Jiangnan is so good that the sky is unique, and it seems that all the "good" is gathered in Jiangnan. Although it is the beginning of summer in May, it is far-fetched to say that the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the falling flowers are colorful. But the unique "softness" of the Jiangnan water town made Xu Wei, a guy who had stayed in the northwest border for a long time, feel another world.

When crossing the Yangtze River, he also once chanted in high spirits, "The canopy is in ashes between talking and laughing", recalling the story of Zhou Gongjin back then. But as soon as he arrived in Zhenjiang Mansion, he had signs of falling into Gentle Township, of course, it had nothing to do with women.

After arriving at the line, I reported to the office, but the official family and the chief of the department had not yet been summoned. However, the third uncle Xu Shao also arrived as scheduled the day after his arrival, and he has been summoned into the forbidden place today. He had nothing to do, and he was bored in the inn, so he went out for a walk. Zhenjiang Mansion was originally prosperous, and after moving here, it became more and more lively. Walking in the Zhenjiang market, but seeing people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder, a peaceful and prosperous world!

The southerners are accustomed to ease, and are not as fast as the wind and as hot as the north. You can feel the tranquility and relaxation everywhere. The smiling face of the business greets the customer, and the shopping street walks casually. The word nervousness is never reflected here. What Xu Wei saw the most was a smile, no matter men, women and children, up to officials and nobles, down to peddlers and pawns, they were all the same joy. It seems that the war is far away from them...... "this is really a place to live." Xu Wei couldn't help laughing. His outfit looks a little out of place in Zhenjiang City, no matter what his status is, he is dressed in brocade clothes, and he is a stall selling snacks on the street, and he is also wearing a silk coat behind his apron. And this Xu Zhaojiao, wearing a black straight jacket, cleaned up and down neatly, and walked in a hurry, and people knew that he was from other places at a glance.

Fortunately, Xu Wei also seemed to find that he was too fast-paced, so he slowed down and strolled around. Zhenjiang Mansion is located in a key chong, and the business is prosperous, and the street comes to the end, almost all of which are shops. The goods are even more dazzling, all over the north and south, and there are even things from overseas.

Xu Wei was standing in a cloth shop at this moment. This was not the place he should have come, because there were all women in the store except for him and the shopkeeper.

"Officials, the brocade of Sichuan, the embroidery of Suzhou, the silk of Zhejiang, you can look at it casually. If you are not satisfied, there is still a foreign source. The owner Dong did not discriminate because of Xu Wei's "low-key simplicity", the same enthusiasm.

It's not easy to come to Jiangnan here, and it just so happens that I am free today, so it's better to buy some and give them to my wife and sister-in-law, and make them happy. Shujin Shaanxi has it, Xu Wei picked a few embroidered silks, and asked casually: "How much?" ”

The owner of the shopkeeper originally thought that this customer was probably just coming to take a casual look, and he didn't plan to buy it. It's just that in line with professionalism, I greeted each other with a smile, but I didn't expect that people would order and pay for the goods! immediately counted with a smile and replied, "A total of one hundred and eighty-six pieces, and the fraction will be exempted." ”

One hundred and eighty, in Shaanxi, you can call friends and friends, and the restaurant for the next month will not be the same, and it will not be the same every day. But here, it's worth a few pieces of cloth. Fortunately, Xu Wei was not short of money, so he took out something from his waist and put it on the counter. When the shopkeeper looked at it, his eyes were yellow, could he not be horizontal?

In this market, copper coins are most commonly circulated, and sometimes there is silver, but gold is very rare. I didn't expect this outsider to be generous! Because it is not usually settled according to gold, the shopkeeper can only ask Xu Wei to wait for a while, trotted into the room and took the scales out, carefully weighed the weight, and the conversion was accurate, and then held a few large ingots of silver and smiled: "Official, you just have to do something." ”

On this hot day, Xu Wei walked out in clothes, without a bag, without riding a horse, or with an entourage. Looking at a few pieces of cloth and those big ingots of silver, he smacked his mouth like a toothache, and finally simply said: "Forget it, you send someone to the pavilion post and tell them, just say that the thing is surnamed Xu." ”

Pavilion station? No wonder, it turned out to be an official. The shopkeeper replied with a full mouth, and said while packing: "Don't worry, the official will send someone to send it later." ”

Xu Wei snorted, and was about to go out, when he suddenly heard a smell of fat powder coming to his nose, and before he could see the person clearly, he heard a sharp voice say: "Shopkeeper, I saw the Su embroidery last time." ”

Xu Wei looked at it, it was a young woman in her twenties, with a round face, eyebrows, a small nose and a small mouth, which was very charming. Brightly dressed, eye-catching, even he couldn't help but look at it twice. In that place in Shaanxi, affected by the environment, the girls' mothers-in-law and aunts have bold personalities and grandiose appearances, but they do not have the charm of Jiangnan women.

