Take the imperial examinations with the red envelopes of the writers

Su Yan nestled quietly in the room for two days, and stayed in the room obediently except for going to the boat hall when eating.

He didn't even look sideways when he was eating, he just stared at the dishes on the table, determined not to meet Lu Xianzhi's eyes.

As long as I don't show up for a few days, the male god will soon forget about it!

While giving himself a psychological hint, Su Yan patted Xiaobai's little head.

"Xiaobai, are you right?" Su Yan's beautiful almond eyes met Xiaobai's amber eyes.

Hearing the excrement shovel officer talking to himself, Xiaobai let out a lazily "meow~" as a reaction.

"Yes! Xiaobai, you think so too!" Su Yan nodded with satisfaction in her heart.

He didn't know until now that the culprit who caused him to take the wrong notebook was precisely the cutie in front of him.

Two days later, on the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, the winter solstice came.

"When the extreme reaches, Yang Qi begins to grow, when the sun arrives south, when the days are short, and when the shadow of the sun grows, so it is called the winter solstice." At the time of delivery, everything is dead, and vitality is waiting to be revived.On this day, the common people change new clothes and offer sacrifices to their ancestors.

"Before and after the winter solstice, a gentleman should keep his body and body in peace, and all officials should stay quiet. He will not listen to the government. He will choose an auspicious date and save trouble." On this day, the emperor David also led all the officials in the imperial court to the southern suburbs of the imperial city to hold a grand and cumbersome sacrifice to heaven. Ceremony, pray for the peace of the country and the people.

While Su Yan and his party were still on the boat going north to the capital, they could only light a few incense sticks and respectfully worship their ancestors facing the far river.

On the day of the winter solstice, the weather was clear during the day, but in the late afternoon, the sky suddenly darkened.Not long after, fine snowflakes floated up.

The snow is boundless and cold.

The sky and the earth suddenly became lonely, and the quiet river water set off the gloomy sky, like a misty and distant ink painting.

In such a dark environment, people also become sentimental.

So when the second brother Su Yu knocked on the door and asked if he wanted to make dumplings together, Su Yan decisively abandoned the embarrassment in his heart, hugged Xiaobai and followed the second brother to the boat hall.

Both Xie Linfeng and Lu Xianzhi were there, as was the cook on board.

On the table in front of them was a clean white cloth with white flour on it, a basin of clean water and some wooden basins beside it.

Shan Fu also knew that the young masters on the boat wanted to experience the fun of making dumplings, so he cheerfully introduced the steps of making noodles and demonstrated them on the sidelines.

The cook kneads the noodles with cold water.While adding water to the flour, he stirred clockwise with chopsticks, which made it easier to control the amount of water added, and it was more convenient and even.

He then kneaded the dough with his hands, kneaded it into a big ball, put the dough on the white cloth, and turned it upside down with a basin to wake up the dough.Let it sit for a few minutes, then take it out and knead it for a while, repeating this three or four times.

Su Yan saw Shan Fu's steps and felt that he had roughly mastered it, so he followed suit.His hands were covered with white flour, and some white powder accidentally got on his cheeks, which made his fair little face look a little funny.

However, after ten minutes of kneading like this, Su Yan felt a little sore in his hands.He looked at the ball of white dough in his basin and fell silent.

The beautiful brows frowned, noticing that something was wrong.

Su Yan glanced at the even and firm white dough in the cook's hand, and bowed his head in embarrassment.

No!

He already has the cooking red envelope of "The Taste of the World is Qinghuan" from Su Shi, how could he knead into such a ghostly look!

But Su Yan thought about the poor-looking food he made before, and he was relieved.

Hey, maybe it looks shabby again, but it actually tastes good.

Su Yan secretly glanced at other people's achievements.

His second brother Su Yu's dough and Su Yan's own dough also look like brothers, they both have the same blurred appearance.

As for Xie Linfeng's dough, Su Yan took a look and was amazed at his craftsmanship.That thing looks as hard as a rock, and it seems to have been out of the category of dough. I don't know how Xie Linfeng did it.

