When Qi Jun went to Xing Mansion to borrow a coachman, he mentioned that Su Liang was busy today, so Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing did not come to disturb him.
Throughout the day, Su Liang and Gu Ling were the only two people in the house. Gu Ling moved Bai Xiaohu's things away and moved his things to the Yuanming Pavilion study, restoring them to the way they were before leaving.
He wanted to eat fried fish nuggets, so he caught a fatty fish before lunch. Su Liang fried it and put it on a plate. Gu Ling ate most of it before serving it like a snack, leaving only two pieces for Su Liang.
Su Liang wasn't angry when she saw this, but she just found it a bit funny. Gu Ling never let her go when it came to eating, so she should actually be "touched" by being able to keep two pieces.
Summer has passed and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, but it is still a bit hot during the day these days.
The afternoon sun was very poisonous. Su Liang remembered that when Xing Yusheng built an ice cellar for the Xing Mansion, she also built one for the Su Mansion to store ice cubes, but she had never used it, so she asked Gu Ling to get some.
"What to do?" Gu Ling was confused.
"You'll know when you get it." Su Liang said.
As a result, Su Liang heard footsteps again. Su Liang, who was peeling grapes, turned around and saw Gu Ling carrying a large square ice brick with a cloth on it.
Su Liang directed Gu Ling to place it on the table away from light, "We won't use so much, but since we have taken it all, I will use the rest to make ice sculptures for you to play with."
Gu Ling frowned slightly. Su Liang seemed to treat him like a child. It was strange, but it felt good...
Gu Ling didn't know what Su Liang was going to do, but he saw several white porcelain bowls on the table, which contained three kinds of fruits cut into small pieces, a bowl of grapes that she was peeling, and a bowl of honey water.
I smell the sweet aroma of honey.
This must be delicious.
Gu Ling followed Su Liang's instructions and took a clean wide knife and started to shave the ice. The first stroke was not smooth, but he soon got started. He shaved off a thin slice at a time and piled it into a bowl to become smoothie.
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Two crystal clear glass cups were a gift from Mr. Qin. Half a cup of smoothie was placed on them, and then four kinds of fruits were placed evenly on top, and an appropriate amount of honey water was poured on them.
Su Liang made one, held it in her hand and asked Gu Ling, "Does it look good?"
Gu Ling nodded.
"Well, this is an ornamental delicacy we have over there. It is used to look at in the summer to relieve the heat. But it won't look that good when the smoothie turns into water. Look at it quickly, don't blink, and don't touch it."
Su Liang talked nonsense seriously.
Gu Ling was speechless and stretched out his hand, "Give it to me."
Su Liang chuckled, placed it in front of Gu Ling, and handed over a wooden spoon for eating desserts.
Gu Ling scooped a spoonful of smoothie mixed with a kind of fruit pieces, took a sip, nodded slightly, and then changed to another kind of fruit. After eating all four kinds, he began to taste the combination of two fruits at a time, and then
It is a combination of three kinds of fruits. By the last spoonful, there is just one piece of all four kinds of fruits left to mix with the smoothie.
Su Liang watched in amazement as he did it. This person was definitely a severe patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Then Gu Ling put down his spoon and concluded, "The tastes are different, but they are all delicious."
Su Liang:...She thought Gu Ling would publish a taste list...
As a result, while Su Liang was distracted, the newly prepared one also fell into Gu Ling's hands. He ate it casually this time, scooping out whatever he wanted. Judging from the number of fruit pieces, it was still a new random combination.
Su Liang could only say that maybe this is the highest level of foodie, where the same food can taste a hundred kinds of deliciousness.
In the end, Su Liang ate a small bowl. It was indeed delicious, but too sweet. She had always only tasted sweets.
Although it was sweet, it was not greasy because it was a smoothie. It was the first time for Gu Ling to eat fruit smoothie and she ate three cups in a row.
Su Liang didn't leave it for Bai Xiaohu either. He had been malnourished before and had a weak stomach. He was still taking medicine and couldn't take this.
A large piece of ice brick with only one corner missing was left, wrapped in cloth, and melted only a little in a place protected from light and wind.
"Master, if you want to make an ice sculpture, hurry up. It will melt soon. I'm going to take a nap." Su Liang just sat in the sun, feeling a little sleepy.
When Su Liang went upstairs, Gu Ling brought a set of his carving tools, gestured at the piece of ice for a while, and then started cutting.
Su Liang was not in the habit of taking naps, so he got up not long after he fell asleep this time.
I was about to go downstairs to take a look at Gu Ling's ice sculptures when I opened the door and saw him coming up from downstairs carrying a tray covered with a piece of silk cloth.
"Is it done?" Su Liang expressed curiosity, "What is it?" He went to lift the piece of cloth.
Gu Ling turned sideways, carried it into Su Liang's room, and placed it on the table.
Su Liang followed and watched as Gu Ling lifted up the silk cloth and gathered around the ice sculpture to prevent the melted water from flowing onto the table.
