Chapter 144: Birthday

Zheng Qingluan accompanied Zheng Lao Er and Wang Xinghua, and the three of them chatted about some family matters. In a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner, and Baiyi didn't need to be instructed by anyone, so he set the meal. A plate of red oil beef, a plate of roasted lamb shank, a plate of beef tongue, a plate of braised haggis, a plate of almond spinach, a plate of leek sprouts. The staple dish is ramen, which is served with a fragrant beef broth, sprinkled with chives, coriander, and a little spicy oil.

Zheng Lao Er ate three bowls, and Wang Xinghua killed five bowls by himself, which shows that the two of them love more than the pot at noon.

"The beef and mutton in the border town tastes good and good. Zheng Lao Er ate well, "If it weren't for the inconvenience this time, I would like to bring some meat back." ”

"After entering the moon, I'll let someone send it off. We'll be cold then. Don't be afraid of being bad," Zheng Qingluan laughed.

"That's so troublesome," Zheng Lao Er waved his hand, "Let the people below see it, and they will inevitably have thoughts in their hearts." ”

Zheng Qingluan smiled and didn't explain much. New Year's gifts are always given everywhere in the past year, especially in the capital, which is a heart, if it really doesn't show anything at all, it's a little ignorant. Instead, he said, "The weather in the border city, I can't take you out for a walk." If you think the house is boring, just go around the Shuai Mansion casually. ”

"We'll leave after your birthday," Wang Xinghua said with a smile, "This time I came out in the name of celebrating your birthday." ”

Zheng Qingluan suddenly forgot the day after tomorrow, September 30, is her birthday. The color of the hundred faces who were waiting next to him changed, this is really careless, why doesn't anyone remember the birthday of the little master?

"I really forgot" Zheng Qingluan nodded and said with a smile, "It's okay that I won't keep you." In October, the border city really drips into ice. It is also a sin to leave you behind. I'm also afraid that the road will not be easy, so go back early, and the family in the province will be remembered. But I've already sent you back the news that you've arrived safely, and I'll be able to get the news at home tomorrow evening. Don't worry. ”

Zheng Lao Er nodded, "It's handled very well." Then he got up, looked at Wang Xinghua and said with a smile, "Eat and drink, let's rest, this time the sleepiness will come up again." ”

Wang Xinghua hurriedly got up, "I think it's okay to listen to the movement outside this time, I should be able to sleep peacefully." ”

Zheng Qingluan saw that the two of them had put on their big clothes, and they also got up to send them over, and said as they walked, "Soak your feet in medicinal soup for a while, and go to the cold" until the adults sent them to the room, and after seeing the decoration in the room, they returned to the yard with confidence.

After reading two pages, I stopped.

Baiyi saw that the master was asleep, so he left Baier and embroidered clothes to keep vigil, and also slept under the kang in the outer room, so he went to the outer courtyard with Qiaoji. One hundred and two of them are getting together, sitting on the kang and shaking the dice, bragging, chatting.

When a few people saw it, they hurriedly got up. There are big men in the house, and it is inevitable that they are not well-dressed.

Baiyi didn't stay long, so he called Xiao Er, and the two went to the hall to talk.

"Come over this time, what's the important matter with the master?" Xiao Er didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly asked.

"It's nothing," Baiyi frowned, "I just learned that the day after tomorrow is the master's birthday." After speaking, he looked at Xiao Er.

Xiao Er was stunned, obviously he didn't know, he immediately adjusted his expression, "Fortunately, it's not too late to know now." There is still time to prepare. ”

"I don't have to worry about that. "Baiyi looked at Xiao Er," you said, do you want to release the news. ”

This really stunned Xiao Er's question. Yes, do you want to release the news? If you don't release it, the master's birthday will inevitably be deserted. If you let it out, there will be too many people who will be alarmed, and it may not be in line with the master's wishes.

The two were talking, when they saw Zhou Hai open the door curtain, shrink his head and rub his hands in, and before they could ask, Zhou Hai said, "I'm looking for you, the master's birthday, I have prepared the banquet to be prepared, and I can open ten tables in the house to prevent the master from entertaining the women." In addition, there are two restaurants next to each other, and the male guests are entertained outside, which is not troublesome. Look at it. Is there anything else missing?" he said, handing over a ledger.

It's really just in time for rain

Bai Yi and Xiao Er glanced at each other, how could they forget him? This is the real Zheng family.

is also thanks to Zhou Hai's daughter-in-law, who has a plan in her heart. I inquired about the birthdays of my masters early. Not only the third room, but also the other rooms, including the birthdays of the important elders in the clan, all inquired about it clearly. Follow the master's side, you have to use it properly. Zhou Hai listened to it a few times, didn't he just write it down?

Xiao Er took the account book, flipped through it casually, and seemed to say casually, "When you chartered the restaurant, did you make it clear to others?"

"Of course this can't be sloppy, the birthday banquet is no better than others, how old is it, what identity is standardized? Zhou Hai felt that he was quite calm, how could he make such a low-level mistake.

Xiao Er glanced at Baiyi, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief. This side of the city, outside the Shuaifu, has something to do, and it can't be hidden from the eyes of people with a heart. Zhou Hai can be regarded as the person who has the most contact between the inside and outside of the Shuaifu, I don't know how many eyes are staring at it? Needless to say, the people with a little status in the border city are afraid that they have already known about it.

