It seems that it is indeed time for me to investigate this person's background, and I should also find a suitable opportunity to talk to Ah Mao.

The cheerful Ah Mao pulled Chu Qingruo into the backyard of the yamen: "Dad, who do you see coming?" ”

Chu Qingruo stepped into the door and looked at Li Zhutou, who was eating tea with a bowl, with a smile: "Uncle Li, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?" ”

Li Zhutou's eyes widened in surprise: "Oh, Qingruo girl!" What is the wind that is blowing you? Come on, come on, come in and sit. ”

"Li catches the head!" Zhou's mother also stepped into the door and called him with a smile.

Uncle Li hurriedly put down the bowl and happily pulled over a stool: "Mother Zhou, long time no see, long time no see." Come and sit. He turned his head and beckoned to Ah Mao: "Ah Mao, quick, hurry up and make tea for Sister Qingruo and Aunt Zhou, and take out the pot of good tea in the cabinet!" ”

Ah Mao responded crisply: "Hey! I know! He turned around and went to the inner room. After a while, two cups of fragrant tea were brought and placed in front of Chu Qingruo and Zhou's mother.

"Qingruo, what kind of wind blew you here?" Li Zhutou looked at this girl who was as beloved as his other daughter, and asked with a smile.

Chu Qingruo was a little sad when he heard this, but his face did not show it, and he said mischievously to Li Zhutou with a smile:

"I miss Uncle Li, come and see you, what? Isn't Uncle Li welcome? ”

Li Zhutou laughed heartily: "Welcome, welcome." How? Do I look like I don't welcome you? Everyone laughed.

After Ah Mao added water to Chu Qingruo, he put the copper kettle on the ground next to the table: "Dad, I'll go to the embroidery room first and tell my mother the good news, if my mother knows that Sister Qingruo is here, she will be happy." By the way, I'll buy some vegetables and make a few specialty dishes for Sister Qingruo and Aunt Zhou to try in the evening! ”

Li Zhutou slapped his thigh: "Okay! Then he took out a few dimes of silver from his arms, "Oh~ bring more silver, buy some good food, it's rare that your sister Qingruo is here, I'm happy today, give me a pound of good wine, and I want to drink two cups at night." ”

Ah Mao took the silver and went out happily.

The three of them were greeting each other, and Han Ling'er and Kang Zi came in: "Sister Qingruo, I have placed all the luggage and carriage in front of the inn." ”

Li Zhutou looked up and saw two young and unfamiliar faces: "These two are ......"

Chu Qingruo stood up and pulled Han Ling'er: "Uncle Li, this is my sworn sister-in-law, Han Linger." He looked at Kangzi again: "This is Geng Kang, Geng Guard, we all call him Kangzi!" ”

Li Zhutou stood up and arched his hand: "Hello two, come, you're welcome, please take a seat!" With that, he gave up his seat and made tea for them.

The five of them were talking while eating with teacups in their hands. After the greetings, Li Zhutou finally opened his mouth to ask about Fu Lingyun, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly cooled down, and everyone was silent.

Li Zhutou didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only pat her on the shoulder, his mouth open, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to close his mouth and sigh.

Qingruo, this girl is really a hard worker, I thought she married a good family and lived a happy life ever since, who knows, just a few days after getting married, the young general ......, alas...... The days to come are still so long, God, how can you survive this child called Qingruo?

Thinking about it, Li Zhutou's eyes were a little moist.

"Qingruo~" Aunt Li's kind voice came in, and everyone looked up and saw a rich and fair-skinned middle-aged woman wearing a blue printed and dyed coarse cloth dress, walking in with a smile.

"Aunt Li!" When Chu Qingruo saw her, she jumped into her arms like a happy bird, and Mother Zhou also greeted her with a smile: "Sister Li, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?" ”

"Okay, everyone's okay!" Putting down the basket in her hand, Aunt Li glared at Li Zhutou: "You person, what's the matter?" It's rare for Qingruo to come to see us, how can she say something that makes her sad! ”

Li Zhutou raised his head and laughed open-mindedly: "Yes, yes, I just can't speak, come on, Qingruo, sit, let's not talk about this." ”

The original sad atmosphere in the room was swept away by Aunt Li, and everyone invariably avoided this topic and talked about some interesting things after everyone separated. Chu Qingruo was infected by their laughter from time to time, forgot his troubles for a while, and talked happily with everyone.

That night, Li Zhutou was also drunk because of Chu Qingruo's arrival, and in the end, Ah Mao's eldest brother and second brother helped him into the room and couldn't sleep soundly. Chu Qingruo was also teased by Ah Mao for a few drinks, and finally returned to the inn to sleep with Han Ling'er.

As soon as it was dawn on the second day, this laughing and noisy Ah Mao broke into Chu Qingruo's guest room like a tornado. "The sun is shining on the buttocks, get up quickly, Sister Qingruo!"