Su Liang got closer and found that it was an abstract ice sculpture. At first glance, she didn't see what the messy outline was.
Looking closer, I found that there were various elements from her previous life on it, including airplanes, trains, cruise ships, cars, computers, mobile phones, etc.
It's more like an art sticker of an ice sculpture, and it's three-dimensional, and the details are quite exquisite.
"Master, your carving skills are really good." Su Liang sighed, "But it will fade away soon. Like these things, it has become a bubble in my dreams and can never come back."
Gu Ling then asked, "Do you want to go back?"
Su Liang thought for a while, "At first, I felt that I would be at peace once I came, and there would be nothing to miss there. But now, I really want to go back. It's not that I can't adapt to the rules of survival here, but many of them don't want to adapt.
, especially now dealing with the royal family, it’s so tiring.”
Gu Ling was silent for a moment, "If you can find a way to go back, take me with you."
Su Liang smiled, "Of course. From the beginning, the great master has wanted to go there more than me. If only one person can go, then I am willing to let the great master experience the different world. After all, I have experienced it.
"
Gu Ling frowned slightly, "Forget it if you are alone, I'm afraid."
Su Liang laughed loudly and ended the topic. She only thought it was a joke, because she didn't think it was possible to go back. She had died there long ago, and she didn't come back through an artificial time machine, and "
Opportunity to return.
The piece of ice that represented Su Liang's past life memory melted before the sun set, leaving only a thin slice.
Su Liang cleaned it up and used the melted water to water the flowers.
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At nightfall, Qi Jun came back with Bai Xiaohu, carrying a lot of things in big and small bags.
After entering Yuanming Pavilion, Bai Xiaohu excitedly told Su Liang that he saw a tall, big, and beautiful palace, a big, beautiful lake, went shopping and bought a lot of things, and what he ate.
The two of them came back from having dinner in a restaurant outside. Su Liang and Gu Ling also had dinner.
Qi Jun also brought some dishes back to Su Liang, and Su Liang said that she would heat them up for a midnight snack when she got hungry.
After listening to Bai Xiaohu's story and seeing how happy he looked, Su Liang smiled and said, "Let's go play tomorrow." Such a big capital cannot be visited in one day.
Bai Xiaohu nodded as if pounding garlic.
When Su Liang asked them to stay in the courtyard that Qi Jun originally chose tonight, neither of them had any objections.
Qi Jun thought that Su Liang must be reading late at night and didn't want to be disturbed.
After learning that Su Liang had moved the things, the two drank some water, Qi Jun pushed Bai Xiaohu away and asked Su Liang to rest early. The medicine Bai Xiaohu wanted to drink was given by Qi Jun.
When Su Liang went upstairs, he found that Gu Ling had gone out at some point.
Not long after, he came back and said he had a look at Zheng'er.
Su Liang asked Gu Ling a question, "Master, if you are married and have children, and you suddenly get a chance to travel through time, but you can only go alone and cannot come back, what would you choose?"
Gu Ling asked back, "What do you think?"
Su Liang nodded, "I believe in the great god's character, so of course I would choose the former. But it will be a bit regretful in the end. I sincerely hope that the great god can make everything he wishes come true."
Gu Ling's eyes suddenly turned deep, "Thank you for your blessing." After saying that, he turned around and left.
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The next day, Xing Yusheng asked Qi Yan to come over and told him that the date for moving the grave was August 18th, three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Su Liang thought it was quite appropriate. We happened to be celebrating the festival in the capital and had two days to prepare. The weather was also the most comfortable, neither too cold nor too hot.
Su Liang planned to wait until the next time she saw Duanmu Yi to talk about her support for the spirit to return home, instead of taking the initiative to talk to him. This matter had been specifically mentioned before, and Duanmu Yi just said that she should wait until Tianliang
If he leaves later, it means he has agreed to give Su Liang a holiday. And for this kind of thing, the calculated auspicious date cannot be delayed.
Qi Jun and Bai Xiaohu went out to play that day, and Su Liang invited Gu Ling to spar with her. Gu Ling said that her Luoying Sword Technique had improved, but she still needed to practice it, and it was still not fast enough. As long as she could practice Luoying Sword to a certain level,
Her strength will be greatly improved.
Su Liang practiced martial arts for half a day and read a book in the afternoon, and his life was back on track.
That night, Gu Ling secretly sneaked into the Fifth Prince's Mansion to inquire about Uncle Huang's whereabouts. After waiting for a long time, he heard two servants watching the night mention Uncle Huang, saying that he had really gone out to look for his son and went to the Lin family in the south. Because Duanmu Che said
He asked Uncle Huang's son to deliver a message to the Lin family in order to repair the relationship with his maternal grandfather's family.
Gu Ling came back and told Su Liang. Su Liang thought thoughtfully, "Duanmu Che should have used this kind of rhetoric to deceive Uncle Huang. When Uncle Huang arrives at Lin's house and learns that his son has never been there, he will think that his son is on the way.