Baiyi smiled and said, "You can discuss." I'm done. She blessed herself and turned and went out.

Xiao Er looked at the account book, "Brother did a good job, there is nothing missing." ”

Zhou Hai was relieved, "When everyone is napping, they are afraid of doing errands and making people laugh." ”

The two gossiped for a while, and then went back to rest.

Early the next morning, Zheng Qingluan was having breakfast. Xiao Er hurried over, and it turned out that Xiao Yunfeng's congratulatory gift had arrived. It was Xiao Shi who personally sent the congratulatory gift, and he gave Zheng Qingluan a salute, and then said, "Hurry up, hurry up, fortunately catch up." ”

"It's good that the heart has arrived. Zheng Qingluan asked Xiao Shi to get up, look at the seat, serve tea, and asked, "Is your master okay in Qiongzhou?"

"It's okay," Xiao Shi muttered, "but compared to the border city, it's really two heavens of ice and fire." When I came, people who were hot at noon hated to be bare-chested. Where would you have thought that the border city is so cold, and the nose hair is frozen. The whole room burst into laughter.

"It's hot and humid over there, and it's not very comfortable. Zheng Qingluan said with a smile, "I'm afraid I'm so hot, I also think that I can't put myself in the ice cellar." Now that I'm in the ice cellar, I'm afraid I'm missing the taste of the stove in the south again. ”

"I really let the master talk about it. Xiao Shi is a well-spoken temper, "Now I only think that the climate of the capital is the most comfortable with the four seasons, hot when it should be hot, and cold when it should be cold." Where it is like now, the north and the south are far apart, and it is uncomfortable. ”

This is talking about the weather and climate, but not about people?

"How is the formation of the water division now?" Zheng Qingluan turned to the topic, and he had to pay attention to the progress in the south.

"The battleship has been basically renovated, and the soldiers are mainly recruited from the fishermen, all of whom are young adults who are familiar with the water, and the initial training has already achieved results. Unfortunately, there was a typhoon. Xiao Shi's tone was a little worried.

As soon as Zheng Qingluan pondered it, he understood that the wind disaster that should be said should be a typhoon. It's the end of September, and autumn is also the season when typhoons are common. "Is the damage bad?"

"More than sixty percent of the houses in the city were destroyed, and some of the trees of twenty or thirty years old were broken at the waist, and some simply rose from the ground. How many people were killed or wounded? When I came, I hadn't counted them. However, it is estimated that there are not a few, and the waves at that time were three or four feet high. Fortunately, the master enshrined the old man who was proficient in the local meteorology in the house, and it was not bad for our warship to choose a port of anchorage, and there were no major losses, which was really a blessing in misfortune. The master must be busy with disaster relief these days. The officials of Qiongzhou Mansion were drinking and feasting at the Guanhai Pavilion by the sea, and a wave hit them, all of them were drowned, and they were all swept into the sea, whether there were survivors or not, it is not certain. In the city, only the master can be in charge. "It's weird to be gloating, but to make a sigh and regret expression.

Zheng Qingluan, who listened to it, was also dumbfounded, and didn't know what to say, this unlucky person saw Xiao Shi's expression, and also knew that Xiao Yunfeng was not smooth sailing in Qiongzhou, and those magistrates probably didn't make a stumbling block. She nodded, "It will take a lot of time to report to the court and wait for the will." I was really waiting for them to rescue the disaster, and the daylilies were cold. I'm afraid that your master will not be able to □□ a few more. ”

"Who said it wasn't?" Xiao Shi nodded approvingly, "Many of the birthday gifts for you this time were prepared by the master himself. In addition, there are some dry seafood for you to taste and eat fresh. ”

"Okay," Zheng Qingluan nodded, "Let's go down and rest." Let the medicine pestle give you a pulse diagnosis, so that everyone can rest assured. ”

Xiao Shi thanked him and turned around and went out. He and Xiao Er grew up together since childhood, and they are no different from their own brothers. There is no need for Zheng Qingluan's special orders, someone will take care of him properly.

And Zheng Qingluan was checking the gift sent by Xiao Yunfeng.

Wind chimes, necklaces, bracelets, earrings made of shells, etc. Exquisite with a different style. The ornaments of white coral, of different sizes, are exquisite and elegant. The bonsai of red coral looks magnificent. There are also some large shells that were obviously picked up by themselves and have not been processed, large conchs. The gift is not expensive, but it is this thought that is rare. I am afraid that many of them were picked up by Xiao Yunfeng himself and handed over to craftsmen for processing. It's good, but it's obviously not a boutique. She left a few to play with, chose a bracelet to put on her hand, and let Baiyi put it away. He also ordered to go down and divide those dried fish, dried scallops, fish gelatin, dried squid and shark fin, etc., into one percent, and let Zheng Lao Er Wang Xinghua take them back. The rest, put it away first, there are many generals in the Xiao family's army, and the family has some of them, which is more or less a heart.

On his birthday, early in the morning, Baiyi came over with new clothes. It was all brought by Zheng Laoer and Wang Xinghua, and it was made by Qian and Zheng Qingju themselves. It was all cotton clothes, thick and simple, without any complicated embroidery, and there was no comparison between craftsmanship and embroidery, but Zheng Qingluan still wore it. Although it is indispensable to wear a big sweater outside the padded jacket, it cannot live up to the wishes of the family