Chapter 50: Goodbye to King Huai
Chang Le couldn't cry or laugh, and finally could only reluctantly pull the corners of his mouth: "No, the big baby left by your uncle is you." I just want to sigh, you are really your uncle's good granddaughter. ”
"That's nature." Shili smiled brightly.
"Alright, you let them prepare food." Chang Le waved his hand, "By the way, close the door and call me again when you eat." ”
Shili immediately looked like he understood everything, and said mysteriously: "Madame wants to paint again?" ”
Chang Le smiled politely: "No, I'm going to get some sleep." Get out of here. ”
She's been thinking about it lately, where she has the heart to paint, and she doesn't have charcoal in stock. When I went out today, I just went to bring some charcoal back.
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Clean Water Lane.
After many days, it is still a familiar feeling, and nothing has changed. The wet ground is full of small puddles, and if you step on it, you will be splashed all over the mud.
Today the sky is cloudy, and the wind is blowing cold.
People who came and went, all of them shrunk their necks and bowed their heads, put their hands into their two sleeves, and walked through the alley with a cower.
Changle put on a cloak, hid his whole head in his hat, grabbed the cloak, and covered it tightly. The leather cotton shoes on the feet could not stop the cold water, and before they reached the Eight Returns Fast, a pair of feet had a tendency to freeze.
"Shili, it's so cold today, you have to come out." As soon as Chang Le opened his mouth, the exhaled breath instantly condensed into a thick white mist, as if it was about to condense into ice and hit the ground in the next moment.
Ten miles was not protected by a cloak, his hands were poked in his sleeves, his neck was shrunk, and his cheeks were red from the wind. He sniffed his red nose, and then shuddered: "Madam, this is called, if it is for freedom, what is for freedom, you can do without anything." ”
Chang Le blinked, reached out and touched his nose, which was also frozen to the point of stiffness. The nose was warmed by the slightly higher temperature on the hands, and a warm current was about to flow out of the eyes and nose, and he inhaled violently and taught seriously.
"The sentence is, 'Life is precious, love is more valuable.'" If it is free, both can be thrown. 'It has nothing to do with us now, don't mess with the scene. ”
"Aren't we dying for the sake of freedom now?" Shili argued with trembling teeth.
Chang Le thought about it, and it seemed that this was really the truth, so he no longer argued with her.
It was easy to stay up until the eighth return to fasting, but today the door was closed again. However, the door was locked from the inside, so presumably the owner was in the shop.
"Lord!" Shili took his hand out of his sleeve with difficulty and patted the wooden door that was so cold that it was about to frost.
Chang Le stomped his feet, trying to warm up, seeing that the warm harbor was one step away, but he was stopped by the wooden door, and scolded angrily for a while: "Why is this Baguizhai closed at every turn, is it a serious store?" ”
Shili called the door again, heard Chang Le's complaint, and comforted kindly: "It may be that it is the New Year, and the lord of the fast is also busy buying and cleaning." ”
"Isn't he a single man? It's better to open a store for the New Year alone. ”
Changle stands and talks without backache. It happened that the feet were cold, and the feet were used to chop the ground, so it was better to use the feet on the right path and kick the door.
Saimon made a jerky creak.
"Shili, don't use your hands, it's too cold. I'll kick the door, you call. ”
"Hey."
Ten miles of goodness flowed, retracted his hand into his sleeve, cleared his throat, raised his neck, and prepared the lion's roar to the main door of the fast.
"Boom"!
Chang Le kicked up, and Shili immediately shouted.
"Is the Lord here?"
"Knock knock"!
"Lord Zhai, a visitor!"
"Knock knock"!
"Lord, business is coming!"
Squeak –
The door finally opened.
Liu Chengyan wore the same clothes he saw every time, staring at them with a helpless expression. Seeing the onlookers behind them shaking their heads and leaving, they began to persuade each other.
"Madame, every time you come, you can be quieter. If this continues, Liu's door will be broken sooner or later. People will also think that Liu Mou Pingduan has caused some trouble. ”
Chang Le gently chopped his feet twice, and looked at him with dissatisfaction blocking the door and rambling: "You can't open this door all year round, you should have changed it a long time ago." The movement is small, isn't this afraid that you won't be able to come out of the spring dream? ”
"Ma'am." Liu Chengyan was so embarrassed that he blushed, couldn't help but sneer, and let the door out sideways, "Madam, can't you think of Liu in a good place?" ”
Chang Le didn't wait for him to completely open on his side, he slipped in through the narrow slit, and the heating from the shop made her feel comfortable for a while, rolled down her hat, and said with a smile: "Why didn't I miss you in a good place?" I've been thinking about you for all the good things. ”
In the front store of Baguizhai, all the windows are closed, and it is already cloudy outside, and it is even more gloomy inside. With the dull atmosphere of the calligraphy and painting counter, Chang Le was a little uncomfortable for a while, and even felt a little aggrieved. Seeing that Liu Chengyan was about to close the door again, he couldn't help but advise.
