Colorful

Chapter 88
As soon as he entered the gate of Jiuliyuan, Shen Xun's nose immediately sniffed around: "It smells like barbecue!" Shen Xun lowered his voice and said to Ji Cheng, "My second brother must be at home, otherwise Yuyi wouldn't have grilled meat."

Shen Xun took Ji Cheng's hand, and made a gesture of silently placing her index finger in the middle of her lips: "Let's go quietly, and those who see it will have a share."

Shen Xun is familiar with Jiuliyuan, so he dragged Ji Cheng up the mountain along the stone path: "My second brother likes to be at the Chaoyun Pavilion on the top of the mountain when he barbecues. The pavilion is on the ridge, with the widest view, overlooking the mountain. The whole Qing Garden. I should have guessed it a long time ago, it just snowed heavily yesterday, which is his favorite weather. Snow removal is never allowed on the ridge of Jiuliyuan, and he loves drinking and barbecue in the snow the most."

Fortunately, Ji Cheng is wearing cowhide boots today. The roads in Qingyuan are all swept with snow, so they are clean and will not wet his feet, and the snow in Jiuliyuan has not even passed Ji Cheng’s insteps. When they reached the ridge, the snow was already up to Ji Cheng's calf.

Ji Cheng and Shen Xun held hands and walked forward stepping through holes in the snow one foot after another. After passing around a large clump of fragrant wintersweet flowers, Ji Cheng raised his head and saw a tree not far ahead. Shen Che,
Chaoyun Pavilion is really like a bird's nest, woven with withered branches into a low pavilion shape, with wind everywhere, Shen Che didn't sit in the pavilion, but sat on a stone the size of a millstone outside the pavilion , A pile of snow was cleared in front of him, a fire was lit, and he was grilling meat by himself with an iron chisel in his hand.

Not far from Shen Che's right, Yuyi was brushing the meat to be grilled with a small brush, while Nishang was warming the wine in the pavilion.

"Second brother, we were talking about wanting to eat barbecue today. Elder sister Yuan asked me to invite Yuyi. I didn't expect you to have it here. It just so happens that we can have a meal together. It's better to be alone than to be happy." Shen Xun saw Shen Che lifted the hem of his skirt and ran forward.

It's a pity that this girl's balance is not very good, she didn't run a few steps, she probably tripped over a stone under the snow, she was about to pounce forward, Ji Cheng just followed behind Shen Xun, of course she had to save her when she saw her , she immediately strode forward to pull Shen Xun, but Shen Xun's force was too great, and Ji Cheng was not used to walking in such a deep snow, so the two of them threw themselves into the snow one after the other. .

Because Shen Xun was in front, Ji Cheng was afraid of crushing her, so when he landed, he turned and rolled to the side, the fall was worse than Shen Xun.Two girls, Nishang and Yuyi, rushed to help Ji Cheng. When Ji Cheng got up, his face was covered in snow scum, even his mouth.

Such embarrassment not only did not attract the sympathy of those who came, but only heard Shen Che laugh loudly.Nishang patted the snow off Ji Cheng's body, and hurriedly pulled her to sit down by the fire: "Hurry up and bake it, Miss Ji, do you want to change clothes, shoes and socks?"

Ji Cheng waved his hands again and again: "No need." She wasn't that delicate yet.

At this moment, Shen Xun walked up to Shen Che angrily, and snatched the iron rod from Shen Che's hand: "Second brother, you saw us fall and didn't come to save me, and you laughed so happily."

Shen Che replied: "You guys came here uninvited and want to eat my barbecue, why don't you bow down first?"

Shen Xun couldn't say no to Shen Che, so he just took the skewer of meat and put it to his mouth, the meat was tender, smooth and delicious: "What kind of meat is this, it's so tender."

"Rat meat." Shen Che replied.

When Shen Xun heard this, he immediately threw the iron chisel into the snow. Fortunately, Shen Che caught it quickly and survived.

Poor Shen Xun's mouthful of meat has already been swallowed, even though he has been "pee pee pee" at the moment, he can only spit out a little.

Nishang and Yuyi were also amused by Shen Xun: "Miss Xun, don't listen to me, what kind of rat meat is this? It's the roe deer meat that Master Chu just sent over this morning."

"Which Mr. Chu?" Shen Xun's ears perked up when he heard the word "Mr. Chu".

