I found a small restaurant to go into, the restaurant was cleaned very clean and tidy, because after the meal, there were not many people eating, I took Bihe to find a quiet corner to sit, just did a guy came to say hello, I casually ordered two light side dishes and rice, the guy poured tea and went down.

While drinking tea, I heard someone say, "Miss Leng, can I sit here?" , I looked up, Long San Gongzi smiled and stood at the table behind Dongting, I thought to myself that this capital is so small that I can touch it, I put down the teacup in my hand and said: "There are so many places in this store, why is Gongzi squeezing with us?" , Before he finished speaking, Long Sangongzi sat down by himself, and I didn't want to say anything, I just hoped that the food would come up quickly, and I would leave after eating.

The third prince sat opposite me and looked at me and said, "Miss Qingqiu, how are you doing lately?" , I said lightly: "Don't bother the son, it's good", seeing me say this, the third son of Long smiled and stopped talking, just looked at me thoughtfully, I was looked at by him for a while, I felt uncomfortable, as if I had been seen through, glared at him fiercely and said: "I don't know what beautiful scenery is here for the son to appreciate?" The words have been uttered and he stopped talking, (I mean the time on the Xiangshan), the third prince of Long no longer cares, the guy brought the dishes to see another person and asked, "Girl, do you want to add dishes and chopsticks?" Before I could speak, the third son of Long had already said: "Let's have another meal according to the girl's meal", the guy put the food down and went down, seeing Bihe looking at me suspiciously, I didn't explain much and said: "Let's eat!" So I lowered my head and began to eat, and I used the meal hastily, just as the guy brought the food up, I said, "Bihe, are you using it?" Seeing Bihe nodding and shouting to the guy: "Settle the bill", the guy said: "This guest officer has already settled just now", said and pointed to the East Pavilion, I don't want to owe him favors: "Bihe just leave the money", Long Sangongzi said: "The girl doesn't have to, it's just a meal money", I didn't say anything more to pay, just said: "That son, please use it slowly", said and took Bihe out of the restaurant.

I didn't go far when I came out, and I found that the third son of Long also came out and followed us, and Bihe asked curiously: "Sister, do you know that son?" , I said: "I've seen it once, that is, the two of us in Xiangshan", subconsciously I didn't tell Bihe about the assassination, and after walking for a while, Bihe said: "Sister, they are still behind", I said: "Don't worry about him, let's go ours", suddenly someone bumped into me from the front, I almost didn't fall, Bihe felt tightly held me and asked, "It's okay, right?" Sister", I said: "It's okay", the man hit me and didn't even apologize and then ran forward, I felt wrong, touched the jade pendant to the waist and hurriedly chased forward: "Catch the thief, there is a thief, catch the thief", the man heard my shout and ran faster and faster, chased not far I was tired and panting, Long Sangongzi rushed to my side and said: "Qingqiu girl, don't chase, just hand it over to Dongting", I stopped panting when I heard this, and I was relieved to see Dongting chasing after him, Dealing with a little thief with his skills is simply useless, and Bihe also came up and stood beside me panting and asked, "Sister, what did you lose?" I replied, "It's my jade pendant."

After about five or six minutes, I saw Dongting come back with a person, he threw the man to the ground, stepped forward and asked, "Did the girl lose this?" , I took the jade pendant and said: "It's this jade pendant, thank you", Dongting stepped aside and said: "Childe, how to deal with this person?" , Long Sangongzi said coldly: "Send someone to the official mansion!" , Dongting went to pull the man, and the man knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Childe will spare the villain this time!" The villain promised that there would be no next time, the villain has an old lady and a child, if it weren't for the sake of letting them have a good year, the villain would never do such a thing", I couldn't help but laugh when I heard him say this, it's really the same as what I played on TV! Although I didn't believe what he said, I still said, "Childe, forget it!" It's going to be the New Year, and besides, haven't you lost anything? Maybe he's really having some kind of difficulty! Hearing me say this, the third prince of Long waved his hand to Dongting and said, "There must be no next time", I asked Bihe to give him some scattered silver, and the man kowtowed with gratitude and hurriedly ran away.

The third prince looked at me and asked, "Such a person, why should the girl intercede for him?" Give him back the money", I sighed, "I don't think he looks like a habitual thief, maybe it's really like he said?" If we send him to the government, he will inevitably be locked up, how will his family live? He said, "Thank you for what happened just now, Gongzi", and hung the jade pendant in his hand on his waist again.

Bihe and I were about to go back, and the third prince of Long said, "I'll send you back!" I politely declined: "Thank you for your kindness, no need", at this time, someone stepped forward to reply to him, and after the person went down, Long San Gongzi said to me: "Okay then! Be careful, Dongting, you send Miss Leng back", after speaking, he left in a hurry, I didn't have time to refuse, take Bihe back, Dongting followed us far behind, forget it, let him be! When we reached the entrance of the alley, I turned to the east pavilion to signal that we had arrived, and he turned and left.

