Dong Feng finished his meal in silence, only exchanged a smile with Zhang Mei, wiped his mouth and went to wash the medicine. ".us.New experience of text reading" I think there is nothing to do here any longer, so I should go back to see if my wife and sister Qi have gotten up, and I can also bring my wife over to check my pulse again. Although my brother said that he is not good at diagnosing women's diseases, it is good to have a look to find peace of mind. After thinking it over, I got up and said goodbye. I didn't expect my brother to ask me to wait for him for a while, without telling me the specific reason, just let me sit first, and then he went out. Miss Qian hurriedly cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, and hurriedly followed my unromantic brother out of the house one after another.
Looking at the backs of the two people, one walking fast and one slow, I couldn't help but laugh.
I had nothing to do, so I looked around. The whole place was plain, without any decent furniture. But there were quite a few jars and cans, and I knew what was inside without even opening them—the smell was stronger than in the previous Xiangyang medicine shop.
There is a mat not far from the table, and an inner room on the other side.
It seems that these two have been living together here for a while. If Lord Zhang is not a fool, he should have wanted to recruit my brother as his son-in-law long ago. It is estimated that my useless brother is unwilling to speak up on this matter, so he sent him here specially this time, maybe he wants his wild girl to teach him a lesson and force him to make up his mind quickly.
Not necessarily. My brother asked me to stay because he hoped that I could help bring them together.
I stood up and went out to look for Zhang Mei. The room was not big, and when I went out, I saw her standing in the shed with her back to me, inspecting the herbs.
"Miss Zhang." I started.
"Xie, brother. You can just call me Qian." She didn't turn around, and her tone made me feel that she and I were already very familiar with each other, or she just wanted to learn to call me like my brother, which must have a deeper meaning.
"Do you like my brother?" I don't like beating around the bush, especially with such a straightforward girl.
The girl still had her back to him, but she looked up and said slowly but seriously: "I like it."
"I will ask your father for my brother's hand in marriage. What do you think, Miss Qian?"
"Actually... I wanted Brother Afeng to tell father in person. Father actually had this idea as well, and seemed to be waiting for Brother Afeng to come out, but Brother Afeng never mentioned it." The guy lowered his head, pulling a leaf from some unknown tree with both hands.
"For Han Chinese marriage (note: this word appeared at least before the Spring and Autumn Period, and the word marriage was in the Book of Songs) matters, parents' orders and matchmaker's words are important. My brother's parents are not here, so it's time for me, the sworn brother, to come forward."
“That’s right… Thank you, big brother.” The guy turned around and saluted me, with a look of joy on his face.
Suddenly I heard footsteps approaching, so I deliberately said loudly: I will call you my sister-in-law from now on, so don't bully my honest brother. Give way to my brother in everything, because he still has me, his big brother, to support him.
Why does he want his younger sister to be like this? Qian has heard that her elder brother is also henpecked.
I raised my voice even more: Hu
After saying this, he turned around proudly.
My brother appeared in front of me again with a silly smile, but behind him were the Princess of Zhao and Lady Pingguo of Yue, who were also smiling.
Although the scene looked warm, why did I feel like I was doomed
I turned around abruptly, startling Qian: There are no men who are afraid of their wives in this world, only men who respect and love their wives. (Note: The classical Chinese translation is from "Ip Man", author's note)
Then he slowly turned back and put on a gentle expression, hoping that this sentence would let me get away with it. But after seeing Yinling's relaxed expression, I felt that it was not so relaxed.
Why are Sister Qi and Madam here
Oh, my sister-in-law and the eldest princess were walking along the stream. They happened to meet Feng, my eldest brother was here, so they followed me.
He didn't delay in drying things on the wooden rack, but when he got close to me, he whispered: Brother, although you are turning very fast, I still think you are finished.
I didn't expect that he already knew so much about the relationship in our family and Yinling's recent temper. I had to swallow my saliva and quickly went over to support my still smiling wife. I described everything that happened here in detail one by one, trying to fill their ears with as many things as possible, at least to wash away those bad memories of Yinling.
Unexpectedly, they all became interested in Jiao Er. The girl suddenly called out: I have some extra, I will cook it right away, Brother Feng, please invite my sister-in-law and the others to sit down.
But my brother said: My sister-in-law is pregnant and can't eat it.
Upon hearing this, Qian also said: Oh, there is a medicine in it that is not good for the fetus.
Yin Ling said generously: "It's okay, I won't eat it. Let Sister Qi have some to try."
Qian went in as she was told.
Yinling asked me with a smile: How does it taste
This kind of question is difficult to answer. If it tastes good, I’m dead; if it tastes bad, even if my sister eats it and praises it, I’m still dead.
I had breakfast, but I didn't eat much and it didn't taste good.
Unexpectedly, the girl next door was a little angry: Who was I to thank, brother, for praising the food for being delicious just now, and he almost finished it.
I continued to explain: Mainly because it was hard to refuse such a kind offer, I had to be polite. Besides, my brother knew how much I ate, so he gave me more.
I am very satisfied with my ability to improvise lyrics, although I feel that playing tricks in front of Yin Ling is basically useless and will not help, but I can only use it as a self-consolation.
