Porridge and side dishes [farming]

"There are no masters and slaves. We are idle and boring to pass the time and hinder you. I will tell the magistrate later, go get the tools."

Li Ji looked down at the finely crafted shoes and the hem of the clothes that were fast mopping the floor, and said: "Bring over the clothes we wore when we came here. It's a pity that such good clothes get dirty. We wear our own, let alone get dirty. It doesn’t hurt even if it’s broken.”

In fact, they are good clothes at home, and they are kept for going out or when you are free, and there are clothes with poorer fabrics when you are working.But right now, it's even less distressing to wear the clothes at home.

Li Ji ate and ate, and there were not many people to stop him, so he had to listen to Li Ji's order and find the clothes they had before.These two sounds almost threw the clothes away. After all, I will only choose good clothes to wear in the future, and I will not wear clothes made of this kind of fabric again.

But after all, it is the master's stuff, and it can't be easily touched without orders, so I washed it and put it away.I thought that I would never have to take it out in this life. I just waited for the year when I cleaned up the waste in the house and listened to the master's words to clear it out together. How could I have thought that it took only two days to find it out again.

The inner lining was left untouched, and only the outermost layer was replaced.Putting on the familiar clothes, Li Ji touched them. Although the fabric was a lot worse, wearing this clothes was indeed more reassuring.

The pickaxe for digging the lotus root was brought, and the servant who looked at the bamboo forest reluctantly took the two of them to dig, and a group of worried servants came behind to help.The two of them went down with a pick to get dirt on the shoes, and immediately someone wiped them with a handkerchief, sweating, and someone wiped it off quickly.

There are also two servant girls who are afraid that they will be hot, and then play fans while listening to each other. A servant is afraid that the two of them will be thirsty and tired, so he carries a plate of iced melons and fruits, and the posture knows that the two are idle and doing nothing. Some work, those who don't know, really like a rich man who needs a group of servants to serve him to experience the life of ordinary people.

Surrounded by a group of people like this, no matter how good the interest is, it's gone.Li Ji rushed twice, and they stood two steps away, and came to serve them whenever they had time.After a long time, Li Ji felt sorry for them, they also wanted to survive, otherwise no one would be willing to serve two difficult masters like this.

The first two were damaged, and finally a whole bamboo shoot was dug up. Li Ji hugged the bamboo shoot and thought it was fresh, but he was also more depressed than other people.With a heavy breath in my heart, I didn't want to reprimand them.It's not easy for them, so there's no need to make things difficult for them.

Er Gouzi also successfully dug out the bamboo shoots, and went to Li Ji: "Is this edible?"

Li Jidao: "I don't know either. Let's go to the kitchen to see how they deal with it later. If it's revitalized, we can try planting it in the future..."

Thinking of his own cultivation, Li Ji suddenly stopped talking.Because he doesn't know when he will be able to go home.

Er Gouzi deliberately ignored Li Ji's strangeness, nodded and said, "If it tastes good, order it in a variety."

People quickly picked up the dug out bamboo shoots and sent them directly to the kitchen.

Li Ji just felt strange: "It's still morning, and it's still early for dinner, why are you in a hurry to do it?"

The servant who was looking at the bamboo grove hurriedly explained: "Mr. Li, you don't know something. The bamboo shoots spoil quickly when dug out, and the taste of a cup of tea will be different. If two hours pass, it will start to rot. So you must It is best to dig it out and eat it first. If you have more, you can pickle it into sour bamboo shoots, which can be kept for a winter, and it is the most appetizing to use for frying minced meat."

This family member obviously knows bamboo very well, and Li Jiguang was a little greedy when he heard it: "Sour bamboo shoots? This thing can also be pickled."

"Most vegetables can be pickled, and this bamboo shoot is no exception. My ancestors came from the south, and the family lived on bamboo for generations. When my father was around, he still made a living by buying sour bamboo shoots. , It’s just that the little one has no skills, and the family suffered a sudden disaster. Thanks to the kindness of the master, I ate a bite of food with the young one, so I didn’t starve to death. The master doesn’t like sour food very much, and he doesn’t eat pickled vegetables very much. There is a greenhouse in winter We grow fresh vegetables, so there are very few pickled things in the mansion, even if there are, they are used for seasoning, so there is no pickled bamboo shoots."