Shen Che only pretended not to see Shen Xun's appearance. He was almost eight years older than Shen Xun, so he watched her birth and grow up, like a brother and a father. I can never be called happy in my heart, simply out of sight and out of mind.

Shen Che turned to Ji Cheng who was sitting by the fire, "You'd better go back and change your body, the illness is just right, and when the snow soaks through your clothes, your illness may come back again when you go back."

"Exactly. Although I have clothes in Jiuliyuan, sister Cheng is half a head taller than me. I'm afraid she won't be able to wear them. My sister is just recovering from her illness. Don't catch the cold again. When my sister returns, if she sees sister Xiao They, tell them to hurry to the Jiuliyuan, we haven't been happy together for a long time." Shen Xun turned around and said to Ji Cheng with a smile.

"That's good." Ji Cheng stood up.

"Let me take you down. The downhill here is more difficult than the uphill, and the road is slippery. I thought it would be difficult for a few monkeys, but the monkeys just climbed up the mountain." Shen Che also stood up.

Shen Xun knew that Shen Che was dissatisfied with his beckoning friends, so he just smiled and said nothing: "Hurry up and go."

Shen Che turned his head and said to Nishang: "Prepare them some chrysanthemum drink and black wheat tea, and they will get angry if they eat too much barbecue."

Nishang immediately responded, and heard Shen Che say to Yu Yi: "Look at Ah Xun, only allow her to eat three skewers, no more."

Today Ji Cheng can be regarded as seeing Shen Che's mother-in-law. I really can't think of a time when he still cares about people like this, but there are not many people in the world who can benefit from it.

Ji Cheng followed Shen Che and walked down the mountain. What he said just now was indeed not polite. There are people coming and going in the snow, and the snow scum turns into ice scum. .

Unlike Ji Cheng who carefully walked sideways, Shen Che walked as if he was walking on a thoroughfare, but in order to take care of Ji Cheng, he walked very slowly, usually taking a step and stopping.

After bypassing the plum tree, Shen Che stopped and said to Ji Cheng: "The medicine seems to work well for you, stretch out your hand, and I'll feel your pulse again."

Ji Cheng turned his head and looked up the mountain, seeing that Shen Xun and the others were not in sight, he stretched out his hand.

Shen Che cut her pulse: "Recovery is good, don't take that medicine again, although it can calm the nerves, it is not a long-term thing to rely on medicine to sleep peacefully. If you still feel sleepy, you can drink half a glass of Western Region wine before going to bed , might work."

Ji Cheng replied that she had indeed slept much better in the past few days, and wanted to take some more medicine, but hearing Shen Che's words, she gave up the idea.

It just so happened that Ji Cheng also had something to say to Shen Che, so he didn't go any further: "Cousin Che, now I'm in Beijing, and it takes six or seven days at the fastest for letters to and from Jin. Knowing what method you usually use to send messages, is there a faster way?"

"I'll think of a way for you." Shen Che replied, then turned around and went down the mountain. When he reached the steepest downhill, Shen Che stretched out his hand to Ji Cheng, "Come down, I'll pull you."

It is really inconvenient for a girl to climb up and down her dress. If she steps on the corner of the skirt, it is not a joke at the moment, and it is possible to break her leg.Ji Cheng didn't twitch, he put his hand in Shen Che's palm, and because of the strength in his hand, he didn't leave at all, and jumped down directly.

"Sister Cheng!" Su Yun's voice sounded sharply in mid-air. She, Shen Xian and the others heard that the gatekeeper boy said that Shen Xun and Ji Cheng had gone up the ridge, so they followed them up, and happened to see Shen Che La Ji The scene of Cheng's hand.

Ji Cheng quickly withdrew his hand from Shen Che's palm, and looked at Su Yun, Shen Xian, and Shen Cui uncomfortably. of.

"Sister Xian, you guys came at the right time. The road is too slippery. I just fell down a lot and my clothes were all wet. I was about to go back and change. Sister Xun asked me to give you a message by the way. She is already on top right now. It's time to eat barbecue, and I'll come just to change my clothes."

Ji Cheng said a lot, then turned around and said to Shen Che: "Cousin Che, thank you for sending me down."

Seeing Ji Cheng's generosity, Shen Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, while Su Yun just remained silent.

Shen Che said: "It's just on the way, I have something to do when I come down."

Shen Xian rescued Ji Cheng, "Sister Cheng, go and change your clothes."

