After the salted fish is married

62. Beijing Suburb Courtyard

Ji Song went to court earlier and got off work earlier, and before the end of the hour, he had already appeared in Wenzhang Garden.As soon as he entered the courtyard, before Yan Xining could speak, Ji Song said, "Pack up some clothes and follow me."

For the first time, Yan Xining felt the urgency in Ji Song's tone, and he asked puzzledly, "Hey? Where are you going?"

Ji Song lightly tapped the armrest of the wheelchair: "You'll know when you get there."

I haven't spent long time with Ji Song, but Yan Xining still knows some of Ji Song's little habits.For example, his fingers unconsciously tap the armrest, which proves that he is not very happy.

Yan Xining put down what she was doing: "Okay, wait for me for a while."

Just as Yan Xining opened the closet, Bai Tao came in tremblingly: "Master, just now Guard Yan told me to pack up and go with you. I asked him where we were going, and his face was so scary!"

Yan Xining tidied up her clothes and asked, "Did Guard Yan say anything?"

Bai Tao swallowed nervously: "He said we'll know when we go, it's a good place. But young master, guard Yan looked so scary when he said the word 'good place'."

The secretive attitude of Ji Song and the others made him a little suspicious, Yan Xining turned his head to look at Ji Song in the courtyard through the window in bewilderment, trying to see his mood from Ji Song's expression.

However, as soon as he raised his head, he found Ji Song staring at him. Ji Song added: "You don't need to bring expensive things, just bring commonly used ones."

Yan Xining was at a loss: "It's strange, why did you ask me to pack my things neatly, and didn't let us bring any valuables."

Suddenly, he thought of one thing: this morning he asked Ji Song to bring crispy plums to Ji Tan. Could there be something wrong with the crispy plums he made for Ji Tan?Reminiscing that Ji Song arrived at Wenzhang Garden right after work, Yan Xining felt a chill in her heart: Could it be that the little prince felt unwell after eating crispy plums?

No, no, if that's the case, it's not Ji Song who came to hear Zhangyuan, but the guards in the palace.

Or maybe his crispy plums are fine, but Ji Tan's actions made those in the palace uncomfortable.You must know that the queen mother doesn't like Ji Song, and she wouldn't even like him...

Yan Xining's mind was full of conspiracy theories, but he was not good at maneuvering, so his mind was in a mess for a while.If something really happened, based on what he knew about Ji Song, he would find a way to help himself.

Suddenly Yan Xining's mind flashed, did Ji Song want to send him out of the mansion to settle in Zhuangzi?Stop the mouths of the people in the palace before they make trouble?

At this time, Bai Tao's eyes began to turn red: "Are we in trouble? Young Master, I'm a little scared."

Yan Xining pursed her lips to stabilize her emotions: "Don't panic, just ask Yan Ke if we are going to Zhuangzi."

Bai Tao responded and ran out, and he came in again after a while.This time he was crying: "Yan Shiwei said... yes. He was very surprised and asked me how I knew it. Young master, the two of us are going to Zhuangzi, woo woo woo, I think, I want to take Xiaosong. "

Yan Xining sighed regretfully: "Oh, I never expected that."

After finally gaining a firm foothold in Wenzhang Garden, after several months of busy work, he had to change the map again.But it's okay to go to Zhuangzi, the big deal is to do it all over again.It is not known whether this trip will be able to return.

Ji Song waited patiently for Yan Xining to pack his things, watched him feed the chickens, ducks and geese, and closed the doors and windows of Wenzhang Garden.He couldn't help but said, "You don't need to clean up so carefully."

Yan Xining looked up at Ji Song, there was sadness in her eyes that she didn't realize.Ji Song was confused, he just asked Yan Xining to pack up his things and go with him, why is he suddenly unhappy?

When Yan Xining and Bai Tao came out with two huge packages on their backs, both Yan Ke and Ji Song were shocked.The corners of Yan Ke's lips twitched: "Princess, you packed a lot of things."

Yan Xining waved her hand sadly: "Stop talking, you understand. We've packed up, let's go."

Ji Song: ...

What happened?Why did his princess suddenly wither?

The carriage of Prince Rong’s Mansion stopped outside the door, and Bai Tao wanted to get into the carriage with the dog in his arms, but he was just about to walk a few steps when Yan Ke held up his back collar: “The carriage is for the prince and princess, you can hold the dog while you are holding the carriage.” Want to go up? Is it plausible?"

Yan Xining felt guilty, he looked down at Ji Song: "Actually, you don't need to send it, I can go by myself."

Ji Song was puzzled: "You go by yourself?" After thinking for a while, Ji Song's face changed. Who said it was a slip of the tongue?He just wanted to give Yan Xining a surprise, why are there always people who don't wink to sabotage his plans?

