijing were looking for ways to buy one at a high price. It's a pity that they were all rejected - these mirrors were ordered by the general king to be given away, not for sale!
In the aristocratic circle in Beijing, who is so blessed that the general king can treat him differently and send him off in the mirror? Could it be that the king, a great general who has always been unapologetic to women, has a favorite person? Who is so able to subdue this wild and untamable lone wolf? The entire Licheng is secretly paying attention to the general's palace and paying attention to every move of the people in the palace......
At this time, a certain little girl who was worried about someone was eating Dongpo meat with a heartless and satisfied face, and she was so happy that tears were about to flow. It was this taste, the taste she missed the most. She used the first scholarship in her life to eat the first big meal, in which the taste of Dongpo meat has always been hidden in the depths of her memory.
It's so delicious!! Gu Ye ate several pieces in a row, and when she stretched out her chopsticks to the fifth piece of Dongpo meat, which was bright red and agate-colored, she was stopped. It turned out that Gu Xiao was afraid that she would have a weak stomach and stomach if she ate too greasy: "I like to eat, let's make it tomorrow." Come, this whitebait steamed egg is good. This whitebait should be a specialty of the green wave sea in the Yan country, and it is very fresh! ”
Gu Ye obediently scooped a piece of steamed egg with a spoon, and asked while eating, "Grandpa, how do you know that this is a specialty of the Yan Kingdom?" ”
"More than ten years ago, I followed the old general back to Beijing to report on his work, and the palace rewarded the old general with a bag of green wave sea silverfish. The old general ordered the kitchen to cook a pot of whitebait soup, and the taste was unforgettable. It is said that the silverfish was rewarded by the emperor of Yanguo when the eldest prince went to Yanguo to pay tribute. Gu Xiao recalled the eventful years of the past. At that time, the old general was not framed by traitors, and he was very trusted by the emperor......
Gu Ye bit his chopsticks and pondered for a moment, and said, "That...... Does it mean that the person who sent the tonic is from Yanguo? Master has been in the Yan Country for more than 20 years? No wonder there has been no news of him in the domestic medical industry for so many years! ”
"I heard that the yield of this green wave sea whitebait is very low, and it is difficult to buy it even in the market of Yanguo. It is generally in the tribute palace. Gu Xiao seemed to realize something.
Gu Ye blinked his eyes a few times and said, "Could it be that the person that Master saved is a member of the royal family of the Yan Kingdom?" ”
"Not necessarily! Maybe it was rewarded by the palace. Gu Xiao used his granddaughter's spoon to scoop a few spoonfuls of custard for her and put them in her bowl.
Gu Ye picked up a small pale green and transparent silver fish, and said with a smile: "It's not the royal family, it's also a powerful person who has been regained by the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom, how can ordinary people get such a precious thing?" It doesn't matter who sent him, we're blessed. Grandpa, Aunt Yan, you also eat...... Brother, how many pieces of Dongpo meat have you eaten? Don't be afraid of diarrhea! ”
This soft but not rotten, fat but not greasy Dongpo meat, not only Gu Ye likes it, but Gu Ming can't stop eating chopsticks. Swallowing the meat in his mouth, he smiled and said, "I have a good stomach, and it's okay to eat anything." ”
This is Hongguoguo's show-off, Gu Ye glared at him, snorted, and said, "Believe it or not, I'll give you croton!" ”
"Uh...... Okay, I'll eat greens, okay? "My sister is so terrible, and my sister who knows how to medicine and medicine is even more terrible. Gu Ming clutched her feet and neck, squatting in the corner of the wall to draw circles.
After dinner, Gu Ye took a big bowl of Dongpo meat, and in the hazy night, he walked to Zhang Orion's house not far away. On the way, I almost collided with a panicked figure.
"Oops! Look at it while walking, be careful of your foot!! Gu Ye hurriedly protected the large porcelain bowl in his hand and let it aside. In a flash, he recognized that the other party was Aunt Wu from the entrance of the village, and his brows furrowed slightly, hiding the disgust in his eyes.
