Porridge and side dishes [farming]

"Now that I think about it, they should thank me. Otherwise, if they continue, no matter if they force Er Gouzi to marry that girl, or make Er Gouzi go back to the mountain in anger, you will not be able to bear it. At that time, I am afraid that all of us The Li family can't stand your anger." Li Ji told the truth.

A group of reckless forced the marriage of the only son of the magistrate of the county, and forced the registration of a scholar by peasants. This is a crime. As long as the magistrate pursues it, none of them can escape.

Although Er Gouzi is now a farmer, his blood is there, and there is a county magistrate, so his native place is just a matter of words.

"What do you take me for?" The county magistrate said with a smile.

Although the county magistrate would be furious, it would not be to the point of hurting others.If Er Gouzi has a daughter-in-law he doesn't like, he can sentence them to divorce or even invalidate the marriage. In the future, there will be plenty of time for Er Gouzi to choose a better one.

"Er Gouzi has found you now, and will avoid such troubles in the future. But I don't know what you think, and I don't know if you will find Er Gouzi for him under the banner of being good for him. A good girl asked him to marry him, but Er Gouzi was unwilling, so he said angrily that Er Gouzi was young and ignorant, and when he got married and had a baby, he would know your good intentions."

This is why Li Ji said so much.Er Gouzi has grown up so much, the first thing any father is anxious about is Er Gouzi's marriage.

So Li Ji had to get a vaccination as soon as possible.It doesn't matter whether he is selfish or not pure.Whoever Er Gouzi's father is, the other half must be him, Li Ji.

The magistrate was taken aback for a moment. He really wanted to find a wife for Er Gouzi. Er Gouzi was already in his early twenties, and he would have given birth to several children by other people.

How can a father not worry about his son's marriage?If it weren't for Li Ji's words, the county magistrate might really choose an honest girl from IKEA to marry first.After giving birth to a child and becoming a father, Li Ji will fully understand what family is.

Reminded by Li Ji, the county magistrate looked at Er Gouzi, but Er Gouzi's eyes were never on the county magistrate, almost wherever Li Ji went, Er Gouzi's eyes followed.If so, I'm afraid it will only attract Er Gouzi's disgust and force Er Gouzi away.

The magistrate of the county knew the stakes and said: "You said that, but you ordered me. Even if I want to treat him wholeheartedly, I still have to listen to his opinion."

"I'm relieved when you say that. You are an enlightened magistrate, and you will be an enlightened father in the future." Li Ji looked at Er Gouzi and said, "I don't know how many fathers and mothers unscrupulously follow the law in the name of being good for their children. My own thoughts force myself. But I don’t know that the child’s life’s happiness depends on this. I have never been a father, so I don’t know what kind of mood it is, but from a child’s point of view, some things are too heavy and will weigh people down. Can't breathe."

This is true for ordinary parents, and it is even more so for the special relationship between the county magistrate and Er Gouzi.Originally, Er Gouzi had no feelings for the magistrate, if he did something to make Er Gouzi directly hate him, it would be more harm than good.

So, the magistrate figured it out, at least until Er Gouzi really gave birth to him as his father, he couldn't make any decisions for Er Gouzi without permission.

The magistrate of the county will think through everything before and after, and then think of Li Ji's address to Er Gouzi: "Take it back, what's his name on the household registration?"

"Li Ergou." Li Ji said truthfully, "Ergouzi has no name. He was thin and small when he was born, and Sister Yan had a decent face and didn't have anything to eat. The children raised well in the village are all the same. I caught it, so I named him Ergouzi. The crooked name is easy to support, and I didn’t give him a big name until I was five years old. When I got the household registration, I couldn’t think of anything else, so I used the two dogs. Character."

This name is crude and vulgar, but it carries Li Yan's simplest expectation and love as a mother.

Thinking of Li Yan, the county magistrate felt pain in his heart, and looked at the jade pendant on Er Gouzi's neck: "Er Gouzi's name is not a serious name after all, it's fine as a baby name. After entering the household registration, you need to have a formal name. She takes I hope he grows up safely with a false name, so let’s call him Chang’an. Shen Chang’an, this long life will be safe.”

