There are a lot of people here, and the folk customs are no longer open and can be described. Because it is a closed place, there is no store in front of the village, many travelers live here, and here is far away from Dawei, some exquisite jewelry that Dawei does not have, if women want, sometimes they will think of some way to exchange.

Sheng Mingzhu followed Guan Ping all the way into the house before he breathed a sigh of relief.

It was almost night, and it was a little dark inside. Sheng Mingzhu took his small baggage, glanced at the table, and was quite disgusted, "There is a lot of dust, how do you sleep at night?" "He didn't bring any servant girls with him on this trip, and the ones he brought with him also went down to the hall to eat.

Guan Ping wiped the chair next to the dressing table and helped her over to sit down, "I've been on the road for a day today, and I haven't eaten seriously." Would you like to go to the hall for some food? ”

Sheng Mingzhu sat on the chair, the bronze mirror was a little dark, but he could see it clearly. Her hair was diagonally on her right shoulder, Sheng Mingzhu used to like fancy clothes, but now it seems that such a minimalist dress is also very good-looking, "Where did you go just now?" She turned to look at Guan Ping and frowned, "I don't like those people's eyes." ”

"I don't like it either."

Guan Ping held her hand, "But the night view here is good, and there are some local specialties outside, if you miss these things because of something you don't like, wouldn't it be a pity." Sheng Mingzhu raised his eyes and looked at him, Guan Ping knew that the folk customs here were much bigger than Wei was surprised, "Don't worry, I'm by your side." ”

Sheng Mingzhu thought about it, she wasn't hungry, but in addition to coming out to worship her mother-in-law, it was just playing, and it would be boring if she was confined to the room, so she finally nodded.

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It has not completely exited the customs, this small city is called Sucheng, and there are some outsiders who come and go, and there are some businessmen from Dawei.

Sheng Mingzhu came out with Mi Li, it was just a small city, not as many as the high and low in Da Wei, and the subordinates who had been driving the car before were eating at another table, and when they saw the two of them coming, they hurriedly got up from their positions and saluted. Guan Ping only shook his head, and several people sat down again. The proprietress who had been waiting at the other tables also came over.

"Master Guan, I haven't seen you for another year-" The proprietress smiled and looked at Sheng Mingzhu on the side, "What is this lady called?" ”

She naturally has no way of knowing about Guan Ping's marriage here, but he has never brought any girl next to him over the years. Now this young lady comes to the hair ornament is not like Da Wei's, and I don't know if it is a woman or unmarried-I can only rely on my own guess.

"My wife." Guan Ping Road.

Sheng Mingzhu glanced at the proprietress and looked like she was in her prime. The skin looks very good, the face is not covered with makeup, and the appearance is very beautiful, but the accent is a little different from the appearance. The proprietress looked at Sheng Mingzhu again and smiled, "Madame is extremely beautiful, Guan Ye is so blessed, I don't know what to call it?" ”

Sheng Mingzhu nodded at her and said, "My surname is Sheng." ”

"The lady that Guan Ye brought on this trip, it's not easy to bring people here. I have a sister at home, who takes care of her mother on weekdays, and she is diligent and clever, otherwise she would be called to serve Mrs. "Then she looked at Sheng Mingzhu again, "What does Mrs. think?" ”

This proprietress has a degree of advance and retreat, and she also has her own knowledge when she speaks, Sheng Mingzhu is naturally very useful. She is not so expensive to travel and have to be served, but she has never done any rough work since she was a child, and now it is naturally better to have someone to serve than to do it herself.

"Thank you, sister."

It seemed that the person in front of him seemed to be familiar with Guan Ping, and the proprietress smiled, "I'm obsessed with how old you are, but I can't afford to be a sister like Mrs." My husband's family was originally a soldier under Guan Ye, and my wife should call me Sister-in-law Chen-" After speaking, he saluted the two of them, and quickly retreated.

"This sister-in-law Chen is very good at talking."

Guan Ping smiled, "She has also been here for many years. It's also a strange woman. ”

"Strange woman?" Sheng Mingzhu looked at Guan Ping, as if he saw his question, it happened that the meal had not come up now, and it was a small talk between husband and wife, Guan Ping said, "This place used to be even more barren than now, not like now, there is an inn that can still be used for traveling merchants to live." You know, I used to be in the army for a while. ”

Sheng Mingzhu nodded, she naturally knew. I'm afraid that no one in the entire Great Wei doesn't know about this matter, if it weren't for Guan Ping's previous military power, how could he have sat in his current position step by step. Guan Ping continued, "In the past, there were many Hu people here who made trouble, and her first husband died at the hands of Hu people. ”

Sheng Mingzhu was stunned for a while, and suddenly remembered the dress of the sister-in-law Chen just now, her clothes were plain, and her face was not wearing makeup, and she seemed to be wearing a white flower on the left side when she thought about it carefully. It was because of this, "How long has she been gone?" ”

"It's been a long time." Guan Ping said, "She was originally from the Great Wei. It's not the Great Wei, it's located in a remote area, and the rules of the Great Wei Dynasty have not been passed on, and the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past are the righteousness of women without two marriages, and it was difficult to march at that time, and it was difficult for women to live. Because of some problems in the army, I allowed these women to remarry, but there were such virgins who did not want to remarry, and there were mixed among the people in the army, so some of them took advantage of the chaos to do some bad things. ”

Guan Ping shook his head, "Later, she started a business and settled those women. Later, I returned to Dawei, and she gradually gained a foothold here. "In the end, it is not easy to be a woman, it is not easy to succeed, Guan Ping took care of a lot, and her husband was under him in the past, so she only regarded herself as his servant.

