After the salted fish is married

birthday

With the joint efforts of the servants and guards, Yan Xining lived a happy life when she could see ice cubes when she opened her eyes.The ice cubes made by the servants are larger and more complete, and can be stored for a longer period of time. They can last for half a day in wooden barrels.With an ice bucket, people are less irritable and the schedule is much easier.

There are eight prefectures and six prefectures in Chu and Liao. After leaving the capital, to the west is Jingfu.Jing Mansion has a large area of ​​plains, and the rice produced here is as famous as Su Manor throughout Chu and Liao.When Yan Xining and the others came to Jing's Mansion, they could see the green rice, and the air was full of the fragrance of rice.

There are two ways to go from Jingfu to Liangzhou.One goes west to Yifu, and the other goes north to Sizhou.No matter which way you go, you have to detour.Because Ji Song wanted to take Yan Xining to Sizhou to visit a king with a different surname named Chu, so they set foot on the land of Sizhou.

After leaving the Jingfu and entering the border of Sizhou, Yan Xining felt the difference between the two states.The terrain in the southeastern part of Sizhou is flat, and most of the towns and cultivated land are gathered here.There are not many rice fields in Sizhou, but corn and other grains are grown.Sizhou is blocked by tall mountains in the west, and Liangzhou can be reached as long as you pass through the mountains.

The King of Chu was hospitable and hospitable, Yan Xining and the others stayed in the Prince Chu's mansion for three days, and finally they went into the mountain loaded with supplies presented by the King of Chu.Because they had a whole convoy, they couldn't take the path, so they had to walk slowly in the mountains for three or four days.

And the mountain is steep, and after entering the mountain, it seems to be isolated from the world, not to mention the cultivated land, and they didn't meet a few living people along the way.Today is the second day they entered the mountain, Ji Song and the others raised their vigilance to 120 million points, for fear that they might accidentally go the wrong way and get lost in the mountain.

Ji Song closed the map and called out, "Yan Ke."

Yan Ke opened the curtain and came in, he wiped the sweat off his face: "Master."

Ji Song said slowly, "Can we reach the station before sunset?"

There will always be emergencies when walking on the road. For example, today, after walking on the mountain road for a long time, the wheels of a carriage fell apart.The team had to stop for repairs, and this repair was delayed.If you are on the plains, delaying for a while can speed up your journey, but once you are delayed in the mountains, traveling at night will only increase the risk.

Yan Ke's expression was serious: "Master, we may have to sleep in the open."

Ji Song nodded slightly: "Okay, find an open place and sleep out tonight." Sleeping out in the mountains is very risky, there are poisonous snakes and beasts in the mountains, and the slightest carelessness will be dangerous.

Yan Ke clasped his fists together: "Yes." They didn't walk this mountain road much, but based on past experience, it was not difficult to find a place to camp.

Seeing that Yan Ke was about to leave, Ji Song called him: "Yan Ke, Princess... what are you doing?"

I don't know if I went too far yesterday, Ah Ning got into the carriage behind early this morning, and hasn't come back until now.Ji Song was a little apprehensive: "Go and see for me." After a pause, he withdrew his order embarrassingly: "No need, find a place to sleep first."

People who go away in anger have to coax them back, so what's the point of coaxing their subordinates?

Yan Ke was a little suspicious, but he still listened to Ji Song's words: "Yes."

It didn't take long for Yan Ke and the others to find a mountain depression, and the team slowly stopped beside the shallow stream in the mountain depression.Although it was not yet sunset, the col was shaded by the dense trees above, and the surrounding area was darker than other places.Ji Song opened the curtain and took a look, he saw the rushing stream at the foot of the mountain at a glance.

The carriage stopped on the cobblestone shallows, and as soon as the carriage stopped, the servants got out of the carriage to prepare for camping.Some of the servants went to the nearby mountain to find a bonfire to burn tonight, and some servants took the medicine given by Ye Linfeng and sprinkled it around the camp.

There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the mountain, if there is not Ye Linfeng after entering the mountain, several people in the team have already been recruited.Just as Ji Song was looking carefully out of the car, the door curtain shook and Ye Linfeng jumped in.

