Jincheng flower hour

Liu Hong woke up and saw the red camellia outside the window. He sat up from the couch, the bedroom was empty, and there was no figure of Zhuang Yang.Thinking back to sleeping with Zhuang Yang in his arms last night, Liu Hong reached out to touch the spot where Zhuang Yang had been lying before, savoring his breath.

The door was wide open, and Liu Hong noticed a figure outside the door watering the flowers on the railing.Liu Hong climbed down on the bed and stood up slowly, the pain was within the range he could tolerate, he slowly walked out of the bedroom and came to Zhuang Yang's side.

Zhuang Yang took a gentle look at Liu Hong, and went to take care of another Chunlan.Liu Hong was also silent, lying on the railing, looking at Ahe who was busy downstairs by the well, and his eyes finally fell on Zhuang Lan who was wielding a knife.

What Liu Hong taught Zhuang Lan was real swordsmanship, and Zhuang Lan practiced it into fists and embroidered legs.

"Ah Hong, why are you upstairs?"

Ah He noticed Liu Hong, wondering if he didn't see him coming.

"Brother Ah Hong, I slept with my elder brother last night."

Zhuang Lan put away the knife and looked up at Liu Hong and Zhuang Yang upstairs.Zhuang Yang was concentrating on taking care of the flowers and plants. Liu Hong heard about it and glanced at Zhuang Yang.

"Brother Ah Hong caught Huo Da and was cut by Huo Da's knife. Last night he came to look for his brother and used my embroidery needle to sew up the wound."

Zhuang Lan talked a lot, and finished what happened last night in one breath.

Ah He yelled, "Did Huo Da catch it?"

"Huo Da was arrested by Ah Hong and Duan Youjia last night. He didn't ask about the friendship between our Erlang and brother Hong, and taught him to grow worms in prison."

Ah Yi came out of the house with a bamboo basket and a sickle. His face still had old wounds, but his legs and feet were sharp.A Yi is bigger than Liu Hong, and he also brazenly called Brother Hong.

The corners of Zhuang Yang's mouth raised slightly, it was a silent smile, which was caught by Liu Hong.Liu Hong also smiled, feeling that the weather today is really nice and sunny.

"Erlang, I'm going back."

"I'll accompany you down."

"No, your foot hurts too."

Liu Hong limped downstairs, and Zhuang Yang watched him off. Seeing him moving his feet carefully and strenuously climbing the stairs, he felt uncomfortable.

After a while, Liu Hong walked down the stairs, Zhuang Lan saw it and said:

"Brother Ahong, do you want me to help you?"

Zhuang Lan thoughtfully stretched out a thin arm, but Liu Hong slapped it away.

"Ah Hong, don't leave yet, I'll ask Daqing to carry you on my back."

Ah He shouted from behind, and Liu Hong walked forward on his own.

Liu Hong cultivated at home, and Liu's mother boiled eggs and stewed fish every day, and often talked about him, and he was not allowed to catch thieves along the way.Liu Hong was afraid that his mother would be worried, so he put his mind away and stayed at home obediently.

"Mum, why are there still eggs?"

Liu Hong picked up the bowl and saw an egg in the bowl. He had eaten several eggs in the past two days.Although the chickens raised at home are only old hens, they cannot lay so many eggs.

"Erlang sent it, eat it while it's hot."

Mother Liu peeled off the egg and handed it to Liu Hong. The egg was steaming.Liu Hong took it and finished it in two or three mouthfuls.Eggs can be exchanged for money, and they are quite valuable. Mother Liu boiled them all to make up for her son.

Although the money earned from farming is not as high as the reward for catching thieves, but Liu Hong does not need to be injured in farming, and Liu's mother does not need to worry about it.

A few days later, Liu Hong recovered from his injury, collected dried bamboo shoots, dried fish, mushrooms and other dry goods, put them into baskets, and planned to sell them in the county on horseback.While loading, I saw Zhuang Lan running and said, "Brother is going to see Aping in the county, is Brother Ahong going?"

"I happen to be going to the county too."

The dealer's carriage remained the same, but with a different horse.

Liu Hong drove Zhuang Yang and Zhuang Lan.Zhuang Lan happily sat in the middle, separating Zhuang Yang and Liu Hong, chattering all the way.

"Brother, are they looking at you or brother Ahong?"

Passing by Laili, the mulberry pickers watched again.

"Look at your brother."

"Hmph, I won't show it." Zhuang Lan covered it with her sleeves, and said, "No, they are looking at Brother Ah Hong."

