In the east of Pingshui City, there is a Fenglin Street.

The street is not long, only more than 100 zhang, and the street is not wide, only more than 10 zhang.

Next to the street, there are two rows of light and chic red maple trees.

The red maple is sun-loving, its tree posture is beautiful, the branches are neat, the leaf shape is beautiful, and the red color is bright and lasting. From a distance, the leaves are clearly layered and scattered, which is a pleasing foliage tree species and a valuable tree species with high prices. When the old county guard was able to make such a Fenglin Street in Pingshui, he not only used a lot of connections to find saplings, but also paid out of his own pocket and spent a lot of money to cultivate it, which only painted this beautiful scenery today.

The autumn wind blows, and the maple leaves fall, like a smooth paved road covered with a red carpet.

Under the maple tree, there are children playing in pairs, there are kitkat merchants with abacus in their hands setting up stalls, there are plainly dressed city people busy and leisurely, and there are extraordinary literati and scholars watching the scenery and writing poems......

There is also her and him, separated by a shoulder, walking together.

In the field of vision, the little dot of the water spirit is chasing a jade-white butterfly, happy and colorful.

She shook the thin fan lightly, looked at the jumping and lively figure, and smiled a little gratefully: "In a blink of an eye, the little carp is so big." ”

He turned his face sideways and asked softly, "Seven years old?"

"Seven years old. The shopkeeper first bowed his head in affirmation, but then hesitated and shook his head: "It should be more than seven years old." ”

Bai Xiucai nodded and fell on Xiao Budian's body.

Xiao Er said that Xiao Carp was personally carried home by the shopkeeper on a rainy night - he didn't know if it was an abandoned orphan.

Bai Xiucai was a little curious.

Could it be that Xiao Carp is actually the daughter of the shopkeeper? But if Xiao Carp is indeed the daughter of the shopkeeper, then Xiao Carp's father is ......

"I don't know about Koi's birthday. ”

As if she had seen through what he was thinking, she leaned slightly sideways, squinting and whispering.

Bai Xiucai hurriedly hummed, and he didn't know if it was out of weakness or what—but then again, it seemed that in front of the shopkeeper, he had a lot of weakness.

The shopkeeper smiled faintly, turned around, and covered his lips with a thin fan.

"Her mother is a real heroine. ”

Bai Xiucai was stunned for a moment, and looked sideways at her beside her, with a look in her eyes that seemed to wonder why she suddenly spoke, but it was more of a surprise.

"I met her when I was a ranger. ”

"Her surname is Zhou, her name. When she was a ranger, I often called her 'Mei Zhou Niang'. ”

She also admired Di Chong, and she didn't know his identity. ”

Emperor Chong is the name of the first emperor.

"She has always said that she and Di Chong are the 'Pingshui heroes' who met in Pingshui...... For this, she and I have a lot of fighting. ”

"Later, Di Chong was taken back by Jinyi, and she and I both wanted to find it, but we didn't succeed. ”

"I stopped here, and she eventually went home. ”

"Her family is a Qimen family, and the family has already decided who her husband should be. ”

"Little carp is her and the man's child. ”

The shopkeeper paused for a moment and glanced at Bai Xiucai beside him.

The latter was already dumbfounded, and it took a while to slowly come back to his senses, and he said in astonishment: "The girl was ...... that week."

"Who knows. The shopkeeper looked at the lively little carp and smiled helplessly: "It may be that there is a conflict with the husband, or it may be that he has been used as a ...... Forget it, I don't understand the matter of Qimen, and I don't want to understand it. ”

"When she came to Pingshui that day, she didn't say anything, and she didn't stuff me with any messages. It was just in the pouring rain that the baby carp was stuffed into my arms and left. ”

Then she was never heard from. ”

"I guess I can guess what she means, so I didn't look for her. I only hope that the little carp can grow up healthy in this rainbow carp pavilion. ”

Bai Xiucai couldn't help but clench his fists and nodded in a low voice: "It will definitely be." ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said 'um-'.

She shook the thin fan lightly, pursed her lips, and said lightly: "You say, when should I tell her about Xiao Li's life experience as I told you just now?"

Bai Xiucai frowned, a little hesitant.

"Every time she asked me where her mother was, I smiled and replied, 'When you grow up, my aunt will tell you.'" ’...... But when will she grow up? Do you really want me to tell Xiaoli about her?"

The shopkeeper raised his head and looked at the sky that was gradually revealing the sunset.

"I don't know, Zhou Yu. ”

"Why did you just leave?"

"How come the days when we were rangers together have become a thing of the past?"

"I don't know, Zhou Yu......"

Bai Xiucai turned sideways and looked at her without tears in her eyes.

Her beautiful face, which still has charm, is not an exaggeration to say that she is only twenty-eight years old at this moment.

But even if the face can be permanent, the heart of a child is no longer there.

Bai Xiucai understood this.

He understands this very well.

It was precisely because he understood this very well that he could not say a word of comfort to her at this moment.

He could only clench his fists, clench his fists.

