Xianyun Yihe

The bamboo fish mentioned by Agui has a slender body and is named for its resemblance to bamboo leaves. The meat is fresh and tender, and it is most suitable for steaming.In the back kitchen of the house, there is a tank full of such precious things, lazily spitting bubbles.The water in the tank was newly changed, exuding a faint smell, whether it was rainwater or vegetation.

Xianyun rolled up his sleeves, obviously he looked like a scholar far away from the kitchen, but at the moment he was more experienced than the cook, scraping the scales, slicing the meat, and removing the bones, the lively bamboo fish quickly turned into light red fish on the plate piece.The fishy smell is not too strong, and what comes out is fresh, so take the opportunity to add a little sesame oil and sprinkle some salt to instantly raise the umami taste to a higher level.Baihe loves this kind of delicacy the most. After all, his appetite has been cultivated since he was a child. If he hasn't seen him for a day, he has to pretend to be a good boy and try his best to get Xianyun to prepare a dish for him.

The sun was shining brightly, and the accumulated water in the courtyard was almost dried up, and the water droplets on the willow branches also fell one after another, and eventually there was not a single drop left.Bai He shook the fluffy hair on his body, although he shrunk his head, he stared at the door of the back kitchen, as if he was waiting for someone to come out.Holding fish slices in the clouds, he walked slowly to the tree, noticed the eyes that were quickly withdrawn, and couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face: "Come down."

The white crane responded with a shrill cry.

"If the bamboo fish is kept for a long time, the meat will become woody and the taste will be different."

The cry turned a corner and seemed to soften a bit.

Xianyun knew that the other party's temper came and went quickly, so he took a few steps back deliberately, as if to overturn the fish fillets.This time the cry was much faster, and accompanied by the sound of flapping its wings, the white crane pretended to be proud, and jumped up to him, raising its neck high.

"Want to eat?" Xianyun touched his little head.

The white crane whose fur had been rubbed subconsciously avoided his hand, as if he was afraid that he would be really angry, so he didn't dare to hide too much, just separated by a hair.

Not feeling annoyed, Xianyun smiled, after all, it was he who came back late from the banquet last night and slept in again this morning, which made this guy think he was abandoned. "Don't rely on me to love you in the future, and play with your temper all day long..." I have long known that the white crane I raise is very smart, even smarter than ordinary birds. Xianyun always takes care of it like a child, "Eating fish , go dig bamboo shoots together.”

Bai He let out a cry of grievance, raised one leg slightly, and rubbed it on the ground, seeming a little irritable, I don't know if it was because he understood Xian Yun's words, or because he hated the other party treating him like a child.After a while, it still opened its mouth and obediently swallowed the fish fillet that Xianyun handed over.

Agui, who was cleaning the yellow dog's body, couldn't help turning his head back frequently, watching the master directly feed the birds with raw fish, not feeling dirty at all, not to mention what a pity in his heart.And that ignorant bird stretched out its fish-stained mouth, not only trying to bite the hands that wrote the article, but also pecking at the master's new clothes, which is really infuriating!

However, Xianyun didn't care about it, and after feeding, he washed himself with well water, like a gentleman again.The white crane also followed his example, but the wooden barrel was too high, and it couldn't lift its legs up. In the end, it had to dip its head in the water, and the fluff on its head was wet. "Why is it getting more and more stupid every day?" Xianyun smiled, took out a handkerchief to wipe off its hair, and then carried the bamboo basket that Agui mended, took the hoe, and let the white crane follow.

There is a bamboo forest near the house, which grows next to the pond. After the rain, the path became slippery, and soon the soles of the shoes were covered with mud.Bai He squatted in the bamboo basket behind him, looking very happy, and his voice was much more relaxed than usual.After a while, Xianyun found a piece of soft ground, and it felt like there were bamboo shoots underneath. With a hoe, he dug out a few tender and juicy bamboo shoots.He casually tossed the bamboo shoots into the bamboo basket, intending to let Aunt Ping pick the skins after returning home.The white crane shook its wings, gathered the bamboo shoots under its body, and let out a cry of delight.

After digging half of the bamboo basket, Xianyun's forehead was sweating, and he didn't bother to take out the handkerchief, wiped it with his sleeve, and let out a lazily breath.The white crane came out of the bamboo basket a long time ago and stepped on his shoulders. His two dark eyes rolled around and he was looking around, as if he was looking for something novel.

