"This son......" The woman in white stuffed a blue towel into Liu Ming's hand, her apricot face was flushed, and her voice was like a mosquito, "The grace of saving lives is difficult to repay." If he is in trouble in the future, he will take it and come to my house. ”

As she spoke, the woman in white and Liu Ming looked at each other for a moment, her face flushed. When she first arrived in her life, she had never looked at a strange man so closely, and the thought of having physical contact with this man in the water just now made her heart even more like a deer.

"Miss, have you given him a token of love?" Xiao Rou shouted exaggeratedly beside her.

When the woman in white took out the scarf, she felt a little inappropriate in her heart, and she was even more shy when she was provoked by Xiao Rou, and she was about to beat: "Xiao Rou, you crazy girl, what nonsense are you talking about." ”

"Give it, give it. Let's go, I'm so hungry. Xiao Rou pulled the woman in white and left the lotus pond.

"That'...... Son...... Say goodbye. The woman in white was pulled, turned around three times in one step, and said with a slightly apologetic face.

After the two left, it took Liu Ming, who was lying on the ground, more than half an hour before he regained his strength.

He looked at the square towel in his hand, and saw two juanxiu fonts embroidered on it - "apricot". Could it be that this is the woman's nickname?

However, it didn't say which house it was?

Liu Ming felt a sore back and leg pain at this time, extremely tired, and didn't want to think about it, so he stuffed the towel into his arms, stood up, and went home.

After returning to the mansion wet, it was getting late, he was too tired to eat, changed into clean clothes, and fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already afternoon.

This night, I slept with cold hands and feet, and was woken up by freezing.

When I opened the window, I felt a cold wind pouring in, and the temperature dropped a lot compared to yesterday.

In the courtyard, heavy snow fell one after another, covering people's eyes densely, and the ground was full of crystals.

This was the first snow that Liu Ming had crossed, and he put on a leather jacket and slowly swayed to the gate to see the snow.

Outside the hospital, it is a winter scene.

The people on the street rolled up their sleeves and walked in small steps. In Fei County, it is covered in silver, covered with snow, and it is as white as jade.

Liu Ming leaned against the gate of the mansion, as if he remembered something, and hummed softly: "This is the first snow in 1045, and it came later than ever......"

Back in the courtyard, Liu Ming wanted to find his father to drink, looking left and right, but couldn't find it, so he asked his subordinates: "Where is my father?" ”

"Report to the young master, today is a cold food festival, the old lady and the big shopkeeper and the third master have gone to the grave to worship their ancestors."

"That'...... When it's cold, ask someone to add firewood to the stove in your room. ”

The man said with a difficult face: "Young Master Ming, it's not that the little one refuses." In this cold food festival, every household is forbidden to smoke and fire, and it is not possible to start a stove. ”

And this kind of regulation? Liu Ming sneered. This is an ancient time without heating. If you don't even have a stove, don't freeze to death?

The cold wind and snow are heavy, and the stove cannot be started, and the meals are very simple, a little porridge and side dishes. This dinner was quickly packed into Liu Ming's stomach.

The cold wind outside the window of the house swirled and whirred. What entertainment is there on this cold ancient night with heavy snowfall?

Liu Ming, who was shivering with cold, quickly thought of the answer - to continue sleeping. He took off his shoes and went to bed, covered the futon, slowly closed his eyes, and prepared to go to Mengzhou Gong.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of Suosuo, echoing in my ears.

On such a cold day, and rats?

Liu Ming immediately denied his thoughts, and he listened with bated breath again, only to realize that it was coming from the door.

A dark shadow cast through the crack under the door.

What the hell is standing at the door without knocking?

Could it be a thief?

Liu Ming was a little vigilant in his heart. He pulled out the dagger that Liu Yong had sent, slowly got out of bed, tiptoed to the door, took a breath, and with a "bang", he pushed the door open suddenly!

Ran hot, when he saw the scene outside the door, he was stunned.

Snowflakes flutter in the cold sky and dance in the dim light in the distance.