The magistrate of the county used to be a top-ranked prospector, full of knowledge, so of course he could get a more decent name.But think about Li Yan, think about Er Gouzi's suffering over the years.Sometimes a simple name can best enshrine the purest thoughts of parents.

"Shen Chang'an." Li Ji muttered the name, looked at Er Gouzi again, and said with a smile, "That's a really good name."

Li Ji walked up to Ergouzi and said, "From now on, your first name will be Shen Chang'an, and your surname will be Shen."

Er Gouzi found his heel and recognized his father. This is an excellent thing.

Er Gouzi read three words: "What is the name?"

"It's the name on your household registration. Your current household registration is Li Ergou, and you will soon become Shen Changan. This is your real name. Ergouzi is your baby name?"

Er Gouzi was a little confused: "Why are there so many names?"

"This is normal, as long as you remember that this name is for you." Li Ji said.

Er Gouzi thought about it: "It seems that calling you Xiao Ji, Li Ji, Fourth Uncle, and Fourth Grandpa all mean the same thing?"

Li Ji twitched the corners of his lips and said: "It is true that they all come to call me, but different people call me differently. Those who are not familiar with me call me Li Ji, those who know me call me Xiao Ji, and those of the next generation call me Xiao Ji. My fourth uncle, grandchildren call me fourth grandpa. These are all calling me, the occasions are different."

"Then why can I call you Fourth Uncle and Xiao Ji?" Er Gouzi asked again.

"Because we know each other very well, and you are my junior." Li Jisheng was afraid that Er Gouzi would shake off what he shouldn't have said, so he quickly changed the subject: "The scenery here is beautiful, let's go around while it's still dark. We grew up I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

In front is a set of stone tables and chairs, with cushions on the chairs.A group of people walked over and sat down.The master in the bamboo forest blocks the sun, so there is no heat and it is very cool.After being seated, a maid brought over a fruit plate, snacks, and three cups of iced bird's nest soup.

"It's still cool here in midsummer. If you add some ice to cool down, you won't get too hot if you wear too much. Last year, there was a lot of ice in the ice cellar, so this year I don't need to use it sparingly. The fruits are all chilled. It's cool and refreshing, try it."

Er Gouzi first reached out to pick up a strawberry. The strawberry was already picked, just put it in his mouth.First swallow it, then stir it and swallow it, then nodded: "It's very cold, it's very comfortable to eat."

After hearing Er Gouzi's evaluation, Li Ji couldn't help picking up a piece and tasting it. It was very cool, and it seemed that the heat on his body dropped a lot when he swallowed it. It was indeed a good thing to cool off.

Li Ji knew that it was normal for a family like the magistrate to have an icehouse for storing ice.In fact, there are folks who specialize in this kind of business.It is stored in ice in winter, and sold in hot summer.

The hotter the weather, the better the business, especially for some wealthy families who don't have a refrigerator at home, and they buy it almost every two or three days.

Some hawkers sell ice back home, make some popsicles with milk and sugar and sell them along the street, which always attracts many greedy children.

In the first year in the village, there were not one or two hawkers who went back to buy popsicles. Since it was a remote place, there were almost no popsicles that people were willing to spend copper coins on. Li Ji had never eaten one.During the dog days of previous years, I wished I could stay at home and not go out. I couldn't come to the city, and I couldn't meet the popsicle sellers walking around the streets.

From the time he entered the mansion, everything inside and out is perfect, which Li Ji has never seen before.Li Ji saw something new.This is a completely different world from Li Ji's. Li Ji likes this place, but doesn't belong here.

Er Gouzi ate a few fruits and looked at the bird's nest soup in the cup.

"This is bird's nest, iced with rock sugar, you try it." In fact, this is also a good thing for the county magistrate.The price is one aspect. The important thing is that it is rare. It has been picked, and it is first kept in the palace. The rest is a great gift for high-ranking officials, and the rest can be sold in the private sector.

How does Er Gouzi know that it is not precious?He just didn't care if it tasted good or not, he scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth, biting it without chewing it, and swallowed it directly.

