It's already afternoon on the bustling streets. The sun was no longer as clear as it had been in the morning, thickened and covered with the color and sweetness of honey.

With his hands behind his back, a white robe and a vermilion waist seal are dazzling, and what is brighter than spring is Zhan Sui Yu. is also wearing a plain dress, with light blue embroidery embellished on the skirt cuffs and collar, even if the behavior is low-key, the face that can't be low-key is Zhang Qining.

"Glutinous rice cake, glutinous rice cake." The vendor lifted the lid on the steamer, and a hot, fragrant and sweet smell burst out softly as if it had been punctured all at once. His hand fanned like a fan, and the sweetness became stronger as he got closer.

He smiled and actively solicited business, and when he saw Zhang Qining looking over here, he was shouting more and more hard to drink his steamed cakes. "Miss, let's have a hot freshly baked glutinous rice cake! Small and good-looking, sweet and glutinous, easy to eat one bite at a time, and easy to hold in your hand. Shall I have one, miss? ”

Zhang Qining walked over and took a closer look, and gradually saw the pastry that was pinched into the shape of a round pale yellow five-petal petal in the white heat, which was quite exquisite.

"What kind of flower is this? It looks a little like plum blossoms. Zhang Qining muttered.

"This is my mother-in-law imitating the flowers at the door of the house, saying that it looks better and there are many people who buy it." The peddler seemed to be newly married, and he was a little shy when he mentioned his daughter-in-law, so he reached out and touched his head.

It seems that this petty trafficker has a good luck and marries a daughter-in-law who can do business. Zhang Qining smiled, "Are there many people who buy it?" ”

The peddler was stunned, why did this fairy-looking girl seem to be chatting with him?

"Many! A lot of little girls like it! And..."The vendor looked at Zhan Suiyu with a smile and said, "There are still many sons who have bought them to please their sweethearts." ”

Well, this peddler not only married a clever daughter-in-law, but was also very good at business. When it came to this, Zhan Sui Yu stepped forward with a smile and asked for one.

"Okay, thank you, Childe." The peddler quickly wrapped one and handed it to Zhang Qining, "Miss, please." ”

"Sweetheart? I feel a little bit at a loss when I eat this cake. Zhang Qining picked up one and tasted it, and Zhan Suiyu came to her hand and ate the second one. You? ”

The soft lips touched her fingers, and Zhan Sui Yu took the sweet cake in her hand, tilted her head and swallowed it in her mouth. "It's so sweet."

This is a disciple. Zhang Qining curled up his fingers, the place where he touched it was a little hot, and he took a deep breath in his heart. "I like it, what does it matter?"

"That's fine. Let's go, take you to eat fish. ”

Sweetheart? Zhan Suiyu smiled, touching his lips to taste the sweetness of his fingertips. If he wants it, he wants a pillow man.

Zhang Qining wanted to show Sui Yu and said that he would bring her to eat fish, thinking that he was going to a restaurant, but who knew that he took her directly to the riverside. Although it is by the river, it is not quite, and it is still a little away from the river. The shop has set up several sheds not far from the riverbank, and the tables and chairs arranged inside are made of bamboo. The shopkeeper was setting up the oven and pots, and the stove was made of bricks and mud.

The people who are busy working are a big family. The two young men in charge of the kitchen are the eldest and second in the family, and they usually open their doors to do business in the middle of the application. The two daughters-in-law were busy preparing for the start of work, putting down the table and stools and wiping them clean with rags. Another girl looked at the younger sister of the family, who was washing vegetables with a smaller doll.

The boss looked up at the two people coming from a distance, and saw that it was Zhan Suiyu who raised his hand and greeted him warmly. "Zhan Gongzi is here, this hasn't opened yet, come on, come on! Sit inside. ”

The seasoning is almost done, and the second child is busy filling the new one from the bag to the can, and he can't let go of his hands for a while. The dark-skinned man smiled at him and said, "Master Zhan, I haven't been here for a long time." ”

"I was out on a mission before, and I just came back and there was a case in the yamen, so I couldn't be busy for a while." Zhan Suiyu and them looked quite familiar, and even the female relatives in the family did not shy away from seeing him, and greeted him with a smile. "This is Zhang Qining, Miss Zhang. Speaking of eating fish, I immediately thought of your family, and tricked her into walking half of Suzhou City to bring people over. ”

He rolled his eyes and introduced to Zhang Qining, "This is Brother You, second brother You over there, the eldest sister-in-law wearing the headscarf, and the second sister-in-law wearing the apron." ”

"Zhan Gongzi is here?" The little sister of the You family rolled up her sleeves and followed happily, her wheat-colored skin, her face was flushed, and her big black and white eyes made her look very energetic. The little nephew followed her with a fart, and the flesh on his cheeks trembled with every two steps.

