Chapter Eighty-Three: Picnic in the Villa
With the addition of Blue Tomb, the picnic atmosphere suddenly became lively. I instructed my subordinates to bring a few bamboo chairs over and set them up in two stalls, and since there were guests, men and women had to be seated separately.
The villa is sandwiched by mountains on three sides, striving for height and verticality, and is lush green like spring. The thick green stretches all the way, connecting with the clear blue sky. The mountain stream moored by, gently caressing the strange rocks, making a loud noise, and the clear stream seemed to flow into my body, gurgling in the blood. The rhyming birdsong, the sparkling stream, the rustling of green leaves in the breeze, and the occasional swimming fish not far away from the pond are so kind. The flower-like smiles of Ying, Ernu, and Lanling, and Cheng Chu, who was roasted by the bonfire and sweaty, added a lot of vitality to all this. Wrapped in picturesque scenery, you can feel the unique fragrance of the breeze in the surrounding mountains and forests, and your whole body melts and becomes one with the mountains and forests.
Accompanied by the grilled fish with a tempting aroma, I left all the operations to Cheng Chu alone, and leaned on the bamboo chair leisurely with the wine jug alone, enjoying everything in it, lazy and not wanting to move.
People say that lazy people have lazy blessings, I don't have the heart to fight for power and profit, and I don't have the meaning of the glorious clan, the five grains are not divided, the limbs are not diligent, everything in front of me is enough, no matter how much glory and wealth I can't bear, so it's good, it's good.
Cheng Chu belongs to a person with good vanity and good face. Vanity is not a bad thing sometimes, at least he has fulfilled his good martial arts, in order to maintain his reputation as the first hero in the circle, I am impressed by the perseverance of practicing three nine in winter and practicing three dogs. To say a word of conscience, in this era, Cheng Chu's education level is quite high, and it is not too much to say that he is both civil and military, at least he can write well, except for a slight difference in comprehension and a tendon character, there are almost no shortcomings on his body.
Not every pampered person can endure such hardships, at least I can't, since the snow fell, I even gave up the morning exercise, and I nested on the kang with the two ladies and pretended to be dead if I had nothing to do. Looking at the children of the nobles in Chang'an, if I select this year's Best Mixed Eating and Waiting for Death, I will definitely be able to win the championship in one fell swoop, with a clear conscience.
In this era, the northerners did not have many ways to cook fish, and dealing with the fishy smell of fish became a major problem. Especially in Guanzhong, very few people are willing to make fish, even if it is a large family, it is rare to eat several times a year, often the whole plate is served, and the whole plate is removed after the meal, no one is willing to move chopsticks, and they are not used to eating. The special aroma of cumin effectively covers the fish, and the delicate flesh of the fresh fish won the favor of the three women.
Cheng Chu was covered with oil from the bonfire, and he tried his best to turn it over, and the two baked ones in front of him had already been served to the three women by the maids. After three or two catties of fish are grilled, there is not much left, depending on the speed of her three-person meal, if it is grilled again, it will have to be sent over.
After the three ladies exchanged words and didn't know what to say, Lanling stood up and walked towards this side, stopping next to the bonfire and patiently watching the whole process of Cheng Chu's roasting fish, it seemed that there was no need to send it over.
"Dezhao, you've been busy for a long time, you and Zihao can eat. Let me try it, it's very interesting. Seeing that the fish was roasted, Lanling excitedly took two skewers of raw fish and roasted them on the fire in the same way as Cheng Chu, and said with a smile: "Borrow Zihao's words: Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing." You two eat there, don't look in front of you, and the fire is borrowed for the three of us. He pointed to Ying and the second daughter who were eager to try.
"Hehe, it's okay to bake it just right?" Cheng Chu mentioned two cooked fish and asked honestly.
Lanling praised from the bottom of his heart: "Good! Dezhao's cooking skills are the best I've ever seen, and I'm so good today. Then he pointed at me, "Zihao is leisurely, and he doesn't help, he just hangs his hand and drinks." Alright, you two go farther away, it's time for us to play. β
"Yes, yes." Cheng Chu saw Lanling's praise, and his oily face was twisted into a pile with joy, "Brother Zihao is weak and can't do these rough jobs." If I am strong, I naturally have to share more, should, should. Hey...... β
"The princess is all gone, what are you doing standing stupidly and not leaving?" I lazily stood up and dragged the bamboo chair, glanced at Lanling, passed an ambiguous look, and said to Cheng Chu in my mouth: "Dezhao, you are sympathetic to my frailty, it is better to carry me over, you are too strong to be tired." "Stinky boy, running here to be a strong man, don't give me face at all.
Cheng Chu was said by me, embarrassed to smirk a few times, picked up the cooked fish and followed me towards the pond, and there was a sound of laughter like a silver bell in Lanling behind him.
"Brother Zihao, do you think there is any hope for your brother..... Cheng Chu tore and asked vaguely.
"Nope!" I replied firmly, "Aren't you afraid that the old man will cripple you?" The imperial court did not have a tradition of recruiting people with disabilities into the army. "Knowing his idea of hitting Lanling, he poured cold water first, one is selfish, and the other is selfish.
