Chapter 65 Caring for Little Flowers

Hua Ling stepped on the bluestone road full of rain, the water on the ground has not dispersed, there are small puddles everywhere, one foot on it, and the shoes will be wet in a few steps.

She went home with a small umbrella, and there was no sound of horses' hooves behind her, and she didn't seem to see it. But within ten steps, there was wind behind her, rushing behind her. When I looked at it, I saw Shen Laibao. She pursed her lips and ignored him.

Shen Laibao asked, "Xiaohua, are you angry?" ”

"Nope."

"Yes, definitely."

"Then you still ask me."

"...... "She's still unreasonable!" Shen Laibao really wanted to catch her who was walking briskly and asked clearly, the woman's heart was needled, "I was wrong Xiaohua." ”

Hua Ling's steps slowed down, and her tone softened, "What are you wrong?" ”

Shen Laibao said helplessly, "I don't know." ”

“…… So what do you apologize for? ”

"Because you're angry."

Hua Ling looked at him for a long time, not knowing what to say about him. Suddenly I can't be angry, idiot. She raised her eyebrows slightly, "Even if I do something wrong in the future, do you have to apologize to me first?" ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "If I say yes, you should think I'm frivolous and flamboyant." ”

That's right. But even if he said it, she wouldn't think so, because he was the one who said it.

The rain did not completely stop, and there was a slight drizzle drifting away, like needles and silk. Shen Laibao opened his big umbrella, but Hua Ling didn't put away her small umbrella, so that others could see a man holding a big umbrella to cover the two, but the girl held the umbrella by herself, which was really redundant, and it was funny.

Hua Ling also looked at the eyes of passers-by, she still confiscated it, if she accepted it, it would be with the man with the umbrella, so it doesn't matter, it's weird.

Shen Laibao couldn't see Hua Ling, he could only see her umbrella. I couldn't see my face, and I didn't know what she was thinking and what her mood was, "Xiaohua, I've been in Xiuzhuang all morning, I'm hungry, Qingfeng Lou has a new dish, I heard that it tastes very good." ”

"Did you go eat?"

"No, I've been waiting for you to go with me."

This and other words made Hua Ling's heart quite uncomfortable, where could she go with him alone, she raised the umbrella and said, "Then call my second brother, Brother Panzi, and Sister Yin." ”

Shen Laibao didn't know why Xiaohua suddenly had a posture of "going to form a group to eat him poor", and he was puzzled for a while before he understood, yes, this time is different from the past...... As neighbors, they can no longer travel alone.

The rain alley is long, long and lonely.

Shen Laibao felt that he was about to become Dai Wangshu.

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On the sixth day of the first month of March, the rain does not seem to stop, irrigating Mingzhou into a water city.

Hua Lang can't go to the school grounds, and he is about to get moldy. I didn't have to go to the college or the school grounds, and the plates that I only ate and drank every day were trapped by the rain and couldn't go out. So as soon as Shen Laibao came to invite them to try the dishes, Hua Lang immediately agreed. The plate has always been cautious, and he has already agreed in his heart, but he still asked, "Usually you and Hualing leave us behind, why did you call us this time?" ”

"Xiaohua named it." Shen Laibao said again, "And Miss Yin will also go." ”

Panzi's eyes rolled slightly, he understood everything when he was young and old, but he didn't say anything, and said with a smile, "Okay." ”

So at noon, the five young people went to Qingfeng Building together and ordered a new dish. The shopkeeper came to the wing room after a while and said, "In the morning, the fisherman by the Cao River caught a basket of fresh crabs, although it is not too fat, but the water quality of the fishing place is excellent, and the crabs are very clean. I tasted two, they are very delicious, young masters and young ladies want to try them? ”

In September, the autumn wind rises, and crabs crawl all over the ground. The crab in March is indeed not fatty, but it is fresh and delicious, so everyone ordered two crab dishes. One steamed, one stir-fried.

