After that conversation, Yan Xiaoqiao almost never saw the man in the hat again. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Because he hardly goes out, every day when Xiao Qiao goes out to set up a stall and when he comes home from a stall that is also covered with stars and a moon, Gu Chen is sleeping. Only at noon, Yan Xiaoqiao put the food at his door, and came back at night to collect the empty bowls, which can be regarded as a little intersection.

On this day, Aunt Bai went to Zheng Butcher to discuss business, and Yan Xiaoqiao was busy in front of the noodle stall alone, when she suddenly heard a noisy voice, and many people ran down the street. Could it be that there was a fire? The alley was full of debris and unattended, and there were several fires, but fortunately they didn't burn out.

Seeing everyone running out, Yan Xiaoqiao's heart became more and more uneasy, it was really about to catch fire, what should the otaku scholar who never went out do? She dropped the rag in her hand and hurriedly ran home.

The smoke and dust in the alley were billowing out, and people were rushing out, only Xiao Qiao drilled in against the flow of people, and finally ran to the outside of his yard, Xiao Qiao's three souls and seven spirits were less than half, she plunged into the yard, ran to the door of the scholar's room, and knocked on the door desperately.

"Brother Gu! Come out! There's a fire! There's a fire!"

Gu Chen was sleeping soundly inside, and was dreaming that he was riding a majestic war horse and preparing to go on the expedition, when a cloud of fire chased after him, and someone shouted inside: "Brother, don't go, don't go-"

Who? As soon as he turned around, he woke up from his dream.

Someone outside the door banged desperately.

"Brother Gu, come out quickly! There is a fire! There is a fire!" was Yan Xiaoqiao's voice.

Gu Chen turned over and jumped up, put on his hat in a panic, and opened the door.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Run, there's a fire!" Yan Xiaoqiao grabbed him and ran out of the yard.

"Alas, my clothes. ”

"Run for your life!"

Gu Chen was wearing pajamas, barefoot, and a hat covered with black gauze on his head, and was pulled out onto the street by Yan Xiaoqiao.

At this time, they found out that it was not a fire, it was the rich man Jia in the city who was sending rice to do good deeds, and the poor people in Wuyi Lane rushed to line up to receive rice.

"Ah...... This ......" Yan Xiaoqiao's face turned red, and she was angry, who let the old men in the city do good deeds less often than the number of fires in Wuyi Lane, causing her to make a big fuss!

Two girls who had received rice passed by Gu Chen, covering their mouths and snickering.

"Is this the waste scholar who never goes out? He has a good figure, and his face is so ugly that he doesn't dare to see anyone. ”

"That's right, stupid to death, even if you just died, you dare to live in someone's house. ”

"Be quiet, you see he's barefoot, he hears it......!

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"Yes, I'm sorry......" Yan Xiaoqiao looked embarrassed and didn't dare to look up at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen stretched out his hand and rubbed it twice on her head: "It's okay, thanks to you for remembering me." Shall we go and get rice?"

"Uh, this, no need......"

As soon as June passed, the weather began to get hotter. The small courtyard in the corner was impermeable on all sides, and it was as hot as an iron bucket. At night, Gu Chen couldn't sleep with the doors and windows closed, so he had to open the window in the middle of the night, it didn't matter if he opened it, the voice of the neighbor spoke directly to his ears, and he couldn't sleep at all.

Aunt Bai met Zheng Butcher in the alley next door because of business, and the two were like glue. Zheng Tuhu's family is considered a rich man in Yonghefang, his wife died a few years ago, and Aunt Bai is counting on him to marry her, so she is very good to him. Zheng Butcher also helped, and gave a lot of benefits to the owner of the embroidery workshop, so that Aunt Bai's two daughters were accepted as formal apprentices by the owner of the embroidery workshop, and they also moved to live in the embroidery workshop, and they could only come back on the fifteenth day of the new year.

Gu Chen's door was facing the back wall of Aunt Bai's room, and as soon as he opened the window, he could hear the movement in the opposite room clearly. Zheng Butcher didn't know if he grew up eating donkey whips, so he came every night. The broken earth wall was not well insulated, and the doors and windows were wide open, the sound of the squeaky wooden bed shaking, and the sound of moaning and panting made Gu Chen so noisy that he couldn't sleep at all.

Now he can only hope that these two mortals will finish their work quickly, and finally wait for the quiet, Gu Chen has not had time to fall asleep, and his voice starts again. Gu Chen clenched his fists and said, "If I hadn't been able to use immortal arts, these two would have been moved thousands of miles away. It seems that tomorrow we will have to find the land lord to ask for two sleepy bugs. ”

That night, Gu Chen hurried to go to bed while the people hadn't come back yet. I slept until midnight and woke up vaguely to hear the next door talking.

First, a rough male voice with some dissatisfaction: "What are you making trouble tonight?"

Then a woman's complaining voice said, "You still dare to say it." Don't think I don't know what you just did! What do you mean by hiding outside the kitchen and watching Little Joe?"

The man seemed stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "I said wrongdoer, you misunderstood! I don't have that preference, I only like you." Your two daughters are older, have you ever thought about preparing a dowry?"

Aunt Bai was stunned: "Dowry?"

"Yes, Yiyi fifteen, Qingqing fourteen, you will get married in two years, and that kid in your family will marry a daughter-in-law, have you ever thought about these three expenses?"

Aunt Bai's family has a problem with eating, and she dares to think about big things like getting married, and Xiao Qiao's identity is still a problem, so she can only be a "single" in the future.

