Dedicated every day to make Master go crazy

Ye Cheng came out of Shen Lanzhou's room, subconsciously raised his feet and walked out.

Only when he regained his senses did he realize that he had already walked to the street outside the Shenquan Gate.

Suyang County is obviously much richer than Qingfeng Town.

Today seems to be some kind of traditional festival in Suyang County. The streets are decorated with lanterns and festoons, people come and go, and it is very lively.

At this time, the sky was a little dark, and people who had been busy all day had already finished their work and returned home.

The cries on the street started to ring out.

Some yamen servants took fire folders and stepped on stools to light the lanterns hanging on both sides of the street one by one.

The lanterns are made into various flowers and painted in festive colors, which is very interesting to watch.

A group of children surrounded the yamen servants, wearing new clothes, holding candied figurines or candied haws in their hands, all with their heads up and staring closely at the yamen servants' movements.

When the fire zip touches the wick of the lantern, the lantern is instantly lit and emits a warm red light.

As soon as the lantern was lit, the children clapped their little hands and cheered. They kept applauding around the yamen servant, which made the rough-looking yamen servant blush.

There was an old man sitting on the side of the street enjoying the shade, and he couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

With laughter and laughter, the festive atmosphere instantly rose.

Ye Chengben was still immersed in his own thoughts, and finally broke away from his thoughts when he was surrounded by bursts of laughter.

Suyang County has a large population. Today is a festival, and the streets are overcrowded.

Among a group of people dressed in coarse linen or brocade silk and satin, in groups, in twos and threes, Ye Cheng was dressed in white, carrying a silver knife, alone, with an alienated demeanor, which was really eye-catching.

He was handsome, and many girls were peeping at him along the way, and all of them blushed.

The folk customs of Suyang County are open, and they don't pay much attention to the defense of men and women.When a single woman has a man she likes, it is not uncommon for them to chat on the spot.

The girls looked at me and I looked at you, they all saw the emotion in each other's eyes, and couldn't help but bow their heads and smile shyly.

It's just that because of Ye Cheng's cold temperament, he didn't dare to go up to talk to him, so he had to take a step and turn his head three times, and kept looking back at the corner of his clothes, hoping that Ye Cheng would notice him.

An old woman with a basket selling at the side saw it and couldn't help laughing.

The old woman thought for a while, then approached with a smile and said, "Is this young master also coming to see Yunniang's closing scene tonight?"

Ye Cheng has profound skills, so he naturally felt the old woman's approach, but because he was old and lacked martial arts, he didn't care.

Hearing what the old woman said at this time, he was taken aback.

Seeing Ye Cheng's expression, the old woman knew that he didn't know, so she couldn't help laughing: "It seems that the young master didn't know, and came here by mistake? The young master is lucky today, Yunniang is a famous local Hua Dan, in the past, many famous young masters spent a lot of money to ask to watch her play, but they never had a chance. Today, Yunniang's last play is sung for everyone for free, young master is really lucky."

There was a smile in the old woman's voice.

In fact, according to Ye Cheng's attire, it is not difficult to see his identity as a martial arts practitioner. Generally, such a person would not be called a "prince".

But Ye Cheng's white dress looks simple, but upon closer inspection, it can be seen that it is exquisite and unusual, and it is worth a lot of money.

On this kind of festival, it is not impossible to call "Young Master" in order to cheer up.

Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment when he heard the old woman's words. Before he could speak, he heard bursts of cheers coming from ahead.

When I looked up, I saw a two-story ship moored in the river beside the street.The cabin on the second floor was opened up to look like a stage.

A well-dressed woman in red flicked her sleeves and slowly stepped onto the stage with lotus steps.

For a while, the cheers became more and more one after another.

Ye Cheng heard the old woman beside her say with a smile: "No, it's just beginning."

As soon as the old woman finished speaking, the melodious singing of the woman in red rang out.

The singing is melodious and pleasant, singing and typing.

The woman has a slender figure and a glamorous appearance, and she is dressed in red, which makes her look stunning, unlike people in the world.

