Eighteen chapters

After walking all the way like this for several days, Chu Liuxiang finally took Ye Changsheng to the next town, where they were ready to settle down. In the past two days, the two of them have basically been sleeping outside, and they don't eat well and sleep well. However, Chu Liuxiang carefully protected people very closely, so that he did not get sick from the cold.

When he entered the city, Ye Changsheng was still thickly wrapped in Chu Liuxiang's arms on his horse, and he only poked his head out to look around.

This town is not very big, but it looks much more prosperous than the last town they stayed in, especially the things on the street stalls, which are really dazzling and colorful, and there are many strange gadgets that make Ye Changsheng stretch his neck to look.

At this time, it was still early, it was just evening and the sun was setting, the streets were full of pedestrians, the smell of various snacks and snacks wafting on both sides of the road, the sound of people talking everywhere, and occasionally mixed with the sound of some women calling for playful children to return home for dinner, such a lively atmosphere of life made Ye Changsheng, who had never seen this kind of scene, want to have a few more pairs of eyes to look more clearly.

After Chu Liuxiang found an inn and placed all the luggage, when he turned around, he saw Ye Changsheng looking at him expectantly, and almost immediately understood what he meant.

"I'll take you around." He said with a smile.

Ye Changsheng's eyes lit up almost instantly, and he happily followed Chu Liuxiang to go out to play. Chu Liuxiang took advantage of the time just now to inquire with the shopkeeper, this town is called Ping'an County, the county master is the champion of the emperor's imperial seal back then, he has great ambitions and talents, and in just a few years, this small Ping'an County will be governed in an orderly manner and prosperous.

Chu Liuxiang didn't understand those things in officialdom, but he had also been to this Ping'an County a few years ago, and it was not as peaceful and wealthy as it is now, which shows the talent of this Lord Ren Xiang.

The most important thing is that he heard from the shopkeeper that there will be a lantern festival in Ping'an County in two days, only once a year, which is specially held for those men and women who have not yet married, and there are even some outsiders who come to participate in it, so it is particularly lively.

Chu Liuxiang is well-informed, but he thought that Ye Changsheng must be very interested in such a lantern festival, so he decided to stay in Ping'an County for two more days and take him to have a good time. Besides, they thought they had been on the road for many days, and it was time for them to rest.

It was dinner time, Ye Changsheng was a little hungry, and he was really hungry looking at those snacks on the side of the road. Chu Liuxiang looked at him with a smile, obviously hungry, but he still pretended to be calm and elegant, and estimated that he was making a small mistake again, holding a small shelf of aristocrats.

After all, he was reluctant to starve his little phoenix, so Chu Liuxiang said, "Let's go eat some wontons." With that, he took his hand and walked to a small chaos stall, "Boss, two big bowls of wontons." ”

The boss is an elderly couple, Chu Liuxiang looked at the stall Although it was very small, it was fortunately very clean, and it was estimated that the taste would not be too bad, so he brought someone to sit down.

Ye Changsheng had never sat at such a roadside stall like this to eat, he was very excited, and pulled Chu Liuxiang's sleeve like a small dirt bun: "Brother Chu, it's so interesting here!" ”

Chu Liuxiang smiled and touched his head gently, this kid has been locked up for too long, and he must have never seen such an ordinary shop.

The boss quickly brought two large bowls up, and put the steaming wontons in front of the two people, "Use it slowly." ”

Chu Liuxiang took a spoon and stuffed it into Ye Changsheng's hand, "Eat quickly." ”

Ye Changsheng pinched the small spoon and took a small sip of hot soup first, blew it and stuffed it into his mouth, the taste of the soup was delicious and rich, it was a taste he had never tasted in the capital.

However, because he was in too much of a hurry to drink the soup, the skin in his mouth was still scalded off a layer of skin, although he endured it and didn't say it, but Chu Liuxiang, who was as careful as dust, still guessed it. He put down his spoon, stretched out a hand and pinched Ye Changsheng's chin, and said softly, "Open your mouth." ”

Ye Changsheng puffed out his cheeks to prevent him from looking, and shook his head to break away from his hand.

"Changsheng is obedient, open your mouth and I'll take a look." Chu Liuxiang coaxed, he is now coaxing the child This method is becoming more and more proficient.

couldn't get over, Ye Changsheng had to open his mouth obediently. Chu Liuxiang took a closer look, and found that there was no injury except that there was only a little skin on both sides and a red and swollen tongue, so he let go of his hand with confidence, but he still took Ye Changsheng's bowl with his hand, afraid that he would accidentally burn himself again, so he carefully blew him cold.

The old woman on the side watched the interaction between the two of them and smiled kindly: "This little boy seems to be the younger brother of the guest officer, right?" ”

"Huh?" Ye Changsheng turned his head to look at her, "Do we look like brothers?" He has a pockmarked face, and he doesn't look like Brother Chu's younger brother.

