A little sweet through the fragrant

He said that there was no need to communicate with Huaicheng anymore, and he was afraid that no one would see it when he sent it there. In fact, after discussing with Ye Cunshan, Yuncheng still wrote a short letter to General Lu's residence in Huaicheng to be in charge of the general's residence.

The steward must know about the correspondence between the two places. When the letter is delivered, and Lu Ying is not there, the steward can also ask the steward to reply with a safe letter, so that people can feel at ease.

After all, Yun Cheng didn't dare to write a letter to Kyoto to ask about this matter, because he was afraid that Lu Ying would not tell his family in Kyoto about his expedition to the dense forest, and he would send a letter, which would cause people to worry.

At the end of the year, the post station will bring a lot of things from Kyoto to the border. If you bring a gift, it is difficult for others to take it. A simple thin letter is no problem.

Wen Gu sent it over, and gave the post manager 20 taels of silver, saying that the brothers had worked hard, and used it as money for wine.

After rejecting each other politely for a long time, the steward still accepted the money, and told Wen Gu that it was just a thin letter, and he must send it to him.

As soon as Cunyin stepped into the front yard, he saw Wen Gu coming out of it. He immediately turned around and hid in a small alley not far away. He watched Wen Gu walk away, then came out with his head out, and also went to the post station to deliver a thin letter. , ask someone to piggyback.

He didn't have much money on him, so he thought it wasn't enough. Seeing that Wen Gu was here, he borrowed the prestige of his elder brother and sister-in-law, and said to the inn manager: "My sister-in-law has finished writing and found that she still has something to say, let me add a letter. "

As he spoke, he took out the money.

His money was confiscated no matter what the steward said, and it was put together with Wen Gu's letter, so that the depositor could rest assured that it would be delivered to him.

Cunyin was about to say something else, but when he saw a fierce-faced black-towered man coming out of the backyard, he shrunk his neck subconsciously, and after daring to thank him, he said goodbye and went home, walking as fast as he was running.

In the main room, the steward said to the black tower man: "Here, the letter to General Lu's mansion, you can go there and take it with you when the time comes."

The strong man in the black tower didn't bring it, "I'm not the errand runner of your station."

The steward said: "Didn't you ask who wrote the letter to General Lu? It was the one just now. If you don't bring this letter, I'll wait for the next group of people to come."

The strong man in the black tower rubbed his chin, recalling the appearance of Xia Cunyin.

His face looks childish, his body is slender and tall, his pregnancy mole is upright, his brows are red and bright, he is a handsome young man.

He picked up the letter written in deposit silver, held it up to the light, and tried to see what was inside through the letter paper.

The steward gave him a blind idea, "Let's dismantle it, and just paste it up when the time comes."

The strong man in the black tower wanted to tear it down, but he didn't dare to tear it down, saying that there was a special mark in the letter, and it would be gone if it was broken down, and Lu Ying would find out then.

The steward didn't believe it, "It's not that mysterious. Letters will be randomly checked when they enter the camp, and there is nothing that can't be seen by others."

At his instigation, the strong man in the black tower had his fingers on the edge of the envelope.

Lu Ying's magical ability to tear apart marriages suddenly came to mind, and he flinched again.

"Forget it, I don't see this letter."

On the other end, Chu Yin went out and pretended to buy some snacks to go home.

They are all things from roadside stalls, including candied haws, fried chestnuts in sugar, boiled peanuts in salt, and sugar cakes with sesame seeds. They also took a detour to Liu Xiaotian’s shop, where they cut off the tip of the chicken feet that Xie Yanqing ordered, and looked at the toy stall along the way. , I bought a doll for Yuanyuan.

Since he was a housekeeper, he has been diligent and thrifty, and even his family members are not allowed to waste money. Such extravagant spending is really rare.

Yuncheng asked him what happy event he had, and Cunyin said that he smelled it on the way, so he bought it.

I'm a big kid, I want to buy whatever I want.

Yuncheng said to him, "I didn't see anyone when I looked for you this morning. I just sent Wen Gu to the post station to deliver a letter. This time, I didn't take anyone else there. I should be able to take it to Huaicheng along the way. He came back and said that there are not many small officials over there. It should take a few days for the letter to be taken away, if you write a greeting letter, you can send it together, please take it with you."

