On the fourteenth night of the first lunar month, the colorful lights in Hangzhou are everywhere, and the lights are brilliant. This year's lantern festival is set up on Hefang Street, and Zhao Xiu and his entourage passed from the small house where they lived, but it was not very far, and it was only two quarters of an hour to ride in a carriage.

When they arrived at the entrance of Hefang Street, they saw a surge of people. Fortunately, today is not the fifteenth day, the crowd is not to the point of exaggeration, the carriage in front of the sent a few people to open the road, the tall horses, the guards and the small men put on a posture, and the pedestrians have also retreated, Zhao Xiu and his party arrived at the teahouse that Zhao Wei had booked in advance.

The teahouse has two floors, and looking at the appearance of the carved beams and paintings, you will know that it is not comparable to ordinary small shops. His family is about the usual business of officials and merchants, and when he saw a carriage for a female dependent, a special servant introduced the carriage into the backyard of the teahouse through the side door, and then retreated, and replaced the neatly dressed mother-in-law to wait, and there was another staircase from the backyard that led to the private room on the second floor. Zhao Wei came to explore the road in advance, so he walked ahead, and Zhao Xiu helped Zhang to follow him upstairs. When I got to the second floor, I saw a long corridor leading to several private rooms. Zhao Wei booked the largest room in the middle, as soon as Zhao Xiu entered, he saw a flower window open on the opposite side, and people standing by the window could enjoy the lights downstairs without obstruction. And the decoration in the private room is also very good, the tables and chairs are made of good wood, needless to say, there are famous calligraphy and paintings on the wall, although it is not everyone's work, but it is also a rare treasure. On the high table in the corner of the wall, there are also fresh flowers, exuding a fragrance that does not belong to this season.

Zhang looked around at the layout of the private room and was very satisfied: "This place is quite clean. Zhao Wei said with a smile: "Those who come here on weekdays are either rich or expensive." If it was an ordinary store, the grandson would not dare to ask his grandmother to move. ”

The waiting mother-in-law brought tea and snacks, the tea was a good white tea, and the snacks were also very exquisite. Zhao Xiu was a little surprised: "This teahouse has some ways, and you can get white tea?" This shouldn't have been prepared by my brother himself, right? ”

The white tea production in the Zhao family's tea garden is not large, in addition to sending it to the Hou Mansion in the capital to prepare the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family for their own use and giving away, the Zhao clan also bought a small part internally, and there are very few left in the local tea shop in Hangzhou to sell, and the ones that can be bought are not ordinary customers. This teahouse can actually serve customers with white tea, which shows that the ability is not small.

Zhao Wei said with a smile: "If I prepared it, I would have asked someone to go to the West Lake Longjing." Grandmother doesn't have a preference for white tea, so what do I ask people to prepare for this? However, our tea shop is also well-known in Hangzhou, and the shopkeeper of this teahouse also knows our origins, so he will specially serve white tea, right? My sister just drinks it, the dim sum in this store is good, and I will ask them to have a few more things for a while, and my sister will try it raw? ”

Zhao Xiu agreed with a smile, and couldn't help but lean towards the window. Zhang shouted, "Don't get too close to the window, the people outside have seen you." Zhao Xiu said: "The people in the other private rooms also see it this way, and my cousin and cousin Mi also said that the customs of Hangzhou are very different from those in Beijing and our hometown, so we don't have to be too restrained." Besides, today's lantern festival, everyone who comes is naturally staring at the lanterns, who has time to look up? "Besides, what if passers-by look up and see it? The room behind her was brightly lit, and when seen from downstairs, it was just backlit, ensuring that the person couldn't see anything clearly except for a figure.

Zhang frowned, originally didn't agree with his granddaughter's words, but Zhao Xiu brought out Mrs. Mi, and she couldn't say that her granddaughter was wrong, so she could only drink tea silently. After a while, Mrs. Mi and Mi Yingzhi also arrived, but Mi Xingzhi did not follow. Today is Zhao Wei's invitation to the post, except for himself, all of them are female dependents. Mi Xingzhi felt inconvenient, and he had a public office, so he asked his wife and daughter to come by themselves.

Mi Yingzhi is dressed up very beautifully today, with a goose-yellow satin embroidered placket, inlaid with white fur edges, a snow-blue embroidered horse-faced skirt underneath, her hair is still combed into a hanging bun, with a golden hairpin, thin powder, luxurious and elegant, and her demeanor is all right.

Zhao Xiu met her, so he secretly glanced at Zhao Wei, and found that his face was stiffer today than that day, his eyes only dared to stare at the ground, but he wanted to look at Mi Yingzhi, but he was afraid of being discovered by the other party, not to mention how unnatural his expression and movements were, almost with the same hands and feet. Zhao Xiu almost didn't laugh out loud, and it was easy to hold back.

Zhang and Mrs. Mi met again, and it was a good chat. Zhao Xiu also pulled Mi Yingzhi to whisper, and couldn't bear to put Zhao Wei aside, so he had to lead him to say a few words from time to time. It's just that somehow, Zhao Wei is so clever on weekdays, but today he looks like a fool. Zhao Xiu asked him, and he replied, and he didn't know how to show his talent and demeanor in front of Mi Yingzhi, which really surprised Zhao Xiu, and he was also anxious. She intended to match her brother and cousin, but if her brother was so stupid, who would take a fancy to him?! I'm afraid that Mi Yingzhi not only didn't have a good impression of him, but disliked him.

