set of flowers

"The county magistrate?" The old farmer plowed the field after the oxen, and the muddy water covered his knees. "I don't know. I'm a farmer. How can I get such a person? What are you asking?"

Accompanied by Le Yang, Hua Qianyu stood outside the paddy field and shouted at the old farmers who were walking further and further away: "I have a wrong case to report, and the officials and bandits in my hometown are gangsters, so I want to report to the officials elsewhere." For others to hear, he hoped that other warm-hearted people would offer perspective.

The old farmer stopped, turned around, wiped the sweat that had slipped down his chin with the yellowed sweat towel hanging around his neck, and said, "You have to go to the city to ask about this, we who have never seen the world, ask It's useless."

Hua Qianyu looked around at the people who didn't take him seriously at all, thanked the old farmer before taking a step.

"Hello!" The old farmer suddenly stopped Hua Qianyu.

Hua Qianyu turned around.

The old farmer pointed to the sky and said, "It's going to rain, if you have a place to live, go back quickly."

Hua Qianyu looked up at the sky and squinted his eyes because of the sunlight—the clouds were white and the sky was so bright that it was almost colorless. It didn't look like it was going to rain?Although he had doubts in his heart, Hua Qianyu still bowed his hands and left.

"Will it really rain in this weather?" Le Yang asked.

"Maybe." Hua Qianyu replied.

When walking back to the carriage, Hua Qianyu saw An Mingxi standing outside the carriage, quietly looking at the wild scenery.He approached and called out, "Brother."

When An Mingxi turned his head, the breeze brushed his long hair, making it flutter, sweeping across Hua Qianyu's heart, scratching his heart itchy.

"How?" An Mingxi asked.

Hua Qianyu shook his head.

"Are you still staying?"

"Let's go."

Although it sounds like the county magistrate really doesn't integrate into people's lives very much, if he is entangled in such trivial issues, the whole of Daning will not be a good official in his eyes.

They were walking on the road, and before they reached the next place where people lived, it began to rain lightly, dripping on the car hood, and the sound was clear.

Hua Qianyu lowered her hand, and the book was placed on her lap.He turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the car through the hollow wooden wall.

It's really raining.

The sky is still bright, there are not a few dark clouds, the raindrops appear and disappear like silk threads, and the fragrance of soil is faintly lingering in the air...

Hua Qianyu closed her eyes, slowed her breathing, and suddenly felt relieved.

He said: "When we get to Suzhou, shall we have a rest?"

"Huh?" An Mingxi put down the book and looked at him.

"Don't hurry, stay in the place with the best scenery for four or five days... In five years, I can't always rush. If I sit in this carriage again, after five years, I guess not only will I lose all my strength, but I will also have to walk It's not moving."

An Mingxi smiled lightly, and said: "Okay, how about——sell the carriage again? From now on, you can only rely on one pair of legs."

"Then these five years are too short."

"There are coachmen who make a living out of it."

"Isn't it true that Yu can no longer dream with his brother?"

An Mingxi didn't bother to talk to him, and went back to reading.

Hua Qianyu put the book on the table, and the book closed naturally.He bent over the book, turned his face sideways, but looked at the person across the table with his eyes, and said, "Brother, do you know..." Men also like men.

"En." An Mingxi didn't pay much attention to his words, and responded casually.

That's it.

Hua Qianyu decided not to worry about it anymore.

let it go.

……

According to other people's calculations, they have already reached the vicinity of Suzhou City, and it is estimated that they will arrive at the city gate in Youshi.

An Mingxi cast his gaze out of the window casually.

Driving for a long time is really tormenting, and he still hasn't gotten used to it to this day.He wanted to lie down and take a nap, but noticed the tree—is that a person?

An Mingxi moved closer to the window, and happened to meet the child sitting on the branch.An Mingxi stared at the boy, and the boy also stared at An Mingxi with wide eyes.

This is... Can't come down?

An Mingxi walked to the car door, opened the curtain, and said, "Stop."

