In the end, Cui Xie still didn't drink strong alcohol.
After watching the steaming wine, the two returned to the house on horseback, and changed into new homely clothes for dinner. Xie Qianhu only let people take the jar of refined wine that had been steamed once, and divided two glasses during lunch, and told him to have a taste when he was eating the food. After drinking two cups, even the wine was withdrawn for him, and he only let him drink some fake lychee soup boiled with sour plum to relieve his tiredness.
The lunch at Zhuangzi is not as refined as that of Qianhufu in Beijing, but it is worse than fresh: the pork is slaughtered, and the steamed pork in the porcelain jar is made of the meat from the ribs, the pork with sand wrapped in pork net oil, and Sweet and sour red tender lychee meat. There are also large pieces of roast mutton grilled with iron forks, which are served and cut in front of the table. The suet drips with the knife, the snow-white suet is mixed between the lean meat, the skin is crispy and the meat is rotten, and the slightly sweet sauce fragrance penetrates into the meat. No cumin is added, but the taste is unexpectedly tender.
The side dishes are not surprising, they are all freshly picked vegetables from the vegetable field in the back of the house. Pick up the youngest and plump ones and pinch them down. Just stir-fry the meat and vegetable oil according to your temperament, or boil the soup, and season it with bamboo shoots, green garlic, and fragrant mushrooms.
Anyway, Cui Xie usually doesn't lack exercise, so he doesn't have to consider the issue of fat intake. He eats whatever he takes with him when he eats.
Seeing the way he was eating, Xie Ying seemed to have a lot of appetite, and also picked up a few more chopsticks. However, he is a drinker and eats slowly, so this meal is still the one who takes care of Cui Xie more. When he was drunk, he got up and called someone to bring his straight knife, and practiced the knife technique for a while in front of the court.
The blades of grass in the courtyard made his sword wind fly, and Cui Xie also threw down his drink and stood up on the platform to watch him dance the sword.
Taking out the knife, holding the knife, turning left, turning right, jumping in and slashing... These are all very simple movements, but watching him do it is so exciting, even his eyes can't keep up with his movements. Looking at the tip of the knife, I can't see how the feet advance and retreat, looking at the legs and ignoring how the wrist turns, looking at the wrist, I'm afraid to miss the way his waist turns...
At first, Cui Xie thought about learning from him, but when he saw it, he threw it behind his head, watching him slashing and attacking in the courtyard, dodging and moving.
The red dress shone with the light of the sword and the sun, and it was dazzling and dazzling. After a neat quick stop after the knife was retracted, the man was standing firmly on the spot, but the hem of his clothes was still spinning in the air for half a circle, hitting his legs, wrapping his legs straight and slender, and then falling down again.
Cui Xie immediately applauded, and his eyes fell on the hem of his skirt, but an inexplicable thought popped up: It is better not to wear a skirt when practicing martial arts.
Xie Ying beckoned to him and told him to go down: "Come on, I'll teach you a few moves."
Cui Xie ran down without saying a word, only to remember when he was in the courtyard that he had never learned the straight knife. Not only have I never learned it, but I don’t have such a knife at home, and the knives and swordsmanship are different. I’m afraid I won’t be able to practice it if I go back and practice...
He sighed and discussed it, "I'm an ordinary scholar, and the court doesn't allow me to use a knife. After I learn it, I can't practice it again. Why don't we take a sword and talk about it next time?"
Xie Ying seemed to feel a little drunk, the corners of her eyes were slightly red, and she unconsciously showed a strong attitude that could not be rejected. She held the Xiuchun knife instead, stuffed the hilt into Cui Xie's palm, and said with a smile, "You learn swordsmanship. It's not to take the sword to fight people on the street, it's just to keep fit. Isn't it the same as learning the sword? You can practice the first few swords, I'll teach you first, and then come to my house if you want to practice the sword in the future. ."
He pressed Cui Xie's shoulder with one hand, and the other hand led him to hold the hilt of the knife. Made a thief out of the sword.
Those palms were slightly hot, and they pressed on Cui Xie's shoulders and the backs of his hands, and the sun was so bright that he could hardly see how the long knife in his hand came over.
But he still remembers that teachers hate students who are distracted in class and can't remember anything, and the same is true for physical education teachers. Even though he couldn't even see how his hands were turning just now, and the weather was terribly hot, he still tried to recall what Xie Qianhu looked like when he was practicing swordsmanship, and restored it based on the basis of his swordsmanship practice in his hometown.
Fortunately, it's just a basic sword strike...
He raised his arms high, the tip of the knife pointed at a forty-five degree angle to the ground, the blade was facing the sky, and the patterns made by the fine steel on the blade swayed like water waves in the sunlight.
