Chapter 257 The Su family siblings met an old soldier and a Taoist priest
During the winter solstice, although the day is the shortest and the shadow of a person is the longest, it is actually the beginning of the rise of Yang energy in heaven and earth.
The customs and practices for celebrating the winter solstice vary from place to place in Daxia.
People in Beijing like to prepare dumplings, mutton soup, glutinous rice and other dishes during the winter solstice, and the whole family sits together at night to enjoy them.
The Su Mansion is no exception.
Even though the wedding date is getting closer, we can't delay any longer.
Especially this year during the winter solstice, the Queen is here.
Although the servants thought that they were not eating at the same table, they were actually in the same mansion. If they thought about it carefully, wasn't this like spending the winter solstice together with the Queen?
What a great honor this is!
It's enough to brag about for the rest of my life.
Especially early in the morning, the Queen Mother ran to the kitchen to prepare dumpling stuffing to make dumplings for everyone.
only.
Of course she couldn't stand. All the servants in the Su Mansion knew that the Empress seemed to have a bad waist.
No one knows the reason.
Just a few days ago, Master Zhao Xin in the mansion said that the Queen had to hold her waist when she walked, and had to take two steps slowly.
I don’t know what happened.
This matter also alarmed the genius doctor Zhang Wenjing, who said that Miss Wan'er went to the Imperial College to recruit Mr. Shuiyun, so they met.
Then after Miss Wan'er told this, Doctor Zhang immediately came to the Su Mansion.
Now that Dr. Zhang has arrived, many people in the mansion are naturally relieved.
but
This is understandable. The Queen is making dumplings today and she definitely cannot stand.
In the huge kitchen of the Su Mansion, there was a large pot of stuffing that Su Changan had prepared this morning, and the dough was also all made by him.
And now.
At a large table, Su Liu, Su Zhang, Su Zimu, Su Zifeng, Su Qingning, Su Liheng and others were all there.
The entire Su family is making dumplings here.
However, except for Su Liu and Su Zhang, the others were clumsy. After wrapping them for a long time, they still couldn't make the dumplings look good or anything. They could only barely get the dumpling stuffing into the dough.
Especially Su Qingning and Su Liheng's were even more horrible.
Old Master Su is not here because he went with Mu Xu and others to discuss the wedding arrangements early in the morning.
Su Linhan had to report to the Imperial College. She had just started her job and it would be inappropriate for her to be absent.
In addition to the Su family, the servants around them were also making dumplings at another table.
only.
At that moment, a large number of people leaned over to look at the dumplings made by Su Changan.
While working hard, everyone was also curious about why the dumplings made by the Queen looked so good.
On the one hand, Su Zimu, Su Zifeng, Su Qingning and the others were also trying hard to learn, but they just couldn't do it.
Su Changan saw so many people looking at him, but he didn't think it was a big deal. He slowed down and taught patiently.
Su Liushi learned quickly and wrapped it up in no time. After smiling, she looked outside and frowned again, "Those two little guys, haven't they come back yet?"
Hearing this, Su Zhang also succeeded. She looked at her work with some satisfaction and said with a smile: "If they come back, they will definitely come here. Especially Zhao Xin."
Su Liu shook her head, thinking of how Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er had been acting mysteriously over the past two days, and said, "I don't know what they are doing. They run out early every morning and won't tell me when asked."
Su Liheng worked hard for a long time and made a bun, but after hearing what Su Liushi said, Su Liheng said, "He asked me for twenty taels of silver."
Hearing this.
Everyone at the table looked at Su Liheng, and their eyes were surprisingly consistent, as if they were asking him what those two kids were going to do with so much silver.
Su Liheng immediately understood and said, "I don't know either. If you want it, I'll give it to you. I won't do anything bad anyway."
Su Zifeng glared at Su Liheng.
Although the two children are not the kind of people who would do bad things, I will give you so much money just like that!
Su Liheng immediately lowered his head and dared not speak.
Su Zimu sighed and took a break because he really couldn't learn it. So he said, "Let them do whatever they want. Those two kids know what's going on, and there are people watching them."
