The peasant boy of crossing

Guanshi Liu lowered his voice, and said to Li Xinyi, "I heard that you have lived in Quling Garden recently?"

Li Xinyi didn't understand, so she nodded and said: "Thanks to Mr. Zhao's love, I have been living in the other courtyard for a few days."

Liu Guanshi said: "Master Zhao is kind and loving, but since he has received kindness, he has to be grateful. Is there a reason for this?"

Li Xinyi said: "That's exactly the case. Since childhood, my mother often told me that there is no such thing as a person who owes anyone. We didn't know each other at first, but because of a chance encounter, my mother asked me to Keep in mind that when interacting with others, you must change your heart. Master Zhao's benevolence, I will definitely remember it in my heart."

Li Xinyi went on and on for a long time, talking about how he lost his father when he was young, and how difficult it was for his widowed mother to raise him. I couldn't help my eyes were red and tears fell.

Liu Guanshi was very touched, and then interrupted him, saying: "After the provincial examination, Mr. Zhao intends to call a group of sages to prepare for the gift of longevity next year. Since you came a step earlier, I will reveal more. Some of the past deeds of the current emperor , I think you are clear. This longevity ceremony, you need to avoid those taboos. Mr. Zhao wants some auspicious, festive, and good meaning pictures. At that time, there will be several painters to draw these pictures. What I mean is, Do you understand?"

Li Xinyi pondered for a while, and then said: "My lord, what happened in the past?"

Liu Guanshi was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Li Xinyi with extremely complicated eyes.

Li Xinyi said again: "Please be in charge and explain clearly, what does this painter's drawing have to do with me?"

Now Guanshi Liu's eyes are no longer complicated, but "Are you mentally retarded?"

But Liu Guanshi tried his best to make it as clear as possible, and said: "The matter between the saint and the late emperor is not a secret among the public, you can inquire about it yourself. As for the painter..."

Liu Guanshi didn't know what happened to Li Xinyi, which turned a clever and intelligent child into this stupid appearance now, and even the paintings he drew became unbearable to look at directly.

He went on to say: "You can live in another courtyard with peace of mind these days, and Mr. Zhao will send someone to send you a letter at that time."

Li Xinyi stood up, bowed to Guanshi Liu, and said, "Then I will wait for the good news."

Guanshi Liu sent him out, watching Li Xinyi get into the carriage, the sound of the wheels was drowned in the noise.

After returning to Moquan Pavilion, after thinking about it, he wrote a letter and sent it to Zhao Mansion.

Li Xinyi carried the wooden box back to the other courtyard. When he stepped over the threshold, he looked up at the plaque hanging above his head. After admiring it for a while, he returned to his room.

"Dream" has not yet been framed, and he is not in a hurry to hang the painting out. At this time, he is already conceiving the second painting.

One half is bright, the other half is dark.

With the experience of painting the first painting, Li Xinyi is not as anxious as yesterday. He already has the material in his heart, and the lines falling on the rice paper are also very random.He even thought casually whether it was peony or rose that looked better.

After two strokes, he put down the brush and went to the kitchen.

Yesterday she promised to cook but did not cook. Today, Li Xinyi decided to show her skills in front of Wu Su.

He doesn't know how to cook many dishes. One is that he learns to cook for the purpose of satisfying his hunger.The other reason is that the dishes that can be paired with it are really limited.

When he was herding cattle for Grandpa Wu, he only ate those kinds of food every day, not to mention potatoes and tomatoes. This pair of all-purpose collocations has not yet been introduced to China at this time.

Among other edible dishes, he can't accept many.

Sometimes, in order to show that he is not a picky eater, and when he does not have to be a picky eater, he will not show his love for a certain food.

But when she can cook by herself, Li Xinyi doesn't intend to embarrass herself.

What does Li Xinyi like to eat?

tofu.

Of course, tofu itself is also delicious, but also because the smell of tofu is not too strong.

Like radish, carrot, celery, loofah, he has never been used to the taste.

Don't look at the radish vendors yelling "radishes are better than pears", he doesn't believe a word of those yells.

The dishes were already prepared in the kitchen. After Li Xinyi came back from Moquan Pavilion, she asked Uncle Zheng to buy them.

What kind of dishes can be made with tofu?

Tofu soup, tofu nao, fried tofu, pan-fried tofu, mapo tofu, braised tofu.

That's a lot.

After choosing two dishes, Li Xinyi looked at the remaining lotus root, bamboo shoots, lettuce leaves, and loofah, and sighed. The lotus root and bamboo shoots were served cold, the lettuce leaves were fried with meat, and the loofah was made into soup.

By the way, he went to see if there were any dry goods left over from home, such as shiitake mushrooms or fungus, mixed with loofah to make soup, and it smelled better.

Li Xinyi found shiitake mushrooms, the fungus was gone, and he also harvested a pack of dried pepper.

Pepper is a good thing, and it depends on it to remove the smell and fishy smell.

Li Xinyi cooked a table of dishes, even with Uncle Zheng helping to light the fire, he still felt more exhausted than a day of painting.

And it is really hot to cook in summer, and the oily smoke is still smoky.

