"Looks like you kind of understand what I mean." I looked at Cui'er and nodded approvingly.

I put down the book in my hand and rested it gently on the top of the shelf.

"After I arrived here, almost all the books I read in my senior brother's study were about the customs and topography of Qibei."

As I spoke, I paced to the edge of the sand table, which had taken a lot of time to complete, overlooking the miniature geographical model of the Qibei area in the plate.

I pointed to the book on the top of the shelf: "There is also this pharmacopoeia, which is also a compilation of various herbs produced in Qibei compiled by the locals, and when it comes to the use and performance of these medicines, it can be called a local medicine encyclopedia." ”

I said in an accentuated tone: "In particular, a few rare herbs recorded in some chapters of the pharmacopoeia are rare to see, and they are even more effective in making drugs. ”

"Dr. Liu, as the first person in Qibei who can answer my doubts, how can I not go to see him?" I turned back to the table, took a sip of the teacup, and looked at Cui'er with a smile in my eyes

At night, the rain was sparse and the wind was sudden, and Cui'er was busy closing the south window, while turning her head to look at me reading under the lamp: "Girl, it's strange lately, the weather in Qibei has changed a lot, and it looks like the weather is still good, why is it raining again after a while." ”

I swept out the window, looked up at Cui'er in surprise, and said, "Isn't it good to rain?" ”

"Girl, do you like rain?" Cui'er's eyes widened, and she stared at me for a moment.

"No, you should like it." I smiled slyly, "Since it's raining at night, the night market in Qibei can't be opened." ”

I said lazily, "Since I can't open it, I have nowhere to drink, I have nowhere to drink." You don't have to worry about me getting drunk. ”

Cui'er pursed her lips and said, "What else should a slave be?" It's easy to live in peace for a few days, and you don't need to remind the slave to keep an eye on you all the time. “

The wind blew the curtains, and the fragrance of flowers and plants under the eaves wafted in, I listened attentively to the movement outside the curved bridge, and looked at Cui'er with a smile and said, "There are still guests coming in this weather?" It's amazing! ”

Hearing this, Cui'er responded to the sound, walked a few steps downstairs, pushed open the door and looked out.

Naturally, it is not a guest. It was Steward Feng who hurriedly ran to the attic with an oil-paper umbrella.

The rain was not light, and the hem of his robe was wet.

I followed the sound to the window and listened quietly to the conversation at the door downstairs.

Steward Feng took the umbrella and asked Cui'er: "Send me a letter, do you report it and I will give it to Miss Xiaoling, or do you take it directly to her?" ”

Cui'er whispered, "The girl heard your footsteps. You wait a minute. ”

I put down the pharmacopoeia in my hand and went downstairs without hurrying.

"Steward Feng?" I knew that he meant that it would be best to meet me face to face and explain the situation clearly, so I got straight to the point and said, "Who sent the letter?" ”

"Girl. The letter was sent by a boy, saying that it was sent by Dr. Liu. Steward Feng said respectfully.

With that, he took out a sealed envelope from his bosom and handed it to me.

He didn't say that it was okay, as soon as he said the three words of Doctor Liu, Cui'er lost her complexion, and she muttered: "What's the trick of that old man?" We let our girl go all the way during the day, and waited for him all day, but there was not even a shadow of a person. ”

"Now that it's raining so heavily, I just sent someone to deliver a letter."

"Do you want the girl to go to the teahouse tomorrow and wait for him?" Cui'er said.

I didn't answer, I opened the envelope and looked at the contents.

"It is as white as snow on the mountain, and as bright as the moon in the clouds. See you in the afternoon in three days. “

The handwriting on the paper is beautiful and neat.

"That's strange," I said, waving the letter in my hand. smiled at Steward Feng and Cui'er: "These two sentences on the paper are not playing dumb riddles with me, and what are you saying that you will see you in the afternoon in three days." “

"Why don't you even have a place to meet?" I think it's a little weird.

Steward Feng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't these two poems about Qibei Xueyue Tower?" “

"Snow Moon Tower?" I frowned slightly, and was about to ask if this was another teahouse in the Liu family's industry, but I heard Cui'er call out: "This bad old man." Why is it getting more and more outrageous? “

I looked at Cui'er strangely, not understanding why she reacted so much.

Steward Feng had already spoken out one step ahead of her, and he said, "Miss Xiaoling, according to the literal meaning of this letter, it may be Xueyue Tower." “

"No, I guess I'm mistaken, why do you want to ask the girl to go to that kind of place?" Cui'er waved her hand and said, "It's a bit ridiculous. “

"You two, you are half-hiding when you speak, could it be that this Xueyue Building is not a teahouse?" I saw that the reaction of the two of them was a little weird.

"Girl, of course not, let's just say, Steward Feng, tell Miss Sù where it is." Cui'er hesitated twice, reached out and pushed Steward Feng's elbow, her face a little red.

"Wait," I raised my hand to stop Steward Feng, who was about to explain to me, and said with a smile, "Let me guess, isn't this Xueyue Tower an occasion?" ”

"Girl, you're right." Steward Feng wiped the sweat from his head.

"Oh, since the appointment is there—I'll just meet you." I said without hesitation.

