Chapter 403 What's the Night?

Those who had never seen this scene were stunned.

Pei Lingyun has become accustomed to Xue Yucheng's style.

Ever since he returned to the capital, every time they met, he would bow with a serious face, and after bowing, he would put his arm around Pei Lingyun's shoulder.

How could Pei Lingyun take a punch for nothing? He also punched Xue Yucheng in the chest:

"Stop talking nonsense. You're the last one here, so drink three cups as punishment!"

Xue Yucheng said proudly, "Don't even mention three cups, three jars is no problem!"

Pei Lingyun looked at Doctor Yu.

Doctor Yu understood: "General Xue's injury has indeed healed."

"Okay, okay, then let's get General Xue drunk together tonight!" Old man Qin laughed.

Xue Che also came to greet everyone one by one, but he still called Pei Lingyun and Wu Yingniang "Uncle Ying" very affectionately.

He was not familiar with Pei Shu. When he met Pei Shu before, he had politely called her "Princess".

But Pei Shu asked him and Zhizhi to call her "Auntie".

"A Che is here. Zhi Zhi and Di Er were just wondering when you would arrive." Pei Shu was very friendly to Xue Che.

Everyone is here.

There was a large round table in the yard, filled with various dishes and good wine.

In addition to the medicinal wine brewed by Doctor Yu and Hua Er Niang, there were also several large jars of good wine that Pei Shu had people buy back.

In previous years, they would eat food and drink wine first, and then eat moon cakes and admire the moon.

But because Zhizhi and the others cooked the mooncakes themselves this year, everyone decided to change the order from previous years and make mooncakes the first must-eat dish.

A large plate of mooncakes arranged in the shape of a flower was brought up.

The arrangement looks very nice, but when you hold them individually and look closely, you will find that the mooncakes are not very round, and some are flat and some are bulging.

Su Zhizhi and Xue Che sat together.

Xue Che was about to pick up a mooncake.

Su Zhizhi came over with a mysterious look on her face:

"Ah Che, take the mooncake that looks a little puffy."

Xue Che looked at Zhizhi warily: "What do you want to do?"

“This is delicious.”

Su Zhizhi picked up two plump mooncakes, put one on her plate, and gave one to Xue Che.

Xue Che was stunned when he saw the mooncake.

It's really round and plump.

It's so round that it doesn't look like a pancake, but more like a ball.

What is this called a mooncake? It should just be called the moon.

A ball that looks like the moon!

Xue Che felt something was wrong and turned around to run away.

Su Zhizhi seemed to have anticipated that Xue Che would run away, and quickly grabbed his clothes:

"Don't even think about running!"

Xue Che looked at Murong Di beside him for help: "Brother!"

Murong Di said seriously, "Ache, this is a reward from the princess."

Xue Che: "Brother, then you try it too——"

"Oh, I should go pour a glass of wine for my master." Murong Di slipped to the other end of the table.

Su Zhizhi had already taken a bite and was enjoying the meal happily: "I think it's delicious."

Xue Che had no choice but to open his mouth and take a bite.

With this bite, his movements stopped again.

He actually thought it was delicious.

The crust opens up in your mouth, and the bacon flavor inside spreads.

It was completely different from the sweet and greasy flavors he had eaten before. The salty and fragrant taste made his eyes light up.

Other people at the table also had bacon mooncakes.

Old Xu rubbed his eyes and said, "I think I got the wrong one. I got a bun."

Everyone laughed out loud.

When he heard that it was a new flavor that Zhizhi came up with, he added:

"Hey, I just like this one, it's unique and special! We'll make bacon mooncakes every year from now on!"

After eating salty mooncakes, it is natural to drink some refreshing wine to moisten your throat.

Wine was poured into more than a dozen bowls.

The moon rose from the black night sky and appeared in everyone's bowl.

Xue Che looked at the bright moon in the bowl and found that the moon in Chang'an was as round as the moon in Heifei Mountain.

He wanted to tell Su Zhizhi, but Su Zhizhi spoke first:

"Ah Che, look! Uncle Xue is about to drink from the jar!"

Xue Yucheng and Pei Lingyun have started drinking together.

Pei Lingyun has a low alcohol tolerance and has never beaten Xue Yucheng before.

But this time Pei Lingyun smiled calmly: "Zixuan, you can't leave the Pei Mansion tonight."

Although he could only drink one pot, he had the villagers of Black Bandit Mountain behind him, and they could definitely make Xue Yucheng drink.

Even when people reach middle age, they still occasionally have the mentality of a young person.

"Come here!" Xue Yucheng picked up the jar.

Everyone at the table started to make a noise.

Xue Che did not stop his father because he knew that his father rarely had such an opportunity to indulge himself.

