Chapter 128: Meeting in Paper and Ink (2)
"How about it, am I right?" Princess Seventeen said proudly, "You still don't know that Xiao Mo's craftsmanship is not something anyone can taste. Apart from the emperor, I am afraid that the only ones who can taste it are me and that minister.
Already."
"Why are you two so special and given this kind of treatment?"
"As for me, since the day Xiao Mo entered the palace, I felt that I was destined to him. He is not only good at cooking, but also good at playing the flute. I lost my mother when I was young, and his home is far away in Xiqiang. Here,
In the indifferent harem, the two of us gradually became close friends. As for why the minister received such treatment, let him tell you himself."
Indeed, apart from the emperor, only Shu Yan and the seventeenth princess had this kind of treatment. But in Xiao Mo's eyes, the seventeenth princess and he were just close friends, while Shu Yan was much more important. Yesterday, she
So he gave Shu Yan a copy of the same delicacies he made for the emperor.
"Brother Shu and I met on a ship coming to Luoyang. He is from the south and I am from Xiqiang. We were already destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, and then we had some adventures. We felt more and more good about each other, and later we
We lived under the same roof, ate from the same pot and became brothers in the Shangshutai Palace."
"Are you sworn to be brothers with different surnames? Do you mean not to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but to die in the same year, the same month and the same day?" Princess Seventeen asked curiously.
"Speaking of this," Xiao Mo became interested, "It's not unusual to be connected by thousands of miles. What's even more strange is that Brother Shu and I were actually born on the same day, same year, same month, and the same year."
"Ah? Really?" Princess Seventeen said in surprise, "So, you are really a romance. It's just that God was unfavorable and made both of you men. Otherwise, you would definitely be a couple.
What a wonderful marriage."
"Don't think this is strange. What's even more strange is that on the day Brother Shu and I were born, seven-colored clouds actually appeared in Ruyin and Xiqiang, thousands of miles apart."
"Ruyin, surnamed Shu, Qicaiyun? How could it be such a coincidence?" Zhixin muttered in her heart. Although she didn't want to talk to this frank and enthusiastic strange eunuch, the doubts in her heart still forced her to ask: "Is it true?
What a coincidence? On what day were you born?"
"Of course it's true. We were born in the second year of Taishi."
"Were you born on May 6th, the second year of Taishi, so you will be 21 years old this year?"
"Yes." Xiao Mo looked at Zhi Xin in surprise, "How do you know?"
"Because the vision of the seven-colored cloud only appeared on that day, and I was also born on that day."
"Oh my god, how could it be such a coincidence that four people were born on that day?"
"Four? Which four are they? What's their name?" Zhixin deliberately wanted Xiao Mo to say the name of Shu.
"I, Dr. Xin, you, my brother Shu, Shu Shangren..." Xiao Mo respected Shu Yan, so he didn't mention his name, but only his first name.
It turns out that his name is Shu Shangren! Zhixin thought to herself: Let me tell you, how could such a coincidence happen? I was thinking about Brother Yan. If I meet someone named Shu, it must be him. There are so many people named Shu in the world.
Moreover, more people were born with seven-colored clouds on that day. This is just a coincidence.
Because that person was not her brother Yan, Zhixin's nervous and excited mood immediately became relaxed and indifferent, and she no longer cared who the remaining person was.
"There are three, is there one left?" Princess Seventeen asked.
"The last one..." Xiao Mo paused deliberately and glanced at Princess Seventeen with a smile.
"What do you see me doing? Does it have anything to do with me?"
"Of course it does matter. That person is the secretary you like, Lang Shide."
Zhixin was greatly surprised and said with a smile: "Ah? So it turns out that the princess likes Young Master Shi?"
Princess Seventeen's face turned red at this moment, "Xiao Mo, please don't make such jokes in the future, especially in front of Dr. Xin! Do you know that she and Mr. Shi's family have a matchmaking relationship?
"
"Isn't it?" Xiao Mo was extremely embarrassed, "Dr.
Don’t take it seriously.”
"Of course I won't take it personally, because I have no matchmaking or relationship with the Shi family at all. But you said that Princess Seventeen likes the young master of the Shi family. I think it may be true, because I remember that she once
I have said that Mr. Shi is the standard for young women to choose a mate nowadays..."
"I regard you as my confidant and my teacher, but you are making fun of me like this. Look, I won't punish you tomorrow!" Princess Seventeen pretended to be angry and issued an order to expel the guests.
Spring is the most lively time of the year. The cold spring has disappeared. The climate at this time is warm and humid, which contains huge power and is suitable for the germination of all vegetation.
The great plan in Xiao Mo's heart must be realized in time for this great season. She wants to make wine for Shu Yan. To make wine, you must have raw material grapes and wine-making technology. The wine-making technology has been learned, and the grape seeds have been brought from home.
