On the day of Xie Xun’s birthday, the weather in Jiaozhou was calm and the weather turned cold at the end of October. The twelve prefectures have entered the early winter season. Even though the sun is shining, you can still feel the cold wind soaking into your bones. Xie Xun’s bones were injured. Still feel a slight pain when changing.Zhang Lingzheng said that the poison in his legs has cleared up, and he needs to take good care of him for a year to truly recover.Xie Xun originally planned to go to the south where the weather is mild to recuperate his leg injury after Xie Zhang got married. He is a general and he didn't want to leave sequelae.But time has changed, and he has no time to heal his injury, and he will live in the bitter cold Ningzhou in the future. This injury will not be fully healed. Fortunately, this pain medicine can suppress it, and it is not very sensitive , he can still accept it.

On October 28, Xie Xun was 19 years old, and he will be weak for another year.Clan men wear their hair at the age of 15, which marks adulthood and takes the word table.Wait until [-] o'clock to perform the crowning ceremony.It's just that the crowning ceremony doesn't have to be held on the twentieth.Both Xie Zhang and Xie Jue held the coronation ceremony, except for Xie Xun. When Xie Xun was eighteen, his father and brother were on the battlefield. Zhenbeihou thought that he would hold the coronation ceremony after he turned twenty, and personally presided over the coronation ceremony for him.

Now that his wish has failed, it has become Xie Xun's lifelong regret, and no father can help him hold the weak crown ceremony anymore.

Originally, he wanted to celebrate his birthday with Feng Yu, but now his wish is hard to come true. For Xie Xun, his birthday has become insignificant, and he no longer looks forward to celebrating his birthday.

This day was as usual, he was practicing sword and martial arts in the state capital, and he stopped talking with Lin Heli, their conversation came to a dead end.Lin Heli knew about Xie Xun's birthday, but it would be ironic if he wanted to congratulate him, so no one mentioned the birthday.

"Zhixu, let's go and visit Jiaozhou with my cousin."

"Okay!"

Xie Xun didn't refuse either. Although they had different positions, they were cousins ​​and they didn't have any deep hatred.Xie Xun did not refuse Lin Heli's invitation. Jiaozhou City is also very prosperous. Although there is little arable land, because it is close to the Beihe River and the shipping is developed, the people in the city live a stable life. Most of the city residents in Xizhou and Huangzhou migrated to Jiaozhou or Jinzhou. Come.

Although the North City Gate is on the alert, the city is peaceful.

There are many high-rise buildings, many shops, and many merchants. Lin Heli took Xie Xun into a restaurant. Xie Xun was very cautious in his words and deeds in front of Lin Heli.Lin Heli chatted with him about family matters and rarely talked about business affairs. Maybe he knew that it was Xie Xun's birthday, so he didn't bother him, which was rare and considerate. grain store.

He thought of Wangjiang Restaurant. The food in Jiaozhou has a heavy taste, which is quite different from that in Beijing.Xie Xun is not picky about food, as long as it is food, Lin Heli asked, "How does it taste?"

"good."

"Speaking of food, have you noticed a pattern? The tastes of the twelve states are heavy, while the tastes of Kyoto and Jiangnan are light. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because of poverty!" Lin Heli said, "Except for the area along the river that is considered rich, the rest of the Twelve States are inconvenient in transportation and not rich in products. So the taste is heavy, and they need dishes with heavy taste to eat more. You can only choose the taste if you have a full stomach. If you look carefully at every dish in the restaurant, they are heavy meals. The radishes and cabbage are all pickled vegetables, and there are very few stir-fried vegetables, because the winter is coming soon, and the weather is freezing. Vegetables are difficult to survive, they can’t eat fresh vegetables, they can only eat pickled vegetables. Did you rarely eat pickled vegetables when you were in Kyoto?”

Xie Xun said lightly, "Yes, I never ate pickles when I was at home, but in the army, I always eat pickles."

