"Come, come, look at what kind of meat you bought!" Chun Niang shouted at the chef in the store, standing in the kitchen. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"What's the matter, lady boss, isn't this quite fresh?" the chubby cook asked in confusion when he saw that Chun Niang was angry for no reason.

Chun Niang threw a piece of meat hanging in the kitchen directly on the cook's face and said, "Is this meat fresh, is it fresh? Are you trying to buy meat from Zhang Butcher cheaply? How many times have I said that you have to go to Hu Butcher to buy meat? Hu Butcher's pork is good! How many times do you want me to say it before you can remember it?"

The fat cook picked up the meat that fell on the ground and held it in his hand, and said helplessly: "Boss, I also know that I have to go to Hu Butcher's house to buy meat, but this is not the end of the New Year, Hu Butcher and his mother-in-law have gone back to their hometown and have not come back yet." If he doesn't come back, we have to cook this meat dish, so I went to Zhang Butcher to buy meat. ”

"Hu Butcher won't buy pork until he comes back! If the guests want to eat meat dishes, they can afford to eat beef and mutton!" Chun Niang continued to shout loudly.

Xiao Er, who was in the lobby, heard Chun Niang yelling, and rushed over when he heard the sound, and saw that she was losing her temper at the cook, and the cook was holding pork in his hand, so he probably understood what was going on, so he smiled and said: "Boss, don't be angry, take this meat and feed it to the dog in a while!"

Chunniang glanced at Xiao Er and said, "What are you doing here? Why don't you go to the hall? If you don't want to do it, if you don't want to do it, get out of me!"

Xiao Er smiled and said: "Boss, look at who is in this lobby, who doesn't go home in this New Year, how can there be guests." ”

Chun Niang glared at Xiao Er and said, "Oh, I will go home in the first month, why don't you go back?" Xiao Er looked at the cook, touched his head and smiled: "I don't have nowhere to go except Chunniu Tower, you won't drive me back to the helm!" Chun Niang said: "You want to go back, people don't want you yet! There are no guests, you can help the cook wash the vegetables!"

After walking a few steps, Chun Niang heard the little two talking to the cook: "How many times have I told you, our shop only picks good ones, not cheap ones, and the proprietress is not bad for money, why don't you listen?" Chun Niang shouted while going up the stairs: "Who said that the old lady is not bad for money?

On the second floor, Chun Niang took out the account book on the counter and carefully examined it. Looking at the account book, Chun Niang was worried. Since the beginning of the winter month, there are often not many customers in the Spring Cow Building all day, and the silver in the account is much less. The weather is cold, and there are fewer merchants passing through Niniu Town, and there are fewer customers in Chunniu Building. What's more, it's the New Year again, and everyone from the Son of Heaven to the common people is busy celebrating the New Year, so who will come to Niniu Town?

In fact, the business of Chunniulou at this time of year is not good, for so many years, the little two and the cooks in the store have long been used to it, only Chunniang has not been used to it.

Chun Niang stuffed the ledger into the counter, feeling upset, so she went up to the third floor and entered her bedroom. She pushed open the window, looked at the deserted street outside, and thought to herself: "Is it the first month? The sky will be warm soon, and then this street will be lively again, and my Spring Cow Building will also be lively again, full of guests." She thought that there would be more money to be made soon, so she stretched and said, "Another year has passed!"

"Yes, Chunniang, another year has passed. Suddenly, a man's voice came from outside the door.

Chun Niang listened to the voice, felt strange and familiar, turned around tremblingly, but saw two men standing outside the door. The man at first had a terrifying appearance, with a long scar on his face from the left eye to the right corner of his mouth. And the man behind him was wearing a red robe, but he looked quite handsome.

