Madam, let's steam buns together

Even Ling Checheng didn't know about going down the mountain, there must be something tricky about it, Zhang Huaruo didn't want to involve Yang Dabao and wolfberry, so he didn't plan to bring them down the mountain together.

But if they were told not to follow, Yang Dabao and Gou Qizi would definitely not agree.

Zhang Huaruo retreated to Yang Dabao's side, seemingly casually mentioned to Yang Dabao: "Did you say there will be winter melon soup at noon today?"

Yang Dabao didn't think about it for a while, and didn't realize how unusual it was for Zhang Huaruo to suddenly mention the food he wanted to eat in this situation: "Do you want winter melon soup?"

Zhang Huaruo retreated: "I just thought of it suddenly, forget it, it's so troublesome to make, and the masters in this villa don't know if they can make the taste I want, so don't bother them to prepare it for me."

Yang Dabao didn't doubt that he was there, so he immediately took the initiative to invite Ying: "If you do it now, it will be in time for lunch. Even if it's late, since you like to eat it as an after-dinner snack, I'll make it for you."

Of course Zhang Huaruo didn't refuse, and even asked Gouqizi to follow Yang Dabao to ensure Yang Dabao's safety. Gouqizi might not be able to protect Yang Dabao directly, but if they were really in danger, Gouqizi's strong ability to escape would definitely be able to Taking Yang Dabao out of danger is another kind of protection.

Wolfberry hesitated: "Master?"

Zhang Huaruo pushed him: "I will stay with Master Ling the whole time. It's okay. I worry about him more than me. I can rest assured that you are by his side."

Wolfberry still didn't want to follow Yang Dabao: "Then let my uncle accompany you, the three of us can take care of each other when we are together."

Seeing that Yang Dabao was about to go far away, Zhang Huaruo was very helpless: "Be obedient, when have you ever seen me take the initiative to put myself in danger, stop talking, they will really become suspicious."

Zhang Huaruo half-pushed the goji berries back to the villa. Ling Checheng took the initiative to stand beside Zhang Huaruo. From Luo Wan'er's perspective, Ling Checheng was eavesdropping on the whispers between Zhang Huaruo and the goji berries. Wan'er instructed other people to come and eavesdrop, so that Ling Checheng could defend Zhang Huaruo and prevent Luo Wan'er from becoming suspicious.

If Luo Wan'er asked what Zhang Huaruo had said to Yang Dabao and Gouqizi, Ling Checheng would only tell her that it was just that Zhang Huaruo wanted to eat Yang Dabao's food for a while, and Gouqizi was there to help, that's all.

Ling Jingxuan and Luo Wan'er walked down the mountain first, Ling Checheng reminded Zhang Huaruo, and they walked down the mountain side by side with Zhang Huaruo, Ling Jingxuan looked back, and if Zhang Hua was walking with Ling Checheng, she turned back with confidence.

Ling Checheng began to talk to Zhang Huaruo casually: "How about it, has there been a big change in our villa now? A place like Chang'an City where every inch of land is expensive, no matter how big your prime minister's mansion is, it is about the same as our small courtyard. .”

Zhang Huaruo replied: "It's quite big, don't you think it's cold?"

Ling Checheng smiled: "If you are afraid of the cold, you can ask the storeroom to send you the stove and charcoal fire. As long as you send someone to tell them, they will not dare to neglect you."

Zhang Huaruo glanced at him, Ling Checheng is really good at pretending to be confused, is he talking about coldness to him?

Ling Checheng tilted his head towards Zhang Huaruo, and lowered his voice: "Yes, Qianling Villa is not as humane as the Prime Minister's Mansion, but is it our fault for not being humane? Or you can really take over here, maybe you Under the renovation, will this place become very warm from now on?"

Zhang Huaruo glanced at Luo Wan'er's back: "No, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that day."

"..."

Ling Checheng was silent for a moment, then sighed quietly: "It's a pity, I used to hear people say that God is jealous of beautiful women, and I thought it was just talking, but I didn't expect that God really likes to do this kind of thing, and likes to take away the beautiful ones early. , I don’t like the beauty left in the world.”

