Daniel Zhang was on the side, seeing that Xiao Tangchun recognized Guan Zhuofan, he thought that he would simply stretch the shelf for him, so that the old bustard would know the stakes, and it would be much easier to talk about things. So he cleared his throat and said, "This is our battalion commander, and the hundreds of brothers in the camp in the south of the city are all under his control, and Lao Mu and I are his subordinates. He instigated the bustard with his eyes, and said meaningfully: "We are the boss of Guan, who is righteous, the most willing to take care of his friends, and the most affectionate, who is good to him, he must remember."

The implication is that if anyone treats him badly, he will naturally remember. The old bustard felt a pain in his heart, knowing that he wanted to borrow Xiaotang Chun to knock on the idea, I was afraid that it would be unreliable. In terms of rank alone, the officials of the sixth rank are not very big in the capital, and among the guests who come to the Zichun Pavilion to have fun, even the second-grade Shangshu has also seen it. However, the identity of the commander of the infantry army is different, and the ground in the south of the city is his jurisdiction, which is a person who cannot be provoked for a side business like them. This is the same as "copying the county order and destroying the door order", it is the same reason - the county official is not as good as the current management.

In any case, since someone else is here, it is a big thing, and you have to continue it. The old bustard smiled at Guan Zhuofan and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Guan, I really don't know gold and jade, don't blame me." ”

"Well said." Guan Zhuofan saw that Daniel Zhang frightened this mother-in-law, smiled secretly in his heart, and ignored her, but still said to Xiao Tangchun: "Tangchun girl, I came to ask you about someone." ”

I got it for a long time, and it turned out that it was just to inquire about individuals? Everyone in the hall was confused, and even Xiao Tangchun was confused, and asked in surprise: "I don't know which one you want to inquire about?" ”

"The last time I listened to music in the Kuiyuan Pavilion, that noble countryman of yours, Mr. Liebinley."

Xiao Tangchun's face suddenly showed a look of scarelessness, and before he could answer, the old bustard on the side had already shouted as if he had seen a savior: "Yes!" Yes! Isn't that him, who refuses to leave my daughter's place every day, and the toad wants to eat swan meat...... Mr. Guan, but what did he do, how many of you want to take him away? ”

When Xiao Tangchun heard her say this, he was angry, stomped his feet and said, "Mom, why do you say this about Mr. Li?" ”

Guan Zhuofan breathed a long sigh of relief, knowing that he had not guessed wrong. He counted his days in the morning, and the time when Libin moved out of Fayuan Temple was after meeting Xiao Tangchun in the Kuiyuan Pavilion, needless to say, he naturally plunged headlong into this gold cave. For a character like Xiao Tangchun, it is common for Libin to be obsessed with her, but I don't know if he is unrequited or happy, looking at Xiao Tangchun's expression, the latter is more likely.

Now that he has found someone, Guan Zhuofan is also relieved: "I want to meet him, can I succeed?" ”

"Cheng, Cheng," the old bustard agreed, "I'll let the guy call him over." ”

"No, you don't." Guan Zhuofan shook his head, "Miss Tangchun, you take me there." ”

"Yes." Xiao Tangchun hesitated, I didn't know if they really came to take Mr. Li, and seeing that Guan Zhuofan's expression was not like it, he had to lead the way in front and go to a courtyard next to him. Guan Zhuofan signaled to Daniel Zhang that they didn't have to come, but the old bustard on the side was not at ease, and still followed Xiao Tangchun behind him.

Guan Zhuofan did not guess wrong. That night, Libin sent Xiao Tangchun downstairs, and the car from the Zichun Pavilion was waiting outside. Before getting into the car, the two of them talked a lot. The home is scattered, the sojourn is a guest place, and suddenly Yujian's own fellow countryman is such a gentle and lovely girl, Libin can't help but be moved by his true feelings, and Xiao Tangchun is the same. Speaking of which, the fate of the two was buried when Xiao Tangchun interceded for Libin and knelt down to Guan Zhuofan.

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The three of them entered a side courtyard, Guan Zhuofan saw a two-story building in the courtyard, and thought to himself that this should be where the four girls of Qingyin's small class lived, and the few rooms in the courtyard must be the so-called "borrowing dry shops" for guests.

Xiao Tangchun walked to a room on the right, knocked on the door, and called softly, "Mr. Li." ”

"It's coming, it's coming!" There was movement in the room, and in a moment the door slammed open, and it was Libin who came out. He wore a cyan cotton robe, soap-colored oil boots, a dark belt around his waist, his forehead and face were cleanly shaved, and he was very energetic, which was very different from the description of his face full of thought in the Kuiyuan Pavilion that day.

