Between Jubao Village and its neighboring Qili Village, there are two lakes, one big and one small, less than three miles apart. It is said that they are connected below. They are called Dayue Lake and Xiaoyue Lake respectively. Because Xiaoyue Lake is really small and you can see the edge at a glance, the villagers nearby are accustomed to calling it Xiaoyue Pond.
Uncle Tang was a good swimmer, and as soon as he arrived at Xiaoyue Lake, he took off his coat and went down into the pond. Madam Zhou pulled a vine from the side, ready to string fish together when the time came.
Qi Jing's beautiful boy was still burdened with a lot of things, so he stood aside with his hands behind his back, watching.
Tang Shiyue looked around and saw at least five or six places suitable for taking selfies... Especially there was a pavilion over there, and there were weeping willows. If she wore a chest-length skirt and took a photo there, and posted it on Weibo, it would definitely be...
She suddenly saw something.
Why do I feel like there are a bunch of wild ducks to the west of the pavilion? They are really wild ducks! They are not domesticated!
Her eyes lit up and she said anxiously, "A Jing, A Jing!" while pointing over there.
Qi Jing glanced over there and saw it too. He quickly bent down and picked up the stones on the ground while asking her, "How many do you want?"
Tang Shiyue was immediately perked up: "Do you want four or five? Five or six?" She said as she followed him on tiptoe, "Don't throw it into the water! What if it sinks? It'd be best if it landed on the shore!"
Qi Jing lowered his eyes and looked at her.
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She was small to begin with, and looked even smaller when she bent over like this. She blinked her big eyes at him, looking so adorable.
The corners of his mouth curved: "Yeah."
He walked over there, and she kept pulling at his clothes, signaling him to be gentler. Qi Jing let her pull, found the angle, and shook his hand to hit.
At that moment, she really heard the legendary "sound of breaking the air". A stone was thrown out and hit one of the wild ducks. The other wild ducks flew up quickly. Tang Shiyue opened his eyes wide in panic. The next moment, with a series of whooshing sounds, the stones in his hand were thrown out one after another, and several wild ducks fell to the ground with a plop.
After the ducks that were supposed to fly away had flown away, Tang Shiyue hurried over. Qi Jing casually broke off a willow branch, made a loop, and gently tossed and dragged the first wild duck out of the water. He said calmly, "Six, is that enough?"
Meow, kind of handsome!
This expression, this action, this skill...it's really handsome!
Tang Shiyue's eyebrows curved: "A Jing is so amazing!"
The girl's voice is delicate, soft, obedient and sweet, and it makes anyone who hears it feel numb.
He frowned, and looked at her with his dark eyes: "Speak properly."
She smiled and blinked her big eyes: "What did I say wrong?"
He was silent for a moment, straightened up expressionlessly, turned around and walked away. Tang Shiyue waited until he passed the pavilion before smiling and saying, "A Jing, do you think I can drag six wild ducks?"
Qi Jing: “…”
He paused, then walked back silently.
After the six wild ducks were dragged over, Uncle Tang and Madam Zhou all had expressions of "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?" Madam Zhou asked for a long time, and it was not until she dug stones out of the wild ducks that she finally believed that the wild ducks were really hit by Qi Jing with stones.
At that time, the couple looked at Qi Jing with a strange look in their eyes. Madam Zhou could see that she had been forbearing and didn't pull his hand over to touch it, but Fourth Uncle Tang didn't have so many concerns. He really pulled his hand over to touch it, and even opened it to show his wife: "Yes."
Madam Zhou took a look and said, "Tsk tsk ..."
Qi Jing: “…”
Tang Sishu caught three grass carps. As usual, everyone went to Tang Sishu's house for dinner. When they got home, Tang Shiyue made a few jars of bayberry wine under the moonlight. The next morning, Tang Shiyue got up early to prepare the remaining fish and duck.
The two grass carps left behind were quite big, so she planned to make smoked fish, which could be kept for a little longer.
Remove the head and tail of the grass carp, wash it, cut it in half and cut it into fillets. Then add shredded ginger, salt and wine, mix well and marinate for half an hour.
