There was some surprise.

Luo Qingzhou didn't expect the second lady to be here today.

didn't expect that the little girl who used to always secretly go to play with him, but was ruthlessly hurt by him in the end, was also there.

"Qingzhou, come in, it's cold outside, your body is still too weak."

Luo Yu greeted the door with a warm face.

The second lady Yang was also full of smiles, but her tone was yin and yang: "Qingzhou, since the last time you returned to the door, you haven't come back for more than a month, are you doing well there, and you forgot about our Chengguofu?" ”

Luo Xiaolou stood in the corner, looking at the young man outside the door with complicated eyes, and didn't dare to step forward.

Luo Qingzhou bowed his head outside the door, and said respectfully: "Second lady, second son." ”

"Family, what's polite, come in."

Luo Yu affectionately grabbed his arm, led him to the table, and said with a smile on his face: "Let the kitchen prepare a lot of good dishes for you today, and our brothers will have a good get-together." ”

"Thank you, second son."

Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and said.

Luo Yu smiled, looked at the cold girl who was still standing outside the door, stepped forward and arched her hand, and said politely: "The girl also come in and sit down to eat together, they are not outsiders, there are not so many rules." ”

Xia Chan turned around, stood under the eaves with her sword in her arms, looked outside, her pretty face was as cold as ice, she treated him as air and ignored him.

The muscles in the corners of Luo Yu's eyes twitched, smiled slightly, didn't say more, turned around and went back to the house, and instructed the maid to serve the food.

"Xiaolou, didn't you just say that you wanted to see your brother Qingzhou? Come here. ”

Luo Yu greeted the girl in the red dress standing in the corner with a smile.

Luo Xiaolou timidly glanced at his mother-in-law, then at the familiar and unfamiliar young man, and glanced at him a few times, but he didn't see the familiar and kind smile on his face.

"Xiaolou, come and call someone!"

Yang said with a straight face.

Luo Xiaolou walked out of the corner, came to the young man, lowered his head, and said softly: "Qing...... Brother Qingzhou. ”

Luo Qingzhou glanced at her and nodded slightly, without any superfluous expression on his face, and did not reply.

He turned his head to look at the smiling and gentle man in front of him, and arched his hand: "Second son, I have already eaten in the house." ”

Luo Yu took his arm and sat down, and said with a smile: "Then eat less, just treat it as if you were eating with me, I haven't come out to eat such a table of food for a long time." ”

The Yang family next to him also said with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, Qingzhou, you finally came back, just accompany your second brother to have a good meal, and I will pour you wine." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the flask and came over to pour wine for the two of them personally.

Luo Yu turned her head to look at the girl next to her and smiled: "Xiaolou, sit, eat together, sit next to your brother Qingzhou, and talk to him." ”

Yang hurriedly smiled and said: "Second son, don't worry about her, the dim sum she ate before is not hungry now." You two brothers can eat, she is a little girl, let her stand and pour you wine. ”

After speaking, he went directly over and stuffed the wine jug into her hand, patted the back of her head and said, "Stupid girl, go and stand next to you and pour wine for the second brother and third brother." ”

Luo Xiaolou took the wine jug and walked behind the two of them, without saying a word.

Luo Yu smiled, didn't say anything more, picked up the wine glass and said, "Qingzhou, come, I'll toast you first." ”

At this moment, the cold girl who was originally standing outside the door suddenly walked in and stood behind Luo Qingzhou, staring coldly at the wine glass in his hand.

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment, glanced at her, suddenly understood, smiled and drank all the wine in the wine glass first, and then said to the Yang family next to him: "Erniang, you also have a drink, and then eat some food." ”

Yang is such a smart person, he immediately understood, glanced at the girl holding the sword, muttered a sentence in his mouth, and directly picked up the glass of wine in front of Luo Qingzhou and drank it all.

Immediately, he picked up the dishes and chopsticks, sandwiched a little bit of everything on the table, and ate it into his mouth.

When she had finished eating, she raised her head and was about to say a few sarcastic words, but the girl holding the sword had already walked out of the door and stood under the eaves again, cold as frost, motionless.

"Hey, villain's heart!"

She muttered and put down her chopsticks.

"Xiaolou, pour wine."

