[Seventy-five] Cat control the rivers and lakes

The days passed quickly during the teaching and cooking, and the heavy shovel in the kitchen was replaced by a wooden handle spatula. In addition, Gongsun Junruo had mastered the knack of power from Zhan Zhao's words, and it became even more difficult in cooking. Handy.

The chef had changed. Originally, Gongsun Ce was worried that the people in the Kaifeng mansion would not be able to get used to it all at once. It wasn't that he didn't trust his sister's cooking skills, but that he was afraid that everyone would be difficult to adjust.But later he found that his worries were unnecessary. The dishes made by Gongsun Junruo were not inferior to those made by chefs, and for everyone, they could experience another kind of delicacy if they changed their tastes.

Today, the weather was fine, and Bianjing hadn’t rained for several days in a row. Fortunately, there was still water in the moat in the city, which could also supply everyone’s needs, but if it didn’t rain, the moat would dry up one day.The people went to the temple one after another, praying for a timely rain from God, but when they arrived at the temple, they found that there were so many gods, and they didn't know which one to worship. For the sake of convenience, they simply worshiped the one they liked. Or worship all of them, and no one will be offended.

Qixi Festival is approaching, entering the dog days, the temperature is hot, and the heat can be seen on the street.The domestic dog was enjoying the coolness in the shade with its tongue out and its ears drooping. When it saw someone passing by, it only barked a few times weakly, and then rested its head on its two front legs.Xia Chan yelled loudly on the tree. Before the beginning of the year, there were only a few vendors left on the street. Finally, they couldn't withstand the scorching sun, so they picked up their poles and rushed home.

After noon, it got even hotter. The yamen servants hurriedly patrolled under the scorching sun. The official uniforms on their bodies were already soaked in sweat, and the clothes stuck to the skin. Go in and take a quick shower.After finally finishing the tour, he hurriedly fled back to Kaifeng Mansion to escape the summer heat.

In fact, Kaifeng Mansion is not much cooler, but in terms of human psychology, it is better to fan cattail fans under the houses than to patrol the streets and alleys.

At this time, the most common thing to see in Kaifeng Mansion is a few big men with their skirts open, showing their strong muscles, and then they keep wiping their bodies with a damp cloth, so as to relieve the heat.Normally, Bao Gong would not say much, after all, we are all men, and there is nothing to be taboo, as long as it is not too much.But it's different now, now that there are three more girls in the house, they have to be more careful, if they are bumped into, they won't see each other.

I didn't know who it was before, but when I heard that the three girls had gone out, I took off my clothes and showed off my shoulders. The people next to me saw the muscles on his body, and they probably got competitive, so they also took off their clothes to compare with him. Muscular and strong, and then someone gets involved.Just happened to be bumped into by the little red girl who came back and walked in the front, and she screamed through the sky, which really shocked Mr. Bao who was practicing calligraphy to relieve the hot feeling. horizontal.

So Bao Gong ordered that all personnel should not be disheveled in public.And so, obviously it can't be done in the dark, but in the end it's better to be in a ventilated place, so the yamen servants secretly found a more secluded place to be half shirtless, once they heard something, no one would be able to see it when the belt was tied .

"Come, come, everyone has worked hard, come and drink mung bean soup." Xiaohong and Xiaoyue stood in the yard, calling everyone to drink mung bean soup.Speaking of which, she was quite guilty, that time because of her, the yamen servants could not enjoy the cool time, so during this period of time, she always made some summer snacks with Gongsun Junruo, which made her feel better .

The four guards Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu each carried large wooden barrels and opened them to the shade of the courtyard in a row.

As soon as they heard that there was mung bean soup to drink, the yamen servants buttoned buttons, those who wore belts, and those who wore shoes, went to get mung bean soup.

"Where's the guard Zhan?" Zhang Long asked without seeing Zhan Zhao.

"Oh, he went to pay homage to his brother," Wang Chao said.

"Speaking of which, if Master Bao hadn't taken in the hero and recommended him to be a fourth-rank guard with a sword, I'm afraid he would be useless as a hero." Putting down the wooden spoon, Zhang Long was all moved.