By the time the moon was at its zenith, the yard was already a mess of cups and plates.

The ground was covered with empty wine jars.

The wine brought by Doctor Yu and Hua Erniang was finished, and the good wine prepared by Pei Shu was also finished.

The drinker was so drunk that he fell on the table.

Su Zhizhi, Xue Che, Murong Di, Kong Wu, and Pei Shu didn't drink much, so they were the only ones still sober.

Su Zhizhi sighed: "We didn't even have a few sips before the wine was gone."

Murong Di: "There's still some in the palace and the Prince of Yue's mansion. If Zhizhi wants some, just send someone to get it."

Xue Che said, "The Xue Mansion should have some too. I can ask Uncle Li from our mansion."

Kong Wu exclaimed “Ahhh” and went to move the wine.

Meow~

Chujiu jumped down from the treetop, first onto the table, and then into Pei Shu's arms.

The moonlight was so bright that the patterns on its body looked even softer.

Pei Shu, holding Chujiu, looked like a fairy in the moon.

She looked up at the moon and suddenly spoke softly:

"I know where there's a jar of good wine."

A moment later.

Several people stood in the courtyard of the Xue Mansion next door.

A yard that has been empty for a long time.

"Aunt, this is Uncle Ache's former yard. No one has lived here for a long time. Is there any wine here?" Su Zhizhi asked.

Pei Shu just said that the good wine is in Xue's house and she wants to go find it in person.

However, after entering the Xue Mansion, he did not go to the wine cellar, but came to the courtyard where Xue Yuzhuo once lived.

Xue Che and Murong Di were also very confused.

Kong Wu had no doubts and was ready to hold the jar of wine at any time.

Pei Shu held Chujiu in her arms and walked under a plum tree in the moonlight.

"here."

Back then, a young man who said he would help her keep the wine secretly told her that the jar of wine was buried under this plum tree.

He said that when he was older and no longer afraid of his father, he would return the wine to her.

Now, she has to come and get it herself.

Xue Che, Su Zhizhi, Murong Di and Kong Wu dug together under the plum tree.

When we dug about half a foot deep, we actually found something.

A big box.

Kong Wu moved the box to flat ground.

Several people leaned forward curiously.

Pei Shu put Chujiu down and reached out to open the box.

There was a large wine jar in the box, wrapped in several layers of cloth.

It was as if someone who was not very good at storing wine carefully wrapped the jar layer by layer.

When the jar was opened, the mud seal on the mouth fell off.

Su Zhizhi and the others smelled the rich aroma of wine, which was clear and mellow with a long aftertaste.

Excellent aged wine.

Murong Di: "Before, when I was young, I never drank the locust flower wine brewed by my mother. Today I finally have the chance to drink it."

Su Zhizhi said, "Such a fragrant wine would be best paired with a bacon mooncake."

Xue Che wanted someone to go to the Pei Mansion next door to pick up the uneaten mooncakes.

Su Zhizhi waved her hand: "Don't bother, it'll be quicker if I flip over and get it."

Su Zhizhi moved quickly and had already climbed over the wall and jumped into the shadows of the branches of the Pei Mansion.

Xue Che took out the wine bowl and placed it on the stone table next to him.

They continued to drink and enjoy the moon here.

When he poured the wine into the bowl, Xue Che saw that Zhizhi had not arrived yet.

Murong Di said, "Ache, how about you go with us and take a look?"

Xue Che thought so too and had already walked towards the wall.

But just as he was about to jump over the wall, he saw Su Zhizhi's head popping out from the top of the wall.

Su Zhizhi held a lunch box in her hand and handed it down: "Ache, you take the lunch box first, and then I will turn it over."

"Okay." Xue Che naturally reached out to take it.

Su Zhizhi was lying on the top of the wall, while Xue Che was looking up at the bottom.

The cool breeze moves the shadows of the trees.

Light and shadow flickered on the boy's face, and his smile was bright.

Pei Shu, who was sitting beside the stone table, took in this scene and smiled slowly.

Fourteen is a good age.

Her eyelashes were wet by the moonlight, and her smile was light and faint.

When a bowl of wine goes down your throat, you can taste the fresh fragrance of locust flowers and the mellow taste of aged wine.

It’s really delicious.

She couldn't help but drink two more bowls.

After drinking a little, I suddenly saw a figure I hadn't seen in years walking on the moon amidst the swaying shadows of the trees. He asked with a smile:

"Pei Jiaojiao, I don't know what day it is today, do you still remember?"

The voice is clear, just like it was back then.

Pei Shu's cheeks flushed from drinking, and she smiled and replied:

"I don't know either."

The road of life is long. I have walked for a long time and have forgotten what day it is. I only remember -

This locust flower wine has been brewed for twenty-four years.