The town at the foot of Qingyang Mountain is called Yuchuan Town.

Today the town happens to be a market day, and the market is very lively, and the shops and inns are full of business. The crowd rubbed shoulders and flowed endlessly. A bustling pedestrian passed by, and Luo Fan naturally took her hand as she did when she was a child, and said, "Follow me, don't get lost......

She struggled, she didn't break free, she struggled again, she still didn't break free, and the more she struggled, the tighter the hand holding her became. She had no choice but to give up and let him lead her way.

The elder brother has a heavenly posture and outstanding demeanor, attracting many big girls and little daughters-in-law to turn back frequently along the way, with shy and timid eyes, and from time to time throw over a autumn wave with affection. Luo Fanquan didn't see it, he didn't squint all the way, and only led her to walk forward steadily. As a result, Xia Taozhi received a lot of jealous glances.

Although she hadn't followed her brother down the mountain for five years, this was the first time she had received jealous glances from the girls. It is also the first time to see the senior brother so serious, and he looks like he has not touched a leaf in the thousands of flowers.

Do people change when they grow up?

Back then, every time she followed her brother down the mountain, many girls who admired her brother would take the initiative to talk to her. The eldest brother was also very romantic when he was young, as long as he was a good-looking girl, he would not refuse to come. And as a small follower beside her who is not good-looking, she is often taken extra care and bought by some delicious and fun things. As the saying goes, "eating people with short mouths and taking people with soft hands", she also said good things for those girls with a clear conscience.

But the senior brother is really romantic, seeing one loves the other, plus he was young at that time and didn't know how to cherish it, so many girls were stunned that none of them blossomed and bore fruit, and all of them became flowers and bones scattered in the green years, and they died without a problem.

And she hadn't seen her senior brother for five years, and found that the senior brother had changed sex. Could it be that in the past five years, he suddenly suffered from some unspeakable hidden disease?

She glanced at the senior brother quietly, and found that he looked as usual, and didn't seem to see anything suspicious. She glanced at Si Yi who was obediently following behind her again. It seems that in the three years that he has not been on the mountain, the little follower has been replaced by Si Yi. But looking at Si Yizhong's honest appearance, it shouldn't be as easy to be bought as she was at the beginning.

As she walked forward, the eyes around her became more and more unfriendly, and one of them seemed to be particularly resentful, piercing her back like a needle, and she shivered.

"What's wrong?" Luo Fan immediately asked with concern.

"That...... Senior brother, can you let go of my hand first, these admirers of yours will quickly devour me alive with their eyes......"

Luo Fan smiled and said, "Okay." ”

There seemed to be a place ahead, and the elder brother let go of her hand and turned to enter a shop.

This is a grain and oil grocery store, and the owner of the store obviously recognizes the elder brother, and "Luo Gongzi" greeted him courteously after "Luo Gongzi". The senior brother responded politely, while whispering to Si Yi to choose the goods to buy. The shopkeeper turned his head and saw Xia Taozhi who came in, hurriedly greeted him, and asked with a smile on his face, "What does this girl want to buy?" ”

The elder brother came over and said to the shopkeeper, "She came with me, she is my ......"

He wanted to say that she was my sister.

But the shopkeeper patted his brain, made a smart "oh", and said happily: "It turned out to be Mrs. Luo, so beautiful, and Luo Gongzi are really a match made in heaven......"

Lovan: "......"

Xia Taozhi: "......"

Mrs. Love, you are big!

She glared at the shopkeeper fiercely, ignored him, walked straight into the store, and walked to Si Yi's side. Si Yi was carefully choosing the noodles, blinking her two big eyes, her preoccupied appearance was very cute, she couldn't help but think of the little mud, which was the same age as Si Yi, and she should be able to play.

However, as soon as she thought of the little mud, she sounded uncontrollably......

At this time, the shopkeeper whispered to the senior brother behind her: "Young Master Luo, Mrs. Luo doesn't seem to have a good temper...... This new daughter-in-law must ...... when she enters the door."

The senior brother laughed low and said, "We haven't married yet. ”

The shopkeeper said in a tone of a passer-by: "Oh, then you have to pay attention in advance, you must know that this Zhenfu Gang must be ...... from the beginning."

Xia Taozhi picked up a bundle of noodles casually, and with a little effort in her hand, all of them were broken into powder. She picked up another bundle and smiled at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper wailed: "Woman, woman, please be merciful to your subordinates, small business, small business......"

……

After buying all the necessities, they went out of the grain and oil shop.

There were many small stalls selling rouge gouache and Jinpa jewelry on the street, and Luo Fan stopped in front of one of the rouge stalls, picked up a box of rouge and looked at it.

The stall owner immediately said enthusiastically: "Little brother, buy a box of rouge for your lady, your lady is really handsome, and you are really ...... talented woman."

Xia Taozhi: "......"

Is there any end to today?