Suddenly, someone from the next room called out, "Brother Afeng, I'll be here for a moment. Please give your two sisters some roasted almonds first. Oh, my sister-in-law can't eat it either."
"Sister, let's not trouble others." Hearing this, I felt something was getting worse, so I quickly tried to persuade my sister with a flattering look.
Sister Qi was also smart: "Oh, forget it, don't bother me anymore; Yinling, shall we go?"
But the neighbor was not giving in: "It's almost ready, sisters, don't leave. Sister Qi, the almonds stewed by Brother Feng are sweet and delicious, and they can also nourish your skin."
The girl next door is totally pushing me into the fire pit. I am working hard for her happiness in vain, this heartless wild girl.
Sister Qi had finally figured out what was going on and was going to go next door to see what Jiao'er was, but she took me out on the way.
"Second son, it looks like you're done for now. I'm afraid Yinling will punish you tonight." Sister Qi obviously knew Yinling very well and realized that I was too embarrassed to save face.
"In fact, Yinling is kind-hearted and has a good temper, and she is even better to me." I don't know if what I said was self-consolation or just a way of saving face.
"You don't have to say this to me, I know it naturally. I didn't know it from Yinling, but from your expression. I knew you were going to be punished."
"Please think carefully, sister. Please stay with Yinling for another night and say some nice things. How about that?" People need to know when to be tough and when to give in.
"I was planning to let you stay together tonight." Sister Qi's tone suddenly changed to something strange: "You insist on putting me in an unfaithful and unjust position. I'm in a difficult position."
"What do you want, sister?"
"Please help me deal with Meng De." The voice came so quickly that it made people feel uncomfortable.
"How could I have done that to my brother?"
"Oh, you have to know that it is difficult for me to refuse my sister-in-law's request."
"Okay, I'll help my sister vent her anger."
"I warn you, don't hurt him... I'm just going to do it for a little while to vent my anger..." The elder sister smiled slyly and said, "Well, that's good, but I can only help you for a day or two. If my sister-in-law remembers it later, you will have to pay for it."
"Oh, forget it, I'll accompany her tonight. I can't do anything to Brother Meng De either." Sooner or later, I would pause. It seemed too dangerous to harm Brother Meng De. Even if Brother Meng De was generous in the future, there was no guarantee that my sister would think I was too harsh and avenge her husband. It would be really troublesome for me to offend both sides.
"Then I will spread slanderous words. I am a woman, I don't know much about the saying that a gentleman helps others achieve their goals (from the Analects of Confucius)." This woman is really hateful: "If you help me, I can say good things for you. This is an opportunity, this is an opportunity, you must seize it."
"Did you learn the last part from Yin Ling?"
"Well, what else did we talk about last night?" Sister Qi said with a proud smile.
"Well, thank you for your consideration, sister."
"Well, a man who knows the current affairs is a hero." The woman said proudly, "This is what your father-in-law said, I think it makes sense. (Note: The source of the saying "a man who knows the current affairs is a hero" is the words of the Jin Dynasty's "Xiangyang Ji" which mentioned the words of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix. It is said that this sentence was said by Sima Hui)"
I couldn't help but make malicious speculations in my heart. Could it be that my father-in-law came up with this sentence because he was troubled by the barbaric character of my mother-in-law
Let's put the matter of death aside for now. We still have to do what we need to do. I also asked my brother to take Yinling's pulse. It seems that everything is fine. He just told her to eat less cold food.
When we finally said goodbye, Dong Feng gave me several packets of medicine for stabilizing the pregnancy. His master Yinling had a cold constitution and was afraid of cold, so these were warming and nourishing medicines for stabilizing the pregnancy. He specifically noted that this medicine was sweet and sour, not bitter. But it did not need to be boiled and taken every day. If Yinling had a poor appetite, she could take a dose.
As a doctor, he really understood Yinling's taste. This herbalist who obviously didn't want to be a miracle doctor wouldn't be a good cook.
He also gave me some freshly washed herbs and told me to go back and dry them and soak them in wine. He didn't give me any specific effects, but only mentioned softly that I had some serious illnesses. Maybe because he was afraid that Yinling would worry, he explained to her that soaking these herbs in wine could strengthen her body. I was afraid that Yinling would worry, so I didn't ask any more questions.
After all, I've never been afraid of anything done by someone I trust.
Similarly, I have never hesitated to assume the worst about myself and the miserable situation in which Yinling would punish me when I got home after making a mistake. However, this time a new mistake has been made and the old one has been brought up again, so I need to present this whole disaster with a more pessimistic attitude.