Zhao Hu on the side heard it, and hurriedly answered, "Yes, yes, we are all like this, if it wasn't for Mr. Bao, or a street bully, thanks to Mr. Zhan for recommending us, otherwise, where would we be today? of us."

Speaking of this, several people were caught in memories.

"Why do I smell mung beans?" Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.Zhan Zhao was dressed in blue and white, holding a saber, and walked in refreshed. When he saw the mung beans in the bucket, he raised his eyebrows and said, "There are so many left? It seems that I just caught up."

"How can I miss you." Zhao Hu smiled foolishly, and scooped up a big bowl for him, "Gongsun Miss and Xiaohong Miss's craftsmanship, I guarantee that you will want to eat it even after eating it!"

Standing beside Gongsun Junruo, Xiaohong pursed her lips and smiled, "I didn't do much, I just added fuel to the fire, all thanks to my sister."

Zhan Zhao glanced at Gongsun Junruo who was silent, took a sip of mung bean soup, and smiled, "It's really delicious."

"You can eat more if it's delicious." Xiaohong smiled from ear to ear.

Taking the empty bowl that Zhan Zhao handed over, Zhao Hu scooped up the soup and asked, "Hero Zhan, why are you coming back now? Logically speaking, if you go out early in the morning, you should be back by noon."

Taking advantage of the break, Zhan Zhao recounted everything he encountered on the way back.It turned out that on the way back, he met an old man unconscious by the roadside. Not only was the old man injured all over his body, but his legs were also broken. He sent the old man home and found a doctor for him, which delayed some time.

"Did the old man fall from chopping firewood?" Ma Han asked.

"No, it's not like that," Zhan Zhao shook his head, frowning, "His wounds looked like they were hit with a wooden stick. When I found him, he was almost unconscious for a long time. After all, I don't know him well, so I don't know much about him. , and he was seriously injured and unable to speak."

"It's impossible for someone to kill an old man, right?" Zhao Hu laughed. After laughing for a while, he said to himself that it's not impossible, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

"Oh! It's almost the holidays, why are you so dignified? Do you want to drink mung bean soup?" Xiaohong hurriedly came out to smooth things over, and she was drinking mung bean soup in a good way, and they talked about such heavy topics. The weather was already hot, so The child is even more boring.

Zhao Hu and the others smiled and apologized, and the big and rough men even apologized in rough voices.

"By the way, what's the next festival?" Zhao Hu suddenly realized, with a blank expression on his face, "The Dragon Boat Festival has passed for so long, and it's only the beginning of July now, so there aren't any festivals to celebrate, right?"

"July...can't it be Qixi Festival?" After all, Zhang Long was more clever, although his words were uncertain.

A few big men look at me and I look at you, with big eyes and small eyes, which means that they are as busy as dogs every day, so where is the time to find a wife?It's none of their business anyway.But... After all, it's the age to start a family and start a business. Seeing the former friends marrying wives and fathers becoming fathers, they will sometimes be envious.So the question is, all of them have black history before, which girl would like them?

Glancing at Zhan Zhao who was calmly drinking mung bean soup, they sighed secretly.If he can have good looks and good martial arts like him, and he has no bad past, he won't have to worry about not having a daughter-in-law.

In this way, in the blink of an eye, the Qixi Festival arrived, even if the sun came out immediately after only a few drops of rain, it still couldn't stop the girls from begging for cleverness.

That night, Gongsun Junruo was also dragged out by Xiaohong. She was already tired enough to solve everyone's food problem, and she wanted to go to bed early at night, so she was finally taken to the street by force.

The three girls, Zhan Zhao and the four guards were the flower protectors. Originally, Zhao Hu and the others had no chance to come out. At that time, Baogong only sent Zhan Zhao to protect the safety of Gongsun Junruo and the others. Finally, Zhao Hu muttered "Everything is Zhanwei, and they are also big men", which fell into Bao Gong's ears, and then Bao Gong agreed that the four of them would go out together, and before leaving, he did not forget to ask them to seize the opportunity.