For a while, Ji Song's complexion was not very good, and the two of them looked at each other silently after they got into the carriage, and there was an eerie silence.

The carriage rattled along, this time Yan Xining opened the curtain openly and looked at the scenery on the street.Sad while watching him.It's a pity that he only went out three times after he arrived in Chuliao, and he had to leave the capital for the third time. He didn't know if he would have a chance to come back in this life.

Finally, it was Ji Song who broke the silence: "Who told you?"

Yan Xining was a little frustrated: "Although I'm not smart, I'm not stupid either. Just think about it with your toes and you'll know."

The corners of Ji Song's lips curled up: "Oh? Did you think of it yourself? Then how do you feel now?"

Yan Xining told the truth: "If I can feel anything, it's just... very sad."

The smile on Ji Song's lips disappeared again: "Sad? Why?"

Yan Xining felt a little regretful: "Actually, what you said to me before was quite right."

Ji Song frowned: "What are you talking about?"

Yan Xining was so uncomfortable that she didn't want to talk, but she had to say: "Tell me, stay away from Ji Tan. He is a favored prince, and many people stare at him. I took it for granted. I thought that as long as I treat him well, others will do it." It’s nothing. If I had known that the caring people in the palace moved so fast, I wouldn’t have let you give Ji Tan crispy plums. I’m the one who got you in trouble, so I must have been reprimanded by the Holy One today, right?”

Ji Song: ...

What's the mess?

Yan Xining continued to criticize: "The water in the palace is too deep, I'm sorry, I was not careful in doing things. You clearly reminded me, but I still don't have a long memory."

Ji Song couldn't bear it anymore: "What are you talking about?"

Yan Xining felt really uncomfortable, although he was ready to do it again, but he was very reluctant to leave the field that he had worked so hard to cultivate for several months.For a moment, his eyes were red: "I took Xiaosong away. If you want the chickens, ducks and geese at home, can you bring them to me after I settle down? Of course, if you don't want to, at least raise them up and then eat them." Is it okay to kill?"

Ji Songzhen was on the spot, and the always calm King Rong didn't know what to say.

Yan Xining felt even more uncomfortable: "Songsong, I'm sorry. I didn't want to cause you trouble, and I promise to be obedient in the future, and I won't cause trouble for you again."

Ji Song finally came back to his senses, he couldn't laugh or cry: "After much deliberation, you came to the conclusion that I will send you to Zhuangzi? Yan Xining, what is going on in your mind?"

Yan Xining honestly reviewed: "I was wrong."

Ji Song covered his face in trouble: "Hey... I want to take you to another courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing, but I just want to invite you to pick mushrooms."

Yan Xining's eyes widened, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses: "Huh?" Did he hear the word Xiang Mushroom just now?

Ji Song turned his head to look at the floor of the carriage: "Didn't you say you want to pick up mushrooms and make mushroom oil? It rained a few days ago, and the mushrooms are growing well."

Yan Xining:! ! !

Mushrooms?Wasn't it because of Crispy Plum that he took refuge outside the palace?

Ji Song was so angry that he almost laughed: "You are Princess Rong who has been awarded the jade certificate, and the crisp plum was given to Ji Tan through my hands. Even if something happens, it will be carried by the two of us together. How could this king let you alone? carry?"

When Ji Song got angry, he started calling himself the king.

Yan Xining was still a little dazed, Ji Song snorted coldly: "The crispy plums that this king sent out really happened, how could they come back? Don't worry, Ji Tan is fine, he likes the crispy plums you made very much."

Yan Xining's eyes slowly brightened: "So Songsong, I'm not going to take refuge, but I want to go pick mushrooms with you?"

Ji Song put on a straight face: "Otherwise?"

Yan Xining cheered and hugged Ji Song's shoulder from the side: "Thank you! I love you so much! Oh, I just felt so bad!"

The little emotion in Ji Song's heart hadn't had time to release before being blown away by Yan Xining's sudden hug.His cheeks were hot, his ears were red, his body was stiff, and his mind was filled with the words "I love you to death".

Yan Xining didn't feel Ji Song's change at all, he felt his mood soar from the quagmire.He opened the curtain and shouted happily to Bai Tao: "Do you know, Bai Tao? The prince wants to take us to pick mushrooms! We brought the wrong things, we should bring baskets and panniers."

Yan Xining's happiness infected everyone, and there was laughter inside and outside the carriage for a while.Ji Song stretched out his hand to caress his cheek, staying where Yan Xining's cheek used to be, the smile on the corner of his lips couldn't be suppressed no matter what.

