The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 137 The Daily Life of Teenagers

Xiaolou listened to the spring rain overnight, and Shenxiang sold apricot flowers in the Ming Dynasty.

Tingyulou, the first time this name entered Zhao Xuan's ears, it aroused such a charming and graceful association.

It's a pity that the real Tingyulou is not as elegant as its name.

Using the harshest methods to train the best spies, weaving a huge network to collect massive amounts of intelligence, all the news in the world of Daqing drifted into this "building" with the ups and downs.

"Actually, there is no building called 'Tingyu' in the organization."

Ye Shenyan was lying by the window looking at the dark sky in the distance, carelessly chewing a slightly astringent grass stalk.

"I don't know where the main rudder of Tingyulou is, how many sub-rudders there are, and how many halls." He shrugged: "Anyway, Master Ye Cong said that Tingyulou is just a general name, maybe it's just because Grandpa Shizu Do you like rainy days?"

"I don't like rain at all."

Gu Che lied down on the window sill with him weakly to watch the scenery.Both of them had a lot of wound medicine applied to their faces, and individual wounds had already begun to scab, which might leave scars in the future.But no one will care about this kind of thing.

On the Luohan bed not far from the window sill, Zhao Xuan, who had not recovered from his leg injury, covered half of the bed with a thin quilt, half lying and half sitting on two soft pillows.He held a yellowed book in his hand, but he didn't open a page for a long time.Looking at the backs of his two companions, he suddenly said, "Ah Che, let's play chess."

"Okay, you have to give me fifteen hands."

"...Then can I still go down?"

"At least give me ten hands." Gu Che yawned lazily, and said, "When I play with Ruochen, she will give me ten hands."

"That's why you've been playing so badly."

Ye Shenyan interjected shamelessly, but Gu Che protested, "Hi".

The teenagers were not laughing enthusiastically and making noises. They looked very leisurely, but their mood was as gloomy as the sky outside the window.It's just that they all tacitly tried to cheer up.

Ruochen will wake up at any time, we can't let her see our decadent appearance, she will definitely spurn us.

They comforted themselves like this.

On this day, more than a month has passed since Chunshou's accident.Ruochen's deep sleep also lasted for more than a month.

That day they followed Nie Shen out of the deserted village and headed south along the waterway.Nie Shen managed to get a medium-sized boat out of nowhere, and with him at the helm, Ye Shenyan and Gu Che assisted in paddling, and they walked on the water for seven or eight days.

Seven or eight days later, the boat went out to sea from the river.After walking for three more days, they came to this small island close to the mainland.There is a fishing village on the island, but they landed from the other half of the deserted shore, and made many turns in the dense forest of the island before arriving at this deeply hidden courtyard.

According to Nie Shen, this is one of the secret rudders of Tingyulou.As for the geographical location, it was on the southeast sea—yes, they escaped thousands of miles away in more than ten days.

The journey has not been smooth sailing.The first day or two was okay, but then the shore became more and more chaotic, and there were countless boats fleeing in the water.Of course, there are more people fleeing by land, and then bandits, water thieves, officers and soldiers who blocked the road...

It is an irreversible fact that the world is in chaos.

Zhao Xuan and Gu Che cared about their family members, but Nie Shen didn't let them go ashore to inquire about news, and didn't tell them any information, and warned them to throw them down if they talked too much.From the very beginning, Nie Shen had stockpiled enough water and food for a month on the boat, and he didn't know how he got it!
In short, this time, they really "fly away".

What happened to the emperor and prince?What will this world be like?My family, what will happen...

Zhao Xuan and Gu Che would occasionally discuss these matters.Of course there will be no result.They naturally understood that even if they rushed back to the capital, they would not be able to help them. The biggest possibility would be that they were scattered by the rebels on the way.Gu Che is fine, Zhao Xuan, it's good that he can take care of himself.

"I'm still worried about my grandfather."

Gu Che was actually struggling in his heart.

Ruochen is very important to him, and grandfather... is also very important.Both of them are indispensable in his heart.

After setting off, he also wavered.He thought, it would be better if Yun Ruochen was handed over to Nie Shen and the others, and he rushed back to the capital to be with his grandfather, no matter whether it was life or death, the grandfather and grandson would stay together.Besides, grandfather must also be worried about his own safety!
However, Zhao Xuan stopped him, shook his head and said, "No way, Ah Che, if you run back now, I'm afraid you won't even be able to save your own little life."

"Who said! I can beat several big men by myself! I can shoot arrows! I can ride a horse!" Gu Che was very dissatisfied, he thought he could protect his grandfather.

"You know how to fight too!" Zhao Xuan rarely showed anger on his face: "This is a war! Don't think that you are very powerful because you escaped the enemy's arrows that night... Are you as powerful as Uncle Nie? Your family is the only one left. You have a bloodline!"

Zhao Xuan's meaning is very clear - as the only remaining heir of the Gu family, he has the obligation to preserve the blood for the family.