Snowflakes, crystal clear, slowly fell on the shoulders of the little girl in front of the door.

"Xiaorou?"

Liu Ming lost his voice and said, "Why are you here?" ”

The little girl in front of the door is the maid who saved the woman from the lotus pond yesterday. Liu Ming never expected that this little girl would appear in front of his door late at night.

When Xiao Rou saw Liu Ming holding the dagger, she was also so frightened that she took two steps back, and shouted strangely: "You want to kill someone?" ”

"No, no." Liu Ming threw the dagger on the ground and said stupidly: "To be safe, to be safe." ”

"I can't imagine that you are so daring!" Xiao Rou laughed.

When Liu Ming saw this little girl yesterday, he could see that the other party was eccentric, open-mouthed, and a little likable. At this time, I was even more happy to see her unexpectedly.

"Let me in! It's cold! Xiaorou clasped her hands to her chest and stood at the door with a cold stamping of her feet.

Liu Ming woke up like a dream, and after looking around at no one, he invited Xiaorou into the house and closed the door.

Xiao Rou's dark eyes, the thief turned around, looking east and west in Liu Ming's room.

After observing the sound in the room, she exclaimed, "I see...... You're Sister Xing'er's cousin. ”

"Huh?" Liu Ming raised his eyebrows.

Through Xiaorou's introduction, Liu Ming learned that Xing'er was the daughter of Mrs. Liu's second brother, and her family was in the middle of the road, and her parents died early, so she came to join the Liu family. The day before in the lotus pond, it was the day when they had traveled thousands of miles and just arrived at Liufu.

"Last night, after I returned home with Sister Xing'er, I heard that the third uncle brought a son back. We originally wanted to have morning tea with you, but we didn't expect ......" Xiaorou pursed her lips and criticized mercilessly,

"But you slept like a pig until mid-afternoon."

"I ...... Wrong. ”

"Okay, this palace forgives you for your innocence."

“……”

Xiao Rou continued to chatter: "As a result, Sister Xing'er saw you in the house, only to find out that you were the man who saved us yesterday. Coincidental or not, you say? ”

Xiao Rou sat on the wooden chair, her legs kept swinging back and forth, and she talked to Liu Ming a lot.

Liu Ming thought to himself, this girl, when she grows up in the future, is definitely a chatter.

"Hey, are you cold?" Xiao Rou said suddenly.

"What about the cold? On the Cold Food Festival, you can't light a fire. Liu Ming responded.

"Miss asked me to bring you something, hehe." Xiao Rou reached into her arms from her hand, slowly groped, as if by magic, and instantly took out something and dangled it in front of Liu Ming.

A seductive aroma reached the tip of his nose.

A palm-sized chicken leg wrapped in oiled paper appeared five centimeters in front of Liu Ming's eyes.

Xiao Rou shook the chicken leg in her hand and said proudly: "Eat it, Miss saw you returning to the house with pickle porridge." She bought this chicken leg on the street to make dinner, but when she saw that you were so pitiful, she saved it for you. ”

Liu Ming really didn't expect that the woman he saved yesterday was his distant cousin, and from then on, everyone would live together under the same roof. That apricot also gave herself a chicken leg quite considerately, which made Liu Ming's heart warm.

He took the chicken leg tremblingly, and said excitedly:

"Little Soft ......"

"What?"

"Do you have elbows?"

……

After that, Liu Ming and Xing'er would smile when they met in the house. In Liufu, there is an extra delicate and gentle young lady like Xing'er, which has also caused a burst of comments in the house.

Xing'er is knowledgeable, speaks softly, and on weekdays, she doesn't go out of the door, and the second door doesn't step, Liu Ming sometimes wants to talk to her, but it's not so convenient. Occasionally, the two passed by, and Liu Ming wanted to say something, but he was also blushing and couldn't say anything. And that apricot, even more aware of something, was very shy, and left quickly.

Liu Ming is undeniable and knows Shaoai. Whenever he looked at Xing'er's slender back, he knew that he had such a good impression of that Yiren in his heart.