After leaving the south city gate and walking along the official road for more than half an hour, you can see a stretch of hills, and Zhuangzi of Rongwang's mansion is among them.When the carriage turned a corner on the official road and entered the hills, Yan Xining's expectations reached their peak.

The season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, the leaves on the roadside are green and oily.As soon as the warm sun shines, the rich fragrance of flowers floats in the air.Yan Xining was in a happy mood, he opened the curtain and looked at the scenery outside carefully: "It's really nice. Are all the mountains and forests in this piece of Prince Rong's Mansion?"

Ji Song's voice was gentle: "No. The mountains and forests here belong to the royal family, and some of them belong to wealthy households in Beijing."

The land in the south of the city is fertile, and a large part of the forest is the royal estate under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.After Ji Song was named King Rong, the emperor gave him the land with the best scenery and the most output with a swipe of his pen.

At this time, Yan Ke's voice came: "Master, Wangfei, our other courtyard is just ahead, and we will be there soon after crossing this mountain."

After the carriage circled a mountain, the vision suddenly opened up.I saw a fertile field surrounded by mountains, and a simple house in the middle of the fertile field.The wheat waves are rolling in the fields, and the surrounding hills are densely forested.The sun shines on the valley through the clouds, at this moment Yan Xining couldn't help but think of the eight words "Traffic in the fields, chickens and dogs hear each other", this is a paradise!

Yan Ke raised his voice and said: "Master, Wangfei, this is the other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing."

63. Crayfish

The manor in the suburbs of Rongwang Mansion is very large, with more than a dozen nearby hills and hundreds of acres of land in the basin owned by the manor. It is almost impossible to visit it in one day.

The houses in the manor are supervised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although they are not as luxurious as palaces, each room is spacious and comfortable.Knowing that Yan Xining and the others were coming, Leng Jun had already asked the servants to prepare the room for the two of them to stay.

Food and vegetables were planted outside the courtyard, and several rooms were opened inside to grow fungi. The fungi Yan Xining ate some time ago were grown from these rooms.

The crops produced in the manor, in addition to supplying the daily needs of the palace, can also be sold for money.Yan Xining pushed Ji Song around the yard, he was full of joy: "This is really a blessed place."

Ji Song said casually: "At present, Leng Jun is in charge of Zhuangzi's accounts, and I will ask him to send them to you after a while."

Yan Xining casually asked, "What account?"

Ji Songdao: "You should always know the annual income and expenditure of the Royal Manor, the crop yield and types in four seasons."

Yan Xining resolutely refused: "I don't know how to look at the accounts, I'm sure I can't handle the accounts well."

Ji Song looked up at him and hesitated to speak, Yan Xining sincerely suggested: "You'd better find a reliable accountant to manage the accounts."

Ji Song frowned slightly: "This is also one of the responsibilities of the princess."

What Ji Song said was true. Most of the time, the most important thing for the concubines in various prefectures was to manage the accounts and manage the back houses.A daughter raised by a wealthy family may not be able to recite poems and compose Fu, but she must be able to understand accounts.

Yan Xining looked bitter, and he still wanted to refuse, so Ji Song said seriously: "It's okay now, just learn slowly. I will teach you slowly when I go back."

Yan Xining responded bitterly: "Okay."

Ji Song said softly: "You are very talented and willing to work hard, I trust you."

In the past few days, Ji Song would see Yan Xining striding around in the courtyard every day, and he could see his progress every day.He has also seen the list written by Yan Xining. Although the handwriting is not good-looking, he has an amazing talent for calculation.If he is willing to use his energy in martial arts to read the accounts, he will become a master of accounts management in a short time.

Yan Xining wanted to roll his eyes, he didn't want to discuss the ledger with Ji Song.So he changed the subject: "Let's go out and have a look?"

Ji Song nodded happily: "Let's go." It was his first time visiting this Zhuangzi, and he really wanted to take a good look around.

There are fertile fields around the house, and the wheat will be harvested in a month or so. At this time, the mature ears of wheat are swaying with the breeze, and you can smell the fragrance of wheat as soon as you step out of the gate.

It was the first time for Xiaosong to see such a big field after he was born. He was so happy that he was running wildly on the ridge with several dogs in Zhuangzi.The sound of cock crowing and dog barking is endless, and it is pleasant to listen to.

Ji Song's wheelchair couldn't reach the small ridge in the field, so Yan Xining pushed him slowly on the road.It is said to be a road, but in fact it is only one foot wide, and the road paved with gravel will raise dust if you walk fast.Fortunately, there are artificially dug ditches beside the road. Although the fields are planted with wheat, there is also shallow water flowing in the ditches this season.

