The family banquet in the evening, two hexagonal square tables, several carved stools.

On the table, there are sake lees chicken, lotus blood duck, sunflower chopped meat, scrambled eggs with eagle mushrooms, stewed sour bamboo shoots, and red mushroom soup.

The number of each dish is not much, the price is exquisite, there is a single table on the side, it is the place where the people sit, and the dishes are similar to this table.

Wei Yuan took out a delicate wine jug, placed it on the hexagonal square table, and poured a glass of wine for everyone.

Zhu Hongyu looked at the wine glass, the brown and clear liquor brought bursts of rice fragrance, and she could get drunk when she took a breath.

"Sister."

Amber sat on Vermilion's left hand side, her hand under the table pinching her skirt. She was very puzzled, and so were everyone present.

Zhu Hongyu picked up the Ru porcelain wine glass in front of her and smiled indifferently.

The Lu family did not appear at the family banquet, because Zhu Hongyu did not let her come to the party, and set up a separate table in the house to use it. At this juncture, there can be no more extraneous branches.

"I know you have doubts about today's assembly, but my intention is simple. From the beginning of the plague to today, it is not a short time. Everyone was busy before and after, carrying water and firewood, isolated from the world. It's a kind of house arrest for you. So this first glass of wine, I salute everyone present. The plague will eventually pass, but until then, I hope everyone is still healthy. ”

After speaking, Zhu Hongyu drank the wine down, the strong aroma of the wine was accompanied by a slight spiciness, and then a slight sweetness. This is the taste of rice wine, as warm as Jiangnan.

Zhu Hongyu poured herself another glass of wine and sighed as she looked at the brown liquid.

"This second glass of wine, I salute Zhanao and Amber, and I don't care much about you these months. In fact, I have a lot of things to say in my heart, but I have never said it because I am busy with my livelihood, and now I think that I should really have fun in time. ”

Zhan Ao and Amber stood up, although they didn't know why their sister suddenly sighed with emotion, but the two sisters and brothers were still very happy to have dinner and talk with their sister.

The past two months have been turned upside down, and since Zhu Hongyu came back to life, the three of them have endured hardships together, fought against the evil woman together, and bought a new house. Every single one of them was something that I didn't dare to do for more than ten years before.

Zhu Hongyu never toasted again, and it was really not good for her to spoil the interest of such a beautiful day, or to be too sensational.

"Come, let's move the chopsticks, there is wine, and I also asked Wei's mother to prepare the dishes, and you are not allowed to leave if you can't finish eating."

The banquet gradually became lively, Chang Pingchuan was slightly drunk after drinking and eating meat, and the two dogs refused to let go of a chicken leg in their mouths, and the two of them made a mess for this chicken leg. Shen Hanyang was poured wine by Zhanao, left and right, in the final analysis, he wanted to drink.

Zhu Hongyu looked at the lively situation, and felt that it was not a loss to be involved in danger in order to run the night in this life, everyone has their own goals, but her goal is set on a man. Who is right and who is wrong?

Amber clipped a piece of duck to Vermilion with a smile on her face.

"Sister, it's been a long time since I've seen everyone so happy. Has Master returned to the temple? ”

Looking at Amber, Zhu Hongyu didn't know whether she should laugh or cry, be defensive or close. It is naturally good to have one more person in this world who cares about Runye. But she was selfish, for fear that Runye would be snatched away.

At the end of the day, Amber and Runye have more words in common, which makes her jealous.

"Amber, flowers bloom and fall from time to time, and some things cannot be forced."

"Sister, are you drunk?"

Zhu Hongyu sighed and had another drink with Amber. Her eyes were a little blurry.

"You're too young now, and you like it when you see a good one, there's nothing wrong with that. But it's not worth making the final choice at this age. Don't hurt your feelings because of one person. ”

"Sister, you're really drunk."

Amber lowered her eyes and smiled awkwardly. She admits that she does ...... to Master But she didn't dare, just like her sister was so resolute and resolute, and neither of them went further, how dare she trespass.

A banquet, with different atmospheres, quietly ended. The lanterns have fallen, and the candles have been cut into the night.

In the evening, Chang Pingchuan was full of food and drink, sent food and water to Runye into the house, and helped Runye change a new toilet.

On the door of the ear room were blood marks after the struggle, and Runye was curled up in the corner of the wall, his hands bruised and ulcerated.

Chang Pingchuan helped Runye clean up and went out and locked the door. Zhu Hongyu hid in the dark, saw Chang Pingchuan leave and came to the door, and sat on the ground all of a sudden.

"Runye, are you there?"

There was no echo in the house, and Zhu Hongyu knew that Runye must be there, and eighty percent was sitting in front of the door.

"It is said that Buddhism is closed in troubled times, and Taoist priests go down the mountain to save the trouble; The prosperous Buddhist door opened the door to accept disciples, and the Taoist priests closed the door to cultivate. I know that you have the world in mind and benefit the common people, this is your idea, I can't change it. But how can I tolerate my lover being in danger alone, perhaps dying of the plague? I'm selfish, I just want to hold on to what I have. You don't hate me, I just want you to be good. ”

Runye leaned against the door, hugging each other, exhausted physically and mentally from a day's struggle.

"Hongyu, you are a layman, I will talk to you about the world. At this time, I don't go out, what will the folks think? How will I stand in the future? ”

Zhu Hongyu heard Runye say that she was happy like a child.

