Chapter 17: The Hidden Star (17)
Jing Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and in a blink of an eye, she saw Qiu Wei who was facing the other direction, and asked, "What are you looking at?" ”
"Nope...... I'm looking for a place to eat. Qiu Wei turned around and smiled hurriedly.
Jingyi nodded, saw the Dexiang Building with a gold lacquer signboard hanging across the street, and said, "Just there, just eat something, let's go home." ”
"Miss, did you bring any money?" Qiu Wei asked with a smile.
Jingyi touched the bag she was carrying and said with a smile: "It's good to bring it." He"
"Even if you don't bring it, just go in and mention your aunt's name." Qiu Wei said with a grin.
Jingyi ignored her, asked Lao Zhang to park the car and come over, and took Qiu Wei to go first.
Still on this side of the street, the guys from Dexiang Building had already seen their master and servant, and they hurriedly came over to greet them. I asked how many people Jingyi was and what kind of seat she wanted...... This halal restaurant has always been overcrowded, and today is no exception. I heard that there were only three people and there were no reservations, so the guy was a little embarrassed.
When Qiu Wei heard this, she wanted to speak.
Jingyi stopped her, Qiu Wei stuck out her tongue and said, "Miss, then let's eat something else." Eat whatever you want. Turning back and waiting for a seat, Uncle Zhang and I are afraid that we will not even have the strength to hold chopsticks. ”
Jingyi herself is not a person who picks a place to eat, and when she saw Lao Zhang coming, she asked, "Uncle Zhang, there is no seat here." I knew that I would let Uncle Zhang lead the way. ”
Before Lao Zhang could speak, the guy was stunned when he saw him, and hurriedly shouted inside, saying, "Forgive me for being clumsy...... Can this be an errand boy in the Tao Mansion? ”
Lao Zhang looked at Jingyi, smiled at the guy and said, "Gawa, you recognize the wrong person." ”
"I won't be mistaken. Brother Zhang, this is a young man from a small shop, and he didn't recognize it for a while. Brother Zhang is ...... today" came out of the restaurant with the second shopkeeper, and he grabbed Lao Zhang when he came up. Although he didn't dare to look directly at Jingyi's master and servant, he looked at Lao Zhang and smiled. He lowered his voice and said, "Brother Zhang, who is this person in the house?" Do I know that Brother Zhang is working on an errand in the inner house...... Tao Mansion takes care of countless small shops and businesses a year, Brother Zhang, don't let me sit on wax. ”
Lao Zhang didn't dare to call the shots, hummed a few words, and still looked at Jingyi.
When the second shopkeeper saw this situation, he looked at Jingyi's bearing, and he already had a number in his heart, so he came over and said, "I don't know if the young grandmother is here, and the guy is offended." There are a lot of young grandmothers and adults, don't worry about small shops...... Please sit in the shop no matter how you want to enjoy your face, so that the shop can do its best. ”
Jing Yi obviously heard that there was no place left, and when she saw the second shopkeeper say this, she smiled.
The second shopkeeper saw that she was kind, and hurriedly said, "Young grandmother, please." I don't know if the young grandmother uses the private room of the Tao Mansion, or ......"
"Is there any other seat?" Of course, Jingyi didn't want to use the Tao family's private room.
"Of course there is, of course there is." The second shopkeeper personally led and brought Jingyi and others inside.
Dexiang Building is famous in this place, and Jingyi naturally wants to explore it when she arrives here.
The second shopkeeper was afraid that the hospitality would not be good, so he waited carefully, but he didn't dare to say much. Jingyi didn't ask, he didn't say, he only took Jingyi's master and servant into the restaurant, didn't even enter the hall, let alone go upstairs, but walked east along the porch, and after turning, entered the backyard.
As soon as you enter the backyard, it is quiet in an instant, and the hustle and bustle outside seems to be separated by layers of veils, getting farther and farther away.
Jingyi walked and looked at this large courtyard, upstairs and downstairs, there were also many rooms, the lights were on, and occasionally guests went out, or loudly, obviously one after another elegant seats.
The second shopkeeper asked Jingyi to enter the second courtyard, which was quieter than the front.
"Young grandma, please." The second shopkeeper asked the guy to open a room door, and asked Jingyi to go in. He saw Jing Yi look into the courtyard, and his eyes were fixed on the direction of the lighted private seat opposite, "Except for you, there are guests in this courtyard." It won't bother you. The private room in the house is inside, and Qi Shaoyuan said that he was coming tonight and didn't want to cancel it temporarily. It's useless to have a table ready. ”
Jingyi listened and smiled. When I was about to enter the door, I suddenly heard a burst of laughter. She paused for a moment when she heard the door open, laughing louder, and apparently the guest in the private room had come out.