Ji Cheng nodded, and walked down the mountain, only to hear Shen Che calling Tong'er beside him to send Shen Xian and the others up the mountain, but he didn't send them up the mountain himself.

Since Ji Cheng returned to Xiaokuayuan and changed his clothes, he was too lazy to move any more. As for barbecue or something, she wasn't very interested, so that Su Yun wouldn't think too much about it.

So Ji Cheng changed his clothes and was not in a hurry to go to Jiuliyuan. Instead, he sat down by the south window, and occasionally raised his head to admire the plum blossoms in the corner. His thoughts gradually drifted to Jindi, and he wondered whether his father could persuade Uncle Ling.

The information given by Shen Che is also very useful. Who can live without a handle?Not to mention people as complicated as Tan and Chen.

Ji Cheng was leaning on the lead pillow on the couch in a daze and was about to fall asleep when he heard a commotion in the courtyard. It was the girl Luying next to Shen Xian who came to invite her to the Jiuli courtyard.

"Why is the girl crooked here? I said why you haven't seen anyone for a long time. Girl, follow me to the Jiuliyuan. The mountain is so lively, even your elder brother, Mr. Ji, is there. It alarmed the old lady. You are the only one missing after I sent the muntjac meat over there." Luying said like a cannonball.

"I was a little dizzy at the beginning, so I was crooked, so I'll go with you." Ji Cheng stood up, and Liu Ye'er came over to tidy up her clothes. In the house, I'll just take Nangui there."

Knowing kung fu in Nangui, Ji Cheng is not afraid of embarrassment no matter whether he is going up or down the mountain.

When they got to the ridge of Jiuliyuan, Ji Cheng saw that it was indeed very lively.All the brothers and sisters in the family are together, except of course Shen Yu is not there, he never likes such occasions.

In addition to the people from the Shen family, that big fat man, Chu De, was also there. He was the one who gave the roe deer meat, and he presumably came to the Shen family to rub feather clothes.

Seeing Ji Cheng coming up, Ji Yuan greeted him: "Why are you so thin?"

Ji Cheng fell ill this time, and Ji Yuan also came to see him, but they are very busy with their studies now, and they will be in autumn next year, so they can't come back from the academy often, and now he sees that Ji Cheng's face is so thin that his face looks smaller , only this is said.

Ji Cheng touched his face: "I don't have much appetite when I'm sick, and I'll be back in a few days. Brother, don't worry."

Ji Yuan nodded and said no more.He has always been a very serious person, even if he cares about his younger siblings, he just keeps it in his heart. Ji Cheng has long been used to it, and he doesn't feel lost, but with Shen Che as a comparison, he still has some regrets.

No matter how sensible Ji Cheng is, people's desire for affection has always been an instinctive need, and sometimes emotions that are too restrained can easily hurt the people he cares about.

Compared to the restrained Ji Yuan, this cousin Shen Jing is much more enthusiastic.

"Sister Cheng, why are you here so late? Come on, I'll give you a barbecue." Shen Jing let Ji Cheng to the side of the fire, and took the iron stick for meat from Yuyi's place and put it on the fire, "Sit down quickly, Get warmer around the fire, I have roasted some just now, you eat first." Shen Jing passed the meat that was roasted before Ji Cheng came over the fire just now, and handed it to Ji Cheng.

Ji Cheng thanked him, but he didn't refuse, he took it and ate it in small bites, Yuyi's craftsmanship is really good, this barbecue sauce is just right, if it's missing, it will be dry, and if it's too much, it will be greasy.

It has been a long time since Shen Jing had a chance to have a good talk with Ji Cheng, and now he is naturally reluctant to waste time: "Sister Cheng, thank you for giving me the snake ointment, I use it very well, and the frostbite on my hands is also good. No more swelling and pain. All my classmates asked me where I got it."

"As long as it works. Why doesn't your academy even have a stove?" Ji Cheng asked.

"The master often said that when the heavens will send a great mission to the people, we must first work hard on our hearts and minds, and we must understand the hardships of the people's livelihood before we can be officials of the people. Therefore, there is never a stove in the academy. Yes." Shen Jing said.

Ji Cheng said "Oh", no wonder sons like Shen Jing would suffer from frostbite: "I don't know much, but I think what your husband said is quite reasonable. But it's not good to have cold hands, cousin usually Wear more thick clothes, if you don’t have enough snake oil ointment, I still have it, it’s not a rare thing, many people in Jindi use it.”

