The Feast

Chapter 248: Windfall

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Chatted all the way, and returned to Jinzhouwei when it was dark. The hidden sword heart is concerned about the safety of the son, and when he heard that Duan Tingxuan came back, he also brought a lot of fish and kelp, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and personally brought a carriage to greet him. Seeing the dark seaweed, he touched his head, and asked slowly: "This... this is the seaweed that Mr. Zhang sent someone back to say, it can be eaten as food? Isn't this... isn't this ghost hair?"

"Not ghost hair."

Zhang Tianming explained it well to his adults. Hearing that he could eat it after cooking, Zang Jian couldn't help being tempted. When he got back to the yamen, he couldn't wait to order someone to take the seaweed to the kitchen and ask him to boil some water to eat. Suddenly Su Nuannuan asked suspiciously: "What is that pile at the corner of the yard? How does it look like scallops to me? Could it be that Mr. Zang also sent people to catch seafood?"

Zang Jian laughed and said: "Ma'am, I'm joking, where do you have those people? These are some private goods that my brothers found during their inspection today. I don't know what happened. When those people saw my soldiers, they threw them out of the car and ran away. Oh, my brothers are rude people, they thought there was food in the cart, but when they came to see it, they found that it was several carts of big river mussels, and I didn’t have time to deal with it, so I left it indiscriminately, thinking about cooking it and eating it tomorrow.” The words aroused the curiosity of Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan, and Duan Tingxuan said, "Where's Pingzhang? Didn't you ask him to come and see?" Cang Jian said: "Master Long went to the granary in the afternoon to check the remaining grain in the granary, but when he came back he said he had a headache. He's still lying in the room right now, Miss Chu is taking care of him, I think he must be exhausted these days, alas! It's all due to his incompetence."

"No wonder, I said that if Pingzhang was here, you wouldn't treat these things as river freshness and pile them up indiscriminately, and don't even think about it. If it's really river freshness, is it worth smuggling?" Duan Tingxuan shook his head with a smile, and then took Su Nuannuan's hand Said: "Go, Nuan Nuan, let's go and see what it is."

Zang Jian hurriedly ordered someone to deliver two lanterns, and when the husband and wife came to the pile of things in the corner of the yard, Duan Tingxuan scolded: "Zang Jian is a bastard, this... this thing is just piled up like this. What's the point of leaving it overnight Eat? Are you afraid that you won’t spoil your stomach if you eat it?”

Su Nuannuan smiled and said: "Master Zang is so busy these days that he hits the back of his head with his feet. I guess he didn't think well for a while." While talking, he squatted down and took one in his hand, only to see that the big river clam was slightly oval . The head is bigger than her slap, Yin said: "It looks much bigger than ordinary clams."

When Duan Tingxuan heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he grabbed the big clam. As soon as I squeezed my hands hard, I only heard a "puchi". The big hard shell of the river clam shattered.

Su Nuannuan saw that he was tense, and quickly brought the lantern to his hand, and saw the young master push the clam shell away, revealing the fat clam meat inside. Then he touched it with his hand, found a place, and cut open the clam meat. I saw a bead the size of the belly of a middle finger inside, white and round. The luster is attractive, it is actually a fine pearl.

"Good guy, let me just say, how could someone smuggle river mussels? This thing is of no benefit, but it turned out that they stole the Dongzhu mussels from the Wusuli River. This... this is too bold, and it must be There is an inner ghost, otherwise how could they steal so many mussels?"

"Dongzhu?" Su Nuannuan swallowed her saliva, thinking that isn't that something only from 'My Great Qing'? Is it also called the Great Indian Dynasty? Yin also squatted down, picked up a big clam and asked Duan Tingxuan to crush it for her, then groped inside the clam for a long time before wondering: "It's strange, why is there no pearl in this clam? This thing also depends on the person who orders it? Because you are the son of the world, so you are tight; because I am the wife, so you ignore it?"

"How can there be such a saying?" Little Hou Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head, "Do you think these things are radishes, one for each hole? I heard Mr. Guo said that that place is a place of bitter cold, and the life of pearl divers is very difficult." It’s hard work, and it’s good luck to get one pearl out of a dozen oysters, not to mention that these pearls are also graded.” After speaking, he handed the pearl to Su Nuannuan, and said with a smile: “This one The color of Dongzhu is not bad, you should keep it. Since we are going to catch up with you this trip, we must get a few out and go back to make dowry for Honglian and Xiangyun. one game."

How can a woman not love pearls? Su Nuannuan took it over, played it fondly, and then said worriedly: "It's just... these smuggled things, should we intercept them? If people find out, will they sue you in front of the emperor?"

The young master didn't like to hear these words, so he sneered and said: "I am also a close minister of the emperor, a few orbs can bring me down? Nuannuan, you underestimate me too much."