Here she is, something she has been preparing for after half a year of hard work.
She knew that this day was Shu Yan's holiday, and since the emperor was traveling today, she had some free time. After hurriedly handling her affairs, she went to the Shangshu Terrace to find Shu Yan.
Shu Yan had just finished playing swordplay and returned to the house, intending to make some corn porridge for himself. After searching around the stove, he found nothing. He suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "It's broken. I already ate all the rice yesterday."
, but I forgot. Alas, it seems that I am going to be hungry today."
"With me here, how can I make you hungry?"
Shu Yan saw Xiao Mo coming with a small jar in his hand and said happily: "What are you holding?"
"Meat porridge."
"Wow, it's a good thing I haven't eaten yet, otherwise I wouldn't be able to accept your friendship."
"Even after dinner, can you bear not to accept my kindness?"
"I won't joke with you. Let me accept your friendship." Shu Yan opened the jar and poured the porridge into the bowl. He looked at the full bowl of porridge and said with a smile, "What are you doing?"
Meat in the rice or rice in the meat?”
"What do you mean?" Xiao Mo glanced into the bowl and immediately understood what Shu Yan meant. He chuckled and said, "There is a little too much meat."
"It's just a little too much. I don't even know if what I'm eating is meat or porridge."
"That's right. I guess in the past six months, since I haven't been with you, you must have returned to a simple life, so when I come back, I must make up for what you were missing before."
"Whether it's meat or porridge, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is whether you made it in private?" Although Xiao Mo often brings some food for Shu Yan, Shu Yan is afraid that Xiao Mo will take advantage of his position for personal gain, so he always
Have to ask.
"Of course I paid for it myself, I made it myself, and I didn't take any advantage from the government."
"That's good." Shu Yan felt relieved, picked up the chopsticks, and finished the bowl of porridge in a short while. These days, he really hasn't touched much meat. Although he can endure "a bowl of porridge"
It is absolutely unnatural to live a life of "eating and drinking", but not enjoying the delicious food.
"How does it taste?" Xiao Mo liked to watch others eat the food he cooked, especially for Shu Yan, it was an indescribable enjoyment.
"The porridge is good." Shu Yan burped, "It's just a bit stuffy."
"Don't be fooling around to get an advantage." Xiao Mo finished enjoying himself and then brought up the business, "I'm not just here to deliver porridge to you, I also have something serious to discuss with you."
"What's the business?"
"Make up for your regrets and fulfill my wish."
“About—wine?”
"That's right, you and I really have a tacit understanding."
Seeing Xiao Mo's attitude, Shu Yan really wanted to complete this matter. Xiao Mo has always had a fiery personality, but Shu Yan knew that he was serious about this matter. "You have to have grapes to make wine. Now the first
The first step is to plant grapes. To grow grapes, you need grape seeds and a piece of land. You also brought the grape seeds from home. The most important thing now is to find a piece of land for planting. But where can you find such a suitable piece of land?
Woolen cloth?"
"You don't have to worry about this. I've already checked it out. There is a small open space behind your residence. Although it is a bit small, it is okay. The most important thing is that it is very convenient for future care." Xiao Mo was proud.
typical.
"No, no, no, this is the Seguan. How can we occupy government land to do private things? I see, there is a good open space in the northwest corner outside the Seguan wall. The place is quite big, but it is also useless."
"You can tell, it's even worse there."
"What's going on?"
"Don't you know it's right next to the street? For a delicious fresh fruit like grapes, in such a conspicuous place where people come and go, when it's ripe, you won't even be able to see the grape skins. Fortunately for you, you are still a good person.
Where is your background? You can’t even think of this?”
"That's right." Shu Yan smiled and said, "This reminds me of a story about your boss Guang Luxun and Wang Rong when he was a child. He went out to play with a few friends and saw a big stone on the roadside.
The plum tree is full of ripe fruits. Other friends climbed up the tree to pick plums to eat, but only
He stood there quietly. Others asked him why he didn't pick plums to eat. He said that the plums on this tree must be delicious, otherwise, how could there be so many fruits on such a busy roadside?
No one picked them? Sure enough, the plums those little friends picked were really bitter."
Xiao Mo didn't have much time to listen to Shu Yan's story. She was only thinking about how to solve the land problem.
Shu Yan sighed slightly and said: "I think I am in Ruyin. Although I am remote and poor, I still have my own private territory. Although Luoyang is good, I don't have half of the land that belongs to me. In this way, I am really a fish.
You can’t have both of them.”
"Why can't you have your cake and eat it too? It's just that you can't have it both ways. You see, all the nobles in the capital are officials, and which one doesn't have thousands of acres of land?"
Chapter completed!