Cunyin said "Oh", before he finished eating a chestnut, he stuffed another into his mouth, and continued peeling with his head down.

Last night, he was so ashamed by that "lover"'s remarks that he couldn't fall asleep most of the night.

Thinking about things when I can't sleep.

Counting the days, Lu Ying should have received his eccentric letter around Mid-Autumn Festival.

This was followed by his blank letter.

This seemed to be playing tricks on purpose, and Lu Ying explained this time that he didn't look at his brothers and sisters, and even rejected people who had a crush on him. The attitude of the two letters in a row is very problematic.

The key is this attitude.

Cunyin didn't know why it was like this at the time, and when he thought about it, he felt a little panicked.

I felt that my brother and sister-in-law could not know what he wrote earlier, so my apology and explanation could not be discovered.

This early in the morning, he ran to the Huaben shop to hide and write a letter.

He thought that his elder brother and sister-in-law would not write to Huaicheng, but when he sent it, he ran into Wen Gu.

I hid at the time, but now it’s hard to tell the truth.

After talking about it, he couldn't tell what he had traced one by one.

So once and for all, he didn't swallow the chestnut in his mouth, and spoke vaguely, "Didn't you write it? I don't have anything else to say. Just wait for the reply and see if he is safe."

Yuncheng thought so too.

Cunyin likes to read and write with people, and if he wants to send a letter, only one letter is not enough for him, so he didn't say anything, and told him: "Aunt Pingzhi took Yuanyuan to the small courtyard of the Lu family, Peng Sir, tell her stories, and give her the doll after lunch."

Cunyin didn't understand, "Why did you go to listen to the story in the morning?"

"Because Dongtao would squat under the window to listen. Aunt Pingzhi caught it a few times. She saw that Dongtao didn't mean anything to Yuanyuan, so she took it with her to listen in the room today. She took it with her personally to see if the two of them could have fun together." Together."

After Yuanyuan found a little maid this time, Cunyin deeply understood how difficult it is to find a servant.

"Then our family will go to Kyoto in the future. If we want to add someone, how hard will it be?"

Let's see when Yuncheng said it.

Aunt Pingzhi and the others' deeds are in Yuncheng's hands, and this group of people has already been sent to their home, and they will not return to Cheng's home in the future.

Those who take care of the adults and help with errands can turn a blind eye and close one eye, and they will not be particularly strict in picking people. The dental clinic in Kyoto will also conduct "training" to teach the rules, most of which are given to the officials' homes Provide maids and servants, and those who are selected can use them directly, which saves trouble compared to Fucheng.

No one in Fucheng dared to engage in this training.

This is all for the future, just a few words of emotion will be enough.

They are at home today, mainly preparing things for the picnic the day after tomorrow.

Yuncheng asked the cook to buy vegetables and prepare them, and the main thing was to buy cumin and make barbecue sauce.

The family made an appointment to go to the Zhuangzi to play together, and he planned to make a barbecue.

When the season comes, buying vegetables a day or two in advance will not spoil the preparation.

Yuncheng is not very good at cooking by himself, and he is very enthusiastic about this matter. The person at the other end said that all the food was bought, so he took the savings and took the small snacks on the table together. eat some.

Went to catch up with Yuanyuan after listening to a story, and played with Dongtao in the yard.

Yuanyuan likes soft things. In winter, she can play with dolls and her fluffy bunny bag. The bag is made of fur, white and soft, and feels very warm to the touch.

Dongtao had never touched something so soft in her life, she thought that after being brought back, the quilt on the kang was already soft enough.

Therefore, she couldn't hold back for a while, and touched a few more times.

When he regained consciousness, there was fear and vigilance in his eyes, and he closed his hands as if he had never touched the bunny bag.

Yuanyuan saw that she liked it, so she pushed forward a little, "Sister Taotao, touch~"

The family is full of men, even Yuncheng and Cunyin are far less fond of such items than Yuanyuan.

The little girls in the alleys outside liked it, but they were all warned by their family members, and no one dared to touch Yuanyuan.

She is surprised and happy to express her liking like Dongtao, because she likes to be recognized, so she is willing to share.

