Early in the morning, the city of Lanzhou was quiet, especially in the Earl's Palace, there was no extra sound. It is not big, and even if you live in the city, you can faintly hear the sound of chickens crowing in the suburbs outside the city, but the barking of dogs is nothing. If you listen carefully, you may be able to hear who is emptying the toilet, who is boiling water and preparing for breakfast, and the vegetable market in the distance has already woken up, seducing the women who get up early to cook with fresh vegetables and meat.

In the early morning of summer, the air was fresh, and Fan Xian and Sisi walked along the quiet streets of the city to the familiar vegetable market. He sniffed the increasingly strong smell in the air, shook his head contentedly, and said, "This kind of place has rarely been visited in the past two years. ”

Sisi glanced at him from the side, thinking to himself that the dignified Lord Qincha naturally would never have the opportunity to buy groceries again.

Fan Xian said softly: "Do you remember that when we were in Shanzhou, we often came to the vegetable market to buy things?"

Sisi nodded, laughed, and said: "The young master walked around the city with his sisters when he was a child, and he also carried things for them, and at the beginning frightened a lot of people. ”

"Do you still think I'm weird?" Fan Xian smiled in response, and when he walked into the vegetable field first, and walked past a two-story building, he subconsciously stopped and stared sideways.

Sisi felt strange and asked, "What's wrong?"

Fan Xian pointed to the building and said curiously: "Isn't that the home of Lao Ha, who delivers vegetables?

Saying this, Sisi also thought about it, tilted her head and thought for a while, and said apologetically: "I haven't heard them mention it either." ”

Fan Xian looked at the newly built two-story building a little distracted, the food delivery Lao Ha and the assassin on Dongshan Road of the Supervision Yuan both died in this place, and afterwards nǎinǎi asked people to burn this building with a fire and destroy the corpse, but the people of Lanzhou didn't know the truth of this matter at all, thinking that it was just an ordinary fire.

His face calmed down, it was twelve years since he came to this world, and it was in this place that he killed for the first time.

............ There was a lot of noise in the vegetable market.

The fisherman on the sea was pushing a cart and silently comparing the price of the first fish with the fishmongers in the field, and the fresh silver fish in the basket on the cart kept bouncing and making a crackling sound. From time to time, cars pushed in, vendors shouted to give way, the leaves in the second row were stained with dew, delicious and tempting, the chickens clucked with the stench on the chicken stalls in the compartments, and a big white pig in the west corner was making its last mournful cry under the butcher's knife.

Many people in Lanzhou have begun to buy vegetables and vegetables, and they must buy the freshest vegetables as soon as possible. The folk customs of Shanzhou are simple, and the emperor of Qingguo is particularly favored every year, so the people live well, at least they can afford to eat meat every day.

Looking at this scene, Fan Xian couldn't help but feel a little moved, this Qingguo is really good.

After walking a few steps, I walked to the quietest corner of the vegetable market. Looking at the figure on the tofu stall from afar, Fan Xian stopped, squinted at the familiar waist curve, looked at the young woman's red face, looked at her slightly plump body, smiled gently, and thought that he was raised by her, why did he still look so tired?

Sisi looked at the woman, laughed happily, and was about to run over there, but was stopped by Fan Xian. She looked back quizzically.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Why bother to meet, just look at it from a distance, look at Sister Dong'er's expression, rìzi should be doing well, let's not bother anymore." ”

Sisi didn't understand, since he sneaked out, could he really not see it, just so stupidly looking at it from afar?

"The government has a sum of money for her every month, that's what I mean. Fan Xian seemed to be comforting himself, "With this money, you should have no problem living." ”

The young woman who sells tofu is called Dong'er, who was the eldest girl of the Earl's Mansion in Lanzhou, this woman began to hug Fan Xian when she was ten years old, and she has been holding Fan Xian until she was ten years old, and her feelings with Fan Xian are naturally extraordinary.

It's just that when Fan Xian was ten years old, the girl's family was also old, and Fan Xian knew that his life would be extremely dangerous, so he found an excuse to drive her out of the house, but he secretly kept helping.

He likes Dong'er, so he wants to arrange a normal and happy life for Dong'er.

............ However, a normal and happy life does not seem to come so easily. Fan Xian and Sisi looked at it for a while, and suddenly found that there were four or five big men surrounding Dong'er's tofu shop, and they were talking something excitedly.

Fan Xian's eyes narrowed, and a trace of coldness flashed on his delicate face, just looking at those big men, although excited, they didn't seem to be very aggressive, and they didn't have too many excessive actions, so they didn't go berserk for the time being.

He gestured to follow him closer to the tofu shop, heard the conversation of those people clearly, and saw the wrinkles in the corners of Dong'er's sister's eyes, and couldn't help but feel dark.

"Miss Dong'er, it's not that we force people, it's just that this account has been delayed for a year, and it should be repaid. The big man at the head frowned and said, "You go around and ask, the money we give your family is already the widest, and there is no such low interest." ”

Dong'er was a little helpless and rubbed her hands, which had been soaked in tofu water all year round, a little red and a little rough. She lowered her head and said in embarrassment: "Wider rìzi, wider rìzi, you also know that my family has been in poor health this year, and it has cost a lot of money to recuperate." ”

The big man looked at her twice, and suddenly said, "I said Miss Dong'er, why are you so unreasonable?"

Dong'er looked up suspiciously.

Dahan said with a smile: "Don't talk about it, this Guan Shicheng has always collected the least amount of money from you, and our boss didn't ask you for heavy profits...... The people in the entire vegetable market respect you for three points, what is this for? Isn't it just because you were a person from the Earl's Mansion back then? Although you were kicked out of the palace on the surface, how can we, the old people of Shanzhou, not know that? The young master of the Fan family cherishes you the most, and when he was a child, he relied on you to play on this tofu stall all day long. ”

He cleared his throat and said, "We are not all giving face to Young Master Fan, and no one dares to bully you...... But......" He suddenly said angrily, "this money is not much, you can go to the Earl's Court and talk to the old lady, won't her old man help you?"

Dong'er pursed her lips and refused to say more.

The big man finally couldn't help it, and shouted: "Even if you don't dare to tell the old lady, but now everyone knows about this big event in the Shanzhou Mansion, the young master of the Fan family has returned to his hometown, and the people are now dignified and gentle, take care of you casually, your whole family will soar, where do you care about these silver taels?"

Dong'er suddenly raised her head, and said with a resolute face: "My matter, don't go to the mansion, I owe you money, I will naturally pay you back slowly...... Thanks to your care in the past two years, Brother Hu, Dong'er is very grateful. ”

But this obviously had no effect, although the big man didn't dare to coerce Dong'er, but after all, he wanted to make money from this, and said angrily: "Since you said that you have nothing to do with the house, then we are not welcome, you can bring me the silver you should take today!"

Hearing this, Fan Xian finally understood the reason for the matter, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. The one from Dong'er's family is only afraid that his health is not good, but ...... The money sent by the house every month should be enough, looking at Sister Dong'er's expression, I am afraid that she has not been willing to touch the money she sent in the past two years, and she is only willing to rely on this tofu shop to barely make ends meet.

There is no need to continue listening, and Fan Xian did not wait for the situation to intensify before coming out to be an uncle's hobby, although it is obvious that he is the biggest uncle in Shanzhou City today.

He nodded to Sisi.

Sisi immediately understood, walked a few steps, came to the tofu shop, looked at the big men, and asked calmly, "How much is the difference?"

These big men were obviously frightened by the girl who suddenly appeared, although Sisi didn't deliberately dress up when he went out today, but he lived in a wealthy family every day, and the clothes and decorations on his body were all luxurious, the big men were sharp-eyed, of course, they knew that this girl had an extraordinary background, coughed lightly, and said respectfully: "That is, ten taels of silver." ”

As they spoke, the eyes of these big men floated around the tofu shop.

And Dong'er was already stunned when Sisi stood in front of her tofu shop, and a helpless smile appeared on her red face after a while.

The big man at the head suddenly looked at the boy who was standing behind the side of the tofu shop, and when he looked at the handsome face of the boy brother, and then thought with the origin of the tofu shop Dong'er and the flowery girl in front of him, he immediately guessed the identity of the boy brother, and quickly added in a trembling voice: "It is indeed ten taels, this is money...... I didn't dare to collect it, but now that the girl has come forward, she is naturally exempt. ”

Sisi glanced back at Dong'er with a smile on her face and said, "Sister, isn't it so much." ”

Dong'er was still immersed in shock, and nodded a little flusteredly.

Sisi glanced at Fan Xian over there, of course this girl's family knew Fan Xian's thoughts, and said with a smile to those big men: "I can also see that a few of them have a lot of protection for my sister, and I have thanked my son-in-law for this kindness." As she spoke, she took out a small silver ticket from her sleeve and handed it over, and said gently, "After rì, you can help take care of this shop more." ”

The big man took the silver ticket and saw that it was a twenty denomination, and he couldn't help but want to go back with a bitter face, but he glanced at the angry face of the young man behind the tofu shop, and didn't dare to say more, and said in a trembling voice: "Don't dare, don't dare, definitely, definitely." ”

After saying this, he hurriedly pulled a few subordinates behind him who were still a little confused and hurried away, and when he passed by Fan Xian's side, he bowed deeply to the ground, and he didn't dare to let a fart go.

Fan Xian shook his head, walked into the tofu shop, and complained to Dong'er, who still didn't believe his eyes, and said, "If you have money to keep it, what kind of money can you borrow?"

Dong'er glanced at him with a reluctant smile and said softly, "Young Master, why are you here?"

Fan Xian said angrily: "This was the sentence a few years ago, and it is still this sentence now, you are my girl, can't I come to see you?"

Sisi covered his mouth and smiled on the side: "I don't know who was standing there just now." After saying this, she walked up to Dong'er and took her hand affectionately.

Dong'er wiped her hand on the cloth in front of her twice in a bit of a panic, and smiled gently.

Fan Xian looked at Dong'er's face intently, and looked at the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes more carefully, the years were quite ruthless, and they did not leave too deep traces on the young woman's face, but Rì often cāo held housework and small business, and always looked a little tired, especially at this time, standing with Sisi, being compared with Sisi, a pampered big girl, it seemed a little uncomfortable.

Fan Xian sighed, and suddenly didn't know what to say, so he asked with a calm face, "Where is the little girl?"

"At home with her father, her father...... Not very well. Dong'er glanced at Fan Xian's expression, smiled gently and kindly, she grew up with Fan Xian since she was a child, of course she knew his thoughts, and she could guess why he was unhappy, and said softly: "The money sent by the young master doesn't dare to use it indiscriminately, and it can be maintained anyway ......."

Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Fan Xian waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Take me to your house and sit and say." ”

Dong'er glanced at her tofu shop and was embarrassed and didn't know how to speak.

Fan Xian said angrily: "What do you care about such a broken stall? I screwed it up back then, what a dull life, if you have to follow me all the time, where will you suffer from such pickling." ”

Seeing that he was angry, Dong'er didn't dare to say anything, so Sisi stepped forward and took her hand and walked outside the vegetable market.

Fan Xian walked out of the tofu shop behind the two, stared back coldly at the attention cast around the vegetable market, thought about it, and put the two squares of tofu in his hand, and then paced out leisurely.

After he left, the whole vegetable market quarreled like a fryer, and at this time, naturally, all the vendors recognized who he was, and they couldn't help but fall into shock and excitement.

Qin sent Lord to come to the vegetable market, what a wonderful gossip, especially the big girl ring back then, today's tofu Shih Tzu and other words that attract speculation.

"If you see it, I'll say it...... Young Master Fan is a person who misses the old love, and since he has returned to Lanzhou, he naturally wants to come to see Sister Dong'er. ”

Someone sighed: "Lord Qincha, what a big official this must be, and he still misses the old days so much." ”

Someone chewed their tongues, and someone scolded back: "Don't you see that Sister Sisi is also here?

Regardless of how the discussion in the vegetable field ferments, the majesty of Fan Mansion is here, Fan Xian's reputation is here, and some headless and tailless rumors naturally end without a problem, but the sudden arrival of Fan Xian and the sudden closure of the tofu shop injected a trace of the most lively feelings into the already lively vegetable market in the early morning.

At this time, no one thought that there would be no tofu to eat in the entire city of Shanzhou today.

——————————————————————— Dong'er's home is in a small courtyard in the middle of the city, quietly hidden in the depths of the alley, although such a unique courtyard is common in the city of Shanzhou, but it is also worth a lot of money, or Fan Xian used the money from selling the inner court newspaper Pan Ling's handwritten book, when Dong'er got married, Fan Xian was ruthless, Dong'er did not dare to disobey the meaning of the eleven-year-old young master, so he has lived until today.

It's just that the furnishings in this courtyard are a little old, Fan Xian walked into the courtyard, looked around, found that it was quite neat and clean, nodded with satisfaction, put the two grids of tofu in his hand on the stone mill, put his hand behind him, and entered the main hall.

Dong'er was busy pouring tea and taking snacks, Fan Xian stopped, and said with a smile: "It's not that you don't know my temper, I don't like to eat those." ”

Dong'er smiled gently and said, "At that time, everyone in the house said that the young master was a freak, and the children didn't like to eat snacks, but they liked to gnaw bones. ”

"yes, a freak. Fan Xian sighed and said, "You don't think I'm weird." ”

Sisi wiped it twice on the low couch, knowing that Fan Xian didn't care about this, so he went to ask him to sit down. Fan Xian shook his head, lifted the curtain on the left side of the main hall, and broke into the room without seeing it.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a man about thirty years old struggling to get up from the bed, this man had good facial features, quite loyal, but his face was a little white, and it seemed that his body was not very good.

As soon as she saw Fan Xian going inside, Dong'er jumped up in a hurry, hurriedly followed in, and said, "Young master, where the patient is staying, what are you doing when you come in?"

The man on the bed was Dong'er's father-in-law, surnamed Mai, and he had already guessed the identity of the person who came.

Although he has been discussing with Dong'er since the day he knew that the young master of the Fan family was going back to Shanzhou, whether Young Master Fan would come to the door to take a look, but after all, the disparity between the identities and status of the two sides was too great, and when they thought of this matter, it was too impossible, so the two of them put their minds at ease and did not make any preparations.

"Young Master Fan, don't come in. He said anxiously, frightened.

Fan Xian smiled, sat down directly beside him, put one hand on his vein, and motioned him to calm down with his eyes.

Dong'er stood at the door, guessing that the young master was seeing a doctor for his father-in-law, and couldn't help but have a trace of doubts, he had seen the young master holding a medical book in the mansion back then, but the doctors in the city said that it was difficult to treat...... And her father-in-law was even more nervous, looking at Fan Xian's fingers on his veins, thinking that this is the current Lord Qincha, according to the rumors, he is even more of a dragon species...... How can he see a doctor? He was so excited and moved that his eyes were moistened.

There was silence in the room, Sisi didn't enter the house, just watched carefully behind Dong'er.

After a long time, Fan Xian let go of his fingers, opened his eyes, and said with a smile: "Coincidentally, it's a lung problem, it's easy to treat." ”

Dong'er and his family were overjoyed when they heard this, but they still didn't believe it. Sisi covered his mouth behind him and smiled: "You two can rest assured, our family's young nǎinǎi is also a lung problem, and the imperial doctors in the palace can't cure it, it's all cured by the young master." ”