I wish for a long time

Fugu Restaurant.

Ye Jiu and Qi Shao'an found a seat by the window, and as soon as they sat down, Xiao Er quickly walked over to the table.

"Second guest officers, what do you want?"

Ye Jiu glanced at Qi Shao'an, and said, "What's special about your place?"

Xiaoer heard this, put his palms together and said with a smile: "My lord, you are here at the right time. The Fugu Sanwei in our store is unique in the capital."

Seeing that Ye Jiu didn't understand, Xiao Er went on to explain, "The three flavors of Fugu are salty, bitter, and sweet made from osmanthus, chrysanthemum, and Sophora japonica, and supplemented with rice milk..."

"Second brother, just have one."

Qi Shao'an interrupted Xiao Er's eloquent introduction, and said with a light smile, "Come on, let's serve puff pastry, Ruyi rolls, and ginger cabbage."

Xiaoer was stunned for a moment, and then understood, "It turns out that Madam is a regular customer, but I'm just showing off, both of you, please sit down for a while."

Ye Jiuwen said with a little surprise on his face, "Shaoer, have you been here?"

Qi Shao'an smiled but said nothing, raised his chin lightly, and signaled Ye Jiu to bring the things around him.

Seeing this, Ye Jiu let out an "oh", lowered his head and brought up the food box from the chair.

"Shao'er, this is the first time I see myself bringing food to a restaurant."

Qi Shaoan took off the lid indifferently, took out the bowl inside, and said, "Where is the rule that people don't bring their own food?"

Ye Jiu took a pair of chopsticks and handed them to her, "I didn't say anything, I'm just curious."

Qi Shaoan took the chopsticks and put them on the bowl, but instead of eating, she pushed them to the window.

Ye Jiu put away the good food box, looking at the bowl of thin soup and clear noodles, he felt a little drooling.

"Guest officer, the dishes are here~"

The kitchen at Fugu Restaurant was extremely fast, and within the time it took to speak like this, three dishes were served one after another.

Ye Jiu looked at the pouch pastry in front of him, and the corners of his lips twitched, fried eggplant box, did you see it?

Her eyes fell on Ruyi Xiaojuan again, um, bean curd rolls.

For the last dish of ginger cabbage, Ye Jiu no longer had any illusions.

She folded her arms on the table, looked around carefully, and finally sighed, "It seems that this dish is not for eating."

Qi Shaoan was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, then bent the corners of his lips, looked at Ye Jiu, and gently parted his lips, "Why do you see that?"

Ye Jiu pouted at the plate of ginger cabbage in front of her, "I bet you won't touch that dish."

Then she raised her head to look at Qi Shao'an, raised her eyebrows, "If we eat it, you won't order it 100%."

Qi Shao'an chuckled, "Ajiu is really smart."

Ye Jiu curled his lips, "What's so clever about it? It's because I understand you."

Qi Shao'an smiled when he heard the words, through the veil, it seemed to be partially blurred, with a hint of hazy beauty.

She turned her head, looked out of the window, and suddenly said softly: "Ajiu, look how well that crabapple is blooming."

Ye Jiu froze for a moment, then sat up straight and looked out the window.

Their position was facing the window, and looking out from the second floor, they could basically see the courtyards of the houses on the side street clearly.

Across an alley, a pink and white flowering tree stood quietly among the bricks and tiles, its flowering branches bloomed luxuriantly, and some of them had already stretched out across the courtyard.

Ye Jiu's mind suddenly remembered the wonderful phrase "A tree of pear blossoms crushes a crabapple", and now she has seen what the crushed crabapple looks like.

Although she usually drank crabapple tea, it was the first time she had seen this kind of tea hanging on a tree.

"Shaoer, why are some of these flowers red and some white?"

Qi Shao'an's eyes were clear, and he said softly, "That's Xifu crabapple, when it's in bud, it's red, but inside it's white, when it's fully bloomed, it's white flowers on a red background, pure and not demonic, so pretty."

Ye Jiu nodded when he heard the words, and was about to say "Shao'er, you know a lot", but suddenly stopped.

