After the whole family came to express their gratitude, Peng Wei held a special banquet in the mansion and invited people from the Su mansion.
Two days later, Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu made an appointment with the Peng family twins to go hiking together. They originally wanted Gu Ling to take them, but Gu Ling said he was not free. He and Su Liang were concentrating on researching a new drug. In the end,
It was decided that Qiu Jing and Cheng Yun would take their four children to Wangxiang Mountain.
When it was time to set off, there were two more people in the team, one was Min Rou who came here specially, and the other was Wen Ran.
Of course Qiu Jing was very happy, but Cheng Yun thought it was a coincidence. His family probably didn't know about him and Wen Ran.
"It's the two aunts we invited!" Ji Xiaoshu said with a smile, "It's fun when there are many people!"
"Very good." Chengyun nodded in agreement and glanced at Wen Ran again. The skirt she wore today was very nice. She had never seen it before, and her hairstyle was different from before.
There was no carriage prepared, so the four of them happened to be riding horses with four children. Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu both had their own ponies, but since Ashin and A Le didn't, they didn't ride alone today.
Qiu Jing said that he would give each of his two apprentices a good horse. They were very happy.
The weather is fine, the sun is shining, and the wind is warm.
The four adults and four children dismounted at Wangxiang Mountain. Ashin and Ale looked at the high mountain tops shrouded in clouds and mist, and couldn't help but marvel. The mountains on Xingluo Island were not high. They had seen high mountains all the way to the capital, but this was still the first time.
This is my first opportunity to climb a mountain and I’m really looking forward to it.
The four children got off their horses and rushed forward. Ji Xiaoshu, who was running at the front, shouted, "Hurry! Let's see who is too tired to walk first!"
Zheng'er walked behind Ashin and Ale, reminding them to watch the road and be careful where they step. The mountain road was not flat, and both he and Ji Xiaoshu were very familiar with it.
Behind them are Min Rou and Wen Ran, who are holding their arms affectionately. Min Rou and Qiu Jing came here to play just the day before yesterday, and this is the first time Wen Ran has come back. However, she has often followed Wen Ming into the mountains to collect medicine since she was a child, so she has no idea about mountain climbing.
He is also quite experienced.
Qiu Jing and Cheng Yun tied up their horses and walked side by side at the end, chatting as they walked. Listening to the laughter of the children in front, their eyes fell on the two smiling girls in front from time to time.
"Are you moving out after you get married next month?" Chengyun asked.
Qiu Jing nodded, "We want to get married outside. Qi Yan has already helped buy a house. It's not big and has been packed up."
It's quite lively now that everyone is gathering in the Su Mansion, but Qiu Jing feels that he still needs to have his own family when he gets married. It's not appropriate for Min Rou to marry in the Su Mansion. Even if he comes back to live occasionally after getting married, he also hopes
You can live a good life as two of you.
Qi Jun and Liao Dong, who were married before, and Qi Yan and Nangong Qian, who were also about to get married, all bought houses outside.
"That's very good." Chengyun nodded.
"What about you?" Qiu Jing asked.
Chengyun was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on Wen Ran again. He felt that denying it seemed like a lie, but admit it, the two of them were still in the "trying" stage and had not yet decided.
"Let nature take its course," Cheng Yun said.
Qiu Jing showed a meaningful smile. Nowadays, one of the great pleasures of the family, old and young, is to share the love progress of Chengyun and Wen Ran. He also saw that they thought they had secretly gone to the woods. As long as Wen Ran cooked, Chengyun immediately ran there.
Let's start the fire... Everyone sees through but doesn't tell the truth. They find it very interesting and want to see when these two people will confess.
Ashin and Ale's bodies were not as strong as Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu. Moreover, it was their first time climbing a mountain and they ran a little fast at first. They got tired after not going very far.
Ji Xiaoshu, who ran to the front, turned back and comforted them, "It's okay. Senior brother and I have been here ten or eight times. The first time we came back, we felt too tired and couldn't walk! From now on, we can come here often to play.
alright!"
"Brother Xiaoshu is so awesome!" A Le looked at Ji Xiaoshu with admiration, "You're not even tired!"
Ji Xiaoshu chuckled, "Just so so!"
Qiu Jing and Cheng Yun stepped forward, carried the twins on their backs one by one, and told them to rest for a while before leaving on their own.
Halfway through, they stopped to rest. Wen Ran took out the water and let the children drink it first, and then brought food to Qiu Jing and Cheng Yun. The children said they were not hungry and would eat again when they reached the top of the mountain.
As they walked, they arrived at the waterfall and stream where Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu were first taken by Gu Ling to look for tadpoles.
Qiu Jing and Chengyun put the twins down, and the four children rushed to the water's edge.
Ji Xiaoshu quickly caught a tadpole, held it together with his hands and showed it to Ashin and Ale, "What do you think this is?"
Ashin and Ale were both confused. There might be one on Xingluo Island, but they had never seen it and no one had taken them to look for it.
"This is a tadpole, it won't bite." Zheng'er said with a smile, "You can touch it."