Li Jigang wanted to ask if he could teach him how to pickle bamboo shoots, but he remembered that this was the food income passed down from his ancestors, so naturally he couldn't easily spread it, so he swallowed the words again.

Those who can make long-term achievements in the mansion are clever. The servant saw Li Ji's hesitation and said with a smile: "Actually, this pickled bamboo shoot is easy to say, but it is not easy to master the time. Different seasons, pickled bamboo shoots The time and environment need to be controlled in order to eat the best-tasting sour bamboo shoots. In fact, who knows how to do it is not a problem, but it can really be mastered. It takes more than ten years of experience to say the least. It’s the same principle as brewing wine. If you like it, I’ll pickle some for you tomorrow, and if you like it, we’ll pickle more.”

"How dare I bother you, left and right are new things, there are so many new things in the house, and I can't be busy trying them one by one." Li Ji lowered his head and continued digging, reluctantly enduring people's "harassment" from time to time.

After the two dug a total of ten bamboo shoots, the two stopped, and no longer caused trouble for the servants. They only ordered the dug out bamboo shoots to be made into vegetables and eaten while they were fresh.Make two servings of each dish, and send one to the county magistrate who is in the county government.

When the work is over, the shoes are already covered with mud and sand. Even if the servants wipe them diligently, it is inevitable to step on the mud and get dirty.

Wash your hands first, change the basin of water and then wash your face.There is still a flower plate in the wash water, and there is fragrant soap to wash it, as if you have powdered your body.

After washing, he changed out the dirty clothes on his body. After cleaning up, the food from the kitchen had already started to be brought over. They didn't order rice. They just made the food lighter and drank some fruit wine to eat.

The old parts of the bamboo shoots have been cut off, and the remaining ones are fragrant in the mouth, with a hard-to-find crispness, and a good taste. Li Ji likes to fry them with spicy peppers, and they can be eaten with an empty mouth. If you add more salt, the salty Some, definitely special for dinner.

The two had a meal before noon, and they lost their appetite by noon, so they told the kitchen that they didn't need to prepare their meals.

If I don't eat at noon, I will prepare more snacks and write.In the past two days, the snacks they ate were not the same, and each had its own taste. Li Ji and Er Gouzi chatted and ate snacks to pass the time, but they forgot the previous embarrassment and chatted harmoniously.

In the afternoon, a tailor came over and measured the clothes for the two of them respectively. Yesterday it was postponed because of Zhao Ruyue's matter. In a few days, the two of them measured from top to bottom, even the soles of their feet.Li Ji was ticklish, so he moved a few times during the measurement. The soles of Er Gouzi's feet were covered with a thick layer of calluses, and scratching with a feather might not feel nourishing.

When Er Gouzi was on the mountain, Er Gouzi was always barefoot, and there was everything on the mountain. After a long time, the cocoon formed a natural shoe to protect the flesh and blood.

Li Ji noticed this, and leaned over to take a closer look, feeling sore in his heart.

In fact, Er Gouzi knew Li Ji very well from top to bottom, but it was the first time that Er Gouzi's soles of his feet were noticed.In the past, I only thought that they were the feet of the old man, and there was nothing to use, but now when I look at them, I think of Er Gouzi's appearance when he just came down from the mountain, and his heart feels sore.

Er Gouzi didn't understand why Li Ji looked at the soles of his feet in a daze, moved his feet, and looked at Li Ji strangely.

Li Ji came back to his senses and found that the servants around him were looking at him, their faces were a little hot, and he smiled awkwardly.

Going back to the chair, he just looked at what the tailor wrote on the paper, then put the paper away, bowed to the two of them, and left.

The two ate melon seeds boredly, and finally they couldn't stand it anymore, so they found some things to pass the time from Kuli.

