First smoked mind

Chapter 17 Crony Noodles

The two jumped off the wall, and just as Qiao Chuxun stood firm, he quickly withdrew from Jing Yi's arms and walked out with the little rabbit in his arms.Jing Yi was not in a hurry, and just sighed slowly: "Chu Xun, are you planning to let me walk all the way back to our house with this vegetable basket?"

Qiao Chuxun's footsteps stopped, and his face was reddened by his indifferent ridicule, and he thought who was "we" with him!Turning around with half-closed eyes, reluctantly walking back to Jing Yi's side, reaching for the basket in his hand.But Jing Yi dodged sideways, met Qiao Chuxun's bright almond eyes, and said with a slight smile, "I haven't had breakfast yet, let's go back after eating outside."

Qiao Chuxun hurriedly turned her eyes away, her teeth clenched her lower lip tightly, and she didn't respond.His eye sockets are slightly moist, this man is really a rascal...

Jing Yi originally wanted to walk with his arms around her waist, but saw that she was about to cry, exactly the same as the little thing she was holding in her arms, shivering, as if she was terribly afraid of herself.Thinking of what Gao Ling said before, she retracted her half-stretched hand.A glint of darkness flashed across the long and narrow phoenix eyes, and Jing Yi raised one corner of his mouth: "Let's go."

The two walked out of the alley one after the other.Qiao Chuxun always kept a step or so away from Jing Yi, gently stroking the little rabbit with one hand, lowered his head, and walked behind him without saying a word.Jing Yi's original appearance was extremely outstanding, coupled with a bright purple dress and a snow-colored silver-painted spruce pattern cloak, he looked particularly eye-catching when walking in the crowd.

The women on both sides of the road peeked at him one after another, but they were all dumbfounded when they saw the vegetable basket in the hands of the handsome young man, and then saw the beautiful little daughter-in-law following closely behind, and suddenly realized.At the same time, they whispered to each other, whose daughter-in-law is so lucky to be accompanied by her husband when she goes shopping in the market!
Qiao Chuxun didn't know that walking with Jing Yi in the morning market in the west of the city had caused such a big commotion.I just felt angry and aggrieved all the way in my heart, but I also knew that this person was really not bad, but somehow he especially liked to bully himself, so I felt even more entangled for a while.Jing Yi walked in front, listened to the whispers of passers-by, and suddenly felt his heart brightened and his body refreshed. It seems that the three aunts and six women who gossip are not always so annoying!

As soon as Yi Qingyu turned a corner, he saw the strange scene of these two people walking out of the market one after the other with a vegetable basket in their arms and a bunny in their arms.Looking at the shy and indignant look of the girl hanging her head and biting her lips at the back, and at the proud expression of the young master in front with his phoenix eyes half-closed and the corners of his lips slightly hooked, Yi Qingyu took a lot of effort not to laugh out loud.

Coughing twice to show his own existence, Yi Qingyu took two steps forward, cupped his hands at Jingyi, and greeted in a low voice: "Morning, Young Master." Then he smiled and looked at Qiao Chuxun behind him, "Qiao Good morning miss, let's go to the market!"

Qiao Chuxun hurriedly leaned forward, curled up her lips and smiled: "Master Yi."

Yi Qingyu smiled and waved his hands, then pointed to the rabbit in Qiao Chuxun's arms: "It's so cute, did you just buy it?"

Qiao Chuxun smiled slightly, and shook his head: "No. They helped Xiaowan catch it from the mountain in the north of the city before."

Yi Qingyu reached out to touch the rabbit's ears, then smiled at Qiao Chuxun: "The little guy is quite shy!"

Jing Yi moved slightly, just blocking Qiao Chuxun behind him, and cast a cold glance at Yi Qingyu: "Which restaurant in the city is better?"

Yi Qingyu's eyes were curved, and he deliberately teased Jing Yi: "You haven't eaten yet? Just come with me!"

Jing Yi nodded, and said softly, "Master Yi, go first."

Yi Qingyu was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that he really wanted to take Qiao Chuxun to eat with him, and seeing Jing Yi's expression was different, he smiled and said with a warm voice: "Okay, okay, the next official will lead the way ahead Lord Hou and Miss Qiao go behind."

The two of them followed Yi Qingyu and turned into an alley after a while.The house is small, and there is a blue signboard with the words "Expert Face" hanging on the door, and a sweet fragrance can be smelled from all the way.

