Kaifeng Bistro

Chang Chang was scratched by Zhuo Zhuo, and sat on the side with a sad face.Tan Zhifeng waited for the lotus flowers to cool down a bit, and then began to put them one by one into the prepared tung oil paper cups engraved with the word "Zhifeng". , I found a bundle of thin twine for wrapping zongzi and tied it in the middle, and tied a bow.

"Do you want to go to the Guangwen Museum with me?" Tan Zhifeng asked Shangshang: "Today is a sunny day, let's go for a walk."

"Are you going to see Big Brother Chen?" Shangshang still hasn't forgotten what happened just now: "What do you mean by catching rape?"

"This..." Tan Zhifeng thought for a long time before saying, "This... this is a very uncommon word, you don't need to learn it."

"Oh." The biggest advantage of Shangshang is obedience.Tan Zhifeng listened to what he said.However, looking at the blue sky outside, he finally shook his head: "I'd better stay at home and watch Ling'er."

Tan Zhifeng patted his head, and then he prepared the food box by himself, put the lotus cake in the box and went out.

Tan Zhifeng walked through the long and narrow wheat straw alley, and when he reached the entrance of the alley, he stopped and carefully glanced at the wall.He didn't use any spiritual power, and the water droplets on his neck were only slightly warm, and the black mark on the wall appeared faintly, but it had become very faint, and almost nothing could be seen without looking carefully.Tan Zhifeng reckoned that the last battle probably consumed a lot of Bo's strength, and he was no longer able to maintain the marks he left in various streets and alleys. Soon, this annoying black eye will disappear completely.

But last night, Tan Zhifeng found a shallow crack on the water drop.In that scuffle, I don't know when and whose mana damaged it.This water droplet was left to Ying Long before his death in his last life. It can not only help him perceive Bo's existence, but also hide his aura from Bo.If the water drop split and lost its proper function, then... would he still be able to protect himself from Bo?

Tan Zhifeng decided not to think about this problem for the time being. He stepped out of the alley quickly, and the temperature of the water droplets gradually dropped again. It has not completely failed, at least, it can last for a while...

Tan Zhifeng walked forward while thinking, the Guangwen Museum is not far from the wheat straw alley, and will arrive soon.He was thinking about how to get in, but unexpectedly ran into Lu Yang.

"Hey, shopkeeper Tan, you came so early?" Lu Yang pulled him enthusiastically, "Let's go, I'll take you to find Chen Qing."

Tan Zhifeng followed Lu Yang into the Guangwen Museum. The Guangwen Museum is not big, but it has a peaceful and sacred atmosphere.The warm sun shines in the winter afternoon, and the green smoke curls from the incense burner. Most of the students in the rooms on both sides are writing hard, and the teacher sits on it and flips through the ink scrolls that have been handed in.Tan Zhifeng sniffed, a faint fragrance of ink wafted in the clear air.

Lu Yang walked into a fasting room, walked a few steps back, whispered something to Chen Qing who was holding a book in a daze, Chen Qing raised his head in surprise, and looked towards Tan Zhifeng.

His eyes were bright, but soon became dim again. He stood up slowly and walked outside.

Tan Zhifeng found a very inconspicuous place in the yard and sat down. Soon, Chen Qing came, his eyes flickering with anxiety: "Zhifeng, I..."

"Sit down and talk about it." Tan Zhifeng pointed to the stone bench beside him, and handed him the food box by the way: "I heard from Brother Zhou that you are going to Tianqing Temple in the afternoon, and you may not have time for dinner. We made this for you .”

Chen Qing opened it and took a look. Inside, the lower half of the freshly made lotus cakes were wrapped with folded tung oil paper and tied with threads. The top was like a blooming flower, and the inside was sweet and soft. The stuffing has a little honey flavor, which makes people feel good and stimulate their appetite.

Chen Qing looked very happy, but also a little overwhelmed.At this time, Tan Zhifeng tried to speak: "Zijin, every time I see you, I feel that you are very preoccupied..."

Although Tan Zhifeng was not sure about his conversation skills, he decided to have a good chat with Chen Qing.Chen Qing was the first person to patronize his tavern, and he was also the first friend they met after they came to Kaifeng.Tan Zhifeng knows that the difficulties Chen Qing is facing right now are far more than just this emotional setback. He is still young, no matter what secrets he is carrying, he will have enough time to grow up and find his own love. happiness.

"During this time, the tavern was open and busy, so I didn't sit down and talk to you for a while." Tan Zhifeng lowered his voice and said to Chen Qing, "What's on your mind, can you tell me?"

At this moment, the courtyard of the Guangwen Museum was very quiet, and the shadows of the trees cast on Chen Qing's sharp-edged side face, making his look even more gloomy.