Su Yan couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and quietly turned his head to look at the dough in front of Lu Xianzhi.The dough was so good that it seemed to be a replica of the dough in Shanfu's hands, and it looked smooth and didn't stick to hands.

This is strong.

Su Yan lingered enviously at Lu Xianzhi's dough for a while, then inadvertently moved his eyes up, and suddenly met Lu Xianzhi's gaze.

A heat mixed with shyness and embarrassment ignited from his heart and spread to his limbs.

Su Yan quickly looked away, as if nothing had happened.However, the blush on the tips of his ears revealed the turmoil in his master's heart.

Lu Xianzhi looked at him calmly, knowing that Su Yan was still embarrassed by what happened that day, and had been avoiding himself for the past two days.

He lowered his eyes, and gently poked the white soft dough in front of him with his slender fingers, as if poking someone who couldn't be touched yet.

Xiaobai watched their hands curiously, smelled the flour particles in the air, couldn't help but sneezed a few times, and his hair stood on end.

Meow!Cat owners don't like it!

Xiaobai arched his body, nimbly jumped onto the shit-shoveling officer's dough, and stepped on it a few times with his little paws unceremoniously, causing Su Yan's already precarious dough to be killed smoothly.

And because his dough was too sparse, Xiao Bai quickly tore off a small lump of batter from his little paws.

As if stimulated by the dough, Xiaobai started to fly around in the boat hall, and the whole scene jumped up and down for a while.

When Xiaobai was finally held down by Su Yan and wiped its little paws with a soft brocade handkerchief, Xiaobai calmed down as if he was tired.

Shanfu breathed a sigh of relief holding the only remaining dough in the basin. In order to avoid further troubles, he immediately began to quickly make dumpling wrappers with a rolling pin.

Everyone simply gave up their own dough and made dumplings with dumpling wrappers and fillings prepared by Shan Fu.

The step of making dumplings is much simpler. Except that occasionally too much filling is put in and the dumpling wrapper doesn’t fit together, other times it can be made into a dumpling shape anyway.

According to the cook's instructions, Su Yan made wrinkles on one side of the dumpling skin from right to left, and successfully made beautiful half-moon-shaped dumplings.

When they used up a pot of stuffing, the chopping board was already filled with fat and white dumplings.

Su Yan looked at the half-moon-shaped beautiful dumplings that he personally made on the chopping board, and felt very happy, thinking that they were really the most beautiful dumplings on the entire chopping board.

Xie Linfeng also looked lovingly at the big fat dumplings he worked so hard to make, which was a lot fatter than the dumplings made by others.

Lu Xianzhi called someone to bring their dumplings to the kitchen for cooking.

After the four of them returned to their room and changed out of their flour-stained clothes, the dumplings were cooked.

What was presented was not only boiled dumplings, but also the red bean glutinous rice, glutinous rice cakes and mutton hot pot that are customary to eat during the winter solstice.

Shanfu is very skilled, and the dumpling skins are very firm. Even though they bear the weight of the fillings that are not their usual, they are still firmly supported, and there is no cracking or leakage of fillings.

Su Yan scanned the pile of dumplings with big eyes, and found the little moons he made.

He picked up a half-moon-shaped dumpling, dipped it in the prepared red oil chili sauce, and put it in his mouth.

The entrance is warm, and the thin and thin dumpling skin is soft but chewy.The rich flavors of the fillings are mixed and blended, and the mellow thick juice envelops the dumpling skin and fillings to stimulate the taste buds in the mouth.

Swallowing it together, I just feel a sense of happiness and satisfaction spontaneously in my stomach.

good to eat!

It is indeed the dumplings I made!

In order to prove that the dumplings he made were indeed the best, Su Yan bravely tried to pick up a dumpling that was so fat that it was about to swell. This dumpling was made by Xie Linfeng.

He took a bite carefully, ready to spit it out at any moment.

But surprisingly it tastes good too.

After Su Yan ate the whole fat dumpling, he picked up his own little moon and compared it. He still felt that the dumpling he made was tastier.

Lu Xianzhi, who was sitting opposite him, also stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the half-moon-shaped dumplings made by Su Yan.The dumplings are crystal clear, with dense lace on the edges.

