Chapter 64 is like water

The swallow grass is like bisi, and the Qin mulberry has low green branches.

March 3 is not only the Daughter's Day, but also the Shangsi Festival, and it is also the day of the girls and the girl every year.

Liao planned a ceremony for his daughter as early as a few years ago, and invited a respected female gentleman to come as a female guest and add a ceremony to his daughter.

Early in the morning, Hua Ling was woken up by her grandmother, escorted her to the dresser, and combed the green silk for her.

Hua Ling, who had not yet woken up from her dream, woke up from her sleep, she looked at the person in the mirror, touched her face, and touched her long soft hair. Seeing it, Mama Ge couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with the girl?" ”

"I'm thinking, how to comb it to look good, yesterday Brother Lai Bao called me a bun head." She rolled a strand of hair into her hand, rolled it around her head, and with a twitch of her fingers, a dark cloud poured down.

Mama Ge hurriedly combed her and said unhappily, "That young master of the Shen family will bully you, and even the young master of the Pan family will not mess with you." ”

"He doesn't dare to provoke, Brother Noble will beat him." Hua Ling shook her head again, thinking about Sister Yin's bun, thinking about Sister Chang's bun, and the hair combed after the flute, it was indeed better than combing braids and tying buns. I don't know what Mama will comb for her, but don't let Shen Laibao laugh at her again.

Mama Ge shook her head, covering her head to prevent her from shaking, "Girl, be safe!" ”

The flower bell let out an "oh" and stopped moving.

The people in the bronze mirror have black hair like a waterfall, and their eyes are smiling, like the morning dew is bright. The red lips under the bridge of the nose are slightly closed, and when there is no noise, it is really quiet and beautiful.

Mama Ge looked at it and sighed in her heart, time flies, she still remembers the appearance of the little man in her swaddling clothes, and now after fifteen years, she can cut down the camphor tree in front of the door and prepare for her to get married.

Thinking about it, Mama Ge was about to have tears in her eyes. Hua Ling sat obediently, and when she saw her like this, she said softly, "Mama, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I can't bear you."

Hua Ling turned to look at her, "Why are you reluctant, I don't go far, I just go to the lobby ......" She suddenly understood, "Is Mama talking about getting married?" ”

"Hmm."

Hua Ling smiled, "How good it is at home, don't get married." ”

Mama Ge was amused by her, "Silly girl." ”

Hua Ling also smiled, she didn't understand, but didn't Mama laugh, just assume that she didn't understand.

In the past, she always didn't know what Sister Yin meant by stepping on the threshold, but in the past six months, she can be regarded as understanding, the person who has broken the threshold is not a thousand troops, but a matchmaker and a mother-in-law.

Every matchmaker can speak well, and her father and mother also say that she is good at talking, but compared to them, she is ashamed of herself, and she is often dumbfounded behind the screen. Besides, from the matchmaker's mouth, she knew how good she was, how beautiful she was like a fairy, and she was simply praised to the sky.

Others praised her for her good looks, but Shen Laibao also called her a girl and a girl, and she was a little bean.

Hua Ling looked at herself in the mirror, where she looked like Xiaodouding.

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The Momoyama Racecourse was built two years ago, but it was opened a year ago, only because the owner abandoned the original road and re-carved the mountain to open a new road. That road passes through the mountain, time-consuming and laborious, people are puzzled, why do you have to move the mountain, that peach mountain has become a ruin since the fire, just to make a horse farm, this road to open down, how many horses have to be sold.

However, after the mountain road was dug up, people were surprised to find that it was closer to Momoyama from the official road that was bustling with sin than to the original horse farm.

The Momoyama Racecourse has changed hands, but there is a new trick, horse racing.

Unusual horse racing, horse racing at Momoyama Racecourse has its own rules and procedures, and even ordinary people can participate. It's exciting to see the horses you bet on running wild on the racetrack, with the winners rewarding well.

Within a year, horse racing arose in Mingzhou.

The racecourse was closed on this day, but there were still people riding horses on the racecourse.

Two eighteen-nine-year-old boys rode over the green grass, and the smell of green grass was full of scraping under their hooves.

