The night was deep, and it was raining.

Li Ran sat under the porch, drinking a glass of cool osmanthus liquor, looking at the fine rain under the slightly swaying lantern.

She likes to watch rain and snow, and it started after she enlisted in the army.

To this day, she remembers it clearly, and the first time she noticed the pleasant and beautiful rainy day was the tenth day of recruit training.

It rained that day, so they took a day off, and the squad leader told them to go to the kitchen to help make dumplings.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down.

She stood and rolled the dumpling skin, laughing and watching her companions in a circle praise the dumplings she wrapped, saying that the dumplings made by others were not authentic, watching them laugh together, making a mess of the dumplings, occasionally raising her eyes, seeing the torrential rain outside the window, she found for the first time that the rain was so beautiful.

Later, when she arrived at the special training camp, the more stormy and freezing snowstorms she had, the more she had to train, and she still felt that the rain and snow were beautiful.

She can crawl and roll unscrupulously in the rain, snow and mud, and she doesn't have to worry about what to do if her clothes are dirty and damaged.

At the end of training, rush into the warm dormitory, there is hot water, wash from head to toe, hot drinks, hot meals, why not be good?

Before enlisting in the army, she hated rain and snow, but she hated the difficulties and pain caused by rain and snow.

Now, in front of me, this drizzle is like a dream and mist, and it is very beautiful.

Li Ran saw that it was late at night, so he got up and went into the house to sleep.

It rained for three or four days in a row.

When the rain stopped and the clouds dispersed, the new drama of the Caixi class happened to be sung again.

Li Ran decided to listen to it again, this time, it can't be another coincidence.

Huo Wencan and Li Qingning went out of the city in the morning to check the upper reaches of the Bianhe River, which had been raining heavily for two days.

Coming out of the elephant shed, Li Ran hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhou E and said, "Go to the Eight Immortals Building to eat lotus leaf chicken?" ”

Zhou E glanced at her and nodded.

The coachman drove the car and slowly arrived at the Eight Immortals Tower, Li Ran and Zhou E slowly ate and drank well, and the twilight had already fallen.

"I've eaten too much, let's go." Li Ran confessed.

"Hmm." Zhou E leaned at her for a moment, looked away, put her hands behind her back, walked a few steps and glanced at Li Ran, frowning slightly.

After the Wanshou Temple, looking at the darkness in front of her, Li Ran's footsteps paused slightly, and the expectation in her heart came up, making her a little impatient.

The noodle shop at the mouth of the alley is brightly lit, the stove is blazing, and the thin old woman is shaking a handful of thin noodles into the tumbling pot.

There was no small house under the lantern, and there was only one man in the noodle shop, smoking wine loudly.

Li Ran walked past the noodle shop, crossed the alley, and walked far away, only the footsteps of her and Zhou E in the alley, as well as the coachman behind her, and the horse pulling the cart.

In the distance, she could already see the lights of Xiaoyan Temple, Li Ran only felt that her legs and feet were sore, she was tired, and she had walked too much.

Li Ran stopped, got into the car, sat in the car, watched the lights of Xiaoyan Temple come over, and then passed, stunned.

It's just a once-or-two coincidence......

She didn't think about anything else, but she just wanted to see if it could be coincidental again, she just missed the feeling of being down-to-earth and reliable.

Zhou E had a calm face and looked into the distance without focus.

This girl's loss made her feel irritable.

The torrential rain in the upper reaches of the Bianhe River caused the water to enter Chaoyi County more than a foot deep, and Huo Wencan and Li Qingning stayed in Chaoyi County to dispatch and command the reinforcement of the river embankment, which was very hard.

These are all things that Mama Fu said to Li Ran idly.

It's a hard work, but it's a big credit.

This is also the gossip that Mama Fu chatted with Li Ran.

Li Ran's play on the second day was also very pleasant to listen to.

Listening to the good show, Zhou E glanced at Li Ran, who was standing in front of the car, hesitating.

Li Ran didn't notice Zhou E's slanted glance, she was hesitating, did she go to the Eight Immortals Building to eat?

Zhou E hugged her arms to her chest and looked at Li Ran silently.

"Why don't we go to the Eight Immortals Tower for dinner and then go back?" Li Ran hesitated for a while, looked at Zhou E, and her tone was not very sure.

