Chapter 8: The Thrifty Woman
After a while, the master and servant left the general's mansion.
The carriage stopped outside and waited, and the two skillfully got into the carriage, and Xue Yuan ordered the horseman to go to the military camp in the east of the city.
On the carriage, Suzaku, who was sitting next to Xue Yuan, was a little puzzled and asked, "Master, what are you doing in the barracks?" ”
"Inspect the military situation!" Snow source is colored.
"Master, are you going to rebel?" Suzaku spoke amazingly.
"Of course not, just to win them over and make them loyal to me, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past." Snow source explained.
Suzaku nodded and didn't say anything, remembered something, and kept looking at Xue Yuan, as if returning to his previous life.
Xue Yuan knew that she was thinking and didn't ask anything, so she sat bored.
At the same time, I thought, it's good to have someone with me, but how boring it is to be alone.
After thinking for a while, he turned his head to look at Suzaku, but saw that her face was peaceful and her eyes were full of relief.
Feeling the master's gaze, Suzaku lowered his head shyly.
"Why, you've been watching me for so long, and you're not letting me see it?" Xue Yuan asked seriously, not smiling.
Suzaku hesitated a little, her head kept down and didn't raise it, she was self-aware, her status was humble, it was impossible.
Xue Yuan didn't tease her, and opened the curtains again to look, but saw people coming and going on the street, and all the stalls came out.
Although war is imminent, the city is still peaceful.
"Suzaku, do you want something to eat?" Xue Yuan asked.
Suzaku shook his head and didn't speak.
Xue Yuan didn't look at her, and he didn't know if she refused, but when she agreed, he asked the groom to stop the car.
"Let's go, let's go to dinner." Xue Yuan said softly.
Suzaku had no choice but to follow him and get out of the carriage with him.
The two walked side by side in the downtown area, without holding hands or ambiguously, just walking calmly, but they were better than countless in the world.
Occasionally, I can meet some acquaintances of the original owner, and Xue Yuan greeted them one by one
After walking for a while, the two arrived in front of a restaurant.
Xue Yuan looked up, but saw a small gilded seal with "Zhao Ji Restaurant" written on the plaque.
"Let's go, pay for this meal." Xue Yuan said softly, and walked into the restaurant.
Suzaku seldom went out, and like the boudoir woman, she was shy when she got to a crowded place, and did not speak, but followed him into the restaurant.
As soon as he walked into the restaurant, the enthusiastic shopkeeper stepped forward to greet him and said with a smile, "Yo, distinguished guest, sit up." ”
When the words fell, Xiao Er secretly glanced at Suzaku, revealing a yearning look.
Xue Yuan smiled, didn't care, nodded again, and led Suzaku to the second floor with him.
There are a lot of people downstairs, it's noisy, and there are a lot of mosquitoes, which looks lively, but it's actually noisy.
When I got to the private room on the second floor, it was a lot quieter, and there were still singing and playing music.
Xue Yuan didn't like to listen to operas, so he ordered the shopkeeper to call away the singers, leaving only the musicians.
"Why don't you sing? Little Er, what's going on with you? Still want to do business? ”
The other sons like to watch the play, and when they saw the singer leaving, they couldn't help but get angry and roared.
At this time, Xiao Er walked over to comfort him, and whispered, "The third prince is here today, you can bear with it, guest officer!" ”
Hearing this, the irascible fellow settled down and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Xue Yuan smiled, it seems that the original owner is still an overlord.
Then, the master and servant sat down at a small table, and Xiao Er hurriedly brought the recipe over to serve him.
Xue Yuan didn't think about what to order, so he asked Suzaku to order, and he listened to the song with peace of mind, and he didn't know what Suzaku ordered.
The woman was somewhat frugal, and she didn't order expensive dishes, so Suzaku ordered some common coarse food.
At this moment, Xue Yuan closed his eyes and listened to the beautiful sound of the piano, but he gradually became fascinated.
He couldn't hear what the musician was playing, he just thought it was good, and it felt like he was back home.
The musician who played the guqin was an elegant old gentleman, wearing a dark white robe, which was spotless.
The old gentleman sat quietly in front of a seven-stringed guqin and played the music attentively.
After a while, Xiao Er came back with the prepared dishes.
He carefully placed the dishes on the table, for fear of disturbing the third son who was listening to the music.
Soon, he had all the dishes set and quietly walked away again.
Suzaku saw that his master was fascinated by the music, and gently poked his hand with chopsticks.
"Master, master, wake up." Suzaku said softly.
Xue Yuan suddenly woke up, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at the Suzaku opposite, as if looking at the old man who had been reunited after a long absence.
Suzaku was looked at by him like this, and suddenly became ashamed again, she lowered her head and said softly, "Master, the dish is here." ”
"Well, I see, let's eat." Xue Yuan smiled and said softly.
After the words fell, I picked up the chopsticks and ate the vegetables, but I saw what was on the table!
He picked up his chopsticks, but he didn't know where to start.
Peanuts, dried radish, raw cabbage, cold cucumbers, and leeks are placed on the table......
There was not a single piece of meat, where was the meal eaten by the nobles.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Suzaku asked, puzzled.
"It's okay, it's okay, let's eat, let's eat." Xue Yuan smiled awkwardly, and didn't blame her.
When the words fall, eat with chopsticks, and don't be picky about eating whatever you find.
Looking at this table of dishes, Xue Yuan immediately thought that Suzaku's food in the palace would not be too good, and it was no wonder that she was so thin.
I thought it was her practicing, but I didn't expect it to be malnutrition.
"Hmm." Suzaku nodded and moved his chopsticks to eat.
After a while, the master and servant finished eating the food on the table.
There was a lot left over when I ate chicken, duck and fish in the palace before, but today I ate these shabby farm dishes, but there is nothing left.
When he finished eating and checking out, Xue Yuan was very embarrassed, and the shopkeeper directly gave him a free order.
There are no in these sauerkraut restaurants, they are afraid of offending Xue Yuan, so they specially went to the commoner's house to buy it, and it only cost more than a dozen yuan, and they were embarrassed to ask him what money he wanted.
After leaving the restaurant, the master and servant got into the carriage and continued to walk to the east of the city.
In the carriage, the two sat next to each other, silent and silent, but they no longer felt embarrassed, but just sat thoughtfully.