[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

"Again?" Lin Ruhai was taken aback, and looked at Xia Anran, "Does Jingxi know Mr. Shen?"

"Well, we met once." Xia Anran blinked away the emotions in her eyes, smiled back and said, "I met you in Qiuwei."

When Lin Ruhai thought about Qiu Wei, he suddenly understood.

Xia Anran is a candidate for Qiuwei, who can he meet?

It's just that now the matter about that Qiu Wei has become a thing that cannot be said, and it is difficult for him to ask in detail.

This time, the incident of Qiu Wei was very troublesome. Lin Ruhai was far away in Yangzhou, so he didn't know what happened in Gyeonggi, but from the words and phrases from his friends, he could feel the bloody wind and blood in it. The faces of the nobles were torn off.

The way he has dealt with several noble children has already made him sensitively aware that he doesn't want to be patient anymore.

He could no longer bear the repeated provocations from these honorable families.

——This is also one of the reasons why Lin Ruhai didn't want to marry his daughter high.

He didn't change his face, and smiled, "Master Shen and my apprentice are really destined. It must be very logical for the two of you to walk together."

Isn't that what I said.

When Xia Anran was sitting in the cabin, facing Shen Qi face to face, she was still complaining in her heart.

But now one of the two wants to pretend that I don't know you very well, and the other also wants to pretend that I don't know who you are. The atmosphere is not just a little awkward.

After Shen Qi went on the road with him, the little smile he had just pulled out disappeared, and his whole person's aura became a bit chilly, as if this person who made a special detour to visit "Master's old friend" was really a coincidence Come the same.

Xia Anran is so smart, she knew why this person came as soon as she turned her head.

Yesterday he also told his master that today he would guard against the invasion of thieves and Japanese, so Shen Qi went to take the post of Tongzhi, the envoy of Xuanfu. Others couldn't see it, but Lin Ruhai could see what was going on at a glance.

Shen Qi was sent by the emperor, Shen Qi came to find Xia Anran, one may have some personal affair, but more likely it was the emperor's order.

Xia Anran went to southern Fujian, no one would think that he went because the officials didn't pay much attention to it, anyone who read his answer sheet knew that the emperor used the environment of southern Fujian to test him.

Although he is just a boy who just passed the imperial examination, just because he was bestowed by the emperor is enough for everyone to pay attention to him.

Lin Ruhai was happy that the emperor obviously liked his apprentice, but also worried that he would miss this marriage no matter what.

But no matter what, Xia Anran is Lin Ruhai's disciple, and this will never change.

The teacher-student relationship in ancient times was extremely strong, even comparable to father and son.

Lin Ruhai thought bitterly, even if this marriage is not consummated, but when Daiyu gets married in the future, people will have to watch this senior brother give Daiyu some face.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Xia Anran can really come back from southern Fujian safely.

Xia Anran is not worried about this.

Before he boarded the ship, Lin Ruhai sent someone to deliver several books, all of which were about the customs and customs of southern Fujian, and some knowledge about farming, fishing and mulberry.

Xia Anran distributed the book to Shen Qi, and the two read the book quietly in the cabin, the atmosphere was very quiet for a while.

Until it's lunch time.

Xia Anran returned to Yangzhou this time, naturally he did not come back empty-handed, he brought a lot of kombu strips and other things, cough, although the longevity fruit is not easy to digest, and it is easy to be flatulent, but the master should not mind this.

In addition, he also brought several bottles of hot sauce, a new product that Xue Pan asked him to bring.

This hot sauce is different from the salty sauce Xia Anran made before. It is a real hot sauce. It has added minced meat, large slices of chili and chili oil. fine.

The chili is fried in oil, which makes it more fragrant and can be eaten empty-handed.

Naturally, the Lin family doesn't like such strong flavors, so Xia Anran planned to bring this hot sauce back to Gusu for her mother to eat.

Mother Xia, now she looks a little bit hot and unhappy.

He glanced at Shen Qi, who looked downcast and seemed to be studying very seriously, and wanted to find a breakthrough, so he got up and went to get the chili sauce in his cage.

Xue’s chili sauce was put in ceramic jars. Although it was a bit wasteful, the ceramic jars could be recycled. You just paid the full price when you bought it for the first time, and then you can only pay for the chili sauce if you go with the whole jar.

The disadvantage is that the preservation of this thing depends entirely on the antiseptic ability of peppers and spices, so it will not last long.

He took a jar. The boat fare from the boatman includes meals. This is the authentic boat meal. What you can eat that day depends on what the boatman’s son caught, or what he exchanged with other boatmen. For example, today they eat The first one is steamed kitten fish, there is also fried vegetables, an egg drop soup, and rice is enough.

Xia Anran came out with the jar, at this time Shen Qi was already sitting at the dining table, waiting for him.

His gaze fell slightly on the clay pot in his hand, his face remained unchanged, still expressionless.

Xia Anran shook her jar, "Brother Chen may eat spicy food?"

"It's okay." Shen Qi's reaction was very flat, he nodded slightly, and served the two of them with rice. The boatman's rice was served in a bamboo steamer, a small bucket, and the passengers took it by themselves. It's not enough to eat. In addition, the rest is the boatman's meals.