Dongtao turned her head to look elsewhere, it was at the small temporary table in the courtyard.

A wooden table was set up at home, and several small benches were placed. Yun Cheng took the savings, and the cooks and servants at home sat next to each other and skewered meat and vegetables together.

It can be seen that the center of the crowd is Yuncheng, who speaks in a gentle voice, with a gentle smile on his face, and is a very friendly person.

There was no one watching them.

Dong Tao pursed her lips, and when Yuanyuan pushed the bunny towards her again, she reached out to catch it.

Yuanyuan looked at her and smiled sweetly.

In the house, Aunt Pingzhi closed the window, got up and went to Mr. Peng, asking him if he had enough winter clothes this year.

Cunyin made him two, and replaced the thick quilt at home, and put the old quilt in a wooden box for Mr. Peng's convenience.

Winter clothes are difficult to dry once, and the two clothes are obviously not enough. Before the snow fell and Mr. Peng changed into cotton clothes, he happened to ask.

Everything went well on her side, she went out after she finished her work, and stopped Wen Guzhi from setting up a long stove by the way, "This thing gets angry after eating too much, and it's not a staple food. Can you still eat it today and continue eating it tomorrow?"

There are also lo-mei pancakes and sweet snacks on the table. After eating so much today, how about going out in good health another day?

Yun Cheng muttered in a low voice, saying that it was the day after tomorrow.

Aunt Pingzhi looked at him. He didn't have the majesty of being the head of the house, so he took the two children home dejectedly.

He didn't eat this meal, and Yun Cheng was scratching his head when he got home.

The dishes and sauces are all prepared, why can't they be baked?

No appetite for dinner at night.

Cunyin also wanted to eat, so he said to Yuncheng, "Sister-in-law, shall we make small fried fish?"

Some people will go to the street to sell small fish with long fingers. Generally, they are reluctant to fry them, and they are used to cook fish soup for drinking.

Their family bought some, and they also said they used it to cook fish soup, which Yuncheng liked to drink.

Seeing that he is greedy now, the deposit of silver is said to have exploded.

Yuncheng said to help, but Cunyin was afraid that he would hurt his hand with the knife, so he refused.

When Ye Cunshan came back, Cunyin asked his elder brother to help burn the oil.

Seeing that Yuncheng was idle, he asked Yuncheng to hold Yuanyuan away, otherwise the room smelled of chili, which would be very choking.

It means, stay where it is cool, don't make trouble, just wait to eat.

Yuncheng refused to admit this, so he went out to take Yuanyuan to play seriously, and asked her how she and Dongtao were doing today.

It may be that Ye Cunshan has been communicating with Yuanyuan for a long time, which made Yuanyuan get used to it. When asked what she played with her friend today, what did she do, how happy she was, and whether she liked this friend, she answered very smoothly.

There are some questions that Yuncheng didn't ask, but she also wants to ask.

There has to be a sense of ritual. After she finishes speaking, Yuncheng needs to repeat the conversation to her to let Yuanyuan know that he is listening carefully.

When the small fish was put into the pot, there was the sound of oil splinters.

The spicy taste is so overbearing that it can sneak into Yuncheng's nose even if it is blocked by doors and windows.

The aroma is mixed, and when you smell it, it is Ye Cunshan frying fish and Cunyin frying chili sauce.

He asked Xiao Yuanyuan to grow up quickly, "What's so good about being a child, after we have a good meal, you can only hold the baby bottle."

When Yuanyuan heard the key word "milk", she immediately acted like a baby and wanted to drink milk, because she was hungry.

The weaning went smoothly, and Yuanyuan didn't have a particularly strong reaction.

Because the nanny is still taking her, when she is hungry, if she sees the nanny, she will want to be fed by the nanny.

At first, Yuncheng was worried, but later he found that there was no problem. Occasionally, some babies were weaned at the age of three or four, and Yuanyuan could drink.

The baby was being fed to the nanny, and Yun Cheng went to the kitchen.

The small fish is wrapped in noodles and fried to a beautiful golden color.

The bones are fried so crispy that they can be chewed and eaten whole.

There are small fish in the pot cooking with the juice of the spicy sauce, waiting for the juice to be collected, it is the spicy small fish.

Now this small pot does not add spicy peppers, so it can be eaten for nothing.