After hearing what Su Zimu said, everyone thought about it and agreed with him, so they stopped talking about it.
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"Sister, I'm hungry."
Several markets outside the Su Mansion, two little people, Su Wan'er and Su Zhaoxin, were walking up and down the street. This was already the seventh market they had visited today.
Su Zhaoxin touched his belly and looked at his sister eagerly.
Su Wan'er rolled her eyes at Su Zhaoxin: "You ate such a big steamed bun this morning, and you're still hungry!"
While speaking, Su Wan'er also gestured.
Su Zhaoxin felt a little aggrieved: "You said it was in the morning, it's already afternoon."
After that, he muttered, "Besides, it's not that big. It's just that big."
Su Wan'er was helpless. She looked around and saw the noodle stall not far away, so she pulled Su Zhaoxin over.
Sitting at the stall, they asked the boss for two bowls of scallion noodles, and the two little guys waited for the noodles to be served.
Although they are children of a wealthy family and are raised with fine clothes and delicious food, the two little ones are never picky about food. If they have a stutter, they will be happy to eat as long as the two little ones can.
Of course, the two little ones are never picky about where they eat.
Especially Su Zhaoxin, although he is very foul-mouthed and is criticized by many people, he does not have the airs of a rich young master and is happy to be criticized.
Occasionally, when he got beaten, he would not bear grudge against others and would just smile.
Su Zhaoxin was bored at the moment. He looked at the passers-by and picked up his chopsticks while playing with them while saying, "Sister, do you think our elder sister is too nice?"
Su Wan'er was also looking around, but she was not looking at the people on the street, but at the stalls selling sundries and the few shops around.
Hearing her brother's words, Su Wan'er turned around and looked at Su Zhaoxin, but when she saw Su Zhaoxin playing with chopsticks, she immediately frowned: "Brother!"
Su Zhaoxin saw his sister's expression change. After a moment's pause, he looked at the chopsticks in his hand. He was not annoyed. He grinned, put the chopsticks away and stopped playing.
Then, Su Zhaoxin said, "What I mean is, think about it, we have been looking for several days, and we have thought of everything, but we can't find a suitable gift for our eldest sister's wedding. In the past, when I gave gifts to my second sister, third sister, and fourth brother, it was not so tiring, so I thought that our eldest sister is too perfect. She is so beautiful. No matter how pretty a princess or a vixen is, she can't even compare to our eldest sister. Her martial arts skills are also first-class, and her literary talent is needless to say."
When he said this, Su Zhaoxin frowned and stood up suddenly: "No, the more I talk about it, the more I feel that our eldest sister seems too perfect except for her bad waist and poor health. Doesn't this make it even harder to think of a gift for her?"
Su Wan'er was not only satisfied with the fact that her silly brother told her that her elder sister was perfect.
As for the rest, Su Wan'er rolled her eyes at her silly brother.
But Su Wan'er sighed, because she didn't know what to give.
My elder sister has everything she needs. If she needs something, she can get it immediately. And it seems that she likes everything.
Hey~~
What should I give as a gift?
Su Wan'er held her chin with both hands, and had been suppressing her little sadness for several days.
Su Zhaoxin was a little anxious when he saw his sister worried. Why was she frowning for no reason? He immediately said, "Sister, I'm just worried. You shouldn't worry. I heard from my elder sister that if girls worry and sigh, they will get ugly when they get old!"
Su Wan'er looked at her brother.
But he hasn't spoken yet.
However, Su Wan'er noticed that at a table a little further away from them, there was an old man selling charcoal.
The old man had a basket of charcoal next to the table, but someone walked by and kicked the basket, causing it to fall over and the charcoal to spill all over the floor.
And the man went away cursing.
The old man had only one hand, and his fingers didn't seem to be very nimble. He squatted down with great effort to pick up the charcoal on the ground.
Su Zhaoxin also saw this scene, but he didn't think much about it and walked over very naturally.
