Chronicles of Ancient Life

Qin Jiaze and Bai Zifang stayed in the stele forest all day today, and it was already dusk when they came down from the mountain.As soon as the three returned to the inn, they saw Ying Yu waiting in the lobby.

Bai Zifang saw Ying Yu who was attracting everyone's attention even though she was sitting in the corner of the lobby.Patting his friend on the shoulder, Nunu said with a teasing smile, "Oh, your sweetheart is here! Look at the eyes of these people around you, hurry up, you have to work harder! Haha, Xiao Yezi and I Go up." After speaking, he dragged Yang Yedeng up the stairs.

Ying Yu had been staring at the door from the corner, and at this moment, he naturally saw Qin Jiaze and others coming in.

When Qin Jiaze walked over and sat down, there was an extra cup of hot tea in front of him.

Qin Jiaze reached out to pick up the teacup, looked at the person opposite and said, "He came alone? How long have you been waiting, have you eaten yet?" After taking two sips of hot tea, he looked carefully at the person's face and eyes, and suddenly found that this person The corners of the mouth were slightly drawn, and the tiredness in the eyes could not be concealed. It seemed that the mood was not very good. Listen, in case I can help you with an idea!"

Ying Yu touched the corner of his mouth subconsciously, and was immediately moved by the carefulness of the person in front of him, and his brows relaxed a lot, "Well, how did you see it? It's something troublesome. I can't persuade an old man who is extremely stubborn."

Qin Jiaze smiled helplessly, "You! Didn't even eat. Forget it, it's inconvenient here, I'll go get some food, we'll go upstairs and chat while eating. What would you like to eat?"

Ying Yu didn't have much appetite, so he shook his head and said, "I don't have anything special to eat? You can do whatever you want."

Qin Jiaze nodded, and said softly, "Okay, the third room upstairs is No. A, you go to the room and wait for me, I will come as soon as I go."

Ying Yu got up and nodded, "Okay." He went straight upstairs.

Qin Jiaze watched Ying Yu go upstairs, and then hurried to find a store to borrow the kitchen.It was when the kitchen was busy in the evening, and I had a lot of good words with the host, and spent three taels of silver.The store only agreed that the kitchen ingredients can be used at will, and borrowed a small stove by the way.

Qin Jiaze has known Ying Yu for so many years, and only after getting along with him for a long time did he realize that he is actually a picky eater.It's just that in order to maintain the majesty, it is well concealed on weekdays so that no one will notice.And when something happens, the appetite is greatly reduced, and I eat very little.

Qin Jiaze ordered two special dishes of the chef in the shop, an unknown vegetarian stir-fried vegetable, and a plate of braised pork slices, served with a secret sauce.The most famous whitebait soup in the store is not ordered.

There are two deep pools on Cangwu Mountain. The unique unknown small fish in them are very delicious and have no fishy smell, so they are very popular among diners.Because the whole body is almost transparent, the quantity is rare, and it is not easy to catch. It is called whitebait by the locals, so the price is naturally quite high.Qin Jiaze was not short of money, so he ordered all the whitebait left in the store today.

Ask the chef in the store to remove the internal organs and head of the small whitebait, and wash it carefully with water.Qin Jiaze quickly adjusted the ingredients, marinated the small fish and put it aside.I chose the best mountain mushrooms and sliced ​​lean meat with a little white, and made a mushroom sliced ​​meat.

Qin Jiaze made another quick pot of wild vegetable and egg drop soup, and the pickled whitebait was ready.The conductor helped heat up the vegetable oil, and Qin Jiaze wrapped the small whitebait one by one with eggs and flour, and fried them until golden. A simple and delicious fried small fish was ready.

Qin Jiaze asked the shop waiter to deliver half of the divided dishes to his friend's room, and he returned to the room with four dishes and one soup himself.

"I kept you waiting for a long time, come and taste my fried fish, how about it? You love fish, you should like it." Qin Jiaze put a plate of golden fried fish in front of Ying Yu, full of Said with expectation.

Qin Jiaze lived in a small inland city in his previous life, and he only made this dish once, but now he made it in a hurry, so he doesn't know how it tastes.

Ying Yu waited in the room for a quarter of an hour, and before the person came, he knew that this person must be cooking for himself, cooking for himself.

If the person you like washes your hands and makes soup for you, everyone will be very happy!Love doesn't have to be vigorous, and true love is often slowly accumulated and fermented in the ordinary bit by bit.

Ying Yu looked at the people who were tired all day, the people who rolled up their sleeves and cooked because they had no appetite.No matter how unpalatable the food in front of you is, it will still feel delicious.What's more, after Ying Yu only took one bite, he knew that this dish was very suitable for him.

Yingyu ate three small fishes in one go before opening his mouth, and praised generously, "It's delicious, and I like it very much. You can eat it too." After speaking, he put one in Qin Jiaze's In the bowl, and use your own chopsticks.

Qin Jiaze looked at the man's delicious food, so he picked up his chopsticks in satisfaction, and quickly began to comfort his hungry stomach for a long time.

Although the two of them were alone and did not pay attention to the rules of eating without talking, they still finished the meal quietly and warmly.

Ying Yu seemed to be able to taste that the person in front of him made the dish himself, more than half of the sliced ​​pork with mushrooms was in his bowl.He is even more fond of the fried whitebait dish, and eats chopsticks frequently.Qin Jiaze watched Yingyu's actions, smiled knowingly, and greeted the other two dishes silently.

