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☆、4. Realgar wine

It has been more than a month since Baili Tusu arrived in Jiangdu. Although the period was a little turbulent at first due to the full moon night, it was still safe after all. Since then, he has been living with Tao Qingqing in the wooden house on the outskirts of the city. safe and sound.

Later, Qingqing saw that he had nothing else to do except practicing sword all day long, so she recommended him to Baozhitang to be a helper. On weekdays, she also stayed in Baozhitang all day to do some things, such as grabbing medicine for her sister and brother-in-law. Or write a prescription for a ghostwriter and other chores, so I came to help with Tu Su.

Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen were also very happy about this. After all, according to Xu Xian's words, Tao Qingqing was usually so-so. Although he would not make big mistakes like using white radish as ginseng, he still made small mistakes.Baili Tusu has always been cautious, and he is a serious little helper.

"Susu, this is my sister's best dish. It's delicious. You should eat more." During the lunch break, the four of them sat together in the inner room of Baozhitang for dinner. , Tao Qingqing looked at the skinny face of his little nephew, and couldn't help but give him a few more pieces of meat, "You see, even Ah Xiang eats more meat than you on weekdays."

Hai Dongqing, who was by the window, who was pecking at the pork belly in his special food box, raised his head when he heard this, and looked at the table of four people who were eating with a pair of big rolling eyes.

"Uncle, there is only one meal in Tianyong City on weekdays, and I have been used to it for so many years." Baili Tusu expressed his pain when facing Tao Qingqing's feeding method, which can be regarded as a force-feeding style, but introduced Since the other party's uncle status is not good enough to forcefully refuse, he had to repeat the same explanation every time, "Master also often said that five grains are the source of life, old age, sickness and death, and eating less is not a bad thing."

"Qing'er, everyone has their own likes and dislikes, and it's better not to impose things on talents," Xu Xian, who was sitting in the chair, persuaded, "After all, the old saying once said, 'Your honey is my arsenic', the old saying comes from It makes sense."

"Brother-in-law, why are you always like this!" Tao Qingqing, who was choked for a while, continued without words. She could only stare at her sister, but she didn't expect that this was really the water poured out by her married sister. Bai Suzhen just gave her After picking up a chopstick of her favorite sweet and sour fish, she had nothing to do, and she could only stomp her feet under the dining table.

"Thank you Brother Xu for your understanding." On the other hand, Baili Tusu was very grateful for Xu Xian's rescue.

He also understands that the uncle is doing it for his own good. Since he came to Jiangdu and Baozhitang, the uncle not only used his own immortal power to shake the evil spirit for himself, but also took him home and treated him as a relative, even eating on weekdays. They all paid close attention to him, for fear that he would miss a meal and starve.

But...he is really different from Ah Xiang!

Every time the uncle finished his food, he would pout because he couldn't finish it, or because he didn't eat at all.So it was hard for Ah Xiang, three meals a day were all meat, and he gained a lot of weight in just over a month. Baili Tusu even wondered whether Ah Xiang would be fat enough to fly when he became an adult in two years. stand up.

"Today is the fifth day of May, let's drink some realgar wine to get rid of evil spirits." Seeing the younger sister who offended his wife, Xu Xian felt that it would be better to change the subject as soon as possible, "This is the first time Tu Su has come to our house. It's a Dragon Boat Festival."

"Drinking is a man's business. Usually, no one drinks with my husband. Since Tu Su is here this year, you two can have a good drink." She put a wine glass filled with realgar wine on her sleeve, and filled the two of them with realgar wine. She always felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere today, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. Maybe it was the fifth day of May. The smell of realgar was too strong, so he didn't take it too seriously, then he stabilized his wrist and continued, "Qing'er and I are from a woman's family, so it's inconvenient to accompany us."

"Thank you, Sister Bai." Tu Su thanked her.

Originally, in terms of seniority, Bai Suzhen was Tao Qingqing's older sister, so logically speaking, he shouldn't be called that.But in Xu Xian's words, facing Tu Su's face that looks about the same age as his younger sister, it is still a bit unlucky to call him a generation ago, and the two of them do not belong to Tianyong City, so they directly use Brothers and sisters are fine.

Baili Tusu didn't think much about it, after Bai Suzhen filled the wine for him, he directly raised his head and drank it to the bottom.After all, he didn't see alcohol at all in Tianyong City, and he didn't even know the etiquette of drinking in these worlds.

"Don't drink this wine in a hurry. After the whole family fills it up, we should toast together and celebrate the joy of the Dragon Boat Festival together." Xu Xian took the wine pot from Bai Suzhen's hand, and took the place of her and Tao Qingqing. All of them were poured with realgar wine, and the yellowish liquid exuded the smell of realgar. He recalled the conversation he had with the host at Jinshan Temple the day before yesterday, hesitated, and filled up the wine, "Qing'er's usual temper and habits don't look like a Ladies, besides, in order to welcome Tu Su, my lady will make an exception today and have a drink with us."