Lu Xianzhi glanced at Su Yan who was eating happily, and felt that the dumplings were a bit like the master's.

After tasting the dumplings, Su Yan looked at the rest of the delicacies.

Red bean glutinous rice sprinkled with sugar is steaming hot and ruddy in color.A scent of glutinous rice and red beans hits the nostrils.This red bean glutinous rice is warm and nourishing, and the stomach is warm after eating.

The glutinous rice cakes are dipped in finely crushed soybean flour and glistening white sugar. The taste is quiet and elegant, sweet and refreshing, with good color, aroma and taste.

The mutton hot pot is gurgling and steaming, white mist hovers upwards, the thick soup is boiling at the bottom of the pot, and the delicious smell is diffused on the entire table.

The mutton is sliced ​​into thin slices with a delicate knife and placed on a celadon plate.There are also exquisite condiments on the side, such as black sesame, rice wine, bean paste, chili oil, green onion, coriander powder and so on.

Su Yan picked up a slice of mutton as thin as a cicada's wing, rinsed it in the rich soup base, and then dipped it in rich seasonings to enhance the flavor. It was tender and delicious, and the mouth was intoxicated.

After eating such a meal, the cold winter night also becomes warm.

Outside the boat hall, the flying snow was still swaying alone, and the heavy snow was rustling in the air.

In the boat hall, people are reunited, the lights are warm, and the smell of food is overflowing.

The boat kept running at night and continued to drive towards the capital.

Another two days passed, and finally arrived at the capital in the evening.

They disembarked at the docks outside the city.

The wharf outside the capital is bustling with boats.

After more than ten days, both feet finally set foot on the stable and solid ground, and Su Yan felt an inexplicable joy in his heart.

Standing on the pier, a gust of cold north wind blew. This wind was colder and drier than the cold wind in Yunzhou, and it slapped Su Yan's face unceremoniously and hard.

He couldn't help but looked in the direction of the capital.

I saw that the tall and majestic city wall was filled with a majestic and peaceful atmosphere under the night.

The Su family, the Xie family, and the Lu family all came to welcome their young master, and the four of them bid farewell here.

"Brother Yan, when you get home and rest, ask someone to send me a post, and let me take you to have a good time in the capital!" Xie Linfeng put an arm around Su Yan's shoulder, and said close to him.

"The capital city is my base camp! Just tell me what you want to eat and play! You are satisfied!" Xie Linfeng patted his chest with the other hand.

"Okay! I'll find you then!" Su Yan replied.

If it wasn't for the cold winter, Su Yan guessed that Xie Linfeng would have taken out his "Believe it or not I fan you" logo fan and waved it.

Lu Xianzhi's cold gaze fell on Xie Linfeng's hand on Su Yan's shoulder, his eyes were dark, like frozen snow in the middle of the night.

After saying goodbye, the four parted ways.

The strong servants arranged by the housekeeper Uncle Zhou swiftly loaded Su Yu's and Su Yan's luggage onto the carriage.

The carriage started to sway, passed the tall and majestic city gate, and officially entered the capital city.

The horse's hooves made a soft sound as they stepped on the spacious and flat road.

Su Yan couldn't wait to lift the curtain of the car to look at the scene of the capital outside the car window.

At this time, the lights are shining brightly, and the ten-mile-long street is full of traffic, and the stream is constantly flowing. The road is really full of BMW carving cars.The streets are vertical and horizontal, the houses on both sides are dotted, and the six streets are brightly lit.Qiaomen painted halberds, next to Wanjing, and the golden and green towers leaned against each other.There are row upon row of shop pavilions and eaves, and shop flags fly high.

Su Yan looked at the bustling and hustle and bustle of David's capital city, and couldn't help feeling that Yangzhou City was nothing compared to the capital city.

The carriage turned into a quiet alley, the houses on both sides were solemn but elegant, solemn but not lacking in magnificence.

"Do you still remember where our family lives?" Su Yu sat in the carriage and glanced at the street scene outside the window, and asked with a smile.

Looking at the familiar scenery, Su Yan also recalled the location of the Su Mansion in his mind.

This area is not far from the imperial palace, and the distance is just right. It is a good place for officials in the capital to settle down.And because the housing prices here are relatively expensive, the residents are basically officials of the fifth rank or above.