"Lord, you are warm inside, shouldn't you open the doors and windows outside from time to time to let in the air? Be careful that the calligraphy and painting are moldy, and be careful that you also have mushrooms. ”
Liu Chengyan hasn't been to the front store much in the past two days, so he didn't take care of the environment here. Hearing her say this, she smiled: "I'm going to clean it up in two days." ”
"What two days? Seeing that it's about to be thirty years old, you have to hurry up and dust it here. Chang Le has always had a strong sense of belonging, and now he has regarded Baguizhai as his own territory, and commanded unceremoniously, "Don't close the door, open the doors and windows now for ventilation." We'll be warmer in a moment, so we'll clean it up for you. ”
"What's so embarrassing?" Liu Chengyan was flattered.
"What's so embarrassing?"
Chang Le pursed his lips, walked straight to a window, pulled the bolt in, and pushed it up hard, and the cold wind outside poured in violently. Chang Le was caught off guard, and a clever man almost closed the window again, pinched his cold hand, and picked up a wooden stick from the table to support the window.
Seeing this, Shili opened the other windows one by one.
The temperature in the front store immediately dropped, and the difference between the temperature and the outside became smaller and smaller, until there was no difference at all.
Liu Chengyan didn't bother to care about the situation in the store, this was just a place for him to stay. Seeing that they were so concerned, their emotional views on this store suddenly changed slightly. Jiu Jiu Fang thanked him: "Mrs. Lao is worried." ”
"It should." Chang Le smiled sweetly, glanced at Shili, and asked, "Is there any other room that can make Shili warm and warm?" ”
Liu Chengyan nodded, pointed to a small door on the other side of the counter and said, "There is a small courtyard in the back." ”
Chang Le was curious and entered the small door he said.
As soon as he entered, Chang Le's eyes lit up. The back is really a small yard, and it's really small. It's not much different from her pot yard. On the left hand side of the door is the small tea room, which happens to be connected to the small study room where Liu Chengyan stays every time.
"Wait for the house to light a charcoal fire, the room is small, and it heats up quite quickly." Liu Chengyan said, "There are also some miscellaneous books to read here, or you can make tea." ”
"It's a good place." Chang Le was very satisfied, looked back at Shili, and asked, "How is it?" ”
Shili squeezed his eyebrows for a while, pulled her to his side, and asked in a low voice, "Madam, how long are you going to talk?" Why don't you let me follow me every time? ”
"We talk about business, it is an important secret, and it cannot be divulged." Chang Le patted her on the shoulder and reassured, "You just wait here." ”
Shili glanced at her suspiciously, and reluctantly agreed.
Chang Le waited for Liu Chengyan to come over with a charcoal fire from the small study house and settle Shili, and then followed Liu Chengyan back to the small study house with Shili's uneasy eyes.
The curtain will be opened, and a figure will break into the eyes. The man was facing away from her in front of the drawing, and the light from outside hit his dark red robe.
Chang Le looked at Liu Chengyan in surprise, and hesitated into the room in his gentle and affirmative gaze: "Lord Liu Zhai, this is a guest." ”
As he spoke, his thoughts slowly drifted to a strange place.
It turned out that Liu Chengyan had just not opened the door for half a day, not looking at the small yellow picture, but picking up customers inside.
The word "pick-up" popped out of it, and it was infinitely magnified in her mind. Why close the store when you are entertaining customers normally?
His face couldn't help but be dyed with embarrassment, and he said in a dry throat for a while: "I'm really sorry to disturb the two of you, it's too bad for us to come." ”
"Madame came at the right time."
The stranger suddenly opened his voice, and his tone was more amorous and strangely familiar. When he smiled and turned his head, Chang Le was completely dumbfounded.
Isn't she familiar? Who is this person who is not the king of Huai?
Thoughts are racing in the mind. I understood why King Huai laughed so mysteriously and improperly when he talked to her about "painting", and faintly admired the ability of Lord Liu Zhai, and actually got together with King Huai.
No wonder when Liu Chengyan said that he liked a woman, Chang Le subconsciously refused to believe it. Really, in the dark, I have my own intuition to go straight to the truth.
Between the lightning and flint, Chang Le already has the content of the new spring picture in his head, and the image of the protagonist is also set.
King Huai took advantage of the dim light to watch Chang Le's expression change from surprise to sluggishness, and finally laughed inexplicably. couldn't help but look at Liu Chengyan suspiciously, his eyes questioning.
Liu Chengyan probably knew what Chang Le was thinking of now, and turned his gaze to avoid King Huai's questioning. He didn't want to explain it.
Chang Le carefully noticed the small interaction between them, and bit his lip tightly to prevent the laughter from overflowing.
The air moved slowly in the room, but the atmosphere became more and more ambiguous, and the temperature couldn't help but be a little higher.
"Madam, should I say hello when I see King Huai?" Liu Chengyan pinched the fan, formed his hand into a half-fist, lightly covered his lips and coughed twice, breaking up the inexplicable atmosphere.
Chang Le smiled brightly, bowed to King Huai Yingying, stared at the fan in King Huai's hand and smiled weirdly: "Chang has seen King Huai." ”
"You're welcome, ma'am." When King Huai found her eyes, he couldn't help but turn the fan twice, and finally handed it to her, and said with a smile, "Madam, but you are interested in this king's folding fan?" ”
"No, it's just that you and Lord Liu Zhai are holding fans, and I think you must be fellow believers. I thought, do I want to take a fan too? "Chang Le doesn't talk nonsense without drafting.
Liu Chengyan suddenly felt that the fan was a little hot.