Relatively simple number chess.The servant who knew how to teach them for a long time, tried to play with each other twice, and the two finally learned a little bit.

Carrying the chess pieces and how to move, Li Ji couldn't read, so he would point to the chess pieces and ask what it was after a while.

The servants were also very patient and taught them how to play.Li Ji and Er Gouzi tried a game of chess and got used to it.For the first time, Li Ji ate the velvet general, but in the second game, Li Ji made a negligence, which made the two generals win.

Winning or losing is the most exciting thing. After two rounds, the blackmailers became interested. They played one game after another, and when the sun was setting for dinner, the two were still unsatisfied.

Li Ji's brain is more active, but Er Gouzi is more strategic.The two have lost and won, and in summary, Li Ji has won more times.

When the county magistrate came back, he obviously inquired in advance what the two of them had done that day. When he came back, he walked directly to the two people's yard, smiling all over their faces.

"You guys had a good time today." The county magistrate sat on a chair in the yard and said with a smile.

"There are a lot of new things in the house. It's fun to try them one by one." Li Ji looked at Er Gouzi with a smile on his face.

The county magistrate looked at Er Gouzi and asked, "Did you meet someone you like today?"

When outsiders talk, Er Gouzi will always think more about it when he answers: "That chess player is very fun, and Fourth Uncle will be very happy every time he wins."

Er Gouzi's favorite is because Li Ji also likes it.

Li Ji's face was a little red, and he was afraid that the county magistrate would think too much, so he hurriedly said: "I also said that I would be happy if I won, and you won too much. Then what am I joking about?"

Er Gouzi shook his head very honestly: "If you don't like it, I won't win."

Li Ji just wanted to give him a slap in the head, he tried so hard to explain, and Er Gouzi came to add another stick.

Er Gouzi paid too much attention to everything about Li Ji, which made it difficult for the magistrate to pay attention.

The county magistrate asked Er Gouzi: "Do you care about Brother Li's preferences?"

Ergouzi didn't even think about it this time, and nodded directly: "If he likes it, I like it. If he doesn't like it, I don't like it either. What he asked me to do, uh..."

A piece of pastry was stuffed into Er Gouzi's mouth, and Li Ji's face almost turned black.Er Gouzi is usually quite honest, and never talks much to outsiders, why is he talking so much today.

Er Gouzi managed to say a few more words to the county magistrate, but was interrupted by Li Ji.He looked at Li Ji with a bit of sadness, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Ji smiled dryly: "It's nothing, it's just that Er Gouzi sometimes thinks about things and has conflicts with us. I'm not afraid of your jokes when I tell you something. I told him earlier that I would marry him a big fat wife, and he asked me What is a daughter-in-law. I said it was to wash clothes and cook for him. He didn’t know what a daughter-in-law was, but he knew that I washed clothes and cooked for him, so he decided that I was his wife. Later, when there were people, he said I was in public It was his daughter-in-law, who made a big joke and still misunderstood it until now. I was afraid that he would scare you by saying something suddenly. "

Er Gouzi muttered next to him: "You are my daughter-in-law."

Li Ji lowered his head and patted his face with five fingers, and said weakly: "Did you hear that?"

The magistrate of the county immediately smiled, and said with a hearty laugh: "This is also a very interesting talk, at least I know the word daughter-in-law. Just wait for a long time, and you will understand."

The county magistrate turned to Er Gouzi again, and asked with a smile, "Brother Li is your daughter-in-law, so do you know what a daughter-in-law is? Then how do you treat your daughter-in-law?"

The word daughter-in-law aroused Er Gouzi's interest, and he said with a straight face: "Daughter-in-law is a person who will live a lifetime. Everyone else is a daughter-in-law who wants to have children, but fourth uncle can't, and neither can I. But he Still my daughter-in-law. We eat together, sleep together, and I touch...um."

Er Gouzi had another piece of pastry in his mouth, and Li Ji felt like crying.He wanted to give the magistrate a knock, and begged her not to ask, any further questions would reveal her truth.

Apparently the county magistrate didn't understand Li Ji's painstaking efforts, but felt that it was okay to be cut off by Li Ji.