The age difference between the five people in the wing room is not much, and they also have contacts on weekdays, but they will not be cold. When the food comes up, it's not as quiet as at home, it's still talking and laughing, and it's much more relaxed.

After a while, the crabs came up, and Hua Ling was still eating chicken wings. The chicken wings are delicious, but the whole chicken wings need to be disassembled technically to eat clean, and Hua Ling will definitely not eat sloppily, so when they all pick up the crabs, she is still concentrating on disassembling the chicken wings.

Shen Laibao knew that she liked to eat, so she peeled the shell, removed the gills, and removed the extremely cold crab heart and crab stomach, although there was very little crab paste, but judging from the white color of the gills, the water quality of the place where the crab grew was very good, and it was so clean that there was no dirt. He was about to give the crab to Hua Ling, when he suddenly saw a big crab lying on her bowl.

The plate next to him bent his eyes and smiled, "Lingling, give it to you." ”

Shen Laibao looked at the crab in his hand and silently took it back. Hua Ling thanked him, glanced at Shen Laibao again, and saw that he had also peeled the crab and ate it deliciously.

The plate also glanced at Shen Laibao, and when he saw him eating crabs with his head bored, his heart fluttered - he really liked to see him unhappy after being bullied by Shen Laibao for three years!

They were all young people, they had good appetites, and there was hardly any food left on the table.

The shopkeeper came halfway to ask them about the new dishes, and Hua Lang said yes, but the plate said, "I can barely eat it." ”

The shopkeeper almost ran away crying, and when he saw several people looking at him, he said innocently, "I grew up eating imperial city food, and my family's cook was born in the imperial dining room, so I really don't blame my poisonous tongue." ”

Miss Yin, who didn't know his identity, said in surprise, "It turns out that the cook of Young Master Pan's family is from the imperial dining room, and he is an old man who has retired from the palace?" ”

"Not old, only thirty, with a lot of strength, the pot is shaking and trembling."

Miss Yin frowned, "A young and strong person can leave the palace to be an ordinary chef when he enters the imperial dining room. She couldn't help but say, "I don't believe it." My uncle was an official in the imperial capital, and he never said anything like this. ”

The plate pouted, and really wanted to tell her who his grandfather was, but it was better to do it now, so as not to be afraid. This girl has a good temperament, but it's not something he admires, but don't be scary, "yes, I made it up." ”

Shen Laibao felt that the plate already knew how to get along, and he had made great progress.

Miss Yin didn't sneer, but said with interest, "But your chef's cooking must be delicious, even if he is not an imperial chef." If you ask your cook to cook another day, we'll try it too. ”

Hua Lang, who knew what the Pan family was, didn't say anything, although Pan Yan had already returned to the court to assist the new emperor, but it was a plate after all. Knowing what kind of dish he was, he didn't speak, Hua Ling played a round and said, "The people of my brother's family are only enough to serve him alone, if we go, we will have to move the table and wash the dishes by ourselves." ”

Miss Yin said, "Then don't go, it's more troublesome for Little Master Pan." ”

Because everyone agreed, the topic was closed.

When leaving the table, Shen Laibao looked at Hua Ling, who rarely said a word, with great concern, and always felt that something was wrong with her in the past two days.

Don't......

Don't......

Suddenly, the small drum in his heart slammed - Xiaohua must have been visited by relatives!

It seems that the villain in Shen Laibao's heart, who has opened up the second vein of Ren Du, jumped vigorously, how could he forget this kind of thing, according to his age, Xiaohua should also come, otherwise how sick would he be, he would be angry at every turn, unreasonable, and not like the little flower he knew.

All the doubts disappeared in an instant, and Shen Laibao felt that he was really too dull to realize now. Then she ate so many crabs just now, didn't Aunt Hua teach her? Maybe they don't know that crabs are extremely cold?

He pondered for a while, and when Miss Hua Lang Yin went downstairs, he whispered to Hua Ling, "Xiaohua, you have to eat less raw and cold things during this time, and don't go horseback riding, and don't eat crabs." After speaking, he was afraid that Hua Ling would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly went downstairs.

