Chapter Eighty-Nine

In the end, Zhou Chong still followed Yuan Changqing to Shanniang's house in vain.

After the fifth master sighed about what happened to Mr. Lin Er, he took Yuan Changqing and Zhou Chong to the backyard to see his wife.

Sure enough, as Yuan Changqing calculated, as soon as the wife met, she asked where Yuan Changqing lived now, and when she heard that he lived in her husband's house, she turned her head and said to the fifth master: "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, and it's always inconvenient to live in someone else's house at this time, so it's better to clean up the guest house and let Changsheng live." ”

Like all the old fathers-in-law, the fifth master still has some awkwardness in his heart when he sees Yuan Changqing, and the fifth wife is the standard mother-in-law who looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at it, the more she likes it. In addition, Yuan Changqing also lost his cowardice when he was a child, so that his wife felt deeply sympathetic to him, since the two families were engaged, his wife didn't even call his big name, only called his little name "Changsheng" that no one had called for a long time.

Generally speaking, the five masters will not reject the matter that the wife has opened her mouth, but this matter actually made the fifth master call back. The fifth old man smiled and returned to his wife: "That's his teacher's home, what can be inconvenient?" He is still studying, and living with his teacher is better for his studies. If his wife feels sorry for him, she usually sends him more food to eat. ”

So Yuan Changqing's wishful thinking fell through.

After a while, Fang's mother came to report that the eldest girl had set up refreshments in the Eight Winds Pavilion, and his wife smiled at Yuan Changqing: "Go ahead." ”

The so-called "law is nothing more than human affection", that is, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty are more open than the previous dynasty, and the interaction between men and women is still taboo, but for the young couple who have been married, the world is extraordinarily tolerant, as long as there is someone on the side to supervise, the two of them sit together to eat tea and chat is also allowed by the world - of course, it is inevitable to be laughed at by others.

Therefore, his wife's smiling eyebrows and smiling eyes made Yuan Changqing uncomfortable for a while. Thanks to his steady appearance, he got up with a red face and thanked his wife. Turning around, he was just about to ask Fang's mother a few words about Shanniang's injury, and he didn't want Zhou Chong to follow him out.

"What are you doing out there?" Yuan Changqing asked.

"I'm going to talk to Xiao ...... too Say hello to Thirteen. Zhou Chong said with a smile.

Yuan Changqing's eyes suddenly narrowed.

The fifth master heard it in the house and said with a smile: "Yes, Shan'er said that she got your good tea and will give you a gift in return." ”

With the support of the five masters, Zhou Chong proudly glanced at Yuan Changqing, who was uncertain, and grabbed him with his backhand and said, "Hurry up, little ...... Thirteen is the most impatient, she will scold people if she goes late. ”

Mother Fang smiled when she heard this: "The fifth prince will arrange our girl, let our girl know, then it will be scolded." ”

Zhou Chong let go of Yuan Changqing's sleeves, went over to hug Fang's mother's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Then mother can save me." ”

Seeing that Zhou Chong was so familiar with the descendants of the Hou family, Yuan Changqing felt strange in his heart, and squinted at him and said, "When did you become so familiar with the Thirteen Sons family?" ”

Zhou Chong said indifferently: "I only know these two families in this town, either the Lin family or their family, and they often come and go, so they are naturally familiar." ”

Yuan Changqing's eyes flashed, and he said, "You should still go back to Beijing, you have many acquaintances in Beijing." ”

"But there are a lot of troubles in the capital." Zhou Chong smiled, turned around and asked Fang's mother, "I don't know if you girls have mung bean cakes, they ate it very delicious last time, but Hou Jue grabbed the last piece." ”

Mother Fang held her mouth and smiled: "You are really good at laughing, there is nothing in the palace, where is it hungry." ”

Yuan Changqing suddenly said: "He's not greedy, I'm afraid it's greedy." ”

As he spoke, the Eight Winds Pavilion arrived.

At this time, although Shan Niang was able to walk a few steps, she was still lame, she didn't want to be embarrassed in front of people, so she waited for Yuan Changqing to come over in the Eight Winds Pavilion early. Seeing Zhou Chong coming over with Yuan Changqing, she didn't feel anything strange, stood up with her support on the table, and saluted the two of them.

