A Thousand Hills

Chapter 85

Xie's House soon received a post about Jiang Xingyun's Warm House Wine. Of course, this post was for Xie Moru and Xie Moyou and sisters.Mrs. Xie rewarded the woman who sent the post, smiled and said to the little sister, "Miss Jiang is very neat. She just said she wanted to move, and she will move today. Since she is invited, just go there. Have a nice day."

The two sisters stood up and agreed, Xie Moyou said, "I just heard that she bought a house the other day, so I thought I would have to move after the year. It's winter, it's so cold to move."

Xie Moru said indifferently, "Moving there years ago, family sacrifices are much cheaper."

Xie Moyou was not an ignorant person, and said, "I heard that Miss Jiang used to go to the house she bought to worship her ancestors, and she didn't delay." The three old ladies' house will not neglect Jiang Xingyun, but Jiang Xingyun It is not possible to offer sacrifices to ancestors at Xie's house, but it is reasonable to go outside to offer sacrifices.

There was a little smile on the corner of Xie Moru's lips, yes, it was just a reason.

Mrs. Xie said, "Fortunately, we live close to the third old lady's house. There is only a wall between us. It's the same when we live together. After you pass by, don't forget to go to the third old lady's house to say hello first. I'll give you a hand." I'm old, so I won't get involved in the excitement of your little girl."

Xie Moyou smiled coquettishly and said, "Grandmother is so old", and discussed with Xie Moru about preparing Jiang Xingyun's house ceremony.

When it came time to eat warm house wine, the two sisters packed up early. Mrs. Xie saw that one was wearing red and the other was wearing purple, and they were both good-looking and dignified. So he went to the third old lady's house by car.

The two sisters had discussed it, and they both knew that the third old lady had always had a nagging temper, so they decided to go there earlier so that the third old lady wouldn't waste time.Therefore, it was quite early for the two of them to arrive at the third old lady's house, and sisters Xie Huan, Xie Pei, and Xie Qi hadn't set off yet.The third old lady was very happy to see Xie Moyou, she smiled and ordered someone to bring fruit to Xie Moyou, of course, she did not forget to say hello to Xie Moru.In the past three years, the three old ladies have finally been put into their heads by their family members with the concept of "Xie Moru is not a soft persimmon, you should never provoke her", plus the fact that Xie Moru suffered a lot. Well, even though the third old lady still hates Xie Moru, at most she just ignores her, and she won't do anything too rude.

The third old lady smiled, "You guys came early today."

Xie Moyou has always had a good relationship with the third old lady, and she had a sweet mouth, and said with a smile, "Grandmother specifically told me to come over earlier with my eldest sister, first greet you, the first wife, and the second wife, and then go to congratulate you." Congratulations to Miss Jiang."

The third old lady was very happy to hear that, and couldn't help complaining about Jiang Xingyun, "I said it's the cold winter months, so why move. The child insists on moving, and he is very stubborn. Let me tell you, the little girl's house is still like a house." Mo You is so good, he knows how to be considerate to elders."

Xie Mo smiled sadly, "I also said that winter is a bit cold. Fortunately, with you, Miss Jiang lives nearby. If you take care of her, it will be more comprehensive."

This remark was in the heart of the third old lady, and the third old lady smiled, "That's true."

The three old ladies chattered a lot, but the eldest daughter-in-law, Li Shi, smiled, "It's getting late, old lady, let the children go, or tell that child Xingyun to wait, thinking that they are sisters. Didn't come."

Then the three old ladies said to the girls, "That's it, go there quickly, her house is very well cleaned and very warm, just play happily for a day, and at noon I will ask the maid to send it to you. Delicious to go."

Everyone got up here, resigned from the three old ladies, Mrs. Li and other elders, and went to Jiang Xingyun's mansion to talk.

Since the three old ladies were endlessly chattering, when they arrived, Xie Jing had already arrived, and went out to meet Jiang Xingyun together.Jiang Xingyun did not forget to order the maid to put a cloak on Xie Jing, and he also covered himself with a big red cloak. Jiang Xingyun stood in front of the door like a ball of flames, with a smile on his face, "It is a great honor to have a good guest."

Xie Huan was the first in his seniority, and said with a smile, "I talked with my grandmother for a while, we are late."

Jiang Xingyun led everyone into the main hall, "I expected that my aunt would let you talk." This also shows that the third house of Xie's family has a closer relationship with the eldest house, for example, Xie Feng's wife Su, who stayed behind in the second house, has never been very close to her. The three old ladies are close to each other, so Xie Jing can arrive early.Xie Jing's mother, Mrs. Su, didn't like the third old lady's behavior, so she didn't ask her daughter to pay her respects to the third old lady at all.

