Life is as short as a spring dream

Qingcheng is not far from Yangzhou, but the Lantern Festival has not yet passed, and it is difficult to purchase horses and vehicles.Coupled with the fact that Hua Manzhu was still ill, and with the strong insistence of Ouying and Li Wangpin, they finally set off after a two-day delay.

Huamanzhu was like an arrow, rode his horse and swung his whip, and drove the road for two days in a row. On the evening of this day, he arrived at a mountain forest. Ou Ying was worried about Huamanzhu's body, and Li Wangpin was worried that Miss Ouying's family would not be able to bear it. , quite unitedly demanded to rest in place.Seeing that it was getting late and it was really inconvenient to climb the mountain at night, Hua Manzhu agreed.

The three of them found a small river valley to rest, and Li Wangpin packed some dry firewood and started a fire.It was the chilly spring season, and it was colder in the mountains than in the city. They dressed lightly and did not have many warm clothes. In order to keep warm, they sat in groups in front of the fire.No matter where Li Wangpong sat, he was surrounded by the faint fragrance of Ou Ying's body, and he couldn't help feeling distracted. Fortunately, the fire was in full swing, so it wasn't obvious that he was blushing against the background.

He didn't realize it when he was on his way, but when he stopped suddenly, Hua Manzhu felt really tired, and then thought that he had caused Li Wangpin and Ou Ying to travel with him in vain, and felt more and more guilty.Seeing that Ou Ying kept rubbing her hands in the cold, Hua Manzhu quickly took off his cloak and put it on her body.

Ou Yingqiao blushed and was very touched, but she still took off the cloak and said, "Xiao Zhu, don't worry about me, I'll just warm up to the fire. You're just fine, so you can't freeze."

"I'm fine," Hua Manzhu smiled, "You put it on, so you don't catch the wind and cold."

Ou Ying still disagreed, she stood up and was about to put the cloak back on Hua Manzhu's body, when her shoulders suddenly sank, it was Li Wangpin who gave her his cloak.

"Oh, I said you two," Li Wangpong waved his hands and sat a little further away, "Isn't it just a piece of clothing that you push around. A girl's family, a small patient, let alone, Xiaozhu, put it on , younger siblings use mine. I’m one of the elders, not afraid of the cold.”

Ou Ying looked at the cloak on her body, she could only be considered half of the children of the world, her body was really not comparable to them, it was a bit unbearable from the cold, after thinking about it, she didn't refuse any more, and took a piece of roast from the fire. Handing the fish to Li Wangpin, he raised his eyebrows and said, "If you have a conscience, here, I will reward you."

Li Wangpin's eyes lit up, he quickly took it with both hands, smirked a bit, and then started to gobble it up.He really thinks that it doesn't matter if he is a masculine man, and he is the oldest here, so he should be the one to take care of Huamanzhu and Ouying.On the other hand, Ou Ying was so close to him, he couldn't help but think wildly, blowing the air just to calm down, but Ou Ying handed him a fish to show his favor, which made him cool down just a little bit from the cold wind His face became hot again.

Hua Manzhu narrowed his eyes slightly, as sharp as him, it is not difficult to see Li Wangpin's restraint and abnormality, and his previous conjecture in Qingcheng is now more certain.At that moment, he no longer rejected Li Wangpin's kindness, but turned his head and said to Ouying: "Brother Li has a good appetite, Yingying, you have to thank him, you can't just give him a fish."

Ou Ying's eyes widened: "Who thanked him?"

Li Wangpin didn't have time to swallow the food in his mouth, so he hurriedly puffed up and said, "It's right to take care of younger siblings, it's right, you're welcome."

Ou Ying snorted.

Hua Manzhu's thoughts changed again.I didn't deny the title of "brother and sister" before because I saw Ouying was shy and couldn't bear to let her lose face in front of others.But now that Li Wangpin seems to be interested in Ouying, if he continues to let it go like this, Hua Manzhu will be unkind, and he needs to find an opportunity to make it clear to Li Wangpin.

Thinking of this, Hua Manzhu thought of his little senior brother Ren Pingsheng, whose body was warmed by the fire just now, and seemed to be cooling down from the bottom of his heart.

Hua Manzhu looked up at the moon that was about to be full, and smiled wryly in his heart.

Senior brother, it is said that lovers in the world will eventually get married. Are you my lover?

