Kingdom of Heaven and Han

The next day was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Wang Xiaolie and his colleagues from the Xuanfu Division celebrated the New Year and got drunk. The third day was New Year's Eve. Wang Xiaolie stayed at home and didn't go anywhere. He didn't wake up until three o'clock in the morning.

The weather is very good today, and there is already a lazy message of spring in the air.

After breakfast, Wang Xiaolie sat on the chair and lazily basked in the sun in the garden. The orange cat she raised was lying next to the chair, also sleepy.

The winter jasmine flowers on the wall have sprouted, and the wintersweet is blooming in full bloom. Spring is coming.

Lin Xi came in from the outside and saw Wang Xiaolie sitting leisurely, and complained: "Ordinary people, who doesn't clean the door and sweep the courtyard on New Year's Eve? If you don't do these, you will have to stick to the door god and make Zhong Kui look like him. Hang up. Do you want me, a weak woman, to do these things?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I drank too much last night, so I'll take a little more rest today. Those trivial matters will naturally be done by my soldiers. If you feel uneasy, just go and have a closer look. It's a great day today, don't Arguing here.”

Lin Xi shook her head, stood there and thought for a while, and then left with a sigh.

By noon, Lin Xi was almost finished. Beating his waist, he went to sit in the living room.

Wang Xiaolie came in from outside and said to Lin Xi: "Today is New Year's Eve. In addition to worshiping our ancestors, we also have a good meal at noon. Go and tell the kitchen to make a fish for noon. I don't know what happened, but I want to eat it today. fish."

Lin Xi asked strangely: "If you want to eat fish, why don't you go out and order a bowl? A new restaurant, Song Wu Sao Fish Soup, has opened on the bank of the Yi River. It tastes extremely delicious."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I don't want to eat fish soup, it's better to eat a squirrel mandarin fish. - Since you said the fish soup tastes good, I'd like to order a bowl."

Lin Xi muttered and complained when she heard that she wanted to eat squirrel mandarin fish.

Of course, chefs in this era couldn't figure out how to make pine mandarin fish. It was Wang Xiaolie who taught the chef. In fact, the recipe is less sweet than Huaiyang cuisine and more delicious than northern cuisine. The braised carp tastes more like Shandong cuisine, but there are many differences between it and Huaiyang cuisine.

At noon, Wang Xiaolie first served three bowls of dry millet rice with a few spinach plants on top to worship his ancestors, and then sat down with Lin Xi to enjoy lunch.

Lunch on New Year’s Eve is usually made with millet as the staple food, accompanied by vegetables. Lin Xi thought the millet was too thick, so after eating a few mouthfuls, she changed it to rice.

Wang Xiaolie ate a few mouthfuls of rice. Seeing that the fish soup he bought outside was delicious, he picked up a spoon and took a spoonful of it into his mouth. The fish soup is tender and smooth in your mouth, extremely delicious. Then he asked Lin Xi: "You just said, what is the name of the fish soup maker?"

Lin Xi said: "Everyone calls her Sister-in-law Song, but I don't know his specific name."

Wang Xiaolian asked: "Sister-in-law Song Wu? What's the origin?"

Lin Xi said: "I heard that she was from Kaifeng Prefecture, and she followed Xing Zai to Hangzhou. I heard that Xing Zai was moving away years ago, so she moved with her. After thinking about it several times, I felt that going to Xiangyang would not showcase her skills. , so I moved to Luoyang."

"Oh -" Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing more.

The fifth sister-in-law of Song Dynasty moved away from Hangzhou, not to Xiangyang, but to Luoyang. The reason why is intriguing. This shows that in the market, people have seen the equal status of Luoyang and Xiangyang, and have bet on Luoyang.

This is true even for people in the market, and others can be imagined. And Zhao Gou must know the news, which puts great pressure on him.

Lin Xi said: "After dinner, you go and sort out the items that should be used on New Year's Eve. Especially the peach charms. The soldiers and I bought them. There are several sets. You pick one and use it at night. Also, tonight we have to keep the New Year's Eve. , I need to take a rest after lunch."

Wang Xiaolie agreed. After thinking for a while, he added: "It's best to have one or two children by your side when staying up late. What's the point of two adults? We've been married for a year, are you happy?" Lin Xi didn't expect Wang Xiaolie to ask such a question After saying this, I was stunned for a moment. He then said: "We have been married for almost a year, how long have you been at home? How can this kind of thing be done in one night? If you don't go out this year, maybe it will be done."

Wang Xiaolie stood up and said, "I've finished eating. Let's go and rest."

In the afternoon, Wang Xiao started hunting and went to the living room and saw Lin Xi sulking there. Next to it was a plate of pine nuts, walnuts, pistachios, etc. I kept kneading them in my hands. After a while, I suddenly dropped the things in my hands on the plate. She was mumbling to herself, but it was hard to hear what she was saying.

Wang Xiaolie became curious and walked quietly to Lin Xi, wanting to hear what she was reading.

As she got closer, she heard Lin Xi read: "It's not my business to have children, so why should I be blamed? I'm not a weak woman, and I can only listen to your nonsense! If you piss me off to death, reply Go to Daddy and see if you still miss me!"

I heard Lin Xi read it over and over again, and the general idea was pretty much the same.

Wang Xiaolie did not expect that his words would cause such a big reaction from Lin Xi. If you don't say it in front of yourself, you have to say it behind your back. He couldn't help but cough and put on a straight face.

Hearing the cough, Lin Xi turned around quickly. Seeing Wang Xiaolie standing behind him with a stern face, he stood up hurriedly, looking panicked.

Wang Xiaolie asked: "From what you just said, did you actually blame me for asking about your child when we were having lunch?"

Lin Xi waved her hands hastily: "No, no. You heard wrong."

Seeing that Lin Xi was really panicked, Wang Xiaolie couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into laughter. Said: "I didn't mean to talk about the child, so don't take it to heart. Besides, you feel comfortable in your heart. It's normal to complain about me. What are you afraid of?"

Lin Xi blushed and rubbed the corners of her clothes without saying anything.

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you don't say it, forget it. If you want to say it, I don't like to hear it."

After saying that, he turned around and tried to walk away.

Lin Xi looked like he was hesitating to speak, and was squirming. Seeing that Wang Xiaolie was really about to walk away, he stamped his foot and said, "Everyone said that you are going to be the emperor. The emperor has three palaces and six courtyards, so he will definitely not want me."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaolie turned around suddenly and asked, "Who told you that?"

Lin Xi said aggrievedly: "That's what you all said anyway."

For a moment, Wang Xiaolie was furious. He can tolerate it when others say that in front of him. But saying this in front of his family, how could he bear it? He wanted to keep asking Lin Xi who said it in front of her. This person must be found and severely punished to serve as a warning to others.

But then I thought about it, the person chewing this long tongue in front of Lin Xi might not be the same person. What if it’s a group of people? The most important thing is that no one will tell the truth in front of you anymore. Instead, they will gossip behind your back, which is even worse.

In the end, I could only say: "Don't listen to what others say. For this kind of thing, just listen to what I say."

(End of this chapter)