"Yes, yes, sister, I haven't drunk alcohol since I came to Jiangdu. You have never allowed me to drink alcohol. Why don't you make an exception today?" Tao Qingqing didn't think too much. The smell from this glass of realgar wine made her feel hot and dizzy, more mellow than the wine brewed from five grains, and she didn't know much about worldly affairs like Bai Suzhen, so this realgar wine was harmful to snakes. How big the impact is is not known at all.

And Baili Tusu, who was sitting next to Tao Qingqing, after thinking about what Xu Xian said just now, raised his wine glass according to what he expressed.Tao Qingqing and Xu Xian followed closely behind.Seeing this situation, Bai Suzhen couldn't shirk it, so she had to drink the realgar wine that made her feel extremely uneasy.

Since then, this meal has been tasteless, at least Tao Qingqing thinks so.And the whole afternoon, she felt that her sister was weird.Although he didn't ask himself to say anything specifically, he was always looking at himself with worried eyes, or at the sun that was gradually setting towards the west.

And Tao Qingqing herself felt that her body was getting weirder.It's just that the festive atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival made her completely forget about these temporary little things. After all, the Dragon Boat Festival is the most lively and grand festival of the year, and she has to go to Huamanlou today.

It is said that this Huamanlou's oiran is full of beauty, talented and beautiful. Showing off his face.Occasionally pick up guests, but the guests who are picked up the next day forget everything about the previous night, so Qingmang is covered with a veil of mystery. There are many.

But the reason why the legend is a legend is precisely because people don't understand the truth. If everyone knows that the original body of this gorgeous/famous Qingmang is a green snake, they will probably be scared to death.

Tao Qingqing and Huamanlou's Huashang girl are close friends, because she helped Huashang find Yin Qianshang who was soaking in the wine tank of the Nanjiao wine shop last year on the Lantern Festival, so since then, Tao Qingqing It became the career tracker of Huashang girl.

Due to Qingqing's special status, in Jiangdu, where the three religions and nine streams converge, she must always keep abreast of the latest news of the city. The nephew saved his sister's rigid god, they can't afford it.

And in a city, besides the yamen government, probably the most well-informed is Qing/Lou.What's more, the atmosphere of Huamanlou and the head shopkeeper are deeply loved by Qingqing, so she has always been happy to come here, but she is hiding it from her sister and brother-in-law. After all, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

Shen Shi ([-]:[-]pm-[-]:[-]pm) was about to pass, and Tao Qingqing saw that her sister and husband were about to close, so she said goodbye to them and dragged Tu Su, who was still helping to close, out of Baozhitang.

"Master, why are you in such a hurry today?" Baili Tusu, who was dragged out of the way all at once, expressed his puzzlement. That kind of lazy person, "Fen Ji has been very stable these days, Master, please rest assured."

"You're thinking too much, I'm not afraid of your burning silence." Tao Qingqing originally asked him to come out and say something about going to the market tonight, but he didn't expect the other party to be so sensitive.Presumably it was because she had been placed in the back mountain alone for so many years in Tianyong City, and no one paid attention to it. She believed that Ziyin would not treat the son of an old friend badly, but he has been retreating all year round, and there are some things that he still can't take care of after all. .

"Susu, don't think too much, I'm not your brothers in Tianyong City who bully you and fear you," Tao Qingqing raised her hand to put on his shoulder, then patted him, motioning him to feel relieved, and then Looking at this young man who is not much taller than himself, he said, "I am not afraid of Fen Ji's evil spirit, nor will I be afraid of you. I will not let Fen Ji hurt you when I am by my side."

Baili Tusu was silent, he knew that Tao Qingqing was comforting him, and he also understood what kind of things he was carrying, but these words were something he had never heard since he could remember, and the peace of mind and warmth slowly overflowed atrium.

Seeing his silence, Tao Qingqing secretly thought that maybe he was thinking about why he didn't live in Baozhitang. After all, Xu Xian once said by chance that she had always lived in Baozhitang.

"There are two reasons why you live with me in the outskirts of the city. One is that my sister and brother-in-law are newly married, and we can't disturb them; the other..." Tao Qingqing stood beside him, holding his arm , and then rested his head on his shoulder, "I like Susu very much, so I want to live with you."

Baili Tusu's wild thoughts were blown dizzy by Tao Qingqing's words, and he had no extra energy to think about other things.

This is a very strange feeling. I say it is joy but I feel a little moved, and I say I am moved but I feel a little shy.In short, this complex feeling is the first time he has ever had in his life.

A feeling that I have never had for a master or a senior brother.

"Because it's the Dragon Boat Festival today, the market will be very lively. I have something to do now. Let's go to the market together after we finish." Tao Qingqing took his arm and looked at the boy's chiseled face. His face, those phoenix eyes still have a little childishness, innocent but steady, "How about you wait for me under the old locust tree in front of the market in Haishi?"

Baili Tusu let her hold his arm, her flowery smile reflected in his pupils, and then nodded.

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