Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

At the beginning of the new year, all officials have a half-day rest as usual.Luoyang has had a lot of snow this year. There have been several heavy snowfalls in the past few days of the New Year, and the city is completely covered with snow.

Wen Tao has been in Dongdu Pavilion for more than half a year. A few months ago, he and Tang Wuyi experienced a lot of adventures in Bozhou, but fortunately, the past six months have been uneventful.Such a cold day is just right for lying in bed. Wen Tao just got up from the bed, wrapped himself in a quilt, and opened a window to look outside.The sky was still leaden gray, because it was the New Year, every household had a fire, and the smoke curled up, melting the small flakes of snow on the roof, and falling down the eaves, forming large and small icicles.

A gust of cold wind blew, Wen Tao shivered, rubbed his hands, and the wind chimes in the room rang.At this moment, the door creaked and was pushed open. Tang Wuyi walked in wearing a thick fur cloak with a layer of snow on his body. Seeing that Tao hadn't gotten up yet, he quickly closed the door behind him, and took the hand stove on the desk. Get up, put a new piece of charcoal in the charcoal basin, hand the stove to Wen Tao and say, "Don't catch a cold."

Wen Tao took over the stove, and wrapped himself in a quilt for a while on the bed.Tang Wuyi took off his cloak, held a food box in his hand and said, "I bought you glutinous rice balls, which are handicrafts of Yangzhou masters, and they are a must for the New Year." Luoyang is located in the north, and many people eat dumplings during the New Year, but they are popular in the south. sweet dumpling.Tang Wuyi thought Wen Tao had just woken up, why not eat some soup, so he brought him back a bowl of Yangzhou glutinous rice balls.

As expected, Wen Tao became very interested, and hurriedly put on his middle coat and brocade robe. There were several braziers in the room, which made it very warm, so he didn't bother to wear a padded jacket.After eating a few glutinous rice balls, Wen Tao felt refreshed physically and mentally, and chatted: "Tang Yue, did you just go out and buy a bowl of glutinous rice balls?"

Tang Wuyi smiled and said: "I would like to just buy a bowl of glutinous rice balls, it's very easy to bring back, but when the elder brother comes over at night, there will be nothing to eat."

"Your elder brother is coming to Dongdu Pavilion tonight?" Wen Tao's eyes glowed, "Then what shall we have for dinner?" If Tang Jingxiao came over at night, he must have a good meal. Tang Wuyi must have gone grocery shopping just now.

"Eat hot pot." Tang Wuyi said, "I bought the best beef and mutton, fish and vegetables, and let the disciples prepare them."

"That's great!" Wen Tao clapped his hands, "In such a cold snowy day, it's best to go with a hot pot." He thought about it again, "Have you bought wine yet?"

"Naturally." Tang Wuyi's dimples were full of smiles, "I bought a good Fenjiu, both Mr. Pu and Big Brother like to drink it.

"It's so good." Wen Tao frowned.

"You pour it down as soon as you drink it, what's so happy about it." Tang Wuyi teased.

Wen Tao blinked: "You are all happy drinking, so I am naturally happy too."

Tang Wuyi's heart warmed, Wen Tao came to Dongdu Pavilion for half a year, he was not sure if this was really the life he wanted, but seeing him so happy now, Eldest Brother and Mr Pu were also very kind to him, he seemed There is an illusion of going back to the Tiance Mansion when I was a child, where there was a adoptive father, elder brother, and Mr. Pu; but now, there is an elder brother, Mr. Pu, and Wen Tao, and this is their home.

After Wen Tao had eaten and drank enough, Pidianpidian followed Tang Wuyi and set up a large round table in the front hall. The pottery pot was ready-made, and it could be heated by putting charcoal in the middle.Tang Wuyi carefully prepared the base soup, which is the most popular chrysanthemum soup nowadays. The refreshing soup is dotted with a few white chrysanthemums. It was created by Tao Qian, a famous scholar in the former dynasty. It is quite elegant, and Mr. Tang Wuyi must like it.

