Zhao Shinan made up his mind and decided to go to Beiping with them after the New Year. Everyone gathered together again to discuss the first past, what to do first, what relationships need to be dredged, the more they talked, the more energetic, and they were eager to try for a while.

Zhao Shinan did not tell the old lady about this plan, and everything was going on at the usual pace at home. Zhao Shinan is now coming back every day, and the mallow is no longer blatant, Du Heng's mood is a little soothed, but the illness is like peeling off the cocoon, and it is difficult to return.

There was a family banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, and all the relatives in the Zhao family's compound had to stay in one place for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Du Heng instructed Shuangye to change into a red dress for himself, and in order to celebrate, he pinned three gold-inlaid jade hairpins. The whole person is in a lot of spirits. Zhao Shinan was a little unhappy in his heart and asked, "Why don't you wear that rose-colored one?"

That Cheng Yuejin dress, since Zhao Shinan asked Du Heng "who do you want to be with Cheng Yue", Du Heng has never touched that dress again. It's hard to get the same heart, and what else do you need clothes. Du Heng replied lightly: "I don't want to wear it." I didn't want to, which made Zhao Shinan feel slightly distressed. But seeing that Du Heng looked weak, he couldn't have a seizure.

This kind of question and answer seems to have become the norm. The question is difficult, and the answer is cold. It's like a blade encountering solid ice, obviously it's hot inside, but it's a thick shell on the outside, and it can't be pierced.

At the family banquet, mallow was also uncomfortable, her hair had been curled into a bun, indicating that she had become Zhao Shinan's roommate, but the front bangs could not be pulled up, so they could only be combed thick and dense, and two locks of "daughter's hair" should be left on her sideburns, indicating that she had not yet had sex with her. This damn hierarchy rule is like stripping people naked, and it is clear what kind of identity it is.

When several mothers-in-law and aunts saw the mallow flowers, they all bent their lips and smiled, turned their heads and said in a low voice: "It's been a few months, and the young master hasn't confiscated the house." ”

"I heard that she was willing to do it, and the young master didn't like it at all. ”

"I also feel that with thin eyebrows and fine eyes, it is not a blessed appearance, and it is not as good as a young grandmother. ”

Listening to these rights and wrongs, Mallow felt like a knife cut, but he still smiled calmly on his face, whether he liked it or not, he didn't know until he consumed it, didn't he?

Du Heng's body was weak, and as soon as the family banquet began, he was already out of breath, and after consulting the old lady, he was helped back to the house by Futaba. Mallow is even more like a fish in water, so she has been following the old lady and serving diligently. And the old lady did not shy away from her love for mallow flowers. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see the status of mallow and the one who secretly chewed his tongue behind his back has also converged a lot.

Zhao Shinan saw that Du Heng went back first, and he was also a little absent-minded, so he only toasted and responded. The old lady's brows furrowed even tighter, and she had to ruin a good family banquet, which was really unjust.

Approaching midnight, there were already naughty boys holding firecrackers and lighting them everywhere, crackling and lively. The Zhao family is a wealthy family, and has already built a charcoal brazier near the stage, and set up a fireworks shelf, as soon as the midnight bell rings, colorful fireworks bloom in the sky over the entire Yangzhou City.

People in the homes of ordinary people also ran out of the house one after another, looking at the flowers in the sky, and from time to time some people sighed: "It is the Zhao family, the fireworks of the family, which stained half of the city." ”

There are also feelings of the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law: "If you can be born in the Zhao family, let alone Miss Grandma, you will be a big girl, and you will see how much of the world." ”

The people in the market looked at the Zhao family's fireworks happily, but Du Heng, the young grandmother of the Zhao family, was lying on the bed, her eyes couldn't open, and she only asked Shuangye: "Is there fireworks outside, it sounds so lively." ”

"Yes. Shuangye was sad, the old lady gathered a group of people to watch the fireworks on the stage, she just thought of the kitchen to find some soup for Du Heng and didn't find it, the people in the kitchen ran to see the excitement, and the remaining few little girls were weak and unwilling to serve. Futaba Qiang cheered up: "Young grandma, how are you doing?" ”

Du Heng reluctantly pulled out a smile: "I don't have any strength now, where can you help me." I'll just listen to the sound. As he spoke, he closed his eyes, and could only hear the crispness outside the window.

Suddenly, the curtain was lifted, and Zhao Shinan came in with the smell of wine, but he didn't dare to go in for fear of coldness, so he only covered the heat next to the charcoal fire at the door, saw Du Heng close his eyes and smiled slightly, and asked Futaba softly: "Asleep?"

Shuangye's eyes turned red: "Young grandma is listening to the sound of firecrackers." ”

This sentence shocked Zhao Shinan's heart, all the coldness was removed, and all the internal organs were pumped in one place, looking at the smiling thin body, how lonely should she be in her heart? He watched her go from being wise and naïve, to being at a loss, to being shaped like a dead wood, and now she has some momentum to go. He was suddenly frightened. All the competition seems to be a little tense.