The two of them ran to the end of the racecourse almost simultaneously before stopping, raising a gust of wind.

The plate jumped off the horse, and the whole body was comfortable, as if the gloom of the spring rain accumulated in the half month was swept away. The man on the horse next to him also jumped off his horse, handed the reins to the stable, and said, "It has been raining for days, and even the ground is wet, and I almost turned my head." ”

The plate sneered, "Weak." ”

Shen Laibao sighed, "I'm so honest, but you say I'm weak, who threw out the horsewhip just now." ”

The plate that had been poked in the sore spot was no longer irritable, and said, "Ride again?" ”

"No, it's time to go back."

"Why is it so early today?"

Shen Laibao slowly put away the horsewhip and didn't say anything. Today is the day of Hua Ling and Lu, and last night he said that he would go back early, and then bring her something delicious to celebrate...... Celebrate that she has finally changed from a bun head to a girl who can tie up her hair in a beautiful bun.

Accustomed to the appearance of the little girl with flower bells, I can't imagine what she looks like today. Shen Laibao thought again, after the ceremony, he really couldn't get too close to Hua Ling, and he couldn't pinch her face, pluck her hair, and touch her head. I can't even build a snowman together in winter, and the feeling of joy that I just felt because of the gallop seems to sink in an instant.

The two of them took the carriage back from Momoyama New Road, and when they were about to arrive at the school grounds, the plate called the parkman again, and wanted to find Hua Lang. Seeing that he didn't get out of the car, he didn't drag him with him.

Shen Laibao went back to the city alone, went to buy some delicate pastries, and then returned to the south wind alley. The carriage stopped at the door of the house, Shen Laibao came down and glanced at the door of the flower house, and the subordinate guarding the door opened the door to greet him, and he asked, "Is the ceremony over?" ”

"Just finished, this should be eating with the guests."

Shen Laibao looked at the food box in his hand, because it was cold food, and now it was a cool spring day, it didn't hurt. He was about to go in when he heard the door open next door, and guests came out one after another.

Because it is a courtesy, all the people invited are close friends, most of them are women, and they have been chatting at the door for a long time. Shen Laibao stood there with a food box, waiting for the guests to leave. In the end, I thought again, Xiaohua must have eaten enough, she was really greedy, and after eating a wine banquet, she asked him to bring delicious food, how much can that delicate person eat.

He had already heard Hua Ling's voice, but there were old man Hua and Mrs. Hua standing next to her, so he could only faintly see her light green dress, but he couldn't see anyone. He waited quietly for them to see off the guests, and did not say a word.

It took about half an hour for the dozens of guests to leave one after another. Liao felt both happy and tired in his heart, so he sent people away and went back to the yard with her husband. Hua Ling also felt tired, and half of the green silk around the neck, always a little uncomfortable, raised his hand to stroke, when he turned around, he noticed that someone was looking, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a handsome man looking here.

She paused slightly and smiled, "Brother Noble Treasure." ”

The flower bells in the bright sunshine are as gentle as jade, the eyes are full of autumn water, and the lips are red without dots, which is flawless. Shen Laibao was slightly stunned, where did that little bean go to.

Seeing that he was silent, Hua Ling was still distracted, and walked towards him with a long skirt that was fast moving.

Shen Laibao couldn't help straightening his waist, looking at the flower bells that were about to come in front of him, as if there was a spring breeze blowing, it was beautiful.

Hua Ling glanced at him, and then at the food box he was carrying, "For me?" ”

Shen Laibao came back to his senses, stretched out his hand, and the food box almost rushed to Hua Ling, slapping her face with the wind, "Hmm." ”

Hua Ling hugged him and looked at him again, "It's dirty, are you going to the racecourse again?" ”

"I went with the plate, I ran twice, and took your little cloud to go around."

"Is Xiaoyun well-behaved?"