My name is Xie Zhi, and I was just 20 years old that year. I started my life on the run after I left my parents' arms, and I have been growing up with a woman named Yin Ling ever since. Our first intimate contact was when she suffocated me to death to prevent my crying from attracting thieves. It is not really a good story. But I was lucky. That year, a young doctor named Tuo passed by in the mountains. Later, he was called the divine doctor Hua. Yin Ling was the only one in my family who could take care of me, but I was still very well behaved when I was young. Overall, my childhood was pretty good at first. I remember that I was only tormented by her and her group of girlfriends for a while. When I was older, she thought I should play with the boys, so she pushed me into the streets of Xiangyang. It was there that I met a bad guy named Yong. Since then, the number of times she beat me up has increased dramatically, but after beating me up, she still pushed me into the pit of Xiangyang Street. I also realized that being with the crazy Yong (the method in the Book of Songs) was hopeless and dangerous. So I met a man named Wenjie and another named Wei. The first impression Wenjie gave me was that he either didn't talk or kept talking so much that you wanted to build him into the wall of Xiangyang; Wei either didn't talk or kept talking, making you think he might be a mute. Moreover, Wenjie often suddenly said something about a matter after everyone had discussed it for about several hours, making you always feel that he was a person from the previous hours; while Wei was full of helplessness and meaninglessness about everything in the world. So, I found that among my first three friends, only the man named Yong was still a normal person. The beginning of my life now seems to be a sad story. Later, after my unremitting efforts, I worked hard in the Xiangyang naughty boy circle, and after being beaten by Yinling countless times; I met Zhen, Han, Xin and others one by one. Speaking of these three people, I can only use: really chilling to describe. Zhen is shorter than me, but is more popular with girls than me; Han is full of foul language in front of us, but is closer to the brothers than me; Xin is extremely lazy, but is more liked by the elders than me. I feel that for a period of time, I have doubted my entire life. "That blue sky, who is this man?" (Quoted from "The Book of Songs"). Yinling Ben also taught me a lot of things, so I can show off sometimes. But since I came to the school, I met a middle-aged man named Liang. This elder brother is superb in martial arts, which made me give up the idea of dominating the school; he worked hard in schoolwork and was knowledgeable, so I didn't have the opportunity to show off. Although everything seems to be going well for me after entering the officialdom, I think a lot of it was designed for me by teachers and others. So until today, I suddenly feel that my life, at least until now, has nothing to worry about. And tonight, I will probably be dealt with by a woman named Yinling again.
We still rested in the mountains that day, but when the sun was setting, we found a topic to talk about with Sister Qi. We planned to go to Wen County for a trip the next day, and I also invited Sister Qi to go with us.
Sister Qi seemed to have misunderstood me and said: Pregnant women cannot take hot springs. She even lectured me in person about how I didn't know.
I can only say with shame that I had no idea there were hot springs in Wen County, and I didn't go there to soak in the hot springs.
Sister Qi obviously didn't react. Perhaps she didn't notice Yinling's last name at all, and might even have thought that Yinling's last name was Xie.
It was only after Yinling explained that Sister Qi finally reacted.
Sister Qi was naturally happy: Okay, uh, Zirui, you are not dressed solemnly, did you bring formal clothes
I looked at the clothes that Yinling had made for me and thought: This one will do.
She shook her head: The Sima family is a wealthy local family and they are very particular about these things.
How did Sister Qi know
Sima Fang has been the Jingzhao Yin for many years. Sima Fang was the Luoyang magistrate at first, and later he was transferred to Jingzhao Yin (historical fact). Qi grew up in the mansion of a county marquis, and often traveled with his father between Luoyang Shanghe and Chang'an Shanghe. How come he had never seen Sima Fang? My father also respected Sima Fang very much. It's just that his family has too many rules and is too solemn. I don't like it, so I always run away by myself, leaving my father and Sima Fang to talk. I also brought Lang to play with me. That child is very honest, even more honest than you. When he sees me, he always calls me "Junzhu sister" first. But I don't like his Yi, who has a lot of bad ideas and is not like his brother at all. But his third child is very well-behaved, and his fourth child and your sister have been held in their cradles and even coaxed by me...
I nodded in agreement. After all, Sister Qi has always been in the company of wealthy families, so her knowledge in this regard is much broader than mine. Suddenly, I got some strange feelings from Sister Qi's descriptions. I always felt that the rescue of the prince should have been due to the contribution of Lord Sima, the then Luoyang magistrate. Sister later recounted the Sima family from Wen County that she was familiar with, but I seemed to have not heard it all.
In short, it can be summed up in one sentence: I'd better wear formal clothes.
It was Yinling who saved me. She only wanted to go look for her brother. She had no contacts with her family members and was pregnant, so it was not appropriate for her to visit.
Sister Qi breathed a sigh of relief: That's good, otherwise where can we find a formal suit for Zirui here, and it would be too late to make one now.
Suddenly, Sister Qi slapped her forehead, and dragged us, one with each hand, to a warehouse where armor and weapons were stored.
"Father, your armor gets worn out every time you go to war. So we wrote down your measurements and asked the craftsmen to make you an extra set of armor, which are temporarily stored here. When you come, you can try it on." Sister Qi asked someone to open the door and introduced it to me.
"Is it also made here? Why don't I see such a shop?"
Unexpectedly, he was spanked on the butt by the scabbard, and as expected, he was kicked in the leg.
"Zi Rui, you are really stupid. After all, the chariot is just an ordinary car. The shed and wooden frame are just for adjusting the aiming of the crossbows. What do we want to do by gathering in Sili to build a large number of armor and weapons? Are we going to rebel? Of course, we have reported to His Majesty and built them somewhere else. Now they are just temporarily stored here. Most of them will be transported to Zhao State with the chariot, and the rest are for you to take away when you leave. It will be too eye-catching to keep them in Luoyang."
