Thousands of years

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"What Zhan meant," Zhan Zhao thought about how to speak, "Mr. Lin is getting older, and Miss Lin will marry sooner or later, why not sell the shop, and the monthly rent is enough to survive .”

"Oh, this grassroots man mentioned it to Ruoqing before, but she didn't agree." Old man Lin replied stiffly.

"Disagree?" Zhan Zhao asked with a strange raised eyebrow.

"Yes, Ruoqing said that people should not be idle, they must have their own careers, and they must be able to support themselves." Old man Lin looked at Zhan Zhao's face while talking, and saw that he drooped his eyes and said nothing, showing no emotion .He thought about it again and said: "This kid has learned some weird words somewhere, and the grassroots can't understand them."

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao didn't say anything else, his eyes turned to the window, his deep eyes were looking at the continuous rain outside, and he didn't know what he was thinking.Seeing him like that, Old Man Lin also shut his mouth in embarrassment, holding the teacup awkwardly with his callused hands.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Ruoqing's crisp voice came: "Dinner is ready." She came out of the kitchen carrying a tray, on which were placed four emerald green side dishes that looked extremely refreshing.

Lin Ruoqing put the dishes on the table, and said to Zhan Zhao with a smile, "Taste the dishes first, then the rice and soup will be served later." Zhan Zhao only nodded, but sat still.

Lin Ruoqing gave him a strange look, turned around and went into the kitchen again, and after a while brought out some dishes to the guests at the table, and said with the same smile: "You two guests, just eat snacks to keep you hungry, it's raining outside and it's time for dinner again Let’s eat some here.”

"Oh, thank you miss, you are really considerate." The two happily praised Lin Ruoqing non-stop, Lin Ruoqing also kept laughing, saying that you are welcome, this laughter sounded like a joke to Zhan Zhao It was a bit harsh, but his thin lips were pursed slightly, and the hand holding the teacup was tightened gradually.

The old man Lin faintly sensed something, and hurriedly called out: "Ruoqing, hurry up and serve the rice."

"Oh." Lin Ruoqing replied, with the smile on her face still undiminished, she entered the kitchen again with a smile on her face.Zhan Zhao only felt that his heart was very blocked, he closed his eyes and calmed down, and put the teacup in his hand on the table.

"Master Zhan eats vegetables." Old man Lin opened his mouth after deliberation.Zhan Zhao nodded, picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the dish. The bland taste suits him quite well. Over there, the old man Lin said, "Ruoqing always cooks blandly. She said eating too salty is bad for your health. I don't know what's wrong with this girl. There are so many outlandish claims."

"Old man Lin, you eat too." Zhan Zhao said gently.Old man Lin nodded and picked up the chopsticks as well.

Lin Ruoqing then served rice and soup, and after serving them, she also served them for the two guests.

"Ruoqing, sit down and eat too." The old man Lin felt sorry for his daughter and hurriedly called her to sit down and eat too. After a lot of work, Lin Ruoqing's face was sweating again. She wiped it with her sleeve and picked up the bowl. , looked at Zhan Zhao: "How is my craftsmanship?" Zhan Zhao didn't look at her, just nodded and said lightly: "Not bad." Quite dissatisfied.

Old man Lin finished his meal in a hurry, and found an excuse to go to the backyard.

"Hey, is what I cook delicious?" Lin Ruoqing asked again unwillingly.

Zhan Zhao put down his job, rolled his eyes at her helplessly, and said, "It's not good, can I eat so much?"

Lin Ruoqing couldn't help laughing out loud: "Master Zhan looks just as good when he rolls his eyes."

Zhan Zhao blushed at what she said, and turned his face away to ignore her.Lin Ruoqing looked at him tenderly, and said softly: "I was actually thinking that there was a murder case. I'm afraid you will be busy again. It's rare to see you today, and it's raining. Anyway, you have to eat, so I'll leave you here Have a meal, and try my handicrafts by the way. I don’t know when I will see you next time?"

Zhan Zhao suddenly felt an indescribable complex emotion welling up in his heart, he was moved, satisfied, and also a little bit of self-blame.He looked at the person opposite, she was looking at him with a rice bowl, he smiled at her, picked up some vegetables with chopsticks and put them into her bowl, and said softly: "Eat more, you are too thin Already." Lin Ruoqing nodded with a sweet smile, and continued to eat.After eating, old man Lin took away the bowls and chopsticks, and asked Lin Ruoqing to have a conversation with Zhan Zhao.

Lin Ruoqing poured another glass of water for Zhan Zhao, then looked at his face with her hands on her chin and said, "I've asked Miss Ding Yue Hua Ding to go out and play together tomorrow."

Zhan Zhao picked up the teacup and was about to drink it. Hearing what she said, he raised his eyes to look at her, and asked in surprise, "You and Miss Ding?" He put down the teacup, smiled slightly, and said, "Alright, according to Zhan, Miss Ding is a sensible person. Mingli is a girl who understands the general situation, if you can make friends with her, it will be a good thing."

