() Mrs. Xue saw that Xue Ke rarely stopped at home for a while, although she seemed a little lacking in interest, but as long as she didn't go out to make trouble, Mrs. Xue was very satisfied.

Xue Ke was at home to tinker with the strange gifts given to her by the lieutenants under her father's command.

This time, she found a carving knife and became obsessed with carving.

Madame Xue sighed, not knowing why she couldn't embroider like other ladies, although her use of embroidery needles and carving knives made her just as scared, and her hands had been poked several holes.

Xue Ke ran over today, holding a small carved piece in his hand: "Mother, look, this is what I carved in the past two days, how about it?" ”

Mrs. Xue looked at a small pendant carved from rosewood with the size of a thumb in her hand, and then looked at the smug smile on her daughter's face, and encouraged: "There has been a lot of progress in the past few days, I think this carving is already a little decent!" ”

Xue Ke was even more proud, and handed it to Aunt Fang, whose belly was already bulging on the side: "Auntie, take a look." ”

Aunt Fang was even more praised: "The eldest girl is so good at this moment, she has already seen her appearance!" I'll call the big girl when I go back, and it looks good when I hang it! ”

Mrs. Xue looked at Aunt Fang and sighed.

Xue Ke went over and hugged Aunt Fang: "Auntie is so good!" What color wrap do you want to give me? ”

"This rosewood is still solemn with dark red threads. What about the big girl? ”

"Hmmm! Just listen to my aunt! By the way, auntie, do you see what I engraved? ”

Aunt Fang looked at Mrs. Xue in embarrassment. Mrs. Xue stroked her forehead and pretended not to see it.

"You can't guess! I'm a rabbit here! See? It's a rabbit lying on its stomach! ”

Mrs. Xue and Aunt Fang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Aunt Fang picked it up and looked at it carefully, her eyebrows and eyes crooked with a smile: "Isn't it a rabbit!" ”

"Mother, I made an appointment with Ren Yao in the afternoon, I'll go out." Xue Ke leaned on Mrs. Xue's whole body, twisting like candy.

"You girl, why are you messing around with Ren Yao's kid every day, I think that kid is also unreliable!"

"Why is it unreliable?" Xue Ke shook Mrs. Xue's arm, and Mrs. Xue was dizzy by her: "Last time, you praised him to his face, what did you say that Ren Shaoxia is young and promising!" ”

Mrs. Xue looked at her angrily. Ren Yao is also an old friend, and the person is not bad, originally she thought that the two of them were playing together every day, presumably because they liked each other, and the parents of both sides were not too opposed.

In the end, what made her laugh was that the two of them were sincere brother and sister, and there was no trace of distraction.

"Your aunt is about to give birth, and my mother can't take care of her alone, Tangtang, where are you going?"

"I went to the shop to shop, and by the way, I bought a gemstone for my aunt to inlay on my forehead, just in the confinement period, it looks good and is wind-proof." Xue Ke went out with a smile under the banner of his aunt.

"Big girl, how can this be done!" The big-bellied Aunt Fang looked uneasy.

Mrs. Xue looked at her running out angrily: "Okay, I can't control her anymore, don't worry about it, the most important thing now is your stomach, give birth to a big fat boy for the general with peace of mind, you are the great hero of our Xue family, you can bring any gem!" ”

Aunt Fang shyly touched her belly: "Sister, how can I have such a good fortune, as long as I give birth to a girl, I can have half the appearance and temperament of a big girl, I will be satisfied." ”

"Bah, don't talk nonsense, it must be a son." Mrs. Xue bowed together: "Look at the huge general's mansion, there is not a son, how many wishes have I made, this child must be a boy!" ”

"Sister, I'm so blessed to meet you!" Aunt Fang said with sincere gratitude.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, the general has been away from home for a long time, you have supported me for many years, we have been companions for so many years, why are you talking about this? If the general comes back and can hug his son, I don't know how happy he will be! ”

"The last time the general sent a letter, saying that if this year is stable, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will return to the court in the autumn, and the general will definitely escort the prince back then."

Mrs. Xue was also thinking in her heart, and smiled slightly when she heard this.

Xue Ke really went to the jewelry store first and picked out a piece of pigeon's blood red and an emerald gemstone, and carefully put it into his purse. Just as he was about to walk out of the store, he saw two young men carrying an ebony log, and when he saw that the wood was of good quality, it was not ordinary.

Xue Ke has been obsessed with carving recently, and his hands itch when he sees the good wood. She has just started carving, and she has not yet carved large pieces, so she is a little apprehensive and a little expectant.

"Man, where did this wood come from?"

"Miss Xue is really good eyesight!" The guy replied with a grin: "This is the only one that the young owner found from the south!" No, just take the canal waterway, and only arrived in the capital yesterday, but as soon as I entered the store today, I was met by the lady! ”

When Xue Ke heard it, he felt even more fateful, he had to buy it, and when he asked the price, it was really expensive.

