Plum Blossoms

There is also a temple at the foot of the mountain outside Suzhou City.

Wang Zhaojun found a shelter from the wind on the mountain last night, wrapped himself in a robe and slept, and only went down the mountain this morning.It was still early and the sky was bright, but the temple was already crowded with people.

——That was the believers who came to offer incense and petition on the first day of the new year.

The horse was fostered at a nearby family's house last night, tied to the cattle.After Wang Zhaojun came to the door, he borrowed hot water to wash up, and then slowly prepared to go back.

She is not afraid of the cold, but she drank a small jar of strong wine and slept on a rock, and now she just feels listless.

It seems that not everyone can be a heroic hero.

The city gate of Suzhou was wide open, and when Wang Zhaojun entered the city, he could hear the crackling of firecrackers from time to time.There are still not many people on the street, and the only ones are also in a hurry, and they don't talk much to each other.

Wang Zhaojun just wanted to go back to Baihualou and have a good sleep.

She entered the yard, led the horse to the stable, and immediately froze in place.

There was a horse in the originally empty stable!

And this horse looks very familiar.

She quickly tied up the horse and entered the small building.Just bypassing the screen painted with landscapes, flowers and birds, I saw a person stepping on a wooden ladder and hurried downstairs.

Wang Zhaojun looked at him and said in surprise, "Hua Man Lou, why are you here?"

Hua Manlou stopped in front of her as if he didn't hear her, with a mixed expression of happiness and sadness.He raised his hand, as if he was going to touch her, but just as his finger touched Wang Zhaojun's cheek, he was suddenly awakened, and immediately retracted it, saying sadly: "I thought you left again."

His hands were really cold, not much worse than Wang Zhaojun who had just entered the house from outside.

Wang Zhaojun only cared about what he said.

He said "again".

She sighed in her heart, took the initiative to hold his hand, and said seriously: "Before, I was too capricious, I'm sorry."

Hua Manlou was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "There's no need to say that again."

It's still early now, and the city gate will only open for about an hour.It's not easy to hurry at night. Given the distance from Hangzhou City, he must have arrived yesterday.Wang Zhaojun left the door in the evening, but he happened to miss it.

The second floor of Baihua Building was only slightly warmer than the outside, because she had extinguished all the fires before going out.In this environment, Huamanlou slept all night, no wonder his hands were so cold.

She was already so guilty that Hua Manlou didn't tell her that he actually stayed up all night.

In the dark Baihualou, he was sitting by the window, thinking about something quietly.

He remembered that he was sick when he was a child, lying in bed and unable to get up, and then passed out altogether.After opening his eyes again, he heard the sound of his mother crying, as well as the voices of his father and several elder brothers.He blinked, and it took him a long time to speak, his voice hoarse: "Why don't you turn on the lights, it's so dark." Then the surrounding voices suddenly stopped.

He remembered his parents' reluctance when he first decided to move out of the house.They have always pampered and pitied him, and wished to send the best to him. When they heard him say that he wanted to live alone, how could they agree?In the end, he really couldn't resist him, and he let go only after he agreed that Aunt Li would take care of his daily life.Even so, before he left, his mother was still so reluctant that she cried several times.

He remembered that Lu Xiaofeng didn't have a beard in the first place, but at some point, he suddenly grew a beard.He couldn't see it, but he only knew about it when he suddenly heard the name "Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows" in the world.A young man in his twenties grows his beard in a very particular way, and he is still complacent and thinks he is beautiful. I really don't know what he thinks.

He thought of the few days when Wang Zhaojun had just left, he was always restless.He couldn't see it, but he knew from the words of others that she should be extremely beautiful.A beautiful young woman without martial arts, walking alone outside, is so ignorant and innocent, what should she do if she is targeted by someone with ulterior motives?If she ran out of money, where would she live and eat?After hearing Dazhi Datong's words, she must feel at a loss and feel sad. If she can't think about it for a while... He has always been an optimistic and cheerful person. He always feels that the world is full of sunshine and life is always colorful and beautiful, but now he can't help but think about the worst.

He and Wang Zhaojun had known each other for only half a month, but they had gradually become familiar with each other.When eating, he was the only one left at the table, and no one could hear praise for a certain delicious dish; when he was playing with flowers, he would occasionally look back, and always felt that someone was sitting behind him, and his ears seemed to hear her flipping a book The sound of the qin; the strings are plucked, the sound of the qin is broken and noisy, and no one will play the flute to respond.

I have lived alone for a long time, and suddenly I am not used to it.

He asked his friends to keep an eye on her whereabouts.At the fourth brother's wedding, when Lu Xiaofeng said that there was no news of her, he was worried again.The weather is getting colder, and the flowers in Baihualou are all withered.Mrs. Li called someone to come to the door and moved all the flowerpots from the balcony in the courtyard into the house.Hearing the sound of their moving, he suddenly asked, "Is the plum blossom about to bloom?"

Mrs. Li said: "How can it be so early, the earliest plum blossoms will take more than a month to bloom."

"Go find Huajiang Tan." Hua Manlou said, "I have something to ask him for advice."

Tan Huajiang is a well-known figure in the city, and he is best at serving flowers and trees.After Huamanlou asked him, he moved a plum tree from him and planted it in the yard of Baihualou.He planted this kind of plant for the first time, and he was very careful. He was very happy to know that it took root and survived, and it grew gratifyingly.

