On the midsummer solstice, the weather is ridiculously hot, the shade of the trees in the west courtyard is hanging, and the flowers and plants are paving, which still can't relieve the heat. Fourteen people dug a small pond in the open space, and the pond was moved full of lotus leaves, and the summer breeze blew, and the fragrance was fragrant. I was worried that Ah Xing would play in the water by the pool, so I ordered someone to build a high fence around it, and the fence was full of roses, like a waterfall of flowers.

As the sun set, the sweeping eunuch poured dozens of buckets of cold water into the deep well, poured it down the steps under the corridor, and the heat fluttered, raising a thin layer of gray mist. I sat in the pavilion to enjoy the shade, Minqiu led the girls to cut the green gauze tent, hung it around the pavilion, and smiled: "The master has a good idea, and I am not afraid of mosquito bites when I sit in the pavilion at night." I held a plum blossom kingfisher pattern fan in my hand, shook it casually, and said with a smile: "I also had a whim, there are too many mosquitoes under this tree..."

Before the words fell, there was a cry at the courtyard gate, sobbing: "E-niang, E-niang, side Fujin beat me..." I was distressed and asked, "What's wrong?" Why did Fang Fujin hit you? Ah Xing's tears flowed, she was brought by Fang Fujin before she was three years old, and she used to be very close to Fang Fujin, and then I took it myself for two years, she forgot about Fang Fujin, and now she only has me in her eyes.

Ah Xing smacked and accosted: "Side Fujin beat me..."

I took her in my arms, patted her on the back, and asked, "Where did Fang Fujin beat you?" Ah Xing stretched out his right hand and said, "She hit my hand." I saw that her palm was good, and there was not even a trace of it, and I knew that Fang Fujin was not really strong, so I called Mama and asked, "What's the matter?" Mama's eyes flickered, and she lowered her face and said: "The county lord is playing in the side courtyard, and I bumped into the eldest brother playing Keju, and the county lord also wanted to play, but the eldest brother didn't let me, and the two of them lost their temper..." ”

Fang Fujin led Hongchun and strode over, regardless of the traces of water on the ground, Putong knelt down and said: "The slave maid hit the county lord of Axing by mistake for a while, and she is willing to accept the punishment." She lowered her face and her shoulders trembled, looking terrified. Hongchun is a boy in the end, and he has a natural royal temperament, he asked for a peace, and knelt behind Fang Fujin obediently, without arguing.

Ah Xing first complained: "I am the county lord of the emperor's grandfather, Hongchun dared not let me play Keju, it is really annoying." ”

Fang Fujin said humbly: "The county lord is right, it is Hongchun who is not good. I saw that Hongchun had a lot of dirt on his body, so I asked, "Hongchun, did you fall?" Hongchun was neither humble nor arrogant: "My sister pushed me, I couldn't stand steadily, and I fell." E-Niang is angry, so she will punish her sister, please don't blame E-Niang. Ah Xing had me as the backstage, and his arrogance increased more than ten times, and he shouted: "What's wrong with me pushing you?" Even if I kill you, you can't do anything! As soon as I heard the word "kill", I was shocked, I really don't know when Ah Xing learned such words, I reprimanded: "Ah Xing, how do you speak?" Hongchun is your younger brother..."

Before I could speak, Ah Xing said confidently: "He is not my brother, Hongming is my brother!" ”

The relationship between Ah Xing and Hongchun has always been very good, and in the three years I wore back to modern times, their two sisters and brothers were both raised by Fang Fujin, and they played together every day, and there was no difference between them and their concubines at all. I'm really angry, people can be arrogant, but don't be ungrateful, there is no root, I said angrily: "Who taught you this bastard?" Ah Xing saw that my face was not good, so he was a little timid, hid behind my grandmother, and looked at me quietly. I glanced at the grandmothers, raised my voice three times, and said, "Who taught it?" ”

I seldom lost my temper, and I was always kind to my subordinates, but now I suddenly became intimidating, and the minions who were busy with their work all stopped their movements and retreated to the corner to stand still. Ah Xing lowered his voice and said, "It's Mama Qi..."