Suddenly something moved in the ditch, Yan Xining looked carefully, he was surprised: "Huh? Lobster!"

As he spoke, he motioned Ji Song to look into the ditch: "Look, Song Song, there are lobsters in the ditch!"

In the shallow water of the ditch, there are three or four palm-length blue-black lobsters, which are different from the lobsters Yan Xining saw in modern times.

In Yan Xining's impression, modern lobsters are dark red in color, have sharp spines on their bodies, and they have large pincers, living in ditches and mud.The lobster in front of me has a smooth body and relatively short pincers. It looks a little round and round-headed, and it is far less domineering than the modern red lobsters.

Seeing the lobster, Yan Xining became excited: "There are so many lobsters, they look delicious."

At this time, Leng Jun's voice came from behind the two: "Princess, this is not a shrimp, this is a kind of gnat, it cannot be eaten."

Yan Xining was very disappointed: "Huh?"

Leng Jun introduced: "This kind of insects can make holes, and there are a lot of them every time the seedling transplanting season comes. They will damage the ridges of the fields and eat the seedlings. This is a kind of pest. Every year we organize manpower and material resources to kill the pinworms. They are multiplying so fast they can't be wiped out."

Those who grow crops nearby hate the gnats and will give them a kick whenever they see them.When it’s the season of transplanting rice seedlings, the ridges of the fields are covered with crushed gnats and their yellow brains, causing a stench in the air.

Hearing Leng Jun's words, Yan Xining quickly grabbed a gnat and held it in his hand to examine it carefully.According to his feeling, this thing looks like a lobster no matter what, and it even tastes and smells like a lobster.

Was his judgment wrong?Looking at the flamboyant lobster in his hand, Yan Xining couldn't help but lifted its celestial cover.

As soon as the gnat's cover was lifted, Yan Xining was sure of one thing - it was a lobster.The lobster he caught was relatively large. After opening the lobster's head, he saw the yellow shrimp surrounded by white gills.Although it may not be the same breed as the modern one, they are all the same in structure.

Yan Xining asked: "Housekeeper Leng, haven't any of you eaten it?"

Leng Jun shook his head: "Princess, this is a pest. How can you eat this thing? Besides, this thing has a hard shell, which is fishy and smelly and has little meat inside. Even if you eat a bunch of it, you won't be able to get full."

Yan Xining smiled and said, "It means that someone cooked this food, but they just didn't think it tasted good, so they chose not to eat it, right? It's easy to handle, this food is edible, and I'll make it later for everyone to try."

Ji Song could not bear it: "Have you eaten this before?"

Yan Xining nodded: "Well, the taste is really good. You believe me, I will make it in a while and you will know after eating it."

Seeing Yan Xining's high spirits, Ji Song couldn't bear to disturb him: "Okay, I'll let them catch some gnats."

Yan Xining quickly waved his hands: "No, no, catching lobsters is very interesting. Anyway, I don't have much to do now. I want to catch them myself."

After a while, Yan Ke and the others sent the two of them a fishing rod with chicken intestines hanging on it, a net and a wooden barrel according to Yan Xining's request. They heard that Yan Xining wanted to catch gnats, so they joined in.Although Leng Jun said that the gnats should not be eaten, they believed in Yan Xining.

They firmly believe that even if the princess cooks a stone, that stone is still delicious.

Under Leng Jun's guidance, the two soon came to a small pond on the side of the road.Yan Xining tied the chicken intestines with a rope, and saw him throw the chicken intestines deep into the water.After waiting for a while and then gently lifting the rope, three or four lobsters of various sizes were hung on the chicken intestines.

The lobsters in Chu Liao are numerous and big, they are stupid and not afraid of people, as long as they carefully put the net under the chicken intestines and shake it lightly, the lobsters will fall into the net.

In a short time, Yan Xining caught dozens of big lobsters, each of which was heavier than a palm. Yan Xining's sense of accomplishment and satisfaction gradually increased, and he was in a good mood with a smile on his face.

Just when he was enjoying himself, he suddenly looked up and saw Ji Song sitting in a wheelchair.The afterglow of the setting sun shone on him, Ji Song seemed to be looking at them, but his expression was not clear, it seemed to be smiling, but at this moment, Yan Xining felt that Ji Song was extremely lonely.

So Yan Xining handed Ji Song the fishing rod with chicken intestines hanging on it: "Songsong, would you like to try lobster fishing? It's very interesting. You are in charge of releasing and pulling, and I am in charge of copying lobsters. Working together will not be tiring. "

Ji Song stretched out his hand to take the fishing rod, Yan Xining's body temperature remained on the fishing rod, he whimpered subconsciously twice: "Okay."