Chapter 37: Fish Scones
"After eating a few meals in your mountain village, I think the fish are all delicious, and they are caught from your own lake?" I picked up a small sachet from the windowsill, sniffed it with my nose, and as I spoke, I glanced at Wen Renxiang, who was sitting quietly not far away.
I had a rare insomnia last night, and I was terrified of seeing the true face of Yew Lady. Early in the morning, I visited seemingly casually, and asked Wenrenxiang about the young fisherman I met yesterday afternoon, to confirm whether there was indeed such a person in the village.
Wen Renxiang's eyes were still closed, and he replied to me: "Some of them were booked at the market, and some of them were fished in the lake of the mountain villa. β
I pinched the lanyard of the sachet with my hand, applied force to my wrist, and threw it up, drawing a circle in the air. Chao Wenren Xiang walked a few more steps, glanced at her again, and said, "The cook in your villa is quite busy, in addition to cooking, he also has to fish. β
After saying this, Wen Renxiang never answered again, and I couldn't help but be a little anxious: Should I just throw out a question?
Just when my heart was up and down and I was annoyed, Wen Renxiang said lightly: "The fish are all in charge of the old servants of the villa, and they are caught before meals every day and sent to the kitchen." β
My heart sank: the young man I met fishing yesterday should be Lord Yew.
Down in the dumps. I don't know if others are like me, when they are the most pessimistic, they will gradually calm down and then find some missed details. I asked myself: Was Yew-sama wearing a human skin mask yesterday?
Recalling yesterday's fishing boy, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes. In the early stage of training, wearing a mask is not conducive to improving reflexes, so the would-be killers all wear human skin masks, and I am no exception. At that time, I didn't have much contact with Yew-sama, and I occasionally met or looked at each other from afar. I remember that the human skin masks were designed to hide the facial bones and the overall contours of the people, and it should not be overlooked that our bones did not grow at the beginning of the training.
I smiled in my heart: this is not too difficult for me. I never forget the images, I keep observing the growth of bones, I can find the details, the traces, if I want to know, if I want to find them.
I tried to think back to the last time I saw Yew in a human skin mask, to think about the changes in his eyes, his human skin mask, and his face during his movements, although that was eight years ago, and I recalled his voice, that a would-be killer had a skill that he had to learn, that is, to change his voice, and that it was difficult to distinguish the voice that was successfully disguised, so let me think about what his voice was. Closing my eyes, my mind was spinning, and the sea of memories reproduced various images of the past, and I began to compare various details, and my brow gradually deepened.
Suddenly, I opened my eyes and realized that I had never paid attention to these things, and once I looked into them, the results were so shocking.
Then a new question arises: Do I need to live so clearly? Is it meaningful to live so clearly? The human heart is the most difficult to understand, and people can only understand their own hearts after a long time of exploration, but it is difficult to guess the hearts of others. Sigh.
So, is it to have hope? It's still a matter of people's hearts.
"But there are also young people who do it for them. Wen Renxiang's voice came, and she was still talking about the topic of the person in charge of the mountain villa fishing.
I smiled. There was no more force in his hand, and the small sachet was already hanging aside. Put the sachet back on the windowsill and prepare to sit for a while before leaving.
"It's worth thinking about things, and you can think about them on the bright side. But the difficulty is difficult, how to judge whether this matter is worth thinking about or not?" Wen Renxiang's voice came again.
I looked up at her curiously: I smell too much, can I see through people's hearts?
"Speaking of fish, I ordered a fish scone at the Jinjun Snack Barn yesterday, and it's just the right time to help me get it back?" Wen Renxiang said.
"Fish scones? Well, happy to oblige. I replied with a smile.
Wen Renxiang drew a simple map for me, and when he handed it to me, his eyelashes trembled. I narrowed my eyes and glanced at her.
The King County Snack Bar is located on the edge of the business district, and after turning around and turning, you can finally see its cloth sign hanging high.
The closer you get to the storefront, the clearer the aroma of cake and fish. Sniff sniff, I'm a little hungry.
The row of doors along the street was now all removed and stacked aside, and in the corner of the door stood a stove with three pancakes sprinkled with fish and condiments. It is from here that the fragrance comes from.
"Miss, what to eat?" said the busy little man behind the stove. He had a thin strip of bamboo around his face, tied in the middle of the bridge of his nose and crossed at the back of his head, and a square towel hung from the bamboo strip to protect his nose and mouth from the smoke and to prevent saliva from splashing onto the scones.
"I ordered fish scones, now I'm going to pick them up. I replied.
"Well, please wait. β
The servant turned his head to the inner courtyard and shouted, "Shopkeeper, the guest has come to pick up the ordered scones." β
My eyes widened slightly: the voice of the little guy was not high, and the penetrating power was very strong, but I didn't see it, his internal strength was very good.
A steady figure appeared in the afterglow, walking towards me. My eyes opened wider and I didn't see each other clearly, but there was a person in my mind: the young man I met yesterday at Wensi Villa fishing. I felt it with my heart, but I realized that it was not.
"Miss, may I ask what your mansion is?" the visitor asked.
I turned to look at the man and replied, "Wensi Villa." β
"It's a coincidence that you've just baked, and I'm going to wrap it up for you. The shopkeeper replied.
