Huaxi Chronicle

The Xun family in the west of the city.

Yan Cong'an turned the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "Thanks to Miss Xun's help that day, I came to Cong'an today to invite Miss Xun to come to Chunmanlou to express my gratitude."

Although Xun Feibai had never been to Chunmanlou, the most luxurious restaurant in Huaxi County, he had heard many rumors about it.The dishes and fine wines in the building come from the most famous Qiwu Farm in Kyoto.

Qiwu Farm is the property of the eldest princess of the dynasty. It is said that there are as many as one hundred hectares of fertile land in the manor, not to mention a thousand hectares of fruit forests in the mountains.The reason why Qiwu Farm is famous is not because she is the private property of the eldest princess, but because there is a other village in the village, and the products in that other village are only for the emperor of the dynasty to eat.

Because of this, the rest of the melons, fruits, vegetables, fine wines and fine wines in the village are highly respected by the ministers of the court and the rich merchants, and they are often booked early before the harvest. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is hard to find .

The ingredients used are so rare, the price of the banquet in Chunman Building is not low, which is exactly what the sentence said: gold bottle of sake is worth ten thousand dollars, and jade plate is ashamed to be worth ten thousand dollars.

The people in Huaxi County who can have a banquet at Chunmanlou are either rich or noble, and Xun Feibai never thought that one day someone would invite her to have a meal there.

Yan Cong'an was so generous as soon as he made a move, which really surprised her.

She was stunned for a moment, then waved her hands again and again and said: "Miss Yan San, don't be polite, I didn't do anything that day, Mistress Yan's heart, Xun Mou understands, so there is no need to eat."

I didn't know each other yesterday, but today I sincerely invited him and refused to go, no matter how indifferent Yan Cong'an was, he felt a little annoyed.

She closed her eyes instantly, put down the teacup in her hand, although she was angry in her heart, she still didn't show it on her face, and said lightly: "If that's the case, then I won't disturb Cong'an any more."

When Yan Cong'an got into the carriage and left, Xun Feibai still couldn't recover. How could this Yan Sanniang leave in just a few words.

Although he didn't see anything unusual on her face, Xun Feibai somehow felt that this person seemed unhappy when he left.Could it be that the refusal just now was too straightforward and hurt her face?But Xun Feibai didn't mean that he didn't give face to Mrs. Yan San, but that the banquet in the Chunmanlou was too expensive. Xun Feibai felt that what he did that day was not worth mentioning, and he couldn't bear the gift of thanks, so he refused refuse.Unexpectedly, with just one sentence, the popularity will be gone directly.

Xun Feibai thought that maybe he would explain it clearly to Mrs. Yan San when they met again next time.But she thought about it again, she should be far from the family background of Mrs. Yan San, and she might not have a chance to see her again in the future.

Thinking of this, Xun Feibai felt a little melancholy, and sighed deeply.

She sat in the courtyard for a while, and just about to get up and go back to the house, she heard a familiar voice from the courtyard door: "Fei Bai, why aren't you studying today, what are you doing sitting in the courtyard?"

Following this voice, several long-clothed teenagers walked in, and the leader was Cui Jiaze.

Seeing several people coming together, Xun Feibai wondered, "Why did you come here today?"

Seeing her puzzled look, Cui Jiaze joked, "Are you Wen Shuwen stupid? Do you still remember what day it is today?"

Every five days Xun Feibai would go to Guangji Temple to give away scriptures, how could she not remember today's seventh day.

The seventh day of March.

Today is Lao Shanchang's [-]th birthday.

Xun Feibai suddenly realized, but when he saw the people standing in front of him, and looked at the sky, he couldn't help teasing: "The banquet only starts at Youshi, why did you go there so early, do you want to eat lunch too?"

Cui Jiaze heard the smile in her words, and gave her a sideways glance: "Didn't I raise some silver taels a few days ago, and we haven't bought this gift yet, we thought we'd just go to Manji to eat a bowl of Yangchun noodles, and then we'd pick one for Lao Shanzhang." birthday gift."

Xun Feibai doesn't know how to make pasta, but he likes to eat it.A bowl of Manji's Yangchun Noodles costs only three Wen, and the price is not expensive. If Xun Feibai gets hungry, he will eat a meal to satisfy his cravings.

When Cui Jiaze mentioned it, she was really tempted.

Qian Xueyan saw Lin Zhu next to the stove, and asked suspiciously, "Fei Bai, who is that little lady over there?"

Xun Feibai glanced at Lin Zhu, and said to them: "That's my cousin, Lin Zhu, something happened at home, so she came to visit relatives."

After Cui Jiaze heard this, he slandered in his heart. There were many cousins ​​in the past few days, and many cousins ​​that he hadn't seen in the past few days. There must be someone who showed kindness again and provoked the little girl to "come to seek refuge".He looked over there, and carefully looked at Lin Zhu up and down.

Looking at his young age, his appearance can be considered pretty, but he doesn't know what his character is. Could it be that he has another purpose?However, Xun Feibai's family is 'poor', so there should be nothing worth worrying about.

Seeing him sizing up Lin Zhu, Xun Feibai stepped forward and pulled him aside, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice, "Don't scrutinize others like this. I'll talk about the specifics with you when I have time."

