Chapter 45: Skinning the Tiger
Zhang Sheng's attitude made Mu Bingyue feel a little inexplicable, and she couldn't think of a reason, so she didn't say hello.
Mu Bingyue's reaction confirmed Zhang Sheng's thoughts even more, seeing that everyone didn't want to see him, he couldn't help but be annoyed, his small eyes couldn't help but turn, and he suddenly fixed on the triplets who looked a little dodgy, just now he just wondered how there were people in the world who looked so similar, but the look on their faces made him instinctively feel that they had a problem, and after thinking about it for a long time, he figured it out, and couldn't help but be proud of the punching bag he found, and narrowed his eyes, "What are the names of the three of you?" ”
I wanted to take advantage of the large number of people and the muddy water was deep, the three brothers who came here to give gifts did not expect the county order to go and return, and the three who were already nervous were sweating even more when they heard Zhang Sheng's question.
"The three of them are the slaves of the prefect of Weicheng, and because the lord has been in office for a long time, the prefect specially sent to help the Mu family relieve the people of Huai County." Mu Bingyue didn't wait for the three brothers to talk, so she lied to herself, although she didn't know why Zhang Sheng wanted to ask to find faults, but she still didn't want the three brothers to get into trouble.
"Really? ......" Zhang Sheng questioned, the prefect of Weicheng still has time to manage his jurisdiction, and now there is a shortage of manpower and a mob is raging.
Mu Bingyue took out the token given to her by the prefect, and Zhang Sheng believed it after reading it.
The three of Ada were sweating for Mu Bingyue's lies, and when they heard the voice of the county order's questioning, they were even more frightened, until Mu Bingyue took out the token of the county order, and their beating hearts slowly eased down.
Zhang Sheng saw that there was no stubble to be found, so he rolled his sleeves and left.
Only then did the three brothers completely relax and hug their fists towards Mu Bingyue.
Mu Bingyue nodded, signaling that it was okay, "Trouble me to pick out some tiger bones." "Tiger bones are the most nourishing, but the person in the family has not healed from serious injuries and internal injuries, so he was healed early and sent away as soon as possible. Shen Xue's over-indulgence really worried her, the man's identity and origin, but there is a lot of internal chapters, and the longer she lives, the more she can't see through him.
"Gotta come!" Ah San's hands took up and fell, quickly eliminated a few paragraphs, and piled them into a small pile in a few clicks.
"Shen Xue, you take these bones and these pieces of meat and send them to that person and Shelangzhong." Mu Bingyue didn't want to touch her hands, so she pointed in the air.
Shen Xue knew who the person she was talking about was, and she was busy.
"Li'er, you send this tiger skin to the county order, and you are taking a few pieces of meat." Mu Bingyue thought to herself that the county order was angry, maybe because she misunderstood that she underestimated that he had never seen the world, and there were still many things to deal with in the future.
Li'er was full of displeasure when she heard this, she was going to give him a gift, so she might not know how to correct it?
When Liu Moyun saw it, he volunteered to take the errand.
Ah San's action is really fast, three or five times to dismantle a big tiger, more people is fast, the show girls will pick up a few cauldrons, Ah Da three volunteered, began to cook tiger broth.
A row of more than a dozen cauldrons is full of firepower, steaming, fortunately, there is no chengguan here, and Mu Bingyue is not afraid of illegal business.
The tiger meat and bones have just been boiled in the pot until the water is boiling, but the aroma has begun to overflow, and the color of the soup has also turned milky white, and the oil is shiny, which is very delicious and attractive.
The crowd of people queuing up to receive porridge can't help but pray.
Liu Moyun rushed back with the tiger skin in her hand, Mu Bingyue saw that she looked bad, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Liu Moyun said vaguely: "The county order does not accept ......" is not just not accepted, seeing this tiger skin is like seeing an enemy, his face is as black as the bottom of a pot, his eyes are even more spewing fire, and he personally blasted her out, as if she had suffered a great humiliation. I really don't know what to do!
Zhang Sheng was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven this time, and the second Buddha was born, and the tiger skin sent by Mu Bingyue undoubtedly changed the taste for Zhang Sheng, who was prejudiced against him.
Dare to insinuate that Zhang Sheng is a skinned tiger, he wrote it down.
Mu Bingyue didn't know the cause and effect, thinking that Zhang Sheng might not want to be openly courteous and be criticized, so she didn't think much about it.
The sun hung in the sky, cloudless, hot and windless.
After receiving the porridge, the people did not go back, and they had consciously lined up to wait in front of the catastrophe of a dozen mouthfuls of tiger meat.
An hour passed, and the pot where the tiger meat was boiled first was finally ready to be cooked.
The aroma of meat is overflowing, the fragrance is wafting for thousands of miles, and the crowd is eagerly waiting.
The crowd moved forward in an orderly manner, bowls of shiny broth, and the people who drank it were sweating like rain. The hot soup made them anxious and had to instigate slowly, although there were only a few pieces of meat in the bowl, but they were still moved.
The rest of the meat pots were raised one after another, and the others who watched others drink with relish finally put away the saliva that was about to flow to the ground.
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After a few hours of busy work, it was finally finished, and the unfinished crowd gradually dispersed, and several show girls no longer scrupled about their images and sat on the ground.
Mu Bingyue looked into the pot, and at this time, there were only tiger bones left in the pot that had been boiled over and over again, although there was little meat, but it was better than nothing, so she asked Shen Xue to share it with the show girls.
Dozens of show girls swept away their tiredness, and after thanking them a thousand times, they rushed home happily with their bones.
