The kitchen was simple, and the cooks and grandmothers all retreated to the porch, only Minqiu and Bai Zhi stood by the threshold, bowing their heads.

The lobster scallops are washed, the carrots are shredded, and the cabbage is torn and served in a bamboo basket. Fourteen rolled up his sleeves, as if he was going to do a big job, glanced at the countertop, and said, "What do I do?" The window was wide open, surrounded by several arm-thick candles, and the flames were rippling, reflecting the two of them, like a warm and sweet dream.

I said, "Wait a minute, you can hand me the scallion oil sauce." "In fact, the seafood soup is not difficult to make, first heat the small pot, fry the ginger, shallots and garlic with boiling oil, and then put the shredded carrots into the fried and change color, I do the same according to the previous procedure, somehow, today's charcoal fire is particularly strong, not half a moment to be a little mushy, sure enough, it is a few days without doing it on the raw hand.

I hurriedly said, "Water, get the water!" "Fourteen Mari, as soon as I finished speaking, he had scooped half a bowl of water, and I poured it all down, in the pot

With a "squeak", a hot mist rose, and Fourteen said smartly: "Is it less?" Would you like to come a little more? I said, "Okay, you have to fill the small half pot, so that you and Ah Xing don't rob it." "After adding water, when the water is boiling, I throw down half a basket of shrimp and scallops, as well as tofu, enoki mushrooms, cabbage, etc., anyway, I put as many vegetables as the cook prepares.

Finally, as soon as the pot was covered, he said: "You can eat it after boiling it for half an hour, let the old plum listen to it." Fourteen didn't seem to believe it, and said, "That's it?" It's that simple! I smiled at him and said, "Is it easy?" Next time, make it for me! As he spoke, he raised his hand to show him, and said, "Look, there is a fishy smell" and sniffed the cuffs again, and said, "What a heavy smell of oil smoke." Minqiu carried the water, Bai Zhi took the balm, and the two walked to the front to wash their hands.

Ah Xing came in smelling the smell and said, "It's so fragrant!" I hurriedly dragged her outside, and said, "It smells pickled in there, so don't go in, lest you stain your clothes." Fourteen followed behind our mother and daughter, listening to us quietly, smiling and not saying a word.

Entering the house, Hongming was hugged by his grandmother to ask for peace, he and Ah Xing both have a problem with food accumulation, and never let them eat more at night, and now that Ah Xing has grown up, he dares to let her eat something to fill her stomach.

But Hongming, not yet. Hongming threw himself into my arms and said, "Eniang, it's thundering, I'm afraid." "I looked at the sky, and sure enough, the summer wind was gusting and the thunder was sounding.

This weather really became faster than the girl's face, just now the sunset was shining, the moon and stars were scarce, and it rained for a while.

Before Hongming's words fell, the rain poured down. A low sound of dust was raised, and a fishy smell came to the face.

I sniffed my hand, stretched it out in front of Fourteen, and said, "It's such a big smell, I can't wash it clean." Fourteen took my hand and said, "Ming'er will disperse." "Ah Xing led Hongming to walk in front, I walked behind with Fourteen, Minqiu and Bai Zhi carried two palace lamps to shine under their feet, the rain rippled outside the corridor, the eaves beast's mouth was spitting water, and the slightly cool and moist breath rose, forming a thin layer of white mist around it.

Hongming grew tall, almost to Ah Xing's shoulders, the two sisters and brothers held their heads and muttered something, I looked at it from behind, and the bottom of my heart seemed to be slowly flowing with a fine spring, peaceful and demure.

Fourteen Dao: "In a blink of an eye, Ah Xing is going to get married." I followed his steps, walked along, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about Ah Xing, when I talked to Hongchun's two Gege just now, I thought, Hongming will be older in the future, and I must personally pick his daughter-in-law." Fourteen glanced at me and said with a smile, "Your eyes are not good!" It's not allowed to look at people! I snorted from my nose and deliberately raised my eyebrows: "Yes, I have low vision, so I picked you not." Fourteen nodded, and said solemnly: "Ye didn't pick it" Ah Xing shouted in front of him, and said, "Eniang, Hongming has a nosebleed." Fourteen and I were startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to look, and sure enough, Hongming's face was full of blood.

Hongming himself was frightened and cried loudly. I hurriedly pressed my hand on the bridge of his nose and coaxed: "Don't cry, the more you cry, the faster the blood will flow." E-Niang helps you hold it, and the bleeding will stop after a while. Fourteen Chao Minqiu said: "Go and call a white doctor to take a look." Minqiu frowned, also worried, and when he answered, he hurriedly ordered below.

Fourteen shouted: "Hongming, you are a man, don't cry anymore." "When Fourteen put on his face, everyone in the house was afraid.

Hongming held back his tears and sobbed lowly. After a while, the bleeding stopped on its own. The grandmothers twisted the warm towel and wiped Hongming's face, and then picked up Hongming and walked forward with him.