"So you know you want to live with your wife for the rest of your life?"

Er Gouzi nodded: "I don't know how long a lifetime is. I just want to farm with him, raise livestock together, and accompany Xiaowei and Songsong Taotao together."

Li Ji buried his face on the table, his face was so hot that he couldn't even stop Er Gouzi.Er Gouzi rarely talks about love, and it would be a lie to say that he doesn't want to hear it.It's just that Li Ji could stop it in front of the county magistrate, but because of his momentary greed, Li Ji's face was hot, but his heart was beating violently.Half nervous, half scared.

The county magistrate only thought that Li Ji was too helpless, and he was still preoccupied with talking to Er Gouzi.

"Little Tail? Songsong Taotao?" The county magistrate didn't understand, but thought it sounded like a name.

"We raised them, and they are very close to us. The little tail is a dog, very clingy, and good at eating. He barks at any sound. Songsong and Taotao are very naughty and steal things to eat. But they are good-looking, so they don't like Hit it." Er Gouzi seldom spoke so much, so the organization of the language was a bit blunt.But I have to say, it feels very warm when these words come out of Er Gouzi's mouth.

The county magistrate also heard it.Er Gouzi really likes this home.

The county magistrate didn't know how charming Li Ji was, and in less than two years, he gave Er Gouzi such a "home" that made him linger on.

Want to say that this home is in good condition?The county grandpa's mansion is many times better than Li Ji's.No matter in terms of condition or blood, the condition of the county magistrate is better than that of Li Ji.But Er Gouzi was on the side of Li Ji, and he even had to build a bridge between Li Ji before he was willing to talk to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate couldn't figure it out, but to be honest, the county magistrate couldn't bring up the slightest sense of disgust in the face of Li Ji, and even subjectively excused Li Ji when he might be tainted.For example, the liar incident a few days ago.Obviously guessed it was Li Ji at the first time, but then spontaneously began to find a reason to feed Li Ji to clean up.

Maybe there really is such a kind of person in the world who is not easy to be hated but easy to like.

"If you miss them, I'll send someone to pick them up in a while."

Ergouzi shook his head: "They don't know outsiders, they only know me and Li Ji. Songsong and Taotao will not be caught."

What this means is that Er Gouzi and Li Ji are the only ones who want to see him.

The magistrate was slightly silent.In all fairness, he didn't want the two of them to return to the village.Maybe he was overthinking.The more Ergouzi wanted to go back, the more the county magistrate felt that they would never come back.Although this is impossible, Er Gouzi's heart is still there, the more he goes back, the more Er Gouzi wants to go back.

It's better to force-feed Er Gouzi all the new things and let Er Gouzi taste something new. After a long time, the new things replace the old ones, so you won't always think about going back.

It's like Er Gouzi didn't think much about going up the mountain after living in Li Ji's place.

The county magistrate was having a lot of troubles in his heart. He smiled a little more and changed the subject: "Did you have fun today? I heard that you like to eat bamboo shoots, and you are also interested in sour bamboo shoots. I have already ordered someone to dig them out. The bamboo shoots are ready, let’s marinate them, and you’ll be able to taste them in ten days and half a month.”

When it comes to eating, Er Gouzi remembers that this is what Li Ji is interested in.He looked at Li Ji and said, "If it's delicious, we will also grow bamboo at home and pickle it in the future."

Between the lines, Er Gouzi feels that this is not home, so he will say us.

The county magistrate tried his best to ignore the words "our family", and he was determined to continue the conversation.Er Gouzi is finally willing to talk to him, so he must talk more to let Er Gouzi get used to it.

"Bamboo is easy to feed, but it's not easy to grow. It's better to just eat it here. There are special people here to raise it. Except in winter, you can't see it, and you can eat it anytime when you want it." County The grandfather said again, "I ate all the bamboo shoots you sent. I ate too much of them in the past, and I didn't eat less of the fancy ones. I never thought that my family ignored this delicacy. I ate it before. , Today's main ingredient is bamboo shoots. I have eaten more and paid more attention to it, but I like it. Let's eat more bamboo shoots tonight, and if we want to serve it with rice, we should make it thicker."

