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In a flash, September has passed and October is coming.

For people in other places, October is a very ordinary month, probably only harvesting food is more important; but for people in Xishan City, it is a special month.

The cold winter is cold and cold, and many people who plan to get married within the year will complete the wedding ceremony before the cold winter arrives.

Of course, this was only in the past, and now it has become an important time for confession, marriage proposal, and appointment. Many city residents who have a crush will basically choose this time to confess.

In previous years, this time was still at the end of the trade, so it would be extremely lively; this year, the trade ended early, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the citizens of Xishan City. What should be done about celebrations, festivals, and markets? After all, apart from lifelong events, Also buy New Year's goods in advance.

The women in Xishan City have always been bold and generous, and never carry handkerchiefs, sachets and other items with them. Only this month, unmarried girls all over the street are carrying embroidered handkerchiefs or sachets made by themselves. If you like a young man, you will give it to him to express your heart. If the young man is also interested in her, he will give back a personal object as a token of love; if he is not interested, he will return it to the girl.

Of course, if two young people have a crush on the same girl, and the girl has a hard time choosing, they will ask questions in the street. The girl asks a question she cares about most, and the young man answers, and the one who is more satisfied with the answer will choose the one.

The whole street was witnessed by those who witnessed it.

As soon as October entered, Qingming was keenly aware of the change in the atmosphere.

Having nothing to do, he simply went to the street, Han Tuo went back to work in the barracks, Guo Xiaoxiao hardly came here since that day, so he went out alone.

Hand-operated folding fan, leisurely walking, lake blue robe, gentle and elegant.

After a while, Qingming attracted the attention of many people, of course, these gazes were all from the young girl.

I'm used to the rough and bold men in the Northwest, so I happened to meet such an elegant and elegant Pian Pian, how could I not make the girls' faces rosy and their hearts like a deer.

Qingming noticed the changes in the girls, but he didn't think much about it. After all, this kind of situation happened before when he was enjoying the flowers in Tang Town.

It's just that he forgot that before, it was in the south of the Yangtze River, and the gentle girls in the boudoir were naturally not easy to get close to, so they could only use eye contact to win someone's attention; but now, they are in the northwest, where the bold girls You might still be reserved for a while on weekdays, but now is the time to confess, if you don't act now, when will you wait?

So, when a girl approached Qingming with a look of spring in her eyes, the other girls also took action. Does the principle of first come, first served need to be taught!

Before he could clearly see what happened, Qingming was surrounded by young girls.

"Young master, I am XXX..."

"Young master, I adore you..."

"Son..."

"Son..."

There was chaos in front of his ears and eyes, Qingming couldn't hear what they were saying at all, he only knew that they kept stuffing things into his hands.

Qing Ming's smile was a little stiff, but he still maintained a good demeanor, intending to ask what was going on one by one.

Therefore, when Han Tuo and his subordinates returned to Xishan City, they saw Qingming being surrounded by girls.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect Mr. Qing to be so popular with girls!"

"This scene reminds me of the time when the Major General went to the streets for the first time in October." Lao Wei laughed and recalled that Han Tuo was in a hurry back then, which was almost exactly the same as Qing Ming's situation now.

"Eh? I've never heard you say that, Old Wei."

"Tell me, tell me quickly!"

When the young soldiers heard that Old Wei wanted to tell about the embarrassing things about the Major General, they all came over with curious and excited faces.

Lao Wei briefly said that it was nothing more than the tragic situation of a young major general surrounded by a group of big sisters.

All the soldiers around laughed.

The monkey was about to make fun of his boss, but when he looked up, he found that the boss was gone.

"Where's the boss?"

"Eh? The boss was still there just now?"

"Look, the boss is over there!" A sharp-eyed man saw Han Tuo who was helping Qingming out.

"The boss is going to help."

"Boss and Mr. Qing have a really good relationship!"

"Yeah, it's like a brother, I'm going to be jealous of Monkey!" Monkey joked.

The others laughed loudly once again.

Han Tuo didn't even notice that Lao Wei and the others were talking about his embarrassing things many years ago. When he saw Qingming surrounded by a group of women, he immediately stepped forward to help without thinking.

"Young brother~"

When he was in distress and the expression on his face was about to lose its expression, this call, to Qing Ming, was like timely rain during a long drought.

"Han Tuo~" Qing Ming turned around with great joy, his expression was brilliant, and his eyes shone with incomparable brilliance.

Han Tuo, however, had a gloomy face, walked up to Qing Ming, pulled him behind him, and shouted sharply, "Quiet me!"

Although Qingming felt that his tone was inappropriate, now is really not the time to care about this issue.

He was greatly relieved from the bottom of his heart.

He really couldn't harden his heart and scold these tough but sincere girls.

Fortunately he showed up just in time.

At the moment when he was in a daze, Han Tuo, who had already calmed down the scene beside him, dismissed the girls with a few words.

"Young brother."

"Ok?"

"You didn't take anything from them, did you?"

"Stuff? You mean those embroidered handkerchiefs or something."

"Well, you confiscated it?"

"Confiscated, I was afraid that there would be some special meaning, so none of them were confiscated."

Han Tuo breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, it does have some special meaning." Qing Ming said clearly.

Han Tuo nodded, "If you accept it, you will have to give back a personal item to represent your token of love with her; if you confiscate it, it means rejection."

"At a certain time?"

"Yes, October is usually very 'lively'." He shrugged, meaning.