Cui Jiaze nodded. Although Xun Feibai was kind-hearted, he was not a child.She has a mature mind, is cautious and measured, and is not a person who acts impulsively.Since she can keep this girl, she should decide after thinking about it.

Xun Feibai turned around and said to several people in the courtyard: "You wait for me for a while, I will explain a few words and go with you."

Lin Zhu had already seen them when they walked into the courtyard. Seeing that Xun Feibai was very familiar with them, she only took a quick look and didn't come forward to speak to them.

She continued to light the fire on her own, but she didn't hear what they said.Seeing Xun Feibai walking towards her at this moment, thinking that she must have something to say, she hurriedly got up from the stove and took two steps forward to meet her.

Xun Feibai saw that she was a little cautious, and comforted her, "Don't be nervous, they are my classmates, and I will go out with them later. You can eat lunch by yourself, and at night, Laoshan will celebrate his birthday, and I will eat it too." Come back, you don't have to wait for me."

After Lin Zhu listened carefully, he answered and knew that Xun Feibai was about to leave, so he stopped her again and said with a little embarrassment, "Sister brought some rapeseed back, I want to plant that piece of land." , she pointed to the empty Tian Xiaodi on the east side.

Xun Feibai nodded in response, went into the house and took the money bag, and left with the others.

After eating Yangchun noodles, the group went to West Street, visited seven or eight study rooms in a row, and finally picked out a good inkstone as Lao Shanchang's birthday gift.

The old mountain head is the previous mountain head of Qingshan Academy, and now he is at home.He didn't make any big arrangements for his birthday this year, he just invited a few young students who he knew in the past and held a simple banquet at home.

Lao Shanzhang's house is on Guangyuan Street in Huaxi County. Xun Feibai and the others would go there every New Year's and holidays, so they didn't see outside.When the few people arrived, the old mountain chief was meeting guests in the study, so they didn't bother them.

In addition to a few of their students, there are also the younger generation of Laoshan elders who came today.Cui Jiaze and the others went to play throwing pots, but Xun Feibai was not good at this skill, so he didn't join them.

She found a secluded place, sat on the veranda and watched three or four young children playing in the courtyard, it was extremely lively.After watching the children running for a while, Xun Feibai noticed a three or four-year-old girl sitting quietly on the veranda connecting to the side hall in the courtyard.

The girl was wearing a light blue skirt, with a bun on her hair. She had a round and round smiling face, and she looked very cute, but the look on her face was indeed very serious. It was very interesting to compare it with each other.

The girl sat quietly on one side, concentrating on playing with the Nine Links in her hand.Xun Feibai saw the children in the courtyard pull her to play with her several times, but the girls shook their heads and refused, unmoved at all.

Xun Feibai thought it was very interesting, walked up to her and sat down, but didn't talk to her, just watched her dismantling Jiulianhuan quietly.Every time a girl puts on a ring, she will stop and think for a moment.After the girl had finished dismantling the Jiulianhuan in her hand, she put it back together again.

After she recovered Jiulianhuan, she raised her head and looked at Xun Feibai beside her, raised her chin, and asked, "Can you dismantle it?"

Xun Feibai couldn't help laughing when he saw her smug little appearance, "I've never dismantled it, but I can give it a try."

The girl handed her the Nine Links in her hand, as if she didn't believe she could untie it: "Then try it."

Xun Feibai had just seen her dismantle the last few links, and he also saw some tricks.She picked up the Jiulianhuan in her hand and examined it carefully, then began to disassemble it.In less than half an hour, she dismantled the Nine Links in her hand.

The girl on the side was very surprised when she saw this, looked at her for a while, and praised her: "You are very smart."

It was the first time that Xun Feibai was praised by such a young child, and he was quite dumbfounded for a while, but he didn't know how to answer.She thought for a while and said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, you can unravel the Nine Links at such a young age, and you are smarter than me."

The girl rolled her eyes, nodded firmly, and said, "That's true, but you are the smartest person I've ever met besides myself."

Xun Feibai saw that her expression was indifferent, not as proud as before.To brag about being smart seems to be talking about the most ordinary things, which is inexplicably very interesting.

She touched the little girl's head with a smile, and joked: "Thank you for your compliment, little lady."

The girl sized her up and asked seriously, "You look very pretty when you smile, what's your name?"

Xun Feibai was praised by the girl in front of him one after another, and he felt a little embarrassed. He paused for a moment, and said with a light smile, "Xun Feibai."

Hearing this, the girl looked at her in surprise and said, "You are Xun Feibai? I heard Ah Weng mentioned you, and he praised you for your knowledge." She paused, thought for a while and said, "You have Fei Bai in your name. My surname is Yan. Even my name matches."

Xun Feibai didn't understand the meaning of the words, nor did he know how to answer them.She was thinking about how to speak, when she heard the girl say firmly: "Xun Feibai. I want to tell Ah Weng that I will marry you as my wife when I reach Ji."

Xun Feibai couldn't help but laugh, and just wanted to explain to her.

Marriage should not be such a trifling matter!

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Accompanied by hearty laughter, Xun Feibai only heard a familiar voice behind him: "Our Xiaowu really has a discerning eye, and he picked the most proud student of the old man at a glance."