Chapter 264

Summer Solstice, the days are long.

The Xu family's small house was not built on water, and the scorching sun made the dog and cat in the house lie motionless on the floor.

Both Xiao Huang and Tiger King stuck out their tongues, which made Xu Yi feel very distressed. While shaking the cattail leaf fan to dissipate heat for them, he asked A Jin: "A Xu hasn't come back yet?"

"No."

A Jin was also hot and wore short-sleeved and thin clothes . She was wearing a blouse and skirt, twisting a cold handkerchief and wiping the sweat from her forehead, feeling nostalgic for the past days.

She complained: "When you come to Kyoto, you can't make your own ice cubes and water. If you want to drink cold drinks, you have to buy them outside."

Xu Yi laughed: "Ah Jin, be careful."

Ah Jin curled his lips and whispered . "I know that if you go to the drug store and buy a few hundred kilograms of saltpeter, the official will probably come to ask questions."

When Xu Yi heard this, he looked at her with a slightly raised eyebrow.

After the tea party, the imperial doctor, who was interested in the two brothers and sisters, came to see Xu Yi and asked Xu Yi implicitly not to delay the two brothers and sisters.

Xu Yi thought about this advice for several days, but unfortunately neither A Xu nor A Jin wanted to enter the Tai Hospital.

The matter was abandoned without any result.

Xu Yi smiled, Ajin was brave and used to being free, so entering Tai Hospital was not necessarily a good thing.

"Selling goods~ Selling goods~" Outside the yard, the voice of the bearer brought Xu Yi back to his thoughts one by one.

He glanced outside the door.

Yan Quyue is not here today. In the morning, the housekeeper in Zhuangzi came into the city and said that the doe in Zhuangzi had given birth to calves last night. Yan Quyue was worried that the young deer would not survive the summer, so she took Erqing to the suburbs of Zhuangzi.

Watching the sun move slightly above the head, I wonder when my wife and Erqing will come back.

Thinking of this, A Xu came back with the box.

He wiped his sweat, handed the box to Ah Jin, and went to the kitchen to scoop some water to wash his hands and face.

Xu Yi took a bowl of Leng Yuanzi to relieve the heat of Xiao Huang and Tiger King.

At this time, A Xu came into the room and called back: "Lang Jun, I met the Huo family's young man at the intersection to deliver a post. The young man said that this was a greeting card from his second master Yu."

Xu Yi was surprised: "Where is the post? ?"

He took the post and opened it, and saw Huo Yuqing writing the date of his visit on the post.

Count the days, it’s tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the day when the Imperial College is on break and the students are going home from school. Huo Yuqing is not at home on vacation, so why did she come to see him.

When he came back from the Huo family, he never thought about continuing to have contact with the Huo family.

After brothers Huo Yuqing and Huo Yuxuan no longer needed to take medicine, Xu Yi had no further contact with them. The two of them also seemed to be aware of his alienation. They had the arrogance of Takako from Kyoto and did not have a hot face but a cold butt.

Xu Yi was quite satisfied with the result.

He put the post on the table casually, his eyes fell on the dog and cat licking Leng Yuanzi, and said with a gentle expression: "If the young man from the Huo family comes tomorrow, open the door for him."

A Xu nodded, Ask what to prepare.

Xu Yi thought that Huo Yuqing was a scholar, a noble scholar, and liked to drink tea, so he borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha and took out the snow buds given by Mrs. Cui to entertain the guests.

A Xu A Jin: "..."

They thought that Lang Jun would make them loquat and mint drinks like he did to Xin Langjun and Tao Langjun in Yanting.

When they asked out their doubts, Xu Yi glanced at them.

"I think you want to eat it."

When A Xu and A Jin heard this, they covered their mouths and laughed in embarrassment.

A Xu said: "Lang Jun, I can't have loquat mint drink this year, it seems like something is missing."

A Jin nodded repeatedly: "Even the grandma of Xing Guan's family told me that he missed Lang Jun's drink so much." He also said that there are so many fragrant drinks in Kyoto, but none can compare to what Lang Jun made. "

Xu Yi raised his eyes and said, "When did you get so close to Amu?"

"I went back to Xing's house to give it to you . Ah Mu came to me for treatment because he had a headache. "I saw that he was in severe pain, so I gave him a few pills to treat the headache." Xu

Yi nodded and didn't ask any more questions. .

He saw that Xiao Huang and Tiger King were no longer so hot that they stuck out their tongues, so he returned to the study room and read while shaking the cattail leaf fan.

His mind was calm and naturally cool, and the heat gradually faded away from his body and limbs. Unknowingly, the vision in front of him became dim. He looked up again, and it was already evening outside.