"Oh, I'm sorry for being so abrupt."
"Don't be upset, sister. Zirui often talks nonsense when there is nothing urgent."
Finally someone opened the door. When I entered, I was shocked. On the left, there were neatly arranged armors, and on the right, there were rows of wolf-toothed clubs.
My surprise was naturally not because of the armor on the left hand side.
"Why do you make so many Tianlangs?" I actually like this weapon very much, I think it's very useful. I picked up one at random, it's not as heavy as the Tianlang or the copycat Tianlang that His Majesty gave me, but it's also quite heavy. But through the gap I saw that there were some thick wooden handles inside, and the head was also a little heavier.
"In fact, it's because you have this thing. The two people who have seen your thing: Zhang Sikong and Lord Zhong have discussed it again and again, and ordered people to test it in many ways. They think that your thing is better than the Xiongnu saber or the Han Chinese long sword. You don't need to be good at martial arts, you just need brute force and the ability to wield it, and you can cause great damage."
I think the latter sentence hurts the self-esteem of a man on the field. Apparently the two women have the same view. After Sister Qi finished speaking, she joined hands with Yin Ling and laughed happily. In addition, always calling the weapon in the shape of a wolf "that thing" probably hurts the self-esteem of the wolf brothers.
"Of course, not everyone can have the same supernatural power as Zirui, so some people make iron thorn balls with wooden handles, and some even have the thorns filled with wood." This sentence seemed to praise me a little bit intentionally or unintentionally, and finally made me feel a little comforted.
"Zi Rui, put that thing down and come here. The outermost row is made according to your size. Someone, help the prince try it."
It didn't take long to put on the armor, and it really fit. There was a layer of rhino skin inside, supplemented by a cloth lining. There was also an iron armor plate on the outside, with the upper piece pressed on the lower piece; the iron helmet also had a rhino skin base and a cloth lining inside, but the lower piece pressed on the upper piece on the outside.
I stood a little further away, stretching my limbs freely. I picked up a wolf-tooth stick, called everyone aside, and started swinging it in the middle. It was really light, and I could even swing it in a fancy way, which ended up making those who didn't know the goods start to applaud. Fortunately, Sister Qi was really capable, and there was a flaw, but I was afraid that I couldn't break it.
Praise: Sister Qi is very good, but this stick is too light and cannot be used effectively. She can only use the flower stick to build up some strength.
He held the wolf-tooth stick behind his left hand, and used the stick handle to hit his right shoulder with a shake of his hand. He felt a great force on his back. He then took off his armor and inspected it. It was good armor, with almost no marks of beating, let alone damage.
After thanking his sister for the armor, he took away a wolf-tooth stick. That day, he waved it seriously in the yard, and only then did his sister say good things.
Yinling secretly complained to me: Zirui is too competitive.
Seeing that it was still some time before sunset, he let them chat while he went to hunt some game. He asked his neighbors where there were more wild animals, mounted his horse, took his bow and stick, and went.
As it was almost dusk, I returned more than half an hour later.
They asked me why I had brought back a wolf that had obviously been beaten to death, even though it had an arrow in its mouth.
To be honest, there were so many animals with their families in the mountains that I couldn't bring myself to kill them. I finally saw a lone wild rabbit wandering around.
Where is the rabbit
The rabbit was carried away by this lone hungry wolf. It was difficult to shoot arrows while chasing it in the bushes. If it weren't for the arrow, it would have been difficult to catch up with it. After catching up, the rabbit was already nowhere to be found by the wolf.
In the evening we all agreed that wolf meat was not tasty, it was like chewing fresh wood. But no one wanted to try the rabbit meat in the wolf's stomach.
After much difficulty in getting a piece of wolf skin, it became a lower quality product after being hit by a wolf tooth club.
But the hare that I shot first and then was taken away by the wolf for food caused Sister Qi to sigh and recite a poem: "The lonely white rabbit walks east and west, its clothes are not as good as new, and the person is not as good as the old one."
Yinling appreciates good poems, but Qijie didn't write them. She heard about them in the Sima Mansion in Chang'an. In the early years, there was a scholar named Dou Xuan in Pingling (affiliated to Jingzhao Yin). He had a very different appearance and was famous for his talent and learning. The emperor married his daughter to him. His original wife was resentful and wrote this poem. (Although this happened in the Later Han Dynasty, it can be found in the Tang Dynasty's "Yiwen Leiju" and the Song Dynasty's "Taiping Yulan")
The two women expressed their feelings for a while, but suddenly turned around and asked me in unison what I thought.
"Although Xuan is extremely different, he is not as good as Prime Minister Song, who never forgets his friends in poverty and never divorces his wife who has shared his hardships. (Song Hong, a prime minister, was also the prefect of Jingzhao. When Emperor Guangwu's sister, Princess Huyang, was widowed and wanted to marry him, he rejected her with these two sentences.)" I answered in a righteous and loud voice.