Xie Ying patted his shoulder lightly and praised: "You have a good posture and strength. You have worked hard before. If nothing else, just look at your arrogance, your spirit, and those who are taller than you. When readers stand together, others can see you at first glance."
Yes, we don't look at the data, we look at the visual effects!
Choi Xie felt that what he said made too much sense. He is only 16 years old now, and it is unscientific to blindly compare data with those strong men in the military and adult supervisors in their 30s and 40s. As long as fitness, calcium supplementation, and increased visual height are enough. Didn't he say that at twenty-three, he could still make up for one at twenty-five
He was particularly moved and said, "Then I'll practice for a while, and try to master this movement."
Xie Ying held the hilt in his hand and told him to go to rest first: "You just ate a lot, don't rush to practice, be careful of your stomachache. I'll teach you how to strike a knife and set a knife later. Going back to practice with the sword is the same."
This afternoon, the two of them rested and practiced. Seeing that it was getting late, Xie Ying said, "We're about to leave. We have to rush back to the gate of the city. I can't leave you for dinner today. Next time To entertain you at home, and a little longer."
Cui Xie had to go to school tomorrow and did not dare to spend the night at his house, so he agreed immediately.
The servants of the Xie family brought it to them, and Xie Ying also wore a cloak, which immediately looked heroic and elegant.
Cui Xie admired, but also secretly proud in his heart - this is the clothes he made, and it looks good when you wear it. Look at Xie Qianhu's long legs, this proportion is good, when walking around, the skirt is turned up, and the exposed white trousers and ink boots only show that the calf is slender, and there is no problem of dividing the leg into several sections.
Those three young men who were wearing fake white clothes to block him looked like they had long waists and short legs even when they rode on horses and carried belts. They were not of the same species as Xie Qianhu!
Cui Xie was secretly slamming the three pirated copies with the genuine products in front of him. Xie Ying suddenly glanced back at him, and asked with a half-smile, "Why are you just looking at me? Hurry up, you have to rush into the city. ."
Cui Xie quickly moved his gaze to the wall next to him, quickened his pace, and replied softly, "Got it."
When they got to the backyard, their carriages and horses were already installed, and Xie Shan was still driving. When Cui Xie remembered the car shock, he couldn't help sighing, and went to pull the door with a bitter face.
Before reaching the back of the car, Xie Ying grabbed his shoulder and said, "Get on the horse, I'll take you through this section, and then you can take the car on the official road outside."
But there are people on the official road.
Although he is not a famous person, he is also such a big guy. It is not good for two men to ride a horse, right? Why is this piece of land also the private property of Xie Qianhu's family, and all the people who encounter it are their own people, so it's nothing, so what if outsiders see it
He hesitated to refuse, but Xie Ying was already prepared. He took a wide-brimmed hat and fastened it to his head, then took off his cloak and tied it to him, wrapped it tightly, and pressed it on his hat. After a while: "Isn't that enough? Outsiders can't see that it's you. Just change to a car on the official road."
He also changed into a bamboo hat, and sat on the saddle first, then stretched out his hand to Cui Xie: "You are wearing a hat, if you sit in front of me again, it will easily block the road, so just sit in the back, it's just such a long way, it won't work. What's wrong."
Both of them wore wide-brimmed hats, and he was also wrapped in a cape, so no one could recognize him, right? Daming is not a modern society, the world is full of paparazzi and cameras...
Cui Xie hesitated, grabbed his hand and sat on the back of the horse, pushed back the brim of his hat, and then lightly grabbed Xie Qianhu's one-two-five-dollar silver, inlaid gold and jade with his fingertips. leather belt.
Xie Ying grabbed his hand and pressed it on his waist, shouted "Hold tight", and when his legs were clamped, the horse raised its front hooves, stood up, and galloped along the road.
Cui Xie immediately tightened his arms and hugged his waist firmly. He didn't know which bead was caught with his fingertips, and he felt some movement. He was afraid of breaking the belt, and he was afraid of touching other people's flesh. His hands were loose and punched, and there was no place to put them. The pitted and broken road outside the village seemed to be longer than the car when he came, so he was so anxious that he could rush to the official road.
Xie Ying also felt his nervousness, so he simply grabbed his hand and pulled it up, pressed his hands together, and turned around and said, "Just hold your hand tighter, don't just think about clothes— Clothes are only worth a few taels, can't they be worn again if they are broken? What compensation can I get if I break someone?"
After asking him to ride with his hands down for a while, Cui Xie got used to it.
