Chapter Forty-Eight: Suspicious Osmanthus

"Yes, we have been in this area for a long time, and we can be said to be very familiar with Yunyang City. When I first came, I was attracted by its fragrance," Long Yunfei said, pointing to the osmanthus tree next to him.

"This osmanthus tree is blooming now, it seems to be a little early" Qingxue doesn't know much about these, but I remember that someone said that autumn is the season of osmanthus fragrance.

"You don't know, this tree is more industrious, it blooms earlier than other trees, Xie is later than other trees, and these snacks we eat are made of its flowers. At this time of year, there are quite a lot of people here, especially osmanthus brewing, which is really a must in Yunyang" Long Yunfei mentioned osmanthus brewing, and he wanted to drool when he was greedy, but because Qingxue was here, it was not good to show it too much.

Xiao Hongchen saw him like that, he knew what he was thinking, and shook his head helplessly, "You foodie, you can pull anything to eat" After speaking, he looked at Qingxue and said helplessly, "You don't know, when we were on the street, we didn't smell anything, and this guy pulled us here."

At that time, a few of us first arrived here, and we were shy, this guy looked at other people's osmanthus brews, and his greedy saliva almost drowned here, and he squatted at the gate of the house when he had nothing to do. In the end, the proprietress was kind enough to invite him to eat a bowl of osmanthus stuffed, and she followed the magic even more.

Later, we had more money, and he pulled us over for dinner for three days, and we became familiar with the proprietress when we came and went. The proprietress invited us into this small courtyard. We realized that there was still such a beautiful scenery here. ”

"Oh, so that's the case" Qingxue nodded, but she was even more suspicious in her heart, it seems that although this boss lady has a good heart, she is still wary, and only people who are very familiar will be allowed to come in, so which one is she singing today? Qingxue was thinking about it, but she heard Feng Mo ask and asked, "Has Miss Mo been to Yunyang?" Meet the hostess? ”

Qingxue shook her head, "No, I'm also here for the first time, and I've never been in Yunyang City, today I have nothing to do, I want to come out and have a look, I walked to the alley, and I was attracted by the fragrance of osmanthus flowers."

"Then how did you get into the inner court?" Xiao Hongchen asked.

"I don't know, maybe the hostess is seeing that the outside is full?" Qingxue really didn't know what the proprietress meant, but she couldn't express her suspicions, so she could only make an excuse casually.

"No" Xiao Hongchen shook his head, and lowered his voice a little, "In the past, even if there were many guests outside, they would either wait or leave." The hostess didn't let people in because of this, and the people who could come in, as far as we know, are not many."

Qing Xueqi said, "There are still guests going out?" How can you make money if you annoy the guests? ”

"You don't know, the proprietress is a person, as far as I know, she doesn't seem to care too much about making money. The tavern closes for two or three days from time to time, and when we asked, she said, 'If you're in a bad mood, you can rest'" Xiao Hongchen finished speaking, and glanced at Qingxue meaningfully.

Qingxue suddenly understood that Xiao Hongchen meant that this proprietress was not simple, this tavern was more like a cover-up, rather than opening it to make money, and she would rest for two or three days from time to time, where did she go?

Qingxue looked at Xiao Hongchen, but saw him glance over the kitchen and shook her head slightly. Qingxue saw Hongchen's expression of laughter, could this boss know martial arts? Was he afraid she would hear it? So why did you just say that? He also sensed that something was wrong today, was he reminding himself?

Because of Xiao Hongchen's analytical ability on the bus, Qingxue still values his opinion very much, and now his performance is obviously suspicious of something, so he will express and imply it like this.

Then they stayed, probably to let the boss lady have some scruples. Of course, this 'they', in Qingxue's opinion, refers to Xiao Hongchen and Feng Moqing, and obviously they all noticed this. That Long Yunfei, when he talked about eating, his eyes glowed with gold, and he stayed for the sake of osmanthus brewing.

smiled gratefully at Xiao Hongchen and Feng Mowen, signaling to them that he had understood what they meant, and was grateful to them for reminding them. At this time, the proprietress came over with a tray. With her arrival, the smell of vegetables overflowed in this small courtyard, and the proprietress set up the dishes, turned around and went into the kitchen again, saying that there were still two dishes that had not been served, and asked them to wait.

Qingxue palmed her palm, a silver needle had already appeared in her hand, and she was about to put it in the dish to try it, but she saw Xiao Hongchen next to her lightly touch her arm and shook her head, although Qingxue was puzzled, she still withdrew the silver needle. It just so happened that the proprietress also came out with the remaining two dishes.

Seven dishes and one soup, plus a jar of osmanthus stuffed, put a small stone table full. The proprietress brought a low stool and sat down next to Qingxue, and then smiled and said, "Okay, the dishes are ready, come, fill the wine first"

As he spoke, he picked up the wine jar and patted open the mud. In an instant, the osmanthus was mixed with the aroma of wine, and it came to the nose, although it was not drunk, it was drunk first. The proprietress poured Qingxue wine first, but Qingxue firmly refused, no matter how she persuaded her, she was determined that she would not drink. The proprietress had no choice but to pour wine for the others, and Xiao Hongchen and the three of them poured a big bowl of wine very happily.

Qingxue accompanied her with tea, and she didn't even look at the fragrant osmanthus brew, Long Yunfei was still saying on the side, "This osmanthus brew is a rare and superb in the world, it's a pity that you don't drink it, Miss Mo" Qingxue smiled, and didn't comment on this, watching them say some interesting things about the rivers and lakes while drinking, it also has a different flavor.

