As she once said, she will try to love him and try to be there for him.

As the two walked side by side to the crowded street market, Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chucai stretched their eyebrows, and naturally did not continue the topic just now.

In the past few days, you can hear news about the turmoil in the officialdom of Jinzhou City everywhere on the street, and even if you are a small businessman and hawker, you can't help but nag a few words in your spare time. Because the government has already made public it, the people they dealt with are all extremely evil, so they are not aggrieved by those few people, but they are surprised by the methods of Xiao Qinglang and Lord Yuan who came this time.

Xiao Qinglang casually looked at Xu Chu and listened to those things, and couldn't help but feel funny. As he went along the way, he found that Xu Chu, who had always been cold, would be so interested in gossip in the market.

While thinking, he casually looked through the wooden hairpins and other gadgets placed on the jewelry stall. It doesn't look very expensive, but it's all very good.

"How do you sell this pomegranate hairpin?" Xiao Qinglang paused his gaze on a delicate but extremely elegant hairpin, and asked lightly.

The stall owner saw that the visitor was dressed extraordinarily, presumably a person who was accustomed to seeing the world, and immediately did not dare to haha, but only smiled and introduced, "This hairpin is half a tael of silver, I came back from the south, and it is the work of an old craftsman." You see, how beautiful the pomegranate flowers are, and the stamens inside are vivid. ”

The stall owner looked at Xu Chu beside him, and immediately said, "Son, why don't you try it on for the young lady?" This hairpin is not expensive enough, but it is very flattering, and the pomegranate flower also has many sons and many blessings, a good meaning of prosperity, and it is the most suitable for the son to give to the young lady. ”

The fiery red pomegranate hairpin flipped between Xiao Qinglang's white fingers, drawing a graceful arc, and also dazzling the hands with distinct bones. In fact, his hands have always been good-looking, even better than the white porcelain and green glazed tea cups, if you just look at the action of his hand hand-to-hand hairpin, I am afraid that no one will not sigh a good handsome young man.

It's just that the innate temperament, and the alienation and introverted perseverance exuded in the bones, make him act a little more coldly than others. Therefore, no one has ever explored whether there is softness in the heart of King Jing'an, who is not shocked.

As he said, even his relatives always felt that he was naturally cold-hearted and cold-hearted, as if he was born for prison.

Just when Xu Chu was sluggish, he saw that Xiao Qinglang had already turned sideways and put the pomegranate hairpin on top of her bun.

"Xiao Chu has heard the saying 'on a beautiful jade hairpin, only suspected of burning but green clouds'?" Xiao Qinglang stared at her for a long time, chuckled with satisfaction and whispered in her ear, "In the past, I didn't understand how others could say things that were better than flowers, but now I have an experience." ”

In fact, it has nothing to do with status, beauty, and appearance, just because it is the person in my heart. Therefore, even if she just raises her eyebrows, she will feel that there are thousands of styles.

Xu Chu's face turned red because of the love words that no one said next to him, and he was very embarrassed to cough dryly and wanted to take off the hairpin. However, I heard the compliment from the stall owner, which was nothing more than the young lady of the prince and the deep affection of the couple.

Maybe he was pleased by Xu Chu's expression, or he was struck by the stall owner's words, which made Xiao Qinglang rare and pleasant to outsiders.

Next, he didn't take Xu Chu to any restaurant, but directly took her to a wonton stall in front of the East City Gate to sit down.

"I heard you tell Mingzhu about the wontons in the market before, so I asked people to pay attention to it, and found that the wontons cooked by this old couple were hung in chicken broth. I think you'll like it. Although it was only a street stall, the tables, chairs and benches were clean, and it was obvious that the old couple was a clean person.

Although Xiao Qinglang came out this time, he was also wearing regular clothes, but when he sat on the bench, he still felt out of place. Even Xu Chu, who has been loved by him for many days and has given birth to a little bit of nobility, has a little bit of immortality. Let the people nearby inevitably take a few looks.

There was a lot of noise and excitement around, but Xiao Qinglang, who looked indifferent, didn't seem to notice it at all, and Xu Chu was used to the inquiring eyes of the people around him, so he didn't feel like he was restless.

Compared with everyone's kind eyes now, the disgust and disgust she endured in the autopsy are innumerable. If I am shaken by the eyes of others every time, I am afraid that I will not be able to get to where I am today.