"Why don't you send the little one to the house?" As soon as the guy saw Xue Ke's expression, he knew that there was hope for this deal.

This month's expenses are quite large, and if you send it to the account office in the house, you must complain to your mother. Xue Ke thought in his heart. It's better to wait for the income in the shop to arrive next month and then come and buy it.

Xue Ke has a few small shops in his hand, which are secretly stuffed to her by General Xue every time he comes back, and the proceeds are all for her pocket use. Mrs. Xue only turned a blind eye to General Xue's spoiled behavior, and treated her as if she didn't know.

Xue Ke immediately took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels from his arms and said, "This is the deposit, and I will settle the rest next month." Let's put it in your store first. ”

The guy could also guess in his heart that it must be a lot of money, but Miss Xue has a very good reputation in the store, and she took the deposit with a smile.

Xue Ke came out of the jewelry shop and turned to Mo Sanniang's shop.

This is where she and Ren Yao often meet.

Mo Sanniang's shop is located in Xifang.

In the past two years, the war in the Western Regions has stopped, and there has been some trade on the border, and there are more people from the Western Regions in the capital, and there are also several restaurants with the flavor of the Western Regions.

Different from eating mutton in the capital, the mutton in the Western Regions is quite rough to make, and there is a strong smell of mutton when you enter the door.

In the middle of the shop is a large pot in which large pieces of mutton are boiled in white water, and the customers choose their own parts, after which the chef uses a long hook to hook the meat, or cut it into large pieces, or cut it into thin slices, and dip it in seasoning or salt to eat.

Ren Yao and Xue Ke are both frequent customers in the store, and the proprietress Mo Sanniang greeted them with a smile when she saw the two, and took the two to the common seat by the window, and said, "Or the old rules?" ”

When the mutton was cut and served, one of Ren Yao's henchmen also sent the grape ice wine in the crystal wine bottle.

This ordinary wine is made of grapes picked in autumn, but this grape ice wine is made of late grapes, and the grapes are picked only when the weather is cold, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and a thin layer of ice has been formed at night, and the grapes are sweeter at this time, and there is no sour and astringent taste, and the wine is more sweet and delicious, refreshing.

Ren Yao poured half a glass of wine for the two, and warned Xue Ke: "You drink less, the last time you drank, Mrs. Xue banned you for a month!" I was scolded when I sent you home, and I was scolded by my mother for a long time when I went back. ”

Xue Ke grinned and shook his wine glass, watching the wine shine in the glass.

Mo Sanniang happened to come over with a spice plate, and couldn't help but praise "Good wine!" ”

"Sanniang, come, have a drink!"

Mo Sanniang didn't see outside, picked up the wine glass on the side and took a sip, and sighed: "It's really good!" Leave me two glasses, and I'll come over and drink when there are fewer guests. ”

Xue Ke and Ren Yao drank wine and ate meat, and their mouths were really full of fragrance. The two were chatting, and Mo Sanniang also joined in.

Sure enough, it was already afternoon, and there were only one or two tables of customers left in the store, so Sanniang added some meat dishes.

Because Xue Ke is stationed in the Western Regions all the year round, and he often listens to his father talk about the customs of the Western Regions, he likes to listen to Mo Sanniang talk about his hometown customs and imagine his father's days in the Western Regions.

Mo Sanniang drank a few glasses of wine, her face was flushed, and her eyes were confused: "They all say that the capital is good, in fact, it is still good for us, the moon in our hometown shines on the Gobi, and the sand is cold, just like this ice wine, the stars in the sky can be bright, and you can touch it with your hand, if you go to the Crescent River, the whole river is full of stars, shining, especially beautiful, where is it like this capital, there are houses everywhere, all walls, there are few stars, and there is no brightness in our home." ”

"Sanniang, you can dance for us! Didn't you make a dance dress last time? I heard from the owner of the cloth village that you have a lot of gems on it. ”

Mo Sanniang laughed and said, "Just you ghost!" You wait, sister go change clothes! Mo Sanniang had a bold temperament, and she signed a contract with them, so she really washed her hands and went up to change her clothes.

When Sanniang came down, Ren Yao and Xue Ke's eyes were straight, the clothes were royal blue satin, tightly wrapped around Mo Sanniang's mature and plump body, the chest and waist of the skirt were decorated with blue gems, and the people who flashed did not dare to look directly, and they also exposed a soft waist, and a belt made of bright red pigeon's bloodstone was tied around the waist, which was indescribably bewitching and moving.

The remaining table of customers in the store were also from the Western Regions, and when they saw it, they couldn't help but cheer, so someone picked up the tambourine hanging on the wall and clapped the tune of the Western Regions.

Sanniang danced all the way. She shook her arms and twisted her waist generously, her whole body was weak and boneless, and Ren Yao and Xue Ke unconsciously slapped her on the bat.