Throwing such a sentence without a head or brain, Hua Ling frowned and wanted to ask, but he went downstairs by himself. She wrinkled her eyebrows at him, not knowing what he meant.

Shen Laibao was still worried about Hua Ling, she ate three crabs just now, three of them! It's cold, she won't roll in pain at night.

He remembered that the brown sugar ginger tea seemed to be quite good, warming up. Every time a sister or relative in the company is hurt, she drinks this, and even he has heard of it, the legendary aunt is a sharp weapon.

Shen Laibao, who was sitting in the car, looked solemn, and he didn't dare to disturb Hua Lang and the plate - so strict, he must be planning something big.

When he returned home, Shen Laibao asked people to boil brown sugar ginger tea, boiled it and sent it to the maidservant.

When Hua Ling received the tea soup, she asked who sent it, and the maid said that it was Xiao Jin, and Hua Ling knew. Mama Ge said curiously, "Xiaojin? Is there such a girl in the Shen family next door? ”

Of course not, this is the code of Hualing and Shen Laibao, which is convenient for sending things, so as not to be nagged by the elders. She pulled out the cork, and as soon as she smelled the smell in the bamboo tube, she smelled it, brown sugar ginger tea? It's not ......

Hey?

Hua Ling didn't know the antecedents, but how smart he was, thinking of what he said mysteriously in the restaurant, and then looking at the brown sugar ginger tea now, he instantly understood, blushing, that nerd, he misunderstood!

She took a sip of tea soup with tears and laughter, the spicy taste was enough, the sugar was enough, sweet and spicy, and she felt warm in her stomach when she drank it, which could drive away the spring cold.

As she drank and drank, she suddenly remembered how he could know about such a private matter of a woman. My mother said that I would not sue a man for this kind of thing, and I would not write half a sentence in the book. Unless...... Unless he's met a girl who's been there. But how could a girl let a man see such a private matter, unless...... Unless......

Hua Ling's heart suddenly cooled, and she couldn't help biting her lower lip, and the tea soup in her arms was almost covered by her heart.

Seeing that her eyes suddenly turned red, Mama Ge hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you, girl?" ”

Hua Ling shook her head and took another sip, maybe it was just that she was thinking too much, she didn't see anything, and she was thinking about something. After a few sips, her heart gradually warmed up, and when she saw her next time, she had to ask him where he knew about such a private matter of the girl's house.

If he really has a girl he likes, and the relationship is still so good, she has to return all the hairpins he sent.

Shen Laibao, who thought he was a good neighbor of the century, asked people to send ginger tea and went to the study to practice calligraphy. There is a large book on the desk all the year round, which is a hand-copied book of poetry by Hua Ling. She still has a few copies of the same poetry, and Shen Laibao saw that he liked the words, so he took one. The structure of the font under Hualing's pen is comparable to that of calligraphy, and Shen Laibao will go to look at Hualing's words when he encounters a character that is not good-looking.

This will open the book of poetry and look at it, and the neat and round handwriting will enter the eyes, just like a flower bell, and you will feel comfortable when you see it. He sat on the stool and looked through it, wondering if she had been better after drinking ginger tea, or if she would send another pot in the evening.

But can you drink more of that stuff?

When the company's sisters discussed, he should have pricked up his ears to listen, and he shouldn't have anything to do with himself.

At this time, he was really worried about Gu Ge Duniang.

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On the second day, Shen Laibao went to the horse farm to ride a horse again. The grass of the horse farm was not dry, and the wet mud was splashed, not only the horses, but even Shen Laibao was dirty. It's not the first time this kind of thing has happened, and he doesn't care. He led Xiaoyun back to the stable, ready to go out for a lap again. Take them out for a run every day to get in a good mood.

When he was about to get to the stable, he saw someone there feeding Feiyang.

It seemed that the sound of horses' hooves alarmed the horse feeders, and Hua Ling looked there and saw Shen Laibao, who was dirty, and her Xiaoyun was also dirty.

