Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 85 I Have Been To This World Once

The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and the weather cools down in the afternoon.The roadside is still gloomy and green, and occasionally a pheasant flies away.There are also hares poking their heads in the grass, looking at the pedestrians on the road.

Wang Xiaohun rode on his horse and looked at the scenery with an open mind.After coming to this world for a few months, I finally settled down.Unlike a few days ago, fighting and killing, every day is not stable.

Before arriving at the village, I saw a group of people gathered next to the big stone mill at the head of the village, chatting there.Seeing Wang Xiaohun's team coming over, they all greeted him.With auspicious words in his mouth and a bow in his hand, he is really affectionate.

Wang Xiaohun dismounted and ordered his companions to bring the moon cakes he brought.Dao: "This is a new moon cake from the state. Compared with before, it looks better and tastes more delicious. One packet per person, take it home and try it."

While talking, he personally delivered it to everyone.

Everyone took the moon cakes and thanked them a lot.This small family member of the Wang family is as sympathetic to the villagers as the old officials.

When Wang Qingxiu walked halfway, she met Wang Xiaohun who had entered the village.He stepped forward to salute and said, "When you come home, send someone to let me know first, so that I can meet you at the head of the village in advance. Unlike before, you are a court official now, so how can you lose your courtesy."

Wang Xiaohun said, "What's the use of those false courtesy? You're a big sister, just sit at home."

While talking, he walked with Wang Qingxiu.The villagers on the road saw it and avoided it early.

When officials travel, pedestrians should avoid.Although this is a chaotic world and etiquette is not well thought out, everyone still understands the basic rules.

Every time he walked in front of people, Wang Xiaohun smiled and said hello.Those on the side of the road were all flattered and hurriedly responded.

When they got home, Wang Xiaohun sat down, and Wang Qingxiu went to pour some tea.Dao: "Last time you said, don't hire anyone at home. Now I'm alone, and many things are inconvenient."

Wang Xiaoliu took the tea and said, "What's the inconvenience? If you don't do anything at home all day long, it's not a good time to stretch out your clothes and open your mouth for food. Now the expenses at home are my own. Salary, my sister just needs to move."

Wang Qingxiu smiled and said, "What you said is naturally correct. It's just that in this world, whoever has some spare money doesn't hire anyone to do it."

Wang Xiaohun said: "Why do you have to be called by someone? Why are you willing to be called by someone? There are too many things in this world that shouldn't be used, but I'm used to it. I can't control others, my sister can always say a few words. "

After hearing this, Wang Qingxiu just laughed.In the eyes of the elder sister, what the younger brother does is right, although it is a little strange.

The soldiers brought all the gifts that Wang Xiaohun brought into the house.Wang Xiaohun said: "They eat and cook by themselves. Today is the festival, I cook some dishes, and our sister drinks two glasses of wine. It's been over a year and we haven't had a good reunion."

Wang Qingxiu said: "The gentleman is far away from the kitchen. Not to mention, you are the prefecture now, how many people want to obey your orders. Once you have returned home, you will rest on the side. The family does not hire anyone, I will do this by myself."

Wang Xiaohun said: "You have taken care of me since I was a child. Now that I am an adult, I should do it. A gentleman is far away from the kitchen, which means that a gentleman does not see blood and does not kill. When he sees his life, he can't bear to eat. Its meat? So there are butchers in the world. Now in the kitchen, they are all slaughtered. What does it matter if I just go in and cook the meat and vegetables?"

Wang Qingxiu just refused.

Wang Xiaohun said: "Sister doesn't have to insist. In this world, women do not have to cook, men can do the same. If one day, women go out to earn money to support their families, it is only natural for men to cook. Our family is different, two brothers and sisters, today Mid-Autumn Festival, you can sit and celebrate the festival with peace of mind."

Men don't cook?In later generations, women generally worked, and in many families it was men who did the cooking.What national traditions and what cannot be changed, the Chinese have no pressure to change.This tradition, in the face of facts, has proven to be worthless.