"It's almost there! It's almost there!" Su Yan recalled vaguely.

Su Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled, but didn't make a sound.

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of a majestic and graceful ebony gate.

This is the former cabinet secondary assistant mansion that was crowded with people.

There was a servant waiting at the door, and when he saw the Su family's carriage approaching, he hurriedly opened the door.

Su Yan and his second elder brother Su Yu got out of the carriage at the door, and immediately the servants came up to carry their luggage.

A blue-gray brick and stone road in the middle pointed directly to the hall, and Su Yan walked into the hall behind the second brother.

Steward Zhou stayed behind and directed the servants to take the young masters' luggage to their respective courtyards.

When they entered the door, a servant came to inform them. When Su Yan entered the hall through the clean and tidy courtyard, his father Su Yue, his mother Liu Shi, and his eldest brother Su Ze were already waiting in the hall.

"Brother Yu and Brother Yan are back!" Seeing her two sons returning, Mrs. Liu couldn't help standing up slowly from the cushioned seat, with a hint of joy in her voice.

Compared to when Su Yan went to Yunshan Academy in August, Liu's belly was already much bigger at this time, and she walked in front of Su Yan with her stomach straight.

"Oh! Brother Yan has grown taller!" Mrs. Liu carefully sized up her youngest son, with curved eyebrows and a gentle smile.

Then she looked sideways at her eldest son.Su Yu was still the suave and suave Mr. Zhuo Shijia, when he saw his mother's gaze turned, he looked up with a smile in his eyes.

"Brother Yu is still the same." Liu Shi smiled.

She hadn't seen her for several months, and despite the correspondence, she still missed both sons terribly.Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, the family is finally reunited. There is nothing more gratifying than this.

"Mother! I'm back!" Seeing his mother Liu's gentle expression, Su Yan's longing for her relatives poured out overwhelmingly.

He was concerned about his mother's belly, so he hugged her weakly.

The youngest son was still so caring and sweet, Liu's heart melted when he saw Su Yan's little face.

Su Yan then looked at his father Su Yue and his eldest brother Su Ze, and said hello to each other.

Father Su Yue was probably very satisfied with the article attached to Su Yan's reply, and at this moment his rare eyebrows relaxed.However, he was still stingy about expressing his thoughts about the sons who had returned from studying away from their parents in person. He just said a few words of concern and nodded gently.

Su Yan and his elder brother Su Ze haven't seen each other for a long time, and they feel unfamiliar for a while.

Su Ze has been immersed in the officialdom for several years, and his whole person has become more and more cold and serious, and he has a vague posture of getting closer to his father Su Yue.

Su Yan was a little bit worried when he saw his elder brother's appearance. This jade-faced son of an elder brother, don't really turn into the black-faced appearance of his father!

Su Ze looked at the two younger brothers whom he hadn't seen for a few years, and sighed in his heart that the two younger brothers were still the same.

Especially the little brother Su Yan, who still can't hide things on his face, looking at his slightly wrinkled nose, he can tell what he is thinking.

Su Ze looked away slightly, and glanced at his father. As expected, his face was a little dark.

Su Yan made up his mind to quietly persuade his elder brother not to approach his father Su Yue.His clear almond eyes blinked.

Su Ze endured it, but couldn't help reaching out and touching his little head.

The family had a warm and harmonious dinner. Su Yan told a lot about what he had seen and heard in Yunshan Academy. Seeing that his mother, Mrs. Liu, liked to listen, she also babbled about many other interesting things. The whole dinner was full of laughter.

Hearing that Su Yan and Xie Linfeng, the grandson of General Xie, were roommates in Yunshan Academy, Su Ze raised his eyebrows lightly, a little surprised, but he quickly relaxed and made friends with Xie Linfeng, which is very important for his little brother. Yan also has an extra protection.

After dinner, Su Yan followed the layout of the courtyard in his memory, walked through the courtyard decorated with rocks and surrounded by green bamboos and winding corridors, and came to the courtyard where he lived when he was a child.

There is a ginkgo tree planted at the gate of the yard, which has already shed all the small fans at this season, and is now bare.