Ye Linfeng smiled all over his face as soon as he entered the door: "How do you feel today?"

Ji Song touched his leg and said honestly, "It's a little sore."

Ten days ago, he tried to stand up and walk. After all, he had been in a wheelchair for more than half a year, and his legs were a little weak, and he felt muscle pain after walking a few steps.Besides, there were so many people on the way that Ji Song didn't dare to get out of the car and walked around, so he could only walk in the carriage with his back bent and supporting the carriage.How big is the carriage?The inside is short and there are ice buckets, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of walking.

Ye Linfeng didn't dare to let Ji Song be too aggressive. He wiped his hands with a wet handkerchief, and then took out a handful of silver needles from the medicine box: "It's normal to have soreness, traveling all this time is not good for your recovery. Wait." When you arrive in Liangzhou, uncle will make you a pair of crutches, with crutches, it will be easier for you to recover."

After Ye Linfeng performed the needle, Ji Song tried to stand up while supporting the railing with one hand and the carriage with the other.Every stand was a challenge for him, and veins popped out of his temples as he gritted his teeth.

His bent legs straightened slowly, and his figure got taller little by little.After his legs finally stood up straight, Ji Song had to bend his waist, only in this way could he not hit the roof of the car.

After standing still, he slowly let go of the hand supporting the carriage, and then stepped forward with his left leg towards the direction of the curtain.The muscles in his legs were tense and painful, which made his steps look a little stiff.But this is not a problem, compared to sitting helplessly in a wheelchair, being able to stand up and walk has filled him with joy.

With a "boom", Ji Song's left foot landed firmly on the bottom of the carriage.He is like a toddler who is just learning to walk, his posture is a bit weird and awkward, and he is already sweating after walking a few steps.

But the smile on his lips was deeper than yesterday, and he felt better today than in the past few days. Uncle was right, he would get better every day.After walking a few steps, he had already reached the curtain, so he turned around slowly and walked towards the inside of the carriage.

Just as Ji Song was walking slowly in the carriage, sweating profusely, Ye Linfeng teased, "Have you had a fight with Ah Ning?"

Ji Song's figure flickered and almost fell, but fortunately he reacted quickly and quickly supported the carriage to stabilize his figure.Then he glanced at Ye Linfeng, and there was grievance and sorrow in his eyes that he didn't realize.

Ye Linfeng smiled happily: "It's okay, it's normal for the young couple to be noisy. Uncle will help you persuade him in a while, maybe he will come back in a while."

Ji Song wiped the sweat off his head: "No need, I'll look for him later."

Ye Linfeng said cheerfully, "Okay, then uncle won't get involved. You should have a good rest and don't be too tired." After saying this, Ye Linfeng opened the curtain and jumped out again.

Not a while after Ye Linfeng went out, Ji Song suddenly felt something was wrong.The surroundings suddenly fell silent, he could not hear the voices of the guards, nor could he hear the footsteps of the servants walking back and forth.Opening the curtain, the entire camp was quiet, as if everyone had disappeared in an instant.

Ji Song's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that they were ambushed by their opponents?Yan Ke and the others have experienced many battles, what kind of opponent can quietly bring them down?

Ji Song raised his voice and called out, "Yan Ke? Aning? Is there anyone outside?"

After calling several times in a row, only the noisy cicadas could be heard outside.Ji Song's heart sank a little bit. Could it be that there are people who are good at using poison in his opponents, and he brought down his own people like Ye Linfeng brought down the Liaoxia mission?

Suddenly he heard slowing footsteps coming from outside, and there were quite a few of them.Ji Song lifted a corner of the curtain, but he didn't see the enemy's shadow.At this time, the car body shook slightly, and there was someone on the roof!

Ji Song quickly sat in the wheelchair, and then stretched out his long arms to take down the quiver and longbow hanging on the wall.The longbow slowly turned into a full moon in his hands, and the arrows on the bowstring shone coldly.

Ji Song discerned the direction of the comer, and the sharp arrow moved slowly.He pondered, should he clean up the two on the roof first, or the outside of the car first?