If there is an accident, no one will be seen alive or dead, but no suspicion will be cast on Duanmu Che."
At this point, Su Liang can only wait until he sees Uncle Huang again before considering how to let him see Duanmu Che's true face. Now that he doesn't know where he has gone, he has to give up for the time being.
The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qi Jun took Bai Xiaohu to Huguo Temple. Because when monk Chengyun came last time, he said that Huguo Temple would distribute homemade cakes to pilgrims before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Su Liang here had prepared the materials for making mooncakes early, and refused to make them with Lin Xueqing, saying that they would make them separately before exchanging them. The real reason was that she was afraid that someone would be unhappy. Gu Ling carefully carved several beautiful mooncake molds, but she couldn't
Don't let him participate.
The fruit trees in the mansion were originally planted by Duanmu Chen in accordance with Su Liang's request. Together with the pomegranate trees sent by Xing Yusheng, they are quite large.
Only half of it has produced fruit this year, but it’s enough to eat.
Su Liang made a nut filling, two jam fillings, date paste filling, bean paste filling, and salted egg yolk.
Whenever there is a festival, making special food has a sense of ritual. Gu Ling is responsible for lighting the fire, kneading the dough and baking the mooncakes, and he controls the heat very well.
Unlike their neighbors, the Xing family, the young couple took Old Mrs.
Unhappy, Mrs. Xing hit him three times in a row...
Because there were children at home and they had to give them away, the two of them worked for a long time. Gu Ling arranged the mooncakes neatly and piled them up in a pyramid shape on the table, with different patterns evenly distributed.
Su Liang couldn't help but "praise", "Master, your obsessive-compulsive disorder is amazing."
Gu Ling knew what obsessive-compulsive disorder was, but he thought he didn't have it. Enjoying something pleasing to the eye is also a reward and doesn't require much effort, so why not?
Qi Jun was asked to buy the packaging materials in advance, and when the mooncakes were allowed to cool, Su Liang and Gu Ling wrapped them up four by one pound, and then wrote what the fillings were on the red paper outside.
Anyway, the fonts of Gu Ling and Su Liang are exactly the same, so there is no need to worry about anyone thinking they were written by "Ning Jing".
The Qin family, the Gao family, the Lin family, and the Xing family all sent people to deliver gifts. Su Liang's gift in return was homemade mooncakes and fruits from the fruit trees in Fuzhong. Gu Ling chose the two kinds that he didn't like to eat very much.
.In addition, there are Ning’s tea and “tea peripherals” gift bags prepared by Song Qi in advance.
After receiving the return gift, when they saw the words written on the mooncakes, they all knew that Su Liang had made them herself, and they all felt that she was so thoughtful. Mr. Qin took all the two packages of mooncakes made by Su Liang as his own, and Mr. Gao
The imperial doctor reluctantly gave Gao Jiabao a piece.
In the evening, Wanhui's family of three came, and every time she gave a gift, it was always about a car.
Su Liang looked at the things that Lu Yu brought in with a group of servants, raised his forehead and said, "Why is Sister Wan still so polite?"
Zheng'er said with a smile, "Grandpa gave it to my aunt!"
It's not that Wanhui's family sent so many gifts, but most of them were gifts from Wan's family in Qingyang City.
Su Liang took out a beautiful Chinese knot and gave it to Zheng'er. It was actually given by Gu Ling.
Zheng'er couldn't put it down, hanging it on his chest and playing with it.
Wan Hui laughed and said she would hang it in Zheng'er's small room when she got back.
Qi Jun and Bai Xiaohu came back and brought some pastries from Huguo Temple.
When Bai Xiaohu saw Zheng'er, he remembered that his younger brother was here. It was almost the holiday and he missed home even more. He couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Qi Jun noticed it and comforted Bai Xiaohu, saying that he would set off to go back in a few days.
Bai Xiaohu played with Zheng'er, and things quickly became lively.
Gu Ling was sitting in the study upstairs. There were a few moon cakes and a fruit plate on the table. His dinner was dumplings, which had been made in advance and he had already eaten them.
It was lively and warm down there, and he was alone holding a book, not turning a page for a long time.
Gu Ling put the bookmark, closed the book and put it aside, spread a piece of paper, pondered for a moment, and then picked up the pen to draw.
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After Wanhui's family left with Su Liang's gift in return, Qi Jun also took Bai Xiaohu back to their yard. He originally wanted to help clean up, but Su Liang said no.
Su Liang went upstairs and knocked on Gu Ling's room, "Master, are you awake? Go down and wash the dishes."
After hearing Gu Ling's reply from the room, Su Liang went downstairs first.
After a while, Gu Ling stopped writing, and what appeared on the paper was a beautiful fat doll. The gender could not be determined, but if you look closely, the facial features resembled both Gu Ling and Su Liang, a perfect blend.
Gu Ling gently dried it and picked it up. After looking at it for a while, she carefully put it away and went downstairs to wash the dishes...