The weather is hot and sultry, the peaches and plums are ripe, the ripe apricots and loquat fruits hang on the branches, red and yellow, the branches are pressed low, and the pomegranate flowers are laughing and cracking.

When the time comes, the people of the whole city and the people of the surrounding ten miles and eight towns will rush to the river to watch the game and cheer for the athletes in the boat.

He Dangli stepped out of the small courtyard where she had been imprisoned for many years for the first time since she was a child, and it was also the first time she saw so many people. I just feel that I don't even have enough eyes to see along the way, and I wish I had eyes on my back, and there are a lot of things she doesn't know and beautiful flowers outside. But along the way, even if he was curious and surprised, he didn't let go of the hand holding the person, and he also got a pomegranate flower given by someone else.

Just after noon, the two of them walked through the crowd to the Accord on the third floor that had been booked earlier.

The third floor has a wide line of sight, and you can look down at the river for dragon boat racing.

Before the game began, several pairs of people in various colors began to scold each other, scolding what, what is ugly and scolding, I scolded your father for being a dog, you scolded my ancestor for being a king, no one refused to admit defeat, and the atmosphere was hot.

Because it was a festival, everyone laughed along, no one cared about the vulgar words in the songs, only a few women covered their daughters' ears, for fear that they would understand the meaning of the songs. He Dangli had never seen a dragon boat race, let alone what it was, standing by the railing at that time to see everything was fresh, and when he saw them laughing, he would laugh stupidly.

There is a vacant lot by the river, the people of the troupe are dancing lions, fighting colorful dragons, picking lotus boats, stepping on stilts, and some people are dressed as fishermen, fisherwomen, mussel shell spirits, shrimp soldiers and crab generals, gongs and drums are beating loudly, stepping on stilts, picking lotus boats and people dressed as fairies and ghosts make all kinds of funny moves with the rhythm, and the onlookers laugh forward and backwards.

He Yaozu ate salt-boiled peanuts, and he didn't dare to be interested in anything else, but his eyes swept over the waist of the person lying on the edge of the railing and the little face as white as jade from time to time. The Adam's apple rolls up and down, letting out an incomprehensible chuckle.

A few gongs sounded in front of the bamboo building facing the river, and this year's organizer appeared in front of the bamboo building, and the noisy crowd gradually quieted down, and the dragon boat race was about to begin. He Dangli was far away from the cause, and she couldn't see what the person above looked like at all, but that didn't stop her from watching it with relish.

The others clapped their hands and she followed suit, and they laughed at her, and even the pomegranate flower she had just gotten in her hand accidentally fell off. She was depressed for a while, but was quickly distracted by other things.

Sometimes her emotions come and go quickly, which is a good thing.

The sun was scorching, and a few plantain bushes under the courtyard wall were wilted. The scorching sunlight filters through the thick leaves, and the murmuring light and shadow under the hood are like water waves.

Cui Lan, who came to this bamboo building with the same people today, only felt bored, every year it was such a boring dragon boat race, tug-of-war and other competitions, and I didn't know when they would be able to turn over a new trick. Even since the middle of March, I have been accustomed to the color of the peony that the villain has not grown, and at this time I am looking at other beauties, I have a little bit of interest and lack of interest.

"This king goes out for a while." After watching it for a while, I became even more irritable, so I had to propose to leave one or two first.

"Okay, but Your Highness can remember to come back later, don't teach which beauty to hook your foot." One of the handsome-looking men spoke out to the man who walked out the door.

"What do you say, who doesn't know that the first beauty in Jinling has entered the backyard of our Highness, and even if the beauty outside is beautiful, how can it compare to the one at home."

"Alas, you're right, I almost didn't notice that I said the wrong thing, I should be punished, I should be punished." A few people talked and laughed, and the gags quickly became a mess.

Cui Lan, who pushed away under the pretext, did not go to the thatched house downstairs, but walked alone at the railing of the building, covered his hands behind him, and enjoyed the scenery of the entire river bottom.

But when he turned around, he accidentally noticed a little person lying on the railing, a little person who was familiar with it, inexplicably, couldn't help but look up and down with a critical gaze at someone he hadn't seen for a long time.

It seems to have grown taller, and there is more flesh on the face. What remained unchanged was the white jade bones, the ice and snow muscles, and the golden boy and jade girl who were as delicate as Guanyin under the lotus seat, just by looking at it, he couldn't help but feel itchy, otherwise he wouldn't have pulled out so quickly, because he was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to control himself and do beastly things.

Sometimes, it is easy for good things to cause others to feel destructive and destructive.

The corners of Cui Lan's lips hooked slightly, but he stopped leaving and walked towards the empty compartment next to him. He was a little curious, who would bring this villain here?

Is it her good brother, or is it the new good brother?

At this time, the dragon boat race has been carried out to the point of heat, the shouts on the shore are broken through the sky, some emotions about the excited people even throw melons and flowers, and the crazy people directly learn that Qu Yuan to throw the river, the scene was a little chaotic for a while.

Leaning on the side of the railing, He Dangli even though his face was flushed, he was still happily looking at the bustling scene below, and he couldn't help but be in a trance for a while, thinking that he was dreaming at this moment, but this dream was too real. It was because it was too real that she thought she was dreaming, because it was something she had never dared to think of before.

couldn't help pinching her face, so painful that she couldn't help but exhale in pain, leaving a red mark on her face to confirm the fact that she was not dreaming. Su Bai held the vermilion wooden railing with both hands, and the unconcealed scorching sun shone on her eyes, but she felt a little warm, maybe it was because she was sick, she thought so.

