Seduction

Chapter 115 Extra Story 3 - Winter Solstice, Let's Eat Dumplings

In the past, Gu's residence did not have the habit of celebrating the winter solstice.

Gu's mansion has a main mansion and several administrative mansions, the main mansion is in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is no snow in Lingnan in winter, and Gu Qing can't think of celebrating the winter solstice.Ever since I went to Yuezhu to bring back the boy Dongzhi, Gu Qing has been thinking about giving Dongzhi the birthday of Dongzhi.Saying this, Mr. Gu hit the back of his head with his feet after a busy day, so he might not have remembered it.

It’s different now. It’s cold this year, and there’s even a little snow in Hangzhou. I don’t know if it’s snow or rain, and it disappears on the ground.

Zhan Xingruo leaned against Gu Qing, the delicate small stove in the room exuded warm heat, making Gu Qing drowsy.

"Gu Qing." Zhan Xingruo called him suddenly.

"Huh?" Gu Qing was woken up before falling asleep.

"You've slept?"

"No. What happened to the military division?"

Zhan Xingruo picked up the letter he had just written and showed it to Gu Qing. Gu Qing looked at him and said, "I want to ask Wu Zheng and Chen Jiang to come over to spend the winter solstice together. And your brother, and Piao Yao, come together."

Gu Qing sat up, holding Zhan Xingruo in her arms, "It's not a big festival. It's a trip all the way."

"I was thinking, I haven't seen you for a long time, it was so dangerous back then, it's not easy to get together after all alive..." Zhan Xingruo said.

Gu Qing supported Zhan Xingruo's hand with both hands, and then slowly closed it. "That makes sense. I'll send someone to send it after the military adviser has written it. The ninja borrowed from Japan last time has fast legs and feet."

"Let them stay here for two days and make some dumplings at night," Zhan Xingruo said.

This seems to be a bit embarrassing.

When I lived with the Taifu before, no one in the family had the habit of eating dumplings, and the Taifu would only make a few when the Chinese New Year came.Gu Qing was also young at that time, and usually spent every day in the kitchen, but after the Chinese New Year, she was more willing to go out and set off cannons with Lu Wangyao.Tai Tu made a plate of dumplings by himself, which was just right for the three of them.

If Zhan Xing didn't say it, Gu Qing wouldn't have thought of this, and he wouldn't know how to do it at all.

"Make some dumplings and stir-fry some dishes. Wouldn't it be nice to have a meal together?" Zhan Xingruo asked.

"Yes, yes. Isn't it better during the Chinese New Year? Tianshui Street is still lively during the Chinese New Year. Let's go shopping together." Gu Qing replied.

"There are a lot of things to do in Wuzheng during the Chinese New Year. How can the emperor leave just after New Year's Eve."

"That's right." Gu Qing nodded, "Then just tell the servants to pack it later."

"How can this be made by someone else?" Zhan Xingruo arrived immediately, and Gu Qing was in a bad mood. Could it be that Zhan Xingruo asked him to make dumplings, but he didn't know how to make dumplings. On weekdays, he and Zhan Xingruo showed a calm and unhurried side, what? The matter cannot be settled by Mr. Gu with just a few fingers. He wants Zhan Xingruo to know that he is such a perfect man.

But in case, the dumpling skin is broken, broken, and too thick.This is not just a joke, the image that I have worked so hard to drink with the dumpling soup.

"Then..." Gu Qing couldn't connect to the painting, and was sweating profusely while holding Zhan Xingruo's hand.

"I'll pack it." Zhan Xingruo said.

"Huh?" Gu Qing was taken aback.

"What's the matter?" Zhan Xingruo packed the letter, "Our family has always attached great importance to festivals, and of course I'm here for small things like making dumplings. Besides, to invite friends, I'd better do it myself."

"Then can I also eat the dumplings made by the military teacher?" Gu Qing smiled and asked knowingly.

"What do you think?" If Zhan Xing didn't want to talk to him, he stuffed the letter to Gu Qing, stood up, "deliver it now."