The two girls stared at me for a long time, and suddenly one of them said quietly, "It must be due to your quick wit."
"Sister, you are wise. Ling feels the same way." Another woman nodded in agreement.
That night passed quietly. Although Sister Qi left, Yinling didn't blame me. I was just sleepy, so I went to bed early.
I was afraid of what might happen next, so I quickly admitted my mistake and reflected on myself, hoping that my wife would give me a chance to reform.
Yinling just hugged me tightly and asked me in confusion: Am I fierce
Not fierce, very cute.
Then why are you so afraid of me
Because I am afraid that you are unhappy, and I want everything to go well for you.
That's enough. Zirui...
Next, we need to harmonize some sentences that are normal communication between husband and wife, but are not suitable for everyone.
Next, there is a lot of normal interaction between couples that needs to be reconciled, but it is not appropriate to tell everyone about it.
From the above two sentences, we can infer that Yinling and I are both very practical.
Before we parted yesterday, my brother actually called me over again and handed me some other medicine. When I didn't know what was going on, he told me that it would be best not to have sex until Yinling was about to give birth. Although it was okay to be gentle, it was better not to do it if possible, otherwise it would be dangerous to the child.
Unexpectedly, seeing my facial expression, this idiot brother was actually certain that I had done something with my pregnant wife, and almost criticized me. I felt a little embarrassed, but I still asked him why he knew all this now when he didn't know anything about gynecology before. He said righteously that it was for me that he worked hard to study, and on the way back, he also asked many local doctors.
Finally, he told me the "use" of the medicine: take some when you are too eager to do something, it can help to put out the fire.
In short, the result was that I never dared to have sex with my wife when she was pregnant.
However, it is not convenient for outsiders to tell us exactly what we did that night.
The next day, I woke up early and got up quickly, but she was still sleeping.
After stretching for a while, he ran to the kitchen and, following Zhang Mei's instructions and with the help of the other kitchen brothers and sisters, he finally made a delicious bun.
As a pioneering work, its advantage is that it still looks more like Jiao'er.
The downside is that I was afraid the dough wouldn't close properly and wouldn't be able to wrap enough meat. I didn't know how hard I kneaded it, and it looked ugly wherever I put it, but after all, I made it myself, and I'm quite proud of it.
The chefs thought this was new and tried to make it. They were really good at it, so I ended up picking out the first one myself.
Everything has its pros and cons. My current talent and level in cooking are obviously extremely inferior.
After all this trouble, we finally made a pot of Jiao Er. It's still early, so please enjoy it first.
Everyone tasted it and thought it was good, but the filling was a little bland and needed to be dipped in some sauce, or more salt should be added when mixing the filling.
Then they asked everyone if these things could be eaten by pregnant women. After everyone checked all the ingredients together, several sisters finally came to the conclusion that it was completely fine.
Finally, I brought Xie's Jiao Er and asked my newly awakened Yin Ling to taste it.
So, Yiren was very happy that morning.
She even wiped off the white powder that had gotten on my face without me noticing.
I really didn't get flour on my face on purpose. But the elder sister had already reminded me that there was some flour on my face, but I didn't wipe it off. They naturally couldn't rub it on my face, so they had to leave it to Yinling to do it.
This is called wisdom, but it can also be called a thief.
That day, Sister Qi really accompanied us. It’s a good thing to have someone to travel with.
But Yinling was so gentle and affectionate to me, which puzzled Sister Qi. I think Sister Qi has some problems with her mentality and needs to adjust.
So Yiren introduced what happened in the morning.
Immediately afterwards, Sister Qi scolded me again, saying that I had forgotten my sister after I got a wife, and that I only wanted my wife and not my closest relatives.
I didn't dare to retort: You ate it yesterday, but Yinling didn't.
I could only explain that I felt embarrassed to invite Sister Qi to eat it because I made it myself and it tasted not as good as yesterday's.
The water surface is wide and the current is gentle in the north of Mengjin. There are several sandbanks in the upper reaches, where a large number of water birds live. "The cuckoos are singing on the islands in the river" is probably the scene. However, the graceful lady on the scene and the righteous gentleman beside her can only be cautious, but they can't get it for the time being.
The other side of the water is the territory of Wen County. It was already 9:00 p.m. when we came out of the mountain and arrived here, so we asked at the ferry if there were any good places to eat nearby.
It was said that there was a tavern a few miles north of the river. The wine was not famous, but the dog meat was the best in the area. However, the owner was cunning and thought that only rich and powerful people could eat well.
I asked Yinling if she brought any money, but I heard Sister Qi hitting the road with her sword: Come with me, I have a lot of money.
After crossing the river, the terrain became much flatter, with even fewer mounds. Looking back to the south of the river, there seemed to be a few abrupt mounds, which looked like the mausoleums of nobles.
The tavern was easy to find, and it wasn't long before we got there. As we got closer, we could still hear dogs barking, so we quickly looked at Yinling. She wasn't afraid, because I was there for her.
I immediately wrapped a wolf tooth stick, took a look, and felt relieved. In fact, I didn't understand why I brought it with me. Maybe if my brother-in-law was interested and wanted to see my brother-in-law play with the wolf, there was no reason not to show it.