Needless to say, these two people are naturally Wu Renyi and Ma Lin of the Tianwang Gang. A few days after Gongsun Liangbi and the others left the helm of the Shengzhou Tianwang Gang, the two of them also left the helm. Before leaving, Ma Lin felt that he would not know how long it would take to come back when he went north to Hebei this time, so he proposed to Wu Renyi to go to Niniu Town to say goodbye to his master Li Chunniang. Wu Renyi felt that he hadn't seen Chunniang for many years, and it was really necessary to see how she was doing, so he agreed to Ma Lin's proposal. So the two of them did not go north, but went all the way south to Mud Cow Town.

Chunniang saw Wu Renyi standing outside the door smiling at her, and suddenly lifted the chair in the room and threw it at Wu Renyi. Wu Renyi didn't dodge, let the chair slam on him, and said, "What's the matter, do you treat old friends like this?" Chun Niang sat on the bed and said, "Do you still treat me as an old friend?" How long has it been since you came out of Rakshasa Mountain, why didn't you come to see me?" Wu Renyi smiled: "There are too many things in the gang, I can't get away." Haven't I come to see you now?" Chun Niang turned her head to look out the window and said, "You've seen it, you can go." Wu Renyi said: "Standing too far away, I can't see clearly, you know that my eyes are not very good." ”

Chun Niang lowered her head and pursed her lips and smiled: "Then you guys come in!" Wu Renyi and Ma Lin entered the house.

Ma Lin set up the chair that Fang Cai Chunniang used to smash Wu Renyi, helped Wu Renyi sit down, and then said to Chunniang: "Master!" Chunniang glanced at Ma Lin and said, "Okay, you stinky boy, now you will pretend to be a ghost in front of Master?" Ma Lin squeezed a pair of sword eyebrows and said, "No!" Chunniang said: "A few months ago, wasn't you the person who ate with Iron Rakshasa Lu Shanyan at my place? Ma Lin lowered his head and smiled, looking at Wu Renyi as if asking for help.

Wu Renyi looked at Chunniang's dress, and said with a smile: "Your current outfit is much more pleasing to the eye than before." Chun Niang turned to Wu Renyi and said, "Yes, I think so too." Wu Renyi kept rubbing his knees and sighed: "I used to drag you to fight and kill with us, it's too difficult for you." You can be regarded as quitting the rivers and lakes now, it's really rare. Chun Niang fiddled with the placket of the cheongsam with both hands, and said with a smile: "I am still stepping on the rivers and lakes with one foot, but compared to you, it is much better." ”

"If I also step out of the rivers and lakes, then he will not be too lonely. Wu Renyi looked at Chunniang and said abruptly.

"I hope you're not wishful thinking. Chun Niang said indifferently.

Wu Renyi was silent.

"Okay, let's not talk about that. It's not too early, you two are hungry, I'll ask the cook to stew some mutton for you to eat to warm your body. Chun Niang got up and said.

Wu Renyi nodded and said, "Okay, cook more, I brought the silver." ”

Chunniang squinted at Wu Renyi and said: "What's wrong with you bringing the silver, the old lady doesn't miss your broken silver, I'll treat you tonight, you two just open up and eat!"

After dinner, Chun Niang arranged accommodation for Wu Renyi and Ma Lin, and let Xiao Er close early. Chun Niang was lying on the bed humming a little song, and she was in a very happy mood. When was the last time she had dinner with Wu Renyi and Ma Lin? She couldn't remember it herself, but she remembered that Ma Lin was still young at that time, not like he had grown into a man now.

If she could, Chun Niang really hoped to see Wu Renyi and Ma Lin every day. It's a pity that Wu Renyi told her that early tomorrow morning, he and Ma Lin will leave and go to Hebei.

At some point, a flute sounded outside the window, and the tune was very resentful. Chun Niang sat up when she heard the sound of the flute, put on a robe and went out of the bedroom, and stepped on the ladder to the roof. saw Ma Lin sitting on the roof of the building, whining and playing the bamboo flute.

"Sure enough, it's you. Chun Niang patted Ma Lin's shoulder and said.

"Master. Ma Lin saw that it was Chunniang, so he put away the bamboo flute and said, "Disturb your rest?"

"What's the matter, I haven't slept yet, and my store isn't closed at this time. But you, you have to hurry tomorrow, don't you rest earlier?" Chun Niang said.