"Hey, if you don't go, you won't go, whoever goes to that kind of place, we girls won't go." Cui'er looked at Steward Feng angrily and said, "I knew what was written, you should have thrown the letter away." “

"The teahouse is okay, what kind of place is this Xueyue Building?" Cui'er said very unhappily, "Have a good appointment about things, how can you go there to meet." ”

"Steward Feng, you go down first, I also received the letter, and at this time in three days, prepare a carriage for me." I glanced at Steward Feng, who was a little embarrassed, but nodded and reopened the umbrella and went back along the curved bridge.

…… Under the lamp, I opened the pharmacopoeia that I had read for most of the time, and Cui'er wanted to come forward to ask questions several times, but I had to press it when I was concentrating, but my shoulders moved, and I couldn't sit still.

When I saw her reaction, I felt a little funny in my heart, and finally I couldn't stand it anymore, so I put down the pharmacopoeia and looked at her and said, "If you want to ask, where did you get so much cowardice?" “

Cui'er breathed a sigh of relief, ran over and grabbed my sleeve and said, "That's the kind of occasion you said." The girl is still going! “

"Cui'er, I'm going to see Dr. Liu today, what kind of attire?" She was standing and I was sitting, so I looked up at her and smiled.

Cui'er's eyes lit up and said, "The girl is dressed as a man." ”

"Yes, it's men's clothing, since it's men's clothing today, you can just concoct it in three days." I say. "What's a man who can't go to that kind of place?"

"But the girl is not a man after all." Cui'er muttered.

"You've overlooked one thing, Cui'er, have you seen the appointment time on the letter?" I pursed my lips and said.

"At noon, the slave and maid saw it."

"That's right, what time is noon, the sun is in full bloom. In this broad daylight, what is there to avoid? “

"If you really care, why make an appointment at this hour."

I thought for a while and said, "Doctor Liu is also a famous doctor in Qibei. I don't think it's enough to get to such an unstylish Cheng dù, and besides, he clearly knows that I am a woman, and actually asked me to meet in Xueyue Tower. “

I stood up and walked around the room a few times, and said confidently, "I think he must have asked me to meet there." “

"The slave still can't figure it out, what is the reason why you have to go to a place like Xueyue Tower?" Cui'er looked at me distressedly.

"Cui'er, listening to what you said just now, you know a little bit about Xueyue Tower, can you tell me about it." I changed the subject. Go back to their previous conversation.

"Girl, there are a few people in Qibei who don't know Xueyue Tower. I heard that many of the beauties in it were talented and beautiful, but it was a pity that they entered the land of fireworks at a young age. Cui'er sighed.

She flew over and looked at me with some disgust: "I hope I should ask the stewards about these things, the girl is fine." He came again to ask the slave maid. ”

I laughed and said, "Do you think I won't ask the steward?" I'll ask you here, and when you get into the carriage in three days, you can naturally talk to the steward. “

"You just said that many of the beauties in it are both talented and beautiful, according to this meaning, there must be some of them who are not selling their art." My heart moved, and I added.

"Perhaps...... Yes. Cui'er said hesitantly.

I took a few steps closer to her and whispered with a grin: "I know you must have never been there, hey, do you want to go with Childe and me to have a look, maybe you can only see this once in your life." “

"Girl, you don't have a serious person, so the slave doesn't go to that kind of place." Cui'er scratched the corner of my clothes in annoyance.

I walked to the sand table, looked at the miniature model of Qibei, lowered my head and fiddled with it, raised my body and said to Cui'er: "Come here, point me to see where this Xueyue Tower is in Qibei." ”

Cui'er stepped forward, squatted down and looked carefully at the position on the sand table, hesitated for a few seconds, and clicked on one place: "Girl, Xueyue Tower is here, close to the lake in the east of Qibei." ”

"Okay, I know, I'll ask the steward tomorrow morning, it's getting late, so let's go to bed early."

The rain outside the window slowly became lighter, and I slowly fell asleep to the sound of the rain ticking under the eaves.

When I got up early in the morning, I came to Steward Feng again and asked about the situation in Xueyue Building.

After listening to what Cui'er told me last night, he shook his head and said, "Cui'er hasn't been there, so it's not very clear that this Xueyue Tower is not close to the East Lake in Qibei." ”

"Oh, so......" I said as I stared at him for a few seconds, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

Steward Feng gestured and said, "Xueyue Tower is like this, it is not close to the East Lake, but it itself is in the center of the lake. “

"So, like in the courtyard, there is a curved bridge connecting to the shore of the lake?" I asked.

"No," Steward Feng shook his head and said, "The East Lake is very large, it can't be compared with the garden, you will know when you go, this Xueyue Tower is on the island in the middle of the lake, and you need to take a boat to get there." “

I knew it in my heart, and calmly replied: "Okay, then I know, you can go down." “

Steward Feng had no intention of retreating, he seemed to have something to say.

I looked up at him in surprise, only to hear him stand there and say, "Miss Xiaoling, actually, I went back yesterday and thought about it, since Dr. Liu made an appointment to see you there at noon, you don't have to worry." “

I smiled faintly and said, "I have nothing to worry about. “

I looked down and thought, since that's the case, why did Steward Feng go out of his way to explain this.

I looked at the way he was still talking, and blurted out: "Mo Fei, is there anything else I don't know?" “