Before Yuan Changqing could speak, Zhou Chong rushed over to help her, and said with a smile: "You have an injury on your leg, what are you doing with so many courtesies." He rushed to sit on her left hand side again, and said, "Listen to Mr. Shuyi, do you have a gift for me?" —a noisy and dominant frame.

Yuan Changqing's eyes couldn't help but sink three points.

Shanniang smiled: "I didn't know you were here too, I asked someone to bring it to you." Then he turned his head and ordered Lu'an, then turned around and asked Yuan Changqing to sit on her right hand, and said, "I still have to wait for you to come back after the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”

If it was before, he would not have said this if he killed Yuan Changqing, but at this time, Xu was stimulated by Zhou Chong, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Shanniang and said, "Ming'er is your birthday, it's not good to miss it." ”

Shanniang was stunned.

Zhou Chong raised his eyes to look at Yuan Changqing, suddenly leaned sideways to Shanniang, deliberately pretending to be whispering to her, and laughed at Yuan Changqing: "See?" This is the skill of speaking, let's learn a little bit later. Obviously, he was just in a hurry, but when he said this, it seemed that he was affectionate and meaningful. ”

Shanniang was amused by him, and when she turned her head to look at Yuan Changqing, she was suddenly stunned.

If you want to say that Yuan Changqing, what the future generations will say, that is, he has a poker face, and it is generally difficult to see the ups and downs of his love, but this glance suddenly made Shanniang notice his slightly pursed thin lips and unhappy eyes...... It's not obvious, but it still makes Shanniang see that he is unhappy...... No, it's a little light to say that he is unhappy, and with his usual restraint, he should be a little angry at this time. Shanniang thought.

It can be said that at this point, Shanniang in her previous life was very similar to Yuan Changqing, but no matter how angry and dissatisfied she was in her heart, she always concealed her true feelings in front of people, and it was not until she was reborn that she changed her style - she would rather die to death than let herself suffer a grievance. After such a joyful experience, she couldn't help but feel more sympathy for her former self. Now looking at Yuan Changqing, who was as reluctant as she was before, she suddenly softened.

So she smiled, and stood up with the teapot, trying to refill him.

Yuan Changqing quickly stood up, took the teapot from her hand, and said to her, "You sit." He reached for her teacup and asked, "How does it feel on your legs?" But it still hurts badly? ”

"It doesn't hurt much anymore, and I can walk two steps, but I walk with a limp." Watching his smooth movements, Shan Niang sighed faintly, "I'm a little scared that I'm going to be really lame. ”

Yuan Changqing poured the tea, lifted the spout of the teapot, and looked at Shanniang with his eyes between his eyebrows, "What is there to be afraid of." He said.

Shan Niang also raised her eyes, and she touched one place with his eyes.

He looked at her and curled his eyes again.

Even if he only said these six words, Shanniang could still see from his eyes that he was joking at her. The implication of his unfinished words was that she was engaged anyway, and they agreed that only she could withdraw from the marriage, and if she didn't want to quit, he would marry her according to the agreement.

So she gave him a blank look, and reached out to take back her teacup.

Yuan Changqing looked at her hand and bent his eyes slightly.

For a while, no one in the Eight Winds Pavilion spoke, only to see Yuan Changqing and Shanniang frowning. Zhou Chong suddenly had a feeling of being isolated, so he raised his hand and pushed his teacup in front of Yuan Changqing.

Yuan Changqing didn't see it, and after filling his teacup with tea, he actually put the teapot beside him.

"Huh?!" Zhou Chong shouted dissatisfiedly, but looking at Yuan Changqing's cold face, he had to stand up resignedly, went around and took the teapot, and complained to Shanniang: "I tell you, don't offend Yuan Da if you offend anyone, this person's vindictiveness is too strong, but if he laughed at him, he didn't even let me drink tea!" ”

The three words "revenge" reminded Shanniang of Yuan Er, so she asked Yuan Changqing: "What's going on with Yuan Er's legs?" ”

Yuan Changqing picked up his teacup and took a sip, "Karma." ”

"Shh Zhou Chong dismantled his platform, "If it is really karma, why didn't he take retribution when he was in Meishan Town?" ”

"Xu is God, I don't want him to stay in the town and cause people to block." Yuan Changqing put down the teacup.

