It drizzles at dusk and darkens at dusk. Two people and an umbrella, if you leave.

Turning out of the quiet alley, I saw three or two pedestrians running under the eaves to avoid the rain, and the shops on both sides of the market were hung with lanterns, reflecting a faint light on a wet road.

Zhao Qingmiao's eyes did not squint, and when the footsteps were lifted, the soles of her shoes were stained with mud and splashed down. Because the two were close to each other, the faint aroma of wine on each other's bodies wafted through their noses with the wind, and even their breathing was a little deeper.

Shen Xiao glanced at her, and under the dim and unknown light, a side face looked very tranquil. Seeing that the green silk on his sideburns was stained with sporadic raindrops, he tilted the umbrella to that side, but the elbow holding the umbrella inadvertently touched Zhao Qingmiao's shoulder.

Her whole body stiffened, and she stopped.

Listening to the sound of rain hitting the umbrella surface, Shen Xiao's breathing stagnated slightly.

Zhao Qingmiao turned his face and frowned, raised his eyes as if a fire was on fire, and looked at him.

Shen Xiao guessed that she was very unhappy, so she quickly looked away, found a conversation and asked, "Miss, Li Gui's cooking skills are good, if you invite Old Man Huo to Wang Ji, will it really make her popular?" ”

Zhao Qingmiao's brewing anger hadn't yet spilled out, so he had to put it aside first. lest people think how much they care.

She answered as she walked, and Shen Xiao followed closely on the left with an umbrella.

"If a cook is not instructed by others, he will still have a taste for many years. Li Gui's cooking is acceptable, but if he wants to be famous in Yongcheng, he must be more distinctive than what others do. Although Huo Lao can't cook, he has a lot of insights and will definitely be helpful. ”

"You also heard, he is a person who has eaten the cooking of the imperial kitchen, think is that an ordinary person? I see he's hidden from him! It can't be from the palace......"

In the end, it was pure Zhao Qingmiao's blind guess.

Shen Xiao listened to it, but went to his heart. He pondered: If the old man Huo really came out of the palace?

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Wang Ji reopened, and everyone was busy early in the morning. Xiao Er was busy wiping the tables and chairs, and Li Gui also cleaned the back kitchen, and took a break before taking out his own guys to sharpen them.

The tent clerk put a few firecrackers at the main entrance, and from time to time he turned back to stare at the incense case, and saw that the incense had been burned two-thirds of the way. Counting the breath before burning out, it is the auspicious time to open.

There was a drizzle last night, and when I went out this morning, I swept the shallow coolness of the autumn breeze. The green leaves among the flowers are still wrapped in a few rain dew, and the morning light is fluorescent and clear.

On the long table of yellow rosewood in the house, there is a copper gilt bowl, which is burned with a pinch of agarwood sawdust, and the dark fragrance is shallow.

Zhao Qingmiao straightened her waist, picked up a bowl of hot and sour soup, and after drinking it, she felt smooth and warm.

She took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, and heard Wang's voice coming from the crack in the door, sharp and bright.

"I'm not in a hurry to urge you to go out, and I don't look like an owner at all."

Wang Shouyi followed behind, looking away and unwilling to argue with her.

"The king is still in charge of the old man, what are you talking about?"

Wang was still about to argue, but the door opened.

Shen Xiao's pair of lacquered eyes were deep, and he swept over the two of them indifferently, and beckoned people in casually.

Wang glanced sideways, thinking that this kid was rude, and he had seen him accompany Zhao Qingmiao several times, but he was not cringe and respectful. I secretly wrote him down in my heart.

"Uncle, aunt." Zhao Qingmiao got up and blessed.

"Qing'er, my cousin didn't trouble you, did he?" The Wang family rarely showed a touch of kindness, and when he came over, he took Zhao Qingmiao's hand, "My third uncle hopes that he can get ahead, and he can't be famous in ten miles and eight towns......"

Zhao Qingmiao quietly withdrew her hand.

"Aunt rest assured, if Li Gui doesn't make a big mistake, he won't embarrass him."

Wang understood when he heard it, and immediately pulled the corners of his mouth lukewarmly.

