Shen Youqiu glanced at him with a smile and corrected, "It's not that far."

"So what?"

Qi Jingxing wiped the tea bowl clean for her and poured a bowl of tea for her, "The weather is a little cold now, come, drink some tea to warm up."

"Well, this tea tastes special!"

Shen Youqiu tasted it and showed a look of surprise.

"It's my tea made from roasted barley." The old man laughed and said, "Drinking this is good for the stomach, but if the guest officer doesn't like the tea made from barley, I also have home-picked tea here."

"This one tastes good."

"Well, well, sit down, I'll make you something to eat now."

With that, he began to work again.

Seeing the doubts in Shen Youqiu's eyes, Qi Jingxing explained with a smile, "Actually, the old uncle's family doesn't have a menu, and what he cooks depends on what ingredients he has in hand that day. But don't worry, no matter what you cook, this old man will taste good, and you will definitely like it."

"Really, you're so sure?"

"Well, I'm sure!"

The two talked casually, and it didn't take long for the hot meal to be served, and as soon as the fragrance entered his nose, Shen Youqiu was stunned for a moment, and his face was surprised. Chinese Net

When she put a pair of chopsticks in her mouth, she was even more surprised.

"Is it our taste there?" It's kind of similar to what my mother did."

"Well, like it."

"I definitely like it!" Shen Youqiu blinked, "The food cooked by my mother is the best in the world."

It happened that the old man came over with a bowl of dried bamboo shoots and bacon, so he smiled and asked, "Where is the girl from?"

"Yun'an County, Yuzhou, what about you?"

"Hehe, then we are not far from the ground, my hometown is next door to Yun'an County, and I am from Huanglong County."

At this time, both sides got a lot closer, and they talked about some things in their hometown.

After talking about it, Shen Youqiu learned that Yuzhou was not seriously affected last year, but there was a flood this summer, and the people there suffered a lot.

This old man came to Peicheng a few years ago, and it was only because he had kept in contact with his brothers in the family that he had a good understanding of the situation over there.

Shen Youqiu then realized that she hadn't been in contact with someone in her hometown for a long time, but she didn't have any very good friends in her hometown.

At this time, she suddenly thought that some time ago, it seemed that someone from her hometown came to the capital and wanted to join her father.

It's just that at that time she fell into a pessimistic mood and didn't pay attention to anything else, and now she tasted a familiar taste, and she suddenly missed the place where she grew up.

"Why don't we go back to Fu'an Town?"

Qi Jingxing whispered in her ear.

"Forget it."

Shen Youqiu shook his head, "Since I was a child, the place I stayed in the house the most, and I didn't have too many good friends, I didn't have such a deep impression of the surroundings, and my thoughts were not so deep, and the only thing that made me miss forever was my father and mother."

"Eat."

Qi Jingxing sandwiched a piece of bacon for her, and said with a smile: "It tastes very similar to what your mother made at the beginning, let's go back soon."

"Hmm."

After eating, the two returned to the inn, Shen Youqiu casually asked about the progress of the case, and asked whether the so-called black market was very similar to Huangshazhai.

Qi Jingxin replied one by one.

"It's different from Huangsha Village, I've investigated, the people under the city lord of Peicheng seem to have a deep connection with some gangs in the rivers and lakes, this city lord will use the power of the rivers and lakes sects, and at the same time give these rivers and lakes sects a place to live, but he is very strict in his management and has formulated very strict rules, and these rivers and lakes are also very well-behaved, so although there are a lot of transactions that are not allowed on the surface, they are still very regular."

"Just like the man today, no matter what he wants to do, he doesn't dare to do such a thing as robbing a people's girl on the street, because the punishment here is very serious

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"Oh?" Shen Youqiu's face was curious, "What if he really robbed it?"

"Most of them will have their limbs broken and they will be thrown out of the city."

"It was miserable." Shen Youqiu raised his eyebrows, "But I like it very much, this city lord is really extraordinary, I really want to meet him and see what kind of character he is."

"Isn't it enough to see me?" Qi Jingxing deliberately pursed his mouth, and then said, "It is estimated that in a few days, we will have to go back to the capital."

"So fast?"

"It's not happy, I've been staying here for nearly half a month, and I can't say anything if I don't go back, I've been tracking that guy called Scholar for so long, but this guy seems to be like a fox, every time he lets him escape, it's really not good, I can only go back to the capital first, and leave some people down to continue looking for him."

"I see."

Shen Youqiu frowned, "Otherwise, I won't go to the poetry meeting tonight, it's a waste of time."

"No, it doesn't."

In a flash, it was afternoon, the two of them went shopping for a long time, and Shen Youqiu specially bought a light and slightly warmer clothes for the evening poetry meeting.

The wind is cool at night, and I am afraid it will be very cold.

As the sun slowly sets and darkness hits, the streets are lit up with many lights.

When he was still in the inn, Shen Youqiu saw that some guys dressed as scholars on the street downstairs were happily gathering in a certain direction, and most of them were followed by a good-looking woman.

Shen Youqiu watched this scene with relish, and then felt that someone was wearing a layer of clothes behind him, and when he turned his head, it was Qi Jingxing.

"The poetry meeting will start in a while, so let's go."

"Okay."

The two of them went downstairs, got on their horses, and walked slowly towards the river.

There were more and more literati on the way, and as soon as he arrived at the river, Shen Youqiu's eyes widened with excitement.

I saw that the surface of the lake, which was originally dark without five fingers, was now covered with sporadic moving lights, like the Milky Way in the universe, beautiful and bright, and these lights were the painting boats.

On the shore, there are still many painting boats that have not yet entered the middle of the lake.

In the distance, there seems to be a beautiful singing and piano sound coming from the silent darkness, and the kind of beauty and coolness always makes people reverie endlessly.

"Let's go, our boat is ready."

Qi Jingxing dismounted and took her to a dock, where many boats were parked, some large and some small, but each boat was decorated with flowers, pictures, poems, various musical instruments, and lanterns of different colors.

Coupled with the beauty under the lamp, this painting boat really looks like a fairy boat that a fairy rides.