Because of poverty and limited food, even Shuai Zhang couldn't eat a few mouthfuls of fresh vegetables in winter.

Lin Heli smiled lightly, looked at the shops along the street, and asked Xie Xun, "What did you find along the way?"

If it was Xie Xun half a year ago, he would not have found anything, but now it is different. First, he accompanied Xie Jue to all the shops in Ningzhou to know how to live in Ningzhou in winter.Secondly, there is a shortage of food in the army, Feng Yu regards money as her life, but she is not in a hurry to mine minerals, and devotes all her efforts to clearing wasteland and reclaiming land, focusing all her efforts on farming.No matter how pampered Xie Xun is, he doesn't know the hardships but also knows that the people's livelihood in the Twelve States is difficult.

Walking along the way, he listened to the merchants talking to the townspeople, and the townspeople complaining. It was all a message. The price of rice and grain had risen, and the common people were complaining that they couldn’t afford food. Now it took seven days to eat food that usually took three days. .

"It's winter in the twelve states, and the weather is freezing, and the price of rice will increase." Xie Xun said.

Lin Heli smiled lightly, raised his glass, and said inexplicably, "Zhixu has grown up, and has begun to pay attention to these trivial matters. My cousin proposes a toast to you."

Xie Xun knew that there was something in Lin Heli's words, but he didn't go into it. Since his cousin knew it, why didn't he leave?You can be cruel, why can't I?

After the two of them had their meal, they walked around the city of Jiaozhou again. As the sun set to the west and night fell, Xie Xun went up to the city wall alone and looked out of the city.There were tents and bonfires outside the city, and the familiar tiger flag fluttered in the air, Xie Xun felt a little at ease.He and Feng Yu had promised to celebrate their birthdays together, but now they are separated by a wall, enjoying the bright moon together, it can be regarded as spending their birthdays together.

The Ningzhou iron cavalry was stationed one mile outside the city. The one mile between the tent and the city gate was a safe zone (500 meters), and no one was allowed to cross it.

Xie Xun stood on the city wall, although the moonlight was bright, he could not see Feng Yu, only the continuous camps and bonfires, and Feng Yu could not approach the city gate, if he entered this mile, the crossbows on the city wall Hands can shoot arrows.

A little disappointed!

It would be great if I could see Feng Yu.

This was his loneliest birthday, his family was not around, and Ah Yu was close at hand, but he couldn't see him. Even when he celebrated his birthday in Ningzhou, he was never so lonely.

When he was in Ningzhou, his father and brother would seriously accompany him to celebrate his birthday, and the elder brother and second brother would take him to visit Ningzhou city at night.

Suddenly, a firework exploded in the air outside the city.

Xie Xun was slightly taken aback.

After the first firework exploded in mid-air, countless fireworks exploded in the air immediately. The defenders on the city wall looked outside the city in surprise and talked a lot.

"Ningzhou iron cavalry, are you crazy, what kind of fireworks are you setting off in the middle of the night?"

"Who knows, what a luxury!"

Countless fireworks exploded in the sky outside Jiaozhou City, and all the city residents stepped out of their homes to look at the gorgeous and beautiful sky. This is Jiaozhou, and it is a rare spectacle in the Twelve States.

The colorful fireworks are in full bloom, just like countless stars scattered in the world.

In the Twelve States, before the cold winter comes, there is a flourishing fireworks.

Xie Xun felt as if hot liquid was rolling in his heart, and his whole heart was soaked in the hot spring, throbbing and gentle. He saw a warm red in front of the camp amidst the fireworks in this flourishing age.

He knew that it was Feng Yu, she was looking at him.

The bright moon shines brightly in my heart.

We are so close to the world, but we can enjoy this prosperous fireworks together.

Feng Yu looked at the city wall of Jiaozhou, she knew that Xie Xun would definitely be on the wall.

This is my birthday gift to you!
Zhixu, happy birthday!

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