Jiang Xingyun was born unparalleled in color, but the hall layout is elegant and generous. Silver charcoal is burning in the hall, making it warm like a spring day. Everyone has removed their big clothes outside. As soon as they sat down, there was a maid in a peach pink shirt and a green skirt. They filed in and brought tea. These maids all wore the same clothes, only two pieces of jewelry on their heads, no makeup on their faces, not outstanding in appearance, but they behaved smoothly and respectfully, showing that they were well-regulated.

Even Xie Mo felt worried that if he could live outside in such a free and dignified way, it would be better than being under the fence, but he smiled, "The old lady kept saying that Miss Jiang moved too early, and she couldn't bear you Woolen cloth."

Xie Moru just sipped tea quietly, Jiang Xingyun thought, Miss Xie Er's personality is quite different from Miss Xie's, this familiar tone, those who don't know, can think of how deep friendship I have with her.Furthermore, their Song family has an in-law relationship with the third wife of Xie's family, and Xie Moyou is the grandson of the eldest family, and the relationship with her is already far away. In terms of age, she is older than Xie Moyou, and in terms of seniority, she is higher Xie Mo You are two generations old, the same generation as Mrs. Xie, in what capacity is Xie Moyou saying this to her?Alas, it's strange that you have a good relationship with my aunt. It turns out that your IQs are on the same level.You are simply the bosom friend in the legend.

Jiang Xingyun felt that Xie Moyou's words were already abrupt, but his face remained unchanged, and he smiled slightly as he flashed his wonderful eyes, "Auntie's heart, how can I not know. I moved here a year ago because I had discussed it with my aunt. Yes. It’s all cousin Yan. I don’t know why. Last time we had a drink together, I told my aunt that it’s not good to move in winter, and she wants to keep me by my side for a long time. If you want me to say, this is also It wasn't Sister Yan's idea, and Sister Yan didn't know that I bought a house the first day, and she knew that I would move in. I don't know who is not trained to provoke Sister Yan, she is a soft-hearted person, and she listens to others. , and treat me sincerely, and don’t worry about me, why don’t you just tell my aunt. At this age, the old man is only soft-hearted, and she immediately changed her mind. Therefore, the original good things are called aunt Worried about me."

Sighing, Jiang Xingyun picked up tea and ate it, "Don't worry, you have seen it too. My house is not far from my aunt. The two houses are separated by a wall. I brought my guards with me when I came to the imperial capital, not to mention living with my aunt." Recently, with my aunt and uncle taking care of me, it is not easy for two or three hundred people to enter my house. I purposely bought this house to take care of my aunt nearby and comfort her heart. However, although my surname is Jiang , the blood of the Song family is flowing in my bones, and I am still here, so naturally I have to set up a door. One, not to fall into the style of our Song family; two, this is my aunt's family; three, to continue the ancestral hall."

Once you say this, you can stop talking about anything, Xie Moyou smiled calmly, "You are thoughtful."

Jiang Xingyun smiled, "One is that the tutor is like this, and the other is that I have been influenced by my aunt for the past two years, so I have this ambition. I told my aunt about this truth, and my aunt was very pleased." Then, he invited everyone to have this tea, " His Majesty knew that I was a filial piety, and specially rewarded me with winter tea. It was the first time I had winter tea, and I thought it tasted good. I gave some to my aunt as a filial piety, and I saved it for us to eat together."

Xie Huan smiled, "The last time I ate it, I thought it was extremely rare."

Xie Moyou also said, "Elegant and soft fragrance is indeed extremely rare."

Xie Moru didn't say anything, she didn't pay much attention to tea, but she was thinking that this tea appointment was given by Jiang Xingyun after he moved, otherwise, the last time Jiang Xingyun was out of filial piety, there was wine at the three old ladies' house, and there was no way they would not take it out for them. The reason people eat.