Ren Yao inadvertently looked up, but saw a carriage outside the window, and couldn't help but "Huh? With a sigh, he had only inquired about the sixth young master of the Marquis of Zhongshun Mansion for Xue Ke some time ago, but he knew his car, and touched Xue Ke on the side with his elbow: "Keke, your sweetheart is here!" ”

Xue Ke squinted his eyes and followed his fingers to look out the window, and sure enough, a carriage was printed with the mark of the Marquis of Zhongshun's mansion, and he was a little drunk at the moment, so he directly stretched out his hand and shouted out the window: "Hey! Sixth Young Master! I'm here! ”

Ren Yao stroked his forehead with his hand and sighed: "Coco, can we be more reserved!" ”

Before the words were finished, the curtain of the carriage was opened, and Xue Ke saw at a glance that there were two people sitting in the carriage, and the one inside was the person named Ah Que who she saw that day, and she couldn't help but say happily: "Sixth young master, come and drink!" ”

The third prince heard a somewhat familiar voice, looked over, and saw that it was her, and couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart, he was a child of the royal family and was not very free to move, just now I was still thinking about how good it would be if I could meet her when I left the palace this time.

But if you look closely, she is still a little drunk in a wine shop that doesn't look very serious, and she can't help frowning.

When I raised my eyes again, I saw a young man next to her, who was very intimate with her, and a woman who was very scantily clad on the side, with a thick wind and dust, and her brows were furrowed even tighter.

A Que's carriage was still sitting on a young man, it was the sixth young master of the Zhongshun Marquis Mansion, looking at himself and the people around him with a puzzled expression, his face was uneasy, and he didn't know how to explain it if he wanted to.

Ah Que had a cold face, and the carriage never stopped, and drove out directly.

Ren Yao couldn't help laughing: "Coco, people still ignore you after a long time!" ”

Mo Sanniang also came to the window curiously when she heard this: "What kind of person, blind can't be, we are so stunning, we can't look down on it?" ”

Xue Ke was a little embarrassed, took a big sip of wine, stood up and said, "Hmph! I don't believe in this evil anymore! Then he went out of the tavern, untied the reins, and rode his horse to the carriage.

Mo Sanniang couldn't stop screaming in the back, Ren Yao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Sanniang, but you can't bear the loss, the people of the Marquis Mansion don't dare to offend her!" ”

Then he said to himself, "Who is that man in the carriage?" It doesn't seem to be the little son of the Hou Mansion? Shaking his head, he picked up a piece of lamb front leg meat, and shook his head critically: "It's not fat at all, but Coco loves to eat this piece so much?" ”

Xue Ke rode a BMW brought back from the Western Regions, naturally it didn't take long to catch up with the carriage, she waved the whip, a long shout, the horse under the crotch was horizontal in front of the carriage, the coachman immediately pulled his own carriage, exclaimed: "Who is so bold, do you know who is sitting in the carriage?" ”

The carriage door opened, and Ah Que looked at Xue Ke in front of him fixedly, wearing a purple dress, his hair was tied in a simple bun, pinned with a purple hosta, and a pair of sheepskin boots on the soles of his feet, and there was no decoration on his body, but because his eyes were a little drunk, he stared at him directly, which was particularly moving.

She pointed her whip at him: "Hey! Didn't you hear me when I called you? ”

The man on the side looked panicked: "Who are you?" How dare you ...... that"

Ah Que waved his hand to stop his words, slowly got up and got out of the carriage, turned around and said, "Zizhen, you go first, I will look for you later." ”

"How's that going to work? Who is this wild girl? ”

"It's okay, I'm measured, just say I met a friend." As he spoke, he jumped out of the carriage and looked up at Xue Ke: "Where do you want me to go?" ”

Xue saw that he got out of the car, and said with a "hum": "You see me, why don't you stop?" ”

"Didn't someone drink with you?" Ah Que's voice had a sour taste that he didn't even notice.

However, Xue Ke couldn't hear it, tilted his head and smiled: "Do you like to drink?" I invite you to eat mutton!"

"No, no." He replied coldly.

Xue Ke was originally angry, but seeing that he didn't know why he wasn't angry, he flew off the horse with a smile and a smile on his face, led the horse, and walked slowly behind him.

The two of them were dressed extraordinarily and had outstanding appearances, and after a while, there were onlookers on the side, and they got together in twos and threes and whispered together.

Xue Ke has always been used to it, but I don't think that Ah Que is obviously a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, someone sent a horse after a while, although it is not as good as Xue Ke's mount, but it is not easy to lead it in such a short time, Xue can see that he got on the horse and turned over on the horse.

"Can you ride a horse when you're drunk?" Ah Que still asked.

Xue Ke smiled, clamped the horse's hooves, and the horse ran out with a long neigh.