Then, the four adults sat nearby and rested, listening to Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu explaining to the twins what tadpoles are, what they will become when they grow up, and the story of tadpoles looking for their mother.
Min Rou said with a smile, "I don't know tadpoles even when I'm this old. No one taught me about tadpoles. Zheng'er and Xiaoshu know more than us."
Wen Ran nodded, "I have seen them before, and I know they will turn into frogs when they grow up, but I don't know as much as they do."
Not only that, along the way, Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu will also introduce the herbs they discovered to the twins.
Finally, the group reached the top of the mountain before noon.
"You go hunting, otherwise there will be no meat to eat." Min Rou said to Qiu Jing and Cheng Yun. Last time she came with Qiu Jing, Qiu Jing caught a rabbit, killed it and roasted it, and brought salt and spices. It was delicious.
.
Today Qiu Jing also brought the spices prepared by Gu Ling himself, as well as bows and arrows. After hearing this, he went to look for prey with Cheng Yun.
Min Rou and Wen Ran found a flat place with soft green grass where they could bathe in the sun. There was a big stone next to it to place food, and they spread the picnic mat they brought.
Ji Xiaoshu, who loves tree climbing over there, had already quickly demonstrated his tree climbing skills to his new friends, and then came down to teach the twins how to climb trees.
"Be careful not to fall." Wen Ran reminded.
Zheng'er responded, "Don't worry, Aunt Ran, I will take good care of my brothers."
"Zheng'er is so sensible." Min Rou praised.
When A Xin and A Le learned to climb the tree and all four children climbed up the tree and looked at the beautiful scenery below the mountain, Qiu Jing and Cheng Yun came back with a pheasant and a hare.
"Master!" A Le called Qiu Jing while sitting on the tree, smiling so hard that his eyes narrowed.
Qiu Jing raised the plump hare in his hand and said, "Come down and let's barbecue together!"
Zheng'er went down first, followed by his younger brother, in case they fell, and then the four children went over to help.
When the pheasant and hare are roasted and become fragrant, the picnic begins.
"It smells so good. What is this?" Ashin asked Qiu Jing, who was holding a small bottle in his hand. The bottle cap had two layers. The second layer had many small round holes, which could evenly spread the powder in the bottle.
On top of the barbecue.
"This is my master's exclusive secret recipe for barbecue spices, and the bottle is also made by my master." Ji Xiaoshu said.
"Uncle Gu is really omnipotent!" Ashin praised.
When they tasted the delicious barbecue, both Ashin and A Le felt that they had never eaten such delicious food before. The four rabbit legs were divided among the four children. Qiu Jing broke off a chicken leg and handed it to Min Rou.
Min Rou shook her head, "I'll eat chicken wings."
"What do you eat?" Chengyun asked Wenran.
"I also eat chicken wings." Wen Ran said.
Two chicken drumsticks were finally given to Ashin and Ale. Chengyun and Qiu Jing ate most of the rest. In addition, there were fruits brought by Wen Ran and snacks brought by Min Rou.
After the picnic, Qiu Jing and Min Rou sat side by side on the edge of the cliff to watch the scenery, and the four children played games together.
After Chengyun helped Wen Ran pack his things, the two sat on the stone and talked.
"My family probably doesn't know yet, right?" Chengyun said.
Wen Ran laughed when he heard this, "Do you really think they don't know?"
Chengyun blinked, "What do you mean..."
"They all know." Wen Ran said calmly, "They just didn't point it out. They want to see when we will explain."
Chengyun coughed lightly, "Is this... so obvious?"
"Living under the same roof, what do you think?" Wen Ran chuckled.
"Then... do we want to explain?" Chengyun lowered his voice and asked, tilting his head towards Wen Ran, and smelled a faint aroma.
"I don't think it matters. It's quite fun now. They think it's interesting for us to be sneaky. I think it's interesting that they think we think they don't know." Wen Ran shrugged, "But if you want to say it and when you want to say it, you
Certainly."
Chengyun couldn't help but laugh when he heard Wen Ran's words, "Indeed, it's very interesting. Let's not talk about it then. Let's see who can't help but point it out first."
"Then I think it should be my grandfather. If nothing else, he will talk to you soon." Wen Ran made this judgment based on his understanding of Wen Ming. Wen Ming respected Wen Ran very much, and Wen Ran was in love.
Wen Ming would not ask Wen Ran if he didn't take the initiative, but he would definitely ask Cheng Yun what he wanted to do and whether he was serious.
Chengyun became nervous when he heard this, "What will your grandfather talk to me about? If he wants to ask, how should I answer?"
Wen Ran smiled, "What are you afraid of? Just say whatever is on your mind."
"Then are we...confirmed?" Chengyun asked with some anxiety.
"I think it's pretty good, what do you think?" Wen Ran reached out and picked up the leaves that fell on Chengyun's head.
Chengyun nodded immediately, "I think it's good."
Ashin's voice suddenly came from behind the two of them, "Aunt Ran, is there still water?"