Xie Ying saw that there was no one around, so he stopped the horse and told Cui Xie to go down for a while. Not long after Xie Shan drove the car over, he changed to the carriage. He was more relaxed when he sat in the car than when he sat on the horse. When he opened the curtains and looked at the scenery outside, he could see Xie Ying's horseback more clearly. .
The only regret is that he didn't want to put on the white cloak again, otherwise the flying cloak would look better when riding.
Cui Xie sadly said "tsk tsk" a few times, leaning against the car window to finish the journey back. On the way, maybe the time was wrong. Maybe Xie Ying was carrying a hat, but no one came to ask him why he was following a carriage and who was in the carriage.
Although no one came to ask, it was still noticeable. They entered the city from Xuanwumen in one car and one horse. They passed the elephant taming office in the south of the city, and they were calling a hundred households who had just left the office to meet them. It's just that the man didn't dare to be alarmed when he saw that he was clearly dressed and accompanied by a carriage. He turned around and told his colleagues.
It's a pity that others were a step late and didn't see him, but after hearing that Hundred Households said that his clothes fit his body so well, he said, "Definitely it's him! He is wearing the white body! Others are still rushing to wear plain clothes, and they don't want to wear that bright color, who can suddenly think of it and want to wear a red one!"
The next day, when he arrived at Fusi in Beizhen, Li Long, a thousand householder of the elephant training institute, asked him face to face: "Yesterday, Wang Baihu, who is under the institute, saw a man dressed in red and following a red oil carriage in Mazhuang Hutong. Is it you? ? He said that the back looks similar, that is, the clothes are really good-looking, I have never seen you wearing them, and he didn't dare to go up to recognize them when they were far away."
Lu Xi sighed: "Is it from your Qian'an prodigy again? Everyone said that there are two pieces, and they are waiting for you to wear them out. You don't wear them properly, but you wear them secretly when you go to the countryside. It's a pity that clothes?"
Xie Ying admitted frankly: "I just want to wear it well, but I'm afraid that someone will see the new clothes and they have to rush to make them. Several shops selling silk and satin are out of stock. When it was not on duty, I changed my clothes and went to the winery at home to have a look, and I grabbed some real wine for everyone to taste."
When Zhu Ji heard him talk about clothes, he was annoyed. He waved his hand and said, "What are you arguing about over clothes? It's not like I haven't seen anyone wear those clothes. They are stretched tightly around the body, and a little bit of stomach is showing. How beautiful. The wine is not bad, bring some back, I will add some dishes for you, ask the cook to clean up, let's get together in the dining hall."
Several people laughed and said, "Master Zhu is so generous. Could it be that Mrs.'s subordinates have relaxed these days? It is rare for adults to treat guests, so we naturally have to join us, eat more dishes, and drink more wine from the Xie family."
Zhu Ji also smiled: "It's not that I'm being generous all of a sudden, it's that the family members found a Nanhuo store and said that it was going to close in a few days, and everything was cheap. I think he picked it up and went home. Ham, scallops, dried ginseng, dried sea rice... they're all pretty good, but they're 30% cheaper than usual, so I'll ask him to buy some more later."
Xu Qianhu of the post office asked: "Cheap Southern goods? Is it the Cui's Southern goods store that keeps calling the guys outside and shouting to close these days?"
When Xie Ying heard the word "Cui Shi", her ears were pointed, her eyes swept over there, and she asked, "Which one is it?"
Xu Fu then said: "It's the Cui's South goods store in the east of the city. I heard that there was an official behind his family. Later, he got some crime and was sent to the side. The family has no money. , I want to sell the shop. Now the goods are sold first, and the store will be sold in the future."
Not to mention this hair distribution... Why does this Cui family look a bit like the Cui family he recognizes
Xie Ying asked, "Can't he sell the things in his house?"
Zhu Ji, the one who had tasted it, said yes, it would be a pity to close the store, but Yao Qianhu, who had bought it, shook his head and said, "You can't go to that store, and everything in it is a shame. The first floor is good, and the further inside is full of old goods, but the price tag is still the price of good goods, and it is too expensive after discounting!"
He said to Zhu Ji: "My lord bought it early at home, and I caught up with the good stuff. I'm afraid I won't see the good stuff in the future. It would be better to just ask Mr. Xie to even come out with the vegetables, and let's eat him happily— Who told him to be good-looking, but he couldn't keep his stomach in thin clothes? We fat people want to wear good clothes, but we can't put them on, so we have to blame him, it's just right to call him a treat."
Xie Ying shook his head and said helplessly: "Yao Daren said this... Well, in order not to make you eat fat, I will ask people to go to that store to buy some dry goods, so that you will lose your appetite and eat less. A few mouthfuls. When you look back, you're so hungry that you're all thin and thin, so you can put on comfortable, narrow clothes."