"What the lady said is ......" The shopkeeper was puzzled, and suddenly slapped his hand, and the sound was not good. Sorry! Sorry! The Su embroidery has already been bought by this official. ”

The young woman didn't look at Xu Wei, just looked at the Su embroidery that had not yet entered the bag on the counter, and grabbed it: "How can that be?" I said hello last time and asked you to keep it, how can I sell it to others? How much? ”

The shopkeeper suddenly looked embarrassed, even if it was an ordinary customer, this thing had been sold and it was someone else's, how could it be recycled? What's more, this guest is still an official, how dare he offend? So he was careful and asked tentatively: "Little lady, this embroidery has been sold, and there is no reason to take it back." Or do you look at the others? Otherwise, wait for half a month, there will be new goods, and I will deliver them to the house in person? ”

The young woman grabbed the thing tightly, shook her head, and said, "I can't wait, say, how much?" ”

Encountering such a difficult guest, the shopkeeper Dong was a little anxious, he didn't dare to discuss with Xu Wei, he just begged the woman vigorously, but the other party didn't agree, and from beginning to end, he didn't take a straight look to see whose things he robbed. This line is horizontal, and it is estimated that there is some origin.

The shopkeeper was so anxious that he even came to persuade the guests next to him. Say that since people have already bought things, why do you want to take them? Why not wait a little longer? The little lady had a stubborn temper and would not let go. The shopkeeper was sweating profusely, and secretly glanced at Xu Wei, and as soon as his eyes touched the other party, he quickly dodged away.

When he looked at it, he was originally looking to see if Xu Wei was angry. Unexpectedly, he heard the other party say: "Forget it, since she likes it, let it be given to her." "Look at the woman's shrew-like behavior, he didn't have the leisure to provoke these rights and wrongs, who is like an aunt?

"Oops! Thank you, officials! Thank you, officials! You can rest assured, as soon as the new goods arrive, I will personally send them! The villain will return the money immediately! The shopkeeper was relieved to receive amnesty.

"No need, just send something." Xu Wei said, raised his feet and walked out.

"Thank you." The young woman's voice came from behind.

Xu Wei turned his head, chuckled, didn't say anything, and continued to go outside. But the moment Xu Wei turned her head, the young woman vaguely saw his face, and her heart jumped involuntarily! It has nothing to do with.

Blinded? Wrong? As soon as his heart moved, he didn't care about Su Xiu, so he chased after him quickly, and went around to Xu Wei to look carefully. It made Zijin Tiger confused, this woman is sick, right? How can there be a woman chasing a man on the street?

Xu Wei's temper also came up at this time, so he simply stood upright, facing the young woman, and let her see enough. I'd like to see if you can see a flower.

It's him! That's him! The woman's heart was shocked, and she turned her head into a sedan chair outside the store, urging the sedan chair driver to hurry away. Xu Wei watched her go away, muttering in his heart, what's wrong? Know? No, it's the first time I've been to Gangnam, I don't know anyone, the exact place, the woman I don't know.

I didn't think much about it at the moment, and after leaving the cloth shop, I wandered aimlessly.

There was an official sedan chair on the street, Xu Wei didn't care, but the sedan chair suddenly stopped, and when the side curtain was lifted, a person looked at him from the sedan chair and called out: "Ziang? ”

Xu Weixun looked for prestige, and after seeing who that person was, he stepped forward and saluted: "I haven't seen you for a long time, my lord has always been good?" ”

Who do you say, who is he? The parent official of Xiajin County at the beginning, and now the deputy minister Huang Qianshan! smiled: "I thought I was wrong, why are you wandering around the market?" And this elegance? ”

"When you go to Jiangnan, wouldn't it be worth the trip if you don't play? Where are you going, sir? Xu Wei said with a smile.