Ye Cheng heard many people around him cheering non-stop.

To his surprise, besides men, there were many women among the cheering crowd.

The old woman seemed to see Ye Cheng's doubts, and said with a smile: "Today is Yunniang's last performance. From tomorrow onwards, she will quit the stage and marry as a woman. Yunniang is the most beautiful woman in our Suyang County. A well-known Huadan, her appearance, body and singing are all top-notch. Many rich and powerful people wanted to accept her into the mansion, but Yun Niang refused them one by one. Yun Niang waited hard for her until this year At the age of [-], he only sold his art but not his body, and finally waited for his sweetheart, and then he redeemed himself. The women in the county admire her, and they all take her as a role model, so naturally they all like her."

"Golden treasures are easy to get, but confidantes are hard to find. Today is also the local Flower Festival, which is specially set up for single men and women who love each other to express their affection for each other." The old woman said with a smile and looked at Ye Cheng, "Master Life is short, if you have someone you like, don't disappoint your good marriage."

Ye Cheng was taken aback by what the old woman said, as if he had heard similar words from another person not long ago.

Ye Cheng glanced at the old woman: "...Why do you say that?"

From Ye Cheng's words, the old woman seemed to hear nervousness and restraint.

The old woman couldn't help but smiled in her heart. This young man was handsome, but his eyes were cold. He thought he was serious. These serious and righteous knights are not used to being brought up on such topics in person.

"Don't think too much, sir. I don't mean anything else when I say this." The old woman smiled and lifted the bamboo basket she was carrying, and lifted the cover on it. On the day of the Flower Festival, send a marriage lottery to the person you like, if the other party accepts it, the marriage will be considered successful. Young Master, do you want to buy one?"

After hearing this, Ye Cheng was taken aback for a moment before he realized it.

No wonder the old woman has been chatting with her since just now, because she wanted to sell this marriage contract to herself.

Ye Cheng raised his eyes and looked around, and sure enough, he saw many people holding the marriage lottery in their hands.

The boys and girls clutched the lottery blushingly, hurriedly walked to the other person who was waiting not far away, coughed lightly under the smiling eyes of the other side and handed the hand holding the lottery to the other side.

The man on the opposite side smiled and reached out to take the sign.

While touching their hands, the two looked at each other.

Surrounded by crowds of people, bright lanterns above the head, the side is full of affectionate fireworks.

When the old woman saw Ye Cheng staring steadily at the boy and girl not far away expressing their affection for each other, looking in a daze, she was even more sure of her guess.

The old woman smiled again: "Master? Do you want to buy one?"

Originally encountered such a situation, with Ye Cheng's temperament, he should not pay attention to it.

He never believed in any marriage lottery or love customs, nor did he take them to heart.

But this time, for some reason, after hearing what the old woman said, Ye Cheng looked down at the marriage lottery in the bamboo basket carried by the old woman.

The so-called marriage lottery is nothing but bright red pieces of paper half the size of a palm, with no complicated patterns on them, only a faint imprint.

It looks very simple to make, just a pleasing name.

For some reason, Ye Cheng was fascinated by the basket full of bright red, his eyes stayed on the red paper for a moment, and he asked unexpectedly: "...How much is a piece of paper?"

"Five copper coins, one." The old man laughed, took one out of the basket and handed it to Ye Cheng, "It's okay to hand it to the other party when the time comes. If there is a destiny, we can guarantee the bond of affection."

Ye Cheng actually regretted the words just now.

Why do you buy this marriage lottery if you have nothing to do?There is no one to send.

But seeing that the old woman had already taken out the things and handed them to herself, it was hard to go back on her word.

The left and right things are also cheap, so if you buy them, you will buy them.

Ye Cheng gave the money, coughed lightly and reached out to take the marriage lottery.

The expression is serious, but unfortunately, the ears are slightly red, and I don't know if it is reflected by the lantern above the head.

After receiving the money, the old woman saw Ye Cheng's expression, but she suddenly smiled and said, "Ms. Yun is beautiful, how is it compared to the person in your heart?"