Begonia flowers?

She felt that the air in front of her was suddenly stagnant, her senses were infinitely magnified, and her nostrils were full of crabapple fragrance.

Her Shao'er...has that cold fragrance on her body...isn't it a begonia?

Ye Jiu felt several degrees of cold all over his body in an instant, and she looked down at the table full of dishes, as well as the familiar bowl of noodles by the window.

The words that popped out of her mind suddenly came into her ears at some point: "Second brother's favorite food is the noodles I made."

Ye Jiu couldn't calm down at all.

She stared at Qi Shaoan's calm profile, her fingers trembling slightly.

"Shaoer..."

Listening to her tone, Qi Shaoan understood that she already knew, so she no longer concealed it, turned her head, and said in a soft voice, "Ajiu, today is the day when my parents and elder brother passed away."

really.

Ye Jiu frowned slightly, she swallowed, but didn't know what to say.

"Xiao Er, please come to the altar, daughter Hong!"

Across the corridor, Xiao Er replied from afar, "Good sir!"

Ye Jiu pursed his lips, and smiled softly, "How can Shao'er forget the kindness of my father-in-law."

Qi Shaoan took a deep look at Ye Jiu, and tears slowly welled up in her eyes, she quickly turned her head to look out the window, her body began to tremble a little.

Seeing Ye Jiu's eyes, the bottom of his heart felt like a knife was gouging out.

Xiao Er quickly brought the wine jar, Ye Jiu suppressed the bitterness rising inside, lifted the wine glass and began to pour the wine.

After pouring three cups, Ye Jiu was suddenly taken aback.

It seems that Brother Qi is not dead yet.

After thinking about it, she didn't continue, but poured wine for herself and Qi Shao'an.

"Shao'er."

Ye Jiu sat beside her with a wine glass, and stuffed one of them into Qi Shao'an's hand.

Qi Shaoan took a deep breath with her back behind his back, and then turned around.

Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, seeing the red eyes and wet veil of the person who was just a few feet away, she couldn't help but feel a sore nose.

There were some things she didn't dare to ask, and Qi Shaoan never mentioned them, but she kept it in her heart like this, how painful it would be.

"Shao'er, if my father-in-law and mother-in-law know that you are safe and sound, I think they will rest in peace."

Qi Shaoan lay half prone on the table, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and while he was leaning up, the scorching teardrops sprinkled straight on the back of Ye Jiu's hand.

Ye Jiu gritted his teeth, helped her up, and gently hugged her in his arms, ignoring that they were in the hall, just hugged her tightly like this.

She felt that saying anything at this time was superfluous. This kind of unforgettable pain, with a deep sense of powerlessness, could not be relieved by any language.

And what I can do is to give her a haven to vent, and tell her with my arms that you still have me.

Qi Shaoan's emotions that were on the verge of collapse completely collapsed the moment she fell into Ye Jiu's arms. She grabbed Ye Jiu's waist tightly with both hands, and bit her lip to keep herself from crying.

But no matter how hard she tried to control it, she couldn't cover up her shattered crying and trembling body.

Ye Jiu's heart tugged and tugged, and her hands fell on the back of Qi Shaoan's neck, scrubbing her hair.

Begonias in the distance are in full bloom, stretching out in the spring.

The crying in his ear gradually became quieter, but Ye Jiu's heart became heavier and heavier.

After a long time, she heard a low, choking voice in her arms, which finally made her hold back the tears for a long time, and fell straight out:

"Ajiu, I have no home..."

……

One street to the east of Fugu Restaurant is a residential area.

There are neither poor people nor rich people, but mostly the houses of small officials in the capital and wealthy merchants.

Qi Shao'an's father, Qi Zhengze, was transferred from Yangzhou to Beijing. At the beginning, his rank was not very high. Later, he was promoted by the crown prince, and then he climbed to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials step by step.

It's just that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and the price of not being appreciated by the royal family is the cost of the whole family's lives in the end.

