Seeing that the woman in red had decided not to mention the question she asked just now, Mo Ye could only owe herself a blessing again, and said with a smile: "Thank you, sister." ”

The woman in red had spoken earlier and clearly revealed that she knew something about her mother, but then she abruptly changed the subject, indicating that she didn't want to say anything more about it. Moreover, this refusal to inform happened after the woman in red knew that Lin Shan was still hiding her situation about this matter, so it was obvious that this refusal was based on Lin Shan's disagreement. Mo Ye, who was keenly aware of this, of course, didn't want to continue to ask anything.

Following the purple-clothed girl out of the back door of the hall, Mo Ye realized that there was a large courtyard behind the Dongfeng Building. The courtyard was surrounded by houses built next to the courtyard wall, which, as the purple-clothed girl explained, were simple but the real private quarters of the girls in the building, and included rooms for miscellaneous items, tools, and ingredients.

But in the backyard, the most eye-catching thing at this time was a two-story attic built in the middle of the large pool, all made of green bamboo. The bamboo building is transparent, and when you look at it from outside the pool, you can also see the things in the building at a glance.

In addition to the bamboo building roof in order to avoid the sun and rain and repair tightly, the four walls are hollow structure, and with light yellow Luo Juan as the curtain, the bright lights in the building through the light cloth curtain to reflect the whole bamboo building like a large lantern on the water. The bright and soft light overflows the building, shining in the pool water below and reflecting back, making the whole building feel like a slightly smoky mist.

Since Mo Ye came to the backyard, her eyes have been fixed on the bamboo building, and it was not until she followed the purple-clothed girl into the kitchen in the backyard that she withdrew her gaze and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister purple." Who lives in that bamboo building? It's beautifully built! ”

It may be that he is responsible for the diet of many people every day, so the backyard kitchen is really not small, there are six stoves alone, in a row of frames, and there are also hearths and desks. It was also neatly laid out in a phalanx.

At this time, there were still a few guys busy in the kitchen. After seeing the purple-clothed girl come in, they all stopped what they were doing, bowed and said, "Seventh girl." ”

The purple-clothed girl smiled and nodded at the men, then turned her head to look at Mo Ye. But instead of answering the question she just asked, she asked softly: "Because our building welcomes guests at night, we have all kinds of dishes now." Whatever you like to eat, just open your mouth. ”

Mo Ye thought for a while and said: "I just walked a long way non-stop, and my mouth is dry at this time, so it's great to be able to eat some porridge and side dishes." ”

"Hmm." The girl in purple nodded. When she looked at the stove, one of the men said very respectfully: "There are a few light side dishes in the steamer, but there are almost no guests to drink porridge in the evening, so we will only prepare it the next day." However, the wontons are ready-made, the soup is watery, and the stomach is warmed after eating, and the mouth is not greasy. ”

The girl in purple didn't say anything when she heard this. just turned his face to look at Mo Ye again.

Mo Ye also listened to all the words of the man, which couldn't help but remind her of the time when she used to eat wontons with Xing Feng at a roadside stall in the county seat. The wontons do warm up the mouth. After eating a bowl, I only felt comfortable, and the old man in the oilcloth shed sold wontons very realistically, and the three-dollar wontons were divided into two bowls, one large and one small, just enough for her and Xing Feng to eat.

Although Mo Ye did not lack the penny to exchange for two large bowls, but since there were a few leftovers, the old man who sold wontons bought a total of three pennies of wontons, and then divided them into two bowls of each size when they came out of the pot, so that there would be no waste of food, and Mo Ye was naturally happy to accept it. And now looking back, she suddenly felt that that time was so simple that it was unforgettable, and she cherished it.

Mo Ye thought in her heart, she didn't know when the next time she would visit that wonton shop with Xing Feng, and when she saw the eyes of the woman in purple, she quickly nodded and smiled: "Let's have a bowl of wontons!" I love to eat. ”

The girl in purple was a little surprised by Mo Ye's cleverness and cheerfulness, smiled and nodded, and then instructed the man: "Then make a bowl of vegetarian meat wontons, add a poached egg, and put some vegetables, and send them to my room after they are ready." ”

"Okay." The man responded energetically and went to work.

