"It's been a long time, it's grown so big-" I gently put my hand on Erdan's head, his hair is the same as Eleven's, long and slightly prickly, but it is well combed, it can be seen that He really knows how to raise it, at least he knows that his hair needs to be combed frequently, otherwise such a long hair will soon form a ball if he is not combed for a while.

I haven't felt this way for a long time, and I suddenly feel ashamed, I always say that Song Lingjian is ruthless, but I know that she must miss Eleven Lang from time to time, and what about me? I always say that I am good to it, but I haven't thought about it for a long time and visited its grave.

In the past, every once in a while, Song Lingjian would sit in the courtyard and comb Shiyi Lang's hair, and sometimes he would scold Shi Lang in a low voice because of the hair balls that were too knotted to comb it, and Shi Lang obediently threw his head on her knees, twisted his ears with a look of enjoyment, and sometimes even fell asleep.

I remember that I secretly took a comb to comb Eleven Lang, lest it always be scolded by Song Lingjian, but it ran and jumped and refused to let me comb it obediently, I think, he should be able to feel the tenderness and care that Song Lingjian showed when he brushed his hair, right?

He Qizhen looked at Erdan and me, and said, "Since Boss Yan has come to find Lang'er, then take him home and take care of him." ”

I explained: "Oh, in fact, Erdan is not mine, to be exact, it was Han Sanxiao, and Erdan's reputation was also given by him." Han Sanxiao walked at night and slept during the day, often taking care of him, thank you Shopkeeper He for taking care of him so well. ”

Erdan got up and returned to He Qizhen, it lowered its head, looking very obedient, as if for him, He Qizhen was the real master.

I'm a little lost, Erdan is not Eleven Lang after all, Eleven Lang can't get close to anyone except Song Lingjian and me. No wonder when Han Sanxiao gave the second egg to Song Lingjian at that time, she made me angry in confusion.

Han Sanxiao was right, nothing can replace anything, what others think can be replaced, for Song Lingjian, it is a blasphemy.

"Xu has not been anywhere for too long, and he is unfamiliar. Whether it is a human or a wolfdog, they only know their close neighbors, but how can they know their distant relatives? He really explained.

I smiled and said, "Maybe—oh, yes—" I suddenly remembered that I still owed him money for the three hairpins, and said as I pulled out my bag, "The three hairpins I took away from the Green Pavilion last time haven't been given yet." Xiao He said Boss He, you haven't set the price yet, I don't know the price, I'm afraid that the hairpin will be bought by others as soon as I return it, so I took it away first, and I came to Cui Ge to look for it a few times, but I didn't meet you - how much silver will I give you? ”

He Qizhen smiled, shook his head and said, "No need. I went out for a while, and I never thought that there were many things going on in Boss Yan's house-" He paused, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with an apologetic face, "Ling Zun's matter, I also regret it, the deceased is gone, and the festival is safe." These three hairpins should be regarded as a small gift from someone He to Boss Yan, and it can be regarded as a tribute to Ling Zun. ”

"That's not going to work—"

He Qizhen was very serious and said: "There is no reason to take back the things that are sent." By the way, can that jasper hairpin match Miss Song's mind? ”

I paused, and then remembered that the hairpin had been in my drawer for a long time, and I had forgotten to give Song Lingjian all along, so I might not have found a suitable opportunity.

I laughed, "Not yet, but I think she'll like it." ”

He Zhen nodded: "Well, if you don't agree, you can return it, and I'll pay attention to it next time." ”

I nodded and said sincerely, "I have a heart." Boss He, you are so nice. ”

He Qizhen raised his eyebrows and smiled gently: "Boss Yan suddenly praised me, but it caught me off guard." ”

I smiled and said, "You don't have to be euphemistic if you tell the truth." ”

How really good and handsome, why don't you marry a lady when you are old? Although she was already in the early years, the young girl was still willing to marry him on his terms. He is not as playful as Shopkeeper Mo, and he looks like a steady and mature person, so every time I see him, I have this question.

It's ridiculous when you think about it, many people in the town have known each other for many years, but how many of them really know? Even Aunt Cai, Uncle Cai, who grew up with me, have many secrets that I don't know.

Suddenly it felt as if everyone knew about me and saw through my past, but I was always on the side of them that I could only know.

Seeing that I didn't speak, he asked, "The night wind is cold, is there anything else that Boss Yan has to do when he stays in the streets?" ”

I replied, "Oh, I'm going somewhere else—" but I was too scared to see the cold Lianjia and Li Xue's sad faces.

He really didn't mean to leave, standing at the door of the store, I don't know if he was going to go to the store to have a look, or if he had just come out of the store, he was very graceful and waited for me to go first.

I reluctantly pulled up a smile and said politely: "If Boss He has something to do, let's get busy first, I'll go around." ”

He Qizhen smiled, walked up the steps, unlocked the door of the store, pushed open the door and said, "If you don't know where to go, let's go to the store first to hide from the cold." It just so happens that I want to clean up some old warehouses, and Boss Yan can also see if there is anything I like. ”

"Yes, that's fine."

He Qizhen walked into the green pavilion, turned on the lights, and I followed in, there was no wind and no dew in the house, and it was indeed much warmer.

Erdan didn't follow up outside the door, just kept watch quietly, and I beckoned to it: "Come in, it's warm inside." ”

Erdan's deep green eyes looked at me quietly, as if to him, I was just a familiar passerby at best.

He Qizhen cleaned up on the counter table, and said with a smile: "Lang'er is a cold creature, and he likes winter the most. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Erdan turned around and ran.