There are smiles in the words.

Ye Cheng was startled.

At that moment, he raised his eyes to look at the woman in red on the platform, and unexpectedly another face appeared in his mind.

...!

Ye Cheng's pupils shrank suddenly.

The man's face changed, and he was about to say something, but when the old woman finished saying that, she left with a smile.

Ye Cheng stood there stunned, and looked down at the marriage lottery in his hand, but in the next second, he seemed to be on fire, and immediately stuffed it into his waist in a hurry, with a look of invisibility look.

After putting away the marriage lottery, Ye Cheng walked away.

Not far away, the old woman was watching his leaving back with a smile.

After Ye Cheng's figure disappeared around the corner, many girls on the street who had been peeping at him from the beginning finally mustered up their courage and gathered around the old woman.

"How is Zhou Bingren? Have you found out?" A more courageous girl asked shyly and timidly, "Does the young master have a family?"

The other girls also responded one after another, asking questions in one go, looking at the old woman with sparkling eyes and hope.

"I don't know about the family, but this young master, you should forget about it." The old woman smiled and picked the basket, "My young master already has a sweetheart, if you don't want to be a young man, then don't even think about it."

"There are quite a few promising young people in my Suyang County. In the future, I will introduce the best ones to you one by one."

"Ah. Really or not." The girls managed to muster up their courage, but what they got was such an answer. They were all dissatisfied and couldn't care less about the girls' reserve, so they hurriedly asked, "Is Zhou Bingren sure? That young master?" Did you say it yourself?"

"I really didn't say it clearly." The old woman glanced at the brightened eyes of the girls around her, but continued with a smile, "But it's already obvious."

"Where is it obvious?" A woman asked unwillingly.

"Don't talk about anything else, let's talk about buying a marriage lottery. Those who can buy my marriage lottery must already have their own hearts. Otherwise, how can anyone buy this for nothing?" The old woman smiled and said, "I am an iceman. I’ve been doing it for decades, and I’ve never made a mistake on this point. The girls should give up on this.”

The iceman's business is to make a living as a matchmaker.

The old woman has been an iceman for so many years, indeed no one can understand this kind of thinking better than her.

What's more, the old woman is still a well-known iceman in this town, her eyes are very poisonous, she has never missed the conclusions she draws on this aspect, that's why so many people come to her as a matchmaker.

After hearing this, the girls finally gave up.

Everyone pursed their mouths, lifted their skirts and went to play elsewhere.

The old woman was left alone smiling at the marriage symbols in her basket.

The ten-mile lanterns are all burned out, and the dots are connected in a line. Suddenly, it seems like a red line of marriage descended by the moon, guiding lovers all over the world to get married.

*****

But he said Ye Cheng on the other side.

Ye Cheng had bought the marriage lottery by mistake, and was disturbed by the old woman's question, and finally lost the mood to enjoy it outside, so he returned to Shenquanmen.

He and Shen Lanzhou lived in the same courtyard.

It was actually not too late when Ye Cheng came back, the lights in Shen Lanzhou's room were still burning, presumably he was still asleep.

Ye Cheng wanted to go directly to his room to rest, but for some reason, he stopped when he passed the door of Shen Lanzhou's room.

Ye Cheng's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After watching the candlelight reflected on the door for a while, he actually reached out and knocked on the door of Shen Lanzhou's room.

Sure enough, Shen Lanzhou was still awake.

Hearing Shen Lanzhou's "Come in" with a smile, Ye Cheng stretched out his hand and pushed open the door.

Shen Lanzhou was sitting at the table reading a book.

Ye Cheng glanced at some of them, and they seemed to be some miscellaneous books such as miscellaneous notes and interesting talks. I don't know if they were left by Shenquan Sect before, or Su Shaomian brought them to him.

Shen Lanzhou should be getting ready to rest, the man has obviously finished washing, not only his coat has been taken off, but also his hair crown has been untied.

The lights in the room were like beans, Shen Lanzhou was wearing a thin black underwear, his hair was loose, and it was scattered behind him very softly.