"Zhifeng..." Chen Qing plucked up his courage and looked sideways at Tan Zhifeng's eyes. He felt the throbbing in his heart when he saw Tan Zhifeng for the first time again.He remembered that in the cold and gloomy morning, when this clean and ordinary boy looked back, his eyes were so clear and transparent, which made him instantly feel the warmth and light that he had not seen for a long time.

Looking into the distance, Chen Qing saw only a faint cloud in the clear winter sky.He thought for a while and said in a low voice: "You, you must have heard that the relationship between me and my family... has not been very good."

Chen Qing stopped to look at Tan Zhifeng. Seeing that Tan Zhifeng was listening seriously, he continued: "I...my mother is not the wife my father is marrying. Since childhood, my father has always been very indifferent to us mother and child. They sent us out of the house, arranged them in another house, and sent people to take care of our food and daily life, but they seldom came to visit us."

Chen Qing's eyes dimmed, and he continued: "...When I was young, although I had some resentment towards my father, but fortunately, my mother was by my side to accompany me, but a few years ago, my mother suddenly disappeared! "

Tan Zhifeng looked at Chen Qing's anxious look, and immediately understood how much this incident had hit him. He asked softly, "Did your mother leave any words for you?"

Chen Qing lowered her eyelashes and shook her head: "...I... don't know, she did leave a letter saying that I have grown up, and she wants to go back and have a look, telling me not to worry about her anyway..." While talking, Chen Qing frowned with thick eyebrows: "But how can I not worry! In my heart, she is the only relative of mine!"

His voice was trembling: "I went to find my father, but he said that my mother was a weird person, she would leave sooner or later, and told me to go back and study hard, don't think about it... Father didn't like us in the first place, and now even I Mother also left me, doesn't mother like me anymore? I hate my father, and his...his wife, I think, they all hate me and my mother, but only my mother, for my father After giving birth to a son like me, the servants are always discussing..."

Speaking of this, Chen Qing's voice was filled with resentment: "My mother used to be a beggar, and my dad was just looking for someone to give birth to a son for him, so that someone could inherit his family business. His regular wife didn't allow it at all. He took a concubine, I don't know where they found my mother, and my mother never revealed half of her life experience to me. Besides, they also said that my aunt hates me the most, and also hates my mother. Because it was my mother who asked her to marry my father. There is a gap between them. She, she is such an arbitrary, tyrannical, and unreasonable woman! Several times, I think she even wanted to kill me and my mother! She must have driven my mother away! I, When I think of this, I wish I could kill her with my own hands!"

"Chen Qing!" Tan Zhifeng interrupted him loudly: "Listen to me, some things may not be what you think. Don't think wildly just because of the rumors in other people's mouths. Zijin, look..."

Tan Zhifeng took out a lotus cake: "I heard that this is a famous snack in Kaifeng, you must know its origin, right?"

Seeing that the lotus cake was very delicate, Chen Qing's expression softened a lot, he picked up one and looked at it, and said, "Why don't you know, this is about the exchange of the civet cat for the crown prince - Empress Dowager Liu colluded with the eunuch Lu Huai and used the civet cat The crown prince framed the official mother, the Empress Dowager Li. The Empress Dowager was thrown into the cold palace and died in the lotus pond. The three immortals in the sky cast spells to reshape the body of the Empress Dowager Li with hibiscus, making her immortal and ascended to heaven. The lotus flower bloomed in an instant , the pool is full of fragrance..."

"That's just a legend." Tan Zhifeng said, "The truth of the matter is not the case. Although the Empress Dowager Liu did not allow the official family to recognize his biological mother, she never harmed her. When the official family went to Hongfuyuan to sacrifice to the Empress Dowager Li, opened the In the coffin, it was discovered that Empress Dowager Li was buried with empress dowager ceremony, and her body was preserved in mercury, so it was just a lie to say that she was murdered. The officials also sighed because of this—'People say it is credible?!'”

Chen Qing's eyes flashed, and she muttered to herself: "People's words...how can people's words be trusted?!"

Tan Zhifeng nodded: "Although you can't think too well about everything, you don't have to think so badly about everything." Then, he stood up and continued: "Your mother may have her reason for leaving, maybe She has her difficulties, as your mother said, you have grown up, the reason why she left at this time is because she knows that you are strong enough, she knows that you will be able to survive, you will find things sooner or later The truth, she believes in you, you can't let her down!"

"Yeah..." Chen Qing's heart suddenly relaxed, and the stone that had been pressing on his heart seemed to disappear in an instant.He got up and looked at Tan Zhifeng: "You are right, no matter where my mother is, she, she must have me in her heart, I can't let her worry about me, I can't let her down!"

"That's right!" Tan Zhifeng smiled at him, "Study hard, get admitted to Taixue early, or pass the exam next year, so that others can see your ability, not for your father, but for your mother, for you By yourself, rely on your own ability to earn a future for yourself, in the future, no one will make irresponsible remarks in front of you!"