Er Gouzi didn't answer, he thought the words were for Li Ji, but he didn't know that in order to listen to Er Gouzi say a few more words, it was the first time that the county magistrate had nothing to say.

If the two dogs didn't answer the words, it seemed embarrassing for the county magistrate to talk a lot.Li Ji felt it, and smoothed things over in embarrassment.He smiled and said to Er Gouzi:

"Listen? Eat more vegetarian food today, and eat less. Come in for two days and see that you have gained weight."

There is no reason why Li Ji said that Er Gouzi should not respond.Er Gouzi nodded and said, "I eat less."

Er Gouzi eats less means to support twice the normal person's appetite, and Er Gouzi's real appetite is three or four times that of ordinary people.

The county magistrate wanted to say how much he could eat, but after thinking about it, what Li Ji said made sense.If you gain weight, it is not good for your body to look good.

"I see that you like pork very much, do you like pork?" The county magistrate asked again.

Er Gouzi nodded, but did not answer.

The magistrate was not depressed and asked again: "Is there anything else you like to eat? Now that I know your preferences, I can tell the kitchen to make more similar ones."

Er Gouzi only spit out one word: "Meat."

The magistrate of the county looked at Li Ji, looked at Li Ji and bowed his head without saying a word, and asked again dumbfounded: "The other day I heard you ask if the koi can be eaten, do you like fish? What kind of fish do you like to eat? People will find them and put them in the pond.”

The lotus koi lake for ornamental use raises miscellaneous fish for Er Gouzi, which shows that the county magistrate really cares about Er Gouzi.

Er Gouzi thought about it, and said, "Craucian carp." Just when the county magistrate's face was a little happy, Er Gouzi added four words lightly, "Fourth Uncle likes it."

Li Ji felt that his existence was awkward.

The magistrate was a little silent, looked at Li Ji, then at Er Gouzi.Finally admit defeat and sighed: "It seems that Li Ji is really kind to you."

Er Gouzi nodded: "She is my wife."

The pastry that Li Ji was holding was not stuffed into Er Gouzi's mouth in time, and he bit it into his mouth viciously, wanting to cry without tears.

I hope the county magistrate only thinks that Er Gouzi is ignorant and misunderstood, or else he will be misunderstood because of Er Gouzi's words.

You said that these two dogs are usually smart, but today they are so stupid.

To die.

Li Ji wanted to cry, but Er Gouzi didn't realize it at all.

The county magistrate looked at Er Gouzi, and Er Gouzi looked at Li Ji, and Li Ji wanted to bury himself.At this time, even the county magistrate is a fool and can see that Er Gouzi relies too much on Li Ji.

If Er Gouzi was like a normal child, the county magistrate would definitely be able to tell the tricks of the two at a glance. The key is that Er Gouzi is different from normal people.Growing up in a different environment.Er Gouzi was born in the mountains, and Li Yan was the only one around him when he was five years old.

Later, he got lost in the mountains and lost contact with everyone for 13 years. He fumbled to survive by himself, and even learned the way of wild animals to survive.

So after going down the mountain, Er Gouzi's behavior habits, speech and behavior cannot be viewed by the norms of normal people, so no matter what Er Gouzi does, it is not enough to surprise people.

On the one hand, use this idea to comfort yourself, on the other hand, try to ignore the already ambiguous interaction between the two.

The county magistrate faced his own child, but he couldn't get close to him and even had to be guarded against him. His mood can be imagined.If Er Gouzi treats everyone the same, the magistrate will feel better at least.But Er Gouzi is indifferent to everyone, and only cares about Li Ji. As a father, it's strange that he feels better.

The county magistrate wanted to ask a few more questions, but he was afraid of any surprising results.

After several attempts to speak, nothing came out.After an embarrassing silence, the magistrate finally changed the subject.

Changed to a topic that the magistrate wanted to know, but never had time to ask.

