Chapter 46: Plum in Early Spring
"Brother Nie, choose one!" Fang Tong glanced at Nie Li, the two of them originally wanted to take Nie away from an ordinary restaurant, but the egret proposed to come here, saying that it was to take Nie Li's elders to see, but only he knew that the egret wanted to see Nie Li's jokes.
"This. Nie Li couldn't say a word for a long time, but felt more shy, and his face became redder, like a boiled shrimp.
"Don't worry, these are all Qingqi, I only accompany you to drink and eat. Fang Tong poured himself a glass of wine, and then took one away. Seeing Fang Tong pulling the peony away, the egret also hooked his hand at Youlan.
"Brother, leave this spring plum to you, she has a lot of fate with you, you see your clothes, they are all plum blossoms. Fang Tong quipped, Nie Li had no choice but to let Chunmei sit beside him, and then not say a word. The atmosphere was a little awkward at one point.
Fang Tong and Egret were all fighting with the woman, although Egret usually didn't smile, but he was also talkative, but Nie Li and Chunmei had nothing to say, he didn't know how to speak, listening to what Fang Tong said, he felt that he really couldn't speak.
"Why are you called Chunmei" Nie asked as he left his mouth, he just felt that it was a little strange to be silent like this all the time, especially when Fang Tong and Egret looked at him jokingly.
"Then what's your name. Chunmei's voice was a little hoarse, different from the crisp and bright of the other women. She didn't answer Nie Li's words, but took the initiative to ask a question.
"Nie Li. Nie Li didn't hesitate, he just felt that this woman was different, everyone else was using beauty to cling to others, but she was just sitting here, silent.
"It's the first time I've come to this place!" Chunmei looked at Nie Li's restrained appearance, and her eyes flashed a hint of softness and a hint of smile.
"Well, what kind of place is this. Nie Li raised his head and asked. Etiquette, righteousness and shame are still very valued by the world, so this knowledge is very distant and unfamiliar to Nie Li, who has lived by the river since he was a child.
"Qinglou is a place where men and women rejoice together. Chunmei looked at Nie Li's stunned appearance, and there was a moment of disbelief, but when she met those eyes, she knew that she was wrong.
Calm and deep hide the fragility and purity that are not easy to be discovered, those eyes, where must I have seen them, Chunmei's heart such a thought became stronger and stronger.
Nie Li hurriedly took a sip of wine, ate a few mouthfuls of food, lowered his head and stopped talking. "What about Chunmei, Mother Wang, call Chunmei over for me. "Wei Gongzi, Chunmei has already picked up the guests, you better change it!" "I don't care, I just want Chunmei, if you don't give it to me, then I'll kill that person and snatch Chunmei over." ”
There was a noisy sound outside, and after speaking, the door of the room had been pushed open, Wei Wuwu blushed, holding a wine jug, looking around drunkenly, seeing Chunmei, and hurriedly walked up.
"Chunmei, I found you. Wei Wuwu stepped forward and grabbed Chunmei's Qianqianyu hand, wanting to drag her away.
"Wei Gongzi, I'm sorry, Chunmei already has a guest today. Chunmei shook off Wei Wuwu's hand, which made the latter's face a little ugly, he glared, looked at the man next to Chunmei, and found that it was Nie Li, and laughed loudly
"Why, Chunmei, you don't accompany me, just to talk to this cripple. ”
Chunmei glanced at Nie Li, since she came in, Nie Li has been sitting, she didn't expect the other party to be a cripple, but he is so good-looking, it is a pity after all.
"Get out. Nie Li gently put the wine glass on the table, and whispered with a cold face, Nie Li didn't have a good impression of Wei Wuwu, and the last time he saw him with Qin Xinyin, he was even more disgusted in his heart.
Thinking of Qin Xinyin, Nie Li thought of the face that captivated the country and the city, the woman who could understand her own flute music, and the woman who could stroke the piano for herself when she practiced the knife. He couldn't help but feel some thoughts and some heartache.
"Why, the little cripple, abandoned by Miss Qin, came here to play with women. Wei Wuwu sneered, Qin Xinyin was the source of his jealousy of Nie Li, but now that Nie Li can appear here, plus what happened last time. I'm afraid that he and Qin Xinyin have already dispersed.
"If you don't get out, I'll kill you. Nie Li flicked his right hand, a silver light crossed Wei Wuwu's side face, a strand of hair fell, and behind Wei Wuwu, a silver chopstick had been inserted into the wooden pillar, three points into the wood, and the tail end was still trembling rapidly.
"Good boy, wait for me. Wei Wuwu's face changed, he didn't expect someone to dare to provoke him like this, but he found that the egret and Fang Tong were also here, although he didn't know Fang Tong, but he knew the egret, and the momentum on Fang Tong's body was not ordinary at first glance.
Avoiding its edge, Wei Wuwu withdrew first, and then his face became gloomy, and he couldn't help but curse secretly, and when Wei Wuwu left, Fang Tong said: "It's a shame that the Iron Rope Gang has such a person. ”
"If it weren't for the protection of his father, such a person would have slapped him to death a long time ago. "The egret was also a little unhappy because he was disturbed by Wei Wuwu's Yaxing.