When Xiao Qinglang saw her expression, he thought of her past encounters. At the moment, my heart became more and more pity, and my eyes became softer.

"Childe, girl, do you want to eat wontons or bean curd?" When the old woman saw the two of them sitting down, she hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

She smiled kindly, and though her coarse cloth clothes were a little patched, they were clean. And the whole person is also happy, and there is no embarrassment of poverty at all.

This made Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu happy in their hearts.

"Mother-in-law, I want a bowl of ravioli, and if there are shortbreads, give me two more shortbreads." Xu Chu looked at the old woman with a smile and said.

Of course, Xiao Qinglang in that room did not refute it, and asked for the same thing as her.

The hot wontons were served, Xu Chu scooped a mouthful and put it in her mouth, and it was a little hot that made her gasp again and again. provoked Xiao Qinglang very helplessly, and asked her to slow down again and again.

"Childe doesn't know, of course eating wontons is delicious while it's hot, and if it's cold, it's less interesting." As she spoke, she put the fragrant wonton in her mouth again.

The two of them ate unhurriedly, and there was nothing to do today, so there was no need to hurry. The so-called stealing half a day of leisure is probably like this. It's just that the literati and scholars are either drinking tea and entertaining guests, or accompanied by wine, calligraphy and painting, while the two of them each pass the time with a bowl of little-known wontons on the side of the street.

Xu is stall has time to come down, and the old man who cooks wontons smiles and helps his mother-in-law serve a bowl of hot soup. The mother-in-law seemed to be a little reluctant, and pushed the old man to drink first.

It's just a bowl of light chicken soup, but the old couple is satisfied with it. In the end, the old woman rolled up her sleeves and helped the old man wipe the sweat beads from his head, and said something strangely.

"In fact, how can the so-called idle clouds and wild cranes survive such a day together?" Xiao Qinglang looked at the old couple, with a little envy in his eyes.

When the two left, they asked for a few unsold shortbreads. Xu sold it for a lot of money, and when the old man handed the copper plate to his mother-in-law, he was very proud, which surprised the old woman for a long time.

Until he was about to walk away, Xu Chu couldn't help but look back again. But when he saw the old man and the old woman cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks on the table together, Xu was the old man who said something funny, and the old woman squinted and laughed, warm and happy.

In fact, when Xu Chu was at the beginning, he also envied such a poor but harmonious family. It's just that as she grew up, she got used to seeing the warmth and coldness of the world, and saw the situation after becoming a servant, so that she no longer hoped for such love and happiness.

Not far from the wonton stall, the two of them ran into a temple monk who was distributing beans. It seems that it has been sent for a long time, and everyone passing by has received some good karma.

When the people stopped, they saw a young man who was helping several masters distribute beans to look up, and he was a little surprised when he saw the two of them. I saw that the young man in Tsing Yi explained a few words to the person next to him, put down the spoon and came over to the two.

"Hey, Childe, the girl is also here to ask for good karma?" He was holding two boiled beans rolled in leaves, "At the last lantern festival, I didn't help the two of them talk, and the students were annoyed for a long time. Now that the two of them are fine, the students are relieved. ”

He looked guilty and sincere, obviously taking the events of the night to heart.

This person Xu Chu still has some impressions.

"Liu Xiche?" Xu Chu asked softly. On that day, it seemed that he heard others call him like this, not that Xu Chu intended to write down his name, but that this person was too different in a group of people who were bewitched by beauty that day.

The scholar nodded, as if he was very pleased that Xu Chu recognized him. He handed over the cooked beans in his hand, and said with a blushing face, "Today's beans are planted by the White Horse Temple itself, and they bathe in Buddhism every day, which is said to be very spiritual." These two are freshly cooked, and they are still steaming, if the two of them don't dislike it, just taste it, after all, the Buddha blessed the two of them with a smooth day. ”

Xu Chu saw that his face was full of greenness, and he really looked like a nerd who could only do anything, but what was commendable was that he had not been blinded by worldly prejudices. At least, in the chaos of that night, I didn't think to ignore it.

Thinking of this, she smiled and took the bean, and said strangely, "Liu Gongzi, this is a believer in Buddhism?" ”

Liu Xiche shook his head, glanced at Xu Chu very quickly, and hesitated, "I don't believe in Buddhism, I just help Shi Dou in White Horse Temple, and I can exchange it for two days' meals."

