After the salted fish is married

8. Gift of Silt

If time could be turned back, Yan Ke hoped to go back to the time before he climbed over the wall, so that he would not be so humiliated and hit the tree, let alone be torn off by Yan Xining and the others.

Guard Yan held the big tea pot in Wenzhang Garden and looked at the sky sadly, wanting to die.But looking at the delicious round cakes in the plate on the stone table, he came back to life.

The small cake made of rice flour is only half the size of a palm, and the small body exudes an amazing fragrance.Segments of finely divided green plants can be seen on the golden cake embryo on both sides. Yan Ke thinks that the aroma of the small round cake comes from this plant.

Twist a piece of cake, the seemingly small cake is unexpectedly solid.The outer layer of the pie crust is fried, and the rice noodles are covered with a crust.The warm rice crust left a light layer of oil stains on the fingertips, and the delicious taste was ready to come out from under the rice crust.

With one bite, the thin, crispy exterior crumbles to reveal the soft interior.Things made of rice noodles are extremely sticky, and the salty and fragrant inside is sticky and elongated after taking a bite.The soft, smooth and solid taste makes people want to eat it.

Yan Ke knew what it was, it was a small garlic growing in the fields in spring.Every spring, poor people will gather in groups to dig, and knead them into cakes when they come back. Just a little salt and seasoning can give people infinite satisfaction.

What is filled in the tea mug is not boiled water, but jujube tea with strong jujube aroma.The fat boiled red dates sank to the bottom, and the light brown tea was filled with hot air, making it feel warm and heavy in the palm of your hand.

After eating a mouthful of pancakes and drinking jujube tea, Yan Ke felt that his stomach had been healed a lot, and even the pain in his body was not so obvious.

He looked up at Yan Xining and the two who were busy. The master and servant were busy laying a layer of blue bricks on the outside of the opened vegetable field.

Yan Xining was wearing coarse cloth clothes, he squatted halfway, and quickly folded the scattered green bricks with his hands.As he fiddled, the blue bricks formed a step one foot high and five inches wide beside the mud.

He was in the mud, his hands were covered with mud, but the corners of his lips were raised happily.The messy chores became extremely smooth after passing through his hands.There was light in his eyes, and his smile was satisfied and calm.

Why would such a person seek death?

Yan Ke couldn't figure it out at first, but now he understands a little bit: perhaps it is because he died once that he understands the value of life.

Now Yan Xining is content and self-sufficient, Yan Ke believes that such a Yan Xining will never do stupid things again.

The subordinates guarding outside Wenzhang Garden should also be able to withdraw gradually as appropriate, right?The dark tide is raging outside the palace, the elite of the palace should stay with the prince...

After Yan Xining and Bai Tao finished placing the green bricks on both sides of the vegetable field, Bai Tao finally couldn't bear it any longer. He carefully reminded Yan Xining: "Brother Ning, the guard Yan has been watching you for a long time."

Yan Xining looked at Yan Ke cautiously, but fortunately Yan Ke was eating cakes and didn't pay attention to his movements.After thinking about it, he was full of confidence. He had performed well these few days, except for Leng Steward who asked him to cooperate with Ji Song, he didn't leave Wenzhang Garden with a single hair.

Yan Xining thought that he did not offend Yan Ke, so why did Yan Ke suddenly come to Wenzhang Garden?Look at the way Yan Ke eats the small garlic cakes one bite after another, he realizes it!

So he briskly said to Bai Tao: "He may be attracted by the aroma of the garlic cakes, don't worry! He will leave when he is full."

Who can resist the aroma of garlic pancakes?of course not!

Freshly dug garlic, served with white and delicate rice noodles, seasoned and made into small pancakes and fried in a pan, even the gods will have to smell the aroma!

Yan Xining has always felt that among the wild vegetables in spring, the position of the leader of the small garlic cake cannot be surpassed!

Yan Ke's hands trembled, the jujube tea in the mug shook violently, and the garlic cake stuck in his throat made him roll his eyes.Yan Xining actually thought that he was here for dinner!Is he this kind of person? !

The grief-stricken Yan Ke thumped his chest, and after calming down, he continued to take a bite of the pancake.

Bai Tao felt that what his master said was right, when the master made pancakes in the morning, the guards at the end of the corridor stretched their necks!

Seeing Guard Yan eating so happily, Bai Tao was both proud and worried: "Master, what do you think if Guard Yan becomes addicted to the food you cook in the future? Will he come to eat often?"

Yan Ke couldn't help but glared at Bai Tao, this boy didn't have any eyesight at all, how can he be greedy for such a stuttering commander of the royal guards? !How unreasonable!

Angrily, Yan Ke picked up the dates at the bottom of the tea mug and threw them into his mouth, eh!so sweet!

After the green bricks were stacked, Yan Xining's vegetable plot could already take shape.Next, just clean up the silt in the canal and cover it in the green brick vegetable field.

Yan Xining took off her shoes and socks, rolled up her trouser legs, and picked up the shovel.

Seeing Yan Xining stepping into the mud with bare feet, Yan Ke no longer cared about picking up dates and eating them.He put the tea mug on the stone table and stood up abruptly: "What are you doing?!"

Yan Xining was taken aback, and he explained weakly: "I cleared out the silt in the ditch... Don't worry, I don't want to escape."

Yan Ke looked Yan Xining up and down, the emotions in his eyes were unpredictable, after a while he sighed softly: "You are Princess Rong, how can you act like a mountain villager?"