Hongming panicked, still choking in a low voice. Fourteen was much gentler, and said: "You are a man in the family, and you will attack Amma's title in the future, no matter what happens, you must find a way to solve it, instead of hiding in Eniang's arms and only crying." Got it? I helped beside me and said, "It's normal for him to be scared when he's so young, don't discipline him." Fourteen didn't look at me, but said, "Hongming is a man, how can he be so timid?" When I'm gone, who do you trust? I didn't think about it, and said, "Why aren't you here, I'll follow you wherever you go." When he entered the house, Dr. Bai also came, he diagnosed Hongming's pulse, and he didn't even prescribe medicine, but only advised: "It's nothing more than vigorous blood, it's just a fire, and if you eat lighter, it won't flow again." "I was relieved and asked Minqiu to go to the account room to reward Doctor Bai with silver, and then called Hongming's teaching to ask Mama for questioning.

After some tossing, Hongming didn't dare to mention that he was afraid of thunder, so he obediently went to sleep with his grandmother.

Lao Lizi used a food box to bring seafood soup, and asked the girl to pass the words inside, Minqiu hurriedly set the table, Ah Xing stood in front of the table and served the soup for me and Fourteen first, and then sat down to eat slowly.

Fourteen fished out a large shrimp from the soup, quickly peeled the shell, and was about to hand it to me, but I happened to peel a shrimp as well, but handed it to Ah Xing.

Fourteen raised his hands in the air, Ah Xing chewed shrimp in his mouth, saw this situation and sneered, and said: "Amma, in Eniang's heart, I am much more important than you" Fourteen glared at her, she was not afraid, and laughed more and more happily.

I said: "It's not, the shrimp I gave you just now is straight, the tail is tightly closed, it must have died before cooking" Ah Xing had swallowed it, and his face turned pale and said: "Eniang, you actually let me eat dead shrimp, am I your own!" It was Fourteen's turn to laugh and say, "Don't worry, it's okay to eat one!" After a pause, he gloated and said, "If you have a stomachache, let Dr. Bai prescribe a prescription for you." I ate 14 peels of shrimp and said, "The one sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday has been frozen in the freezer, and it is quite fresh today." He smiled again: "This scallop is so delicious, fresher than shrimp, it has been raised in water, and it is still alive before it is put into the pot." Fourteen scooped a spoonful of soup from the bowl and put it in his mouth to taste it, and it was really tender and rich, and it was delicious.

When I went to Qinghai, it was unpalatable. He thought to himself. The three of us ate a pot of seafood soup, and Ah Xing went back to his yard satisfied.

At this time, the rain has not stopped, and the lightning seems to tear the sky, which is terrifying. I tiptoed to the door of Hongming's bedroom, quietly looked inside, and saw two grandmothers sitting on the pedal napping, knowing that Hongming was also asleep, so I was relieved.

Fourteen had already changed his bedclothes, and he sat on the couch leaning on the pillow, his hands crossed and his eyes staring at the cluster of purple grapes on the brocade quilt, silently pondering.

I loosened my clothes, crawled over him, nestled directly into the inside, shrunk on him, and said, "What's wrong?" Do you have something on your mind? Fourteen turned and looked at me fixedly, his hand brushing my shoulder, brushing the broken hair that hung down from my shoulder, gently twisting it around his fingertips, and saying, "I have something to tell you." I saw that he was serious and serious, and I couldn't help but say nervously: "What's the matter?" Fourteen's eyes fell on me, as if to see me in the depths of his heart.

After half a ring, he said: "Huang Ama has made a decree, let me go to Qinghai again to assist ** to resist the invasion of the Dzungar Department" He originally prepared a lot of words, about the country's morality, about the prince's responsibility, about him reluctant to me and so on, in addition to the facts themselves, he actually felt that everything was nonsense.

Indeed, to say anything is nonsense. I knew about his expedition from the first time I saw him.

I wasn't surprised, I was just worried about him. Although history records that he lived to the Qianlong year, after all, he went to war, his sword had no eyes, and he was injured and sick, and he would die in pain.

I pulled down my face and said, "When are you leaving?" Fourteen held my face with both hands and said, "It's all within this month" After a pause, he said: "Listen to me, Weiwei, don't worry, I will definitely come back safely." I also thought about taking you with me, but in that place in Qinghai, the weather changes very much and the environment is treacherous, so I am afraid that you will suffer if you go with you. Besides, what if an enemy soldier raids and hurts you? "I couldn't help but burst into tears, this matter has always been pressed in my heart, and I have always known that there will be this day, I thought that everything was expected, and there would be no great joy and sorrow.

But as soon as his words came out, my heart ached, and I couldn't help but cry. I whimpered, "With you protecting me, how can I be hurt, you must always have someone to serve, I will go with you." Fourteen wiped away my tears and said, "I want to too, but," he sighed softly, and continued: "The last time you went to Qinghai, I thought you were dead, and I couldn't stand the pain a second time." Weiwei, will you listen to me once? I cried out loud and thoughtful, but I couldn't get the end of it.

And fourteen, he wrapped himself around me in his arms, and let me weep lowly, and for a long time he said no more. Rainy night, majestic.

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