Liu Hong was wearing new clothes today, with a beautiful bun, and not only was he carrying a bow and arrow, but he was also leaning on a long knife beside him.He is heroic and heroic, attracting attention.

The car arrived at the county and sent the brothers and sisters of the Zhuang family to Master Yan's home.Liu Hong got out of the car and followed Zhuang Yang, like Zhuang Yang's entourage.Zhuang Lan, who is always unruly at home, appears quiet and polite when she is on other people's land.

The servant of Yan's house welcomed Zhuang Yang to the hall, and there was already a guest in the hall.Seeing this guest, Zhuang Yang stopped in his tracks, looking shocked.Only then did Liu Hong look at the guest. This is a man in his early 20s: he is wearing a green robe and has a dignified appearance.Zhuang Yang looked at the man, and the man also looked at Zhuang Yang.Master Yan asked, "Zimu, do you know Zhuang Sheng?"

Liu Hong was at a loss, Zhuang Lan pulled Liu Hong's sleeve and whispered, "It's Mr. Zhou."

Zhuang Yang walked up to the man in Tsing Yi, bowed to the ground, and the man in Tsing Yi took Zhuang Yang's hand and helped Zhuang Yang up. He said to Master Yan, "I am ashamed to say that I taught him a job when I was young. "Zhuang Yang sat aside and called him respectfully: "Sir."

Master and apprentice together are simply pleasing to the eye, they are all people with outstanding appearance and bright demeanor.

Zhuang Yang looked at Zhou Jing with admiration.Suddenly meeting Zhou Jing who had been missing for a long time, Zhuang Yang was both shocked and delighted.The two first chatted with Yan Fuzi, then they left the hall together and walked into the backyard side by side.

What they were talking about, Liu Hong stood far away and couldn't hear them.Seeing Zhou Jing, Zhuang Yang was in high spirits, he always had a smile on his face, and he talked with great interest, Liu Hong had never seen Zhuang Yang so talkative.

His Erlang forgot him aside.

Liu Hong sat in the carriage sullenly, Zhuang Lan and A Ping came to look for him, but even their words were inseparable from Mr. Zhou.

"I thought that Mr. Zhou went to a far, far place and would never come back. When Mr. Zhou left, my brother was very sad."

"Mr. Zhou just came back from Hanzhong, Alan, you can't pester him like you used to."

"You know, I used to be young."

Zhuang Lan waved her hands indifferently. She liked Zhou Jing very much when she was a child.

"He is Erlang's master? He is not a few years older than Erlang."

Liu Hong thought why would he invite such a master. He had heard that Erlang had a teacher before, and he thought that he was as gray-haired as Master Yan.

A Ping said: "Brother Hong, Mr. Zhou took refuge in Zhuli back then. He was very knowledgeable, so my uncle invited him to teach my brother to read."

Zhuang Lan said: "He used to live in A Ping's room and taught me how to play the piano."

"You taught me how to play the piano, but you always come to make trouble."

"Hmph, sir taught me too."

Liu Hong stood up and took down the bamboo baskets on the carriage. He picked up the load and prepared to leave.

"Brother Ahong, I'll go with you."

"Ah Ping, I'm going to the store to sell goods, and I'll be back in the afternoon."

Liu Hong explained to Zhuang Ping, and Zhuang Ping responded well.

Liu Hong shouldered the burden and left, Zhuang Lan followed behind, Liu Hong stopped and scolded: "I'm not going back yet." Zhuang Lan lowered her head aggrieved, and complained: "Brother Ah Hong is so fierce today." Only then did Liu Hong realize that he It was indeed vicious, he had never trained Zhuang Lan before.

"You are a girl, you are not afraid of being robbed halfway."

"Don't be afraid, Brother Ah Hong is here."

When the two came to the store, Liu Hong took out a sack and put dry goods on it, and Zhuang Lan graciously helped.One big and one small squatted on the ground, looking at the passing visitors.

"Brother Ah Hong, you have to shout when you sell things. It should be like this: sell dried bamboo shoots and dried fish."

Zhuang Lan opened her voice, yelling like the vendors around her, her yelling was childish.

Liu Hong never yelled at selling things, and he could sell them, but with Zhuang Lan's yelling, they sold quickly, and two people would not come to buy.

"Brother Ah Hong, I want to eat pancakes."

A sesame cake seller walked through the crowd carrying a load. Zhuang Lan's sharp eyes caught him at a glance.

"Give."

Liu Hong gave Zhuang Lan two copper coins.

Zhuang Lan quickly bought a large sesame cake, and divided Liu Hong in half.Zhuang Lan happily ate the pancakes, her mouth was full of delicious food, and she didn't forget to praise: "Brother Ah Hong is so kind."

