Small courtyard in Jinzhou City

The people of the Qi family who practice martial arts are used to getting up to practice martial arts when the rooster crows, and Ning Lu lived with Shu Rusheng for the first time. Since Ni'er's father left Jinzhou City, Ni'er has also lived in this small courtyard. Ning Lu lived in the same room with her, and the two of them were used to getting up at dawn. The two of them came out after washing, and Ning Lu heard the panting sound of the martial artist on the corridor, and said to Ni'er beside him, "They all got up so early? ”

Ni'er's head was a little dizzy because she drank some wine yesterday, and replied to Ning Lu and said, "Yes, I saw it when I first came, and the young master is also with them, only the young lady should sleep until she wakes up naturally, which is what the young master ordered." said that the young lady's body is not good, and it is not easy to work too hard. I have been taking care of Miss for a long time, and I know when she will wake up, so I take advantage of this time to stew some supplements for Miss or go to the market to buy some fresh chicken. ”

Ning Lu listened to her words, and felt yes in his heart. Shu Rusheng gave her the feeling on the surface that the people around her were doing their best to protect her, as if something would happen to her. nodded, and agreed: "Then whether you go to the market today or not, I have a lot to learn from the first day of taking care of the young lady." If I can go with you, I will also make up for the four of them, and how to practice every day must have support. ”

Hearing her say this, Ni'er said with a smile on her face: "Aunt Ning has the appearance of being a mother like this, and that's right, Miss sometimes asks people to stew some supplements for the four of them." However, the young lady treats the four of them the same as the young master, although the young master always looks serious, but treats them as if he were his own brother. ”

When Ni'er said these words, Ning Lu had already seen it.

The two passed by the place where they practiced martial arts, and each of them took off their shirts, and it could be seen that they were sweating profusely. The two of them said goodbye to Lin Ge, who was working in the kitchen, Lin Ge knew where they were going, and was going to give some silver taels to Ning Lu, but Ning Lu refused, and took out the money bag from his body to show him, and then they went out of the small courtyard.

They came back from a trip to the market and bought a lot of herbs for stew, as well as some chicken and pigeon meat.

Ni'er didn't know how to stew in a pot, and she learned it from the maid in the family before, and she would only use chicken stew in plain water to stew pigeon meat. As soon as Ning Lu went, he didn't buy chicken and pigeon meat first, but went to the medicinal materials first, and after a few words with the shopkeeper, he understood what medicinal materials Ning Lu wanted. Later, when she went to choose the meat, Ni'er came by herself and asked the boss to help pick it, and Ning Lu went to choose the meat by herself.

Back in the yard, Ni'er helped Ning Lu to start, Ning Lu was cutting chicken and pigeon meat for later use, and when he saw that the time was almost there, he said to Ni'er: "Ni'er, it's time for Miss to get up now." ”

Ni'er looked up at the sky and said, "It seems that Aunt Ning, you can do it here now, and I'll go and wait for Miss to wash up alone." ”

Ning Lu looked at her and said that she was leaving, and then said, "Miss, whether to eat or drink tea when you get up, I will prepare first."

Ni'er took off her apron and washed her hands with flower water, fearing that she would get a fishy smell and bought flowers on the road, so she opened the petals and soaked them in hot water. Looking up at Ning Lu, he said, "Miss, get up and ask for hot water, and eat some pastries after a while." I'm all set to be in the lady's room, so take care of it. ”

Ning Lu heard her say this, so he didn't say anything more. Ni'er wiped her hands with a clean cloth, and when she went out, she smelled whether there was still a smell on her hands.

Ni'er entered Shu Rusheng's room with warm water in an iron basin, and before she could put it on the table, she saw that Shu Rusheng had woken up, but she looked like she had just gotten up. She placed it on the table and went to make the bed net. Shu Rusheng saw that she was already busy, so she washed her face in front of the basin and wiped the water stains on her face with a clean cloth next to her.

At this time, Ni'er brought a porcelain box from the dresser, which contained a plaster made of flower petals for emollient. Shu Rusheng opened the porcelain cover, dug a little with his fingers and wiped it on the palm of his hand, rubbing his hands before wiping it on his face. Ni'er covered the porcelain lid, put it back in its place, and said, "This plaster is really fragrant, Ni'er has never seen it sold in the market." ”

Shu Rusheng walked to the dresser, said with a faint smile: "Of course you can't buy it, this is what my brother made for me alone." By the way, when you finish your business in Jinzhou City, you can go to Kyoto with us. Your father is in Jingzhou, or are you going to Jingzhou to find your father. ”

Ni'er knew that her family had followed her father to Jingzhou, and before leaving, her father said that he would be by Shu Rusheng's side at all times, so he said: "I met Ni'er when my father went to Jingzhou, and my father said that I would let Ni'er stay with Miss. Living in Jingzhou with my father, it won't help much, but it's better to be by Miss's side, maybe I can learn something. ”

Shu Rusheng sat in front of the dresser, asked Ni'er to comb her hair, and said, "Okay, you can leave at any time if you want to go, I won't drive you away if you don't leave." ”

Ni'er took a wooden comb and combed her messy hair, thinking about what to say.