Yan Quyue and Erqing came back when smoke was rising from the neighboring rooftops.

As soon as she entered the house, Xu Yi smelled the smell of deer on her body. If you simply went to see the young deer, you would not be tainted by such a strong smell.

He immediately asked with concern: "What are you doing in Zhuangzi?"

Before he finished speaking, Er Qing, who followed him into the house, shouted excitedly: "Doctor Xu, Mrs. Yan is so amazing. She actually has a way to save the deer!"

Xu Yi was a little bit confused. Surprised: "Oh?"

Yan Quyue rolled up her sleeves. Today she was wearing a green long-sleeved thin blouse and skirt, which made it very convenient to work.

But it was inevitable that there was still some blood stains on it, and the smell lingered.

"It's not as powerful as Erqing said." Yan Quyue said, "I used to follow my brother while walking, and one time I met a livestock farmer who was traveling with him. He was driving many goats, and one of the female goats died of dystocia on the way. He didn't avoid people when he rescued the sheep, so I tried that method and unexpectedly rescued the young deer."

Xu Yi asked, "There aren't servants raising deer in Zhuangzi, so how could it be your turn to do it yourself? " After hearing this

, Yan Quyue frowned and waved her hands: "Forget it, those deer farmers died immediately when they had difficulty giving birth, and they didn't know how to save them."

Er Qing nodded frantically. He only kills his prey, not saves it.

At that time, all I could do was worry. Later, Yan Quyue rolled up her sleeves without saying a word, and even shocked the housekeeper and servants in the village.

They have never seen such a handsome lady.

What's more, last time Yan Quyue didn't speak much when she was with Xu Yi, the housekeeper mistakenly thought that she was a talkative person.

Seeing that she was about to take action herself, a few women followed and stopped her without thinking.

"Dr. Xu didn't see it, but Housekeeper Lu said, 'How can I explain this to Mr. Lang? How can I explain this to you?'" Housekeeper Lu said. Then Mrs. Yan pushed him away with a palm, and Housekeeper Lu still fell to the ground. On the ground!" Er Qing's eyes brightened as he spoke, filled with admiration for Yan Quyue.

Yan Quyue was embarrassed by what he said.

When Xingmu raised his eyes, he saw Xu Yi's smiling eyes looking at him.

"Don't you think I'm an insult to elegance?"

"A lady is a lady, how can I be an insult to elegance."

Yan Quyue scolded him and said, "..."

She smelled bad, and after saying this, she wanted to take a bath.

The mother-in-law at home quickly went to boil water, and A Xu ran to help.

Yan Quyue went inside and sat on the dressing table to take apart the hairpin and bun.

Xu Yi came over, stood behind her and took off her hairpin, while telling her that Huo Yuqing was coming to visit tomorrow.

"What is he here for?" Yan Quyue turned her head and looked up at Xu Yi.

The gentle light shone on her face, not affecting her beautiful features at all.

Xu Yi looked at her everywhere and said with a slight smile: "He must have something to do here, but I don't know what it is."

Yan Quyue didn't like the Huo family very much, not for anything else but because Xu Yi wanted to go home. The third master of the Huo family suppressed the man.

The Huo family is a powerful family in Kyoto. Not to mention that the common people cannot be offended. Some petty officials in Kyoto have to humble themselves when they see the Huo family. She doesn't want Xu Yi to get close to the Huo family, just because she doesn't want Xu Yi to suffer such injustice.

However, this doesn’t mean they can’t get close if they don’t want to get close.

This Huo Yuqing is too expressionless.

"If it doesn't embarrass us, we will meet. If it does, we will leave Kyoto." Yan Quyue clenched her fists, "They can't block the way and prevent us from leaving."

Xu Yi smiled: "This is Under the emperor's feet, the Huo family must abide by the rules."

Yan Quyue was still worried: "This is the best."

While chatting, Xu Yi took off the hairpin that fixed the bun and used a comb. Comb Yan Quyue's hair.

After Yan Quyue enjoyed Xu Yi's service comfortably, she got up with satisfaction and went to the next room to take a bath.

...

The next morning, A Xu got up at dawn, got dressed, took his coins and went out to the market to buy groceries.

You can smell the fragrance of lotus roots within a few steps of the market in June. A Xu saw the fresh lotus pods that were on the market and looked good, so he bought several and put them in his basket.

Then go to the butcher and cut a strip of fat and thin pork belly, and then three pork ribs.

Then we went to the melon and fruit shop and listened to the storekeeper shout out the red lychees freshly picked from Luzhou.

Nowadays, waterway transportation is developed, and lychee planting areas are not limited to Qiongzhou and Guangdong and Guangxi. There are also several areas in Sichuan where lychees are planted.