Jingyi took two steps closely, and when she entered the door, she heard those people talking and laughing loudly, and some people singing, she identified that it was a Japanese folk song, "Cherry Blossoms...... She frowned, and saw that the second shopkeeper was respectfully waiting for her to order, so she said, "Since the table is ready, let's serve a little." ”
The second shopkeeper was eager for this, and ordered the man to wait, and he went out first.
Lao Zhang and Qiu Wei must not dare to sit at the same table with her, and Jingyi is helpless. Fortunately, this private room was large, and she sat at the table inside, and the two of them sat outside to have refreshments first, which was also cheap.
Jingyi sat and drank tea, listening to Qiu Wei asking the guy outside, what kind of guests were just now, and how they were talking. The guy said it was some Japanese, and they ate here every day for the past two days. Didn't say anything else. Jingyi listened, saw Qiu Wei looking at herself, and nodded.
After a while, she started to serve the dishes, and Jingyi saw that the dishes were all light and delicious, although she didn't eat much, she tasted everything. Instead, I listened to Qiu Wei and Lao Zhang chatting while eating, and found it interesting, and after a while, I put down my chopsticks.
Someone knocked on the door outside, Jing Yi thought it was a buddy, but Qiu Wei outside stood up first and called "Mr. Xiao". Jingyi looked through the curtain and saw that it was really Dunhuang.
Xiao Dunhuang was not the usual cloth robe, but a suit and leather shoes, and he also held a folding fan in his hand, looked at Jingyi and smiled, and said: "I said, I will never admit my mistake again, it must be you." ”
Jingyi invited him to sit down, asked the guy to pour tea, and asked, "You were the one who feasted over there just now?" ”
"You see us too?" Xiao Dunhuang put down the folding fan, took the teacup, and asked with a smile.
Jing Yi looked at him with a smile, but there was no smile in his eyes. There was a bit of redness on his face and he had obviously drunk quite a bit of alcohol. She shook her head.
Xiao Dunhuang looked at her, as if he was a little melancholy.
Seeing him like this, Jingyi said, "Since it's a feast, why don't you go back to rest earlier?" ”
Xiao Dunhuang was stunned and said: "When you meet, you will pick up people, you really have you." ”
Jing Yi smiled and didn't speak. Tonight was very different from the past, and she had to be careful to avoid making a mistake. Dunhuang also knows Jingyi very well, although he is melancholy, he has to put a good shelf. Jing Yi saw that he had a pair of big eyes and was a little playful, and said to her: "Singing and dancing tonight, eating and drinking, it's really hard." But friends haven't seen each other for a long time, and it's good to see them. ”
"I heard from the guys, it's a Japanese guest." Jingyi said.
Xiao Dunhuang nodded and said, "There are a few of them, and they are also Tao Xiang's friends." ”
Jingyi smiled and asked, "Really?" Maybe I recognize? ”
He said, "Maybe." I just want to talk about these people, and I will talk to Tao Xiang in person. ”
Jing Yi almost laughed when she heard him mention Tao Xiang's rare serious tone. Xiao Dunhuang glared at her. She couldn't help but laugh: "I never ask about him outside." But since you have a heart, and I happen to be going, I might as well mention it in front of him. ”
Xiao Dunhuang didn't pay attention to Jing Yi's teasing, hugged his arms, and said: "It's not that I'm foolish, I'm afraid this is another hot potato thrown to him." Whether you can connect or not, how to pick it up, and what to do if you do, it was originally very difficult. Now he really took it, and he will execute it next. It's true that I'm an outsider, but I'm also from the Northwest. What Tao Xiang has done in the past few years is still popular here. ”
Jingyi looked at him. When discussing this war, Dunhuang was a little more rational than the Tao family.
"And the rebel leader is not a simple man. Since he dared to put forward the idea of statehood, the capital was set up. This is not unusual, but there is also a program and a constitution, and it is not a rabble. I heard that the ministers of several major countries have received the note, but it is difficult to say how much support they will get. However, there are still capable military divisions in his army, and it seems that he is very familiar with the Northwest Army, which is certain. Xiao Dunhuang said to Jingyi, took the cups and saucers in front of him, as if demonstrating on the sand table.