"Whatever you want." Zhou E heard the hesitation in her tone and stood still.

"Then go ahead." Li Ran lowered her head and got into the car.

The meal was very silent, Li Ran was worried, and Zhou E had a calm face.

When she came out of eating, Li Ran didn't speak, she just hung her head and walked forward, Zhou E followed behind her, with her hands behind her back, looking up at the sky slightly, her face gloomy.

After the Wanshou Temple, Li Ran stopped, looked at the alleys of the house in the dark, and the noodle restaurant with bright lanterns, lowered his head, stood for a while, raised his head, and when he raised his feet and moved forward, he no longer had countless thoughts along the way.

She's not trying to meet anyone, she just misses this alley, she just likes it, just because this alley walks up, dark and quiet, which makes her feel at ease.

Li Ran passed by the noodle restaurant, but his footsteps still paused, there were only two men in the noodle restaurant, sitting opposite each other, patting the table and talking happily.

Li Ran lowered her head, passed by the noodle shop, and dragged forward.

A black shirt blocked in front of Li Ran, Li Ran raised her head, looked at Xie Ze, who frowned slightly, and looked down at her, stunned for a moment, and snorted hard with a smile that she couldn't contain.

Xie Ze looked at Li Ran, who was instantly radiant, raised his eyebrows slightly, took a step to the side, took a half step forward, and walked forward with his feet raised.

Zhou E was far behind, looking at the two people walking in front of each other, her expression changed.

She didn't understand these things, and she couldn't understand them, and at this moment, in her heart, she was the same as when she led the troops to fight alone for the first time, hanging a heart, and a blind man riding a blind horse.

When he arrived at the alley that crossed over, Xie Ze glanced at Li Ran and turned to the alley.

Li Ran turned a corner with him, lowered his head slightly, and looked at Xie Ze's clothes and shoes.

She wanted to be in step with him, but his legs were too long, she was too short, he took one step, she had to take one and a half steps, well, this pace was also very good, like an ensemble.

At the end of the alley, there is a large area of heavy and dilapidated black buildings.

Li Ran looked at the black building that seemed to have no end.

The first time she met him, the time she heard the flute, the dark building under the sunset, this was it.

That time, she looked at it from that side, and now, she looked at it from this side.

Xie Ze continued to move forward, standing at the edge of a lake overgrown with wild lotuses.

Li Ran followed and stood over, and the breeze blew from the lake, carrying the fragrance of lotus flowers and the slightly fishy water vapor, making people feel that the heat was gone, and they were relaxed and happy.

"Been here?" Xie Ze asked suddenly.

"From under that tree over there, I've seen the sun go down for a while." Li Ran pointed in the direction where he met Xie Ze.

"The sunrise here is also good." Xie Ze glanced at the direction of Li Ran's finger.

Li Ran snorted and looked sideways at Xie Ze.

He said that the sunrise is good, does he often watch the sunrise here?

"I've seen it a few times." Xie Ze met Li Ran's gaze at him and replied.

Li Ran smiled and looked away, Xie Ze stared at her for a while before looking away and looking at the lotus pond.

After standing for a while, Xie Ze walked along the lake in the direction of Xiaoyan Temple, with Li Ran following him.

"You're in a good mood." Xie Zetou didn't reply.

"Hmm." Li Ran hummed with certainty.

"Do you like the new drama of Caixi Class?" Xie Ze looked back at Li Ran.

"I met you." Li Ran met Xie Ze's gaze.

Xie Ze paused, turned around, looked directly at Li Ran, looked at it for a while, sighed, turned around, and walked forward.

Xie Ze didn't speak again, Li Ran didn't speak, the two of them went one after the other, bypassing half of the lake, in front, the lights of Xiaoyan Temple were dim but warm.

"Let's go back." Xie Ze stood up and motioned to Li Ran.

Li Ran snorted, walked out a few steps with his head down, stopped, and turned to look at Xie Ze.

Her car stopped, Li Ran got into the car, watched Xie Ze turn around, take the reins, get on the horse and leave.

Zhou E sat in front of the car, her arms clasped to her chest, her face calm, not knowing what she was thinking.

……………………

Just out of May, Li Ran's eyes widened at the stack of invitations that Mama Fu brought in.

