Chapter 45: The Family Feast

When Qin Lie saw Xiao Dong again, it was already about to be the New Year.

He didn't come back for a while, and when he came back, it was rustic.

"You went to Ye'an?"

Xiao Dong was extremely surprised: "Have you seen my brother?" ”

"See, he's fine." Qin Lie smiled and took out the letter that he had been carrying in his arms.

Hu Shi stared at the two of them tightly, for fear that they would behave a little misbehaps.

Qin Lie coughed, didn't dare to laugh as wantonly as he did just now, and handed the letter to Xiao Dong.

Xiao Dong almost snatched the letter.

Of course, the letter was written by Zhao Lu, saying that because of the heavy snow, the road was not easy to walk, and the post post was slow, and his last letter was probably still on the way, and it was definitely not as fast as the one that Qin Lie specially brought back. Zhao Lu said that he was in good health, and the boots, cotton socks, and strange thermal underwear that Xiaodong made for him came in handy.

The thermal underwear is made by Xiaodong according to the modern style, although it can't be so elastic, but it is much warmer than the open lace or the wide body of the hood.

His letter reads: "The wind was like a knife, swishing only into the face and hands of men, and into the barrels of clothes." Everyone wears everything they can on. The day before yesterday, there was a deputy general surnamed Su who came back from his inspection, and the iron armor on his body froze and couldn't take it off. They all envy me, but it's a pity that they don't have a caring and skillful girl at home! Gluttony is also white-eyedness! ”

Xiao Dong laughed out loud, holding the letter and looking down.

"The northwest is very hard, but I learned a lot of things that I can't learn in a lifetime in the capital, when I first came, people often made fun of me behind my back because I was a little white face, and now my face is not white, and in a few days, it will probably be as rough as them, I also wiped the clam oil and mutton fat oil you gave me, and let people bring more next time." I'm only worried that my sister may not recognize me when I go back......"

Xiao Dong was happy and sad again, turned his back and wiped his face.

She lost weight and became more and more like a big girl. Because he was not a foreigner, he only wore a half-worn small jacket with a red floral placket, a beard-style culottes, and a thin twisted brocade hair tied on his forehead, lined with a small face that was pink and pink, like flower petals.

"Brother Qin has worked hard all the way." Xiao Dong stood up and thanked him seriously: "My brother's letter has not been received, I am worrying about it these days." It's hard for you to make this trip on such a cold day......"

"I didn't go to visit him on purpose, but the goods passed through that area and went around him."

"How's my brother? Lost weight? Is it good to eat? Is it really that cold? ”

"Isn't it, it's been especially cold this year." Qin Lie said: "I didn't lose much weight, but I was strong and energetic, and it really looked like that when I put on armor." Of course, he couldn't enjoy the happiness like in the palace, I remember that he used to wash his hands two or three times when he wrote a word, and even in winter, he would bathe every other day. Hot water is not available casually now, he said that the longest time has not been washed for 12 days, and it is itchy. He took a half-day off, and we rode together and talked, but unfortunately there was a law in the army, and we could not drink with him. ”

Xiao Dong hurriedly said: "It's good not to drink, it's not fun to violate military law." ”

Even if he is the son of the world, he can't violate military discipline with his head, wouldn't that be embarrassing.

"He's got something for me to bring you."

Xiao Dong perked up: "What is it?" ”

"He didn't get anything in the army, he was a gadget."

Qin Lie took off the leather bag around his waist and took out half a palm-sized little monkey from it: "Oh, the cow bones, your brother carved them himself." ”

The little monkey carved very carefully, with smart facial features, a pleasing expression, a cocked tail, and a small curl at the end of the tail. Xiao Dong was amused at first.

Holding this, she could imagine how Zhao Lu carved this cow bone little by little in front of the lamp in a simple house. The wind was howling outside the window, there were no familiar friends and relatives around, everything was so strange-

Zhao Lu must have missed the capital, the Anwang Mansion, his father and sister......

I miss him a lot more than Xiao Dong.

Xiao Dong's eyes felt hot and sour again, and he covered it with tea: "Brother still has a letter to my father, right?" ”

"Yes, can the prince be at home?"

"Yes, my father occasionally caught a cold two days ago, so he recuperated at home for two days."

Qin Lie patted his head: "Ouch, it doesn't matter, right?" ”

"Don't worry, the doctor prescribed medicine, saying that it was okay to eat it or not, and my father didn't take it. Will you come over now? ”

"Okay, let's go over it." Hu Shi's gaze was like an awl, and he didn't let go for a moment, stabbing Qin Lie uncomfortable.

"I'll go with you."

Of course, Qin Lie couldn't ask for it: "Okay, you dress warmer, it's about to be the New Year, don't be naughty and take medicine anymore." ”

Xiao Dong smiled: "You still think I am a three-year-old child?" ”

She put on a cloak, took the hand stove again, and went out with Qin Lie. Hu Shi instructed Hongfu and Hongjing to follow closely, but he hesitated for a moment, and then did not follow together.

Qin Lie glanced back, lowered his voice and asked, "Later, Mother Hu reprimanded you?" ”

"Well, I didn't train much." Xiao Dong couldn't help but smile: "It's just that I won't let me go out." ”

Qin Lie was a little suspicious, looking at the Hu family's posture of guarding him like a thief just now, he knew that Xiao Dong's life would definitely not be easy.