As you get closer, the fragrance is already overwhelming.
There were already quite a few guests, so we quickly went inside to find a quiet place, asked the two of us to sit down, and lowered the curtains around us to separate a place. We called the eunuchs in the store to serve the best dog meat, and specifically mentioned that there was a pregnant woman in the room, so we had to be careful. The man was very smart and responded fluently, which made me feel comfortable. He also arranged for the food and drink for the entourage, and continued to arrange things like this.
Soon, a pot of rice was served from the stove below, with thick soup boiling inside, which was really mouth-watering. It was my job to share the food.
Unexpectedly, I heard someone stabbing the ground with a sword not far away, and then stood up. Then I heard a young man's voice loudly saying, "Why is this dog meat not fresh? It's obviously stale meat."
After hearing this, I took a bite, but I didn't understand. I just felt it was very fragrant, but I didn't know if it was stale meat.
My sister had to taste it to know that it was not fresh.
I was very angry: I had told him to just take care of the best things, why was this happening
Yinling pulled my sleeve and asked me to continue listening. The shopkeeper was not panicked. He just wanted to go home to see his mother a few days ago. How could he go against his filial piety? He had to let him kill a few more days. The weather is hot, so the fish are not fresh. Please forgive me.
The young man was silent, and said: "It is true." But he heard the voice of the customer at the other table: "I saw the butcher Ah Si this morning. He must have continued to sell what he didn't sell a few days ago." He used such an excuse to evade the customer. It was obviously the first time for the young man to come here, and he was really fooled.
Oh, don't talk nonsense. There are many people in this store, don't let him bear a grudge and let the dog bite you at night. The dog is afraid of him, but not you. In fact, although it is old meat, it is delicious.
I nodded to the two of them, and they seemed to know what I was going to do. One of them hesitated and nodded, and the other nodded immediately with a smile.
After all, making Yinling eat stale meat is a crime enough for me to torment him.
Of course I have to think of a solution for the store owner.
"I'll help you slaughter the dog for free. Since we're spending money, we should eat fresh meat. Is that okay, boss?" I was very polite, and my clothes weren't very bright, so they wouldn't be too eye-catching.
The shopkeeper was not panicked. He pointed to a group of hungry dogs fighting for food in a large fence on the side of the road and replied amiably, "I didn't expect you to be able to butcher dogs. You really helped us a lot. That's great. I have so many customers here. I need at least four dogs."
Very polite. I almost believed he really wanted me to kill dogs.
Dozens of dogs in the pen were tearing some meat viciously.
I didn't panic. I went to the car to get a bow. Before he could raise any objections, I pulled the bow to its full length and shot an arrow at the dogs.
It was bad luck for the dogs that the arrow pierced three of them. One was dead instantly, one was dying, and one was still struggling. Some of the dogs nearby ignored him, while others ran away in panic.
The shopkeeper was a little panicked, and seeing me slowly drawing the bow again, he quickly stopped me. He also argued: the arrow is shot, the blood cannot be drained cleanly, and the meat will smell fishy.
I put away the bow, took the wolf-tooth stick from my horse, and said politely: I'm sorry, store owner, I'll go and bleed you right away.
I have killed quite a few dogs, and it seems that dogs can sense this. As soon as I jumped into the fence, the dogs began to hide from me. I once vaguely heard Lao Si or someone else say that if you have killed a lot of dogs, most dogs will be afraid of you, except for puppies. I still remember the way Huangfu Ruo's two dogs looked when they saw me, which seems to be proof of this. The only exception seems to be the Ziyunlong of the fourth sister-in-law, but it seems that it is also a puppy.
I didn't realize that girls all like dogs.
Originally, I was planning to kill another dog and accidentally injure a few more dogs to scare the store owner, but I was stopped by a call.
It was the same young man who had just questioned the store owner who spoke: Is this gentleman's surname Xie
This made me turn around and look.
A heroic young man of seventeen or eighteen stood with his hands clasped and a sword in his arms.
I jumped over the fence, leaned down with my weapon, and returned the greeting with my hands clasped in a straight line: "Yes, may I ask?"
The sound was released suddenly, and except for me and the shop owner who were standing by the dog pen, no one else could have heard it.
Could it be Duke Zirui of Xiangyang
How dare I call myself a gentleman? Indeed, I am exactly that person.
You are indeed my brother-in-law. Please accept my greetings.
His voice suddenly carried a boyish joy and an indescribable excitement.
Naturally, I immediately realized who this person was.
Just as he was about to take her hand and lead her in, he suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly said, "Wait a moment."
He jumped into the fence again, gathered the three dead dogs' hind legs together with one hand, picked them up, and threw them out of the fence with force. He then turned around and deliberately howled at the other dogs hiding far away by the fence, and then jumped out with a smug look on his face.
"Hurry up and do it. Call me when there are a few missing." After giving the instructions, he quickly pulled the young man to where the silver bell was.
"Ling'er, what a coincidence! This young man is your brother. We came here to look for him but met him here." I also tried to lower my voice
“Which one of you is... my...” This was probably the first time that Biao had seen Yinling in his life.