Then he squatted down and helped to pick up the things naturally, as if it was his own thing that had fallen on the ground.
The hem of his clothes fell on the charcoal gray, but he didn't care.
The old man looked at Su Zhaoxin in surprise, but before he could say anything, Su Zhaoxin frowned, picked up some broken carbon slag and asked, "If it's broken into pieces like this, it won't make much money if you don't sell it."
The old man didn't react for a moment, and looked at Su Zhaoxin with some surprise, especially when he saw the cute little girl squatting down to help pick up the dirty charcoal, he was even more frightened: "Dirty, young master, young lady, dirty. Don't pick it up, don't pick it up."
The old man only had one arm, and he wanted to stop Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er.
Su Zhaoxin put the charcoal back into the basket carefully, looked at the old man and grinned: "What's so dirty about it? If it's dirty, just wash it."
After saying that, the child frowned and said, "It's just that it's broken so much, I guess those people will be picky when I sell it. But there's nothing I can do, I met such a coward."
After Su Wan'er put the last piece of charcoal into the basket, she scolded, "Don't say rude words in front of an old man!"
Su Zhaoxin sighed. He felt helpless as his sister had to control everything for him.
but
Thinking so, Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er lifted the basket and put it to one side. Then Su Wan'er looked at the old man who was still a little confused and said, "Grandpa, it's okay to put it here."
The old man looked at Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er, and could tell at a glance that these two were definitely not young masters and young ladies from ordinary mansions.
But these two people suddenly ran over to help a poor old man like him, and not only were their hands black, but the hems of their clothes were also dirty.
This caught the old man off guard and he was even more at a loss.
but
Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er didn't say much, just turned around and left.
"Sister, how about giving big sister some charcoal? Didn't she use charcoal to draw before? I think it's feasible, let's do it together, I won't say anything more."
When Su Zhaoxin was speaking, he saw Su Wan'er rolling her eyes at him and immediately stopped talking.
However, the old man was inexplicably stunned when he looked at the backs of the two children. He wanted to chase them and say something, but when he stood up, he saw the two children sitting at the table.
On a busy street, two little kids were sitting and laughing, looking carefree. The street was bustling with people and very lively.
This made the old man stunned, just like one of the scenes he had described when he talked about the capital with his brothers before.
However, Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er seemed to have sensed something. They looked at the old man together and smiled.
Like the warm sun in winter, the old man's heart, which had always been as dead as a gloomy hope, was inexplicably warmed.
I’m afraid that a stranger will suddenly help me out of the blue.
The old man smiled back after a long absence.
He had forgotten how long it had been since he last laughed.
It seems that he hasn't laughed since he survived in the north and entered the capital.
The old man left, carrying the bamboo basket on his back. Before leaving, he did not disturb Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er.
It was as if I couldn't bear to break the tranquility, and also as if I felt I was unworthy.
But before leaving, the old man said something to the shop owner.
The shop owner agreed.
So there were two more eggs in the scallion noodles for Su Wan'er and Su Zhaoxin.
Su Zhaoxin looked at the eggs, looked around, and then said with a depressed look: "Why did you agree? These few eggs are equivalent to that old man's basket of coal."
Su Wan'er also stood up and looked around, trying to find the old man.
The shop owner was a middle-aged man. After hearing what was said, he looked at the two young men and women and sighed in his heart, wondering who these children were from and how well they were educated.
But even thinking this way, the boss still said, "Young man, young lady, please eat. Old man Yu is very stubborn. Even if you find him, he won't ask for your money or anything. Besides, I saw what you two just did. I have been in the capital for more than ten years, and I have never seen young men and young ladies like you two who are not afraid of getting dirty and are willing to help with such things. I am moved, let alone that person."
Su Zhaoxin frowned and looked at the boss: "Do you know him?"
The boss nodded: "I know him. I've known him for several years. Every year during the holidays, Old Man Yu comes to eat a bowl of noodles."
Su Zhaoxin immediately said, "Then let's leave the money here, and when he comes, you can give it to him. He is so old, and the coal is still in such a bad state today, how can he make money? Besides, picking up a few pieces of coal is nothing."
