The sky was slightly dark, but the merchants on the official road did not stop, the two carriages staggered, the man in white holding the reins raised his chin slightly, saw the eye-catching word "Shang" on the oncoming carriage, smiled faintly, and said mockingly: "I have seen so many people along the way, this one is the most pitiful." ”

The companion beside him, a man dressed in ink, leaned on the carriage, closed his eyes and rested, he did not answer, and did not even lift his eyelids.

The man in white seemed to have long been accustomed to his silence, and said to himself: "Wu Laichun sent a detailed history and list, all of them are capable of doing things in Haixing, and he has already drawn out a few names and has already been rewarded first, and I want to ask the emperor what he means." ”

"Don't make any more trouble." The ink-colored man spoke softly, which was regarded as an answer, since he had already made a commendation, he could not have a second time, and Wu Laichun had always been relieved to do things.

The man in white suddenly smelled the aroma of food in the air, and said excitedly: "It seems that there is a welcome guest ahead." ”

The man silently read the name in his heart, opened his eyes, and saw the comfortable small courtyard not far away, and his brows instantly wrinkled together.

The man in white said with great interest: "That restaurant is very famous among the merchants, and I heard that the owner is still an extremely cute girl. ”

The man moved the corners of his lips slightly, and the corners of his cold eyes showed some disdain, but it turned into a joke in an instant, and he still did not answer.

"I haven't eaten seriously in the past few days, so why don't you try it."

"No, no." The man finally spoke, and he changed his position and closed his eyes again.

On a busy day, the welcoming hall only received three tables of guests, which was very common, and Xiaobai didn't think so. The big four joys on the stove have long been sold out, and even those staple foods are only a few sweet steamed buns, Xiaobai hasn't eaten well all day, and now he feels a little hungry.

At the moment when the sun was about to set, Xiaobai changed into the candle in the lantern. Then he put away the tea set from the stove and put it into the house. Only then did the doors and windows close. The light swaying in the breeze is like a small boat in the turbulent dark tide that is about to fall, guiding the way back for pedestrians.

If it weren't for the fact that Huang Bo, the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, invited a few shopkeepers to be guests on the first day of opening, no one dared to come to the door easily, and after being taken care of and confirming that Xiaobai was not a female ghost, the business gradually stabilized. Over time, everyone knew that the little white girl who welcomed the guests was taken care of by the county magistrate Lin Dongyue.

Closing the small door in the hall, she stretched and walked into the kitchen. Lit all the oil lamps on the wall. Every time she is in this familiar place, her heart is always very appropriate. The layout and furnishings here are also in line with Xiaobai's wishes, neat and orderly, and clear at a glance.

She lit the small stove and prepared to bring herself a bowl of egg custard in a moment. The firewood was burning so hard that the water was quickly boiling, and she put the egg wash bowl with the sweet shrimp and green beans on the cage drawer and closed the lid.

It only took a while, that is, after she put the sweet steamed bun on the plate, and went to the sauce jar to put a bowl of soybean sauce on the way, the egg custard was ready.

The steaming custard has sweet shrimp that are so tender and cute, even the green beans are so pleasing. I ordered two dots of sesame oil. It is served with sweet steamed buns and refreshing cucumber dipping sauce. It's the perfect treat for a busy day.

It's a pity that the spoon hasn't been in her hand yet, she heard a knock on the door outside, maybe Xiaobai's movements were a little slow, and when she opened the door with a hula, she saw a man in white a few steps away from the door turned around, dusty, but his face was delicate and his skin was white.

"Come in." Xiaobai smiled slightly, stepped out of the door, and stood under the candlelight.

The man in white hesitated for a moment, his eyes were a little wandering, but it was only a blink of an eye, and he looked at Xiaobai from head to toe quietly. His news told him that the shopkeeper who welcomed the guests was a teenage girl, with a kind smile and smart manners, in his image, even if she was not a beauty, she should be a small jasper, how could the girl in front of her be so ordinary, ordinary like a stone on the side of the road, or a flawed stone.

"My name is Xiaobai, and I am the shopkeeper of this store." She thought to herself, this young master is probably from a far away, it's not that she is boasting, how can there be merchants in Haixing and Huixian who don't know her now?

"I won't go in if I'm in a hurry, and I heard that the senior who welcomed the guests can be packed and taken away. . . ." The man in white looked a little cramped, and he didn't know if it was because of disappointment.

"It's sold out early, so you can say what you want to eat, and I'll make a copy for you to take away." Xiaobai's gaze passed over him and looked at the carriage behind him.

"Then I'll go in and take a look." The man in white said, crossed Xiaobai, and collapsed into the threshold in a few steps.

A voice came from afar, "Anything is good, hurry up!" This voice is a little low, but it is very good, as if a stone falls into a lake, and the rhyme of water spreads out, gentle without edges and corners, and can swallow people to the end.

There is a word how to describe it, the aftermath lingers for three days, as if it is said so, Xiaobai is distracted.

The man in white quickly glanced at the room and laughed: "It's a big place, why don't you even have a sign!" ”

"Because I can cook everything here, I don't need a recipe." Xiaobai smiled.