Shen Laibao, who turned into a little clay man, unconsciously led the little mud horse to Hualing, and when he got closer, Mama shouted, "Young Master of the Shen family, don't come here, it's dirty." ”

Shen Laibao didn't leave, but Xiaoyun leaned towards her, and Mama Ge retreated again and again. Hua Ling said, "Xiaoyun, don't scare Mama. ”

As soon as Xiaoyun heard this, her head leaned in front of her. Hua Ling didn't dodge, reached out and touched its head, and saw that Mama Ge exclaimed again, "It's dirty!" Mama will fetch you water, girl, don't touch this horse again, dirty. ”

The tone was full of disgust, even the horse could hear it, it stretched out its head and neighed at Mama Ge, fortunately, Mama Ge had already run away, otherwise she would have to scold it.

Hua Ling patted Xiaoyun's neck and coaxed, "Okay, okay, don't bully Mama, she is my nurse, and she is good to me." ”

Shen Laibao put the horse in the stable first, and filled the manger with grass, "Xiaohua, don't ride a horse today, go and slip my flying, it hasn't come out for a walk today." ”

Hua Ling, who had already guessed that he was having a menstrual period, immediately heard the meaning of this sentence, but it hurt people, but she always felt uncomfortable in her heart and was very scared. She was right to be afraid of her own crankiness, because she didn't sleep well all night because she thought about it.

Shen Laibao saw that she was silent, her expression was dull, and she said carefully, "Why don't you go home, it's cold now, it's still quite cold, if you don't wear thick clothes, it will be cold." ”

Hua Ling finally couldn't help it, "Brother Noble, I didn't ......"

Shen Laibao, who had the largest flower next door, stood up straight, pricked up his ears and listened carefully to every word she said, and asked, "Nothing?" ”

"I'm ......" Hua Ling blushed, how could he say this to her so casually! Flower veteran, is it a boy who knows the major fireworks places?

Shen Laibao, who was born in a civilized world, didn't know that Hua Ling's mind had turned thousands of times, and it was going to be full of holes. He thought even more firmly that Xiaohua was really visited by relatives, so her temperament was cloudy again.

He must talk to her well, he must not get angry, he must follow her - love Xiaohua, and it is the responsibility of Noble to take care of her.

Hua Ling was about to be suffocated to death by herself, the more anxious Shen Laibao became, the more solemn she became, and she didn't even dare to breathe, "Xiaohua, don't panic." ”

"Brother Noble Brother, do you have a favorite girl?"

Suddenly, Shen Laibao's brain circuit almost didn't turn around, ah? Is the girl's mind so hard to guess? He replied, "No." ”

Hua Ling paused slightly, lowered her head and answered with a long "oh".

Shen Laibao was really frightened by her abnormality, this was not the little flower he knew.

"Brother Laibao, there was a matchmaker yesterday, my mother seemed to be quite satisfied, and she mentioned it to me at night."

Shen Laibao couldn't help asking, "Which family's son?" ”

Hua Ling said, "Mo Zhizhou's only son, I heard that he is a young man, and he is knowledgeable. My mother liked it very much, so she came to me and asked. “

When Shen Laibao heard this, he suddenly felt his heart blocked. I realized that I was panicking, and I suddenly panicked even more.

Why wouldn't he be happy to hear that? Why didn't he want to see her marry someone else?

Suddenly, Shen Laibao suddenly realized that he was no longer a pure neighbor or a pure confidant and friend to Xiaohua, he actually liked her.

It's like early love!