Gu Qing was hugging her comfortably, but the person in her arms didn't want to hold on anymore, so Gu Qing could only stand up, "Okay. Send it off now." He replied.

Gu Qing originally thought that Wu Zheng would be the emperor, with so many things to do every day, she must not be in the mood to toss the carriage for a few days, but unexpectedly, Wu Zheng really came, and brought Chen Jiang with him, Chen Jiang was injured in the battle The legs are still limping when walking.

As soon as Gu Qing and Chen Jiang met, both of them felt turbulent in their hearts, but they didn't know what to say when they came to their mouths, so they could only hug their old comrades and let go.

Wu Zheng came here this time, and he could see a little bit of the emperor's appearance, probably because he was impatient with the eunuchs, so he wore those golden silk satins on his body.

"Your majesty is dressed so richly, but be careful that there are bandits who will rob you." Gu Qing didn't have a good word when he saw no dispute, and it was nothing to talk about grievances. It was a fateful friendship on the battlefield, but the two just couldn't get along. deal with.

"Hmph, I want to see which bandit is so bold." Wu Zheng said.

Gu Qing smiled, "Don't dare, as the saying goes, there are bad people in poor villages, Tianguan is rich, there are no bandits, the emperor can rest assured."

Wu Zheng heard what Gu Qing said, and gritted his teeth angrily.

"If I hadn't missed A Li, I wouldn't have come to your poor place." Wu Zheng said.

The two passed by each other, Gu Qing smiled, and a triumphant response passed Wuzheng's ears, "Ah Li is fine, the emperor doesn't need to worry about it."

After a brief confrontation, Gu Qing went to the gate to meet her brother whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

It didn't know when it began to rain lightly in the sky, Piaoyao got out of the carriage first, opened the umbrella, and then Lu Wangyao got out, and threw himself into Gu Qing's arms three steps at a time.

Not long after the battle, Lu Wangyao followed Piaoyao to the old gun king. After so many months, the two brothers met again. Gu Qing always felt that his brother was abducted by someone.

A group of people gathered around a big table, Lu Wangyao happily ran to make dumplings with Zhan Xingruo, Dong Zhi and Uncle Wang helped Gu Qing, and they worked together to make a big table of dishes.

Gu Qing was the last one to come back, so she specially made Lu Wangyao's favorite fish again, thinking about how to give his brother a taste of the fish from the West Lake, it must be fresh when it was picked up just now.

"I'm going to make a bowl of dumpling soup," Zhan Xingruo said.

"Me too." Wu Zheng wanted to raise his hand, but he put it down because of his status.

When I lived with Zhan Xingruo in the past, Zhan Xingruo would make some seasonal food by himself during the New Year and festivals. He could not only make dumplings, but also make dumplings, roll Lantern Festival, tie small brooms, and weave colorful ropes. Zheng has also met someone who understands better than Zhan Xingruo.

He still remembered that Zhan Xingruo, who loved to sleep late when he didn't go to court last year, got up early to pick mugwort in the mountains.

Eating dumplings and drinking dumpling soup is a habit he also learned from Zhan Xingruo. Zhan Xingruo explained that this is called original food and soup, which nourishes the body.At the beginning, Wuzheng was still very resistant to dumpling soup. After so many years, he also started to eat dumplings with a bowl of soup.

"I know." Zhan Xingruo nodded and smiled without a fight. This is no different from years ago. Gu Qing probably doesn't know that Zhan Xingruo loves festivals. If he knew, he wouldn't look at Zhan Xingruo blankly.

"Brother Qing." Lu Wangyao leaned over and touched Gu Qing with his arm.Only then did Gu Qing come back to her senses, "What's wrong?" He asked.

"I saw it just now," Lu Wangyao leaned over and whispered, "The military division wrapped a brown sugar bag."

"How do you eat brown sugar?" Gu Qing frowned.

