Xu Ling noticed Wen Chen'an, and just wanted to ask him to slow down, the boss walked out with two plates of side dishes.

"Since you were a regular customer more than 20 years ago, you must have eaten the side dishes made by my wife at that time. At this time, my daughter-in-law learned to make it, and the taste is five or six images, you can taste it. ”

Xu Ling unconsciously wet his eyes, "Thank you." ”

At this time, a newcomer came, and the boss was busy greeting him.

Xu Ling picked up a piece of side dish and put it in the bowl, but when he looked up, he saw Wen Chenan with his head down,

"What's the matter, Chen'an, but you're choking too fast?"

Wen Chenan shook his head, tears fell into the bowl, and his voice was choked,

"This noodle tastes the same as my mother's cooking. At the beginning, she begged her mother for a long time for a handful of noodles. ”

Xu Ling's eyes were also slowly moistened, yes, this is his favorite noodle, so he will naturally make it for his only daughter.

With an indescribable sour feeling in his heart, Xu Ling could only pat Wen Chen'an on the shoulder,

"I know the recipe, and when we go home, you can eat it if you want."

Home, what an unfamiliar word, in that place in Wenfu, there is only pain and fright, only in Xufu, do you know what home should look like.

It's a pity that my mother is no longer there.

Wen Chenan nodded again and again, "Thank you, Uncle Xu." ”

At this time, the boss came over, "How about the two of you eating?" ”

Wen Chenan hurriedly wiped the tears on his face, and Xu Ling responded with a smile,

"It's still the same taste, Boss Song, your business is still so good."

Boss Song is honest and honest, and he is also real, squinting when he smiles, which makes people feel very friendly.

"Isn't this all about everyone's care, and there are people like you."

Xu Ling wiped his mouth,

"What are your plans for opening a branch in the future?"

Boss Song waved his hand crampedly,

"This, this is unthinkable. I just want my children to grow up safely in my small shop, and in the future, if they can marry a daughter-in-law and daughter, they will marry a good family. We're not big people, and our lives are just so plain. ”

Xu Ling also smiled, "A son and a daughter, so blessed." We still have something to do, so let's go first, so we don't need to look for this, as a meeting gift for the children. ”

Seeing Xu Ling put down a tael of silver, Boss Song also panicked,

"This, this can't be done, you can't collect it, you can't collect it, just two bowls of noodles, where can you ask for so much money."

Xu Ling held down Boss Song's hand,

"I'm old and I don't know how many times I'll be able to come in the future. You have memories of me and a friend in this store, and this money is not much. ”

Boss Song had no choice but to mention, "Inn, leave a surname, in the future, this surname will come, I will give him a plate of side dishes." ”

"Shen."

Wen Chenan was stunned for a moment, and immediately came back to his senses, the world is so big, and there is nothing surprising about the same surname.

When the two left, Xu Ling glanced back at the inconspicuous small noodle restaurant,

"Some people are conscientious and feel that their lives are dull, but they don't know how much affection he has given him."

Wen Chenan also nodded, "I didn't expect to be able to taste my mother's taste again, Uncle Xu, this place is really good." ”

Xu Ling sighed and sighed with emotion, "Yes, this place is very good." ”

Back at the inn, Wen Chenan pushed open the window and placed a bookcase, pen and ink, and rice paper in front of the window.

In front of me, there is an avenue, and many people come and go, but there are not a few carriages in sight. People come and go wearing cloth clothes, and there are fruit vendors on the street, as well as steamed buns and flowers.

Of course, there are those who drag their old bodies and beg.

The woman took the child, bought some fruit, took out a penny, put it into the child's hand, and motioned to the old man who was begging beside her.

The child understood, ran over, and put a penny into the broken bowl of the begging man.

The old man's white hair on both sides covered part of his face, and his hands trembled as he put down the bowl and raised his head, but his eyes were full of gratitude.

Put down the pen, a painting is finished, Wen Chen'an dried the ink on it, rolled it up and put it away.

This is a gift he prepared for Xu Qingyang, and according to his calculations, when the two meet again, it should not be far from her birthday.

Thinking of Xu Qingyang, Wen Chenan was a little sorry for not telling her the truth.

The Qing Symposium a year ago was not held too grandly because of the empty door, but in the literary world of Jiankang, everyone already knew Wen Chenan.

Coupled with Xu Jian's attitude towards Wen Chenan at that time, everyone knew that Wen Chenan was already a member of the Xu family.

In order to prevent someone from framing the relationship between the Xu family and the Ning Zuo Wen family, Xu Ling had to release Wen Chenan's life experience after Wen Chen'an's consent.

Taking him away at this time is nothing more than two things,

First, at this moment, Jiankang is talking about Wen Chen'an, and he can get clean by dodging.

Second, it's time for Wen Chen'an to accept the reality, let him return to Ning Zuo, and understand that the Wen family has long since left him. Of course, Xu Ling didn't realize that Wen Chen'an had already known this truth.

And Wen Chen'an went back, not only to worship his mother, but also to pick up a person.

The road to Shandong was not as smooth as expected, and it rained halfway through.

Xu Qingyang was fine sitting in the carriage, but he suffered a few other people, wearing a robe, and he had to hurry.

Xu Qingyang pulled the curtain,

"Third brother, Shixian, you guys should come in too."

Xu Qian turned his head, "Come in, we are already wet, how can we give you a cold air." After walking three or four miles, there will be an inn, you go back quickly. ”

Xu Qingyang had no choice but to get back into the car, and Xiangling put on a cloak for him.

