border cook

After making sour radish and old duck soup, Jiang Yanyi took advantage of going to Fengfu to see the name of the chili pepper, and sent Feng Shuo a cup in a food box. She also put some on a plate for the duck neck.

When she went out, Chu Yangui called out, "Sister, are you going to the palace?"

"I went over to look at the peppers planted. The yard was also leased to us by the Wangfu, so it should be a gift." Jiang Yanyi said so, but felt a little guilty in his heart.

Chu Yangui smiled obediently, revealing two small dimples: "This is what it should be, then sister will come back earlier, I will ask Master Yao to wait for you to eat together."

Jiang Yanyi said: "I have to go to the pepper field to take care of it. If I come back late, it will delay Master Yao and the old man's return. You can eat first when the meal is ready."

Jiang Yanyi opened the bamboo curtain and went out. It was snowing heavily outside, and the bamboo curtain swayed gently. She walked away wearing a lake green brocade cloak, but Chu Yangui didn't look back.

When Chu Zhong came to add charcoal to the charcoal basin, he said with a sullen expression, "Uncle Zhong, I'm afraid my sister will be bullied."

Chu Zhong is over [-] years old, he is an old man who has been with Chu Changping, and he has seen a lot of people and the world. Ever since the death of his mother, Master Biao has been unstable. When the lady is not around, he is like a little wolf cub baring his teeth viciously at everyone.

Chu Zhong reassured him: "Master, Miss is capable, no one can embarrass her, if something happens to her, the third master will not stand by and watch."

Chu Yan replied, "No matter how powerful and capable my sister is, I'm also worried about her."

Auntie invited the doctor of the Wangfu to see his wound, the carriage he left the Chu family on the day he left, the yard rented to them by the Wangfu...everything made him uneasy, if the King of Liaonan used these as threats to bully him, Ah Sister, what should I do if his sister just insists on not saying anything?

Even though the Chu family was able to escape to this borderland only under the protection of the King of Liaonan, if something really happened, the Prince of Liaonan was so powerful, what would he have to do to seek justice for his elder sister?

"Meow!"

Chubby Ju, who was curled up next to the charcoal basin to warm up the fire, suddenly let out a shriek, and jumped out all of a sudden, a mass of "hair" and "hair" curled up on his back. A ball of "hair", the cry is like a whimper, weak and pitiful.

Chu Yangui was pulled back to his senses by the meowing of the cat, concealed the panic in his heart, and bent down to pick up Xiaopangju, "Did you fall asleep next to the charcoal basin again?"

Fat Ju huddled in his arms, raised his head and yelled at him twice, as if he was wronged, and as if he was blaming him for not taking good care of himself.

It only took a short sleep, how could "Mao" "Mao" be scorched into a big ball!

Chu Yangui "touched" "touched" Xiaopangju's head: "Next time, don't sleep next to the charcoal basin."

Xiaopangju shook his head angrily, and refused to "touch".

The corners of Chu Yangui's lips curled up, and he put his palm on Fat Ju's head again, Fat Ju's entire cat's face was covered by his hands, and he could only yell a few times in dissatisfaction.

The bamboo curtain at the door was lifted again, and several young princes came into the store talking and laughing, all wearing official uniforms, obviously from the government office.

Chu Yangui raised his head, seeing the gentle and gentle young master at the end, his expression suddenly turned cold.

"Brother Lu, when I invited you to come to Jiang Ji Antique Soup, you refused to come in every possible way. What's the matter, the layout here is not worse than those big restaurants?" The female shopkeeper was born with a good-looking appearance, just like the person who walked down from the picture of a lady! You don't know, the youngest son of Lu Yuan's family came to see this female shopkeeper and ate the pot for a month. It's kind of a wind..."

"Brother Yang, be careful, the reputation of your daughter's family must not be joked like this." Lu Linyuan frowned and said, no matter his figure or appearance, he was the most outstanding among several people. From a distance, he really was Lan The posture of a jade tree.

Lu Linyuan was dragged over by several colleagues. He tried every means to evade, but he failed. He was worried about seeing Jiang Yanyi, but he didn't intend to glance at the counter. When he saw Chu Yangui sitting there, he met Chu Yan. Guiman's gaze was full of hatred, he subconsciously recognized it and turned his gaze away.

