As Zhang Liao said, he put down the box in his hand and opened it gently, and a sweet smell spread out in the living room.
Mi Zhen had been staring at the box just now, because there was a picture of Chang'e flying to the moon on the box, and thought there was some exquisite white porcelain inside. Since the last time she got a pair of exquisite white porcelain vases, Mi Zhen I often show off in front of my playmates, but if anyone wants to touch it, that is absolutely not allowed. Now, there are a lot of white porcelain in Xuzhou City, but they are all daily tableware, and ornaments like vases. This is the only one, not even in Mi Zhu’s room, but when she stretched her head, she found that the box was not porcelain or jewelry, but four round golden pastries.
Zhang Liao saw a bit of disdain on Mi Zhen’s face, and said with a smile: "Sister, don’t look down on this thing. This is called moon cake. I’m sure you’ve never eaten it before. Moreover, there are some in Xuzhou city. Money can't buy it,"
Mi Zhen seemed to be a little unbelievable. She reached out and picked up one, smelled it, and the fragrance was so fragrant that she wanted to take a bite when she opened her mouth.
Zhang Liao hurriedly stopped her and said, "Brother Zizhong and Sister, look, is this moon cake like the moon on August 15, so you have to wait until the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to enjoy the moon while tasting it, which symbolizes reunion. More meaningful,"
"That's it," Mi Zhen put the mooncakes back into the box without feeling disappointed, and immediately became happy again, saying, "Isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival the day after tomorrow? You can eat it in two days."
Mi Zhu looked at his innocent sister, and then at the tall and mighty Zhang Liao. The two men really matched each other when they stood together. They couldn't help showing a knowing smile. However, Mi Zhu didn't immediately ask Zhang Liao, he said to himself. This little girl is very affectionate, and it’s about the little girl’s life-long happiness. You must always ask her for her opinion first.
After Zhang Liao left, Mi Zhen still held the box, sniffing the fragrance vigorously, with a very greedy look.
When Mi Zhu saw this, he couldn't help being happy, and said, "Little sister, your saliva is going to flow down. If you show this, you should be careful not to marry."
Mi Zhen remembered that the gentleman surnamed Jian asked about her age, her pretty face flushed again, and angrily said, "I don't want to marry people because they are still young."
Mi Zhu laughed, and took the opportunity to ask: "How can there be a girl who doesn't marry, sister, what do you think of General Zhang?"
Mi Zhen stayed for a while, her face kept flushing to the root of her ears, and she lowered her head and said, "My father and mother are gone. Naturally, my elder brother is the master of marriage. , Ask them what they do,"
Mi Zhu laughed loudly: "Okay, this is what you said, brother is going to be the master,"
Mi Zhen was already too embarrassed and ran to the back in a panic. Before leaving, she did not forget to take the box of mooncakes away.
But it was said that Liu Bei was weaving straw sandals in the hall, Jian Yong hurriedly walked in, and said, "Going back to the lord, the subordinates have given the straw sandals to Tao Qian, Mi Zhu, Chen Deng and others, and they have also accepted them. "
Liu Bei hurriedly stopped the work in his hand, raised his head, and repeatedly said politely: "Xianhe, you have worked hard this time, come, sit down and talk about how they reacted when they saw the straw sandals."
Jian Yong has always been informal, and he has been with Liu Bei since he was a child, and he is not polite at the moment. He sat cross-legged opposite him and said, "Going back to the lord, Tao Qian and Mi Zhu were very moved when they saw straw sandals. Although people praised it superficially, there was disdain in their eyes."
Liu Bei laughed and said: "Tao Qian is very old. Although Liu Xin sent someone to treat him, he will linger and how long he can live. Mi Zhu is indeed a gentleman. In the future, he should keep in contact with him more. As for others, his short-sightedness will not succeed. event,"
Jian Yong was with Liu Bei when he was a teenager. He knew Liu Bei very well and knew Liu Bei's ambitions. Only in front of him would Liu Bei put down his pretense and spoke so unscrupulously. Jian Yong had long been accustomed to all this. , Just smiled faintly, and said: "There are still two things reported by his subordinates. Today in Mi Zhu's house, his subordinates met Zhang Liao, who was under Liu Xin from Jingzhou Mu, and this person also went to give gifts to Mi Zhu. The relationship seems very close,"
Liu Bei said nonchalantly: "I've heard of Zhang Liao. He used to be Ding Yuan's subordinate. Later, he followed Lv Bu and turned to Dong Zhuo. Now he switched to Liu Xin. He wanted to be a capricious villain. He gave Mi Zhu a gift. Some gold, silver, jewelry, etc., are as impressive as the gifts I gave, so I don’t care about him."
Jian Yong saw that Zhang Liao entered Mi Mansion and did not need to communicate with his own eyes. He disagreed with Liu Bei's words, frowned, and finally resisted not talking about Zhang Liao any more, but changed the subject and said: "Lord, There is another report from his subordinates. Mi Zhu has a younger sister, who is beautiful and looks like a son. The subordinate wants to be a concubine for the master. I don’t know what the master wants."
There are not many wives and concubines in Liu Bei, which does not mean that he is not good, but that he understands his current situation very well. With his current conditions, it is far from the point where he can be horny. Besides, he spends most of his time with him. With Guan Yu, no matter how beautiful the wife is, it’s useless.