The three of them entered the house, and Yi Qingyu ordered three bowls of noodles, three snow jade cakes, and two small dishes of salty pickles.There were not many guests in the room, only a pretty girl of seventeen or eighteen years old helped to take the menu and serve the bowls and plates.Seeing Yi Qingyu coming, he simply said good morning and went to the back kitchen to help.

Seeing this, Jing Yi slowly raised one eyebrow and glanced at Yi Qingyu.The latter only smiled slightly and didn't explain much.The three of them sat against the wall, which was relatively hidden. While waiting for the meal, Jing Yi took out the piece of purple jade from his bosom and handed it to Yi Qingyu.

Yi Qingyu raised his eyebrows, took the jade and looked at it carefully for a while, with a somewhat cold expression on his face: "This should be the real one."

Jing Yi took the jade back from his hand and put it away, a smile slowly appeared on his lips, but the expression on his brows was a bit grim: "Since someone came to deliver it on his own initiative, let's slowly close the net and wait for the good news."

Yi Qingyu frowned, and glanced at Qiao Chuxun beside him: "Someone took the initiative to bring you this jade?"

Jing Yi didn't speak.Qiao Chuxun saw Yi Qingyu cast her gaze on her, and saw that Jing Yi had no objection, so he told the story in a low voice.Yi Qingyu pondered for a moment, and looked at Jing Yi with complicated eyes: "I think this matter, I still have to tell the other side."

Jing Yi's phoenix eyes were half down, and his knuckles tapped on the edge of the table in a leisurely manner. After a long while, he said slowly: "I have my own measure."

Yi Qingyu frowned, as if he disagreed, but didn't say anything else.

After a while, Yi Qingyu's morning food was served.Qiao Chuxun looked carefully this time, and saw that the woman was wearing a pink dress, pointed boots on her feet, and a soft whip inlaid with silver thread wrapped around her waist. It is gorgeous.

Yi Qingyu kept smiling lightly, and waited until the woman put the things on the table one by one, then said with a warm smile: "Thank you, Miss Hongtan."

The woman nodded slightly, glanced at Jing Yi quickly, with the corners of her lips slightly drawn, she turned to the kitchen with the tray in her hand.

Qiao Chuxun picked up a small spoon to scoop up a ladle of clear soup and put it into his mouth, he stretched out his hand to cover his mouth unconsciously, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.Take the chopsticks and pick up a piece of snow-white noodles that are wide at both ends and narrow in the middle, put it in your mouth and chew carefully, you will feel that the noodles are soft and have a faint fragrance of bamboo shoots.The soup combines the umami taste of shrimp and the fragrance of mushrooms, boiled until it has a slightly sticky texture, and it tastes particularly delicious.

Jing Yi was at the side, apparently eating well.Qiao Chuxun swallowed the soup in her mouth, looked up at Yi Qingyu at the opposite table: "Is this crony noodles?"

Yi Qingyu smiled and nodded: "Miss Qiao really has research on eating, that's right, the crony noodles. We are the only one in Yuezhou Prefecture, and what we make is no different from the authentic Yangzhou crony noodles!"

As he spoke, he pushed the plate on the side forward: "Try this snow jade cake, it's also very good."

Qiao Chuxun picked up a piece, and saw that the pancake was about the size of an adult's palm. The crust was as white as snow and moist as jade. After taking a bite, the skin was soaked in the fragrance of milk, and further inside, there was a strong aroma of walnut kernels and pine nuts. , the innermost layer turned out to be three slices of beef slices as thin as cicada's wings.The beef is dry and pliable, but it has been soaked in sauce beforehand, so the taste is extra strong.Take a bite and chew the fine product in your mouth, the sweet and salty blend, the fragrance is delicious, even Qiao Chuxun has to bow down.Compared with this snow jade cake, those pastries that I usually make are simply unattractive!

Jing Yi took two bites, turned his head, and saw Qiao Chuxun staring blankly at the food in the bowl, with a rather disappointed expression on his face, he bent his lips and said slowly: "It's not as delicious as the floating yuanzi you made. .”

On the opposite side, Yi Qingyu was delighted with a "poof", one side was noodle soup, noodle cakes, and the other side was snacks and desserts, how could this be put together for comparison!That's not what the young master wanted to make the beauty happy!Qiao Chuxun's cheeks flushed because of the hint in his words, bit his lip and gave him a fierce look, turned his head and ignored him.