Guan Zhuofan clenched his fists and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is invited, and the little brother is here to visit." ”

"Oooh...... Oh - it was you. ”

Xiao Tangchun called himself outside the door, which is a rare thing, Libin came to open the door in a hurry, but he didn't expect that there were two people outside the door. first looked at Guan Zhuofan blankly, said "oh" twice, hugged his fists and saluted, and then recognized that this person was the Qianzong who could speak foreign words he saw in the Kuiyuan Pavilion.

"It's the little brother." Guan Zhuofan said with a smile, "I didn't meet Mr. when I visited Fayuan Temple, but I didn't expect to see Mr. here." ”

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, and Libin had a rare red face. A person lifts people, lingering in the hook column, after all, it is not an elegant thing. was suddenly bumped into by Guan Zhuofan, even an independent person like Libin inevitably felt embarrassed, and felt at a loss for a while.

Guan Zhuofan didn't want him to be embarrassed, so he turned to Xiao Tangchun and Lao Bustard and said, "I'll borrow Mr. Li's place to chat, please take care of yourself." After saying that, regardless of whether Libin agreed or not, he walked into the house on his own. In his words and deeds, there is a momentum of his own, which makes people disobey. The old bustard took Xiao Tangchun and went quietly, and Libin also followed the house in a curtive manner, and sat down with Guan Zhuofan at the table of the Eight Immortals.

"The younger brother's surname is Guan, his name is Guan Zhuofan, and his name is Yixuan." Guan Zhuofan didn't wait for Libin to ask, and introduced himself, "The younger brother is a banner man, subordinate to the red flag, and now he is in charge of the yamen in the infantry in the south of the city, and he is a thousand generals. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Brother Guan......"

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, if Mr. Li can afford it, just call me Yixuan."

During this time, every time Libin remembered the events of that night in the Kuiyuan Pavilion, he couldn't help but be extremely curious about the military attaché, and couldn't figure out how he could speak English fluently. Now that they met, they saw that although Guan Zhuofan was a banner man, he was humble, not like those high-flying military attaches in the patrol yamen, and he was even more impressed. The two guests and hosts had a very happy conversation, one in Chinese and the other in English, and chatted happily.

He is a native of Suzhou, when he was a child in the township, he was known as a prodigy, at the age of sixteen in Kunshan Xiucai, at the age of eighteen in Nanjing, but then the literary luck was not good, and he was repeatedly disappointed in the examination, and he was never able to get the Jinshi, and he was thirty-five years old. In the middle, he spent seven years in the "Mohai Printing Library" run by the British in Shanghai, where he not only learned fluent English, but also learned a lot of practical skills, which is not comparable to ordinary Confucianism.

"Mr. don't be sad, there are always times when he comes to run, he wants to come with his younger brother, and he will be able to be proud of the next subject." Guan Zhuofan comforted.

Libin smiled bitterly and said, "I once swore that if I don't get into the jinshi, I won't talk about marriage." But now, I have seen through the things in the field, and the Du Gong Department said that 'the article hates life', and I am not deceiving. In this life, I don't think about it anymore. ”

Very good, Guan Zhuofan thought to himself. His face remained silent and asked, "But I don't know what Mr. plans to do in the future?" ”

"Suzhou is in the hands of Changmao, and I can't go back for a while. I was going to take the waterway and go to Shanghai for an errand first, but who would have ......" Libin sighed and gestured his hand around the room, "You have seen it, and I will not hide it from you." It's about the bad fate of the previous life, why don't you want to leave her, just mix it up to now. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly realized that he was talking by himself, but he hadn't even asked Guan Zhuofan's intentions, so he made an apologetic expression and said: "Yixuan, I got carried away for a while, and I haven't asked you for my intention, it's really rude!" ”

Guan Zhuofan shook his hand and said with a smile: "I don't mean anything else, it's for the sake of going back to the Kuiyuan Pavilion, and I came to make amends to Mr. Li." ”

Find the Zichun Pavilion from Fayuan Temple, just to make amends to yourself? There is no such truth in the world. Although Libin is arrogant and occasionally infatuated after drinking, he is actually a very smart and vigilant person, sophisticated and sophisticated. He pondered for a moment before he said slowly: "Yixuan, although you and I are only meeting for the second time, you are very kind to me, and it can be said that you fell in love at first sight. The white hair is as new, the cover is the same, I don't treat you as an outsider, if you have anything to say, you just say it. Or if there's anything I can do to help, I'll just tell me to come down. ”