These two eggs are completely different from the little cub I remember who loves to sleep and is fierce, loves to laugh against Han San and never obeys.

"Let it go, and come back when you're tired." He really put the hairpin on the counter.

Let it go, let it be...... Song Lingjian used to like to say this, and on the day of Shiyilang's accident, she also said so, who would have thought that such an absent-minded sentence would become a lifelong regret.

Some accidents can't be avoided, but I always feel that as long as I pay attention, I can avoid them. This is the most powerless part of the fight against fate.

"Let's see which ones you like." He Qizhen pointed to the hairpin on the cabinet, and cleaned up some sundries on the side.

I looked carefully at the hairpins on the cabinet, they were all very delicate and beautiful, and their eyes were really good, as if they could guess the preferences of the girl's family.

I laughed and said, "It's all so beautiful, I don't know which one to pick." ”

He Zhen meticulously folded the stack of papers in his hand and carefully packed them into the envelope.

I smiled, although I can't read, but I also know what it is, I often see it when I do wedding embroidery for others, it is the blind date paper of the girl's family, on which is written the girl's family history eight characters, specially used for blind dates, it must be the matchmaker does not give up, want to make it really this refrigerant.

I couldn't help but want to make fun of this funny shopkeeper, and said, "Why is the shopkeeper so high-minded, so many girls haven't caught their eyes?" ”

He Qizhen raised his eyebrows, put the envelope at the bottom of the cabinet, and said with a smile: "Let Boss Yan see it." ”

I said seriously: "What kind of shopkeeper likes to tell the matchmakers, so that they don't have to send all the papers of the girls of the right age to you." ”

He really smiled and didn't answer.

I was really curious, and then said, "Shopkeeper He, you are such a good person, why are you a single?" Half of the unmarried girls in this town want to marry the shopkeeper Mo, and the other half, I'm afraid they all want to be the wife of Cui Ge, so there is really no one who likes it? ”

He Qizhen shook his head, folded his legs, leaned on the cabinet chair and looked at me with a smile.

"I don't like it now, but what about before? Do you like any girls? "I was suddenly interested in the keeper of this gentle hero, and I wanted to know what kind of past others had.

He Qizhen squinted his eyes, nodded slowly, and replied seriously: "Yes." ”

I laughed and said, "It turns out that there is someone in my heart - but I am really curious, what kind of girl is it?" ”

He Qizhen picked up a hairpin on the counter, pinched it between his fingers and played with it, and gave four words: "Unique." ”

"Why didn't you marry such a good girl?"

He Zhendao: "Married." ”

I'm speechless, how really there is a wife, why haven't I seen it?

"Mrs. He......"

"In this world, there is no more Mrs. He." He Zhen's eyes narrowed, and his eyes looked straight at the candlelight.

The candle flame dimmed with a thud, as if it had been doused with water.

I was a little creepy, and I didn't dare to ask what was wrong with Mrs. He, I only thought of a heart-warming topic, but I didn't expect - I really didn't expect that He Qizhen had ever married a wife......

He Qizhen blinked, and the candle flame was bright again, shining with gold and jade in the pavilion, very brilliant.

I swallowed and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked ......"

He Qizhen hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled, and said without emotion: "It's nothing, the origin and the fate of the extinction, people come and go, but there is a unique one missing, so what?" ”

"How could it not be less unique......" I whispered.

He Qizhen sighed, turned his head and looked at me with a smile: "No, what can it be?" When she was there, I could promise her to be better than three thousand weak waters, and when she died, all the promises went with her to the Yellow Springs. ”

"Madame Ho, dead?" I asked as softly as I could, for fear that any heavy volume would break his heart.

He Qizhen nodded, stood up, looked at the hairpin cabinet in the pavilion, and placed the hairpin bracelet that was already very neat: "She was born in the snowflakes and died when the pear blossoms danced, as if she had been so clear and white all her life, coming and going without a trace." I've spent my whole life laying the groundwork for her happiness, but I haven't been able to let her smell the pear blossom she loves when she closes her eyes. ”

Born in the snowflakes - that is to say, Mrs. He, like me, was born in the depths of winter, and now it is the depths of winter, is Mrs. He's life taboo just recently? No wonder He Qizhen hasn't been there lately, it turns out ......

He Qizhen turned his head to look at me and smiled: "It's in the past, it's rare to talk to someone, Boss Yan has heard it, so you don't have to tell anyone." ”

I nodded and promised, "I won't say it." ”

What a smile.

I got up and said, "It's time for me to go too, it's getting late." ”

"Didn't you pick your favorite hairpin?"

I didn't have the heart to pick, and said with a strong smile: "It's a pick, I'll take Xia Xia to pick it out - it won't bother you." ”

He Qizhen stood on the other side of the room and looked at me from a distance, his eyes crooked and he smiled kindly: "Well, Boss Yan walks slowly." ”

I hurriedly walked out, He Qizhen didn't come to send it, and when I went down the steps, I couldn't help but turn my head to look, He Qizhen was still standing there motionless, with a blank face, maybe reminiscing about Mrs. He, who had been clear and white all her life.

I'm so guilty, why should I mention other people's sad things?

I didn't take a few steps, and the lights cast on the street by the green pavilion behind me suddenly went out—

My heart was cold, and when I turned my head, the whole pavilion was black, as if some strong wind had suddenly extinguished so many candles in the pavilion at the same time—but there was no wind at all......

It won't be Mrs. Ho's ghost......

I'll just run with my legs up!