Jing Yi originally wanted to comfort the beautiful lady, but for a while, he only thought of the five-color floating yuanzi that Qiao Chu smoked and cooked last night, so he said it out of the mouth.As a result, she was stared at by Qiao Chuxun, and immediately realized that what she said was a little light, but felt that the way she bit her lip and glared at others was very charming. Although she quickly stopped talking, the smile in her eyes It is getting deeper and deeper.

After eating the court food, Yi Qingyu went back to the yamen as usual, while Jing Yi dragged Qiao Chuxun and insisted on going to the east of the city for a stroll.Seeing Yi Qingyu looking at Jing Yi's hand with a smile on the side, Qiao Chuxun also felt awkward, and reached out to take the basket.Jing Yi refused, and said lightly, "It's cold, my hands are cold."

Walking to a fork in the road, Yi Qingyu waved at the two of them, and went another way.Jing Yi didn't look back, but said slowly: "Come to my side."

Qiao Chuxun kept a step or so away from him all the time, not wanting to walk side by side with him, but now he heard Jing Yi ordering him in an uncompromising tone, his heart tightened, but he still stubbornly refused to go forward.

Jing Yi's face was indifferent, and he paced calmly: "Want me to walk with you in my arms?"

Qiao Chuxun knew that this man could do what he said, so he bit his lower lip hard, walked quickly to his side, and looked at the other side of the road with his eyes.Unexpectedly, the next moment, he sprained his feet, swayed his body slightly, and was hugged around the waist, and Jing Yi's leisurely and lazy voice with a smile came from above his head: "You are such an adult, why don't you look at the road."

Qiao Chuxun was ashamed and angry, and pushed his chest away.Tightly pursing the corners of her lips and hugging the little rabbit, her eyes stared straight at the street in front of her, her body tensed to the point of being a little stiff.

Jing Yi took care of Qiao Chuxun's footsteps, not walking fast.The two walked side by side quietly, and when they passed by a shop, Jing Yi reached out and touched Qiao Chuxun's arm lightly, signaling her to follow him in.

As soon as the two entered the store, the boss quickly greeted them, looked them up and down, and greeted them with a smile: "Oh, good morning sir! We have newly added a lot of exquisite gadgets in our shop, I don't know what you need. order what?"

Jing Yi looked around, walked slowly to one side of the counter, raised his chin slightly: "Take that and show me."

The boss gave the waiter a wink, and when Jing Yi took over the hand warmer, he smiled and explained: "This hand warmer is new to our shop, and there are only three of them in total. Look at the carvings, which are full of water, elegant and generous." , it’s perfect to buy for my wife.”

Qiao Chuxun looked embarrassed, and quickly shook his hand: "I, I'm not..."

A smile flashed in his eyes, Jing Yi played with it for a while, and looked at the boss with his hand: "White copper is mixed with silver?"

The boss let out an "uh" and laughed again and again: "This master has good eyes!" As he spoke, he quickly took out a small light purple cloth bag from the small wooden box beside him, and handed it to Jing Yi respectfully: "This one is used to cover the stove. It is specially selected for its fine antique satin, which is dense and thick. Look, this color matches Madam's clothes well. There are several other colors..."

Jing Yi took it and touched it, then put it on the stove to have a look.Then she took the rabbit in Qiao Chuxun's arms, stuffed the hand warmer into her hand, half-closed her eyes for a while, and slowly raised the corners of her lips.

"Yes." Jing Yi said softly, then pointed at the sleeve on the other side: "Is there one that matches this color?"

The boss hurriedly took out a stack of exquisite sleeves filled with soft and cotton, and put them on the cabinet in front of the two of them: "There are some."

Qiao Chuxun couldn't get in the way, and after a while, Jing Yi picked out several items to warm up in the winter, paid the money, and dragged her out of the shop to enter the cloth shop next door.

Qiao Chuxun understood now, and quickly tugged at his sleeves to prevent him from entering: "Thank you for your kindness, my lord. I have made several sets of clothes before. I don't need it."

Jing Yi lowered his eyes and glanced at the little hand she was holding on to his cuff, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked into the eyes she had been unwilling to meet with him: "Did you take that wedding dress for granted?"

Qiao Chuxun turned to look at him in surprise, how did he know?

Jing Yi looked at her slightly widened eyes, and slowly raised a smile at the corner of her mouth: "Very good."

(End of this chapter)