Dressed as an actor in the Qing Dynasty

The Qiu family's father and son had an unpleasant quarrel. Qiu Zhongwen held his breath in the room for a few days. Qiu Ling'er came to talk to him for a while. Seeing that he was in a bad mood, she didn't stay long. Yan went out.

There was no way to relieve his anger, so Qiu Zhongwen simply left the Qiu mansion, with only a personal servant and a young master by his side.

"Master, where are we going?"

"Walk casually." Qiu Zhongwen had been put in a good mood by his father before, and now he is not in the mood to have fun, he was sighing, and suddenly remembered something, "Who is Cheng Jun with these few days?"

The little master glanced at Qiu Zhongwen's face, hesitant and troubled.

Seeing his appearance, Qiu Zhongwen couldn't help snorting coldly, "I must be hanging out with some other troupe's little opera singer, that young man from the Xianggong hall, or hooking up with someone else. Hmph, it's fine if he gambles and drinks. Do all these…”

A green sedan chair slowly passed by, and Qiu Zhongwen stopped in his tracks.

Seeing that the sedan chair had already disappeared on the other side of the stone bridge, the little master waved his hand in front of Qiu Zhongwen, "Master... master?"

Qiu Zhongwen turned around, with an evil curve around his mouth, and the folding fan in his hand snapped and snapped in two.

The little master felt a burst of cold air rushing through the soles of his feet, which made him shiver.

"What were you looking at?"

Su Qingchi shook his head, and raised the curtain to let the bearers stop at the gate of the courtyard.

After getting off the sedan chair, the two entered the courtyard.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, through the thin paper windows, you can hear buzzing sounds everywhere, like pigeon bells and bowstrings. It is the children gathering together to play tops and empty bells (diabolos).

Su Qingchi stopped in his tracks and listened for a while, feeling slightly lost in thought.

"There are sellers of these gadgets at the entrance of the alley ahead, why don't we go and have a look together?"

Su Qingchi shook his head, "Only little Bao'er likes to play with these things. When he first settled down in the capital, he won a silver reward for singing. That time he sang at Master Cheng's mansion, and came back after receiving the silver reward at Cheng's mansion." On the way, he can't walk in front of the empty clock stall."

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped.

"Then you bought it for him?"

Su Qingchi shook his head, walked into the yard, "Let him work as a handyman in Chunqin Garden for a few days, and give him a few pennies."

"Hehe, no wonder he always complains that his brother is a mean man."

"He's itchy."

Hua Jingzhao shook his fan, but smiled and said nothing.

At the four corners of the courtyard, the Tang flowers smoked from the flower cave have already bloomed, the peonies and roses are blooming vigorously, and a pot of red plum blossoms is as bright as cinnabar by the green window, which complements the scene very well.

The courtyard is full of warm spring, and the courtyard is full of flowers, making people unable to stop and linger.

"Tomorrow, the peonies at the Temple of Heaven and the Yongding Gate are in full bloom. It's very lively. If nothing happens tomorrow, let's go and have a look, how about it?"

"You know I don't like excitement, you can just go by yourself. I feel tired these few days. I will sleep for a day tomorrow so that I can refresh myself."

"The more you sleep, the more weary you become. Why don't you go out with me for a walk to relieve boredom. If you are really tired, we will come back earlier so that the left and right won't hinder you from resting."

Su Qingchi agreed after thinking about it. He has always been restless these few days, and he couldn't sleep well at night. He often woke up in the middle of his sleep, and when he touched his forehead, his palm was wet. I can't lift it up sleepily, so it's good to go out to take a breath.

The next day, the weather was fine, the clouds were light and the wind was clear, and I didn't feel too cold.

The two of them didn't go to Yongding Gate, because it was already crowded with people from the city who went to appreciate peonies, and Su Qingchi didn't like to make noise, so the two of them discussed and detoured to Taoranting in the south of the city.

To say the name of Tao Ranting, one has to mention Jiang Zao, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry during the Kangxi period. This person was not very well-known before, because he built several houses in the Cibei Nunnery when he supervised the kiln firing in the southwest of Beijing. It was originally only used for drinking tea and enjoying the cool, so it was named Tao Ran, so he got a good name because of this Tao Ran Pavilion.

Tao Ranting sits facing east from the west, because it is not the most pleasant time of the year, so it is indispensable to be deserted. If it is autumn, with a cool breeze and swaying reed flowers, it must be a pleasant scene.

To the north of Taoranting is Nanshiwazi. There is a pool of water called Yefu Pool. In this season, you can see a group of owls and wild ducks.

There is Longquan Temple in the north of the pool, and Longshu Temple in the east of the temple, also known as Longshuyuan, because there is a locust tree in it.

The scenery here is desolate, and most of the people who come here on weekdays are those who like quietness or wild fun.

Su Qingchi and Hua Jingzhao visited the Temple of Mercy and Longquan Temple together, and wandered among the broken grass and stone steps. After walking down like this, they really felt much better.

When the two sat down in the pavilion, they saw two people coming from a distance.