"It's not difficult, from now on you stay in our ancestral hall, and I will build you a clean house. I'll buy you whatever you want. You like the sweet and warm places in Suzhou, Yangzhou and Jinling, let's go and play together. ”

Saying that, Zhu Hongyu burst into tears, who knows if there will be a day.

"You and I really like each other, but what's the difference between what you're doing now and having a dog?"

Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath, but she didn't expect her hard work to be exchanged for the extreme pain of Runye. It's ironic to say it.

"Runye...... I don't want to make noise tonight, the moonlight is so beautiful, the flowers in the courtyard are so beautiful, and the warm breeze is very comfortable. Is it okay if we don't make noise? ”

Runye didn't speak, he was sulking and was gentle enough, and he couldn't be a little more tolerant.

Zhu Hongyu looked at the moon, and then had a feeling of fear, and asked Runye, "Eh, where will I go after I die?" ”

Runye was not in the mood to talk about this to Zhu Hongyu at this time, and the curled up body made him feel better.

"I'm really scared, there are a hundred charms in this life that I left in my eyes, and the rest of my eyes were closed...... I'll leave it to you. I saw you in the days of Sanguan Temple, so I must spend time after I die. ”

"I'm sleepy."

Runye didn't want to listen to it anymore, the women outside had never annoyed him so much, so Zhu Hongyu didn't care about him and talked a lot to herself.

For example, when she was a child, she grew up in the disdain of her teachers, and when her grades became better in junior high school, the teachers treated her better.

also said why he wanted to study medicine, but he was enthusiastic and yearning for Chinese medicine, and he had suffered a lot.

In the end, he talked to himself like a treasure, and told several cholera epidemics in the history of the world, regardless of whether Runye understood it or not.

Then I thought of where I spoke, and my mouth muttered with drunkenness, and finally I fell asleep.

When he awoke, the sun rose. Zhu Hongyu felt chills on her body, and quickly stood up and moved her body.

"Runye, I'm leaving. You take good care of yourself. Zhu Hongyu smiled, and her tears had dried up last night.

Walk through the verdant and lush first courtyard to the second courtyard and walk to the inner hall. Zhu Hongyu opened the dark compartment on the wall and took out the red sandalwood box that she still treasured.

I went upstairs with the box, and began to pack up a change of clothes and scattered silver taels.

Taro was waiting early in the morning, and when he saw Zhu Hongyu coming back to pack his bags, he felt strange, and walked through the door to take over the work in Zhu Hongyu's hands.

"Miss, are you going out early in the morning?"

Zhu Hongyu nodded tiredly, and did not shy away from taro in the house, took off the dusty clothes that sat on the ground yesterday, and changed into clean and proper clothes, without saying a word.

Taro saw that Zhu Hongyu was not very happy, and was about to get up to leave, but was stopped by Zhu Hongyu.

"Taro, I have something to explain to you."

After Zhu Hongyu changed her clothes, she sat on the Luohan bed, put on a pair of ordinary shoes, and replaced the Shu brocade under her feet.

"Miss, please command."

Zhu Hongyu changed her shoes and knocked them. Then she handed the red sandalwood box on the low table to Taro, who was very puzzled when she held the box, and after getting Zhu Hongyu's acquiescence, she opened the box.

Then his eyes widened in surprise.

There were many silver tickets in the red sandalwood box, which made her tremble, which was a wealth that Taro could not earn as a subordinate in several lifetimes.

"Taro, I'm going to entrust you with a very important thing today, and you swear to me that you will never say it!"

The taro fell to his knees at once, and the three fingers of his right hand stood up to the sky.

"The slave swears that not a word of what you say today, master, will be leaked."

Zhu Hongyu re-closed the box and stroked all her current possessions, feeling a little emotional.

"This is all my belongings now, if I go out this time and can't come back, you will hand over this red sandalwood box to the chief of Rundao, as compensation for my house arrest for a few days."

Taro panicked all of a sudden, and his hand holding the box began to tremble up and down.

"Why—How can you say such unfortunate words? Why can't you say it back? Miss, where are you going? ”

Zhu Hongyu helped the taro up and closed the lid on the box.

"The plague is raging in the city, and I want to go and fight the plague...... I don't know if I can come back. So if I don't return after I leave, you let Chang Pingchuan come out at night, tell him where I went, and don't let him be depressed in ignorance. ”

After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, she wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, calmed down and returned to her previous state.

"Taro, you tell Runye that in the "Nanhua Sutra", it is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes. You tell him that he will understand. As for you...... If I am not good, you must protect yourself. The government's carriage has come to pick me up, it's time for me to go......"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Hongyu stepped on her bag and walked out of the boudoir door, and Taro put down the red sandalwood box in her hand and chased it out.

"Miss, Miss! You can't go! ”

"Taro!"

Zhu Hongyu turned around and drank the taro, and instead of blaming, she gave her a gentle smile.

"If you take one more step and shout again, our master and servant will lose their affection! Don't mess with the rules, and serve the remaining two masters. ”

The carriage of the government was already waiting outside the door, and Taro could only squat in place and cry when he heard this.

When Chang Pingchuan saw Zhu Hongyu coming, he didn't think much about it, and opened the door for her as instructed.

Outside the gate, there was a black canopy carriage, and Zhu Hongyu stepped out of the threshold and turned her head to look at Chang Pingchuan.

"Pingchuan, you take good care of Runye, just don't let him out of the gate, take him to the courtyard on weekdays to relax, give whatever you want, and ask Shen Hanyang for money. The rest of them must remember to keep him safe and stay the next step. ”

After handing over the most reassuring Runye, Zhu Hongyu walked towards the carriage outside the door with a smile on her face.