Snake ointment is indeed found in many places, but there are not so many well-made ones with special effects. The medicine Ji Cheng gave to Shen Jing is naturally the special medicine of Jin people.

"Sister Cheng, it's really embarrassing for you to still miss my frostbite when you're sick." Shen Jing was a little emotional as he spoke.The last time he and Ji Yuan went to see Ji Cheng together, he was afraid that the frostbite on his hands would scare Ji Cheng, so he hid his hands in his sleeves, but he didn't expect that Ji Cheng would be so careful that he would send someone to come to him in a few days. When Ji Yuan gave him the padded jacket, he also brought him snake ointment.

It's no wonder that Shen Jing's affection for Ji Cheng is getting deeper and deeper, just because of Ji Cheng's thoughtfulness and consideration, he feels that such a wife is what a husband can ask for.

Yu Shenjing thought that Ji Cheng had the same heart with him, but Yu Ji Cheng was just brushing up his feelings for him. The expectations here were different, which caused a sweet misunderstanding.

Ji Cheng looked at the affectionate Shen Jing, and sighed secretly in his heart, he couldn't say that Shen Jing was indeed a good husband-in-law candidate, his family background and character were irrelevant, it's a pity that there is a mother-in-law like Ji Lan, no matter how good Shen Jing is , Ji Cheng could only back away.

Ji Cheng and Shen Jing were chatting in low voices, while the big fat man in Chu De smiled at Shen Che, "Your cousin is really amazing, not only coaxing your cousin around Even Chu Heimian treated her differently. But she was born really well, and half of my bones crumbled when I saw her. No wonder even Wang Yueniang said that she was better than Wang Siniang, and she was the number one beauty in the capital. According to me, Her figure, the way she twisted her waist, there are not many people in the world who can compare with her."

When Chu De said this, he couldn't help but think of the Tianxiang Pavilion incident.At the beginning, he didn't know that the dancer was Ji Cheng, but he searched for it for several days later. When Tianxiang Pavilion was sealed off, he specially ordered someone to look for it. Later, something happened to Wang Yueniang, and he realized what happened that day. The dancer is Ji Cheng, she is jealous of Shen Che in her heart, his cousin is really a match and a water spirit.

Shen Che glanced at Chu De: "You didn't suffer the pain last time, did you?"

Chu De immediately remembered the ball of paper that hit his chest, it was really fatal.But he is just a cheap person, he wants to move his mouth when he sees a beauty.Naturally, he didn't dare to make fun of the Shen sisters who were present, and Su Yun was also engaged, so it's not funny, so only Ji Cheng and Lu Yuan were left.

Compared to the heroic Lu Yuan, Chu De's eyes are naturally more inclined to look at the more seductive Ji Cheng.

"You're really stingy, why don't you say it?" Chu De complained, in fact, he didn't like to play with the Shen family the most, and he always had to pretend to be serious.According to Chu De, this kind of barbecue in snowy weather should be accompanied by a beautiful woman. While touching the nephrite jade, it is soft and warm while eating wine from a leather cup. It is the number one pleasure in the world.

Shen Che said indifferently: "Ah Cheng is helping me manage the affairs of the Western Regions. You should respect her a little bit. Be careful to be pecked by the birds all the year round. She is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

In fact, Chu De knew that Shen Che had recruited Ji Cheng, but he didn't expect that he would value her so much, so he couldn't help feeling a little itchy in his heart.Chu De was born so fat that he was not a vegetarian. He liked to choke on chili peppers the most.Otherwise, he wouldn't have married a Hedong Lion's Roar and raised it at home.

Chu De put aside Shen Che, and moved to sit next to Ji Cheng: "When you eat barbecue, you can't just pick and choose the thin ones. In fact, the fatty ones are delicious. The oily thorns are particularly delicious in your mouth. You Try it." Chu De handed the iron braze in his hand to Ji Cheng.

Although Ji Cheng adheres to the principle of never offending others unless necessary, it is always a disadvantage for a serious girl to have a relationship with Chu De.People in the world love beauty, people like Shen Che are suave because they are born too nicely, but people like Chu De are not trivial.

Ji Cheng himself avoided even Shen Che, let alone Chu De.

"Thank you, Mr. Chu, I already had lunch earlier, and now I have had enough." Ji Cheng didn't reach out to pick it up.

Chu De was not angry either, he withdrew his hand and started eating by himself.

(End of this chapter)