Ye Jiu stood in front of the two-door brown mansion, looked at the big characters "Xiao's Mansion" above his head, and sighed slightly.

In terms of scale and decoration, the mansion here is obviously a bit monotonous compared with the rich and powerful appearance of Zhenyuan Hou.

Ye Jiubala snapped his finger, the guard of the capital can be regarded as an official of the fourth and fifth ranks, but Father Qi didn't move when he was in the third rank, so it's not a loss for him to live here.

That's right, what used to be the residence of the Minister of Officials has now become the residence of the capital's garrison.

The plaque of "Qi Mansion" has long disappeared, replaced by two vigorous "Xiao Mansion".

Ye Jiu turned his head and looked at Qi Shaoan beside him.From the time they set foot on this alley, this girl began to slowly become abnormal.

And when she reached the gate of the mansion, she even lowered her head directly without looking at it at all.

Ye Jiu frowned and sighed lightly.

Feeling timid near the hometown, how longing in the bottom of my heart, how apprehensive it is when I arrive.

"Come on, let's go and see."

Ye Jiu held Qi Shaoan's palm tightly, and led her slowly towards the gate of the mansion.

It wasn't until he stepped up the steps that Qi Shao'an seemed to wake up from a dream.

One step after another.

She has walked this road many times, when she went to Rouge Shop, when she went to Ban Yan Zhai, and when she went to Fugu Restaurant when she just came.

But no time in the past has he been as excited and struggling as he is now.

She let Ye Jiu lead her, if it wasn't for that warm and firm palm, she might have turned around and fled away.

"Please tell your lord that Lin Shijin from Zhenyuanhou's residence asked to see me."

Knocking on the door of the mansion, a young servant showed his head inside, Ye Jiu cupped his hands and said.

The young man sized them up and saluted quickly, "It's really a coincidence that you two came here, my lord is out today."

Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, "Then did Master Xiao say when he would be back?"

The young man shook his head when he heard the words, "It's hard to say, my family is busy with business, and sometimes he doesn't come back until late at night."

Ye Jiu frowned, she turned her head sideways, looked at Qi Shao'an's slightly drooping head, she couldn't bear it, but she could only say: "Then please wait for Master Xiao to come and send someone to Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion to inform you." , thank you Lin."

As she spoke, she stuffed a piece of silver into the young servant's hand, and the young servant took it over, cupped his hands and said, "I will definitely explain to you, my lord, don't worry."

……

Ye Jiu and Qi Shao'an didn't leave immediately, after they disappeared within the sight of the Xiao Mansion, she dragged Qi Shao'an to the backyard.

Qi Shaoan, who had been trapped in her own world, was swept away by Ye Jiufeng, and her mind was buzzing after she stopped for a long time.

Qi Shao'an opened his eyes slightly, frowned slightly, looking at Ye Jiu with some puzzlement.

Ye Jiu turned his head and saw Qi Shaoan's ignorant eyes, dressed in plain clothes, with red eyes, just like a lost rabbit.

She couldn't help but reached out and pinched Qi Shaoan's cheek, and chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, wait by the side."

Afterwards, she looked around and brought some broken stools and a bamboo basket.

She stacked them up carefully, making sure they were very strong, then lifted her robe and stepped on it.

Qi Shaoan blinked in astonishment, what kind of interest was he in climbing the wall when he didn't agree with each other?

"Ajiu, come down quickly!"

Her heart suddenly became tense, and she quickly looked around, but fortunately, there was no one around.

Qi Shaoan frowned, if he was caught, it would be endless.

Ye Jiu didn't care, she grabbed the top of the wall and reached out to pull down the bottom part of the flower branch.

The branch was so crushed that it was crumbling, so Ye Jiu didn't put much effort into it.

Ye Jiu looked at the crabapple branch in his hand, smiled with satisfaction, turned around and handed it to Qi Shao'an.

"Here, be careful... Shao'er!"

Behind Qi Shaoan, two or three people who looked like beggars rushed towards her.

The author has something to say: Little Fifteen's desire to survive: enjoy flowers in a civilized way, don't destroy them with harsh hands.