As soon as Jiang Xingyun moved, the palace started enjoying winter tea, what was the palace thinking?Could it be that he is happy to see Jiang Xingyun move out of the third old lady's house?No, this logic doesn't make sense.After all, Jiang Xingyun is only 12 years old, not to mention that she has no parents, and she is already in the list of "the eldest son of a bereaved woman who is not married". Instead, she was taught by an elder with a female surname in the house of the third old lady, and Jiang Xingyun's future marriage more favorable.Although Xie Moru didn't like the family of the third old lady, but from the overall consideration, the third old lady had a distasteful temper, and the family members were also suspected of being snobbish, but this could only be regarded as a shortcoming, not a big evil.Moreover, Princess Xie Bai Shangyi'an, the order of the palace, is an affirmation of Xie's family style.Then, there is no reason why the palace can't look down on Xie's family.The two generations of the Song family stationed at Xining Pass have contributed a lot. From the perspective of the Song family, from the perspective of Jiang Xingyun's future future, and from the perspective of Xie's family style, there is no reason for the palace to encourage Jiang Xingyun to live in his own house.

Then, this tea has another meaning.

The Song family has made great contributions to the court, so this tea means that the court has not forgotten the Song family's meritorious service, and Jiang Xingyun, an orphan girl, even if she moved out of Xie's family to establish her own family, the court still took care of her.

No wonder, no wonder the third old lady complained a lot about Jiang Xingyun moving away from Xie's house today. Probably the third old lady was afraid that the court misunderstood that Xie's family was not dedicated enough to Jiang Xingyun, so Jiang Xingyun moved out of Xie's house.In fact, the three old ladies were too worried, and Yijiang Xingyunzhi Zhouquan understood that she would not let people see the jokes of Jiang and Xie's family, she must have the idea of ​​Zhouquan's family.

After having tea and talking for a while, Jiang Xingyun invited the girls to barbecue and play in the tent she set up in the garden.

Jiang Xingyun introduced to everyone, "In Xining Prefecture, listening to operas is not very popular. I have been in the imperial capital for more than two years. I still don't quite understand operas and so on. When I was in Xining Prefecture, the winter weather was fine. I will go out to hunt in the city. However, there is nothing to hunt in winter. The pheasants and rabbits are very thin, even the bigger deer and sheep are not fatter than in summer and autumn. But when it snows, I will occasionally set up a tent to eat barbecue. This sheep is from Xining, if you taste it, it is different from the sheep in the imperial capital."

Xie Moyou was curious, "Do you live in tents in Xining Prefecture?"

Jiang Xingyun laughed, "Of course not. The Western Man lived after water and plants, and they lived in tents. I just found it interesting and learned to play." Along the way, she introduced the scenery of her garden and the flowers and plants that should be there. There are trees, pavilions, towers and pavilions, but there are none that stand out.On the contrary, her house has more school grounds than Beppu, and the tents are set up in the school grounds. To say that they are tents is a polite way of saying that they are no smaller than a house.Xie Moyou was concerned about other things, "Miss Jiang is still practicing martial arts?"

Jiang Xingyun smiled, "I was born in the general family, and I have practiced the ancestral marksmanship since I was a child. And my guards, they have to train every day."

Xie Moyou was very surprised, "Could it be that the three old ladies also know martial arts?"

Jiang Xingyun smiled, "My aunt didn't learn the ancestral marksmanship back then, but she also knows a little about fitness. My aunt is getting old, and I'm afraid she won't practice for a few years."

Everyone was talking, the maid raised the curtain, Jiang Xingyun went in first, the charcoal basin had been raised, the floor was covered with thick carpets, and the barbecue utensils were different from those used in the imperial capital. Jiang Xingyun’s here is a round one. The iron basin was burning with dry pine branches. A grill was set up on the basin. On the grill was a leg of lamb and a leg of deer. The flames were roasting the legs of lamb and deer on the grill. With a strong aroma of barbecue.Such a rough way of eating makes everyone look a little silly.Jiang Xingyun said, "There are fat sheep from Xining, and deer legs. You must have eaten barbecue, but I'm afraid you haven't roasted it yourself." Telling everyone to pay attention to the charcoal fire, Jiang Xingyun invited everyone to sit down, and said, "Everything in the world is a cook It tastes delicious, but this barbecue is not delicious unless it is grilled by myself."

Jiang Xingyun sat cross-legged at the host's seat, took a sharpened scimitar from the maid's holding tray, and introduced to several people, "This barbecue is the most delicious when eaten while roasting." He cut off a few pieces, Please taste it, Xie Huan and Xie Pei still dare not speak, Xie Moyou took a look at Xie Moru, I had a barbecue once when I went out with my second uncle, but it was not directly roasted on the fire like this, this dirty It's not dirty... Xie Moru calmly put it in his mouth and ate it, nodded, "It's really delicious." He said again, "The leg of lamb is plump, and the meat of deer leg is a little thinner."

The oil on the barbecue fell into the brazier, bursts of flames and the deliciousness of the meat fat, Xie Jing couldn't help but eat it, and said it was delicious.Xie Huan and the others ate it and thought it tasted good.

