"What is the husband looking at?" At this moment, Cao Ying suddenly saw Zhao Yan stunned there, and he was also curious at the moment, put down the fishing net and walked over to ask, and at the same time followed Zhao Yan's gaze.

"Huh? Why is the fourth brother of the Yang family here, hasn't he gone back yet? Cao Ying saw the tall figure not far away, and couldn't help but be surprised at that time, the figure in the distance was Yang Huaiyu who was sent to the other courtyard to guard the corn and sweet potatoes before, Cao Ying, as the daughter of Jiangmen, had seen Yang Huaiyu a few times before, plus Yang Huaiyu's amazing height and body shape, so he naturally recognized it at a glance. It's just that now that the corn and sweet potatoes have been sent away, he should also be transferred back to the palace, and it is impossible to appear here.

"I don't know, I knew a few days ago that Yang Huaiyu had been living in the yard where the old Suma raised livestock, and I wanted to ask, but because there were too many things, I couldn't do it." Zhao Yan also shook his head at this time and said.

When Shangshuizhuang first made trouble, Erdan once told him when he caught the thief, Yang Huaiyu has been living in the yard where he planted corn and sweet potatoes before, and also taught him martial arts, so it can be seen that Yang Huaiyu not only did not leave, but also very leisurely, at that time Zhao Yan originally wanted to visit the other party, but then a series of things made him have no time to separate, and later he forgot about this matter, until now when he saw Yang Huaiyu, he remembered.

Cao Ying was also stunned when she heard that Yang Huaiyu had been living in another courtyard and had not left, and then she had vaguely guessed something, but she was not sure for a while, and finally just sighed lightly and said to Zhao Yan: "If the husband is free, go and see the fourth brother of the Yang family, speaking of which, he is also a rare talent, but he must not be buried like this!" ”

Heard Cao Ying's next few words. Zhao Yan also couldn't understand what she meant, and just wanted to ask, but he didn't expect Princess Shoukang to choose a fish with great interest at this time, and then pulled him to make fish soup, Zhao Yan had to put the question in his heart. began to help Princess Shoukang deal with this fish, speaking of which, this is also the first time he has cooked in the past six months, usually Cao Ying strictly forbids him to cook by himself, at most he will instruct the cook.

After a while, Princess Bao'an and the others were also tired of playing, and immediately returned to the shed where the fire was lit. Then help Zhao Yan make fish soup, after all, these are the fish they have beaten themselves, and then make them with their own hands, it must taste very good.

The fresh fish is boiled in an iron pot, and only salt and deodorized ginger are placed in the pot. After the fire boils, it is then changed to low heat and simmered, and when the meat and bones are separated, the whole fish soup turns milky white and has an attractive fresh aroma, so it seems that the fresher the fish is to eat, the better.

It's almost midnight now, and Zhao Yan has been busy for so long, he is already hungry in his stomach. At the moment, he unceremoniously filled a bowl to himself, and just wanted to taste the taste, but he didn't expect to be snatched by Princess Shoukang and smiled: "Thank you, third brother." The second sister just said that she was feeling hungry, hurry up and serve me another bowl! ”

Zhao Yan had no choice but to sigh and play the role of a buddy, not only serving fish soup to Princess Shoukang, but also serving fish soup to Zhao Yingning and Xue Ning'er. However, when Xue Ning'er took the fish soup sent by Zhao Yan herself, her face couldn't help but show a little blush again. It's just that it's not very obvious in the light of the fire. Cao Ying is the only vegetarian, and Zhao Yan has persuaded her many times before to no avail. So Mi Xue had already prepared lotus seed porridge for her.

Just when Zhao Yan and the others were about to taste the fruits of their labor, they didn't expect that at this time, a Qingyue voice came from outside the shed and said: "The king of the county is slow, although the fish soup is delicious, it is not suitable for Princess Bao'an!" ”

"Empty? Why didn't you sleep? Hearing this voice outside, Zhao Yan was also very surprised, it was the empty who came to talk outside, and he stood up and came outside, only to see the empty body wearing a moon-white monk's robe, holding a food box, standing in the cold wind but smiling, as if he didn't care about the cold of the outside world.

Seeing Zhao Yan come out, he replied with a smile: "It's so lively on the banks of the Qingshui River tonight, the noisy poor monk can't even do the evening class, although he knows that there will be countless lives, but he still can't help but come out for a turn, and by the way, he also helped the princess make a bowl of fish porridge, although it is also fish, but this bowl of fish porridge is more suitable for the princess than fish soup!" ”

"Thank you Master Kong for your trouble, the wind is hot in the middle of the night, the third brother quickly invite the master in, don't suffer the wind and cold!" At this moment, before Zhao Yan could say thank you, Princess Bao'an in the shed behind her suddenly spoke. Although Likong is a monk, he is a young man after all, and he generally can't see Zhao Yan's family casually without consent, for example, he treats Princess Bao'an, and usually only makes some medicinal food by himself, and only goes to diagnose Princess Bao'an every five days, and he must also get Princess Bao'an's consent in advance.