"Seeing how you handle it so skillfully, have you always been surrounded before?" Qing Ming turned his body sideways, squinted at him, tapped his chest with a folding fan, and asked in a low voice with interest.

There is not much difference in height between the two, only a little more than half their heads. This posture just makes the two faces face each other, and the distance is a little close.

Han Tuo felt very uncomfortable because of his approaching and entangled breathing. He subconsciously moved half a step to the side, and was afraid that he would appear too deliberate, so he walked forward, "I was really scared the first time, but, Later, I was taught a lesson by the old man, and I learned a lot from the pitfalls. Every October, I hide in the barracks, and I will never come to the city unless necessary."

Saying that, he stopped, turned half sideways, and turned his head, "Speaking of which, I was teased by Lao Wei and the others for a long time because of this incident!"

Qingming didn't seem to notice the strangeness just now, and smiled helplessly, "It seems that this month, I'm going to hide in the general's mansion and become a bookworm."

After finishing speaking, he sighed pretending to be sad.

"Let's go, go back to the general's mansion, let the cook make some of your favorite food, and comfort your wounded heart."

"Boss, we are all brothers, how can you treat each other like this?" the monkey suddenly shouted.

"That's right, the boss wants to treat guests to a big meal. How could he not bring us along? We have been busy for more than a month, and we also need comfort!"

"Yes, yes~" the crowd echoed repeatedly.

"Even if I don't invite you, you will come. When will you eat good food without you?" Han Tuo walked over and hugged Qingming, "Come on, Brother Qing, don't care about them, let's go back first, first come first point."

"That's interesting, why don't you and I compete to see who gets to the general's mansion first, what do you think?" Qing Ming blinked at him.

Han Tuo immediately understood what he meant, "Okay!"

The last two sentences were deliberately lowered, so other people didn't hear them. When they found out, the two had already performed lightness kung fu, and there were only two backs left in an instant.

"Boss, you are not kind, just leave us behind!"

"Boss, how can you leave us behind?"

"Head..."

A group of people who were dumbfounded chased after him noisily, attracting the attention of the townspeople on the street.

That night, they ate hot hot pot in the courtyard of the General's Mansion, and set up five large tables. All the soldiers and servants in the General's Mansion sat together regardless of their status, and it was very lively.

When everyone is drunk, they compete for wine, punch, tell jokes, fight martial arts...however lively and happy they come.

Han Tuo didn't stop him, and even participated in it, which was very natural, as if he played with the soldiers like this on weekdays!

Someone also invited Qingming to join him, but he declined.

He enjoys this atmosphere, but it doesn't mean he wants to participate in it.

When he was half drunk, Qing Ming said hello to the people around him, and went to the porch to disperse the smell of alcohol.

"Don't you like the excitement?" Noticing that he left the table alone, Han Tuo also chased him out.

"No, I like it very much, but I'm still too out of place after all." Qing Ming leaned on the porch pillar, with a faint smile that was somewhat lonely.

This is a liveliness he has never experienced before. It is different from the hypocritical smirks of court banquets, different from the restrained silence of the teacher's house, and different from the indifferent tranquility when he is with his seniors... hot, real, and cheerful...

After a meal, the whole person is warm and happy. This should be the real appearance of eating!

"That's good, I was afraid you would hate this noise." Han Tuo walked to him.

"How come, I'm just not used to it."

"It's okay, just get used to it in the future, and it won't be just this time. It's not too cold now. When it's winter, I eat on the snow while watching the snow. My nose and ears are red from the cold, but my body is sweating profusely." , I don’t know how comfortable it is! And..." Han Tuo happily described.

Qing Ming smiled lightly and listened carefully.

Listening to it like this, it seems that he has experienced it too, but just like this, he is already satisfied.

"Boss, if you and Mr. Qing don't come here again, the soup and wine will be consumed by us~" the monkey shouted loudly.

"Understood... I talked too much before I knew it. I didn't talk so much before, I hope it won't bore you," Han Tuo replied, looking at Qingming with some embarrassment.

"No, I'm happy to hear that."

"Then let's go, they are calling us." Han Tuo habitually pulled his wrist, and when he touched it, he exclaimed, "Why is it so cold!"

He touched the other hand in disbelief, and it was also icy cold, almost as cold as ice.

"Why don't you think of a way to warm it up? Even with a hand stove, you don't know how to cherish yourself!" Han Tuo said a little annoyed seeing that he didn't respond.

"I am used to it."

"You... Forget it, it's useless for me to say anything, why don't you help me personally, my hands are hot, and we can balance the temperature," Han Tuo held his hands and rubbed them in his own until some Temperature, only to loosen one.

"Let's go, drink a bowl of hot soup while it's warming up now, and make sure you're warm from your hair to your toes."

After speaking, he pulled him to the dining table.

Qingming hasn't said a word since just now, because he really doesn't know what to say. Cold hands and feet are always a problem, but fortunately, it doesn't affect his health, so he doesn't care too much. Only a few years at the teacher's house , the brother discovered his problem, and prescribed a few medicines to help him recuperate, but it didn't have much effect, and the cold parts were only the hands and feet, and there was no such symptom in other places, so he simply didn't bother to recuperate.

No one has ever warmed his hands like him. Even the queen mother just gave him a hand stove, and that hand stove broke after only one year of use. After that, she never thought about it again. For her, There are many things that are far more important than this one need to be dealt with, and he has always been sensible, so she doesn't need to worry about it.

Inexplicably, Qing Ming feels a little astringent in his heart.