Chapter 187: Strange

Sister-in-law Zhu calmed down, turned around and wanted to go back to the front yard, just when she bumped into Zhu Xiaomei coming over. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info she smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, why have you been inking in the kitchen for so long, Miss She said that there is still something in the house, and she has already left!"

Sister-in-law Zhu said suspiciously: "Why didn't I hear her say that there was something in the house before?"

Zhu Xiaomei shook her head and said, "I don't know either." The young lady came to the backyard to fetch water and clean her hands, and when she went back, she said that there was still something important in the house, so she left in a hurry. ”

"Oh!" Sister-in-law Zhu was slightly stunned, and then remembered the conversation she had with Brother Zhu before, Hua Lianyue left suddenly, didn't she listen to these words in her ears. She slapped her thigh violently, and shouted bitterly: "It's bad, it's bad, Miss is listening to something that shouldn't be heard, and I'm not happy in my heart!"

Zhu Xiaomei said in surprise: "What shouldn't you listen to?"

Sister-in-law Zhu said angrily: "Children's family, don't ask about this, play with you!" She turned around and hurriedly went back to the kitchen to find Brother Zhu.

Zhu Xiaomei pouted and muttered in a low voice: "What a child, people are going to get married tomorrow." She suddenly covered her mouth and grinned a few times, then jumped back to the front yard.

Today, the sun is very good, the wind is beautiful, and there are many people walking on the streets. In addition to the dependents of local military households, most of them are traveling merchants who do business, and there are also ordinary people in the Northern Underworld. In addition to the large number of people on the street, there are also many horse-drawn carriages, and the bustle blocks most of the street.

Hua Lianyue walked alone on the street, she did not rush back to the General's Mansion, but turned around and entered an inconspicuous alley. Not long after walking, a small restaurant at the end of the alley appeared in front of her.

There is a green bamboo empty urn at the door of the restaurant, and a blue cloth wine flag is hung on the door, and an old man in cloth clothes with neat hair is sitting on the bench at the door with his feet crossed, squinting his dim eyes and sipping the wine in the gourd. Although this restaurant is inconspicuous, it is extremely simple and elegant.

As soon as the old man raised his eyes, he happened to see Hua Liyue coming towards him. He smashed the wine foam in his mouth and said with a smile: "The girl hasn't been here for a few days." ”

Hua Lianyue smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I haven't tasted Uncle Hu's craftsmanship for thirteen days, so I came here today to satisfy my hunger." ”

The old man nodded, took another sip at the spout, put away the wine gourd, and said with a smile: "Today's crucian carp is very fat, and the spring bamboo shoots are also newly dug, so you are a girl who has a good mouth." ”

Hua Lianyue smiled and said: "Then steam the crucian carp and stew the spring bamboo shoots in oil! ”

The old man laughed and said, "The girl is in a lot of interest today, could it be that there is something happy?"

Hua Lianyue hooked the corners of her lips and said, "Tomorrow there is a good sister to marry, is it a happy event?"

"Count, naturally, the little sister of the Zhu family is the ...... I grew up watching" The two chatted while opening the curtain and entering the restaurant.

"Monkey drunk, what is monkey drunk?"

An inconspicuous carriage slowly drove at the door of the restaurant, and a beautiful girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old leaned in the carriage. She had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high and straight nose, her skin was as white as jade, like freshly squeezed milk, and her lips were slightly larger but as bright as roses.

She wore a long red brocade dress, embroidered with intricate begonia flowers, and a gold embroidered belt held the delicate waist that could not be grasped. The girl's smile is full of seductive style, and there is a hint of childishness in her words and deeds, but these two contradictory temperaments are not inconsistent with her at all.

At this moment, she was curiously tilting her head sideways and asking a young man in brocade beside her.

"It's also the first time I've heard of it. Presumably the owner's own sake. But listening to this name, you also know that what monkeys are drunk and tigers are drunk, they must not be as strong as our family's wine. "The young man had dark skin and sharp amber eyes. His facial features are quite handsome, and he looks much older than the girl in red.

"I happen to be a little hungry, let's go taste that monkey drunk too!" The girl was obviously very interested, she grabbed the sleeve of the young man's coat, and shook it coquettishly: "Brother Yuan, do you say it's good!"

Brother Yuan said helplessly: "Okay!" He lifted the curtain and leaned out, and ordered the coachman who was sitting outside wearing a hat covering half of his cheeks: "Stop, stop!"

The coachman jerked the reins and stopped the carriage.