Wang Qingxiu couldn't resist.Seeing that all the soldiers were gone, Wang Xiao had no choice but to go hunting.

His mother died young, and Wang Xiaohun was taken care of by Wang Qingxiu.The eldest daughter is like a mother, especially in Wang Xiaohun's family.

When he entered the kitchen, he saw that the utensils were exquisite and varied, but there were none of them that he was used to. Wang Xiaohun shook his head helplessly.In the past life, I used to cook a lot, and I could cook a large table by myself.But things that were often used at that time were rare in this world.

The cooktop is newly refurbished.Wang Zhong built a new frying pan according to what he had learned in Kaifeng Mansion.There is a large pot next to it, which was bought by Wang Rudai after he became a jinshi, but ordinary people do not have it at home.Others, it touches a lot of pots and pans.

It was getting dark, and the moon had just climbed up from the eastern sky.Round and bright, hanging on the clean sky.The moonlight sprinkled down, through the plane trees, leaving mottled shadows on the ground.

There is a table and two chairs under the tree.Wang Xiaohun and Wang Qingxiu sat opposite each other, admiring the bright moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Wang Qingxiu said, "I didn't expect that you would be able to cook so many dishes after going out for a year."

Wang Xiaohun said: "Sister knows that I have loved to eat since I was a child. I can't cook it myself, and I rely on others, so it is inevitable that I will be wronged by this mouth."

With that said, taking out the wine bottle, Wang Xiaochun poured wine for the two of them.Said: "I didn't expect to find this bottle of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. On the night of the full moon, our sister and brother, drinking a cup, is really a joy in the world."

Wang Qingxiu smiled and shook her head: "You were brought up by me, but I didn't feel that way."

Wang Xiaohun looked at her sister.After a while, he whispered: "I don't know how much suffering I have suffered over the past year, how many wars I have gone through, and I have seen life and death. Would it be easy to meet again today? Families have been destroyed, how many wives have been separated, and how many people have filled the ravines. Living is not easy anymore."

Wang Qingxiu said: "We are alive, but Dad is gone. Many people are like this—"

Wang Xiaohun nodded.He raised the bowl and said, "We're drinking. I cooked a few dishes today, and my sister will taste it."

After drinking, put down the wine bowl, and the two of them picked up chopsticks and served vegetables together.

Today is the festival, and there are eight dishes and one soup on the table.One with pork, one with white chopped chicken, one with roast duck, and one with braised fish.There are also four vegetarian dishes, leeks and eggs, vegetarian fried lotus root slices, dried celery, and fried bean sprouts.The soup is an egg drop soup.

Because they were two brothers and sisters, they did not share meals.Eight dishes and one soup are placed on the table together, each person has a pair of chopsticks, and he wants to eat what he wants.

After eating a little of each, Wang Qingxiu said, "Where did you learn such a good skill? These dishes are all tastes that have never been tasted before. The fragrance is fragrant enough, the sweetness is sweet, and today is just a good taste."

Wang Xiaohun said: "Then you say, if I don't do Zhizhou and open a restaurant, will it be a good business?"

Wang Qingxiu smiled and said, "Of course it's a good business! For this taste, as long as I have money, I will definitely look after it every day."

After that, the two laughed together.

The moon rose higher, many stars disappeared, and the sky became bright and clean.

Wang Qingxiu put down her chopsticks, looked at the sky, and said softly, "When I was young, I used to beg for skill at this time. At that time, there was a small table with offerings on it, and I prayed to the moon. When I grow up, I can do it with ingenuity. A good girl can embroider the best flowers and birds. Now that I'm older, I don't have that kind of mind anymore. Sometimes thinking about it, the mind of a child is still very interesting."

"Yeah, children's minds are the most interesting. They don't know much about this world. They don't know much, and their wishes are pure. When they grow up and see what the world looks like, a lot of their minds will change."

