Liu Xueer was surrounded by a group of women dressing up in the room. When she finally walked out, she looked like a royal lady with a phoenix crown and a beautiful pei.
Liu Xueer is originally a slightly chubby type, but this outfit really holds her down, making her look dignified, virtuous, and full of blessings.
Zhang Yunqing sighed secretly, this is what a real wife should be like! An Qingyue accompanied Liu Xueer to the palace for the ceremony. Everyone in the Xiao Mansion was busy with their own affairs, and it was very lively with lanterns and colors.
Xiao Feng called Yu Dayou into the room alone. Xiao Feng told the whole story about Yan Zhihu, and then looked at Yu Dayou seriously.
"Although Rouge Leopard has been pardoned, neither Yan Shifan nor Xiao Qin will let her go. She can't stay with Wang Zhi forever. Although I told you about this before, it was not official. This time I promise I got Rouge Tiger, but I didn’t have time to discuss it with you." Yu Dayou stood up and said sincerely: "Master, since Rouge Leopard and I were destined to be together many years ago, and Master promised the sisters, I will naturally not shirk it. After Master said last time, I mentioned it to my wife. She was also very happy. She had an illness last year and she is still not well. She has always wanted to take a concubine for me. She said she wanted to meet Rouge Leopard to see if she was a suitable candidate for the future. Woman. I am about to apply to the imperial court to take my wife from her hometown of Quanzhou to Nanjing to live and recuperate. Rouge Bao, please go to Nanjing with us, not only to help me take care of my wife, but also to ensure her safety." Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief, he had been worried Yu Dayou was in a dilemma. Since he had this opportunity, God must have taken pity on him and felt sorry for Rouge Leopard's rough life.
"One more thing. Before Yan Zhihu died, she said that Xiao Wuji should not be dead. She asked me to help her kill him. I will leave this matter to you. Let it be your dowry for Rouge Leopard." Yu Dayou laughed: "It's really not easy for that old man to survive to this day. If I see him again, I will definitely kill him!" Since Zhang Yunqing refused to leave, Zhang Tianci's family naturally had to come over.
Wang Tuiguan's family didn't come, but I heard that Zhan Feiyun was called home to eat dumplings. Everyone in Wudang Mountain wanted to say goodbye, but Xiao Feng was really not thick-skinned enough. He felt that it was outrageous for someone to be on the road with blood and blood just after helping him fight, so they tried their best to persuade him to stay.
The one who finally solved the problem was An Sizheng. As the head of the Daolu Department and Zhang Wuxin's father-in-law, he was very close both in public and private affairs, so he held a banquet at home and asked Zhang Wuxin to take everyone to drink.
Xiao Feng originally wanted to invite all the people from the Wushi Temple to celebrate the New Year, but the Taoist priest said that dumplings had been made in the temple, and even Zeng Zaoban was invited to celebrate the New Year together with the Huo Gong Taoist.
Zhan Yu was seriously injured and had not recovered, so he stayed in Prince Yu's Mansion to recuperate. Qi Jiguang was stationed in Datong, so naturally he couldn't come back.
Father Lan is gone too. Compared with last year, although there are more servants in the Xiao Mansion, it seems much deserted.
When Liu Xueer comes back and Yan Niang comes too, everyone will definitely be lively again, but things have changed and people have changed. After all, the happiness this year will not be the happiness last year.
When Liu Xueer came back, Yan Niang came as expected, bringing the latest fireworks. Liu Peng had already sneaked over and followed Qiaoqiao and Lan Xiaozi, running around the yard with firecrackers in one hand and food in the other.
It stands to reason that on New Year's Eve, Liu Tong and his wife should have celebrated the New Year at their own home, and it was only on the first day of the new year that Liu Xueer went with Xiao Feng to pay New Year greetings.
How about both of them sing in their tunes: "The first month of the year is the New Year. On the first day of the new year, every family has a reunion, and the young ones pay New Year greetings to the old ones."
But as soon as Liu Peng came over, Liu Tong and his wife stared at each other at home and felt extremely deserted. The daughter got married and took Xiaomei away, and the son ran away again. There was really no atmosphere.
So Liu Tong simply ordered the housekeeper to lead the servants to celebrate the New Year in the mansion, and he dragged his wife to follow him, saying that he was here to arrest Liu Peng.
Liu Tong was filled with indignation and said that this child was too ignorant. How could he go to his brother-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year on New Year's Eve? The family couldn't open the pot?