Shen Xue stirred around in the pot with a spatula, and said, "Hey! It's a miserable life! After a hard morning, I didn't even catch a piece of minced meat. ”
When Ah San heard this, he hurriedly took out a big bowl of tiger meat from a small basin that was buckled, and said in a rough voice: "It's all reserved for the girls!" My eldest brother specially instructed it. ”
Shen Xue's eyes lit up, she dropped the spatula to look, and saw a big bowl full of tiger heart and a few pieces of extremely tender tiger meat, and patted him vigorously, "You are sensible." ”
After finishing the meal, she shouted outside, "The meal is ready, it's time to eat." ”
Shen Xue pulled Ah San over, "Go, go, today's rice is full." ”
The three brothers couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and Liu Moyun saw it: "My young lady ordered to cook your meal, and if you don't come in yet, my young lady is still waiting." ”
The three of them no longer hesitated, and followed Shen Xue into the rice shop.
As soon as Ah San entered the room, he saw a large pot of rice on the table, all of which were crystal plump, and his eyes were green, as well as the steaming white steamed buns, which made him drool.
Shen Xue pulled him to sit down, Ah San stretched out his hand and went straight to the steamed bun, but his outstretched hand was intercepted by Ah Da halfway.
Ah Da didn't explain, his eyes gestured to Mu Bingyue, Ah San looked at everyone blankly, and saw that everyone didn't move their chopsticks, and looked back at Mu Bingyue with understanding.
After Liu Moyun also sat down, Mu Bingyue picked up the chopsticks and went straight to a large piece of tiger meat in the bowl, seeing that Shen Xue and the three of them were dumbfounded.
Mu Bingyue picked up the piece of tiger meat and put it in the empty bowl on the side, "I'll bring this and the tiger bones in the pot back to the eldest lady later." ”
When Ah San heard this, his eyes immediately burst into tears, "The little girl is really a good person." ”
Mu Bingyue picked up a steamed bun, "Let's eat it quickly." ”
Everyone was no longer polite and started moving, only Ah Da looked at Mu Bingyue thoughtfully.
Ah Da didn't speak until he withdrew the table, and then he bowed to Mu Bingyue and said, "I beg Miss Mu to reward our three brothers with a mouthful of food." ”
Mu Bingyue never thought that he would make this request, although she had Song Lin's token in her hand, but it was not a death-free gold medal after all, "If there is a shortage of rice, we will take it ourselves, we are not short of manpower." ”
Ah Da knew that the dozen or so show girls were all helpers in his family, and there was indeed no shortage of manpower, he knew that she had understood what he wanted to say, and he also knew that he was a little embarrassed for her, seeing that she looked firm, he didn't dare to ask for more, "If in the future... The three of us brothers will repay the girl's great kindness. ”
"Don't go hunting in dangerous places." Mu Bingyue nodded, and finally gave an uneasy requirement.
Ah Da was stunned for a moment, and nodded heavily.
Shen Xue sighed and sent the three away.
The eyebrows were puzzled, but Mu Bingyue's mind was already far away, the letter should have been delivered!
……
A horse galloped out of the post station, wearing stars and moons and rushing to the capital.
The guards of the Imperial City of Yandu saw the whistling flying horses and took a closer look.
The soldiers outside the city shouted, "The gates are closed." ”
The people on the flying horse did not rein in, and shouted at the city: "The prefect of Weicheng is in a hurry, and you will open the city gate as soon as possible." With a flick of his right hand, a silver object flew towards the guard.
The guard took the sword to block it, and the silver fell to the ground with a 'click', he picked up the torch and took a photo, it turned out to be a token, he checked it, and shouted down: "You leave the medallion, and Ben will send someone to send it later." ”
The people on the horse refused, "The prefect has something important to report to the emperor, which is related to the safety of the people of a city, if it is delayed, can you take care of it?" ”
The guards thought about it for a long time, and there was a mob riot along the border city, didn't it flow to Weicheng? He pinched the token in his hand, pondered for a while, and waved his hand: "Open the city gate." ”
"Driving", as soon as the people saw the city gate open, they shouted softly, and rode into the city, galloping through the wind, and the speed was so fast that the soldiers who opened the city gate were so frightened that they were so soft on the city gate.
Seeing this, the guard shouted urgently, "No horses are allowed in the imperial city...... "Helpless, people have gone far.
In the middle of the night, the sound of horses' hooves rushed from the city gate all the way to the palace, breaking the silence of the night.
When they arrived at the palace gate, they dismounted, and the soldiers who rushed up to investigate shouted: "Song Lin, the prefect of Weicheng, is in a hurry." ”
The first guard will take it and hurry to the inner palace.
The Imperial Study
Everywhere was piled up like snowflakes, and Nangong Chen frowned and flipped through it in front of the case.
"Start the emperor, Song Lin, the prefect of Weicheng, has an urgent performance."
"Oh! Present it quickly. When Nangong Chen heard this, his brows couldn't help jumping, he took the fold and read it quickly.
The chamberlain retreated and stood aside.
Nangong Chen held the folded hand, slowly trembled, the dark jade-like eyes emitted dazzling brilliance, stood with the folded back hand, and then walked back and forth, and said to the surprised attendant on the side: "Quickly announce that Prime Minister and Taifu enter the palace." ”
Taifu Guyun and Prime Minister Mei Sheng hurriedly put on their court clothes, followed the inner servants who didn't know the edict to the palace, and unexpectedly ran into the other party who came in a hurry, and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about the situation, but they were disappointed that they didn't get useful information from the other party.