Ninety-sixth bowl of soup (1)
The spring day is just right and the sun is shining brightly. The fence of a private house in Kyoto is full of flowers, and the fragrance is overflowing. The people who passed by here couldn't help but take a look and admire, wondering what kind of girl lived in it, with such skillful hands, could she marry her back home as a daughter-in-law. Look at these flowers, they look so good and enviable.
However, the one who kicked in the door and his officers may not be able to appreciate it. The policemen's eyes were as sharp as knives, bit by bit they sliced through this cozy and quiet courtyard. They were all wearing dark blue public robes, tall and mighty, with knives pinned to their waists. The leader among them was eight feet long, and he stepped on Xiangyun soap boots, and when he stepped up, he broke the seemingly solid wooden door. The sawdust burst in all directions, startling the chickens and ducklings raised in the yard, and they chirped and quacked incessantly.
No one expected that there was a girl holding a baby in her arms and feeding it. She was holding a very delicate small porcelain bowl in her hand, which contained fresh milk custard, and she was feeding it spoonful by spoonful to the small baby. The little milk baby was frightened by the group of ferocious men who rushed in, swallowed the custard in his mouth, and immediately burst into tears. While crying, he arched into the girl's arms, and finally exposed his little buttocks. Let the catchers see, it's like a creature called an ostrich sent to Western countries before, and hides its head in the sand when it is frightened.
On the day when the ostrich was sent as a tribute, they served as guards along the way, which was really impressive.
Who is not afraid of a group of old men with a murderous look
The beautiful girl was also taken aback, holding the baby and staring at them. The rough men who were not married all blushed when they saw the beautiful girl. Only their steel straight boss Xie He stepped forward, completely ignoring the girl's beauty: "This child is the orphan of Sun Shilang. Just disappeared, please come with us to Kyoto Prefecture."
The beautiful girl blinked and said, "I picked this child up."
"What?"
"I really picked it up." The beautiful girl repeated again, fearing that he would not believe it. "I picked it up by the river. He was put in a wooden basin. I happened to pass by and brought him back. If you don't believe me, I still have the wooden basin." Pointing to the A tub.
Xie He signaled his men to go down and bring the wooden basin, and after a closer look, it was just an ordinary wooden basin, nothing special about it. "How can I believe what you say?"
The beautiful girl smiled: "I don't need to lie to you. Mr. Xie can stop children from crying at night. I am just a weak woman, so what can I do to lie to you?"
Xie He pondered for a few seconds, and asked his subordinates to put away their weapons. In an instant, the swords were sheathed, and the unmarried policemen tried their best to show themselves in front of the beautiful girls, and they all stood up straight with their chests up and their heads up. Xie He stretched out his hand to the beautiful girl: "Give me the child."
The beautiful girl frowned and said, "I saved this child. No one wants it except me. Your lord is the chief arrester of the Kyoto Prefecture. If you bring this child back, who will take care of it? It's better to put it in my house."
As expected, the milk baby refused to be hugged by Xie He, and kicked him desperately. The word Chuan appeared between Xie He's eyebrows. He did not have any experience with children, nor did he have brothers or sisters, but this child is very important, and he cannot be handed over to anyone casually. "Of course I can't take care of it, but someone is willing to take care of it. Sun Shilang has a cousin, Princess Pingyang, who offered to take care of the child."
The beautiful girl didn't speak, but the milk baby suddenly burst into tears. He was only a little over two years old, and he still couldn't speak clearly. He would never let others touch him. In particular, Xie He was full of evil spirits, and he didn't smile for eight hundred years, and children were even more afraid of him. Once a child in Kyoto is disobedient, his parents will scare him, and if he is mischievous, Master Xie of Kyoto Prefecture will take you away! Immediately the child did not dare to make trouble anymore. From this, it can be seen how far Xie He's reputation as an evil god has spread.
"The princess concubine Mr. Xie is talking about is the girl who was engaged to Sun Shilang but regretted the marriage and climbed to another high position, right? She has not been in touch with Sun Shilang in recent years, but why should she take care of Sun Shilang after Sun Shilang's death?" His orphan? Don't you find it strange?"
The police officers were immersed in the beauty of the prosperous age, and kept nodding: Weird! You are beautiful and everything you say is right!
Xie He turned his eyes coldly: "How do you know?"
"Master Xie, don't doubt me." The beautiful girl smiled. "I rely on this to make a living."
Xie He glanced at the signboard erected behind the beautiful girl, and there were four large characters written on it: The iron mouth is straight and broken.
This girl seems to have an outstanding temperament and ingenuity, but she did not expect to be a charlatan. Xie He didn't believe this, but what she said was indeed true, which was why he hesitated so long. Sun Shilang's family was wiped out, leaving only this missing child. They traced all the way to this place, so they can't be abandoned.
