Only this watermelon seedling is thriving, and Su Qingyan's hope for summer is all on it.

The watermelon was cut, the bright red flesh of the melon was shining with water, Su Qingyan took a piece and took a bite of it, and tasted it, but it could only be said that the sweetness was suitable, and it was not too disappointing.

Spit out the melon seeds, Su Qingyan said lightly: "It's still delicious over there in Xiliang, this batch of melons for the first time is a failure, it's not big, the taste is bland, and the only advantage is that it can relieve the heat." ”

Dongzhu Yinzhu also held a piece and tasted it, which was consistent with Su Qingyan's evaluation.

Yinzhu said: "The sun is bright in the west, and the melons and fruits that grow there are exceptionally sweet." ”

Su Qingyan said slowly: "Pick a few ripe watermelons and send them to the palace, and say that you will invite Your Majesty to taste them." ”

"Yes."

It is said that in the hot summer, if the nobles in the palace are unbearable, they will activate the ice cubes in the ice bank to relieve the heat.

The ice cubes in the freezer are collected and stored by the palace people in winter, and when they are taken out again in summer, the ice cubes are intact.

There is also something similar in the General's Mansion, there is a small ice store on the east side of the courtyard, which contains ice collected in winter, and there is a "refrigerator" for melons and fruits to cool down, and the ice cubes are placed under the melons and fruits, and the boxes are tightly surrounded, and when the top lid is closed, the cold air of the ice cubes will gradually freeze the melons and fruits.

When opened, the melons and fruits inside will become cold and delicious.

Su Qingyan used this melon and fruit box to chill the cut watermelon, and put some other fruits, calculate the time, and when Lu Tianhui came back from the school, it was just chilled.

Su Qingyan sat on the tuise longue, with a soft cushion around his waist, and stayed next to the melon and fruit box, as if he could feel the cool air near it and make himself cooler.

When the hour came, Lu Tianhui came back from the school field, Su Qingyan sat on the tuise longue and waved to him, the melon and fruit box next to him was cold, and a few grapes were already frozen with water droplets.

"Come here, there's something good to eat."

Lu Tianhui glued up, looking forward to it: "What good things?" ”

Stuffing a piece of iced watermelon into his hand, Lu Tianhui, who was suddenly stimulated by the coolness, was excited: "What is this, so strange?" ”

"This is the watermelon seed I brought back from Xiliang, it has grown into a batch a few days ago, and it was just harvested today, I will give you ice, try it."

The cool watermelon melts in the mouth, as Su Qingyan said, this is a weapon to relieve the heat, and after a while, Lu Tianhui's heat outside is completely gone, and he is relaxed.

Lu Tianhui looked at the emerald green watermelon skin and praised: "This is really delicious, I didn't expect there to be this thing in the world." ”

"You've got a lot of things you haven't eaten." Su Qingyan was triumphant, "It's a pity that it depends on fate, and you can wait a few more years with peace of mind." ”

Lu Tianhui grinned, suddenly took out a food box from behind him, and happily invited her to take credit: "Look, both of us think of going together, this is the pastry made by the best restaurant in the capital, I didn't eat a piece, I brought it all back to you." ”

When the food box was opened, the delicate pastries were neatly placed inside, Su Qingyan's eyes lit up, and his mouth was very greedy.

"Did you buy it for me?"

Lu Tianhui pouted: "Well, in fact, I didn't buy it, it was given to me by the little grandfather of the Wei Mansion." ”

"Little Grandpa Wei?" Chewing the pastry in his mouth, half of Su Qingyan's cheeks were propped up like a bulge, playful and cute, "Why did he give you this?" ”

Lu Tianhui shrugged: "I don't know, I met by chance on the way back, that Wei Ruo happened to go to the restaurant to buy pastries, so he brought me a box by the way." ”

"What a coincidence......" Su Qingyan chewed, and suddenly felt that the pastry in his mouth was not fragrant, "I remember the last time Wei Guogong's birthday banquet, that little grandfather had an excellent attitude towards you, do you two usually have a good relationship?" ”

Lu Tianhui is a military attaché, and he doesn't have much contact with this kind of nobleman, and he and Wei Ruo are only a few sides, so they really can't say that they have a good relationship.