The ancients said that Liu Bei was the emperor’s fate and his fate was hard, and ordinary women couldn’t bear it and were often killed by him. In fact, they were all lies. Liu Bei’s wives and concubines in the first few rooms indeed died earlier because these young women married. Liu Bei, but Liu Bei married his lofty ambitions and ignored these women. These women marrying Liu Bei are similar to living widows. Most of them are young, unable to bear loneliness, and vent from afar, each of them end up in depression.
Although Liu Bei is not very interested in taking concubines, he heard that it is Mi Zhu's younger sister, and he still thinks it can be considered, so he can't help asking: "How old is his younger sister?"
Jian Yong knew that Liu Bei and herself had thought of something that they all took a fancy to Mi Zhu’s family wealth, so he continued: "The specific age, Mi Zhu did not say, only said that she is not in her age, but depending on her figure, she should be 13 or 4 years old. Yes, why don’t the lord revise a copy of the book and go and try it."
Liu Bei knew that a girl like Mi Zhu would not let her marry until she was in the prime of time. He couldn't help being a little disappointed and said, "Forget it, since she is still young, let's wait two years."
Mrs. Gan happened to pass by behind the screen, and she cried secretly when she heard the conversation between the two of them. She had been married to Liu Bei for more than two years, and he had barely touched herself. Now he was thinking about taking a concubine, and she couldn’t help being heartbroken. ,
Two more days later, Mi Zhu sent people to drive a large number of pigs and sheep, loaded with wine, and sent them to the military camp of Jingzhou Army, and invited Zhang Liao to a banquet in his mansion tonight. Zhang Liao was happy to go.
That night, the full moon was in the sky, and the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrant,
The banquet was placed in the back garden of Mi Mansion. After three rounds of wine, Mi Zhu was already a little drunk. He raised his head and glanced at the bright moon in the sky, then sighed and said: "On August 15th, every family will be reunited. I'm afraid it won't last long. When the troubled times come, the people are displaced and miserable. I hope my generation can keep Xuzhou safe."
Zhang Liao was still full of spring breeze, his face sank after hearing Mi Zhu's words, and he said sadly: "Zizhong, you haven't seen Luoyang under Dong Zhuo's claws. At that time, there were ten rooms in Luoyang city, and the people's wives were scattered. Dead bodies can be seen everywhere in the gully. Even if they escaped their lives by chance, they would not be able to eat or cover their bodies. If my father-in-law arrived in time, the entire city of Luoyang would have to be burned. Xuzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists. The world is chaotic, I am afraid it is difficult to survive alone, but you can rest assured, unless the lord calls, I will coexist and die with Xuzhou."
Mi Fang gave a high-five and said: "Okay, Big Brother Zhang is really proud. With Big Brother Zhang here, I don't think those young people will dare to come easily."
Hearing that they were only talking about national affairs, Mi Zhen couldn't help taking out the box of moon cakes. He took one first and said, "Brother, Brother Zhang, I drank this wine too. Should we try the moon cakes? But after waiting for two full days, I was really greedy. If you don’t eat it, I’ll take one first. There are four of them here. If you don’t eat it, I’ll have all eaten by then. Don’t regret it.”
Everyone laughed, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang each took one and tasted it carefully. Not only did the mooncake smell sweet, it was crispy and soft when it was eaten, and the sweet taste continued to penetrate into the heart.
Mi Zhen didn't drink, and didn't eat much just now. She kept her stomach waiting to taste the taste of the mooncake. She was a little hungry. Although her mouth was small, she ate quickly, and in a blink of an eye she took the mooncake in her hand. Eat a clean meal, still a little bit unsatisfied, staring eagerly at the mooncake left in the box,
There are not many mooncakes sent by Liu Xin. Two soldiers in the military camp can only get one. Zhang Liao himself only has this box, and they have all been sent to Mi Zhu’s house. Since it was a gift from him, Zhang Liao can be embarrassed to eat it himself. Even though he also wanted to taste the taste of this moon cake,
Zhang Liao glanced at Mi Zhen and said with a smile: "Little girl, there is one more here. If you want to eat it, please eat it."
Mi Zhen glanced at her elder brother and saw that he was using his eyes to stop herself, she had to shrink her outstretched hand again and said, "Big Brother Zhang, this is yours, you can eat it,"
Zhang Liao shook his head and said faintly: "I still have it in my barracks. You can eat this. Who made you the youngest?"
Mi Zhen was from a wealthy family and had eaten all kinds of cakes, but none of them could be compared with moon cakes. After listening to Zhang Liao’s words, regardless of her brother’s warning, she stretched out her hand to grab the moon cake and ate it.
This made Mi Zhu feel embarrassed, and said to Zhang Liao: "I usually blame me for spoiling her too much and making her unused, so don't take it to your heart."
Zhang Liao said nonchalantly: "Well, the little girl is still a child, by nature, if you also follow us, you push me to let me, but it's contrived."
Mi Zhen just swallowed the last mouthful of mooncakes, and became unhappy after hearing Zhang Liao's words, and said: "Who said I'm still a child, I've grown up, and I'm almost as big as my eldest brother."
Hearing a heart move, Mi Zhu said with Jiu Jin: "Yes, my little sister is already a big girl, it's time to find a husband, Wen Yuanxian brother, you haven't married yet, I want to marry the little girl to you, you Willing,"