Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 458 Fish Balls

Old Madam Xia was really afraid that this matter would affect her granddaughter's marriage. When her family encountered a huge change, she shamelessly brought her granddaughter to Chang'an to live with her daughter. Suhua was always tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Although she was angry, she still asked them to stay.

Now she has a stable job and a livelihood, all thanks to Nian Nu and Jiu Lang. If she had failed to raise her granddaughter well and caused more troubles to this marriage, she would not be able to face her unlucky son-in-law who died early in the underworld!

She was so nervous that if she hadn't been afraid that standing outside would look weird to others, she would have moved a stool to the door and waited!

"Grandma, we don't have to worry about this."

Jiang Shangxian placed the newly acquired jewelry box on the table: "Grandmother Liu said that this matter will be handed over to her."

"You told her everything?"

Mrs. Xia noticed her good mood and felt relieved, but she still felt a little uneasy: "Did she say anything about our family?"

"I've said most of it."

Xiao Jiang studied the poem lock on it and said, "Grandma, you said something. I can't tell you everything. I remember it all."

"That's good, that's good!"

Old Madam Xia patted her chest gently. She knew her granddaughter well and knew how to behave properly. Now that she said so, it meant that she could rest assured about the matter.

After Jiang Shangxian calmed down and thought about it carefully, she was simply afraid that Qi Sanlang would become desperate and try to get close to Xia Zhenying, causing her cousin to have her reputation ruined even though she had done nothing wrong.

The openness of the Tang Dynasty is different from what later generations think.

Although the degree of freedom is relatively high, a woman's reputation is still important.

Don’t even mention the daughters of royal families or noble families. They were born into good families and all of them married down from lower classes. What can their husband’s family do?

Even if they mess around outside, they can only hold their noses and be cuckolds.

But Xia Zhenying is not so lucky. If she does not cherish her reputation, she will have no problem getting married in the future, but it will be difficult for her to marry into a better family.

She was not worried about the impact of this incident on her marriage. If such a small matter could affect the marriage, it only meant that she and Xiao Cui were not suitable for each other.

There are so many things a couple has to deal with in their life, so what’s this little thing?

What's more, Xiao Cui is not that kind of person.

It was because Xiao Cui was not here. If he were here, Qi Sanlang would definitely not be able to just take a beating from himself.

What she is most worried about now is whether her groom can come back before the first day of February.

Unfortunately, there was no electricity, no signal tower, and no mobile phone, so she had no idea what Xiao Cui was doing.

Checking on the post is impossible.

January 23

The entire Jiang family was in a highly tense atmosphere. Regardless of whether Cui Bianxu would come back or not, they had to start preparing.

Jiang Shangxian’s main task is to prepare food for the journey, and the rest is taken care of by the elders.

"Auntie! Auntie Jiang!" Li Xueyan ran in with a rosy face, her steps steady and powerful.

Xiao Jiang picked up a fish ball and turned to put it into her mouth. "Why are you so happy? Did Zhao Shan come to your house to propose marriage?"

The weather has started to warm up recently, and more people have come to the Yong'an Canal to catch fish.

There happened to be a vendor selling silver carp in the morning. When Xiao Jiang was strolling around, he saw that the fish were big and strong, very fresh and cute, so he immediately bought a lot of them.

It was Old Lady Xia who taught me how to make fish balls. Chuzhou has a lot of water, and where there is water there are fish. Anyway, the people of Chuzhou will never starve to death.

It is easy to get tired of eating steamed fish all the time, so people in Chuzhou find ways to cook the fish. Fish balls are one of the symbols of the wisdom of the working people.

Fish balls made purely from fish meat will become tough and break easily if cooked over high heat. Xiao Jiang cooked them over medium or low heat.

The white and delicate fish balls rose and fell in the water. Xiao Jiang quickly scooped them up with a colander and put them into a basin filled with cold water beside him.

Li Xueyan, whose face flushed red at her words, had originally wanted to tickle her in revenge, but the fish balls that melted in her mouth like tender tofu made her forget about it.

"I want a hundred!" Li Xueyan asked without caring how many Jiang Shangxian had made.

Fish balls made of pure fish meat, salt and ginger juice are tender and fresh, which is completely different from those produced on modern assembly lines with added starch.

Jiang Shangxian rolled his eyes at her and said, "Dream on!"

She reached out and grabbed one to taste it, and couldn't help squinting her eyes: It's so delicious, she wants to make some more to take with her on the road!

Li Xueyan also grabbed two and gave one to the drooling Yanxia: "I'm not eating all of this for myself. I just came out of the palace. Mei Niang said that I ate too much greasy food during the New Year and I haven't had an appetite lately. Give me some more and I'll take it in for her to try."

Emperor Wu...

Ever since she completed Wu Zetian's mission, Xiao Jiang has been like a scumbag, turning around and leaving Emperor Wu behind.

Like many people, Jiang Shangxian has his own filter for these historical figures, especially female role models like Emperor Wu who have added significant color to history.

But the longer she lived in this era, the less she wanted to be around these 'celebrities'.

Having lived through an era where even academic reports could be falsified, it was clear that historical falsification was 100% common. Getting too close to historical "celebrities" could easily lead to disillusionment, especially for an ambitious woman like Emperor Wu.

As for the idea of ​​clinging to Emperor Wu's thigh so that she could escape disaster when he came to deal with the clan in the future, she had never considered it.

Are you kidding? That was Emperor Wu. He wouldn't show mercy even when killing his own children, let alone the family of a mere lackey!

If Buddha stands in the way, kill Buddha; if God stands in the way, kill God, okay! ?

The ones who are jumping around more enthusiastically in the court now are the Bo Ling Cui family. The number of Qinghe Cui family members serving in the court can be counted on one hand, and their own little Cui already holds the highest official position.

Xiao Jiang felt that even if Emperor Wu had to take action, he should have started with the Cui family of Boling, right?

What's more, it will take Emperor Wu decades to ascend the throne. If he is not in a hurry, who knows when she will die?

She just wants to live a peaceful and stable life until Xiao Cui receives his pension. Her children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Her children don't need to have too big ambitions, just a little motivation will be enough.

In the future, just be a good person and enjoy life. Don’t do unnecessary things, otherwise your entire family will be ruined.

However, Li Xueyan directly said that it was for Wu Cairen, so she definitely could not refuse and would not refuse.

It was just some fish balls. If Emperor Wu heard about it, he would think that she had deliberately not given her the fish balls and was secretly holding a grudge against her. How could she seek justice?

You can't offend people by not getting too close, right?

She, Xiao Jiang, just wants to leave a good impression on the senior leaders above her, improve their favorability, and live a peaceful life without being too close or too far away.