Yin Ling was a little excited and needed my help to get up. Suddenly, she tried her best to suppress her emotions, and said politely, in a low voice: "I am your sister Yin Ling. I hope you have been well these past ten years."
My brother-in-law was not ambiguous either, he immediately bowed down and returned the favor with courtesy. He also praised: If there were a sister to teach me, maybe Biao would not have to come here.
I quietly left, waved my wife's brother to stop the greeting, let them talk properly, and took my sister out. It was a good thing for us to catch up with each other after not seeing each other for more than ten years. Seeing that Yinling was not comfortable, it was better to take this relative stranger away. Of course, I couldn't ask her to leave directly, so I had to risk my life to accompany this woman.
Sister Qi was straightforward and even planned to go directly to the kitchen to find trouble with the store.
I thought we still need to be careful. If we get impatient, the store owner might end up doing something bad to us, so I decided to negotiate with the store owner myself.
I was quite teased by Sister Qi.
He turned around, then turned back and asked Sister Qi for some money.
I was mocked by Sister Qi again.
He turned around and called the shopkeeper, and handed him some more money. He seemed to be very considerate of him and said: I don't want to embarrass you, but there is an important person on this trip. If I offend him, I am afraid that no one here will be spared.
The fellow was already trembling with fear, and did not even dare to take the money. He trembled as he replied: Since it is Marquis Ping'an Fengyun's intention, we will do our job well and will not be negligent.
How do you know
The young man mentioned that your surname is Xie, and you used such a weapon, so he said you are Duke Rui of Xiangyang. When he entered the dog pen, the dogs avoided him and dared not come forward. Who else could it be except the Lord Ping An Feng Yun
In fact, the first sentence is enough. I don’t know why dogs are afraid of me, which is also a characteristic of Ping An Fengyun Hou.
"Well, it's good for you to know. There are two nobles here. They heard that your dog meat is good, so they asked me to escort it here. If it's good, there will be a reward. If it's not good, I can't protect you."
Yes, of course, I dare not neglect it. Please take a seat, I have given the order and will serve the best.
Well, you are the most kind-hearted. Your dog meat restaurant has already gained some reputation. If you play this trick again in the future and get caught by the nobleman, it will not just be a matter of ruining your reputation.
This time they were really quick and efficient, and the taste of the fresh dog meat was really unique. The four of them enjoyed the meal very much.
After a detailed discussion, I learned that my wife's brother was also planning to visit Luoyang. It would be great if he could meet us, but if not, I didn't plan to make a special trip to see him.
My sister Qi questioned me a lot.
"I'm afraid that others will think that Biao wants to use my brother-in-law to seek an official position." His explanation was quite proud.
"Can I succeed in my studies?" I naturally started to think about it.
"I dare not claim to have achieved anything, but I feel that there is nothing left to teach in private learning. If I don't use it, I don't know what use I have learned; if I don't learn, I don't know what use I have learned."
"Okay, I'd like to toast you for your insight. Well, many things cannot be accomplished by learning in the academy. Start with minor official duties and integrate the skills of classics into them, and you may achieve great success." I shook my sleeves and sat upright: "Even if you are recommended by others, you will inevitably be slandered by worldly gossip in the future. If you have achievements first, then... Are you willing to change your name and go to a certain vassal state to start as a humble official?"
"I wonder what my brother-in-law means?" Seeing that he showed some interest, I felt more interested.
"You are Yinling's younger brother, so it seems disadvantageous for me to recommend you." I paused and continued to lead him into the ditch: "Zhao, Wei, Qin, Chu, Yue. I have many close friends in these four northern fiefdoms, and I have brought many people to Jingzhou in the past. If I recommend you to my friends, as long as your surname is not Xie or Sima, I am afraid no one will realize anything; Yue, my fiefdom in the south, is... Oh, it is Yue that is really difficult... My supervisor is the famous Lord Zhang Jian in the past. Alas, that old man, the people I brought back were often impeached by him, so I could only seek a job in other countries. Sister Qi, Liu Pi, He Yi, and Gong Du are all in Zhao now, right?"
"Oh? They came here because of Lord Zhang's impeachment? They seem to be following Wenyuan all the time now, and seem to be quite capable. Why was it that Lord Zhang looked down on them in the first place?" I was worried that I had harmed these three people.
Naturally, I need to find a good excuse to put out the fire: "It seems nothing. They just arrived in our army in those days and are not familiar with our military orders. I am afraid that there will be problems with the night patrol. As a result, the old man didn't care that they had just arrived. He complained to me very seriously, saying that they should not be allowed to go to Yue State, so as to avoid difficulties in responding when they encounter danger on the road. He is the elder, and Zhi naturally does not want to disobey. He also pities that they are indeed talented, so he asked father to take them away."
"I want to go to the Kingdom of Yue. My name is Sima Biao, and I want to leave that Shanyang Inspector Zhang Yuanjie (Yuanjie is Zhang Jian's courtesy name) speechless." He thought to himself.
Of course, I also admired that he was so familiar with past stories at such a young age.
He also said modestly: Lord Zhang Yuanjie is so famous.
I took the opportunity to glance at Yinling a few times, wanting to give her a nod and a smile when she paid attention to me.