Suddenly, a sweet and sour smell came to the tip of the nose. Isn't that the smell of blueberries?Aning ate several bowls of blueberries yesterday, and Ji Song was very familiar with the taste.

Ji Song had a strange idea in his heart, could it be that Aning was angry with him, so he wanted to play tricks on him?So he asked tentatively: "A'Ning, is that you? If it's you, please answer me, otherwise the arrow in my hand won't have eyes."

As soon as the words fell, Yan Ke's helpless voice came: "Princess, don't scare the master. I told you that this trick will not work. You have seen the power of the long arrow."

Ji Song's heart suddenly relaxed, he slowly loosened the bowstring, and the arrow returned to the quiver once again.

Yan Xining sighed annoyedly: "Yes, I almost forgot." I knew I would have taken Ji Song's longbow first, Ji Song is not a noble son who will be bullied.He shot an arrow at himself, so his small body can't fly out?

Although it didn't achieve the expected effect, it's good to make Ji Song nervous.Yan Xining opened the food box and took out the blueberry mousse cake inside. He said lightly, "Rong Chuan, I have a surprise for you. Come out quickly!"

Ji Song didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he steered the wheelchair towards the curtain of the car.When the wheelchair just got out of the car door, small flowers suddenly sprinkled profusely on the top of the head.These are the small wildflowers I saw on the side of the road this morning, red and pink.Ji Song didn't know their names, but only knew that they had a sweet fragrance.

The little flowers scattered Ji Song's head and face, stained his hair and clothes, and fell to the ground in front of the carriage.On the roof of the car, Han Jin and Wang Chunfa held a shauke in one hand, and sprinkled flowers happily in the other: "Master, happy birthday!"

Among the flying petals, the guards and servants of Prince Rong's Mansion shouted in unison: "I wish the master a happy birthday~"

Laughter resounded throughout the valley, and the noisy cicadas were covered for a while.

After a moment of surprise passed, Ji Song's heart felt sore and astringent as if he had been hit hard by something. It turned out that today was his birthday, and he didn't even remember it.His chest seemed to be wrapped in something soft, soft and warm, and his eye sockets were moist for a while.

Ji Song was born on the day of Ghost Festival. It is said that the gate of the underworld is opened on this day, and the person born is the reincarnation of a ghost.Therefore, his birthday was considered inauspicious by others in the palace, not to mention congratulating him, some people would even avoid him.The birthdays of other princes are congratulated by family members and friends, but his birthday will always be rewarded privately by his father.

After joining Chi Ling Army, no one will care about his birthday even more.He has never eaten longevity noodles, and he has never celebrated his birthday with friends and relatives.But he didn't expect that he would get blessings from so many people today. What's going on?

Ji Song turned his head to look at Yan Xining, he was sure that this must be Ah Ning's idea.Because he only mentioned it in front of Aning.

Among the fluttering petals, Yan Xining was holding a large lavender snack in his hand, and his eyes were full of smiles: "Rong Chuan, happy birthday~ I wish you a happy birthday every year, and a bright future every year!"

Yan Xining originally wanted to bake a big cake for Ji Song, but he didn't have an oven, so he failed after several attempts.Fortunately, he had ice cubes, so he decided to make a mousse cake. The mousse cake does not need to be baked, as long as it is chilled.

The most difficult step in making a mousse cake is to make the cake have a soft and tender texture like jelly. This step needs to be achieved with gelatin sheets.In modern times, he can go to the supermarket to buy gelatine, but in Chuliao, he cannot find gelatin.

Fortunately, he had Lao Zhang to help him. Lao Zhang carried the soaked fish maw with him. After stewing the fish maw, he got the adhesive that could replace the gelatin.Solve the problem of gelatine, other small problems will be easily solved.

Yan Xining carefully placed the plate with the cake on the low couch, rubbing his hands together nervously: "This is a birthday cake."

Ji Song looked at the cake as big as a basin. The lavender mousse cake was dotted with blueberries, and the sweet and sour smell wafted out continuously.This is the most beautiful pastry Ji Song has ever seen, bar none.Both in size and visually, they are far better than ordinary pastries in the capital.