"There are a lot of bugs in the bamboo forest, eat them as you like, as long as you don't attract snakes." Xianyun knew that it was not a leisurely character, so he opened his mouth, and the next moment, the white crane happily jumped towards the bamboo bush.

Xianyun sighed helplessly: "It's really..."

Not intending to continue digging bamboo shoots, Xianyun put down the bamboo basket, and the bamboo shoots inside were heavy and still stained with mud.He approached the pool and looked not far away. In addition to the rippling pool water, he could also see the high and low roofs of the village at the other end, with a few wisps of cooking smoke curling up. It was probably almost time for dinner.

It has been like a day here for decades, people work at sunrise and rest at sunset. The biggest thing they encounter is that the owner's family dropped the bowl and the west family's baby is pregnant. Life is very simple.Even the cooking smoke is just a pot of dry rice cooked on the stove. When the cover is lifted, the smoke is lingering, and it floats into the distance with the fragrance of the rice.

"Oh--!"

Suddenly there was a shout from behind, Xian Yun subconsciously turned around, and was startled by the white crane that jumped into his arms.Not far away stood a fifteen or sixteen-year-old woman with a camellia on her hairpin and a bamboo basket filled with bamboo shoots. Her face was covered with thin sweat, and there was a hint of panic and half joy in her expression.Xianyun recognized her, she seemed to be the youngest daughter of a certain tenant, with a lively nature, but she had some unreasonable thoughts about him.As for the reason why the other party screamed, it probably had something to do with the little snake on the ground that had been pecked to pieces.

Reminiscent of the white crane in his arms, Xianyun raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and didn't go any closer. While rubbing the white crane's head, he asked, "Are you scared by this guy?"

The woman's name is A Liang, and she stood up awkwardly at this time, her cheeks were flushed, but her eyes were as bright as stars in the sky at night: "No, thanks to the master... Otherwise, I will definitely be bitten by a snake."

Xianyun shook his head: "If it wasn't for Ah He's stubbornness, how could he have disturbed the snake? You should go home soon, don't let your parents worry." This bamboo forest grows on a high ground, far away from the village, if someone didn't come here on purpose , can be called a pure land.

"I understand." Ah Liang peeked at him a few times, seeing that he didn't care about him, but just caressed the white crane blindly, a burst of bitterness surged in his heart.

Although Xianyun is a lord who has set up fields here, and there are dozens of tenants, he treats people generously, even if he meets the children of the tenants, he is extremely polite, and most of the women in the village have some ideas.What's more, Xianyun has not yet married a wife and has no concubines, so he is more attractive than ordinary men.And A Liang, relying on her pretty looks, rejected the people who came to propose marriage, thinking that if she fell into Xian Yun's eyes, even if she was a maidservant without a name, it would be a good thing.

Unexpectedly, after several "encounters", Xianyun didn't notice her hairpin pink skirt at all, and there was nothing in her eyes except a fat white crane.

Ah Liang lowered his head, bowed reluctantly, and left the bamboo forest with a full heart.

Bai He stared at her back, and let out a mocking cry, high-pitched and loud.However, it forgot to look at the face of the person holding it. The neck was quickly grasped gently, and the head was forced to turn back: "I agreed not to provoke the snake, it is not obedient at all."

"Chirp—?" It quickly pretended to be stupid.

Xianyun was depressed: "Okay, okay, I know you hate her, and I don't like her either..." When I go to inspect the fields in a few days, I will talk to the family and let the girl marry off earlier.Otherwise, every time they meet each other, Bai He will find snakes and insects to scare people, and trouble will happen sooner or later.

Although he had thought about how to deal with it, he still couldn't figure out the reason why his white crane was always targeting each other.After thinking about it, only "stubborn temper" can explain it.

"Go back, the bamboo shoots in this half bamboo basket are enough to eat for a day or two." Xianyun rubbed the red hair on the white crane's head heavily, forgetting what happened just now.

Bai He, who was rubbed uncomfortably, avoided the disturbing hands, did not dare to shout loudly, and fell into the opponent's chest in aggrieved manner.

It is still a jealous cub.