He had already heard about the move of the Chu family to Xizhou, but he did not expect to meet Chu Yangui here.

In the past, he had always hated Jiang Yanyi and his brother. The pair were stupid and arrogant. Jiang Yanyi was shameless and kept stalking him like a fly, bullying Yan Xi whenever he got the chance.Chu Yangui was an accomplice, and he was responsible for all the evil things his sister did.

His dislike for the siblings stemmed from his liking for Jiang Yanxi.

Perhaps it was because of a change in mood now that they hurt Jiang Yanxi, and they had received the punishment they deserved, even far exceeding what they deserved, so his disgust stopped.Talking about treating them as strangers, it seems that there is another layer of things in it than strangers, after all, there have been too many involvements.

Lu Linyuan had thought a lot these days. He was young and energetic when he retired, and he only thought that Jiang Yanyi had forced this marriage on his own. He divorced her because of Jiang Yanxi, and Jiang Yanyi suffered the consequences of himself.Later, Chu Changping's words finally tore away his natural fig leaf - if he had resisted his mother from the beginning, this marriage would not have happened.

To sum up, the reason is that he himself was too cowardly at the time to facilitate this marriage, and he was not completely innocent.

Their siblings owed Jiang Yanxi, one was sent to work as a prostitute, and the other had his leg broken, so they were all paid off.

But he regretted the marriage and owed Jiang Yanyi, and he never repaid it.

The colleagues ordered the mutton soup pot and ordered the newly bought plum blossom wine from the store. From the war in the south to the romantic affairs, they toasted and laughed, and Lu Linyuan did not say a word from the beginning to the end. At the end of his visit, after a few glasses of thin wine, he became even more disturbed.

After finally getting away, they were all colleagues. It took him some effort to gain a firm foothold in the government office. Naturally, he couldn't quarrel with them at the wine table. Before leaving, he went to the counter to pay for the meal in advance.

Although Chu Yangui hated Lu Linyuan, but thinking of the business in Sister's shop, he didn't want to make too much trouble and drive away customers, so he said the money for the check with a blank face: "Four, two, seven."

Lu Linyuan gave five taels, and said slowly, "There's no need to look for it."

After saying that, he put on his cloak and left.

Chu Yangui took out three coins from the drawer, threw them on Lu Linyuan's back, and said with a sneer, "Guest officer, I'm looking for your money, take it!"

A few strings of copper plates hit Lu Linyuan's cloak and fell into the snow again.

Lu Linyuan stood with his back to Chu Yangui and didn't make a sound. The boy next to him bought it after he arrived in Xizhou. He didn't know the relationship between the two families. Is it? Be careful, I will tell you the shopkeeper!"

Lu Linyuan said: "Qingsong, let's go."

The boy glared at Chu Yangui, picked up the copper plate that fell on the ground, and chased after Lu Linyuan, and he could still hear him muttering: "My lord, it's only because you have a good temper..."

Chu Yangui sneered and said: "Your lord has a good temper. He regretted the marriage after six rituals. He never thought that the girl he regretted would become a laughing stock."

There are six ceremonies for marriage, accepting, asking for name, accepting auspiciousness, accepting a request, asking for a date, and welcoming in person.According to the customs of the Xuan Dynasty, if a woman is dismissed at this time, it is generally recognized that her morals are not good and she does not abide by "women's" ethics. The two married families are afraid that they will become enemies from now on.

The boy's heart skipped a beat, he realized that his lord might have some trouble with this little gentleman's family, so he didn't dare to say anything.

***

Seal the government.

When Jiang Yanyi took the soup, it was still hot. She filled a small bowl for Feng Shuo and urged him to drink it while it was hot: "Today I came back from the noodle shop and bought some ducks. I made the soup with pickled radish. This soup is hot and cool. blood, try it."

Feng Shuo didn't pick up the bowl in her hand, but instead grabbed her waist and pulled her down, Jiang Yanyi was forced to sit on his lap.

With the bowl still in her hand, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "What are you doing?"

Feng Shuo lowered his head and sniffed the fragrance in her hair, then rested his chin lightly on her shoulder: "Hold you."