At present, my father and uncle are taking care of the medicine hall, and I am studying in the academy, and everything seems to be stable. Liu Ming sometimes has occasional turmoil in his heart, the ancients said that he should start a family first and then start a business, should he make this "home"?

Wife and children hot kang head, yes, anyway, he is such a layman.

In the blink of an eye, it was safe for a few months, and winter went to spring.

In the spring afternoon, the new branches in the garden spit out green shoots, and it is already full of spring. The wind chimes hanging in the corner of the eaves of the corridor swayed slightly, and a crisp bell rang up, and the fragrance of lotus flowers in the lotus pond in the backyard came with the wind.

At this moment, the dishes and chopsticks at noon have just been washed, and it is not yet time to make a fire and make dinner, it is the time when the people are busy and leisurely, and in the corridor next to the rockery, two maids are chatting happily about their parents on the west side of the courtyard.

"You know what? The shopkeeper of the Su family restaurant sent a matchmaker to propose marriage to his son. A tall maid said.

"Really? Our Miss Apricot is really in demand. Now that he is just in his prime, several noble sons have come to propose. Ay...... I don't know who Miss's crush is? The short maid replied.

"Don't worry about Miss, worry about yourself. Liu Gatekeeper is very fond of you. ”

"Forget it, my Qiu Niang won't marry Liu Menfang, I want to ......," the short maid plucked up her courage and said, "...... Marry Young Master Liu Ming and be a maid in the room! ”

"Huh? Do you also want to marry Young Master Liu Ming? The tall maid blushed.

During the conversation, there was a slight coughing sound behind the two maids, and Liu Ming stood in front of the two with a smile.

"Young master......" The two maids immediately turned red, saluted in embarrassment, covered their faces and ran away in shame.

"Slow down, don't wrestle." Liu Ming laughed behind him.

At this time, there was a noisy shouting in the courtyard again, and the new housekeeper Wu was walking towards the back door with a few subordinates pushing and shoving a cook.

"Look if I can't kill you today!" Steward Wu kicked the cook hard in the ass.

The other two men, also with their shoes, punched the cook several times on the head.

"Steward Wu!" Liu Ming frowned and shouted.

"Young Master Ming......" Steward Wu immediately stopped and shouted respectfully.

"How can you treat a cook like that? Even if he makes a mistake, there is no need to humiliate him. Liu Ming's tone was a little dissatisfied. Since a few years ago, he saw the appearance of his predecessor Steward Zhao, so he intended to let the successor Steward Wu treat him with courtesy.

Steward Wu said with a look of grievance: "What Young Master Ming taught me is that you don't know what bold things this cook has done. He actually ran to the maid's room late at night, drank and chatted with several maids, and did many frivolous acts. The old lady was quite angry, and asked the little one to tie up the cook and beat him up, and then send it to the government. ”

Liu Ming was stunned, looking at the cook with a depressed face, and thought to himself, why are you suffering? However, he knows the rules of Liufu, Liufu is a big family, and the etiquette rules between men and women are particularly strict. Men govern foreign affairs, and women govern internal affairs. The man does not live in his private room during the day without a reason, and the woman does not peep into the middle door without a reason.

A few days ago, a small servant accidentally broke into the boudoir of the maids, and his leg was discounted by the family method.

In later generations, talking with women in the boudoir late at night is not even lace news. In this Song Dynasty, it was enough to be sentenced.

This chef Chu San is the same year as himself, Liu Ming has some impressions of him, and he is quite diligent and down-to-earth on weekdays. It is estimated that it is also too much drinking, prompting **, lonely late at night, so that a few maids with a good relationship can chat.

I learned that Chu San was just drinking with a few maids, and there was no other excesses. However, once he is imprisoned, he basically ruins the future of this cook. Liu Ming, who has been a man in two lives, categorically does not want to let young people destroy their future because of this matter. He intended to save Chu San, and his mind flashed, and he said, "Chu San, why don't you tell them the truth?" ”