A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 202 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (37)
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Leaving Shengjing and continuing northward, the road is vast and sparsely populated, and the distance between post stations is getting farther and farther. It usually takes three to five days of day and night to meet one.It was very cold, very different from Beijing's climate. Riding a horse without wearing leggings, the cold air slipped in through every cloth hole, and it hurt like needles on the skin.What should we do if we can't meet the post station? The team needs to rest and reorganize. They can't be so exhausted all the time, so they just set up tents in the wild for the night.The tents of the princes are topped with cowhide and covered with thick felt, which will not hinder them in wind or rain.Goshha and the guards used ordinary tarpaulin tents, which can only be said to provide a shelter. The severe cold cannot be blocked, so a fire was lit, and it was lit everywhere. The foot of the mountain is lit up.

After the accommodation is settled, we have to consider food. The Geshhas are all young and strong guys. They eat cornbread all day long, and birds fade out of their mouths. They go out to hunt as soon as they set up camp.A group of more than a dozen people scattered out, like the emperor's autumn, some were in charge of besieging, some were in charge of hunting, and they could return with a full load in half an hour.As for Dingyi, after all, he has never practiced riding and archery, and he doesn't get along with them, so he feels ashamed to eat free food, so after serving the two ancestors, he goes out for a walk alone.Look here, look there, she draws the slingshot well, aimed at the nocturnal bird in the tree, and with a snap, a big one fell down.

She walked back crookedly, and everyone laughed when they saw it, "Little tree has formed an indissoluble bond with birds."

Qi Ye took it from her hand, "Big-eyed thief, can this thing be eaten?"

It is true that I have never eaten it, but this owl is quite big, and it looks like a chicken when thrown there. She staggered and scratched her head. Come back, "Give it to me, I'll clean it up and roast the bird to eat, hey!"

Standing in the open space in front of the tent was a man who didn't fit in with the group, looking out quietly with his gaze like water.

Everyone busily disemboweled the prey, dug out the internal organs, stabbed them with a tree fork, set them up and roasted them on the fire.The bonfire beeped, the meat was turned over on top of the flame, and the aroma soon came out.Dingyi smells her owl, it doesn't smell strange, it's pretty good.She happily sprinkled salt and some cumin on it, and roasted it very hard.

Qi Ye came over and was next to her, she looked at it and said, "What are you talking about sitting on the ground, master, I will spread a veil?"

"It's okay." Qi Ye pointed, "It seems to taste good."

She grinned, "You'd better eat roe deer, I don't know what it tastes like in the end, it might make you vomit. You vomit so easily..."

Knowing that he was alluding to the fanboy feeding wine with his fingernails, Qi Ye gave him a hard look, "What are you talking about, I'm going to eat this big-eyed thief today! Hurry up, and tear my leg up when you're done!" .”

How many legs can a bird have?Dingyi said: "You eat this breast, there is a lot of meat on the breast, and there is still some left between your teeth."

Qi Ye clicked his tongue again, "It seems that you are quite a gentle person, and your words are so disgusting!"

Dingyi just smiled, turned his head to look at the big tent, the outside of the tent was empty, and there was no figure of Twelfth Master.She turned around sullenly, her heart was always empty, and she couldn't tell what it was like.The other day, she heard him jokingly say that the comb is a gift from the girl, and she made a note of it. Since then, she has always carried the rhino horn comb with her, which can be regarded as a little comfort for her ignorant love!

I have a lot of thoughts, but I can't let others see it.Whether it's the people she works with or the seventh master, especially in front of the twelfth master, she dare not reveal anything.If someone finds out, what are they thinking?Call her dirty, shameless, and the man still wants to seduce a man?

She was a little helpless, she knew her situation, and she was not qualified to ponder those things.But she can't get close now, when she becomes Wen Dingyi again, this kind of opportunity will never come again.She hung her head feeling lonely, too far away, he had his brilliant life.As for myself, I have to worry about my brothers in the future. When I am really old in the future, I will find a hunter, a fruit family or something, and I can get married.

He was quite happy at first, but suddenly became depressed. Qi Ye watched him for a long time, and then turned back to watch him.There is nothing, the old twelve is noble, unlike him, he condescends and enjoys the joy of the people.Xiaoshu was not very happy not seeing him, he suddenly tasted a sour smell, cleared his throat and said, "Shu'er, I want to eat fish, shall we go to the pond to spear fish tomorrow?"

Dingyi murmured, "Do you want to eat fish? You have to catch fish during the day, but you have to travel during the day! Why don't you bear with it and wait until you arrive at the post station and ask them to bring you a bowl of spicy fish head."

Qi Ye felt that it was very boring, and he was also sick, so he pushed a branch and scratched it on the ground, "It doesn't matter if you delay for a while..."