Brother Yuan helped the girl in red to get off the horse, and then turned to the coachman and ordered, "You just wait here!"

The coachman nodded, he took the reins, removed the skin from his waist, and poured it with a big gulp. The casual movement revealed his stubble but hard and delicate chin.

There were quite a few people eating in the restaurant, Hua Lianyue sat down alone in the corner, Xiao Er quickly set up the wine jar and four steaming dishes on the square table in front of her, and she was slowly pouring herself a drink. The girl in red looked around, and then with great interest, she pulled Brother Yuan to sit down at the last empty table opposite Hua Lianyue.

Hua Lianyue pinched the wine glass and slowly sipped it one by one, but her thoughts had already flown away. She didn't think of Liu Hui for a long time, and she didn't deliberately inquire about him. She thought she had let go and didn't care anymore. But when she unsuspectingly heard that he already had a concubine, her heart still skipped a beat.

It's not that she's not sad, it's just that she knows that she doesn't seem to be able to do anything but drink now.

Hua Lianyue has always liked to be quiet, and likes to be alone in this small shop where no one knows her, leisurely pouring herself a drink. But why was the monkey drunk with a sweet and fruity fragrance in the past, but today there is an indescribable bitterness in the mouth.

It's the first time I feel that drinking alone is actually lonely and uncomfortable. Could it be that in his own subtle transformation, his feelings for Liu Hui have been deeply rooted in the bone marrow. Just hearing about his marriage made it so difficult for her to accept?

Hua Lianyue smiled bitterly, raised her head and drank a large bowl of wine, as for the dishes on the table, she didn't move at all.

The girl in red on the opposite side was obviously the first time to come to this small shop, and when Xiao Er asked her to order, she hesitated for a long time, and actually pointed to Hua Lianyue and said to Xiao Er: "Whatever she orders, let's order anything, and that monkey is drunk, it must be exactly the same." ”

This method of ordering food is still quite fresh, Xiao Er scratched his head before he accepted it.

Soon, Xiao Erduan came with steamed crucian carp, braised spring bamboo shoots in oil, a plate of toon omelette, and a plate of wild mountain mushrooms in front of them. The girl in red happily sandwiched a handful of spring bamboo shoots and put them in her mouth and chewed slowly. The entrance is bland, and when you chew it, you only feel that the fresh fragrance of the new bamboo shoots is sweet and salty, overflowing the mouth. And every time you chew it, it tastes a little more. This delicious taste lingers on the cheeks and has an endless finish.

The monkey was also drunk, and the wine was clear and clear, and the fragrance was tangy. The girl in red tasted it with great interest, and it was mellow and clear, with a sweet and fruity aroma. She didn't know how to praise with flowery rhetoric, so she simply said, "It's really good wine!"

She was eating happily when suddenly she heard a piercing "baba" sound in her ears. She looked sideways, but saw that Yun Ge'er was frowning, spitting bamboo shoots and scum on the ground. He grinned and muttered angrily, "There is a strange smell, is this something for people to eat? And this wine, what kind of monkey drunk, light as water." ”

At this moment, it is the season to eat spring bamboo shoots, and this stewed spring bamboo shoots in oil is the specialty dish of this owner, and eight out of ten tables of diners who come here to eat order this dish. Brother Yuan complained unceremoniously, but he was full of anger and loud voice, even if he didn't roar hard, the people around him heard it clearly, which immediately attracted countless blaming eyes.

The girl in red's face changed, and finally suppressed the anger in her heart, and said kindly: "If you don't like to eat these, order some other dishes." ”

Brother Yun wiped the wine foam and oil stains on the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and said arrogantly: "No need, the dishes and drinks here are not to my liking." It's still a big piece of mutton, and a big piece of beef is delicious. Then he impatiently urged: "Eat quickly, we have to rush back before dark." ”

The girl in red actually doesn't like to deal with this Yun Ge'er, every time the two of them are together, she will always be ruined by his undisguised arrogance and vulgarity. At this moment, she looked at his frequent spitting scum, and her heart was sick. It's a pity that her father personally ordered to please him, so she had to force a smile to deal with him.

Under Brother Yun'er's urging, she couldn't help but sigh silently. I poured a cup of monkey drunk with the coarse porcelain cup on the table, and took two sips, but found that it seemed to be much weaker.

Maybe it was Brother Yun'er's scolding that affected her appetite, just now she obviously thought that these dishes were full of taste, but now it was like chewing wax, she didn't even want to eat a single bamboo shoot. Holding a bamboo chopstick, he made a gesture at a few dishes on the table. The girl in red finally lowered her eyebrows and said, "I'm full." It's just that there was a hint of displeasure in her tone.

