Shen Zhiqing returned home and looked at a few red beans lying on the snow-white handkerchief, and a faint fragrance rushed into his nose, which should be the smell of a handkerchief, and he couldn't help but blush on his face.

"Sister, what are you taking?" Zhiyun saw his sister's strange expression.

"Nothing." Zhiqing hurriedly put away the handkerchief, she was afraid that it would get dirty, so she found a wooden box and put it up. At this age, she doesn't understand the relationship between men and women, but she has heard all kinds of stories of talented and beautiful women in the teahouse, and some stories are often mixed with some gorgeous words, although she doesn't understand very much, but she can see the expressions of the listeners around her, and she knows that it is something unspeakable. This hazy feeling lingers in the heart of the girl who is just beginning to bloom, just like the pear blossom stained with morning dew, and she is ashamed to bloom, and there is a wonderful taste that cannot be explained.

After all, this veil is not something that people like her can have, in case her brother finds out, she doesn't know what she will think, she thinks about meeting Bai Xuan again one day, and returning the veil to others.

"Brother, do you know red beans?" She asked. She has only been in a private school for a short time, she doesn't know much, and she is already the most literate girl in the neighborhood, which is fortunate that her parents are more open-minded, but the family cannot lack labor, and her parents give their son the opportunity to study.

"Yes. Red beans are the most lovesick. ”

"This is Acacia Bean." She had only heard the storyteller mention this thing in the story of the talented and beautiful woman, but she didn't think it was like this, but she remembered that in ancient times, there was a prince who fell in love with a folk woman, and later after the prince left, the woman died of depression and turned into an acacia tree, and the tree bore red fruits, which were acacia beans.

Somehow, she blushed again, and she was a little overwhelmed by the gift, thinking that it would be better to return the handkerchief and red beans as soon as possible, and not to make any misunderstandings.

At night, while her brother was asleep, she turned out the veil again, and the light shadow was like beans, but the red beans were bright red, like jewels. Shen Zhiqing suddenly remembered an idea, she took out a few red threads and came out, put on a needle, and put an eye on the red bean. After a while, a few red beans were worn into a bracelet by her.

She coiled the bracelet in her hand, and the red thread was wrapped around the red beans, twisting and twisting like the palm prints in her hand, from the palm of her hand to her heart. I don't know what lovesickness is, is it the shadow of someone in my heart? She didn't dare to stay on people's faces for long, only remembered that the blue and white robe was soaked in flower petals, like the morning light blooming in the mist, which could gently awaken the good mood of the day.

She really wanted to go to the bazaar again, with a towel and red beans in her hand, and pass by the red bean tree intentionally or unintentionally, sneak a few glances, maybe she can really meet that person. That glimpse, perhaps the impression carved into it was too amazing, and she thought about meeting it under the tree again.

The weather became warmer, and Shen Zhiqing's short jacket was replaced by a cloth shirt, still hanging two braids. This beautiful and lovely girl gave the old Shen family's shop a bright color.

Qinghebang knows from far and near that the old Shen family has two treasures, one is the delicious wonton, they have a unique set of secret recipes for boiling broth, using chicken bones, pork bones mixed with spring snails, fish bones, etc., slowly boiling, there is no fishy smell, but it retains the unique umami of Jiangnan aquatic products. Shen Mao's wonton stuffing is also different in the four seasons, and in spring he will add fresh wild vegetables, supplemented by special spices, which will leave a fragrant aftertaste when chewing.

Of course, the second eldest treasure is their daughter, who is regarded as the pearl of the palm, and is now eighteen years old, and has been beautiful and beautiful. When other girls are not busy with housework or taking younger siblings, she can go to the teahouse to listen to books, go to the dock to watch the merchants sell all kinds of small goods, and go to the river beach to catch snails and shrimp. She wandered from the end of the alley with a group of half-grown children, and when the children wanted to hear all sorts of strange stories from her, she made up the storyteller's stories and stole them from the candy or knick-knacks. Adults also have a headache, the old Shen family is good at "fishing in troubled waters" girls, there is always a set of crooked heresies to confuse their children, but they also lose candy and food, so there is no way to complain.

"This is a crazy girl, if you learn from her, see how you marry in the future." There are always women next door who take Zhiqing to reprimand their daughters, they regard Shen Zhiqing as an anomaly, and they always don't let their daughters get close, for fear of bringing it badly. Shen Mao also let his daughter be unrestrained, and even when he reached the age where he could talk about marriage, he didn't go to Zhang Luo much.

