On the stone bridge in the backyard, a teenager was bored and threw stones into the clear water, looking at the stones and drifting, but he couldn't get to the other side, and the teenager was inexplicably upset. Then he threw all the stones left in his hand and smashed them into the water, causing ripples. Then, he clapped his hands and walked away.

The courtyard of Katsura is located in the southeast of the backyard, where many varieties of trees are planted, including the osmanthus tree. Due to the obscuration of the trees, it is difficult to see that there is a courtyard hidden in it from a distance.

Outside the door of this inconspicuous courtyard, there stood a woman, dressed in a green shirt and holding a small pale blue bell tied to her hand. In addition to this, he is holding a red wooden box in his hand.

"Miss Zeng, are you waiting for me?"

Katsuragi put one hand on his waist, and the other hand was clenched into a fist, leaning against his forehead against the wooden door outside the courtyard.

"The shopkeeper of Katsunamon. ”

Ziyan bowed slightly, and then handed the wooden box in her hand to Gui Mu.

"It's an apology for the dry bones, and I ask the shopkeeper Guimu not to refuse. ”

"What's so embarrassing!"

Katsuragi looked embarrassed, turned his head away, and then reached out and took the wooden box in his hand. Although the volume of the wooden box was a bit large, Katsura Mu forced it into his arms. He turned his head to Ziyan and grinned.

"Miss Zeng, why don't you come in and sit down, so that I can do my best as a 'landlord'. ”

"Well, that's troublesome for the shopkeeper Katsunaku. ”

"What's the trouble, it's all a family, don't worry, don't worry. ”

Ziyan just smiled at this, and didn't bother with Guimu. On the contrary, Guimu was a little embarrassed and scratched his head innocently.

Gui Mu brought two small wooden chairs from the house, placed them next to the well, and motioned for Ziyan to sit down. Then he ran into the house and took out a black package from it.

"Wait a minute. ”

Guimu walked out of the courtyard and came back from picking up some broken branches and leaves. Ziyan sat there quietly from the beginning, perhaps having some doubts about Katsuraki's movements, but she didn't show it. Katsura built a shelf with branches between two wooden chairs, and then placed some broken branches and leaves under the wooden shelf. After getting these ready, Katsuragi looked up at Ziyan.

"Why don't you ask me what I'm doing?"

"If the shopkeeper doesn't say it, he must have a reason. ”

Ziyan just smiled at this, and Guimu could only be bored. He slowly opened the black package, revealing the true face of Lushan inside-blue-eyed white tiger meat. Guimu lit the fire, put a piece of black wood on the shelf, and after the black wood was roasted to a little red, he spread the blue-eyed white tiger meat that had been prepared earlier on the black wood. After doing this, he looked at the girl across from him and grinned.

"Miss Zeng, how about trying my craft?"

Zi Yan looked at the sizzling tiger meat on the black wood, lowered her head, and approached the wooden shelf. The delicate girl probed it with her nose, and from Katsunaku's point of view, she looked very good.

"It smells so good. ”

Ziyan said softly. When Guimu heard this, his face was very palpable. Wait until the blue-eyed white tiger meat is roasted to a golden brown and the oil juice slides off. Guimu sprinkled some osmanthus petals on the golden roast meat at the cuffs of the coat, and a thick meat aroma was mixed with the smell of osmanthus. This is what he picked when he was picking up the branches and leaves. Now it looks like it's the right thing to do.

He put the roasted meat in a clean white bowl and handed it to Ziyan. After all, it's a girl, and using some wooden branches picked up on the ground to string it to others may cause discomfort. At this point, Katsura Mu thought about it thoughtfully.

"Thank you!"

She took the white bowl and sniffed it against her nose for a while, then slowly moved. She eats elegantly, taking small bites, without a trace of oil on the corners of her lips, unlike the person opposite, who eats with a mouth full of oil. Guimu also wanted to be more elegant, but after pretending for a while, he found that the thing was too awkward, and he wanted to greet the ancestor of the white tiger.

Ziyan didn't eat quickly, Guimu killed two pieces, and half of the roast meat in her bowl was left. She looked up at the boy across from her, and saw that his face was covered in oil and looked like a big cat. Guimu also felt her gaze, raised his head, and smiled at her, and Ziyan also responded with a smile.

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmm!"

Ziyan nodded slightly, which made Guimu feel a little at ease, so he slowly said his purpose this time.

"Miss Zeng, I won't tell you, I have no money for this Qingquan trip. I was afraid that he would lose the pharmacy that had been with him for a hundred years, and he would not be able to open it, so I wanted to return the title deed of the pharmacy to him, but he refused to ask for it, saying that I was a good person and accepted my things, but he had a conscience and refused my kindness, and in the end, I could only give him the few spirit stones left on my body and the pharmacy, and said to the shopkeeper Wang, 'I am still young and unfamiliar with the transactions of the pharmacy, so I would like to ask you to help me take care of the pharmacy'. So I begged the king's treasurer to stay, and I was gone. ”

Guimu burst into tears, and all the words he spoke were from the bottom of his heart. This made the girl on the side feel her sincerity, and she was convinced of these words.