With just one sentence, Jiang Yan's heart softened.

They hadn't seen each other for a long time since they left the city that day.

Leaning in his arms, Jiang Yanyi babbled about his recent events to him: "I bought a noodle shop and plan to sell pasta in the future."

She didn't say that she was going to give the recipe to the military camp. Cook Li was in charge of the Huotou camp. No one knew better than him what kind of food was suitable for the military. Compared with buckwheat pancakes, the production cost of instant noodles was indeed much higher.Whether the matter will be completed or not, she just waits for an answer from Chef Li.

If she told Feng Shuo, the army might not use her instant noodles to make prescriptions at all, and Feng Shuo would let the people below buy the prescriptions at a high price.

Feng Shuo raised his eyelids: "Is the money enough?"

Jiang Yanyi said: "That's enough. The old owner of the noodle shop is dead, and the young owner's family is useless. They owe money to the gambling shop. They are eager to pay back the money, so they resell it to me at a discount."

She turned to look at him: "what, you want to lend me money?"

Feng Shuo folded his arms a little more, and tightly hugged him in his arms: "I'll lend it to you first, and marry you before you pay back the money, so you don't have to pay it back."

Jiang Yanyi let out a chuckle, "You have considered me thoughtfully."

Feng Shuo seemed to want to see her smile, he raised his head slightly, and accidentally touched Jiang Yanyi's neck with his chin.

With a soft cry, Jiang Yanyi flinched, and covered her neck with her hands as if she was electrocuted.

The skin touched by the chin was so delicate and moist that it was shocking. Feng Shuo's throat moved, his eyes darkened a little, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong with the neck?"

Jiang Yanyi glanced at him, seeming a bit embarrassed, "It's nothing."

Feng Shuo was persistent, his eyes seemed to be shattered like stars, his voice was low and provocative at this moment, "Then why are you covering your neck?"

Being questioned by him like this, Jiang Yanyi struggled for a while, but still told the truth: "I got stabbed by the stubble on your chin, and it hurts a bit."

Feng Shuo: "..."

The ambiguous atmosphere disappeared instantly.

He raised his hand and touched his chin calmly. He didn't shave his face this morning, and the short stubble came out, which was a bit difficult to handle.

Jiang Yanyi coughed lightly, and mixed the soup in the bowl with a spoon: "If you don't drink the soup, it will be cold."

Feng Shuo still didn't reach out to take the bowl, but only glanced at Jiang Yanyi.

Jiang Yanyi hated herself for understanding that look in his eyes, thinking that it was the doggy man she fell in love with anyway, so just pamper him, she scooped up a spoonful of soup and fed it to Feng Shuo, Feng Shuo opened his mouth and drank it contentedly.

After the soup has been left for a while, it is no longer hot, and it is warm in the mouth. It not only has the delicious aroma of duck meat, but also the sour taste of radish, which stimulates a lot of appetite.

He nodded: "The soup is good."

Then he took the bowl from Jiang Yanyi's hand and scooped up a spoonful to feed it to Jiang Yanyi.

Jiang Yanyi was overwhelmed with shame, goosebumps all over his body: "You drink, you can drink it, I drank it when I was in the store."

Feng Shuo didn't intend to give up, so she had to bite the bullet and take a sip.

Feng Shuo looked at her expression of death, put the soup bowl on the desk beside him, pressed Jiang Yanyi's back with one hand, forcing her to lie in his arms, and scratched her nose with the other hand: "You don't know what is good or bad, what do you dislike? No one in this world has ever drank the soup fed by this king except my concubine."

Someone who didn't know what was good or bad could only smile sarcastically: "I'm flattered."

Jiang Yanyi came here once in a while, and Feng Shuo managed to recover [-]% of his sense of taste, so he ate up the old duck soup and duck neck.

After the meal, he said, "I found a teacher for you."

Jiang Yanyi remembered that he had told him earlier that he wanted to invite Jiang Yangui for a wife, but he didn't expect him to be interested, and his heart warmed up, and he asked, "Which teacher is it? I will visit the mansion in person tomorrow."