Zhao Xiu reluctantly put his eyes on Zhang's side, but unfortunately Zhang's and Mrs. Mi really chatted, and they didn't know where they had so many words to talk about. It seems that these two are unreliable, and Zhao Xiu can only go out in person. The nerd brother couldn't count on it today, so she had to pull Mi Yingzhi aside and whispered, "Brother is not like this on weekdays. When he saw his cousin today, he felt embarrassed, so he was so dumbfounded. Cousin, don't bother with him. ”

Mi Yingzhi pursed her lips and smiled, but her face showed a touch of crimson: "How come?" Cousin Zhao is a sincere gentleman, I know it in my heart. ”

Zhao Xiu was stunned, she intuitively felt that there was something to do here, and just as she wanted to ask more clearly, Mi Yingzhi had already changed the topic, pointed to the colored lanterns downstairs and said, "Cousin, look, that rabbit lamp is really good!" It's like the real thing. ”

Zhao Xiu could only clean up his mood and concentrate on looking at the lamp. Today's lantern is the protagonist, but although the rabbit lamp that Mi Yingzhi is referring to is exquisitely made, in Zhao Xiu's opinion, there is nothing unusual. But a little farther away, there is a marquee, although you can't see what is painted on the lamp, but it gives people a very delicate feeling. Zhao Xiu pointed it out to Mi Yingzhi, and Mi Yingzhi also praised it, and said: "It would be nice if you could see clearly what was drawn on the lamp." ”

Zhao Xiu said: "What's so difficult about this? The lanterns on that stall can be bought, so send someone to buy them and take a closer look, right? ”

Mi Yingzhi hesitated: "I'm afraid that this lantern is worth a lot of money, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so don't rush to buy it." ”

Zhao Wei walked up to his sister and silently handed over a small brass monocular. Zhao Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he meant, and said with a smile: "My brother is really thoughtful, and he brought this." She tried to look at the lamp with a telescope, and found that it was really exquisite, so she said to Mi Yingzhi: "Cousin, take a look, I think this lamp is really beautiful." ”

Mi Yingzhi took the telescope and was also a little curious. At this time, foreign goods are popular, but the common ones are clothing, perfumes, clocks, gems and other things, and telescopes are basically equipped in the palace or the army. Zhao Wei, as the Marquis of Jiannan, was originally from a noble background, and it was not surprising that he had this after the gate, but he didn't expect that he would bring this to the lantern festival today, and he was willing to lend them these little girls to see the lanterns. She remembered that there was also one in the Hangzhou garrison, and his only daughter had been secretly brought to show off on the occasion of the ladies' gathering, and was grounded by her father for two months afterwards, because this was his cherished beloved, and even his wife and children could not touch it lightly. The rumors that Jiannan Hou honored his grandmother and loved his sister were true.

Mi Yingzhi looked at the marquee lamp with a telescope, and sure enough, she could see it clearly, it was a good lamp. She no longer stopped Zhao Xiu from buying the lamp.

Zhao Xiu specially turned around and walked away to order someone to buy a lamp, leaving Zhao Wei and Mi Yingzhi standing by the window, and the latter politely put the telescope on the small table in front of the window: "Thank you, cousin, I can see this thing so clearly." Zhao Wei stiffly took it back and smiled: "This thing is rarely used on weekdays, and it finally comes in handy." Would you like to take a second look, cousin? The smile reflected in the eyes of my sister not far away, and I only felt that it was not a smile, but a cramp.

Mi Yingzhi bit her lip, endured a smile, thanked him, and took the binoculars to continue to look at the lanterns downstairs. Zhao Wei's heart was beating faster because Mi Yingzhi took something directly from him. Even if there is no skin-to-skin contact, he feels beautiful in his heart.

Zhao Xiu couldn't bear to look at it directly, but he didn't expect his smart and calm little brother to have such an idiot. Seeing him standing next to Mi Yingzhi, as if he didn't even know how to move his hands and feet, Mi Yingzhi looked downstairs with a telescope with great interest, and Zhao Xiu couldn't bear it. After hesitation, she returned to her brother. There are some things she really can't help with, but it's okay to keep him company.

I don't know if it's because there is a third person by his side, he is no longer alone with Mi Yingzhi, Zhao Wei is a lot calmer, and he can also stiffly comment a few words with his sister about the beauty and ugliness of the lanterns. After a while, the mother-in-law brought up the lantern, and everyone gathered around to admire it, and ordered someone to blow out a few lamps to make the light in the private room dimer, so as to better appreciate the beauty of this lamp. Zhao Wei took the opportunity to talk to Mi Yingzhi for two more sentences, and when she saw that she was smiling and smiling, she had no intention of avoiding it, and she was even happier in her heart.

While everyone was enjoying the lanterns, he pulled Zhao Xiu back to the window and thanked her in a low voice: "Good sister, thanks to you." My brother will never forget your help today. Zhao Xiu pursed his lips and snickered: "Brother, don't worry about thanking me first, let's think about how to speak normally in front of Cousin Mi." Otherwise, you will be like an idiot, and I will be embarrassed to speak well of you in front of her. Zhao Wei's face turned red. Seeing this, Zhao Xiu couldn't help but smile again.

The lantern will shine brightly, reflected on the window, illuminating Zhao Xiu's smiling face. Gao Zhen stood downstairs with a lantern, looked up and saw her delicate face, only to feel a wave in his heart, and suddenly he didn't want to go inside, so he would appreciate it first.

He didn't know that not far behind him, there was another man who was also standing there, staring at Zhao Xiu by the window on the second floor and launched a nymphomaniac: "It turns out that the eldest girl of the Zhao family looks like this." ”

The little guy behind him was urging in a whisper: "Young master, you hurry up!" It was not easy for my cousin and wife to find out that the grandson of Jiannan Hou was here. This is your best chance, if you miss this time, you don't know when you will be able to see the Zhao family girl again...... "R1152."