"Soup? Sweet."

Er Gouzi has never heard of it. At most, Li Ji heard about bird's nest supplements when he was telling stories. He knew the name, but he didn't know what it meant, and he didn't know how precious it was.

Seeing Er Gouzi eat it, Li Ji also took a long mouthful. He couldn't tell the taste, swallowed it into his stomach and smashed his mouth, and couldn't comment on it, but those who didn't come thought it was delicious.

Maybe it's because I haven't eaten it, maybe I think it's a good supplement.

Watching the two eat the bird's nest, the magistrate began to use his own.There are two taels of bird's nest in the house, which is enough to eat a few times.If you like to eat, you will have the opportunity to buy more in the future.

The three of them ate snacks and chatted for a while. Every time Li Ji talked about Er Gouzi, the county magistrate listened very carefully, and Li Ji noticed all of this.

If it weren't for the 20-year vacancy, the county magistrate should be a very good father.This is Li Ji's evaluation of him.

"Er Gouzi is actually very smart, but most of the time he doesn't bother to think too much, so he simply leaves things to me and uses me as a military adviser. He basically teaches him something once or twice and he remembers it. Sometimes I remember it better than I do. When many people hear that Er Gouzi stays on the mountain all the year round, it doesn’t make sense, and they think he’s a half-fool, but in fact it’s completely different, he’s smarter than anyone else.”

Li Ji didn't know the word great wisdom and stupidity, and it couldn't be more appropriate to use this word on Er Gouzi.

"Er Gouzi takes care of me a lot in normal life, but there are times when it makes people worry. That is, he can't help but go hunting in the mountains. There are a lot of animals in the house. In fact, there is no need to hunt for a living. There are many dangers in the deep mountains. , Every time he goes, I have to worry about it. But if I say stop it, I can't stop it, it's his nature, and I can't suppress it."

Li Ji made a pun, and the magistrate had something in his mind.After Li Ji finished speaking, he smiled and said, "However, if you think about it from another angle, you must miss the sudden departure of the place where you lived since you were a child. I tell you this because I want you to be mentally prepared. If Er Gouzi wants to Going up the mountain, you don’t have to stop him, it’s better to prepare him with good protection and try to ensure his safety.”

The county magistrate said: "If you don't tell me, I don't know anything about it. Although the mountain is dangerous, but Er Gouzi has lived since he was a child, it is not difficult to get out. I will make a good armor tomorrow and keep it safe." Use it to go up the mountain in Chang'an."

The name Er Gouzi, County Grand Master, is a little hard to pronounce, not because of other things, but I just think it's strange to use this word to refer to people. As a scholar, I find it strange.But this name was obtained by Li Yan, so he will not change it.

Li Ji talked to the magistrate for a while, from Er Gouzi's preferences to habits.This is the last back road left by Li Ji.If there is still a way for the two of them to go in the future, that's fine. If there is no way to go, at least Er Gouzi, who the magistrate is familiar with, won't let Er Gouzi hate him.Even if the two separated in the future, at least Er Gouzi could live well with his father.

As it was getting late, Li Ji specifically asked where the kitchen was, and cooked three dishes as extras.The kitchen in the mansion is huge, with eight stoves alone, not counting the small kitchen in the yard next to the mansion.

When Li Ji finished cooking, he stopped messing around in the kitchen and handed the finished dishes to the chefs. After a while, they all finished cooking and served them to the table together.

If you eat inside, you don't go outside. There are many mosquitoes at night, and the mosquito repellent spices are lit in the room, which tastes just right.

Instead, multiple candles lit up the room, and the three of them sat down. The table in the dining room was bigger.The maids first sent wet silk towels to wipe their hands, and then offered two cups of weak tea.It stands to reason that these two cups of tea are for mouthwash, but there is nothing particular about them, they are only used as an appetizer.

I have you for dinner, I am afraid that it will not be easy to digest, so the snack before the meal is a few hawthorn balls.Li Ji grew one, and his sour face wrinkled together. Er Gouzi couldn't eat sour, so he took a bite and put the remaining half of it there.

