Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Chapter 173

It's not a day or two for Xiao Zirong to hide from him. Since that morning, Xiao Zirong almost performed the performance of going away with the stars and returning with the moon, and he was busy day by day without seeing anyone.

Xiao Xuexing felt something was wrong a long time ago, but now he is more certain.

You must know that Xiao Zirong didn't want him to return to Jiankang before, after all, in Xiao Zirong's eyes, Jiankang has always been a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.

But now Xiao Xuexing said that he was going back to Jiankang, but Xiao Zirong didn't say a word, and directly wanted to help him pack his luggage.

Xiao Zirong's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He thought that if he was hiding too clearly, Xiao Xuexing would definitely find out.

But if you don't hide from him, you can't control your thoughts.

When he heard that Xiao Xuexing was going to leave for a while just now, he even breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a pity that Xiao Xuexing found out, so he had no choice but to pretend nothing happened and scratched his head and said, "No, why would brother think so?"

Xiao Xuexing said expressionlessly: "Do you need me to tell you what you have done recently?"

Xiao Zirong swallowed her saliva, looked at the sky and the earth but didn't look at him, and sighed and said: "Hey, isn't this... the medicine is almost at the final stage, I... am a little anxious, I want to hurry up but I'm afraid you won't be happy Well."

Well, it was because of this that he wanted Xiao Xuexing to leave, so that he could let go of his hands and feet and knock out the medicine happily.

After all, Xiao Xuexing was too strict with him before, Xiao Xuexing would be worried that he would be hungry if he came home late.

This reason...it should be possible.

Xiao Xuexing glanced at him lightly: "Even if I leave, I will leave someone behind. What are you thinking?"

Xiao Zirong paused, blinked and said, "Uh, I forgot, then... Brother, why don't you go, anyway, you don't need your personal protection, so what are you doing this trip for?"

Xiao Zirong also had no choice, if he persisted, with Xiao Xuexing's sensitivity, he might be able to discover the truth on the spot.

Xiao Xuexing withdrew his gaze and said, "I'm not only going back to escort His Majesty, there are other things, you stay here honestly, if you don't obey, I'll just take you away with me."

Xiao Zirong quickly waved his hands: "No, no, I can't leave now. There are some things that are time-sensitive. If you don't hurry up and finish them now, you may have to do them again later."

Well, he relied on Xiao Xuexing's lack of knowledge of chemistry to fool around.

Xiao Xuexing nodded: "You promised me yourself, if you come back and find that you are disobedient, let me see how I deal with you."

Xiao Zirong smiled and said: "I always keep my word, brother, don't worry, then I'll go and see what I can pack for you to take back."

Xiao Xuexing nodded slightly, and narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Xiao Zirong's back gradually recede.

In fact, this trip was just like what Xiao Zirong said, he didn't care whether he went or not, and Jiankang didn't have anything that he had to deal with.

He just wanted to leave a little space for Xiao Zirong. Excellent hunters know that they should not press too hard on their prey, otherwise they will easily scare them away.

What's more, Xiao Zirong's abnormality should have something to do with him, and Xiao Zirong didn't want to tell him yet.

If he was here, Xiao Zirong would definitely tense up to prevent him from finding out.

If he left, Xiao Zirong might reveal something.

Anyway, he also left someone behind, and someone will naturally report in detail at that time, even if he didn't see it with his own eyes, he can still analyze some of the things through it.

This is why Xiao Xuexing agreed to leave.

Xiao Zirong's mind was occupied by Xiao Xuexing's upcoming trip, oh, it might not be correct to say that long trip, after all Xiao Xuexing's home is actually in Jiankang.

But after he breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Zirong felt a little bit reluctant.

Seeing Xiao Xuexing every day, he worried that he would be exposed. At that time, Xiao Xuexing might just come to a dead end just like in his dream, in order to break his thoughts.

But now that Xiao Xuexing was going to leave for a while, when he thought that he might not see him for a long time, he felt a little lost.

Who doesn't want to see their sweetheart every day?

Even if he didn't want to be known by the other party, even if he was terrified every day, seeing Xiao Xuexing happy because of what he made would make his heart as sweet as eating honey.

The only thing he can do now is to comfort himself, when Xiao Xuexing comes next time, the medicine must be finished, and then he can give the other party a big surprise.

Then it was to pack up Xiao Xuexing's things, only to find that Xiao Xuexing really had a lot of things.

During the time he stayed here, Xiao Zirong's City Lord's Mansion had been completely renewed by him, and there were even many large pieces of furniture.

These are definitely not taken away, but even if it's just clothes, the entire warehouse is filled.

In addition to his various accessories, and harness.

Well, the muskmelon is with a wealthy master, and the treatment is naturally good. Not only are there a lot of harnesses, but also some small ornaments for decorating the horses. Knives, long swords, and all kinds of small things he likes.

And the wine utensils and tableware he used.

Xiao Zirong hadn't thought about it before, anyway, there are many houses in the City Lord's Mansion, so Xiao Xuexing used whichever he liked, and only now did he realize that Xiao Xuexing's things almost occupied half of the City Lord's Mansion.

And the remaining half of the country was bought by Xiao Xue as Xiao Zirong.

As for the emperor's belongings...not so much.

Xiao Zirong felt a little headache, so he asked someone to ask Xiao Xuexing with the list.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xuexing brought someone over and said, "What are you doing all this work for? Just leave it to the people below."