Until one day, a middle-aged woman wearing a floral silk shirt and wrapping her small feet came to the door. "Aunt Liu, what kind of wind blew you here today." When Shen Qinshi saw her, he was surprised, and immediately dusted a chair with a rag and asked her to sit down. Aunt Liu glanced at the table and chair with her spare eyes, and just showed a hint of disgust that was immediately covered by a forced smile, she quietly wiped the chair with her hand, and after looking at her fingers, she sat down slowly sideways, trying not to lean against the countertop. Shen Qin was about to make a wonton, and Aunt Liu flicked her handkerchief to make a gesture of stopping, "Don't be busy, I said I'll leave later." She cleared her throat and continued, "Didn't I come to say hello, your family's good things have come to the door." Shen Qin's face was puzzled, "What joy?" ”

"The Li family lane at the east end of Qinghebang, the biggest rich family Li Yuanwai, has taken a fancy to your girl, this is not for me to say that I am here. Your family will be blessed in the future. ”

"Li Yuanwai? Which Li Yuanwai? ”

"Li Wenlin, there are more than a dozen times in their manor, and there are countless fields, if your daughter marries, you won't be able to earn it for several lifetimes."

"Ah, that old man, didn't you hear that you were over the age of six, saying that you had a serious illness a while ago and have been paralyzed in bed for a long time." The diner next to him shook his head and whispered. Of course Shen Qin's family knows what kind of character that Li Wenlin is, every time he marries a concubine, the sound of blowing and beating can resound throughout the entire alley, I don't know how many times he has made trouble, it is estimated that it will be almost ten times. She frowned and was silent for a while, "This, Aunt Liu, thank you." But our daughter is really clumsy, and our grass people are not worthy of this high-ranking family. ”

"Ouch, don't worry about that. They all know the situation of your family, they are really authentic, not only do they not mind, but they also promise to give the same name as a few grandmothers as long as they pass through the door. ”

"Oh, that old man has half a breath left, and it's a joy to give the name." A few diners turned their faces away and began to discuss.

"People are so kind, you can't live up to it." Seeing that Shen Qin's family didn't speak, Aunt Liu hurriedly urged.

"The little girl's life is a major event, we still have to be cautious."

"It's all up to my parents, and I'm here to ask for something today. If you agree, I will go back and talk back immediately, and you will be happy as a family in the future; If you don't want to, I won't embarrass you, but they are all neighbors, and this life has ruined the beauty of adults, so I'm afraid that it will spread out in the future, but it won't be good for you. Shen Qin's family heard the implication of the words, if they didn't agree, they would have good fruits to eat in the future.

"I don't say yes!" Shen Zhiqing ran over from outside and yelled at Aunt Liu's door. It turned out that the dog baby had just heard that he had secretly ventilated to her.

Shen Qin's family didn't stop it, Aunt Liu was splashed with a few spittle stars, wiped her face with a handkerchief, and was as angry as a hen with a stretched neck, and screamed: "You little girl, it's not your turn to speak!" ”

"My life's work, how can I not speak." Shen Zhiqing just touched a basket of snails, and fell the ground, several snails popped out, and the muddy water splashed Aunt Liu again, "That old man has been married to no less than ten, and now he is about to choke, let me go and fill the house, think beautifully." Why didn't he wait for his breath to breathe, and went directly to get married in the dark. ”

"You, you ......" Aunt Liu pointed at Shen Qin's family, trembling with anger, "Shen Qin's family, this is the daughter you taught, what kind of upbringing is this!" ”

"It's all taught by my father." Shen Zhiqing stared at the angry woman in front of her, and laughed in her heart, "Tell that old man, I was born with a kfu, and if he marries me, he won't be happy but will go faster, let him save some strength to recuperate." ”

"Okay, you said it yourself, I'll see how you get married in the future!" Aunt Liu didn't expect her to even say such a ruthless word, she was speechless, glared at the mother and daughter fiercely, threw off her sleeves and left, and walked away with her little feet all the way.

Shen Qin looked at Aunt Liu's angry back, still frowning. Although she didn't want her daughter to marry the old man, she didn't expect her daughter to curse herself like this, and she was worried that she wouldn't marry because of this and suffer in the future.

Zhiqing saw her mother's thoughts, and stroked her back a few times with her hand, "A-Niang, it's okay, this reason is not scary, how can you bluff her." ”

"How can you curse yourself like this, my mother is worried that they will embarrass you in the future."

"It's going to be fine, if they dare to come again, it's a big deal for us to move out, where we can't sell wontons." My daughter will be with you for the rest of your life. ”

"How can a girl not marry, how can she accompany us for a lifetime." Shen Qin touched his daughter's head with pity.

"No, I'm still young, I don't want to get married." At this time, she remembered the bracelet, and there was a ripple in her heart, and her face turned red unconsciously at the mention of getting married.