Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 120 My wife is weak (please subscribe)

"By the way, where is Chang Feng?"

Changbai and Sanlan both got out of the car, but Changfeng never showed up.

Chang Bai patted his forehead and said, "I forgot to tell my eldest brother-in-law. Chang Feng said that a friend invited him to dinner and he stopped coming."

If you don't come, don't come. Whether it's Chang Feng or Mo Lan, they are somewhat reserved in front of him. Yuan Wenshao doesn't have a good impression of the two of them, and they don't usually communicate much.

At this moment, two carriages drove over.

The carriage approached and stopped.

Gu Tingye and Shitou got off the carriage in front, while Qi Heng and Buwei got off the carriage in the back.

Seeing Qi Heng, Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly. He thought that what he said that day would make Qi Heng sober up, but now it seems that it has no effect.

"Erlang, Zecheng."

Gu Tingye bowed his hands and said with a smile: "Yuanruo heard that we were going on an outing together and wanted to go together, so I brought him here."

Qi Heng bowed his hands and said, "I'm here uninvited. I'm sincere, so don't be surprised."

"It doesn't matter, more people make it more lively." Yuan Wenshao looked at him deeply and said.

On the other side, when Mo Lan saw Qi Heng coming, he smiled and walked over alone without calling Ru Lan or the others.

The reason why she came here was because she heard that Gu Tingye was also coming, and she guessed that Qi Heng might also come.

"Second Uncle Gu, greetings, Brother Yuanruo, greetings." Mo Lan had a subtle smile on her face and bowed slightly to salute.

Gu Tingye and Qi Heng quickly returned the salute.

"Okay, let's set off." Yuan Wenshao said.

Let the people go. Ru Lan and the others called back, and everyone got on the carriage again.

This time their destination was a village owned by Yuan Wenshao.

This Zhuangzi is not far from the canal. There is a river next to Zhuangzi that connects to the canal.

Yuan Wenshao had someone notify the steward of Zhuangzi in advance to prepare some things, so when he arrived at Zhuangzi, the steward was already waiting at the entrance of the village with his people.

When the simple carriage arrived, Li Hansheng, the steward of Xiaoyangzhuang, rushed to greet him.

When Yuan Wenshao came out of the carriage, Li Hansheng and everyone hurriedly saluted and said, "I've met my uncle, madam."

"Are you ready with everything I asked you to prepare?" Yuan Wenshao asked, waving his hand.

"Back to uncle, the paper kites and fishing rods are ready, as well as the leaf tiles and other equipment for throwing pots." Li Hansheng said respectfully.

"Daddy, I'm going to fly the kite." Sister Wen couldn't sit still when she heard the kite.

"Don't worry, let's go in first to drink some water and rest." Yuan Wenshao said.

Everyone entered Zhuangzi, drank tea and ate some snacks, rested for a while, and then headed to the river beach not far from Zhuangzi.

The river beach is flat and very suitable for kite flying.

When they came to the river beach, Hua Lan took Sanlan and Sister Wen to fly kites, while Yuan Wenshao and the other men sat down by the river to catch fish.

"I haven't caught fish in many years. I don't know if my skills have fallen behind." Gu Tingye hung up the bait skillfully and threw the hook into the river.

As the most famous dandy in Bianjing in the past few years, Gu Tingye was proficient in everything from polo pitching to fishing and cockfighting.

"Haha, even if I use my second uncle's skills, we can't compare. To say that my second uncle's best skills are polo and pot throwing, and he has never been defeated. Although you have not been in Bianjing in the past few years, you still often hear People talk about it." Qi Heng smiled.

"Zhonghuai lost in the pot throw." Yuan Wenshao looked at Gu Tingye and smiled and said: "When you went to Yangzhou with the fleet that sent me a job, you lost to the Sixth Sister in the pot throw. Did you feel that you had lost face and didn't tell anyone? ah."

Gu Tingye said angrily: "Am I the kind of person who can't afford to lose? When I came back from Yangzhou, I went to Bailudong Academy to study, not in Bianjing. I have been studying hard since I came back and didn't dare to slack off. How can I have time to play these things? .”

"There is still such a thing?"

Qi Heng was a little surprised and turned his head to look at Minglan, who was flying a kite not far away and had a smile on her face.

Minglan seemed to feel something and looked over. The two looked at each other for a moment, then Minglan turned her head and looked away.

"Haha, even though Sixth Sister is usually quiet and doesn't talk much. But I heard from my wife that the old lady taught Sixth Sister her polo skills. I heard that Sixth Sister learned a lot. Okay." Yuan Wenshao smiled.

"Oh?" Gu Tingye laughed when he heard this: "Madam Wu is planning to hold a polo match after the results are released. Then I will see the style of the sixth sister."