As soon as he heard this, Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the words that others ridiculed him that night. Presumably, his background should be poor, and it is normal for him to live a difficult life. Just like her, before Xiao Qinglang appreciated it, didn't she run around every day for a living, and even the carcasses of livestock and livestock would help clean up?

"You're being sincere." Xiao Qinglang on the side opened his mouth with a faint expression, but the meaning of the words was a little unclear, so that people couldn't tell whether they were praise or ridicule. However, the only thing Xu Chu can be sure of is that this person is in a bad mood at this time.

She was a little surprised, and took a special look at Xiao Qinglang, and saw that there was no doubt on his face, so she felt more and more weird.

However, seeing that the scholar's face was pale, and the whole person was also screaming, and she didn't know whether to hand the remaining beans in her hand to Xiao Qinglang or take it back, she still comforted: "The ancients said that the heavens are strong, and the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement; The terrain is good, and the gentleman carries things with virtue. There is nothing to be embarrassed about when you eat according to your ability. I used to slaughter pigs and sheep for a living, but I don't think I'm inferior to myself. ”

As she spoke, she took another portion of the beans as well.

"This bean seems to have a little too much salt in it, and the taste is a bit heavy. But it's very fragrant and tastes good. ”

Liu Xiche breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her say this. At this time, someone behind him beckoned him to hurry over to help, he answered, confessed to Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, and left in a hurry.

After the others left, Xiao Qinglang took Xu Chu and turned around and walked back.

"What's wrong?" Xu Chu ate a bean, his lips were fragrant, and he looked at Xiao Qinglang and asked.

Xiao Qinglang was angry in his heart, but it was not easy to vent with Xu Chu, who was unaware. He took a deep breath, couldn't help frowning, and snorted coldly, "Xiao Chu, when Liu Xiche looked at you, his face turned crimson and his eyes flickered. ”

When Xu Chu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing, "What kind of vinegar are you eating?" One is that he has been reading books all year round, and he has always adhered to the words and deeds in the book, and it is inevitable that he will be uncomfortable talking to a woman in the near future and then blush. Second, he has only met you and me twice, how can we talk about friendship? ”

The implication is that this vinegar is too unreasonable.

Xiao Qinglang heard her say this, and then looked at her calm expression, he knew that probably Xiao Chu really didn't take this matter to heart, so the faint sourness in his heart disappeared.

He nodded her forehead and sighed helplessly. However, the mood has also improved.

What can be the love of others, the one who guards her is always herself, and she can only be herself.

What they didn't know was that after the two left, Liu Xiche, who had been using beans, had mixed feelings in his heart. He kept muttering what Xu Chu had just said, but he didn't know what expression to show.

Because today is the annual Buddha's Birthday and Longhua Meeting. Therefore, on the side of the Chonghe River and at various crossings, there are people who come together to release the animals, and there are shops everywhere who want to ask for a fortune to give away beans.

And Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu have eaten beans, and the rest is left to worship the King of Medicine. It's not a superstition, it's just a local custom.

In the Yaowang Temple, the voices of people are boiling, and the incense candles are around. Pilgrims from all over the world are bustling and rubbing shoulders.

Between the push and shoving of the crowd, Xiao Qinglang suddenly surrounded Xu Chu, separating her from the crowd of people coming and going. also made the two seem to have become inseparable existences. He stared at her for a moment, and when he saw that she was not struggling, a small smile appeared on his lips. And the rippling autumn waves in his eyes made Xu Chu lose the strength to shirk.

He asked in a low voice, "Go and put on a pillar of incense, and then leave?" ”

Xu Chu looked at the crowd, then looked at the sporadic footprints on his shoes, sighed and nodded helplessly. There seemed to be a lot more people here than she imagined, originally just to meet the occasion, but she didn't expect the world to have such a deep belief in the Buddha's birthday worship of the Buddha and the worship of the medicine king for health.

Xiao Qinglang half-protected Xu Chu, and walked through the crowd calmly with a steady pace, as casual as a leisurely stroll.

Xu Chu raised his head and looked at his deep long eyes, and suddenly a faint sweetness suddenly appeared in his heart. She let him lead her forward, as if she had put the rest of her life in his hands.