The proprietress saw that Qingxue just listened to them, and did not interject, and sometimes showed a trace of dazed look, and asked tentatively, "Mo family girl, you are not from our Yunyang City, where did you come from, and what are some interesting things, tell us about it."

Qingxue frowned slightly, and hesitated, "I also just came down the mountain, and the place where I live has not been populated for a long time, so there is nothing interesting to say."

"No one in sight? What is that place? Could it be a desert? Snowy? Or the 100,000 Mountains in the Southwest? Seeing that Qingxue didn't say anything, the proprietress continued to ask.

"Well, I'm from the Far North, I've never set foot in the rivers and lakes, and I don't know what the rivers and lakes are like now, so I listened to the three of them talk about the things on the rivers and lakes, and I was very curious" There are many sects and hermits in the Far North, and she can't guess her own teacher, and if she says it simply, it will also make her careless.

"Oh? I didn't expect that in such a cold place, there would be a beauty as big as a girl, so which sect are you? The proprietress seemed very interested and kept asking.

Xiao Hongchen interjected, "In the far north, are there many icebergs, and does it often snow?" It must be beautiful, it doesn't snow a few times a year round, so if you have time, you must take us to see it."

"Well, it often snows, and looking at the moon on the snowy mountain, you will feel that you are only one step away from her, very beautiful" Qingxue knew that this was Xiao Hongchen helping her change the topic, so she pretended not to hear the words of the proprietress and followed his words.

"Is there anything delicious in the Snow Mountain?" Although Long Yunfei didn't know the situation, he was still very concerned about whether the snow mountain was delicious.

"I really don't know this, but there are snow lotus in the snow mountain, and the porridge made with snow lotus is delicious" Qingxue has been busy studying in Ice Lotus Peak, and she has never gone down the mountain, so she really can't say if there is anything delicious there, but the master used snow lotus to boil the porridge for her, and it is still delicious.

"Wow, don't you want to be so extravagant, make porridge with snow lotus? Snow lotus is such a rare medicinal material, and it is actually used to make porridge? Xiao Hongchen screamed, and the words that seemed to be clear and snowy made him very excited.

"Actually, it's not the kind of snow lotus that has been around for thousands of years, that is, about a few decades to a hundred years, it's cultivated by ourselves" Qingxue saw that he was so excited, and felt that he shouldn't be so high-profile, so he explained casually.

"That's a rarity, too, alas! It's extravagant," Xiao Hongchen said with a shake of his head.

Qingxue also smiled helplessly, lowered her head and continued to eat. The proprietress saw that she was so mixed up by Xiao Hongchen, she glared at Xiao Hongchen fiercely, and wanted to continue to ask, but she didn't expect that the four of them were all immersed in hardship, and they had no intention of continuing to speak, so they could only give up.

Not to mention what the proprietress has in mind, there is absolutely nothing to say about the dishes she makes, and several people quickly ate all the dishes. After a little rest, Qingxue got up and said goodbye, and Xiao Hongchen and a few people also said that they wanted to be a guide for Qingxue, thanked the proprietress and followed. Qingxue took advantage of people's inattention, but still put down some money on the low stool, she didn't like to touch this inexplicable light.

Walking out of the osmanthus workshop, Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief. Although the food was delicious, the abnormal behavior of the proprietress was stuck in her heart, and no matter how delicious it was, she would still feel uncomfortable. When I got out of this tavern, it was like escaping, and my heart suddenly lightened. Qingxue thought to herself, she must not come again in the future, this meal is too uncomfortable.

Out of the alley, Qingxue thanked her, "Thank you just now, thank you for your words a few times, next time I must treat you to a good meal"

"Oh, you don't have to be so polite, didn't he just say two words yesterday, Miss Mo doesn't need to thank you so many times, it's just a trivial matter" Long Yunfei really didn't know what happened just now, and thought that Qingxue was still thanking him for yesterday's incident.

"Miss Mo, don't be so polite, we are not used to other people's sons and sons being called so short, let's just call us by our names" Xiao Hongchen knew that Qingxue was talking about what happened just now, so she accepted her thanks, but she was still not used to being called so, so she suggested.

"Then, okay, you can call me by my name too, I'm not used to these titles" With the person who helped him, Qingxue couldn't refuse someone, so she could only follow his words.

"By the way, where are you going next? Why don't we give you a tour guide? Xiao Hongchen asked with a smile what Qingxue planned next.

"I don't have any places I want to go, I'm going to go straight back to the inn" Qingxue smiled back, but she put on her veil again, and only her slightly curved eyes could be seen.

"Alright then, which inn do you stay in?"

"Yuelai Inn, not far ahead" Qingxue's meaning is obvious, you can go back by walking a few steps, and they don't want to be polite.

"Oh, a few of us are on the West Gate, you can come to us if you have something," Long Yunfei also said boldly.

"Okay, then I'll go first, goodbye" Qingxue politely greeted her, and turned in the direction of the inn.

"Let's go back first, bye-bye"

Qingxue heard Long Yunfei's words, smiled and waved her hand, turned around and continued to walk forward. Xiao Hongchen and the three of them also turned around and went in the other direction, walking a little farther, Xiao Hongchen chuckled, Long Yunfei turned his head to look at him, he didn't understand what he was laughing at, and asked, "What are you smirking at there?"