The sudden realization made him suddenly come back to his senses, no wonder he would be unhappy to see the plate peeling crabs for her, no wonder he would accompany her to build a snowman and teach her to ride a horse, he has never been such a patient person.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Hua Ling's nose was completely sore, and he didn't feed the horse, so he turned around and left. Shen Laibao noticed her reluctance, stepped forward and grabbed her arm, "Xiaohua, do you like him?" ”

Hua Ling glared at him, "I haven't seen it before, do you like it in your dreams?" ”

"Then you don't want to marry, marry what you like. Well...... Do you have someone you like? ”

"Yes." Hua Ling blurted out to him, and then asked, "Is yesterday's crab delicious?" ”

"......" Shen Laibao's brain circuit was twisted into a twist by the flower bell again, "Huh? No, Xiaohua, I'm not asking you what kind of food you like to eat, I'm asking if you have a favorite person. ”

Hanaling stared at his face for a long time, and finally sighed, "No." ”

Shen Laibao's heart has sunk and there is no ...... That's to include him. That's right, she has been like that since she was a child, she doesn't have any special treatment, she is a friend, but she doesn't have the slightest affection for men and women.

They don't understand each other's hearts, but their hearts are the same, which makes the two extremely entangled and uneasy. The atmosphere was cold for a while, and it wasn't until Mama Ge hurriedly brought a basin of water that Shen Laibao was reluctant to let go.

He experienced the sadness of what it means to be called a person I like, who doesn't like me, and I still treat me as a good friend.

Looking at her back being pulled aside by Mama Ge to wash her hands, Shen Laibao stood quietly for a long time, and slowly straightened out his thoughts - Hengzhi Xiaohua has no one he likes, so he can chase Xiaohua!

Yes, chasing flowers, chasing flowers, chasing flowers.

Vaguely felt that the flower bell on his back was about to burn up slightly twisted his eyebrows, and when he looked back, Shen Laibao didn't know what he was happy about. Looking at his happy appearance, Hua Ling retracted her gaze and smiled helplessly, stupid.

Although he didn't like herself, at least she knew that he didn't have someone he liked, and she was relieved - she could wait, wait for him to like her. Anyway, my father said that it would be good to marry the person you like. She can't panic, she can't be petty anymore, otherwise she will annoy people.

The two of them had their own thoughts at this time, although their thoughts were still the same, but they didn't understand, so they became each other's thoughts.

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In the late spring of March, it is the tenth day of the first month, and the rain is still not stopping.

The plate stood under the eaves, looking at the continuous curtain of water in front of him, and pondered with his hands.

It's boring on a rainy day.

You can't go out, you can't be chic, you have to find something to do. The plate rolled his eyes, thought for a long time, and looked at it, the person who bought vegetables happened to come back, and as soon as the door opened, he saw the Shen family.

As if an inspiration struck, he suddenly thought of something that could pass the time, bullying Shen Laibao.

Shen Laibao is better than him in everything, and he can't bully him at all. But recently he finally found his dead hole, the little flower next door.

For example, the last time he peeled crabs, he obviously noticed that Shen Laibao was aggrieved. Oh, that's good, that's very good.

The two of them obviously liked each other, and he thought that Shen Laibao would go to ask for marriage after Hua Ling and the queen, but he didn't move, and he didn't realize that Hua Ling had grown up, and he didn't have the intention of picking it home when the flowers were in full bloom.

Even he felt breathless when he saw it, the girl's family was reserved, and it was okay to say that it was okay, but Shen Laibao was a seven-foot man, and he was also reserved, this was a fart.

With the idea of helping them, the plate decided to stimulate him well, and then ...... By the way, he bullied Shen Laibao.

Of course, his original intention was definitely to help them, not, by the way, bully Shen Laibao.

Thinking of this, my mood suddenly became happy, and the gloom brought by the continuous rain was swept away. The plate stretched out and said to the housekeeper, "Go and inform Shen Laibao Hualang Hualing and Miss Yin, and say that I will invite them to dinner tomorrow, please be sure to arrive." ”

The butler was slightly surprised, he had served him for many years, but he had never heard him say such things. Without asking any more questions, he replied respectfully, "Yes." ”

The housekeeper quickly took an umbrella and went out to invite someone, looking at the plate, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he always felt that it would be fun tomorrow party. He has to plan well, and it is best to hold Shen Laibao so that he can't sleep at night, oops, it's really fun to think about.

- Of course, his intention was definitely to promote a pair of beautiful people.