"The official summoned him and was going to the forbidden place. By the way, your uncle Xu Xuan has been cared for, right? Huang Qianshan asked.

Xu Wei nodded: "I have been summoned into the forbidden middle school by the official family this morning. ”

"Oh......" Huang Qianshan replied casually, thoughtful. Although Xu Wei didn't speak, he knew it by looking at his behavior. The other party inquired about this, I'm afraid it was related to the face gentleman's response. According to his own words, the DPRK and China have changed their new prime ministers, and the policy will change again. This time, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven will also have to consult in this regard.

"Okay, you keep shopping, you have to get together, I haven't seen you for years. I think that when you were in Xiajin, you took your gang to run rampant in the township, who would have thought that you would have today? Ha ha! Huang Qianshan laughed.

Xu Wei still remembers that Huang Qianshan took refuge under Cai Youmen and had the intention to win him over. Later, Cai Jing's father and son fell, the exiled people, the heads killed, and their henchmen also fell and scattered. This Huang Qianshan is said to be Cai Jing's party, and he will not be punished, and he will never be hired. But he has risen to the top, and now he has become a deputy minister, which shows that his methods are very good.

"Well, if you have the opportunity, you should pay a visit to Huang Xiang, please." Xu Wei arched his hand.

"Well, if you have something to do, you won't delay, you can do it yourself." Huang Qianshan said, nodded at the other party, put down the sedan curtain and hurriedly left.

Xu Wei watched him go away, and was about to look back and continue his wandering journey, when his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly. Who the hell is so blind, and actually stalked Lao Tzu's head? You don't even ask what Grandpa does. But thinking that this is now at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he is a foreign military minister, and it is not suitable to make trouble, so he doesn't take care of the heel behind him, what should he do. I walked around until lunch, and I didn't bother to go back to the museum to eat, so I had the heart to taste the food of Jiangnan, so I found a restaurant, asked for a private room alone, ordered two or three signature dishes, and asked for a pot of rice wine. Sitting by the window, while pouring yourself a drink, while enjoying the river view outside, it is also comfortable. It's just that the wine is a little lighter, and the food is not good, and the Jiangnan delicacies are still refreshing.

Just as he was feasting, there was a knock on the door.

I've got all the food and drink, what are you going to do, man? didn't think much about it, and casually called: "Come in." ”

Hearing the door open, a somewhat familiar voice said: "The official is so Yaxing." ”

Xu Wei turned his head to look! Hey, what's the real mother's collision today? Why are you again? Standing at the door was the little lady in the cloth shop just now. looked at him, as if he was smiling.

Xu Wei immediately understood that if the other party could find here, it meant that the heel was instructed by her. At that moment, he lost his face and asked coldly, "Who are you?" ”

"Now that the officials are noble, they have forgotten their old people?" The woman sneered.

Xu Wei couldn't see her self-righteous appearance, and waved his hand: "Go out, don't disturb my interest." After that, he ignored her and turned his head to still enjoy the river view. The sky is clear, and the surface of the river is sparkling, like a silver snake, winding and circling. A few leaves of the boat, sailing in the center of the river, the boatman skillfully rowed the penny, the boat rushed forward like an arrow, leaving a water pattern all the way. This kind of scenery can only be seen in Jiangnan. Being here, completely forgetful, is really beautiful...... Suddenly, Xu Wei felt that someone was coming beside him. I can't help but feel annoyed! Is this woman crazy or something? So entangled? He turned his head and shouted, "You woman is so ...... birth," and he swallowed it back alive.

There was a woman standing in front of her, but not the one she had been. She is in her twenties, dressed in white, and this dress makes people angry. This woman's facial features can only be described as exquisite, even the most picky and hard-mouthed person in the world can't find the slightest deficiency from her face.

The two crescent-like curved eyebrows are slightly raised, which sets off a pair of bright eyes below that are even more attractive. The wings of his nose trembled slightly, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and his tender eyes were staring at Xu Wei's face. And his eyes can't wait to turn into thousands of sharp blades and penetrate the man in front of him.

Xu Wei's hand holding the wine glass did not move, and he kept his head turned for a long time. The two just looked at each other, and neither of them spoke. The other party didn't know for what reason, anyway, Xu Wei didn't know what to say.