"Good. It's just that I'm a little overwhelmed, and I don't want to run, so I took it away for a long time. ”

Hua Ling sneered, "Gluttony, no wonder it's fatter than Feiyang, obviously she's so much shorter than Feiyang." ”

After a few words with her, Shen Laibao decided that she had not been transferred, which was also strange, how could she change into a girl's clothes and hair bun, as if she had changed someone. He raised his hand and drew a line between her head and his own heart, "The object is like the shape of the master." ”

When Hua Ling heard this, she was annoyed, "Don't say I'm fat anymore, say I'm short." Otherwise, I'll call you dirty, and I'll call you ugly. ”

After years of hard practice, Shen Laibao can't be said to be chic and handsome, but he is also a good-looking category in the academy. However, the words of the flower bell are better-looking, as if printed, the handwriting is neat and delicate but not stingy, just looking at the words feel that there is a breeze blowing on the face.

Shen Laibao, who thought he had escaped from the death hole, was poked by her again, and he was distressed. He smiled at Hua Ling, he was still the same short man, but he was not a little girl anymore. He talked to her here for a while, and Mama Ge, who was standing at the door of the flower house, glanced here several times, like a thief.

The spell of not being able to get close to Xiaohua has begun, and from today onwards, there will be vigilant eyes everywhere. Shen Laibao was suddenly a little unhappy, and even Hua Ling could see it.

"Brother Noble, aren't you happy? I won't say that your handwriting is ugly, in fact, your handwriting is quite beautiful. ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "Compared to what you wrote?" ”

Hua Ling rolled her eyes, "It's just a little ugly." ”

Shen Laibao smiled dumbly, "I know, Shusheng, go back quickly, if you don't go back, Mama Ge will eat me with her eyes." ”

Hua Ling glanced back, Mama Ge really stared at this, no wonder he was so uncomfortable. She nodded while holding the food box, went down the steps and looked back at him, "Brother Noble, your words are really not ugly." ”

After that, I went back, the back was pretty and slender, and the hair that was originally tied up was half draped, reaching the waist, like a waterfall of ink.

"Young Master." Seeing that he didn't move, Ah Wu asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

"I'm reminded of a phrase that was popular back then."

"What?"

"Treat me with long hair and waist, and it's good for a young man to marry me." Shen Laibao is deeply worried about who Xiaohua will marry in the future.

Ah Wu couldn't help but say, "You are so worried, you can ask to marry the daughter of the Hua family." ”

Shen Laibao paused, marry Xiaohua...... Marry...... He didn't answer, how could Xiaohua like him, he didn't see it at all.

He pondered for a while, nodded, yes, not at all.

Hua Ling carried the food box into the yard, Mama Ge followed closely to the side, and said seriously, "Girl, from today onwards, you are not as close as before, you can't always get so close to outsiders, and you have to keep a distance of one zhang from men." You were too close, too close. ”

"Brother Noble is not an outsider."

Mama Ge was solemn, "Except for the men of the Hua family, the other men are all outsiders, and they are all outsiders. ”

Repeated over and over again made this matter as if it had become strict. Hua Ling was unhappy in her heart, but Mama was also for her good, so she didn't resist too much, so she became serious, "Mama, can I still go horseback riding with Brother Laibao?" ”

"No, let's go to the embroidery village with the other girls."

"Then can I still go to the restaurant with Brother Noble to eat pastries?"

Mama Ge was even more solemn, and she was a little panicked, "Of course this is even more impossible!" ”

Originally, Hanazuki, who felt happy that she had finally grown up, couldn't help but be silent, but in fact, it wasn't good to grow up. Mama Ge said bitterly, "Other girls come over like this, and when you get married in the future, you can't get too close to other men, you have to keep a distance of two zhang, no, three zhang, otherwise my uncle will be suspicious and not good for you." ”

Hua Ling came back to her senses, "Suspicious? ”

"I suspect you ......" Mama Ge stopped when she said this, but when she thought about it, she should know at her age, "Didn't the lady teach you at the ceremony just now?" Three from the four virtues, to know the shame. ”

"Then I'm going to cut off contact with Brother Noble and Brother Pan from today?"

"Not really."

Hua Ling was suddenly annoyed, how did this and Lu become a cage. Mama Ge was still teaching in Dundun, but Hua Ling couldn't listen to it, and finally said, "If the person I marry suspects me of being unfaithful because I say a few more words to other men, then it is better not to marry, he might as well marry a wood carver!" ”

Mama Ge was suddenly stunned, her young lady was going to tear down the sky. It's all used to my own master, and if my wife hears this, I have to say that she didn't teach her well.