Xiao Zirong said: "I'm afraid they are careless."

Xiao Xuexing couldn't help laughing: "It doesn't matter if you don't bring these things, Jiankang still has them anyway."

Xiao Zirong: ...

Only at this time did he realize that Xiao Xuexing's headquarters is still in Jiankang, so the things there can only be more or less than here.

Thinking about it this way, it really doesn't look like you need to bring these things.

He simply threw the list aside and said, "Then let me prepare something easy to eat for you, what if you don't like it when you go back?"

Xiao Xuexing originally wanted to say that he had stayed in Jiankang for so many years, how could he disagree, but after thinking about it carefully...it seemed really possible.

He didn't feel it in other places in Taoyuan City, but he was really picked by Xiao Zirong's mouth in terms of food.

The dishes that he thought were pretty good in the past are disgusting now. Thinking about it... he doesn't want to go back to Jiankang.

Well, forget it, go back soon, stay in Jiankang for a month at most.

For a month, he shouldn't find it too hard to bear what Xiao Zirong made for him.

So he nodded slightly and said: "You don't need to make too much, it's easy to spoil."

Xiao Zirong responded, turned around and took out a lacquer box and said: "Here are some recipes, if you really can't bear it, let the cook follow this, there may be some difference in taste, but it should not be the same Where are you going?"

Finally, Xiao Xuexing opened the lacquer box and took a look, and found that there was a document inside. The recipes on the document were all the dishes he liked to eat, and Xiao Zirong presumably wrote them down bit by bit.

His heart warmed up, and he still said: "This recipe can be regarded as an untold secret, so you just gave it to me?"

Xiao Zirong said casually, "What's mine is yours, there's no difference."

"Huh?" Xiao Xuexing was a little surprised.

Xiao Zirong then changed his words and said: "It's just some recipes. I don't have anything else. It doesn't matter if you take it as a family heirloom. We are a family anyway."

Xiao Zirong didn't dare to look at Xiao Xuexing when he said this, it contained some of his own careful thoughts.

After hearing this, Xiao Xuexing laughed lightly and said, "It makes sense, then I will accept it."

Only then did Xiao Zirong break into a big smile. He knew that Xiao Xuexing agreed because he thought that the two of them were righteous brothers. Xiao Xuexing's surname had been changed, so they were naturally considered to be the Xiao family. Of course, the two of them belonged to one family.

It's just that Xiao Zirong didn't think so.

But now he can only give himself a candy to eat, to deceive himself.

How sweet it is when eating candy, how bitter it will be when Xiao Xuexing leaves and returns to his sanity.

Xiao Zirong sighed, and turned around to prepare some less perishable things for Xiao Xuexing.

Among them are shredded meat floss and seaweed. Seaweed is actually a kind of processed seaweed. They are relatively close to the sea, and seaweed itself grows near the shallow sea, so it is not so difficult to collect.

After the seaweed is collected, it will become crisp and tender after being roasted, while the seaweed is seasoned with oil and seasoning before roasting.

It can be eaten alone as a snack, and it is also delicious when sprinkled with a meal or porridge.

Meat floss is easy to make, but you can't make too much of it. It's easy to go bad after a long time, not to mention that almost the whole country of Qi has entered the rainy season, so it's not good if it's wet.

Xiao Zirong was instructing people on how to heat fried pork floss while thinking: sooner or later, I will get out of the dryer!

After the meat floss and seaweed were packed, Xiao Zirong said to Xiao Xuexing: "It will rain from time to time, so I guess it won't be good to eat on the road. If you are really in a hurry, cook the porridge and sprinkle with meat floss and seaweed. The taste should be okay. Would you like to try it?"

Xiao Xuexing smelled the smell of meat floss mixed with the smell of seaweed in his nose. Needless to say, the meat floss looked good. As for seaweed, although it smelled strange, it was not unacceptable.

When Xiao Zirong said this, he nodded happily, well, anyway, I haven't eaten today, so it would be good to use some porridge.

Xiao Zirong immediately asked someone to bring over a bowl of porridge, sprinkled meat floss and seaweed on it, and said, "Taste the saltiness first, if it's not enough, add more."

Xiao Xuexing scooped up a spoonful of porridge and took a sip. The mixed flavor of meat floss and seaweed gave the plain porridge a taste. He stretched his brows and smiled and said, "It would be great if all the cooks had your skills when they were recuperating. "

Xiao Zirong immediately thought of the herbal diet that Xiao Xuexing ate back then, wishing she could express on the spot that she would cook for Xiao Xuexing for a lifetime.

But in the end he resisted the urge, smiled and said: "The medicine you drank before needed to be combined with a medicinal diet, but now you don't need it. After the medicine is ready, you don't have to be as careful as you are now when you recover from your illness."

Xiao Xuexing nodded, and finished a bowl of porridge seriously.

After finishing this bowl of porridge, they should set off the next day.

Because he had to act like an escort, Xiao Xuexing traveled on horseback early the next morning.

When the cantaloupe was pulled out, she seemed very excited, she kept rubbing against Xiao Zirong's face and stood dishonestly, wishing she could do a dressage on the spot.

Xiao Zirong touched Cantaloupe's forehead and said: "It was also wronged in Taoyuan City."

Taoyuan City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the other side is either a mountain or a hill, and there is no place where cantaloupe can run freely.

Xiao Xuexing got on the horse, lowered his head and tapped Xiao Zirong's chin with the whip, and said, "Go back, don't send it off."