"Besides, Gu Ge is always in the capital, surrounded by officers and soldiers. Don't worry about it."

The subtext of this sentence is that if those officers and soldiers can't protect Mr. Gu Ge, it's useless for you to go back.

Zhao Xuan's words were not pleasant, but they hit the nail on the head.

Gu Che is not a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but even he knows what meaningless sacrifice is.

What's more... How could he rest assured about Ruochen?

Before they came in, this dark rudder had not been visited for a few days, and it was full of dust and cobwebs, and it was very deserted.Fortunately, the main houses are all made of the strongest stone bricks. If they are dirty, they can still be lived in after cleaning.

When designing this hidden rudder, these circumstances should have been taken into consideration.

Three teenagers—to be precise, two and a half laborers, worked hard to clean for several days, and finally made the house a little more presentable.Anyway, Nie Shen only cared about him and Yun Ruochen, and ignored them at all, leaving the three teenagers to fend for themselves.

After he came in, he only said a few words, two of which were "the well is in the backyard, and there is food in the cellar".

Just dismiss them like this, and concentrate on guarding Yun Ruochen.

Yun Ruochen slept quietly in the main house that Nie Shen had cleaned with his own hands, just like when she was on the boat, she wouldn't eat, drink, move or wake up.It is said that people who enter the state of tortoise breath do not need to absorb any nutrients, nor do they excrete waste from the body, and completely "live" in the small universe formed by their own bodies.

Nie Shen also didn't allow them to "disturb" Yun Ruochen, which made Gu Che and Zhao Xuan very dissatisfied.But Nie Shen's cold eyes of "if you don't accept it, get rolled into the sea" can make the two of them completely shut up, and they dare not fart.

Therefore, the three teenagers of similar age can do things every day: eat, drink, sleep, heal their injuries, and be in a daze.Later, Zhao Xuan dug out some books and a set of Go from nowhere, and since he was free, he began to teach them how to read and play chess.

But most of the time, it was Zhao Xuan and Gu Che who were following.Ye Shenyan has more important things to do, and that is to cook for the whole "family".

This was the task Nie Shen entrusted to him, and of course he had to obediently carry it out.Then again, Ye Shenyan is actually very interested in cooking!

"I said, what do you two want to eat tonight?"

Ye Shenyan put his face on the table, squinted at Gu Che being killed by Zhao Xuan's black man, and asked leisurely.

"Whatever. Oh, but there must be bamboo shoot and ham soup!" Gu Che frantically responded to Zhao Xuan's attack.

"Bamboo shoot and ham soup."

Zhao Xuan also said.

Ye Shenyan curled his lips: "You really know how to order!"

He jumped off the chair, said "I'll go dig bamboo shoots" and ran away.

There are dense bamboo forests on this island. Although spring is over, there are still many bamboo shoots sprouting out of the forest every day.These fresh and tender bamboo shoots are good materials for making bamboo shoot ham soup.

In the large cellar below the dark rudder, there are hundreds of wax-sealed hams, hundreds of squares of bacon sticks wrapped in oiled paper, hundreds of bags of rice, buckwheat, white flour... as for oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. Seasonings are also available, and there are even dried chilies that are not common in the Central Plains.

On the other side of the cellar, there are still several large wine vats buried, but the teenagers have no interest in drinking for the time being.

At the beginning, Ye Shenyan just casually cut up bacon and fried it for everyone to eat.Later, he was bored anyway, so he spent all day looking for wild vegetables outside the house to make soup and stir-fry vegetables, and later...he became more and more pursuing.

After half a month, bacon pancakes, braised rabbit meat, braised pheasant with fresh mushrooms, snake broth, etc. appeared on everyone's table one after another.Then, there were amazing dishes such as grilled fish, sweet and sour fish, and steamed crab.

Ye Shenyan put his hips on his hips and said arrogantly: "Eat the mountains by relying on the mountains, and eat the sea by relying on the sea! I have already learned how to spear fish and catch crabs!"

Gu Che immediately applauded him for his brave attempt, while Zhao Xuan expressed his praise by putting his head down and working hard.Although Nie Shen never said anything, he never blamed Ye Shenyan for focusing on cooking instead of practicing.

There is no way, as a little beggar without father and mother, Ye Shenyan's life before meeting Yun Ruochen was completely centered around the word "eat".How can I get food and survive in the wilderness?
"Eating" is not for him to satisfy his appetite, but for survival.

Of course, he is no longer a beggar, so he has changed from pursuing enough to eat to trying to "eat well".

"I want to practice my cooking skills." Ye Shenyan happily said to his companion: "When the princess wakes up and eats the delicious dishes I cooked, he will recover soon!"

"That is!"

Gu Che smiled brightly: "She must really like to eat your cooking."

However, all of them could clearly see the dark cloud behind this smile.

Yun Ruochen, when will he wake up?

(End of this chapter)