The dinner was over, and there were a lot of dishes on the table.When the waiter came to collect the bowls and chopsticks, Ying Yu, who never ate after meals, left behind some unfinished fried fish.Under Qin Jiaze's smiling gaze, he didn't care, and continued to enjoy with bamboo sticks in a leisurely manner.

"Don't eat it when you're full. It tastes worse when it's cold. Fried food is hard to digest if you eat too much. If you like it, I'll make it for you tomorrow." Seeing this, Qin Jiaze knew that this person was real I like it, so I quickly poured a cup of Xiaoshi tea and handed it over.

Ying Yu took the teacup and took a sip.Picking up the last small whitebait, he said, "The taste is really good. It tastes good when it's hot, and it tastes cold when it's cold." After eating the last one, Yingyu clapped his hands in a childish way, expressing his satisfaction. meaning.

After drinking a cup of Xiaoshi tea, Ying Yu brought up the topic that he talked about downstairs, "I came to Cangwu Mountain this time to find an old gentleman who retired from the previous dynasty, and to get the chart in his hand. It's just that the old gentleman I have a stubborn personality and stick to my integrity, and I believe that I, a member of the royal family, have bad intentions and refuse to hand over things."

Qin Jiaze pondered for a moment after hearing this, although every time there is a change of dynasties, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, as long as they can have enough benefits and live a good life.

However, in all dynasties, there is no shortage of such survivors of the previous dynasties. Most of them are literati.Even hostile to the people of the new dynasty, not to mention the people of the royal family.

Thinking of this, Qin Jiaze also felt that this was a difficult problem, because this kind of old hermit often had no desires or desires, and they had nothing else to ask for except sticking to their integrity.

"Does the old man have children and grandchildren? Although this is a bit excessive, it would be easier to start with the children and grandchildren. The old man should love his children and grandchildren very much." Qin Jiaze asked.

"No, the old man is alone. Her husband and son died young, and she lives alone. My subordinates have tried to persuade them many times, but all of them have returned without success. The old man was even kicked out. I also visited yesterday and today. They were all shut down." Ying Yu shook his head and said.

"That's it! That's not surprising, but is the chart in the old man's hand very important?" Qin Jiaze was curious about what the chart looked like at this time.

Yingyu stretched out his hand to draw a few strokes on the table, and pointed to Qin Jiaze, "The chart not only records the terrain along the coast of Haicheng, but more importantly, it records the route of the previous dynasties to the far sea, and the hydrology along the way. The situation. It is very important for the imperial court’s plan to reopen maritime trade. With this chart, the initial voyage will be much safer.”

Hearing this, Qin Jiaze couldn't help frowning. That picture is very important!At this time, the navigation conditions were backward, and the risks of sea navigation were huge, and the establishment of each route was filled with human lives.

This chart is not just for convenience, it also means that many lives can be saved.Qin Jiaze is not a saint, he always wants to save people from fire and water.But if there is a chance to save other people's lives, I can't stand by and make no effort.What's more, I can't always look at my lover and get rejected every day, and suffer these grievances!

Gently rubbing his temples, Qin Jiaze was clueless and couldn't think of any feasible way to persuade such an impeccable and stubborn old man.

But Qin Jiaze still said to Yingyu, "If you don't mind, maybe I can try it?"

When Ying Yu said this to Qin Jiaze, he felt it was reasonable and unexpected, and then he said, "If you want to go, try it, I don't mind. As long as you can convince the old man, you can get the chart." Pause He said again, "Why do you want to persuade the old man? Do you have a way?" His tone was filled with anticipation, and even Yingyu himself didn't know what he was happy about?

Qin Jiaze laughed when he heard the words, leaned up and moved closer to Ying Yu's face, breathed similarly and blended together, looked into his eyes quietly and said, "Your Sangu Thatched Cottage, please save yourself, I, a little soldier, will find out for you first. Exploring the way, walking around. It’s not good to be closed, you’d better save your stomach and eat the fried whitebait I made! Haha!”

From such a close distance, Qin Jiaze could see Ying Yu's handsome face, delicate clean skin, thin red lips, and could hear his shallow breathing.Ying Yu saw her own reflection in Qin Jiaze's eyes, and smelled his unique breath with her nose.

The two faced each other quietly for a moment, Qin Jiaze took the initiative to withdraw his body, and Ying Yu turned his face sideways.Qin Jiaze sighed silently in his heart, there are so many rules in ancient times, I'm afraid they will scare people!

There was silence in the room for a while, Ying Yu felt the heat on his face dissipated, and then he said, "I will come to the inn to look for you tomorrow, and then I will take you to meet that old gentleman."

Qin Jiaze responded, "Okay, I'll make an agreement with Xiaobai, I won't go up the mountain tomorrow, and I'll wait for you at the inn."

"Okay. It's getting late, I should go back." Ying Yu was a little bit reluctant, but looking at the sky outside, she couldn't leave.

Qin Jiaze knew that Yingyu couldn't go back too late, and it would be bad if he talked badly, so he got up and said, "I'll take you back, where are the guards?"

Qin Jiaze sent Yingyu to the door of the inn, watched him get into the carriage that came to pick him up, and turned back after walking away.