No wonder Ah Ning tossed and tossed for a whole day, so it was to prepare such a delicious pastry for him, thinking of this, Ji Song felt warm in his heart.

Yan Xining was not done yet, after putting the cake away, he took out two red candles the size of a thumb from his sleeve.After lighting the red candle, he blushed and inserted the candle into the cake.

Candles are indispensable for modern people's birthday cakes. He really can't make beautiful and cute candles, so he can only use red candles instead.

Ji Song looked at the flickering candle in surprise: "This is?"

Yan Xining said seriously: "Before eating the cake, you have to close your eyes and make a wish and blow out the candles, so that the wish you made this year will come true in the future." He also closed his eyes and clasped his hands together to make a gesture for Ji Song: "Like this. "

The corners of Ji Song's lips curled up, and he followed Ah Ning's example and closed his eyes in response: "I hope..."

Before he could speak, Yan Xining interrupted him: "Just say your wish in your heart, if you can't say it, it won't work!"

Ji Song's smile deepened, Ah Ning's rules are really strange.After closing his eyes, the world became dark, and he could only hear the breathing and heartbeat of the people around him.This is a very wonderful feeling, he has so many relatives and friends around him, they are surrounded by him, celebrating his birthday.

Ji Song's heart was burning hot, and he made his first birthday wish in the direction of the red candle.Yan Xining's voice came from beside him: "Important things must be said three times, three times."

Ji Song responded, and said silently in his heart: May every year have today, and every year have today.

After silently saying it three times in his heart, Ji Song opened his eyes.At this moment, his eyes lit up, and a sharp kitchen knife was placed in front of him.

Ji Song: ...

What does this mean?

Yan Xining's eyes were filled with anticipation: "Come on, birthday boy, let's cut the cake!"

I don't know if his mousse cake will be successful or not, but I hope it will be delicious.He has been tossing about this cake all day, if it doesn't taste good, he will feel bad.

Ji Song always felt a little pity that such a beautiful cake was cut with a kitchen knife.But seeing the light in Yan Xining's eyes, he dropped the knife without hesitation.As soon as the knife touched the cake, Ji Song felt softer than ever. He felt like he was cutting some kind of ripe fruit, and the knife cut through the cake with almost no effort.

The blueberry cake is based on crushed butter biscuits, with an inch-thick cream mousse piled on top.Small pieces of blueberry pulp can be clearly seen on the section, smelling the aroma of milk and blueberries, and taking a bite of sweet and sour, cold and smooth.The mousse cake that has been chilled for half a day is frozen just right, and tastes more delicious than sorbet.

Ji Song gave the highest evaluation: "It's delicious."

Only then did Yan Xining feel relieved, and he reminded with a smile: "The birthday cake needs to be shared with others."

Ji Song looked in the direction of the car door, and saw Yan Ke and the others waiting eagerly with bowls in their hands.Seeing this scene, what else can he say?So he smiled and offered the cake to Yan Xining: "Then trouble the princess to share the cake for me."

Today is not only a cake, but also a luxurious dinner.The cook Lao Zhang tried his best to make delicious and delicious meals.Everyone sat around the bonfire talking and laughing, and the guards and servants also prepared some entertainment programs, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Sitting behind the bonfire, Ji Song looked at the guards who were showing off their talents, with distant eyes and a gentle smile on his lips.That's great, I never thought that one day someone would take his birthday seriously, let alone that someone would prepare such a big surprise for him.

His eyes fell on Yan Xining, his princess was turning her head to watch the guards' entertainment.The flame illuminated the profile of Ah Ning, and Ji Song felt that there was no more beautiful scenery in the world than this.

Just when Yan Xining was engrossed in watching, the performance of the guards was over.They booed: "Wangfei, come here!" "That's right, the master's birthday, how can there be no Wangfei?"

Yan Xining's face turned red, he was not as capable as the guards, when he said he was learning martial arts, he only learned how to stance.You can't let him perform a zama step for everyone, can you?For a while, he turned his head and looked at Ji Song for help, but he didn't expect that when he turned his head, his eyes met Ji Song's.

