Since leaving the palace, Li Luo seems to have fallen in love with Zhuocheng's inside and outside the city.

Every day, I go to the west and south of the city to stroll, listen to the storyteller talk about some speeches and commentaries, and see the things that the vendors shout and sell, if someone is performing on the street or juggling, Li Luo also squeezes into the surrounding crowd, cheering with great interest, and handing over a piece of broken silver when leaving.

If you are tired, you will find a small teahouse and drink a few glasses of white water, only then will you know that the white water in the south of the city is not for money, if there are not many people, the shopkeeper has no words, and will sit at the table together and listen to the whimsical talk of the tea guests.

However, the most talked about is the fact that the Taishi Mansion was raided, but there is no wind and waves, and the rumors are strange, some people say that Li Luo is angry and red-faced, and Yu Xiuxuan snatched love with a knife to provoke Li Luo to kill the Taishi family.

What's more, it is rumored that the one who likes the girl of the Ling family is actually Prince Chun Li Chengye himself, so he uprooted his family with the name of Li Luo.

However, it is generally accepted that this matter must have been designed by Prince Chun and Emperor Wanlong, Li Luo is just a gentleman, who does not learn and has no skills, and it is just that Prince Chun is planning a good future for Li Luo's design, every time he hears this, Li Luo chuckles slightly, saying that he can't echo it, but he never gets angry.

It's no wonder that in addition to a few members of the royal family, Yu Chengyun and a few people knew about the events of that day, but they were also caught by death, and Li Luo didn't want to publicize it afterwards.

Prince Chun agreed, although the Dingbei Army and Guanshan Battalion present did not strictly order to keep their mouths shut, but they also warned not to talk about it, Emperor Wanlong did not say much, and there were not many people who knew the beginning and the end, so the matter was over.

Even the other Jiuqing were skeptical, and it was difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake when they heard the rumors.

However, it is rumored that Prince Chun is Li Luo's future, and he does not hesitate to add his own credit to Li Luo to be more credible, on the contrary, it seems a little shocking, otherwise, according to the favor of Emperor Wanlong and the Queen Mother to Li Luo, how can he not make a big deal about this matter.

Li Luo just heard it, no matter what rumors, he laughed it off.

One day, Li Luo walked far away in the south of the city, it was getting dark, and he couldn't go home in time, so Li Luo walked in along a road, wanting to find something to eat to pad his stomach, not wanting this alley to go deeper and deeper, the road was getting narrower and narrower, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians, but he couldn't see the end.

Li Luo couldn't help but laugh dumbly, he had walked into a remote path, so he simply didn't look at it, walked along the bluestone path and walked forward, turned the corner of the street, and a few lanterns suddenly appeared in front of him, and there were two cauldrons under the lanterns, and the pots were still steaming, and the lanterns were shining, which was quite beautiful.

Li Luo was happy in his heart, and then laughed, in the past, he saw a stunning woman, and the dazzling treasures did not have the joy in his heart at this time, but today's ordinary two cauldrons can make him have long-lost contentment.

Li Luo walked quickly, it was a small stall selling noodles, and there were three tables in the corner, although the wood was dark and old, but it was very clean.

An old man sat at a table smoking a cigarette pouch, his face was dark, full of wrinkles like a sword carving, but his eyes were clear, and there were two more stars in the deep alley in a trance.

Seeing Li Luo coming, the old man was slightly startled, and Li Luo said loudly: "Uncle, cook a bowl of noodles." ”

The old man smiled, knocked his cigarette pouch, and shouted, "Okay." He replied as if he had been here for many years.

Li Luo found a table and sat down, and looked sideways at the old man cooking noodles, there was no one else here except Li Luo and the old man.

The old man put down the cigarette pouch, carefully washed his hands in the wooden basin next to him, took out the knife, and cut the vegetables steadily, the sound of the knife connecting the wooden board in the alley came far away, the old man put in the noodles, stirred it, and was very angry, the old man turned his head sideways, and looked at the lantern to see if the noodles in the pot were cooked.

After a while, the noodles were cooked, and fresh vegetables and seasonings were put on them, and the old man brought them over and said, "Guest officer, eat them while they're hot." After finishing speaking, he put it down, and helped Li Luo put a bowl of noodle soup on the table.