Saving silver in mind Yuanyuan, while waiting for the juice to be collected, his hands were not idle, Yuncheng fed him a small fish, and he said he would make small fish cakes for Yuanyuan to eat.

The small fishbone is small, adults can swallow it whole, but children can't.

These small fish cakes are made from the flesh of a larger fish.

He is proficient in the operation. In the early stage, it is the same as making fish balls. The big fish is cut into pieces, the belly part is selected, the skin is picked, and the meat is chopped into minced meat. Meatballs are made by taking out the molds for pressing rice cakes for the New Year, and laying them in one by one to make molds for small fish.

Yuncheng attaches great importance to the sense of participation. When the family is doing something together, no one has an idle hand. The fish-shaped mold is a good sign of surplus every year. When the money is abundant, I buy some molds.

Otherwise, to make small fish cakes for Yuanyuan today, you have to use a mold back and forth, which is very time-consuming.

Four of these fish cakes were steamed together, and each person would have one.

Turning around, he followed the spicy fish out of the pot. He saw that the color of the fish was wrong and he couldn't fool Yuanyuan, so he skillfully decorated the fish with some chopped green onions. With bright colors, the fish looked better.

After being served on the table, the front side dishes are still warm - there is a warm table, which has a good heat preservation effect.

Yuanyuan still doesn't know how to control her food intake. She only stops when adults stop her from drinking milk and eating. Otherwise, she will be full at once and eat other things when she has no stomach.

Today, the nanny smelled the smell of the kitchen, so she didn't feed Yuanyuan much milk, and the child just happened to be able to add a small fish.

After the cloth towel was tied for her, she took the spoon and went to poke the little fish to eat.

The fish cakes are soft and rotten, and melt in the mouth. They have the fresh and sweet taste of the fish itself.

Yuanyuan ate with relish, she didn't even give Spicy Fish a look.

The three adults also ate with gusto, the juice inside was poured on the small fish cakes by Ye Cunshan in a big bowl, they didn't eat the original special fish cakes for little babies, they all wanted spicy food.

Waking up early the next morning, one of them had blisters on his mouth.

Aunt Pingzhi: "..."

They were so embarrassed, Ye Cunshan still had an excuse to go to the exam, and left early with his schoolbag on his back, Yuncheng and Cunyin stayed at home, ate porridge and green vegetables in the morning, and steamed buns and green vegetables at noon.

Seeing that Ye Cunshan came back in the evening, they thought they could change the recipe, but it turned out to be dumplings in clear soup.

Ye Cunshan looked at the white dumplings in the big bowl, and felt that the green onion flowers floating on it looked bleak.

Both Yuncheng and Cunyin tentatively moved the bowl to his side, meaning they wanted to share a few dumplings for him to eat, but Ye Cunshan didn't want to eat them, "Come on, when will the family be able to eat a bowl of dumplings? Dislike it?"

Yuncheng and Cunyin lowered their heads in shame at the same time.

I heard Ye Cunshan say: "You two are so skinny, you should eat more."

The two of them were not as quick as he was, nor as shameless as him. The dumplings were not delivered, and one of them had an extra bowl.

Yuncheng and Cunyin: "..."

Forget it.

You can have barbecue tomorrow, bear with it.

Seeing them laughing, Yuanyuan enjoyed eating a small wonton with a spoon.

The small wonton skin is thin and small, suitable for babies.

Yuncheng said that he wanted to eat too, so Yuanyuan pushed the small bowl towards him, making her feel weak.

It just so happened that Ye Cunshan finished the exam, so he could tell someone something.

"Dongtao gets along well with her. In October, she should be able to come to the house with Aunt Pingzhi. Come in the morning and go in the evening, so you don't have to run back and forth at noon."

After he watched it for a while, he asked the nanny to sleep with the two little girls.

After a long time, the children will grow up and say they won't be able to squeeze in. It will be smoother to sleep in a separate room with the nanny. Yuanyuan will have someone to accompany her, so she won't be afraid.

When she is older and can reason, she will sleep with Dongtao in a separate room, and this matter will be transitioned.

Ye Cunshan had no objection.

The little girl is from every family, and he can't handle such details.

