It seems that I am still too full [travel]

When Wujin fell, dusk fell quietly. On the west side of the Han family's ancestral house, where the master lived, there were many houses, and the palace lanterns with colorful tassels hanging in the pavilions were all lit up. The window panes, doors, and inside and outside the eaves were all decorated with various colored glazed lanterns. , everywhere complement each other, as bright as stars.

In the kitchen, the lights were bright, but there was no noise from the past. Two slender and intimate figures, one tall and one short, were reflected on the wall.

"Brother Ji, this porridge is ready, you can take it out, and by the way, ask my father to come out for dinner." Xie Shi ordered his Patriarch's envoy very naturally, and the person being ordered didn't feel the slightest offense, " Mmm" after a sound, he picked up the pot and went out without hesitation, his movements were a little clumsy, but nothing went wrong.If Qi Qi and the others saw this, they would probably lose their eyes in shock and take a few breaths by the way.

Xie Shi didn't mean to order people around on purpose, but he still had work to do.Just now on the way to Xie Ju, I told Xie to remember to make some water radish lamps, and later they will be lit in the house and in the courtyard.The bad luck hiding in the dark corners is illuminated by the Lantern Festival lantern, and it will naturally disappear without a shadow, and the ashes will be wiped out. Good luck and blessings will always be there in the new year.

Of course, this is just a meaning of the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. After Xie Ju left, Han Ji and Xie Shi chatted about the customs of the Lantern Festival. For the purpose of asking for a son.Couples who have nothing to do, if they go to other houses to steal lamps on the day of Shangyuan Festival and put them under their own beds, it is said that they can bless their children to be reborn at home.

Stealing is naturally wrong, but if you do some petty theft on the Shangyuan Festival, even the host will not blame you, and you can go back the next day at most. This kind of regulation has even been written into the law, so Shangyuan This day is simply a day of group fun for thieves.

Xie Shi had never heard of such a custom before, and found it interesting, he asked curiously: "Will the government really not pursue it? What if the thief stole too much property?" Naturally, stealing the lamp is not a big loss, but What if a thief goes to a wealthy family's house to steal valuables?

At that time, Han Ji said indifferently: "In my jurisdiction, of course it will not be allowed." Later, Xie Shi found out that after Han Ji occupied Fujian, he organized people to revise and improve the laws, mainly to abolish some discrimination against southerners However, there are still some minor regulations. For example, for the Lantern Festival, a decree was issued that the theft of property should not exceed the value.

After Han Ji left, Xie Shi started to carve the water radish lamp, which was naturally not difficult for him, after all, he was the one who could carve a good show on the pumpkin cup.He picked up a few juicy white radishes, carefully dug out the melon flesh with a knife, hollowed it out to make a lamp holder, and carefully polished the details, and finally came out a few lotus-shaped water lamps. Turnip lamp.At this time, Xie Ju also brought a wick soaked in kerosene, and the two of them inserted the wick into the "lamp holders" of a few radishes, and then lit it.

And when Xie Shi was busy carving lamps, a good show was staged in a house not far away.Inside the house, Zhou Ping had already arranged everything with his attendants. The tables and chairs were set up, and a seven-foot-high sapphire lantern was placed on each of the four corners. Inside were candles made of more than a dozen overseas fragrant herbs. Another warm basin was set up to burn around.After such an arrangement, in order not to disturb the two, Zhou Ping quietly retreated with others.

When Han Ji came out of the kitchen carrying the casserole, he passed through the corridor and ran into a servant.Seeing this scene, the attendant exclaimed, and hurried to get the casserole in Han Ji's hand, whispering softly, exhaling like blue, "Master, let the slave serve it, you are a noble person, how can you do this?" Waiting for something vulgar?"

The eaves of the corridor are brightly lit, and the face of the future comer can be clearly seen, but he is beautiful and beautiful, his figure is not as thick as ordinary men, and his waist is extremely thin. The pure and flawless rabbit, when approaching, Han Ji could still smell a familiar smell, it was the fragrance of plants and trees that the man had carried with him for many years, and he didn't know where this little guy got the fragrance of being so smug, and he noticed At this point, Han Ji was keenly aware that this person deliberately imitated that person's usual appearance even in his clothes.

Holding the pot with both hands, Han Ji took a step back, avoiding the boy's movement to touch him, kicked him away, and then suddenly turned straight in a certain direction, and said to someone: " Wang Jia, come out."

After a few breaths, a man in black came down from some house or eaves. It was Wang Jia, who had an ordinary face and was usually guarding Xie Shi like a ghost.Wang Jia didn't even look at the boy, he bowed his head to Han Ji and said, "My lord, please tell me."

Han Ji's face was full of hostility, and there was still a murderous look in his words that could not be ignored, "Take him away and give him to Wang Ping to find out his origin." Wang Ping is the leader of Han Ji's armor guard and Wang Jia's brother.

The boy was already pale when Han Ji took a step back and kicked him to the ground. When Wang Jia appeared and Han Ji asked him to take him away for investigation, he was so frightened that his upper body limp on the ground with tears streaming down his face , panicked and said: "Master, master, this slave is not a villain, but a servant next to Mr. Xie. I just want to help you... There is absolutely no other meaning!"

