Chapter 399: Encountering an Acquaintance
Even in the evening, the lanterns on the street were hung all over the street, and the shops were open, and the thick smell of fireworks made Lan feel unreal.
Restaurants, inns, restaurants, study ......
The smell of food wafted through the streets......
Looking at the empty city that has only been seen for two months, the bustling pedestrians on the streets, and the vendors who are selling, the Lan family opened his mouth slightly, he couldn't believe it at all, this is a city in the wilderness, and he doesn't want to believe that this is actually a city that has fallen? !
The Yuluo family of three, who was so humble as the dust, that they were once inferior to her as a concubine in the Hou Mansion, actually had such a prosperous city in this barren land after being exiled?!
And what about her.....
A gust of cold wind rolled up, and Lan suddenly became excited, and the night was so cold that her eyes suddenly became a little sour, and her heart was like a boulder, which made her a little breathless.
As soon as I looked up, the sky was already covered with snowflakes, which meant that the most painful time in this wild place was coming.
"Hey, you, aren't you Aunt Lan? Why is it here?! ”
Lan Shi was shivering with cold, and when he sighed about the change of fate, suddenly a figure rushed past her, but suddenly paused, turned around and exclaimed in surprise.
Lan, who was very embarrassed, couldn't help but subconsciously hugged her arms and looked up, only to find that this falling city was not big, otherwise how could she release it and meet an acquaintance?
"Zhang, Second Brother Zhang?!"
The person who came was Zhang Yuan's younger brother, and everyone had been together for so long, so the Lan family was naturally human.
Seeing Zhang Xi suddenly appear, she couldn't help but have a sour nose, and when she said "Second Brother Zhang" out, she almost choked up with her voice.
Hearing this, Zhang Xi hurriedly took a step forward towards the Lan family, the surprise on his face still did not subside, and he looked the Lan family up and down again.
"Why are you wearing like this here, you, you're like this...... Wasn't he kicked out by them? ”
Zhang Xi thought of only such a possibility, where would he have thought that the Lan clan would appear in this fallen city, it was because he was imprisoned by Yu Luo?
"Second Brother Zhang, it's a long story, you, do you have anything to eat?"
Lan blinked a pair of eyes like autumn water, looking at what Zhang Xi was wearing, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his eyes.
The current Zhang Xi is wearing a thick cotton jacket, and at first glance, it is not what was taken off those mountain bandits before, it is brand new.
With such a Zhang Xi, the Lan family guessed that he was still in the city at this time, and he must be doing well, and he was even more looking forward to it.
"Hey, there's something to eat, you come with me first."
Zhang Xi's eyes were dyed with a few touches of sadness, and with a sigh, he stepped forward and led the way for the Lan family.
As soon as Lan Shi saw Zhang Xi's reaction, the tears in his eyes suddenly fell, but the smile on his face finally brightened a little.
In the backyard of the blacksmith's shop, the Lan family devoured three bowls of white rice porridge, three meat buns, a large plate of green vegetables, and a large plate of salt-baked chicken that Zhang Xi had just bought from the street.
A group of rough old men, looking at the thin Lan family, couldn't help but swallow their saliva, they were all surprised by her appetite!
"Aunt Lan, do you still want it? There are still white-flour steamed buns in the kitchen? ”
Zhang Yuan looked at the Lan family, his eyes were calm, in fact, his heart was fluctuating, and he couldn't help but think of the picture of Yu Zhengqing and them meeting again when they were hungry and injured.
Being watched and eating by so many people, it was still a group of rough old men, and the Lan family felt uncomfortable after realizing it.
She put down her chopsticks, shook her head gently, and got up to salute Zhang Yuan and the others.
Who knew that before her leg was bent, she was hurriedly stopped by a group of juniors.
"Aunt Lan doesn't need to be so polite, after all, we are all friends who have been through hardships together. We were unkind at the beginning, but your husband still didn't leave us, just rushed to this, just a meal, and it should be. ”
Hearing Zhang Yuan say this, the Lan family felt even more uncomfortable.
After all, Yu Zhengqing has not appeared until now, and she has a deep resentment towards her husband.
But even so, it was impossible for her to mention it to Zhang Yuan.
Thinking of the changes in this falling city, as well as where Zhang Yuan and the others live now, the Lan clan couldn't help but raise his head and look around.
Not far away, next to the red-hot stove, the man of the Zhang family was still rolling up his sleeves and striking iron, and his voice was clanging, as if he had not stopped at all because of her arrival.
"Brother Zhang, who are you?"
"Oh, isn't this the opening of the city of the second son of Yu? Inevitably, many people will enter the city, and it is with their help that we have found a job here, which is better than being in that cave, and it is better than going to work as a long-term worker for Yu Ergongzi and their family, and it can be regarded as a stable life. ”
Lan's!
"Mean, you, you're doing business here?"
The Lan family still didn't believe it, after all, it was clear that she had suffered and suffered together, and after she was locked up by Yu Luo and worked as a coolie for a few months, she was almost tortured to death, but Zhang Yuan and they regained their free life, not to mention, they still lived in such a city and started trading.
Is this exile?
This is here to hide and enjoy the blessings, right?
Even if you don't have the right to be in the officialdom, but such a free and easy life, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you are not afraid of the cold in winter, compared with most ordinary people, this life is ten million times better, right?!
The shock and the conflict between the two sides made Lan's heart even more uncomfortable.
"I see, but what about the others?"
Seeing that the Lan clan didn't seem to know anything, and appeared in Luocheng with such a down-and-out look, Zhang Yuan was also a little suspicious.
"Isn't it true that everyone except your family has come to live in this fallen city? The people of the Bai family and the Liu family are gentlemen in the academy in Yuluo, and their two families have also opened two shops in this Luocheng, one is a ghostwriter, and by the way, they sell some pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and the other is a ready-to-wear shop. ”
Zhang Yuan's words fell, and he couldn't help but look up and down Lan again, frowning slightly.
"Aunt Lan, why are you doing this? Why are you still wearing such a thin dress in this city at this time? It seems that he has suffered a lot? ”
Finally, Zhang Yuan still asked his doubts.
When the Lan family was so jealous that she couldn't digest everyone's changes at once, she was suddenly asked like this, and she was even more in a dilemma, not knowing how to talk to Zhang Yuan.
After all, with Yu Luo and their family, Zhang Yuan and they lived such a life, if Zhang Yuan knew that she was today because of Yu Luo, would Zhang Yuan still help her?
"I ......."