"elder brother?"

Hua Qianyu thought that An Mingxi was in a hurry, but he got out of the car anyway.

Hua Qianyu, who got out of the car, looked at the road ahead of them—there were several white walls and black tiles not far away, so he thought: It’s okay to walk there.

Hua Qianyu didn't want to follow An Mingxi at first, but saw that An Mingxi was walking towards the opposite side of the house and didn't intend to go into the woods, so he followed curiously.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

An Mingxi pointed not far away and explained: "There is a child trapped in a tree."

Le Yang let go of the rein and followed the two of them.

The boy sitting on the branch, when he saw An Mingxi raised his head, shouted at him: "Hello!"

An Mingxi was thinking about how to get him down, but the child jumped off and landed safely.

Can you come down?

This was unexpected by An Mingxi.

The boy whose head only reached An Mingxi's shoulder suddenly approached, grabbed An Mingxi's hand, blushed, frowned at the same time, and said solemnly: "Marry me."

Hua Qianyu split the boy's hand reflexively.The boy was in pain, let go, and shouted at Hua Qianyu, "What are you doing!"

Hua Qianyu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and pulled An Mingxi to leave, but An Mingxi didn't move.

"I'm a man." An Mingxi explained.

The boy bent one leg awkwardly, scratched the ground a few times with the shoe, and said, "Of course I know... I'm not blind."

An Mingxi felt strange, so he asked again: "Are you a daughter?"

"Male." The boy felt even more awkward being watched by him.

"How can two men get married?"

The boy curled his lips: "You are so old, why are you still so uncivilized?"

Hua Qianyu, who wanted to gag the boy, couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

The boy continued: "Why can't men and men get married? I like you so I want to marry you, can't I?"

An Mingxi was stunned, and looked sideways at Hua Qianyu, as if asking Hua Qianyu for his opinion.

Hua Qianyu smiled, and said: "Some men do marry men." ——Like me, I plan to marry you.

Although An Mingxi, who was always eager to receive more information from the outside world, was not panicked, she was also stunned.After a while, he came back to his senses, bowed and said, "Thank you, Young Master, for your kindness, but to Young Master..."

An Mingxi considered how to express it, and then continued: "I have no such intentions for the young master, please find another spouse."

Hua Qianyu didn't expect An Mingxi to be serious with the child, so he hurriedly walked in front of An Mingxi, blocked the boy, then grabbed An Mingxi's hands, and said with a smile on his face: "Brother, don't talk to him, we let's go."

An Mingxi was dragged by him, and took a step. He turned his head to see the boy's reaction, and saw that the boy lowered his head, shrugged his shoulders, clenched his fists, and suddenly there were tears dripping down.

An Mingxi had no intention of comforting him, so he looked at Hua Qianyu's back again, and followed Hua Qianyu's lead.

"Wait a minute!" the boy said suddenly, wiping away his tears.Seeing that An Mingxi kept walking, he continued: "Are you looking for a place to live?" At first glance, it was not from the local area, and they were still riding in a carriage.

"My house is big! Live in my house!" The boy hurried up and grabbed An Mingxi's sleeve.

Feeling the movement from behind, Hua Qianyu walked around in front of the boy, and said with a fake smile, "No, we're leaving." After he finished speaking, he wanted to pull the boy's hand away, but the boy held it tightly, almost tearing the silk torn.

"Come to my house, it's getting dark!"

Hua Qianyu stared at him with the corners of her mouth raised: "It's still early."

The boy's other free hand was holding An Mingxi's arm through the sleeve. He raised his head, his big tearful eyes looked pitiful.

An Mingxi looked at him, sighed after thinking about it, and said, "Okay."

"elder brother?"

An Mingxi turned his gaze to Hua Qianyu: "Why are you so angry with the child?"

