The severe winter is severe, Liuhe is depressed. The cold wind in Zhongling blew blood, scraping people's backs like knives, the streets and alleys were full of dead corpses in battle, the blood soaked the ground, and it was impossible to dig it clean. Yan Chang ordered more than 3,000 people to block the city gate, and fought with Min Ji's troops to the death, but he himself escaped from Zhongling with 20,000 horses. .
Zhongling was recovered, and there was no joy in the city, and there was no one in the emptiness. As soon as the cannons stopped, Ji Hong went to the street to shout with people beating gongs, until the rebels had fled. The soldiers patrolling the street shouted loudly, only to see someone open the door and come out. All of them were thin and slender, poking their heads through the crack of the door in a panic, as if they were still in a daze, unable to believe that the traitor had really escaped.
The soldiers took a look at the gong, and the people were so frightened that they immediately retreated into the courtyard.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year is about to come, there is only a stench in the wind, and there is no smell of hot pot and stove. People's livelihood has been hurt, and the people can't eat rations. No one believes them. These soldiers, carrying guns and knives, look the same in the eyes of the common people, cannibals.
The military officer couldn't do it, so he had to send the few clerks in the camp to knock from door to door, and also found a few gentlemen who were dressed in Confucian clothes, and followed a few local Confucian families to the soup kitchen on the street. When the military storehouses released grain, the official treasury provided disaster relief, and when the white rice was held in the hands of the common people, they looked at it and finally burst into tears—after half a year, they were finally able to eat a safe and warm meal.
Min Ji went to the memorial table, asking for an order to continue to go south to fight against rebels and pursue Yan Chang, the emperor agrees. Ji Hong was ordered to inspect the military affairs in northern Jiangnan. When Zhongling was besieged, the garrison of each battalion wisely protected themselves. They watched Yan Chang massacre in Zhongling, but they did not help Zhongling. Now the emperor wants to settle accounts after the fall, and no one can escape. The general garrison of several battalions heard that King Ji Yan was coming, so they hanged themselves in fear of crime that night.
Yu Jinnian stared at people collecting corpses on the street, and he brought a small group of people to help. He was also frightened by the great epidemic this summer. He was afraid that just after the war, these corpses would rot and turn into some kind of corpse plague. Even if it is winter, the corpse should rot or rot. He also specially made some anti-epidemic medicine kits for the soldiers cleaning up the corpses to wear around their necks, to somewhat clear the air in front of their faces.
Ji Hong beheaded another group of people and came back. He almost wiped out all the military officers in the north of Jiangnan. Those who were corrupt, those who colluded with the rebels, those who bought and sold officials were not clean. The King of Hades must not come from the yard of his house to check people and check accounts. It is said that Hades is a vicious god with a terrifying appearance. They looked at this Ji Xunyan, who looked like a fairy, but he was cold-blooded and ruthless in his attacks. No official in the entire Jiangnan North Road could have anything to do with him.
The officials were sweating coldly, not only wondering, when did such a ruthless femme fatale appear in the court
Ji Hong just beheaded those who should be beheaded, and had to keep the rest of the people to work for the Tian family. After killing the chickens to make an example, he returned to Zhongling without stopping. Duan Ming followed all the way, wondering why he was so strong all of a sudden, he didn't take a breath, checked the accounts in the morning, questioned the crime in the afternoon, stabbed people in the evening, and then drove all night, it was like changing places every day.
Entering the gate of Zhongling, there is a little taste of the year in the depression of the city. Ji Hong got off his horse, took the reins and shuttled among the people in the street, and met a group of welcoming parties. The fiery red sedan chairs were lively and lively in the middle of the road. Marriage and marriage are all auspicious. The car curtain was swayed by the wind, revealing the bride's face faintly. It was a thin girl who couldn't hide her joy. The round fan in her hand twirled and turned.
Ji Hong was wearing a scarlet official uniform, leading the horse and walking beside the colorful team, shining brightly, but his complexion was pale and his brows were furrowed, even though he was dressed as red as a groom's official, he still had an unreasonable tremor. chill.
Until the welcoming team crossed the street knocking and beating, revealing a thin figure who was sharing sweets with children in front of the opposite courtyard door, Ji Hong's brows that had been stretched for several days finally relaxed, as if a heart had fallen. Back to the stomach.
Duan Ming finally realized, no wonder he hurried on his way like a wolf chasing a snake, it turned out that he was thinking about the young master!