Zhang Huaruo didn't intend to bring up the matter of how little time he had left, but wanted to say that Luo Wan'er would not let him live to that time. He heard the regret in Ling Checheng's words was sincere, a little surprised, and a little moved : "It seems that you are not a cold-blooded person through and through."

Ling Checheng was noncommittal about Zhang Huaruo's evaluation: "I? I'm not a good person, but I will not admit that I am a treacherous and evil person. If it is not necessary, I will be lazy to hurt other people's lives. After all, you are my dear. Brother, there is no grievance between us, there is no need for me to hate you, and now that we are in a cooperative relationship, it is even more impossible for me to hate you, if I don't hate you, of course I hope you can live longer."

Zhang Huaruo asked him: "Then do you know if Luo Wan'er has the antidote for the poison she killed my mother?"

Ling Checheng: "You haven't given up yet? How could she leave that kind of thing as evidence for you? She has always dealt with all suspicious people or things once she finishes her work, except for me. You know that she has been around all these years How many maids have you changed in total?"

Zhang Huaruo asked: "Isn't Ling Jingxuan suspicious?"

"How can you be suspicious? The maid next to Erniang is not the maid she brought from the Moon Kingdom. She is not diligent or careful in doing things, she no longer serves as a maid for family affairs, she is married, she is sick... so many reasons can be used. , she doesn't change one every day and one every month, dad hasn't paid attention to such a small matter before."

Zhang Huaruo thought of something: "Then can these replaced maids..."

"No, they are not that smart, and Erniang is not that careless. Before they realize that Erniang is doing something wrong, they will be transferred or dismissed by Erniang. If you try to find breakthroughs from them, it will only be in vain. effort."

While Zhang Huaruo was chatting with Ling Checheng, the group had already walked down the mountain, and Luo

Wan'er seemed to be looking forward to going to the theater, so she took the initiative to stop and told Zhang Huaruo and Ling Checheng who were following behind to hurry up: "Che'er, Hua Ruo."

The stage is at the busiest place in the village. Although the show has not yet started, the benches in the front row under the stage are already full of audience watching the play. Ling Jingxuan asked his servants to stay on the side of the stage and guard the seats they had chosen. , first take Zhang Huaruo and others to a restaurant in the village to have a meal.

In the kitchen of the villa, everyone was busy halfway before receiving the news that the owner and his wife were going to eat outside the villa. The kitchen steward was stunned and asked the butler: "The vegetables are all cut, and the meat is also chopped, sir. If you and your wife don’t come back to eat, is that the way to go?”

The housekeeper replied: "It's a pity to waste it, so why don't you just give everyone extra meals, the master is not a person who likes to waste."

The steward was still a little hesitant, but the steward told him: "It's okay, I can still decide this matter."

Yang Dabao was standing in a relatively biased position. He didn't hear what the housekeeper and the kitchen steward were saying. From the faces of the other cooks and kitchen helpers, it could be seen that something important had happened. Yang Dabao wanted to ask about the nearest It happened that Gou Qizi just walked over there, maybe Gou Qizi heard what they were talking about, so Yang Dabao simply asked Gou Qizi: "What happened?"

Gou Qizi was already hesitating in his heart whether to tell Yang Dabao, but now he could only tell the truth: "Master Ling and the others are not coming back for dinner."

Yang Dabao's heart skipped a beat: "Aren't you coming back to eat? Where's Hua Ruo?"

Lycium barbarum falters: "Young master, I should... I probably won't come back, I must eat outside together."

Yang Dabao quickly packs up and prepares to leave: "Goji berries, watch the fire for me, just keep it on while it's cooking, and I'll accompany him."

Lycium barbarum grabbed Yang Dabao and shook his head wildly: "Young master, don't go, the young master asked you to come over to stew winter melon soup because he didn't want you to follow, so you just stay here, the young master will definitely come back soon, he won't deliberately let you We worry."