"Do you... still remember your mother?" The magistrate asked, his throat a little choked.

When the word mother was mentioned, Er Gouzi finally changed his mood.Her throat moved before she could make a sound: "She is dead and buried in the soil."

The eight simple words explained Li Yan's ending.That is to say, if it is so simple and there are no more decorations, it will be more touching.

The county magistrate only felt that the air he was breathing was like knives piercing his heart along the airway.

"What do you remember about her?" the magistrate asked again.

"She taught me how to eat, how to sleep, how to look for wild vegetables, and how to dig traps. First, the use is too small, and I can't catch the prey for a long time. I went to find the prey by myself, and she was bleeding. She beat me. Tell me, only the long When you grow up, you have to become very powerful and strong to catch prey, and you must first learn not to be eaten before you can eat the prey." Er Gouzi tried hard to recall what he had with Li Yan.

The 13 years on the mountain, the memory before the age of five, is Er Gouzi's only memory of his relatives, and even the human race.

It can't be said that it has a deep memory and is hard to forget.

Er Gouzi said again: "She asked me not to go to the village to play by myself, they are very scary. If you want to play, go to the upper reaches of the water to play, and you can dig more vegetables to eat. I don't like vegetables, I like meat .He said to eat more vegetables to grow taller, and when he grows taller, he can eat more meat."

In fact, the two of them had no meat to eat at all, it was just a kind deception of a poor mother to her child.

There is also a reason why Ergouzi didn't get close to other people, because he lived with Li Yan when he was a child, and Li Yan taught him to stay away from the villagers since he was a child.

A woman who gives birth to a child before she is married will not only be judged by the villagers, but if she meets a more ruthless family, the child may be taken away, sold or even buried alive.This kind of thing is not without precedent.So when Er Gouzi got lost, there were rumors in the village that Li Yan's parents stole and disposed of him, so that Li Yan could give up and marry another.

Perhaps Li Yan also thought so before she died.It was because of thinking this way that I felt that I would never have the chance to see my child again, and that's why I was so desperate, and died after getting sick.

"Do you live a hard life? Is there always someone who troubles your mother?" The county magistrate asked hurriedly.

Don't you remember this point very clearly: "I can't remember, it seems to have happened. Mother wants me to play far away, and doesn't let me see them."

The county magistrate asked this, but he knew exactly what was going on.Since this almost self-abuse insisted on hearing what happened to Li Yan from Er Gouzi's mouth, pain and regret mixed together, the magistrate was inexplicably happy.

Maybe it's because of facing Li Yan's previous experience so mindlessly that he can truly feel how outrageous his mistakes are.

When the magistrate asked this question, it stands to reason that Li Ji is not qualified to intervene, but seeing Er Gouzi think about Li Yan, his mood became more and more gloomy, and he was a little reluctant.

"How many people can explain what happened back then. My sister Yan is a strong girl. If she can do this, at least she won't regret it." Li Ji sighed, "My lord, I know you are eager to know what happened to sister Yan. Several years of experience, but in this world, there are very few people who know what happened back then. Er Gouzi only has a very vague impression, and even in retrospect, it is only a small part. I think the most difficult thing for Sister Yan is not Not after the second dog, but before the second dog. When you insist on being alone under the pressure of being pregnant and staring at the whole village. Sister Yan at this time, you can’t hear it from anyone.”

With the two dogs, there is a snuggle in my heart, and the mother and son depend on each other for life. Li Yan's life has a bright future.

Before giving birth to the second dog, a pregnant woman with a full belly was forced by her mother to have an abortion, while enduring all kinds of discomfort during pregnancy, and it was extremely difficult to build a place where she could eat, live and live alone in the mountains.

Although it is not easy to have an abortion, most of the families of unmarried and pregnant girls, unless the father of the child saves to take care of it, or there is someone who does not dislike it and is willing to take it.Only a very small number of families are willing to let their daughters give birth to their children to support them, and the rest are forcing their daughters to drink abortion pills to drop their children.