She took a new wine glass from the maid and put it in front of Luo Qingzhou.

Luo Xiaolou stepped forward and carefully filled the wine glass.

"Qingzhou, please."

Luo Yu picked up the wine glass and smiled all over his face.

Luo Qingzhou also picked up his wine glass.

The two drank it all.

The Yang family served them with dishes on the side, and said with a smile: "Qingzhou, how are you doing in the Qin Mansion?" Is it to live with that Miss Qin? ”

The girl holding the sword under the eaves outside had her pretty face slightly sideways.

"Very good."

Luo Qingzhou looked down at the dishes in the bowl and said lightly.

Yang looked at Luo Yu next to him, and said with a smile: "That Miss Qin ......"

Speaking of this, his voice lowered and said, "Nothing is wrong, right?" I heard that she couldn't talk or laugh...... Is it true? ”

Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment.

Yang said with a smile on his face: "Qingzhou, we are all our own people, this Chengguo Mansion is your home, what can't you say?" If you have any grievances in your heart, you can tell Erniang. ”

Luo Yu next to him had a smile on his face and didn't speak again.

Luo Qingzhou replied: "She's very good, but she's a little introverted and doesn't like to talk." ”

Luo Yu's eyes flashed, and he picked up his wine glass.

Yang glanced at him, then asked with a smile: "That Qingzhou, that Miss Qin, she ...... Like you? ”

The wine in Luo Yu's wine glass rippled slightly.

Luo Qingzhou said: "I don't know." ”

Yang smiled, and said with the dish for him: "Come, eat the vegetables." ”

Luo Qingzhou lowered his head to eat.

Yang glanced at Luo Ergongzi again, thought for a while, and asked in a low voice: "Qingzhou, Erniang told you something from the bottom of your heart, if you don't like it there, if those people treat you badly, you can come back at any time." Your second brother is going to Kyoto in the future, the industry of Chengguofu is so big, you have read books, and you are smart, so you can help take care of it when the time comes. ”

Luo Yu smiled: "Erniang is right, Qingzhou, I actually have no interest in these things, and I still have to rely on you in the future." ”

Luo Qingzhou did not speak.

"Come, Qingzhou, drink."

"Qingzhou, eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

Two people toast and one picks up dishes.

After chatting for a while, Yang suddenly changed his words and said in a low voice: "Qingzhou, when your second brother is admitted to the Dragon and Tiger Academy next year, you will also have a light on your face." That one...... Second son of the Qin family, have you seen it recently? Have you ever seen him practice martial arts? ”

Luo Qingzhou put down his wine glass and said respectfully: "I've been studying in the house recently, and I haven't seen him. ”

Luo Yu lowered his head, and he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.

Yang smiled, chatted a few more words, and said, "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables." ”

After another ten minutes, the table fell silent.

Luo Qingzhou got up at the right time and said goodbye.

Luo Yu got up and said with a smile: "Qingzhou, I know that you have been studying hard recently and preparing for next year's autumn exam, so the second brother doesn't dare to keep you more." Come back more in the future, and our brothers will get together more. ”

Yang also smiled: "Yes, yes, Qingzhou, I will come back more in the future." Not to mention coming back every day, you should come back two or three times a month, right? According to the rules, you should come back every month to greet your father and wife, you are a scholar, and you can't let people gossip. What's the biggest thing in the world? Of course, parents are the greatest, filial piety is the greatest, you have to remember. ”

Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and said, "Qingzhou remembers." ”

"Xiaolou, go and see off your third brother."

Luo Yu said softly to the girl next to her.

Luo Xiaolou glanced at his mother-in-law.

Yang suddenly glared and said, "Why are you still stunned?" Listen to your second brother, put down the flask, and go to see off your third brother. ”

Luo Xiaolou hurriedly put down the wine jug and followed behind the young man.

After the backs of a few people disappeared at the gate outside, the smile on Luo Yu's face gradually disappeared.