There was heavy snow, and it fell intermittently for several days, making people's cheeks flushed with cold.
Yu Jinnian raised his head and saw Mr. Ji, who was handsome and unrestrained, the black horse at his hand sniffed at him, his amber pupils lit up suddenly, and he leaned his back against the door frame easily, and laughed: "Yeah , our senior officials are back too!"
The suona in the distance was festively blowing a hundred birds towards the phoenix and Zhe Guizhi, but they were not as sweet as his "I'm back".
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Zhongling Mausoleum was first decided, and all gods ascended to the sky, and there were no taboos.
Ji Hong suddenly wanted to catch up with the chaos.
Yu Jinnian liked his big black horse very much. His mane was as bright as ink, and he looked majestic. He went to the steps and reached out to touch it, carefully looking left and right. Spots of snow fell on Ji Hong's shoulders, like frost on a red plum, he suddenly took a step forward, embraced the young man in his arms, wrapped his arms tightly around him, and buried his head in his neck. Yu Jinnian was taken aback. He recovered after being stunned for a moment, slowly raised his hand to cover Ji Hong's back, stroked it gently a few times, and said gently, "What are you doing? You're strangling me."
Ji Hong's uneasiness was soothed time and time again, and the tiredness accumulated for many days finally broke, and a landslide and tsunami hit him like a tsunami, his shoulders sank, and he almost fell on Yu Jinnian's body. Passers-by know that this courtyard is where the generals lived, even though the two of them hugged and hugged in front of the gate, few of them dared to take a closer look.
Yu Jinnian was dragged into the mansion by him, and he quickly ordered someone to close the door, and he was relieved.
"Just come back safely," he said.
Ji Hong didn't move, and put his palm on Yu Jinnian's back vest, feeling the heat from his furnace: "I haven't seen you for a long time."
Yu Jinnian laughed: "What nonsense are you talking about again, are you too stupid?"
Ji Hong is not confused, he just doesn't want Yu Jinnian to leave for a moment, he has lost enough, it seems that every time he closes his eyes, the sky falls and the earth cracks, and the torrent pushes him into the abyss. After Yan Chang was defeated and fled south, he began to think of his second brother Ji Yan often, thinking of what Ji Yan hadn't finished or had time to say, but he never dreamed of him again.
The last time I saw my second brother in a dream was after the fire in Xin’an, and my second brother told him to repair his atrium so that the people who came after him would not live poorly.
Ji Hong thought, wondering if his heart is warm enough at this moment, does he feel comfortable living here? Is there anything that needs to be fixed and patched
He bit the young man hard on the neck, Yu Jinnian was terrified, and hurriedly pushed him away to look around, there were not only the two of them in this house. This mansion is big enough, and Min Ji, General Helian, and General Wei each have a small courtyard, and everyone often gathers in the front hall to discuss military affairs. See, if anyone sees it, they will lose face all over the world.
He just saw a corner of the clothes dangling behind the moon gate, and before he could see clearly, he was kissed by Ji Hong involuntarily. Even though Zhongling's blood was still there, Ji Hong's body always had a faint fragrance, which was as refreshing as snow. Yu Jinnian half-closed his eyes, and saw that the snowflakes were really falling from the sky, just falling on the sticky joint between them, and it was a bit colder. , It melted in an instant, and I don't know whose stomach it finally swallowed.
Ji Hong squeezed his chin hard, Yu Jinnian couldn't dodge it, and couldn't bear to refuse him, so he simply went to his fucking courtesy, righteousness and shame, raised his hand to hug him, and tiptoed to meet him and responded enthusiastically. Ji Hong's kissing skills have improved a lot, making people want to stop. Yu Jinnian entangled with him in the ice and snow, the snow on their shoulders rustled, and he seemed to see General He Lianzhi stunned between the moon gates , His face was full of despair like a thunderclap.
Yu Jinnian thought to himself, poor, another frightened one. I don't know who will be the next one to break the Three Views? If this goes on like this, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty should know about this "broken thing" about Li Guogong's son, and about his own.
He thought about it and laughed out loud.
The general situation is set, and the rebellious army is just lingering on its last breath. Going south, Ji Hong will no longer follow him. He will continue to patrol the south of the Yangtze River with a group of civil servants from Beijing to cure the emperor's illness. The snow kept falling, as if to cover the red frost all over Zhongling City, the two stumbled back to their own yard, no matter how tense and noisy outside, they were in perfect harmony.