The two were eating cakes when suddenly a man dressed as a servant of a rich family came over, looked at the dry goods in the basket, and said proudly: "I have them all, I have to help you pick them."

"Where are you going to send it?"

"Just across the street."

Liu Hong stuffed the remaining sesame cakes into his mouth, patted the cake crumbs on his hands, picked up the burden, and followed the servants.Zhuang Lan followed, her eyes wandering around the servant, not afraid of strangers at all.

The servants led Liu Hong to a luxurious compound, where there were groups of servants dressed in gorgeous clothes.The yard is huge and the pavilions are magnificent.Zhuang Lan grabbed Liu Hong's hand and leaned to Liu Hong's side. This was the first time she had seen such a place.

"Send it to the kitchen, in front."

Liu Hong picked up the burden and found that it was a separate courtyard. He didn't see a kitchen, so he felt suspicious.

"Where is the kitchen?"

As soon as Liu Hong turned his head, there were no servants, but several healthy servants with wooden sticks jumped out and called Liu Hong without saying a word.

"Alan, quickly hide in the basket."

Liu Hong kicked over a basket, and Zhuang Lan tactfully got into it.

Ben was already in a bad mood today, and when he encountered such an inexplicable incident again, Liu Hong was very angry. He took out his shoulder pole and beat the six or seven healthy servants with all his might.

"Who is plotting against me, come out!"

When he came out to sell items, Liu Hong didn’t bring a bow, arrow or knife—for fear of scaring the buyers, Liu Hong was carrying a pole at this time, an ordinary bamboo pole, which was a sharp weapon in his hand.

The healthy servants got up from the ground and retreated towards the door of the hall. At some time, there was a well-dressed fat man standing outside the hall, and beside the man was an old acquaintance, Zhang Changsheng.

"Father, you should believe it now, he is very powerful!"

"Unlike these idiots, ten idiots are not as good as one Liu Yongshi!"

Admiring eyes, words of praise.

This rich man who was as annoying as a fly jumped to Liu Hong's side, rubbing his hands excitedly.

"Liu Yongshi, long time no see, remember me, I am Changsheng."

Liu Hong waved his shoulder pole, resisting the thought of beating him.

Zhuang Lan opened the bamboo basket, patted the dried mushrooms on her head, and looked at Zhang Changsheng suspiciously.

"You are Liu Hong Zhuli?"

Father Zhang asked, his voice was as loud as a bell.

"Exactly."

Liu Hong picked up the dropped goods back into the basket, and he didn't intend to flatter Lin Qiong's rich man.

"I see that you have martial arts skills, would you like to work as a nurse at my place?"

Even if you are very rich, you will inevitably be targeted by thieves. What's more, the world is not peaceful now, and many wealthy people in Linqiong have been harassed by bandits.

Liu Hong threw the last bundle of tea tree mushrooms into the basket, stood up and looked at Zhang's father and said, "There is an old mother to take care of at home, thank you for your kindness."

"Bring your mother and give her a place to live."

Father Zhang thinks this is not a problem.

"That's right, Liu Yongshi, Feng Township is almost becoming a den of thieves, you should hurry up and move your family to the county."

"Look at those rooms, it's up to you to choose, you can live in any one you want. In the future, you will teach me martial arts, play with me, and when you are free, just look at the yard and be carefree."

Zhang Changsheng put his arm on Liu Hong's shoulder on tiptoe. He has a pretty face and is smiling at Liu Hong flatteringly.Liu Hong pulled his hand away, bowed to Zhang's father, and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I, Liu Hong, am just a rough farmer, and I am not used to life in the county."

Liu Hong shouldered the burden and was about to leave. Zhang Changsheng was anxious and called him, "Liu Yongshi, don't rush to leave."

"Liu Yongshi, you can still discuss it!"

"Liu Yongshi, if you don't want to be a nursing home, then I invite you to be my master, don't leave, don't leave!"

Liu Hong quickened his pace, fearing that he would chase him out and entangle him.

Zhang Changsheng really wanted to chase him out, but Zhang's father stopped him. He looked at Liu Hong's leaving back with resentment, and sighed.

Far away from Zhang's house, Zhuang Lan frowned and said, "Brother Ah Hong, that man is so noisy."

See, even the chatty Zhuang Lan despises him.

The author has something to say: Zhang Changsheng: He is truly a man who cannot be promiscuous when he is rich, who cannot be moved when he is poor, and who cannot be subdued when he is mighty.

Liu Hong: Are you looking for a fight?