"Tsk." Lu Wangyao looked at him with disgust, "How can you not know this. Whoever eats brown sugar will be lucky next year."

"Ah, that's it." Gu Qing glanced into a pile of dumplings, saw a reddish white one, and thought to pick it up first.

He raised his head along the dumpling, and found that Wu Zheng was also looking at the dumpling with the same eyes.

When Zhan Xingruo sat back, everyone was basically back, and the two pairs of chopsticks pointed at the brown sugar dumpling and poked at it.

"Your Majesty, this dumpling is about to break, Caomin can eat it for you."

"No need, what Ah Li made with his own hands is all from his heart, and I will eat this."

As soon as Wu Zheng's chopsticks were pushed hard, he was pulled back by Gu Qing.

"What is the emperor talking about, the grassroots dare not neglect the emperor."

"Boss Gu is humble. I heard that Boss Gu is as rich as a country. It is true when I saw him today."

Wuzheng made another effort.

"The emperor's absurd praise. Compared with Yuezhu capital, my Gu's mansion is nothing more than a trivial matter. The emperor has never seen such a treasure." Gu Qing turned the chopsticks, "If you want to say that the most precious thing is the one you gave me, the emperor. "

Wu Zheng frowned, "I'll send you off? Not necessarily, I think Boss Gu grabbed it by himself."

"What to say, what to say, the grass people gave a gift, I don't know if the emperor has finished dismantling it."

Speaking of this, Zhan Xingruo realized what the two people were talking about. He still had the last plate of dumplings in the pot, so he stood up helplessly, "No, I'll go." Uncle Wang stood up, before Zhan Xingruo Rebuttal, and it's over.

Both Piaoyao and Chen Jiang were reluctant to talk, so they went to serve dumplings with Uncle Wang.

"There aren't that many dumplings, let's go back with a bowl of soup for everyone." Uncle Wang said.

"Okay." Piao Yao and Chen Jiang answered in unison.

When Uncle Wang came back, the poor brown sugar dumpling had already been robbed by two people.Zhan Xingruo looked at these two people with a look of resentment.Lu Wangyao wiped his cold sweat aside, Zhan Xingruo's expression made him shiver more than the rain outside.

"Come on, let's share the dumplings." Seeing Uncle Wang coming with a large plate of rosy dumplings, Wu Zheng and Gu Qing were taken aback.Immediately afterwards, Uncle Wang distributed them to each person's plate one by one.

"This..." Gu Qing looked at the dumplings, then at Lu Wangyao, who shook his head blankly.

Zhan Xingruo sighed again, "I said why one was missing, so I made another one. It turned out to be mixed with these dumplings."

Uncle Wang laughed.

"Originally there was only one. But when you get older, you want everything to go smoothly. No matter who you are or what your status is, in the eyes of this old slave, you are all children. Good luck in the coming year, no one can be less. I begged Junjun Zhan to pack a few more."

Wu Zheng looked at Zhan Xingruo, and Zhan Xingruo nodded.

"That's it," he said.

"Eat quickly." Uncle Wang smiled.

Winter Solstice took a big sip of the dumpling soup, no matter what he is today, he is considered half of the protagonist, Gu Qing asked him to sit inside, knowing that he can eat spicy food, she made two special spicy dishes and leaned on him.When the winter solstice came to Gu's mansion, I never imagined that one day, as a servant, I would be able to eat the dishes specially prepared for him by Master Gu, and be able to talk with the emperor of Yuezhu and the famous military adviser every day, but these things are coming now. , It’s nothing, it’s just normal life.

The winter solstice has never been so happy.

He took a bite of the brown sugar-filled dumpling, and the lights in the room poked their heads out towards the night and the light rain, intertwined happily, jumping up with the sound of crackling rain.

Under the dining table, Zhan Xingruo's hand quietly covered Gu Qing's.

"Happy Winter Solstice." Taking advantage of the excitement of the crowd, he whispered, "Let's celebrate the next Winter Solstice together too."

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The winter solstice is coming, everyone remember to eat dumplings