A woman in an old green forged robe took a step forward and stammered, "Slave... Slaves... It's just casually... Just talk about it... Not... I reprimanded: "Ah Xing is still a child, you will believe whatever adults say, you are also an old grandmother, how can you be so disproportionate?" After a pause, he said: "Go to the treasury to get two taels of silver, and then go out of the house after packing up the bed." Qi Pozi was terrified, trembling and kneeling, kowtowed: "The slave and maid don't dare anymore, please don't chase the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid will definitely control their mouths well in the future..."

She cried so much that before I could tell her, two mothers-in-law came forward and dragged her away.

I personally helped up Fang Fujin and Hongchun, and said: "Ah Xing made a mistake, you hit the palm a few times is nothing, there is no need to blame yourself, Ah Xing was raised by you when she was a child, I don't believe you will beat her for nothing." ”

Fang Fujin had little contact with Rose, but she didn't like to take care of herself, so she thought she hated herself. Today, I bumped into Ah Xing bullying Hongchun, and Fang Fujin was so angry that he punished Ah Xing a few palms. I thought that Rose would make a big fuss about this so that she could continue to suppress herself, but she didn't expect that Rose would easily spare herself and say that she believed in herself.

Fang Fujin's eyes warmed, and he said sincerely: "Xie Fujin." ”

I continued to discipline Ah Xing and said, "Hongchun is your younger brother, you don't know how to take good care of him, but you push him, which is very wrong." Go, you apologize to Hongchun now. "I've never been intimidating, and it's scary to launch a threat. Ah Xing hesitated for a moment, stepped forward in a proper manner, and saluted: "Brother, I'm sorry." ”

Hongchun was as heartless as Fourteen, and as soon as he heard Ah Xing say it, his anger immediately dissipated, and he immediately smiled and said, "It's okay." He said again: "Ming'er is out of class, let's go to the garden to kick the juju together, okay?" ”

Ah Xing also smiled and said, "Okay, then don't forget." ”

Hongchun said: "I won't forget, sister. ”

That sister, my heart was crisp when I heard it, and I don't know how Ah Xing feels.

When I returned home at night, I saw me crooked on the kang with a sad face, and said with a smile: "What's the matter?" Who upset you? I told Fourteen about the conflict between Ah Xing and Hongchun, and said, "Are we too spoiled Ah Xing?" Fourteen smiled and said nonchalantly: "She is the county lord, she is covered by me, what are you afraid of?" I retorted, "Can you cover her for a while, can you cover her for a lifetime?" When we're gone, what if she accidentally offends someone? ”

Fourteen rubbed my shoulder and said, "Do you think you Amma spoils you?" ”

Wanyan Luocha? He is not called a "pet", he is completely "tired"! I laughed, "Of course Amma spoils me, I point to the west, and he doesn't dare to go east." Fourteen looked at me and said, "That's right!" I was puzzled, and Fourteen continued, "Aren't you all right?" "I can understand Fourteen's words, I really want to say, I am an intellectual in the 21st century, but I was raised under the leadership of the dang central government when I was a child, where can Ah Xing compare with me?

But I can't say it, I feel speechless.

Fourteen said: "In a few years, I will choose a good husband for Ah Xing, and we will not be there in the future, she will still have a husband to spoil her, so what if she is arrogant?" "It's... How do people talk about it? Of course, he also wanted to talk again, so he leaned over and blocked my lips, and put his hands into my clothes very dishonestly. Dressed thin and thin in the summer, I walked around the house wearing only a long skirt that was empty inside, and I didn't wear long pants. He untied the belt around his waist and lifted the skirt.

I was completely passive, and fell into the soft pillow on the kang, letting him bully. His lips were warm from his neck, stopping at his chest to taste the delicious, I remembered that I was going to breastfeed Hongming, so I wanted to push away the man on my body, but I was weak, and my hand fell on his head, but I hugged it. When the servants heard the commotion, they vaguely knew what was going on, and they retreated to the door, waiting for the work to be done before entering the house to serve.

