Qiao Yi

The last light in the west disappeared, and the sky gradually became dark.

Lanterns inside and outside the entire palace were lit, and there were red lanterns hanging every five steps on the promenade, and there were hundreds of lanterns lined up in two rows.From a distance, the lit long lights look like a giant dragon hovering in the sky in the dark night.

A table for the Eight Immortals was set up early in the small courtyard, and the maids put melons, fruits and snacks on it.I have almost eaten all the mooncakes I made today, and there are only a few left on the table, which are specially reserved, otherwise everyone would have eaten them all.

Tonight is August [-]th, the night of the full moon in mid-autumn, and the sky is clear and blue this night.

The moon quietly peeked out from the east, the moon on the fifteenth day was big and round, and the moon tonight seemed to be rounder than ever.

"Hey, the moon has come out." Turning her head, Qiao Yi saw the moon come out at some point, hanging in the sky like a big disc.

Hearing the young man's words, Xie Yin subconsciously followed the young man's gaze, and after only one glance, his eyes turned back to the young man's face.From his angle, he could see the handsome side face of the young man. When the young man smiled, his eyes were crooked. For a moment, his gaze was reluctant to move away from the young man's face.

As soon as she turned her head, Qiao Yi met Xie Yin's eyes and looked into his eyes. The eyes of the two collided and looked at each other.

After a pause, Qiao Yi looked away, her face suddenly became hot, coughed a little embarrassedly, and said, "Wait, the charcoal inside is burning, we can start grilling, today I'll let you try the grilled skewers." smell."

There was a temple fair outside the capital tonight, but they didn't go out, but prepared to barbecue at home.

Not long ago, Qiao Yi asked a blacksmith to build a small stove, and it happened to be brought here for barbecue today.He asked people to move the small stove to the stone table in the gazebo, spread a layer of charcoal inside the stove, and spread the iron net on top, which was just right.

There are all kinds of skewers on the table, including chicken skewers, lamb skewers, beef and mutton, pork belly sliced ​​into thin slices, and skewered into skewers. In addition to meat, there are vegetarian dishes skewered with green vegetables and peppers.

Now that everything is ready, you can start grilling.

Zhang Jiu, who was sitting in the middle, looked at the two of them, with an expression of "I understand" on his face. He felt that not only their master was interested in the little princess, but the little princess was also interested in their master, otherwise These two people will not have such an expression.

Du Changting picked up the wine glass and drank without paying attention to other things.

Seeing that the charcoal in the stove was almost burning, Qiao Yi said: "Okay, we can grill." He grabbed a handful of mutton skewers and pork belly skewers and put them on the iron net to roast. Turn it around, otherwise it will burn easily.

He learned the skill of grilling skewers from their captain back then. Qiao Yi remembered that their captain liked grilling skewers very much at that time, but the conditions in the end of the world were limited. At that time, the beasts mutated accordingly, and the quality of the meat was already not as good as before. tasty.But even so, having a barbecue is already very good.

Thinking of all the past in his mind, Qiao Yi's mouth curled into a smile, feeling a little melancholy inexplicably.But how are you doing now?At least it's not difficult to have a good bite.

"This is the barbecue you said, why do you need a small stove?" Zhang Jiu was a little interested in the barbecue made by their little princess. Usually they would set up firewood casually and put the meat on it. It’s fine to bake and eat, why would you pay attention to this?

so much.

Seeing that the meat on the table was grilled in skewers, and the bottles and jars contained nothing, Zhang Jiu was a little curious about the contents of the bottles.

"You don't understand." Qiao Yi gave Zhang Jiu a look of "you don't understand", "We eat for fun." The charcoal fire in the stove was burning vigorously, and as soon as the meat was put on it, it smelled delicious after a while It comes out, the meat itself has oil, you don’t need to add oil when roasting in front, first dry the water on the top, wait until the roast is almost done, then add the seasoning, so that the roasted meat will be special

Fragrant.

"Well, it smells so good." Zhang Jiu couldn't help swallowing as he smelled the smell of meat.