Xizhou is close to the outside of the customs, and there are very few Confucian officials. Those who have some real talents are invited by high-ranking officials to be teachers.

Feng Shuo said, "Didn't I bring you to visit that day?"

Jiang Yanyi was stunned for a moment before realizing that Feng Shuo was talking about the old man who sells wine in Meilin.

"Although the old man hasn't taught anyone for a few years, his knowledge was pretty good before. At least he was one of the three masters. It should be enough to teach your younger brother."

Feng Shuo's tone was casual, but Jiang Yanyi was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

Ranked among the third princes, Zhuangyuan Lang wanted to be a student, and he was afraid that no one would accept him. Even though Chu Yangui was his younger brother, Jiang Yanyi still knew his knowledge.

Originally, she just wanted Chu Yangui to study wisely and open up his mind, so that he would not end up in a dead end in the future, but she didn't know that Feng Shuo secretly invited such a powerful person.

She hesitated and said: "Yangui didn't pay attention to studying before, I'm afraid he won't get into the old man's eyes."

Jiang Yanyi was more frightened when such a well-learned old man taught Chu Yangui. She was afraid that Chu Yangui would be frustrated in his studies and would become more self-defeating, and she was afraid that a teacher like the old man would be wasted.

Feng Shuo said: "Don't worry, that old thing is picky. It's a piece of rotten wood, so he won't cause trouble for himself. He has already visited your store, and he has personally agreed to teach him, but he has to ask Chi Qing Take the lead first, from now on, Yangui and Chi Qing will be regarded as brothers in the same school, so it's good to get along first."

Regardless of what Chu Yangui will learn in the end, no one would dare to despise him if he is an aide in the future with the identity of Junior Brother Chi Qing.

Jiang Yanyi looked at Feng Shuo: "So taking me out of the city that day was not at all a whim on your whim, but was prepared early in the morning?"

Feng Shuo looked at her flushed eyes, and stroked her cheek with his big palm: "Why are you crying, I didn't do it for nothing."

He pictured her.

All along.

***

When Lu Linyuan returned home, he had already lit the lamp.

Those few cups of plum blossom wine did not feel anything at first, but after walking in the wind and snow for a while, the wine slowly came up, and his fair cheeks were stained red.

The screen window reflected the candlelight, and one could see a beautiful figure busy inside.

Seeing this, the boy didn't follow, and went to the kitchen to warm himself by the fire.

Lu Linyuan pushed the door open and went in. Jiang Yanxi was fiddling with the food on the table. Seeing him, she immediately smiled, "Brother Lu, you're back."

The cold wind was raging outside the house, and the branches were covered with heavy snow. She was wearing a light yellow jacket and skirt and stood under the lamp, like a light yellow flower blooming in the cold night, weak but tough.

Jiang Yanxi's appearance is not amazing at first glance, but once you remember her appearance, you will never forget it, especially those eyes, which are like a deer in the mountains, agile and clear.

She stepped forward to take the cloak that Lu Linyuan had untied, and hung it on the wall.

Smelling the smell of alcohol on Lu Linyuan's body, Jiang Yanxi's eyes darkened slightly, but she still asked with a smile on her face, "Brother Lu came back so late today? I have reheated the food several times."

After drinking and blowing the cold wind, Lu Linyuan felt his head ache after warming up in the room. He said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I can't shirk it today. I had a few drinks with a few colleagues. If I don't Come back, you can eat first, don't wait for me."

Jiang Yanxi was startled when she heard his words, but she still smiled, but there was a little misery in her eyes: "I've been waiting for Brother Lu all my life, haven't I? When I was young, I waited to marry you when I grew up. Hope that one day you will take me away..."

The tear fell down after all, Jiang Yanxi wiped her eyes, continued to smile and said: "What are you talking about, I made Brother Lu's favorite Dongpo pork, eat it quickly."

Seeing her like this, Lu Linyuan's heart ached, and for some reason, he suddenly remembered Jiang Yanyi. After arriving in Xizhou, he was also in a desperate situation, but Jiang Yanyi never waited for anyone to help her, and she didn't even want to rely on others. She seemed to prefer Be a weed that can grow again even if people step into the mud, and don't want to be a vine that clings.