As the night wore on, Fourteen and I didn't sleep. He looked at me with his head propped up, one hand on my earlobe and playing with the broken hair on his sideburns. There are two faint soybean oil lamps at the head of the bed, shrouded in crimson veil, lining the beautiful spring light of the room. I whispered: "I see that Hongchun has a good temperament, and I like him in my heart." ”

Fourteen: "If you like it, you can be brought to your house to be raised." ”

I half-leaned on his chest and said, "That's not necessary, I have a wake up, a Hongming, and a contented one." Fourteen smiled, bowed his head and kissed my hair, and said, "As long as you are content, I will be content." I laughed at him and said, "It's really numb." There is no such adjective as "meat and hemp" in the Qing Dynasty, but after hearing me say a lot, he can also understand, he said: "Don't you like meat and hemp? I pinched his abs and said, "I don't like meat..."Fourteen's voice became lower and lower, "I think you're very happy..."

I don't know how long I talked about it, but I fell asleep anyway.

Early the next morning, Minqiu said that Qingfeng Si had sent a few ducks, and he didn't know whether to boil soup or stir-fry. The first 14 went out on patrol with Hu, and when I came back, I was in confinement again, and when I thought about it, I hadn't cooked for 14 for half a year, so I went to the kitchen, planning to cook duck soup for 14. The old plum in the kitchen has already killed a duck, plucked the feathers and put it on the cutting board, I saw that the meat was fat and tender, and I had a flash of inspiration, and said, "How do you feel about making roast duck?" ”

Lao Li Zi nodded and said, "The master has a good way, this duck is fat, and the roasted duck meat tastes good." Two days ago, the little man who repaired the tree in the yard lost two bundles of excellent jujube wood trees in the back hall, which was the best for roasting duck. I asked, "Jujube?" Lao Li Zi replied: "The master doesn't know, jujube wood is resistant to burning, and there is a fragrance after ignition, which is the best firewood for roast duck, followed by peach, apricot, and pear wood." I praised: "He is worthy of being an old imperial chef for many years, and when it comes to the most important places, the head is the way." ”

Lao Li Zi rarely showed his face in front of his master, and his whole face was wrinkled with a smile, and he said: "Thank you master for raising love, this is the duty of a slave." He also said: "To make roast duck, you must grasp the firepower, the weather is hot, please move." I refused, and said, "I want to make it for Fourteen myself...", Lao Li Zi said: "It's better to let the slave roast the duck, and the master to make lotus leaf cakes and prepare condiments." ”

In fact, I was worried that my palm would not be good, so I gladly agreed.

Minqiu asked her mother-in-law to pick a few of the most tender lotus leaves in the pond, stir them to extract the juice, mix them with the noodles and rice, and then ferment and knead them into lotus leaf-shaped pancakes and steamed them. Then I prepared a sweet noodle sauce, chopped green onions, cucumber strips, carrot strips, and finely chopped baby cabbage. In addition to these, Lao Li Zi also taught me to make rice porridge with millet and red beans, which is paired with roast duck.

When I returned home on the fourteenth day, I set the table with Minqiu, and in the middle was a large pot of roast duck cut into large pieces with crispy brown skin, surrounded by white and tender green onions, green cucumbers, light red carrots, and lotus leaf cakes on porcelain white plates and beautiful millet porridge. As soon as Fourteen entered the house, he smelled the smell and shouted, "It's so fragrant." I made a gesture of invitation and said, "Sit down, let's eat roast duck and millet porridge today." ”

I picked up a lotus leaf cake and spread it out in the palm of my hand, sandwiched two slices of roast duck and various vegetables, sandwiched each of them with chopsticks, wrapped it into a big roll, and stuffed it into Fourteen's mouth as if I were eating Korean barbecue. Fourteen has always been what I give, he eats, he stretches his mouth up, bites down, and his face is full of satisfaction.

I asked, "How?" ”

Fourteen's mouth was stuffed, he stretched out his thumb, and poured a mouthful of porridge before saying, "It's delicious." ”

His praise made my fatigue all day blown away by the wind, and everything felt - it was worth it.

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