Su Yan walked into his room.

It should be that the mother received the letter from him stating the date of returning home, and arranged for someone to clean it up early, and there was not even a speck of dust on the hollowed-out tallow window.

The whole room is neat and elegant, exuding a chic and elegant bookish atmosphere.Perhaps because of the daily incense in recent days, the room is filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.A brazier was placed in the corner of the house, warming the air in the entire room.

Even Xiaobai's nest was carefully considered by the mother.Near the brazier, a lovely little nest was built.Xiaobai has also been taken care of by the book boy Jishi, and he has been fed his favorite cat food. At this moment, he is lying in the nest with his eyes closed, sleeping lazily.

Su Yan went to the bathroom next to him to take a good shower and freshen up, washing away the tiredness and filth from the many days of travel.After he washed himself fragrantly, he lay down on the big wooden bed covered with quilts, and fell into a sweet dreamland.

The next day, Su Yan woke up refreshed.Putting on his clothes and going out, he was covered by the cold wind blowing on his face.

Hey, the north wind is so noisy!

He underestimated the coldness of the capital!

Su Yan obediently went back to the house to add another piece of clothes, wrapped in the black cloak with dark patterns newly prepared by his mother, put on a fluffy ermine warm hat, and held the delicate hand stove given by Lu Xianzhi in his hand. Wrap yourself into a round dumpling carefully, and then step into the north wind.

After the family had breakfast, Su Yan suddenly remembered what Master Wu had said about the "Liuxia" guqin, so he mentioned it to his elder brother Su Ze.

He made it clear to Su Ze that he had chosen a guqin in Yunshan Academy, that Master Wu was a disciple of Master Nan Wangshu, and that he had a certain chance of getting the famous piano "Liuxia".

"Master Nan Wangshu?" Su Ze thought carefully.

Su Yan looked envious when he saw that his elder brother still didn't wear bulky clothes and didn't look cold at all in the winter.

Big brother is indeed big brother!

Sure enough, I am a brother.

Su Yan complained silently.

Su Ze thought about his words, and slowly introduced to Su Yan: "Master Nan Wangshu was originally a court musician. I heard that he has an exceptionally keen hearing and is very accurate in distinguishing rhythms. He is good at a variety of musical instruments and has superb skills."

"Not only that, Master Nan Wangshu also wrote music theory books such as "Complete Book of Music Rhythms", "Lyue Lv Zhenglun", "Lyue Lv Questions and Debates", which provided classics for people who are happy all over the world to refer to and study, so they are well-received by the world. Respect." Su Ze glanced at his little brother and continued.

Su Yan nodded. He also heard Master Wu talk about Master Nan Wangshu's achievements in Master Wu's class before, and he admired him very much.So when Master Wu told Su Yan that he had a chance to get the Liuxia Guqin from Master Nan Wangshu, he was a little surprised.

"However, people in the world don't know that this 'Liuxia' Guqin is actually in the collection of Master Nan Wangshu. There has been a lot of speculation about the current owner of the 'Liuxia' Guqin, and all kinds of news are true and false, and no one has really shown it This is the 'Liuxia' guqin." Su Ze was a little emotional.

"However, since your master explained so, Master Nan Wangshu should be the master of this 'Liuxia' guqin. The reason why he didn't announce it was because he didn't want to disturb his purity by those who love the piano." Su Ze changed his voice, and said: "You should ask your servants to post a post today, and deliver your master's letter to Master Nan Wangshu as soon as possible."

Su Ze paused, looked at Su Yan with a trace of comfort in his eyes and said: "As for the 'Liuxia' guqin, you don't have to worry too much. If you really get the master's favor, you can get it; if you don't, you don't have to." Don’t worry, Big Brother will help you to check if there is a suitable guqin.”

Su Yan understood the good intentions of his elder brother Su Ze, and knew that he was afraid that he would lose his calm mind due to his obsession with Liuxia Guqin.

He nodded obediently, and then asked the book boy Ji Shi to go to the southern mansion of the capital to deliver greeting cards.

Surprisingly, when Ji Shi came back, he brought back news that Master Nan Wangshu asked Su Yan to go to Nanfu tomorrow.