Late at night.A gust of wind passed by, and the fire flickered. Li Wangpin woke up dazedly because of the cold wind.Opening her eyes, she saw that Ou Ying was sleeping soundly leaning against a rock, but Hua Manzhu was nowhere to be seen.He looked around and saw Hua Manzhu standing on the riverside alone, in the middle of the night, he didn't know what he was looking at.

Li Wangpin rubbed his eyes and walked over: "Xiaozhu, why don't you sleep?"

Hua Manzhu turned around, smiled, and said, "Think about something."

Li Wangpin was happy: "I must be missing your senior brother, right?"

Hua Manzhu was taken aback for a moment, but nodded in relief: "Yes, I miss my senior brother."

"Oh, little Zhu," Li Wangpin put his hand on Hua Manzhu's shoulder, and teased, "You're always so clingy to your senior brother, you won't be able to find a wife."

As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that a younger brother and sister were sleeping not far behind him. Li Wangpin put down his hand, but he didn't realize that there was a little bit of disappointment in that movement, "That's not right, the younger brother and sister are already here."

After all, he smiled and shook his head.

Hua Manzhu saw his expression, wanted to laugh for a moment, but couldn't bear it, and said after a while: "Brother Li, you should call her Yingying from now on."

"Huh?" Li Wangpin was puzzled.

Hua Manzhu smiled: "Yingying is not my unmarried wife."

"What?!" Li Wangpin was taken aback, "Then why did she say that? Ah, could it be that you want to be a villain?!" Before Hua Manzhu could answer, Li Wangpin was already angry , eyes widened, pointing at Huamanzhu and scolded, "Xiaozhu, let me tell you, this is not what a man did!"

Hua Manzhu couldn't laugh or cry, glanced at Ou Ying, then hissed Li Wangpin, motioning him to keep his voice down.The two walked two steps further away, and Hua Manzhu finally said: "It's a long story, Brother Li, you really misunderstood, anyway, Yingying and I have no engagement."

Li Wangpin looked at Huamanzhu with folded arms, frowning tightly, with a look of disbelief.

Hua Manzhu sighed, and said: "Yingying is the jewel in the palm of an old friend of my senior brother and I. She has always been used to being free at home. She saw me when she was a child, and she wanted to marry me when she was young. She loved to joke when she was young. It's just a habit."

Li Wangpin's expression was a little loose, but he still had some doubts.

This is also why caring makes chaos, Hua Manzhu sighed, if it were other people, Li Wangpin would never doubt his own words.From this point of view, Li Wangpin was really tempted.

"Brother Li, if you don't believe me, you can ask my senior brother after you see him."

Hua Manzhu knew that Li Wangpin was most willing to listen to his life's words.Sure enough, as soon as Ren Pingsheng moved out, Li Wangpin stopped saying anything.Hua Manzhu stared blankly at him for a long while, the excitement and apprehension in his heart turned on his face like a revolving lantern.Hua Manzhu secretly smiled, he is really a simple person, everything is written on his face, for Yingying, it is a good home.

Li Wangpin was stunned for a while, then looked back at Ouying, hesitant to speak for a long time, and then said: "That...Xiaozhu, since, since you are not...that, then, then I..." At this point, Li Wangpin's face turned red.Thinking of him as a man of seven feet, he has always acted neatly, but because of the relationship between his children, he stammered and didn't know how to explain, and almost broke out in a sweat.

Hua Manzhu saw that he was holding back uncomfortably, she knew it in her chest, and continued his words: "Brother Li, a man is unmarried and a woman is not married, if you have feelings, go and ask for one."

Li Wangpin's intentions were seen through by others, embarrassing, he turned his head and coughed twice, "I...I see. You, you go to bed early." Then he turned and left.

Hua Manzhu watched him go back to the fire, carefully looked at Ouying, added a lot of dry wood to her, and then went to lie down on the side, couldn't help laughing.It can be regarded as a solution to a concern, if they are destined, there will be no obstacles because of themselves.

As for my own obstacles, when will I be able to shovel them away?

Or, maybe there won't be such a day at all.

Hua Manzhu has a clear mind since he was a child. His wife loves him for being smart and obedient. The master said that he is talented and intelligent. Although he is not good at martial arts, but with a senior brother with excellent muscles and bones by his side, Hua Manzhu has always been full of confidence.But, he has no confidence in his little senior brother.Even if he clearly feels that he is not wishful thinking, even if they are dependent on each other in the world, even if Ren Pingsheng protects him so much, almost pampering him, even if they don't really care about the ethics of men and women, he has no confidence.