"Girl, beware of the cold. You don't have to worry, they are men, and naturally they are colder than girls. After a while, when they arrived at the post station, the slave maid cooked a bowl of ginger soup for the two sons. ”

There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and Xu Qingyang has no choice but to passively accept it.

Several people braved the rain to speed up their journey, and finally reached the inn before the carriage was soaked.

Xu Qian raised his head and looked at the five words of the North and South Tong Inn,

"This is it, let's go inside."

The boss ran out with an umbrella,

"Guest, what do you command?"

"Four upper rooms, put stuff into one room. These horses are good to feed the best. Hot water is brought and ginger soup is prepared. ”

"Okay."

Xiangling held an umbrella and escorted Xu Qingyang into the room quickly.

Ming Qi wore a straw hat, "Girl, go down and take a look around." ”

"Okay, if there's nothing to do, come back quickly, it's raining too much, don't catch a cold."

"Yes."

The merchant's movements were very fast, a large bucket of hot water tightened Xu Qingyang's room, and after changing his clothes, Xu Qingyang took a comfortable bath.

"Xiangling, I don't need anything for the time being, you go and change the wet clothes on your body."

"Okay, the girl has something to call me."

A few small servants lived in an ordinary room, Xiangling originally followed Xu Qingyang, but now she can only go to the empty room next door to put things when she changes clothes.

After Xiangling turned to leave, she was seen by Lu Shixian, who was also preparing to take a bath, so she stood outside Xu Qingyang's door.

"Who is it?"

Hearing the footsteps, Xu Qingyang was startled, until he heard Lu Shixian's voice,

"It's me Qingqing, I see Xiangling go out, I'm here for you to guard."

Xu Qingyang was a little embarrassed in an instant, "No, she changed her clothes and came back." ”

"Well, then I'll wait for her to come back before leaving."

Seeing Lu Shixian's resolute attitude, Xu Qingyang didn't want to say anything more. Originally, she was also a little worried, after all, it was a strange place, but she couldn't bear Xiangling wearing wet clothes.

Now that Lu Shixian is guarding outside, you can rest assured.

"Mr. Lu,"

Lu Shixian turned his head and saw Xiangling coming back, so he nodded,

"Then I'll go, you take care of Qingqing."

"Yes, thank you Mr. Lu."

Xu Qingyang was a little disappointed when he heard Lu Shixian leave, and he didn't say what he wanted to say.

Just as Xiangling was about to enter the door, there was a rush on the stairs.

The two stopped one after another and saw the guy they had just received.

"Guest officer, guest officer, please come into the room quickly, don't come out."

At this time, Xu Qian also changed his clothes and walked out, "What's wrong?" ”

"Hey, don't ask, let's go in quickly, I'll let you know when it's okay."

The three of them looked at each other, and suddenly there was a noise downstairs,

"What about people! Hurry up and get out of here! ”

The guy hurriedly ran down, Xu Qian motioned for Xiangling to go in, and then quietly walked to the staircase, stood in a hidden place to watch, and Lu Shixian also followed.

Xiangling walked into the room softly and closed the door, Xu Qingyang realized that something was wrong and asked in a low voice,

"What's going on?"

Xiangling walked to Xu Qingyang's side,

"I don't know yet, but the two sons are outside, don't be afraid, girl. Slave and maid will serve you to change your clothes. ”

Xu Qingyang nodded, and the master and servant stayed in the room, and suddenly heard a collision sound from the window.

Downstairs, the boss hurriedly ran out,

"Master Wei, what do you have to order?"

The leader had a big beard, looked fierce and vicious, had a strong body, and carried a big knife on his shoulder, which looked like he weighed seven or eight pounds.

"It's raining outside, and my brothers come in and ask for a drink."

"Hey, well, good," the boss immediately went to the shelves to find two jars of wine, "This, Wei Ye, you can taste it." ”

The person who was called Wei Ye, followed by more than a dozen men with knives, was a well-known bandit in the neighborhood.

A radius of ten miles is their territory, robbing passing merchants, and often robbing restaurants.

"There are so many of us, and you will give two jars of wine? Haven't I been too kind to you lately? ”

Wei Ye sat down and looked at the boss while rubbing his beard.

"This, ah, how about I ask the kitchen to cook a few dishes for the masters right away?"

At this time, the little brother on the side stepped forward and kicked the table,

"Why are you stunned, hurry up!"

The boss left in a hurry and asked the guys to serve a few people wine.

Then a man came running outside the door,

"Big brother, there are a lot of good horses in the stable in the back, and a very good carriage."

The guy was stunned, Wei Ye also had an abacus in his heart, looking at the guy,

"What, I don't ask if you're going to say it?"

The two upstairs realized that things were not good, Xu Qian patted Lu Shixian, called the guards and the little servant, and the two entered Xu Qingyang's room.

Seeing that Ming Qi was also in the room, "Ming Qi, what's going on outside?" ”

"Hui Gongzi, downstairs is a group of bandits, a total of seventeen or eighteen people, surrounded by two people on each side."

Ming Qi is considered to be the force among several people, plus Xu Qian and Lu Shixian, as well as the guards who know how to fight, there are only six or seven people, and if you want to do it and Xu Qingyang, you really don't dare to take risks.

After Xu Qian thought about it carefully, he looked at Xu Qingyang,

"Qingqing can't stay here, they'll be looking for trouble right away, and they can't hurt you."

Several others agreed.

Xu Qingyang shook his head, "No, third brother, I won't trouble you, Xiangling and I are here." ”

"That's right, what to go, just stay here."

Everyone was shocked and found that the door was opened, and it was Wei Ye's subordinates.

"A few people, don't gather here, our boss invites a few people down, let's have a good talk."