However, seeing Nan Yanxi's excitement, Lu Yingying was really embarrassed to say anything.
He could only nod his head and agree: "Well... Brother Nan, as long as he likes it."
After saying that, he turned around and went to serve the food. Nan Yanxi hurried to help.
It only takes a moment to be ready.
A few side dishes, a pot of wine, two small wine glasses, two small wooden stools, and an oil lamp.
Letting Lu Yingying sit down first, Nan Yanxi walked around the kitchen again and found a match rope from the corner.
This thing is made by weaving mugwort and mugwort and drying them. It is used by ordinary people to repel mosquitoes and insects in summer.
It's only early summer, but there are already some mosquitoes in this dense place with plants.
Under Lu Yingying's curious eyes, Nan Yanxi lit one end of the match rope with an oil lamp, then placed it on the ground and used a stone to cushion it.
Turning her head, she looked at Lu Yingying's big, twinkling eyes and couldn't help but smile: "What? It's the first time we've met?"
"Hmm~" Lu Yingying nodded and asked curiously: "What is this, Brother Nan? It smells pretty good."
"Haha, this is called a match rope, used to repel mosquitoes." Nan Yanxi explained with a smile: "It is made of mugwort and wormwood. You just want to mix it and let it dry."
"It is the main means for us ordinary people to repel mosquitoes in summer."
After saying that, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "Huh? Yingying has been in the army for a year and I haven't seen her before?"
Lu Yingying shook her head cutely: "No."
"Oh..." Nan Yanxi responded.
Thinking about it, Lu Yingying went to the army to get some experience at most. As a young girl, how could she really be with those big men?
She didn't know that this kind of daily necessities was normal.
After all, in wealthy households, they use sachets with precious herbs to repel mosquitoes. Of course, they would not use this pungent matchstick.
Nan Yanxi sat down, picked up the wine bottle, poured a glass for Lu Yingying, and poured another glass for herself.
She picked it up happily: "Yingying, thank you for the food. I like it very much. I respect you!"
"Hehe..." Lu Yingying picked up the wine glass with a smile: "Brother, you are welcome...this is what a little sister should do."
After saying that, the two of them clinked their glasses together, raised their heads and drank the wine in one gulp.
The two of us exchanged glances at each other and chatted with each other, enjoying the three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes.
The gentle evening breeze blew, and yellow flowers and green fruits swayed gently in the air.
In the grass, an unknown insect was chirping tirelessly.
The moonlight shines through the loofah stand and shines on their faces.
The air is filled with the curls of light smoke and the faint smell of mugwort.
Lu Yingying sighed comfortably and leaned back, just leaning against the pillar of the melon stand.
With his eyes closed, he said a little drunkenly: "Wow...it's really poetic. Brother Nan, you still know how to live."
"Little sister, I have never enjoyed it like this in my whole life... This is the taste of summer."
Seeing her like this, Nan Yanxi shook her head with a smile, and said with the same hint of drunkenness: "You... you only know the novelty, but you don't know the suffering of this world."
"Isn't this how the working people in this world live their lives?"
"On a hot summer day, there is a vegetable patch, a melon stand, match ropes, oil lamps, a low-legged table and wooden stools."
"It's just that what's on the table is probably just a piece of steamed bread and half a bowl of gruel."
When Lu Yingying heard this, she immediately sat back and opened her beautiful eyes and stared at Nan Yanxi.
He said seriously: "So, why does Brother Nan make so many reforms? Why does he fight everywhere?"
"Yeah..." Nan Yanxi nodded, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
He said with some longing, "I... just want to build a country where the people have enough to eat, are warmly clothed, and are not oppressed or bullied."
"Everyone has land, everyone has education, everyone can be an official, everyone can see a doctor when sick, everyone has food and clothing, the world is equal and there is no oppression!"
"So, I want to take the iron cavalry of Nanhai to conquer a huge territory!"
These words directly made the kind-hearted Lu Yingying's blood boil with excitement. She almost jumped up and shouted "Come on" with him.
The eyes looking at Nan Yanxi were also full of admiration.
Maybe it was the effect of alcohol, maybe she was too excited, so the little girl pulled up the small stool under her butt.
He walked around the table and sat directly next to the banquet party.
She hugged his arm with a smile and said admiringly: "Wow... Just listen... Come on, Brother Nan, you can definitely do it."
After saying that, her pretty face suddenly sank, and she sighed faintly: "Hey..."
"Speaking of which, in the early years, my father also had such great ambitions."
"Although he does not have the courage to rise up like you, big brother, he still vows to make the people under his rule live a happy life."
"But later...Dad was gradually defeated by reality. He gradually became tactful, timid and hesitant in doing things."
"People who are afraid of offending this or that will no longer be so motivated."
Nan Yanxi lowered her head to look at this simple and kind-hearted little girl, smiled and consoled her: "Silly boy, how can things be as simple as you think?"
"This is how it is in the officialdom. There are too many treacherous people. If you are as disciplined as bamboo, you may not survive the next day and you will be played to death."
"It is unimaginable for us to be able to climb to the position of your father, with all kinds of sorrow and forbearance."
Hearing this, Lu Yingying blinked in confusion: "What about you? Why are you so decisive?"
"Because I'm lucky." Nan Yanxi chuckled: "Before I took over Nanhai, the Nanhai court had undergone several drastic changes and experienced several major purges."
"By the time I took over, the noble families of Nanhai Kingdom had been almost completely wiped out by these changes."
"The current court is basically composed of our newly selected young officials, and most of them are from poor families. Naturally, they look up to me."
"The army has just undergone reform, the military is at its peak, and the whole country is united, so there will naturally be no resistance to the reform."
After saying that, Nan Yanxi paused, then turned to look at Lu Yingying: "Uncle Lu is not like that."
"He seems to be a big official in Xinjiang and a local emperor in Yuzhou, but in fact he has too many things to worry about."
"Who knows that among the famous noble families in a state, no one in their family is an official?"
"My immediate superiors, political opponents, former enemies, and the censors in the capital all have their eyes fixed on him."
"I just hope that he will offend someone so that he can get into trouble."
"What he can do is to keep a bowl of water balanced and practice the principle of peace."
"The governor of a state has great power, but Uncle Lu has not been corrupt, oppressing the people, and plundering the people's wealth and anointing."
"On the contrary, he often worked for the welfare of the people. Under his rule, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment."
"In this world, it can be said that there are very few people who can be called a good official!"
After saying that, he reached out and scratched Lu Yingying's straight little nose, and said gently: "So, your father is the person worthy of your admiration."