The charcoal fire in the room hissed, and a wooden window separated the winter and spring. The sweet pine slowly curled up in the smoker, invading the flesh and bones, and Yu Jinnian lay under the brocade and satin quilt, feeling as if there was a beast that had been starving for the winter behind him, wanting to go deep into the crevices of his bones Go, the wet gnawing sound makes the ice and snow of the world ashamed. The two of them were very tired at first, but when they bumped into each other, they were like dry sticks and a fire, and they were on fire as soon as they touched each other.
Ji Hong's body temperature was lower than his, and when Mu Xue came back from the outside, he stuck to his body warmly and coolly, very comfortable, like a piece of jade that was being warmed. black. From the summer solstice to the winter, Yu Jinnian has been running outside all day long. Now that he is honest with him, he is actually a layer darker than Ji Hong. His hands and feet are on his body, like wheat falling into milk, and he eats and eats again. laugh.
Ji Hong severely punished him because he was distracted, and his laughter rose suddenly, with a miserable sound of water, which was even sweeter than the "I'm back" at the gate before. It’s been a long time since I’ve been intimate, and when I start a firewood, I don’t want to give up until all the firewood is turned into ashes. The perception is magnified, the rustling of the brocade is mixed with the rustling of falling snow, and there are servants walking by in front of the courtyard. Drops of falling water, and heavy sighs behind.
The brocade is rubbed into the satin, the silk is rubbed into the velvet, layer upon layer, wrinkled into ripples that beat on the shore. With a good hand, the waves melted into the palm of the hand with white foam.
Ji Hong bit it down, and Yu Jinnian cried out, "Ah Hong!"
The waves gathered into a tsunami, howling and surging.
Ji Hong still hugged his little Yaoxian, strangled him to sleep in his arms, it was quiet outside the door, not even a servant was there, the snow was thick, and everything was silent. Ji Hong turned sideways to look at him, there was a cloud of crimson air under his eyes, thickly mixed with blue fingers. Yu Xu was threatening on the city wall that day, he had no idea that Yu Jinnian had secretly come to the front line, and he never thought of using him as a substitute.
That fellow Min Xuefei didn't communicate with him, and let the boy play a play with him without authorization.
Yu Xu on the wall is stupid, and Ji Hong under the wall is also stupid. The screaming and howling all over the sky tore him like blood, tearing his whole body into thousands of pieces, screaming like a jagged knife, piece by piece. His flesh and blood were cut, if he was not held down by Min Xuefei's people, he would almost lose his mind and want to betray in public.
When the screams stopped, he knelt on the battlefield, trembling all over, and his mind went blank.
Yu Xu took his booty and proudly went down the city wall, leaving a group of old Confucians looking at each other in dismay. Those bureaucrats and scholars are of no use to him, he is just a fool who wants to torture Yu Jinnian. Ji Hong looked at the small tent for execution from a distance, got up and fell down again, unable to stand up. Min Xuefei came to help him, but he slapped him backhand, and a bloodstain was scratched under General Min's chin on the silver and iron wristband.
He doesn't know what he looks like. Later Min Xuefei said that at that time he wanted to eat people, tear them apart, eat them alive, staring at him with blood-red eyes like a vulture, and he only said one sentence: pay for his life.
Min Xuefei realized that he was making too much of a joke, so he didn't dare to approach him for several days, and he still hasn't dared to talk to him, and the orders were all to tell the people under him to run errands. Lian Zhi didn't go to the battlefield that day, but when he entered the city, he saw that the two of them were at odds as if they were enemies, and he found out about it after careful inquiring. Good charcoal is sent to their yard first.
The point is that Yu Jinnian didn't know it himself, and thought it was Ji Hong's idea, so he readily agreed, cheerfully thinking that it was Ji Hong's favor. In fact, it wasn't him who screamed, he only screamed once. There was a man in the camp who had learned ventriloquism, and he could learn seven forms of human voice. The screams were hard to distinguish from ghosts and gods. After listening to Yu Jinnian's tone, he opened his mouth again, which was more real than real, and called Ji to leave Hong's soul.
This boy entered the city with an innocent and proud face, making it impossible for Ji Hong to scold him if he wanted to. There was a big cloud of grievance, and a mouthful of old blood was swallowed back into his stomach.
It's really annoying.