The wind and waves by the river are blowing, and the sail cloud flag is hoisted high. She felt that even if it was a dream, then she begged God if he could make this dream a little longer, a little longer, because she liked this dream.

The summer heat is like fire, and the breeze is like water into an oil pot, boiling a piece.

Under the scorching sun, the fat banana leaves are wilted, and the branches that are pressed by the peach and apricot seem to be more bottomed because of this day, but the lotus pond is full of breeze, and I see that it is cool.

The distinguished guests in the bamboo building said that they wanted to eat zongzi, of course they would not be stupid enough to really send only a few zongzi, but sent a huge bamboo silk box.

He Dangli, who only ate one zongzi today, was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and he watched the beautiful young lady uncover the bamboo silk box. Take out a hot rice dumpling, a crystal mung bean cake, a loose and oily oil honey steamed cake, a rose mille-feuille steamed cake, oily loquat, crystal clear crystal tico, and two moist and merciful peaches.

The second layer is delicate seasonal vegetables, a plate of refreshing seasonal cucumbers, jade celery shrimp dumplings, cold bamboo shoots and shredded chicken, braised red scallops, red oil duck plus a bowl of almond snow tofu brain, a large jar of pheasant mushroom and bird's nest soup.

In addition to two kinds of sweet and three salty fillings, there is also a string of tasteless white rice dumplings, and there is a bowl of snow-white and fine foreign sugar in the box, which is used to roll white rice dumplings to eat.

He Dangli grew so big, he had never seen such exquisite food, he blushed with embarrassment, and for a while he didn't even know how to put his hands, let alone how to eat, so he could only secretly look at how the people around him moved.

And she found that even with her back straight, she could only reach the two plates closest to her, and her small arms and legs were even more frustrating.

He Yaozu washed his hands, sat at the table and peeled the zongzi to eat, holding the bamboo leaves that were more emerald green after boiling.

"It's good to wait for Yu Niang to eat, and I said that I had a lot of fun today." He Yaozu was in a good mood today and smiled to help her peel the zongzi, the skin of the zongzi was very sticky, and her fingers couldn't be torn off, so she peeled it carefully. He has always been a hands-on person, but this is the first time in his life that he has done something to serve people.

It's a strange color.

He Dangli, who was embarrassed to eat white food, learned to roll up his sleeves high, picked up the porcelain bowl containing foreign sugar, carefully poured out half of the foreign sugar, handed it to He Yaozu's elbow, and bowed his head glutinously and said loudly; "Brother, do you want to eat salty dumplings?"

His wrists were thin, but not as thin as hers. And her skin is even more transparent white after not seeing the sun for a long time.

"Hmm." He Yaozu cleaned his hands, took the sugar bowl and held it in the palm of his hand, and put the peeled zongzi into it.

"Yu Niang, taste the taste of the zongzi that my brother peeled for you." Then he picked up the chopsticks and rolled in the bowl with the white rice dumplings until the rice dumplings were covered with foreign sugar. Just handed it to He Dangli's mouth and let her take a bite, the soft and warm zongzi and the cold and sweet foreign sugar melted into a ball between her lips and teeth, and slowly fell into the stomach, very sweet.

She looked down at the carp lotus porcelain bowl in her palm, her eyebrows and eyes were curved like a crescent moon, so sweet that even her heart melted. She didn't know why her brother was so good to her today, but she didn't hate it, and even hoped that her brother would continue to be so good.

I don't know what to think, and my expression suddenly darkens a little.

A phantrum flashed in front of her eyes, and a pair of printed bamboo chopsticks suddenly reached above her sugar bowl and put a yellow and clear red date rice dumpling into it. I saw my brother who was beating and scolding her on weekdays, and at the moment he was smiling and softly saying to him: "Yu Niang is not afraid to try this taste." ”

"Well, thank you, brother." To the flattering He Dangli Sanliang, she finished chewing the small red date millet rice dumpling, took it and took a bite, her eyebrows and eyes were bent into a small crescent moon with a smile, she knew that this was the same as the zongzi she ate this morning. It's pork ribs and chestnut dumplings, something she can't afford to swallow. It's fragrant, sweet, and has meat.

Then he pushed another porcelain bowl containing zongzi in front of He Yaozu: "This is delicious, my brother will eat it too." He also smiled flatteringly, but no matter how you look at it, this smile is silly, even so stupid that it is distressing.

"Hmm. I also eat it. "Sometimes a little bit of good to the sheep is the best way to reap a better gift.

Sheep are so stupid that they can be bought with such a small profit.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, He Yaozu did not take He Dangli back to the dilapidated small courtyard, but returned to He Mansion.

He Dangli also knew for the first time that there was such a beautiful place in this world, but he felt that it was not enough to even see the flowers. I wish I could have a few more pairs of eyes.

He Yaozu was in a good mood and took people back to the [Frost Ling Courtyard] where he lived, and even the servants in the mansion didn't dare to say anything to their faces even if they saw it.

"Brother... Brother.... "He Dangli didn't know anyone in this huge mansion, except for He Yaozu, even if she was afraid of him. But in today's unfamiliar environment, I will still subconsciously look at him and rely on him for help.

Even though she knew it would be hard to talk about, she did it anyway. Because unknown dangers are far safer than known dangers.

And then since she started her three-year-long nightmare, a nightmare that she can't get rid of even in her sleep.