Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Probably because Xiao Xuexing's confused expression was particularly obvious, Xiao Zirong explained: "It's a custom to pick out one dumpling from a pile of dumplings and stuff it with something, be it coins or something else, and then mix it into the dumpling. There is no mark in it, and whoever eats it will be prosperous for a year."

Xiao Xuexing had never heard of such a custom, presumably Xiao Zirong learned it from somewhere.

As for who taught him...it must be the old god who cured his illness.

But Xiao Xuexing was also a little puzzled. After finding Xiao Zirong, there were traces of his disappearance. Where did he learn so many things?

But he didn't ask much, just looked at the coin again.

Xiao Zirong thought that he was afraid that it would be dirty and hurriedly said: "I made this one specially for wrapping it in dumplings. It was washed before wrapping, and it is very clean."

Xiao Xuexing nodded, and after calling someone to get clean water to wash the coin, he found that this gold coin should have been made by Xiao Zirong with a lot of thought. The carvings on the peach blossom petals and stamens on it were very obvious. It was obviously a flat gold coin. There is a three-dimensional effect.

He turned his head and asked, "How much is this?"

Xiao Zirong froze for a moment before replying, "Just this one."

It was specially prepared for tonight. Originally, he thought that he would cook a few dumplings instead of cooking too much. When he and Xiao Xuexing finished eating, they would always be able to eat them.

It turned out that the two of them lost their appetite when it was time to eat dumplings. Xiao Zirong was not hungry, and Xiao Xuexing didn't dare to eat too much for fear of overeating.

Thanks to Xiao Xuexing's luck, the second one got the gold coin.

After hearing this, Xiao Xuexing looked at the two big plates of dumplings left on the food table, and felt that he was lucky, so he happily withdrew the gold coin, turned his head and handed it to the little eunuch behind him and said, "Let someone take it with me. A jade pendant, I want to take it with me."

Xiao Zirong couldn't laugh or cry at once, although this peach blossom gold coin was pretty, it was still not as good as Xiao Xuexing's jade pendant.

That jade pendant is of the highest quality, even Xiao Zirong, who doesn't understand jade, can tell that it is moist and lustrous, and the tentacles are moist, and it is said that the person in charge of carving is also a master. Literally.

Xiao Zirong wanted to stop her, but seeing Xiao Xuexing's brows and eyes stretched out in a smile, she didn't speak again.

Xiao Xuexing probably seldom had such a happy time over the years, he himself didn't think there was a problem, so naturally Xiao Zirong shouldn't think there was a problem either.

After midnight, a burst of firecrackers sounded, Xiao Zirong turned his head and smiled at Xiao Xuexing, "Happy Zhengdan."

Xiao Xuexing was taken aback for a moment and then said: "Happy Zhengdan."

After he finished speaking, he saw Xiao Zirong yawned, with a little fatigue on his face, so he said directly: "Let's go, go to sleep."

Xiao Zirong was a little hesitant: "Don't you want to watch the year?"

Xiao Xuexing was a little puzzled: "Why do you have to watch the year?"

Xiao Zirong was taken aback for a moment, then remembered that there seems to be no such thing as keeping the old age these days.

The earliest record of keeping the year old was in the Tang Dynasty.

He coughed lightly and said: "Keeping the year is to watch the fire of the year, from the old year to the next year, so that the wealth of the family will be sufficient in the coming year."

Xiao Xuexing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Good boy, we don't have to watch the year."

No matter who they are, they are not short of money, so what is it worth for his brother to stay awake?

Xiao Zirong thought so too, so he went to sleep without burden.

When Xiao Zirong woke up the next morning, when he was washing up, he heard A Yin and A Man chirping, "City Lord, City Lord, it's snowing!"

Xiao Zirong was a little surprised: "Is it snowing?"

A Yin and A Man nodded with bright eyes.

Xiao Zirong hurriedly washed up and went out to see that there was already a thin layer of snow on the ground.

It was still snowing at this time, Xiao Zirong stretched out his hand to catch the snowflakes, and found that the snowflakes were not considered snowflakes, but more like ice particles.

But that's not easy for this place either.

Xiao Zirong shook off the ice particles in his hand, and when he looked up, he saw Xiao Xuexing walking in from the outside, dressed in red and holding a bow.

Xiao Zirong hurriedly asked someone to give him the cloak, went up to meet him and said, "Why are you still practicing archery when it's snowing? Be careful of the cold air in your stomach."

Xiao Xuexing said with a smile: "It's not long since I just came down, let alone in the city lord's mansion, can you still freeze me?"

Xiao Zirong was also worried that inhaling cold air would be bad for his health, although he knew that staying in a constant temperature place for a long time would be bad for his health, but Xiao Xuexing is recuperating now.

He still warned: "I don't have many prescriptions for you to change, don't pay attention if you get better."

Ling Fu sneaked a glance at Xiao Xuexing from the side, thinking that this is the King of Xuancheng, if someone else talked like that, he might not be kicked out by the Regent.

However, not only did Xiao Xuexing not push Xiao Zirong away, he even responded with a good temper: "Okay, I will pay attention."

He looked up at the sky and said regretfully, "It was cloudy and snowy in the second day of junior high school."

Everyone still prefers the sun in winter, and just after Wanzhengdan is over, the lead clouds are overcast. No matter how you look at it, it makes you feel bad.

Xiao Zirong said with a smile on his face, "It's snowing, auspicious snow heralds a good year."

Xiao Xuexing asked curiously, "Where did you hear that?"

Xiao Zirong didn't say anything but explained: "Snow has the advantage of snow, it can freeze the pests to death."

After hearing this, Xiao Xuexing smiled helplessly, it would only be useful if there was heavy snow, what is this little snow?

