Wei Sheng twenty-five years, April 15, Chu State.

Kuaifeng Town, which has been raining for three days, does not have the slightest coolness, and even the water in the river is hot after the rain.

Inside the Hongju tavern, the backyard firewood room.

Su Yan sat on a stool, holding a bowl of freshly boiled medicinal soup, and stared blankly at the sleeping man on the bed.

The man is handsome and angular, and even the wounds on his face can't stop this good-looking face.

Su Yan thought in her heart, when he woke up later, what should she say to let him stay, she hadn't seen a man other than the people in this town for a long time.

was in a daze, the man suddenly moved his fingers, which scared her into a tremble, and most of the medicinal soup in her hand was spilled, so hot that she called her father and scolded her mother.

"What a spring!"

Su Ming came in with a dog's tail in his mouth, leaned against the wooden door and laughed, then stood on tiptoe to look at the man, shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid this person is hopeless, you better throw him out earlier, save me as a teacher, and then waste my energy to find a feng shui treasure to bury him." ”

Kuaifeng Town, a small town three hundred miles south of the capital of the Chu State, has a small population, but it has also relied on the rich medicinal materials in the mountains to feed several generations.

Hongju is one of the few taverns in the town, there are only two people in total, the shopkeeper Su Ming plus a sprinkler and a sweeping guy Su Yan, a man and a woman, a teacher and an apprentice, have been guarding this place for several years, although the business is weak, but they can also make a living.

This time, in order to find a way to make money, Su Ming sent his apprentices to the back mountain to collect medicine and make medicinal wine, but he didn't want to bring back a big living person, a hero who accidentally passed by and saved the girl who fell off the cliff!

The man who was lying down finally opened his eyes and looked at Su Yan in a daze, and it took him half a day to fully wake up.

Su Yan hurriedly probed his pulse, and opened his mouth to look at it again and again.

Fortunately, I finally survived!

The man looked at her blankly and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"You don't remember? You saved me! ”

Su Yan remembered the thrilling scene yesterday, and his heart was still surging, and he said: "I think at that time, I went into the mountain to collect medicine, and I tried my best to climb the cliff, but I didn't expect an accident!" If you hadn't appeared in time to hold me back, I would have died in Huangquan! You broke your hand because of this, but I picked up a life, how did you forget? If you say this, you will be the big hero of our Kuaifeng Town! ”

The man was not interested in the slightest, just looked indifferently at his folded right arm, and then asked himself how long he had been asleep.

"Look, look, look!" Su Ming stretched his neck and said, "You worked hard to carry people back, but they didn't appreciate it at all!" ”

"Go, go, go! Hurry up and go to the front to see the business! Su Yan hurriedly pushed him out of the door, and then his ears were clearer. It's just that Su Yan also felt depressed, this person is very good-looking, how can he speak so indifferently, it is like an ice cube in an ice cellar!

Suddenly lost interest in continuing to talk with him, picked up the medicine bowl again, and fulfilled the obligation of a benefactor.

"Take the medicine, get some sleep, and when Ming'er is in better spirits, I'll arrange a guest room for you."

With that, he lifted him up and fed him most of the bowl spoonful by spoonful.

Before leaving, Su Yan still couldn't help but ask his name.

"In Xia Zuoqing, passing through here, I was going to rush to Ruoshui, the capital of Rongguo."

His voice was still cold, as if there was no emotion.

"You live in Ruoshui?"

Su Yan slapped his thigh excitedly and turned back, and Fang Cai's unhappiness was swept away.

"I'm familiar with it, I've lived there before! Eh, your name is also quite strange, Zuo Qing? Then do you still have a brother named Youqing? ”

“……”

At night, Su Yan walked through the patio, went around the backyard, picked a melon from the flower shed, washed it, and ate it.

As usual for many nights, she washed up and closed the door, lit a stick of incense, and fell asleep, but this night was a little different, and the boy with ice cubes in the still lit room seemed to have disrupted her life.

On the second day, Su Yan got up early in the morning, and after sprinkling and cleaning the tavern, he picked a melon from the vegetable garden, and went to the street while nibbling on it.

When he went out to meet Zuo Qing, he was already able to get off the ground and walk, but he was wearing a rag strap torn from some torn clothes on his hand, and he hung it around his neck and tied a strange-shaped knot.