"More than 100 people stopped and waited for us to catch fish?" It doesn't seem to work!Thinking about it again, she is the master, so why should she worry about it?She tilted her head and said, "Anyway, I'll listen to you, and you can do whatever you say... Hey, the birds can eat it!" The meat was roasted so oily, blowing off some ash, she hurriedly tore the meat down, Pass it to him and say, "Try it, don't scold me if it doesn't taste good."

How can it be, Qi Ye lost his temper with him now, took a small bite to chew, and nodded while chewing, "It's like pigeon meat, it's not bad, but it's too long to bake, it's old."

She bowed her head and tasted a piece, and said with a smile: "Really, I was negligent and roasted it as a chicken."

At this time, Na Jin brought rabbit meat and roe deer over, and Qi Ye picked two pieces and stuffed them into her hands, saying, "Don't eat that, you can't chew it. Come eat roe deer, and see how tender it is roasted."

She thanked her, put the owl aside, placed a square piece of meat on her lap, found a piece of cake from the bag, and tore the meat piece by piece along the strands. Fold in half.

"What is this for? Roujiamo?" Qi Ye smiled, "You are really sensible, you have a wink, and you will respect your master." She didn't take her turn to speak, and took the cake directly.

Dingyi sighed silently, she gave the cake to the twelfth master, the twelfth master is not as leisurely as the seventh master, he has a lot of things on his shoulders, how can he come out to hang out when he has time.If you say that this Seventh Master is also weird, he keeps coming here, what's the point?Can't afford to provoke or hide, she said with a smile: "Change the taste for the master, so you won't be thinking about eating fish all the time...Master, sit down, and the slave will go watch the birds. It was just hanging by the fire, don't you Be careful to let the fire be cooked." Then she took the meat and the bag, got up and went to her small tent.

Prepare again, tear the meat into fine pieces, wrap it up, and sneak into the twelfth master's cowhide tent.He was the only one in the tent, and Sha Tong probably went out to get food. The Twelfth Master was sitting under the lamp, threading a needle with a candle.

She was taken aback, "Are you... wanting to mend clothes?"

Master Twelfth hummed, and motioned her to look at the cloak on his lap, "I was scraped by a branch in the woods earlier, and a big hole was broken."

It's really inconvenient to go out, but Sha Tong didn't take good care of him, how could he ask the master to mend his clothes!

She hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up, "Just give me an order, and I can also sew. Back then, I mended the clothes of my master and brother. Even though I'm not good at it, I can make do with it." She handed over the pancakes, "Have you eaten? Take this bar mat first."

He said: "What about you? I haven't seen you eating for a long time. Is that big-eyed thief delicious?"

Dare he be watching!Dingyi cheered up, and said with a smile: "It's been baked for too long, it's too hard to chew, but the deer is still delicious...you eat, I'm not hungry, there's still a piece of meat, I'll eat it later."

She sat down with her cloak in her arms, and closed the openings on both sides. There is a needling method called hidden needle stitching. Pulling the cloak like this, the stitches can basically be left without any marks.

She knotted the thread under the lamp, and grated the needle point on the scalp, and every move was soft.Hong Ce looked sideways, she was not wearing a hat, her brows and temples were all beautiful.He began to worry, she has been serving Lao Qi all the time, if he finds out, what will happen?Lao Qi's recent behavior is weird, and he protects his food so much, maybe he also noticed it?Probably not, with his temper, why he likes to be so stalemate, he should be struggling, otherwise he would have made a move long ago.

He hesitated and asked her, "Did Qi Ye say anything to you?"

She raised her head with a confused look on her face, "No, everything is fine." After thinking about it for a while, the matter of refunding the money last time probably made him uncomfortable. After paying attention to Master Qi, he felt more and more confused.One side is the master, the other is the benefactor, neither of them can speak well, and she is not sure what the twelfth master is asking, so she inquired, "What do you mean? Ask the seventh master if he said anything bad about you?"

He was slightly taken aback, "It's not...for example, did he keep you away from me, did he do something inexplicable."

The inexplicable words said that it was the concubine Jin Yunyun that day, who frightened her very much at that time.Fortunately, Hu Qin, who was just a result of his excitement, can't be taken seriously.She would not spread this word out, if she was a man, she would just laugh.But she is a woman, she didn't make fun of herself like this.

She shook her head and said: "Although you are not my serious master, you are always a prince. I always cause you trouble. Qi Ye can't see it, but I have taught you a few words. It seems that there is nothing else except this. Qi Ye is not good at work. Seriously, I used to be quite afraid of him, but now I think he is very easy to get along with."

Hong Ce murmured, "Really..."