"Don't you ignore my business?"

"Reason. Of course I do. But there are too many people in my family, so I rely on my meat stall, I'm afraid it won't be enough to feed so many people. ”

Aunt Bai didn't speak, and when she heard him crying poor, she was unhappy and gave him a blank look.

"Let me tell you, Xiao Qiao is also fifteen years old, it's time to send him out to learn a craft and be self-reliant, so we can enjoy Qingfu. ”

It's not that Aunt Bai hasn't thought about this problem before, but the only one who can work in the family is Yan Xiaoqiao, and it's not good to lose her if she loses anything. But now it is different, the two daughters have been settled, and she herself is expected to marry again, and when she saw that the man had a plan, she hurriedly asked: "What should I learn? Where will I accept her?"

"Hehe, guess who I'm seeing today?"

"Who?"

"The boss of Tianxianglou! He personally came to my workshop to order. ”

"Does Tianxianglou want to recruit a chef?"

"Stupid you, can you make a fortune as a cook? I sent him out when he was gone, and there was a little man in his carriage, dressed in silk and satin, and wearing gold, silver, and jade, and shaking a little fan, which was so unpleasant. I look at him like that, it's not as good as one ten-thousandth of our little Qiao, it's not as good as ......"

"No!" Aunt Bai said hurriedly, "Absolutely not! How can I be worthy of the old Yan family in this way." ”

Zheng Butcher didn't know that Yan Xiaoqiao was actually a girl, and said: "Didn't his father die early! Besides, you have raised him for seven years, and it should be time for him to repay his kindness." In short, he owes you, not you owe him. It's better for him to go to the 'Smokeless Willow' than to sell noodles in Wuyi Lane for the rest of his life and die poorly, maybe he can get ahead......"

Aunt Bai didn't know that the "Smokeless Willow" was not a good place, and roared: "What kind of outstanding, if you are known, you will be ashamed to death!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this first, anyway, you will be a member of the Zheng family in the future, so don't think about other things......" followed by another sneering voice.

Zhai Gu couldn't fall asleep at all now, the fate of mortals was as weak as ants, and that little Qiao didn't know what kind of encounter he would encounter in the future. Forget it, don't interfere in the affairs of the world, Zhaigu turned over and covered his head with a quilt.

After a while, he opened the quilt again. No, I can't sleep. Otaku almost never loses sleep, but as long as he loses sleep, he can't sleep all night. Of course, the number of such events can be counted in the palm of a hand in the past three hundred years.

Since Gu Chen couldn't sleep, he simply got up and walked towards the courtyard. The small house near the courtyard gate was the kitchen where Yan Xiaoqiao lived, and it seemed to be slightly lit at this moment.

The door was not closed tightly, and Gu Chen opened it with a light push. In the dim light, Yan Xiaoqiao sat on a sack on the ground, holding a worn-out book in his hand, his long eyelashes drooping slightly, casting a small fan-like light and shadow on his fair face.

"You're still reading?" Zhaiko's nose was a little sour.

Yan Xiaoqiao raised his head when he heard the voice and exclaimed, "Brother Immortal, it's you." ”

Only then did Gu Chen remember that he had forgotten to bring his hat, but it was too late.

Yan Xiaoqiao didn't expect the male god to take the initiative to come to him, so he quickly closed the book, knelt on his knees, folded his hands and said, "The gods are above, did I do anything wrong?"

Gu Chen stood stiffly at the door, fortunately, it was too dark in the room, and he didn't recognize himself as the man with the hat.

Gu Chen hurriedly put on a more elegant posture and glanced at a small glowing mass on the ground, "What is that?"

Yan Xiaoqiao said embarrassedly, "I don't have candles, and I'm afraid of wasting lamp oil, so I grabbed some fireflies and sewed them in a cloth bag to read." ”

Ah! This is the legendary Ying Xue, Gu Chen almost burst into tears on the spot. He cleared his throat to calm his emotions, and then said with a straight face: "Yan Xiaoqiao." ”

"In. Yan Xiaoqiao clasped his hands together and looked pious.

"Do you want to learn to read and read all the books in the world?"

"Huh? Yan Xiaoqiao couldn't believe what his ears heard.

"Do you still want friends?"

"Uh......" Yan Xiaoqiao hesitated.

"Don't worry, it's not Cai'er this time, I'll give you a reliable friend, how about the scholar who lives behind your house? I'll let him be your friend and teach you to read and write, how about it?"

"Really?" Yan Xiaoqiao thought for a moment, nodded and shook his head.

"What's the matter, you're not satisfied with him?" Gu Chen was a little dissatisfied.

"No, he doesn't seem to be confident in himself, can you make him look better, and he won't have to wear a hat to see people in the future. ”

"This ...... What do you want him to become? Is my face okay?" Gu Chen deliberately touched his long flowing hair.

Yan Xiaoqiao shook his head: "No, no, no, you are an immortal, it's too exaggerated to grow like you." Mortals don't need to be so good-looking, you just give him an ordinary face. ”

"Think about it. Gu Chen touched his forehead, this seems to be using mana, which is not very easy to do.

"Is it difficult to make people look good? I guess Brother Gu is a little bit of a big flaw before he dares to see people, you don't need to make him good-looking, as long as he can't see his flaws. ”

"I ...... Let's figure it out. Gu Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Thank you so much!" Yan Xiaoqiao looked expectant.

Looking at Xiao Qiao's eyes, Zhaigu's heart suddenly "thumped" and jumped twice.

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