The old woman chuckled lowly: "The two are not very similar in physiognomy, but if they are not brothers, how can anyone in the world spoil another person like this, you must be the youngest and most pampered doll in the family, right?" ”

Hearing her say this, Ye Changsheng's eyes widened: he was extremely surprised: "Mother-in-law, you are so powerful, you can see everything." ”

The boss on the side snorted when he heard this: "I don't think so, even between brothers there is no such arrogance, I see that although this little boy is mediocre, but his temperament is extraordinary and very human, and the one next to him may be someone's guard!" ”

At this moment, the brothers were guarding for a while, Chu Liuxiang really couldn't cry or laugh, he put Ye Changsheng's bowl of wontons back: "Okay, you can eat it." ”

Ye Changsheng's attention returned to the wontons, eating slowly one bite at a time, while Chu Liuxiang wiped his mouth and hands from time to time, looking doting.

The old couple was still arguing whether these two were brothers or master and servant, and the small shop was full of warmth.

After eating a small half bowl, Ye Changsheng burped and pushed the bowl: "I can't eat it." His amount of food has never been too large, Chu Liuxiang tried his best to let him eat more every day, he glanced at the bowl of wontons that were still half left, shook his head and said, "No, you eat too little, eat a few more." ”

Frowning and looking at the big bowl in front of him, Ye Changsheng said in embarrassment: "But I'm full." ”

Chu Liuxiang motioned to him to look at the old couple who were still busy, "Changsheng, you see that those two old people are still setting up stalls to make a living when they are old, and it is not easy to think about it, you just eat so little, how can you be worthy of them?" ”

Ye Changsheng looked at his hand, and sure enough, he saw that the two old men were busy with their heads down. Look at their slumped backs, staggering steps, full of gray hair, and withered hands and faces. He suddenly remembered his grandmother, the old man who loved him very much. Grandma has a lot of people to take care of when she is old, and she doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking, but these two old people who are the same age as his grandmother still have to come out to make wontons for people to eat. Brother Chu is right, if he doesn't eat more, if such a delicious wonton is wasted, won't he live up to the old man's hard work?

So he picked up the spoon again and said firmly, "I can eat again." ”

Seeing him so well-behaved, sensible and coaxing, Chu Liuxiang was very relieved, "Really good." ”

Being praised, Ye Changsheng's face was a little red, and he lowered his head and drank the soup hard.

However, that big bowl was too much, at least for Ye Changsheng, who had always been a kitten's appetite. He has always wondered why Brother Chu and Brother Hu can eat several bowls of rice without changing their faces, but he can't do it.

Chu Liuxiang didn't really want him to finish the whole bowl, and after seeing him eat several more wontons, he said, "Okay, Changsheng is full, give me the rest." ”

He took a spoon and put those in Ye Changsheng's bowl into his own bowl, and ate them while drinking the soup.

Ye Changsheng was a little frustrated. Chu Liuxiang quickly solved all the wontons, elegantly took his handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and then led Ye Changsheng to stand up: "Let's go." ”

He went to pay, but Ye Changsheng stopped him: "Brother Chu, I'll come." ”

Chu Liuxiang turned around to look at him, knowing that he wanted to repay himself, "Those little gold leaves from Changsheng are very precious, it's too wasteful to buy wontons, I'll give them this time, and I'll let you come next time?" ”

Ye Changsheng was awkward for a while, but still loosened his sleeves.

The two of them settled the bill and walked on the street again, because they ate a little too much, Ye Changsheng couldn't stop rubbing his stomach, Chu Liuxiang noticed his small movements, and then bought him hawthorn cake when he passed by a stall selling dim sum and asked him to chew and eat.

Ye Changsheng was pulled by Chu Liuxiang while eating hawthorn while shopping, and the little unhappiness just now quickly dissipated, and he kept asking Chu Liuxiang all kinds of questions as he walked.

I heard that there was a lantern festival in a few days, and he was really interested, "In the past, we also had a lantern festival in the capital, but I never went there once, because I was always sick, so my father and mother did not allow me to go to a crowded place. As he spoke, the expression on his face couldn't hide the envy and loneliness.

Chu Liuxiang's heart softened, and he lowered his head slightly to wipe the hawthorn cake at the corner of his mouth, "Then Brother Chu will take you to see it in two days, Changsheng can watch it for as long as he wants." ”

"Okay." Ye Changsheng smiled at him, his eyes crooked like a crescent moon.

Obviously, he is wearing an ordinary face now, but when he laughs, he still can't take his eyes off it, Chu Liuxiang looked away and took his hand: "Let's go, let's go shopping somewhere else." ”