Su Yan was a little nervous. He hadn't touched the guqin since he said goodbye to Master Wu last time, and he didn't think about what piece he should play if Master Nan Wangshu wanted to play it on the spot tomorrow.

Su Yan hurriedly asked Su Shi for help in the writer's red envelope group:

Su Yan: Emergency rescue!

Su Yan: @苏丽Big Brother!

Su Yan: Master Nan Wangshu wants me to go find him tomorrow!

Su Yan: Confused.jpg

Su Shi: Don't panic, the problem is not big.jpg

Su Shi: I guess he will ask you to play a piece tomorrow to test your level.

Su Yan: Hey!I think so.

Su Yan: I just haven't figured out what to play yet! ! !

Su Yan: What's more, I don't have a piano with me now, so I can't practice...

Su Yan: You have to panic, it's a big problem.jpg

Cao Zhi: Brother Yan, why don't you just play the pieces you are more familiar with.

Du Fu: That makes sense.

Cao Zhi: I remember you practiced "High Mountain and Flowing Water" in music class.

Li Bai: "The Wind Into the Pine" is also good!

Li Bai: I once heard this song played by a monk in Sichuan, it is wonderful!

Li Bai: "The monk from Shu embraced Luqi and went west to Mount Emei. When he waved his hand for me, it was like listening to the pines in the ten thousand valleys. The guest's heart was washed by the flowing water, and the lingering sound echoed into the frost bell. I didn't feel that the blue mountains were dusk, and the autumn clouds were darker."

Su Yan: The sound of the piano is so beautiful!Do you have this sheet music?

Li Bai: I don’t have that, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Su Yan:? ? ?

Su Yan: At a loss.jpg

Zhu Xi: However, to impress a well-known master, the classic repertoire may not be enough.

Zhu Xi: You need a more powerful bargaining chip that can impress him.

Zhu Xi: What if you are not the only one who goes there?

Zhu Xi: [smiling].

Su Yan: [Strong].

Su Yan: Right!

Su Yan: I remember the system gave me a piano score!

Su Yan: It was my birthday present from the system that day.

Su Yan opened the item column of the red envelope interface, and found the piano score of "Yan Luo Pingsha" that he had almost forgotten.

He opened the piano score and found that it was not the original version of an ancient book, but a clear PDF version produced by the system.

I saw the title page of this piano score read: "Gai chooses its high autumn air, the calm wind and flat sand, the clouds travel thousands of miles, and the sky is flying. Borrowing the lofty aspirations of the swans, it is also written about the heart of Yishi."

Su Yan continued to read.

The author has something to say: "When the extreme reaches, the yang qi begins to grow, when the sun arrives south, when the day is short, and when the shadow of the sun is long, so it is called the winter solstice." From "The Collection of 24 Solar Terms".

"Before and after the winter solstice, a gentleman should keep his body and body in peace, all officials should avoid affairs, do not listen to the government, and choose an auspicious day to save trouble." From "Book of the Later Han Dynasty".

"The snow is boundless and cold." ——Shen Zhou.

"Qiaomen draws halberds, descends to Wanjing, and golden and green towers lean against each other." From Liu Yong's "Zao Meifang · Haixiahong".

"Complete Book of Music Rhythms", "Lü Lu Zhenglun" and "Lü Lv Questions and Debates" were written by Zhu Zaiyu, a music scholar in the Ming Dynasty.

"The Shu monk hugged Lu Qi and went down to Emei Peak in the west. When he waved his hand for me, it was like listening to the pines in the ten thousand valleys. The guest's heart was washed by the flowing water, and the lingering sound echoed into the frost bell. I didn't feel the evening of the blue mountains, and how dark the autumn clouds were." From Li Bai's " Listening to Shu Monk Jun Playing the Qin".

"It's a high and refreshing autumn, the wind is calm and the sand is flat, the clouds travel thousands of miles, and the sky is flying. Borrowing the lofty ambition of the scorpion, it is also to write about the heart of a scholar." From "Guyin Zhengzong".

感谢在2020-11-1700:00:00~2020-11-1800:00:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: Did gin take a bottle of football today;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!