As for the opportunity, he didn't say clearly that everyone knew it well.Zhao Hu couldn't help being beaten up by the other three. He felt that he had lost all face, but he was still secretly happy. Maybe tonight can change everyone's fate?Who knows!

In the dim night, the streets of Bianjing are extremely lively, especially on the east side of the city near the moat. A thousand-year-old locust tree is planted. The thick trunk that can only be embraced by five adult men can be used for hide-and-seek. The roots of the tree are intertwined, and the intricate branches are covered with dense leaves. When the night wind blows, you can hear the rustling of the leaves.

The shorter branches are covered with red ribbons or ropes, and a long strip of red paper is attached to the lower end, which is the wish of the girls.

The night of Qixi Festival is naturally very lively. Girls who are dressed up and smiling like flowers go together in twos and threes, playing or praying, but they don't want to drink.The unmarried sons and brothers of each family also took care of themselves one after another, and their manners and conversations have improved by more than one level than usual.

There are so many fun and beautiful things nearby that Xiaohong and Xiaoyue can't even look at them. Even after walking for almost half an hour, their interest is still undiminished.

"Sister, let's go to that old locust tree and beg, shall we?" Xiaohong took Gongsun Junruo's hand and pointed to the locust tree by the river.

Gongsun Junruo glanced lightly at the tree covered with red lines, and said calmly, "What do you want?"

"Oh! Of course I'm asking for one," Xiao Hong leaned close to Gongsun Junruo's ear and whispered, "Your wishful gentleman."

Gongsun Junruo snorted coldly, seeming to be disdainful, "Mr. Ruyi is so easy to seek, why are there so many unsatisfactory marriages in the world?"

Xiaohong was at a loss for words when asked, but Zhan Zhao who was at the side answered.

"Every girl wants to marry a good family, so asking for it is also the original intention."

"But things often go against our wishes. To put it bluntly, it's just for psychological comfort. If a woman falls in love with a young master at the same time, what will Yuelao do?"

"This..." Zhan Zhao hesitated, and looked at Wang Chao, who shook his head desperately.That's right, if you don't know many big characters, how can you speak better than the sharp-tongued Gongsun Junruo?

Xiaohong snorted impatiently, and shook Gongsun Junruo's hand back and forth, "Sister, we agreed not to spoil the fun when we come out to play, even if it's just for psychological comfort, it's better than nothing!"

"I'm just telling the truth."

Xiaohong rolled her eyes, Zhan Zhao chuckled a few times, and asked her, "Seeing that Miss Xiaohong is so interested, it could be that she has someone she likes?"

As soon as the words were finished, Xiao Hong's pretty face blushed and her eyes flickered, "It's nothing, I just think it's for fun." He said it was fun, and the red face and shy demeanor dyed by the candlelight on the shore were clearly It's not like that anymore.The pink dress set off her flowery face, and Zhao Hu and the others were dumbfounded. In the end, it was Zhan Zhao's light cough that brought everyone back to their senses.

Pulled by Xiaohong to the locust tree, when she bought the red thread from the vendor and wrote a wish, Gongsun Junruo stood not far away watching her hang the red thread on the branch, and closed her eyes to pray.There were still other women around who repeated Xiaohong's actions in an endless stream. Everyone's face was filled with anticipation, as if as long as they did this, what they wished in their hearts would really come true.

Zhan Zhao stood not far from her and watched her quietly, the candlelight illuminated her face softly, even so, the indifference and alienation in her body made her seem unreasonable.He wanted to find a topic to chat with her, but he didn't know what to talk about.

I don't know which naughty child jumped out of the crowd, followed by a girl with a bun. The two played and played all the way, and I don't know how many pedestrians they bumped into.If Gongsun Jun was bumped into by the boy unpreparedly, he fell out of balance unsteadily.

There are noisy voices in my ears, there are exclamations, screams, and curses.The waist was embraced by a strong arm, and the man's handsome face was turned around, his eyes were shining in the hazy light, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, rebellious.The tip of the hair brushed against her cheek, seven points soft and three points itchy, making her dizzy for a moment.