Then I asked him how the exam was going, "You suddenly changed the way you deal with the exam, I don't know what to do."

Ye Cunshan used to gradually reduce the amount of study in the exams, but this time he did not relax until the end of the month.

He said it was all right, "The authorities are fascinated, I thought I came out, but I didn't. Fortunately, I discussed it with someone earlier and asked for advice. Mr. Peng didn't tell me directly, so he asked me to calm down and finish my homework. I will wait for these two days. After taking the test, I realized that there is no test at all.”

He took a sip of the dumpling soup, which looked bland and tasteless, but it was actually sweet and moist. Big bone soup was used as the soup base, and his stomach felt warm after drinking it.

Explain to them: "This exam, there is no question test, and the difficulty is the same as usual. It can be taken as an ordinary exam. Anyway, I have no problem, and it is easy to deal with."

The difficulty is given before the exam, "psychological level."

The questions about his mentality were given to him since the first time Mr. Peng asked him to pay attention to the quarterly exam.

Ye Cunshan has a firm mind, clear goals, and clear thinking in answering questions. He entered the routine and then came out of the routine, with his own unique style.

This style will give him a lot of confidence. Confidence is a good thing, but the fear is that this mentality will inflate unconsciously.

After all, he had studied for a few years less than others, and was born in a farming family. After chatting with his classmates for a while, he knew that he was ahead of many people.

This kind of inflation may not necessarily be reflected in the usual words and deeds, and even the style of the article will not be particularly prominent.

But there are traces to everything, and there are always clues in his point of view.

The examiner in Fucheng can be fooled, so can Kyoto?

In the future, if you enter the palace examination, can you still hide it from the Holy One?

Either it is said that the literati have a lot of minds, they are all people who play with words, impetuous and arrogant, I really feel it, and the whole article is open to discussion.

But Ye Cunshan himself is not afraid of the exam, the general simulated exam room is useless to him, it is not easy for Mr. Peng to come up with a way to conduct a surprise assessment against him.

Yun Cheng didn't care about other things, but wanted to know if it was true that Yuan Mo said that he didn't actually walk out of the frame last time, "Is this serious?"

Ye Cunshan was about to say this, "There is not much free time in the school, and Yuan Mo and I are not studying together. When we meet tomorrow, I will talk to him by the way. He has listened, and maybe he will be inspired."

You can't keep it secret now, you have to let your family members listen to it first.

Mentality assault here, Ye Cunshan passed the test with no surprises, he took it as a warning, and he will guard against arrogance and impetuosity in the future, just keep his feet on the ground.

In terms of knowledge and composition, Mr. Peng has an explanation.

"It is said that as long as we are taking the imperial examination, I will never be able to break away from the routine format of the articles of the predecessors, because the imperial examination articles themselves have a format, I am too different, and it will backfire."

"The key is that I can express what I mean when there are only a few hundred words in each line and paragraph, and only a few sentence patterns are quoted from the classics, and it can also make the examiner's eyes shine."

Yuncheng nodded and translated automatically.

Every article has a central idea, and the author himself expresses the central idea around this theme, quoting good words, good sentences, sentences with the main theme, or characters and events to highlight. This step is achieved, and the composition can get a passing grade.

If you want to be excellent, you have to have a clear personal style, and you can’t be mediocre, otherwise it will give people the feeling that this article has no point deductions, and the basic points are full everywhere, just passing, but one of the bonus points is not achieved, resulting in The score cannot be higher.

He is a rookie in composition, at this moment, he suddenly remembered what a certain teacher had said about him during online classes.

At that time, Yuncheng was a typical example of getting basic points. He could write essays with a fixed number of words like a template, and there were no actual bonus points.

Yuncheng didn't understand it for a long time, but when he started writing, he understood it.

The so-called personal style includes things other than writing style.

It's kind of mysterious.

He told Ye Cunshan about this, and Ye Cunshan smiled as he listened, "It's like this. In the past, I used to supplement my reading, listen to lectures and learn to expand my horizons and knowledge, and I will use them in due course."

He can extract the essence and use it for his own use, and the bonus points will be filled up one by one.

Cunyin seemed to understand, and asked: "Then is this what Mr. Peng said about Brother Luo Xu, and whether you can come out in the future depends on your understanding?"

