"Go shopping?" Uncle Beg stopped Yang Yue in the front hall.
"Is there an order from the seniors?"
"It's not a big deal... My good grandson is back now, can we eat some meat?" Uncle Beg said earnestly, "Don't make some minced meat, it's not enough to stuff your teeth. Remember, you want big pieces of meat. , fat and thin meet, three layers of fat and three layers of thin…”
"Uncle..." Yang Yue wanted to interject but couldn't.
"You can also buy a chicken. The hen can be stewed in soup, the rooster can be braised, and the chicken can be steamed..."
"uncle… "
Uncle Beg didn't give him a chance to speak at all: "It's better to buy some mutton, kebabs when you buy plum strips, and mutton soup when you buy lamb shanks. Whether you will pick the mutton shank or not, the quality of the meat is very important. Now, let me buy it with you."
Yang Yuewei asked: "Uncle, I'm not going to buy groceries."
Uncle Beg was stunned, then waved his hand indifferently: "No matter where you go, Uncle will accompany you! Walk around!"
Yang Yue didn't know what to do, and was pushed out by him. Uncle Beg also had to hug his shoulders affectionately, which made him extremely awkward.
"Dayang, you know, I have always been very optimistic about your child. You are an honest and steady person, and the food is delicious." Uncle Beg hugged him.
The two had been together for too long, and when Uncle Beg spoke, the spittle splashed all over Yang Yue's face without any waste.
Yang Yue broke away from him uncomfortably and asked politely, "Uncle, what's the matter with you?"
"It's not a big deal, it's just... Your father is in Yangzhou right now?" Uncle Beg asked.
He didn't expect the topic to be brought up to Daddy all of a sudden. Yang Yue didn't know what he meant, nodded and said, "Yes, he has bad legs, so he stayed at Xie's house in Yangzhou."
"You've been out for so long, your father should be worried. You guys, think about the old man, don't patronize yourself playing outside, and you have to write to him from time to time to report safety." Uncle Beg glanced at his face With a look, "Look, I can tell at a glance, you have been out for so long, you haven't even written a letter, have you?"
"...Because I often go on business trips on weekdays, Dad has always been more at ease, so I don't have the habit of writing letters halfway through." Yang Yue explained.
"That's why I said that you are still children, not sensible at all, and have not considered the state of mind of your parents at all." Uncle Beg began to teach him, "The mother is worried, you know? After being here for so long, you should at least write to the old man to report his safety."
Yang Yue thought about what he said was right, so he nodded and said, "Well, then I'll go back and write a letter to report safety."
"That's right." Uncle Beg was very satisfied, paused for a moment, and then said, "Look, it's a happy event to have an uncle like me and an auntie Mrs. Shen this summer?"
"...Yes." Yang Yue was a little dizzy when he went around, so he could only say, "Uncle, can you tell me something? Let's not go around?"
"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth." Uncle Beg hesitated for a moment, "As the saying goes, a teacher for one day is a father for life, your father Yang Chengwan is this summer's master, right? So he is like this summer's father. ,Right?… "
Yang Yue looked at him with difficulty.
"So should you mention this summer's happy event to your father?" Uncle Beg looked at him sincerely.
"What's the happy event?" Yang Yue's mind hadn't turned around yet.
"You child, didn't I just tell you that she got my uncle and an aunt. It's not a happy event! Shouldn't you mention it to your father." Uncle Beg continued to follow suit.
Yang Yue agreed: "Okay, I'll just mention it."
Uncle Beg was very satisfied and explained the last important matter: "When mentioning Mrs. Shen, remember to say that she is from Quanzhou, Fujian, and her maiden name is Lin."
"Do you want to say that too?"
"Of course! If you don't explain it clearly, your father will definitely be thinking about it alone: who is her uncle and who is her aunt, only if you know the bottom line. You can't let your father waste this god, understand?"
"Understood." Yang Yue probably sorted things out, "What you mean is, let me write a letter to my father to report his safety, and then remember to tell him that he has an uncle and aunt this summer, and also that Mrs. Shen's family is from her family. It's the Lin family from Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian, right?"
"That's right, that's it." Uncle Beg wiped his sweat and shook his head. "You kid, everything is fine, but your mind is too slow. It took me a long time to talk about such a thing. "
He even listened to his forehead sweating. Yang Yue looked at Uncle Beggar helplessly and sighed secretly. It was really hard enough for him to say such a simple thing so many turns.
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In the evening, Yang Yue called this summer to the kitchen to make a fire for himself, and by the way, he recounted what Uncle Beggar asked him to do.
"He specifically asked you to write a letter to the boss? And he wants to mention the Lin family in Quanzhou, Fujian..." This summer, holding a fire stick, he absently poked into the stove while thinking about it, "Last time my aunt said that there are old people and heads in the capital. The life of the son is similar, that is to say, they are also guessing that the boss is the old friend, so they want you to write a letter to test it. This is what we thought about it!"
"I just don't understand, why did he make such a big detour for something so simple." Yang Yue was puzzled.