Using this time, she first prepared the sauce. She poured oil into the wok, heated it, added peppercorns and stir-fried them until fragrant, then added soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, thirteen spices and onions. After boiling, she added brown sugar to dissolve. After removing the wok from the heat, she added pepper powder and a small amount of white wine, then poured it out for later use.
Then heat up a pan with oil, pour the marinated fish fillets in and fry them until golden brown. Put them in the prepared sauce and marinate for a while, take them out and dry them, and the smoked fish is ready.
She planned to steam the two wild ducks left behind.
She used the method of steaming duck in "Suiyuan Food List". Yesterday, Uncle Tang had helped to kill the ducks, gut them, remove the internal organs and bones. Then she put a wine glass of glutinous rice, diced ham, diced vegetables, mushrooms, diced bamboo shoots, soy sauce, wine, sesame oil, and chopped green onions into the ducks' stomachs, put them on a plate, poured chicken soup on the outside, and steamed them thoroughly.
Near noon, Qi Jing came over quietly, and the few of them enjoyed a plate of smoked fish and a steamed duck with millet rice. Tang Shiyue put the rest into the food basket, preparing to send it to Tang Shirong and Tang Junchen to try.
Tang Shiyue originally wanted to bring the two little ones with her. Xiao Yaoer was very happy when she heard that. But just as she jumped onto her legs, she heard Xiao Qiyang put his hands behind his back and said seriously, "There are three more words today."
Tang Shiyue: “…”
So strict! The most important thing is that Xiao Yaoer actually said "oh", shrank back obediently, and followed him to practice calligraphy.
Watching the two little ones enter the wing room one after the other, Tang Shiyue felt like a parent who was holding them back...
She had no choice but to get on the mule cart alone. Once on the road, Tang Shiyue hid in the carriage without saying a word. Qi Jing thought that this young lady finally knew how to be shy, but he didn't expect that before they even reached the town, she pushed the door open and came out, saying in a calm voice, "Brother Qi."
When Qi Jing looked up, he was stunned.
Tang Shiyue used some unknown method to dye her face honey-colored, and drew her eyebrows a little thicker. She was wearing men's clothes, and from this perspective, she really looked like a very handsome young man.
Qi Jing took a closer look and asked, "How did you do that?"
Tang Shiyue sat beside him in a dignified manner, and even bent one leg like him: "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed."
In fact, it is very simple. She used lotus seed shells. Lotus seed shells are usually used to dye cloth. The method is also very simple. Boil the lotus seed shells in water for about half an hour, filter and extract the dye liquid. Because it is not dyeing cloth after all, there is no need to add alum or other things. Just boil it for a short while, then add fat, and it will be made into an ancient version of tea-colored wet powder, which can be used for camouflage.
The downside is that you have to use bath beans to wash it clean. If you don't use bath beans, it will be fine for two or three days. She plans to dress like this when she goes out in the future.
When they arrived at the Tang Clan Ancestral School, Tang Shiyue got off the mule cart and knocked on the corner door.
After a while, an elderly waiter came and opened the door. Tang Shiyue said politely, "Father, I am Tang Shirong's family member. I am here to bring him some food."
Zhaifu looked her up and down and said, "It's not like the academy doesn't have a dining hall. What food are you sending?"
As soon as Tang Shiyue saw his expression, she knew what he wanted to do, so she took out a ten-cent copper coin and stuffed it into his pocket: "Father-in-law, please help me!"
The monk took a look and smiled: "Okay, come in!" He took her to the room and pointed to Tang Shirong's room and said to her: "It just so happens that the young man has been ill these two days, you can go and see him."
What? Sick? Tang Shiyue's smile suddenly disappeared.
My brother is sick, and she didn't even know it! Tang Shiyue got anxious when she heard it, and she ran over and knocked on the door of the dormitory.
It was class time and the dormitory was very quiet. She knocked for a long time but no one answered. Tang Shiyue simply pushed the door open and saw Tang Shirong lying on the outermost bed, facing outwards, with a frown on his face, and unconscious.
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