Seven or eight big dogs pulled the sleigh and ran as fast as they could, and at once they reached the great lake outside the city. After several months of low temperatures, the surface of the lake has already frozen solidly, and from a distance, you can see that many people have gathered on it, scattered all over the lake, and there are yellow-brown tents scattered on the crystal clear ice.

When they got off the sleigh and took a closer look, there were both men and women, old and young, Jiang Yan saw an old man sitting on the ice bed being pushed and skating fast on the ice, not only shivered, but the people here are really not afraid of the cold.

Xie Jingxing took out two pairs of wooden skates from under the sleigh and handed her a pair of knife skates, "You haven't practiced before, start with this simple first." ”

Jiang Yan took it, this skate blade is shorter than the modern one, and there is no skate blade under part of the heel of the shoe, so it is easier to stop or change direction. She immediately put on her feet and tried to slide up.

She used to roller skate, but she didn't learn to skate, because she was afraid of falling, and she didn't dare to step on it when she looked at the thin blades, but she wasn't very afraid of this kind of double skate.

As soon as Xie Jingxing saw her move, he immediately stretched out his hand to support her, and slowly followed not far behind her, ready to save the scene at any time.

Jiang Yan thought that her motor nerves were developed now, and this skating should be much easier to learn, but just a few steps forward, before she had time to be happy, she slipped and fell straight backwards. Fortunately, Xie Jingxing followed and pulled her so that she didn't fall to the ground. Jiang Yan didn't dare to hold on to it anymore, she honestly held his hand, and listened to the instructions of others to learn from the basics.

Xie Jingxing is a good teacher, and he didn't think she skated slowly, and praised her from time to time, Jiang Yan became more and more energetic the more she slied, so she skated until noon before stopping to rest.

Jiang Yan said, "What do we eat at noon?" She saw a lot of people fishing on the ice, and it was a little late for them to start digging holes, and they were already hungry after a few exercises.

Xie Jingxing glanced at the large tent and said, "My family has already set up a tent, let's go over now." ”

Jiang Yan didn't pay attention to when the next person came, and she didn't know where it was, so she followed Xie Jingxing and walked forward.

The tent of the Xie family is rooted in the north of the lake, it should have been specially selected, there are no other people next to it, there is a temporary stove not far from the tent, there is a boiling water on it, there are a few ice caves that have been dug up, a few people are fishing around, and there are a lot of big fish with arm length in the bucket next to them, fluttering twice from time to time.

Seeing Xie Jingxing and the two coming, they immediately let go of the two ice caves, and some people went into the house to get new fishing tackle.

Xie Jingxing asked Jiang Yan, "Is it cold?" Otherwise, go in first and warm up for a while. Inside, hot tea and snacks are ready. ”

"Fortunately, I'm also a martial arts practitioner, and I can still stand this cold, but I can't get over it psychologically. I'm used to it now. Jiang Yan took the fishing tackle directly from the hand of the subordinate and said, "Let's go fishing." "She hasn't ice fished yet.

Xie Jingxing said: "I'm a little hungry, let's go eat some food to cushion our stomachs first." ”

Jiang Yan remembered her stomach as soon as he said it, and she also went in and ate a few pieces of dumplings with a bowl of red bean and walnut paste, and then urged Xie Jingxing to go fishing.

The servants had already prepared everything for them, and the two of them walked to the two empty ice caves, threw off the fishing line, and caught fish.

I don't know if there are many people fishing today, or if she has no experience, Xie Jingxing has caught two or three, and she still hasn't moved at all, Jiang Yan was still full of interest at first, and she lost interest after a while, and said tentatively: "You have caught enough fish, right?" ”

Xie Jingxing had already seen the situation on her side, and said with a smile: "It's still a little worse, they also want to eat, or you come to my side to try it, maybe the fish passage is here with me." ”

The subordinates of Xie Mansion silently glanced at the wooden barrels beside them, as well as the fish that had been given to the cook, which was dozens of catties, and they only had a few people to eat! They just have a bigger appetite, not a rice bucket, okay!

Jiang Yan saw that everyone was working hard for lunch, and she was embarrassed to say that she would withdraw first, and as soon as he said it, she raised some hopes, maybe it was better for him to be there. Want to try again?

Jiang Yan moved a small stool and sat next to Xie Jingxing, maybe it was really the fish path he said was here, and there was movement not long after the fishing rod was stretched out, she stared at the fishing line shaking up and down in surprise, and immediately lifted it up, and a crucian carp weighing seven or eight catties jumped out with its tail.

Jiang Yan shook it vigorously, and the fish fell to the snow with a snap, and she quickly ran over with the bucket and loaded the fish into it. Jiang Yan walked back with a smile on her face, and was about to show it to Xie Jingxing, but saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe walking over and arching his hand to Xie Jingxing: "Hello Lord Xie, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

Xie Jingxing also saluted, "It turned out to be Xu Tongzhi, are you going out to play with your family?" He saw a few women not far away who were looking at this side.

Xu Tong knew: "Yes, it's been stuffy for a few months, and it's rare that the weather is good today, so I'll take my family out to breathe." ”

Jiang Yan had already walked over at this time, and when she saw Xie Jingxing talking to someone, she was still a colleague when she listened to the voice, and she didn't want to go over again. That Xu Tongzhi had already seen Jiang Yan coming over, and seeing that she was dressed extraordinarily Xie Jingxing's sponsorship, and she was with Xie Jingxing, she wanted to get acquainted, so she said, "I don't know who this is?" ”

Jiang Yan didn't have a good time leaving, Xie Jingxing introduced them with a smile, "This is my friend Jiang Yan, who just came from the capital yesterday." He said to Jiang Yan again, "This is Lord Xu Chengxu, a fellow acquaintance of Yunzhou." ”

Jiang Yan greeted him with a smile, she didn't want to contact too many people with her fake identity, so she wanted to find an excuse to go back after a few words.

Xu Tongzhi warmly invited them to have lunch together, "I see that you haven't prepared it here, why don't you go to my house to use some first?" The skills of our chef are still gone, and I also invite Master Xie and Jiang Gongzi to appreciate their faces. ”

Xie Jingxing thanked Xu Tongzhi for his kindness, and said: "Xu Tongzhi's kindness should not be resigned, but Brother Jiang is going to return in the afternoon, and it is rare for our brothers to meet once, and they are going to go to other places, so they will not bother Xu Tongzhi." ”

Xu Tongzhi said regretfully when he heard this: "Jiang Gongzi is leaving today? ”

Jiang Yan nodded, "It's really a rush of time, and I have failed Lord Xu's kindness." ”

Although Xu Tongzhi regretted it, Master Xie was very difficult to meet, but it was not good to delay other people's time, so he had to say that he didn't mind, and went back to his tent.