That night, the spring cold was severe, Li Wangpin and Hua Manzhu had different joys and sorrows, but neither fell asleep again.

Early the next morning, they packed up and set off. Hua Manzhu slowed down a bit in consideration of his companion's fatigue. After crossing the mountain forest, they rested overnight in an inn at the foot of the mountain before turning up the waterway to Yangzhou.The light boat was comfortable, and the three of them had been riding horses for a few days, so they just had a good rest on board.

Two days later, on the wharf of Yangzhou City, three young men who looked tired but still looked proud walked up.One of them was a petite young man with very delicate features. Although the young man in white beside him was like a gentleman, he was also three points less beautiful than him.However, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that this must be a girl disguised as a man.In Yangzhou City's flowery world, red men and dolls come and go, people have already seen it strangely, seeing that fake young man accompanied by a tall, big-eyed man who followed him attentively, it was supposed to be a rich man who came with his sisters at home Playing games, no one has the face to expose it.

It turned out that Li Wangpin was worried about the chaos in Yangzhou, Ouying was born beautiful and loves to play, and he was afraid that she would get into trouble, so he persuaded her to dress up as a man.Ou Ying thought it was fun, and happily listened to his words, removed her bun, and went ashore with them pretending to be a man.Although Yunshui Tower is not far from the capital, Ou Ying grew up in the valley, and Du Yu didn't often let her out. When she came to a place like Yangzhou for the first time, she was very fresh, her eyes wandered around, and everything she saw was interesting.

When they got ashore, they suddenly realized that it was already Lantern Festival.The scenery of Yangzhou is different from that of Qingcheng. It is rich and healthy, and the folk customs are open. The streets are usually lively, and people come and go during the Lantern Festival. After about dusk.In this way, Hua Manzhu and his party are not conspicuous at all.

After finding an inn to stay, Ouying must go shopping and watch the Lantern Festival, but Huamanzhu is lacking in nature.He was full of worries, so he couldn't be in the mood to watch the Lantern Festival. What's more, the past of the poetry festival three years ago was vivid in his mind, and he felt a dull pain in his heart.Besides, this is also a good time for Li Wangpin and Ou Ying to get along, so Hua Manzhu just said that he was tired and let them go by themselves.

Of course Ouying wanted to spend time with her sweetheart, but seeing that Huamanzhu was really tired, she had to give up.She was very curious about Yangzhou City, so she stopped pushing and went out with Li Wangpin.

Li Wangpin only came to Yangzhou once three years ago, and now he can't remember the details of the city, so he simply followed Ouying around, and he just followed her to protect him.Before it was dark, many shops had already hung out the lights. There were various styles, exquisite and lovely. Ou Ying wanted to see any one she saw. Pile up all kinds of lanterns, attracting the attention of passers-by.

While shopping happily, the two of them passed by a restaurant, where Huaiyang wine and dishes were fragrant, and Ouying moved her index finger, went in and ordered a table of special dishes.While sitting and waiting for the food, Li Wangpin saw a store selling jade and jewelry across the street.With a thought, Li Wangpin asked Ou Ying to eat first, and went to the shop opposite to buy something himself.

Li Wangpin had a good idea, this jade workshop indeed has something to look for, and according to the waiter's introduction, it is the jade workshop most favored by celebrities in Yangzhou City.Li Wangpin spent a long time picking out a jasper hairpin. The hairpin was full of green, and the top was carved into the shape of a peach blossom bud.Li Wangpin was so happy that he asked someone to wrap it up for him, not minding the high price at all.

The waiter in the store was praising Li Wangpin for his good eyesight, when he heard an impatient roar from the lobby: "Do you have a peach hairpin here? Hurry up and take it out, I want it, sir!"

The waiter was taken aback when he heard the words, looked at the hairpin in his hand, then looked at the person, and said with a flattering smile: "Young Master Yu, I'm really sorry, this customer has already bought this hairpin."

"What kind of nonsense guest, our young master wants it, so hurry up and bring it!" Another voice sounded, speaking very disdainfully.Li Wangpin turned his head and looked at the person with cold eyes.