"Yeah, it's pretty good, right?" Qiao Yi drools while grilling, it's so delicious, now he doesn't have to cook secretly anymore, he can cook openly!Since he didn't have to taboo, he can eat anything, and he doesn't have to worry about someone confiscating his food anymore, woo woo woo...

So moving!

The movement of the hands should be fast, and the meat skewers should be turned constantly.

As soon as the fat and thin pork belly is grilled, the oil inside will swell, and if you sprinkle some seasoning on it, the aroma will come out immediately.Qiao Yi didn't ask the people below to help, but did it by himself. Grilling skewers is only fun if you do it yourself

"Is this meat okay?" Zhang Jiu couldn't take it anymore when he smelled the smell, and the gluttons in his stomach were rolling.Compared with the meat they usually roast, it is simply incomparable. He never knew that roasting meat could make people so greedy.

When they smelled the aroma, even Xie Yin and Du Changting's eyes fell on the small stove, to be precise, on the meat roasted on the small stove. The smell is indeed a bit attractive.

"Zi Liu—"

The child sat obediently on the stool, looking a little cautious, as if he was a little afraid of the prince opposite.Hearing the sound of the child sucking saliva, Qiao Yi couldn't help laughing. Seeing that everyone was looking at the meat in his hand, he smiled and said, "Just wait a little longer."

The pork belly cooks faster, and the oil on it is baked out, dripping down drop by drop.

"This meat is ready, come here, you all have a taste."

Qiao Yi put the grilled pork belly on the plate, gave a skewer to the child sitting beside him, and motioned the child to eat it.Zhang Jiu couldn't help but reached out to grab two of them. With a groan, he swallowed a mouthful of meat into it. It was so hot that he couldn't help breathing in, but he couldn't bear to let go.

"Be careful that it's hot, it's a bit hot after baking." Seeing that Zhang Jiu was burned, Qiao Yi reminded everyone, seeing that the man opposite him didn't move, he gave him a bunch.

Xie Yin glanced at the young man before reaching out to pick it up, seeing that the meat skewers in his hand were not eaten.

Qiao Yi himself took a bunch and bit on it, but seeing the person on the other side holding it and looking at it, he urged him, "Eat it, are you afraid that I will poison you?"

"No." Xie Yin just laughed, he just had never eaten barbecue like this.It smelled very fragrant, and he took a bite and thought it was not bad.

"Well, it smells so good, even if it's poisonous, I recognize it." Zhang Jiu enjoyed eating, and he didn't forget to stuff Du Changting with a bunch, and said, "Eat it, what are you doing sitting here in a daze? If you don't eat it for a while, it will be gone." .”

A bunch of meat was stuffed into his hand, Du Changting glanced at it, lowered his head and took a bite.

"Does it taste good?" Qiao Yi introduced the seasoning in the jar to everyone. Barbecue is indispensable for seasoning. These seasonings were bought by him today and ground into powder. "Also, this meat is It is marinated in advance, so that the roasted meat will be more flavorful and particularly fragrant."

Zhang Jiu suddenly realized, and said: "Oh, so it is like this, no wonder I said that we usually barbecue, why is it not as fragrant as yours?"

That's it.

They prepared a lot of meat tonight, enough for them to eat.

"This mutton is also good, the meat is very tender, you all have a taste." The mutton skewers were soon cooked, Qiao Yi held a bamboo stick in his mouth, and while he was busy with the skewers in his hand, he was also busy It's almost too busy to eat.

This lamb is specially selected from the tenderest piece of lamb. It is fat and thin, and it is oily when roasted. The taste is particularly fragrant, the meat is fresh and tender, and the taste is particularly good.

Zhang Jiu ate a bunch of mutton skewers, his eyes lit up, "It's delicious!"

"How do you want to roast this meat? I'll help you roast it too." Seeing that Qiao Yi roasted it interestingly, Zhang Jiu also went to help roast it together.It would be great if someone came to help. Qiao Yi taught Zhang Jiu how to roast meat. Although his own skills were not very good, it would be good to pass the theoretical knowledge.