The soap bubble burst, Cheng Chu poured a few large sips of wine on his neck, and said in frustration: "It would be good if the little brother didn't marry." β
"Hurry up and eat, break less." I stuffed a piece of meat into my mouth, frowned, and said dissatisfiedly, "It's too salty, how did you grill it?" β
Cheng Chu rubbed his face embarrassedly, "Hehe, just the princess stood in front of her, and the little brother wanted to perform a little more, so he sprinkled salt a few more times." But it's still delicious, salty, a good cook, a handful of salt. β
"Well, it's good, it's good." I picked out a piece again, and said with emotion: "It would be good if the heir was here, the New Year's Day was frozen over there, and it was uncomfortable to think about it, you said that he was also the eldest son of the long house, how could the family be willing to let him out, the last time I wrote was in Suzhou, I don't know where it is." β
"He is different from his younger brother, if Grandpa Qin is alive, he will definitely not be asked to go. Actually, it's good, at least it's better than me nesting in the capital. Cheng Chu's words slightly revealed a hint of envy. On the thirtieth year, he also asked someone to bring some dried meat back, and listened to the person who carried the things say that it was yak meat. I haven't eaten beef for many years, and I'll finish it all for him in one meal. Brother Zihao, do you still have it over there? If you don't want to eat it, send it to your brother. β
"Oh?" Qin Yu will never leave me with something, why didn't I see it this time? It is estimated that the gift collection in the year was messed up, and Ying couldn't cope with it and forgot to tell me. "I don't care about these days, I'll take a look when I go back, and I'll send it to you." Dried yak, a specialty of Qinghai, I remember that there was a colleague who was from Xining, and every year when he visited relatives, he would bring a lot of dried meat back, and the more he chewed it, the more fragrant it became, and it was very delicious.
No, where is the yak? Yak! I scurried up and asked anxiously, "Did the person who carried the things say that the heir is in his current position?" β
Cheng Chu shook his head, "I was too busy in the new year, I just sent things and left in a hurry, and I didn't talk." Is there something wrong? β
"No, nothing, I haven't seen a yak, ask." Maybe it's just a specialty that Qin Yu bought for someone, I'm a little nervous, looking at Cheng Chu's surprised eyes, I smiled, "Hurry up and eat, it's not delicious if it's cold." β
"It's gone, what are you going to eat?" Cheng Chu pointed to the fish bones all over the ground, and said dissatisfiedly: "The roast is really slow, and it will be finished before it is eaten." Let's start a fire here again, there are a lot of fish in it, and the little brother will fork a few more. β
Also, the three ladies didn't have the consciousness of grilling fish at all, and one of them took one to join in the fun, giggling, not serious at all, and it is estimated that they can't eat it when they are grilled. I watched them sprinkle cumin on the fish and my heart ached, that thing has to wait until it is almost ripe, and it will be burned so early, should I not need money?
"Well, let's bake it ourselves, there is still game in the Zhuangzi, and it tastes much better than fish, so let's start another stove next to the pond." Cheng Chu's proposal was adopted by me at the first time, and when the three of her were roasted, they had to starve people to death.
Rabbits and pheasants put a big plate, Cheng Chu and I rolled up our sleeves and began to rely on ourselves, one by one, turning vigorously, the flames licked the whole chicken, and the aroma was overflowing.
"Would you like to send one first?" Cheng Chu took a half-cooked rabbit and asked.
"No need, the fun is getting high, let them go, let's eat first." I saw that the three of her grilled a few fish and didn't eat much, so I didn't send them over. It is estimated that it is too badly baked, embarrassed to send, and ready to spoil the second batch, it is distressing to see, but it is a pity. "All the good fish have been wasted, and they are all several pounds of big fish."
"Hehe," Cheng Chu said with a smile: "Brother Zihao's Zhuangzi is really good, if there is one next time nearby, keep an eye on my brother, and I will also get one." Then he posted it and whispered with a lewd face: "When I came here last time, my little brother saw that you had a Silla woman here." This villa is too remote, and there is an old forest behind it, so if you sleep alone at night, you are a little scared........"
I got up and stomped Cheng Chu directly, like stomping on a stone, "Are you afraid?" Kindness! I just want to stomp you again. β
"Hehe," Cheng Chu smiled indifferently, "Why did Brother Zihao raise a Silla woman, it's a pity!" You can only watch, right? To tell you the truth, my younger brother used to raise a few, but in the end they were all lost by the one in my family, and my brother was embarrassed to ask. He shook his head with a look of regret.
"Poor people, don't mess with it." I know what Cheng Chu said that I can't get it, the Silla maid was raised like a poultry in this era, "It was given by the original master when I bought the villa, and they have served people, and now they are used as maids in my place." β
Cheng Chu looked sorry when he heard this, "It's a pity, hey! At night, my brother should sleep alone, and I'm afraid of it. This Silla woman is usually average, and the key is to .......... it for the first time."
It seems that Cheng Chu is not only a tendon and poor comprehension, but also a virgin complex. Then why did he never forget Lanling? Maybe he's still in love with a. There is a problem with morality, despise him!
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I'm sorry, I'm in the field, I don't have a manuscript, it's too late to lift the ban, everyone forgive me.