At noon, Ni'er and Ning Lu waited for her to eat in Shu Rusheng's house, and Ning Lu brought the pigeon broth to watch the fire himself. Shu Rusheng looked at the soup that was not thorough, and it was black. looked up at Ning Lu and said, "Are you sure this is pigeon soup?" ”

Ning Lu laid out the dishes for her and said, "Yes, I ordered some Chinese medicinal materials, which are very good for your body." ”

Shu Rusheng scooped up the soup, smelled a little medicinal smell, nodded and said, "Well, Ni'er stewed is all clear soup, and now I can drink some tonic soup seriously." ”

Ni'er joked, pretending to be angry and said: "That Miss means to dislike Ni'er's craftsmanship, and Aunt Ning didn't just do it for Miss, but also for the four of them." ”

When Shu Rusheng heard the four of them, he remembered something. said: "It's time for them to eat, Ni'er, do you know which ones to give them, I want Aunt Ning to accompany me to eat, you also go and send it down to eat, this soup is delicious, I have to learn it hard." ”

Ni'er looked at Ning Lu, nodded and said, "Yes, when I went to get these meals just now, I saw that Aunt Ning was ready." Miss and Aunt Ning had a good talk, and Ni'er would come when she went to deliver it. ”

Ni'er walked out after speaking, Shu Rusheng saw her walk out, and said: "Brother Shiyuan has been withdrawn since he was a child, Aunt Ning stewed soup for him today, so I can rest assured that I don't have to worry about him." ”

Ning Lu heard the meaning of her words and said, "Miss, I haven't been by his side since I was a child, thank you for taking care of Shiyuan." ”

Shu Rusheng got up and helped her sit down, and said: "I didn't take care of him, when I knew him, he was already the same as now, treating me like a sister everywhere, but it was my grandmother, and my grandmother has always treated him as her grandson." She had been asking her uncle to find his parents and a daughter-in-law for him, but unfortunately her uncle didn't do it. However, fortunately, we came to Jinzhou City, and you can do these instructions for grandmother in the future. ”

Ning Lu thought about his age, Qi Shiyuan had indeed reached the age of marriage.

Shu Rusheng took another sip of soup and said, "Shiyuan told me that no matter what happens, he is not willing to change the surname Qi, and I also know that you have accepted this." In this way, you can rest assured that the wife who can be a brother, whether she is a lady of your family or an ordinary person, is a person who respects her elders. ”

Ning Lu never dared to think that one day he would have a daughter-in-law, nor did he dare to think that his son was a child of an adult's family. Shu Rusheng saw that her eyes were a little tear-stained, so she said: "Brother said, Kyoto has a flying pigeon to pass the book, grandmother wants to see you very much, there are many interesting things that Brother Shiyuan has to tell you when he was a child, so Aunt Ning, you have to go back to Kyoto with us." ”

Ning Lu nodded, and said with tears: "It's time to go, no matter what, I have to meet the old lady, yesterday on the road Shiyuan, Qi Yuan and Qi Hui said that they were brought up by the old lady since childhood." They are treated like young masters, studying together and practicing martial arts together. If there is no second master, I am afraid that they are still wearing rags on the street, and food and clothing are also a problem. ”

"So, fate. My uncle only has two children, but he likes to teach people, and his sister is taught by his aunt, which is suffocating my uncle. I had my uncle teach, but I couldn't teach anything at that time. But my uncle was a stern man on the outside, and he taught him well, otherwise his brothers would have been so well-educated. Shu Rusheng took the dish and said seriously.

After Shu Rusheng finished speaking, he sandwiched the dishes to Ning Lu, and Ning Lu only thanked him.

Ni'er listened to Shu Rusheng's words and brought soup to the four of them. She went into the kitchenette where they were eating, and saw that they had just taken their seats. As soon as she entered, she was seen by Qi Yuan, who stood up and said, "Ni'er, why did you come here." ”

Ni'er put the stew pot on the table where they were eating, and Ning Lu had already divided the four stew cups. Ni'er saw that their dishes were okay, so she said, "I'm not here to eat, Aunt Ning stewed chicken soup for your brothers." The lady is eating, and the lady accompanies me, so I will bring soup to the brothers and drink it while it is hot. ”

Qi Shiyuan looked serious every time he talked to Ni'er, and Qi Hui, who had always been eccentric, said: "Ni'er, do we all have soup to drink in the future, I have to taste it first, I have never drunk soup since I left Kyoto." ”

Qi Can, who was on the side, listened to his words, with a faint smile on his face, every few days in Kyoto, Mrs. Qi called the four of them to go to her room, and after she finished drinking the soup she had stewed herself, she was afraid that the four of them would not finish drinking. Qi Can, who has been loved by Mrs. Qi since she was a child, has been away for so many days, but she misses her.

Qi Yuan looked at Qi Can's face was wrong, and knew what he was thinking, so he said: "It turned out to be what Mother Ning meant, let's all drink it, Qi Can quickly finished drinking it, and let Ni'er report it." ”

Ni'er has always been the opposite of Qi Yuan, saying, "I didn't want to see you, you drink well." I'll go to *** first, Miss is still waiting for me. ”

Qi Shiyuan spoke at this time, watched the three of them drink the soup, and said with respectful words: "Trouble Ni'er"

Ni'er smiled at him before she walked and said, "Don't bother, the trouble is Aunt Ning, but you have nothing to do to talk to her, it's fine." ”

Qi Shiyuan nodded, smiled back at her, and said, "Okay"

Neon heard his response and left the place. Qi Shiyuan looked back and saw that the three of them had eaten by themselves, so he ran back to the table and drank the chicken soup.