twin moon

Chapter 60, Scene [-]

At noon in the winter season, the Jiayun Zhai was filled with fog, and the diners who had reserved seats were already fully seated.The dumplings here are unique in the city. The stuffing comes from the crab roe stored in late autumn. After being marinated with rice wine and salt, it is mixed with minced meat and vegetables, and then wrapped in a thumb-sized fresh shrimp.

The dumpling wrappers rolled by Leng Jiayun herself are thin and translucent, and the words underneath can almost be seen through on the paper, but they are very tough and not easy to break.The steamed dumplings are shining brightly, revealing the verdant vegetables and golden red crab roe in the stuffing, which makes people salivate and move their index fingers.

Some diners who couldn't help but eat the dumplings did not wait for the dumplings to cool down, so they dipped them in ginger vinegar and sent them to their mouths.With one bite, the golden oil of the crab and the soup of the shrimp overflowed from the gap between the teeth, leaving a fragrance in the mouth.Although it was so hot that tears flowed, he still sucked his lips and praised loudly:

"Miss Boss, this year's dumplings are exceptionally delicious. Have you improved the recipe?"

"This year's dumpling stuffing is not made by me."

The woman from Dongli poked her head out from the back hall, and immediately shrank back after answering a word.Although she was busy at this time, this woman with outstanding grace still maintained her usual grace, and even the bun on her head was not messed up.

"So that girl Ning Yue made stuffing? She is good at craftsmanship! Seeing that the little girl is about to get married, look at the proprietress, can you let her consider us regular customers who are not yet married?" what?"

Someone among the diners cracked a joke.Laughter floated into the back hall, Leng Jiayun was pinching the dumplings one by one in his hand, and immediately poked his head out and shouted at the people outside:

"Stop daydreaming. Xiaoyue is like my own sister to me. If you talk nonsense again, be careful that I put some crotons in the dumplings so that you can't eat them and walk around!"

Since it was a holiday, and they had already known each other for a long time, the diners didn't care about the scolding, they laughed and continued to eat.The red-haired girl also stuck out her tongue at Leng Jiayun beside her, then took a basket full of dumplings in front of her and brought it to the boiling pot.

"Xiaoyue, there are no customers outside to order food, so don't be too busy cooking. After the dumplings are left out of the pot for a long time, the soup will be sucked into the dough, and they will not be delicious."

The woman in purple thought that the girl was too busy to get dizzy, but she saw the other party shaking her head: "Sister Jia, I-I want to keep something for myself..."

While speaking, Ning Yue had already slipped the dumplings from the basket into the pot, her face couldn't help but blushes, she didn't know whether it was because of the steaming mist or other reasons.

"The reincarnation of a starving ghost, didn't you already eat a lot?"

Leng Jiayun just wanted to tease a few words, but saw an exquisite red lacquer food box on the desk at some time, she immediately understood, and couldn't help laughing: "Oh, our little one who is not afraid of nothing When did Yue become so virtuous and capable, knowing that she still misses others?"

Ning Yue was told what was on her mind, and her pretty face became even more crimson, but she said firmly: "Today, the three of us originally made an appointment to go to the north of the city to watch the tide together. I don't know how long we will have to wait. What if you are hungry?"

"Preparing supper for those two stinky boys, why are you ashamed to admit it? The dumplings have already floated, why don't you hurry up and take them out? Cook them again and they will rot!"

The girl from Dongli picked up a bamboo strainer on the stove, scooped up the round and plump dumplings from the water, and helped the girl neatly stack them one by one in the food box.

Ning Yue who was standing by the side suddenly lowered her head, as if thinking of something unhappy.Leng Jiayun quickly guessed what was on her mind again, stretched out his hand and gently played with the girl's flaming hair, and said softly:
"Why, are you still complaining about General Yan?"

"Yeah, Uncle Baili is too much! Didn't he just hit a few people, and he was punished with forty shovels? It's useless for Ziyin to plead for mercy. Little Stutter's ass will definitely be smashed!"