Jiang Xingyun was very happy, "People in the imperial capital say that Xining Prefecture is a place of bitter cold, but that is why people in the imperial capital don't know the benefits of Xining Prefecture. How many people go to Xining Prefecture and return to the imperial capital miss the breadth and food of Xining Prefecture." Then introduce them, " Deer are warm-blooded and the most nourishing. Deer tendons and antlers are precious things. If you roast a lamb, you must use a fat lamb. After roasting, the sheep fat will overflow. Eat it while it is hot. It is delicious, sweet and tender, with a The aroma of roasting is delicious in the world, and there is no one better."

Xie Mo smiled sadly, "Yes, it really deserves its reputation."

Several people were talking while eating barbecue, and when the barbecue was almost finished, Jiang Xingyun also arranged singing and dancing, because there were no older people present, everyone of similar age had a great time playing, and at night they all said their goodbyes and left go.Jiang Xingyun each sent a box of leather goods, saying that there is a leather goods business in the emperor. These are leather goods imported from Xining Prefecture, and they are used to make clothes for everyone.

Everyone can't help but thank you again, leave and go home.

This house-warming wine can be said to have a good time for the guests and the host.Even when Xie Moyou went home, he would inevitably talk about the Jiang family's barbecue. Xie Moyou and Mrs. Xie said, "It's not necessarily true. I used to see the second uncle's barbecue, and it was roasted on iron sticks. Wow, Xining People in Zhouzhou are different, Miss Jiang puts the meat on the fire and roasts it, cuts it while roasting it, and eats it, she is not afraid of cutting her hand at all."

Mrs. Xie smiled and patiently listened to Xie Moyou's talk about eating barbecue at Jiang's house. She felt that the girls got along well, until she heard Xie Moyou say, "We also had winter tea, which is not often eaten in our family. The winter tea was given to Miss Jiang by His Majesty, and Miss Jiang took it out for us to taste, and I thought it tasted pretty good."

Mrs. Xie's eyes flashed. After hearing Xie Moyou's words, she asked Xie Moru privately. Xie Moru said, "Your Majesty is nothing more than telling the world that the imperial court will take care of Miss Jiang."

Mrs. Xie is the wife of the clan, and she always considers issues from the perspective of the entire clan. She said worriedly, "I'm only worried that Your Majesty will misunderstand that our Xie family has neglected Miss Jiang. Her children are family members, so they move out and live on their own." I have never seen any reward from the imperial court to Jiang Xingyun in the past. How come Jiang Xingyun just moved out of Xie's house, and His Majesty's reward arrived on the back foot. What does His Majesty mean by this!

Xie Moru was sure, "My wife is too worried, Miss Jiang is not such a person, she has her own way to save the two families."

Mrs. Xie hurriedly said, "But what did Miss Jiang tell you?" The two of them have a good relationship. In the past, Mrs. Xie found it strange, but now she is glad.

"Miss Jiang didn't say anything on purpose, but because of Miss Jiang's temperament, cooperation between her and the Xie family will benefit both sides, and separation will cause both disadvantages. The Xie family has nothing against her, and she and the third old lady are also very harmonious. , Now I moved out to establish my own family." Xie Moru said, "Why did my wife forget that there are female households in the country."

Mrs. Xie was very surprised, "Could it be that Miss Jiang intends to set up a female household?"

"There is no male in the family, so it should be a female household." Xie Moru took it for granted.If there is no establishment of a female household, Jiang Xingyun's affairs may not be able to decide by himself.Looking at Jiang Xingyun's temper, she seems to have this intention long ago.

Mrs. Xie was also speechless for a while, and said after a long time, "I don't understand Miss Jiang's ambition. In terms of future prospects, it is actually best for her to live with the third old lady. I also said that she is so anxious. It turned out that it meant to set up a female household." If Jiang Xingyun wanted to establish a female household, she would of course have to move out of Xie's house.

Xie Moru didn't say any more, since Jiang Xingyun talked about setting up her own family today, Xie Moru knew that she had the intention of setting up a female household.After thinking about it again and again, Xie Moru said to Mrs. Xie, "After all, she has a very close relationship with our family, and Your Majesty has not forgotten the achievements of the Song family. If your wife enters the palace, you might as well mention the matter of Miss Jiang to the imperial concubine. You don't have to. Speech before His Majesty is just to let the Empress know what to say."

Mrs. Xie came back to her senses, "Yes."

(End of this chapter)