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Dongcheng of Yuanzhou, Huo Fu.

The carriage stopped on the other side of the river, and the coachman said: "Little lady, the carriage can't get in here, you have to cross this stone arch bridge, and then cross the river by boat, and you can get to the gate of the Huo family." ”

Bai Zeqing had been here before, so he naturally knew that what the coachman said was true, so he took his things, took the two of them out of the car, and gave the coachman a few copper coins as a thank you.

Looking at a tall cyan courtyard wall, Bai Zeqing pointed over there and said to the two, "Did you see it?" That's the Huo family. ”

Zhou Qian looked at the lake in front of him, there were blue walls and white tiles on the other side of the lake, and the black tile roof behind it was continuous, and it was estimated that it was at least five deep. From this side of the river, you can see a tall archway, and you can see the four golden characters of "the emperor's merchant in the world" in the distance.

"That's the main entrance over there. After my eldest sister got married, I followed my brothers twice. ”

At this moment, I only heard the carriage stop behind him, and someone said "huh", stepped out of the carriage, and said to Bai Zeqing: "It's really you?" Remember me? ”

Bai Zeqing was stunned: Ugh! Will there be too many of these old people!

She turned around, and when she saw the description of this person, Bai Zeqing couldn't help but lose her mind.

With the support of the maidservant, the twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old woman stood quietly with her hands in her hands, her figure was delicate, her temples were high, and she only inserted a white hosta with hollow moire pattern in Hetian. The face is as white as jade, and it seems to have powder, but it doesn't seem to be. The bridge of the nose is high, the lips are a little red, and the earlobes are as clear as teardrops. Dressed in a wide and loose plain blue brocade smock, with a gold brocade lotus upper shirt inside, a cinnabar Luo skirt below, and a glossy Hetian white jade Si Nan Pei hanging from the waist.

She just stood quietly, with a light smile on the corner of her mouth, looking at Bai Zeqing, like a person in a painting.

There was silence under the bridge, and it was obvious that several people were distracted.

"Huo Sanniang?" Bai Zeqing called from memory. Among the women she knew, the most beautiful should be this lady, but she had only seen it once when she came to the Huo family with her eldest sister for the first time, and she was not very sure.

"Yo, you remember me." Huo Sanniang's voice was soft, very good, she said and walked over.

It's really her.

She was very frightened, when this Huo Sanniang saw her, it should have been three years ago, when she was only ten years old. With such a fate, Huo Sanniang actually recognized her at a glance. Moreover, she is still a prisoner at this time!

Bai Zeqing unconsciously took two steps back. In her hand, she couldn't help pinching the brocade bag hanging from her waist, which contained the charm given to her by her master, and she had to use it when she saw that it was wrong.

Huo Sanniang seemed to see through her thoughts at a glance, and said softly: "Don't worry, you have sent it to the door, how can I sell you?" ”

What kind of logic is this?

"Huo family?" Zhou Qian led the little girl closer to Bai Zeqing and asked in a low voice.

Bai Zeqing nodded and said, "The famous Huo Sanniang, the owner of Panyue Tower." ”

"No wonder it's so pretty." Zhou Qian smiled, his voice was a little weak, but he didn't deliberately lower his voice. Because he saw that Huo Sanniang had come closer, it was useless to whisper, but he seemed stingy.

"Yo, it's so sweet to call Hanako's little mouth." Huo Sanniang glanced at him and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Zhou Qian's face turned white, and he couldn't help but look down at the tattered clothes, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't speak again.

"Let's go, come with me. If it weren't for good luck and me, I don't know how long you would have to wait for the messenger to see my second brother. Huo Sanniang's soft smile was very good-looking.

"How did she know that you were here to find her second brother?" Zhou Qian approached Bai Zeqing.

Bai Zeqing didn't speak, put on the hat, and sighed: This Huo family, a hundred hearts and eyes per capita, is not easy to get along with.

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The Huo family is like an island in the middle of a lake.

If you want to enter Huo's house, you have to cross the stone arch bridge first, report to the small servant, be picked up by the boat, and after landing on the island, you will pass through a bamboo forest, which is the gate of the outer courtyard.

Eight arch bridges, the front door is a small boat to lead, and the back door is a large ship.

Huo Sanniang led them across the bridge, pointed to the bridge pier and said, "You are only so high when you come up." ”

Belch...... Bai Zeqing was a little embarrassed, in previous years, he was unwilling to follow his sister and brother, what can he remember?

The steward had already crossed the bridge in stride, and Huo Sanniang walked in front with the support of the maidservant.

Bai Zeqing led the little girl, the little girl did lead the weak Zhou Qian, and several people slowly crossed the bridge.

Because it is the boundary of the Huo family, there are no idlers here to visit the streets, and the people sitting along the river are all members of the Huo family, there are men and women, old and young, small playing, women washing clothes by the river, chirping and laughing is very lively.

Seeing them coming, especially recognizing the woman in front of them as Huo Sanniang, followed by a Taoist priest wearing a hat and two little flowers called Huazi, everyone looked at it curiously.

"These are all members of the Huo family's side branches, and most of them make a living from the business of the clan." Bai Zeqing said to Zhou Qian in a low voice.

Several people did not stop, and after crossing the bridge, the steward immediately greeted them, and said in a low voice: "The boat is ready." ”

Huo Sanniang nodded, and led a few people to board the boat first.

The ship...... It is indeed a boat on the outside, but it is more gorgeous and comfortable on the inside than the best painting boat in Panyue Tower. There were more than a dozen maids standing in the cabin.

Bai Zeqing has seen it, Zhou Qian is quite calm, but the little girl is very frightened, holding Zhou Qian's hand, shrinking behind Zhou Qian, as if trying to hide herself.

Take a seat in the gorgeous cabin, and the ship's maid comes to bring tea and snacks.

Bai Zeqing pushed the refreshments to Zhou Qian and said, "Eat, don't starve." ”

took out the little girl behind Zhou Qian, took a piece of mung bean cake and handed it to her, and said, "Don't be afraid, the Huo family lady is a good person, you see, it's delicious." ”

The little girl secretly looked at Huo Sanniang, Huo Sanniang was sipping tea, gentle and gentle, looking very soft. The little girl looked at Zhou Qian again, Zhou Qian was really hungry and uncomfortable, and she had no strength to speak, nodded at her, and took a piece of peach crisp and ate it in small bites.

After all, the little girl couldn't resist the temptation of food, so she took the mung bean cake and stuffed it into her mouth, and immediately choked and rolled her eyes.

Bai Zeqing was startled, and hurriedly took his own teacup to pour tea for her, while following her back, he scolded Zhou Qian: "Your sister, don't you know how to teach?" ”

Zhou Qian was also a little frightened, so he quickly took a sip of tea himself, and also helped pat the little girl's back: "Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, when you get to the Huo family, there will be no shortage of food." ”

Huo Sanniang raised her eyebrows, gave a look, and the maid beside her made people add a few more snacks.

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One sentence was said by Zhou Qian, Bai Zeqing never thought that they got off the boat and sat down, and passed through the pavilions and pavilions, and in the Changlan Pavilion under the shadow of the garden rockery, Huo Erye, who was wrapped in mink fur and roasted with silver charcoal, was eating roast mutton.