Han Ji signaled Wang Jia to take him away. Except for the first glance, he never looked at the boy again, and turned a blind eye to his excuse.Wang Jia took the order and didn't drag his feet. Seeing that the boy was still crying and explaining, in order not to disturb the masters, he directly removed the man's chin, and dragged him away with his hands behind his back.

When Xie Shi and Xie Ju entered the room with the lamp in hand, they were keenly aware of Han Ji's stern expression, and there was a faint evil spirit between his brows and eyes.Xie Shi put the radish lamp on the table, and when he got closer, he could smell a strange smell on Han Ji that didn't belong to him. Feminine fragrance.

Xie Shi didn't know why, his heart was a little depressed, but his face was full of smiles, "Who came here just now?"

Han Ji was a little puzzled when Xie Shi asked the question, but he still said truthfully: "Zhou Ping came and lit the lamp."

Xie Shi didn't believe it, he had already discovered that Han Ji was surrounded by a monk's temple, and the attendants around him were all men, and he gave all the waiters in the courtyard a holiday today, including the one in charge of washing clothes. Several female workers, how did Han Ji feel like a girl's powder all over her body.But since Han Ji said that, Xie Shi couldn't ask any more questions. Could it be that he wanted to ask Brother Ji directly, where did he have an affair just now?Between friends, this is a bit of an overreach.

However, with this episode, although the atmosphere between the two is still harmonious, it has become awkward after all. The smile on Xie Shi's face is still the same, but there is a lack of sincerity. Han Ji may have noticed it, and his expression is worse than before. Even more grim.Even a careless person like Xie Ju felt something was wrong, so he could only silently drink seafood porridge casserole.Fortunately, the seafood porridge is delicious, sweet, sticky and dense. After taking a mouthful of hot porridge, I feel comfortable and light all over my body.Xie Ju drank so much that he couldn't lift his head, and after a while, he reached the bottom, and immediately added another bowl, immersed in the delicious food, and the big-hearted old Xie completely put the matter aside.

The other two people at the same table had their own concerns. Xie Shi tasted the seafood porridge spoonful by spoonful. When they tasted it just now, they still felt that it was just right, but now they felt that it was a little lighter, with a slight hint of porridge. Untraceable suffering.

"This porridge seems a little bland, and a little bitter?" Xie Shi said.

Xie Ju, who was burying his head in the porridge, retorted: "Why? This porridge tastes just right. If it is too much, it will cover up the freshness of the seafood. If it is too small, it will be too bland. Brother Shi's craftsmanship is getting better and better. This seafood porridge is almost delicious. Fresh off dad's tongue, it's wonderful!"

Xie Shi saw that he was so supportive, so he scooped another bowl for him, and tried his best to put aside other miscellaneous thoughts, and slowly taste the true taste of the porridge, which really made it better.Han Ji's face was stern and calm, but he was rarely at a loss in his heart. He didn't know why he was annoyed. A person who usually doesn't talk much would take the initiative to provoke the topic, "Are you going to roast mullet roe?"

It was only then that Xie Shi remembered that after being delayed by the matter ahead, he forgot that there were still unroasted mullet roe in the back kitchen.Han Ji took the initiative and said, "I'll get it."

Sensing the other party's subtle signal of goodwill, Xie Shi also stood up at this moment, "I'll help too." Xie Ju watched them go out, put down the bowl, and muttered to himself, "The two are usually as good as the same person. It seems that there is something awkward this time?"

On the way to the back kitchen, the two of them didn't speak at first, but Xie Shi said: "After the Shangyuan, I'm afraid I'm going back to Le County."

Han Ji was silent for a while, and then asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?" Originally, Xie Shi had agreed to go back to Le County with Han Ji.

Xie Shi casually picked up the colored ears of the palace lantern on the corridor, and said with a smile, "It's been a while since I've been bothering Brother Ji in Fuzhou, and the spring sowing is about to start, so I have to rush back to Le County to arrange for the trial planting of the new 'Qiongzhou short' rice." , This is a major matter related to our army's logistics, don't be careless, I have to watch carefully."

Therefore, Xie Ju found that after Brother Shi and Patriarch Han returned from the kitchen with the ingredients and the charcoal from the stove, they seemed to be even more stalemate.Xie Shi couldn't detect the old father's worry. He put the sliced ​​mullet roe on the grill on the red clay stove, and grilled them slowly over charcoal fire. Once inside, small golden bubbles slowly bulge up, and you can eat them.

Grilled mullet roe smells like witch hazel. If you eat it alone, it is delicious and delicious. , and you can taste the beauty of the fragrance, fragrance and fragrance. It is really a treasure in the world when served with wine.

I don't know if the other two have tasted the taste of the gods, but Xie Ju ate with a pot of small wine, ate to the fullest, and hummed a song that he didn't know where he came from when he was drunk. In the end, it was Xie Shi and Han. Ji and the others sent him back to the room to rest, and when they were out of the room, they looked up when they thanked him, and it was already the moon in the sky, and the world was bright and clean.

Xie Shi turned sideways, looked up at the people around him, maybe the moonlight was so beautiful and the lights were bright, Xie Shi relaxed after struggling all night, and suddenly smiled and invited: "Shall we go to the Lantern Festival?" It should not be let down.At that moment, the smile in Han Ji's eyes was brighter than the stars in the sky.