Chapter 601: Encountering an old friend in half a lifetime
Young Master Liu couldn't help but exclaimed after he stood up, causing the charming lady and the stall owner to look in his direction.
When the stall owner saw Young Master Liu, he immediately smiled and gave Young Master Liu a fist.
"Sir, it turns out it's you. It's been a long time since I last saw you. Are you here to set up a stall again today?"
Young Master Liu smiled lightly and nodded, happily returning a salute to the stall owner.
"Yes, Brother Yi, there were a lot of mundane things at home a few days ago, so I didn't come to set up a stall. Now that I'm done with the mundane things at home, and seeing that the weather is nice today, I went out to earn two yuan for tea."
"Hahaha, that's it. I wish you a prosperous business, sir."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. I also wish Brother Yi a prosperous business and abundant financial resources."
Liu Mingzhi greeted the stall owner politely, and then turned his attention to the charming lady.
"So cute. I haven't seen you for so many years. Do you still remember me?"
After the charming beauty's eyes fell on Young Master Liu's face, it changed several times in just a few breaths.
The expression on her pretty face changed from surprise at first, to seeming thoughtful later, and finally to surprise after Young Master Liu spoke to her.
Charming Beauty looked at Young Master Liu with a slight smile on his face, hurriedly put the jewelry and earrings in his hands back on the boss's stall, and trotted towards Young Master Liu in a hurry.
The stall owner looked at the charming lady who put down her jewelry and trotted towards Young Master Liu, with a confused look on her face. She packed up the earrings and put them away.
The charming lady slowly stopped two steps away from Young Master Liu, and looked at Young Master Liu in front of her with a sweet smile, with an expression of disbelief on her face.
"Liu...Mr. Liu? Is it...is it you?"
Young Master Liu nodded happily, closed his folding fan and reached out to tap the charming lady's shoulder twice.
"Hey, it seems like your memory is pretty good? After all these years, you still haven't forgotten who I am!"
The charming lady looked at Young Master Liu in front of her with a toothless smile, and nodded heavily.
"No, no, even though many years have passed, Hoshino always remembers Mr. Liu and has never forgotten him."
The charming lady's words directly revealed her identity.
Sakai Hoshino, the beautiful girl who followed her brother Sakai Kazuko to seek refuge in Dalong, and later followed her brother Sakai Kazuko to become the dragon envoy of Japan.
It's a pity that time is fleeting and ruthless. The beautiful and lovely girl back then has turned into a charming woman in the blink of an eye.
Liu Mingzhi was about to say something when Liu Song's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Master, I and Brother Niu used this stall for your fortune telling..."
Huh? She...isn't she the lady in front of the jewelry stall just now? "
Liu Song's tone suddenly became a little more questioning, and he had obviously seen Sakai Hoshino standing in front of Young Master Liu.
"Master, you and this lady can continue chatting while I set up the stall for you first."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Sakai Hoshino, who was full of joy, turned around and waved to the stall owner not far away.
"Brother Yi, Hoshino... you find a box to wrap the jewelry that this lady was looking at just now, and you can just keep the amount of money on me."
The stall owner gave Young Master Liu an ambiguous look, raised his hand and waved at Young Master Liu a few times.
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment, brother, I will wrap up this pair of earrings for you and send them over."
When Sakai Hoshino heard the words between Mr. Liu and the two, he immediately waved his hands and shook his head.
"No, no, no, Mr. Liu, Hoshino is rich. Hoshino himself is rich. I can just pay the boss myself."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a small piece of jewelry. It doesn't cost much. We haven't seen each other for many years. Today, we are reunited after a long separation. This piece of jewelry will be a gift from this young master to you for our reunion."
"This...this...then Hoshino thanks Mr. Liu, thank you for the gift."
"You're welcome, we are just friends. A small gift is not disrespectful."
"Master, the stall has been set up. Please sit down and chat with the lady."
Liu Mingzhi looked back at the stall behind him, chuckled and waved to Sakai Hoshino.
"Hoshino, how about we sit down and reminisce about old times?"
"There is no problem with Hoshino, but Mr. Liu, can you wait for Hoshino for a moment?"
"Of course, please do."
"Hoshino thanks Mr. Liu, Hoshino will come back soon."
Sakai Hoshino leaned over and bowed to Mr. Liu, turned around and walked towards Penglai Restaurant.
Young Master Liu looked at Sakai Hoshino's back as he walked towards Penglai Restaurant. A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. He didn't know what she was doing at Penglai Restaurant.
"Sir, the jewelry you want."
"Ah? Ah! Okay."
Young Master Liu withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the stall owner who walked next to him with a smile.
"Brother Yi, how much does this piece of jewelry cost?"
"If someone else wants it, no one can take it away if it's thirty cents short. But if you want it, sir, just give me my twenty cents."
Young Master Liu smiled lightly and nodded. He reached out and took out a handful of copper coins from his sleeve. He counted thirty copper coins from it and put them into the stall owner's hand.
"Oh, that's a lot more, sir, just twenty coins is enough for you."
"Brother Yi, just keep it. Business is business. It's not easy for anyone to make money. After all, you have to support a big family. How can I take advantage of you?
My brother appreciates your kindness, but it is as much as it deserves, so just keep it."
"What should I do? The last time I went to your place for a calligraphy test, you didn't even charge me for it. How can I earn money from you for a small jewelry piece?"
"Brother Yi, if you don't accept the money, I won't buy this jewelry."
"Okay, okay, brother, I will accept it shamelessly. When your sister-in-law makes big meat buns at home one day, I will bring you some to taste."
"You can have this. Then I'll thank you first."
"Sir, I will go back to the stall first."
"Business is important, walk slowly."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the boss who was walking towards his stall, holding the jewelry box and walking towards his stall.
"Master, is that familiar lady from just now?"
Young Master Liu looked at Liu Song's curious expression and sat down on the recliner without a care in the world.
"Her name is Sakai Hoshino, do you remember her?"
Liu Song squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then nodded with sudden realization.
"Master, I remembered that she was the Japanese girl from back then.
My dear, no wonder she looks so familiar, it turns out to be her."
Young Master Liu picked up the pot and poured a cup of tea. He picked up the teacup and sighed with a sigh.
"The last time we saw her was in May or June of the 27th year of Xuande's reign. At that time, the young master and I took the two brothers and sisters to the palace to broaden their horizons.
It turned out that it was because of Lian'er that my father sent me, the young master, to Qingzhou for disaster relief.
Since that goodbye, Master, I have never seen her again.
As if in the blink of an eye, nineteen and almost twenty years passed by like this.
The young master never thought that he would see her again one day.
To be honest, if she hadn't appeared in front of the young master again, the young master would have almost forgotten that there is such a person."
Liu Song sighed softly and turned his head to look at Penglai Restaurant.
"The young master is right. After all, we are old friends from nineteen years ago. If you don't think about it carefully, you really can't remember her identity for a while."
Liu Mingzhi took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, half-lyed on the recliner, and shook his folding fan.
“When I meet an old friend half my life, I don’t know whether it’s good or bad.”