The milk doll was babbling and babbling, holding the porcelain bowl with her small hands, so the beautiful girl fed him egg custard and said, "Master Xie, don't worry, I will take care of this child and I don't ask for anything. If you are afraid of me Play tricks, just keep me in check."
Xie He thought for a while and said, "Clean up and take this child with me."
Walk
Where are you going
Xie He didn't explain, but everyone knew that he always said what he said. So in the end, the girl could only follow Xie He with the baby in her arms.
The back house of Kyoto Prefecture is the place where Mr. Yin Yang of Kyoto Prefecture and his staff live. Although Xie He is a native of Kyoto, he also has his own room in the back house. The capital city is very big, and there are many empty courtyards. After he reported to Mr. Yang, he settled the beautiful girl and the milk doll in the small courtyard of the back house.
The matter seemed to come to an end here, but soon he came again, this time without the group of single police officers.
"You said that your surname is Meng, and you are from Shangchuan, but why can't I find any information about you in the household registration?" Xie He crossed his arms, because it was time for work, he took off his dark official robe and only He was wearing a black gown, but he could still feel the powerful power contained in his body. Because of the movement of the chest ring, the bulging pectoral muscles on the chest are clearly strangled under the thin shirt, which is very masculine.
It's almost like walking hormones.
He must have just showered, and his hair was still dripping.
Qing Huan brought out a covered sea bowl from the small kitchen. Hearing his question, she couldn't help laughing and said, "It will take at least a month from here to Shangchuan, and there will inevitably be omissions in the General Household Registration Office in Kyoto. Your Excellency can send Why should I lie when people go to investigate?"
Kyoto Prefecture is short of manpower, how could it be possible for her to go to Shangchuan to check the household registration, she just said that because she knew it.
The milk doll is sitting on a special chair, beating and beating with her two little hands. She is growing and hungry.
Qing Huan brought the sea bowl to the table, and asked politely: "Master Xie, would you like some too? I just made fish soup."
In fact, Xie He had already had dinner with other policemen. He came here just to defraud this mysterious and beautiful girl, but he planned to leave if it didn't work. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to turn around, the lid of the sea bowl was lifted, and a burst of fresh and fragrant smell came oncoming, which made him stop unconsciously.
Xie He, chief arrester of the Kyoto Prefecture, is known as Shashen, with high martial arts skills, uprightness, and no weaknesses in his body—this is the impression the world has of him.
A tough guy—that's how those who tried to bribe him thought of him.
Not daring to do evil, for fear of falling into his hands, in the eyes of this person, the emperor breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people—this is the impression that the dandies in Kyoto have of him.
Loyal and upright, he doesn't even buy the face of his own official——Said Mr. Yin Yang of the Kyoto Prefecture.
But only Xie He's old mother knew that Mr. Xie actually had a fatal weakness, that is, he loves to eat fish.
Mrs. Xie cooked a good fish, but since the old man passed away, Xie He hasn't eaten fish for a long time. The food in Kyoto Prefecture is good, but the fish is mediocre, and Xie He can eat other food that is not good, after all, it is just to satisfy his hunger. But the fish must be delicious, if it is not tasty, he will never move!
If someone goes to interview the catchers about Mr. Xie's food preferences, they will tell you with one voice: Chief catcher doesn't like fish! Never eat fish! If you invite him to dinner, don't have fish!
Xie He hasn't eaten fish for almost three years. His monthly salary is five taels of silver. Because he is a single dog, his money is basically spent on those who need help. , so yes, Xie He is greedy for fish, he is too greedy.
Fish is a good thing, but it is not easy to do it well. Especially the fish soup, which is for children, should not be oversized, otherwise it will inevitably become fishy. However, when the fish soup was opened, all Xie He could smell was the fresh smell of fish, without the slightest fishy smell. He immediately stood by the door, then walked into the room uncontrollably, and sat down at the table.
The fish is the high-quality perch that Qing Huan went to the street to buy after arriving in Kyoto. It is fat, tender and fresh, and the meat is delicate. The fish is removed to make fish soup, and the rest is not wasted. It is stewed with cabbage vermicelli and added ingredients. Collect the juice - eat it with pancakes for a while, it is delicious and full.
"My lord, you are welcome." Qing Huan filled a small bowl for the little Naiwa, brought the rest of the bowl to Xie He, turned around and went to the kitchen.
Xie He picked up a spoon and scooped up a spoonful. The broth was clear to the bottom, and there were shredded ham, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, and chopped green onions floating on the soup surface. The red, green, green, white and white were very beautiful. After taking a bite, I feel the fish meat is smooth and springy, and the broth is absorbed into the meat, combining with the umami taste of the fish itself. Swallowing it down, it really refreshes the body and mind, and sighs.