Happy, but also melancholy.

He always thought that if he stayed at home, he would naturally not get news from her.But he was also worried that if Wang Zhaojun came back suddenly after leaving Baihualou, the two of them would miss it.

Later, she really came back.

Hua Manlou could only feel an indescribable emotion filling his heart.He was both surprised and happy.Hearing her sit down beside him, listening to her pouring tea for him, listening to her softly recounting her whereabouts after leaving, he couldn't help but smile again and again.

Back at Hua's house, the elder sister-in-law really talked about it, saying that Wang Zhaojun is a lonely girl, how could she leave her alone for the new year?She originally wanted to arrange someone to pick her up, but Hua Manlou persuaded her to do so.

Wang Zhaojun's attitude was really firm at that time, and he never wanted to embarrass her.

It's just that when he thought of her being alone, even if she said that she was fine by herself, he still couldn't let go of her heart.This mood became heavier day by day, and on New Year's Eve, he finally made a decision.It was not easy persuading his parents, but they were reasonable and he was able to leave.

However, there was no one in Baihualou.

The things brought back were placed on the table, and Hua Manlou sat on the couch, feeling at a loss.It was not yet completely dark when he came back, and she still hadn't come back at night.

She is gone again.

Hua Manlou remembered the sound of her laughing and talking to him before he left.Her voice was always cool and sweet, and he remembered it the first time he heard it.He said he would come back after the new year, and made an appointment with her to watch the lantern festival of the Lantern Festival together.

Why did she just leave?

Hua Manlou sat quietly, thinking about many things.The sound of firecrackers outside the window rang out one after another, and the whole city became lively, only Baihualou was still quiet.

New Year's Eve.

There was no fire in the house and it was freezing.Fortunately, Hua Manlou is a martial arts practitioner, so this chill is nothing.He heard someone walking outside the window, as well as the noise of children, and gradually came back to his senses.

He needs to wash up and get some rest and sleep.

The door of Baihualou was opened at this moment.

She said that on a whim, she followed the people in the book to climb mountains and drink, and she just came down from the mountain.Wang Zhaojun cooked hot soup, and while he was washing, he made two simple side dishes with ingredients from the kitchen. After the two of them had breakfast, they both felt overwhelmed with sleepiness.

The first day of the new year is the most important day of the year, and they actually fell asleep.

Aunt Li never came back.She is an old man with a long history in the Hua family, and she is quite trusted by Hua's mother.She has two daughters and one son. After her husband passed away, she worked hard to bring up the children. Now the eldest daughter is married, the second daughter serves beside the old lady, and the youngest son becomes a servant beside the third young master.Hua Manlou came to live in Suzhou, she was responsible for taking care of his food and clothing, and always stayed at home for a few more days during the Chinese New Year.

Although he learned a lot from Mrs. Li before, when he was alone, Wang Zhaojun's three meals were mostly casual.Now that there are flowers all over the building, it is natural not to be sloppy.He is very appreciative, even a simple white jade tofu soup, he also gave a very high evaluation.Wang Zhaojun was already interested in cooking, otherwise he would not have asked Mrs. Li to teach him how to cook. Now he became more and more interested in it, and even researched a few new dishes by himself.However, there are few fresh vegetables in winter, and most of them are dried vegetables that Mrs. Li has dried before, so there is limited room for display.

Hua Manlou's favorite is stewed meat, which is added with dried beans.The meat is stewed to a ruddy color, the beans are dry and greasy, and the taste is extremely delicious.

The Lantern Festival in Suzhou started early and lasted until after the Lantern Festival.On the day of the Lantern Festival, Suzhou City is even more lively.The colorful lights on the street are shining, reflecting the whole city as if it were daytime.Huamanlou and Wang Zhaojun went out after spending the Lantern Festival. The sound of people calling their friends and chatting with each other could be heard along the way.When we arrived at the lantern market, there were crowds of people crowded with each other, and the drums and music were loud.

Wang Zhaojun was fascinated by the novelty and variety of lamps displayed on various stalls.Lantern riddles are hung on many lamps, and they can be taken away when someone guesses the right one.She was often confused and had no clue, so she read to Hua Manlou.Hua Manlou pondered for a while, then whispered the answer in her ear.

Wang Zhaojun took the answer and went to read the lantern riddles again, only to feel enlightened.Most of these lantern riddles use a single character as the basis to make up a few clever and exquisite descriptions, or use various characteristics to allude to something.Wang Zhaojun figured out the rules, and thought for a moment about the "half in autumn, half in spring" on a piece of paper, and suddenly realized: "it's a fragrant word."

The boss laughed, took off the hanging lantern and handed it to her.

There are too many people in the lamp market.Wang Zhaojun saw a glazed lantern from a distance, and he talked to Hua Manlou, and the two went there together.She admired it for a while, and listened to the merchant's special thoughts on the shape of the lamp body, and the people around were also amazed.Wang Zhaojun was about to talk to Huamanlou, but suddenly found that he was no longer around.

Are they... separated?

Wang Zhaojun couldn't laugh or cry.

There were so many people, and Hua Manlou acted completely normal, so she didn't pay much attention, who knew that the two would be separated.Fortunately, it's not an important matter. If you look slowly along the road, you will always encounter it.