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he glanced at Qi Heng calmly and said: "By the way, Zhong Huaiqian is not young anymore. If he hadn't taken part in the imperial examination, he would have started a family long ago. Now that the imperial examination has passed, the matter of marriage should also be brought up. Schedule. Yuan Ruo is quite blessed. I heard that both the Rong family and Prince Yong’s Palace sent people to meet Princess Pingning. I’m afraid good things are coming soon, right?"

Qi Heng's face flashed unnaturally when he heard this, and he said: "These are all rumors and cannot be true."

Gu Tingye knew that Qi Heng liked Minglan, so he helped change the topic and said, "Yes, I heard that many famous ladies are going this time, so I have to choose carefully."

Changbai shook his head when he heard this and said, "Parents should make the final decision on marriage matters."

After hearing this, Gu Tingye was silent for a while and said: "You also know about my affairs. If I let my family make the decision, the person I marry may not be able to tolerate my wife. I want to choose someone with pure character and tolerant personality, so Only then can I accommodate my outer room."

"You, you, you." Changbai shook his head and said, "If word spreads about having an extramarital affair before you are married, it will damage your reputation. If your parents don't come forward to do something like marriage, who will agree to it?"

"Yes, second uncle, if you go to high school this time, the family may be able to accommodate your extra room." Qi Heng said.

Gu Tingye shook his head and said: "My wife is weak-tempered and has no scheming intentions. If she marries a woman with a spoiled personality, she will definitely have a difficult life in the future."

Yuan Wenshao: "..."

Weak tempered?No scheming?
You are the one who has no scheming ideas and is being played around by others.

Speaking of which, Gu Tingye was also pitiful. He was favored by Xiao Qin from childhood to adulthood, and then deceived by Mannia for several years.

To say that Gu Tingye has no scheming intentions is not entirely true.

It can only be said that he trusts people too easily. It's normal for you to say that he was deceived by Xiao Qin. After all, among the women who appeared, Xiao Qin's scheming skills were at the forefront.

But to be honest, Mannia's methods were not very good. Minglan could tell from several things that Mannia was not that simple, and she even reminded Gu Tingye specifically.

Unfortunately, Gu Tingye was so obsessed that he thought Minglan was slandering Mannia so much because she went to the Yu family to cause trouble.

Looking at it this way, Gu Tingye deserved to be fooled around.

Just as Yuan Wenshao was about to say something, he suddenly felt a tug on the fishing rod in his hand, and he couldn't care less about talking.

After sneaking around for a while, I picked up a carp that weighed about three kilograms.

"Haha, I took the lead, you have to hurry up." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

At this moment, a fish on Gu Tingye's side also took the bait.

When he pulled it up, he found a silver carp, which looked much bigger than his.

"A little bigger than yours." Gu Tingye said proudly.

"It's just luck." Yuan Wenshao curled his lips.

The four of them didn't talk about anything else, but started to compete with each other.

Although the fishing rods of ancient times are not as good as those of later generations, there are really many fish in the river.

Mencius once said that you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

Some people say that comparing fish and bear paws is because Mencius likes fish and bear paws, but it does not mean that the two are of equal value.

In fact, at that time, fishing technology was very backward, and the value of the two was really about the same.

Confucius had a son named Kong Li. He was named this because Duke Zhao of Lu gave him a carp when he was born.

Confucius was grateful for his kindness and named his son Kong Li.After all, Lu Zhaogong was the king of a country, and Confucius was grateful for the reward of a fish. This shows that fish was very precious at that time.

Although fishing technology today has improved a lot compared to that time, it is still very backward compared to later generations.

Therefore, although there are often people fishing in this river, there are still many fish.

For more than an hour, the four of them each had something to gain. Among them, Gu Tingye caught the most, with thirteen fish caught. He was worthy of the name of a playboy.

"Okay, let's stop fishing. We can't finish all the fish. I'll have a few fish processed and add the prepared mutton for us to grill and eat." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Gu Tingye and others didn't object. After fishing for more than an hour, they had enough fun.

Yuan Wenshao asked people to take the fish to be processed and cleaned, and sent some charcoal over.

Since it is an outing, a picnic is indispensable.

He didn't ask his servants to help him during the picnic. He and Gu Tingye were responsible for the barbecue, while Hua Lan took San Lan and Sister Wen to prepare other food.

At this time, you can see the difference between them. Yuan Wenshao and Gu Tingye are very skilled in barbecue.

Although Changbai didn't know how to do it, he still did it well after following him.

Qi Heng is clumsy, not only unable to help, but also always causing trouble.

Yuan Wenshao simply asked him to watch and wait to eat.

How could Ru Lan and Mo Lan in Hualan have done this before?

Rulan felt that she was a legitimate daughter and was too lazy to learn these things.

Mo Lan likes poetry and prose, but has never studied these.

In addition, there was Sister Wen who was causing trouble, so Hua Lan simply asked the two of them to take Sister Wen to play, and she and Minglan got busy.

