The autumn wind blows from the land to the North Sea.
Wutong Street in the east city of Duyou City is adjacent to the seaside cliff in the east city, leading straight to the seaside, where the wind is noisy.
A young Confucian scholar who had changed his clothes five times today, wearing a double-breasted gown with sleeves folded, stepped out of a mansion named Qinglian Bureau in the center of Wutong Street. Behind him was a maid with combed sideburns and eyes.
A slender girl with lively eyes.
This girl with double sideburns who has a first-class flying sword in her heart is happily following Brother Rong'er. At this time, she is playfully raising one thin foot, holding it up, and jumping over with a childish look.
reached the threshold.
"Brother Rong'er, wait for me."
Zhao Qian'er skipped past and clapped her hands with satisfaction. Just when she raised her head, she saw Zhao Rong walking away quickly without looking back at her.
In the autumn breeze, Zhao Rong crossed his arms and tightened his clothes. Hearing this, he regained consciousness slightly and slowed down his steps. As he walked, he glanced sideways along the straight Wutong Street and looked at the slowly setting sun.
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Zhao Qian'er quickly followed up, stretched out her little hand, and took his right hand.
In fact, she is not so cute and cute in Taiqing Mansion on weekdays, and she doesn't walk that slowly, so she doesn't need others to wait for her.
However, once Zhao Qian'er was around the person in front of her, she couldn't help but become childish. She even felt a little panicked and anxious when he didn't wait for her while walking.
At this time, Zhao Qian'er raised her eyes to look at Zhao Rong's expression, squinted her eyes and said crisply, "Brother Rong'er, what are you thinking about? This is how it will be when you come back in the afternoon."
"Ah, it's nothing. Things in the academy... I'm a little worried about."
"Oh." Zhao Qian'er responded softly and stopped disturbing him with questions.
The little girl stood on tiptoe and raised her hand to hold Zhao Rong's collar, which was not neat due to the hasty change.
Zhao Rong glanced down at this moment, then turned to smile at her and patted her little hand.
Zhao Qianer held his hand and hugged his arm, smiling sweetly.
Zhao Rong turned away and took a deep breath.
"Brother Rong'er, we are taking the Yunhai ferry at 2:00 pm in the evening. We are rushing back to Dali. After dinner, we can rest for a while and then rush to wait for the boat outside the city."
"Um."
"Brother Rong'er, why do you want to invite the teachers and classmates from the school out for dinner today?" Xiao Qian'er sounded curious.
Zhao Rong smiled and said nothing.
The two left Wutong Street and walked towards a relatively secluded alley not far away. At the end of the alley, there was a small restaurant with a "Xia Chong Zhai" plaque and only a few customers.
Zhao Qian'er glanced at the place and said with a smile: "But you suddenly invited them over for dinner, which made the lady very anxious and she ran around."
Zhao Rong was helpless, "I never told her that she must be busy. She said she could eat whatever she wanted, whatever was convenient for her. Just like what I told her in the morning, let's find a good inn in the city and have a meal.
, why does it have to be so formal? Zhu Yourong and the others will come later, and seeing her being so formal, she might even be a little reserved."
Zhao Qianer tilted her head and corrected:
"Brother Rong'er, you think it's troublesome, but Miss and I don't think it's troublesome at all. You finally brought your classmate and teacher over for dinner, so of course you have to entertain us well.
"Besides, how can this be considered official? It's not a banquet or something to post about. We also listened to you. We didn't do it at Qinglian Juli. We came to Xia Chong Zhai in Jingwa Alley to eat. Look at this restaurant
The shop is so small and there are so few people, isn’t it just what you want to eat casually?”
Zhao Rong frowned slightly and looked at the small restaurant at the end of a remote alley not far ahead. It was dusk and the lights there were dim.
This Wutong Street is one of the richest and most expensive places in Dongcheng. It is strange that there is a dilapidated alley next to it. However, the small restaurant at the end of this alley named Jingwa, which faces the North Sea, is indeed sparsely populated.
"Is this a private restaurant, the kind where reservations are made? Isn't it very expensive? Why are there so few people?" Zhao Rong was suspicious.
Xiao Qian'er had an honest look on her face and said in a sincere tone: "No reservation is required, just come when you want. This is the off-season, and the shop owner's business is so bleak that he can hardly open anymore. I wish the lady would come to eat with us, so hurry up and hurry up."
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Without taking Zhao Rong to continue asking, she took Zhao Rong's hand and walked towards Xia Chongzhai while continuing:
"The lady has some friendship with the owner of Xia Chong Zhai. You can ask her to cook some dishes in the back kitchen and serve them together with the dishes in the store. It just meets the requirements of the lady and you. It's close enough. This restaurant is just right."
Zhao Rong wanted to speak.
But Xiao Qian'er, who didn't look back, seemed to know what he was thinking, and rushed to say:
"Besides, isn't it natural for your eldest lady to cook a few dishes for your friend, the teacher, to entertain you? Just let her do the work. If you don't let the young lady do it, she will be unhappy."
However, Zhao Rong shook his head.
"No, what I want to say is, doesn't Qingjun only know how to cook porridge? When did she learn other cooking skills?"
Zhao Qian'er: "......"
The little girl turned around and said seriously: "Brother Rong'er, you'd better not say it in front of her, otherwise the lady will definitely swallow you."
Zhao Rong smiled.
At this time, he relaxed slightly and felt a little leisurely. He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "By the way, why don't my second wives go to cook together? It's too unnatural to only let the eldest lady do it."
Zhao Qian'er raised her eyebrows.
She snorted softly, "I didn't want to help her. In the afternoon, I told her about Su Qingdai in Dali, and she pulled my ears. She was too petty, so I didn't help her."
Zhao Rong's eyes drooped, "Oh? What did she say about Su Qingdai?"
Zhao Qian'er glanced at Zhao Rong, "The young lady said... I'll tell you more about it during dinner."
Zhao Rong nodded.
At this time, the two of them were not far from Xia Chongzhai. Zhao Rong looked at the sky and stopped.
"It's almost time. I'll pick them up at the entrance of the alley first. You can go in first. You don't need to follow. I know the way."
Xiao Qian'er didn't think much and nodded.
Zhao Rong stood quietly at the door for a while, then turned around to pick up Zhu Yourong and Xiaoxiao...