Chu Qingruo got up angrily and funny, and while putting on his clothes, he said weakly: "You girl, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you are still so popular, which man will marry you in the future!" ”

Ah Mao, who has always been hearty, listened to her words and showed a childish look: "I don't want to get married!" ”

Chu Qingruo smiled and said, "Don't marry? Are you going to be an old aunt? ”

Ah Mao jumped to his feet: "People won't be old aunts!" ”

"So, you have someone in your heart?" Chu Qingruo approached her and asked narrowly.

"Oops, what nonsense! Sister Qingruo, you are so annoying! Get up early in the morning and bully people, I, I ignore you! Hum! Mao's face flushed.

Got someone in your heart? Yes, she already has someone in her heart.

As early as a few years ago, after seeing him in the Fanyin Temple in Ping'an Town, I thought about him day and night. After seeing his celestial-like demeanor, Ah Mao felt as if he had gone mad, and he could no longer look down on any man.

In her eyes, there was no one better looking and better voice than him. There has always been a voice in the deepest part of my heart telling me that no one can compare to him! thought that in this life, she could only treat him as a little secret in her heart and hide it deeply.

Who knew that fate was so wonderful, they could meet again after a few years, and he seemed to have a good relationship with Sister Qingruo, and they actually came all the way. Ah Mao couldn't help but secretly rejoice in her heart, she finally had the opportunity to get close to him, understand him, and slowly enter his world.

From yesterday, when she saw the person she was haunted by at first glance appearing in front of her on a snow-white horse, to the lover of her dreams now, she was really in the next room a stone's throw away from her. She felt like she was in a dream, a beautiful dream that was both real and unbelievable.

Chu Qingruo quietly watched the unconcealable spring flow between Ah Mao's eyebrows, and his heart became more and more uneasy, so he deliberately combed his hair and asked casually, "Ah Mao, are you ready?" Uncle Li told you that someone else? ”

Ah Mao blushed and stomped his feet: "Yes, Sister Qingruo, people are already so old, don't call them Ah Mao Ah Mao anymore, okay?" ”

"Okay, Li Jiao, Li Jiao, it's all right?" Chu Qingruo, who was already a little certain in his heart, was worried.

"Dad, he's so annoying! Net to find me some crooked melons and cracked dates, and what to say honest and simple, I see, he just deliberately found him to look pleasing to the eye and satisfied, and he didn't care if I liked it or not! ”

"And what do you like?" Chu Qingruo took the opportunity to ask rhetorically.

Li Jiao snickered, reached out and grabbed her pigtails, and while brushing them, she looked up and thought and said, "Me? The person I like is best to be good-looking and smart, tall, and speak in a sven manner, and have two shallow pear vortices when laughing, and the most important thing is to be knowledgeable. Don't be like those poor and sour talents, shaking their heads all day long, and sour water as soon as they open their mouths, so that people don't even want to talk to him! ”

As she spoke, she thought of Bai Lisheng smiling at her on a tall white horse, like the prince charming in her mind.

Chu Qingruo's heart sank, and it sounded like he was saying it according to Mr. Sheng's appearance, could it be that the person in Ah Mao's heart was Mr. Sheng?

After Li Jiao finished saying that, she lowered her head and immersed herself in her own thoughts, Chu Qingruo was about to open her mouth to persuade her a few words, when she heard a few knocks at the door: "Miss Chu, have you gotten up?" ”

As soon as she heard it, it was Bai Lisheng's voice, and she was just about to open her mouth to refuse, but she saw that Li Jiao had already run over happily and opened the door.

"Mr. Cheng! Get up, get up! Seeing that it was Bai Lisheng who knocked on the door, he nodded and said busily.

Bai Lisheng was amused by her puppy-like appearance, and the pear vortex on her cheeks appeared and disappeared from time to time, and she couldn't take her eyes off it, standing at the door and smirking at him.

"Mr. Sheng? Is there something to do with me early in the morning? Chu Qingruo's words were slightly impatient.

Automatically ignoring the impatience in her tone, Bai Lisheng stood at the door with a smile, and turned a handful of folding fans of fine fabrics in his hand a few times, quite a bit of a showmanship: "I don't think it's early, I want to invite the girl to have breakfast together." ”

After speaking, he paused, and then looked at Ah Mao on the side with his peach blossom eyes: "I didn't expect that this girl came earlier than me, so it's better to meet by chance, I wonder if this girl would like to have breakfast with me?" ”

Ah Mao's heart jumped at him, oh my God, he was looking at me, he was looking at me!

"I, my name is Li Jiao!" At the thought of being able to have breakfast with him, she couldn't help but rejoice in her heart, "Okay, then Mr. Cheng will go down first, and we'll come right away." ”

Chu Qingruo frowned slightly, and heard Bai Lisheng at the door chuckle and said, "The girl's surname is Li? Well, two girls, let's go down and wait for you first. ”

With the sound of the door closing, Li Jiao walked in like a cheerful bird: "Sister Qingruo, are you okay?" ”

Putting down the comb in his hand, pulling her to sit down, Chu Qingruo said in a long voice: "Ah Mao, men and women are seven years old at different tables, and we are not familiar with him, it is inappropriate for lonely men and widows to sit at the same table to eat." ”