The girl raised her head, her delicate little nose was red, and there were crystal tears in her eyes.

The woman then persuaded: "You girl, the state owns the state laws, and the family has family rules. General Baili is the military guard in front of the palace, and General Yan is the captain of the left school under his command. Naturally, if you cause trouble, you must be severely punished, otherwise you will be punished." How to run the army?"

"Sister Jia, Uncle Baili only buys wine from time to time in our store, why did you start talking for outsiders?" Ning Yue became more and more annoyed.

"Then tell me, how should we deal with this matter? Is that the way to go?"

"Naturally, I can't forget it. But I broke the things in the Shihua Pavilion! Ziyin also beat someone, why was Xiaobai the only one who was punished in the end? It's not fair!"

Leng Jiayun sighed lightly: "Perhaps, Jiang Yan took the initiative to punish you two. After all, he is such a stubborn character, and General Baili agreed to punish him alone, maybe it is already a move." Maybe it’s selfish.”

"Selfishness, can this be called selfishness? Sister Jia, have you become dizzy from the steam?" Ning Yue's face became more and more puzzled when she heard the other party say something that didn't make sense.

"Just think about it by yourself, and one day you will figure it out. But now you just need to remember that you must not act impulsively in the future, otherwise in the end, the person you care about may end up taking everything for you s consequence."

The woman smiled slightly, but she refused to explain further. Instead, the girl in front of her stomped her feet in shame: "Who cares. If you continue to make fun of others, Sister Jia, I will stop talking to you! "

"Okay, okay, the time for high tide is coming, and the dumplings can't be kept for too long, so go quickly. Be careful on the road, and come back early after listening to the tide."

"I know, I know. I have Jiang Yan and Zi Yin to accompany me, sister Jia, don't worry!"

Leng Jiayun watched as the red-haired girl ran out of the door like a gust of wind.After seeing off the last table of diners, she also cooked a pot of dumplings, and found out from nowhere, a dark red food box that looked quite old, and carried it alone, towards Jia Yunzhai. Walk in the ice and snow outside.

The custom of watching the tide in Mulu City began in the seventh year after the Great Ascension and Li Dynasty.Because the estuary of the Yanjiang River is in the shape of a trumpet, and the terrain is also deep on the outside and shallow on the inside, this is the only place where a large amount of seawater will pour into the river, forming rare tidal surges.According to legend, it is precisely because of the twin moons that there is such a grand scene in the world.

The tide is the highest on the first and fifteenth of each month.Although the river is at a low level in winter and the tide is not as high as in August, you can see the spectacle of the spray melting snow that cannot be seen at other times.It coincided with today's winter season, in addition to the people in the city, guests from nearby states and counties also flocked here, wanting to be the first to witness this grand scene.The sun has not yet set, but a team of tens of thousands of people has gathered densely on the embankment specially used for watching the tide, and the grand occasion is unprecedented.

The wind gradually picked up on the surface of the river, which made the tide-watchers on the shore tremble, but no one retreated, they just gathered together in small groups and whispered.Suddenly, someone in the crowd yelled loudly: "The tide is coming!" Immediately, everyone stretched their necks and looked out of the trumpet-shaped entrance to the sea.

At the beginning of the tide, a looming white line appeared on the water surface at the mouth of the river.Under the winter sun in the west, it glows with dazzling golden light.Accompanied by that white line, there was a long-lasting rumbling sound.The sound of the tide approached from far away, and the tide surged from the sea and squeezed into the embankments built with huge stones on both sides of the river bank.

As soon as it entered the river, the white line rose suddenly, and the sound of the tide became louder and louder, like thunder rolling in the sky, or like ten thousand horses galloping, screaming and roaring upstream.In an instant, a huge wall with a height of two feet suddenly rose on the water.Chaofeng stands upright on the surface of the river, spraying pearls and jade.

The crowd watching the tide on the shore exclaimed, for fear of being soaked through by the icy sea water.But who would have thought that the top of the high waves turned into a sheet of white snow dust in the mid-air in an instant, and then it fell down one after another, like a heavy snowfall floating all over the sky.