Brother Yun frowned, and said unceremoniously: "It's only been a few bites, you're full......?"

"Checkout!" Hua Liyue on the other side had already drunk a jar of monkeys, and after she shouted to settle the bill, she dropped a silver ingot, stood up and walked slowly out of the door.

At this moment, she is still in turmoil, and a jar of monkey drunkenness only makes her more troubled. Standing at the door of the restaurant, she inadvertently raised her eyes, and suddenly shook violently. I saw a tall and thin figure leaning next to an inconspicuous carriage opposite. Even though he was poorly dressed, and despite his bearded face, she still recognized it at a glance, wasn't that person Liu Hui, who had disappeared for a few months?

Hua Lianyue took a step forward excitedly, and Liu Hui also happened to raise her eyes to look over. They looked at each other, and after a little hesitation, he actually strode over to her.

Hua Lianyue stood in a daze, but her heart was in chaos, her mind was buzzing, and she didn't know what to do. Reason told her that the person in front of her was already someone else's husband, and she really shouldn't be close to him. But emotionally, it is clear that he is her destination, just like the blood connection, how can she give up.

In a panic, he had already walked in front of her. Hua Lianyue didn't have time to think about it, she barely squeezed out a smile and looked at him. He walked straight past her, his eyes faintly swept over her face, calm without a trace of waves. To him, she seemed to be a stranger with nothing to do with him.

Hua Liyue froze completely, and she didn't know how to react for a while. Suddenly, a strong force crashed behind him. Hua Lianyue was in a trance, and under her defenselessness, she was knocked to the ground by this force. Liu Hui's familiar voice came from his ears: "Are you okay?"

She turned back tremblingly, but saw Liu Hui looking at the woman in red who knocked her down gently.

The woman in red pouted, stomped her feet, and said angrily: "Of course there is something, don't you see that my shoes are dirty?"

Hua Lianyue's eyes moved down sluggishly, but she saw a small pool of stagnant water in front of the restaurant, and the beautiful colorful flannel boots on the feet of the woman in red happened to step on the puddle, and the splashed water droplets left dull marks on her cloth boots.

The black and bright eyes of the girl in red seemed to be dyed with a layer of mist, she stomped her feet, and said coquettishly: "This is my favorite boot, but it got dirty......" Before her words fell, Liu Hui's next action made Hua Lianyue's whole body stiffen.

I saw him quickly squat down and gently wipe the water marks on her shoes with his sleeve.

Hua Lianyue blinked her reddened eyes with difficulty, and suddenly a trace of doubt rose in her heart! Is the person in front of her who is so groveling really the arrogant Liu Hui?

Yun Ge'er then walked out of the restaurant, and the woman in red, who was still stomping her feet and pouting, immediately greeted her with a smile. She grabbed his arm and smiled sweetly: "Brother Yun, the colorful boots you gave me were soiled by this woman." She stretched out her finger painted with red Kodan and pointed straight at Hua Lianyue, who was sitting on the ground and looking at Liu Hui in a daze.

"Is it!" Brother Yun condescended, staring at Hua Lianyue. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said indifferently: "Then reward her with a whip!"

When the girl in red heard this, she clapped her hands and laughed: "This is very good, this woman should be allowed to have long eyes and know who she can't be messed with!" A trace of arrogance and viciousness flashed in her beautiful eyes! She was angry in front of Yun Ge'er, and she always habitually found it from others. It's just that this time the two of them came out to play without permission, and they didn't bring their respective entourage. So this breath, she came out of Hua Lianyue.

Hua Liyue, who was originally depressed, suddenly had an urge to laugh, she slowly got up from the ground and patted the dust and dirt on her body.

She has never been a lord who prostrates on the ground and is bullied. What's more, this is the ancient town of Erna, which is the entrenchment of her Liu family's power. An arrogant young master who came out of nowhere, plus a little girl who didn't know the thickness of the world, wanted to reward her with a whip, which was a fool's dream.

"Brother Yun, look at her!" Seeing that the girl in red didn't have her permission, Hua Lianyue actually got up by herself. Feeling that her majesty had been provoked, she immediately stamped her foot in dissatisfaction. She snatched the horsewhip from Liu Hui's hand and threw it at Hua Lianyue's face brutally.

She has always maintained her beauty, and her least favorite is a woman who is also beautiful. If this whip is shaken, the smart and beautiful little face in front of you can be regarded as completely ruined!