Otherwise, it’s not certain when you’ll be able to eat it.

Ru Lan and Mo Lan refused to deal with her and deliberately took Sister Wen away from her.

Mo Lan wasn't angry either, and she didn't want to play with a little girl.

This is also the reason why Sister Wen doesn't like her.

Ru Lan is like a child who has not grown up. She is no better than Sister Wen when she plays crazy.

Minglan is thoughtful and can play well with Sister Wen.

When Mo Lan plays with Sister Wen, she always pretends to be mature and can't let go of her airs. Naturally, Sister Wen doesn't like playing with her.

Mo Lan saw Qi Heng standing aside and watching, and walked over.

"Brother Yuanruo."

Qi Heng nodded slightly and called, "Fourth sister."

"Brother Yuan Ruo, it's very smoky here, why don't we go for a walk by the river. I have a poem that I don't quite understand in some parts, and I want to ask Brother Wen Ruo for advice." Mo Lan said with a smile.

Qi Heng shook his head and said, "I want to learn how to barbecue. Let's talk about it next time when I have time."

"Brother Yuanruo is a disciple of a famous family, so why should he learn these things? The eldest brother-in-law is also true. He can obviously let his servants do these things, but he insists on doing them himself." Mo Lan complained a little.

She doesn't know how to cook and feels embarrassed in front of Qi Heng.

She felt that Qi Heng didn't know how to do it either, and she might feel a little unhappy, so she said this.

However, she deliberately lowered her voice, fearing that Yuan Wenshao and the others would hear her.

Qi Heng said lightly: "Don't you think it is a kind of enjoyment for the fourth sister to make delicious food by herself?"

The smile on Mo Lan's face froze: "Brother Yuan Ruo said that."

She was bored and a little embarrassed, so she made an excuse and left.

Yuan Wenshao had long noticed that Mo Lan came over to talk to Qi Heng, but he didn't pay attention. Seeing that the roast was almost done, he took out a small bottle, opened it, poured out some brown powder, and carefully sprinkled it on the meat skewers and grilled fish. superior.

The already fragrant meat skewers and grilled fish become even more fragrant and make people salivate.

"Erlang, what did you spread?" Gu Tingye asked in surprise.

"Haha, this is my secret seasoning, I call it Thirteen Fragrances." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Thirteen Incense was created in his spare time. In this era, many spices were still medicinal materials, and their names were different from those of later generations. In order to create Thirteen Incense, it took a lot of thought.

Even so, I didn't get it all together. Although it was called Thirteen Fragrances, there were actually only eleven kinds of spices.

"Thirteen incense? Could it be a mixture of thirteen spices?" Gu Tingye asked.

"Ah."

Yuan Wenshao nodded, but did not say that only eleven kinds were used, otherwise he would have to explain why the eleven kinds were called Thirteen Incense instead of Eleven Incense.

"Then I'll have to taste it later. If it's delicious, Erlang, don't be stingy and give me some." Gu Tingye said with a smile.

"Okay, it's not a valuable thing." Yuan Wenshao said.

The fragrance was so fragrant that Sister Wen stopped playing and ran over and said, "Daddy, I'm hungry."

"I think you are greedy?"

Yuan Wenshao pinched his daughter's nose, let go in the face of her dissatisfied eyes, and said, "It'll be fine soon, but it's a bit hot, so eat more slowly."

Give some of the grilled meat skewers to Sister Wen, and ask Ru Lan to take some to eat with Hua Lan and the others.

"Let's try it too."

Yuan Wenshao invited a few people to sit down, picked up the jug and poured wine for them, and said with a smile: "Make a bowl first."

After a bowl of wine, Yuan Wenshao invited several people to eat skewers.

With the addition of thirteen spices, it tastes very good, but unfortunately there is no chili pepper.

Although Cornus officinalis can be used as a substitute, Yuan Wenshao, who is used to eating chili peppers, always feels that this spicy taste is weird.

Gu Tingye tasted it and praised: "It's much more delicious than Fan Lou's barbecue. Get me some later."

"Okay, I'll have someone deliver some to your home when you get back." Yuan Wenshao said.

"No, I'm not staying at home these days, so I'd better go get it myself." Gu Tingye said.

Hua Lan asked his servants to bring some of the dishes they had prepared.

A few people had lunch outdoors among the green mountains and green waters.

Instead of playing outside in the afternoon, I returned to Zhuangzi.

Hua Lan and her three sisters happened to gather at a table to play leaf cards.

Yuan Wenshao and others asked people to bring out the pot-throwing equipment and started throwing pots.

Sister Wen had no interest in leaf cards and followed her father to throw pots.

Literary men and military generals can play this game, and Yuan Wenshao also taught Sister Wen.

Watching Sister Wen throw the pot, Gu Tingye suddenly seemed to see Minglan who had competed with her in the pot throwing.

　Thanks to csj Zhuang Zhuang for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)