"Well, if you don't go out, you don't go out, and it's quiet at home. If you want to eat or play something, send me a message, I still live in the same place. ”

Xiao Dong glanced at him: "I haven't settled accounts with you yet." Why didn't you say that the shop you opened was a treasure from all over the world? ”

Qin Lie smiled: "You didn't ask me either." ”

That's right, Xiao Dong didn't ask him what the shop he opened was called. She always felt that it was probably like the shops opened by merchants in various places in the East Market, selling some local dried goods and medicinal herbs, and she was preconceived, but she didn't expect to ask more.

"And do my brother and father know?"

"The prince naturally knows, the prince only asked once, and then he was interrupted - I don't think he knows."

Xiao Dong felt a little more balanced in his heart, anyway, there were still people to accompany him, and he was not the one who realized it in the end.

When he arrived at the door of the study, someone went in to report it, and Xiao Dong and Qin Lie entered the door one after the other.

The study was warm, and the daffodils on the desk had already bloomed twice, and the room was full of pure incense.

"Father," Xiao Dong saluted with a smile and beckoned to another person in the room, "Hello Mr. Zhang." ”

Zhang Ziqian waved his hand in a proper manner: "The county lord is good." ”

has been through hardships together, and Xiao Dong feels that he is not an outsider anymore. It seems that he and King An have a very good temper, and there is still half a game of chess under the window.

Xiao Dong leaned over to take a look, although Bai Zi had fallen behind, it was not a defeat.

"The county lord also likes to play chess?"

Xiao Dong shook his head: "I can't do it, it's almost the same if you want me to play with this marble." ”

Those who can play chess have their own hills and valleys in their chests. Some people are born with patience and chess. Xiao Dong doesn't have either, no matter how many chess games he memorizes, it's useless.

Qin Lie took out Zhao Lu's letter and gave it to King An, Xiao Dong looked at King An's relaxed expression, probably the situation reported by Zhao Lu made King An very satisfied and relieved.

"You've worked hard all the way. When did you return to Beijing? ”

"I came back yesterday at the end of the day - I heard that the prince is unwell?"

"It's already good. Stay with me for dinner at noon today, and let's have a good talk. ”

Qin Lie smiled and said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and you want to disturb the prince's wine." ”

"It just so happened that someone gave me a few jars of good wine."

Someone outside came to report: "Lord Wang, Shen Gongzi is here." ”

Shen Jing now has an errand on her body, and she has done a famous editing in the Xiuwen Hall of the Hanlin Academy. He is talented and handsome, the emperor likes him very much, and summons him into the palace from time to time, which can be regarded as a new little celebrity.

Because it was Xiu Mu, Shen Jing came in a royal blue civilian clothes, because it was cold, the cuffs were tied up, and he was wearing a soft hat on his head, which didn't look like an official at all, but still looked like a scholar and a young man.

He saluted King An, and Xiao Dong smiled and said, "Why didn't my cousin come in your official uniform?" ”

Shen Jing said with a smile: "These days, I wear that every day, people are restrained, and when I want to laugh, I sweep the clothes on my body, and I can't help but lose my fun." It's hard to take a break today, so be relaxed and relaxed. ”

Xiao Dong held the tea to hide the smile on his face. Shen Jing's current official uniform is not majestic at all, and the green is exactly what the people of the capital commonly call "little toad green", and they are dressed like thin and shriveled green onion leaves. Xiao Dong originally thought that Shen Jing was going to wear that outfit, but he had to make fun of it.

Shen Jing said: "If my cousin wants to see it, then I will wear it next time." ”

Qin Lie coughed on the side, and when Xiao Dong turned his head to look at him, he looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall casually.

At noon, a family banquet was set up, and Xiao Dong also accompanied the last seat. King An is not good at the contents of the cup, only drank one glass, Shen Jing's amount of alcohol is shallow compared to his talent, only three cups of drinking, and his face is like rouge. Xiao Dong picked up some bamboo shoots, and pondered in his heart, no wonder Shen Sangongzi moved the capital, aside from learning, this is really good. What kind of wife will he have to find in the future to be able to afford it?

Zhang Ziqian looked at Wen Wen shyly, but he didn't expect that he had a good amount of wine, which was on par with Qin Lie. The two of them don't use a small cup, they change the wine cup, you come to me with a glass, and drink it hot. And when it comes to the wine scripture, Qin Lie has traveled south and north, which can be regarded as well-informed. Zhang Ziqian looks like a scholar, but he is also proficient in wine.

Xiao Dong felt familiar to him no matter how he looked at it, and he always felt that he must have seen this person somewhere before.

Xiao Dong drank sherbet, mixed with a little wine, the room was hot, and his face was flushed, he pushed away the cup and said, "I ordered someone to prepare a soup, it's okay, I'll take a look." ”

Shen Jing smiled and said, "My cousin is getting more and more capable, I must taste this soup when I go back." ”

Qin Lie was drinking wine when he heard the words and coughed again. Zhang Ziqian said to him: "Brother Qin, drink slowly." ”

Qin Lie replied vaguely.

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Ah, everyone is starting to go to work normally, right? It's cold again, pay attention to your body.

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