Ji Hong got out of bed, why is he so angry, he wants to get up to serve him. He brought warm water to help Yu Jinnian scrub, this young man was like a turtle, his shell was turned upside down, he was too lazy to move, he didn't even open his eyes. Ji Hong fiddled and fiddled, and he trembled, turned over to reveal his back, and continued to sleep unprepared. Ji Hong grabbed his ankle, lifted it up, and wiped it with a towel. Yu Jinnian's voice was broken, and it was Ji Hong who forced him to shout, and now the two hums sounded like gravel.
Yu Jinnian stretched out his hand, grabbed Ji Hong's sleeve, and tucked it into his arms like hiding a treasure.
Ji Hong felt comfortable all over.
He didn't wake up after cleaning up, so Ji Hong threw the towel and copper basin to the side, flipped onto the couch and continued to take a nap with his arms around him, and there was no one knowing which family was getting married outside the courtyard, and there was a bang of gongs and drums. This chaotic year, it seems that the whole city is full of children waiting to be married, and they can't wait to welcome the sedan chair, so that they can rush to the mourning of the war.
Ji Hong also went to the funeral, full of joy, and rarely had a long and peaceful afternoon sleep.
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Yu Xiaogui was full of sleep, and when he got up by himself, it was just in the evening, and a thick layer of snow had piled up on the window sill. Ji Hong was writing an excerpt, he had beheaded so many people, and he always had to give an explanation to his superiors. The replacement clothes were thoughtfully placed on the head of the bed, and Yu Jinnian put them on silently. Seeing Ji Hong sitting upright and writing, he dashed over and sucked Ji Hong's ear and cheek, teasing him in a hoarse voice: "You awesome!"
Ji Hong got used to him being helpless, so he put down his pen and asked him to come over and kiss him: "I'm really not ashamed."
There was a plate of small yellow candies on the table, Ji Hong picked one and put it in his mouth: "Nanyunzhai's pear jelly candy, a famous product of Zhongling, moistens the throat."
Yu Jinnian smacked, tasted the flavors of licorice, almonds, and tangerine peel, and the small candy was crispy on the tip of his tongue when he bit it lightly. The refreshing sweetness moistened his throat like dry sand, seeping through like a clear spring , it is not a loss that it is a famous property of Zhongling. He picked another one and threw it into his mouth, complaining half-truthfully, "If it wasn't for you, why would I moisten my throat?"
Ji Hong glanced at him, and pretended to reach out to grab him: "Then shall we do it again?"
When Yu Jinnian heard this, he immediately ran away clutching his waist, Ji Hong pursed his lips and smiled softly as he watched him leave in a panic.
After leaving the small courtyard, I met Lian Zhi, holding a bamboo basket in his hand, happily greeted him, and led him to the kitchen like a little sister holding his hand. Although Ji Hong and Min Xuefei were having an awkward fight, Lian Zhi and Yu Jinnian still got along as they wished.
A few days ago when Ji Hong went on a business trip, the two of them just nestled together intimately all day long, whispering something to each other, not coming back all night, eating and sleeping in Yu Jinnian's room. Min Xuefei ate it but didn't dare to say anything, Ji Hong finally came back today, he thought that he should return Lord Lian to him this time? Hey, okay, Lian Zhi doesn't want to come back, so he runs to Yu Jinnian.
Chef Yu's food is delicious!
Lian Zhi is really good-looking, and even more beautiful when she smiles, and she is two different styles from cold beauties like Ji Hong, but there are probably more gorgeous people in the world, but ice cubes like Ji Hong have gained a good reputation. Yu Jinnian thought to himself, it's no wonder that the boss of General Min didn't talk about marriage when he was old, but in the end he fell into the hands of Lian Shaojian. No matter who looked at Ji Hong every day, he might not look down on those ordinary rich family members .
Yu Jinnian was led all the way to the kitchen by him, watching him take out two... bastards from the bamboo basket like a baby.
"..." Yu Jinnian looked at him puzzled.
Lianzhi said: "The little ones under my command went for a walk by the river, and when they saw bubbles under the water, they knew there was something good underneath, so they quickly digged with a shovel. Look! I just dug out these two hibernating turtles! I heard that this group of fish strengthens the bones and nourishes the bones. The general rides a horse every day. It should be supplemented. Unfortunately, I am clumsy and I don’t know how to do it... "
It was to ask him to cook. Yu Jinnian took a look at the two turtles. Their belly was white and shiny, and their skirts were thick. They were indeed two very tasty turtles. In this winter, the turtles are all hibernating, and they can dig them out, which is also bad luck for the turtles. He knocked on the tortoise's shell, and the inside was crackling and kicking, and it was quite energetic. Yu Jinnian laughed: "It's a small thing. The turtle is delicious, why not stew it?"