Yang looked at him with some apprehension, and said in a low voice: "Second son, that kid doesn't know if he deliberately concealed it, or if he really didn't know anything. ”

Luo Yu looked at her and smiled faintly: "It's okay, Erniang, it doesn't matter if you know it or not, I don't bother to defeat Qin Chuan in this way." Rest assured, I'm confident. ”

Yang said with a smile on his face: "The second son will definitely be able to defeat that kid, absolutely." ”

Luo Xiaolou sent it to the door, looked left and right, and saw that there was no one else, so he suddenly ran to Luo Qingzhou's side, hugged his arm, his eyes were red, and his little face was full of grievances: "Brother Qingzhou, are you doing well there?" Has anyone bullied you? ”

Luo Qingzhou stopped, frowned, and looked indifferent: "It's good." You don't have to send it, go back. ”

He withdrew his arm indifferently.

Luo Xiaolou looked at him with tears in his eyes: "Brother Qingzhou, I know...... I know that Brother Qingzhou ignored me for the sake of me and my mother......"

"Let's go back to studying."

Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything more and left quickly.

Xia Chan followed behind him, and looked back at the little girl in the red dress who was standing in place, crying pear blossoms with rain, and a ripple rippled in her cold eyes.

Luo Qingzhou was silent all the way and left the Chengguo Mansion.

Xia Chan held a sword in her left hand and an umbrella in her right hand, and walked silently in the snow with him.

Luo Qingzhou stopped on the street outside the mansion and glanced back, with a hint of complicated emotions in his eyes.

He didn't stop any longer, and walked away quickly.

"Buns! Buns! Freshly out of the basket! ”

On the streets, there are hawkers shouting.

When Luo Qingzhou heard the voice, he looked there, seemed to remember something again, walked over, took out the silver, and bought five buns.

"Miss Xia Chan, you wait for me here."

He took the bun and walked away quickly.

Passing through the alley next to it, he walked around to a dark alley behind Chengguo's Mansion.

Entering the alley, he kept moving forward.

walked through a small door behind Chengguo's Mansion and walked to the end of the alley, but he didn't see the two weak and thin figures.

When he came to this world, he was curious about the things in the entire Chengguo Mansion, wandering around, he saw this small door, and when he opened it, he saw two little beggars who were shivering in the wind and snow, and they couldn't stand up from hunger.

It was a pair of eight or nine-year-old brothers and sisters, dressed in tattered clothes, without shoes, without cotton jackets, with red and swollen feet from the cold, and frostbite on their hands, already dying of hunger.

If he had found out a day later, the brother and sister would have died of hunger and cold.

He brought them steamed buns, ointments, cotton jackets, and bedding.

In the days before he arrived at the Qin Mansion, he would ask Fluttershy to take a few more steamed buns and bring them over every time he ate.

It's just a matter of effort.

But in this day and age, there are too many poor people and starving people.

So after he left, he didn't think about it anymore.

When I came back today, after seeing Xiaolou, I suddenly remembered the brother and sister again.

However, they are no longer here.

I don't know if he died in the wind and snow, was dragged away and thrown into a mass grave outside the city, or went somewhere else.

Luo Qingzhou stood in the alley for a while, and walked out of the alley with the wind and snow, holding the gradually cooler buns.

At the mouth of the alley, the cold girl stood there, as if looking at him, and as if looking at the silent alley behind him.

"Let's go, go home."

Luo Qingzhou took the oil-paper umbrella in her hand, opened it, and covered it above her head.

The two left the alley.

After taking a few steps, the girl turned her head and looked at the silent alley in the wind and snow, and in a trance, it seemed that she had seen the scene of that day again.

Snowflakes were blowing, and two little beggars snuggled up under the corner of the alley, wrapped in big cotton jackets, eating steaming steamed buns.

The boy sat on the steps beside him, drenched in the wind and snow, and watched them quietly, his handsome and quiet cheeks shining as bright as the winter sun in the cold alley......

"Sugar gourd! Sugar gourd......"

On the street, the sound of a hawker shouting for sugar gourds was suddenly heard.

The girl came back to her senses, glanced at it, and then looked at the young man beside her.

Luo Qingzhou thought about things in his heart, walked for a while, and suddenly found that the person under the umbrella was gone, and looked back.

The girl stood sideways under the eaves not far behind her, her arms clasped to her chest, her sword in her arms, and her face cold, looking at the wall beside her.

And a step behind her, there was a vendor selling sugar gourds, holding the sugar gourds in his hands, shouting hard.