If the routine is used to the extreme, the basic branch will be very stable, unless the imperial examination is reformed.

It is difficult to break through.

Ye Cunshan planned to see Luo Xu's decision and status in the coming year.

Everyone learns in a different way. He doesn't need carrots hanging in front of him, and he knows how to move forward.

But Luo Xu is the kind of person who needs to see small stage goals.

The goal from a child to a scholar is very clear. An exam determines life and death, and the exam has a clear direction, which can be used for special training.

After arriving in Fucheng, preparing for the rural examination, the deficiencies in various aspects were exposed. He made up for this and missed there. It was still held every three years. He lost his sense of short-term goals, and his hard work lost its meaning. With the comparison of people around him, he felt a sense of gap. , It's quite normal to get to this point today.

Yun Cheng glanced at him, "You always say he is normal, then I think he is abnormal. Normal people don't know that the imperial examination is a very long road. He used to have a good mentality when he was in Yu County, and he did well in the exam. If it’s not good, I’ll just say it straight, if I’m embarrassed, I’m sorry, it’s only for a while, I still have to learn, look at it now.”

Ye Cunshan laughed, "Then I won't talk about him."

They are both scholars, and they used to be classmates, they came from poor places together, Ye Cunshan can understand Luo Xu.

From the perspective of family members, there is nothing wrong with being dissatisfied with Luo Xu.

Sending letters between the two places is troublesome, Qingyang should wait for Liu Wenbai's family to come to Fucheng, and ask them to help carry the letters.

It happened to be staying at home for a while to see if Luo Xu was getting better, so I didn't rush to reply.

Stop this matter in time and don't talk about it.

Go to bed early after meals.

Get up early in the morning.

This time, the four families went to Zhuangzi to play together, in time for winter, and they could also soak in the hot springs.

After learning for a while, Cunyin can walk slowly on a majestic ride.It's okay to walk quickly, as long as he holds the rein tight.For the sake of safety, no one agreed for him to ride a horse, so Weifeng ran with the car by himself.

Four cars were rented, one for each family.

Ye Cunshan's mule cart is specially used to pull wine, vegetables and ingredients.

When depositing money on the road, you have to lift the curtain to see Weifeng from time to time, not wanting Weifeng to run away without a trace.

Lift the curtain a few more times, and then come out and sit outside.

Ye Cunshan glanced at him sideways, and said that he came out to seek guilt, "Isn't it cold with the cold wind blowing outside?"

Cunyin was cold, and Ye Cunshan brought up the red cloak that Lu Ying gave him without warning, "Why didn't you put it on?"

Cunyin subconsciously said that it was too thick, and he would wear it after it snowed.

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Ye Cunshan nervously, Ye Cunshan just nodded lightly and said nothing.

With this interruption, Cuyin stopped sitting outside.

He is not as thoughtful as his elder brother, and now he is at a loss and doesn't know why he feels guilty, so it's better to avoid it.

The cold wind was blowing all the way, and the cold air was blown into my mouth when I spoke while driving. After chatting a few words on the road, I tacitly shut up, and the atmosphere came alive only when Zhuangzi recuperated.

Rou Niang and Liu Xiaotian didn't have children at first, so it's rare to come out for a trip, they both stay at home and stay at home all day, this time they come out, and the next time they come out, they will bring the baby out together.

The road was bumpy, and the child was wrapped in a small quilt and used as a small cradle all the way, sleeping soundly.

Yuanyuan was dozed off and couldn't walk after getting off the car, so the servants in the village came out to help drive the car, leaving Ye Cunshan free to hug Yuanyuan.

They went out early, and in the name of packing up, all the families rested in their rooms. When it was time for dinner, they came out together and ate a bowl of fresh soup wontons to pad their stomachs.

Then let Zhuangzi lead the way, go to a place that is sheltered from the wind and light, and there is a hot spring next to it, and go to the barbecue in a mighty way.

The author has something to say:

coming!The picture is out, it is the wedding dress picture for the wedding, it is exactly the same as Cheng Cheng and the Q version of Xiaoshan, I will change it for you to see after the update [Super happy]

Desire to Survive/Duan Shui Small Patch: The two-person picture did not come out, Xiaoshan has a face [sincerely]

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