It's not right to get along easily, Lao Qi has always been arbitrary.He was different from him, because he came from a good background and was favored by the emperor's grandmother. When he was canonized as the prince, his elder brother was just a Baylor, but he directly became the prince. It was a special case for an elder brother who had no achievements.Because life is smooth sailing, he is more arrogant in comparison, and he will be killed if three sentences are wrong, as can be seen in the case of the guard of the poisonous bird last time.If he is warm to a person, it means that he has his heart on him. If he is so close to the water, will there be any mistakes?
With a flick of the felt on the tent door, Sha Tong sent a whole piece of meat in, and said with a smile: "Ha just killed a deer, it must be a few years old, it is so big, it took a long time to roast it before it is cooked. The master is hungry, right?" , eat it while it's hot."

Hong Ce got up and greeted her, "The needle and thread are on hold, you can come too."

Dingyi raised his head in a daze, "How can I use it with you, my slave? I'm almost done filling it up here, and I will know how to fill my stomach later."

Sha Tong would look at his master's face, and seeing that his master had stopped talking, he hurried to pick up the work in Xiaoshu's hands, "Leave this for me, you go, it's the same for serving the master."

Dingyi was pushed up by him, there was a low table in Twelfth Master's tent, and a blanket was spread on the floor, she stroked her knees and went over to the wiper to let him wipe his hands, then knelt aside and prepared to cut the flesh, but he took the knife.He stood up and picked the tenderest part, cut the meat into thin slices, and laid them out one by one in front of her.Seeing her in a daze, he asked, "Why don't you eat? You always serve others, and you won't talk if you have something ready-made?"

She said dryly: "It's really... Master Twelfth treats my slave so well, I'm flattered."

"Get used to being startled." He put down his knife and washed his hands, and poured tea for her with his sleeves. It's still the same sentence, come to me, it doesn't matter how late you are."

Dingyi nodded with the meat in his mouth, "I know, if you don't say this, I will come to trouble you. If you tell me again, I will have more confidence." Pointing with one finger, "Twelfth Lord eats too, this is Is it the meat of sika deer? It's a bit like roe deer."

"They are relatives. The sika deer is the roe's uncle. The roe passed away without being frightened. The sika deer is better than the roe. At most, it is stunned." He smiled at her, "You are often stunned, too. If you are too stunned, it will become a plate of Chinese food, so please be careful!"

Everything can be involved in her, the twelfth master is quite an honest person, when did he become so poor.Dingyi said sarcastically, "Stop laughing at me, I often don't have enough brains, and I can't turn around without being stunned."

He looked at her quietly, didn't answer, just pointed to the corner of his mouth, "here."

She groaned, "What?"

Hardly thinking about it, he reached over and wiped the crumbs from the corners of her mouth for her. His warm fingers touched her cheeks, Ding Yi blushed immediately, and mocked him: "Oh, you don't eat well, call me Twelfth Lord I'm laughing at you." As he spoke, his heart throbbed greatly.Master Twelfth's attitude is becoming more and more incomprehensible. Although he has dealt with him a few times, he is not as rigid as before, but he is a master anyway, with his incomparable dignity and majesty.She felt that these princes should be alienated from others, they were too easy-going to make people shudder.

When she thought about it like this, Hong Ce also reflected on himself, as if it was a bit too much, which is not good.In the end, he straightened his face, lowered his head and slowly used a few pieces of meat, paused, and said with his mouth shut: "According to the current schedule, we should arrive at Changbai Mountain in half a month. The original plan was in mid-October, but now it seems impossible It’s too late on the road, and it’s November... Changbai Mountain finished the case, and it took less than ten days to get to Ninggu Pagoda, and it’s almost New Year’s Eve.”

Dingyi listened, his mind gradually cleared up.She kept walking step by step, always thinking that she was still far away from Huangzhuang, but she would arrive there in half a month.Now my heart is full of anticipation and fear, looking forward to meeting her lost brother and reuniting with her brother and sister. What is terrified is that her father's case will end in the end, and whether there is any possibility of her brothers being sent back to the capital.When things come to an end, we have to face them. How can we confess to the two princes?She didn't even dare to imagine how furious they would be when they learned the truth.

Hong Ce has been paying attention to her expression, and her bewilderment only deepens his suspicion.Is she facing Changbai Mountain or Ninggu Pagoda?These two bitterly cold places have always been the places where imperial officials were exiled and exiled. She was a girl who mixed with men and followed her from the capital all the way. Was she a prisoner who traveled mountains and rivers to find her family?

She has too many secrets, and he clearly could ask them clearly, but he hesitated to pass them over and over again. In fact, he was afraid that the result of the questioning would not be satisfactory, and he couldn't tell how many detours he would have to take in the future.

Maybe wait for her to speak by herself. If she can trust him and confess to him, he will try his best to take care of her.But if he keeps lying to him, it means that his enthusiasm has been wasted, and she has never been willing to talk to him, that is his biggest failure.

(End of this chapter)