Xie Yin and Du Changting sat there drinking, looking at the two people who were busy, they didn't intend to do anything.

The sky is gradually getting late, the child sleeps early, and the child has already gone to bed at this time on weekdays.Seeing the child rubbing his eyes, Qiao Yi asked someone to come over and take the child to sleep.He looked at the man on the opposite side, noticing that the young man was looking at him, Xie Yin raised his head to look at

juvenile.

Seeing that the young man seemed to have something to say, Xie Yin asked the young man with his eyes.

Qiao Yi just shook her head and didn't say anything.

In fact, he wanted to ask the man opposite if he didn't like the child. He had never seen a man talk to the child, or have any concern.At the beginning when he brought the child back, he actually asked the other party's opinion before bringing him back, but seeing what Xie Yin meant, he didn't like that child very much.

Maybe it's because this man doesn't like children, rather than targeting that child, Qiao Yi thought to himself.

But since the palace is so big, it is fine to arrange the children to live in other yards, so there are not many opportunities for the two to meet each other.Earlier, the steward had asked him if he wanted to arrange a separate yard for the child. Because he was too young to adapt to the palace when he first arrived, he didn't arrange for the child to live alone in another yard.

Although his parents had little time to take care of him in his previous life, he also grew up under the care and love of his grandpa and grandma.So in his own opinion, treating a child is not just about giving him a bite to eat and raising him, but also giving the child a care and love, just like how his grandpa and grandma treated him in the past. Generally, this is the reason why he puts the child by his side.

because.

Now in the backyard of the palace, there is no other woman coming in except him, the concubine, but it is not guaranteed that other women will come in in the future, and there will be women who will bear children for this man.And at that time, where would he, the princess, go?

But who knows what will happen in the future?

Shaking her head, Qiao Yi stopped thinking about those messy things. It's better to live the present first, and let's talk about the future!

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They grill meat here, and the whole yard smells of it.

The poor guards hiding in the dark couldn't help swallowing, Gulue——

The moon was rising higher and higher in the sky, and few people in the courtyard were admiring the moon. A few people were eating meat and drinking alcohol.When the meal was almost finished, Qiao Yi concentrated on grilling the meat. There were two large plates of grilled meat on the table. He lifted his chin to Zhang Jiu and said, "You can share it with them."

He was grilling meat here, and he could hear the sound of those people drooling.

"Okay." Zhang Jiu came out of the gazebo with two plates of meat, whistled, and soon someone came to take the meat away.

In August, the air is crisp and clear, the silver plate hangs high in the sky, and the moon is as bright as water.

"Master, the subordinates will go down first." Zhang Jiu was not a wink, and he knew that the two of them should leave when their stomachs were full.Du Changting followed behind Zhang Jiu, and after the two saluted, they retreated together.

There were only the two of them left in the gazebo.

After drinking a lot of wine tonight, Qiao Yi felt a little dizzy. Knowing that she was drunk, she supported the table and stood up, hiccupped, and said, "I, I should go back to sleep, let's Let's continue tomorrow... hiccup..."

"Good night."

"I'll take you back." Seeing that the boy's feet were unsteady, Xie Yin stood up and reached out to support the boy.Qiao Yi stretched out his hand and pushed the man who was supporting him, and said, "No, I don't need you to see me off, I can go by myself."

Although the young man said so, Xie Yin did not let go of the young man's hand, but helped him back towards the house.Tonight, the meat skewers were grilled all night, and the clothes of the two of them smelled like meat. After helping the young man into the bedroom, His Royal Highness King Ming ordered his servants to prepare water.

bath.

A bucket of water was poured into the bathtub, and soon half of the bucket was filled.

"Let's all go out." Looking at the young man lying on the bed, a vague light flashed across His Highness Prince Ming's face, and he let the servants in the room go down.

"Yes." The servants in the room responded, and all backed out, and closed the door by the way, guarding the door.