Li Xinyi is not a delicate person, but there are some things that still need a little time to get used to.

Fortunately, the three of Wu Su and the others were very supportive and praised Li Xinyi's dishes in various ways.

Lin Yujin also said that she would write a poem about these dishes.

Li Xinyi couldn't laugh or cry: "It's just some home-cooked dishes. Uncle Zheng's dishes are better than mine."

Jiao Ruoliu said: "All of us are used to gentlemen staying away from the kitchen. Your cooking is really good."

He said and pointed to the loofah soup: "It's fresh and fragrant."

Li Xinyi looked at Wu Su unconsciously, and Wu Su said, "The bamboo shoots are also very crisp."

Sure enough, they cleaned up the dishes afterwards.

Regardless of whether Li Xinyi really cooks delicious food, he is willing to continue to do it in the future just out of this appreciation.

Several people helped clear the empty dishes into the kitchen.

Wu Su and Jiao Ruoliu were in charge of washing the dishes, while Li Xinyi and Lin Yujin sat beside them eating melon seeds.

Even the sound of dishes colliding could not cover up the cracking of melon seeds.

Compared with sunflower seeds, watermelon seeds are not easy to eat, but after mastering the skills, you can still eat melon seeds and chatter at the same time.

Li Xinyi talked about his experience of going to Moquan Pavilion all morning.

"Guan Liu spoke vaguely and vaguely." Li Xinyi said, picking up a melon seed and chewing on it.

Lin Yujin spat out the melon seeds and asked, "What did he say?"

Li Xinyi said: "Let me thank Mr. Zhao for his benevolence."

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of melon seeds.

Wu Su was washing the pot, when he heard this, he immediately looked at Li Xinyi, still holding the loofah in his hand.

Wu Su asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Xinyi said: "It seems to be about the birthday gift of the Longevity Festival. Some painters should be invited to draw pictures that are auspicious, festive, and have good meanings."

Lin Yujin asked: "Does this mean that you are asked to paint?"

Li Xinyi shook her head and said, "Not necessarily, anyway, they will send someone to inform me when the provincial examination is over."

Lin Yu was pondering over the meaning of the words "auspicious, festive, and good meaning", he forgot to eat the melon seeds, and said, "Ah, the dragon and the phoenix bring good luck, good luck and longevity, what a good meaning."

Li Xinyi said: "Someone has to worry about these things. By the way, Liu Guanshi also said that there are some pasts that need to be avoided by the current Holy Majesty. Do you know what it is?"

Jiao Ruoliu put the cleaned bowls into the cupboard, and paused after hearing Li Xinyi's question.

Lin Yujin knew something. Although he was still young when those things happened, he still had some impression of the feeling of panic.

"When His Majesty was personally marching, he was captured by the Tartars."

The voice was very soft, if it wasn't for Lin Yujin's proximity, he would have hardly heard it.

Li Xinyi is silent, he has no impression of this matter, he only knows that the regime changed last year, after all, the year name has changed.

That should have happened before he crossed over.

He suddenly became in a bad mood and had no interest in this bizarre history of the palace coup.

But Lin Yujin still wanted to say that he could only sit and continue eating melon seeds.

Wu Su and Jiao Ruoliu sat down after washing the pots and bowls.Li Xinyi then distributed the remaining melon seeds to them, and they all ate the melon seeds, listening to what Lin Yujin said.

"I heard that when the capital was besieged, the emperor was captured, and everyone was in danger. They thought that the country was about to end, and we all had to be subjugated slaves. It was our late emperor, King Jing at that time, who was the first to get up, order the heroes, and enter the capital to serve as king. Later, the Tartars were suppressed and expelled. King Jing wanted to abdicate to give way to the virtuous, but the Queen Mother refused. It is said that King Jing and Concubine Jing had a deep love, and the Queen Mother held Concubine Jing hostage, so King Jing had no choice but to take the throne. She passed away within two years. The late Emperor was in great grief, and although Concubine Jing had never been a queen for a moment, she was buried with the standard of a queen after her death, and finally entered the emperor's mausoleum."

Although Li Xinyi didn't know that period of history, but the coup d'état also involved a woman's play, he didn't believe it anyway.

Here, Lin Yujin wanted to talk about how much Princess Jing was so charming, and how much love the late Emperor had. Li Xinyi finally couldn't help interrupting him, and reminded: "Let's talk about the past of the current emperor first. Skip."

Lin Yujin continued: "The Tartars are cunning by nature. After they were defeated and fled the capital, they did not release the Holy Majesty immediately, nor did they commit any treasonous regicide. Instead, they released the current Majesty in a small town in Weicheng. The Majesty Escaping from the Tartars, he went through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships on the road. Under the escort of virtuous people, he finally returned to the capital. When the late emperor saw the haggard and haggard present-day Holy Majesty, it is said that his face was full of tears, his heart ached, and he died. The Imperial Physician must heal the Holy Majesty. I didn’t expect the Majesty to go all the way, but he broke his foundation. This recuperation took eight years. Due to the exhaustion of the paperwork, the late emperor finally survived until the current Holy Majesty recovered from his illness, and then passed away.”