Even though An Mingxi didn't say it, the word "childish" still pierced Hua Qianyu's heart, and he let go of his hand in frustration.The boy took advantage of this moment to push An Mingxi's back to move forward, and said, "I'll take you away." Then he turned his head, raised one corner of his mouth, and sneered at Hua Qianyu.

Hua Qianyu immediately got angry.

Le Yang, who hadn't moved for a long time, suddenly said, "My lord, you can't lose!"

"Of course." How could he lose to the brat?

wrong.

Hua Qianyu looked back at Le Yang——

What the hell do you know?

……

The boy introduced himself as Gu Junze. His mansion is located on a low hill, and a stone ladder has been hewn on the hillside.Although it is not difficult to go, but the carriage cannot go up.Dong Taiyuan thought that the two young masters could not be allowed to take the risk again, and proposed to follow him. Le Yang was naturally unwilling to leave the young master at such a time, so Dong Qiming passively took over the task of guarding the carriage—even though there were four of the Gu family at the foot of the mountain. A guard stood by.

As Gu Junze said, the mansion is indeed very big.In front of the gate, there is a clean and quiet space, which is as wide as it can hold a hundred horses.

In front of the square and majestic gate, there are two giant stone lions on each side, and a plaque is hung across the gate, engraved with the four characters of "Gufang Villa" in golden paint.

After everyone stepped into the gate, Gu Junze turned his head to Hua Qianyu and raised his lips again—how is it?

Hua Qianyu pretended to be calm and said: "Wow, it's half the size of my house!" Although he didn't see the whole picture of the mansion, Hua Qianyu felt that the momentum could not be lost.

Gu Junze was frustrated.

Hearing this, An Mingxi turned around and asked, "Really?"

Hua Qianyu laughed without saying a word, while Gu Junze laughed wantonly.

An Mingxi looked at the two of them, suddenly understood something, and sighed helplessly.

The servant who led them in suddenly shouted: "Grandmaid, Second Mistress—the young master is back!"

Two women walked out of the lobby one behind the other.The woman who walked in the front was the grandma Wang Yudie. She asked in a soft voice and tone: "Where did you go?—This is..." referring to An Mingxi and the others.

One, two, three... nine people?Where did you get so many people?

Gu Junze hurriedly introduced An Mingxi happily: "This is me..."

Having said that, he paused.He wanted to say that she was his fiancée, but he was afraid that An Mingxi would be unhappy, so he turned around and said, "Friend——will stay at our house for a few days!"

An Mingxi bowed and said, "What a bother."

Wang Yudie hurriedly responded: "No, Junze's friend, naturally he should treat him well."

"Laifu," Wang Yudie said to the servant who called them out, "Let someone tidy up the guest room."

"Yes." At this point, Laifu withdrew.

The woman behind Wang Yudie was the second grandma Wu Xueman, she didn't show any attitude from the beginning to the end, she just stood aside.When Wang Yudie left, she followed suit.

"My mother is not very eager to anyone except my aunt, Mingxi don't mind." Gu Junze tried to show a mature appearance.

"En." An Mingxi only responded - he didn't really care about it, but wasn't the person who spoke so Gu Junze's biological mother?

Gu Junze put his hand behind An Mingxi's waist, pushed him, and said, "Mingxi, just take a look, there is a lotus pond in my backyard."

When An Mingxi took a step, Hua Qianyu immediately grabbed Gu Junze by the back of the collar, pulled him away from behind An Mingxi, and then lowered his voice like a threat and said, "Stay away from brother, brat."

Not to be outdone, Gu Junze said, "I'm only two years younger than Mingxi!"

On the way home, he had already asked about An Mingxi all over, and An Mingxi replied honestly as far as he could tell.

"Oh, dwarf."

"You... Forget it," Gu Junze spread his hands, "You are a younger brother, I forgive you." After all, we will be a family from now on.

Gu Junze pushed his hand away, and ran towards An Mingxi again, leaving Hua Qianyu stunned in place, his mind occupied by the word "brother".

younger brother……

He suddenly didn't want to call him brother An Mingxi anymore.