When it was Youshi, the sky was getting dark and the hot pot was already ready, so Tang Wuyi went to call Mr. Pu.Mr. Pu wore a snow-white woolen cloak, which made him even more majestic and unstoppable.Tang Wuyi was surprised and said: "Mr. Pu always likes to wear dark-colored clothes on weekdays, I don't think it's the white clothes that make him look better."

Mr. Pu smiled and did not answer. He remembered that when he was young, he used to wear only light colors.

Several people sat down, and the soup base of the chrysanthemum pot was boiling and bubbling.Wen Tao went to warm up the wine, and just waited for Tang Jingxiao to come back.

After a while, a horse's hooves neighed outside the door of Dongdu Pavilion. It was Tang Jingxiao who got off his horse and strode in.Wearing the military uniform of General Shence and a black fur cloak, he looked majestic, and said as soon as he entered the door: "I'm back!"

Tang Wuyi was overjoyed: "Brother is back!"

Tang Jingxiao took off his fur cloak and robe, sat down and said, "After a few days of feasting in the palace and the general's mansion, I feel dizzy, but I feel at ease here."

Several people laughed, Wen Tao had already warmed up the wine and poured it for everyone.Tang Jingxiao took the wine and said with a smile: "Since there is a hot pot, it doesn't matter if the wine is cold."

Mr. Pu said: "General Tang has old wounds on his body, it is better to drink less cold wine."

Tang Jingxiao said gratefully, "Mr. Pu is right."

A few people drank the wine and began to scald the meat and vegetables. The meat was the freshest beef and mutton, thinly sliced. It was Wen Tao's own knife, and he learned the knife technique taught by Master Mingxin in Guiyun Villa.

Tang Jingxiao took a big bite and praised, "Today's mutton is very good."

Tang Wuyi said: "Of course, it's Taotao's film, which is much thinner than previous years."

Tang Jingxiao raised his glass to Wen Tao and said, "I heard that Dao is good at swordsmanship, and Tang admires it." He drank a cup, filled himself up and said, "Wuyi told me everything about Bozhou before, if it wasn't for Wen Tao Daoist, Wuyi is dead long ago, Tang Moujing heard that Daoist had a drink!"

Wen Tao raised his glass in embarrassment: "It's nothing, it was dangerous at the time, and I didn't do my best."

He was about to drink it, but Tang Wuyi snatched it away: "He can't drink, he saved my life, so I drank it for him." After saying that, he raised his head and drank a glass.

Both Tang Jingxiao and Mr. Pu couldn't help laughing, and Mr. Pu teased, "Today I heard that Daoist Chang's wine didn't touch a single drop, and you drank it all."

Tang Wuyi had a cheeky face: "It's fine for him to eat meat, anyway, it's all sliced ​​by him, so it doesn't matter if you eat a few more slices."

Several people laughed again.

When it was almost Haishi, Tang Jingxiao was a little drunk, and was helped by his disciples to the room to rest. Wen Tao still drank half a glass of wine later, and he was a little dizzy now.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside, and a young man answered the door, came back and said: "Mr. Pu, I am looking for you, said to be an old friend of yours."

Mr. Pu seemed to remember something and said: "Oh, I see, it's a friend of mine in Luoyang who said he would come to see me today." He looked at Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao who were still on the table and said , "I'll go first, take your time."

Tang Wuyi's attention was on Wen Tao at the moment, so he said casually, "Mr. Pu, please do what you want."

Mr. Pu smiled slightly, adjusted his clothes, and walked towards the door. There was a person standing outside the door with a thick hooded cloak covering half of his face. When he saw Mr. Pu coming, he put down his hat. A face as white as porcelain, ageless.

Mr. Pu made a deep bow and said, "Yang Ji, you are here..."

— New Years, over —

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