Wang Xiaohun said, his eyes were a little blurry.

Wang Qingxiu turned around, looked at Wang Xiaohun, and asked earnestly, "Then what is your wish now?"

"What is it?" Wang Xiaochai casually caught a floating sycamore flower, holding it in his hand with a touch of sweetness. "Actually, I've been thinking about it for a long time. I hope that the Jinbing can be driven away, and the world will be peaceful. I hope the country is prosperous and the people are peaceful. I hope that I can live happily and without worries. These are all correct, but I always feel that they are not enough. They are not what I look like. ."

Wang Qingxiu was a little strange: "Then what is your wish?"

"This world, I've been here before!"

"What?" Wang Qingxiu couldn't help laughing after hearing this.This wish of the younger brother is really too strange.

Looking at the moon in the sky, Wang Xiaohun thought for a while, and said, "When I returned to Ruzhou, I did a lot of things. When I did these things, some people benefited and they praised me from time to time. Some people were unhappy and would scold me. Officials, some people praise, some people scold, it's normal."

Wang Qingxiu nodded, "Dad said the same thing when he was an official."

Wang Xiaochun smiled.His father was a good official, and when the country was in danger, he even threw away his family's wealth, raised troops to serve the king, and even sacrificed his life.But is this world worth it?
worth.The Zhao family may not be worth it, but this world is worth it.

Wang Xiaolie continued: "But most of the things I do, others are just confused. The closest person is Wang Zhong, who is not allowed to come to our house to serve, and pays a monthly salary. He doesn't know why. In the village, the generals and officials under their command are not allowed to do business, they can only receive salary. They are happy that the salary is high, but they don’t understand. For example, when building a new village, the people can have land to grow and food to eat, but they don’t understand why the land is not allowed to them. Buying and selling privately. Going out of the government to do a lot of business, no one understands why it is different from the previous government.”

Having said that, Wang Xiaochun smiled and shook his head slightly.

"Everyone doesn't understand and looks at me like a weirdo. What can I do? If you don't do this, you can't build a strong army to fight against the Jin army in a short time. You don't have much time, you can only use the most in this way. A quick way to do it. I also want to be like brothers with my subordinates, drink and eat meat together when I have nothing to do. I can be like a neighbor to the people, and I can always greet each other. But what I do is not understood by everyone, so I can’t do it.”

Wang Qingxiu said: "As long as it's good for everyone, it's fine if you don't understand it for a while. Besides, you don't have to worry about doing things, you always have to take your time. As long as the heat arrives, everyone can always understand."

"What if I die? We'll die after we finish our meal today. Or tomorrow morning and never get up again—"

"How do you say such things! Don't say anything unlucky on Mid-Autumn Festival tonight!"

Seeing that Wang Qingxiu was a little anxious, Wang Xiaohun nodded and said nothing.

After a long time, Wang Xiaohun said: "Rong, splendor, wealth and honor will eventually come to an end, and life is a big dream. Buddhists say that this is enlightenment, enlightenment, and enlightenment. What if you realize it? The people in this world are still suffering endlessly. Okay. When a man comes to the world, he does not seek fame or wealth. What he seeks is for the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment! How can I let them live and work in peace and contentment? I can only use what I know, the fastest way to do the most things. Someone came to see the world, they know, I've been there!"

How can we save the world?Wang Xiaohun was just vague.I feel like I know, but I don't understand.There are many ways to repel the Jin army, but it is not enough.The Ming Dynasty drove out Mongolia, but died in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. History cannot be simply repeated.

What should I do myself?Wang Xiaohun can't, at least not now, to make it clear.But I know one thing, what I do, must carry the imprint of the previous life, and also carry the imprint of my own, which cannot be done by others.

Only in this kind of life can we say that even if you don't know what Wang Xiaochae's past life is, you can clearly know: this world, Wang Xiaochae has come.

(End of this chapter)