[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 121 [English]

Chapter 116 Morning Sun

Xiao Chiye said he would return in three days, which means he would return in three days.He hurried back to Cizhou City late at night. The city gate had already been opened, the torches illuminated the top and bottom of the city wall brightly, and the imperial troops marched in in formation, pressing down on the prisoners.Zhou Gui vacated the prison on the south side of Cizhou to the imperial army to accommodate the bandits. He greeted Xiao Chiye and said, “Thank you, Lord Marquis! The soldiers are tired from suppressing the bandits. I have already prepared meals for you. Please move on.”

Xiao Chiye dismounted and said, “My lord, you are interested.”

Zhou Gui walked in with Xiao Chiye and said with a glowing face: “Looking at General Tantai’s military report, the bandits have been captured in the east and were completely dispersed. The Marquis went after Lei Jingzhe himself. This is… really good!”

Xiao Chiye has already seen Shen Zechuan, and Shen Ze has also seen Xiao Chiye.Several guards followed Shen Zechuan, and Qiao Tianya held a lantern, obviously waiting for a long time.Still answering Zhou Gui’s words, he said: “I will have a detailed discussion with you in the study tomorrow morning about Lei Jingzhe.”

Zhou Gui thought Xiao Chiye was tired from running, so he quickly nodded and said “Okay”.Kong Ling is more transparent than he. Although he is not used to it, he knows that it is in his way, so he makes an excuse and leads Zhou Gui away.

Chen Yang stepped forward to lead the horse, and the guards behind him knelt on one knee and said, “Congratulations, master, on your triumphant return!”

Xiao Chiye took off his arm restraints and Overlord’s bow and said, “Get up. How long have you been waiting?”

Shen Zechuan took the lantern from Qiao Tianya’s hand, turned around and walked down the street with Xiao Chiye, and said, “In a moment.”

Xiao Chiye lowered his finger and lifted the lantern from Shen Zechuan’s hand to his own. Shen Zechuan took the arm restraints he had just taken off and looked at it.

Seeing this, Xiao Chiye said: “This armband is an old thing from a few years ago. The iron was made by Libei, and the leather rope on it was supplied directly to the Eighth Camp by Qidu. It was already worn out when I drew the Overlord Bow here last time. I will try to change it before I go back to Libei.”

The leather rope used to bind the arms was indeed frayed. Shen Zechuan hooked it a few times and said to Qiao Tianya: “Take it over and leave it there first.”

Xiao Chiye saw that the two people were walking in the wrong direction, so he couldn’t help but look back at the location of Zhou Mansion, then looked at Shen Zechuan and said, “Are we moving out?”

“Of course we have to move out,” Shen Zechuan walked up the steps. “It’s not convenient to live in Zhou Gui’s mansion all the time. He just had a grandson at the beginning of the year, and the whole family is crowded into two courtyards. It’s aggrieved. I asked people for information a few days ago, and I happened to take a fancy to a house here.”

As he spoke, the two of them had already entered Kuan Alley, and the stone road led directly to the gate.Xiao Chiye looked at it and said, “It’s next to the main street and close to Zhou Gui’s place. It’s convenient for discussing matters. The location is well chosen.”

“There is a drawback,” Shen Zechuan said as he led Xiao Chiye through the door. “It’s too big. Even if we put all our people together, we wouldn’t be able to live in these few yards.”

Xiao Chiye saw that there was a horse mounting platform in front of the house, with stacks of green bricks.The wooden doorposts are rough, and the patterns are not as fine as those in Qudu and Juexi, and are a bit like Libei and Biansha.The Wujin Courtyard is indeed too big for the two of them. The house given by the emperor when Qi Huilian was still the Tutor of the East Palace was about the same size as this. Even with the addition of servants, it was not enough to live in. Moreover, the two of them had no heirs or concubines.The stone wall looks a bit old, but the double eaves are impressive and do not block the light, which is what Xiao Chiye likes.

“It’s okay,” Xiao Chiye walked in and took Shen Zechuan’s hand, “Let Master live in the same hospital, you and me in the same hospital, and brothers and sisters in the same hospital. If someone comes in later, they will be divided according to their status. When they are seven or eighty, they will always see the day when they are full.”

“The backyard is free,” Shen Zechuan said, “but we have to add people to the back yard and the wing. These yards are all connected to each other, so if we don’t leave people to look after us, it will be more troublesome when they work shifts.”

The two of us were discussing what we should buy in the future. Ding Tao, who was behind, was writing down the route in a book and whispered: “Although this house is not as big as our palace in Qudu, it is quite roundabout. If I lived in the back, it would take me half a month just to find the way.”

“I won’t let you go on a solo mission, and you will be taken care of by Gujin. What are you afraid of?” Qiao Tianya said, “This house is not cheap. My master didn’t blink an eye. He is very wealthy.”

Ding Tao looked sad and wrote a few more strokes, saying: “You don’t understand. It’s only because Brother Jin is with you that you will get lost. Alas, Brother Jin is so strange. He works as a scout in the army and investigates things outside. He can clearly recognize those strange places. But when he returns to our own home, he can’t do it. He will turn into the wrong yard every ten times. HeWhen I was at Li Bei’s house, I often went around to other places.Let me tell you, there was a sister named Cuilan in the courtyard, and the maid in front of the Crown Princess was very gentle. Every time Brother Jin took a wrong turn, she would bring him back and give me sweets.Anyway… Hmm!”

Gu Jin held Ding Tao under one arm and stuffed He’s mouth tightly. He looked at Qiao Tianya and said, “Don’t listen to anything inappropriate.”