After entering the door, Aunt Xiao hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Why did the girl only come back now, and she can eat?" , I said: "I have used, just a little thirsty, trouble the lady to pour some water", Aunt Xiao went down to pour water, after shopping for half a day is also tired, I let Bihe also rest, back to the room pulled a stool to sit down, think about my harvest today, here in the most prosperous area to rent a shop for silver one or two five dollars, divided into two floors and two rooms is three taels, that year's rent is thirty-six taels, plus the decoration department and manpower also need to have working capital, I need to have two hundred taels of silver, Just thinking about Aunt Xiao coming in with water, she saw me in a daze and asked, "What is the girl thinking?" , I asked, "Auntie, does the young master have any silver?" , Aunt Xiao put the water on the table and said, "Back to the girl, the young master left five hundred taels here, what is the girl asking for?" , I said, "Aunt Xiao, can you borrow me two hundred taels?" , Aunt Xiao hurriedly said: "What did the girl say, this money was left to the girl by the young master, and I will take it for the girl as much as I want", I said: "Okay, then I will ask you when I want to use it", "By the way, where do you live, Auntie?" The Chinese New Year is coming up in two days, and I'll give you a week's off", "A week? Aunt Xiao said blankly, really, I forgot about it when I was happy, where is there such a saying, and hurriedly said: "I mean I will give you seven days to go back for the New Year", Aunt Xiao was very happy after hearing it, but she was afraid that Rong Ruo was not good to explain there: "How can this work?" Girl, what are you going to do? I said: "It's okay, I'll go and say it if Rong Ruo is there, you don't have to worry about it, you can't be hungry for me, by the way, Aunt Xiao, you tell Xiaolan to let her go back too", Aunt Xiao sighed: "Girl, don't say it, Xiaolan is a very hard child who doesn't know who her biological father is,", I said in surprise: "That's it!" Then let her stay with me! Aunt Xiao happily went down to pack her things.

Today is already thirty, Aunt Xiao left yesterday, Bihe's brother Qingsong wants to go back to the suburbs for the New Year, I let Bihe go back with him, the little girl is still alive and dead, she wants to stay with me, so she persuaded her to go back, only Xiaolan was left around, Aunt Xiao prepared the meat filling when she left, I was in the kitchen and noodles, Xiaolan came in and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Why is the girl here and noodles!" Get up and let me come! I smiled and said, "No, it's okay, go get a rolling pin!" , Xiaolan brought a rolling pin and I also reconciled the dough, I washed my hands and said, "Put it there first!" It's still early when you're not in a hurry! Let the face wake up for a while", Xiaolan put down the mover pin in her hand, I looked at her carefully, I really haven't paid much attention to her these days, she is rarely in front of me, except for cleaning is to help Aunt Xiao do anything else, she looks okay, goose egg face, eyes are not big but very godly, and her skin is white, but she is a little too thin to give people a soft and weak feeling, Xiaolan saw me looking at her like this, and unnaturally touched her face and asked: "Girl, is there anything on Xiaolan's face?" , I retracted my gaze and said, "No, Xiaolan, how old are you this year?" , Xiaolan replied: "It's fourteen this year", "Oh! Then you are not as old as me, and you will call me sister like Bihe in the future! Xiaolan hurriedly said, "How can this be done?" The girl is the master, Xiaolan is a servant, can't it", I pretended to be angry and said: "Why not, do you think I am not worthy of being your sister?" Xiaolan hurriedly said: "Xiaolan doesn't dare", the little girl couldn't help but tease her anxious appearance and said, "Then you will call me sister in the future!" Let's call it first and try it", Xiaolan blushed and shouted: "Sister, sister" I smiled: "It's almost the same". I asked again, "Xiaolan, where are you from?" Xiaolan replied while making dumplings: "I don't remember, I was abducted by a kidnapper", "Then why did you get here again?" I asked, "I have been forced by them to beg for food for several years, but the New Year's food in previous years is not easy to beg!" In the end, I couldn't stand their beating and scolding, so I found a chance to escape, followed the people who fled the famine to the capital, and met Aunt Xiao who took me in, alas! Don't talk about these New Year's Eve years", she must have suffered a lot over the years, but I see that her expression is calm when she says this, as if she is talking about other people's things, this little girl's heart is too strong, I said: "Xiaolan, you must have suffered a lot!" But those are in the past, and they will be fine in the future. ”

Xiaolan's hands are very skillful, but also very fast, after a while we wrapped the dumplings, it was not dark and I had heard the sound of firecrackers, although Aunt Xiao also prepared firecrackers, but neither of us dared to put them, and finally Xiaolan had the courage to light the firecrackers, after the sound of firecrackers, the dumplings were cooked, and we ate a big bowl of dumplings, I chatted with Xiaolan for a while, and talked about some local customs and New Year's methods, about nine o'clock or ten o'clock I let Xiaolan go to sleep Xiaolan asked: "Sister, don't we keep the New Year?" , I said: "No, you can go to sleep too!" After Xiaolan left, I stripped and lay on the bed, but I couldn't sleep, thinking about when our era was, and did it also celebrate the New Year? Is it okay without me to accompany my mother? Eat or not eat dumplings, alas! Forget it, let's think about yourself! I'm going to open a hot pot restaurant, think about what I need to prepare? What should I do if I still have the heart of Rong Ruo? , I fell asleep in a cranky way, and also ushered in my first New Year here, the ninth year of Kangxi.