"I was too full to sleep tonight. Ma Lin said with a smile.

Chunniang smiled and touched Ma Lin's head and said, "Then you can play a tune for Master." ”

"Good. Ma Lin took the bamboo flute out of his arms again and played the song again.

After the song was blown, Ma Lin asked Chunniang: "Master, how is it?" Chunniang asked Ma Lin with her right hand on her cheek: "Lin'er, do you have a sweetheart?" Ma Lin saw Chunniang's question so abruptly, and was stunned: "No." Chun Niang smiled and said, "That's because the master is too careful, listening to your flute, I still think you have something on your mind." But you're not too young anymore, it's time to make plans for starting a family, why don't you ask the matchmaker in the town to see who has a good girl and find one for you?"

Ma Lin shook his head, looked at the night sky and said, "Master, don't make fun of me." ”

"Getting married and having children is a big life event, and I don't take it as a joke. You see that Master is staying in this small place every day, and it's boring, if you have a child, I can still help you watch and relieve my boredom, how good. Chun Niang pulled up her robe and said with a smile.

"Then you can get married yourself, wouldn't it be good to have one? Don't force me to get married every day. Ma Lin said impatiently.

Chun Niang sneered: "Why am I getting married, I'm almost forty years old." Besides, there is no man in the world that I can look at. ”

"I think my Uncle Wu is very good. Ma Lin shook his head and said.

"Stinky boy, it's not big or small, do you really think I won't beat you?" Chun Niang said and slapped Ma Lin heavily on the back.

Ma Lin gasped and said, "Hey, Uncle Wu can come to Chunniulou today, but I proposed, you didn't thank me, but beat me." ”

Chun Niang said: "What do I thank you? If you bring that old immortal, I will thank you?"

Ma Lin said: "After so many years of not seeing him, don't you miss him? He finally escaped from the Rakshasa prison, don't you want to see what has become of him? So today I brought him, you should thank me." ”

"I wonder why he's doing it, he's been out for so long, he hasn't thought to come and see me. Chun Niang said resentfully.

"Well, he doesn't come to see you, can't you go and see him? Not only you, but also Uncle Wu's thoughts, I don't understand. Ma Lin sighed.

Chun Niang didn't look at the bright moon hanging in the sky, and said sadly: "What do adults know, what do children know." ”

After a while, Chun Niang said again: "I know that he is still alive, it is enough." ”

Ma Lin knew that his words might have hurt Chun Niang's heart, so he changed the topic and said cautiously: "Master, I came to the restaurant a few months ago because I had a mission, not to pretend to be a ghost with you. ”

"I know, you are trying to save your Uncle Wu, I know all this, so that Master will not be angry with you because of this. Chunniang snorted and said, "It's not early, you go down and rest, you have to hurry tomorrow morning." Although there are no big factions in Hebei, they are also masters, so you and your Uncle Wu should be careful. Also, there are many two-faced villains in Wan Yingtang, and you have to be more careful when dealing with them. ”

"Okay, Lin'er remembered. Ma Lin got up and said, "Master, you should go back to the room early, it's too cold outside." ”

"Hmm. Chun Niang nodded, "I'll sit here for a while, and I'll go down immediately." ”

Ma Lin saw that Chunniang had no intention of returning to the room, so he wanted to stay on the roof to accompany her, but he hesitated for a long time and finally left.

Chun Niang sat alone on the roof of Chunniu Tower, staring at the night sky. She remembered many years ago, and suddenly felt so cold, she clutched her robe tightly and curled up in a ball, and sat in the middle of this winter night until dawn.

Early the next morning, Wu Renyi and Ma Lin packed up and set off for Hebei. Chun Niang sent the two of them out of Mud Cow Town until they stopped.

"I don't know when the next time we will meet. Chun Niang muttered. She looked at the backs of Wu Renyi and Ma Lin drifting apart, and only felt that this trip to Hebei was extremely dangerous, and she was very uneasy in her heart.