"puff……"
Jiang Wan almost spit out all the tea in her mouth. She didn't expect Song Jiuchi to be so direct.
On the contrary, people in ancient times were very reserved and would not talk about falling in love at all. If they liked someone, they would just marry them home.
Facing Qi Chuer's red and thick-necked face, Jiang Wan was still in the mood to tease:
"Then have you promised him?"
"No."
Qi Chu let out a sigh of relief, “Actually, I don’t know how I feel about him.
I always feel that I can't agree to this kind of thing easily, otherwise my parents will have to break my legs. "
In fact, Qi Chu is not stupid. She knows that her identity with Song Jiuchi is a bit awkward.
Even if the families of both parties are willing, I'm afraid the royal family won't be happy.
Hearing this, Jiang Wan sighed quietly, took Qi Chu's hand and said:
"But Chu Chu, it's hard to find a sincere person in this world, especially someone who likes you and likes you."
"Sister Jiang."
Qi Chu's eyes turned red, "Actually, I know, as soon as he said he wanted to marry me, I almost agreed.
But I do have concerns. My grandfather has close contact with you and has always been wary of those people in Kyoto.
If Song Jiuchi and I get married, wouldn't I put you and the prince on a fire rack to roast? "
"If you don't try, how will you know what your family thinks?"
Jiang Wan gently wiped the water from her eyes, "Chu Chu, you can cultivate your relationship first.
There is no need to rush into getting married. Let's see how the elders of both parties negotiate. "
"Sister Jiang is right."
Qi Chu thought about it and said very seriously: "Just like you and the prince, right?"
"right."
A touch of happiness appeared on Jiang Wan's face, "Chu Chu, I can see that you both really like each other.
Grandpa Chu loves you so much and must hope you are happy. "
"Then I'll discuss it with Song Jiuchi again?"
Qi Chu blushed, "He was afraid that I would misunderstand his relationship with Forsythia.
That's why I expressed my feelings so anxiously, otherwise I wouldn't have known that this idiot wanted to marry me. "
"Go quickly, they will go looking for Forsythia again later."
Jiang Wan pushed Qi Chu, and when she heard the sound of Forsythia, Qi Chu's steps were fast, forcing her to walk out of a pace that was unrecognizable to her emotions.
Seeing her walking so fast, Jiang Wan couldn't help but said, "Chu Chu, I'm going to go fishing for crayfish in two days.
You take Song Jiuchi with you, and I'll prepare something delicious for you. "
"Okay."
Qi Chu waved his hand to Jiang Wan without looking back and ran quickly, fearing that the man would be snatched away by others.
"What crayfish?"
Fu Ling walked in with a confused look on her face. Jiang Wan didn't expect her to get up so late today.
"You didn't go to Senior Brother's place?"
"Master dislikes my fuss and cowardice, so he won't let me go."
Fu Ling smiled awkwardly, she didn't expect such a cold girl to be afraid of bugs.
Hearing this, Jiang Wan explained: "I'm going to go fishing for crayfish in two days.
If you are interested, come together. "
“What is a crayfish?”
Fu Ling really didn't know this thing, but when she heard that she and Jiang Wan were going to play together, she immediately became excited.
"Okay, I'll go."
"You don't even know the crayfish, how dare you go there."
Jiang Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Okay, you go back and get ready."
After confirming who was going this time, Jiang Wan confirmed the location with Song Jiuyuan.
Three days later, Jiang Wan and the others left the city in a carriage.
Jiang Wan, Qi Chu Fuling, and Song Jiuli rode in a carriage, while Song Jiuyuan, Cheng Jin, and Song Jiuchi chose to ride a horse.
They were going to the nearby Zimu River, which was not far away. They arrived at their destination when Jiang Wan and the others finished a plate of preserves.
Everyone was fishing for lobster for the first time, so they looked confused.
Jiang Wan waved, and Qiuniang brought Jiang Wan's homemade bamboo pole. Cheng Jin was a little suspicious.
"Jiang Wan, are you sure this thing can catch lobsters?"
"What, you don't believe it?"
Jiang Wan knew that Cheng Jin's old habit had returned, so she handed Song Jiuyuan a bamboo pole.
"Song Jiuyuan, do you believe me?"
"Of course I believe you."
Song Jiuyuan took the bamboo pole and said in a good mood: "Wanwan, can you teach me?"
"OK."
Jiang Wan raised an eyebrow at Cheng Jin, "How about let's compete?"
"Is there any reward for winning?"
Qi Chu picked up a bamboo pole excitedly. She had never eaten lobster before, she just thought it was fun.
"The loser..."
Jiang Wan chuckled lightly, "How about the loser buys me Li Ji's shortcakes for a month? You can't let anyone do it for you."
Lines start lining up at around 9:00 every day for Li Kee's shortbread, and there are so many people buying it.
Hearing this, Cheng Jin's eyes lit up, "What if I win? Can you cook me three meals of crayfish?"
He still remembered the taste.
Jiang Wan said generously: "Okay, whoever wins, I will cook three meals of crayfish for him."
"Can you add me?"
The sound of horse hooves was heard not far away. It turned out to be Sheng Yi. He was carried out of the carriage by Yinquan.
Although she didn't know what the crayfish they were talking about was, Sheng Yi wanted to try it.
"sure."
Jiang Wan did not refuse and distributed bamboo poles to everyone one by one. Fortunately, she prepared a few more when making them.
Now one of the eight of them is just right.
Jiang Wan, Song Jiuyuan, Song Jiuchi, Qi Chu, Cheng Jin, Fuling, Song Jiuli, Sheng Yi.
Seeing them sitting together, Song Jiuli realized in hindsight that she and Sheng Yi seemed a little redundant.
"Sister Li, let's be companions, shall we?"
Sheng Yi's peach blossom eyes raised slightly, and Song Jiuli's depressed mood seemed to have improved a little.
"OK."
"Come on, come on."
Jiang Wan took out a small bucket, took the pig liver from it and tied it to the cotton thread under the bamboo pole.
Cheng Jin wrinkled his nose in disgust, "What...what is this?"
"Pork liver."
After Jiang Wan hung up, he threw the bait directly into the river, then sat on a small bench and started waiting.
Cheng Jin looked suspicious, "Will this thing work? How about getting something else?"
"Noisy."
Song Jiuyuan glanced at him lightly, "Be quiet and don't disturb me while fishing for lobster."
He was still thinking about Jiang Wan's three meals of crayfish.
Cheng Jin became excited when he mentioned this, but he still disliked pork liver and quickly asked the boy next to him to help tie it up.
"Hey, my bamboo pole seems to be moving."
Fu Ling pulled the lever hard in confusion, and everyone was stunned to see that there was indeed something on her bait.
"I go."
Cheng Jin was dumbfounded, "It's really a blind cat meeting a dead mouse."
"Shut up."
Fuling glared at Cheng Jin fiercely, but looked at the crayfish with some confusion.
Is this thing... really edible?
She didn't dare to scratch for fear of being bitten.
"Poria, if you hold its back with your thumb and index finger, it won't be able to bite you."
Jiang Wan spoke loudly to ensure that everyone could hear.
The next second, her line straightened. Jiang Wan pulled hard and caught a crayfish.
She quickly grabbed the crayfish and threw it into the bucket she had prepared.
But Fuling was still a little scared.
Seeing this, Cheng Jin took action directly, "I didn't expect you to be afraid of this thing."
He threw the lobsters caught by Fu Ling into the bucket at Fu Ling's feet.
"Don't get me wrong, I just don't want you, a delicate girl, to line up every day to buy shortcakes for Jiang Wan."