Su Wan'er nodded: "Yes, that's right, and if it gets dirty, just wash it, it's not a big deal, we'll give you the money later, and you can return it to the old man."
Hearing what the brother and sister said, the boss was startled again, then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. If he doesn't want it, I'll find a way to return it to him!"
But after saying that, the boss said, "However, if Old Man Yu doesn't want to accept it, I will make it into eggs and put them in his noodles. What do you think?"
Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er looked at each other and nodded.
The boss chuckled, looking at the cute Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er, he also opened up the conversation: "In fact, old man Yu is also very pitiful. He used to be a soldier. He broke his arm and lost one eye on the battlefield. I heard that his hometown is in Jiaodong. He has a son and daughter-in-law at home, but he doesn't go back! He lives alone in the capital. I met his son a few years ago and wanted to take him back to his hometown, but he just didn't leave. He insisted on staying in the capital. He said that he stayed in the capital for his brothers. I didn't understand it. I thought it was very strange at first, but now think about it, I guess there must be some story. At that age, he came back from the battlefield, and he all has something in his heart. So..."
When he got to this point, the boss realized why he was talking to the two kids about this. He immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "Stop talking too much. Enjoy your meal. Just call me if you need anything."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Su Zhaoxin blinked and looked at the boss's back, then lowered his head to look at the eggs in the bowl.
Stay in the capital for his brothers.
What does it mean.
Su Zhaoxin was puzzled.
Su Wan'er looked at her brother and fell into thought, "Brother?"
Su Zhaoxin raised his eyes to look at Su Wan'er, and then asked: "Why do people who come back from the battlefield always have something on their mind? Do your parents have it too?"
Su Wan'er shook her head and said, "Even if there is, my parents won't tell us."
Su Zhaoxin nodded and said that was true.
but
Su Zhaoxin was even more curious. Why did everyone who returned from the battlefield have problems? And why did the old man refuse to go back to his hometown when his own son wanted to take him back, but insisted on staying in the capital for his brothers? Where were his brothers?
Su Zhaoxin took a sip of the noodle soup and felt a little worried in his heart.
"Two."
But at this moment, a Taoist priest sat at the table of Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er.
The two children looked over and saw a Taoist priest wearing a green robe. He had a pale face and dark circles under his eyes, but he looked thin and handsome, with a Taoist bun on his head.
"I am Chen Xin, and I just saw two people helping the old man, so I am so kind~~~ This donor, you don't need to protect your face. I won't rob, and I don't need to protect your sister's face."
Before the Taoist finished what he wanted to say, he saw the little boy shielding his face with his hands and protecting his master Su Wan'er with a wary look on his face, so he changed his words.
but
Su Zhaoxin, who had learned from previous experience, looked at Su Wan'er and said, "Let's go to that table."
Su Wan'er looked at the young Taoist Chen Xin in confusion, then nodded.
Seeing the two of them were about to leave, Chen Xin said helplessly: "You two, I haven't finished what I said yet, and I have no ill will towards you two, and if you go there, I will follow you."
Hearing this, Su Zhaoxin immediately turned around and looked at the Taoist who stood up: "Go! Go away! What you are going to do next is nothing more than to say that I or my sister, or we have extraordinary talents, this is extraordinary, that is extraordinary, and there is something that is predestined with you, and then you are going to take out something and ask us to buy it!"
"I'm telling you, I have a good relationship with the people in the government, and I have connections up there. You'd better leave quickly, or I'll report you to the authorities!"
The Taoist felt depressed when he heard this. Who was he? He was the junior master uncle of Longhu Mountain, and now he was regarded as a liar in his own family?
But looking at Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er, Chen Xin was counting on his fingers: "Wait a minute, let me calculate why I am destined to be with you two."
Then Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er saw the Taoist muttering something mysterious.
at last.
The Taoist looked at Su Wan'er and said, "I might be half your master."
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Ps: I have tenosynovitis in my index finger, so I type very slowly and will update later.
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