This is the winter scenery of Yanjiang River - the droplets melt into snow.People clapped their hands and jumped for joy, and continued to chase the tide all the way.But Ning Yue stayed where she was, not planning to leave.

In the process of watching the tide earlier, she only took a few absent-minded glances, but she couldn't help looking in the direction of Mulu City, hoping that her two companions would arrive in time.However, she stayed until the tide receded and even the crowd around her became thinner, but she still couldn't wait.

The red-haired girl let out a long sigh, lifted her wet skirt, and tiptoed to leave the muddy embankment.Her figure seemed a little lonely, but before she could take a step, she suddenly saw a young man in white standing in front of her with a smile.

"Ziyin! When did you come? Why didn't you call me!"

Like a child picking up shells by the sea, Ning Yue's blue eyes suddenly smiled like two curved crescents, and the previous haze was swept away.But soon she pretended to be angry, pursed her mouth and turned her face away again, "It took a long time for the river tide to recede. I think you did it on purpose, right? It made people even spray into snow I couldn’t take a closer look. And Jiang Yan’s lump of wood, is he seriously injured?”

Although she complained, the red-haired girl still turned her head and looked towards the road leading to the city gate.

"He was still changing his wound medicine in the camp, so I came here first."

"Then why didn't you come with him? You didn't get boarded." The girl complained in a low voice.

Hearing this, Qi Ziyin's heart seemed to be pinched hard suddenly, but he didn't let the embarrassing smile froze on his face:
"I left him separately on purpose, in order to tell you about the brothel girl named Ziyuan yesterday."

"I didn't expect that you were also a greedy ghost. Is that girl so unforgettable? Could it be that the little stammer was worried that I was still angry and sent you first to find out the news?!"

Ning Yue suddenly remembered yesterday's unhappiness, she couldn't help but rolled her eyes and turned around to leave.She didn't know what the other party meant by asking this question, and she didn't want to continue discussing this topic at all.But the young man in white grabbed her cuff and pulled her back with a serious face:
"Ningyue, listen to me patiently. Since yesterday, I have vaguely felt that the reason why Jiang Yan went to find Miss Ziyuan behind our backs is because he has recovered part of his memory."

"Isn't that a good thing, why didn't we say it clearly?"

"Then let me ask you, do you still remember what Miss Ziyuan looked like?"

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be joking, the red-haired girl stopped choking and recalled carefully:
"I don't remember clearly, but I think she is pretty, with a Changzhou accent when she speaks, and there seems to be a small mole on the tip of her nose."

"Don't you think that her appearance is somewhat similar to our black-eyed friend?"

"You mean—" Ning Yue was startled suddenly, as if she also realized something.

Qi Ziyin nodded: "Although there is no conclusive evidence, Miss Ziyuan is quite similar to Jiang Yan regardless of her accent, age, and appearance. If my guess is correct, she is likely to be separated from Jiang Yan for many years. Kindred!"

The red-haired girl was immediately taken aback by her companion's words: "This kind of thing can't be said casually!"

The boy in white nodded, and continued hesitantly: "I think Jiang Yan may not be able to confirm the identity of the other party, so he will go to the brothel alone, and I am afraid that he intends to verify it in person."

"Oh -- no wonder he was so serious yesterday, and the two of them talked a lot of strange things. But if Ziyuan is really a relative of the little stammer, how could he end up in a brothel?"

"I can't say for sure. However, too many things have happened to Jiang Yan that you and I can't even imagine."

"So you came to me because you wanted to ask Miss Zi Yuan in private?" Ning Yue asked again.

But Qi Ziyin kept shaking his head: "Of course not. I carefully recalled Miss Ziyuan's answer at that time, and it seemed that she didn't deny Jiang Yan's guess, but she didn't give any affirmative answer. I feel that even if she is Jiang Yan I don’t even want to recognize my relatives. So I came here early today to remind you, don’t ask about yesterday’s events later.”