He was very clear in his thoughts, and he spoke clearly, and his voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it.
"Where did you get all the news?" Jing Yi poked her tea and asked. Last time I was in the hospital, I was in a hurry, and I didn't talk so deeply about Dunhuang.
"It's easy. For example, the British minister to Ili reported back to his homeland one after another. It is not difficult to intercept a little news in the middle. He said, ordering a cup on the table. Jingyi understands that that represents Ili. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xiao Dunhuang frowned, "Do you understand?" ”
"I don't understand." Jingyi said.
"I'm afraid that Tao Xiang has to deal with an ordinary situation. This is not on the scale of last year's Qinghai counterinsurgency. Deng Dunhuang said. He paused for a moment, "I'm very much in favor of Tao Xiang's strategy of counterinsurgency. The separation of soldiers and civilians does not force suppression. Some say he has silky wrists, and it makes sense. It's this time, I'm afraid it won't work if you don't go up and fight a tough battle first. ”
"You gave him the title of using soldiers like a god, and now you are talking about this, are you still worried?" Jing Yi said lightly.
When he heard this, he was slightly stunned, smiled, and said, "Okay, let's wait and see." Don't blame me for not reminding you when the time comes. ”
"You have such an idea, you should go and talk to Muzhi. Can't wipe your face? It's not like you haven't been to No. 7 for tea and wine. You are biased in our family's good tea and wine, and when something happens, do you hide? Jingyi asked.
Xiao Dunhuang pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Pointing his finger at the cup and saucer in front of him, he sighed and said, "Trouble." ”
Jingyi smiled.
Xiao Dunhuang looked at Jingyi - he hadn't seen her for a few days, and her complexion was very good. It's just like there's something on the mind...... After talking for a long time, his mouth was dry, and he drank two cups of tea in a row. Listening that it was already quiet outside, he said, "Before you know it, it's time." ”
When the man saw that they were leaving, he hurriedly came over and said that the second shopkeeper said that this account was in the name of the seventh young master.
Jing Yi thought about it, so she got up and left.
Xiao Dunhuang also stood up.
When she walked out, she kept an appropriate distance from her. Walking out of the gate of the restaurant, Jingyi looked at Dunhuang and wanted to give him a ride.
"I'll walk on my own." Xiao Dunhuang said.
On the wide street, a cool breeze rose and the sound of water was heard in the distance.
Jingyi turned her head to look and could see the iron bridge over the Yellow River.
"Let's go back and rest early." Jingyi said.
Dunhuang signaled that he wanted to walk along the river.
Jing Yi glanced at the time, it was indeed not early.
Seeing her hesitating, he asked, "Is it troublesome to go to Germany?" ”
Jingyi raised her eyes and asked in surprise, "How do you know?" ”
She was a little annoyed. Before she announced this matter, she couldn't discuss it on the street?
Xiao Dunhuang smiled and said, "You don't care about this. I also have ears for God. ”
Jing Yi frowned, slightly displeased.
Seeing that she was displeased, Xiao Dunhuang smiled and said, "Where is there an impermeable wall." ”
Jingyi thought about it, but she still didn't feel happy.
She didn't say a word for a while, and walked ahead with her head down.
Xiao Dunhuang didn't say anything, just followed her.
Sure enough, Jingyi stood down again, and the color on her face was much better.
"I want to go," she said. ”
In Dunhuang's ears, although her tone was certain, it was more like she was emphasizing something to herself. He smiled slightly, but did not immediately express his opinion.
Jingyi knew that Dunhuang could understand her mood. Occasionally, she would feel like an ally to her......
"I admire Tao Xiang for this." Xiao Dunhuang said slowly, "As a husband, it is rare to have such a mind. ”
Jingyi was stunned for a moment and asked, "What?" ”
"I heard that he approved of your study." Xiao Dunhuang smiled, "Some people also say that the Seventh Young Master is sending the Seventh Young Grandmother out to pursue freedom, so that he can freely pursue others." It's a joke, and Tao Xiang certainly doesn't have to be that. ”
Jing Yi's face was red and white.
Of course, Tao Xiang doesn't have to be like this.
Who does he want to pursue, and why doesn't care if she's not around...... She was upset for a moment, looked at the time, and said, "It's time for me to go." Don't go in my car, but go home quickly. ”
"Wait." Xiao Dunhuang saw that she was about to get in the car and leave, so he stopped her.