"Don't forget, Mrs. Shen is a person who has experienced major changes. She has always been taboo to let others know her identity." Jin Xia said, "My uncle Ai Wu Jiwu, I will definitely be more careful when it comes to her."
"Then I'll write a letter. By the way, do you want to mention the Shangguan Hall Master?"
"Let's just mention that her injuries are already healed. I think she can barely move around. If she recovers for a few days, she will be able to get better... By the way, is the silkie chicken ready?"
"Okay, this chicken can't be stewed for too long, or the meat will fall apart."
This summer, the fire is no longer burning, so I jumped up and went to serve the chicken soup: "I'll put a bowl first and send it to Master Lu."
"If you don't burn the fire, what should I do here?"
"I'll call Xie's brother to you right away. He is also idle when he is idle."
This summer, make a good chicken soup, put it on a tray, and walk outside with your feet raised.
"Master Xia!" Yang Yue called to her.
She stopped and turned back: "Why?"
"You can be reserved, can you!" Yang Yue said with a smile, "It's a girl's family anyway."
"I know, I'll try my best!"
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Carrying chicken soup into Lu Yi's house, he hurriedly greeted him as soon as he entered the door this summer, "Come and drink chicken soup. There are also Astragalus and Codonopsis in it to nourish the middle and replenish qi, nourish the body and strengthen the muscles. It's the best way to heal wounds."
Lu Yi got up and smiled: "Did you cook it?"
"I watched Dayang cook it." Jin Xia smiled and put the chicken soup in front of him, "Drink slowly and scald carefully."
Lu Yi was not in a hurry to drink, and slowly stirred with a spoon, his eyes only on this summer, but he did not speak.
"What's wrong?" He looked at him inexplicably this summer, and touched his face doubtfully, "Is my face dirty? I was helping Dayang make a fire in the stove just now. Did it get smeared with coal ash?"
"I'll wipe it for you."
Saying that, Lu Yi raised his sleeves and wiped her face with extremely gentle movements, afraid of hurting her, so he wiped slowly, one by one, as if with infinite nostalgia.
This summer, aware of the strangeness, he held his hand and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing..." Lu Yi tried to smile, turned her hand into her palm, and changed the subject, "You know, I had a dream when I was in Cen Gang, I dreamed of you."
Hearing that he dreamed of himself, he was really interested this summer, and said happily: "What am I doing in the dream?"
Lu Yi gestured with his hand at the level of the table top, and smiled slightly: "You are so tall, wearing a double bun, jumping on the street and leading me forward."
"And then?" This summer urged him to say quickly.
"You walk to the door of a house, and there are two stone lions squatting at the door, with stone beads in their mouths. You climb up and play with the ball with your hands. It's a lot of fun."
Jin Xia laughed: "I only told you about this once, so you still remember it. What did I look like when I was a child? Does it look lovable? Is it particularly painful?"
"It's almost as painful as it is now."
Lu Yi smiled.
"I think so too." This summer shook his head.
Looking at her, Lu Yi couldn't help remembering that when she was in Yangzhou City, she hugged the fat cat and asked him aggrievedly: Sir, don't you think that I am also very distressing? A word that he didn't care much about at that time, but when he recalled it today, he was very emotional. He is more than just distressed for her...
"Drink chicken soup, it's not good if it's cold."
He urged him this summer, and suddenly he heard the sound of a horn coming from a distance, and his whole body was suddenly tense, only that the Japanese pirates had left and returned. Seeing her nervousness, Lu Yi put his hand on her: "It should be the welcome horn for General Qi to return to the city."
"General Qi has returned to the city?!"
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Due to the timely receipt of Mrs. Qi's letter, Qi Jiguang had insight into the intentions of the Japanese pirates, and only sent his general Hu Shouren back to Xinhe City to aid Xinhe City, while the main force remained in Ninghai, died down, and waited for the appearance of the enemy.
Sure enough, before Hu Shouren returned to the aid for less than half a day, an emergency military situation came, and large groups of Japanese pirates had assembled to prepare for a massive invasion of Taizhou. Qi Jiguang led his army to Taizhou overnight and encountered Japanese pirates at Huajie, two miles away from Taizhou City. In the battle of Huajie, the Japanese pirates suffered more than 1,000 casualties, the entire army was defeated, and more than 5,000 civilians were rescued. The total number of casualties of Qi's army was three.
Xie Xiao paced back and forth in front of the hall, his face glowing red, sometimes gearing up, sometimes muttering to himself.
"Thank you, brother, what happened to him?"
Chun Yumin helped Yang Yue to set the meal, and looked at Xie Xiao puzzled.
"He and Jin Xia went to see Qi Jiajun's drills, and that's it when he came back, don't pay attention to him." Yang Yue didn't lift his eyelids, and focused on the dishes, "... This potato, you remember, when the potato is fried in oil, It will look light in color. If you wait until it is golden, it will be browned after it is out of the pot. So if you want a beautiful color, you have to get it out of the pot earlier."
Chunyumin looked sideways at the potato, and nodded frequently: "I see. You can taste it, how does it taste?"
After taking the chopsticks, Yang Yue tasted a piece: "The outside is crispy and the inside is glutinous, and the sugar juice is just right."
