Chapter 18: The Lee Family
Xiaode's father-in-law helped Wu Jinyu sit up straight.
Huo Xiang strode in, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”
Wu Jinyu rarely showed a gentle smile.
She said, "General Huo, get up quickly!" ”
Huo Xiang said: "Empress Dowager Xie! The people deployed by Weichen received some strange news today. ”
Wu Jinyu said: "General Huo, please speak." ”
Huo Xiang said: "Now the people are quietly circulating a few words. The mountains are green, and there are tigers. The water is deep, and there are old dragons; Tiger companion Long Changlong. Suddenly, a landslide, a water escape, a tiger avoids, and a dragon hides. The real dragon is not there, the tiger falls in Pingyang, and the demon is in charge. ”
After listening to this, Wu Jinyu smiled faintly and said, "General Huo's heart is as careful as dust, and you really didn't disappoint me." In fact, after the early dynasty today, Xiao Dezi also told me about this smooth thing. Has General Huo found out where this slip of the tongue came from? ”
Xiaode's father-in-law helped Wu Jinyu sit up straight.
Huo Xiang strode in, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”
Wu Jinyu rarely showed a gentle smile.
She said, "General Huo, get up quickly!" ”
Huo Xiang said: "Empress Dowager Xie! The people deployed by Weichen received some strange news today. ”
Wu Jinyu said: "General Huo, please speak." ”
Huo Xiang said: "Now the people are quietly circulating a few words. The mountains are green, and there are tigers. The water is deep, and there are old dragons; Tiger companion Long Changlong. Suddenly, a landslide, a water escape, a tiger avoids, and a dragon hides. The real dragon is not there, the tiger falls in Pingyang, and the demon is in charge. ”
After listening to this, Wu Jinyu smiled faintly and said, "General Huo's heart is as careful as dust, and you really didn't disappoint me." In fact, after the early dynasty today, Xiao Dezi also told me about this smooth thing. Has General Huo found out where this slip of the tongue came from? ”
Huo Xiang said: "Weichen just received the news and immediately came to report to the Queen Mother. Therefore, it has not yet been ascertained who did it. These few words seemed to spread among the people in a blink of an eye. It's just weird. ”
Father-in-law Xiaode, who was standing on the side, said: "Queen Mother, do you think you need a servant to assist General Huo to check it out?" ”
Wu Jinyu shook his head and said: "As the old saying goes, 'The mouth of the people is better than the Sichuan.'" The river collapses, and there will be many injuries. This is a good idea, but what about it? Now the whole world is in the hands of my emperor. The people have always been strong-hearted, and if they have nothing to do after tea and dinner, let them pass it on if they want to pass it on. As long as the people have enough food and clothing, and live a comfortable life, who can really lose their lives to make trouble? However, we must let go of the people, but we must not let go of those thieves who spread rumors behind their backs! Xiao Dezi, General Huo, I now order you to find out the person behind it no matter what, and kill him! ”
Wu Jinyu's words shocked Huo Xiang's heart.
He slowly raised his head, glanced at her deeply, lowered his head again and said respectfully: "Obey the decree of the Queen Mother!" The Queen Mother is indeed the Queen Mother! Weichen can't admire it! ”
Xiaode's father-in-law hurriedly replied: "Obey the order of the Queen Mother!" ”
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Today is Xu Yikao's birthday.
Hu Jingtong began to prepare early in the morning.
Xu Yikao got up in the morning and washed up, and as soon as he arrived in the kitchen, he saw a bowl of hot longevity noodles quietly on the table.
Hu Jingtong stood beside the table with a grin.
"Grandpa, today is your birthday, I invite you to eat longevity noodles!" Hu Jingtong said.
Xu Yikao's eyes were misty.
He silently raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes.
"Good, good!"
Xu Yikao said three "good" words in a row, walked to the table and sat down, picked up the bowl and ate the noodles cooked for himself by his "good grandson" in a beautiful mood.
"Hmm...... Delicious! I can't imagine that Ah Liang still has good skills in cooking noodles! Xu Yikao said.
"That's natural. Grandpa, there's still a big event to do in the evening! Hu Jingtong raised his eyebrows proudly.
"Good, good!" Xu Yikao was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
After Xu Yikao went out to work, Hu Jingtong began to prepare for the birthday banquet in the evening.
Hu Jingtong prepared side dishes and vegetarian dishes quickly.
But for meat and vegetables, she ......
She doesn't dare to kill when she cooks in modern times.
Traveling to ancient times, she naturally didn't dare to kill when cooking.
For those chickens, ducks and fish, Hu Jingtong didn't dare to start.
All of a sudden, in the small courtyard of the Xu family, the fish jumped out of the basin, the chickens and ducks flew around, and a little girl chased the chickens and ducks all over the yard.
Qian Wenkai just took Mingya and his two cooks to push the door in, and what caught his eyes was this "grand occasion".
Qian Wenkai couldn't help but smile: "Sister Xu, didn't I say it again and again yesterday, do you want to wait for me to bring someone here?" ”
Mingya immediately turned around and closed the courtyard door, and took the two cooks down to help.
Hu Jingtong stopped his "galloping" footsteps, walked slowly in front of Qian Wenkai, and said breathlessly: "I think I can ...... It still doesn't seem to work. ”
The scene was quickly brought under control.
Mingya led the two cooks and got busy.
Qian Wenkai looked at Hu Jingtong, who was sweating profusely, and said softly: "You are sweating, hurry up and go into the house to change some dry clothes, so as not to catch a cold and suffer from typhoid fever." Here we are. ”
"Good!"