Liu Xueer protected her younger brother: "If he wants to live here, he can live here. Anyway, we are door to door, so there is no need to pay attention to it." Liu Tong glanced at Xiao Feng with the corner of his eyes, twirling his beard: " This is not good. I don’t think this is good. How can I go to someone else’s house to celebrate the Chinese New Year? How unbecoming it is..." Xiao Feng was still a little lonely in his heart, but Liu Tong’s fuss completely dissipated it. He came forward with a smile.
"Father-in-law, Xiaoxue came back from the palace. The palace rewarded her with some rare ingredients. Miss Liu is studying them in the kitchen. I heard that the bear paws and deer tendons here are most delicious when eaten hot right after they are taken out of the pot. , even if I bring a food box to you, I'm afraid the taste will change, which is very embarrassing." Liu Tong immediately said seriously: "I'm not interested in anything like bear paws and deer tendons. The ancestors of the Liu family taught that people should eat For God. Eating is to survive, as long as you can eat enough. Young people should not be too greedy for delicious food, and should maintain their simple nature." Xiao Feng nodded repeatedly, expressing deep admiration for his father-in-law's profound thoughts, and personally led his father-in-law to Sit down and drink tea.
Bear paws and deer tendons are ingredients that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them, because these two items are only available close to Changbai Mountain.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty's control of Northeast China was actually only half of what it is now in Liaoning Province, and it was still far away from Changbai Mountain.
These ingredients require tribute from the Jurchens. So even though Liu Tong is not a gourmet, when he heard that he had the opportunity to eat these two things, he would not miss it.
Although he was chatting and laughing with everyone, his eyes kept glancing towards the kitchen. The food and wine were served quickly. The servants were in the front yard, Xiao Feng, Liu Tong and others were in the middle yard, and the women were in the backyard. They started eating at the same time.
Of course, Liu Ruyun's craftsmanship was not mentioned. Even the two apprentices who helped cooked the dishes were of a very high standard, and everyone was very satisfied with the food.
Only Liu Tong was thinking about the bear paws and deer sinews and did not dare to eat more, for fear that there would be no room in his stomach when the big dishes were served.
After the last specialty dish, the Shiquan Big Tonic, was served, no more dishes were served. Liu Tong was very surprised and blurted out.
"Well, where are the bear paws and deer sinews? They haven't been put on yet!" Xiao Feng was stunned. He was looking for an excuse to stay with his father-in-law's family. He didn't take it to heart after being criticized by Liu Tong.
Now that my father-in-law had brought it up, he naturally wanted to pay attention to it and quickly asked someone to go to the backyard to ask if there were any dishes left.
Liu Ruyun had already put on new clothes and sat down to eat with her sisters. When she heard the servant asking, she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.
"It's not that easy. There are two types of bear paw soaking: water hair and fire hair. The most authentic way to eat it is definitely to use water. Soak the bear paws in warm water for 7 days, and change the water frequently during the soak. After it is transparent, brush off the dirt with alkaline water, cut off the fat, change the water and simmer over low heat. When the hair becomes soft, take it out, pull out the hair, peel off the hard skin on the soles, and then boil it in boiling water. Wait for the palms to Lift the shell and pick out the bones. Now it is considered to be cooked and you can start cooking. Mr. Liu doesn’t have to worry. You can eat bear paws on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. However, deer tendon is faster and the water temperature is higher. It will be ready by the end of the day. Come and eat on the third day of the Lunar New Year." The servants felt dizzy after hearing this. They remembered a general idea and went back to describe it. No one could understand it. They only knew that bear paws could not be eaten until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. .
Liu Tong was very sad. He hadn't eaten much yet! But now most of the other dishes were eaten, and the rest was cold. He was too embarrassed to ask for another dish, so he could only eat a few bites of the cold dishes.
Finally, the Shiquan Big Tonic that finally arrived was hot, so Liu Tong launched a fierce attack on the big Tong. It is better to be full than to be hungry!
There was a large pot of soup, and Liu Tong drank almost all of it. Seeing that his father-in-law loved this dish, Xiao Feng hurriedly asked someone to go to the kitchen to refill half of the pot, and Liu Tong drank it all.
After eating, Liu Tong and his wife took Liu Peng home. As soon as they got home, Liu Tong ran to the toilet and then quickly called the housekeeper.
"Is there anything left to eat at home?" The housekeeper looked at Liu Tong in surprise: "Sir, are my uncle's family so picky? It's just that you can't eat well, but they haven't given you enough to eat?" Liu Tong asked impatiently Waved his hand: "Stop talking nonsense, is there any leftover food?" The butler said awkwardly: "My ancestral teachings are very strict and we are never allowed to waste food. I personally watched the food they cooked and ate all the dishes. If you must eat, Master, there are meat bones prepared for dogs in the kitchen. It’s Chinese New Year and I wanted to improve the dog’s food.” Liu Tong’s eyes lit up;
"It's enough for a dog to have bones. It doesn't care whether there's meat on the bones or not. Bring it to me!" Half an hour later, the housekeeper took the bones to the dog Laifu who was guarding Liu's house. Fu licked it and was stunned.