In fact, miscarriage is much more dangerous than childbirth.Originally, for a woman to give birth, it is a walk through the gate of hell. Difficulty in childbirth is very common, and the probability of death in abortion is almost half.And even if the abortion is successful and the person survives, it is possible that there will be no more children in the future.

But what are these compared to the reputation of the mother's family?There are so many unmarried girls in the whole family, and the reputation of the whole family cannot be damaged by one.

If it is placed at the harsh level of the previous dynasty, let alone conceived out of wedlock, it means talking to a man a few more times and bumping into each other while playing around.If the man refuses to marry the woman, the woman may be considered infidelity by dipping in a pig cage.

Li Ji's words cut off the county magistrate's courage to ask further questions, he didn't ask any more questions, and he was no longer keen on talking to Er Gouzi for nothing.His eyes were red, and tears rolled in his eyes, ready to fall at any time.

The magistrate was silent, and everyone fell silent.

After a while, the magistrate stood up and said, "I have business tonight, so I'm afraid I won't be able to dine with you. If there is anything you want to eat, just ask the kitchen. There is nothing missing in the house, so it's convenient for you to eat. "

The two stood up and sent them to the door of the county magistrate's road. The magistrate looked back at Er Gouzi, opened his mouth, and then choked out a sentence: "It's not easy for your mother to take you with you. I have already arranged a ancestral hall for your mother in the house. Go check it out if you have the time.”

The county magistrate didn't even have the courage to take Er Gouzi to the ancestral hall to visit Li Yan, and even after Er Gouzi got back, the county magistrate didn't have the courage to go to the ancestral hall by himself.

There is a lump in his heart, a calamity.Opportunities like this happen all the time in your life.Some people go straight to the point of going out of their own way, but when they figure it out, the matter is over.

Because Li Yan was mentioned, Li Ji and Er Gouzi's appetites were not very good for dinner at night.

Li Ji picked up a chopstick of spicy fried shredded bamboo shoots and put it into Er Gouzi's bowl.The two of them never used outsiders to serve them when they ate. At most, they couldn't reach them when there were too many dishes, and it was ugly to stand up, so they would ask the servant girl for a favor.

"The fire of these bamboo shoots is just right, it goes well with rice, try it."

Li Ji stuffed Er Gouzi's food into his mouth, and when the two of them were taking a bath after eating, Li Ji heard Er Gouzi's voice from the tub next to him:

"I really want to understand what you told me, what is father."

Li Ji's heart skipped a beat, he tried his best to look normal, and said in a calm tone, "Then tell me, what do you know?"

Er Gouzi said: "He cares about mother very much, just like I care about you. If I don't see you for a day and someone mentions you, I will definitely listen to you so that I can feel at ease. But my mother died and was buried in the soil. I can't see it anymore. I was brought up by my mother, and he cares about my mother, so he cares about me. It's like your nephew is here. If you like it, I care too."

Er Gouzi still doesn't understand what blood relatives are, but he can understand what love is.

Er Gouzi's understanding, although there are still some deviations from the normal one, is already very close.Li Ji felt uncomfortable, so he laughed and said:

"If you say you're smart, you've figured it out so much. The adult treats you the same way he cares about your mother. In fact, he has been looking for you for a long, long time, and you treat him very seriously."

"You are equally important to me." Er Gouzi said seriously, "You are very important, you are more important than me. He cares about me, so he must not want to separate from me at the beginning, so he has been looking for me for so long. It can't be because he is looking for me For a long time, I will be separated from you."

Er Gouzi is not a fool, he has seen Li Ji's strangeness these days, and he has a keen sense of fear of being left behind by Li Ji, that's why he lost his temper after failing to court him yesterday.

Li Ji would rather that Er Gouzi simply clamored to go back, at least he could think of other excuses.In this way, the matter was broken apart, crushed and spread out in front of my eyes, so I didn't know how to solve it.

"You ask me that, but I really don't know how to answer it. Er Gouzi, let's put it aside. Let's just muddle through. Anyway, we live and eat together now."

Er Gouzi was considerate and didn't continue talking.If he continued, Li Ji might collapse.