"I have to walk a long way this time, but I am penniless, and it is difficult to move an inch on the rivers and lakes. ”

As he spoke, he sighed.

"Shopkeeper Guimu, if you have any requirements, you can put them forward, and I will do my best to help you solve them. ”

Ziyan's words were very sincere, which made the sad Guimu regain some expression. He put down the greasy twig and wiped his mouth with his hand. Then he raised his head and looked at Ziyan with a grin.

"How embarrassing this is!"

"No ......"

Before Ziyan finished speaking, the grinning guy had already spoken.

"I want to ask Miss for a little money, a little pocket money, of course, it's not for nothing. I am willing to overdraft the income of the pharmacy for ten years to Miss Zeng, and as long as Miss is willing, we will sign and pledge now. ”

Katsuragi rubbed his hands together and looked at the girl across from him expectantly. Ziyan's expression was a little weird, but she also understood Guimu's general meaning, that is, she wanted to get some money.

"The shopkeeper doesn't have to be like this. The transaction between the Zeng family and the pharmacy has been going on for a long time, and the friendship between the two parties is deep. ”

Ziyan paused, then spoke again.

"Shopkeeper Guimu, I don't have much money to mobilize, if it's not enough for you, I can ask my father. ”

Hearing this, Katsura hurriedly waved his hand and said, 'No, no, that's fine'. Seeing that Katsuragi was like this, Ziyan couldn't say anything, and continued to eat only half a piece of barbecue, and when she finished eating, Katsuragi was already full of burps. Ziyan put the white bowl on the ground, cleared her throat, and spoke slowly.

"Shopkeeper Guimu, do you still want the rest of the barbecue?"

Katsuragi shook his head in confusion. Or seeing Guimu's doubts, Ziyan stroked her hair, a little shy.

"This is delicious, I want to take some back and give it to Grandpa Wu to taste, I don't know if it's okay. ”

Ziyan looked at Guimu sitting on the wooden chair with some embarrassment. At this time, he suddenly moved, looked down at his surroundings, and then picked up the black package that had been opened, put it on his lap, carefully bandaged it, and handed it to Ziyan.

"I don't want this roasted one, this one is still fresh. ”

Ziyan didn't reach out to take it, and Gui Mu said when he saw this.

"I killed one of these things, I'm tired of eating them, not to mention that my journey fee is still in the hands of the young lady, so you should take it as a bribe. ”

Then, he threw the black package to Ziyan, just like the last time he threw a kitten. After Ziyan pondered for a while, although she was a little embarrassed, she still accepted it.

"Thank you!"

"This is the second time, hey, hey, you're welcome. ”

Katsuragi rolled up his sleeves and prepared to dispose of the crippled remains. At this moment, the gate of the courtyard was suddenly opened. A young man walked in from outside the door, wearing a green shirt printed with bamboo leaves and a green jade ring around his waist. This forcible teenager is Gu Youzhi, he will appear here because of the blue-eyed white tiger meat, his physique is relatively special, and he can feel the level of aura of external items. When Guimu was barbecuing just now, a lot of smoke came out, and the aura of the blue-eyed and white tiger meat was mixed in those smokes, so that it contained a tiny aura, and he followed this to find it. didn't look at Guimu and Ziyan sitting in the courtyard, but looked at the blue-eyed white tiger meat that was still left on the black wood.

"Whose is this for?"

Gu Youzhi's attitude was very tough, his eyes were arrogant, and he pointed a finger at the blue-eyed white tiger meat on the black wood. Gui Mu frowned, very dissatisfied with this person who disturbed the 'two-person world' between him and Miss Zeng without authorization, and was about to get up. Ziyan stood up, and there was no longer a package of white tiger meat in her hand, it seemed that it was hidden.

"This is Zeng's Mansion, this guest, whoever you are, you must abide by the rules here. ”

Ziyan's attitude was also very tough, and she didn't give the young man a good face at all. The boy withdrew his gaze from the dark wood and looked at the bold woman.

"It's just the mansion of a stinky merchant in the countryside, and it's too embarrassing to set rules. You're so bold that you ......"

"Smack!"

"Don't talk about my father. ”

Ziyan stepped forward and slapped him directly in the face, and the young man was beaten. He didn't expect that in this backward rural place, someone would be bold enough to dare to beat him, you know, since he was a child, only he bullied people, and no one dared to bully him.

Gu Youzhi was stunned for a while before he slowly turned his head, and there were some red marks on the left side of his face. Staring at Ziyan, his face gradually changed color, his eyebrows twisted together, and his eyes burst out with a knife-sharp light. He suddenly raised his right hand and slapped it towards Ziyan's face. Although Ziyan was a little flustered, her attitude was still tough.

Just when Gu Youzhi's hand was about to slap Ziyan's face. A hand grabbed his wrist, preventing his right hand from moving forward.

"Friend, your hand seems to have missed. ”