Strange to say, it's normal for these rough guys to be naked and show their legs, but it's not good for Yan Xining.

Yan Ke couldn't explain why, seeing their princess digging into the mud with a shovel made him feel uncomfortable.

Yan Xining seriously talked about his polarization with Yan Ke: "The silt can be used as base fertilizer, I want to cover the vegetable fields on both sides with silt..."

Yan Ke swept Yan Xining's ankles, and said with some helplessness in his tone, "Put on your shoes and socks."

Yan Xining is still hesitating: "But..."

Yan Ke clapped his hands, and saw several black shadows appearing in the courtyard with the sound of wind.Take a closer look, aren't these the guards of the palace?They were the ones who helped fix the roof last time.

Yan Ke raised his head and ordered: "Clean the canal according to the princess's will." The guards clasped their fists in unison: "Yes!"

The well-trained guards found the shovel from nowhere, and they stepped into the pool full of mud with resolute expressions.It rained yesterday and the silt in the pool is getting soft on top.As soon as the guards stepped on it, the mud covered their calves.

Yan Ke looked at Yan Xining with a half-smile: "Even if you want to clear the silt, you should protect yourself. How do you know what's in the silt?"

Yan Xining's embarrassed face: "I don't really want to get my clothes dirty."

Ancient clothes were big and heavy, and washing clothes was more troublesome than washing blankets.Yan Xining would rather get her legs dirty than wash her clothes.

Thick silt stuck to the shovel, and it took the guards to shake their arms vigorously to shake it off the shovel.After a while, a layer of black silt was piled up on the vegetable field around the pool. The wet silt was wrapped in the roots of plants, and also carried the little creatures that had overwintered.

The sleeping frogs and toads were forced to end their hibernation early, and they crawled out of the mud in a daze.The loaches who were also forced to leave the cave were much more active. As soon as the guards threw the dark mud ashore, the loach slipped out of the mud.

They twisted their bodies to find suitable water sources and soil, trying to hide their bodies in it.For a while, there were large khaki loaches sliding everywhere on the mud.

Yan Xining hurriedly put on her shoes and socks, while ordering Bai Tao: "Bai Tao, bring the bucket!"

Bai Tao and Yan Xining had been cooperating for several days and had already reached a tacit understanding. Hearing Yan Xining's words, he rushed to the west ear room without saying a word.When he came out, he was carrying a large wooden bucket in his hand.

Yan Xining's movements were even more agile. He walked quickly to the vegetable field and caught a fat and big loach with just a quick grab.

There is a layer of mucus on the body of loaches, which is slippery in the hands, and it is difficult for ordinary people to catch them.However, Yan Xining's technique was very interesting. He stretched out his index finger and middle finger to clasp the loach's neck, and then pressed his thumb against the loach's neck to squeeze into the gap between the index finger and middle finger.

After the loaches were caught, they could only struggle in vain. Yan Xining's hand was like a strong lock, firmly locking their necks.

Bai Tao quickly placed the wooden barrel next to Yan Xining, Yan Xining flicked it casually, and the loach fell into the barrel.The loaches suddenly changed their environment and ran violently, but they calmed down after a while.

After a while, there was a layer of large and small loaches in the barrel. They were squeezed together, and their gray-yellow bodies rubbed against each other.Compared with the fat body, the head of the loach is extremely small, and at a glance, the barrel is densely packed with cylindrical loaches

When Yan Ke saw this soft thing, his scalp started to tingle: "What are you doing with these?"

Yan Xining said confidently, "Eat!"

Yan Ke took a deep breath, he couldn't understand: "Wangfu lacks you to eat and drink?! How do you eat this kind of thing!"

As far as he knew, this kind of fish was used to feed ducks in the city, and they had an earthy smell, so nobody ate them at all.

Yan Xining has a different opinion: "The loach tastes really good when it's ready, if you don't believe me, you'll know when you taste it."

He likes to eat loach and can cook loach, especially the wild loach is even more delicious.It's a pity that there are fewer and fewer wild loaches on the market, and the price is also rising.

Yan Ke was categorical: "If I were killed, I wouldn't eat this kind of food."

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In Tingsong Tower, Ji Song is writing at his desk.Suddenly, a scent entered the nostrils. This scent was different from ordinary incense, and it smelled like some kind of food.

Looking up, I saw Steward Leng standing in front of him with his hands down and his eyebrows lowered.There was an extra delicate plate on his table, and there were two round cakes on the plate. The fragrance he smelled was exactly from the cakes.

Ji Song frowned slightly: "What is this?"

Steward Leng replied respectfully: "This is a small garlic cake made by the princess herself, please taste it."

Ji Song returned his gaze to the letter: "Don't eat."

Butler Leng stretched out his hands to pick up the plate and was about to leave when Ji Song said again: "Yan Xining asked you to deliver it?"

Butler Leng quickly explained: "Back to the master, the princess was not sent by anyone, but was sent by the guards of Wenzhang Garden."

The pen in Ji Song's hand stopped, he was thoughtful: "Guard?" Why did the guard send two pieces of cake?

Ji Song's eyes were sharp: "Where is Yan Ke?"

Steward Leng hesitated to speak, but under the oppression of Ji Song's eyes, he spoke with difficulty: "Commander Yan is in Wenzhang Garden...to catch loaches."

Ji Song: ...

The author has something to say:

Songsong: The last time you repaired the chimney, this time you catch loach, let's use whatever moves you have.

Ah Ning: But...they caught it very hard!

Guards: Who can refuse to catch loach? !