"Naturally listen to the little genius doctor." Lian Zhi was happy, "I've stewed one piece, that's just for you."
The two of them were in full swing in the kitchen. They killed the turtle, bled it and chopped it into chunks. One boiled the water and the other added firewood. They did not rely on human hands, so that the newly hired cooks in the room had no work to do, and they all stared blankly. Watching the two of them busy inside and out.
The tuna is also produced in the river, and it also has a fishy smell. Yu Jinnian blanched the tuna pieces twice with ginger juice and green onion water, took them out and drained the water, and then stir-fried them in a little oil with rice wine until the flesh color was light yellow and released It has a faint aroma, and then put it into the water to stew, and there will be no more fishy smell.
Lian Zhi watched from the side, staring at every step carefully, and almost asked someone to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for him to copy down word by word.
Yu Jinnian saw that there were still a few palm-sized, thin and small fish in the bamboo basket. The belly was empty and there was not much meat. It was not enough to fry and stew. It was a pity that the food was tasteless and discarded. , Fry both sides of the frying pan until brown, then put it in a casserole with the turtle and add hot water. He also asked someone to go to Su Ting quickly, and brought back some medicinal materials such as astragalus, codonopsis, angelica, rehmannia glutinosa, etc., and a handful of fiery red wolfberries, and slowly stewed them.
When the soup turns milky in color, it will be the most delicious.
However, turtles are cooler in nature, and now that the winter is blowing, it is necessary to add some mild medicinal materials so as not to hurt the spleen and stomach. Yu Jinnian thought about it and added two slices of ginger and a pinch of floating peppercorns.
Seeing that Yu Jinnian did a very simple job, Lian Zhi thought about it and felt that he didn't understand this or that, and he even forgot how to kill the turtle at the beginning, not to mention the problem of dispensing the medicine. Yu Jinnian teased him, Lord Daomin, with golden branches and jade leaves, will definitely pamper you carefully in the future, and will not be reduced to asking you to cook, so don't worry!
Lian Zhi blushed and stuttered, not knowing what to say.
Yu Jinnian murmured to himself, nowadays it is rare to see someone as easy to tease as Lian Zhi. Back then, when Ji Hong first arrived in Xin'an County, he was also an upright gentleman. He was gentle, well-educated, well-educated, joyful, and his ears turned red and his tongue twitched when he was teased. If he couldn't tell, he would just stare at him. Thinking about the first time, that person was ashamed like a little daughter-in-law, who didn't understand anything, and he taught her.
Now it's better, her face is white and her belly is dark, and she looks like a turtle with a black belly, and she can even say "one more time"!
It can be seen that the skin is getting thicker and thicker.
Who did you learn from!
Yu Jinnian knocked on the tortoise shell in the earthen pot with a spoon, and the tortoise shell made a "thump" to express its resistance, splashing a few drops of soup on Yu Jinnian. Hey, a turtle shell dares to bully people! Yu Jinnian tapped the back of the spoon again, who knew that the tortoise shell was extremely domineering, and even spoke—
"what are you doing?"
Yu Jinnian rolled up his sleeves and pointed at the shell: "Let you bully me?"
"Turtle Shell" said lightly: "Who bullied you."
Yu Jinnian blinked, and heard Lian Zhi's uncontrollable laughter again, he suddenly turned his head and bumped into Zhang Kuanruan's chest, the scent of sweet pine was sweet and sweet, he buried his head and refused to get up , Unconvinced: "You know where I am."
Ji Hong took out the weapon spoon in his hand, covered the casserole, let the soup simmer well and quietly, and gave the turtle a peaceful life: "You want me to run away from home if I can't find it." I'll just go to the kitchen and change places next time."
What if you can't find me in other places!
Yu Jinnian murmured softly, "Alright, let's go to the pharmacy."
Ji Hong laughed.
Lian Zhi next to him slipped out earlier, and as soon as he went out, the eunuch Wu Ji who had served Ji Hong and the others silently followed up. It was rare to see even the young eunuch crooked his eyes when he smiled. He couldn't help but look back, and smiled along with his hands hanging down, flatteringly said: "So Doctor Xiao Yu is likable. With such a temper, it's hard to find another one in the world."
But no, this one is all rare treasures.