Across the fire, Ji Song's eyes were soft. He leaned lazily on the wheelchair, his whole body seemed to be coated with a soft light by the fire.Yan Xining always knew that Ji Song was good-looking, but Ji Song's aura often made people ignore his appearance.At this moment, Ji Song was so gentle that he seemed to be melting away, Yan Xining's heart skipped a beat, and something broke out of his heart in an instant.

Who can resist the beauty trick?A line of poetry suddenly appeared in Yan Xining's mind: I hope that people will live together for a long time.

These days, the relationship between him and Ji Song is getting better and better.Yes, he hoped that he and Ji Song could go on happily.

Amidst the booing of the guards, Yan Xining was no longer embarrassed.He got up with a smile, and then waved his hands to calm everyone down: "Today is the prince's birthday, and I have a song I want to sing to him. The name of the song is "May I Live Long"."

There is no silk and bamboo orchestral sound, only Yan Xining's low singing voice: "When will the bright moon appear, ask the blue sky for wine...People have joys and sorrows, and the moon has cloudy and sunny waxes and wanes. "

Although Yan Xining's voice was not as mellow and eloquent as that of a singer, it was like the gurgling water in a stream flowing through everyone's ears.The exquisiteness of the lyrics and the beauty of the melody make everyone just want to be silent and listen quietly.

The guards couldn't tell the truth, they only thought that the princess sang well, with good lyrics and good tune.But Wang Wenyue, who was in the crowd, had red eyes and was about to shed tears, and the song sung by Xining touched his heart.It's good to say that people have joys and sorrows, it would be great if nothing happened to him, and it would be great if Xining hadn't been married by the Yan family.

Ji Song listened very carefully, he had never heard this song sung by Ah Ning.But when he heard the last two sentences, his heart seemed to jump out of his chest.Is Aning telling him that he hopes to become relatives with him?

After the song was over, everyone's hands were clapped red: "The princess sang well!" "One more song!"

How can this work?Even if Aning wants to sing, she sings to herself.Ji Song cleared his throat and smiled to help Yan Xining: "Okay, it's getting late, and we have to go on the road tomorrow, everyone should have a good rest today."

Yan Ke and the others still had a lot to say, but they also knew that what Ji Song said was right.If you don't get a good rest, you won't have the energy to drive tomorrow.Although the guards were sorry, they also knew what they should do. They stood up and arranged for those who would be on duty tonight.

The temperature dropped rapidly at night in the mountains, so Yan Xining put a thin quilt in the carriage to avoid the cold.Ji Song was special to Ji Song today, as soon as he spread the quilt, Ji Song pressed him on the thin quilt and kissed him lingeringly.

After a kiss, Bi Jisong lowered his head and hummed in Yan Xining's ear: "I hope you will be together for a long time~"

When looking at Ji Song across the bonfire today, he could feel something breaking out from the bottom of his heart and growing with the wind.Now when she was with Ji Song, Yan Xining couldn't hold back anymore.He put his arms around Ji Song's neck: "Rong Chuan, I have something to tell you."

Ji Song bowed his head and kissed the neck of his princess: "Yes. Tell me."

Yan Xining paused every word, "I like you."

Ji Song's movements stopped abruptly, and after a while, hot kisses fell on Yan Xining's face like a storm.Ji Song hugged Ah Ning like he was hugging a rare treasure: "I like you too, my princess."

After a brief day's rest in the col, they continued on their westward journey early the next morning.After three days of walking in the mountains, on the morning of the fourth day, they finally crossed the mountains.At this time, the eyes suddenly opened up, and a large area of ​​yellow was imprinted in the eyes. When I looked closely, they were all loess.

Ji Song sternly introduced to Yan Xining: "Ah Ning, we have arrived in Liangzhou."

Even though she just passed a mountain range, Yan Xining felt as if she had entered another world.The dry climate in Liangzhou was beyond his imagination. He opened the curtain and looked at the loess-covered land in front of him. After just a glance, he felt his mouth was dry.

At this time, the loess was rolling on the mountain road ahead, and it seemed that there was a gust of wind blowing sand and galloping towards them.Yan Ke stood in front of the carriage and looked into the distance, and then he shouted excitedly into the carriage: "Master! The brothers from Chiling Army are here to pick us up!"