The group had eaten lunch and began to continue on their way.

"What kind of water are you going to play with," Liu Ying rummaged through Zhang Yan's luggage, "What if I catch a cold?" ”

Zhang Yan blocked her ears with her fingers and said patiently, "Okay, uncle, if you keep talking, you will be verbose!" ”

Liu Ying turned her head and glared at her, "Where's your socks?" ”

"Aren't they all in the baggage?" Zhang Yan said, and came to rummage through it, and only two sets of silk shirts and one set of jackets were placed in the package. It turned out that I was in a hurry to clean up when I changed cars, and I forgot to put the change of socks in.

Liu Ying was helpless now, "You can bear with it, when you get to the place where there is a market, I will buy you new socks!" Half bent down, held the girl's left foot, took the white silk handkerchief to wipe off the grass clippings stained on the toes, only to feel that the girl's arch was slender, white and tender like a lotus, tentacles like cotton, and the heart was slightly stunned, are the girls' feet so exquisite?

Zhang Yan only felt a warmth in her feet, looked down, and saw that her cold arch fell into the half-kneeling young man's palm, absorbing the warmth of the young man's palm, she couldn't help but be stunned, she didn't know how to react for a while, her toes shrank slightly, and asked quietly, "Uncle has thought about how to invite Sihao out of the mountain?" ”

Liu Ying came back to her senses when she heard this, quickly wiped her feet clean, pulled the quilt cover, and said with a smile, "I haven't thought about it yet, but it's always sincere!" ”

"Childe, little lady," Qing Song said outside the car, "There is still half an hour to reach Shangshan," he raised his horsewhip and pointed to the greenery exposed in the distance, "See, that mountain is Shangshan!" ”

The carriage continued to move forward, moving up the gallop fast, Zhang Yan gradually became sleepy, leaning in the car, only to feel that the carriage was bumpy, like a burst of waves, and soon fell asleep, I don't know how long it took, I suddenly felt that my body was gently shaken, Liu Ying called her up in her ear,

"It's time to Shangshan!"

She woke up in a daze, saw Liu Ying handing her a pair of white silk socks, and said lightly, "Put them on." ”

Zhang Yan took the socks and heard Liu Ying say, "I just asked people to buy them at the country market, you will wear them for a while, and then find good socks tomorrow." ”

Holding the socks in her palm, pricking her hands slightly, Zhang Yan frowned slightly, thinking that the farmers in the countryside would naturally not have too good socks, so she bent down to change them, jumped down from the carriage, looked at the green mountains in front of her, and a trace of brightness flashed in her eyes, "Is this Shangshan?" ”

In front of the field, between the chickens and dogs, several houses rose up curling smoke, the old farmer in brown clothes just came up from the ploughed field, put the plow on his shoulder, Shi Shi walked on the ridge, and sang in a long voice, "Momo high mountains, deep valleys." Ye Ye Zizhi can cure hunger. Tang Yu Shiyuan, where will I go? The horses are high, and they are very worried. The fear of wealth is not as good as the wanton ambition of poverty. ”

Liu Ying stepped forward and called with a smile, "This old man, do you know Sihao?" ”

The old farmer in brown clothes raised his head, his spirit was strong, Zhongzheng Qinghe's eyes were slightly coiled on Liu Ying's face, and his steps did not stop, and he slowly walked along the mountain road past Liu Ying.

The guard was furious, "This old man. "Take a step forward.

"Okay," Liu Ying waved his hand and smiled, "Why bother with an old farmer, let's go up the mountain to visit the four old-timers." ”

He took Zhang Yan's hand, meandered along the Shangshan Mountain Road, walked for half an hour, and then climbed to a platform on the mountainside, on which several families were located.

After a while, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the courtyard, the door latch was opened from the inside, and a young woman opened the door.

"This little lady," Liu Ying bowed her hand, "in the lower Chang'an clan, I came to ask to see Tang Lao, the Duke of Dongyuan." ”

The Jingchai woman made a gesture to Liu Ying to invite in, pointed to the person behind Liu Ying, and waved her hand gently. It turned out to be a mute girl who couldn't speak.

Liu Ying pointed at Zhang Yan and said with a smile, "This time, it's just someone else, this niece of mine is still young, and she is very loved by the family, can you bring it in together?" ”

The Jingchai woman glanced at Zhang Yan and saw that although she was young, she gave birth to a lovely jade snow, so she was fond of it and gently bowed her head.

Liu Ying turned around and whispered a few words to Qingsong, took Zhang Yan's hand, and followed the mute girl inside.

The yard is not large, but it is neat and clean, with a three-story wooden wing house to the east, a kitchen to the south, and a well in front of the house. Directly opposite, in the three-bay beam-lifting hanging mountain hall, an old man with a bright head sits on the couch in the hall, and his appearance is vague, which is the old man who meets the lotus plough under the mountain.

Liu Ying faded into the hall, folded her sleeves and bowed, and after getting up, she raised her eyebrows with her hands again, and finally put it down, made a solemn salute, and said respectfully, "Boy Liu Ying has seen Mr. Tang, I didn't know if it was Mr. at the bottom of the mountain just now, I was rude, please Mr. Haihan!" ”

Tang Yu raised his head and said lightly, "The people in the countryside, I don't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is visiting, and I am terrified. However, he accepted the salute safely, and there was no panic on his face, and he turned his head to the plain-clothed woman and commanded,

"Jing Niang, serve tea."