In this way, the girl became more and more confused: "Why? According to what you said just now, Zi Yuan may be Xiao Jieba's only relative in the world. Shouldn't we help him?"

"But if you and I intervene, I'm afraid it will only increase the burden on Jiang Yan's heart. After all these years of separation, if he is sure that the girl is really his relative, Jiang Yan doesn't know what he will do on impulse... ...so at least say nothing until further investigation is clear."

Ning Yue looked at her companion's amber eyes, and nodded after a long time: "Okay, if you don't say it, don't say it. But Ziyin, why are you suddenly so concerned about the little stammer—"

However, before she finished asking, out of the corner of her eyes, she suddenly saw a figure wearing a black robe of Mo Lingwei limping and appearing on the path beside the embankment.The girl cut off the conversation immediately, and greeted the other party happily.

Looking at the red-haired girl who was chatting and laughing with Jiang Yan, Qi Ziyin subconsciously smiled wryly, and replied softly, but he didn't intend to let the other party hear:
"Because—the three of us are best friends! Besides, it's for you..."

"Oh, Ning Yue, stop dragging me, it hurts!"

The black-eyed boy's yelling brought the dazed white-clothed boy back to reality.He raised his head and saw that Ning Yue was holding Jiang Yan, who was in pain, with her hands full of worry:

"Hmph, Uncle Baili is too cruel! I have to argue with him again tomorrow, and if I say no, I will scold him, so I can help you, little stammer!"

"Yue'er, don't mess with General Baili anymore! I have rough skin and thick flesh, and the injury will heal in a few days. Besides, if we hadn't caused trouble first this time, Lord Overseer wouldn't be here."

Jiang Yan covered his butt with his hands, shaking his head like a rattle.

Looking at the stubborn companion in front of her who had endured all the punishments by herself, Ning Yue suddenly remembered what Sister Jia had said to herself before, and she felt extremely guilty, her nose sore, and she hurriedly reached out and handed over the food box in her hand, To make amends to the other party:
"Both of you haven't eaten yet, right? Hurry up and eat the dumplings. Although it's a bit cold, you have to eat them all, and don't leave a single one, because I made them all myself!"

"It turns out there are appetizers, that would be great!"

Jiang Yan chuckled, and immediately took out a small pot made of clay.

Qi Ziyin recognized it at a glance: "This is Wuliangxuan's silent drunk?"

"Yeah. The three of us haven't had a drink together for a long time. I wanted to get some Qingli Shao from Sister Jia on the way, but I was afraid that she would say that I was injured and couldn't drink strong alcohol, so I had to go to another house." I bought it."

"Little stammer, is your injury really all right?" Ning Yue pinched her nose quietly, trying to hold back her tears.

"My injury is nothing at all, but it has involved the two of you. Fortunately, the king didn't pursue it further, so I can rest assured! Tonight, we won't go home until we're drunk!"

It seemed that Jiang Yan was really happy that his companion was not punished from the bottom of his heart.Qi Ziyin was affected by his emotions, and hurriedly took the wine jar from his hands:

"Okay! Although I am not strong enough to drink, I will accompany you to the end!"

Looking at the hearty smiles of the two big boys in front of her, Ning Yue couldn't help recalling the little things she had experienced together during the years she knew them.While being moved, she finally realized that her recklessness yesterday almost caused irreparable damage to this precious friendship.And it was this friendship that supported her over the years and made her feel the warmth of home again——

Although she is far away from her parents and her own homeland, she can make friends who can drink and talk together, advance and retreat together, is there anything she is not satisfied with?

In this way, the three children found an open space beside the river bank that was not wet by the waves, sat on the ground, facing the two moons in the sky, and drank cup after cup to their heart's content.Before they knew it, they drank the whole jar of strong wine to the bottom, and the three of them leaned back to back, leaning on a big bluestone in the open space, and fell asleep with their clothes on.

The moon is slanting on the river, the sky is light and the clouds are long.The sea, the night sky and the sky full of stars silently imprint this kind and innocent time in the memories of the three.But they could never have imagined that this would be the last time that they would get together without any worries.

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