Xia Anran is not worried at all that there will be food left over, if Shen Qi intends to pretend even this, then he really admires it.

He opened the jar, and a burst of spicy aroma came out. Xia Anran took a clean spoon, jumped in and took two spoonfuls, and explained with some embarrassment, "I don't bring much, so I can only make dipping sauce."

"It's okay." Shen Qi was still concise.

But when his eyes landed on the two spoons in the dish, if Xia Anran read it correctly, his eyes stopped for several seconds.

It seems to be judging that he has not eaten this thing.

Of course he hadn't eaten it, because Xia Anran couldn't figure out the pattern of this person's appearance, most of the food prepared for him were long-lasting and not strong.This kind of special spicy, oily food has never been prepared for him.

After all, this professional is sensitive. If he has diarrhea or smells at a critical moment and reveals his whereabouts, it will really be harmful.

Xia Anran covered the oil paper again, and sealed the can lid to prevent air from entering, and the two began to eat.

The chili sauce is fragrant, and it goes well with the light steamed fish. Although the fried vegetables are original, they should be wild vegetables with a bitter taste, but if they are mixed with chili sauce, the bitterness can be covered with spicy fragrance. Xia Anran eats quickly Unhappy, on average he can eat one chopstick, and Shen Qi can eat three chopsticks.

When Xia Anran ate one-third of a bowl of rice, Shen Qi had already added rice twice by himself. At the end of the meal, he ate it directly with a little chili sauce. Xia Anran didn't realize it at first, but later realized that he He gave him fresh seasonal vegetables and fresh fish, and was immediately moved and helpless.

After finishing a bowl of rice, he burped and took out some chili sauce, and then he just smiled and added rice to others.

In the end, Shen Qi ate three buckets of rice before putting down his rice bowl and taking tea to rinse his mouth.

Xia Anran asked him again with a smile, "Brother Shen, what do you think of this hot sauce?"

This time the man was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about how to answer, and finally he choked out two words, "Not bad."

Xia Anran suppressed her laughter all the way into her cabin.

The weather has been fine these few days, and the boatman is a veteran, but he arrived in Gusu in four or five days.

While waiting for the ship to dock, Xia Anran invited him to stay at home for a while.

Xia Anran's house has been refurbished over the years. Although there are still two entrances, the east and west houses are divided. Xia's mother lives in the west house, and the east house belongs to Xia Anran.

That's why Xia Anran invited Shen Qi to stay at home, and Shen Qi agreed after a little thought.

So this was the first time he walked into Xia's house through the main entrance.

Naturally, Xia Anran had informed the local county magistrate of Xia Anran's return to his hometown. As soon as his ship docked, someone would come to pick him up. Naturally, the Gusu county magistrate was not the one he had dealt with before. The attitude is also very friendly, Xia Anran has earned back a Jinshi status for Gusu, he is also very face-saving.

In ancient times, how many Jinshi candidates passed the local examinations was due to the enlightenment of the county magistrate, especially Xia Anran was bestowed by the emperor, which shows that the emperor likes him very much!

Moreover, in this dynasty, it is not possible to be an official after being admitted to the Jinshi. There are only a few official positions, and there is no retirement rule. It is a very honorable thing to be in office, and the court will also reward it.

So even if you are admitted to Jinshi, you still have to wait for an official. You just wait in line to see if there is any space available for you to work. This dynasty is newly built, but it basically takes two or three years, and Xia Anran is this He took office in a hurry, which either means that he has someone in his superiors, or the emperor thinks he is a talent and wants him to serve the country as soon as possible. Either way is very honorable.

The face of the magistrate of Gusu was flushed, and he was very proud.

So he was very enthusiastic about Xia Anran, Xia Anran was surrounded as soon as he got off the boat, after some pleasantries, he hurriedly introduced Shen Qi to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate of Gusu is a civil official of the seventh grade, and Shen Qi is the Tongzhi of the Xuanfu envoy, and the fifth grade of the military rank. When he heard that this was a Tongzhi, the magistrate hurriedly bowed to see him, but the smile on his face became brighter, especially Hearing that this Tong Zhiye is going to take office with Xia Anran.

Everyone exchanged greetings for a while, Xia Anran agreed to go to the banquet at night, and hurried home by saying that she was tired.

Mother Xia was standing at the gate of the summer residence, looking at the direction he came from. Before she saw anyone, she heard the baby next door running back excitedly, shouting "Here we come, Jinshigong is here!" !"

Upon hearing this, the neighbors lit firecrackers one after another, and then Mother Xia saw her son's figure in the firecrackers flying. She looked over from the crowd, and the son was wearing a dark blue robe with wide sleeves and a soap gauze hairpin on top. The flower hat, which is exactly a Jinshi scarf, is walking step by step.

Mother Xia's eyes were moist.

She was extremely happy, but also extremely sad.

I am happy that her child has won the Jinshi, and since then Qingyun has made steady progress and went straight to the clouds.

Mourning her husband, who named the child An Ran, who had no chance to see this scene.

Xia Anran walked up to Xia's mother, bowed her head and bowed.

Thanks to this person who has been a widow for more than ten years and brought Xia Anran up.

Praise to this woman who never gave up no matter how hard she was.

Bless this to the wife of his family.

Bye, his mother.