Li Xinyi was a little confused. Even if the Holy Majesty has recuperated for eight years, the Holy Majesty's prince, the crown prince, should also have the right to inherit.Even eight years ago, the prince was still young, but eight years later, the three-year-old baby will be 11 years old.Moreover, he could hear people say that the concubine died of illness some time ago, and now the Holy Majesty is selecting a son from a good family all over the country, and he wants to choose a concubine for the prince.

Then, no matter what, the prince has reached the age where he can ascend the throne and even be in charge.

Li Xinyi asked his confusion: "The former prince, how should he deal with himself?"

Jiao Ruoliu said: "The former emperor's son was slow, and the former empress left early. There is always only one crown prince, and he is the eldest son of the current sage."

Li Xinyi asked again: "Then today's sage, is it true that he has been ill for eight years?"

Jiao Ruoliu laughed mockingly, and said, "After the death of the first emperor, he didn't enter the emperor's mausoleum."

As soon as these words came out, they were all silent.

The township examination was coming soon, and they didn't talk anymore, and soon went back to review books and write articles.

Li Xinyi is painting his self-portrait.

Although it is said that everyone is most familiar with their own face, in fact, because they cannot see their own face, this familiarity cannot be implemented in every line.

The face in Li Xinyi's previous "Dream" was distorted, so there was no reference value. This time, he had to draw his own face bit by bit in front of the blurry bronze mirror.

In all fairness, Li Xinyi looks good.The facial features are fairly neat, but the facial lines are a bit soft, which makes him feel very young, and he doesn't look too masculine.

For now, he can still accept his youthful appearance, but he hopes that his face will grow in the future, and his facial lines will be tougher. It is better to be like Wu Su, who is more heroic and can give people a sense of trust and sense of security.

Thinking of Wu Su, Li Xinyi lost the mood to continue painting.

He looked at the face on the paper, with a bald head, and he hadn't had time to grow his hair.

But he still put down the paintbrush in his hand and went to find Wu Su.

He knew that he shouldn't disturb Wu Su when he was busy studying hard, so when he got to the corridor, he turned around again and came back.

He saw the note that he threw everywhere on the little table, and hurried forward to put the note away.

The words on the note were "show a virtuous side", and he had already done it, so he rolled it up and threw it into the wastebasket.

After thinking about it, he still pulled out the third note from the kit.

Seeing the words on the note, he was shocked again by himself.

In fact, he didn't know how he wrote these things in the first place. Out of respect for himself at that time, he still chose to execute them.

After throwing the note into the wastebasket, Li Xinyi got up and went to look for Wu Su.

With a purpose, he has a lot of confidence this time, at least standing in the corridor, he will not have the thought of going back.

The windows and doors were all open, and Li Xinyi stood by the door, quietly making psychological hints for herself.

"Just chat for a while. During the college entrance examination, there is still exercise between classes. If we chat for a quarter of an hour, I will give Ah Su the right to relax."

When Li Xinyi was considering whether to take the left foot or the right foot, Wu Su came out.

"What are you doing standing here?"

Li Xinyi laughed and said, "If you don't do anything, how did you see me?"

Wu Su pointed to the open window and said, "With such a big window, it's hard not to see it."

Li Xinyi followed Wu Su in, and Wu Su poured him a glass of water.

Wu Su asked: "What's the matter, is it the Moquan Pavilion, what else did you say?"

Li Xinyi shook her head: "There's nothing going on over there, the left and right are just things on the paintings, it doesn't really matter."

Wu Su disagreed and said: "This is a birthday gift for the Holy Majesty, there must be no mistakes, you must pay attention to it, don't take the responsibility that you shouldn't bear, and don't take it seriously when it's your turn."

Li Xinyi quickly vowed that she would pay attention to it, so Wu Su gave up.

Seeing that the silence was about to come, Li Xinyi asked about Wu Su's article.

Wu Su then showed him the articles he had written these days.

At this point, Li Xinyi can't understand anything anymore, but it doesn't prevent him from boasting a few more words, such beautiful words as profound ideas, brilliant writing, and sharp writing, as if they don't need money. When he came out, he only praised Wu Su as embarrassed.

Wu Su said: "I know what you mean, but it would be too much to boast."

Li Xinyi said: "No matter what, Ah Su is the best in my heart."

Wu Su put away the article and put it back again.

Li Xinyi waited for a long time, but she didn't wait for Wu Su to praise him as "the best".

Thinking that I had been interrupted for a while, I excused that my painting was only half done, and went back with more than enough satisfaction.

Wu Su, on the other hand, looked at the article he wrote, but he didn't realize that the corners of his mouth were curled up.

The peaceful days passed quickly, and since the afternoon of the sixth day of August, Li Xinyi has been busy.

The township examination is on the eighth day of the eighth day, but they have to enter the examination room on the seventh day, and the test lasts for three days.There are three exams in a row, and it takes nine days together. Li Xinyi feels sorry for Wu Su just thinking about it.

During the exam, their food, drink, and distractions have to be settled in the exam room, so it is necessary to prepare some non-perishable and filling food, as well as water, and some daily necessities.