Zhang Qining looked at Zhan Suiyu, and Zhan Suiyu said: "That's the little sister of the You family, and the child is Xiaobao, the son of Brother You." ”

There are more stones on the shore, and Xiaobao's little short legs are very difficult, and You Xiaomei picks him up with one hand and comes here.

Informal, straightforward and cute. Zhang Qining couldn't help but smile when he saw this posture, and then said hello to his brother and sister-in-law who he had just met. She is extremely beautiful and well-behaved in appearance, with a pair of clear and bright eyes full of smiles, the dimples on her cheeks loom when she laughs, and her voice is even sweeter when she has the desire to please people, which makes people feel good.

You Da and his daughter-in-law, younger brothers and sisters have long seen this person next to Zhan Suiyu, and they have never seen Zhan Suiyu bring a girl, let alone look so symbolic.

"The family's small business, Miss Zhang looks like a big family, don't dislike it." You Da is a little naïve. I thought that Gongzi Zhan should go to the restaurant in the city with the girl, how to bring people to a rough place like the riverside. It's just too young to understand.

Zhang Qining smiled, seeing the trace of embarrassment and worry in You Da's eyes, and said happily: "How come?" Brother You, I think it's good. What's more, Zhan Gongzi has a treat, of course he has to come. ”

When she said this, You Da and the others also breathed a sigh of relief for Zhan Suiyu.

Zhan Suiyu: "Their fish are all freshly caught live fish, and the delicious and fresh fish made is a must in Suzhou." ”

Zhang Qining smiled: "That's a taste." ”

"It's still early, big brother, you're busy with yours, just leave a seat for us. I took her to the river to see if I could catch two fish. ”

You Da was anxious in his heart. Don't catch fish, we'll take care of it! Childe, you should take someone to enjoy the scenery or something, but you can have a snack! He responded well on his lips, but in his heart he sweated for Zhan Suiyu. But looking at Zhang Qining's face "seems to be fun", he thought again: "That's it, this may be the pastime of rich people." ”

"By the way, Childe, Ji Shaoxia also brought someone here. They borrowed the basket and went south. ”

"Ji Ran?" Zhan Suiyu nodded to indicate that he understood, "Okay, then let's go over and have a look." ”

After they left, You Da said to his daughter-in-law: "Son, this is not good, not as much as I spent chasing you back then, do you say?" ”

Sister-in-law You patted him and said that he knew something. "Originally, the son brought Miss Zhang over, and it was cold on the riverside to put on a piece of clothing, what a good opportunity to create bumps and bumps! Just your big mouth was pierced, and you led people to Ji Shaoxia's side, which ruined the good things of the son. ”

You Da suddenly understood, "No wonder I saw that Childe seemed to be a little lost just now." Or... Add more vegetables to the fish pot tonight? ”

seemed to be a little lost, and Zhan Suiyu, who was suddenly very scheming in You Da's eyes, said: He really didn't think about it so much.

I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, Ji Ran was also there. That kid hasn't shown his face since last time, and he owes him a drink, or... Let him pay today?

On the south bank of the river, the sky is half dark, and it is as clear as water.

Ji Ran held a sword in one hand and a bracelet-like thing in the other. Under the darkening sky, the man's gentle side face became softer and softer, like the moonlight looming in the east. He pinched the jade bracelet as if he was a little nervous, and kept whispering to it.

Ji Ran walked the rivers and lakes, his kung fu was not bad, and he trained his internal strength very well steadily. But I don't know what I'm thinking at the moment, Zhan Suiyu and Zhang Qining are already so close to him and don't even notice it.

"Why is it so broad, double jumping off around the wrist. How to make the contract wide, around, around the wrist double jump. Snow, snow, me, my heart, heart. Alas..."

It's useless.

Ji Ran, who had been stuttering for a long time, hugged his head and sighed.

Zhang Qining tilted his head and poked Zhan Sui Yu, and whispered, "Ji Gongzi has a stutter?" It was normal to hear him last time. ”

Zhan Suiyu clasped his hands in front of him, shook his head and said, "I have been friends with him for many years, and I have never seen him like this." ”

"Who?"

Ji Ran turned around and unexpectedly saw Zhan Sui Yu and the girl he saw in the tavern last time, who seemed to have the surname Zhang, called Zhang Qining. He froze, then withdrew the bracelet into his arms. "Why are you here?"

Okay, don't stutter now. Zhang Qining and Zhan Suiyu glanced at each other, and Ji Ran saw that there was a look of ridicule in their eyes, and couldn't help asking, "Just now, did you have..."

Zhang Qining and Zhan Suiyu are both people who are good at observing words and feelings, how could they embarrass Ji Ran's thin skin?