"It's not a small tone." It was obviously an extremely indifferent sentence, but it could make people feel a smile, Xiaobai turned around, and looked at the ink-colored man who suddenly approached, dressed gorgeously and elegantly, with a slender and straight body, and a handsome and delicate face. Like the king of the night, shining.

The man in white didn't expect him to come over, and it was too late to stop Xiaobai.

The wind suddenly rose behind him, and the fallen leaves were swept by the wind, forming a huge vortex around the two of them, and the candle flame was extinguished at once, and in the moonlight, those fallen leaves seemed to be dyed with the cold color of the moonlight, and the silence was cold, making people unable to extricate themselves.

The moment Xiao Bai saw the man, she was suddenly stunned, especially the eyes that were as deep as the stars but empty as the bottomless deep sea, which made her fall into a dream that had been haunting her for many years.

The two are only meeting for the first time, and it stands to reason that there will be no accidents, just like most strangers, it is impossible to remember each other's appearance if they miss this glance.

But the two looked at each other, and the man only felt a flower in front of him, and in an instant, it seemed as if the nightmare that had entangled him suddenly appeared again, especially the eyes of the girl in front of him, like a flower in the drizzle, giving people a clear feeling of washing the soul, but it was so gorgeous that he couldn't help but want to escape, the farther away the better.

The wind passed, and the man came back to his senses in an instant, his gaze finally fell on the side of her face, he was already an ordinary person who couldn't be more ordinary, why was there such an eyesore thing! He involuntarily covered his mouth and nose, endured the chill from his back, didn't say a word, his eyes showed a chill, and turned around and strode away.

This inexplicable reaction made Xiao Bai feel embarrassed for a moment, and his brows instantly wrinkled together.

"He... After several days of driving, I was a little uncomfortable. The man in white hurriedly explained, his face changing and changing.

Xiaobai came back to his senses, couldn't help but smile bitterly, touched the side of his face, took out the fire fold from his arms, and went to light the candle again, "I've long been used to it." Xiaobai is sometimes annoyed, why is it already so ordinary, and there are still flaws? She had a bright red birthmark that stretched from her jaw to behind her ear, and sometimes she felt disgusted by herself, how could others not be frightened?

"No, don't get me wrong, little white girl, he's just... I don't like red... The man in white didn't know why he brought this up, but he felt that his companion was a little rude just now, which was not like his usual at all. And he himself was even more annoyed, because he still boasted that he knew everything in the world, but he didn't know that the little white girl who welcomed the guest had a dark red birthmark on her face.

"Oh, I've heard of that." Xiaobai responded casually.

Ever heard of it? The man in white was a little stunned, but after thinking about it, how could this little white girl have seen them? Maybe he just gave himself a step down, thinking about it, his impression of Xiaobai was a little better, and he suddenly understood why this small restaurant could be praised among discerning merchants, and the news that came out had nothing to say about her appearance.

In fact, he misunderstood, what Xiaobai was thinking in his heart was neurosis.

Xiaobai put down his hand and said with a relaxed smile: "If you don't dislike it, I can take away my own dinner." ”

"Okay, I can taste the craftsmanship of the little white girl today." The man in white came back to his senses, looked at Xiaobai's clear eyes, and suddenly felt that he was thinking too much.

Xiaobai smiled shyly, turned around and went to the kitchen, put the dinner he had just made into the food box, and took some spicy jerky from the shelf and handed it to the man in white together with Fengyue, who had not yet been opened.

"These are the girls' dinners?" Especially the jar Fengyue, the Xia family's wine has no label, but it is only identified by the porcelain bottle, and he can recognize it at a glance.

"In this food box, these jerky and Fengyue are for you to eat at night, isn't your friend uncomfortable? The wind and moon of the Xia family can relieve the fatigue the most, and I have marinated these jerky with spices, which are particularly delicious, the long night is long, there is no snack to grind your teeth, how difficult it is for you two, go quickly, be careful on the road. ”

The man in white took it with a light smile, and was about to leave, but he couldn't help asking, "Where did the little white girl get the painting on the wall?" ”

"What's that?" Xiao Bai pointed sideways at the welcome pine on the wall, and said with a smile: "I picked it up at the door of the Xia Shang Pavilion." ”

The man in white was stunned, thinking that no wonder the person under his head didn't find it, although there was only half a seal, but it was also something that could not be passed on, but he didn't expect it to be picked up, and it was hung here, "You... Do you recognize that half of the seal? ”

Xiaobai shook his head, "I don't recognize it, don't talk about me, half of the people who have seen it don't know me." ”

"What about the other half?"

"Illiterate."

The man in white laughed and said, "A half-painted painting was thrown out as garbage, why are you still hanging in this lobby as a treasure?" ”

Xiaobai looked back, the painting was framed by Huicheng's calligraphy and painting master, the original few folds are not clear, although there is only half a seal, but it doesn't look like garbage, Xiaobai smiled: "I like it!" ”

"You don't want to ask what's engraved on that seal?"

Xiaobai shook his head, "What does it have to do with me?" ”

Cute, indeed a very cute girl, the man in white smiled lightly, I really wanted to talk to her again, but there was already a restless voice in the carriage outside, so he didn't say more, paid the money, and said goodbye to Xiaobai.