There was the sound of clogs stepping on the porch, and Jing Niang came in with a vermilion lacquer plum blossom tray, smiling and placing a bowl of tea soup on each of the two tables.

Liu Ying took a sip, but felt that the taste was beautiful, although it was not as good as the craftsmanship of the Donggong tea people, but it had a fresh flavor of the countryside. Put down the tea bowl and sit on the opposite table, "The lonely father of the emperor started in the countryside, and finally led the heroes of the world to achieve the Han Dynasty, so as to avoid the suffering of the people of the world from war and displacement." Although he does not dare to compare with his father, he also hopes that he will be able to control the country and the people one day. Mr. Wen has a great talent to make a name, and I would like to ask Mr. to go out of the mountain to help the orphans! ”

Tang Gong smiled and declined, "Although the prince's ambition is good, the four of us are already old, and we have already extinguished some miscellaneous thoughts, and we only want to die in Shangshan!" ”

"Although the house is small, there are still one or two guest rooms in the east wing, you might as well invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and this little lady to be here **, and then leave tomorrow morning."

Liu Ying was disappointed in her heart, and arched her hand, "That is the case, it is difficult for you to be strong, and it is better to obey your fate than to be respectful!" ”

The sky was slightly dark, Jing Niang carried a lamp, and took Liu Ying and Zhang Yan through the long corridor, the east wing beam was very deep out of the eaves, the eaves were wide, and there was a row of farm tools against the wall, all of which were cleaned up, Liu Ying looked at them with a thoughtful expression.

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Zhang Yan looked back at him and asked.

"Nothing." Liu Ying replied lightly.

Jing Niang carried the lamp upstairs, and the stairs made of wooden planks creaked. Zhang Yan looked up and saw Jing Niang's clothes swaying in front of her, which had a moving charm.

"Look at the road well," Liu Ying took her hand and reprimanded, "Be careful if you fall." "He looked calm and considerate.

Zhang Yan's heart warmed, and Shuoran smiled, "I'm used to living in the palace, and I think it's funny to suddenly go outside and live for a night." ”

While speaking, Jing Niang had already walked to the platform on the second floor and babbled open the door of the guest room.

The interior is empty, separated by a wooden partition fan, divided into two rooms, the couch is light and simple, and the bedding is clean. There is a peach blossom under the mullioned window in the inner room.

"Is Uncle really going to give up like that?" She asked, sniffing the peach blossoms.

"How is it possible that I have come all the way to this trip?" Liu Ying walked up to her, stretched out her hand to wipe the recess of the window lattice, and smiled faintly when she saw that it was neat and dust-free.

"How?"

"Ah, Ah Yan, look." Liu Ying stroked her bun and induced, "If you have to go to the field to do farm work tomorrow, will you wash all the farm tools very clean when you come back after a busy day today?" ”

Zhang Yan shook her head, she has to go to the ground again anyway, why be so diligent?

Liu Yingya sat on the couch, looking at the extremely prosperous peach forest outside the window and smiled leisurely, "My aunt used to be diligent when she was in the countryside, and the windows of my house were only wiped two or three times a year. ”

- Speaking of which, this guest house was originally prepared for his arrival, right?

"So Uncle thinks Dongyuan Gong will definitely accept your offer, doesn't he?" Zhang Yan looked at Liu Ying, her eyes shining.

Liu Ying lowered her head, looked at her little niece, and said with a smile, "I'm tired from walking all day today, so you can lie down for a while!" ”

Zhang Yan snorted, turned around and reached the quilt folded on the **, and wanted to pave the quilt**, but the helpless person had short hands, and he couldn't reach the end of the couch with all his strength when lying on the **. Liu Ying walked behind her and said helplessly, "I'll come!" He shook off the mattress on the ** and smoothed the quilt.

"Wow," Zhang Yan stepped aside with a smile, holding her cheeks and watching the wonder of the Han prince laying the ** for herself, and exclaimed, "Uncle, are you very skilled in doing these things!" ”

"I wasn't a natural prince, and I did things at home with your aunt when I was a child." Liu Ying smiled, he touched Zhang Yan's hair, "Unlike you, you were born with brocade clothes and jade food, and you grew out of the pile of silk!" ”

"Uncle, you look down on me too much," Zhang Yan looked unconvinced, "Although the brocade clothes and jade food are good, they are just external objects, and it is good to have them, even if they are gone one day, it doesn't matter." Me,"

She sat on the couch, looking up at the beams of the room, a pair of apricot eyes sparkling,

"My biggest wish in life is to find a beloved and live happily in a house of my own. The house is ordinary, it doesn't need to be too big, of course it can't be too small, we respect each other, love each other, and grow old for the rest of our lives! ”

"Yo," Liu Ying was amused by her, "A little girl who is only a few years old will be ashamed to say anything for a lifetime!" The big words are good, if you really don't have clothes and silk, and the maids and servants serve, I'm afraid you will cry and go home before three days! ”

"Hey," Zhang Yan was annoyed and got up, "Uncle, you're too much!" ”

A faint itch spread from the center of her foot to her ankle, and she moved slightly, feeling very uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?" Liu Ying asked.

"It's a little itchy on my feet." She said, bending over to take off her stockings.

"You also said that others look down on you," Liu Ying said with a smile, "It's just like wearing socks like this, and it's itchy." Moving his eyes, he saw Zhang Yan's pair of snowy feet exposed, with a layer of speckled redness and swelling on them, which was terrifying!