Wen Ran stood up immediately, "Yes. There are two more fruits. Do you want to eat them?"
Ashin took a sip of water, took two fruits, and ran towards the three friends not far away.
The four of them shared the fruit, and Ashin said to Ji Xiaoshu, "Brother Xiaoshu, I heard Uncle Yun say that he thinks it's very good."
Ji Xiaoshu chuckled, "It seems that Uncle Chengyun can get married this year, so I'm happy to congratulate you."
"Are Uncle Yun and Aunt Ran a couple?" A Le asked curiously.
Zheng'er covered A Le's mouth and said, "Keep your voice down. They haven't made it public yet. The teacher's wife said this is called an underground love affair."
"Why not make it public?" Ashin expressed confusion.
Ji Xiaoshu clasped his hands together and said seriously, "Maybe Uncle Chengyun has returned to secular life too thoroughly. He is afraid that the Buddha will blame him and wants the Buddha to have more time to accept his changes."
Zheng'er knocked on Ji Xiaoshu's forehead and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
"I think what brother Xiaoshu said makes sense!" A Le expressed his support for Ji Xiaoshu.
Ji Xiaoshu hugged A Le and rubbed his head, "Haha! I'm talking nonsense, don't take it seriously!"
On the way down the mountain, Qiu Jing and Cheng Yun shot a few more prey.
After coming down from the mountain, Qiu Jing first sent Min Rou home and gave her a pheasant to take back to honor Minister Min. Then they sent the twins back to Peng's Mansion together, leaving two more game animals.
"Master, can you give us some of the most delicious spices?" Ashin wanted Peng Wu to try the delicious barbecue they had eaten.
Qiu Jing gave them the spice bottle he was carrying. Gu Ling made it and still has it at home.
When Peng Wu came out to pick up the child, Qiu Jing and the others had already left, saying they would come over as guests another day.
"Mom, we went hiking today. It's such a high mountain!"
"We couldn't walk on the way, so it was Master and Uncle Yun who carried us up! Brother Zheng'er and Brother Xiaoshu showed us tadpoles. We will see them again later. The tadpoles will grow into frogs!"
"The barbecue uses the spices made by Uncle Gu, which is the most delicious in the world! Here, Master gave us the spices!"
The smile on Peng Wu's lips never fell. Xingluo Island is a closed place, and her children have never seen the outside world since they were young. Fortunately, their mother and son met good people, and now the children are happy every day. See
Seeing the smiling faces of the children, she felt that the pain in the past was not worth it.
…
Feng Ming returned to the capital a few days later than Su Liang expected. It was already dark when he arrived home. He walked in the door dusty and looked a lot thinner. He had been traveling for a long time.
"Master, Your Majesty." Feng Ming bowed his hands in salute.
Yuanming Pavilion was having dinner, and Zhu Zan immediately came to greet him, "How is it? Did everything go well? Are you not injured?"
Feng Ming smiled and shook his head, "No, no! Things went very smoothly. It just took a little effort to help the two old people find their sons! Their sons are still alive and have married a long time ago. Their grandchildren are not young anymore. It's just that they went to live with relatives many years ago.
Find a home elsewhere."
"That's good." Su Liang nodded, "You go and wash up first, come over for dinner, and we'll talk about the rest later."
Zhu Zan accompanied Feng Ming to the kitchen to fetch water for washing, and told him about the situation at home.
"The Peng family just happened to move to the capital? What a coincidence and great!" Feng Ming was very happy when he heard this, "Miss Peng finally came to the end of her hardships."
"They asked about you earlier and said they would like to thank you when you come back." Zhu Zan helped Feng Ming get some water.
Feng Ming shook his head, "No need to thank me, it's all the result of the prince and Mr. Qiu."
Zhu Zan patted Feng Ming on the shoulder, "I'm still looking for a chance to treat you to a drink!"
Feng Ming nodded, "I have to drink your wine!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
…
Two days after Feng Ming returned, Gu Ling and Su Liang received news about Sheng Yue: outside the back door of Kasyapa City Lin Mansion, several corpses were dumped one after another. They were all men, old and young. The same thing was
A bloody six-pointed star symbol was carved on his face with a knife.
The six-pointed star is the symbol of Xingluo Island. Although no one saw Sheng Yue, when Gu Ling and Su Liang received the news, they knew that this must be Sheng Yue's handiwork. Sheng Yue also used this method to inform them that he was completing Gu
The task assigned by Ling.
"Most of those who left Xingluo Island should be in the south. It is expected that Sheng Yue will be able to clear away the remnants and come to the capital next month." Su Liang analyzed.
Gu Ling nodded, "When the time comes, let him appreciate Nuannuan's transformation into a living person."
Su Liang coughed lightly, "He will be hit hard. After all, he is also a descendant of a time traveler, but it just doesn't work."
"This is the effect we want." Gu Ling said calmly.
Su Liang smiled slightly, "Master, do you still remember how cold and cold you were when you first met me?"
Gu Ling shook his head, "Actually, I'm just pretending."