Li Ji's face wrinkled for a while, he was really soured, and he couldn't help but eat another one.

Wait until the side is ready to be hungry, and then start passing the dishes.

The previous meal was at noon, and none of the three of them were considered hungry, that is, Er Gouzi still had an appetite at this time, but if he ate two or three bowls of rice, he would be full.

Er Gouzi glanced at the rice cooked by Li Ji. It wasn't that Er Gouzi had a unique vision, but it was really conspicuous.The dishes made by the people in the mansion are all delicious in color and fragrance, and they are exquisite when you look at them. Compared with the dishes cooked by Li Ji, they are much rougher, which can be seen at a glance.

Li Ji was very embarrassed, if it wasn't for Er Gouzi who wanted to eat, Li Ji wouldn't be ashamed of putting his craft here.

But in the end it was Er Gouzi who joined in, Er Gouzi stared at Li Ji's dishes, and the maids were very understanding and specially picked Li Ji's cooking.

Er Gouzi eats exquisite dishes, what he eats is the taste, and what Li Ji cooks, what he eats is the aftertaste imprinted in his bones.

Er Gouzi's food was so sweet that the magistrate couldn't help but taste it.To be honest, Li Ji's income is not good, but it is not bad either, and it tastes a little different.Maybe it's the taste of home.

"Eat slowly, don't worry." Li Ji wanted to pick up food for him, but seeing that the distance was too far, the raised chopsticks were put down again.

Er Gouzi wanted to pick up food for Li Ji, but he looked at the distance, but didn't stand up, and asked the maid to put a ball into the bowl with his eyes. Er Gouzi picked up the ball and threw it in Li Ji's direction. Ji's bowl.

The corners of Li Ji's lips twitched, why does this look like throwing copper coins into a broken beggar bowl.

Li Ji picked up the meatball and ate it: "I don't have to do it myself to eat your own."

Er Gouzi doesn't know anything, don't blame him.Li Ji comforted himself in his heart, Er Gouzi has never seen how people throw money to beggars, and these are meatballs, so there is no shame...

Seeing the funny interaction between the two, the magistrate felt a little jealous for some reason.

After a meal, Li Ji's cooking was not spoiled at all. Er Gouzi ate most of it by himself, and the county magistrate ate the rest, but Li Ji didn't eat much.

Dessert was a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup after a full meal. It was getting dark, and it was time to rest. Staying up late hurts the body. Although the county magistrate often stays up late and doesn't think there is anything wrong, there are still two children sitting opposite.

After eating, I personally sent them to the yard arranged in advance, probably because they were not used to being separated far away, in a yard, but not in a house.

There were six maidservants and four servants standing in the yard, all of them lowered their heads submissively.There is a small rockery in the yard, the flowers and plants are well-organized, and it looks like it has been taken care of on weekdays.

In the yard, the main room is connected to Zhu me, and there are side rooms in the east and west. There are a total of three large rooms where the master lives, and there are a few small rooms left for the personal servants.

"When I first came to this yard, I was frightened. Several times I thought that no one would live in it in this life. The quilts have been dried in the sun, and they are very fluffy, not stuffy, and I am thirsty and hungry. There are servants watching the night. If you get up at night, you can also order someone to bring the chamber pot. There are not many servants in the mansion who are excited, and I will find the matchmaker to come over tomorrow to take care of it, so let's make do with it tonight."

If this is called making do, Li Ji really can't imagine what it would be like not making do.

According to the wishes of the county magistrate, the master bedroom belongs to Er Gouzi, and Li Ji lives in the east wing.Under normal circumstances, there is no reason for guests to live in the master bedroom, and they are usually wing rooms.Things are respectful, and letting Li Ji live in the East Wing is also flattering Li Ji.

Er Gouzi was a little strange after hearing the assignment: "We live separately? Why don't we live together?"

Li Ji understood such an arrangement, but Er Gouzi did not.And even if they understand, Er Gouzi will not live separately from Li Ji, because they have not been separated for a day since they met each other.

Li Ji was a little embarrassed, but didn't know what to say.