When Hu Jingtong came out in a dry dress, the chickens, ducks and fish had been properly handled.
"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! Nan Wu Amitabha Buddha ......" Hu Jingtong clasped his hands together and whispered to the slaughtered chickens, ducks and fish, "Thank you! I'm sorry! This is how the world is preyed. ”
Qian Wenkai asked, "Sister Xu, ...... are you?"
Hu Jingtong put down his hands and said, "I'm overtaking them." Grandpa's birthday was supposed to be a happy event, but it cost them their lives. But my grandfather is my dearest person, and I want to prepare a good table for my grandfather. In the eyes of others, I am deceiving myself and even hypocritical, but I feel a little better in my heart by doing so. ”
Qian Wenkai smiled slightly and said: "We live in this world, and there are many things that we have to do as a last resort. ”
In the evening, Xu Yikao came home from work in the Qian family's teahouse and saw a table of dishes.
Qian Wenkai: They were left to eat together.
Xu Yikao took Qian Wenkai, Hu Jing, Tong Mingya and the two cooks to sit at a table together.
Ming Ya and the two cooks didn't dare to sit alive or die at first.
As soon as Qian Wenkai was about to speak, Hu Jingtong said to him seriously: "Mr. Qian, this is my family, and I am in charge." I'm going to get them to sit down. You are all my guests. ”
After listening to Hu Jingtong's words, Qian Wenkai looked at Hu Jingtong's serious little face, lowered his head slightly and smiled.
When he looked up at her again, the expectation and affection in his eyes were a little more.
He said to Minya and the two cooks, "Be generous and sit down." Today, we are not divided into masters and servants, but all of them are Sister Xu's guests. ”
Ming Ya and the two cooks saw Qian Wenkai say so, so they dared to sit down.
Hu Jingtong was afraid that the three of them would not be able to let go and would be embarrassed to pick up the vegetables, so he took the initiative to step forward and put a lot of vegetables and meat on the table into the bowls of the three of them.
"You have come to me today, you must eat well!" Hu Jingtong said.
The three of them were moved and got up one after another to thank them.
"No thanks, no thanks! Eat and drink well! Hu Jingtong said with a smile.
Then she picked up her wine glass, got up and said to Xu Yikao: "Grandpa, I wish you happiness like the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan!" And that lumbar pillow, you must use it. ”
Xu Yikao took the wine glass and drank it all, and said, "It must be, I'm so happy today!" Girl, grandpa didn't hurt you in vain. You are young, eat less wine and eat more vegetables. ”
Qian Wenkai also picked up his wine glass and got up and said, "Grandpa Xu, I also wish you a long life and a hundred years old, and all your wishes come true." Today my father has something important to do and cannot come. He prepared a red envelope for you, so that you can buy whatever you like with the silver. ”
Xu Yikao smiled and said, "Then I'm welcome." Mr. Qian thanked Mr. Qian for me. ”
"Grandpa Xu, we are all our own people, no need to thank you." Qian Wenkai said.
"Oh, yes," Xu Yikao glanced at Hu Jingtong and said, "My own people!" Hahaha......"
Hu Jingtong's expression gradually stiffened, she suddenly lowered her head and began to concentrate on eating hard.
I didn't hear, I didn't see......
After the banquet was over, Xu Yikao was already half drunk.
Qian Wenkai took Mingya to serve Xu Yikao to wash and change clothes, and helped Xu Yikao into the bedroom.
Hu Jingtong looked at Qian Wenkai, who was taking care of Xu Yikao carefully, and suddenly felt a different feeling in his heart.
What a boy! Polite, literate and beautiful......
When Hu Jingtong thought of this, he was suddenly startled by himself.
Oh, my God! What's wrong with me! Calm down, calm down, calm down! He's a kid!
Hu Jingtong hurriedly ran to the yard, blowing the cold night breeze to keep himself awake.
When Qian Wenkai said goodbye to her, she didn't dare to look back at others.
"Sister Xu, let's go back. You also rest early. Qian Wenkai said.
"Uh-huh! Go back quickly. Hu Jingtong waved his hand with his back to Qian Wenkai and said.
Qian Wenkai couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he saw that Hu Jingtong was suddenly a little abnormal, but it was too late for him to stay for a long time, so he had to take Mingya and them back to Qianfu first.
Qian Wenkai can't understand Hu Jingtong, but it doesn't mean that Mingya can't understand.
Mingya saw everything in her eyes and saw it clearly.
On the way back to Qian's mansion, Ming Ya said to Qian Wenkai: "Young master...... The little one thinks Miss Xu is ......"
"Really?"
Qian Wenkai was surprised and delighted when he heard this.
Xu's small courtyard.
Hu Jingtong was afraid that Xu Yikao would drink too much and want to vomit, so he carried a wooden basin into his bedroom and sat next to his bed.
Xu Yikao didn't fall asleep.
He saw Hu Jingtong come in with a wooden basin, so he suddenly sat up from the bed.
"Come on, girl, talk to grandpa." Xu Yikao said with a red and fluttering square face.
"Grandpa, why didn't you sleep?" Hu Jingtong said.
"Ah Liang, do you know why grandpa is so harsh on you? I want you to learn the art of war and martial arts......"
"Grandpa is looking forward to my chances." Hu Jingtong said.
"That's nature. But the most important thing is actually because...... Hiccup......" Xu Yikao hiccuped and said, "Ah Liang, in fact, your surname is Li!" ”