Zhao Shinan instructed Shuangye to bring a silk silk mousel fur cloak, shook Du Heng, and said in a rare warm voice: "Heng'er, go outside." ”

Du Heng opened his eyes and said lightly: "I can't walk." ”

"I'll carry you. Zhao Shinan couldn't help but say, and carried Du Heng on his back, Futaba hurriedly straightened Du Heng, and tied the cloak tightly to Du Heng. "What are you doing?" Du Heng struggled, but his body shook, and he hurriedly hooked his hands around Zhao Shinan's neck. There was no further sound.

Zhao Shinan carried Du Heng out of the house, and Du Heng suddenly felt so close to the sky and so close to the fireworks. The mood was relaxed, and I couldn't help but reach out to pick it up. Zhao Shinan didn't go to the stage, turned to the rockery pool, and carried Du Heng to the pavilion that night.

"Let me go. Feeling Zhao Shinan's heaving chest, Du Heng's cold voice finally had a hint of warmth, "I'm too tired." ”

"Not tired. Du Heng's warm voice made Zhao Shinan's heart flutter, and suddenly the whole world became colorful, with thousands of lights and trees, and seven branches of flowers. It turns out that the fireworks, so beautiful. "Heng'er, after the Lantern Festival, we will go to Beiping. Okay?" Zhao Shinan's voice was deep and emotional, "It's just you and me." ”

Du Heng's heart was shocked, and he hooked Zhao Shinan's hand tightly, and he was lying closer, go to Beiping, can everything be solved? She didn't know, but no matter what, it was better than running out of oil here. Du Heng nodded slightly.

Zhao Shinan's whole heart was relaxed, the fireworks in the sky, the foundation of the city, the distressed woman, with these, a man's life is enough. Zhao Shinan couldn't help but say to Du Heng about his plans to go to Beiping, first look at the situation, if everything goes well, as Du Heng said before, make silk cotton mixed and filled clothes, if it is better, along the Jinghan Railway, the business will continue to be done.

Du Heng just listened, and occasionally replied: "Don't worry, I heard that the relationship between various colors in Beiping is complicated, so I still need to inquire more." Before he finished speaking, his voice was already angry.

"Good. Zhao Shinan took the words, and chatted about some interesting business things, listening to Du Heng's slight laughter, Zhao Shinan felt a little sour, she used to be chattering to make him happy, but now she can't say anything. It doesn't matter, he will talk to her slowly to make her less lonely.

A brilliant firework came over, illuminating the pavilion as if it were daytime, and the old lady looked at the stage and suddenly wondered: "Are there two people in that high place?" For a while, everyone's eyes gathered, but it was only for a moment, and the darkness returned again, and nothing could be seen.

Aunt Ci responded on the side: "It's like a young master and a young grandmother." The old lady's face sank, and Mallow looked at the pavilion in the night, and her fingers plucked out blood.

At the same time, several ordinarily dressed people outside the Zhao family's courtyard stared closely at the figure on the back wall, and one of them said, "That's Bai Qing." ”

The other looked at it for a long time and nodded affirmatively: "Yes." He always went to Zhao's house to do something. Either to save people or to climb the wall, what is he looking at?"

"Where did the director get the news? How do you know that Bai Qing will definitely come to Zhao's house to have a look before he sets off? The person before asked.

"Who knows. The director has been working on a wide range of roads lately. Say no more, act!" the man said, waving his hand, and several figures scurried up in the night.

The man on the wall was even more clever, and he ran down a few times, and ran into the depths of the alley without a trace. Only a few of the back people with gun shells were left scratching their ears and cheeks.

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Shinan made it clear to the old lady that he was going to Beiping to explore business this year. The old lady was taken aback: "Isn't our business big enough, what are we going to do in Beiping?"

"In the big market of North China, no one has yet pioneered. My son wants to try it. Zhao Shinan looked at the old lady and felt a little guilty, "The family is entrusted to my mother to take care of, and the outside business is entrusted to a few uncles and relatives, which is appropriate." ”

"Shi Nan, the business can't be done, it's almost good. The old lady was like she had been plucked out of her heart, "You go so far, how can I live." ”

"Now by train, it will only take a day or two to get to Beiping, and you can come back at any time. Moreover, it was a period of safety and tranquility in Beiping. It's better than Shanghai. Zhao Shinan had made up his mind and said to the old lady, "It's all done, and we'll set off the day after tomorrow." This time, I will only take Heng'er over, and if the situation is opened, I will decide on the others. ”

The old lady was shocked when she heard this: "Only take Heng'er?

Zhao Shinan nodded: "After all, I just went, and everything is still unknown." ”

The old lady sneered, she has seen a lot of these tricks in her life, and she has seen enough. What kind of business? I'm afraid it's right to avoid this big family. This must have been Du Heng's idea.