Hearing Princess Bao'an's invitation, Zhao Yan felt a little strange at first, with his second sister's temperament, he shouldn't like to meet outsiders casually, but he thought of carefully treating Princess Bao'an's condition during this time, and the second sister must also be grateful.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan was relieved, and then personally invited the empty into the shed, only to see the empty smile put it on the table in his hand and opened it, and took out a bowl of steaming fish porridge from it and sent it to Princess Bao'an and said: "This fish was caught by the princess herself just now, and the poor monk asked Mr. Lu to send it to the kitchen, and then made this bowl of fish porridge, which is added with some warm medicine, which is most suitable for eating on this cold winter night!" ”

"Thank you, Master!" Princess Bao'an also smiled and took the fish porridge and thanked her, under the light of the fire, Princess Bao'an is now also delicate like a flower, and it seems that she is a little more colorful than usual.

Zhao Yan also gave Kong a bowl of fish soup at this time, and then handed it to him with a smile: "You can taste my craftsmanship quickly, although I didn't put too many seasonings, but it was better than a fresh word." ”

Although he had talked about a lot of food with Zhao Yan during this time, because of Zhao Yan's identity, he had not been able to taste Zhao Yan's cooking skills, and today he can finally feast on it. Thinking of this, Likong also tasted it unceremoniously, and now this fish soup is indeed as Zhao Yan said, although there is no extra seasoning, but because the heat is very good, and the fish itself is extremely fresh, so this bowl of fish soup is also extremely delicious, it can be compared with the soup with monosodium glutamate, so it is also full of praise.

Princess Shoukang and the others have all heard of the empty incense feast, and now they see that even he praised the fish soup made by Zhao Yan, and they also tasted the fish soup in front of them at the moment, but they were also the same as Kong, they all felt that this bowl of soup was delicious, and they were all very impressed by Zhao Yan's cooking skills for a while, especially Xue Ning'er, she never thought that Zhao Yan, as a dignified county king, could not only put down his identity to make soup for them, but also be able to make it so delicious, it was the first time she had met such a strange man.

Next, Zhao Yan and the others didn't want to go out to fish anymore, but the river outside was still very lively, and even some people who had a good harvest began to sing a country tune, although the language was vulgar, but it also had a unique flavor in this kind of winter night. In addition, Zhao Yan and they didn't feel sleepy, so they simply asked people to bring things, Zhao Yan and Cao Ying, Princess Shoukang, and Zhao Yingning played cards, Xue Ning'er watched the game from the sidelines, and as for Princess Bao'an and Kong, the two played Go.

In the middle of the night, Princess Bao'an first felt a little tired, and asked her to go back to rest, Zhao Yan and they dispersed, and then went back to rest, but at this time, the tenants of Shangshui Village were still fishing on the river, and when they were tired and hungry, they went to the fire on the shore to drink a bowl of fish soup, and then went back to work, and it was said that they had to fish until the next morning.

Zhao Yan only slept for a short time when he went back, and when it was just dawn, he and Cao Ying and others got up again, because the activity of breaking the ice and fishing for fish was not over, and when they came to the Qingshui River, there were already a lot of fish piled up on the riverbank, and then Wang Qi picked out the largest fish from it and put it on the offering table to worship the river god, and at the time of the sacrifice, the people in the entire Zhuangzi also began to sing and dance, and it seemed that the fatigue of a night did not have any effect on them.

After sacrificing to the god of the river, the matter is still not over, there are eight Zhuangzi up and down the Qingshui River, these eight Zhuangzi held fishing last night, according to the previous tradition, whenever the fishing is over, these Zhuangzi will sacrifice the river god that the big fish is located in the middle of the Shangshui Village, weigh which Zhuangzi catches the largest fish, and then tie the largest fish to the red flower, that is, this year's fish king, according to the past practice, this fish king is given to several Zhuangzi in the most noble person, the previous Zhuangzi landlord identity is similar, Every time I have to rob the fish king, but this year I don't have to, these landlords together are not as noble as Zhao Yan's status.

In the singing and dancing of the villagers, Zhao Yan accepted the king of fish with a smile, and then expressed a speech of Guotai Min'an, although most of the villagers did not understand it, but it did not affect the joyful atmosphere of this festival, and even the villagers of several Zhuangzi around the whole morning organized a lot of programs similar to beach opera, touring performances in various villages, of course, this kind of performance is certainly not how exciting, but expensive in a lively, until noon, every stove is filled with a smell of fish, This may not be a big deal in later generations, but it is a rare sight in the era when the Northern Song Dynasty was not rich in such qualities.

In the afternoon, a few Zhuangzi slowly calmed down from this kind of carnival, and it happened that the sky began to snow at this time, but fortunately the clouds in the sky this time were not thick, and the snow was not very large, so there should not be a snow disaster like last time. After having lunch, Zhao Yan put on his fur coat again and went out of the courtyard against the wind and snow, and then came to the yard where Lao Suma raised livestock before, he wanted to ask Yang Huaiyu why he stayed here and didn't leave? (To be continued)

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