He was sitting at the table with a book in his hand, and when he heard him come in, he looked up at Ye Cheng.

Maybe it was because the light at night was too soft, and Shen Lanzhou's eyebrows and eyes were softened a lot.

Shen Lanzhou was obviously taken aback when he saw Ye Cheng, then smiled and said, "Brother Ye? It's so late, why are you here?"

Saying that, she put down the book in her hand, stood up and walked towards Ye Cheng.

The windows in the house have not been closed, and the moon is bright and clear tonight, and the bright moonlight shines straight into the house through the windows, spilling all over the floor.

Because Youjia Manor is facing the street, standing here seems to be able to vaguely hear the voices of people on the street.

Shen Lanzhou stood in the moonlight all over the place, dressed in black clothes and with loose ink hair.

Behind him is a thousand miles of moonlight and the hustle and bustle of the world, which should be the ultimate scene in the world.

But Shen Lanzhou stood there like that, looked up, his eyes were filled with moonlight, and there was a smile, besides, there was a faint shadow of a person reflecting the light.

It suddenly makes people feel... the beautiful scenery outside the window is nothing more than that.

Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment.

He suddenly didn't know what he wanted to say and what he wanted to do when he knocked on the door.

He suddenly remembered the question the old woman asked him when she handed him the marriage lottery.

The old woman asked him: "Ms. Yun is beautiful, how is she compared to the young master's sweetheart?"

It is... far from it.

Ye Cheng suddenly closed his eyes.

He heard the answer that his heart wanted to answer at that moment - all the people in this world combined are far less than one Shen Lanzhou.

"Brother Ye?" Seeing Ye Cheng standing at the door without speaking, Shen Lanzhou blinked suspiciously and walked in front of him.

Shen Lanzhou raised his eyes and looked at Ye Cheng: "What's the matter? Did Dieyike have new news?"

Ye Cheng stood there looking at him for a long time, then suddenly lowered his eyes after a while.

The man in white moved, and took out something from his waist very carefully, then reached out and handed it to Shen Lanzhou, with a precious and important movement.

Ye Cheng's eyes did not look at Shen Lanzhou, but kept lowered.

Shen Lanzhou looked down.

It was a piece of red paper, and there seemed to be some faint marks on the paper.

what is this?

for me?

Shen Lanzhou was full of doubts.

It can be seen that Ye Cheng has a serious face, but it doesn't look like he is joking.

Shen Lanzhou looked at Ye Cheng for a long time, and finally stretched out his hand, wanting to take what Ye Cheng was holding.

But as soon as Shen Lanzhou stretched out his hand, Ye Cheng suddenly reached out and grabbed his hand.

It was a gesture of clasping fingers.

Surprised, Shen Lanzhou raised his eyes to look at Ye Cheng, but his eyes were still downcast.

Shen Lanzhou frowned, just about to break free from Ye Cheng's hand, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

Shen Lanzhou's expression changed.

He tried to loosen his hands a few more times, but there was no sign of loosening the hands that were connected by the two.

His and Ye Cheng's hands were stuck together firmly by something, and they couldn't even loosen them.

What's happening here? !

Shen Lanzhou raised his eyes and looked at Ye Cheng in amazement.

*****

"Suyang County Chronicle" contains: "There is a plant in the northern suburbs of Suyang, called 'Wood Tang', with bright red roots. Take its roots and soak them in water to boil and dilute to get a bright red liquid. Its liquid is sticky and slightly poisonous, and it can contact the human body. Afterwards, it is melted by body temperature, and a polar mucus can be obtained, which cannot be decomposed by ordinary force, but can only be decomposed by the juice boiled from its leaves."

"It is Suyang's specialty that women in the county make 'Marriage Talismans' out of sticky sticks wrapped around wood with skillful hands."

"The roots of the wood entanglement are slightly poisonous, but the pollen is highly poisonous. The poisoned person is weak and in a trance. After one night, the poison is relieved and the mind is clear. Only a butterfly-shaped mark is left on the contact with the wood entanglement."