Su Qingyan analyzed simply: "Otherwise, people are familiar with you at first sight and are optimistic about you, or they are courteous and courteous, either treacherous or thief, and they may ask for you." ”

"Have a request for me? Their Wei family has a big business and a lot of power, so they need to ask me for something. ”

Su Qingyan had an intuition in her dark that told her that this matter would not be so simple.

"If you meet this little grandfather Wei again in the future, you should pay attention to it and see if he has any deliberate actions, if you take too much, when the time comes, we won't be able to help, and it won't look good."

"Okay." Lu Tianhui nodded, "Then I will ask someone to go to the Guogong Mansion to return the gift, and it is not for nothing that I took his pastry." ”

Before the sun set, the Zhang Mansion sent someone to the Wei Mansion to deliver a small gift, the value of which was comparable to that exquisite pastry, and the etiquette made no mistake in terms of etiquette.

There are many people who have been staring at the movements of the Wei Mansion recently, not only the Yamen Prefect, but also the Bai Mansion.

"The Zhang Mansion sent someone to the Guogong Mansion as a gift?"

When night fell, a piece of news came from the silent Bai Mansion that surprised Bai Shuo, how could the Zhang Mansion and the Wei Mansion be involved again.

At this time, there are more people staring at the Guogong Mansion, and Zhang Mansion will make people suspicious if he appears rashly.

Bai Shuo's eyebrows tightened, his expression was serious, and he asked, "What the hell is going on?" Whether Zhang Fu is a gift or a return gift, as well as Wei Ruo's movements today. ”

Bai Hua said: "It seems to be a return gift, someone saw that in the afternoon, Grandpa Wei met General Zhang on the side of the street and gave the general a box of pastries, Zhang's gift tonight, it should be the reason." ”

"A box of pastries, are you sure it's just pastries? It can't be anything else. ”

Bai Hua was stunned: "It's an ordinary food box for pastries, that's what the people below said, as for the contents inside, it's not clear." ”

During the day, Shen Tianming also reminded him not to startle the snake and disturb the Wei family, it was only a few hours, and the Guogong Mansion was on guard, it was really well-informed.

"No, no, Lu Tianhui is the one who found out the account concealment, he definitely did not collude with the Wei State Mansion, Wei Ruo deliberately sent Lu Tianhui something, just to divert our attention elsewhere, he thought that everyone would be distracted in this way, hum." Bai Shuo snorted coldly, this little grandfather Wei, although he is young, the city is not ordinary.

The matter of the manor's concealment is related to the Wei family, and Lu Tianhui probably doesn't know it yet, otherwise he wouldn't have received Wei Ruo's gift in front of everyone.

Bai Hua spoke: "General, do you want to write a letter to Zhang's Mansion to inform the reason, so that General Zhang can have a precaution." ”

Bai Shuo chuckled and turned around, shaking his head: "Lu Tianhui is usually indifferent in the school field, and he has never reacted to flattering people, this time he will make a return salute, presumably Qingyan noticed something strange and reminded him that he would not let the Zhang Mansion owe the Wei family favors, with Qingyan here, he will not be fooled again." ”

"Then, since Wei Ruo has taken precautions, will our surveillance continue?" Bai Hua asked uneasily.

Bai Shuo's voice was low, serious and majestic: "Of course we have to continue, not only the Guogong Mansion, but also the Huangzhuang, now everyone's eyes are on the draft, I don't believe that those people are so calm and refuse to show their feet, there must be movement in the Huangzhuang!" ”

No matter how noisy she is outside, Su Qingyan only works wholeheartedly to make money, and the perfume made by the tenant has finally passed the test here, and the color and luster are good, and after more practice, it will get better and better.