It was as if I did everything for her.
Of course, I did it for her, but also for my own sake. My brother-in-law was unwilling to accept the influence of his brother-in-law, so he was a man of integrity; he was not afraid of Mr. Zhang's harshness, so he was a strong-willed person; he was sympathetic to the butcher, so he was generous; he was deceived by a few words from the shop owner and sympathized with the butcher, so he was inexperienced.
I feel more at ease watching a child like this grow up.
"How about history books?" As the lord, it is obvious that he has to be serious.
The child immediately took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his bag and handed it to me. The calligraphy of that scroll was in the official script and had the style of Yinling, but it was more bold and powerful.
He quickly handed it to Yinling and joked: It must have been taught by my father-in-law.
Suddenly I remembered that there was something strange about the words on it, so I looked carefully: Isn’t this Sister Huang’s poem
Sister Qi had been listening to me fooling my brother-in-law, and now she also took over: This poem seems to be from Sister Huang who was memorized by Lord Cai.
"I just felt that there was something missing in the middle, so I thought of going to the wine shop in Luoyang to find someone who knows the answer to fill it in."
I was a little embarrassed and didn't ask more questions.
Sister Qi suddenly became excited: "Do you like that girl? That girl is not bad. Your brother-in-law has your sister and a wife named Anguo. You can consider her."
My brother-in-law was very embarrassed: the princess was making fun of him.
But from the fact that he was not surprised by my sister's extra words about me, he seemed to have known the relationship between me and her. I couldn't help but feel uneasy, and my heart was beating wildly (note: you know what I mean).
Yin Ling also asked how she saw this poem and why she wanted to complete it...
If my wife's brother explained it, it would be a long story.
A few days ago, a woman dressed as a man came to the private school and sat in on the classics class. It was not uncommon for people to sit in on the class in the village school, and the teacher and the students did not worry too much. At most, a few naughty students stole a glance at the woman. Unexpectedly, during a break in the class, the woman actually challenged the teacher. She was asking for advice, but it sounded like she wanted to point out the mistakes. For example, "The people can be made to follow it, but they cannot be made to know it." The private school believes that the correct answer is that the people need to be ignorant to maintain the stability of the country, and also cites Laozi's "Therefore, the sage's rule is to empty their hearts, fill their bellies, weaken their wills, and strengthen their bones. Always make the people ignorant and desireless." As a supporting evidence. Sister Huang actually said: The people can be made to follow it, but they cannot be made to know it. The teacher of the school was disdainful, but it was not easy to get angry with a woman in court, so he could only question her reasoning. Sister Huang said: Confucius said that there is no distinction in teaching. He had three thousand disciples, and the chief one, Ziyuan (Yan Hui), was a commoner. Could Confucius be a teacher who practiced "the one who cannot be made to know"
Another example is "If you promote the upright and set aside the crooked, the people will be satisfied; if you promote the crooked and set aside the upright, the people will be dissatisfied." All the students in the school let it go without any explanation. But she gave a counterexample, which was me. She said that although I allowed the thief Dong to enter Shu, I was able to break the flag and burn the banner in front of the Shu people, bare my body and kneel down, and let everyone deal with me, which won the respect of the Shu people. Therefore, "The Master said that if you promote the upright, you will be wise if you know how to correct it." Even though there are great principles in the Spring and Autumn Period, why are there still so many "crooked" people since ancient times? The twists and turns in it cannot be covered in one word. "The upright" may be wrong and can be "crooked"; "crooked" can also be "straight" if they know how to repent. Knowing how to correct can correct "crooked"; foolishness can make "straight" wrong. What the superiors think is upright may not necessarily be what the subordinates think; what the subordinates think is upright may not necessarily be what the superiors think. History says: A wise man will make a mistake in a thousand considerations. A fool will make a gain in a thousand considerations. (Quoted from "Biography of Huaiyin Marquis" in "Records of the Grand Historian") To call someone wrong because of one mistake and to call someone right because of one gain, isn't that a big mistake
In the first paragraph, Yinling seemed to have taught me the same thing. As for the second paragraph, I always felt that although Huang Jie expounded fluently, she still had some suspicion of changing the name, that is, the so-called: the name can be named, but it is not the real name. She took advantage of the fact that the teacher in the school was self-righteous here and did not investigate it deeply. Maybe she just suddenly thought of me and the poem she wrote for me, and used it as an excuse. Thinking of this, I felt even more ashamed. If it were not for the fact that the people in Yizhou all valued righteousness, I would have been buried in the mountains of Zigui long ago.
There were several questions one after another, and no one, from the teacher in the school to below, could refute his arguments.
Sima Biao admired this woman who was about the same age as him but had extraordinary experience. He was also a chivalrous man and was afraid that some narrow-minded and naughty students in the school would harm him. After class that day, he secretly followed and escorted her. Finally, he was found by Sister Huang in an abandoned courtyard. During the conversation, Sima Biao found that Sister Huang always mentioned things related to me, and Sister Huang also found that he was my brother-in-law.
She lamented that she could never avoid me.
My wife’s brother replied, “Because he is in your heart.”