This bone is simply cleaner than anything I've chewed on before. Even the periosteum has been chewed away. Are you willing to give it to me for dinner?
Xiao Feng didn't notice that his father-in-law left hungry, and just drank one glass after another with Yu Dayou.
Yu Dayou drank a lot. After Xiao Feng's internal strength increased greatly, his drinking capacity also increased, and it was no longer the same level as before.
But the stagnation in Xiao Feng's chest has always made him unable to completely forget it. It was the result of many emotions mixed together and precipitated, like a thorn piercing his heart.
In it, there is unwillingness for Yan Shifan to escape guilt, regret for underestimating the enemy, sadness for Yan Zhihu, and dissatisfaction with his senior brother who is always misled by his cleverness.
The more pain is actually his own life being torn apart. I don’t know what is happening to my family now.
He married Liu Xueer, but the lingering poison of the Paradise Pill continued, preventing Liu Xueer from enjoying the rights she deserved.
He personally handed over Wang Yingxiang to Zhan Feiyun. This was what he should do, but why did he feel a dull pain in his heart? How fucking pretentious!
Behind Liu Xueer are Liu Ruyun, Zhang Yunqing, Princess Chang'an, and someone I can't name... When will I end this seemingly happy but actually painful life?
Xiao Feng drank one cup after another, and Yu Dayou felt very happy at first. Being able to eat big chunks of meat and drink wine with his master was more enjoyable than competing with Zhang Wuxin.
But later I found that Xiao Feng seemed to be drinking to drown his sorrows, and he was already in a daze after drinking. Yu Dayou was secretly worried, but he didn't dare to stop him, so he had to place his hope in Zhang Tianci, who was at the same table.
"Boss Zhang, my master drank a lot and it's getting late. Please see if we're done."
"Hey, hey, brother is right! Everything he said is right! Brother, let's have another drink!" Yu Dayou was speechless and could only pat Xiao Feng on the shoulder: "Master, that's about it. I really drank a lot today. Now." Xiao Feng looked at Yu Dayou with drunken eyes: "Dayou, tell me, why do people like to drink?" Yu Dayou was stunned for a moment. He had been drinking for half his life and had never considered this issue, but since Master When asked, he thought about it carefully.
"Martial arts practitioners use wine to activate blood circulation; Xinglin doctors use wine to strengthen medicine; happy people use wine to cheer up, and sad people use wine to relieve worries." Xiao Feng laughed loudly: "That's right, that's right! Happy! People who are sad use wine to cheer up, and people who are sad use wine to relieve their worries. But if a person is really happy, why does he care whether there is wine or not? If a person is really sad, what kind of wine can relieve his worries? After all, he is just deceiving himself and others." Xiao Feng. With a smile, he picked up the wine bottle, drank directly to his mouth, and walked out while drinking.
Yu Dayou followed him out uneasily. Zhang Tianci also wanted to follow, but unfortunately his feet slipped, and he just shouted: "Brother, don't go, brother, have another drink, brother, brother is right!" Xiao Feng walked to the middle of the yard, and he vaguely felt that he was also there last year. Here, the front and back yards are also very lively. I seem to see a silver hook-like moon in the sky.
But not today, there is no moon today. Maybe last year's moon was also my illusion? After all, many people told him that there shouldn't be a moon on New Year's Eve.
Could it be that he drank too much last year and the crescent moon was actually a figment of his imagination? Xiao Feng opened the lid of the pot and drank the remaining half of the pot of wine into his own mouth. The depressed mood really seemed to be lifted up by the wine, and turned into a sky-high laughter.
