Imperial Exam Daily

For dinner, Yang Ye made live water rabbits with green peppers. He knew that Ah Xi could not eat spicy food, but these wild game would be very fishy if they were not heavy. The soup was stewed and a green vegetable was fried.

Axi helped to light the fire and mixed the bean curd sticks.

When it was dark, the four dishes and one soup were finished, and the two meat dishes were very substantial, and they also filled a large pot.

It was the first time for the three families to eat together. When they first got together, they still had a bit of a relationship. After all, they were all young people with not too much age difference. When they gathered around the table, they rarely saw each other. After the three men drank, the table became lively.

The rabbit meat made by Yang Ye was chopped into small pieces, very tasty and suitable for drinking. Yang Cheng has eaten the fish made by Yang Ye, and now he feels that eating his dishes is a kind of enjoyment.

The three smoked the wine, and Yang Ye asked Xing Huai: "The restaurant where I work takes wild game, do you want to send the prey to Fengxiang Tower directly?"

"You work in Fengxiang Tower? That's the biggest restaurant in the county."

"That's it. A new restaurant opened on the same street, and the business is not as good as before."

Xing Huai said: "Business is good or bad. It doesn't depend on you to collect the bill. I will send the prey there later, and save the time to go to the meat market to sell. People in the county are too fond of bargaining when buying something. I was looking for a suitable restaurant earlier. , I haven’t found it all the time, so it’s easier now.”

Yang Ye took a sip of wine: "Then it's settled. If I'm not there, you can say I introduced you."

The three of them drank for another half an hour. After Xing Huai drank much more than usual, he joked that Yang Ye didn't look like a scholar.

After dark, Wu Yonglan persuaded Xu Qiuhe for a while before her man got off the table, and Axi went to clean up the wine stall.

It was getting late, and two torches were lit in the stove, one for Wu Yonglan and the others, and one for Xing Huai, so that they could follow the road back.Before leaving, Yang Ye asked Axi to give some bean curd sticks to Xu Qiuhe, and the bean curd sticks he made that night were eaten up.

The backyard became quiet after people walked away. Yang Ye actually had a good capacity for alcohol, but he couldn't hold back the dry wine of these tough men in the village. Originally, Xing Huai brought a jar of spirits. After drinking, Yang Cheng asked Wu Yonglan to come back. The family went to bring two jars of wine over, and now his mind is heavy, and what he drank was a bit high.

He wobbled into the room and kicked the threshold with a bang. Axi was startled, and hurried up to help him.

Yang Ye lowered his eyelids and looked at the two hands on his wrists. Axi seemed to be scalded, and suddenly let go of Yang Ye's clothes, and took a step back: "Small, be careful not to fall."

"Help me." Yang Ye frowned. He was not so drunk that he couldn't even walk, but it seemed to feel good to distribute some of the strength of his body to the young man.

Ah Xi was a little flustered, he was afraid that Yang Ye would dislike his approach, and he was also afraid that someone would fall, so he nervously helped him into the room.

Yang Ye leaned lightly on Ah Xi's shoulder, his thin shoulders were a little sticky even through his clothes, he was afraid that if he exerted a little force, he would crush him.

"I, I'll get you some water to wash up, don't, don't fall asleep."

After speaking, Axi trotted to the kitchen, but after a while came in with a pot of hot water, twisted the veil and handed it to him.

Yang Ye glanced at the handkerchief, but instead of picking it up, he closed his eyes.

Ah Xi opened his mouth, and finally closed it again, sighed lightly, shook off the veil and carefully wiped Yang Ye's face.

Yang Ye's face was pretty, and he was quite attractive, even though he dodged his eyes, he still blushed.After wiping him, who didn't dare to vent his breath, he rolled up his trousers again, took off his shoes and soaked them in warm water.

After a quarter of an hour, Yang Ye didn't move. Ah Xi thought he was asleep, so he tried the temperature of the water, and it was already cold. He was thinking about how to get Yang Ye to the bed.

The two brothers of the Yang family are both very tall. Yang Cheng works all year round and is tall and strong. Yang Ye doesn't do much farm work and his body is not as wide as Yang Cheng's, but his height is there. He must not be able to carry his back. When he was anxious and didn't know what to do, the person with closed eyes suddenly spoke.

"Axi, I overheard your conversation with your aunt when I came back."

"Huh?" Axi's eyes moved slightly, and he was taken aback: "You, you didn't sleep?"

Yang Ye opened his eyes, and asked without answering, "Did something bad happen before? It made you so restrained?"

Ah Xi's face turned pale, he didn't expect Yang Ye to hear his aunt's words, let alone ask him how to tell him about the unbearable past.

He really didn't know how to say: "It's all over."

"If it's really passed, you won't be unable to speak." Yang Ye insisted: "Tell me, please?"

Ah Xi closed his eyes, in a dilemma, his face could not hide his sorrow, and after a while, he avoided the seriousness and talked about the things he met with Xu Qiuhe back then.

Yang Ye's eyes turned heavy, Ah Xi was startled when he saw that his expression had changed too much, fearing that Yang Ye would think he was dirty, he hurriedly explained: "I, I didn't let them touch it, no, I wouldn't sell it like that. thing."

"I know." Yang Ye's tone was heavy, and he suddenly reached out to hold the young man's restless hand. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Axi, he just felt uncomfortable in his heart, why did he let him go through this.

Ah Xi breathed a sigh of relief, his body would become hot after drinking alcohol, holding his hand to warm it up dispelled the chill in his heart, he bent the corners of his eyes, and ended the topic on purpose: "Wipe your feet, sleep, sleep, no Lied to me when I was drunk."

Yang Ye withdrew his hand and said slowly, "I didn't lie to you, I was really drunk."

Ah Xi pursed his lips, and touched his hand in a sense of loss, also, how could he hold his hand if he was not drunk.

He bent down to fetch the water, hiding the disappointment in his eyes, and when he was about to go out so as not to disturb his rest, a warm voice suddenly sounded in his ear, like a summer night wind, gently brushing up the broken hair on his sideburns:

"Axi, be happier in the future, I will protect you."

He raised his eyes, and the scholar's serious face fell into his eye sockets, filling his gaze for an instant.

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Yang Ye smashed dried chili into powder, mixed with minced ginger, garlic and Chinese prickly ash, and burned hot oil to make chili peppers. Although the weather is not so hot after autumn, if you want to keep chili sauce for a long time, oil Chili is a great choice.

"smell good."

Usually raw chili is used to accompany the bean curd sticks. This is the first time Ah Xi has used dried chili as a sauce, and he thinks it is very fragrant.

Yang Ye waited for the peppers to cool down, put them one by one into a small clay pot and sealed them: "You don't like spicy food very much, so it's useless to be greedy."

Axi pursed his lips.

Yang Cheng brought a lot of things when he went out this time, not only dried dates, but also bean curd sticks. Zhao Yong also helped to bring some. Yang Ye discussed the price of bean curd sticks with Yang Cheng early in the morning. He went out this time with hope .

The family went to the entrance of the village to see Yang Cheng off. Wu Yonglan felt a little sleepy after seeing her husband get into the ox cart. In fact, it was not the first time for her husband to travel far away, but this year was different. When she came back, there were more people in her belly. Well, if Yang Cheng goes there for two months, the child will be five months old.

Knowing that Wu Yonglan was not feeling well, Ah Xi stepped forward to comfort him and coaxed him back.