Yang Dabao understood the meaning of wolfberry and also Zhang Huaruo's intention, so he could only sit back on the small bench watching the fire after thinking about it, with a worried expression on his face.

Lycium barbarum walked behind Yang Dabao, grabbed the corner of Yang Dabao's mouth and lifted it up gently, trying to make the atmosphere more lively: "My lord, don't worry, the young master is just going to see the customs here, and there may be some Dangerous, maybe...Young Master, maybe you are enjoying yourself right now."

Gou Qizi is right. Zhang Huaruo has never left Chang’an City. This is the first time he has traveled so far. The customs here are different from Chang’an City. The structure of the house is also different All the same, it attracted his attention frequently, a little curious.

Ling Checheng explained to him: "We have a lot of rain here, and the mountains are okay. The water flows down, and the mountains are often flooded. Fortunately, the overall terrain of our side is relatively high, and there will be no deep water accumulation. In order to prevent rainwater Pour into the house, the houses here either have high foundations or high thresholds."

"Aren't these two days sunny?"

"That's because you are lucky, just in time for the good weather here, sometimes it rains, and it doesn't stop for more than ten days."

"Really." Zhang Huaruo glanced at the sky, then looked at the street outside the restaurant, "It seems that this place welcomes me very much. The weather is so good when I arrive here, I'm really flattered."

Luo Wan'er heard the words and replied: "Of course, me, Jingxuan, and Che'er, everyone welcomes you to the villa. If possible, we all hope that you can quickly integrate into our family."

Zhang Huaruo looked at Ling Jingxuan, saw Ling Jingxuan looking at him with expectant eyes, subconsciously recognized and turned his gaze away, did not answer Luo Wan'er's words, and responded silently.

Ling Checheng took the initiative to divert the topic: "Why hasn't the food arrived yet? If it's any later, it will be too late. Erniang doesn't like to miss the beginning of a play."

Ling Checheng and Zhang Huaruo's seats were on the side of the street, and they could hear the voices of the bustling passers-by on the street. Most of them could not be heard clearly, but a few voices could be heard clearly. Ling Checheng lowered his head and drank the soup quietly. Today's vegetable soup unexpectedly suits him Appetite, he tried not to show how much he liked the soup, secretly drank two bowls.

The sounds from the street were far and near, reaching everyone's ears upstairs in a disorganized manner.

"Xiaoye, slow down, there is still a long time before the start, you don't need to be in such a hurry, right?" The sharp voice of the boy's voice was enough to cut through the sky, clear through the noisy noises, Ling Checheng was idle Nothing happened and he glanced down, just in time to be attracted by this voice.

Ye Duyao just wanted to go back quickly: "I don't like to stay outside."

"Why? Since we came here, you've been staying in the inn all day long. You were not like this in the previous towns. You obviously like to come out to play so much."

Ye Duyao turned back, stood still, glanced at the direction of Qianling Villa, and murmured: "I don't like this place."

On the second floor of the restaurant, Ling Checheng got up suddenly. He glanced at Luo Wan'er, making sure he only saw Luo Wan'er's puzzled expression, so he felt a little relieved. He immediately calmed down and looked at Ling Jingxuan: "Dad , I saw a friend, go and say hello to him first."

Of course Ling Jingxuan didn't mind her son going to meet friends: "You can invite him to go to the theater with us."

Ling Checheng backed away while laughing: "No, I don't think he likes it." After saying that, he quickly ran downstairs.

Seeing her son's anxious appearance, Ling Jingxuan was puzzled for a moment, then approached Luo Wan'er, lowered her head and whispered, "Has Che'er liked someone recently?"

Luo Wan'er also had a bit of aftertaste, and said in a low voice, "I haven't heard him say that."

Ling Jingxuan suddenly smiled: "That's right, Che'er has also reached this age."

Zhang Huaruo looked at them and whispered.Leaning back silently, he glanced downstairs a few times, wanting to see who Ling Che's friend was at the gate of the city.