"If you have killing intent, you should kill it. Nie Li's words made the wine glasses in Fang Tong and Bai Lu's hands tremble, the two of them just talked, but because of the Iron Rope Gang, they didn't dare to do anything to Wei Wuwu. It was considerable that Nie Li, and from his words, it could be heard that he dared to kill Wei Wuwu.
Words come from the source of the killing, a grudge is light in life and death.
Between the three of them, the small episode brought by Wei Wuwu did not affect the mood of the three people, and after they were full of wine and food, Fang Tong took out a bag of silver from his arms and rewarded the three of them.
"Brother, let's go. Fang Tong helped the drunken Nie Li up, prepared to get up and leave, put Nie Li on Fang Tong's shoulder, glanced back at Chunmei, and asked again.
"Why are you called Chunmei, isn't plum only in winter?" Nie Li asked his doubts, the plum blossoms in his impression grew in winter and bloomed in the wind and snow.
"It is true that plum is only available in winter, but in early spring, when everything is reviving, when winter is gone, it blooms its last beauty. Chunmei glanced at Nie Li, and a rare smile was pulled up at the corner of her mouth.
Nie Li also smiled, and then fell into a deep sleep, Fang Tong and Bai Lu carried Nie Li away left and right, only the three of them were left in the room, Peony opened the money bag, and happily stuffed the money into the hands of the other two.
Chunmei put the money on the table, said thank you, and sat still. Peony and Youlan got up and left, they and Chunmei also knew each other, and knew what kind of temperament the other party was, so they simply went to receive other guests.
Looking at the wine glass that Nie Li had drunk, Chunmei poured herself full, picked it up and brought it to her mouth, and when she wanted to drink it all, her right hand trembled a little, and she saw her blurred face from the flowing wine, although it was very small and blurry, but she instantly found one thing.
The thing I've been looking for, I've found it. She had been wondering why, where did she think Nie Li's eyes had been seen, but now that she looked at her own eyes, she knew.
With a big smile, a little tear trickled from the corner of her eye, and she fell into the glass, and she looked up and drank it down, this was the first time she didn't resist the place, and she wished she could see those eyes.
The carriage was driving on the road, although the coachman had kept it gentle, but the bumps from time to time still made Nie Li feel that his stomach was tumbling, he hurriedly covered his mouth, muffled, Fang Tong understood, hurriedly asked the coachman to stop, Nie Li ran down and began to vomit.
"Whew" The food just now poured up with the wine, the congestion in his throat, and the tears squeezed out of the corners of his eyes, for a while, Nie Li's whole face was filthy, panting, and standing on the side of the road.
As soon as the cold wind blew, Nie Li's head was finally a little sober, and he wanted to wipe it with his sleeve, but he was a little reluctant to see that it was the clothes that Fang Tong gave him.
"Are you alright?" A crisp voice sounded in Nie Li's ears, Nie Li turned his head and saw that a woman in a white robe and a fashionable woman, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes, a small mouth and a tall figure, although her appearance was not as outstanding as Qin Xinyin, but the whole face was very good-looking when put together, and people couldn't help but want to get close.
She handed over a handkerchief, Nie Li hesitated, reached out to take it, wiped the dirt off his face, and then folded the handkerchief and put it in his arms.
"Miss, I'll give you back this handkerchief after I've washed it. Nie left his mouth and said, although he was a little reluctant to accept it, but looking at the other party's soft gaze and gentle temperament, he made himself very comfortable, and he didn't think much about it.
After the woman heard Nie Li's voice, she didn't speak at first, her body suddenly became agitated, and she said in a lost voice: "It's you!" One hand pointed at Nie Li, and the other hand covered her mouth.
"Do we know each other?" Nie Li looked at the woman suspiciously, he had known very few girls since he was a child. But I don't have the impression of this woman.
"Don't you remember? That was the day you killed two men in black, and the two of them kidnapped me. After the woman finished speaking, Nie Li suddenly realized, he remembered the events of that day, because it was dark at that time, and there were more people in the house, he didn't see the woman he saved clearly, but he didn't expect to meet it today.
"I also heard your voice, and it felt very familiar, so I remembered. That night, I was very grateful to the young man for his help, and I asked the little woman to bow down. The woman didn't expect that it was really her life-saving benefactor, blooming with a beautiful smile, but she didn't expect to go out shopping tonight, but she met the person she had been looking for.
Seeing that the road was uneven, he just drew a knife to help, and the young lady was serious. Nie Li wanted to help the woman with his hand, but he always felt that it was rude.
"I don't know what the young man's name is. The woman asked
"Nie Li"
"Little Woman Tian Zijin"
"Miss Tian doesn't have to be so polite, I just do my best. ”
"I'll give this handkerchief back to Miss Tian. Nie Li bowed.
"It doesn't have to be like this, it's just a handkerchief, and it's a blessing to meet Engong. Tian Zijin spoke softly, with a slight look of trepidation, worried that Nie Li was bored with himself.
"There are still people waiting for a while, and they will leave after the next day. After that, I will pay tribute to Miss Xie Tian. After Nie Li finished speaking, he left, watching his limping body disappear in the crowd, boarding the carriage in the distance, and Tian Zijin also left.