Only Su Ming could create such a masterpiece in the whole world, so he couldn't help but look at it twice.

Just because of these two more glances, Su Yan had no choice but to take him with him and go to the restaurant together.

After being full of wine and food, Su Yan picked his teeth and looked at the handsome young man in front of him, he was dressed in brocade clothes and gorgeous clothes, and his temperament was absolutely amazing, how could he appear in this poor country?

Su Yan always felt strange in his heart, so he asked about the cause and effect.

I saw the young man in front of him gently put down the rice bowl, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth. In the eyes of Su Yan, he felt embarrassed by such a rich child's style.

Zuo Qing said slowly: "I went to Zhao State to do business, and on the way back, I passed by here, and I accidentally got separated from the servant, but I saved the girl by mistake." ”

"What do you do?" Su Yan asked curiously.

"It's considered to be doing things for the imperial court, but it's ......"

"Imperial Court?!" Su Yan's hand shook violently, and his face was panicked, "Are you ...... Official? ”

"He doesn't have an official position, but he just manages some chores in one place." Zuo Qing added what he hadn't finished just now.

Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it for a while, and asked him again: "Then you...... Can you know Ge Zheng? ”

"Him?" Zuo Qing didn't expect Su Yan to ask about this person, and he was a little surprised, "Prince Zheng naturally knows, the founding hero, the veteran of the two dynasties, used to be the person who stood at the center of power!" I have also had a few encounters with him, and I admire him very much. But...... It's a pity. ”

"Pity? Why? ”

"It's a pity that he stepped down early, only guarding a hereditary title, and enjoying his old age in advance, if he can insist, today's Rong Guo is afraid that this is not the case!"

Zuo Qing's words revealed his complaints against Prince Zheng.

Su Yan couldn't believe it, because nine years ago, he was obviously still the head of Rong Guo and a hero in the eyes of everyone!

How can he become an old man with no fighting spirit in other people's mouths......

"I believe that if the prince can come back, he will be able to turn the situation around!"

Zuo Qing's words could no longer reach Su Yan's ears, she held the wine cup, and tears filled her eyes.

Ruoshui City, the palace, and the children in the palace......

The past, which she had buried for nine years, was frantically breaking out of the cracks, occupying her heart little by little!

Su Yan sighed in his heart, it turned out that he had never let go!

He smiled bitterly, picked up the flask on the side and filled it for himself, and began to drink alone.

Seeing this, Zuo Qing also asked for a glass of wine, and saluted her: "Although I met the girl in Pingshui, it can be regarded as a friend of life and death, and I am willing to become friends." ”

With that, raise your head and drink it all.

Su Yan woke up from the memories and realized that he had overreacted.

hurriedly cleaned up his shocked face and raised the wine cup in return.

After a few glasses of wine, Su Yan was already slightly drunk, and the depression of Fang Cai had been left behind at this time.

Zuo Qing changed the pot of tea, and when he was drinking, he was stopped by Su Yan.

She opened the lid and smelled it, looked at it again, shook her head and sighed: "The tea leaves have no luster, they are not freshly picked, the heat is not enough when they are fried, and they are damp when they are stored. ”

Final summary: The store is really black-hearted!

A bright color appeared in Zuo Qing's eyes: "Then what kind of tea is considered high-quality?"

Su Yan patted the table and said excitedly: "You are asking the right person!" In addition to drinking and fighting, making tea is my second biggest hobby in life! This tea bar is generally the most suitable to pick before May, and the method of picking tea is also very particular, not to mention roasting tea, storing tea, boiling tea, etc. If I really want to tell you about this, it has to be until it gets dark! ”

"You talk about it, but you have the appearance of a teacher, I see that you are good at learning, but it's a pity."

"Pity? Have you ever seen the sons and ladies of those powerful families in Ruoshui City, their kung fu of making tea, it is full of doorways. What am I, just a wild road in the countryside, and I can't get on the stage! ”

Zuo Qing couldn't agree with this statement, and wanted to persuade her, but Su Yan handed him a pot of wine, wanting not to get drunk with him.

Pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the sun gradually set, the two hooked their shoulders and backs, and took three steps back to return home.