"Wine, wine, wine. Wine was originally made by Du Kang. It relieves sorrow and opens the mind. Although Du Kang has passed away, this thing has not disappeared. Just because the sorrow is still there, it will not disappear forever! The moon is dark and dark clouds block it, and the frost is heavy. The beloved man's sign. Fly away. Every now and then, I see a swallow, and it sings a few times. I dream about the warmth of the fragrant quilt, and when I wake up weeping, the tent is empty. I only know that I am young, and my brocade clothes have returned early. Little did I know that life is short, and the flowers bloom several times. In the blink of an eye, everything is done, and I go thousands of miles to achieve fame. . The affection of a loving mother in her hometown, and the love of a wanderer in the world. Thousands of feet of trees in front of the hall, leaves falling everywhere. When I stop talking and return to my roots, there are tens of thousands of mountains. Poems and books are useless, what is the use of passing them down to the world? If people in peace don't read them, disasters will happen early in troubled times. Don't worry about the world. Things, Haoshou Sutras are limited. Lonely in life, why bother with a reputation after death. Monkhood and hard cultivation are not empty at all. If you really have no worries, why bother to chant sutras. Just because you are sad and hard to express, no one will listen to you. Helpless in front of the hall Sit down and tell your heart to the Buddha. Work diligently day and night, listen to the bells in the morning and evening. The body is still attached to the bones, and the heart is in the hands of the Buddha. I am writing this song today not to relieve emptiness. The wine is not as good as the mouth, and it is difficult to eliminate the feelings in the heart. After drinking, there is no A gentleman has the right to be a drunkard. Life is like this, it is empty. Empty! Empty! Empty! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..." Xiao Feng's arrogant laughter spread far away, and Yu Dayou was like As if he was frozen, he stood in place, motionless.
He just felt today that the master may have many secrets hidden in his heart. He always felt that no matter what difficulties he had, they would disappear as long as he came in front of the master.
But today he suddenly understood that no matter how smart people are, they all have troubles that they cannot understand, and no matter how transparent people are, they all have troubles that they cannot see through.
Not only Yu Dayou, but also the courtyard was already full of people. Listening to Xiao Feng's poem, everyone was filled with their own thoughts, and the servants were no exception.
There is a very nonsense phenomenon, that is, people always seem to think that only the young ladies who are glamorous and can be the protagonists are worthy of worrying, while the supporting characters who do not even have names are not worthy of worrying.
But is there anyone in the world who doesn’t have worries? It's just a matter of whether his thoughts will be noticed by others, and whether his voice will be heard.
Many people know that peaches are very cold, but few people know that steamed buns are also very cold; many people know that catfish is very fat, but few people know that leeks are very thin.
Xiao Feng was carried back to the room by Liu Xueer and Xiaomei. Zhang Tianci also shouted to follow him, but Zhang Yunqing and Mrs. Zhang jointly suppressed him.
Finally, Yan Niang helped Mrs. Zhang throw Zhang Tianci into the car. Looking at Mrs. Zhang's expression when she got in the car, Zhang Yunqing was secretly worried for his father.
Yan Niang sighed, she was afraid that Boss Zhang would not be able to visit Chunyan Tower in three days. The Jin Yiwei who listened to Qiang Gen sent a copy of the poem he heard to the palace as quickly as possible, where the Jiajing family was waiting.
Princess Chang'an looked at Xiao Chunzi who ran in with wide eyes: "Did you do it or not? Did Mr. Xiao do it? Did you do it by yourself or with others?" Xiao Chunzi thought the princess's words sounded strange, but He had no time to think about it and was too busy to answer.
"It's done, Mr. Xiao didn't use anyone else. He did it himself. When he got up, he used both hands! Well, I mean, he was holding the wine bottle in one hand and pointing to the sky with one hand, as if there was someone in the sky. , as if he is talking to people in heaven!" Jiajing nodded repeatedly: "Junior brother has a wife, daughter and family in heaven, so he naturally misses him very much." King Yu quietly stretched out a hand, spread his palm and placed it on the scene. In front of the king: "I am willing to admit defeat, the master has done it!" King Jing took out a gold ingot from his arms angrily and put it in King Yu's hand: "He drank. If my father allows me to drink, so will I." Xiaochun Zi read the poem copied by Jin Yiwei to Jiajing. Jiajing listened with great concentration, and so did the prince and princess.
After a long time, Jiajing let out a sigh of relief: "Junior brother's cultivation has indeed improved again. It seems that our brothers' days in the mortal world are numbered. Huang Jin, please make arrangements for going to bed tonight. You guys Three, let's go back to our homes each." Huang Jin went out to get the silver plate and placed the small signs one by one. After thinking for a while, he placed the signs for Concubine Kang and Concubine Lu Jing in the middle, and then saw the two princes. They sighed to each other and got into the car.
Princess Chang'an sneaked into the carriage. Huang Jin quickly ran up two steps.
"Princess, if you don't go back to the imperial garden, why are you getting in the car and driving?" The princess glared at him: "You don't have much to do, help me make up a record in the palace, I'm going to Xiao Mansion to spend the night. Mr. Xiao must be very heavy He wrote this kind of poem because of his worries, I have to go see him!"