But since it's snowing, you have to enjoy the snow.

Xiao Zirong froze for a moment when he knew that he still wanted to enjoy the snow: "Appreciate the snow?"

Xiao Xuexing said casually: "Well, it doesn't snow too much here. It is said that when it snowed in the north before Yiguan went south, he would organize snow and plum appreciation. This habit has remained."

Xiao Zirong immediately understood that traveling to the South in clothes was a pain for all Han people, and the more this happened, the more they had to stick to the old customs of the past.

It's just that there is not much snow in the south, even if it snows, it may be a few flakes as it is now, and it is rare for many years to have heavy snow.

But these little ice particles have to sit there and enjoy the snow... It's just too funny.

But there was nothing left and right, so he began to think about making some snacks. Can't just sit and enjoy the snow?Always eat and drink.

Well, he can also make some scented tea. When the flowers in the backyard were blooming, he dried a lot of buds and flowers. Some of them can’t even be named, but they smell very fragrant and are not poisonous. Making tea is also good.

As for dim sum, Xiao Zirong was a little craving for shrimp dumplings. Before, he asked someone to get some wheat starch.

This thing is not difficult, and it can be done at the same time as making gluten. The flour is first kneaded into a dough, let it stand for a while, and then add water to knead and wash. If you want better quality gluten, you can add a little salt.

This stuff is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it tastes really good after it is made. No one knows how to toss the wheat starch. It's delicious when mixed.

Now that Xiao Zirong has time, he immediately asks someone to take out the frozen shrimp.

These prawns are all river prawns, and there are also a little sea prawns, but not many. After all, their boats are not allowed to go too far to fish, and Xiao Zirong is also strictly forbidden to go fishing.

Everyone is also willing to listen to him. After all, they don't have to worry about food or drink now, so there is no need to risk their lives to go fishing.

The river prawns are peeled into prawns, marinated and made into fillings, wrapped in dumpling skins made of a mixture of wheat starch and mung bean starch, and then steamed in a small steamer.

This thing is relatively light, but the taste is good, it is suitable for them who ate a lot of meat dishes yesterday.

It's just that when Xiao Zirong and Ah Yin finished making the shrimp dumplings, they found that the snow had stopped.

Xiao Zirong: ...

What kind of snow is there to appreciate.

However, it is also possible to enjoy the scenery without snow. The trees here are also green in winter. Although it is not as lush as in spring and summer, at least it is not desolate at first glance.

In addition, Xiao Xuexing has better taste, so after he came, people made a fuss about Xiao Zirong's yard.

He obviously didn't move anything, but it made him look like five steps, one corridor, ten steps and one scene.

Xiao Zirong originally thought that the yard he designed was pretty, but now he compares it... Forget it, there is a gap in aesthetics.

Xiao Xuexing had already changed into a fur coat and sat outside making tea, which were the flower buds that Xiao Zirong made.

He hadn't thought that flower buds could be soaked in water to drink before, but when he thought about it, this thing can be used as medicine and vegetables, and it seems to be okay for boiling water, and it does have a special taste after adding honey. It's not very good, but after drinking it, you can feel the fragrance on your lips and teeth, which is very in line with everyone's taste.

After Xiao Zirong brought someone over with shrimp dumplings, Xiao Xuexing waved to him and said, "It's just right, the flower water is ready, come and taste it."

While talking, he handed one to Xiao Zirong, Xiao Zirong took a sip, and said very flatteringly: "It's delicious, my brother cooked it just right."

Xiao Xuexing couldn't laugh or cry, he found that Xiao Zirong's mouth was really sweet when he really wanted to coax people, so sweet that people wondered if he had eaten a lot of candy.

Xiao Zirong sat down and asked someone to put the steamer on the small charcoal stove and said, "Try it, I just made it."

After the steamer was opened, the first thing Xiao Xuexing smelled was a fresh fragrance, and he subconsciously asked, "Aquatic product?"

Xiao Xuexing found out that his younger brother was very experienced in eating these aquatic products, and he didn't know if he was a fish in the sea in his previous life.

Xiao Zirong picked one for him with his serving chopsticks and said, "Eat it while it's hot, it won't taste good when it's cold."

Xiao Xuexing first observed the small dumpling. The dumpling skin was crystal clear, and the red and white shrimp inside could be vaguely seen. It looked very interesting. He thought about Xiao Zirong's favorite glass and ice sculptures and Looking at this shrimp dumpling, I immediately came to a conclusion—his brother likes transparent things.

After coming to a conclusion, he took a bite of the shrimp dumpling while thinking about what else was transparent and unusual.

However, after the shrimp dumplings were in his mouth, he didn't have time to think about them.

Over the years, his taste has been forced to be light, but it has changed a little over time. This shrimp dumpling is very suitable for his taste like yesterday's dumpling. The whole shrimp inside has a unique sweetness of aquatic products. Other garnishes and seasonings did not cover the taste of the shrimp, but brought out the freshness of the shrimp.

Xiao Zirong even asked someone to bring ginger vinegar. Although the strong taste of this stuff can easily cover up the sweetness of the shrimp dumplings, it tastes very special if it is less dipped.

Originally eating shrimp dumplings was just the taste of the ingredients themselves, but Xiao Zirong was worried that the aquatic products would be cold, which would be bad for Xiao Zirong's stomach, so he got ginger vinegar here, and wanted to use the heat of ginger to neutralize it .

Xiao Xuexing ate happily. After eating, he looked at Xiao Zirong and said, "I'm going back to Nanyanzhou the day after tomorrow to meet him, you...do you want to come?"

Xiao Zirong finished eating the dumplings and was still eating other snacks. Hearing this sentence, the jerky in his mouth dropped, and he was shocked and said, "This is it?"