The spicy young woman had already closed the door and gone out, leaving him in the same room.

It wasn't until he saw her clenching the two pink fists tightly that Xu Wei put down the cup, got up and said, "I just arrived in Zhenjiang, and I haven't had time to visit He Shaobao, he has always been a good old man?" ”

The woman in front of her is, of course, He Guan's daughter, the cousin of Xu Weifa's wife, who once saved his life by him, He Shuying. Since Xu Wei married Zhang Jiujiu and then went to Shaanxi to take up a post, he has never seen her again. In a blink of an eye, five or six years have passed. He intended to find some so-called "traces of time" on He Shuying's face, but unfortunately, beauty is like a sharp blade that penetrates your heart in an instant.

He Shuying didn't speak, staring at Xu Jiu deadly, making the latter almost wonder if her two clenched little fists were ready to give me a moment? Hey, did I provoke you? Although your mother was very unkind to my mother-in-law and was a girl, the Xu He family is relatives after all. He Shaobao also took care of me very much at the beginning. You are my cousin in September, that is, my sister-in-law, how can you look like an enemy when you see your cousin-in-law? This Chinese tradition, aunt and brother-in-law, the relationship is the best and the best.

He Shuying still didn't speak, but her fist loosened, and her eyes moved away from Xu Wei's face. Exhaled and asked in a low voice, "When will it arrive?" ”

That tone surprised Xu Wei and replied, "It's been a few days, Shuying, how are you ...... Got here? ”

"Come and see you, see how you are." He Shuying said.

Xu Wei is getting more and more bottomless, what's wrong with her? Did I borrow money from your family and didn't pay it back? The atmosphere was a little awkward, and even more ambiguous, Xu Wei really didn't like the atmosphere, and deliberately said haha: "It's good, it's naturally good." Before leaving, your cousin also instructed me that when I arrived in Zhenjiang, I must go to my uncle's house to pay a visit. In the past few years in Shaanxi, your cousin has often ......"

He Shuying didn't seem interested in hearing this, and sat down directly. Xu Wei was speechless, and slowly sat down, only to see this cousin pick up the wine jug and fill a glass for him with gentle movements. Strange thing, I remember He Shuying's words and deeds at the beginning, they were all beautiful demeanor, very decent, why did I see it this time, it was like a different person?

Thinking like this, He Shuying changed another person, and said with a smile: "Since my cousin-in-law went to Shaanxi, over the years, my little sister has often heard good news. My father often praised him, saying that his brother-in-law was good at fighting, and even the Jurchens were afraid of him. ”

Xu Wei felt that something was wrong, and said lightly: "He Shaobao has won the award, the food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, is just a duty." ”

"As soon as my cousin and brother-in-law went to Shaanxi, the audio was cut off, and I thought about it, I already became parents, right?" He Shuying asked.

When he mentioned this, Xu Wei became interested, and said with joy: "I am one year old, I have begun to learn to walk, and I look very much like her mother!" Hey, by the way, Shuying, you ......" I wanted to ask her about this situation, but I suddenly felt that as a cousin-in-law, it seemed a little inappropriate to ask my aunt this question, and it was in this era. Even, today's meeting is a little strange.

Xu Wei remembered at this time that the young woman just now was He Shuying's personal maid ring, and she had seen it in He Mansion back then. In this way, the one who followed the tip was also assigned by the girl. She asked people to follow her, and on the other hand, she went to inform He Shuying. It's not necessary, is it? Although they are relatives, isn't it unseemly to act like this?

He Shuying didn't seem to want to talk about her own affairs, and when she raised her head, her beautiful eyes had completely returned to normal. glanced at Xu Wei, got up and said, "It's really abrupt to take the liberty of breaking in, and I hope that my cousin-in-law is not strange." I won't bother, but if you're free, please come to the house. ”

She came inexplicably and left inexplicably, and Xu Wei has never figured it out until now. He smiled bitterly: "If you invite me as a guest, you must at least tell me which way your door opens, right?" He Shuying is obviously married, and it is not difficult to see from her outfit.

"You'll know." He Shuying threw down this sentence with a smile, took a step back, gave a salute, and went out with a smile.

Xu Wei stretched out a finger, reached into the brim of his hat and poked, what's wrong with this woman? Talking upside down and out of bounds?