“I haven’t heard anything about ‘indecent’ yet,” Qiao Tianya looked surprised and clapped softly, “You nailed yourself to death yourself.”

“…It’s hard to make a living growing bamboo here. I’ll look for something else in a few days.” Xiao Chiye said, turning back and saying to the others, “Which one is keeping vigil tonight?”

Chenyang had been worried all the time, and when he heard this he said, “I’m guarding the place by myself, and you guys have been taking shifts these past few days.”

Xiao Chiye knew that Chen Yang wanted to report something to him, so he nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.As soon as he entered the city and saw the expression on Chen Yang’s face when he greeted him, he knew something was wrong.When they returned to the yard, hot water was ready. When Xiao Chiye went to take a bath, Shen Zechuan asked someone to heat up the food.

The weather was hot, so the door of the main room was pushed open to both sides, leaving only a bamboo curtain hanging to keep out mosquitoes.The window screens are all newly replaced, and there is a fat-bellied copper vat on the corridor, holding two red carp in clear water, and three or four green lotuses floating on it. There are several green plants planted in the courtyard, which contrast with the warm light leaking from the house and surround the sitting morning sun.

Chen Yang was wearing an old robe, and the clothes were worn out after they had come all the way. Shen Zechuan asked Zhou Gui’s eldest wife to find a tailor to measure them one by one, and they would be able to change into new clothes after a while.

Chenyang and Zhaohui are the same age, but Zhaohui has already married and started a business, while he is still a commander of the guards and has been living with his brothers. He seems to be the most elegant, but in fact he is rough.He was sitting under the eaves and was bitten by mosquitoes several times, but his heart was agitated and he was still thinking about how to report to Xiao Chiye for a while.

The bamboo curtain was half open, and Shen Zechuan had already changed into the regular clothes he wore at home.He said to Chen Yang: “I have been guarding the city gate at night, and I have to feed mosquitoes while sitting here. Come in first and have dinner with Ce’an.”

Chenyang stood up and responded and followed in.

Xiao Chiye hasn’t come out yet, the food is very simple, and they rarely use big fish or meat.Now that Ji Gang is back, he pays close attention to the food. He follows the recipes he ordered with Qi Huilian at Zhaosu Temple.The guards like he all like to drink, and Ji Gang also liked to drink before, and the dishes he makes with wine are all excellent.

Chenyang knelt down on the mat, and the maid placed food on the small table in front of him.

The room was very quiet, Chenyang sat with his head bowed, and everyone retreated after listening.Shen Zechuan sat on top, not as reserved as Chen Yang.The white toga he wore exposed his wrists when he moved. The sophistication brought by his appearance was somewhat lost, but it was rather relaxing and informal.

If two people have been together for a long time, they may be influenced by each other unconsciously.

Chenyang felt that Shen Zechuan felt a little like Xiao Chiye when he was quiet, and had a gradually reassuring aura.

“It’s not good to worry too much,” Shen Zechuan put down his wooden chopsticks and said without looking at Chen Yang, “You report it truthfully, don’t add a word, don’t change a word, tell him the matter, he has his own ideas. As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but this is not necessarily true. He understands it far better than others, and he may think much earlier than you do.”

Chenyang bowed his head and saluted silently.

“If you underestimate he, you underestimate yourself.” Shen Zechuan said slowly, “he chose you from tens of millions of people, so you didn’t choose he from tens of millions of people. There will be storms and stormy waves in the future. If you hesitate in everything like tonight, sooner or later you will not be able to keep up with he. heWe only knew Xiao Chiye six years ago, but what you see is Xiao Chiye who has been sharpened in these six years.The morning sun and the morning light are both sunshine, and Xiao Chiye and Xiao Jiming are both wolves in Libei.What are you still afraid of? Don’t let the time in Qandu fool you, you are already on par with them.”

Chen Yang buried his face on the mat, with faint sobs leaking from his throat.He curled his fingers slightly and didn’t speak for a while.He felt that his own affairs were not important, so he did not mention them. Although he did not suffer injustice like Gujin, he still felt the indifference towards him at home.He tossed and turned in the past few days, precisely because he didn’t know how to speak to Xiao Chiye. He even breathed a secret sigh of relief when he and Gujin left Libei.

When the morning sun leaves Libei, everything is no worse than the morning sun.He wants to be successful in everything, and is most afraid of being thought that he is worse than Zhaohui, so he constantly raises his standards for himself.But after he went back for half a month, he actually had the idea of ​​avoiding Zhao Hui.

he was scared.

At one point he thought he had lost.

He is Xiao Chiye’s confidant, and he is also the link between Xiao Chiye and Xiao Jiming.Once he takes the lead in showing such fear, then Gujin and Ding Tao down the line will inevitably be affected, and they will no longer be able to compare with Xiao Jiming’s guards. This is a serious blow to Xiao Chiye, who is about to face harsh scrutiny from Libei.

Xiao Chiye is no one, he is not Xiao Fangxu or Xiao Jiming, he is himself, and his most arrogant characteristic is to move forward bravely and be determined to win.The morning sun follows he, just like following the wild waves and fierce wind.Shen Zechuan was right. If Chen Yang was afraid of this, then sooner or later he would be left behind, because the person he originally chose was Xiao Chiye who dared to stay in Qudu alone.

Xiao Chiye’s hair had not yet dried and he came out wearing his regular clothes. He saw Chen Yang still lying on the ground with his shoulders shaking. He couldn’t help but be startled and looked at Shen Zechuan.Shen Zechuan spread his hands slightly and showed an innocent expression to he.