He looked at Jiang Yanxi and sighed, "Yanxi, you don't have to do this for me."

The person whom he couldn't love in the previous life is now standing in front of him, he should be happy, but seeing that she seems to live only for himself, Lu Linyuan couldn't be happy.

He still has a lot of things to do in this life, if something happens to him, how will Jiang Yanxi live like this?

Jiang Yanxi stood with her back to Lu Linyuan, her hands holding the chopsticks were clenched tightly, and her tears fell like broken beads: "If Brother Lu doesn't like it, I'll just change it."

After hearing Jiang Yanxi's words again, Lu Linyuan's heart became numb from the pain, and his heart was full of exhaustion, "Yanxi, why don't you understand, I hope you are well, always be well, you know? "

He got up and went outside, Jiang Yanxi called him: "Brother Lu, where are you going?"

Lu Linyuan's heart was also flustered with boredom, fearing that Jiang Yanxi might misunderstand something again, he tried his best to soften his tone and said, "I have a headache from the wind, I'll go to the clean room first, and you eat first."

Jiang Yanxi sat at the table, looking at the table full of delicacies, but couldn't take a bite, only teardrops rolled down from her eyelids.

She faked her death and went out of the palace. Jiang Shangshu is the household secretary, and the forged household registration documents for her are enough to be fake, and the officers and soldiers did not notice it all the way north.She thought that when she arrived in Xizhou, if she found Lu Linyuan, she would be able to live together with him. Lu Linyuan was still gentle to her, but she could clearly feel that he had become a stranger.

During the days when she was running away, she often had nightmares, dreaming that she was captured and taken back, and sometimes she even dreamed that she was raped by the emperor Feng Shiyan on the dragon couch, and sometimes she dreamed that he and his queen were hugging the gangster. The little prince who was born is very loving...

She didn't understand that she obviously hated Feng Shiyan, but dreaming of him being in love with the queen made her heart feel like a knife.

Jiang Yanxi bit the back of her hand and wept silently. She didn't want to let herself think about it. Lu Linyuan treated her differently, which made her even more uneasy.

From childhood to adulthood, Lu Linyuan has always supported her belief in living.

*

While Lu Linyuan was soaking in the bathtub, his head still ached. The affairs of the government office, the war in the south, the secret letter from the Lu family in the capital... These things were messed up in his mind, making his headache even worse.

The door creaked softly, he thought it was Qingsong who came in, and said tiredly, "Qingsong, rub my back."

When a pair of weak and boneless hands touched his back, Lu Linyuan opened his eyes in shock, and he turned his head to look, his heart and soul trembling.

Jiang Yanxi was only wearing a pocket coat.

"What are you doing?" Lu Linyuan was anxious and angry, but more out of distress, he hurriedly pushed Jiang Yanxi away.

Jiang Yanxi bit her lip, stepped into the bathtub and hugged him: "Brother Lu, did you want me?"

She has been here for so long, Lu Linyuan has always shared a room with the servant Qingsong, leaving his own room to her, and treats each other with courtesy on weekdays.

Jiang Yanxi closed her eyes, her face was pressed against Lu Linyuan's broad back, tears streaming down her face: "If you don't think I'm innocent, then take me. I'll only follow you in this life."

They had pledged to each other forever, Jiang Yanxi believed that she only liked Lu Linyuan, and if she completely gave herself to him, she might be able to cut off all thoughts about the capital.

For the rest of her life, she just wanted to be with this person she met when she was young, and fell in love with him when she first fell in love. Everything in the palace was just a nightmare.

However, Lu Linyuan broke away from her hand: "What stupid things are you talking about!"

He stepped out of the bathtub, quickly pulled his clean clothes and wrapped them around Jiang Yanxi's body. When he met Jiang Yanxi's face full of tears, it turned into a deep sorrow, and he said: "Yanxi, I respect you." , don't do this."

After leaving these words, Lu Linyuan casually put on a robe and left the clean room.

Jiang Yanxi covered her face and wept bitterly. She had braved her face to do this, but Lu Linyuan was still unmoved. She didn't want to think whether he despised her innocence, or had a change of heart.

She could no longer face Lu Linyuan herself, so that night, she packed her things and left quietly.