At night, the two of them lay on the bed silently, neither of them could fall asleep.I had a sleepless night yesterday, and today might be another sleepless night.

After lying there for a while, I heard a soft knock on the door outside.The voice of the servant outside was very low: "Mr. Li? Is Mr. Li asleep? The master wants to chat with you. The handy servant will go in and serve you."

Li Ji sat up and answered, Er Gouzi followed suit, Li Ji stretched out his hand and pushed him back into the bed: "Your father asked me to chat for a while, and I will be back in a while, you go to sleep first, and eat some snacks if you can't sleep Fruit, it's all right."

Li Ji put on his clothes, put on a coat directly over the nightgown, put on his shoes and went out with disheveled hair.

It was already at night, and they all fell asleep. Li Ji is not a fastidious person, so he didn't feel impolite.

The night was hazy, with a half moon hanging in the sky, not very bright, but not too dark either.Along the way, there were four servants playing lanterns, so they could hear the road clearly.

After walking for a while, I came to the small lake in the backyard, walked through the corridor on the lake, and arrived at the pavilion where I had a banquet when I first came.

There is not even a waiter in the pavilion, only the county magistrate drinks alone to the moon.

Lighting lanterns have been blown up at both ends of the corridor, so you may not be able to see the way.The servants and maidservants all stopped and didn't follow, only Li Ji went in alone, and arrived at the side of the magistrate.

"Caomin has met your lord." Li Ji didn't kneel down, knowing that he had something to say when he was called here in the middle of the night.

"You're welcome, sit down." The magistrate drank another glass of wine.

Sitting next to the county magistrate, Li Ji could smell the smell of wine blowing in the wind.Apparently the magistrate drank a lot by himself.

"My lord, do you have something to say?" Li Ji cut to the chase.

The magistrate of the county is free to read the books of sages and sages. Although he is not a sour scholar, most of the people he communicates with are literati.Although the people in the county government who came to complain were ordinary people, what they communicated was related to the case. Li Ji was the only one who was illiterate among the people who really chatted deeply.

"I just asked you to come out to chat. I have been busy with official business these two days, and I am full of thoughts to talk to Chang'an. I really ignored you." The county magistrate said.

Li Ji smiled and said: "Are you still afraid that I will be jealous? I should feel sorry for my son."

The county magistrate looked up at the half moon in the sky and couldn't help thinking about that old saying.People have misfortunes and blessings every day, and the moon has cloudy and sunny waxing and waning.There are really not many things in this world that are truly completely satisfactory.

"From the perspective of nature and human relations, you and I are deviant. There will always be thoughts that ordinary people shouldn't have." The magistrate filled his glass with wine, "I'm a little different from you. Are you The idea I had since I was a child, but I only got it after I met Li Yan."

Seeing the county magistrate drank the wine in his glass.Li Ji also poured himself a glass of wine and drank with the magistrate, expressing his willingness to listen to the magistrate.

The magistrate's eyes were micron, as if he had returned to that spring: "I am free to read the books of sages and sages. My family is in a remote area. I was the best student at that time, and I passed the provincial examination. In the spring of the next year, I went to Beijing to take the examination. When passing through the county, I couldn’t bear the spring rain and cold, so I fell to the ground. on the way."

Li Ji once heard among the people that the county magistrate was rescued here, and now he came back to be the county magistrate in order to repay his kindness.

But when the magistrate said it himself, Li Ji felt a flash of inspiration and blurted out: "Sister Yan saved you?"

The magistrate paused, smiled wryly and said, "How about you are smart."

Li Ji felt a little nervous, the scene 20 years ago could not be called fate or evil fate, it started from Li Yan's benevolence.

The magistrate continued: "At the beginning I had a severe fever, and when I woke up in a haze, I saw a shadow busy there. When I woke up, he wiped my sweat and gave me medicine. I still can't describe that feeling. I just feel that This is the most outstanding woman in this world. I gave her the jade pendant I carried with me as a thank you gift, but she refused to take it. Purely wanting to spend more time with her, pestering her for her