Hearing his affirmation, Chunyu Min pursed her lips and smiled: "Next time I will try again, I'm afraid that this sweet potato will be too sweet and no one will eat it again."
"Don't worry, with Master Xia here, no matter how many dishes you make, she can eat it for you." Yang Yue smiled.
This summer, I happened to come in with Lu Yi, and when I saw Xie Xiao still wandering in the courtyard, I called him to come and eat. Until Uncle Beggar, Mrs. Shen, and Cen Shou all came, and everyone sat down, Xie Xiao came in, sat on the stool, and said, "I have decided, if I want to join the army, I will join the Qi family army!"
"… "
Everyone was still in a daze. Uncle Beg took the lead and said: "Okay! Hero, come, I will replace the wine with tea and toast you first."
Xie Xiao was quite excited and stood up quickly. The two touched the teacups and drank the tea.
"A man and a man should go out vertically and come back horizontally!" Uncle Beggar was quite excited for him, "Feng Xiaoxiao and Yi Shuihan, once the strong man goes, he won't return..."
"Cough, uncle, please don't follow me, he is not Jing Ke stabbing King Qin." This summer, he dragged Uncle Beg to sit down and said puzzledly, "Uncle, you are a kung fu, and you have always only circled around my aunt, but asked others to stand up. Go out and come back sideways. Tell me, what do you think?"
"Everyone has their own ambitions! Yu Guo," Uncle Beg pointed to Xie Xiao and then to himself, "Yu family, have a clear conscience."
He couldn't say anything about him, so he turned to Xie Xiao this summer and persuaded: "Brother, joining the army is not a trivial matter. You should at least write a letter to discuss it with your father?" Yang Yue just wrote a letter back, and the letter mentioned that Xie Xiao and Shangguan Xi happened to be together. Being with them, Xie Xiao suddenly wanted to join the army on a whim, and Mr. Xie thought it was because of her and Yang Yue.
Speaking of Dad, Xie Xiao felt his brain swell, and waved his hand: "It's definitely not possible to discuss with him. From childhood to adulthood, it would be good if they could agree to one of the ten things I wanted to do."
"Then... at least you have to discuss it with Sister Shangguan." This summer continued.
Xie Xiao frowned and said: "She must have a lot to say. It's not good that it's not good. In short, women are just long-winded. Besides, she is still hurt, and I don't want this to bother her, maybe I have to quarrel again."
This Xie Xiao has an unrestrained temperament. If he thinks about it, he will come out. This summer, he will not be able to take him. Fearing that Mr. Xie will misunderstand, he quietly stabs Lu Yi twice under the table, motioning for him to help with a word.
Lu Yi said slowly: "It's a good thing to join the army. Right now, the two Zhejiang and Japanese are rampant, and it is the need for someone with strong martial arts like you, Brother Xie."
He had never heard anything agreeable from him, Xie Xiao did not expect that he would agree, so he was stunned, and then said aloud: "Look! Even Lord Lu thinks that I should join the army!"
"General Qi's recruiting regulations, I wonder if Brother Xie has read it?" Lu Yi asked.
"Recruiting regulations?" Xie Xiao was stunned again, "Not yet, but I guess, that is, try your skills, it's not a problem."
Lu Yi shook his head and said, "There is a difference between these words. General Qi's recruiting is not only based on martial arts, but also mainly on spirit, and also uses the method of appearance, avoids the shape of murder and death, and emphasizes the appearance of good fortune."
Xie Xiao frowned when he heard it: "Is it a sign of good fortune, is he recruiting troops or a blind date?"
"I think you have a big forehead and you are very lucky." Uncle Beg encouraged him.
Lu Yi continued: "General Qi still has four requirements and four nos. Brother Xie, have you ever heard of it?"
Xie Xiao shook his head: "Why do you want four or not?"
"To put it simply, the first choice for soldiers is to be honest people in the countryside, black and strong, with solid hands and skin, and the color of soil. Moreover, they must be dull people in the countryside, afraid of the government, afraid of the law..."
"Wait, what's the reason for being afraid of the government and the law?" Xie Xiao said curiously, "I'm not afraid of the sky, I'm not afraid of the earth, this is the best person to kill the Japanese pirates."
"Joining the army, killing the enemy is one thing, the most important thing is to obey the orders. Those who are not afraid of the government and the laws will definitely be difficult to obey the management, and it is difficult to obey the military orders. Such people, no matter how good their skills are, are still a disaster in the army. ." Lu Yi explained to him.
Xie Xiao scratched his neck and hesitated for a while before he was disappointed: "So, if I go, they won't accept it?"
"It's more than you," Lu Yi pointed to Cen Shou and Yang Yue, "Even if they go, General Qi will not accept them."
"Why is this?" Xie Xiao was puzzled.
"People who have served in the government will not be accepted, because there are many smooth people in the government, and they cannot be used."
"Hahaha!" It turned out that no one in the table could join the Qi family army. Xie Xiao felt much better and sighed, "General Qi's recruitment is really strict, no wonder Qi family army is so famous."
This summer, he cast an admiring glance at Lu Yi, and graciously brought him some dishes.