Look at the shop again: it's clean and tidy, and the style and texture of the dΓ©cor and furnishings are simple but exquisite. There is some of his style, interesting little shop, goodbye.
In a good mood, walk out of the alley. When I looked up, I saw a cool light blue robe. Eyes lit up suddenly.
"Xihan. Tang Lingshu stopped, and he also saw me.
I was in a good mood, and when I walked up to him, I realized that my face was already full of smiles: "What a coincidence, you are here." β
I haven't seen him for many days, Tang Lingshu seems to have something on his mind, there is only a smile on his face, and he nodded: "There are some affairs, stay in Lizhou for a few days." What about you?"
I didn't try to guess the reason for his bad mood, and my interest was very good: "I came to Wensi Villa as a guest, and I can't stay for a few days." β
Tang Lingshu saw that my face was radiant, his eyes were darker, and he replied to me after two seconds: "The rivers and lakes have not been peaceful recently, pay attention to safety and take good care of yourself." β
My eyes blinked lightly, and I deliberately paused for two seconds to reply to him: "I will, and so will you." β
Tang Lingshu's gaze fell on my hand: "This is a fish scone?"
I quietly pursed my lips and smiled, and replied to him: "Yes, Wen Renxiang is ordered, I'll pick it up." β
Tang Lingshu glanced at me when he heard this, nodded again, maybe there was no topic for a while, and heard him say to me: "Then go back quickly, the fish scones will not be so fragrant when they are cold." β
I also nodded, wanting to see him leave, but Tang Lingshu looked at me, and there was no trace of leaving.
So I had to turn around first, take a few steps, and look back at him, and he was still looking at me. So he had a flash of inspiration, walked back again, stood in front of him, looked up and asked him, "Will you go back to Zizhou later?"
Tang Lingshu's eyes flashed, and he nodded again.
I asked, "Which day will you come back?"
Tang Lingshu looked at me, as if studying my eyes, and he replied softly: "The day after tomorrow, the thirteenth day of the lotus month." β
I arched my nose in thought, and said to him, "You invited me to go to Zizhou before, is it still valid?"
Tang Lingshu looked down at me, and his gaze was as deep as a bottomless pit.
Suddenly, his eyes softened, but darkened: "Of course." β
I kept looking into his eyes with a cute and serious expression: "Well, I have a task." β
Tang Lingshu's eyebrows were raised, and his eyes were hazy and sharp.
Snort, turn around and take two steps. Suddenly I turned around again, facing the direction of Tang Lingshu, I raised my right hand, my index finger and thumb were straightened, and the other three fingers were slightly bent. Raising my hand to my nose, I smiled.
Tang Lingshu was suddenly stunned, his expression was completely blank, only there was shock, surprise, and surprise in his eyes. Finally, he was relieved and smiled from the corners of his eyes to the corners of his mouth.
"Then let's go back to Zizhou together. He said.
Return to Wensi Villa, back to Wenrenxiang's boudoir. I put the wrapped fish scones on the table with a grin on my lips. I just couldn't control my smile.
Wen Renxiang raised his eyes and looked at me, and rarely showed a faint smile on his mouth, and said to me: "I haven't eaten the fish scones yet, so happy?"
I nodded heavily in agreement, "I love the grilled fish." β
Wen Renxiang took out all the incense from the incense box and counted them one by one: "My thoughts are very clear, then open the fish scones and eat them, they won't be so fragrant when it's cold." β
The movement of his hands was quick, and he unpacked the package, revealing only a piece of elaborate fish scones, which had been cut into small pieces. I pushed the fish scones in front of Wen Renxiang, picked up a piece with my hand by the way, put it in my mouth, and immediately the aroma overflowed my mouth.
Wen Renxiang took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped his hands clean, and pinched a piece of fish scones to eat. He didn't forget to instruct me to bring the hot tea on the side and fill the teacup by the way.
There are a lot of condiments used in fish scones, and I think of the fish that day when I was baked by a variety of scholars, and I didn't see any condiments prepared by him, but the taste of the grilled was also very fragrant.
"Remember, eat. "Wen Renxiang noticed my distraction.
"Memories of grilled fish. I smiled sweetly and picked up another piece of fish scone.
"Memories of grilled fish. Wen Renxiang repeated and glanced at me. Her eyes speak, and that means: Then think about it again and remember.
I put away my expression, looked at her thoughtfully, and suddenly remembered something again, and smiled happily: "Your eyes are as useful as your flute, they can remind me of many things." β
Wen Renxiang's eyes were like colorful streamers, and she pointed to the teapot with her chin. I will care, busy with her and full.
The smell of fish, cakes and hot tea, and the evening sun. Recently, I seem to be living a very happy and warm life. I don't want to think about the future, just live seriously and well in the present.
After eating, drinking, and tidying up.
With my left hand on my cheek and my right hand bent on the table, I looked at Wen Renxiang: serious, focused, sitting outside the world.
"Do you like Yun Yilei?" I asked her suddenly.
Wen Renxiang's hand stopped moving, and continued to check each incense: "I like this word, I never thought about it." β
Seeing me looking at her, Wen Renxiang thought about it and replied: "No, I like my family." β
"That's not like, that's love. I said.
Wen Renxiang didn't answer, but his eyes were smiling, and I could see it.