She just wanted to say, you misunderstood that I am not his wife. Suddenly, another cold and sharp gaze shot from behind her, staring at her spine, making her shiver. She turned her head to see the noisy bazaar behind her, crowded with people, and she found nothing. When he looked back again, the senior brother had already smiled and thanked him, and paid for a box.

She said curiously: "Senior brother, what are you buying rouge for?" ”

Could it be that there is really some hidden disease?

Luo Fan said: "For you." ”

“……”

"It's not like you don't know, I never use these things."

Luo Fan didn't answer, smiled and took her hand, and walked to another stall.

This is a stall selling hairpins, which is full of all kinds of hairpins, which are delicate and exquisite, and are dazzling.

The elder brother asked, "Which one do you like?" ”

She was inexplicable: "Why do you suddenly want to buy a hairpin for me?" ”

"Because the hairpin I gave you has never seen you wear it, do you dislike me for not looking good?"

"I don't dislike what you're doing is not good-looking......" Xia Taozhi laughed haha. In my heart, it's just a little ugly.

Luo Fan's slender fingers ran over the rows of neatly arranged hairpins, and finally landed on a pair of hostas. This is a pair of hostas of a similar style. One is simple and elegant, fine and small, and the other is transparent, warm and transparent.

The stall owner said enthusiastically: "This boy has a really good eye, this is the best pair of hairpins I have here." The name also has a deep meaning, the long one is called "long and long", and the short one is called "do not separate", which is most suitable for lovers to wear, and it will never be separated. ”

The elder brother's eyes lit up, and he picked up the small one "Do Not Separate", gently inserted it into her bun, looked left and right, seemed to like it, and said with his chin: "It looks good, it is very flattering to you." ”

Xia Taozhi: "......"

Do you believe this kind of nonsense?!

This is obviously the shopkeeper's casual nonsense in order to sell the hairpin, okay? What is long-term and what is not separated? If you can wear a pair of hairpins and never be separated for a long time, there will not be so many crazy men and women in the world.

The elder brother inserted another hairpin into his hair and asked her, "Is it beautiful?" ”

She replied, "Beautiful." "You look good, you look good in anything.

So he showed a very happy expression and said to the stall owner: "I want this pair of hairpins, how much does it cost?" ”

She hurriedly said: "No, I don't usually use these things, and besides, we are not ......."

The stall owner looked at her with hatred.

“……”

She remembered what she had said in the book that cutting off people's wealth was like killing her parents, so she changed her words carefully: "Hmm...... Then buy ...... One bar......"

The senior brother said: "It's said that it's a long time to keep each other and not separate, it's a pair, how can it be disassembled?" ”

The stall owner hypocritically agreed, wrapped the two hairpins carefully, and handed them to the senior brother with a smile on his face.

……

Walking and stopping all the way, I finally bought all the things I wanted to buy, Si Yi's back basket could no longer fit, and he was still carrying a large bag in his hand, so tired that he was out of breath.

Xia Taozhi couldn't bear it, took a few packages from him, and helped him carry them.

The senior brother frowned and took it back from her hand, then threw it back to Si Yi, reproaching: "Dignified man, you can't bear this bit of hardship? ”

Si Yi was reprimanded, and he didn't dare to defend himself, so he drooped his head, slowed down his pace a little and silently distanced himself from her.

Xia Taozhi has no choice, the senior brother is notoriously strict in Qingfeng Guan, and the junior brothers are afraid of him.

Fortunately, there is a teahouse around the corner in front of her, which has her favorite steamed chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar, which is a must-go place for them to go down the mountain every time, and they can go in to drink tea and rest.

The three of them entered the teahouse and sat down, Si Yi put the things aside, carefully put them away, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and his face was flushed.

Xia Taozhi poured a bowl of tea and handed it to him: "Xiao Yi, are you tired?" Take a sip of tea and take a break. ”

Si Yi took it with both hands, thanked him, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Do you want more?" Xia Taozhi picked up the teapot and asked him.

The senior brother looked at him unhappily from the side, he hurriedly took the teapot, poured a bowl himself, buried his face in it, and drank it.

Luo Fan called the shopkeeper, ordered her favorite steamed chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar and a few other snacks, and asked for a pot of tea.

She put her hands on her cheeks and looked around boredly. The restaurant is full of people, especially lively, probably because of the market day, the seats are full.

Suddenly, Senior Brother came over, "Little Senior Sister, your face ......"

She hurriedly said, "What's wrong?" ”

Luo Fan pointed to the side of his cheek: "It's a little dirty here." ”

She reached out and wiped her face.

Luo Fan sighed, took out a handkerchief and wiped her carefully, and then said, "Okay." ”

"Thank you, senior brother."

Suddenly, another line of sight swept behind her, and she suddenly felt like a thorn in her back, and when she turned her head to look, she didn't notice anything unusual.

This was the third time today, and for some reason, she always had the feeling that it was the same person's gaze.

Moreover, it is still someone she is familiar with.