The shopkeeper suddenly turned sideways and smiled at him: "I'm sorry, I told you so many other people's private affairs without your consent, and now I have to ask you to keep it a secret." ”

Bai Xiucai turned around and nodded, "Please rest assured." ”

Looking at his appearance, she was slightly stunned, and she was in a trance.

'It's like. ’

She muttered to herself in a voice that no one could hear.

He didn't speak.

Although he heard it clearly, it should have been a voice that no one could hear.

"Auntie, Brother Bai, look, butterfly, I caught it...... What's wrong with you?"

Xiao Budian, who had his hands half-clasped on his chest, ran in front of the two of them, and his elated little face showed a little doubt.

"It's fine. The shopkeeper smiled faintly, put down the thin fan, bent down to the little hand, and whispered: "Have you caught a butterfly? ”

Xiao Budian smiled and held his closed hands in front of her, and then cast his gaze at the white clothes on the side.

Bai Xiucai also raised the corners of his lips, touched Xiao Budian's head, and leaned over: "It's amazing, little carp, Brother Bai has never caught a butterfly." ”

Xiao Budian smiled, very proud.

"You're going to have to watch carefully!"

As she spoke, she took a light breath and spread her closed hands in an instant.

A small butterfly, fluttering its jade-white wings, slowly flew up.

From the palms of her hands, to the faces of the three, to the top of the red maple tree.

Then, facing the sunset that was about to end, I walked farther and farther.

......

By the time they returned to the Rainbow Carp Pavilion, it was completely dark.

Pushing the door in, although the light is dim, there is no grease on the wooden table that has no guests for a day, and there is not much dust, so there is less need to clean.

At this time, the three people with empty stomachs were planning to come back to eat. Not only because of the fact that in the evening, the seats in the other stores became full because of the closure of the rainbow carp restaurant, but also because of the self-esteem of the shopkeeper, a secret sea bass at noon was said by the two people next to her to be better than their own signature Yuelongmen, of course she was not convinced. Therefore, tonight, you must ask the back kitchen to make a perfect fish dish, so as to silence the words of the two of them.

Unexpectedly, when she pushed open the door of the backyard of the restaurant and walked into the brick house where the guys lived, she saw the four guys, in a circle, each holding a leaf card, and the three people except Zuo Pao Tang had red eyes and were gambling.

Why do my eyes get red?

Lost red eyes.

The four of them looked up and saw the shopkeeper who was squinting slightly, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly got up together and stood in a row, as if they were soldiers under the inspection of the general.

The shopkeeper glared at them, "Go to the back kitchen to cook dinner, if it doesn't eat well, you will deduct a penny of silver from your salary next week." ”

The four of them were startled, immediately nodded in agreement, and rushed into the kitchen as if fleeing in a hurry.

She lowered her head, glanced at the messy leaf tiles on the table, and a few dusts of chicken feathers on the floor, and frowned, but still didn't say anything.

The shopkeeper returned to the restaurant and sent the little carp back to the wing room on the third floor after playing all day and was tired of eyelids fighting, and asked her to rest for a while. Then she walked downstairs, sat on the chair next to the account desk, and quietly watched Bai Xiucai behind the account desk flip through the account book page by page.

There are no visitors today, so naturally he has no account books, and I don't know what he is looking at.

But she didn't hate his simple, yet reassuring movements.

For a while, the restaurant was very quiet.

Suddenly, the shopkeeper stood up, looked at the dark night outside the window, and frowned a little: "Where did Xiao Er go, why didn't he come back after dark." When I used to go to buy salt, it was time to come back at dusk......"

Bai Xiucai also seemed to be worried about this matter. He thought for a moment and said softly, "Shopkeeper, why don't I go and have a look?"

"Where are you going to see it now? The official shop that sells salt is dozens of miles away from here. ”

He was slightly stunned and smiled helplessly.

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, as if to reassure himself, "It should be fine, the security of Pingshui County has always been good, and I have never heard of someone being robbed by robbers." It's not the first time Xiao Er has bought salt, he should be familiar with the road——"

Before the words fell, I heard a 'knock-', and the door of the restaurant was pushed open.

When I looked up, it was the panting Xiao Er who was carrying a big bag of salt.

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao. Bai Xiucai smiled indifferently and was about to get up and step forward, "Xiao Er, it's hard work, I'll help you move-"

"Shopkeeper!Shopkeeper!!Something Wrong!!"

Xiao Er, who looked panicked, staggered a few steps, didn't care about panting, and exclaimed.

"The county seat...... The Commander of the county, the Captain of Rong, the Lord of Rong, and the Lord of Rong...... He's killed!!"

There was silence at first.

Immediately afterwards, a gust of wind suddenly blew up, cutting the cloth bag on his back and spilling the white salt on the ground.

Xiao Er hurriedly turned his back and covered the gap on the cloth bag, feeling distressed.

Xiao Er, who turned his back, didn't see it.

Didn't see the consternation in her eyes.

I didn't see the light in his eyes.

The white clothes burst out.