The magistrate of the county knew that they were dirty, but thought that Li Ji's family was in poor condition and lived on the same kang.As a child who has slept in the same room on her stomach, it is reasonable to feel that it is a kind of grievance to be squeezed on the same kang with others, indifferently, except for the daughter-in-law.

The county magistrate explained: "It would be nice to sleep in a bed alone, and you can move around at will. You are all young men, and it is a bit inconvenient to live together. You will get used to it if you live separately for a long time."

It's really inconvenient for hot-blooded young men to live together, provided that the two of them don't fool around together.

After the magistrate said so, Li Ji couldn't say anything more.But obviously Er Gouzi is not someone who is embarrassed by such things.

"It's not inconvenient, I want to sleep with Uncle Fourth." He is called Uncle Fourth in front of outsiders, and Xiao Ji when there is no one else. Er Gouzi still remembers it.

The magistrate of the county did not expect Er Gouzi to be so clingy to Li Ji. It is understandable for the younger generation to simply cling to the elders, but Er Gouzi is two years older than Li Ji.

Li Ji has no position to speak out about this matter, and Er Gouzi can only influence the county magistrate's decision by talking to the county magistrate.After getting acquainted for two months, the county magistrate would definitely not agree to such an unreasonable request from his son, but the county magistrate would follow his example for the son who had just been found.

"Well, the bed in the master bedroom is quite big, and it's enough for any of you to be together. It just so happens that the servants don't need to be separated, and it's easy to get together to serve the two of you. You should wash up and go to bed first. I still have some business over there. , solved it and went to sleep.”

The son is already in the house, even if there are thousands of words in his heart, he is not in a hurry.When I look at my son, the more I look at it, the more pleasing to my eyes, I can see it now, even if I don't recognize him as a father, he feels comfortable looking at him.

The magistrate of the county has no wife or children after Li Yan, so how to become a father is just a concept in books.For Er Gouzi, it is entirely out of instinct of blood connection.No one is born to be a father, but rises to be a father from the moment the child is born.

It's just that the county magistrate has been absent for the past 20 years, and it is understandable that he was at a loss when facing such an old son suddenly.

The county magistrate has official duties to do.It is already a luxury to be able to spend an afternoon with my son.

I went to the bathroom to take a bath and change clothes. There was only one tub in the bathroom, but the servants brought another one and started pouring hot water into it.The maid brought a few baskets of seasonal flower petals over, and asked the two what flowers they liked, and putting them in the water would also relieve fatigue.

Once it comes, it will be safe, and I don’t know how to go in the future, so I will enjoy what I have now.

Li Ji said casually, and watched them match themselves. When the tub was ready, the towels and soap were ready, and the room was filled with the aroma of flower petals.

Li Ji saw that everything was ready, the servants and maidservants were all there, and he said, "Don't stay here when you're all ready, we have to take a bath too."

The leader of the servant girls looked older, in her early twenties, she bowed her eyebrows pleasingly and said: "The servant girls help the young masters change their clothes and take a bath. After a hard day, it's good to have a massage while bathing."

Li Ji blushed, and shook his head again and again: "No need, no need, which one is needed for those with rough skin and thick flesh. Er Gouzi and I were not born with a golden spoon in our mouths, so we can't enjoy this. You all go out and put the changed ones. Just leave the clothes, there is no need to wait."

Li Ji picked up the soap on the shelf. In Li Ji's eyes, it reminded him of tangy soap, but it was not the same as his own. The milky white color looked delicate.Just looking at Li Ji, he knew that it was not available here. Even if it was again, Li Ji would never be willing to buy it, or even couldn't afford it.

Er Gouzi came closer and took a look: "Use it for bathing?" There is a soap for bathing at home, but it is different from this one.

The author has something to say: Shen Changan, I only decided on this when I wrote more than 40 chapters, it’s not bad~

There are a lot of typos in the past two days, right... In fact, the bug catcher has caught bugs for me in the past two days, but I don’t have the Internet, and I am in the countryside. I will continue to catch bugs for two days, you guys forgive me~

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