These lychees will be picked before they are mature and transported to Bianliang. On the contrary, several people born in Yanting have never eaten fresh lychees.

Thinking that Lang Jun was going to have guests today, it would be unreasonable not to prepare some fresh fruits, so A Xu asked the barking shopkeeper how to sell these lychees.

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Sell by the basket, a basket costs five guan."

Seeing the basket of lychees, A Xu fell silent: "..."

This is too expensive.

The lychees in the basket still have bright green branches and leaves, and the red ones are really bright and beautiful amidst the blue color.

But the quantity is not much, I can only count about twenty lychees. Who can afford such a small amount of lychees at this price?

When A Xu hesitated, several officials came to buy lychees with money.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer lychees in the store, A Xu gritted his teeth and paid for them.

When he returned home, he complained to Xu Yi and Yan Quyue that lychees were expensive, and Yan Quyue smiled and asked him to try a few more.

A Xu shook his head: "It's too expensive. It's better for the husband and the wife to eat it."

He just tasted one.

Ah Jin and Er Qing had not eaten lychees before, so they ate one and were amazed by the sweet and fruity lychees in their mouths.

But let them continue to eat, waved their hands and said they didn't want to eat. It's better to keep such good things for guests.

Xu Yi was helpless, so he went to get Jiaozi and gave it to Ah Xu, saying seriously: "We have just bought Zhuangzi, but we are not reluctant to eat a few lychees. You can buy two more baskets, don't be reluctant to part with them.

" Xu held Jiaozi, turned around three times, and finally put Jiaozi in his arms, saying that he would go there tomorrow: "I bought it just now, so I have to buy it again. Mr. Lang really doesn't care about his family. If you really want to eat it, just buy it." , we have to make ends meet in Kyoto."

Xu Yi frowned: "Now you and Erqing are selling Xiaoshi pills and Anshen pills at Xiangguo Temple, and you can sell five to six hundred pills every time, and you can get more than a dozen pills in one time. , not to that point."

After hearing this, A Xu started to count on his fingers what expenses they had in Kyoto and how they would support the people in Zhuangzi after buying it. The village is not small, and it grows and raises so many things. It only employs thirteen servants.

Xu Yi: "..."

Helpless, Xu Yi had to let him go.

When the time came, not long after Xu Yi tasted the lychees, Huo Yuqing brought two servants and a cart of items to look for him.

There were several items in this cart, large and small, and the two servants moved the items to the yard quickly.

Among them were two baskets of lychees from Fuling, and two boxes of ice cubes that were very urgent. The ice cubes are all carefully polished, not crushed. They are wrapped in dry straw and coarse cloth and placed in boxes without any trace of melting.

There was also a precious brocade box. Huo Yuqing did not let his servants hold it, but took it with him himself.

Huo Yuqing said calmly: "The weather was hot, and Brother Xu came to Beijing late. He was afraid that he couldn't buy ice cubes, so he brought some from the ice kiln at home."

Xu Yi looked at him: "The Huo family has three rooms. You have to use ice. You gave me ice, what do you use?"

Huo Yuqing was a little surprised when he heard what he said. He followed him into the house and said with a smile: "I have ice in the Imperial College, and I go home every month. After a few trips, there will be a lot of money left, so you don’t have to worry about me."

Xu Yi accepted it with confidence and asked him if he wanted to eat lychees.

Huo Yuqing was stunned for a moment and subconsciously focused his gaze on the two baskets of lychees in the yard.

"You didn't bring it." Xu Yi looked at him calmly.

Without blushing or heartbeat, he took out the few remaining lychees to serve the guests.

There is no harm without comparison. Earlier, they thought the lychees A Xu bought in the market looked beautiful and tasted great. When I saw the lychees sent by Huo Yuqing, I suddenly felt that my own lychees no longer tasted good.

Huo Yuqing didn't dislike it, and naturally sat opposite Xu Yi, peeling the lychees and eating them: "It's very sweet."

Xu Yi smiled and made him another cup of snow buds.

Huo Yuqing tasted the tea in a good mood and knew that the tea came from Lin'an Mansion, but did not reveal it.

He handed the brocade box to Xu Yi with his backhand, and said with a smile on his face: "I got two good pens a few days ago, and I thought that Brother Xu often writes prescriptions. It can't be done without good pens, so I sent them here during the holiday. "

Xu Yi looked at him inexplicably and sighed: "You don't have to do this to me. I just saved you out of instinct."

Huo Yuqing: "I know."

He smiled brightly, not showing the weakness of the scholar. " If I want to be friends with Brother Xu, I have to show my sincerity, and Brother Xu will continue."

Xu Yi was speechless.

But when he saw the pen lying in the brocade box, he was stunned for a moment.

This... looks so familiar.