The leading man should be the young master, he looks neat, but his eyes are looking straight up to the sky, his complexion is vain, he looks like a playboy brother.Behind the man were three or four servants, dressed as warriors, all bossing around.

Although he is in a foreign land, Li Wangpin never suffers from anything other than Ren Pingsheng, so he will not be afraid of this local snake that appears out of nowhere.Immediately, he sneered: "What kind of bullshit, young master, wrap it up for young master."

Then Young Master Yu finally moved his eyes from the ceiling, looked at Li Wangpin in disbelief, and sneered: "Hey, there are such ignorant idiots like you in Yangzhou City!"

The waiter at the side became anxious, tugged at Li Wangpin's sleeve and whispered, "Guest officer, you should give it to him, but he is..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Wangpin reached out and took the hairpin with his big hand, twirled it twice with his fingertips, put it in his arms, and looked at the young master provocatively.

Then Young Master Yu was so angry that he yelled: "Beat him to death!"

The servant behind him immediately rushed towards Li Wangpin.Li Wangpin raised his arm to block the punch, and returned the punch, which hit the bridge of the nose of the comer. Seeing this, several other people rushed forward, and immediately fought hard.Although there were many warriors in the store, the young master was someone they couldn't afford to offend, so he could only stand aside and stare blankly, no one caught up to intervene.

Li Wangpin was angry, and he ignored the fight. The noise was so loud that it soon attracted a group of people to gather around the door.Seeing the change, Ou Ying also ran over to watch the commotion, but unexpectedly, it was Li Wangpin who was being besieged.Ou Ying was furious, pushed away the crowd and rushed up, angrily shouted: "Bullying my friend, courting death!"

Seeing another helper came, the two servants turned around and attacked Ouying.Li Wangpong hurried forward, protecting Ou Ying behind him.Ou Ying stood up for him, he was very happy in his heart, and his fists and feet were like divine help.Originally, with his skills, he had no problem dealing with these people, but he just wanted to teach that Young Master Yu a lesson, so he deliberately beat him slowly to humiliate him. Now that the half-baked Ou Ying rushed in, he was worried that Ou Ying would be injured, so he was very worried. He kicked several dog legs to the ground neatly.

Seeing this, Ou Ying clapped her hands and laughed loudly, and happily cursed at those people that they deserved it.

But Young Master Yu didn't care about his servant anymore, he stared at Ou Ying without blinking, with a wretched smile on his face: "Hey, where did the little girl come from, she's really pretty."

Ou Ying was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't expect this person to find out that she was a girl. Li Wangpin was furious when he heard that tone, and even protected Ou Ying behind him.

The servant whose nose was broken earlier stood up holding his nose. He was speaking angrily, but because he was covering his nose, his voice was very funny, "Who are you, how dare you steal our young master's things!"

"Shut up!" Young Master Yu scolded him, and then said to Ou Ying with a smile, "Little girl, this hairpin was originally asked for by Yang Liu, the oiran of Wangchun Tower, since you like it, I will give it to you." It doesn't matter to you, how about the three of us enjoying the lantern together tonight?"

"Bastard!" Li Wangpin was furious when he heard that he compared Ou Ying to the fireworks girl, pushed Ou Ying back, and punched Young Master Yu.This Young Master Yu is not a vegetarian either, he does have some kung fu in his body, he dodged a punch, and deliberately wanted to show his hand in front of a beautiful woman, so he thought he was heroic and fought against Li Wangpin.But he was obviously not Li Wangpin's opponent, and he was completely at a disadvantage after a few hits. He was dodged left and right by Li Wangpin's attack, and he was very embarrassed. Seeing Ou Ying beside him laughed, he was ashamed and angry at the same time , simply picked up the jade on the counter and threw it at Li Wangpin indiscriminately.Those jade wares were treasures in the store, and the waiter was so distressed that he cried for his father and mother, begging his grandpa to tell his grandma to let Young Master Yu stop smashing it.

How could Young Master Yu be willing to listen? Just as he was pestering, the crowd outside the door suddenly stepped aside, and a young girl walked in with the help of a graceful and beautiful woman.

The woman glanced at the mess in the store, her red lips parted slightly: "Stop."

The plain words made Young Master Yu stop immediately, and the arrogance and arrogance just now disappeared without a trace, and he respectfully stood aside and saluted, "Auntie, why are you here?"