Su Qingchi only thought that those two people were just like them, they came here to relax and relieve boredom, so he didn't pay attention.

He only lowered his head and took a sip of his tea. The two of them had already approached, and then Su Qingchi heard a slightly hoarse voice, "Brother, Brother Hua."

Looking up, Su Qingchi's eyes flashed with surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I've been busy practicing martial arts these days, so I don't have time. I just happened to be free today, so I went out for a walk." Su Bao'er's voice was a little rough, probably at the time of voice change.

Su Qingchi glanced at Hua Jingzhao, who just waved his fan and smiled.

He looked at Su Baoer carefully again, and saw that although his eyebrows could not hide the pain left over from the past few days, his spirit was much better, he was taller and wider, so Su Qingchi closed his eyes and pointed to the side. The stone bench said, "Sit down."

Hua Jingzhao put away his fan and stood up, "I didn't know I could meet the second young master here, what a coincidence."

Shang Chengen nodded, and sat down on the stone bench next to Su Qingchi, "I didn't know that Boss Hua and Boss Su were here today."

The implication is that if he knew they were there, he would never come here.

Su Qingchi sipped his tea with lowered eyes, then put down his cup again, "Is there anything in the building that needs money these days?"

Hua Jingzhao added some hot tea for him, "No, what's the matter, I just checked the ledger with the accountant yesterday, and there was no discrepancy, but every expense and income in the building was recorded in detail as you explained. But what's wrong?"

Su Qingchi shook his head, "It's just that I need to withdraw some money in the past two days, and the amount is not small. At least I will let you know. If there is any place that needs money, if the warehouse is not enough, I will store it in the pear tree cabinet in my room. Some antique jewelry, you take it as an emergency first."

"What's important to me is that there is a place in the building that consumes money, and there is also me. Wherever it needs to be your thing, you can just rest assured." After Hua Jingzhao said, his eyes turned, "Don't you want to go out?"

"I want to go out, just in these two days."

Hua Jingzhao nodded, without asking any further questions, he said, "Understood, I will live in the building for the next two days, remember to send someone to tell me when you come back."

Su Qingchi nodded.

"By the way, if you need anything, just go to Shopkeeper Mo, he probably has what you want."

Su Qingchi turned to look at him, smiled slightly, "That's fine."

At this time, Su Baoer suddenly covered his chest and coughed, his voice was muffled, and he didn't seem to be suffering from a cold.

Before Su Qingchi could open his mouth to ask, he heard Shang Chengen say, "I'm impatient, and I'm greedy for haste, I almost lost my temper, but now there is no serious problem."

Su Baoer managed to stop his cough, peeked at Su Qingchi's expression, and carefully handed over his hand, "Brother."

Su Qingchi glared at him, but didn't say a word of reproach.

Maybe it's been too long since I've put my mind on Su Baoer. Unknowingly, Su Baoer's hands are bigger than his, and she is no longer old enough to be coquettish and pampered in his arms.

Su Qingchi sighed, "Hands are so cold, I don't know how to wear two more."

Just one sentence almost made Su Bao'er's eyes turn red, her throat was congested for a while, but she couldn't say a word, she wiped her sore eyes, and nodded emphatically.

The pavilion was quiet for a long time, Su Qingchi sat leaning against the pillar, Su Baoer was sleeping soundly on his lap, Su Qingchi patted his arm lightly, looking into the distance in a trance.

With a smile on his lips, Hua Jingzhao turned his eyes away from the two brothers, "Little Bao'er must have received a lot of care from the second young master in the merchant's mansion. Thank you Hua in advance."

"It's nothing." Shang Chengen said lightly.

Hua Jingzhao smiled nonchalantly, "Second young master is happy with his precious son, it's a pity that Hua has been rushing to say congratulations in the future."

Shang Chengen didn't show any joy on his face, he just nodded casually, and then got up to say goodbye, "Give him a day off today, and let him return to the Shang mansion at noon tomorrow. Shang has something else to do, so leave."

When Shang Chengen walked away, Hua Jingzhao smiled helplessly, "This merchant's second young master is indeed an iceberg, and I have learned from it today, hehe, it's really cold."

When Su Baoer woke up, the sky was almost dusk, and the three of them returned to the courtyard without staying for long.

The night was suddenly cold, the original stove had been removed, and the room was suddenly much cooler. Su Baoer lay on the floor, staring at the roof in a daze, Su Qingchi got up thirsty in the middle of the night, saw that his eyes were still open, and said, "Aren't you up so late?"

"Brother, if Big Brother Shang really gets married, what will you do?"

Su Qingchi paused slightly with the hand holding the teapot, but did not speak.

Su Baoer curled up in a ball, sobbing softly, "Brother, I really miss Baiming."

"If you just miss him, if you don't want to, go to bed early."

Su Bao'er didn't make a sound anymore, only weeping suppressedly. The two brothers were on one bed and under the other bed, neither of them slept all night.

Early the next morning, Su Qingchi packed up two pieces of clothes and set off in a carriage.