Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 427 Leaving

"Mom, have you wrapped it?" Xiao Jiang glanced at her and urged her. The man was still waiting outside!

Cui Bianxu, who was waiting at the gatehouse, smelled the fragrance and listened to his three subordinates swallowing their saliva constantly. In between, there was also the sighing of Lao Fan and the frantic noise of Qing Yise grabbing at his legs for food. He was so annoyed that he could not sit still and simply got up and went to the kitchen. Seeing this, Lao Fan's eyes rolled around and he immediately pushed away the clinging Qing Yise and ran after him.

Even if he can't eat it tomorrow morning, Lao Fan has to find a chance to eat one first!

As for those two colleagues...

Haha, you two idiots, you have no vision, you deserve not to eat good food!

Cui Bianxu pushed the door open and saw his mother-in-law, also startled in the kitchen, and quickly bowed, "Mother, how come you're startled too?"

The sound of "Aniang" made Jiang's mother's heart as sweet as drinking honey. She moved her hands a little faster and grinned widely. "Oh, don't disturb me, don't disturb me. I always go to bed late every night. Look, I just happened to be looking at the braised mutton. The smell is strong in here. Don't come in, or your clothes will be fumed."

None of the clothes Cui Bianxu wore were not valuable. She was reluctant to have those nice clothes be smelled by cooking fumes and then have to go through the trouble of washing them. Such nice clothes should be washed as little as possible so that she could wear them more times!

Without waiting for Cui Bianxu to reply, he revealed a worried look on his face: "Jiulang, it's so cold out here, why are you going out on a mission at this time? You're going to suffer a lot!"

Chang'an is cold, but after all, it is guarded by the Qinling Mountains, a dragon vein that is passed down by people all over the world. Compared with the northwest, the cold there is not even that cold. What's more, when you are traveling outside, you are in a hurry all the way. Let alone finding a place to eat good food, it is good enough to have something hot to eat.

She feels sorry for her son-in-law!

"Mother, I am indebted to the emperor for his grace and I should repay the court. A few hardships are nothing. It's just that I can't come to visit you and grandmother during the New Year's Day this year. I hope you can say a few good words to grandmother on my behalf." As soon as Xiao Cui opened his mouth, Jiang's mother couldn't stop laughing, and her mouth was almost broken from laughing.

Jiang Shangxian couldn't help but shudder every time he heard this guy calling his mother "A-niang". Who could have thought of this!

That stern-faced Cui Shaoqing is so good at coaxing his mother-in-law behind the scenes!

"Oh, what are you blaming me for? Your grandmother has always loved you the most. When she finds out tomorrow that you have to go out on business at this time, she will be so distressed that she will not be willing to blame you. Go to the main room and sit by the fire. It will be fine soon!" Jiang's mother blushed with joy. Look at this son-in-law's son, wow, her grandson will definitely be more handsome in the future!

Although men, except for the cook, are not allowed to enter the kitchen, Cui Bianxu originally came to accompany Jiang Shangxian, and his mother-in-law was also busy here, so how could he leave?

I simply walked over to help my mother-in-law pack the food: "Mother, these are all prepared by the Nian Nu for the New Year, right? You don't need to bring too much for me, just buy some food on the way."

He knew how much Jiang Shangxian was looking forward to this Chinese New Year. Now that he could no longer spend the New Year with him, he was afraid that Jiang Shangxian would hold him accountable if he tried to snatch food from his mouth again.

"What's more! How can she eat so much? She's getting married soon, and she won't look good if she gets fat!" Jiang's mother was really happy to see her son-in-law, but looking at the piles of oil-paper bags, she felt that they were still not enough.

Although she had never been to Guazhou, that place was the border. How could it not be far away?

You have to bring more!

Jiang Shangxian flipped the pie over, knocking the side of the pan with his spatula while protesting, "Mom, I'm not fat!"

She's just chubby!

Cui Bianxu immediately expressed his position clearly: "Yes, Niannu is not fat, he is thin."

Jiang's mother looked at the two of them unhappily, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

Do you really think she is a fool?

My daughter is just like me. It's okay now that she is young, she just looks a little rounder. But if she eats and drinks too much every day, she will definitely get fat.

Just say this in advance, and if the son-in-law says he is not fat, then that's fine.

Jiang Shangxian took out a baked chive vermicelli pie, wrapped it in oil paper, and gave it to Cui Bianxu: "We'll be walking at night later. Eat one first to warm us up."

"kindness."

Cui Bianxu did not refuse and started eating it. It was fresh out of the pan, with a crispy crust on the outside and a soft pancake inside, and a steaming filling on the inside. He could tell it was different from usual after one bite, as the crust was deliberately made thick.

"This is just right. If it's too thin, you won't feel hungry."

Seeing this, Lao Fan looked left and right, and found that no one noticed him, so he quickly reached out and grabbed one, put it in his mouth and ran out. The pie was just out of the pan and was extremely hot. He made a "whimpering" sound in pain, but he was reluctant to spit it out.

This caused Jiang's mother to scold her, "Isn't eating so much vermicelli tonight enough to fill your stomach?!"

What a disgrace!

Cui Bianxu secretly took note of him. There was no time at the moment, but he would always have time for extra practice with Old Fan later.

It took four large bundles to finally pack everything. The bundle wrappers were made from a piece of dark-colored plain cloth cut by Jiang's mother. Jiang Shangxian saw him off to the door, holding a lantern. "The date is set for the first day of the second month, remember?"

"Yeah." Cui Bianxu looked down at her. The light was dim, and her face and hair seemed to have a layer of warmth.

Jiang Shangxian pursed her lips. Time was too short, and she was really worried that she would be late on the road. "If you haven't returned by the first of February..."

"You should go on the road with A Niang and the others first."

Cui Bianxu didn't want to make any promises about the unknown, about things that couldn't be guaranteed, especially something as big as this. "I'll do my best to get back before February 1st. If I'm too late by then, I'll go directly to Qinghe."

He will definitely make it on time.

"kindness."

With their departure imminent, Jiang Shangxian didn't want to dwell on it too much. Now wasn't the time to discuss this: "Be careful on the road. If things get bad, run away. If you can't win, run away too. Remember?"

Cui Bianxu wanted to laugh. This was different from what ordinary women would say. Usually they would say: Be careful on the road and don't worry about home.

His wife knew only to tell him to run away.

"Aren't you afraid that others will say I'm useless and cause you to lose face?" Cui Bianxu leaned over and lowered his voice. Their faces were very close, and from a distance they looked like a loving young couple.

Unfortunately, Jiang Shangxian, whose face had turned red from holding his breath, could no longer hold it in. He reached out and pushed his face away from him. His small round face was almost like a pufferfish. "Oh, stop opening your mouth! It smells like leek pie!"

It's so stinking!

Xiao Cui felt a little hurt. Wasn't it she who stuffed the pancake into her own mouth?

What's more, he doesn't even mind her loud farts!