Hearing this, Lin Ruoqing was slightly jealous, she even pulled her face down, and pouted, "Is she that good? Is she better than me?" Even Zhan Zhao could hear the sourness in these words , he sighed helplessly, and said with a smile, "You talk nonsense again." "Why are you talking nonsense, you have never praised me so much." Lin Ruoqing still refused to accept it.Zhan Zhao was almost on the verge of sighing, although she felt that way because she had him in her heart, but he was completely helpless, if she found out about him going out with Ding Yuehua, what would she do?

Zhan Zhao looked out the window and saw that the rain was gradually receding, so he picked up the umbrella placed by the table, stood up and said, "Zhan has some work to do, let's go ahead, you tell old man Lin." After finishing speaking, Then go to the door.

"Wait." Lin Ruoqing caught up with him, Zhan Zhao stopped and looked back at her.

"Zhan Zhao, I warn you, it's better to stay away from Ding Yuehua, as far away as possible." Lin Ruoqing looked straight at him, with viciousness and resentment in her eyes that Zhan Zhao had never seen before.

Zhan Zhao looked at her for a while as if he hardly knew her, and a wave of anger rose from the bottom of his heart: She is making things difficult for others, their brothers and sisters came from afar, and he should entertain her, how can he do what she said?He suppressed the anger in his heart, without saying a word, he opened his umbrella and turned to leave without looking back.

Lin Ruoqing looked at his back, thinking that Ding Yuehua might have more chances to see him in Kaifeng mansion than she did, she suddenly felt restless, she stood there for a long time, until old man Lin called her before returning to the shop.

Zhan Zhao walked in the rain with an umbrella in his hand, he was also upset and couldn't sort it out. He really couldn't figure out that Ding Yuehua had only just come to the capital, how could Lin Ruoqing have such a big reaction?Why did she not believe in herself so much?If she is like this for any woman who appears by his side, wouldn't that be a headache for him?Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao couldn't help heaving a long sigh. He found that he seemed to be particularly prone to sighing in the past two days.

Zhan Zhao asked some shops around Mibaozhai all the way. They all said that last night around Choushi, they heard a sound of falling things from Mibaozhai. Because it was irrelevant and worried about the danger, no one got up to look.

Seeing that he couldn't find anything to ask, Zhan Zhao went into Mibaozhai again to see if he could find any clues.He put away his umbrella and held his sword and entered the Treasure Room. As soon as he opened the door, a bloody smell rushed in. All kinds of treasures and jewelry were scattered on the ground, all the cabinets containing the goods were opened, and the account books and bank notes were thrown everywhere. Seeing this situation, Zhan Zhao couldn't help but feel moved. Could it be that the murderer came for one of the treasures in this store?Thinking of this, he found the store's business transaction register from the pile of things scattered in front of the counter, and looked through each one carefully. Most of the business contacts with this store were jewelers or people from the capital city. Big family, Zhan Zhao's eyes widened suddenly when he turned to the last page, there were three large characters written on it: Liulizhan, the date was half a month ago, and only one word Xiao was written in the column of the merchant who sent it, Zhan Zhao His sword-brows frowned tightly.

investigation

Zhan Zhao then carefully inspected all the items in the treasure room, but did not find the glazed cup. Could it be that the murderer really only came here for this item?He also thought of the token found on Lu Wencai's body. Is the murderer really related to the Minglan Sect?Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao didn't hesitate, put the register in his arms and strode out of Mibaozhai.

As soon as Ding Yuehua returned to Kaifeng Mansion, she was complained by her two elder brothers. Ding Yuehua told them truthfully what Zhan Zhao said. But admitting this matter so generously, it seems that what the girl said is probably true, but when they think of that girl pairing up with the world-famous Nan Xia, they feel their chests choked up.

Ding Yuehua was more sensible, and said to the two elder brothers: "Since that's the case, let's go home after we find the glazed lamp, and don't have any other thoughts."

Ding Zhaohui looked at the girl she had cared for since she was a child, and was extremely angry with her for giving in so blindly: "We came all the way here, and we will never go back without doing anything."

"But if you want to mention it again, wouldn't it be boring yourself?" Ding Yuehua said truthfully.

"Yuehua, I just want to ask you a question. Do you like that Zhan Zhao? If you like it, the eldest brother and the second brother will try their best to fight for you. If you don't like it, we will go home after finding the glazed lamp without further ado. How about that?" ?" Ding Zhaolan was much calmer, he looked at Ding Yuehua and asked.

"Yes, yes, but it depends on your words." Ding Zhaohui also said hastily.

Ding Yuehua lowered his eyes to think for a moment, then raised his head and said sincerely to his two elder brothers: "Yuehua doesn't want to be a bad marriage partner."

"Sigh." Ding Zhaohui sighed, "Brother, you already knew Yuehua's temperament, why did you ask her this?"

Ding Zhaolan fixedly looked at this girl who was regarded as the apple of his eye, and her bright eyes were also looking at him, and her eyes were full of pleading.Ding Zhaolan's heart softened suddenly, and he closed his eyes.