"The time has come, light the firecrackers!"

The bookkeeper shouted outside the door, and he heard a few explosions in the air behind him.

"Wang Ji is reopened, please come and go!"

Downstairs was really noisy, some came to congratulate, and some scolded the children for running around.

Zhao Qingmiao didn't spend a lot of money this time, but just focused on decorating the lobby. The two walls are hung with ink and blue, and the root of the wall is placed with begonia chrysanthemum, and a pot of monstera is also placed on the counter. The guests who called in the door saw it, and suddenly felt a lot more elegant.

Xiao Er changed into a new short coat today, and just put a handful of melon seeds and pine nut candy in his pocket. When I met a beggar at the door, I took out a handful and handed it over.

"Yo, does Wang Ji look a little different?"

"yes, I heard that I hired a new cook."

"Hey, I said, Mr. Bai Yu's new script, aren't you going to call the storyteller?"

Because Xiao Er had been explained in advance, he smiled very attentively today, and his eyes narrowed into a slit and said: "What is coming is coming, isn't this just reopening today?" You'll be here tomorrow, so I'm sure you'll be able to hear it! ”

The man sat down stupidly and casually reported a few home-cooked side dishes.

Naturally, the Wang family is indispensable to be in the limelight, she pulled Wang Shouyi to walk downstairs first, and said hello when she met a familiar guest. Some people are clear, and they say a few words to praise the high Wang family on the spot. Wang happily said that the children of the Zhao family were grown up by her, and now she should come over to help Wang Ji, Yunyun.

Zhao Qingmiao slowly walked down the last step and stood still, his eyes swept around the lobby.

Huo Laoweng really kept his promise and found a corner to sit alone. When he saw Zhao Qingmiao going downstairs, he smiled at her.

Zhao Qingmiao stepped forward in three or two steps and said, "Huo Lao, you eat slowly, Shen Jiu will write down your words for a while, and when the cook is free, he will show him so that he can improve it." After speaking, he gave Chang Xi a look, and the latter quickly took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and handed it to Shen Xiao.

Huo Laoweng showed a hint of surprise on his face, and stroked his beard with an approving smile.

Shen Xiao looked at the thing and frowned slightly.

After a night, Zhao Qingmiao seemed to ignore him, and he would find Chang Xi for anything he could, and never call him personally. With such a clear line, it seems that he still cares a lot about what he said yesterday. If I had known, I wouldn't have teased her!

"Miss, it seems that Miss Cousin and Aunt Cousin are here." Chang Xi's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly saw someone coming to the door.

The two walked into the door hand in hand, which aroused a lot of envious eyes.

It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a pair of beautiful people. Wang Yan's eyebrows are clear and powdery, and his body is delicate and soft. Cousin Cai Wenjing, dressed in a Zhiqing shirt with big sleeves, is gentle and elegant when he walks around, with a smile on his handsome face, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

Cai Wenjing put his hands together, lowered his head and said softly: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, the little son-in-law was too busy to take a break a few days ago, please don't blame the little son-in-law for not coming to visit for a long time." ”

"No blame, no blame." Wang's smile was bright, and his attitude was almost flattering.

The two have been married for more than three years and have no children. Cai Wenjing is also the son of a wealthy family in the city, the second in the family, and there is an unsuccessful brother on his head. He was five years older than Wang Yan, and Wang Yan was not willing to marry at first. How do you know that the Wang family has been eyeing the golden beetle son-in-law for a long time, how can he miss his daughter's will in vain?

Later, Wang Yan was persuaded hard by the Wang family all day long, saying that Cai Wenjing was humble and calm, and the Cai family's wealth would definitely fall on him in the future, and the family style would never be messed with...... In these years, a woman was ordered to get married, and the picture was nothing more than to live a peaceful and stable life. So, the two soon became married.

As for why there are no heirs so far, it's hard to say. Zhao Qingmiao has little contact with them, but in her opinion, the two are a good match, and they are also eyebrows.

The four of them exchanged a few words and went upstairs. Zhao Qingmiao turned around and sat behind the counter, lowered her eyes slightly, drank tea and ate plums, and didn't fall on Shen Xiao at a glance.