The Heart of the Red Chamber

The western suburbs used to be a royal hunting ground. Although it was abandoned in the current dynasty, there are a lot of officials and eunuchs, rich men will come to hunt, so some people still make a living from this, that is, they keep some small animals like pheasants and hares in captivity on weekdays. Animals, release them when the time comes, so that those who come to hunt will have some face.After all, compared with purely wild animals, most of these captive animals have lost their wildness, and their food is better. Whether they run, jump or fly, their speed is far inferior to that of the same species raised in the mountains and forests. Therefore, they are more likely to be shot. middle.

It should be the same this time, at least with Wang Ren's half-baked archery skills, he also shot two pheasants, a roe deer, and a hare, and also harvested a light gray hare the size of a palm, Wang Ren pondered Take it back and give it to Wang Xifeng to keep.Wang Xifeng is considered to be taught jointly by Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Shi. She has always been smart, but she has not reached the level of "Phoenix Spicy" as she was later, so she is quite likable.Because she has learned the lessons of her two sister-in-laws, Mrs. Sun persuaded Mrs. Shi that in addition to pinpointing female celebrities, she should let her daughter know a few words. blind.In particular, Mrs. Sun's words touched Mrs. Shi. With Wang Ziteng's power now, Wang Xifeng will definitely marry no worse than her sister. Her daughter knows a little bit of literature, and she will have some common topics with her husband in the future.After living together for so many years, Wang Ren has developed a deep relationship with this cousin, and always remembers to bring her gifts when they go out.

Liu Xianglian shot a golden pheasant running through the grass with an arrow, and saw Wang Ren sitting lazily on the horse, with the bow and arrow hanging on the side of the saddle, drinking water from a water bag, and trotting over the horse: "Aren, Why don't you continue?"

Wang Ren said with a smile: "With my level, it's better not to make a fool of yourself!"

Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "My archery skills are not very good, but it's just for fun!"

"Xiang Lian said that, doesn't it make me feel ashamed!" Wang Ren said with a smile, "I heard Brother Feng say that Xiang Lian is both civil and military. I didn't believe it. This time, it seems that Wen doesn't know, but Wu is indeed very good!"

"Where, I just learned boxing and kicking kung fu for a few years. Compared with a real master, that's far from it!" Hearing what Wang Ren said, Liu Xianglian's face inevitably showed a bit of complacency, but she said modestly .

"Has Xianglian ever thought about taking part in martial arts?" Wang Ren asked tentatively.

Liu Xianglian smiled casually: "Although my family is not rich, but I still have a little income, and I have no worries about food and clothing. Now that I am like this, if I am willing to study, I will study martial arts. If I want to learn martial arts, I will learn martial arts. If I insist on fame, I will be happy in this life." Can't get up!"

"Xianglian is a free-spirited person!" Wang Ren didn't care too much, she had her own thoughts, and what Liu Xianglian said was also very reasonable. She had no worries about food and clothing, and she had the power to protect herself. She was also a member of Duke Li's clan. You can live comfortably without wanting to do unreliable things.

Wei Ruolan also rode over and said with a smile, "What are you two talking about hiding here?"

Wang Ren also laughed and said, "It's just a small talk!"

Wei Ruolan stopped, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and said: "You two hit it off, Xianglian has always been arrogant, and she won't say anything to others!"

Liu Xianglian snorted softly: "What's there to say to those bastards!"

Wei Ruolan chuckled lightly, and quickly changed the subject: "Feng Ziying and the others really put in a lot of effort today, tsk tsk, those pheasants and rabbits are really unlucky today!"

Wang Ren said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, let's divide up a few more and take them back, so that they won't be wasted if they can't eat them!"

Liu Xianglian laughed: "That's right! Ah Ren is such a wonderful person!"

Feng Ziying and Shi Guangzhu refused to give in to each other, and now they took their servants to some unknown place. Wei Ruolan looked at the sky and suggested: "The two of them won't know each other for a while. Come back, let's find a place to rest and pack up some game?"

Both Liu Xianglian and Wang Ren had no objection, so they stopped in a nearby open place near a creek, and sent the servants around them to clean up the prey and pick up some dry firewood to live. Of course, Wang Ren and the others were perfect They showed the attitude of the exploiting class, sitting on the felt cloth spread on the ground, just waiting to eat what was ready-made.The so-called gentleman stays away from the kitchen, among these few people, probably only Wang Ren had a little experience in barbecue in his previous life, and the rest of them are people who can only talk but not do it.

Fortunately, most of the servants these days are very versatile, they are full-time nannies next to the master, and they know a little about everything. Therefore, when the servants came back, they had already brought back a few bundles of dead branches, and they had already cleaned up. Clean prey, some bottles and jars with various seasonings, even iron pots and bowls borrowed from nearby people, and some dried vegetables.

Even in the era of pure natural and pollution-free, the taste of game can only be said to be average. Of course, it does not rule out that these servants are not professional chefs and their cooking skills are average. However, several people are also hungry, so they eat one by one. It's all very hard.

Liu Xianglian cut off a rabbit's leg with a dagger, took a bite, and sighed: "It's a pity that there is no wine!"

Wei Ruolan sipped the chicken soup leisurely, it was obviously just a rough porcelain bowl in her hand, but it looked like she was holding a blue and white flower in her hand, she didn't pay attention to Liu Xianglian's words at all.

Wang Ren was already half full, and now he was boringly slicing the roe deer meat with a short dagger, and asked, "Don't they both feel hungry? Why haven't they come back yet!"

Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "I'm worried about what they will do. It's not the first time they have come out to hunt, so I know it well!"

Wang Ren thinks about it too, those two people are now fifteen or sixteen years old, and they are going to get married after the new year, so he has nothing to worry about.

Liu Xianglian frowned suddenly: "Why is there someone else here?"

Wei Ruolan raised her head, a little surprised: "What kind of family is this, with such ostentation?"

Wang Ren also looked over and saw that on the official road not far away, several carriages with canopy and red wheels were in front, followed by more than a dozen smaller blue cloth mule carts. Nearly a hundred people surrounded the carriages. The knights, even if they couldn't see their faces clearly, could tell that these knights were not ordinary people, and there were some servants in green clothes following behind.Judging by this posture, he is clearly a prince and nobleman.

Wang Ren asked curiously, "Could it be some prince's family?"

Wei Ruolan shook her head: "I don't know, judging by the specifications, it should be at least the first level of the county king, but, apart from the county king of Xining who is currently stationed in the frontier, is there any prince in the court who is not in Chang'an?"

Liu Xianglian watched the long convoy silently, a flash of understanding suddenly flashed in her eyes, just happened to be seen by Wang Ren, Wang Ren thought for a while, but finally did not ask, thinking to ask her father Wang Ziteng when she went back.