The girl in purple led Mo Ye out of the kitchen, as if she was going to take Mo Ye to her room, and when she walked by the pool again, the girl in purple glanced sideways at the bamboo building in the pool, and said lightly to Mo Ye: "The four walls of this bamboo building are ventilated, and it is not used to live in people." Originally, it was the place where the Oiran in our building entertained guests, and on weekdays, it was also a place for the sisters in the building to wake up and doze off after getting up. ”

Mo Ye originally thought that the girl in purple had not heard or was unwilling to answer the question she had just asked, but when she saw that the girl in purple suddenly took the initiative to mention it, she was surprised at first, and then a novelty ignited in her heart, and she naturally asked again: "Forgive the little sister for being presumptuous, all the sisters are charming and charming, but I don't know who the leader is?" ”

In fact, the purpose of her question was not to know who was the most beautiful in the building, but to be curious about who had the most privilege to use the building, so that she would have the opportunity to go upstairs and play tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, the next words of the girl in purple were like a handful of cold water, pouring the heart of amusement in her mind. After being silent for a while, the girl in purple still said in a light tone: "Oiran contracted a cold in the spring of last year, and since then she has been haunted by the sickbed and has not improved, and died after the winter festival last year. ”

Mo Ye, who was walking a step behind the purple-clothed girl, heard this, and his steps stopped unconsciously.

Oiran! must be a very beautiful woman, so she won't be very old, but how can such a young and beautiful woman not be able to bear even a little wind and cold? Mo Ye sighed silently, a trace of sadness appeared in his heart, this sadness did not come from the affection of relatives and friends, but only because of the early death of the flower.

The girl in purple noticed the abnormality of the girl next to her, and when she stopped and turned around, she had already distanced herself from her. The hazy light on the bamboo floor in the pool that was dyed by the pale yellow silk curtain reflected on Mo Ye's side face, and inadvertently expanded the sadness that flashed in her eyes a little, and the purple-clothed girl who saw this situation was slightly moved, but she just said in a very calm tone: "Let's go." ”

Mo Ye didn't know if the light aura exuded by the woman in purple was caused by the early death of the Oiran or the nature of the girl in purple herself, so she hurriedly quickened her pace after hearing the call, and then whispered, "I'm sorry." ”

The girl in purple replied softly, "It doesn't matter. ”

The purple-clothed girl took Mo Ye into one of the rows of houses built against the west courtyard wall of the backyard.

After entering the house, Mo Ye saw that the things in the house were as simple and simple as the temperament of the girl in purple. However, because the girl in purple is a person in the building after all, in addition to the smell of incense powder on her body that Mo Ye smells a little stronger, in her room, all the objects she has used naturally exude the same fragrance.

Mo Ye had never touched this kind of women's products in her life before coming to Kyoto, and when she lived in Xingjia Village, her aunt had to come into constant contact with food and medicinal materials, so she did not particularly come into contact with any scented rouge gouache except for the honey locust paste used to wash her hair, which would emit some natural fragrance.

Li's usual makeup is so light that there are almost no traces of it, which is not only related to her personality, but also because she basically doesn't go out much. Except for herself, this only woman in the family doesn't like to fiddle with this, Mo Ye spent most of her time in the academy during the day with a group of young scholars, if she will also have a fragrance on her body, it is most likely the fragrance of ink and poetry.

Therefore, when Mo Ye, who had just walked around outside, entered the purple-clothed girl's room, she was almost like when she first entered the Dongfeng Building just now, and a big sneeze almost erupted, and she hurriedly raised her sleeves to cover her mouth.

And this is abnormal, how could the girl in purple, whose main livelihood is to serve others, not notice? Naturally, she would not be displeased by this, but today Mo Ye started to enter the building, and the impression she had made along the way became more and more special, which finally made her let go of some scruples in her heart and open the conversation.

"Miss Xiaoye." The purple-clothed girl bowed and summoned out the title of the girl in front of her that she had been pondering for a long time, and then she smiled slightly and said, "It's natural that you are not used to it when you first come here, if you feel that something is wrong, just let it go, if you hurt yourself because of it, it will not be good." ”

There is such a kind of person in this world, they seem to be very indifferent to people and things, but that may just be a habit of theirs, because of some injuries they have suffered, they subconsciously habitually close themselves, just think of guò this way, before others can see their hearts, so that they are less hurt.

This subconscious behavior is very passive, and at the same time it can be called a kind of cowardice. They may not be able or unwilling to take the initiative, but it can also be said that they are kind, and if people do not commit their mistakes, they will only want to be quiet and alone.

There is a saying called "don't bully honest people", that is because if the protective coat that honest people open for themselves is forcibly torn, then they can only fight back hysterically, but if outsiders enter their hearts in a way they allow, most people will be pleasantly surprised to find that the heart of a certain kind of person who is silent and cold is actually clear to the fragile Cheng dù.

It's like a glass of water, you just need to touch the ink to contaminate it, but it is precisely because the person who owns this cup of water has been working hard to protect it that it can always be clear and clean.

Although Mo Ye didn't know why the purple-clothed sister's attitude towards her had suddenly changed, she felt that the purple-clothed girl's smile at this time was a little warmer than the smile when she led the way just now, which made her happy in her heart. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Biquge www.biquge.info to vote for recommendations and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation