Chapter 3: Old Things

Warm and cold at first is the most abrasive, a night of wind and snow, the temperature plummets.

Nanyu sat by the window with Tang Pozi in her arms and read a book, and the window was snow-white, like a dream, and gently shrouded in the courtyard like a light veil.

The buds drawn from the persimmon tree are still hung with ice beads, which are crystal clear in the sun.

"Stir up the snow to find spring, burn the lamp and continue the day," Nanyu said softly, and she got up and ran into the courtyard, wanting to take a closer look at the new shoots of the persimmon tree.

Climbing up the courtyard wall, you still need to stand on tiptoe to see, Nanyu held her breath and slowly approached the new sprout, she didn't even dare to breathe quickly, for fear of disturbing it.

At this moment, the surrounding voices seemed to fade away, and only she and the new sprouts in front of her were left in the world.

"Heyβ€”β€”," It was the clear young voice that interrupted Nanyu's intently observation.

Following the prestige, it was a young man from the house next door, he was wearing a light gray robe, standing in the snow, with red lips and white teeth, and he looked so graceful.

Nan Yu just wanted to answer, but unexpectedly, her center of gravity was unstable and she almost fell off the wall, and after finally stabilizing her figure, she was a little embarrassed, and said: "What did you tell me to do, I almost fell down." ”

When he heard Nanyu's words, he didn't get angry, but said with a smile: "What are you afraid of, you're really going to fall, it's all snow underneath, it's going to be fine."

"You don't have to worry about it," Nanyu said with his hands on his chest and asked, "What do you want me to do this time?" ”

"I didn't see you studying here two days ago, and I was worried that you didn't come because you thought my brothers and I were too noisy, but when I saw you here today, I realized that I was too careful," he explained.

Looking at each other, Nan Yu was a little embarrassed, "His eyes are so beautiful," this thought made the ghost appear in her mind.

"Two days ago, it rained and snowed, and I was studying in the study, and I didn't come out," Nanyu also explained, "You can play in the courtyard, it won't affect me."

"So it's only on a sunny day that I can see you?"

"Well, so to speak," Nanyu smiled sweetly at him.

He looked at Nan Yu and smiled, and smiled lightly, the-for-tat confrontation last time was completely gone.

"Then you're Miss Blue Sky," he continued, "and I can only see you on a sunny day." ”

"You're only eight buckets tall, I'm afraid I'm going to call you Mr. Eight Dou," Nan Yu responded with a smile.

"Please," he smiled, and the corners of his eyes were full of grace, like a real gentleman, "Do you know what Miss Bikong is reading these days?" ”

""The Founding History of Dasheng, what about you?"

""Sun Bin Art of War" is already the third time."

"You're amazing, you've read so many books at such a young age," Nanyu said.

"Speaking of my young age, my tone is not small," he said with a smile, instead of being annoyed, "I don't know how old the girl is?" ”

Nanyu suddenly knew that she had lost her words, it was now the twenty-fifth year of Qingxi, not the third year of Hongyuan, and she was only ten years old, she stabilized her mind and replied, "This girl's age will not be easy to tell you, it is freezing outside, I want to go back." ”

"Girl walks slowly," he said.

Nanyu jumped off the courtyard wall and ran back to the house in three steps and two steps.

"Why do you say the wrong thing every time you meet him," Nanyu muttered to herself, holding her cheeks in some shame.

"Who is Miss talking about?" Seeing this, Xiangru asked, "Could it be that you are thinking about the son of which family?" ”

Seeing her smile evilly, Nan Yu hurriedly defended, "It's nothing! ”

Then he asked, "Xiangru, have you seen a new notice at the door of Qin Tianjian when you have been on the street these days?" ”

"Did the young lady ask the wooden notice board at the entrance of Qin Tianjian?"

"Yes, is there a new notice, related to admissions?" Nanyu asked.

"Not yet, I'll pay more attention these days, and I'll tell you if there's news," Xiangru assured solemnly.

Nanyu knew that Xiangru was reliable, so she settled down.

The snow cleared, and the days followed were sunny.

Nanyu put on a cloak and sat on the courtyard wall to read a book, and the son-in-law of the next door also came every day, sometimes sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard to read books, taste tea, and sometimes chat with her.

"I haven't seen you before, did you come to the capital from other places?" He asked.

"Well, I was in Yongzhou before, and I came to the capital for the first time this year," Nanyu replied.

"Yongzhou, what a good place," he looked at Nanyu, his eyes seemed to crumple a pool of spring water, "I only went there a few years ago." ”

"Really? Where did you go to Yongzhou? As soon as Nan Yu heard him say that he had been to Yongzhou, he became interested.

"First I went to the capital Wanying, and then the surrounding Qiongjun and Baoquan, the people of Wanying are simple, and the characteristic evening market is even more lively, I think you lived in Wanying before."

The evening market is a traditional activity in Yongzhou, from the summer solstice to midsummer, every night the street market will be lit up, and there are many vendors on the street to set up stalls, selling some women's favorite preserved fruit snacks and osmanthus candy, residents come out to enjoy the cool chat, young boys and girls have taken this opportunity to travel with their sweethearts, the city is lively and peaceful.

"Yes, I used to live in Wanying, and I only went to the neighboring cities occasionally, you should go in the summer, and there will be no late markets in the winter," Nanyu talked about her hometown, her eyes showed a hint of nostalgia, she quickly adjusted her mood, and asked instead, "Is there a late market in the capital?" I've been here for so long and I've never seen one. ”

What she didn't know was that her emotions were all in full view of the person she was talking to.

"The evening market in the capital is not as continuous as Wanying, only on the day of the Shangyuan Festival," he replied, looking at Nanyu's somewhat disappointed expression, and then added, "There are also a lot of specialty snacks, you may like it." ”

"Thank you for telling me so much," Nanyu said with a smile to him, "Looks like you've been to quite a few places." ”

"Xiaosheng really likes to travel around and enjoy the beautiful scenery," he looked at Nanyu and smiled, and couldn't help but answer with a smile.

"Then he must have read a lot of travelogues," Nanyu thought, "maybe you can borrow from him." ”

"May I ask Mr. Hachito, if there are any travelogue books that you can lend to the little girl?"

"It can be, but it's ......" He looked at Nan Yu's eager eyes and deliberately dragged out his voice.

"But what?" Nan Yu hurriedly asked.

Looking at Nan Yuzhongji, he smiled slyly and said, "You want to tell me what else is interesting in Yongzhou." ”

"I thought it was something difficult," Nanyu relaxed, "You've been there yourself, is there anything else curious?" ”

"That's different, after all, I haven't lived in Yongzhou for a long time, so I don't know it well, listen to you, so that I can know and experience the local customs when I go next time."

"Well, it's a word, you lend me the book tomorrow, and then I'll tell you what's fun," Nanyu agreed.

Unexpectedly, he said, "Tell me first, I don't know if you are a little liar, if you take my book and make me wait every day, then what should I do?" ”

"I don't lie to you!" Nanyu was a little anxious, "Why do you doubt me so much, do you want to borrow me?" ”

Seeing that he was in a hurry, he accepted it when he saw that it was good, and stopped teasing her, but turned to a straight face, "You talk to me for three days, and I will lend you the book, is that okay?" After that, you can watch it for as long as you want. ”

"Okay, it's a deal!"

The weather was beautiful, and it was sunny for three days in a row.

From the Qingtuan in Wanying spring to the sweet rice balls in winter, Nanyu shared them with him one by one.

"He's such a good listener," she thought to herself.

The spring snow melts, everything grows, and in the trickle of memories, Nanyu has the illusion that she seems to have returned to her childhood when she was ignorant of the world.

The three-day exchange has continuously shortened the distance between the two, and during the conversation, he inadvertently looked up and saw the focused eyes of the handsome young man in front of him, Nan Yu couldn't help but think, "He doesn't seem to be so annoying, and he looks quite pleasing to the eye when he doesn't tease me." ”

The two talked about the rise, young boys and girls, and the two had no guesses.

Nanyu stood up and wanted to move her muscles, but inadvertently touched the pomegranate jade pendant on her waist, and her face instantly became a little heavy.

He saw that Nanyu's face changed slightly, only as if she was homesick, his mood was a little heavy, and he changed the topic, saying, "I brought the book today," and as he spoke, he took out a book from his arms and handed it to Nanyu.

""Shanhailu", I have heard a little before, it is a good travelogue," Nanyu took the book, roughly opened it and read it, the book was written with the three words "Chu Yeqi", the book was smooth, and there were annotations in the same font in the rest of the place.

"Is your name Chu Yeqi?" Nanyu asked.

He raised his eyebrows, noncommittal, and continued, "Yeqi is my word, my real name is Jihan, I don't know who this young lady's surname is?" ”

"Nanyu, the word is true."

The two got to know each other in the real sense.

"I should be a few years older than you, I'm afraid you'll have to call me brother," he said, and then looked at Nanyu with a smile.

The title of brother is really a bit intimate, but now he is indeed older than himself, Nan Yu thought, "I lived for eighteen years in the last life, and now I actually want to call a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy brother, it's really .....", and his face was even more embarrassed.

Chu Jihan didn't urge her, just waited quietly for Nanyu to speak.

Nanyu's cheeks were slightly red, and she finally whispered, "Brother Jihan." ”

He pretended not to hear clearly, leaned over slightly and said to Nanyu, "Your voice is too small, you just call your brother according to your age, don't be so nervous." ”

Looking at his handsome face approaching, Nanyu's cheeks suddenly turned red, but she didn't know that her shy appearance was extraordinarily cute in Chu Jihan's eyes.

Seeing that she looked embarrassed, Chu Jihan didn't force her anymore, retracted his previous strong attitude, and said instead, "You can borrow any book you want to read in the future." ”

"What if you don't have one?"

"If I don't have any," Chu Jihan repeated this sentence softly, as if he was thinking, and quickly said, "You call me brother, and I will find it for you." ”

"Frivolous!" Nanyu didn't have a good air, just thought he was joking with himself, and then said, "I won't tell you, you always tease me," and jumped off the courtyard wall with a book.

Chu Jihan smiled and said nothing, standing on the courtyard wall and looking at Nanyu's distant back, "Pingzhen, it's really a good name," he thought.

After returning to the room, Nanyu covered her ears with her hands, trying to lower the temperature on her face, "I will be teased by him every time." ”

Looking at her eyes and seeing the slightly red cheeks of the girl in the mirror, Nan Yu quickly looked away, "I can't think about him anymore," she secretly decided.