It's strange that the old man hasn't cared about it since he was a child, and the boys who play well in the alley are all boys, and his own young lady looks demure and beautiful, but in his bones, he can be very rebellious, which is really sad.

Because of Mama Ge's words, Hua Ling didn't sleep well. She tossed and turned for a long time, and did not sleep until the early hours of the morning. After a while, it was dawn outside, and the morning light reflected in the house, so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes. But Mama Ge still called her up, just because she made an appointment with a few young ladies yesterday to go to the embroidery village today to buy some white-faced fans, so that she could embroider some flowers for this summer.

The girls from large families did not have to work in the fields and did not work, so some of the embroidery work was done by themselves. The embroidery on the fan can also see whether a lady is qualified, the first thing is to pick a good fan, and then embroider slowly.

Hua Ling is ingenious, and Liao personally teaches, and the female workers have always done well. She looks handsome and has a good temper, her background is better, and the female workers are really good, so it is no wonder that so many people have come to ask for marriage before she is ready.

But Liao's heart is high, and he has always had a heart attack on his eldest daughter-in-law, so he hopes that his daughter will marry better, but he didn't agree to any of them, so he is not in a hurry, his daughter is in good age, and it doesn't hurt to be a year or two late, so he has to choose the best. At night, she also asked her husband what kind of son-in-law he wanted to choose, and who wanted her husband to say, "Lingling likes it." ”

She was upset, "What if I like someone who has no family background and no appearance?" ”

Hua Pingsheng still said, "It's good if Lingling likes it." ”

Liao, who felt that her husband had a bad attitude, turned around in annoyance and refused to talk to him.

When I went out today, the weather was fine, and Hua Ling held a small umbrella to shade me. I went to the embroidery village with the little sisters to choose fabrics and needlework, and when I went, it was bright, and halfway through the picking, the sky was gloomy.

Hua Ling, who didn't like the rain, looked out worriedly, hoping that the rain would not fall until she returned home, and everyone walked out, all with small umbrellas, and the wind was already blowing at this time, and the rain could wet her skirt at will.

She still likes this skirt a lot, when the ground is wet, there is no muddy water to sweep the skirt, then it will be ugly.

But the sky was not beautiful, and on the way, the rain still fell, and the five girls hurriedly went to the eaves to take shelter from the rain.

The rain was so heavy and the wind was so strong that the doors of the shops in the streets were closed one after another. The five girls and their subordinates hid in a jewelry shop, and sometimes looked at the shopkeeper, for fear that he would kick them out, after all, there were too many people.

The shopkeeper who was fiddling with the abacus in front of the counter also looked up at them, and finally stood up straight after a while, seeing that everyone was nervous, Hua Ling was already planning to tell the shopkeeper to buy some jewelry, so that no one would be driven out. It's wet everywhere outside, and it's a nasty thing.

But the shopkeeper smiled and asked the man to move the stool, "Give this girl a seat." ”

The words were said to Hua Ling, causing everyone to look at her. Hua Ling was also inexplicable, and asked bluntly, "Why did the shopkeeper only move a stool for me?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled, "The hair ornament you wear on your head was bought a while ago, and this Mingzhou City is the only one I have, and it is very expensive, and no one has been willing to buy it." Since you are a guest, of course, you have to entertain well. ”

Hua Ling couldn't help but reach out and touch the small hairpin flower on her hair, only this one was not bought by her own hands, "Isn't it expensive?" ”

"Not really."

Someone else asked, "How much does this cost?" ”

"It's worth half a shop."

Everyone was surprised and went to take a look, it was really exquisite, and the material looked different from usual. Hua Ling didn't tell them, in her jewelry box, the hairpin flower can not be repeated for a month. It's all sent by one person...... Since she said that the watermelon jade hairpin is good-looking, he buys it when he sees it, and buys it back and forth, all of which are hairpin flowers......

Lo and behold, hairpins; Look, hairpins, look......