"Hey, hey! Humility is full of benefits and losses. There are countless benefits, so don't be arrogant." Su Nuannuan said seriously, but Duan Tingxuan laughed, then hugged her and walked into the room, saying: " Don't worry, because the conditions outside the customs are difficult, the officers and soldiers here have been intercepting smuggled items all along, they have been intercepting them themselves, giving some filial piety to the Shangguan, and keeping the rest in their own pockets, otherwise, why do you think people come here to garrison with peace of mind? ?”

"I see."

Su Nuannuan breathed a sigh of relief, and she didn't intend to criticize the disadvantages of this policy. She felt that she couldn't control it so broadly. Because the two returned to the hall happily, they saw Zang Jian walking back and forth in the hall. When they saw them, they came up to them and hurriedly said: "Ma'am, why are you saying that this kelp is not ripe yet? It makes me feel uneasy." If it’s in decline, I really want to taste it quickly, if it tastes good, we can wait for several days, and maybe we can wait for the disaster relief money from the imperial court.”

Su Nuannuan smiled and said: "Those seaweeds are big and thick. I told them that they must be boiled until soft, otherwise they will be uncomfortable to eat." Duan Tingxuan also laughed and said: "Leave it alone, I will Let me ask you, do you know what those mussels in the yard are?"

"What is it? Isn't it just something to eat? Not enough mussels are not delicious, they have no taste, it all depends on the cook's skills, but look, my son, we are almost eating up all the food stored, so where is there any seasoning for cooking?" Making river mussels? Not good, not good, far worse than the big sharks you fished back."

Duan Tingxuan said with a smile: "Don't rush to comment, let me tell you, it's not an ordinary river mussel, but the Dongzhu mussel from the Wusuli River, otherwise you think that in this season, whoever is full and has nothing to do, go Smuggling mussels?"

Zang Jianmeng was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to react. He couldn't help but a tall boy jumped up and shouted: "I'll fuck his grandma, it turned out to be a Dongzhu clam. I said I was wondering, why? There are also such fools who ran to pull several carts of mussels back. Come back when you come back. What are you afraid of? It turned out that they were guilty of thieves and stole the Dongzhu mussels from the Ussuri River. The next time we must catch these clam thieves, that would be a great achievement."

Both Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan laughed, and suddenly heard a clear voice outside the door: "What a great achievement? But has the court's disaster relief food arrived?"

"No, I don't know if the court's disaster relief food has been snatched back yet." Mentioning the food, Zang Jian couldn't help but sighed again, but quickly adjusted his mood, and told Long Pingzhang about the Dongzhu clam. Seeing Master Long was also surprised for a long time, then he shook his head and said with a smile: "This is a huge windfall, I didn't expect such a good thing to happen to you."

"There are better things." Mentioning what Duan Tingxuan and the others have gained, Zang Jian is even more elated, and retells the wonderful scene Zhang Tianming told him about the young master fighting against the sharks. Unfortunately, due to the lack of adjectives, So it sounds dry, without the excitement and tension of Zhang Tianming's narration.

Long Pingzhang looked at Duan Tingxuan, and asked with concern: "Tingxuan, are you okay?"

"What can I do? Those sharks are not in my eyes." Duan Tingxuan chuckled, then looked Long Pingzhang up and down a few times, and said with a smile: "Why? All the memories have been restored?"

Long Pingzhang nodded, and then sighed: "It's like a dream. At that time, I just thought that I was going to die, and I left that clue for you when people were not paying attention. I didn't expect that I was seriously injured and rolled down the cliff, but I could still die." It's a pity that my followers... Alas!"

"It's God's blessing that you survived. Miss Chu said that there were several corpses scattered around you at that time, but none of them survived. It shows that you are blessed by God, especially after several months of recuperating from serious injuries, you are still alive." Getting well is even more fortunate among misfortunes. Um! You said just now that you rolled off the cliff by yourself?"

"Isn't it?" Long Pingzhang had a look of unbearable memories of the past: "At that time, I saw that there were no rescuers descending from the sky, so I thought that soldiers could be killed and could not be humiliated, so after leaving you a clue, I tried my best Staggering and jumping off the cliff. By the way, did you see my clue?"

"I see, because of your amnesia, I haven't told you in detail. Thanks to that clue, I was able to complete the task smoothly. I don't know how you noticed that clue that day. It really is Long Huoyan." He was by his side, so what Duan Tingxuan said was very cryptic.

Long Huoyan was Long Pingzhang's nickname in the same year. Hearing this, he himself felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head and smiled and said, "Don't be joking, I also got the clue by chance, please leave some clues for me in front of Xiu'er." Face, what are the eyes of fire, Xiu'er doesn't know that this is because you praised me for being observant, and you thought I was as indeterminate as a monkey."

"Hahaha..." The young master laughed heartily, then shook his head and said, "How can you be so self-proclaimed? You can see that Miss Chu feels ashamed."

Long Pingzhang was not convinced, so he looked at Su Nuannuan, thinking that she would teach Duan Tingxuan a lesson, but he saw that the other party was staring at him, only to see that Mr. Long felt a little hairy in his heart, and he rarely stuttered when he spoke. Muttering: "Sister-in-law...why is Mrs. sister-in-law looking at me like this?"