Facing Li Ran's stunned face, Mama Fu smiled and said: "It is advisable to recuperate quietly in the poisonous moon, unless it is a last resort, all families are quiet and self-controlled, even if the scholars know how to write, when they rush to the poisonous moon, they also have to stop."

After a month of resting, in June, it is inevitable that you will be busy.

Again, next year is the year of Dabi, and at this time, almost all the families who want to take the spring exam will arrive in the capital, and this article will have to be more than usual.

That's not much. ”

Mama Fu said, put the thick stack of invitations on the table in front of Li Ran, took one and handed it over.

"This is a post from the Xie Jiawen Club outside the city.

This has been the first literary meeting in June, and it has always been the king's sacrificial wine, which has been held several times in the Wang family, several large restaurants in the city, and the White Crane Academy has also been held a few times.

At this time this year, there are a lot of scholars who have arrived in the capital, and in this literary meeting, Wang Saijiu found Mr. Xie, who was in the Xie family Zhuangzi outside the city.

This is an invitation to the girl. ”

"Are these invitations all given by person?" Li Ran looked at the dignified and simple invitation card in his hand.

"Invitations to the cultural society have always been written down by people."

Mama Fu pursed her lips and smiled, the girl is keenly understood, it is really rare.

"Other families, the invitations of the Wenhui are written by people, the girl here, these invitations are like the Wenhui, the girl's is the girl's, and the one in this house is in this house."

Li Ran understood as soon as she heard it, and dared to love the various families in the capital, and dealt with her and this mansion separately.

Well, that's good.

She and this house, such respect and ice, is the best state.

"This one is an invitation from the Cao family, and the mother-in-law who sent the invitation said that it was written by their old lady and sent them over after watching the fourth lady, and it was for the girl to pick up the wind and wash the dust.

The woman said that their old lady said that she should have picked up the wind and washed the dust for the girl a long time ago, but it has been inconvenient, and it has been delayed until now, please don't be surprised by the girl. ”

Li Ran carefully read the invitation, closed it, and took another invitation from Mama Fu.

"This is an invitation from the Hejian County Palace, and the ninth day of the first month is Princess Du's fifty-first birthday.

According to the unwritten rules, after fifty, no matter how big or small this birthday, it is necessary to congratulate Yihe, otherwise, the juniors are not filial.

Princess Du is a simple character, this birthday, there are not many people invited, that is, a few familiar families, congratulations. ”

Li Ran closed this one and took the next one.

"This is the lotus reward of the Lu State Mansion.

There are few banquets in the Lu State Mansion, and the annual lotus appreciation will be a rule.

In this lotus party in their house, there are the most young talents, but there are not many female dependents, and this invitation is also rare.

This is the invitation to the 66th birthday of Mrs. Sun of Zhongyong Bofu, the custom here in the capital, the 65th birthday does not have to be a big deal, but the 66th year old is very grand. ”

"This is this month?" Li Ran asked with hope.

"It's been these days." Mama Fu smiled.

Li Ran looked at the red in front of her eyes, and her mood was complicated.

In June, she originally planned to take a good look at what kind of lively method He Cui Fujun's birthday was, and then take a good look at the temple fair, I heard that it was going to be lively for four or five days, and there were people who pretended to be Erlang God walking around, Tao Nong said, a group of Erlang gods, very good-looking.

She also wanted to watch the sunrise a few times, go to Qiushui Lake to see lotus flowers and eat lotus root powder, and wanted to follow Tao Nong to take a boat out of the East Water Gate and go down the river......

Now, in early June, it's all on these invitations.

Li Ran took a breath slowly, and arranged the invitations by date, the first one was the invitation from Xie Jiawenhui, which was tomorrow.

Mama Fu watched Li Ran arrange the invitations in order, closed them and stacked them, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the Wenhui invitation card that Li Ran left in front of her, and said with a smile: "As soon as this invitation was delivered, the sixth lady of the Wang family sent someone over and invited the girl to go over early in the morning."

At that time, the girl was not there, so I went back first: when the girl came back, I asked the girl what she meant, and then sent someone over to tell the sixth lady. Girl, look? ”

"Well, let's go over together. Mama bothered. Li Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Together with Wang Ji, this meeting gave her a little bit of a feeling of wandering around and watching the excitement, instead of taking a breath and going to the meeting alone.

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