Li Luo swallowed his saliva, picked up the chopsticks, mixed them, took a bite, and a fragrance rushed down his throat, Li Luo said: "My husband is a good craft!" ”

The old man smiled and said: "Haha, as long as the guest officer likes it, the little old man has nothing else, but this bowl of noodles is quite edible, and few people in the older generation of these ten miles and eight shops don't know." ”

"Well, well deserved." Li Luo praised.

The old man couldn't close his mouth with a smile, so he simply sat down at the table next to Li Luo and asked, "Look at the guest officer, it's not from here, how did you come to such a deep alley?" ”

"It's just wandering, I don't know the way, and I'm here while walking, but fortunately, I can taste the face of my father." Li Luo said while eating.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly." The old man pushed the noodle soup bowl to the side of Li Luo.

Li Luo took a sip and asked, "Uncle, why don't you see a few people coming to such delicious noodles?" ”

"Hehe, now there are fewer people taking this road, and there are fewer people eating noodles."

"Huh, why is that?" Li Luoqi said.

"This is a long time, more than ten years ago, this road is still a key road from Bailifang to other places in Zhuocheng, at that time there were many people who walked this road, and there were still people when they arrived, and then a new road was built, which was closer and better than this, and slowly people went to that road, and there were fewer and fewer people on this road, and in recent years, when it came to unitary, there were few people."

Li Luo's heart was cold, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and he was about to speak, but when he looked up, he saw the old man's face serene, looking at the end of the alley, as if he was waiting for someone to come out of the alley, but he didn't feel half a point of loss, Li Luo said dumbfoundedly: "Uncle." ”

"Haha, look at me, this is not a person, the little old man will keep talking, guest officer, the face is cold, I'll give you a hot one." After speaking, he was about to get up, but was stopped by Li Luo, who smiled and said: "It's not cold, it's a lot of work." ”

"It's good if it's not cold, it's good if it's not cold." The old man said again and again.

"Uncle, when I walked in, there didn't seem to be many houses in this alley." Li Luo asked.

"This alley is a little off, the young people in the alley have gone out and moved a lot, and the rest are about the same age as Xiao Lao'er, and they go to bed early as soon as it gets dark, so looking at the guest officer, Xiao Lao'er knows that the guest officer is not from here."

"Why don't you find a place with more people to sell noodles?"

"Hehe," the old man smiled slightly, falling into the memory.

Said slowly: "Little old man, since the age of six with my father out to beg for a living, at that time just came to Zhuocheng, I am not familiar with this place at all, the days are tight, every day just after dawn to go out, it is dark to go back to the grass shed, but I am really happy, follow my father to walk the streets and alleys, I never thought that there is such a big place in the world as Zhuocheng, and then I told people that I walked with my father, it turned out that I could not reach half the size of this Zhuocheng, especially the big field in the middle, said to be called Dingtiantai, the white jade, it is really beautiful from a distance. The old man smiled as he spoke.

"Why don't you go to Dingtiantai to take a walk, the sky is better during the day, and the white jade underground can shine his shadow." Li Luo said with a smile.

"Haha, the little old man also wants to go, at that time, when he was young, he didn't know how to take his father to take him over, who would think." After speaking, the old man's face darkened a little, and after a moment, he became happy again and said, "Don't talk about it, it's been so long." ”

"Tell me, maybe I can help my husband fulfill his wish." Li Luo smiled lightly.

"Little Lao'er, thank you to the guest officer, but I have seen it, and my wish has been fulfilled."