"Ji Gongzi, we just arrived, and when we saw you here, we came to say hello. Did you just do something? ”

"Yes, I brought her to eat fish. I heard You Da say that you came here to take a look, what are you doing? ”

Zhan Sui Yu and Zhang Qining sang and harmonized, and they cooperated very well, the river wind blew to the shore and puffed up the sleeves of the two, like a pair of beautiful people in the faint night.

"No, I'll just take a look." Ji Ran can't lie, even simple nonsense is unnatural. Hearing them say this, whether it's true or not, can be regarded as a sigh of relief.

Zhan Suiyu: "It's getting dark too fast, and I can't catch fish." They should be almost ready, go back. Ji Ran, come over and share a table together? ”

Ji Ran answered, saying that he was going to bring someone over.

Zhan Sui Yu shook his head, "This kid, if you leave the girl's family alone, you deserve to not even be able to straighten your tongue." ”

"Infatuated, it's cute." Zhang Qining looked in the direction Ji Ran left and couldn't help but smile.

Zhan Sui Yu looked sideways, "Ji Ran is cute? It's too dark, you see, distracted. ”

Ji Ran led a person over, and when he returned to Youda, each shed put down a tarpaulin to block the wind, and a lantern was hung outside each room. Honey fish is being grilled on the grill outside, fish fillets are being fried on the stove, and fish pots are boiling, which are the three signatures of their house.

When the time came, diners gathered to smell the smell. You Da specially left a shed for the four of them, grilled fish in honey sauce, spicy fried fish fillet, stewed fish pot with mountain vegetables, and the little sister of the You family brought a few plates of mountain flavor stir-fried over.

The lights were on, and Zhang Qining saw the appearance of the 'friend' in Ji Ran's mouth.

Zhan Suiyu said it well, the same sixteen looks smaller than himself. Black hair and snow skin, small face with big palms, small lips, small nose bridge, and delicate eyebrows and eyes under Qi bangs. It's just that I don't know if it's an illusion, and I always feel that the other party is staring at me. She looked over, and the little girl smiled at her, as if it were an illusion.

Ji Ran introduced: "This is Tao Xueqi, Tao girl." ”

Tao Xueqi's complexion was a little sickly pale, the inside of her lips was a faint cherry red, her eyes were worried, and her eyelashes covered her eyes had a quiet smile, everything was as usual when she looked at Ji Ran, but when she looked at them, her emotions dissipated before she reached the bottom of her eyes.

"Zhan Gongzi, Miss Zhang."

Ji Ran put the poured jujube tea soup in front of her and asked her to drink this. "Xue Qi's body is a little weak, and she is still a little recognizable."

Zhan Suiyu took over, "It's okay, I'll be familiar with it if I see it a few more times." You've just arrived in Suzhou, so you don't plan to leave right away, do you? ”

"I'm going to stay a little longer."

Zhan Sui Yu couldn't help but glance at Tao Xueqi when he saw Ji Ran say two words, he thought that Ji Ran, this kid, was planted in it. Tao Xueqi is the type that needs to be taken care of at first glance, and Ji Ran's worrying personality is a perfect match.

"I've never seen anyone with you, how did you know each other?" He asked.

Ji Ran was a little embarrassed, because it was an old story in the script, and it was embarrassing to say. In the end, it was just "the road is uneven, draw the knife to help". Zhan Suiyu smiled, feeling that it was complete to add "love over time, and complain to each other".

"Miss Zhang." Tao Xueqi had two more light reds on her face, and pressed Zhang Qining's wrist and said, "Go out with me." ”

The hands that covered it were a little cold, and he couldn't feel the kindness of the other party at all, Zhang Qining looked at it quietly for a moment, hid the look in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Okay." ”

Ji Ran: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang Qining got up with her and walked out, "It's nothing, let's go out to breathe." ”

Zhan Suiyu glanced at Zhang Qining, and then patted Ji Ran. "What do you do so clearly about private matters between girls? Miss Tao has been with you all the way, and she rarely meets girls of the same age, right? Don't worry, Qi Ning won't do anything to her sister-in-law. ”

Ji Ran is a year older than him, but obviously his skin is not as thick as his.

"Don't talk nonsense." Ji Ran sat down, and his face suddenly burned.

Zhan Suiyu raised her eyebrows: "I see that you like Miss Tao a lot." To be honest, I think it's redundant to sit here with you guys. ”

Ji Ran thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with anything to refute, so he could only confess: "... I haven't skimmed it yet. ”

"Do you want to help?"

Help? Zhan Sui Yu? He was quite romantic before, but there was no rhyme. Looking at him now, he hasn't made much progress. Ji Ran shook his head decisively and said, "Forget it." ”