In winter, dinner is eaten early, and most families have gone to bed early in order to save money on lamp oil. Aunt Wu didn't expect to meet other people on this rugged mountain road, so she panicked for a moment, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile and said, "Yo! I said who didn't sleep at night and ran outside for a stroll. It turned out to be Gu Ye, you...... It's so fragrant, what's in your hand? ”
Gu Ye saw that her hand was behind her back, and her expression was a little abnormal, so she asked rhetorically, "What do you care about me?" Aunt Wu, what are you doing near Uncle Zhang's house in the middle of the night? What do you have in your hand? It can't be the same old mistake again, right? ”
This Wu Angelica's mother-in-law has always had unclean hands and feet, so Gu Ye asked this question. Aunt Wu's expression was even more self-admitted, and she said inwardly: "The old lady came out for a walk to eat, no!" The mountain road is not your house, so it is so wide? I think you're sneaky, and you look like you're not doing anything good! Don't talk nonsense with you, my man is still lying on the bed waiting for me to serve! …… Hmph, that's a bad ......."
Aunt Wu muttered and left, and when she staggered past Gu Ye, the things in her hand were always protected in her arms, as if she was afraid of being seen.
Gu Ye stared at her back as she left in a hurry, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong, she hurriedly walked a few steps and knocked on the door of Zhang Orion's house.
Hearing her voice, the oil lamp was lit in the east room, and Zhang Lihu, wearing a sheepskin coat, quickly ran over to open the door for her. Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang also came out of the house one after another.
"Little Yezi, why did you come here at this time?" Zhang Lihu, as before, likes to pull her pigtails.
Gu Ye glanced at him and said, "I made fresh food at home, and I will send a bowl to your family." I didn't expect you to fall asleep so early and disturb your sleep......"
"Don't bother, don't bother...... It's so meaty! Zhang Lihu unceremoniously took the bowl in her hand, removed the lid on it, pinched a square piece of Dongpo meat with his hand, and stuffed it into his mouth.
When he went to pinch the second piece, his mother slapped away his sinful hand, snatched back the porcelain bowl, and said, "Ye'er, you are too polite." It's not easy to go to town, and the meat you bought is reserved for you to eat during the New Year, don't worry about us! ”
"It's all done, and it won't last that long! When we were away, you and Uncle Zhang took good care of our family and sent us so much prey, so it is also appropriate to send you a bowl of meat to taste. This is the recipe I thought, Aunt Yan made it, how about tasting it? If it's delicious, I'll make one for you at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Gu Ye couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhang Lihu's greedy gaze, staring closely at the meat bowl in Aunt Zhang's arms.
Aunt Zhang glared at her son, and said with hatred: "Look at you!" Do you usually eat less or drink less? I'm not afraid of your sister Ye'er's jokes! ”
Zhang Lihu muttered: "How can the craftsmanship you make compare with Aunt Yan, who worked as a cook in a restaurant?" Sister Ye'er, how did you come up with this Dongpo meat? Did you eat it in Yancheng Restaurant and then write it down? "Gu Ye tasted the taste, and he knew what ingredients were added to it, and only a few people in the village who were close to Gu Ming's brothers and sisters knew about it.
"You don't care how the recipe came from, as long as you think it's delicious!" Gu Ye turned to Aunt Zhang and said, "Auntie, did Aunt Wu come to your house just now?" ”
"Wu Angelica's daughter-in-law? Nope! Today's dinner is relatively early, and the three of us rested early......" Aunt Zhang was confused and hurriedly denied it.
"I just met her on the way to your house. She looked panicked, and she almost bumped into me! Gu Ye frowned, feeling that there must be something wrong with this mother-in-law.
Zhang Lihu remembered something, and said: "I heard movement in the courtyard just now, and I thought it was because my father and mother hadn't fallen asleep yet, so I didn't come out to check." ”
Zhang Orion made a face and said, "Your mother and I also heard the sound, isn't it that you are walking around the courtyard?" The father and son looked at each other and secretly screamed that it was not good.
Zhang Orion hurriedly lit the torch and inspected the prey hanging under the eaves. Entering the mountains today, he was lucky to catch a roe deer and two pheasants. The roe deer peeled off the meat, cut it into strips and salted it, and made it into bacon. The pheasant was hung under the eaves, ready to be sent to Gu Ye the next day. He glanced over and saw that there was one pheasant missing, and two bacons were missing!