The old man said with a smile, "The official said that we are untouchables, and he didn't let us pass, and my father was stupid, so I had to reason with them, but I was beaten by the official master, and my legs were not good, and I couldn't walk the streets and alleys, so I had to find a place to sell noodles, and fortunately, I found this alley, my father and I sold noodles here, and no one came to drive us away, look at us pitiful, people often come to us to eat, fortunately, my father's noodles are not bad, and they are worthy of these kind people." The little old man has been selling noodles in this alley with his father since the day he hit, and his father said that he should be grateful to be a man, and the people in this alley and the people in the alley helped us when we were most miserable, and we couldn't do anything else, so I made it convenient for the people who lived in this alley, and sold a bowl of noodles, which was considered to be a return to the favor. Xiao Lao'er thinks that this is also the case, since my father died thirty years ago, I have been guarding this noodle stall, I think that I am tired and hungry when I want people to leave, and I will be content to eat a bowl of noodles here with Xiao Lao'er. ”

The chopsticks that Li Luo held in his hand froze on the noodles, and he couldn't lift them for a long time, and asked in a slightly astringent voice: "When will the old man still want to pay it back?" ”

"Hehe, it'll be paid off when the little old man dies." The old man smiled.

"Huh?" Li Luo was stunned and said, "Uncle, over the years, the alley has not been what it used to be, what are you still guarding it for?" ”

"That's what I said, but Xiao Lao'er's noodle stall is still the same as before."

The old man laughed, "In the past, some people persuaded the little old man. I said this, just to put gold on my face, in fact, how can there be so many sayings, the little old man was born timid, unwilling to change places, can guard here is content, it would be better to be able to have a few more people to eat noodles. ”

Li Luo was stunned and said, "Why don't you come to eat noodles?" ”

The old man lit his cigarette pouch and said: "In the past few years, there have been more and more times when there is no one, but if you don't do your own thing, the little old man is really uncomfortable. ”

Li Luo looked at the old man carefully, the old man skillfully pressed the fire in the cigarette pouch with his hand, and smoked it, not looking impatient or lonely, as if it had been imprinted in this deep alley.

Li Luo thought about it and laughed, there are still many people who remember the old man in this deep alley, remember this noodle stall, two lanterns, and a little spark, but it is like a mark, whether it is windy or rainy.

Li Luo smiled: "My husband is in a good mood. ”

"What's the state of mind, the guest officer laughed."

"You see, these two lanterns of yours shine much brighter than the stars in the sky."

"Haha, that's that." The old man was very happy, got up and said to Li Luo: "Little Lao'er, give you hot noodles, listen to me talk about it for a long time, the noodles have already been cold." ”

Li Luo shook his head, didn't let the old man do it again, ate the noodles in a few bites, and asked, "Uncle, how much?" ”

"Three small bucks."

"So cheap!?" Li Luo was surprised.

"Hehe, this bowl of noodles is worth two small dollars, and the guest officer has three small dollars, and the little old man has also earned it."

Li Luo was just about to speak, suddenly remembered what the old man had just said, reached out and took out a piece of broken silver from his arms, about two coins, and handed it to the old man. ”

After a pause, he said: "If the guest officer can afford to look down on Xiao Lao'er, this bowl of noodles will be considered if Xiao Lao'er invites you to eat it." With that, he handed the money back.

Li Luo didn't answer, and said with a smile: "Uncle, you take the silver first, and store more of it here for you first, I will come here to eat in a few days, and I will bring a few friends to come, and my husband will make some noodles for me." ”

"This." The old man looked embarrassed, Li Luo smiled slightly when he saw this, got up and asked, "Uncle, if I want to go to the east of the city, how can I go?" ”

The old man hurriedly pointed out the way for Li Luo, afraid that Li Luo didn't hear it clearly and said it again, Li Luo said thank you and was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered, stood up and turned back and said: "Uncle, do you hate the people in the government who injured your father and son back then?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I hated it very much at first, but then I thought about it, people didn't do anything wrong, my father and I went in with a noodle burden, bumping and bumping, not to mention, if it fell and hit anyone, it would be bad, and I didn't hate it a long time ago."

My uncompetitive son said that he wanted to join the army to serve the country, and the little old man also let him go, and he couldn't let him follow me in this alley for the rest of his life, and besides, it was also what a man should do to kill the enemy and serve the country. Little old man, I'm just begging my son to come back safely. ”

When Li Luo looked at it, the old man had a look on his face, and he was deeply proud of having a son. Li Luo nodded and said, "Old man, take care." With that, he walked away quickly.

The old man suddenly woke up and shouted, "Guest, your silver." ”

Li Luo waved his hand from afar, and when the old man blinked again, Li Luo's figure was no longer visible in the alley.