Zhou Chong blinked and said with a smile: "That God is really ruthless, and he should be repaid on the way back to Beijing." I've heard that because the road was rotten during the rainy day, the road into Beijing was not very easy. I heard that Yuan Er was screaming all the way into Beijing. ”

"Really? Deserve! Shanniang gloated. However, she didn't believe Yuan Changqing's nonsense, so she turned her head to look at Yuan Changqing.

saw Yuan Changqing lowering his eyes, and that eye was falling on her injured leg. Seeing her look at him, he looked up and looked at her.

So Shanniang suddenly remembered that when the fifth master took her down the mountain, she almost screamed all the way down the mountain......

As if knowing what she was thinking, Yuan Changqing looked at her and slightly raised the corners of his lips.

Shanniang winked at him.

So, once again, Zhou Chong felt that he had been abandoned......

He opened his mouth, and was about to be unwilling to be lonely to grab the words, when Lu'an returned. Looking at Lu'an's empty hands, he jumped up and shouted, "Where's my return gift?" ”

Lu'an bowed to him and smiled shyly, "Put it outside." ”

Zhou Chong's eyes lit up, "Big objects?!" ”

Shanniang smiled: "Didn't you say that I had to give you a big object?" ”

"Good, good!" Zhou Chong shouted repeatedly, then rubbed his hands and followed Lu'an out of the door.

Yuan Changqing looked at his back, turned around and asked Shanniang: "What did he give you, or did he ask you for a gift in return?" ”

"Tea." Shan Niang said, "Longjing before Ming." ”

Yuan Changqing suddenly remembered what Zhou Chong had said to Shanniang before returning to Beijing last time. As far as he knew, Zhou Chong had never been distracted when he made a promise, and he forgot what he said, but he couldn't imagine that he could really take this matter to heart.

He frowned slightly, and said to Shanniang: "It's not what you asked him for, what kind of gift did you give him in return." ”

Shanniang bit her lip and laughed sullenly, and said mysteriously: "Why don't you go and see it too?" And he said, "It's really big, and I've put a lot of thought into it." ”

As he was talking, Zhou Chong came in, followed by two mothers-in-law. The mother-in-law carried a large bird cage in her hand, but there was no bird in the cage, but a pot of flowers, morning glory.

In fact, it is true that it cannot be called a pot of flowers in the birdcage, it should be said that Shanniang used the birdcage as a flower pot, spread soil in the cage, and planted a few petunias. At this time, the luxuriant branches were wrapped around the fence of the birdcage, and although it was not the time for the morning glory to bloom, the pink buds could still be seen.

"How? Do you like it? Shanniang held her cheeks and smiled, "You said you want a big one, I'm too big, right?" ”

Zhou Chong couldn't cry or laugh for a while, and only after a while did he mutter: "I'm a big man, what are you giving me flowers......

"Meaningful." Shan Niang picked up the teacup, tilted her head and smiled, "I have read a lot of miscellaneous books recently, and there is a Western travel book that says that Westerners believe that every flower has its specific meaning. Do you know what the meaning of this trumpet flower is? ”

She pretentiously brought the teacup to her lips.

"Lots of mouths, lots of tongues." Yuan Changqing suddenly interjected.

"Poof", the tea squirted out of Shanniang's mouth at once. She didn't care about the loss of etiquette, and buried her head on the table with a sullen laugh.

Yuan Changqing picked up the teacup and laughed silently.

Zhou Chong was depressed for a while, glared at Yuan Changqing and said, "You are the one with many mouths and many tongues!" Surely that is not what it means," asked Shanniang again, "What do you mean?" ”

Shanniang stroked her chest, raised her head and said: "Westerners think that the flower language of this morning glory is ......" She paused, "The little ghost pretends to be an adult, pretending!" ”

This time, it was Yuan Changqing's tea that almost squirted out of his mouth.

Zhou Chong was dissatisfied, propped up the table and glared at Shanniang and said, "You still beg me to help you inquire about things!" ”

Yuan Changqing immediately put down the teacup, looked at Shanniang and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Shanniang didn't hide it from him, and said, "My nurse's business." ”

With just these few words, Yuan Changqing understood what she meant, looked at her and nodded.

He didn't say anything, and Shan Niang realized that she was so light that she understood what he meant—that meant, I would help.

So Shanniang squinted at Zhou Chong and said: "What Qiao takes, that is, if you don't help me, someone will help me." ”

So, suddenly, Yuan Changqing's gloomy mood was so relieved.