They are all delicate, small and good-looking hairpins.

Every time she opened the box, she knew what was inside, and she could only guess what the style was. But she didn't expect it to be so expensive.

The rain outside did not stop, and a slight drizzle drifted in, and Hua Ling felt a little cold. She thought about it a lot, but she still couldn't deliberately avoid it with Shen Laibao, why bother.

A carriage stopped leisurely in front of the shop, as if someone was about to enter. Without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, the crowd retreated in amusement and made a way. Hua Ling, who didn't leave everyone and sat alone, also retreated to the side, but when she saw the carriage, she came out again to take a closer look.

The man next to the carriage stretched out a large umbrella, and a man with a long figure got out of the carriage.

The man's face is handsome, his eyes seem to have pearls, bright, upright and vibrant, and even the wind and rain can't hide his edge. What's even more striking is the big umbrella next to him, which is so huge that it can fit two big fat men in his hand.

Everyone wondered why the umbrella was so big, but only Hanazu knew - because she had mentioned it specifically.

Shen Laibao didn't expect so many people in the shop to look at him, they were all girls and maidservants, no matter how cheeky a person was, he had to feel uncomfortable being looked at like this, not to mention that he was here to pick hairpins. A few days ago, he wanted to come and pick a gift for Xiaohua as a curtain. But the jewelry shop didn't take any new goods, they were all some of the other girls on the street.

He wanted to find something unique like before, so he let the shopkeeper get it. As a result, there was a spring rain and a delay of two days. When I came here today, I saw a room full of people, and I was thinking about whether to quit and come back another day, when I saw a familiar face poking out from behind the crowd. He blinked, paused, and looked closely, only to see that the head poked out again, and I have to say that it really looked like a little gopher.

He pursed his lips, "Little flower." ”

Hua Ling didn't expect him to call himself in front of everyone, and he didn't shy away from it at all, and called her Xiaohua. Everyone looked at her again, and she paused, blushing from the staring, and walked up to him with pretended composure.

Shen Laibao asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"I went to the embroidery village with my sisters, but it rained heavily, so I came in to hide from the rain."

Shen Laibao suddenly knew what he was doing here, so he didn't ask back. What if I ask in front of my sisters and he says he's here to buy her hairpins? It is estimated that when she returns home, she will be arrested by Mama Ge again to teach, which is not good.

Such joyful things have been talked about too much, but they have become tasteless.

Shen Laibao saw that there were still a few drops of rain on her hair, so he endured not dusting her off, and said, "This rain will not stop for a while, I will ask the coachman to send you back." At last he said to the girls who had looked at him behind her, "I will send you back as well." ”

Of course, the people who had been trapped for a long time rejoiced and immediately thanked him. Shen Laibao asked the coachman to send them back first, and sent them away one after another, and in the end, only he and Hua Ling were left in the shop.

The two of them each walked around the shop a few times, each looking at something, and waited for the carriage to come.

After turning around and meeting again, Shen Laibao said, "When the carriage comes, you go back first, it's not good to be in the same car." ”

Hua Ling said, "It's okay to pick me up when I go back, I don't have anything to do in the afternoon, you can go back and get busy first." ”

"I'll be fine in the afternoon."

Hua Ling raised her eyebrows at this time, "What are you doing in the shop?" ”

She knew she was knowingly asking, but she just wanted to knowingly ask. Shen Laibao, who came to buy hairpins every month, felt that she would not be surprised at all, and said, "Buy hairpins for you." ”

He didn't hesitate at all, he couldn't. Without hiding it at all, Hua Ling suddenly felt that he was too honest, and he was so honest that he ...... It's like a normal friend.

The sound of horses' hooves was close to my ears, the carriage was coming, and the rain was about to stop. Shen Laibao said, "It seems that I can walk back." ”

Hua Ling glanced at him and said, "I'll walk back." ”

After that, she walked out of the shop with her own small umbrella and went home with her own umbrella. Shen Laibao, who was dumped by her, was inexplicable, "Little flower, little flower?" ”

But the little flower didn't look back, and there were a few words in capital letters-I, no, Gao, Xing!

Shen Laibao blinked, what did he do wrong?