"It's admirable."

Sheng Mingzhu thought and said, "I think she should have a deep relationship with his late husband." "Guan Ping joined the army a few years ago, and returned to the capital five or six years ago, speaking of which, this sister-in-law Chen has been widowed for at least six years - she is only in the age of the letter now, and when her husband goes, he should be about the same age as her.

Such a big little girl can withstand the pressure, not only take care of herself, but also give others a place to stay. Sheng Mingzhu didn't know if he could do it after changing himself, but now looking at this sister-in-law Chen, she is indeed a temperamental and capable person.

She was still about to say something, but the little maid who ran the hall had already brought up the meal that Guan Ping had ordered before.

"Eat some first, and I'll take you outside later."

Guan Ping handed her the dishes and chopsticks, Sheng Mingzhu took it, and looked at the things on the table. The proprietress is a person from Da Wei, the food here is no different to Da Wei, when I first entered the inn, those big men were a table of big fish and meat, it was night, I felt tired of looking at it, Sheng Mingzhu thought that Guan Ping wanted to eat these and he didn't eat it.

Now Xiao Er's service is simple, just two bowls of wontons, with some chicken shreds floating on them.

There is a fresh fragrance along with the taste of wontons that stimulates the taste buds, Sheng Mingzhu usually prefers these things, and he is in a hurry all the way, and he can only eat some snacks and other things in the carriage. Now I smell the smell like the best delicacies of the mountains and seas, so I hang my head and eat slowly with a spoon.

A small place on the border, and not a cook at home.

The meat in the wontons is not a few taels, and it is not fine enough. But fortunately, the soup was delicious enough, and soon Sheng Mingzhu ate it, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on the tip of her nose. But she was really a little hungry, she ate eight out of ten bowls of wontons, and she ate at most half of them in such a bowl in the past, and some couldn't eat them, so she pushed the bowl away, took out a handkerchief from her waist and wiped the corners of her lips carefully.

Guan Ping's bowl had bottomed out, and when she pushed the bowl open, he picked up her bowl and ate the rest.

"If you haven't eaten enough, why don't you want a bowl again?" Sheng Mingzhu looked at him eating what he had left, and was a little embarrassed.

Guan Ping put down the chopsticks he was holding in his hand, he ate elegantly, but no matter how elegant he was, it was much faster than Sheng Mingzhu's speed, and he glanced at her again, "The food in your bowl is delicious." ”

Sheng Mingzhu: ...... She felt that his skin was getting thicker.

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At night, Guan Ping said that he would take her around, and the proprietress was looking for a carriage and a coachman.

There are many moats here, the stars fall at night, and the scenery of the dangerous peaks is naturally exceptionally beautiful. Sheng Mingzhu sat in the carriage for a whole day today, so naturally he didn't want to sit in the carriage anymore, and after talking to Guan Ping, the two only rode out on horseback. The moonlight here is better than that of Dawei, and you can see the road clearly without lighting the lights at night.

"The plains here are exceptionally quiet."

There was no sound along the way, except for the faint sound of birds. Removing the eyes of those people when he first came here today, Sheng Mingzhu liked this place a little more. Guan Ping led her horse below, Wen Yan hugged her and dismounted, and the two walked slowly together, "Do you like to be quiet?" I thought you had a good temperament and should like a more lively life. ”

"When I was a girl, I jumped out of my youth, but since I lived a life, it was naturally better to be stable."

Sheng Mingzhu said, looking at him again, with a hint of temptation, "What do you think?" ”

Her mouth was like a tight mussel shell, and she rarely called the word Lifujun on weekdays. If he is angry, he will scold him by his full name. Guan Ping knew what she was afraid of, and held her hand, "I will give you a stable and stable life, and I will also give you a high status." ”

The hand tightened again, and he held her hand up and kissed it on the lips.

"Once upon a time, you were like a pearl that I looked at and liked, and touched it without leaving my hands, I loved it, but I was afraid that the brocade box containing the pearl would be too small and make you feel uncomfortable." What he meant by this could not be more obvious, "You will accompany me to see the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of Great Wei, right?" ”

Sheng Mingzhu looked at him, not knowing what to say. She wanted her father-in-law to sit quietly with her and watch the flowers for a while.

Before Sheng Mingzhu could reply, one of the entourages who had been waiting in the inn came, "My lord, General Liu of the garrison is here, and he is now waiting three miles away." ”

Guan Ping let go of Sheng Mingzhu's hand, carried her into the carriage again, handed the reins to the visitor, "Send Madame back first." ”